Another Lara x Manon story. They're childhood besties this time

"The music keeps playing, but her heart can't find the beat." Lara Raj has always been perfect on stage - every step, every note, every smile calculated. But with Manon, her bandmate and best friend, the rhythm she's relied on begins to falter. As rehearsals stretch late, jokes turn into lingering glances, and shared moments become too meaningful, Lara slowly realizes her feelings for Manon go beyond friendship - and she might not be able to ignore them anymore. Can Lara find the courage to follow her heart... or will she stay out of sync forever?

Lara is used to leading. Manon is content to follow. It's the key to their flawless duo performances. But when the lines between choreography and craving begin to blur, they must decide: is this just another performance, or the most real thing either of them has ever felt

They're Katseye's perfect duo... until the cameras cut. For Lara and Manon, the real battle isn't navigating stardom, it's resisting the pull between them that threatens to change everything. Will they confront their feelings, or silence the unspoken tension before it fractures their harmony in the group?

"Do you know what you do to me?" - "𝐈 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤.. 𝐌𝐚𝐲𝐛𝐞." - "Maybe?" - "𝐍𝐨, 𝐈'𝐦 𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧." UPDATING AS MUCH AS I POSSIBLY CAN!! Manon carries a crush she never names out loud, built from moments of closeness, shared routines, and an awareness she can't seem to turn off. Lara, confident and unassuming, remains oblivious. Not careless, just unaware. Moving through their shared world without realizing how deeply she's already rooted herself in someone else's thoughts. Everyone else sees it long before Lara does. The lingering looks, the way Manon softens around her, the pauses that say more than words ever could. It's not just about restraint. It's also about being seen without being understood, and about the quiet ache of standing just a breath away from the truth. That truth? It's love.

au miss raj, a woman of great stature and authority. she has the most stubborn people wrapped around her slender fingers, she had them laying in the palm of her hand. with an overly flirtatious personality and the title of ceo, miss raj gets what she wants, when she wants it - and she wants both manon and daniela, the newest additions to raj corp and her personal assistants. cover art by @LitHead tw: mature scenes og publish date: 1 october 2025

oneshots? little stories? i needed to put my marz obsession somewhere requests are open :) contains fluff and smut