QuixoteChic
Imagine going on a blind dating show and somehow hitting it off with the girl you are randomly paired with.
All is good, especially when both of you are equipped with blindfolds and voice-changers, so you lower your guard and can finally be yourself. You make a deal to rank each other up in CODM, a game both of you are obsessed with. You get more emotionally attached to this girl and you genuinely want to get to know her better. You smile to yourself and think... maybe this could be something.
Then the blindfolds come off.
And she turns out to be your childhood best friend - the one who turned into your worst enemy.
Irvena Marceline.
That is Lucien's reality.
Years ago, one accusation ruined his reputation and robbed him of everything he ever loved and Irvena was the one that started it all. Lucien spent all those years rebuilding his life and transforming into someone unrecognisable and now he wonders if it is all for nothing.
He doesn't know what was worse - facing her again or realising he might still fall for her.
Tropes:
Enemies to lovers
Friends to lovers
Mutual pining
Forced proximity
Slow burn
One bed
Trigger warnings:
Strong language, nudity, sexual content, innuendos, violence, mental health, childhood abuse, bullying, ostracism, trauma, emotional distress, PTSD, animal deaths, terminal illness and grief.
Ideation/ Drafts: 2024-2025
First published: 14 Jan 2026
Status: Ongoing
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Disclaimer: All characters, locations and events in this story are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real people, living or dead, actual places or events is purely coincidental.