synopsis: everyone except you seems to realize lara raj is in love with you. until, finally, she makes her attempt at winning your heart.
pairings: down bad!lara x f!reader
warnings: half smau, kms joke, swearing, reader is the 7th member of katseye, oblivious reader, katseye as wingwomen
now playing… 🎵 bad habit by steve lacy
no one has ever had lara raj like you. and yet, you had no clue.
the girl has been tripping over herself for months because of her crush on you. normally, lara is the nonchalant one. she rejects most people who ask her out and never seems interested in her exes.
however, she can’t seem to stop giggling when she’s around you.
everyone but you has noticed. manon caught on immediately, even before lara was fully aware herself. she noticed how lara looked at you longer than others, how she always seemed to forget her water bottle at your place.
sophia soon followed. no one is more attentive than her, but it didn’t take a detective to figure out lara’s sudden case of heart palpitations.
sophia went to megan, who quickly spilled the details to daniela and yoonchae. safe to say, no one in katseye could stop talking after seeing such a smitten miss raj.
there were two reasons you hadn’t realized it like the rest. for one, the five other kats made it ridiculously impossible for you to ask.
late-night talks? always diverted away from relationships. fan-made edits of the two of you? suddenly, those accounts were blocked from your feed—possibly by a latina who somehow had your passwords.
this was just their plan, though. they wanted lara to tell you herself. if someone had her this messed up, you had to hear it from her. not from the internet. not from dumb gossip.
the second reason had everything to do with you being oblivious to anything romantic.
you had always been pursued. still, it never crossed your mind that one of your members would see you that way. every one of them had seen you at your best and at your worst. was it dumb to think that someone wouldn’t still fall for you? yes—but you weren’t thinking like that.
and with the push of manon, lara finally decides to try winning you over.
it didn’t take long for manon to lay out her plan. first, she would bring you your favorite chocolates and tell you lara recommended them. after that, she would tease the idea of you liking lara to gauge your reaction. to top it off, she would make her friend seem like the best suitor you’d ever have.
there was just one problem with her plan, though. manon is severely obsessed with dumb romcoms, and it never occurred to her that this wasn’t another tv series with no consequences.
you immediately suspected the chocolates, and the reason she was suddenly so interested in talking about lara.
the girl was sweating buckets. for someone so cocky about being a wingwoman, she folded easily under pressure.
“she’s so pretty, isn’t she?” manon chuckles, flashing a forced, witty smile.
“of course, manz. what is this?”
she stumbles over her words as she backs toward the door. “uh—talk later, yeah?”
“wait, but—”
the door shuts before you can finish.
okay, now we’re getting somewhere.
not only did lara (mostly) craft this one on her own, but it’s also a huge step up from manon’s performance.
after she posts it, it becomes a cycle of constant refreshing. she reloads her viewers tab, waiting for your name to pop up. hell, if she got lucky, maybe a like too.
she bites at her nails impatiently in the comfort of sophia’s embrace.
“what if she doesn’t see—” but before her thoughts can take over, lara sits up at the buzz of a notification.
yn: didn't know u listened to ari???
of course, sophia breaks out into cheers, giggling and laughing for her friend. she acts as if she’s emoting over and over again, chanting, “yn and lara sitting in a tree, k-i-s-s-i-n-g!”
and for once, sophia’s attempts at rage-baiting her fail. because lara is absolutely taken aback by you.
“okay, lara, just post it.” lara holds her finger over the post she curated just for you.
her face flushes with nervousness.
finally, she clicks it.
and when you see it, you can’t help but stare a little too long.
before you can realize it, you’ve already liked her post.
and of course, it only takes a beat before lara freaks out to herself. the moment that notification hits, she’s face-deep in her pillow, letting out a muffled scream.
yes, the two of you always interact online—you’re friends, and you’re members—but this feels different.
the next time lara makes an attempt at you is in the middle of tour.
before the minnesota stop, you and daniela are messing around backstage, both full of bliss and excitement.
“okayyyy,” she drags. “hold that pose.”
you smile as dani playfully flings the camera around you, getting a million angles. she stops after a bit and scrolls through them. “oh my god, yn, you look so good.”
you get up and wrap your arms around her as you peek over her shoulder, unable to stop yourself from giggling. she captured you perfectly.
“should i post this one?” you ask.
“are you kidding?” she turns to face you. “you’d be stupid not to.”
so once the show is over and you’ve decompressed, you pull out your phone to post. you slide a few other cute backstage photos in alongside your best one so you don’t look too desperate.
lara is one of the last members to see your post. she’s completely run down by the amount of joy she felt that night. she finally sees it after megan sends her a screenshot.
“oh my god,” she blurts, letting out a brief cough as she regains her composure in front of her family beside her.
you look incredible, and she knows it.
seeing you look so cool so effortlessly makes her brain short-circuit.
it doesn’t help that megan is egging her on.
it’s as if lara raj’s brain is repeating your name over and over, every other thought entirely blocked out.
hell, she even blocks out her own senses. she barely realizes she’s typed one of her craziest—and most public—comments on your post.
it isn’t a big moment for you. it’s just you, your phone, and the girl you think just might be into you.
after weeks of her hinting at it, it’s finally starting to click.
all the calls that last for hours, the small gifts passed back and forth, the inside jokes only the two of you understand—it wasn’t just coincidence or another strong bond between friends.
before you can finish the thought, another message appears on the screen.
no one has ever had lara raj like you. and this time, you finally know it.
synopsis: you told yourself you were only here to win. but megan makes everything harder. she slips into your focus, your work, your thoughts. you don’t know when it started, but now she’s in every work you finish.
pairings: student!megan x student!reader
tags: university au, smau, rivals to lovers, opposites attract, popular x “loner,” crack, fluff, drama, somewhat of a slowburn, more!
also featuring: members of itzy, txt, enhypen, cortis, ive
status: ongoing!
warnings: swearing, sexual themes, kys/kms jokes, reader will sometimes be portrayed with photos but is supposed to be taken as a reference, alcohol, suggestive humor
synopsis: ot5 katseye x reader with different first love/meet cutes!
a/n: this is how i cope with all the tour vids 😪
♫: so this is love by ilene woods and mike douglas
SOPHIA LAFORTEZA - the coffee shop
the only thing that gets you through your corporate desk job is your morning coffee. but of course, your favorite local cafe was packed that morning. anxiously you waited for them to call your name, holding your americano. “y/n—“ you dashed forward for your coffee, and smack! your drink spilled all over the person next to you. you were too afraid to make eye contact, so you profusely apologized for spilling hot coffee on her shirt. but, instead of yelling at you, she laughed. you made eye contact with her and she smiled the widest smile you had ever seen. “let me buy you a new one,” she said. when the barista handed you your new drink, a message was left on the cup. “call me ###-###-#### :)”
MANON BANNERMAN - the next door neighbor
you just moved into your new, new york city apartment. besides the smell, bugs, and loud noises, you absolutely loved it. however, there was one thing, or rather one person, who made the city your favorite. every night you looked out your bedroom window to see a curly-haired girl across from you. the first time she waved and smiled, but no more. the second time she drew a heart on her window in a pink marker. the third time? the third time was your favorite. she opened her window, and called out to you, “come over neighbor!” instead of looking out your window, you spent your nights looking out of hers.
DANIELA AVANZINI - the accidental confession
everyday you worked up the courage to slip your perfectly written love letter into your high school crush’s locker. you used your favorite pen, which you swore was lucky, and sealed the envelope with pink washi tape. the only problem? that letter didn’t end up in your crush’s locker. it ended up in daniela avanzini’s, who had no clue who you even were. she finds it, reads it, and the next day finds you with a huge smile on her face. “didn’t know i had a secret admirer.” you swore it was a mistake, but she didn’t listen. she said she would drop it all—if you went on a date with her.
LARA RAJAGOPALAN - the childhood bestfriend
lara was your best friend. your parents were inseparable, and they made sure their babies would be too. however, when you were both 15, lara moved away. she wouldn’t do so without a promise, though. “if we’re both single when we’re 25, let’s get married.” you intertwined your pinky finger with hers, and swore on it. years passed without talking to her, until she showed up at your house—on your 25th birthday. everything felt just like when you were kids. she remembered everything about you, including her promise. what you didn’t know then was that she was waiting for you. she spent the last 10 years rejecting anyone who asked her out, because she hoped to marry you.
MEGAN SKIENDIEL - the unexpected kiss
parties weren’t your thing, but you’d do anything to support your best friend who just released her debut album—even if that meant going to an absolute “rager.” you told yourself, “just mind your own business, and then leave at midnight.” but of course, you were not left alone. your friend, drunk out of their mind, dragged you into a game of spin the bottle. everyone knew how corny it was, but it was enough to entertain a bunch of party-goers. and so, when it was your turn to spin the bottle, it landed on the most beautiful pink-haired girl. she leaned forward, and left the sweetest kiss on your lips. “hi, i’m megan,” she smiled. you spent the rest of the night practically attached to the girl’s hip. suddenly, parties didn’t seem too bad.
synopsis: you only agreed to joining a streamer dating show for some fun and clout. what you didn’t expect was to match with manon bannerman. and you definitely didn’t expect to fall for her first.
41. ilovemanon123
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a/n: next chapter is our finale, i would be lying if i said i wasn’t tearing up rn :’)
synopsis: you only agreed to joining a streamer dating show for some fun and clout. what you didn’t expect was to match with manon bannerman. and you definitely didn’t expect to fall for her first.
38. beating the divorce allegations
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a/n: ofu might be closing out in like 6 or 7 chapters….okay sorry but srsly, i dont even know how to comprehend that, the love u guys have given for this smau means the world to me. thank you thank you thank you for every kind word u leave. theres still more chapters to go, but not many, so i kinda got emotional 😭😭 anyways, i hope u all are having an amazing start to ur week, ily :)
synopsis: you only agreed to joining a streamer dating show for some fun and clout. what you didn’t expect was to match with manon bannerman. and you definitely didn’t expect to fall for her first.
