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"I own you, Marisa," He whispered dangerously into her ears as he fondled with her breasts, causing her to let out a soft moan which she tried so hard not to let out. He smirked devilishly when he saw the effect he was having on her. His right hand found it's way under her gown, and she moaned loudly when he shifted her panties. "Yes," He smirked darkly, "Moan for me, Marisa, because I own every part of you, starting from your soft breasts, to your sexy thighs and your divine honeypot. I own everything, and nothing will ever take you away from me. Not even the devil himself." ★★★★★★ Five years ago, Alejandro, a Mafia boss, and Marisa Russo, the strong-willed daughter of a rival Mafia family, were deeply in love. Their passionate connection led to an unforeseen consequence: Marisa's pregnancy. Unaware of her growing child and Alejandro's true identity, Marisa vanished from the dangerous Mafia world. A cruel twist of fate erased her memories in an accident, leaving her in a foreign place, estranged from her own past. Marisa embarked on a new life as a waitress and the mother of a son who strikingly resembled Alejandro. Her ties to the criminal world remained concealed, even from herself. Fate reunites Alejandro and Marisa, but they fail to recognize each other. Marisa's amnesia prevents her from recognizing him, while Alejandro cannot identify his long-lost lover due to her transformation. Marisa has a nightstand with him, and after that nightstand, Alejandro becomes obsessed with her. He yearns for Marisa more and more with each passing day and night. He makes a firm promise never to give up until his desires are satisfied. What will Alejandro's obsession with Marisa lead to? Will he be able to fulfill his dark desires?

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Alpha Zayne's Regret

Marisa's picture perfect life comes crashing down when her husband brings in another woman and a child he claims is his. Devastated and angry, Marisa runs away but gets involved in an accident that wipes away her memory. Five years later, Marisa is living a quiet and peaceful life raising her twins. Meanwhile, Alpha Zayne has just found out that the child he had raised for the past five years was never his. Ashamed and Filled with remorse, he goes in search of Marisa again. Seeing as she has lost her memories, he tries to come back into her life as a friend. With the children playing matchmaker,Marisa starts to fall in love with Zayne again. But a blast from the past on a rainy night brings her memories flooding in. Marisa has to choose. Would she forgive the man who made her life a living hell or would she make sure she gets her revenge at all costs?

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Bound to the CEO

Already a billionaire at a young age of 28, Sebastian Jackson "SJ" Kincaid has the world at his feet. He could have anything and anybody he wants with just one command from him.Ellisande Porter, an innocent, young, simple woman is secretly married to SJ, who only met him once and that was during their wedding, which their families had arranged when she was still 17.Four years later, she is being whisked into the limelight and being groomed to become the next Mrs. Kincaid. With nothing but hate she gets from SJ, will Elli be able to find a way to win his heart? Will SJ as well learn to accept his fate and learn to love her? Will a certain past that is catching up be able to help the two be together or tear them apart? Will their love story just stay as arranged or will they be able to fall in love with each other?

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116 Chapters

MY STEP UNCLE IS MY SUGAR DADDY

AHEM *CLEARS THROAT* THIS STORY CONTAINS MATURE CONTENTS THAT ARE VERY VIVID, IT'S NOT ALLOWED FOR ANYONE UNDER EIGHTEEN, YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED. There were secrets I kept from everyone else because I would be sent for counselling or even therapy if I ever told anybody about it but there was no way that I could control the burning desire I felt when I saw my step uncle. "Forbidden!" the voice in my head would warn but it doesn't stop the throbbing between my legs. I see the way he looks at me and I'm certain that he wouldn't be able to hold himself much longer, soon, we both would have to keep dirty secrets from everyone else because there is no way I would tell after he has had me tied to his bed.

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Rejected

"I reject you, Alpha! I reject you!". Elizabeth is an Omega ranked wolf; however, she does not realize she is an Alpha by birth. She has been rejected by her family, and her Pack, having suffered years of abuse from them. She is about to be given to the Pack Beta as his chosen mate when her fated mate finds her. Will her fated mate reject her as well?

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Accidentally Married

She was Dumped. He needed a bride. Jessica was to be married to her high school sweetheart and heartthrob Burke They decided to only go to the courthouse and do something small. Jessica gets dumped on her wedding day as Burke confesses to cheating on her. She is devastated. On the other hand, Xavier is the only grandson of the famous billionaire grandmaster. His grandfather who had been raising him since his parents died while he was still at a tender age is now nearing death. The grandfather wants his grandson to be married before he transfers ownership of the company to him. He doesn't care who the grandson marries he just wants him to settle down. Xavier had contracted a wife to get married to him. The strange girl who he had never seen before doesn't show up on the day of the wedding. Coincidentally, Jessica and Xavier happen to be together in the same courthouse at the same time. While Jessica overhears the conversation with Xavier over the phone she goes to propose marriage to him and then gets married to him. She was usually careful and ooverthoughteverything. She decided to do something spontaneous for the first time and it landed her into a marriage. She was going to get married either way. What happens when two people begin to spend time together? Read on to find out the thrilling love story between Jessica and Xavier

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What Fanfiction Tropes Best Fit Marisa X Reimu Pairings?

3 Answers2026-06-24 09:07:32

Man, there's a certain kind of electricity you only get with a frenemy-to-lovers arc, and Marisa x Reimu just screams that. They've got the whole 'centuries of coexistence' thing down, where they can go from trying to blast each other out of the sky one minute to sharing a drink at Hakugyokurou the next. That push-and-pull is pure gold for slow-burn tension.

For me, the absolute best fit is the 'Forced Proximity' trope. Stuck in a cave after an incident, having to share a futon at a remote shrine during a snowstorm, accidentally getting hit by a binding spell—anything that makes them have to deal with each other without the usual snarky exit line. You get all that grumpy reluctant caretaking, the accidental intimacy, the vulnerability they'd both rather die than admit to. It's a classic because it works.

I also love seeing them in 'Established Relationship but Nobody Knows' fics. The idea of them secretly dating while maintaining their public rivalry is hilarious. Reimu having to confiscate Marisa's stolen goods with a straight face while Marisa winks, or Marisa 'accidentally' leaving extra donations in a way that doesn't look suspicious. The whole Gensokyo would short-circuit if they found out.

Something about that dynamic—the pragmatic, slightly cynical shrine maiden and the reckless, passionate magician—just creates this perfect contrast that all these tropes exploit. It never gets old.

What Are The Best Marisa X Reimu Fanfiction With Playful Rivalry?

3 Answers2026-06-24 13:53:08

Finding that sweet spot between Marisa's chaotic energy and Reimu's deadpan exasperation is my absolute favorite. It's not just about shipping them romantically; the best ones capture that dynamic of a thief constantly testing the shrine maiden's limits, and Reimu putting up just enough of a fight to make it fun. I keep coming back to 'Touhou: Black and White' series over on Fanfiction.net, particularly 'Playful Orbs and Marisa'. It gets the physicality of their bickering right—little moments where Marisa swipes something off the shrine altar and Reimu has to chase her around Gensokyo.

Some shorter stuff on Archive of Our Own tagged with 'playful rivalry' and 'banter' hits the mark too, though you gotta sift through a lot of fluff to find the ones with genuine competitive spark. I think the rivalry works best when it's a cover for something softer, but neither of them would ever admit it. That unspoken tension is everything.

Who Is Alicia Berenson In 'The Silent Patient'?

3 Answers2026-03-15 14:43:01

Alicia Berenson is this fascinating, tragic figure at the heart of 'The Silent Patient'. She's a painter who seemingly had this perfect life—married to a successful photographer, living in this gorgeous house—until one day, she shoots her husband five times and then just... stops speaking. Completely. The whole book revolves around unraveling why she did it, and her silence becomes this eerie, almost mythical thing. The way the story peels back layers of her past, her art, and her marriage is downright hypnotic. I couldn’t stop thinking about her paintings in the book—like 'Alcestis', this self-portrait that’s dripping with symbolism. It’s wild how her art becomes this cryptic diary of her psyche.

What really got me was how unreliable the narrative feels. You’re constantly questioning whether Alicia’s silence is defiance, trauma, or something else entirely. The twists hit like a gut punch, especially when you realize how much her childhood and this Greek myth (Alcestis, who sacrifices herself for her husband) mirror her story. I finished the book at 2 AM and just sat there staring at the wall—it’s that kind of ending where everything clicks and yet leaves you reeling.

What Are The Most Popular Marisa X Reimu Fanfiction Storylines?

3 Answers2026-06-24 04:10:58

Alright, settling in for this one.

So, with Touhou fanfic, especially Marisa x Reimu (MariRei?), there's a few persistent classics that basically everyone circles back to. The 'opposites attract' dynamic is the obvious engine. One huge category is the 'Reimu's shrine is failing, Marisa 'helps' with dubious money-making schemes' plot. It's basically a rom-com sitcom setup – Reimu's exasperated dignity versus Marisa's chaotic entrepreneurship, leading to accidental intimacy during clean-up or over shared cheap sake. It's cozy and domestic in a weirdly grimy way.

Then you've got the action-adventure variants, where they're forced to team up on a incident that's personal, maybe involving one of their pasts, and the forced proximity plus near-death experiences fuel the tension. Less common but interesting are the AUs that swap their roles – Reimu as the wandering magician, Marisa as the shrine maiden bound by duty – which really twists their dynamic. Honestly, most of the best stuff I've found leans into their mutual, grudging understanding rather than overt fluff; they're both too prickly for that.

It's that unspoken communication during danmaku battles that gets adapted into fic – a glance meaning 'cover me' evolving into something more.

What Common Conflicts Appear In Marisa X Reimu Fanfiction Stories?

3 Answers2026-06-24 05:19:07

Weirdly enough, I find the most consistent conflict is just... logistics? Like, Reimu's the shrine maiden dealing with youkai incidents, Marisa's a magician who often causes them, and the tension's built right in. Are they friends who happen to be on opposite sides of a professional dynamic, or is there something more that forces them to navigate that line? I've seen a ton of fics where Marisa's latest experiment blows up part of the shrine, and Reimu has to be angry on principle but is secretly relieved it's just Marisa being an idiot and not a real threat. The conflict isn't about hatred, it's about the friction between duty and personal affection, which is way more interesting to me than a simple enemies-to-lovers arc.

Sometimes it gets philosophical, too—Reimu's role as maintainer of balance versus Marisa's pursuit of magical knowledge without regard for boundaries. That's a classic 'order vs. chaos' setup, but in Gensokyo it plays out with tea and danmaku duels instead of epic battles. The resolution often isn't one side winning; it's them finding a new, weird equilibrium that works for their specific, messed-up relationship.

Honestly, the stories where they're just bickering over who ate the last dango feel more real than the high-stakes ones. The domestic spats highlight how comfortable they are, which in itself can be its own low-grade conflict—neither wanting to admit how much they rely on the routine.

Who Are The Key Figures Discussed In Platonic By Marisa G. Franco?

3 Answers2026-01-05 09:58:35

Platonic' by Marisa G. Franco dives deep into the philosophy of friendship, and the key figures she discusses are like a who’s who of thinkers who’ve shaped how we understand human connection. Aristotle takes center stage—his ideas about 'philia' (friendship as mutual virtue) are foundational. Franco also brings in Cicero, whose letters and essays on friendship feel surprisingly modern, especially his take on loyalty and shared values. Then there’s Montaigne, with his legendary bond with Étienne de La Boétie, which Franco uses to explore the idea of soulmates outside romance. She doesn’t just stick to the ancients, though; modern psychologists like John Gottman pop up to bridge old wisdom with new science.

What’s cool is how Franco weaves these voices together without making it feel like a dry lecture. She’ll quote Aristotle one moment and then jump to a personal anecdote about her own friendships the next, making it all relatable. The book left me thinking about how little has changed in what we crave from friends—trust, growth, joy—even if our world looks nothing like ancient Greece. I dog-eared so many pages just to revisit those insights later.

Is Platonic By Marisa G. Franco Worth Reading?

3 Answers2026-01-05 02:07:11

Platonic' by Marisa G. Franco really struck a chord with me because it digs deep into the kind of friendships that don't get enough spotlight. I've always been someone who values my close friends almost like family, and this book put words to so many feelings I couldn't articulate before. Franco's blend of research and personal anecdotes makes it feel like you're having a conversation with a wise friend who just gets it. The way she breaks down how platonic relationships shape us—sometimes even more than romantic ones—was eye-opening.

What I loved most was how practical it felt. It's not just theory; there are real takeaways on how to nurture these bonds, especially in adulthood when making friends can feel oddly daunting. I found myself nodding along, thinking of my own friendships and how I could deepen them. If you've ever felt like your platonic connections are 'just' friendships, this book might change your mind. It left me with a renewed appreciation for the people who've stood by me through thick and thin.

What Is Marisa Berenson'S Most Famous Role?

4 Answers2026-07-06 04:58:45

Marisa Berenson's portrayal of Natalia Landauer in 'Cabaret' is absolutely iconic. I mean, that 1972 Bob Fosse musical was already a masterpiece with Liza Minnelli's Sally Bowles, but Berenson brought this haunting elegance to the screen as the doomed heiress. Her performance was subtle yet devastating—especially in that scene where she realizes the Nazis' rise will destroy her world. It's one of those roles that lingers because it wasn't overacted; she made you feel the quiet tragedy of privilege collapsing under fascism.

Funny enough, I recently rewatched 'Barry Lyndon' where she plays Lady Lyndon, and while Kubrick's film is visually stunning, her character feels more like a beautiful painting than a fully fleshed-out person. 'Cabaret' remains her standout because it let her blend vulnerability with aristocratic poise. If you haven't seen it, drop everything and watch it—her performance is a masterclass in understated acting.

Who Is Marisa Berenson Married To?

4 Answers2026-07-06 10:14:30

Marisa Berenson, that iconic face from 'Barry Lyndon' and 'Cabaret,' has had quite the romantic journey. She was first married to James Randall, an airline producer, back in 1976, but that marriage ended in divorce by 1978. Later, in 1982, she tied the knot with Aaron Richard Golub, a lawyer, but sadly, that also ended in divorce in 1987. It's interesting how her life off-screen mirrors the dramatic arcs of some of her film roles—full of passion and complexity.

These days, she seems to be living life on her own terms, focusing on her career and personal growth. It's refreshing to see someone who's experienced so much still radiating such grace and vitality. Her love life might not have had a fairy-tale ending, but she's definitely carved out her own kind of happily ever after.

How Old Is Marisa Berenson Now?

4 Answers2026-07-06 01:10:46

Marisa Berenson? What a timeless icon! I recently stumbled upon her work in 'Barry Lyndon' while deep-diving into Kubrick's filmography, and it blew my mind how radiant she was. After some digging, I found out she was born in 1947, which makes her 77 as of this year. It's wild to think she started modeling in the swinging '60s—those Vogue covers are legendary. Her career spans decades, from haute couture runways to acting alongside giants like Liza Minnelli in 'Cabaret.' Honestly, she's one of those rare stars who just gets more fascinating with time.

What really struck me is how she reinvented herself repeatedly—muse, actress, even a wellness advocate later in life. That kind of longevity in the spotlight isn't just luck; it takes serious grit. I'd kill to hear her stories about working with Visconti or how she survived Hollywood's golden eras. If you haven't seen her documentary interviews, they're gold—she's got this warm, raspy voice that carries so much history.