![]() Now as for other Luka fics, ones that build out his characterization while still being recognizably him, I’d be remiss if I didn’t bring up this next fic, though it’s not Luka-centric by any stretch of the imagination. Honestly even if you’re normally put off by Lukanette, I’d still recommend this fic, just for the plot and characterization alone, it’s really solid and deserves FAR more attention than it’s gotten. We get to see a lot of his thoughts, feelings, concerns, and baggage, and while his feelings for Marinette are an important part of the fic, they’re not the driving force behind his entire character, he’s got a lot of other things going on. Luka’s a little different since he has a very different backstory in this fic than in canon, but he’s still recognizably himself. 19thSentry’s love for FeLuka shown through here quite a bit. He’s not exactly the greatest guy, and he’s not super well-liked for good reason, but he is intriguing and I found myself enjoying watching his machinations, as well as him very obviously getting a crush on Viperion that he resolutely tried to ignore. Felix received some of the most interesting characterization in fact. I adore how fair it was to all of the characters, From Luka to Adrien to Marinette to Felix, and even though it’s tagged as having slight Master Fu bashing, it’s fair to him as well. This one I decided to take a chance on, since I read one of 19thsentry’s more recent works ( See This Chance, a FeLuka fic where Luka’s a ghost, it’s under 4000 words so if you want something bite-sized it’s a good read), was impressed, and decided to give “In the Shadows” a shot since it had an interesting premise and the sequels sounded like they were nice to Adrien and Alya, with the second fic featuring Alya as Scarabella and the third fic going into Adrien adjusting to adult life post Hawkmoth-defeat. I don’t normally read those since I’ve had enough bad experiences during my early days in this fandom (particularly while season 3 was airing) with Adrien, Alya, the class, etc getting demonized in those sorts of fics, that it put me off of the pairing as a whole, even though the pairing itself is fine (I happily read poly fics that include Lukanette so long as Adrien’s in there too, since those have historically been pretty nice to all the characters). Sounds simple–until you throw in a rocky start, the Atlantic Ocean, Félix Graham de Vanily, and a whole host of secrets…and suddenly simple becomes complicated (story of Marinette’s life, right?). Each is looking to fulfill their promises to their now gone mentors to reunite the Kwamis and keep them safe. ![]() On one side is Luka, 140-year-old Snake Miraculous holder and keeper of the Guardian’s secrets, on the other is Marinette Dupain-Cheng, a relatively newly minted hero of Paris and Guardian of the Miracle Box. I just finished binging it today, and am looking forward to reading its sequels! ![]() In The Shadows by is the best Luka fic I’ve ever read. ![]() Sorry it took me nearly a week to answer this, but there was a fanfic one my radar I needed to read first, since I suspected it would be perfect for this list. ![]()
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