Waking Luka

YA Contemporary | Fusion Fiction | LGBTQIA+ | Mental Health | Literary

Reality is fraying—and Luka is fading with it.

Luka is a teen born with intersex traits, caught in the quiet collapse of their own mind. Grief has silenced their mother. A stranger online knows their secrets. Claudie and Frey, the only people Luka trust, can't always be reached through the fog of trauma and dream.

When messages from a mysterious user begin mirroring Luka's innermost thoughts—thoughts they've never shared out loud—lines between dream, memory, and reality begin to blur. Is Luka spiraling into madness, or waking up to a truth they've buried too deep to face?

Told in a bold fusion fiction style—merging poetry, dream sequences, internal monologue, text messages, and prose—Waking Luka is a literary exploration of identity, mental illness, and survival.
It's a haunting, lyrical coming-of-age novel perfect for fans of Adam Silvera, Aidan Chambers, and A Monster Calls.

If you've ever felt invisible, broken, or halfway gone, Waking Luka will speak to the part of you still fighting to be seen.

Note from the author:

Waking Luka centers around a teen born with intersex traits—a term used in this novel to affirm identity and reflect language embraced by many in the intersex community. For readers seeking more information, support, or advocacy resources, consider visiting:

InterACT Advocates for Intersex Youth
Intersex Justice Project
OII Europe – Organisation Intersex International
AIS-DSD Support Group (UK)

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