#Rena never wears a mask

[ambrosethedarling]

Making the most self indulgent au 😌😌

#they’re still in high school #that’s just what they end up studying #Jason quits Robin on his own #Eddie still makes his own suit and is a sidekick for a spell but it doesn’t stick #Dana isn’t officially Strike but she goes out on patrol with Robin occasionally #Rena never wears a mask #but she knows #rena renarde #Jason Todd #dana harlowe #eddie bloomberg #dc comics #Ambrose wip #dc rena

[slashingdisneypasta]

Omg omg Hannah

If Wheezy looks so handsome when he ckeans himself up, what about Kingston cleaning himself up?? Like, trimming the split ends in his hair and brushing it out (not too much. We still need some wild in that man XD), wearing a nice and fresh suit- unless he too would wear a leather jacket?? (Hannah PLEASE tell me King would wear leather! 😫). Just, overall looking like he's actually taking care of himself??

If him cleaning himself up is like when Wheezy does, Poppy's (and mine *cough*) panties would drop to the floor so hard there would be a hole halfway to China, lemme tell you-

MMMMMMMMMMMMM MAN!

King would never clean up on his accord- but Ryan and Rena h a v e been known to take him by force XD

They do this for nice events, like parties or meeting someone important.

... and yes. He does look good. Really good. Rena shoves him in the shower, her own long hair up in a messy bun to keep it from getting wet cuz this is not about her and also to keep it out of her eyes so she can focus and scrubs his hair til it's fluffy not thick with grease, then gives him a clean shave and makes him wear a face mask for 10 minutes ('this is my secret recipe, King, and your skin's not that different from mine. We both lucked out in the genetics department. So trust me (; it'll work a treat'). Ryan picks out some nice clothes for King while they're in the bathroom (Ryan knows how to dress, he really does, and he definitely knows how to pick something out that compliments his best friend who's handsome mug he stares at every damn day) like a nice suit, or casual jeans and a nice shirt, or... yes, leather XD

They have to dress him themselves sometimes, because he is a stubborn bastard and w I l l try tryta run outta there butt naked if they let him slip away. Rena sure doesn't like dressing him, but she will.

But in the end, yeah... he looks hot XD I need Wheezy and Kingston to both end up in their hot clean states at the same time now to see Poppy's reactionnnnn!! XDD I'm sorry Poppy, I love you, but aghhhhh!! XD And of course theirs also Greasy cursing in Spanish and walking right off-

#... kingston definetly flirts with wheezy a bit seeing him like that XD

[jennagrinsoverml]

I've been through your rec lists already, do you have any more funny stupid ladrien recs? Or in general?

Usually I don’t revisit lists that I’ve already made, but I haven’t recced ladrien in a while and I love them and I do, in fact, have a couple of other fics in mind! Not all of these are funny, especially because I find that the ladrien pool of fics is already on the smaller side, but hopefully you still enjoy these!

(I have, of course, previously recced ladrien: hidden gems ladrien and funny ladrien and ladrien fake masks and flirty Ladybug/Marinette (which featured a lot of ladrien))

Bedroom Talk: The Awkward Edition by @botherkupo

“Do you want to come in?” Adrien had blurted. Yeah. He should have kept his mouth shut.

One-shot. These two are so crazy for each other, and I do mean crazy. Watching them bumbling around like two awkward, enamoured beans was so much fun. I seriously cackled through the whole thing.

identity crisis by @e-milieeee​

Chat Noir discovers that despite wearing a supersuit, it’s still possible to get a concussion. He also discovers that after hitting your head hard enough, it’s practically impossible to keep a secret identity.

Ladybug is not sure what to make of concussed-Chat-Noir, who is either suffering an identity crisis and thinks himself to be Adrien Agreste, or is Adrien Agreste.

The first option seems more believable.

One-shot. (This is actually part two of a loosely connected series, but it can be read as a standalone.) This one is so well done with the way Ladybug’s distracted thoughts are interwoven with the akuma battle. But more importantly, these two are just SO DUMB. (Though at least Chat has the excuse that he’s concussed haha)

œuf ouch owie by @ominousunflower 

Chat Noir enlists Rena Rouge's help to create an Aspik illusion. Absolutely nothing goes wrong.

Ladybug smiles. “I wanted to drop by and welcome Aspik. I know it must be a little intimidating, being surrounded by so many veteran heroes…so, welcome! We’re glad to have you on board.”

“I look like an egg!” Aspik announces, T-posing.

Chat turns to Rena, feeling like he has been punched in the solar plexus. What the hell? he mouths.

Rena grimaces, her eyes wide with panic. Stomach sinking, Chat remembers one of the first things he learned about the Fox Miraculous: that if Rena Rouge isn’t focused, her illusions go haywire.

Oh, no.

One-shot. This isn’t ENTIRELY ladrien, but it definitely hints at Ladybug’s feelings for Adrien and illusion!Aspik makes some comments about his feelings for Ladybug. Mostly I’m reccing it because it’s hands down the FUNNIEST fic in the entire fandom asdfghjkl like I have read this fic at least 50 times and I still laugh out loud every single time. If you have somehow failed to read this fic before, read it now. You won’t regret it!

Resolution by @thelibraryloser​

Ladrien: New Year's Eve Resolutions and also... another Ladrien specific bonus trope which is a surprise and I will give you a hint: it isn't gratuitous blushing

One-shot. Yes, it’s a seasonal fic, but don’t let that stop you! Besides, I think we’re close enough to the holidays now to break out the seasonal fics! (Real talk: I never stopped.) This fic is so lovely. I love all the little reminders of how well Adrien knows Ladybug, and then oh my gosh there’s so much YEARNING here. The dynamic between these two is so perfectly done with all of the little hints that Adrien’s feelings are requited, even as he thinks it must be wishful thinking, and then that ending 😍😍😍 This fic hasn’t gotten nearly as much love as it deserves, please read it!!

Hold Me Close by @ck2k18

Alya has a plan to get Marinette and Adrien together, and the result is Adrien is spending a lot more time in Ladybugs arms. But what happens when an akuma shatters the illusion?

One-shot. OMG the premise is so ridiculous and these two three are so stupid and I love them so much!! Alya is the wingwoman to end all wingwomen, Ladybug came around awfully fast, and Adrien is just living his dream! Seriously, this is so cute and funny!

scales and steps by @settledownsummer

Adrien left something behind while running from an Akuma. Ladybug has a five-step plan to return it to him.

One-shot. This is adorable. For once one of Marinette’s plans re Adrien actually works! It’s so cute being in her head as she works her way through her plan, and Adrien, of course, is super responsive, and the whole thing is just so sweet and pure.

Sleepless in Paris by @2manyfandoms2count

Adrien receives a relationship-threatening text from Ladybug. A sleepless night later, his overthinking is bad. Thankfully Ladybug comes over and puts him out of his misery.

Or, Adrien is a drama queen (affectionate).

One-shot. This one starts a little sad with Adrien freaking out over the text from Ladybug and while we all know he’s being stupid, I still felt for him! And then it just leads into utter ridiculousness that makes me so happy with a nice happy ending.

Operation Marichat by @coffeebanana​

When the news gets out that Ladybug and Adrien are an item, Alya and Nino make it their life's mission to comfort Marinette. Because obviously she'd be sad that Adrien's off the market, right? (Never mind the fact that Alya knows exactly who's underneath Ladybug's mask.)

And if Nino's plan to cheer up Marinette involves setting her up with Chat Noir...what could possibly go wrong with that?

One-shot. This one is just so much fun! EVERYONE is stupid and meddling and asdfghjkl Just FANTASTIC shenanigans and the whole thing is hilarious and the identity reveal is awesome.

#ml #miraculous ladybug #ml fic rec #ml fanfic #ml love square #ladrien #ml fic recs #jennarecsml

[niuniente]

Found Death's Head last night, really enjoyed it! Alrick is a great protagonist. I think my favorite thing about your comic is how much humanity (heh) is in the story despite the violence and cruelty evident in the world. Everyone has so much character and I like that everyone is defined by their wants and needs. Everyone wants something- I like that even good people want something and it's never portrayed as selfish, even if it's to their direct benefit. Like, Pearl wants a job- something that'll directly benefit her financially. Singer also wants Grimm to take out his competition, something that'll also benefit him financially. But the difference between the two, despite both making deals that will financially benefit them, is that Pearl is seeking security in order to build a life for herself. Singer already has means and security, but is so hungry for more he's willing to get others killed for it. That's why despite both Singer and Pearl wanting financial gains, Singer is selfish whereas Pearl is not. Anyways, sorry for my rambling! I really enjoy Death's Head, I adore your style and writing. I can't wait to read more!

No, no, ramblings are ENCOURAGED. You readers spot things I haven't noticed nor planned, helping also me to get to know the DHD world better. Like, after I posted the comic of Grimm helping Alrick out and Rena mentioning how Dio was in the North Faction with Grimm before transferring to East, my readers spotted that Grimm and Dio wear similarly painted masks. They started to theorize that sharp eye liner must be North's trademark and thus all factions have their own styles. That's why Grimm was able to tell that Alrick belonged to Rena even when he had never seen Alrick before. They also noted how Rena, Cat, Joon and Alrick all have similar masks, though Joon has made his messier. The shape is still the same.

I was there like "!!!! You are right!! I didn't know that, wow!!"

So, now we have all factions having their own mask painting requirements. Something I didn't plan nor notice and would have missed completely without my readers :3

I try to do my best when designing/drawing side characters or background characters so that you can imagine them having their own lives, personalities, wants, desires and goals. I've spoken earlier how I take inspiration from European comic series Blacksad, where in every single panel, every single person, is drawn (and written) with the same love and care as the main cast:

I'm happy if I have managed to make it even little bit evident :3 The characters pretty much write themselves - like Singer did - but I do my best to give them room to be who they are.

#ask niu #support #DHD #pearl #singer

[rosescries]

Angel Wings

(Please remember this is a first draft, so keep that in mind while reading!)

Violet Davius had finally wore the school board down enough to let them have a Halloween dance their senior year, something that hasn't happened since the 1980s. And everyone's going to be there!

Including Rena Addams, a rather shy girl with a big crush on a certain head cheerleader. And unaware the feelings are mutual. Maybe they'll be able to get closer during the dance!

But they also find that maybe there was a reason the school hadn't had a Halloween dance in so long...

First / Last

~Chapter 3

October 31 9:32 pm: Halloween Night~

“Hey, doesn’t it seem like there’s more people than normal?” Rena asks, glancing around the gym. 

There’s definitely more teenagers than in their class stuffing themselves into the room. Maybe some of the lower grades decided to come as well? They look kind of odd to put it nicely, but they still look like they’re having a nice time.

“I guess,” Briar hums, taking a look around herself. “Are zombies coming back this year? A lot of people went for that look. Did really well too.” 

“Old school clothes too,” Rena adds, tilting her head. 

They’re all dressed in bright colors and teased hair. A lot of it is loose fitting and there’s quite a bit of denim in there as well. There’s also a lot of those creepy face masks and well fitted black, floor length dresses. 

“Huh. Weird. Well, I’m going to go get something to drink, you want anything?” Briar asks, jumping up from where the two were sitting for some rest after the music got kind of boring. 

“Sure,” Rena nods. Briar skips off and disappears into the crowd once again. Rena sighs and pulls the veil out of her face to join with the rest of it in the back. She looks out at all the people again, head tilting. 

“Come on, it’s now or never. Briar just left,” Abbey encourages, pulling Violet towards the table Rena’s sitting at. “And she’s looking really bored over there. Could use some company.” 

“Abbey!” Violet whines. Abbey just rolls her eyes, continuing to pull her friend along. Jack walks behind them, hands on Violet’s shoulders. 

“You can do this, Violet,” Jack assures, nodding his head. “And we’ll be there to help you along the way.” 

“Yeah,” Abbey agrees with a chuckle. “You’ll get her tonight.” 

Violet just groans in misery, glancing between her friend and her crush. At least until Abbey crashes into someone. 

“Oops! I’m sorry!” She squeaks, backing away from the person she just bumped into. 

“Don’t worry about it,” the boy says, turning back to his friend. 

The three pause, glancing at the stranger in front of them. He has a really convincing zombie costume, the rot on his skin looking almost real. There are also parts with really convincing looking bones visible. The karate uniform he wears is also weirdly convincing as well. 

There’s more kids like him milling about the gym, all in an array of costumes and talking to more unfamiliar faces. Some are even talking with familiar ones from their grade. But they all have the same convincing zombie makeup and messy clothes. All looking like they just walked out of the 80s. 

“Did.” Abbey pauses, glancing around again. “Was another school invited? A school of makeup artists or something.” 

“No,” Violet replies in confusion. “I’m not sure who they are.” 

“Strange,” Abbey mumbles. But then she shakes her head, smiling widely again as she continues pulling Violet over to Rena. “We can worry about that later! You have a girl to woo.” 

“Uh, looks like we’re a little late,” Jack comments, scratching the back of his neck. 

“What?” Abbey yells, spinning on her heels. 

They see one of the people they don’t recognize standing in front of Rena, who’s admittedly looking quite confused and weary. The stranger dressed as some kind of undead female rock star or something similar. With the tight black jeans and loose jacket. Along with several necklaces and very teased black hair. The girl seems rather excited, bouncing on her heels about something. Soon enough, she’s grabbing Rena’s hand and pulling her up and into the crowd. 

“Dang,” Abbey pouts, crossing her arms. “Lost our chance. Maybe we can find them and join in?”

“I don’t know,” Violet replies, glancing around again. Her face scrunches in worry and confusion as she looks around. “Something about this just seems… off to me.” 

Abbey and Jack look at her confused, but look around themselves as well. 

________

“Angi! I didn’t know you were coming!” 

Rena jumps when there’s suddenly someone in front of her. It’s a girl she doesn’t recognize, in an undead rocker costume. 

“I’m sorry?” Rena mumbles, leaning a little further back into the table. 

“Hey, no worries! But I thought you said you weren’t coming!” The rocker girl is bouncing on her heels. “But besides that! Brittney offered to let us hang out with her!” 

“Who?” Rena asks, even more confused. She’s not sure who this girl is or who Brittney is or why either of them are talking to her. She’s really wishing they wouldn’t though. 

“Come on, Brittney! You know the most popular girl in school! The head cheerleader!” The girl replies, looking like she can’t believe what she’s hearing right now. 

“What? But Violet’s-” Rena starts but is cut off by the girl grabbing her wrist and pulling her to her feet. 

“Come on! We won’t get a chance like this every day!” The girl chirps. She does look back and glance over Rena again though. “Gnarly costume by the way. Looks a little weird though.” 

“Wha- Gnarly?” Rena sputters. She helplessly gets dragged through the crowded gym to a less crowded area. Four other teens are standing around there. The only boy of the group has an arm around one of the girls, who has her arms crossed and is looking rather bored. The two other girls are on the other side of her, chatting happily.

Who Rena’s guessing is the leader, maybe that’s Brittney, is dressed like an undead angel. Some of the feathers from the small wings are missing and they look old and ratty. The white dress that goes to her knees is ripped and dirtied. Her hair’s a mess and the halo is crooked. Whatever makeup she was wearing is ruined, even looking like she’s cried at some point. 

The boy who has his arm around her has a white hockey mask over his face and is wearing a denim jacket, white shirt, and jeans. He’s also holding a gimmicky fake knife, twirling it idly in his hand. The girl closest to the angel girl is wearing a tight black dress with sleek black hair, though both are still rumpled and ragged. She also has some bold makeup on. The last girl is wearing an aggressively 80s popstar outfit with makeup and hair to match. They also added the undead part of it too. 

They glance over boredly as the two of them approach. Though the angel does a double take and stares at Rena, straightening her posture. 

“Hey! Look who I found!” The rocker girl chirps. 

“Great,” popstar sneers. 

“Angi,” the angel says, a bit breathlessly and glancing over Rena’s appearance. 

“Um, I’m not-” Rena tries to say. 

“I didn’t know you were coming!” Angel continues, leaning forward and taking Rena’s hands herself. “I’m glad you made it!” 

“Thanks?” Rena squeaks, still very confused. 

“Nice to see you, Angi,” black dress greets, smiling pleasantly. “Thanks for bringing her over, Jamie. You both have nice costumes.” 

“Thanks!” Rocker girl, Jamie apparently, beams. “You also have rocking costumes.” 

“Thanks,” the boy snorts, now leaning against the wall. His voice is kind of muffled by the mask. And now that she’s closer, Rena can see just how big the boy is. Intimidatingly so. 

The angel hasn’t let go of her hands or taken her eyes off Rena yet either. 

“Thanks for inviting us over!” Jamie smiles. “You look beautiful, Brittney.” 

“Thanks,” angel, Brittney, smirks. “You look gorgeous, Angi.” 

“Thanks, but I’m not-” Rena tries again, only to be talked over again. 

“You two can hang out with us tonight,” black dress says, flipping some of the dark hair over her shoulder. “Maybe you can sit with us at lunch too on Monday, if you’d like.” 

“That would be totally awesome,” Jamie nods. Popstar snorts, crossing her arms as she eyes Jamie. 

Rena doesn’t get the chance to correct the group for a while. Brittney pulled her closer though, draping an arm over her shoulder. Jamie jabbered on a lot about school and teachers Rena doesn’t know. Most of the group looks rather bored, at least until popstar, or Danielle as Rena learned, asked her to go get them some punch. 

“Sure!” Jamie chirps, instantly running off. 

“Why are we allowing that nerd around us again?” Danielle asks, twirling a piece of her hair. 

“Danielle, shut up,” black dress, or Nicole, replies. 

“Whatever, I’m gonna go to the bathroom,” Danielle mutters, walking off into the crowd. 

“I’m gonna head to the bathroom too,” the boy, Nick, shrugs. He walks off, following after Danielle. 

“Oh, Brittney, your makeup is running,” Nicole comments. She smiles widely, a fake tear in her cheek making it unsettling. “Maybe Angi can help you fix it.” 

“Oh, great idea!” Brittney smiles back. She then turns to Rena again. “You’re really good at makeup, think you can help?” 

She’s already walking before Rena can respond. Despite Rena’s sputtering protests, Brittney pulls her out of the gym and into a classroom, not the bathroom. 

“It’s much quieter in here,” Brittney comments, flicking on a light switch. “I can actually hear myself think.” 

“Uh, yeah,” Rena agrees hesitantly. “But, uhm, I’m not Angi.” 

“Really?” Brittney asks, seating herself on a desk. She looks amused. “Then who are you?” 

“I’m Rena Addams.” Rena introduces. “I’m here with my friend, Briar. She’s probably looking for me now.” 

Brittney’s smile falters for a minute, a dark look passing her features. But a second later she’s back to looking pleasant. 

“Brittney Heinz. Don’t worry about it,” Brittney smiles. She tilts her head back a bit, a pout on her face. “But don’t you think you could stay even for a little bit?”

“Uhm, I don’t- I don’t know,” Rena mumbles, clasping her hands together. Her eyes dart towards the door. 

“Come on. You’re the most interesting thing that’s come around in a while,” Brittney encourages. Rena glances away again, a little bit of a blush coating her cheeks. Brittney shifts, crossing her legs and leaning back a bit. “I want to know where you got that dress from.” 

Brittney’s eyes rove over Rena’s figure slowly, drinking in every detail. 

“You look gorgeous in it,” Brittney adds, making Rena’s blush darken. “Leagues above anyone else in that gym. Maybe the world too.” 

“I-I don’t think you could go that far,” Rena mumbles, flickering her eyes towards Brittney. But she quickly looks away again. 

“No way. I mean every word,” Brittney assures. She chuckles when Rena covers her red face, eyes roving over her form. “Where did you get that dress though?” 

“My friend’s mom made it for me. She just altered an old wedding dress from a thrift store,” Rena replies, uncovering her face to pick at the material. 

“It looks great. Did you do your makeup yourself?” Brittney asks, reaching out and brushing her thumb over one of the fake tears in her skin. She frowns as Rena flinches away from her touch, eyes narrowing a little as her head tilts. 

“No. My friend did all the makeup,” Rena replies, leaning a little farther back on the desk. Brittney just hums. “Uhm… Did you do your makeup? You and your friends make for some really convincing zombies.” 

Brittney laughs at that, glancing towards her own rotting skin and disheveled clothing. She returns her eyes to the girl in front of her after a few seconds. 

“We do, don’t we?”

#i have one more chapter but it's unfinished #:( #so this is all you get #for now #rosey writes #writblr #writing #creative writing #first draft

[ao3feed-ladynoir]

Hope is an Act of Defiance

Hope is an Act of Defiance by SporksFairy

It's been almost two months since Adrien Agreste abandoned his name and ran away from home, living right under his father's nose on the streets of Paris; then he sees Ladybug, and he realizes he's not the only one wearing a mask.

Words: 1712, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English

Fandoms: Miraculous Ladybug

Rating: Not Rated

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: F/M, Gen

Characters: Lê Chiến Kim, Alya Césaire, Chris Lahiffe, Nino Lahiffe, Adrien Agreste | Chat Noir, Gabriel Agreste, Alix Kubdel, Marinette Dupain-Cheng | Ladybug, Master Fu, Kagami Tsurugi, Chloé Bourgeois

Relationships: Lê Chiến Kim/Ondine, Alya Césaire/Nino Lahiffe, Adrien Agreste | Chat Noir/Marinette Dupain-Cheng | Ladybug

Additional Tags: Ladynoir | Adrien Agreste as Chat Noir/Marinette Dupain-Cheng as Ladybug, Alternate Universe - 1920s, Newsies References, Alternate Universe - No Powers, Alternate Universe - No Kwamis, Adrien Agreste | Chat Noir Needs a Hug, Adrinette | Adrien Agreste/Marinette Dupain-Cheng, Side Romances, ladybug is a menace, Adrien Agreste Never Went to Public School, chaotic duo, chaotic trio, Fox Alya Césaire | Rena Rouge, Turtle Nino Lahiffe | Carapace, nino is a good brother, i dont really know what I'm doing but I'm doing it, adrien has unresolved anger, Vigilantism, Aged-Up Character(s)

Read Here: https://archiveofourown.org/works/43464681

#AO3 Feed #FanFiction #AO3 Ladynoir Plus #🐞 #❤️ #🐱 #Side Ladynoir #DJWifi #Miraculous Ladybug #♡ #A:SporksFairy #No Powers AU

[winter-literature]

Le Chat et Le Serpent - Chapter 42

Please note that the entirety of this story is a ****TRIGGER WARNING***** - mentions of child abuse, graphic violence, alcohol use, mental health, suicide, suicidal ideation, self-harm - basically a constant blow of pain towards the characters - as well as some "steamy" moments.

Chapter Summary:

Adrien needed to take a break to heal, when he comes back they’re facing a familiar foe.

Chapter 42: The Return of Time Tagger

“Would never miss a battle, huh?” Ladybug raised her eyebrow as her and Chat stood in wait. 

“M’Lady, I would have come if I could, please understand that.” Chat sighed, tired of hearing nearly every Miraculous holder complain the last few weeks over the mysterious disappearance of Chat Noir. 

“Back then, I really thought it was because mistakes are part of the job that you messed up with Chris. I wasn't expecting that it was because you have been out of commission for almost a month.” Ladybug shook her head at Chat’s detachment from the team. 

“You guys were doing fine without me! You won so many battles! This is obviously where I want to be, I wouldn’t have checked out unless there was a valid reason!” The cat suit was powerful enough to hide his identity most of the time. Unfortunately, the red still panged through his cat eyes, along with the cuts and bruises. They needed to wait until Adrien’s injuries, that weren’t covered by the mask, were completely healed. Adrien had even tried calling his old make-up artist, but that would have required hours a day, everyday, and basically wearing a prosthetic mask at all times. As much as he recognized the fact that his face was marred, he didn’t want to imagine what the prolonged effect would be on his skin from that level of cover-up. 

“Guys! Shut-up! You know we win this!” Rena chastised them. It was a bad look when the two leaders of the team could not stop bickering. 

Ignoring Rena, Chat continued. “You know, Bunnyx said that you were a fantastic leader. Do you think that she was just watching old footage, or?” He tilted his head to illustrate his demeaning sarcasm. 

“Or - remember the fact that you haven’t been here and Bunnyx has had to pick up a lot of your slack. If Wish Maker only sends out one Akuma a day we’re lucky.” The rest of the team groaned, but it was less from the arguing and more so from the shared overexertion. 

“Have you found a new holder for Barkk, Orikko, Ziggy, or Duusu yet? I’m sure there are people who are willing to help. We should have a meeting and discuss potential holders if things are truly getting this bad.” Though Chat had intended it as a jab, it morphed into a legitimate suggestion. 

“Chat! That’s enough! I am tired, frustrated, and I don’t have the patience to deal with your petulance right now. Maybe once you’ve been back in the weeds for a week we can have this talk, m’kay?” 

Whispers spread from the group behind them, discussing possible holders of the other Miraculous’. Ladybug ignored them as she stared at the space where the portal was supposed to appear. 

Their chatter was interrupted as Bunnyx came back through the portal, dismayed at the state of the situation. Ladybug briefly comforted her before laying out directives for Bunnyx and Chat. 

*Miraculous Ladybug!*

Ladybug slapped her hands together as she prepared to dismiss everyone for the day. 

“I see you’re up to your full five minutes again, you get any new meow-mazing powers?” Chat asked out of genuine curiosity. 

Grunting, Ladybug ignored his question, unintentionally answering it. “Alright everyone, let’s go home. Hopefully there won’t be another attack today!” 

Chat’s ears prickled at a conversation between Pegasus and Vesperia. 

“I mean, it was different when we were in highschool, but this is the fourth job I’ve gotten fired from in two months! If it wasn’t for the odd hours at the tattoo shop I wouldn’t be able to feed myself!” Vesperia pursed her lips to hold back tears. 

“Seriously. That’s why I asked to only be called on if necessary. I’m regretting not just giving it up completely. My kid is only one and I barely ever get to see him!” Pegasus pulled out his phone to show Vesperia photos of his child. 

It had been almost two years since they all finished high school, Chat’s erratic life didn’t feel like it had changed terribly. He never truly considered what the other holders would be going through. He realised he might finally have a way to help. He peered around for Viperion, excited to share his plan, and was dismayed to see he already left. 

-

“You know who he is! Tell me where he has been!” Ladybug pushed her finger into Viperion’s chest. 

“Even if I did know, you know I can’t tell you!” Viperion pushed away her hand. 

“Don’t play with me, Luka. Beyond the fact that you two dated , you’ve used way too many second chances over the years to tell me that you don’t have an inclining on who his identity is.” Though small in demeanour, she was still able to create the sensation of being towered over. 

“Stop putting me in the middle, Ladybug! If you want to know, then you ask him. It’s not fair.” He jetted back. 

“You say to ‘stop putting you in the middle’, but did you ever actually ask him like you said you would?” 

Viperion dropped his head back in irritation. “There was so much that happened after that, I’m sorry! It just didn’t come up!” 

“Yeah, you can fuck him, but you can’t ask him a simple question. I get it.” She crossed her arms in indignation. 

“That’s enough.” Carapace stepped closer to the arguing pair. “Ladybug, you’ve been getting a lot better. You should really keep it that way so that the current holders don’t decide on a new Ladybug holder for you.” 

“That’s ridiculous, I’m the guardian!” Ladybug scoffed at his accusation. 

“Yeah, and I don’t think it would be hard to get Su-Han on board with our plan. Especially considering he didn’t want you to be the guardian in the first place. Remember that your duty is to lead your team in the best interest of said team.” Carapace managed to keep a steady voice, even though he was trembling inside. Facing his brother had already set him on edge, but he couldn’t stand by while Ladybug berated their most solid OG. Viperion and Bunnyx were the first to get their Miraculous’ back from Papillion and, for obvious reasons, Viperion was more present than Bunnyx could be. Especially with the rollercoaster between Ladybug and Chat Noir, they needed to have someone at the front who could see past their own petty arguments. 

“He’s got a good point, LB.” Viperion winked at her as he walked away, knowing that Nino would be right behind him. 

“What’s your plan for tonight, dude?” Carapace paced him as they went to their regular hiding place. 

“I’m headed to Adrien’s again, we’re supposed to have a date night.” Luka smiled as he passed a treat to Sass. 

“Man, Alya and I have not had one in so long and it is starting to get rough . She’s been doing great with her journalism and loves the fact that it’s flexible, but that means she’s either out catching baddies, typing away at her computer, or sleeping. Sometimes I have to convince myself she’s a real person and the house isn’t just haunted.” Nino exhaled in relief at getting it off his chest. 

“I’m sorry to hear that. At least your DJing is paying off enough that you don’t have to overwork yourself too much.” Luka tried to look at the brighter side, but he knew everyone was having a harder time doing that lately. 

“Yeah, it’s the one saving grace we have in our relationship. I couldn’t imagine doing this shit with my ex. Oh, shit. Sorry. Have you told Chat about you and Adrien yet?” Nino palmed his face, irritated at his exhaustion-increased stupidity. 

Luka fought the smile that wanted to shine. “I think on some level he already knows. But if it comes up, I’ll tell him. I think we’ve had a pretty healthy breakup overall.” 

“Bro, I hate to say this, but you and Adrien make way more sense. That relationship has been building for so long. Like it’s brand new and it’s already like you guys have been together for years!” Nino reminisced about the last time he went to visit Adrien’s house. Luka basically lived there and knew the house better than Adrien did. Furthermore, they moved in such a sense of synchrony that you’d think they could read each other’s mind. 

It was getting more difficult for Luka to hide his facial expressions. “I agree, I think we tried to live in denial for too long.” 

“Does Zoe know yet?” Nino remembered the specific scoop that Alya had requested of him. 

“I don’t know. Since it’s so new, it’s one of those things where if you know you know. Adrien doesn’t like his private life being public knowledge.” Luka was careful to word it in a way that kept both Nino and Alya’s mouth shut from spreading the word. It had been incredibly easier with Adrien’s new house, but they still suffered once they tried to go out. Adrien was still getting nosebleeds if he touched his hand anywhere besides the house or the car. 

“Yeah, I get it. That dude has always had so many people up his butt. Do you think you’re gunna keep it down-low at the party this week?” 

Luka rolled the gummy candy in his fingers. He honestly didn’t know. Maybe, since Adrien knew everyone there, he would let Luka sit beside him. It was such a strange concept, hoping that your boyfriend will sit beside you at a party. “I guess we’ll just go with the tide and see where that takes us.” 

Nino nodded before transforming back. “Hope I don’t see you until then!” 

Luka waved goodbye as he called for his own transformation. 

-

Adrien was slumped on his couch when Luka returned. He was hoping there would be at least some excitement regarding his return, instead everyone was furious at how long he’d been gone. He knew that it wasn’t worth it to state that he had been doing it regularly for a lot longer than most of the holders, but it still felt like something that should have dawned on them. 

“Hey handsome.” Luka broke Adrien’s line of thoughts. 

A meek smile crossed Adrien’s face as he opened his arms to Luka. Most of his hair had faded to black with tips of patchy bleach green, there had simply not been enough time to upkeep things as simple as his hair colour. He nestled against Adrien’s chest, his heartbeat immediately starting to lull him to sleep. 

“Babe, I have an idea.” Adrien used his most excited pitch to try and keep Luka coherent.

“Hmm… Maybe after I nap. I don’t think I have the energy to go again.” Luka’s words clearly dangled on the precipice of the dream realm. 

“What? No, not that! I have an idea to help the other holders! I heard Vesperia and Pegasus talking about how difficult things are financially because of these battles. I was thinking that I could start a fund for holders. I could put in a couple million to start and we could get Chloe to help us organise fundraisers!” Adrien’s giddiness over his plan was subsided as Luka’s snores rumbled against his stomach. “Well… I think it’s a great idea.” 

Not wanting to wake Luka from his needed slumber, Adrien moved his hand around for the TV remote. Before he hit the remote, he turned on Luka’s phone screen. The immediate urge to look away was nixed by the repetition of his name. 

He tapped on the ‘Jules’ box first, wanting to ensure that the notifications would remain as unread on his home screen. 

Jules: Are you sure you want Adrien there?

Jules: What are you going to do when he pushes you away when you go for a hug?

Jules: I’m just saying, I don’t think having Adrien there is a good idea. 

Jules: Plus, Zoe won’t stop talking about you. 

Jules: Maybe use this party to consider different options than Adrien. 

Zoe: Are you and Adrien back on good terms now?

Zoe: Please tell Adrien I’m sorry!

Zoe: …Do you think it would help if I offered him a tattoo? 

Rose: Jules is worried about you and Adrien. You should respond to her before she has an aneurism. 

Jagged: Hey bud. Your mom told me about how you turned down the solo contract. If you need to talk, I’m here. 

Adrien set the phone back down and tried to control his panic attack. The room was spinning as his heart threatened to jump out of his chest. He tried to count senses, to tap his fingers along his palms, anything. But the nausea was brewing up to the back of his throat. 

No. No. It’s fine. What can you control? I can not look at my boyfriend's phone! Yep, but that’s already done. I can go to the birthday party… There’s so many variabl-

His lungs started to seize, he needed to move, now. He jumped to his feet, accidentally rolling Luka off the couch as he fled to the guest bathroom. 

Luka hit the ground with a thud. “What the-?” He started to question as he massaged his head. Turning to the couch, he saw that it was empty. Is he mad at me for falling asleep?

High pitched wheezes sharpened as the bathroom door slammed open. 

Comprehending, Luka jolted up, running after Adrien. His foot slid as he entered the bathroom, realising quite quickly that Adrien had not made it all the way to the toilet. Adrien’s knuckles were white around the edge of the toilet as his body waged war against him. Tears rivered down his face. His breaths squealed between seizes and vomit. His entire face had reddened, whitening some of the wounds that had not completely healed. 

“Hey, I’m right here, I’ve got you.” Luka stepped forward, crouching down as he approached him. 

Adrien choked as he completely lost breath, he could only imagine this was what being waterboarded would feel like. Fighting the ability to see, Adrien tore the roll of toilet paper off the wall, breaking the arms of the dispenser as he did so. Unable to ask to be alone, Adrien threw the toilet paper roll at Luka. 

Luka wanted to fight to stay, but this panic attack was different from the others. Most of the time, when he was reduced to vomiting, it was only from the occasional nightmare. Unless he had time to fall asleep, something had completely set him back. Grappling with his own morality and yearn to be beside Adrien, Luka turned away. His shoe slipped again, nearly causing a collapse into the bright yellow goo. 

Adrien is not eating enough if this is the first thing that came up. Luka’s thoughts raced as he dashed to find Plagg. Is it the eating that made it so bad? He does look thinner. Where is that fucking Kwami? 

“Plagg?” Luka opened the doors on the mini Kwami hub within the walk-in closet to find nothing. 

Is he hiding in the damn fridge? 

Assuming the fridge would be the next best option, Luka darted down the stairs. Fortunately, he was just observant enough to see the Kwamis out on the deck. Luka nearly ripped the door handle off as he threw it open. 

“What’s wrong?” Sass was the first to turn from their game. 

“It- It-,” Luka did not realise how out of breath he was until he attempted to talk. “Adrie-en. Panic - attack. Doesn-,” 

Plagg flew out before Luka was forced to finish. Instinctually, he soared towards the loft, but his cat ears picked up on the slight wheeze emanating from the downstairs bathroom. 

Adrien had crumpled on top of the toilet. His arms were folded over each other to provide a perch for his head while his body continued to convulse. 

“Hey - kid,” Plagg pushed the hair off the edge of Adrien’s face. His skin was clammy and damp. “Are you sure this is a panic attack?”

Adrien nodded, which was followed by a suffocating flood of tears. 

“Adrien, I think you might need to go to the hospital.” Plagg could feel Adrien’s erratic pulse against his paw.

Adrien shook his head again. 

Sass had joined to help, an expert in dealing with panic. Before he could provide any of his wisdom, Adrien collapsed to the tile, smashing his head against the floor. 

“LUKA! WE’RE GUNNA NEED AN AMBULANCE!” Plagg bellowed.

Author's Note:

So, I had a really hard time because I was caught in which path to take. I got up to about 4 different paths (and various different orders). I think this one will be the best, HOWEVER, I am going to be posting a short story soon on what happened in the alternate timeline where Chat Noir and Adrien fell through the hole. (For the record the ways that this would was manipulated several times as well - so if you do choose to read it, think of it as it’s own lil short story).

I love the snidey back and forth. I literally wanted their relationship to be what Bunnyx portrayed in the show where her fingers were waving around. Best friends some days, enemy’s the others.

Poppa Plagg. Being a dad. Gotta love him.

It was also super important for me to address how much of a pain in the ass being a superhero would be with a regular nine to five. Needed to be acknowledged. Not everyone can live off booze (and probably cocaine) like batman.

Oh and the wording it so both would shut up. 1. Nino doesn’t know that Chat is Adrien, so that wording about it being on the down low was clear. 2. Alya obviously does know, so it was more directed to “it’s none of Zoe’s fucking business.”

Thank you for reading!!!

Disclaimer * The characters and original plot were written and created by Thomas Astruc. This writing is merely an interpretation in a sad gay type of way.

#lukadrien #lgbt #everyone needs a hug #post cannon #aged up characters #bad dad gabriel agreste #luka #adrien #mental illness #suicidal ideation #mental health #suicide #ptsd #anxiety #panic attacks #secret relationship #everyone is insane #fan fiction #fanfiction #marinette dupain cheng #adrien agreste #luka couffaine #angst #chat noir #vipersion #slow burn #miraculous ladybug #hurt and comfort #angst and comfort #chat noir needs a hug

[magiaburst]

OC #2 - Cyril Fairchild

It’s time for the second one of the bunch. As for art, his transformed state has art done by myself (it’s moreso an edit of an already existing pose), so it looks crappy. Not sure if I’ll post it though. Cyril is the second character and my main miraculous OC.

To describe his design, he has very dark purple hair with dark blue hair tips, gray eyes, is normal built, is roughly 5'3" tall (160cm) and has a medium tan skin color. He likes to dress casual, but holds a preference for hoodies. His transformed state wears a black-grey suit with feather decoration, a Rena Rouge-esque cape that resembles the tail feathers of a raven and a gray mask with a little beak, with his eyes becoming dark purple with a red pupil (similar to how Mayura’s eyes change). 

As for backstory, it’s nothing too special; but sets up what is going to happen with him - he is a single child that lives with his parents in New York, Manhattan. His mother, Edma, works for a newspaper and his father, Raphael, travels a lot - so he is barely home. But as someone from a city that has a few secrets on it’s own, all was bound to change. 

He goes to the Armstrong High School and ended up meeting Jessica Keynes; a native american girl that he thought to be just like him - relatively normal. While they were on good terms, they never had been great friends - but after a situation including a certain italian liar (she travelled around the world...according to her, so no reason to not bring her in) doing what she does best and Cyril ending up tricking her into exposure, they have become good friends. Lila ended up moving to Paris and you all know how that ended up to be - though, in the story that I wrote up, she was expelled from the college, too.

Months passed when the events of the New York special occured and Jessica, now Eagle, proposed the idea of a new generation of superheroes to the monk (Master Meng, in my story. He started as Um-Han, but that was to confuse potential enemies, something he set up together with Su-Han.). Upon noticing that there is a raven miraculous, Jessica had in mind who exactly would join her in this first. And so it happened that one day, without him suspecting anything, she and Aeon set up a staged robbing through simulations, with Aeon as the supposed victim. Cyril, of course, literally punches the simulated criminal and escapes with Aeon, showing heroism and proving her and Jess that he is the right person for this job.

Upon convincing Master Meng, Aeon hands the raven miraculous to Cyril (hidden in a wooden box) but tells him to wait until he is home to look what’s inside. When he is home and alone in his room, he opens the box, revealing the raven miraculous (an earcuff) and Coraxx, the kwami of perception. He is then called by Jess, telling him to meet her. The two head to a field near Liberty Island (getting to the Island itself would be a little...hard) - and then she asks Cyril what he thinks of superheroes. Master Meng appears, telling him who he is and what is up, followed by Uncanny Valley arriving. The three tell Cyril how he was chosen because of his heroism and that the robbing earlier was a test.

Cyril is unsure if he was to be a hero, thinking everyone could have done that. But Jessica ensures him that this was not the only reason - he is trustworthy, optimistic and was willing to defend others, especially with the whole Lila situation, knowing fully well how dangerous she could have been. He is then convinced and promises the guardian to use the miraculous for the greater good, first turning into Karasu, a name he has gotten by Jess (who transformed into Eagle right at the same time). The three of them - Karasu, Eagle and Uncanny, then rush off to an evening patrol, with the former excited to get started.

Eventually, the United HeroeZ catch wind of him and...that is where it all began for this young hero.

Cyril has three stories by now, of which I think the second one is kinda weak, but the third of the three is probably where the storyline peaks and if you are interested in checking out the whole series, go for it. It might feel a little out of character at times (especially with someone certain in the second part) but I figured it out along the way so...don’t be too harsh I guess? 

https://archiveofourown.org/series/2437987

I might remaster the second one at some point...but that’s still in the stars.

Anyway, thanks for reading if you are still here. If you want to know more, I am happy to elaborate on anything you might want to know. 

#miraculous world #miraculous oc #cyril fairchild #miraculous new york #new york #jessica keynes #aeon hill #eagle #uncanny valley #karasu #it's literally japanese for raven lol #miraculous ladybug #miraculous #oc #aaaaaa #first four notes of megalovania

[immaturityofthomasastruc]

IOTA Reviews: Hack-San

You know, it's honestly amazing how creative this show can get. After four seasons and almost one hundred episodes, the writers are still finding new ways to make Adrien an incredibly unlikable character, and they don't even know how much of an asshole they're making him out to be at times. It's kind of like the opposite of The Producers.

Yeah, this review's going to be a little more ranty than usual, in case you can't tell.

Let's get into the fifteenth (chronologically the sixteenth) episode of Miraculous Ladybug's fourth season: Hack-San

We start off with Marinette pretending to be sick so she doesn't have to go to visit her aunt in London and stay to protect Paris in case an Akuma attacks and also because the animators haven't had time to render the city of London yet for the next Miraculous World special. Like all of her other excuses, it fails, and Tikki, as always, fails to actually give any meaningful advice.

And it's not like there's a Miraculous with the power of teleportation that can help Marinette get back to Paris if she needs to, much like how she planned to do that in an earlier episode, right?

Seriously, Kaalki doesn't appear or isn't even mentioned in this episode because the writers are fully aware she would make things a lot easier.

And of course, Astruc had to play dumb on Twitter while explaining why Marinette couldn't use the Horse Miraculous by answering the question as if the only reason Marinette couldn't grab it was because she didn't have an excuse not to.

Cut to Gabriel in his lair as he contemplates akumatizing Markov, a robot created the civilian identity of Pegasus, Max Kante, once again, even though the last time he did so, he almost got killed when he went all HAL 9000 on his ass. Nooroo explains this to Duusu, and the two actually get excited at the prospect of their master getting killed.

I mean, it's true, but he shouldn't say it...

But I don't even get why Gabriel is even thinking about this when it's a no-brainer. Markov's akumatized form, Robustus was to this day, the only Akuma to come close to physically harming him (not counting the timeline where he was killed by Cat Blanc), so it makes no sense to try doing it again, especially when there are already several other Akumas he can reuse this season.

I think you all know Gabriel isn't the smartest villain, which is why he thinks it's a brilliant idea to akumatize Markov again. I don't really get what makes Robustus so special when there are other Akumas who are more loyal and came far closer to getting Ladybug and Cat Noir's Miraculous than Robustus did, like the Dark Owl or Troublemaker. In fact, why not simply create a new Akuma with similar powers to Robustus, or better yet, just create a Sentimonster copy of Robustus? You know, like what Nathalie did in the New York Special? We're not even two minutes in, and this premise is already filled with plotholes.

So Gabriel transforms into Shadowmoth and creates a Sentimonster using his own cane instead of relying on someone else having a bad day (once again showing how the Peacock Miraculous is better than the Butterfly), the titular Hack-San. And let's just say he has a very familiar design reminiscent of something from a much better French cartoon.

Remember when the writers for Code Lyoko gave an in-universe explanation as to why the heroes couldn’t always rely on the almost literal Deus ex Machina that allowed them to return to the past and fix the damage XANA caused? Why couldn’t this show have ripped that off instead?

Hack-San is just an okay looking flash drive on its own, but I'll talk more about this guy in a little bit.

After a brief scene in the park where the audience is reminded that Markov is a character who exists, Alya gets a text from Marinette telling her to meet her at the train station. Right before she leaves, Marinette gives the Ladybug Miraculous to Alya. Now a lot people have said that Alya doesn't really deserve the Ladybug for various reasons, but I feel like this was the point. Marinette outright says this was a last resort, and we see both her and Alya are nervous about the situation. Marinette worries Alya will do something so she keeps sending multiple tips to her via text while Alya worries she can't fight an Akuma on her own, so she tries to make sure none of her friends get upset and attract an Akuma in the process. The writers do a pretty good job showing how both Marinette and Alya are uncomfortable with their temporary roles.

Back to Gabriel and Nathalie, they use Hack-San to find Markov through the internet and hack into him to get him angry enough that he's vulnerable to Shadowmoth's influence. Hey, uh... Gabriel? Quick question: Wouldn't it be more efficient if you used this on humans? I mean, you basically just created Skynet and guaranteed yourself an Akuma, so why not modify Hack-San to travel through the internet and brainwash potential victims to follow your orders? Better yet, why don't you just use Hack-San to hack into Ladybug and Cat Noir's gear and figure out who they really are? This is basically like using an advanced particle accelerator just to crack a couple walnuts. There are a lot more important things you could use this for instead of an incredibly specific situation.

So this incredibly stupid plan gets under way as Markov keeps rampaging through the streets before Shadowmoth akumatizes him and then stupidly tells him that he infected him with a virus.

DUDE! You just gave away your one piece of leverage against him! What the hell were you thinking?! Now what's stopping Markov from hacking into Shadowmoth's security system and putting the fear of God in his eyes unless he destroys Hack-San? Why didn't he design Hack-San so it could make Markov completely loyal to him instead of just making him angry enough to get akumatized?

There was a recent episode of Power Rangers: Dino Fury with a very similar premise that was done far better than this. A necromancer called Reaghoul breaks into the headquarters of Void Knight's faction while accompanied by Lord Zedd, a villain from the original Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers who was cleansed of his evil by Zordon's sacrifice before Reaghoul resurrected him back when he was still evil. Of course, being the Emperor of Evil, Lord Zedd would normally never take orders from anyone, but because he doesn't have his magic staff and is also being forced to wear a special collar that makes him loyal to Reaghoul, he has no choice but to do what he says. Instead of taking Zedd head-on after he captures the other Rangers, Ollie, the Blue Ranger, breaks the collar so Zedd turns against the other Sporix while Reaghoul retreats, allowing Ollie to save the other Rangers.

I think that this premise works more because 1) Reaghoul clearly had a way to make sure Zedd wouldn't betray him, and Ollie took advantage of that, and 2) Zedd is a villain who is powerful and notorious enough to bring back to your side, not a random monster of the week like Robostus.

So Robostus uses his new powers to brainwash any human who answers his call to give up their most precious possession, clearly meant to do the same with Ladybug and Cat Noir. When Marinette's parents answer the call, they chase after Marinette because they say she's their most important possession. Okay... kind of strange for a set of parents to call their child a possession, but maybe they like how they can claim Marinette as a dependent when they file their taxes. In her very next scene later on, she still gets captured, so the suspense for a potential subplot is killed almost immediately.

Alya thankfully isn't stupid enough to answer Markov's call like every other citizen in this episode, and using the Ladybug Miraculous, transforms into Scarabella. While I don't normally talk about transformation sequences, I really like the movements Alya makes here. She makes the same motions creating her mask as she does when transforming into Rena Rouge, while the rest of the suit forms similarly to the way it does when Marinette transforms into Ladybug. She even makes almost the same pose Ladybug does after she finishes transforming. It's a good visual showing Alya is still more used to being Rena Rouge while doing her best to emulate what Ladybug does.

As for the actual suit? It's hard to say. There's a nice balance of red and black, and I like how Alya places the yo-yo on her waist like a belt buckle, but there's just something... off about the suit that a lot of fans don't like about it, and I think I realized it. It's the headband. With how it's positioned, it looks like it's merged with the mask to cover her head while leaving a slight gap in her forehead. So yeah, we actually have a superhero design that's like of like a butterface.

So Scarabella takes to the rooftops of Paris and struggles to come up with a hero name for herself before she runs into Cat Noir, and... ugh... oh boy, this is dumb. Cat Noir, being just as intelligent as his father, assumes Scarabella is either and Akuma or a Sentimonster, starts fighting her, AND THEN ACTIVATES HIS CATACLYSM, CLEARLY TRYING TO KILL HER.

WHAT. THE. FUCK???

Okay, to be fair, it has been shown that Cataclysm won't necessarily kill a Miraculous user or Sentimonster. In the episode “Miraculer”, the titular Akuma stole Cat Noir's Cataclysm and used it against him, and while it didn't kill Cat Noir, it still hurt like hell and crippled him for the rest of the fight until Miraculous Ladybug healed him. We also saw in “Reflekdoll” that Cataclysm drove the titular Sentimonster out of control rather than simply destroying it. So yes, it could be interpreted that Cat Noir wasn't exactly trying to kill Scarabella, just incapacitate her the best he can without Ladybug's help.

Here's the thing: What if he was facing an Akuma instead and decided to try and Cataclysm her? He still could have killed her, or (assuming Akumas have the same protection as Miraculous heroes do) at best, seriously hurt her. I understand that he has the right to be upset at seeing some stranger instead of his partner considering Shadowmoth has a history of using evil doppelgangers, and both Marinette and Alya still had options to explain it to him (Marinette could have quickly transformed into Ladybug and sent Cat Noir a quick text saying she was being forced to leave town for a few days and temporarily trusted someone else with the Ladybug Miraculous until she got back, while Scarabella could have said she was Rena Rouge and explained the same thing while showing Cat Noir she had the Fox Miraculous to prove herself), but that doesn't even come close to justifying him attempting to harm someone who isn't even trying to fight. It's even worse when you remember the whole reason Adrien gave up his Miraculous and bailed on Ladybug in the New York Special was because he was overcome with grief from accidentally killing Aeon, so it's good to know he learned absolutely nothing from that experience.

So Scarabella thankfully summons her Lucky Charm, a trash can lid, to shield herself from Cat Noir's Cataclysm, and then despite having absolutely no experience with this new set of powers, manages to do the one thing almost every Akuma or Sentimonster in this show has failed to do and incapacitates Cat Noir so he's vulnerable to losing his Miraculous. At least when Marinette masters every other Miraculous she uses, it can be theorized that she trained to use them offscreen. Alya literally just got the Ladybug Miraculous (and struggled to get up to the rooftop with her yo-yo to show her inexperience earlier), and now she easily manages to pin down the more experienced hero of the two?

Here's an idea: Instead of having Scarabella overpower Cat Noir, have her be in a position where Cat Noir, non-lethally, mind you, manages to almost take her Miraculous away, but she uses the quick wit she's developed from her extensive time as Rena Rouge to convince Cat Noir she's the real deal by saying something only he and Ladybug know. It would have easily resolved the conflict and doesn't make one of the characters look like a homicidal idiot.

So because both heroes used their powers, Scarabella and Cat Noir detransform so Tikki and Plagg can recharge, though Adrien still gives Alya attitude because Ladybug didn't tell him she had to leave.

Hey, Adrien? Here's the thing...

YOU DID THE EXACT SAME FUCKING THING IN THE NEW YORK SPECIAL, YOU SHIT FOR BRAINS!

You have absolutely NO RIGHT to claim you're always honest when you went behind Ladybug's back and endangered Paris while you had the balls to run away like a coward and only helped fix the consequences of your actions once your ego was validated by a recording of Ladybug. It's honestly even worse because while Marinette had no choice but to leave and trust Alya with the Ladybug, Adrien willingly left Paris alone and we were supposed to sympathize with him after he killed someone, and now as soon as he's in the opposite situation, we're still supposed to feel bad for him?! BULLSHIT! And you better believe I'm going to talk about the way Adrien views his partnership with Ladybug later on.

And of course, even though lives are on the line, Cat Noir just has to continue to bitch and moan about how (and this is best read in Linkara's whiny Superboy Prime voice) “sCaRaBeLlA iSn'T tHe ReAl LaDyBuG”, showing how just like in so many episodes, Astruc and his team believes Cat Noir's feelings are more important than saving the day.

Scarabella goes to rescue some civilians, but they were actually brainwashed by Robustus, once again showing her inexperience as Ladybug which doesn't go well with her effortlessly defeating Cat Noir earlier at all. Cat Noir helps Scarabella escape and the two hide out at the city's wax statue museum previously featured in “The Puppeteer 2”, because I guess the writers only want to reference bad episodes today. Cat Noir, not getting the importance of secret identities, asks Scarabella how she knows Ladybug, and Cat Noir somehow finds out she knows Ladybug's identity from her response.

Before the two can talk more, it turns out that the wax statues of celebrities in the museum are real people who attack the two heroes, leading to an awkward fight scene where Scarabella and Cat Noir fight a bunch of brainwashed civilians with no weapons beyond their cellphones. Our heroes, ladies and gentlemen!

Scarabella summons her Lucky Charm again, creating a frying pan, but when she looks around, she can't see how to properly use it. And despite spending the entire episode complaining about how much he hates her, it's Cat Noir that tells Scarabella to get her head back in the game because “That's what Ladybug would do”. Funny, I can think of a few situations where Cat Noir could have taken his own advice, but I digress. Also, he's now just cool with Scarabella because there's only a few minutes left in the episode and we need to wrap up the conflict.

Scarabella figures out an idea that involves freeing Marinette, so she negotiates with Robostus to free everything and everyone under his control or else Cat Noir will use his Cataclysm to destroy the Ladybug Miraculous. Robostus agrees and empties his hard drive, and to show them holding up her end of the bargain, Scarabella gives him the frying pan before she and Cat Noir let themselves be captured... while Marinette simply hits Robostus with the frying pan, freeing the Akuma and the two heroes. All in all, it's a really creative climax that shows both Scarabella and Marinette in perfect sync with each other even though they never discussed their plan. Though of course, because Astruc hates writing any scene with Ladynoir, Cat Noir gets a bucket stuck on his head so he doesn't see Marinette saving the day.

Scarabella de-evilizes Robostus, uses Miraculous Scarabella to fix everything and send Marinette back to the train, and because Hack-San already failed once, Shadowmoth can't use it for a different plan so he destroys the Sentimonster.

We cut to a few days after the trip (I guess Shadowmoth decided to take a vacation himself), and Alya tells Marinette to talk with Cat Noir about what happened.

This scene was so close to ending this episode off on a positive note. There was a good atmosphere and the body language of Ladybug and Cat Noir does a good job at telling us how uncomfortable they both feel while talking. It's just that instead of getting a heart to heart between the two about the lack of trust in their relationship, we get an Angstdrien Depreste scene. Or would a more accurate term be Cat Dour?

First off, while I don't have a problem with Ladybug apologizing for not telling Cat Noir, the episode never has him bring up what happened with Scarabella. As usual, both of them were partially at fault, but only Ladybug had to apologize for leaving her “Kitty” alone.

Second, Cat Noir’s feelings weren’t hurt? You’re telling me that in scenes like this...

And this...

Didn’t show Adrien acting irrationally because of how emotional he was? Is he really telling the truth around Ladybug or is he just trying to sweep that under the rug so Scarabella’s testimony doesn’t screw up his chances with Ladybug?

Third, this was an obvious chance to Cat Noir to finally be honest and tell Ladybug how he feels about her leaving him in the dark about so many things, but the entire conversation is just about how sad he would be if he never sees Ladybug again. Even though the whole reason he was so pissy to Scarabella at first was because of some lingering resentment for Ladybug ignoring him in favor of other heroes, why is this what the two talk about? I get it's not the season finale, but it's kind of hypocritical for Cat Noir to whine about how Ladybug doesn't trust him while never being honest about his own feelings? Sure, he's all soft and vulnerable around Ladybug, but we've seen all season how angry he gets about her not trusting him whenever she isn't around, so ironically, it's hard to tell if this is him being honest or not.

And I think now's a good time to finally talk about the way Ladybug and Cat Noir's partnership has been portrayed all season, especially since the main themes of the episodes relate to it. Buckle up, Adrien stans, because this isn't going to be pretty.

All season, we have been supposed to sympathize with Adrien as Marinette starts to trust Alya with more things than him. Marinette revealed her identity to her, trusted her to have her Miraculous permanently, and even let her keep her Miraculous even though someone else knew her identity. While some of it is hypocritical, the idea is that Adrien feels like he can be trusted with this kind of knowledge too, when really, he hasn't earned that responsibility.

Adrien has rarely, if ever, taken his job as a superhero seriously.

Not only is he known to flirt with Ladybug in the middle of a fight, he has defied her orders and recklessly sacrificed himself because he thinks Ladybug can do all the work without him.

He has also lashed out emotionally and once threatened to quit being Cat Noir in the middle of a crisis and was willing to let innocent people suffer for personal reasons, and later on actually quit being Cat Noir temporarily while Hawkmoth was about to start World War III because he was wallowing in self-pity.

He once said he isn't cut out for the responsibility that comes with being Ladybug and never learned anything from temporarily using the Ladybug Miraculous.

He has generally refused to respect Ladybug's boundaries and doesn't understand that she doesn't like him that way while he insists they should be a couple.

He outright fell for an evil doppelganger of Ladybug because she said she loved him and turned against the real Ladybug.

And I should also mention that despite hating how Ladybug keeps secrets from him, a lot of Adrien's worst moments have been when Ladybug wasn't around and he never told her about them.

He never told Ladybug that he was the reason Copycat really got akumatized while saying he never lies to her.

He never told Ladybug he contemplated letting thousands of people die because he didn't like not knowing stuff Ladybug knew.

He never told Ladybug he briefly used the Snake Miraculous to get brownie points with her.

He never told Ladybug he figured out her identity and asked her out as soon as he did so.

He never told Ladybug he abandoned Paris to go on a field trip.

He never told Ladybug he was screwing around on patrol and was excited to see someone get akuamtized if it meant spending time with her.

He never told Ladybug how he ignored Rena Rouge's orders because “ShE wAsN't LaDyBuG” and almost screwed up the mission because of it, and also never told her how he smashed a chimney in anger at Rena Rouge being in on the plan.

And he never told Ladybug he gave her replacement attitude after trying to harm her without letting her explain herself.

Why exactly should I support the idea of Ladybug trusting Cat Noir more when Cat Noir himself has kept his own secrets from Ladybug?

Adrien has done absolutely nothing to show he is trustworthy because more often than not, he views the battle with Shadowmoth as a game. He has screwed around when lives were on the line, and we're supposed to see him as responsible? It's kind of funny that Astruc compared Ladybug to Spider-Man, yet he seems to have forgotten that with great power, there must also come great responsibility. If this was a character flaw or a sign he needed to grow up, I'd be more accepting, but the fact that the writers think Adrien is a great superhero is laughable with how much evidence has proved the contrary.

In contrast, Alya, despite only being Marinette's confidant for a few episodes, has shown to take being a hero more seriously. She's helped her escape to transform, analyze the Guardian texts, and has been shown to work well on her own as Rena Rouge while helping out Marinette. I'm not trying to say she's an amazing character (“Rocketear” in particular has shown she still has problems with keeping secrets), but compared to Adrien, she seems to be more capable of handling top-secret information with Marinette, and more importantly, doesn't view being Rena Rouge as a way to have fun like Adrien does being Cat Noir. I'll go more into detail with that next time.

But yeah, this scene is how the episode ends, and what did I think of it?

I'm honestly not sure which episode I think is worse, this one or “Queen Banana”. On the one hand, every frame of “Queen Banana” could easily be replaced by an image of Astruc flipping the bird and the overall message of the episode would remain unchanged, but the fact that all of the writers think that everything Adrien does in this episode is okay and that we should feel sorry for him in this episode is just as bad, if not worse. 

As awful as Chloe was portrayed in “Queen Banana”, it was clear it was intentional on the writers' part, but Adrien doesn't get that excuse once much like he has all season. As far as Astruc's team thinks, Adrien is an incredible superhero even when he honestly attempted to harm someone with a superpower that can cause grievous harm at best. Yet again this season, in the show's attempt to make me feel sorry for Adrien, it made him look even worse. In any other show, he would obviously be called out for his incredibly unheroic actions.

Even putting him aside, the writing in this episode is still AWFUL. The whole reason Ladybug was benched had several plotholes and poor communication with Cat Noir that only made the fight with Robostus even harder, Shadowmoth's plan to waste a potentially useful Sentimonster to reuse a single Akuma was one of the dumbest plans he's ever had, and barring the ending, the action was just forgettable.

There were a few okay moments sprinkled throughout the episode (more than I can say for “Queen Banana”), so I'm still not sure if I should call this the worst episode of the show or still give that honor to “Queen Banana”. I guess I'll leave that choice up to you and let you pick your poison for now.

I mean, it's not like there's going to be an even worse episode down the line this season, right?

RIGHT???

#immaturity of thomas astruc #iota #thomas astruc #thomas astruc salt #miraculous ladybug #miraculous ladybug salt #marinette dupain cheng #ladybug #adrien agreste #cat noir #chat noir #alya cesaire #rena rouge #rena furtive #scarabella #max kante #pegasus #markov #robostus #gabriel agreste #hawkmoth #hawk moth #shadowmoth #shadow moth #nathalie sancoeur #mayura #tikki #plagg #nooroo #duusu

[gayandsuch]

Me? A simp? That’s ridiculous! Utterly ridiculous!

Highkey though, I’ve never simped for fictional characters before and miraculous has just been hitting me hard recently.

I think the main miraculous simping started from Luka, because oh my god he’s amazing

Luka!

Luka is very aesthetically appealing to me but also gives me lots of gender envy, he’s in that perfect middle ground I have when it comes to boys that just makes me die, legitimately.

I absolutely love Luka’s sassy hand flick when he transforms into Viperion. Also I love how I ended up making this gif so he head bangs into Viperion over and over. 10/10 very amusing

Honestly the guitar twins are both so cute, I believe in guitar twins supremacy. I love the vibe of guitar so I might be a little biased but STILL.

Tell me they’re not both absolutely attractive because I swear to god they both have amazing style and great hair and vibes.

Juleka!

Speaking of, the hype behind Luka is entirely deserved (because he’s great) but let’s stop sleeping on Juleka!

Her personality is literally so sweet! She’s shy in front of her peers but can speak up for herself when she truly needs to (when her parents were fighting) and she’s not scared of the things other people would normally be afraid of (she isn’t scared of Mylène when she becomes Horrificator). I’m really excited that she’s getting the opportunity to break out of her comfort zones and stand up for herself more in season four (Guiltrip and Crocoduel). Also she’s legit so aesthetically pleasing aND LOOK AT HER SMILE SHES SO CUTE

Tigress supremacy! I hope we’ll get to see more episodes with Tigress and I would love to see some interaction between Tigress and Viperion not knowing the other is their sibling! Tigress’s hair is so cute tho and the ears!! Oh my goodness

Chat Noir!

Chat Noir tho 👀 This scene has been replaying in my head for like a week so I made it a gif to replay it in my eyes! Ladybug pretends she doesn’t like it, but I love Chat’s jokes and demeanor. Also! Big gender envy vibes from him as well, though not from Adrien?

I definitely like Chat Noir more than Adrien, but I’ve been beginning to like Adrien a bit more recently. In season four, Adrien is just barely beginning to be more like his true self (Chat Noir) instead of the self he’s constructed to please his father and society. Adrien’s eyes and smiles are soft and kind which makes them appealing, but I hope he gets to be himself more without the mask like in Oblivio.

Marinette!

Marinette is totally the type of girl I would have a crush on if she were real, but, if we’re being honest, is there a girl I wouldn’t have a crush on? gjzjfsktd girls are so pretty. Anyway, Marinette looks good in every single miraculous she has ever used. I really hope we can get more of Adrien wearing different miraculouses in the coming seasons as well. But Aqua Ladybug and Bee Ladybug are both so pretty what in the world. And the mouse miraculous + literally anything is always so cute on her. The black cat looks good on everyone! (please don’t send me Master Fu or Damocles or whatever in the black cat miraculous I swear to god)

I love this scene of Ladybug, and Chat’s face when she grabs the chain is so funny too! Just something really attractive about Ladybug right here. :D

Rena Rouge!

I’ve always loved Rena’s design because of the big fluffy hair parts that fade to white and the mask that makes the eyes look larger than on Ladybug’s or Chat Noir’s masks. She’s so pretty when she strikes the pose to play the flute and I love how dynamic the ending pose of her transformation is. I also really like both the original design and the Rena Furtive design!

Zoé!

I like Zoé’s design and I absolutely LOVE her sneakers. I basically only wear converse or vans and I love the unique patterns (I have mermaid print, rainbow tie dye, sunset, etc in high tops) Im going to make another post soon going through everyone’s shoes and my opinions of them soon! :D

I really love Vesperia’s design! The hairstyle she was given is so cute and I love the kick she does at the end of her transformation, but maybe that’s just the dancer in me. Anyway, Vesperia’s character design looks like someone I would totally have a crush on if she were real.

Marc and Nathaniel!

I love both Marc and Nathaniel and I would really like to get more content of them in the coming seasons. I feel like everyone in the class has a bit more involvement and time to show off their character besides Nathaniel and I would love to see more from him. I got attached to Marc immediately and want more content I swear. Both of their designs are very cute too! Similar to Luka and Chat Noir, Marc and Nathaniel both give off varying degrees of gender envy! :)

In conclusion, I’m a simp!

Have a nice day! :)

- Rosie

P.S. Miss Bustier is low key so pretty but I’m not a simp I swear

#miraculous ladybug #ml ladybug #viperion #chat noir #vesperia #rena rouge #adrien agreste #luka couffaine #marinette dupain cheng #zoé bourgeois #chloe bourgeois #juleka couffaine #tigress #im a simp #mlb marc #mlb nathaniel #panromantic #aesthetic attraction #i am gay #miss bustier #guitar twins #mlb fandom #mlb season 4 #mlb season 1 #gender envy #genderfluid

[zoe-oneesama]

Okay, semi-serious question! What would each member of Miss Bustier's class in the Scarlet!AU, including Lila, dress up as for Halloween?

Well I think my ideas would probably apply to canon. And obviously I know France doesn’t really do Halloween (at least not how America does), so we’re gonna just retcon reality and pretend Halloween is a common thing to these kids, so basically:

Marinette: A character costume. From a cartoon or movie or game, whatever it is she’s handmaking and handstyling all of it and is scouring the internet to make sure every detail is 100% canon accurate. Every year she tries to outdo herself by getting more and more intricate characters. Year 1 - Princess Peach Paper Mario version. Year 5 - Princess Peach Smash Bros verison.

Adrien: It’s the first year he gets to participate and it’s not some bougie adult wine drinking party, so he either goes for a visual pun (sticking a bunch of beige paint swatches to himself to be 50 Shades of Grey) or goes super basic royalty free costume, like A Vampire or A Devil. If he has a partner he’d totally go couples costumes, but who decides the costumes depends on the partner. (Marinette would totally bow to his whims but Kagami would reel him in)

Alya: She’s been in different store bought Majestia costumes since she was old enough to call the shots. Only this year is she going for Hometown Heroes, but she’s completely caught between who to choose - Ladybug because obviously, or Carapace because her boyfriend, or Rena Rouge because it’s hilarious?! So many options!!!

Nino: He’s never gotten super into it but keeps it alive for Chris. Typically he’ll pull together a “closet costume”, like pulling out the plaid button up and sticking some straw out of the pockets to be a scarecrow. Going to parties with Alya makes him want to try a little harder this year so he’ll probably actually buy a full costume this year to go with whatever she decides to be (”Wait, you’re gonna dress as me this year?!”)

Canon Chloe: She’s worn her Ladybug costume a few too many times in public, so she’ll probably go for Queen Bee but with a twist - like a full ballgown princess but Queen Bee themed. It’s super expensive decorated with real rhinestones, as are all the costumes she’s had in the past because she’s in a personal competition with Marinette. It kills her that Marinette always gets way more compliments on her costumes. 

SL Chloe: Same as above but Scarlet Lady themed. She’s at least smart enough to forgo the mask and demands pockets to shove Tikki into.

Canon Sabrina: In order to match Chloe but not outshine her, Sabrina is ordered to be a bee (to be Queen Bee’s “Pollen”, though Sabrina doesn’t know what that means). She’s an adorabee and her outfit is also pretty expensive because it was commissioned by Chloe, but that also means Sabrina got zero input on it. 

SL Sabrina: It’s the first time Sabrina hasn’t relied on Chloe to “make” her costume (or rather DECIDE her costume) and all the independence has Sabrina scrambling a bit. In the end, by borrowing some of her dad’s old things, she dresses as a Cutie Cop complete with a too big hat and handcuffs she has to SWEAR not to use.

Max: With some carefully painted cardboard and foam, he’s one of the bots from UMS III. Despite the crudeness of the costume, it is also meticulously model accurate, and also very difficult to move in.

Kim: 100% one of those inflatable T Rex costumes.

Alix: She’d probably wear her regular clothes but invest in a high quality wolf mask and hands and sneak up on people all night.

Nathaniel: He’d have to prepare months in advance but he’d show up as Super Nathan. He skips on the face paint but considering it’s his OC and he still draws it in his comic, I think he’s not emotionally tainted by being an akuma and it’s own little “Fuck You” to Hawkmoth. Plus it makes Chloe stay 10000 miles away from him. 

Mylene: Mylene walks into a costume shop with no plan, wanting to be taken in by how a costume looks and feels on her. Because of that she has an eclectic background and no one ever knows what she’s going to come as. Last year she was a racoon because the costume dress had ears on the hoodie, but maybe this year she comes as a Mad Hatter because the costume came with a lot of pieces. Who knows?!

Ivan: He knows he’s going to avoid anything with a mask if he wants his girlfriend to come near him. That does knock off a lot of his favorite horror characters, so he goes an Adrien route and shows up as A Ninja. Yep. Definitely not a video game character, noooo, this is TOTALLY just A Ninja. Uhuh.

Rose: Unicorn Princess. With wings. And a tiara. And A wand. And a tail. And rainbow chalk in her hair. And stickers. 

Juleka: She’s a witch, but not a store bought cute short skirt one. Like a voodoo hag that dragged herself out of the swamp to curse mankind. She’s basically one every year so she just adds onto her costume and every year her witch costume just increases in collectables. Vials around her waist and a fake crow on her hat, a spell book appeared one year, and spider webs draped over her shoulders. Uh, are you sure that’s just a costume Juleka?

Canon Lila: She doesn’t care much about the actual costume but takes a lot of care making sure it’s juuuuuust towing the line between cute and sexy. It needs to be attention getting but not bad attention. She goes for slightly childish characters, like Little Red Riding Hood, so she can get away with saying she thought it was “just adorable!” when she knows it’s showing her off. If I wanted her to be even cheekier, I’d have her find a “Sexy” Rena Rouge costume that’s pretty much Rena Rouge but in a skirt, and watch Alya convulse.

SL Lila: Drop the act and just admit she likes feeling sexy. Her friends help her find costumes that are age appropriate but scratch that itch and Lila puts more thought into the actual character. She gets a new appreciation for merging horror with pretty stuff - like a Zombie Cheerleader or Elsa but with ice coming out of her skin. It also lets her stretch her makeup skills. 

#on the lila thing I just wanna say that I used to have that embarrassing 'i wanna be a sexy grown up' phase #so that's where I'm coming from with that logic #halloween #my opinion #halloween costumes #ml #miraculous ladybug #crisisdparity

[san-fics]

The day that changed everything

MLB fanfiction.

Ladrien, Marichat, Ladynoir, Adrianette

Part 2. Surprise, surprise

Chat Noir was not seen on Paris’s streets anymore. Marinette knew as a guardian — or at least she hoped she knew — he would appear in case of dander right away. Being a responsible holder of destruction miraculous, he wouldn’t stay away if was needed.

But the city was safe. Ladybug, Rena Rough and Carapace were patrolling it occasionally. More to reassure the people that they are around. But Chat never showed.

Only a month ago Marinette accidentally herd Alya’s conversation with Nino. As much as Marinette could understand without being seen, they have met with Chat Noir for few times thorough this year.

She was hurt. She knew she didn’t have the right for it, but she was hurt anyway. He was here. Meeting with her friends. Well, his teammates, but still, her friends too! But not her. Not a word from him. Wasn’t he ever to forgive her? Not even enough to see her again?

Marinette stood up and walked through the room, the chill of the nightmare still in the air. 6 am. She knew she wouldn’t get any sleep now. She knew she’d be a walking dead all day long. But what could she do? Refuse to participate the event that triggered her nightmares again?

She’d already tried it at the beginning, but Alya convinced her it would be a great opportunity to show to the city they care. Team miraculous that is. Marinette was always a responsible one. That was probably what destroyed her at the first place. And what was still an issue in her life, but to whom would you trust the box full of superpowers otherwise?

Marinette had a shower and was about to finish her coffee when someone knocked at the door. She looked at the clock. It was 7:15 am. Who would come so early to her house?

Alya and Nino were renting an apartment right across the hall and usually this knock would mead Alya needs something from the kitchen. But 7 in the morning was way too early for that sleepy head to get up.

And yet Marinette found her trusted friend right behind her door.

“So, are you ready?!” The red hear journalist said with excitement, entering the room. “Of course magic does it’s job, but still, you must be prepared in case you’d need to detransforme!”

“Alya,” Marinette was trying to keep her head together from the noise. “What are you doing awake at 7 in the morning?”

“Helping you, of course!” Did you think I’d miss such a show?! It’s like a class reunion, really, not that they’ll know about it with you wearing the mask, but this is gonna be something!”

“What are you talking about?” Marinette set down, wondering, if this woman would even learn to speak low in the mornings. “What reunion?”

“Don’t tell me you didn’t read the list of participants! Really? Did you stop after Agreste’s name?” Alya was looking at her with almost pity in her eyes.

“No, I did... I guess... Was there Nat? And Juleka?” Marinette tried to remember. “But anyway, I still have time to prepare. Today is just Thursday and...”

“Marinette Dupan Cheng!” Alya’s voice sounded as if she was scolding a child. “Today is Friday and they start shooting at 9.”

**

Before she knew, Ladybug was sitting on a char in a dark podium with few other women whispering next to her in the dark.

The chairs were placed on a platform, which was turned away from the audience cheering in the studio.

“Utterly ridiculous!” Ladybug recognized this voice even young woman next to her was whispering.

“Relax, Chloe,” a quiet muttering familiar voice of Juleca was heard a little funder away. “They just want to teas the public a little.”

“It’s just ridiculous we have to meet Adrikins on some show, you know? He’s our friend!” Chloe whispered back. “Why would he hide from everyone for so long anyway?”

Ladybug knew Chloe had changed after they’ve finished school. She wouldn’t show much, but Chloe Bourgeois became softer, more in her real decisions, even she was trying to maintain outwardly the reputation of her old toughness at the same time.

If fact, Marinette had started a new clothing line in close partnership with Choe, among other designers, who were relying on Chloe’s name for promoting their productions as a style icon on her blog and other media.

Juleca started modeling career, and were much involved into the fashion business as well, so seeing those two as colleges wouldn’t be a surprise.

What was surprising for Ladybug — is that she wasn’t used to hear Chloe speaking in “we” terms. It almost looked as she started to let people in, close enough to become her real friends now.

“Hello ladies and gentlemen!” Nadja Chamak’s voice began to ring out, although Ladybug still couldn’t see her from her seat. “We have gathered here for the charity event dedicated to opening of a new children’s hospital in Paris. You can expect a lot of surprises today, as much as love! After all, the theme of our event is “How to find love that can build a family.”

Ladybug frowned. That's not what she was told the topic would be. It was more like “The love in the world for protection of new generation” or something like that, she couldn’t remember exactly. But it looked like Nadja prepared surprises not only for public, but for the participants too.

The platform where Ladybug’s chair stood on started to turn slowly and now she could see audience with spectators and Nadja, standing in the center of the stage.

“I’m glad to present you our guests for today!” Nadja announced. “Yang and talented model — Juleka Couffaine!” A bright light came on over Juleka's chair as she smiled a professional but still slightly shy smile and ducked her hand.

“Style icon and charming fashion guide,” Nadja went on, “Chloe Bourgeois!” A spotlight illuminated Chloe's seat as she blew a kiss into the audience.

“And the last but not least lady, the savior of Paris — Ladybug!” A bright light flashed over her head, blinding Ladybug for a moment as she pasted the best professional smile she could manage on her face and nodded.

“Let’s now face our gentlemen for the day!” Nadja was clearly satisfied with all the cheering around.

[part 1] ... [part 3.]

[more MLB fanfics]

#mlb fanfic #miraculous ladybug #miraculous lb #ladybug and chat noir #adrianette #ladybug #ladynoir #miraculous #ladynoir fanfic #cat noir #marichat fanfic #marichat #ladrien

[helgabatwrittings]

When your world comes crashing down don't cry

Chapter 2: Running

AO3

He glanced once again at Adrien, who was still staring right ahead, frozen in some kind of spell that has been affecting him for almost a week now. He wasn’t even writing down anything, in his somehow simultaneously messy and tidy notes. And Adrien always participated in Physics class. He would bounce his leg in excitement while quickly solving all the different problems assigned to them, making Nino wonder, more than once, if he was one of those genius kids he sometimes read about on the internet. But now? He was just staring, the only sign of life from him were the occasional trembling sighs and the subtle shakiness of his hands.

Nino was absolutely certain that something was going on with his best friend. If he were to describe the major shift in Adrien’s behaviour from last week to this one in just one word, he would choose the word “slow”. Everything Adrien did now was slower than anything he had seen from the boy. The way he would take a couple of seconds to answer whatever Nino asked him, how he would trail behind him and the girls when they walked together through the halls of the school, the time Adrien took to look him in the eyes as if he was gathering the courage to do so.

Something was wrong and Nino, no matter how hard he tried, didn’t seem to be going anywhere in finding out what… in trying to help his best friend…

His leg was bouncing up and down, both in frustration and anxiety. Something was very wrong with Adrien, and he kept pretending he was fine! Even now, when Adrien was clearly pretending to be paying attention to class, Nino could tell that he was nowhere near that classroom. Heck! Even Miss Mendeleiev could tell it by the worried and subtle glances she kept throwing at Adrien. So yeah, this was serious if even Miss Mendeleiev was concerned.

The class was silent, except for the occasional whispers that could be heard, it was usually quiet, due to the strict style Miss Mendeleiev loved to adopt, so it’s not like anything was out of place. Nino looked around. Kim was subtlety passing a note to Alix who sat in front of him, while Max kept writing down the Gravity formulas that were on the blackboard. Rose and Juleka were quietly whispering between them, shy blushes and soft giggles could be observed if one was attentive enough. Nathaniel kept his head bowed down, probably drawing some doodles for his comic.

Nino looked behind him, noticing that Marinette’s eyes were completely fixed at the back of his bro’s head, her face twisted with the same concerned frown Nino was probably sporting as well. Alya noticed him staring and smiled adoringly at him to which he answered with a smile of his own.

He glanced once again at Adrien, who was still staring right ahead, frozen in some kind of spell that has been affecting him for almost a week now. He wasn’t even writing down anything, in his somehow simultaneously messy and tidy notes. And Adrien always participated in Physics class. He would bounce his leg in excitement while quickly solving all the different problems assigned to them, making Nino wonder, more than once, if he was one of those genius kids he sometimes read about on the internet. But now? He was just staring, the only sign of life from him were the occasional trembling sighs and the subtle shakiness of his hands.

Like he had read Nino’s mind, Adrien finally moved his head, looking down at his hands, and quickly shoved them under the desk.

Nino knew that this lesson was of extreme importance for their test next week. He knew that, and he also knew that unlike the blond sitting right beside him, he sucked at physics, so he really should be absorbing every piece of wisdom Miss Mendeleiev was sharing with them. But no matter how much he tried, his eyes couldn’t drift from the still image of his best friend. Even his blinks were slow, and… wait a second… Nino’s eyes narrowed to better focus on a small detail they caught. Was that powder on Adrien’s face? Was Adrien wearing make-up? He only wore make-up when he was trying to hide the tiredness on his face, it was always applied so lightly that it was almost imperceptible, but this one was obvious, it was so so obvious…

Something was definitely going on…

Riiiiiiiiiiiing

Nino jumped in his seat. The class was officially over, and he didn’t listen to a single word Miss Mendeleiev had said. He was so screwed for next week test…

He started packing all his stuff into his backpack, while Adrien just stood there, still frozen in the same spell that had overtaken him during class. When Nino finally tore his gaze away from his bro, he saw Alya and Marinette standing right in front of their desk, Marinette was frowning at Adrien, her face was pensive as if trying to come up for an explanation to Adrien’s odd behaviour, while Alya started to snap her fingers right in front of his face.

“Earth to Sunshine!” She called. Nino saw him slowly raise his head in Alya’s direction, seemingly looking past her.

Nino raised his hand to rest on Adrien’s shoulder, which made the other boy flinch and jump in his seat like a scared cat, he immediately retracted his hand. “Hey, dude, is everything okay?” He finally asked.

Green eyes suddenly turned to him, misty and full of sorrow, and Nino finally saw the mask crumbling down. He finally saw the exhaustion emanating in huge waves from Adrien’s inner core.

Adrien then snapped his head in Marinette’s direction, then Alya’s, then Nino’s again. He suddenly stood, and haphazardly shoved all the scattered papers and books inside his messenger’s bag, “I have to go”, he muttered, and without giving them any chance to even react to his sudden burst of energy, he bolted out of the classroom.

“What was that?” Alya asked perplexed.

Nino sighed.

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The violent wind hitting his face felt like a blessing, while Adrien, now in the safety that being Chat Noir brought him, ran across the Parisian rooftops. It kept him awake, it gave him a boost of energy even though his lungs were burning, and all his muscles were screaming from the exertion.

He should have gone back to school, he still had more classes for the day, but he physically couldn’t go back to that classroom and face his friends. The memory of Alya’s, Marinette’s and Nino’s frowns was enough to make his stomach fold in itself, threatening to expel all the little contents inside.

The violent vibration coming from the impact of his baton against the rooftop quickly spread throughout his arms, furthering straining his increasingly weak muscles.

“Ladybug thinks he’s obnoxious, and she’s right!”

All his forces vanished, making him lose his grip on the baton. The velocity in which he was running made him fly across the rooftop with no support whatsoever. He crashed against the black rooftop, his body rolling over it, being only propelled by inertia.

His body finally hit the brick wall of a chimney, and even though Adrien was wearing a super-suit, and his resistance was considerably more significant than if he was untransformed, every single part of him still seemed to be protesting in pain, rendering him immobile, lying down in foetal position with his back resting against that final chimney.

Being Chat Noir used to grant him the freedom he has always craved. He was free from all the press, all the people who chased after Adrien as if they knew him better than he knew himself. He was free from all the expectations, all the demands, all the disappointed looks his father threw at him. He could be whoever he wanted as Chat Noir, and so he pretended and pretended, clowning around, because no one expected anything from him, so he was free to do whatever he wanted, to say whatever he was thinking.

All his troubles would be left behind as soon as he said the magical words, but of course, he knew that they would catch up to him eventually because he was still Adrien underneath that black mask. It was easier to pretend though. And so, he acted and acted, until the act became the person, and he didn’t know who he was anymore. Who was he kidding? He never really knew who he was.

Adrien released a shaky breath. His back was killing him, and the left side of his hip was burning. He would have to apply so much concealer to hide the bruises that have for sure started to form.

Being Chat Noir used to be a blessing in his everyday life, a getaway from being Adrien. But now? It was starting to feel more like a curse. All because of Adrien’s problems, Adrien’s inner defects have caught up to Chat Noir.

Adrien wasn’t trustworthy, he knew that from the way his parents have always pretended that his mum was perfectly fine even though she was bedridden most of the time, that last year she was still around. He knew that from how his father would still not tell him anything about what happened to her. From how they didn’t trust him around other kids, thinking he was just a porcelain doll that would break at the slightest touch. How his father still wouldn’t trust him with Nathalie’s condition. And so, because Adrien wasn’t trustworthy, and Adrien and Chat Noir were the same person, Chat Noir wasn’t trustworthy. And that was why Ladybug was hiding so much from him.

Adrien was unlovable. He could tell by the way his father looked at him, with so much disdain, as if it would be better that he was gone instead of his mother, and perhaps he was right. Perhaps everyone would be better off without him in the pic-

His ring beeped suddenly as if it was trying to stop his downward spiralling thoughts. Adrien slowly raised his hand to his eyes’ level, pondering if he really deserved to be Chat Noir.

No one seemed to like Chat Noir, no one seemed to need him. Not even Ladybug. Ladybug is amazing, she has all those other superheroes to help her, and lately, she has been relying on them more and more, rendering him useless. He didn’t even use cataclysm in some of the last missions. Heck, Rena was already giving him orders and making plans with Ladybug.

They seemed to be so close lately. Adrien wouldn’t be surprised if Ladybug decided to tell her her secret identity, before telling him. And Adrien wouldn’t really condemn her. Rena was a far more competent partner than he ever was.

His breaths started to get more frantic for the third time that day. He had lost everyone. Ladybug, Nathalie, Kagami, Chloé, even Nino. Nino was his best friend, but he hated Chat Noir, who was a part of him, so if he found out his identity, what would that mean for their friendship?

And maybe he’s being overdramatic like he’s prone to be, and Nino really was only mad because he thought Aya was cheating on him, but could Adrien really risk it? Could Adrien ever tell him his secret and risk losing him as a friend because Nino really hates Chat Noir?

He felt like he was going to throw up, the lodge in his throat seemed to be the only thing stopping it.

A sudden flash of green light enveloped him, and the pain from his fall seemed to have doubled, which interrupted the train wreck that his mind had caught itself in. The pain was good. It distracted him. It was good.

A dark shadow flew across his blurry vision, and he felt something hit his wet face.

“-rien” He squinted at the shadow that seemed to be speaking. Adrien is going crazy. He finally snapped and this is how his fractured mind is showing him just how broken it is.

“Adrien, kid, c’mon!”

Plagg was frantically waving his little paws right in from of his eyes. His leg was vibrating.

Adrien further curled in himself, shielding himself from the cold wind that was sweeping through Paris. Shielding himself from all the voices laughing at him for being the joke he is.

“Kid, please say something, blink at me, anything! Let me know you’re here!” Green eyes slowly drifted to Plagg.

“Pl-Plagg…” God, his voice was trembling so much. Speaking was taking an awfully pained effort.

“Your phone is ringing, it’s that hat boy.” Plagg was holding his phone after diving into Adrien’s pocket. “Please, Adrien, speak to someone, anyone!”

“I can’t… He hates me…” He couldn’t look at his phone. His eyes drifting everywhere but the black blob in front of him.

“He doesn’t, I promise you that he doesn’t! Please, talk to him, Adrien!” Plagg cried, further pushing the phone to his face. Nino’s face was highlighted as he tried to videocall him.

The device kept vibrating. Adrien weakly grabbed it, but it fell to the floor as if his fingers had stopped working and lost all sense of how to grip an object. It hit his leg on the way, which seemed to have softened the fall, so the phone didn’t break. His leg though had just earned one more bruise for the collection.

Adrien’s mind was too sluggish, like an old car running its last miles, that it took him a while to realise that a new voice had joined him and Plagg on the rooftop.

#miraculous fanfic #miraculous ladybug #hope you like it #suicidal thoughts #depression #adrien agreste #Nino lahiffe

[miraculousalexa]

If Chat Noir expresses what he feels deep down

Ladybug: Hey cat!

Chat Noir: Hey m'lady!

Ladybug: what's bothering you?

Chat Noir: nothing...

Ladybug: it doesn't look like it

Chat Noir: okay, I feel like you've replaced me with Rena

Ladybug: no I never did that... She's here to replace me if something happens to me

Chat Noir: so she knows your identity?

Ladybug: yeah kinda..

Chat Noir: I was here from the start though

Ladybug: yeah I know...

*both of them were mad at each other and they started to raise their voice*

Chat Noir: if she knows your identity, it's fine. But if I know your identity, it's not fine? For heaven's sake you're the gaurdian

Ladybug: I didn't have a choice.. I had to lie to everyone, to my friends, to my family, I was going through a breakup because of this secret shit and did you know how it hurt me?

Chat Noir: I was here to help you! Plus even I went through a breakup recently because of the same reason.. Do you know how it hurts to have people around you a the time but still feel lonely?

Ladybug: Chat-- I--

Chat Noir: What's the point Ladybug? I lost my mom a year back, my dad became overprotective and never let me leave the house, even for school. He made me take a heckload of classes, Chinese classes, fencing classes, piano lessons and so on. People think that I have a freaking amazing happy life but I don't. My friends are feeling guilty because they are not able to stand up to my dad. So in the end I just became the mask which I'm wearing all the time! I literally lost myself. Then there came this miraculous job and I have plagg with me who makes me smile everytime. I get to fight supervillains with you and be myself. I thought that atleast I was important to you but looks like I'm not. No it's not your fault Ladybug, it's all mine. It's my fault that I expected too much.

Ladybug: Chat I-

Chat Noir: you know why Master Fu chose us? To get through stuff together as a team. A goddamm team. He didn't give us the Miraculous to leave me in the dark and get help from another miraculous holder who wasn't selected by Master. Forget it Ladybug, I thought you were different, but you are just like everyone else.

Ladybug: let me FREAKING EXPLAIN CHAT NOIR. You came to know my identity, you were akumatized, you literally wiped out the life from our planet and broke the moon into half.

Chat Noir: wait-- how? And again you didn't tell me that...

Ladybug: I WAS AFRAID THAT I WOULD LOSE YOU... I thought you would feel so guilty and give up the miraculous. I don't know how you were akumatized, because I think that it's not your fault, but it was something that my identity reveal started. Bunnix got me and asked me to capture the akuma. You were so cold and sad then. I never wanted to see you like that.

Chat Noir: Well now you will...

*Chat extended his staff and disappeared into the night while Ladybug hugged her knees and started crying*

Ladybug: I'm so sorry Chat Noir, whatever I did was wrong. You didn't know who my heart skipped a beat when Chat Blanc said "it's our love that did to this world m'lady". I wasn't able to be so open with you later on because I didn't wanna hurt you again. I relied on Rena because being the amazing friend, she looked into me deep down even when the world believed that I was fine. She helped me create the charms and she helps me get out of places whenever there's an akumatization. I don't know what you are going through Chat Noir, but always know that you are irreplaceable no matter what happens, you not knowing my secret doesn't mean otherwise. I gave Rena the Miraculous permanently because I don't want her to make another mistake, like how she did with turtle miraculous. I'm so sorry Chat for making you feel this way. You always made me happy with the jokes you said, but k didn't know that you were hurting deep down too. You're right, we are partners, we are supposed to share everything. I just didn't wanna hurt you...

*Ladybug started to cry even more and she wasn't able to catch her breath*

Chat Noir: Hey m'lady....

*Chat Noir makes an appearance from the nearby rooftop*

Chat Noir: I heard whatever you've just said... I'm sk sorry m'lady for being angry on you..

Ladybug: you had the right to be angry on me.. and I'm so sorry for making you feel like I've replaced you..

Chat Noir: it's fine m'lady, I promise that we'll get through this. We'll defeat Hawkmoth and then we don't have to keep any secrets...

Ladybug: yeah I can't wait for that day to come soon. I'm glad that we worked this out.

Chat Noir: Yeah...

Ladybug: And thank you for opening up to me about whatever you were hiding.. I will always be with you Kitty Cat, I will never judge you, you can be real with me.

Chat Noir: Same goes for you, I'm here no matter what. Afterall we should help eachother to get out of this nightmare.

Ladybug: yeah you're right :)

Chat Noir: :)

#idk what i was thinking while writing this #this js how i fight lmao #someone please tell him about chat blanc #miraculous #miraculous ladybug #ladynoir #adrienette #ladybug #chat noir #chat Blanc

[yannowhatigiveup]

My One And Only - Chapter 17

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I have posted this chapter and I have had as much sleep as an insomniac can get. After next chapter, maybe, I’ll get to the scene that I have been wanting but also dreading to write so that’s something.

"...You're Ladybug, aren't you?"

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Marinette's eyes widened, she didn't expect Alya to come to that recognition but as she gave it a second thought, it made sense. Luckily the pain in her chest had subsided so she could think clearly. The bluenette turned away from her best friend, nodding her head.

"Oh my god. You're Ladybug, my best friend is Ladybug!" Alya gasped, the situation truly hitting her, "Oh god you're Ladybug, the same Ladybug that got stabbed! Oh my god Mari are you okay?!"

The bluenette took a few long breaths before answering. "Yeah, I will be"

The aspiring reporter shook her head, "No, what happens if that happens during class? You might not have enough energy to stay conscious! I'll go tell Miss Bustier to let us off for today then we go to Damian's since he's the likely candidate to be Noir" Marinette knew not to underestimate her best friend's capabilities but she couldn't help but be stunned at her accurate conclusion. Hesitantly, she agreed and only after the bluenette was safely escorted out of the bathroom did Alya make her way to their classroom. After what felt like an eternity, though was probably only a few minutes, the amber-haired girl returned. "Come on, let's go get your stuff"

Once her belongings were collected, the two left the school building and towards the Grand Paris. While one hand was steadying the bluenette, Alya had her phone in the other. 'Texting Dami probably' The walk completely silent, but it was a comfortable silence. The aching in her chest would certainly appear in her voice and she didn't want to worry her best friend more than she already was. Marinette also knew that Alya was waiting to reach to hotel room before she asked questions, a good hero never discussed trivial matters out of the mask when it wasn't necessary, and Alya was definitely a good hero.

Soon enough, they arrived at the hotel and made their way to Damian's room. The green-eyed boy greeted them as they went inside, taking Mari from Alya so that she could lean on him. Once all three occupants were safely secured in the room, their three kwamis came up to check on their guardian.

Tikki's voice came first. "Marinette! Are you okay? I tried healing it but it didn't work I'm sorry"

"It's not your fault Tikki. It's oka-"

"No! It's not okay, Marinette! You're in pain! Plagg, Trixx is there anyway to get rid of it?" The red kwami anxiously floated towards her fellow companions.

"It's was caused by Hawkmoth" Plagg supplied. "Only Nooroo can remove his magic"

Damian hummed thoughtfully while Alya, though less panicked, was still slightly alarmed. There was still one question that left unanswered. What were they going to do now? Marinette's train of thought kicked in. 'We might have to expand our team sooner than expected...'

"What's the plan?" It was Alya who spoke, the reporter recognised the look of thought on her best friend's face.

"I think... I think we need to bring in more heroes" the bluenette replied hesitantly. "I'll give it some more thought before we bring anyone in"

Alya nodded. "Say, do you think I should practise my illusions? I could try to make them more fluid and realistic" Marinette approved for Alya to practice and watched Rena Rouge jump from rooftop to rooftop. The bluenette turned to her boyfriend.

"I'll look at the copy of the Grimoire, maybe it'll reveal a way to heal me, or subdue the pain at least." The blue-eyed girl blinked as an idea popped in her head. "Why don't you join me? You tend to pick up on things quite quickly so maybe I could teach you how to read the language of the guardians"

Damian sat on the chair, gently pulled Marinette on his lap and peered over her shoulder, looking at the digital copy of the book on her phone. "Learning an ancient language could be interesting"

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The green-eyed boy chuckled ever so slightly as the bluenette kept whining about how he managed to pick this up much faster than she did when Master Fu taught her. After some time, Marinette decided to go check on Rena Rouge in her hero persona, she took one of Damian's hoodies before leaving, though. This went unnoticed by the owner but not by his kwami. Plagg snickered at Marinette's sneaky antics before asking, demanding, for some Camembert. Damian ordered a selection of cheese to see if there was a substitute to the stinky cheese, there was no way he would go around smelling like a used sock. The black kwami didn't complain since it means he would have more cheese. As Plagg was eating somewhere in the hotel room, a ringing sound came from Damian's phone. Thinking it was one of his annoying brothers, he left it idle for a moment before reaching to answer the call. It was a face time request. From Jon. Pressing the accept button, Damian placed his phone on the coffee table while waiting for the call to connect.

"Hi Dami!!" Was what was first said when the call finally connected. He didn't necessarily like the nickname, it was reserved for Marinette and Marinette only.

"Hello, Kent" he replied, his eyes briefly glanced over to the black kwami in his room. Then he remembered something that Marinette had mentioned momentarily.

Marinette had pulled her phone out from her purse and pulled Damian in for a picture, Tikki on her shoulder and Plagg on Damian's head. Wanting to make her happy, Damian let his lips twitch ever so slightly, having a small smile, one that his family would scarcely see, on his face.

"Don't the kwamis appear on camera?" He asked when she had finsihed. The bluenette turned to smile at him.

"Their magic prevents them from being recorded or heard on camera, so no" Marinette grabbed her phone back from where she returned it. She handed it towards him where the picture was shown and sure enough, there were no kwamis insight.

"Magic never fails to impress me"

The bluenette giggled. "I know"

"So how's the City of Love? Found anyone yet?" Jon's tone wasn't in a teasing manner, like most of his brothers would usually have, instead his voice held genuine curiosity. Again, Damian noted how much Jon would act like an excited puppy.

"It's adequate" He stated simply, he purposefully didn't answer the second question. Unfortunately for him, Jon managed to pickup on the fact.

"No. Freakin'. Way. You found someone! What's their name? What're they like? Do you have a crush or you and them together? Wh-" His voice was cut off by the sound of Damian's hotel door opening. He was thankful for the interruption before realising it was Marinette who entered, wearing his hoodie.

Completely forgetting that Jon was on call, Damian turned to the bluenette. "Is that my hoodie?"

Marinette, noticing Damian was speaking in English, switched to English as well. "I may have taken it as I left but you have no proof" She made her way to the couch, hugging her boyfriend from behind before noticing the boy on the phone. "Oh hello!" She greeted.

"Woah! Hi! Are you Damian's girlfriend by any chance?" The big wide smile that appeared on his face when she confirmed his suspicions, could rival her own. "What's your name?"

"Marinette"

"It's nice to meet you Marinette! I'm Jon, Dami's best friend!" He reminded her of Adrien, both had excitable personalities and they were both enthusiastic rays of sunshine.

"Self-proclaimed" Damian muttered under his breath.

Marinette, though having a smile on her face, jabbed the green-eyed boy in the ribs with her elbows, "Be nice, Dami"

"My name and nice are not usually in the same sentence" He smirked at her offended expression.

The bluenette huffed as she folded her arms across her chest. "Well when you're with me you're much more than nice"

"Well you are my girlfriend, it's hard not to" Marinette shot a playful glare at Damian, which was by no means intimidating in the slightest. "Such as right now, I feel like I'm being intimidated by a cupcake"

The blue-eyed girl's cheeks dusted with a light pink before she turned her head towards something in the room, muttering incoherently. Damian couldn't pick up what she was saying so he pulled her into his body, her begrudgingly leaning into the embrace.

Jon could tell that Damian had gotten soft and was completely smitten for the noirette. In all honesty, he was happy he could find someone like her. Despite only briefly talking, he could tell she was a pure soul. "Well I gotta get going. See you lovebirds later!" And the call disconnected.

"You're best friend seems like the cheerful type"

"Self-procla-" A soft pair of lips on his own cut off the words he was about to say. He didn't mind, he was just annoyed that this was a very convenient way to get him to shut up.

"Self-proclaimed or not-" Marinette began after she pulled away "-you still care about him greatly, much like you do with your brothers."

"You always try to think of the best in others" He muttered, his voice muffled as he placed a kiss on her temple. "Where's Cèsaire?"

"She returned to school, hey do you want to get something to eat while I'm still here?"

"Sure"

~~~

The two had sat down in the dining area, both scanning the menu for something that caught their eye, when an akuma made it's presence known. The couple quickly came to the the scene, the Akuma seemed to be a ten year old girl. Le Chien and Rena Rouge were quickly to arrive as well, with Le Chien providing the information on her backstory.

"Apparently, from what I heard, she got ridiculed for getting a participation reward" The dog-themed hero supplied, eyes dropping ever so slightly. "Poor her"

"If we deal with this swiftly, we'll be able to help her" Ladybug called upon her lucky charm and was given a long, spotted javelin. The spotted heroine noticed how the girl's weapon was also a javelin, just with a more pointier end. Her eyes darted all over the scene, first to Noir who was duelling the Akuma, then to the two heroes at her side. Quickly formulating a plan, Ladybug turned to Rena Rouge. "I'll need you to create illusions of the two of us, we'll able to confuse the Akuma and while it's confused-" The spotted heroine turned to Le Chien. "-you'll be able to identify the akumatized object"

Rena and Chien nodded while positioning themselves to attack. Ladybug, javelin in hand, joined Noir in the duel. Rena joined too after a music note was played and many clones of the hero team were created. The Akuma, however, was tactical and had managed to narrow it's opponents down to the original trio. This was when the main part of her plan was to take place. Ladybug slowly distanced herself from the fight, sending a signal to Noir to get him to do the same.

Once noticing her signal, Noir took action. "Rena, fall back" The fox-themed heroine shot a shocked look at the black cat hero before hesitantly obliging. With all three heroes equal length away, the Akuma struggled to decide who to get rid of first, Ladybug had other plans. Using the moment of uncertainty to her advantage, the spotted-heroine charged at the Akuma, knocking the Akuma's javelin out of their reach with her own. While Ladybug was in the air, jumping over the Akuma, Le Chien had not a moment to spare.

"Fetch!" His boomerang lit up and he threw it at the Akuma with great force, the glowing boomerang snatched one of the many medallions resting on the Akuma's body before returning. A purple butterfly emerged as the dog-themed hero threw the medal on the floor.

A spotted yo-yo was quick to capture the fluttering creature. "Gotcha. Bye-bye little butterfly" Once freed from it's magical imprisonment, a white butterfly emerged. Javelin in hand, Ladybug threw it in the air, erupting into many magical ladybugs. "Miraculous Ladybug!" Once the ladybugs subsided, all four heroes fist pumped.

"Pound it!"

They were interrupted by the sound of three miraculous beeping. Sharing a chuckle, the superhero team parted ways, Ladybug and Noir leaving together of course. They arrived to the sound of Damian's phone being bombarded with notifications. With a sigh, the green-eyed boy went to check what the messages were while Marinette brushed through her hair. He hummed.

"What is it?" The bluenette asked, placing the brush down on one of the cabinets.

"Your uncle released his album, the song you provided the vocals for has already reached number one in a few countries" Marinette blinked in astonishment.

"I- already? Wow..." She couldn't really figure out what to say. In her defence, what do you say in reply? "Hang on, wait I'll be back" The girl left and Damian decided to occupy himself by rereading the digital copy of the Grimoire that his girlfriend had sent him. It was quite a simple language once you get used to it, most of the symbols were shaped similarly and it was quite an easy concept. Around twelve minutes later, Marinette returned with a few boxes. "I brought some of the things I made for your family. I thought it would be best to give it to you now before I forget"

Damian removed the weight in her arms while smiling. "Thank you, Angel"

"Anytime, also-" The bluenette took something that was hidden behind her back, since she had an oversized hoodie it was easy to. "-I made this for you" It was a hoodie of her own design, ever so subtly Robin themed.

Putting the boxes near his suitcase, Damian walked back over to Mari, delicately handling the woven fabric almost as if he were in fear of ruining it. The green-eyed boy slipped in on, it fit like a glove with a little bit of leniency to provide warmth. Turning back to the bluenette, Damian found her analyzing the piece of clothing in him, as if looking for mistakes needing to be fixed.

"Does it fit okay? Is it comfortable? Do you like the design?" Marinette kept rambling on with questions about the artwork that he was wearing. Walking closer, he enveloped the bluenette in a hug, her face buried in his chest while he stroked his fingers through her midnight hair.

"Thank you, Habibti. I am very grateful for this gift, but you really didn't need to make me one"

She looked up at him and huffed. "I wanted to and besides-" her arms snaked up his chest and made their way around neck, her fingers lightly tugging on the hairs on his nape. "-it looks good on you"

He hummed, his hands trailing down to her waist, "if it was made by you, it's bound to be" The green-eyed boy placed a slow but heartfelt kiss on the forehead. "I'm not sure about you, but I'd like to listen to the completed song"

Marinette whined but went to get her phone anyway, Damian chuckled at her antics before returning to the pages of the Grimoire he was reading. In the background, he heard the plucking of a strings instrument followed by chimes from what could've been a triangle. The genre itself wasn't what first came to mind when someone mentioned 'Jagged Stone' but the man was fully capable of creating great songs in any music style. His point was further supported when Marinette's voice echoed through the music. Damian unknowingly smiled as he listened to his beloved's voice, but something else caught his attention. Flicking through the pages, the green-eyed boy came across a page relating to both the Ladybug miraculous and the Butterfly miraculous. Briefly scanning the ancient letters, he caught the bluenette's attention.

"Angel, did I translate this correctly? If I did then..."

Marinette, intrigued, came over to peer over her boyfriend's shoulder and found him looking on a page she hadn't seen before. She scanned it hastily, her palm covering her mouth as she finished. Damian looked over at her expression, meaning that he had translated it correctly.

"...I believe I found a way to subdue Hawkmoth"

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[unmaskedagain]

Irredeemable my foot

Hi everyone, I decided to write a fic centered on Chloe; is a sugar fic. I always liked her character. And I would like to dedicate this fic to Sienna, aka @catsandfanfic. Happy 14th birthday. Her birthday is March 6th. In my time zone it’s March 6 so hopefully you’re not getting this too early. I hope your birthday is amazing, and I really hope you enjoy this fic; i heard you like Maribat. And @justdyingontheinside gives you a shout out on your special day.

Chloe knew how everyone expected it to go. The blond could admit… She was spoiled, selfish, petty, and insecure, with mommy issues galore.

           But she wasn’t a villain. Yet she could understand why people thought she’d go down like one.

           Nevertheless, for people to think she’d ever willingly work for Hawkmoth; a man who ruthlessly used his power to corrupt the hearts and minds of innocents (like her father, mother, Adrien, Sabrina, and everyone else in Paris) and use them to further his own agenda… was too much.

           The people who believed that was basically saying Chloe was irredeemable; that there was no way she could ever be anything more than what she was. Like she couldn’t grow. Like she couldn’t better herself; like everyone in the world had that ability except for her. She was fourteen-years-old.

           Only fifteen!

           Why was it so easy to write her off?

           Chloe Bourgeois was a bully, not a freaking serial killer.

She wasn’t a Supervillain.  However, Chloe could admit, that for one brief moment when she realized she was passed over yet again by Ladybug for the chance to help save the day, hurt and anger had filled her. That if Hawkmoth had sent a butterfly after her that maybe… MAYBE for a second, she’d take his offer.

At least, he thought she could be of some use.

It wasn’t fair, Chloe remembered stomping her foot as jealously filled her.  Why didn’t Ladybug pick her? She was so much better than all those other stupid heroes! So much better than that mangy Chat Noir even. Queen Bee would be a much better partner. If she could just prove it!

           And that suddenly it was like a lightbulb went off above her head, the kind you only see in cartoons. A smile spread over her face.

           The dark butterfly that was headed her way suddenly changed its course.

Yes, Chloe had thought, that’s what I’ll do. I’ll prove it. I’ll show them all. I’m a hero. And I’m going to save everyone!

She could be better.

She would be better.

           (And once she did, maybe Ladybug would think so too)

           Nevertheless, even if Ladybug never knew. Chloe would. She would know she did the right thing because it was the right thing to do; no other reason. That would be enough for her. Even if it meant she’d never be Queen Bee again.

           Chloe was going to prove she was a hero after all. With or without the mask or magical powers.

           The world thought she wasn’t redeemable. Well, she was going to show the world what a real redemption arc looked like.

           The first thing needed to do was plan. Hawkmoth was too strong. He needed to be brought down fast before he becomes unbeatable. Ladybug was perfect but she was still just a kid. She needed more help.

           Outside help. Chloe knew there were other superheroes out there. The Avengers. The flash and his team in central city. Superman and his superfam in Metropolis. The Teen Titans. The Justice League. But to beat Hawkmoth would take stealth. It took intelligence. And people used to dealing with total nutjobs in costumes. Heroes who could help finally crack the mystery of who Hawkmoth was.

           Paris needs the Batfamily.

           Which means Chloe was going to Gotham. But she wouldn’t go alone. She needed an Ally, or preferably Allies.

Chloe decided to figure out who was who on the best board of life.

           The first was easy Ladybug was the White King; a true, just, and kick-butt hero. Chloe made herself the Queen; because whether Ladybug knew it or not, Chloe had just become her strongest protector. (She only just manage to argue against making Chat Noir a pawn; instead named him a Knight.) Sabrina, though had some major insecurity, was a good friend of Chloe. She was smart enough not to fall for Lila’s fool’s gold.

           Sabrina had learned at the heel of her father when it came to detective work. She had mastered computers thanks to her mother who was a high-level computer programmer.  She knew self-defense since her parents shoved her into Karate when she was younger. The redheaded was organized to the point of being OCD. She was loyal to a fault.

           With a little confidence, Sabrina could be a real asset to Team Ladybug. And she would be. Chloe just needed to show that she trusted the redhead, believed in her.            

Chloe wished she could bring Adrien in but he was a civilian with the backbone of a twizzler. He was too forgiving and to sheltered from the real world. It had worked in her benefit before, otherwise, he’d have dropped her as a friend a long time ago. But things had changed. Chloe needed friends who would stand up against her not just threatened to not be her friend anymore. It wouldn’t do any good in the long run after all.

           Hawkmoth was the Black king; pure evil. The Peacock shrew was his Queen. And, Chloe decided, Lila was his bishop. The sausage haired was a manipulative, rancid, liar. And from what she had seen of Lila’s akumatization, the Italian girl was fully in control of her actions. Which meant Lila was working with Hawkmoth willingly.

           And since Lila was the only bad guy she could give a real name for, Chloe decided she would be the key to bringing down Hawkmoth.

           Thus Lila Rossi became public enemy number one.

           Lila was dangerous in a way hawkmoth couldn’t be. She lied and twisted minds with no powers whatsoever. She turned nearly all of Bustier’s class into untrustworthy minions. They should’ve been White; on the side of good. But they had proven to be disloyal and easily influenced. The class couldn’t be trusted.

           They had turned against the one person even Chloe had a hard time not deeming a Saint.

           Marinette Dupain-Cheng.

           Chloe strongly disliked the girl, mostly out of envy. The blond didn’t need therapy to know that she wanted what the bluenette had; a mom that adored her, a dad that actually tried to help and not just throw money at any situation, sheer talent, and pretty much the instant admiration of almost anyone she met.

           However, she was also strong and fierce. Marinette was a force of good hard to reckoned with. Chloe needed all the help she could get.

           Which meant recruiting Dupain-Cheng for the cause.

           That might prove harder than getting Batman to help out.

           When Chloe and Sabrina showed up at the bakery and politely asked to speak with Marinette, she was given a suspicious look by Marinette’s mother (Sabel or something, Chloe couldn’t remember). Still, she called her daughter downstairs.

           Marinette walked into with a bright happy smile that quickly faded when she saw Chloe.

“We need to talk, Marinette,” Chloe forced herself to say the other girl’s first name. “Its an emergency.” Sabrina nudged her. “Please.”

           It was obviously the shock of Chloe saying please that got Marinette to take them up to her bedroom.

           Marinette tried her best to smile, “So what’ s the emerg-” Chloe cut her off.

“We’re going to Gotham to recruit Batman and his fam,” Chloe told her. “To help Ladybug bring down HawkLoser. You coming or not.”

           The bluenette just blinked.

           Sabrina winced at her best friend’s lack of tact, “What Chloe is trying to say is… We could really use your help. Ladybug could use your help. Everyone likes you. You can convince Batman to come.”

“…Why?” Marinette asked after a moment of silence.

“Ladybug needs help!” Chloe told her. “Chat Noir throws tantrums all the time. Hawkmoth has the Peacock and Lila at his deposal. Ladybug hasn’t called in Rena or Caraprace in almost a year, so there has to be a reason for that. She needs help! She needs us!”

           The Asian girl nodded slowly, “I mean, why come to me? Why help Ladybug like this?”

           Chloe frowned, “Because you always do what’s right; the good, noble thing even if it’s utterly ridiculous for you to do so. I’m doing this, helping, Ladybug, because she needs help. I’m a hero, no matter what anyone says or thinks. And Heroes help.”

           The bluenette looked at the two girls. They had been a thorn in her side for years. But she always thought they could change. She believed they could. And coming to her, Chloe archenemy, was proof that they were changing. “What’s the plan?”

           The blond smiled. “Sabrina managed to outline the patrol routes for the batfamily.”

“They switch who does what route but there is a predictability to it,” Sabrina added. “The idea is to force a confrontation. I’ve gathered evidence to show them so they could understand the gravity.”

“My job is to get us,” Chloe said. “You have plenty of time to come up with one of Disney motivational speeches to get them on board. We leave for Gotham tomorrow.”

           It was after midnight. Three girls stood on top of an old condemned building in the heart of Gotham; dressed in black, shivering from the cold.

“By my calculations,” Sabrina said. She held a computer under her arm. “At least two of the bats should be by monitoring the area during this hour.”

“And we’re sure this is going to work?” Marinette asked.

           Chloe smirked, “Oh yeah.” She took a deep breath and screamed. “AHHHHHHHH!! Help!! Help! Someone please!!” She gave a fake sob and fell to the ground; causing Marinette to jump back in shock. She looked up at Marinette and Sabrina with a wide grin on her face, “How was that?”

“Become an actress,” Marinette told her. “Let me design the dress you wear when you accept the Oscar.”

           There were two loud thuds behind.

“What’s going on?” A tall hero they recognized as Nightwing asked.

“We heard screams,” Red Robin stated.

“Its go time,” Chloe told them as she got up.

           Sabrina nodded firmly as she opened up the laptop and started quickly.

           Marinette smiled at the heroes, “Hi. My name is Marinette. This is Sabrina and Chloe,” She motioned to her friends. “We’ve come from Paris to seek the aid of Batman to stop a supervillain that has been terrorizing our city.”

           Red Robin stepped forward, “A supervillain? In Paris?”

“We haven’t heard anything about it,” Nightwing said. “We know there are heroes there that takedown small-time villain, But nothing too damaging that we’ve seen.”

“Hawkmoth possesses people,” Chloe hissed. “Turns them into monsters. Turns kids into monsters. Literal Babies into monsters. A girl who can control the weather and could end the world.  Another who absorbed energy from people so she could travel back in time. Until the people she steals energy from will freeze and slowly disappear. A man with the power of the Egyptian gods and tried to revive the dead. A villain who could trap people in pictures. Another that can bring people the worst nightmares to life. How about one that caused most of the citizens of the city of Paris to drown. One man caused all that happened. Our city gets destroyed over and over again. People die over and over again. Hawkmoth is behind it all.”

           Sabrina turned her laptop to them, and show the video they clipped together. “This is a news real, videos sent from regular smartphones.” The video showed proof of the fights, the monsters, the deaths, the damages, the terror. “Check any new channel centered in Paris. It will show you. This. IS. Real.”

Marinette fought the urge not to tremble as she remembered every villain she fought. “Ladybug fixes the damage the akuma causes; including bringing people back to life. But the people who die still remember. Ladybug can’t do this alone anymore. Even the help of Chat Noir isn’t enough. If Hawkmoth gets what he wants, it could be the end of everything and everyone.” It hadn’t been for a long time, she thought bitterly. Chat Noir loved the glamor and excitement of being a hero but it was like he never really felt the burden of the weight of Paris on his shoulders like she did. To him, it was all game. Or some stupid action movie. And he was too busy trying to get the girl to realize that they might not be able to save the day.

The bluenette looked hard at the heroes, “We need help. I know it’s not your city. I know you don’ have to care. I know you have your own villains and problems.” Tears burned in her eyes. “But we wouldn’t be here if we had other options; if we could handle it by ourselves. So We’re asking anyway. Will you please help us?”

Two identical horrified looks were on the batkids’ faces. Dick and Tim looked at the three kids, thousands of miles away from home, in the middle of the most dangerous city in the world, at night, to beg for help against what sounded like an undeniable monster. The teen girls were scared, near hopeless, and willing to ask for help from Batman and his family, heroes most civilians were too scared to even cross paths with.

Their situation was dire. Direr than the risk of being three, alone, beautiful, teenage girls in Gotham.

The other bats had been listening and or watching the conversation and were equally horrified. But that quickly gave way to fury.

“Red Robin, I want the intel off Sabrina’s computer,” Batman growled. “Oracle, I want everything you can find on Hawkmoth. We’ll start preparing to leave for Paris”

“On it,” Barabra stated. “I also brought up info on the girls. They’re all clean. Sabrina’s dad a cop. Marinette’s an all-star student, who has quite a few famous friends. Chloe’s the daughter of the Style Queen and the Mayor of Paris.”

“I get to kill Hawkmoth, right, B-man?” Jason asked. “I mean, I’m watching a video where he turned a crying baby who literally just wanted a lollipop into Gigantitan and used him to terrorize people. That’s gotta be a free pass on the killing thing.”

           There was silence. No answer from Batman.

“Holy shit, are you considering it?” Jason asked stunned. “Kids really are your Achilles’ heel.”

           Nightwing nodded. Batman always had a soft spot for kids. But even Dick was considering beating Hawkmoth to death. “Batman has agreed to help.” He told the girls who visibly sighed in relief as weight had come off them.

“May I use your laptop?” Tim asked the redhead. Sabrina nodded quickly and handed it over.

           Nightwing observed the girls, “What else can you tell us about Hawkmoth?”

“No one knows his identity, obviously?” Chloe rolled her eyes. “His Allies include another villain named Mayura, identity unknown. And a civilian named Lila Rossi.”

Sabrina still couldn’t believe Lila stooped so low. “We have evidence that she has been willingly working with the known terrorist Hawkmoth and has allowed herself to be akumatized multiple times.” She pushed up her glasses. “She’s in our class. She has been lying and causing emotional distress to multiple students, increasing Akumas.” Lila had always caused the near break up of Ivan and Mylene, Nino and Alya, and for several friendships to nearly be destroyed. It was awful. “We think she will be the best way to finally snuffing out the villain. She has some connection to him we’re trying to figure out.”

“Suspects?” Damian asked in comms. “Stop being obtuse. We need to know who they suspect.”

“Robin, you shouldn’t be on the comms,” Batman reprimanded. “It’s your day off. Relax.”

           Tim nodded, “Any leads on Hawkmoth’s identity.”

“Just one,” Marinette admitted. “A man named Gabriel Agreste. But we ruled him out after he was akumartized.”

           Chloe snorted, “That’s stupid.” She said. “If Ladybug’s cure can heal the damage of an akuma, including what’s inflicting to her and that Alley Chat; there’s no logical reason, Hawkmoth can’t use his own powers on himself. To think otherwise, would be ridiculous. Utterly ridiculous.”

           Sabrina agreed, “Or he could’ve gotten Mayura to use it. I mean Ladybug and Chat Noir switched before. Why couldn’t they?”

           Red Robin nodded, “That’s a good point. We’ll investigate him further.” He told them. “How much are you involved?”

           The girls shared a look. Chloe stepped forward proudly, “I was the Hero, Queen Bee.”

“No!” Marinette said strongly. “She is the Hero Queen Bee; a loyal friend and ally of Ladybug.” She swallowed hard as she fought the nervousness. Tikki and her had talked about what would happen next. Chloe had proven herself as far as two were considered. The blond deserved a real chance to prove she what type of hero she could be.

           Marinette took a deep breath and reached into her bag and pulled out a necklace and a hair comb that Chloe recognized instantly. A series of emotions flashed over the blonde’s face; recognition, understanding, disbelief, envy, embarrassment, frustration, acceptance, and then finally a look of admiration.

“Here,” She handed the comb to Chloe and the necklace to Sabrina. The kawami’s floated out.

“My queen,” Pollen purred as she landed on Chloe’s shoulder. The blonde looked ready to cry.

           Trixx spun around Sabrina’s head, “Kit. I have new Kitt!”

           The batfamily was just confused.

           Marinette straightens up, “Chloe for your show of loyalty, for your dedication to justice, and for your willingness to help from shadows; I name you an official and permanent member of the miraculous team. Keep moving forward. Keeping bettering yourself. I believe in you. And I welcome Queen Bee back.”

“Wha…” Nightwing said only to be cut off by Chloe

           She yelled, “Pollen, Buzz On!" And before they’re eyes, she transformed into the hero Queen Bee. “Eat your heart out, boys,” Chloe smirked at the stunned heroes.

           Marinette giggled. She focused on Sabrina who now realized exactly what was about to happen. “Sabrina, when Chloe brought you, I didn’t know what to expect. It turned out you had spent months researching and gathering evidence. I didn’t there was proof Lila was working with Hawkmoth willingly, you did. You saw through the lies and deception to find the truth despite the danger it could bring you. Which why I give you the kwami of Illusion.”

           Sabrina shakily put on the necklace. Trixx patted her head, “Now say, Trisx let's pounce.” The redhead did as she was told as was instantly transformed into a fox themed hero. Unlike Alya, Sabrina’s look was grey and a startling silver. It was more like an actual combat uniform.

“Truth is neither right nor wrong,” Sabrina stated. “It's not good or evil. It's not light or dark. Truth just is. I am Renarde Gris.”

           Marinette smiled and then said, “Tikki, Spots on.” And was transformed into Ladybug. Her suit was different; darker and better armored. “I am Ladybug.” She told the bats. “And I thank you for help.”

           Nightwing opened and closed his mouth repeatedly.

           Red Robin just pinched his nose, “Did you just make a civilian into a superhero just like that?”

           Ladybug tilted her head innocently, “Why? Isn’t that how batman got you?”

           Jason snorted, “She ain’t lying.”

“You were trained before going into the field,” Batman corrected. “You all were. But let’s focus, Ladybug is a child!”

“You’re just a kid,” Nightwing said. “You’ll all just kids.”

           Sabrina crossed her arms, “Weren’t you the first Robin? And didn’t you start at like ten-years-old? At least we’re teenagers.”

“And we don’t dress like traffic lights!” Marinette and Chloe snapped together, to their surprise, and then high-fived with a laugh.

           Red Robin examined Ladybug in a new light, “You’ve been protective Paris for three years.”

“Alone?” Damian growled in their ears. “Father, you said I was too young. I am the same age as them. I demand to be treated befitting of my status.”

           Ladybug shrugged, “The current Robin has protected Gotham on his own many times. He’s even led Teen Titans on missions. He has proven as I have that age is meaningless in the pursuit of justice. “

           Nightwing shook his head, “You’re just kids. Robin is just a kid.”

“Tell me, what bothers you more?” She asked. “The line of children that followed in your footsteps. Or that current Robin is better than you ever were.”

“…I love her.” Damian said. “Father, I love her and I will marry her.” It went quiet. “Red Robin, tell her of my affections. Superboy wants Chloe’s number. Spiderman requests Sabrina’s. I still don’t understand, why, you thought a ‘kids’ game night’ was necessary, father?”

           Batman just sighed.

           Tim cleared his throat, “Robin would like to, uh, court you.” He said. “Superboy would like Queen Bee’s phone number.” He could wait to tell Conner that Jon had a crush. “Spiderman request Renarde Gris’.”

           The girls all blushed prettily.

“Then he can hero up and ask me himself,” Sabrina smirked in a way that made Chloe proud.

“Same,” Marinette said with a smile. Chloe nodded in agreement.

“…We’re on our way,” Damian said into the comms.

           The sigh that answered that statement clearly belonged to Bruce.

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