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flightfoot · 3 months

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Can you recommend angsty fics which don't revolve around the main duo?

Hope you like these! I avoided fics that revolved around either Marinette or Adrien.

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Can’t Sleep Either, Huh? by EmeraldButterfly

Chloe gets up late at night. Turns out she’s not the only one who’s worried about Pollen. (AU where former Miraculous holders have an empathetic link with their kwamis)

This is a very interesting AU. Chloe and Zoe are both able to feel Pollen’s emotions and even things like her hunger, and end up taking solace in each other to try and cope. It’s just really sweet.

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oh, no, not again by @bittersweetresilience

Félix doesn’t want to broach the subject, but he won’t be able to after they leave.

So this is a glimpse into a time-travel fix-it story, with various wielders being sent back into their younger selves. But Felix doesn’t think he’ll be helpful, because well… his backstory. He would be unable to step out of line. It’s pretty angsty and I love Chat’s reaction to learning about how bad Felix had it.

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Changeling by @unecoccinellenoire

Gabriel makes the Wish believing that he regretted everything with Adrien. The results suggest that he in fact regrets Adrien

So this is interesting. It’s giving a glimpse into a universe where Gabriel and Emilie never found the Peacock Miraculous, and they (along with Amelie and Colt) just adopted. Which unfortunately meant that Adrien and Felix as we know them never existed, and Gabriel finds that he misses his original son, which is especially acute when interacting with his new adopted son and knowing how much he’s NOT Adrien.

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Late Bloomer by @generalluxun

On what might very well be the last night of her life, Sabrina Raincomprix pulls out a very special scrapbook, pressed between the pages is the past, the past she has never shared with anyone. She relives how she got to this moment one page at a time, preparing herself for the end. A phone call interrupts her self-imposed exile and brings news that could change her life forever. Even if it does though the question looms… change it how?

Sabrina-centric Hanahaki AU here! I love how it goes into Sabrina’s relationship with Chloe over the years, the good and the bad - and even what happens post Revolution.

I love the description of some of the plants involved, and what they mean, what they represent. If you want a fic that delves more in Sabrina’s character and her relationship with Chloe, this is a solid choice.

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Spread Your Wings by @myladynoire

Set before the Finale. Félix uses his Kwagatama to summon his father’s memory and has a talk with him.

I love Colt’s characterization here, how we see his mindset, his beliefs, and even what made him the way he is. We have a limited amount of knowledge about him in canon, only having the play Felix and Kagami put on to go off of, but myladynoire made good use of it! I’m glad Felix got some closure here as well.

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Eat, Pray, Duck by @trishacollins

Gabriel Agreste split his twin sons apart when his wife died, keeping one with him and sending one to London with his sister. Unfortunately, the Supreme was not willing to let this be. He wanted a matched set. Felix is a weapon, a servant of the Supreme. On a mission to retrieve the stolen Miraculous. In a world that has outlawed kindness, sometimes the most dangerous person is the one who chooses it anyway.

I love this glimpse at what might have been going on with Felix back in Shadybug and Claw Noir’s world, I did wonder what might have been going on with him. Poor kid, he managed to have it even worse than he did in canon. I really loved seeing his interactions with Luka, the Couffaines rebel through kindness it seems!

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Trapped by @consistent-chaos-corporation

Felix asks to visit Adrien as soon as his father is gone. Gabriel catches him snooping, looking for Adrien’s Amok. Everything gets worse from there.

Damn, poor Felix. He came to try and help Adrien, but instead Gabriel stole his Amok, forcing him to obey his commands, holding him prisoner in his basement for months. If you want some quality Felix whump, this is the fic for you!

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Justifying the Means by @ashes-555

When the worst happens, Alya finds that she may be willing to do the unthinkable. Is any sacrifice to big to make for her friends?

Once again, Ashes comes out swinging with an Alya focused fic!

Basically, there’s a major, destructive akuma attack. During it, Ladybug orders Chat to cataclysm a building in order to stop from being trapped. Unfortunately the building collapses, injuring or killing a lot of people - unbeknownst to her, including Chat Noir. Gabriel releases the akuma, which means she has no way of fixing the damage, either.

A lot of of focus is placed on Alya and Nino worrying over Adrien, who was found in the wreckage barely clinging to life, in a coma, with the doctors unsure whether he’d make it. Shadow Moth takes advantage of their distress to make an offer: if he gets the Ladybug and Black Cat Miraculouses, he can make a Wish to fix everything, including saving Adrien. With as dark a place as Alya and Nino are in, they seriously consider it. Especially with how unhappy both of them are with Chat Noir supposedly “abandoning” Ladybug and Paris as a whole, and Nino being angry with Ladybug for failing (since Alya knows that Marinette is Ladybug, she’s far more understanding on that front).

I love how much credence Alya’s thought and emotions are given here, and that she doesn’t go for the more drastic option right away, either - she talks with Ladybug about it first, tries to do it her way. She understands the costs, but... her friends are important to her, and she’s desperate. I think this was a really good way to present a more antagonistic sort of Alya. She’s still very much herself here, and still considers Marinette her friend, willing to do things her way to an extent, and understanding why Marinette doesn’t want to use the Wish, even though she disagrees with her. Alya’s mindset, her emotions, her problems, are given respect and credence by the narrative. She’s still willing to talk things out, she’s still sympathetic to Marinette and the enormous trauma and guilt she’s going through, she just disagrees with Marinette’s approach. She wants her friend back.

If you want a fic that has some solid focus on Alya as a person, on her emotional struggles and mindset and just... dealing with things, I highly recommend checking out “Justifying the Means”.

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I Won’t Let You by @generalluxun

After Gabriel’s defeat, two individuals not party to the celebration run into each other, and find each other.

The summary doesn’t give much of an idea of what the fic’s about. Post-Hawkmoth Defeat, Chloe and Felix run into each other at the celebration of Gabriel’s downfall, and vent about their problems. Neither of them think the other one has it too bad - Chloe’s worried about disappearing, since her worth was entirely tied to her family’s prestige and wealth, and being seen as friends to a terrorist is gonna cripple both of those, while Felix is on edge about Ladybug having the Peacock Miraculous, since she has the ability to kill him at a moment’s notice (yes this is a Sentifelix fic).

They both make each other understand the turmoil the other is going through in extremely visceral ways, showing the other what it’s like to be them, in the circumstances they’re in. I don’t want to spoil what, exactly, they do, but needless to say, it’s worth a read.

#ask #miraculous ladybug #ml fanfic rec

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eurazba · 5 months

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You have an au for Miraculous and TOA. (would be a question, but I can't type question marks in asks for some reason) Please tell me more

Haha, which one dude? Between @thosetrollkids and I there are 4 TOAxMLB Aus we've been playing with :3

Miraculous Trollhunting: My au, pretty much Trollhunter characters but with the Miraculous Magic System, I've drawn a bunch of art for this Au Here

Jim has the ladybug Miraculous, Toby has the cat Miraculous, they're initially working together to fight the akuma Strickler makes until Enrique disappears and Claire is dragged into the mix and given the Fox miraculous.

2. TOA Miraculous Mentor Au (probably needs a better name but): My first go at a miraculous au that I initially sidelined until @thosetrollkids got be obsessed with it and got me world building. I have one reference drawing done for this Au but I'm still working on the others. I've yet to post any of them, but Zach drew one piece for it here

All the trolls and changelings are humans, Strickler is from a made up country ruled by Gunmar. He finds the Chat miraculous and starts wreaking havoc until Strickler steals the miraculous and flees the country, winding up in Arcadia Oaks. Strickler starts using the chat miraculous himself for handling petty crime until Gunmar finds him (Now with the Butterfly miraculous) and starts making akuma to try and kill him. Blinky and AAARRRGGHH!!! are the guardians of the miraculous box, upon seeing the Akuma, they choose Jim to wield the Ladybug Miraculous and help Strickler with the Akuma. Jim and Strickler initially HATE each other as their alter egos. Jim lets loose more as Lucky Spot, and so Strickler just sees him as some plucky teenager while Jim sees him as some stuck up old man.

3. French Abroad AU: This one is an actual proper crossover, with all the characters interacting instead of just an Au. Jim is part of a foreign exchange program, the Dupain-Chengs are his host family, he's going to school with Marinette and the other MLB characters, makin' friends. I've drawn a couple of comics for this Au (and plan many more) and Zach and I have answered a couple questions about it here

When Jim experiences his first akuma attack, he instinctively goes up and fights the Akuma, much to everyone's confusion, and end up kinda just joining Ladybug and Chat Noir. His helmet stays on to protect his identity.

4. Miraculous Ladybug Au: This is @thosetrollkids' au. Similar to my miraculous trollhunting au where Jim has the ladybug miraculous and Toby has the cat miraculous, but our plots and details of the aus definitely diverge. They've drawn a bunch of stuff and written some things about their Au here!

If you have other questions about any of the Aus you're welcome to send them to either of us!

#asks #mlb x toa #miraculous trollhunting #toa miraculous mentor au #french abroad student au #zach's mlb au #trollhunters #mlb #miraculous ladybug

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celestiall0tus · 5 months

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Do you have a list of hero names you use for your aus? I sometimes get them confused with each other...

Well, now we do. Let's go through the lists. The structure of these are as follows: Miraculous - Holder - Superhero Name

Miraculous AU:

Ladybug - Marinette - Ladybug

Black Cat - Adrien - Chat Noir

Bee - Chloe - Queen Bee

Spider - Zoe - Widow

Mouse - Juleka - Souris Blanche

Pig - Amelie - Nacre

Fox - Lila - Volpina

Lynx - Marc _ Sleuthlynx

Dog - Sabrina - Cheri

Rooster - Felix - Ripper

Bat - Mylene - Dread Queen

Tiger - Kim - King Tiger

Goat - Ondine - Faun

Monkey - Bridgette - Harlequin

Raven - Nathaniel - Achlys

Wolf - Alya - Louve Grise

Owl - Max - Noctua

Ox - Ivan - Iron Bull

Horse - Alix - Liberte

Rabbit - Rose - Lapine

Peacock - Nathalie - Mayura

Butterfly - Gabriel - Papillon

Snake - Luka - Viperion

Dragon - Kagami - Ryuko

Turtle - Nino - Carapace

Salvation AU:

Ladybug - Luka - Metal Bug

Black Cat - Kagami - Kuro Neko

Bee - Marinette - Bumblebee

Spider - Nathalie - Black Widow

Mouse - Alya - Muridae

Fox - Marc - Fantastic Fox

Lynx - Lila - Lincina

Dog - Nathaniel - Familiaris

Rooster - Audrey - Eris

Bat - Felix - Hades

Tiger - Alix - Tigrix

Ant - Tomoe - Ari

Goat - Nino - Sanguine

Monkey - Kim - King Monkey

Raven - Anarka - Sorrowful

Deer - Sabrina - Fawn

Owl - Zoe - Owlet

Ox - Chloe - Crimson

Koala - Sabine - Mama Bear

White Cat - Adrien - Chat Blanc

Rabbit - Rose - Bunella

Peacock - Gabriel - Paon

Butterfly - Colt - Emperor

Snake - Juleka - Vipress

Dragon - Mylene - Draconne

Turtle - Bridgette - Aegis

Absolution AU:

Ladybug - Marinette - Ladybug

Black Cat - Adrien - Chat Noir

Bee - Chloe - Queen Bee

Mouse - Juleka - Whisper

Fox - Lila - Volpina

Rooster - Nathaniel- Scorned

Raven - Marc - Mourn

Deer - Alya- Fawn

Wolf - Alix- Fera

Ox - Ondine - Ira

Rabbit - Rose - Bunelle

Butterfly - Nathalie - Papillon

Snake - Luka - Viperion

Turtle - Nino - Carapace

Paradise AU:

Ladybug - Marinette - Hope

Black Cat - Felix - Cat Noir

Bee - Chloe - Ambrosia

Spider - Zoe - Widow

Mouse - Nathalie - Dragnet

Fox - Bridgette - Void

Dog - Sabrina - Agape

Rooster - Juleka - Wrath

Pig - Alix - Circe

Bat - Rose - Dread

Tiger - Nino - Aurora

Goat - Luka - Sin

Wolf - Alya - Huntress

Rabbit - Mylene - Luna

Peacock - Amelie - Erinona

Butterfly - Emilie - Echidna

Snake - Adrien - Aspik

Dragon - Kagami - Delphyne

Turtle - Gabriel - Alexiares

Cow - Kim - Siegfried

Swan - Ondine - Odette

Separate Worlds AU:

Ladybug - Marinette - Lady Beetle

Mouse - Alya - Gold Mouse (Biker) Cream (Reporter)

Fox - Nathalie - Vixen

Dog - Felix - TBA

Raven - Luka - Nevermore

Owl - Alix - Snow Owl

Peacock - Juleka - Ghoul

Butterfly - Adrien - Iris

Snake - TBA

Dragon - Rose - Cinder

Turtle - Mylene - TBA

All That Remained AU:

Ladybug - Marc - Scarlet Lord

Black Cat - Felix - Cath Palug

Bee - Sabrina - Nymph

Mouse - Juleka - White Mouse

Fox - Lila - TBA

Dog - Chloe - Queen Spaniel

Rooster - Ivan - TBA

Bat - Tomoe - TBA

Tiger - Adrien - Tigre Rose

Goat - Nino - TBA

Monkey - Kim - King Monkey

Wolf - Alya - Louve Grise

Owl - Max - Glauca

Ox - Kagami - Senketsu

Horse - Alix - Chevalier

Rabbit - Rose - Bunella

Peacock - Emilie - Hera

Butterfly - Nathalie - Faerie

Snake - Luka - Viperion

Dragon - Mylene - Drakon

Turtle - Socequline - TBA

Cicada - Marinette - Cicada

Chameleon - Nathaniel - Changeling

Swan - Zoe - Valkyrie

Cow - Ondine - TBA

Dolphin - Amelie - Amphitrite

Amaranthine AU:

Ladybug - Chloe - Carmine

Owl - Chloe - Minerva

Black Cat - Zoe - Midnight

Dove - Zoe - Atropos

Butterfly - Adrien - Adonis

Snake - Luka - Atropa/ Juleka - Belladona

Mouse - Luka - Atropa

Dragon - Marinette (Nimue) Longg (Guenevere) Marinette and Longg (Mordred)

Fox - Alya - Rena

Siren's Song AU:

Ladybug - Kagami - Lady Beetle

Black Cat - Ivan - Razor

Peacock - Ondine - Siren

Bee - Mylene - Honey Bee

Fox - Luka - Maestro

Butterfly - Marinette - Iridescent

Raven - Adrien - Scourge

Dragon - Zoe - Wyvern

Bat - Juleka - Banshee

Swan - Rose - Venus

Turtle - Chloe - Mariana

Pig - Felix - Aetolian

Mouse - Nino - TBA

Owl - Sabrina - Seeker

Robin - Lila - Pettirosso

Shark - Alix - Megalodon

Seal - Alya - Oblivion

Dog - Marc - Eros

Dolphin - Aurore - Sea Breeze

Koala - Nathaniel - TBA

Lynx - Colt - Lyncus

Rabbit - Amelie - Artemis

Horse - Emilie - Eleutheria

Ant - Max - Formica

Chameleon - Tomoe - Grandeur

Cow - Gabriel - TBA

Spider - Nathalie - Neith

Dove - Sabine - TBA

Bloody Bug Au:

Ladybug - Alix - Bloody Bug

Black Cat - Adrien - Chat Noir

Ox - Adrien - Tarueau

Bee - Alya - Bomb Bee

Pig - Sabrina - Porcelet

Dog - Rose - Pom Pom

Rooster - Chloe - Gallic Chick

Tiger - Marinette - Lady Tigress

Goat - Marinette - Faun

Black Cat - Juleka - Death Noire

Horse - Felix - Llameri

Rabbit - Luka - Harlequin

Peacock - Nathalie - Mayura

Butterfly - Gabriel - Hawkmoth

Dragon - Mylene - Hydraw

Turtle - Nino - Carpace

#au #miraculous au #alternate universe #au info #ml au info #salvation au #paradise au #absolution au #all that remained au #amaranthine au #siren's song au #bloody bug au

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princess-of-the-corner · 8 months

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I kind of want to see an AU where Lila is Magical, specifically a Changeling. It makes sense for how she has multiple identities and shit. Fuck It, make it so her objective is to murder and replace Marinette!

Okay but YEAH THO

#still makes more sense than canon!

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maximum-potential · 2 years

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Day one of me info dumping about the mha mlb au

Mlb mha au Quirks part one

{Caline bustiers class edition}

Adrien agreste - Glowstick

Summary - Tupe: The user is surrounded by a sparkling glow, the user can manipulate the glow to a certain part of the body and heat it up.

Marinette dupain-cheng - interfacing

Summary - Type: Emitter, The user can manipulate and bind fabric, the user can make the fabric more or less rigid, twist it so it becomes sharp, and use it to pick up and carry objects depending on how much it can carry before it rips

Chloé bourgeois - Sting

Summary - Type: Emitter, The user can stun their foes and paralyze them for a short time. Once the quirk is activated a glittery bee stinger surrounds their fist

Ivan bruel - Stoneheart

Summary - Type: Transformation, The users skin turns into rough stone when damaged or enraged, it can only get stronger with the more damage is done with it

Alya césaire - Cell tower

Summary - Type: Emitter, Using their cellphone they can launch an array of a abilities, the user functions as a hotspot themselves using the antenna on their head, but if something where to disconnect her they will start feeling woozy after a while.

Nino lahiffe - Bubbles

Summary - Type: Emitter, The user can blow and control impenetrable bubbles of various powers and colors. The user does usually need some substance to create the bubbles either from soap or gum

Rose lavillant - Mother Nature

Summary - Type: Emitter, The user can grow and manipulate large plants. It’s heavily affected by the emotions of the user, the stronger the emotions the bigger and healthier the plants are

Alix kubdel - Static touch

Summary - Type: Emitter, the user has to tag others to extract the charged particles which ends up freezing them for a short while. the user has to move often and can form into an offensive zap

Nathaniel kurtzberg- Delineation

Summary - Type: Emitter, Whatever the user draws materializes the more detailed the drawing the more stable it is. the object is to scale of the drawing and disappears from the original source may it be paper a canvas or even dirt

Sabrina raincomprix - Detection

Summary - Type: Emitter, The user can sniff out people and objects from the smallest trace, the user can be presented with a certain perfume or a piece of cloth and use it to track it down

Juleka couffaine - Siren call

Summary - Type: Emitter, the user can send a glass shattering screech that addles the brains of her opponents, often making them faint. The user is very sensitive to sound even their voice and it can sometimes block out their own mind and send them into a frenzy if they overuse it. The user is rather sensitive to vibrations able to feel and define them clearly

Myléne harpéle - Horrify

Summary - Type: Transformation, Whenever he used is scared or in danger they find themselves turning into a slimy beast fueled on their and other peoples fear. The creature glows in the dark and can make a sticky pink goo that hardens quickly. It puts a lot of strain on the user afterwards

Max kanté - Level up

Summary - Type: Emitter, the user can focus in on small objects and turn them into “xp” via pointing their fingers at it and use it to level up their allies and enhance their quirk temporary.

Lê Chiến Kim - Heartbreaker

Summary - Type: Mutation, The user must pluck one of their feathers and smooth them out to create and arrow. Whoever is hit by the arrow finds their feelings of love and friendship turned to hate, a telltale sign of his quirk is the victims donning black lipstick. His wings also grant him the ability to fly

Lila Rossi - Changeling

Summary(?) - Type: Transformation, With just a kiss the user can transform into their opponents and sending them into a deep sleep until she moves onto the next one

#miraculous au #mlb mha au #mha quirks #au #i spent way too much time on this #bhna au #mlb marinette #max kanté #rose lavillant #alix kubdel #le chien kim #adrien agreste #Lila Rossi #chloe bourgeois

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casadefreewill · 2 years

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Daily Fics

(Fics I read throughout the day yesterday and enjoyed)

Spellbound by Lilafly ( @lilaflyy )

Going out on Midsummer had been a very bad idea, Adrien was able to admit that much. He couldn’t regret running into a girl named Marinette though, who had helped him through the time where Faerie tried to call him with sweet songs.

He really wanted to get to know her better, but there was a slight problem: he was a Cat Sidhe and if she found out about it, she might as well be proclaimed dead on the spot. But the loneliness he had seen in her eyes had been too familiar for him to just leave her alone. Keeping her ignorant of the presence of the fair folk, while he himself was one of them, proved to be a lot harder than he had expected it to be though.

UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE!

So we’re almost at the end of book 3 and shit is getting wild again. The feelings of karmic foreboding are reaching their peak and we’re approaching Midsummer so bad things are on the horizon! (We we’re also warned that 104 was the last fluffy chapter of book 3 so I’m ready for some angst!! (No I’m not, I’m never ready for the angst from this series))

To recap this is a Faedrien Faelix (cat sidhe) twins au with changeling!Bridgette. Love square, AroAce!Felix, and Kwami swaps. Lots of Fae and Miraculous lore piled in here too.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆��☆

You touch my inner smile by plikki

It couldn't be that simple, right? Marinette couldn't give in just because Chat could make her dance and sing under the moonlight. And yet, this is what happens.

HAGSHJKSKK! It’s so cute ❤️🖤❤️🖤

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆

Not Just Anyone by AthingcalledR ( @athingcalledr )

When an injured Chat Noir winds up on Marinette's roof, she provides some much needed support.

Marichat balcony scene, tending wounds edition, flavored with Chat Noir self worth Angst. (Also the chapter title made me laugh)

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆

Land and Sea by Nomolosk ( @nomolosk )

When Marinette joined Alya and Nino for a weekend at the beach, the last thing she expected was to be lost at sea, or to be rescued by a very handsome merman.

When Adrien volunteered to swim a remote patrol, the last thing he expected was to meet his soulmate... or for her to be human.

Update!

*Grips you by the shoulders and shakes vigorously* when I tell you WHEN I TELL YOU that chapters 11 to 13 is the shit I LIVE for Oh My God!!!!

I’ve rec’d this before so recap:

Mermaid!Adrien Soulmates AU. Marinette and Adrien confirm themselves as soulmates pretty quickly and Adrien decides to go live with Marinette’s family so that they can get to know each other better. There’s lots of Chloadrien friendship, cool exploration of Mermaid culture, as well as that wonderful mutual pining from both parties in this slow burn (though things are starting to move along!)

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scribble-blog · 4 years

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Changeling Fae AU? Changeling Fae AU.

I feel like I start every post with an apology so I won’t do that but I mean to update!! And then I don’t or I can’t write and it all sucks!! But have 3000 words of something brand new instead!!!!

Her parents had been bakers; blessed with a babe after years of believing themselves barren. Sabine had wept to hold her child at last in her arms, and Tom had brought their whole village to celebrate her birth with his wonderful sweets.

Of course, they had named her Marinette. One who rises. They had no intentions of guiding her towards higher connections, the way some thought they might when they glimpsed the child; surely, between her beauty and kind disposition, Tom and Sabine could marry her to some lesser title, and leave their child in comfort for the rest of her life.

But as the child grew older, whispers surrounded her. People wondered about her seemingly small stature, her odd grace paired with her clumsy movements, the way she could inspire and move you with words and then flail and mumble after.

“Fae child,” people started whispering.

“Changeling.”

Tom and Sabine didn’t let it move them. Their daughter was theirs, oddities and eccentricities and all. For her clumsiness, she could sew and mend with more skill than the tailor two streets over. For her size, she was able to learn the trade of the bakery and helped her parents every morning as a good child should.

And if some mornings, Sabine woke to find the kitchen just cleaner, the bread rising just better, the smells just more aromatic, she had no problem setting out a small bowl of milk, tucked behind counters, for whatever creature was slipping in to check on her daughter and helping them on their way out.

After all, Sabine had been small and awkward and graceful and different once too.

It is on the cusp of Marinette’s twelfth birthday that Tom stumbles down in the morning, ready to start the bread for the day, and finds the being sitting there.

In the dark of the morning, lit only by the fire in their hearth, the woman glows. She has the same short stature as his girl, the same bright blue eyes that she had not gotten from either himself or his wife.

“I owe you a boon, Thomas Dupain,” the Faerie says, sitting on his counter and swinging her legs slightly, oddly child-like. “You and your wife, Sabine Cheng. For raising-“ her voices rises and falls melodically for a moment. It almost sounds like Marinette. It almost sounds like the crackle of the fresh baked bread. It almost sounds like the rustle of cloth as his daughter sews. It almost sounds like she has said ladybug.

Such a small thing, to bring luck and joy.

“You have done so well with her,” the faerie says. “And so compassionate, has she become. The kindness displayed by your wife to my lesser subjects also cannot go unrewarded.”

Tom swallows, then bows his head. “You are here to take her, then?”

The creature regards him. “Call me Tikki, Tom Dupain,” she says. She makes the sound again, this time rushing waters and warm sunshine and Marinette and ladybug, “must join me. I cannot tell you what will happen when she does.”

“My boon,” he says, reckless to the face of this powerful being, in the knowledge that it is his child she is here for. “My boon. You must not let today be the last I see of my girl. The last time I hold her. If only for a day, an hour, a minute- you must return her to me.”

Tikki tilts her head, smile dazzling. “A good man, you certainly are. A good parent, without doubt. I can grant you this boon. And as your reward- nothing will replace your Marinette, of course. But a new pair of hands to help in your bakery. Expect her soon.”

Tom nods; there are more rules then sense about dealing with the Fair Folk and he’s certain he’s already broken some. What else can he say without angering her? What else can he do without causing unintentional offense? “Would you like breakfast?” He says instead of heeding his thoughts.

“No,” she laughs, a tinkling glass bell like the chirping of birds. “I shall return for her at high noon.”

Tom nods, throat tight. He starts the bread and he goes through his morning until daylight starts to peek into the windows, and then he sighs and puts the last loaf in the oven, and he goes to wake his daughter and wife.

Marinette stands in the kitchen, hands clasped tightly, staring into the embers of the fire. She wears her best dress, with the pink trim, and she does not have tears in her eyes as she looks at her parents. Anything to say had been said; anything left over was just going to hurt more. She had a small bag, slung over her shoulder, with paltry things her parents hoped might help.

Tikki sat before her, perched on the counter. The flimsy sheer overlay of her clothing was resting in the flour.

“Marinette,” Tikki says to her, but it’s not just her name. It’s something deeper that echoes in her heart. “I’ve come for you.”

“I thought something might eventually,” she laughs nervously.

Tikki extended a hand. Marinette reached for it, hesitating before the contact.

Tikki smiled gently and took her fingers. “This isn’t a bad thing, Marinette. Just a change.”

Marinette tightened her grip. “I’m ready.” She gave her parents one last look, trying to burn their faces into her mind.

“Then come, Marinette, of the Orders of Creation and Luck. Come and claim your birthright as my heir.”

Marinette did not expect this much walking. “Is it... is it far?”

The town was hours behind them. Marinette’s nicest dress was ragged at the hem, snatched with brambles and in one spot, torn by a branch that had wanted blood. She hefted her small pack higher on her shoulders, waiting for the Fae to break the silence.

“It is less about the distance,” Tikki told her, “and more about the time and your intentions. Anyone could walk this road into these woods and continue happily onto whichever small village next offers a meal- but to walk it in the hours before dusk, with the intent to find home, with myself at your side-“

Tikki stopped. The tree ahead of her was worn and old and stooped, but still vibrant in its flowers and leaves. Tikki traced the whorls along the bark, watching them glow with an internal light.

“We still have hours til dusk,” she said. “Come.”

Marinette rubbed her eyes.

Tikki had been just before her. She knew it, had heard the small footsteps and the cheery whistle and then she had turned a bend and Marinette was alone.

“Tikki?” She called out. “Hello, Tikki?”

The woods were green and ethereal around her, the warm light of evening streaming through the foliage and dying everything alive and almost thrumming with energy. She kept walking forward, waiting for the path to turn against and she’d see the Fae ahead, waiting with a raised brow and a small smile. Marinette broke into a run.

“Tikki??!” She called again. The road ahead of her seemed endless, and it changed as her heart beat faster, until everything had focused into the tunnel of branches and roots she sprinted through. “Tikki!!!”

She came to a rough halt, stumbling over a root as the road diverged. She caught herself on the tree, not quite tumbling.

“So you’re a changeling as well?” The voice was cool, and dismissive, and challenging all at once. Marinette tensed, meeting the eyes of the stranger.

“I know you,” she said instead of any of the instant rebuttals she can think of.

And she does. Leaning up against the tree that marks the split path is the Bourgeois daughter; she’d fixed one of her dresses once, and her parents were often entreated to come and work for them. Marinette had never actually spoken to her though.

“One would hope.” The girl flips her hair, and Marinette takes a second to actually take her in. She isn’t wearing a dress like Marinette, or anything remotely expected. Instead she’s dressed in pants and layered shirts, a cloak over her arms and a pack on her shoulders. “I am Chloé Bourgeois, after all.”

“I’m Marinette,” Marinette offers. “Marinette Dupain-Cheng.”

“Did I ask?”

The girl was getting on Marinette’s nerves. “Did you see anyone else come through this way? I’m looking for-“

“A Fae.” Chloé shrugged. “I know what you’re looking for. It’s part of the whole trial.”

Marinette squared her shoulders. “If you’ve got something to say, say it. I’m trying to find someone.”

Chloé’s expression remained smugly disdainful. “The trial? You have to make your own way into the Other World in order to prove yourself as rightful heir. The Fae that led you here? Their gone. Face it. You’ve been abandoned to die in the woods. At least my Fae told me what was happening before dipping out.”

Her blood felt icy in her veins. “No. They wouldn’t.”

“They’re Fae,” Chloé said coolly. “They lured us out here with promises of being special of whatever and then left us for fun.”

“No.” Marinette closed her eyes, and then turned left. “Tikki said it was about intentions. Well, I don’t intend to die here. Come on.”

She grabbed Chloé’s arm and yanked, pleaded to see the blonde sprawl and lose her composure with a squawk.

“You little peasant, how DARE you! I’ll-“

“You’ll do what, Chloé? Call your Father’s guards?” Marinette laughed. “Come on. I’m not letting either of us die in here.”

Chloé looked around for any other choice and Marinette could see her face fall when none presented themselves. And then she hardened her expression. “I’m certainly not following around a dirty little baker’s daughter. I’m a Bourgois. I’ll find my own way.” She spun and started stomping down the other path.

Marinette eyed the path she’d chosen. It had felt right to turn left. She was sure when she chose it that it was the right way. And Chloé was being rude enough that Marinette would love to consider leaving her.

But she turned to the right. If it was intention, then she would make sure she and Chloé both made it. She had enough intention for anyone and everyone.

“Chloé!” She called, and Chloé actually did stop and wait for her. “I’ll follow you, if you don’t mind.”

“And why would you do that?” Chloé squinted suspiciously even as they started walking. “Well, obviously, because I’m right and everyone should follo-AEEEUgghh,” she squawked as she fell and groaned from the forest floor.

“I figure you’re a decent warning system for problematic roots,” Marinette grinned, holding her hand out.

Chloe grit her teeth and took it.

They walked in silence for a while, Marinette thinking and Chloé seemingly fuming.

“Is that the best dress you could muster for the occasion?” The girl finally spat. “One faerie prances up to your door and you pull out all the stops? I’ve got dresses that would make yours wrinkle with envy.”

“Where did you get those clothes?” Marinette finally voiced what she’d been thinking for a while. “It doesn’t seem like something you’d just have on hand, and they all look pretty ill-fitting-“

Chloé self consciously fixed the collar of her vest. “If you must know,” she sniffed, “my Father thought the Fae was full of shit. So I stole these from the washroom and I figured I’d find out myself.”

“And?” Marinette giggles.

“Yeah, this is pretty shitty still,” Chloé grimaces. “I’m- sorry. Pollen said I had to work on my temper.”

“It’s-“ Marinette stopped. It wasn’t okay, but she didn’t want to alienate the only companion she had. “I can understand, I guess. As long as you’re trying to be better.”

Marinette was getting the feeling now that she should have taken the other path. Not because of Chloé- just- it had felt right. And the longer they walked this one, the wronger it felt.

The trees seemed longer. Sharper.

“So Pollen was the Fae who came to get you?” Marinette asked. “Mine’s name was Tikki.”

“Don’t see how it matters.” Chloé pointed up. “Light’s starting to fade. It’s nearing dusk.”

“Then we need to go,” Marinette said.

Chloé sighed. “I suppose if we must.”

Marinette started walking faster when the light started turning pink. And then when it started losing the vibrant color, she started running, Chloé in her heels. She could almost feel it when the sun set, the last ray burning over the horizon as she stopped.

“That’s it, Dupain-Cheng.” Chloé dusted herself off. “I’ve known it since Pollen took off. We weren’t changelings, we weren’t special- just the next fun human toy to throw out in the woods.”

“You’re wrong,” Marinette spat, whirling around, suddenly furious as she tried desperately to suppress the fear climbing in her throat. “Tikki promised I’d see my father again!”

Chloé gave her a contemptuous look. “More fool you.”

“No!” Marinette stomped up to her. “It’s you, isn’t it! With your bratty attitude and your cynicism. Tikki said it was about intentions and you’ve been doing nothing but try to irritate me since I found you!”

“Oh, since you found me?” Chloé barked out laughter. “You were just as lost as I was! I was better off sitting there than walking even further into the Fae forest!”

“You’d still be sitting there without me!” Marinette shouted. “You’re ready to die just because you’re afraid you aren’t as special as people say you are! Well guess what! You aren’t special!”

“I could be!” Chloé yelled back. “I was going to be a Fae Queen and I was going to rule and then you and Mother and everyone would see it!”

Marinette stopped short of the next ugly thing she was ready to say, watching the tears bead up in Chloé’s eyes. “You don’t need to be special. Pollen didn’t want you because you’re Chloé Bourgeois and your special. Pollen just wanted Chloé Bourgeois.”

Chloé angrily wiped away the moisture. “I’m fucking special, fuck you.”

Marinette looked around again, the dim light starting to cast the shadows grey. And then she saw a tree, weathered like a worn brow upon the forest’s face.

She walked up to it and reached out her hand, watching the way it reacted, lights sparking beneath her fingers, beneath the bark.

“It’s about the intentions,” she murmured. For a moment she looked at Chloé.

“The light isn’t quite gone. You’ve got to try, Chloé.”

Chloé’s lips trembled, as of about to speak, but instead she just nodded, jerking her chin forward. Marinette took the first step, listening to Chloé behind her, concentrating on somewhere she’d never been.

And then there was a corner and she rounded it, and Tikki was there. Marinette rushed forward, throwing herself into the Fae’s arms.

“You made it, Marinette. My Ladybug.” Tikki caressed her cheek. “Welcome home.”

Marinette looked back first. “Where’s Chloé?”

“Subjection’s girl?” Tikki paused. “You’ll have opportunity to see her soon enough, I suppose.”

“Then she made it,” Marinette could feel the tension drain away from her.

“Come,” Tikki said, amused. “And I will show you your world.”

Marinette faced where Tikki gestured and gasped.

They were on some sort of balcony, framed in by the branches of the trees she had just exited. She could see the grounds below rolling out forever, hills and plains and farmlands and forests and small towns. Right below them sprawled a city, and she realized that she was standing on a tower, and looking around her, she saw the scope of the castle.

“This way,” Tikki said, leading her to one side and opening up a vine covered door Marinette hadn’t realized was there until that moment. “The castle is, of course, yours. You must feel free to roam as you wish. Those who work here will serve you as they do me.”

“Huh?” Marinette felt dazed. The hallway progressed into a larger hall, into a larger one, until they stopped at a door.

“Your room, of course,” Tikki said, pushing the doors open. “You should find everything you might need here. In the morning, I shall have you escorted to breakfast, and then you will join me in my study. For now, I will send up food and drink. Rest well, dear one.”

Marinette took a step in and had to resist the urge to faint.

The room was spacious, with small corners carved out for what looked to be a study and a small sitting area. The bed dominated the room, with two doors leading out from either side.

She turned to Tikki, to protest, and found the Fae already gone.

She sat on the bed, finding it plusher than the bed at home, which had lumps, but she knew the lumps and she could sleep around them. She laid down, sinking in and trying not to cry at the sudden overwhelming wave of homesickness and exhaustion. The day had seemed so long, how could she have said goodbye that morning? How could she have been with Chloé, not half an hour ago?

Eventually she wiped away the tears that had sprung up and moved towards the sitting area. She imagined it to be for sharing secrets with the kind of close friends one might invite into your room, but she had never truly had anyone who didn’t whisper about her behind her back other than her parents. The chairs were soft too, in the plush way she was now coming to associate with this life.

The study held more interest. The bookshelf was already full and she let herself browse titles for a moment. The Miraculous and Children of the Miraculous caught her eye, as well as one that seemed untitled, but when she pulled it out she found a hand written journal in a language she didn’t know.

The desk was grand, but the drawers held other treasures. A set of needles, each finer alone than her parents could buy in a year. A small selection of fabrics. She clutched them to her chest and let out a muffled dry sob before composing herself.

The first door led to a bathroom and she gave it a perfunctory look over, sure that it would matter much more to her later. The final was a closet, and -

“Highness?” A small voice asked. Marinette’s eyes opened to see very wide hazel eyes, just in front of her.

She had fainted upon seeing the open closet, filled with clothing she could only ever have dreamed of.

The servant was a small girl, with mousy blonde hair and the widest eyes Marinette had ever seen. She was also carrying a covered platter which Marinette assumes would be her dinner.

“Let me take that,” she offered, hands reaching, but the girl stepped back.

“No, Highness,” the girl said, taken aback. “Simply direct me-“

Marinette blushed. “If you would set it on the desk then?”

The girl did so, and then curtsied. She held her pose, as Marinette watched, long enough that Marinette realized she was waiting for Marinette to dismiss her.

“Oh! Sorry, yes, thank you.”

The girl spun and walked briskly out, and Marinette groaned. That was a bungled first impression if there ever was one. The smell of the food beckoned and she gave the closet one last longing glance before lifting the lid.

Steaming rich stew, with warm bread and butter and honey. A glass of milk. Marinette sat down and ate it without thought, trying to settle her mind.

She went back to the closet when she’d finished. It would make sense to know her own wardrobe.

She proceeded to spend the next two hours attempting to try on dresses. It was rather difficult as several were clearly designed to be put on her by a second pair of hands but she managed.

In the end she found a soft linen shift on the bed and put that on, before crawling into the bed and closing her eyes. Sleep fell upon her immediately.

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@ash-amg @vixen-uchiha @redscarlet95 @dramatic-squirrel @athena452 @novaloptr @bee-wrecker @constancetruggle @pr-y-sha

#maribat #changeling!marinette au #fanfic #this WILL be maribat im just #...not sure if it will be daminette yet.#might be chlonette tbh mari is giving off big crush energies in my rough drafts #but also im kinda. wanting it to be jasonette.#oh god. oh fuck.chlojasonette.#NO PROMISES #EVERYTHING IS IN THE AIR AND UNDETERMINED!!!!

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bigfatbreak · 12 days

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i legitimately cant go to sleep until i get this au out of my head, shoves this into the world so i can rest

extra notes: -gabriel pulled a swap because Emelie was getting increasingly unwell after her pregnancy/birth, so he traded his sickly kid out for a healthy changeling in an attempt to sway her mental health in a positive direction ("look honey your son isn't dying") in the hopes it would make her recovery physically -it didn't work and Felix grew up among weird magical people who made him acutely aware that he wasn't like them -Marinette is not immune to magical charms and magical persuasion but her clumsiness offsets the power they have on her, so as long as she's awkward she's virtually unaffected -once Adrien finds out about Felix he just instantly sees Felix as a brother even tho Felix is actively trying to do him a murder (he will not succeed. victorian ass sickly boy trying to kill a magical being lol lmao even)

#my art #changeling au #felix fathom #adrien agreste #marinette dupain cheng #long post #OK. GOODNIGHT.#used a quicker sloppier artstyle for this au to highlight adrien's weird prettiness godspeed

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marrys-dream-world · 3 years

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ML The Parent Trap AU

Emilie and Amelie had a huge fight around the time Adrien and Félix were babies and never spoke again. The cousins don’t even know about each other, since Adrien doesn’t know his mother’s surname and Amelie makes sure Félix avoids the Agreste Brand (not that he cares for these things).

Adrien goes to London for a fashion event for a week and is under heavy surveillance the entire time. Fortunately, he’s also Chat Noir and sneaks away from his hotel room on his first night and ends up meeting Félix, somehow. They are both surprised by their resemblance and talk about their family, finding out they’re cousins and that their mothers are identical twins.

Adrien is a little sad that he didn’t know that, it just soon gives away to elation. He has an aunt and a cousin! He’s so excited to get to know them! His mother was always very secretive, after all, and trying to get upset with her missing just felt uncomfortable. His parents sure had their reasons to keep this from him.

Félix on the other hand is furious. He thought his mother respected him and she kept something this huge from him? He needs more information on why this happened and a way to mess with his mother. But she knows all his tricks, she won’t talk to him. Adrien’s father on the other hand…

Félix proposes the whole “let’s switch for, like, a week” and even rationalizes it a little. Adrien is unsure, even though he knows his dad won’t let him see his aunt and cousin if he ever tells him and won’t explain why. He asks for a day to think.

Adrien is like “oh Plagg, should I do it?” and Plagg is like “do it for the lolz” and Adrien is like “you’re right, Plagg, I should do it for family unity!” and Plagg is like “that’s not what I said at all, kid, but you do you”.

Adrien accepts and cue montage of them learning to be each other for the rest of the week. Félix is standoffish and rude the whole time, but Adrien thinks his cousin is just hurting from his father’s recent death (he can relate to that) and is a bit awkward (like Kagami). Félix thinks his cousin is just a naive idiot and is going to have fun with his identity.

Chat Noir calls Ladybug to tell his family thing got extended a week and she’s very understanding and tells him to have fun.

Félix goes back as Adrien and actually plays him very well, if a bit flanderized. He wants to get the feel of the people he’s going to mess with himself before doing anything. Adrien on the other hand is so nice as Félix that his driver and the house staff are very weirded out.

Adrien tears up a bit when he meets Amelie and is overall very sweet. Amelie thinks her son is acting like that because he wants something (he does that sometimes) and plays along to see if he cracks (she does that sometimes, when she’s bored). She takes him to do something he would hate, like charity, and Adrien genuinely has fun. Amelie wonders what her son is up to this time. What does he want?

Félix is having a harder time getting Gabriel alone to talk to him and instead explores Adrien’s room. He’s concerned and creeped out by the amount of cheese and Ladybug pictures he finds there.

Adrien goes to school as Félix and is unable to keep Félix's stoic facade for five minutes. Half the class thinks he’s playing mind games on the and the other half thinks he’s been swapped with a changeling. The kids dare each other to talk to him and by the end of the first day Adrien thinks he has at least ten potential friends.

Félix goes to school as Adrien and is blown away by how all his friends are sunshine and rainbows (bar Chloé and Lila, who Adrien warned him about). He makes up some problems just to see if they would drop their things to help him. They do and he doesn’t know how to feel about that.

Félix learns the power of friendship and decides to give this “be a good person” thing a go by his second day. He hates it and is back on his bullshit by lunchtime.

Lila notices there’s something wrong with Adrien and decides to observe to see if there’s something she can gain from it. She’ll eventually form an alliance with Félix to cause trouble.

Félix knows Marinette has a crush on Adrien and thinks about cruelly rejecting her just for fun. However, he’s no fool and knows Alya would kill him on sight if he did that, so he gives that idea up.

Tikki is VERY confused when Chat Noir says he’s going to be gone for a week and then Adrien shows up to class. Did he want to take a break? It's not like him to lie, though. Then there’s a video “Chat Noir is spotted in London! NOT CLICKBAIT” that goes viral and she’s like?? Who is that?? Sitting in front of Marinette?? She doesn’t know what to do and somehow feels like this is all Plagg’s fault.

Adrien gathers the courage to ask Amelie about Emelie and she thinks he found out because of her movies and that’s why Félix was acting so nice. Since she thought he was weirdly mature about it and didn’t make any crazy plans as revenge, she tells him the story and they have a nice moment. Adrien cracks and tells Amelie who he is.

Félix eventually finds out Gabriel is Hawk Moth and convinces him he wants to help him. Gabriel is happy Adrien wants to help and lowers his guard a little. Félix manages to steal the Butterfly miraculous and convinces Gabriel someone else did it, sending him into a wild goose chase.

Gabriel finds out that Félix is not Adrien when Amelie shows up at his door with the real Adrien. That’s when he realizes he’s been played.

#ml the parent trap au #kinda #i'll write this one day maybe #if someone wants to take a shot or add something to this feel free #adrien agreste #félix graham de vanily #gabriel agreste #amelie graham de vanily #plagg #tikki #ml au #miraculous ladybug

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renee561 · 3 years

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Turnabout's fair play: Tell me about your latest WIP please.

*sweats nervously*

Right so I'm currently working on many things not including Lukanette June. But I have six wips that I'm trying to organize in my head.

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Tattoos on this Town RedCricket Au

Jiminy like Red is a shapeshifter but instead of once a month he can do it at will

He is torn from serving the realm and finding his happiness

He falls in love with Red and vice versa

The curse leaves physical marks on its victims (in the form of tattoos or birthmarks)

August & Emma sibling feels and Archie & Emma sibling feels

Endgame Redcricket & Emma and Henry gets more family than they know what to do with basically

Basically I said hold my beer to Once and made it more messy

Lies We Tell Ourselves Stricklake Au

Strickler meets the Lakes sooner than Canon

James Lake Senior is even more of a trash husband and father in this..he gets no redemption, just a painful ans stupid death later on

Barbara knows he's a changeling Jim finds out later

Stepfather Strickler and Barbara accidently adopt more children along the way (not including the 1000 babies)

Barbara gets transformed into a troll before Jim does

Endgame Stricklake and Jlaire and Nana D/ Varvatos V

Mostly inspired by Raising Atlas by @margoteve but also from other people in the Fandom doing Stepfather Walter

Miraculous Trolls Trollhunters/Miraculous Ladybug Au

A late night meeting between Claire Núñez and Troll!Jim and Marinette after Miraculous World NY Special

Some Chat Salt because I have feelings about that episode and like I'm working through them with this fic

Also Marinette is at a crossroads

Lukanette endgame

Give Claire and Marinette more girl friends 👏👏👏👏

The Real Madame Agreste Gabenath Au

Fuck Emilie Juice

Emilie was selfish and decided to thirst for a married man instead of Nathalie

She used the miraculous to change reality and subverted the price (not the reason she's in the coma)

Gabriel has feelings that he doesn't understand and Nooroo has to spell it out for him

Platonic!Adrienette

Gorilla gets a name and a wife

Endgame Gabenath and ??

Got the idea from @justnapping and the theory that Nathalie was married to Gabriel before Emilie altered reality

Miraculous Ladybug-Cat!Kagami Au

Adrien doesn't get the Cat Miraculous but rather Kagami

Its not a smooth partnership for Marinette and Kagami in and outside the masks

Kagami likes Adrien, Marinette doesn't

Lila is still a liar but Marinette doesn't go overboard because she's jealous just that she hates liars

She is over Adrien hype

Adrien tries to be a good boy, turns out he just is not an angel

Adults get miraculouses too! (Why are they not giving miraculouses to adults!)

Most likely going to give Gabriel redemption and a good kick in the butt

Endgame Gabenath and ?? (Either Lukanette, Lukagadrinette or Lukagaminette)

Haven't plotted this out completely but its still simmering in the Brain

Truth is More Complicated than Lies Stricklake Au

Strickler tells Barbara before Angor Management he's a changeling

She thinks he's on drugs (that like would never not be funny)

She is annoyed, hurt, confused, pissed all in a series of minutes

Jim is not happy his mom knows and tries to take his anger out on Strickler

Endgame Stricklake and BAMF! Barbara

It's an idea that @sarahtarth had while we were watching Season 1 and I love her for giving me the idea I've just became stuck because of canon. About to say "canon idk her"

Not to mention I'm involved in many many different shipping weeks and also JB Fic Exchange. Plus like other ficlets that come on but these are multichaptered and there are obviously more but mostly yeah all of these are swirling in the brain rent free. Might have to start charging rent.

Thanks for the ask!

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