#i care sO MUCH ABOUT THE KWAMIS OKAY

[rainbow-arrow]

it’s like......very hard for me to care about any other plotline set up for season 5 other than them getting back the miraculouses. which, based on what’s been released, unfortunately looks like it’s taking the b-plot role

#let's go #miraculous ladybug #i can't be the only one right???? #mlb season 5 spoilers #season one i was like #'this is cute' #the fact that they didn't get together in season four is Infuriating #luka fucking dragged her over to him Several times and eVERYONE was supporting but #it just!!!!!!!! #AHHHHHHH #and now #i feel like a Bigger issue is presented #and ALL THE trailers and teasers are about them getting together #(official ofc i didn't read the bible and i never will) #i care sO MUCH ABOUT THE KWAMIS OKAY #they don't deserve this :((((

[pisoprano]

I tried to get a fic done today for the Kwami Swap Day of Loveybug AU Week, but I hit writer's block and the fic just isn't coming together. So instead, I'm just going to share an unpolished snippet here, plus a picture of Bugwalker's design that I drew while trying to get unblocked from writing.

Enjoy!

Snippet below the cut.

“Make sure you don’t turn into you know who,” Tikki whispered to him as he put in the earrings.

Right, he might end up turning into Mister Bug if he wasn’t careful.  He focused on the original seed of his Catwalker transformation—being everything his father wanted him to be, projecting the image of the Gabriel brand, a perfect model and obedient son.  Adrien breathed in. “Tikki, spots on!

He looked over himself—still formal in the Catwalker way, but he now wore a black and red tailcoat with tails reminiscent of ladybug wings.

He returned to the room Loveybug had told him to send Plagg to and found…

His lady.  Right there, plain as day.  He might not have seen her use his miraculous very much, but she was Lady Noire down to the last detail—the braid, the gloves, the boots, the eyes.

“I thought I’d never see you again,” he said, tears starting to well in his eyes.  He’d assumed the worst, that she’d died, that she’d caught a debilitating illness, that Monarch had kidnapped her and was torturing everything she knew out of her.

“You can’t get rid of me that easily,” she replied, eyes twinkling in that knowing way that he knew so well.

But why now?  In the middle of the fight, that had to mean... “Did something happen to Loveybug?”

Lady Noire got a weird look in her eyes, then looked down at herself.  She let out a “REOWRR!” and jumped so high she bonked her head on the ceiling.

“Are you okay?” he asked, rushing to check on her.  The suit was usually pretty good at preventing concussions, but Lady Noire had a dazed look in her eye that made him worried.

“I’m fine!” she said, pushing him away.  “Loveybug had to iron her cat!”

He was pretty sure cats didn’t need to be ironed (unless maybe they were in a cat competition or something, but even then, it seemed unlikely that Loveybug would prioritize straightening a cat’s fur over helping him fight off an akuma).  So she probably meant something else. Was Loveybug just scared of wielding the powers of destruction and had called Ladybug for help?

“You mean she wasn’t sure about using the cat miraculous and needed to iron some things out?” he guessed.

“Exactly!” she said, nodding voraciously.  “That’s what I meant!”

He smiled.  He was so good at interpreting his lady’s meaning.

“So!  Catwalker!  I mean, not Catwalker, you probably have a different name now that you’re a bug guy—”

“Tripod Gait.”

Lady Noire stared at him like he’d just grown an extra pair of legs.

“It’s how hexapods walk,” Tripod Gait explained.  Perhaps the reference to insect biology was too obscure, but he liked how ‘Tripod’ preserved the connection to his model side the same way ‘Catwalk’ had, while ‘gait’ also described ambulation like ‘walker’ had.

But no, he wasn’t the one who would be saying the name, if she didn’t like it, she shouldn’t have to use it.

“If you have a more suitable name,” he offered, “you may give me one to use instead.”

“I’m just going to call you Bugwalker,” Lady Noire said.

Bugwalker nodded.  His lady had never really been into wordplay as much as him.

“Good!  Bugwalker, let’s go deal with the akuma!”

#loveybug au week #loveybug au #catwalker #bugwalker #my art #my writing #ml fanart #miraculous ladybug

[aspiringwriter1111]

In a way I feel like if Marinette had the miraculous of destruction, it could have been such a valuable learning curve/lesson? Because what if Plagg saw her tripping over nothing and stumbling and dropping things, and then her apologizing and feeling bad about it and just being like... "No???"

Like imagine if he taught her that the confidence he has, isn't because he's not clumsy or awkward, but because he IS??? He's the kwami of destruction, how could he not have accidentally caused problems in the past?

He tells her about the dinosaurs and the leaning tower of Pisa, and how he caused the destruction of so many important monuments, on accident.

He tells her the confidence is because he knows it could happen anyways, and there's a good chance it will, so why spend all your time stressing about it?

The confidence only grows when it sticks through all the fumbles.

Think about it, the more you make mistakes, the more you know that no matter what happens, you can still be confident.

You don't need to be more careful or make extra plans. You can't control the world around you, or the circumstances, no matter how you try. Like

Everyone makes mistakes and all that yeah, but the level of bonding over learning to be comfortable with your own destruction??? The mistakes you make only add to the solidity of your own confidence??? It's completely okay to mess up, and if that causes a huge mess, then so be it??? It doesn't make you a lesser person, or a mistake????

And over time, Marinette gets more confident. No matter how she trips or falls, musses her words, she knows her mistakes don't make her, that that without them she would never learn and grow. Her clumsiness is still there, but the embarrassment isn't.

And that's freeing in a way she's never felt???

Not afraid of mistakes anymore, she lets out her creative side in a way like she's never done before. Patterns, scribbles, and colors that she would never have put together before! Her fashion becoming a true expression of her boldness.

She's joining art club, and speaking up, not afraid of making a mistake or who sees it.

Comfort in her own skin, brings comfort to her life, and suddenly she's speaking with her seat mate easily???

Not necessarily speaking up to Chloe, but simply not being bothered?? There's gum on my chair, so what, I'll just move over.

She's taking Adrien's umbrella with ease, and returning it to him with a SIGNED note and macarons???

Sure, she still feels all warm and melty with him, but she's not nervous.

She leaves him homemade gifts when she feels like it, instead of plotting for his next seventy birthdays. She compliments his kindness and bravery. Encourages him, and supports him unabashedly.

She tells off Gabriel in season 1, and gives Adrien advice. About how he deserves better, because SHE KNOWS she deserves good things, so why shouldn't he deserve them too???

Adrien starts seeing her as an idol, much like he originally does with ladybug, and like the later seasons.

We get the same (or better) effect, and that just tickles me.

Because there's nothing to be embarrassed about.

You're safe in your own mistakes.

I could go into Adrien/Misterbug too

#miraculous ladybug #marinette dupain cheng #mlb marinette #miraculous #plagg #ladynoir #adriennette #miraculous au #mlb #adrein agreste

[nobodyfamousposts]

In the Miraculous double Kwami AU, would Mari still forget to purify Stoneheart's akuma in his first appearance? And would she get the battle ending easily bc she has two of the most broken Miraculous giving her an edge, or would she fumble with all her new powers and senses?

Actually, she wouldn't. But it's less about her forgetting and more because she would only be transformed with Tikki at the time. She designs her outfit with both Miraculous to appear identical so nobody else can tell the difference when she's transformed between the two of them. So she can use one and use their power, then switch once her timer's up and be in hero mode with the other to keep up the fight.

Meanwhile, the other kwami can rest or recover. AND they can offer input and guidance.

In this case, while she's transformed with the Ladybug Miraculous, Plagg is still active and thus in prime position to give advice.

"Follow the trail of destruction!"

"Jump!"

"Huh...I thought cats were supposed to be the ones to get caught up in thread?" ("Just help me get loose!")

"Miraculous powers are single use! You only got one shot so don't waste it early!"

"Ooo crushing and smashing! An akuma after my own heart!" ("PLAGG!")

"There's the akuma! Don't forget to capture it!" ("HOW?!")

"Uuuuugh! Do I have to explain everything?" ("Plagg, this is literally my first time at any of this!") "Fine, fine!"

("Bye bye, little butterfly!") "Please tell me this isn't going to become a 'thing'."

"Okay, now throw it." ("Wait what?") "Throw the Lucky Charm." ("But...at what? And why?") "THROW THE LUCKY CHARM IN THE AIR ALREADY!" ("Okay okay!")

She captures the akuma and uses the Miraculous Cure that first time, repairing the damage and learning of the Cure.

And while she's still anxious and uncertain, she doesn't go through the same event as canon where she tries to give up the Miraculous.

...Plagg doesn't let her.

Plagg: (Gasp) You would abandon us to an unknown user who could abuse our power and let us starve?!

Marinette: Plagg, I'm sure they wouldn't just—

Plagg: (Sad kitten eyes)

Marinette: Surely someone else would be better at this and—

Plagg: (Sadder kitten eyes)

Marinette: You'd be perfectly well cared for and—

Plagg: (Eyes become big and deep, drawing her in and drowning in sadness)

Marinette: ...I'm so sorry! I would never abandon you! (Crying and hugging Plagg)

(Five minutes later, Plagg is sitting on a pile of cheese and Marinette is plotting to be a better hero.)

Tikki: I don't think I've ever seen you care so much about an user before.

Plagg: She lives on a bakery and makes all sorts of food including the best cheeses. No way I'm giving that up!

Tikki: (Rolls eyes)

#ml au #double kwami au #marinette dupain cheng #tikki #plagg

[haphira]

A Lonely Christmas?

For @inkmousey, LBSC Secret Santa 2023

“Yes, Maman, I’ll be fine here by myself.” Marinette spoke into her phone. She was organizing her scrap materials... again. She picked up a teal-green square that reminded her of Viperion and set it aside to use later. 

“I just worry about you being alone on Christmas. You know we can always fly back-”  

“Maman. You and Dad have wanted to see your extended family for years now, and with the commissions I have, I wouldn’t have been able to go anyways, I’ll be fine! Promise.” Marinette reassured her mother for the fifth time today. Her parents landed in China yesterday and they wouldn’t stop fussing over her. She loves them dearly, but it was starting to feel like she was 14 again.  

“I’m 18 and more than capable of taking care of myself. Enjoy your vacation and give the family my love, okay?” Marinette sighed as she heard her mother's relucent agreement and hung up. Marinette sighed again as she put her scrap materials away.  

“Geez, they always worry too much about me, I’m fine and not alone!” Marinette turned to Mullo who was sleeping on her pillow next to Marinette. Smiling softly, Marinette quietly got up to make herself some tea and maybe pull out a cracker or two for Mullo when she wakes up.  

After setting the electric kettle to boil, Marinette brought down some of her favorite relaxing tea and her favorite mug from the kitchen cabinet. The quiet of the kitchen was starting to get to her. Normally the kitchen is busy with smells and laughter intermingled with talking. A creeping loneliness was starting to show itself, but Marinette grabbed her phone and set some holiday music to distract from it. She has been home alone before, and it's not a big deal. Why would now, be any different?  

Now, it was time for family and friends, but no one has the time for you, a villainous voice in Marinette’s mind said. She shook her head to dispel the thoughts, it wasn’t the time for depression to make a nuisance of itself. She had a duty to Paris and her commissions to think of.  

Hearing the kettle click off, Marinette grabbed the boiling water and made a mug of tea. Grabbing a few crackers along the way, she headed back upstairs to her bedroom where Mullo was waiting. She watched her Kwami sleep peacefully and Marinette put her tea on the bedside table.  

Mullo woke up to the sound of Marinette flopping onto her bed with a sleeve of crackers held to her chest. Muffled music still played from her phone in her back pocket. Another sigh escaped her. Maybe her parents weren’t over worrying about her. It was the first Christmas she had spent alone, and Marinette was... unhappy. 

Hawkmoth has been terrorizing people left and right, since the holidays started. It was all hands-on deck this year. Marinette felt glad she was relied on but, also sad that she couldn’t join her family in China. Until Hawkmoth was caught, all Miraculous holders were grounded to Paris. The upside was that she might even get to see Viperion. Although it was highly likely he, like the rest of the holders, had Christmas plans, Marinette let out another sigh.  

Marinette reached out for the tea she made and pulled her phone out of her pocket to silence the music that was still playing. Sipping the hot tea, Marinette contemplated what to do for the night, it was Christmas eve, and the weather wasn’t too cold, so she could go out on a run through the city patrolling.  

“Hey Mullo, what do you think about going out for a while?” Mullo munched on a cracker and smiled at her holder. 

“That sounds wonderful, Miss Marinette! I bet the night lights would be beautiful!” Mullo squeaked. Marinette nodded; a small smile graced her lips. Going out might be just the thing she needed, after grabbing the rest of the crackers, Marinette transformed into Multimouse, leapt out of her skylight and into the night air.  

The air was a little crisp, but Multimouse’s suit kept her warm as she sailed through the sky. Landing and bounding off to the next building Multimouse breathed the freedom that the miraculous gave her. After patrolling the city for about 30 minutes, Multimouse decided she would rest at the top of the Eiffel Tower. Upon reaching the top of the tower, Multimouse found a decently comfortable spot and sat down to look at the lights of the city. The city was beautiful at night, all lit up with Christmas lights and hardly anyone around. It gave the night an almost magical feel to it.  

Multimouse couldn’t have been there more than 10 minutes when she heard a crunch of gravel behind her. Whipping around Multimouse saw Viperion walking up to her, quietly gazing at her with a soft look on his face. She realized that Viperion was walking noisily on purpose to let her know that he was there, the kindness he showed warmed her heart and cheeks.  

“O-oh, Viperion! I didn’t expect to see you here.” Multimouse watched as Viperion gracefully sat down next to her and looked out at the city. They sat quietly for a few minutes, just enjoying the air and night lights. Their fingers a hair width apart from touching, shoulders brushing against each other when they moved to situate themselves.  

“S-so, why are you out here?” Multimouse asked. She nervously played with her fingers before looking up at Viperion and settling down again in a relaxed position.  

“My family has plans and I couldn’t go with, so I’m here by myself.” Viperion answered. He looked questioningly at her. 

“Oh, same. My parents left to visit family elsewhere.” Multimouse responded to Viperion’s unvoiced question.  

Viperion hummed, “Hmm, seems we both are alone this Christmas.”  

“Yup.”  

Silence blanketed them again, but it was comforting, to have someone nearby that understood. Viperion turned away from the city to look at Multimouse again. Multimouse sensed his gaze and looked back at him.  

“Come with me, there’s a place I want to take you,” Viperion said as he offered his hand out to Multimouse.  

She took his hand and stood up with him, “Where are we going?” Multimouse asked. Viperion just smiled and butterflies erupted in her stomach. They jumped from one rooftop to the next and kept an even steady pace. Then in ten minutes' time they reached their destination, Palace of Versailles.  

“Wha-” Multimouse started but Viperion put a finger to her lips, making them tingle. They were close together and Multimouse swallowed hard.  

“Trust me,” Viperion whispered. He removed his finger from her lips and took Multimouse’s hand as he led her into the gardens of the palace. Multimouse followed Viperion in a slight daze as they ventured further in. 

The gardens were covered in snow, winter plants sprung up here and there and the quiet of the city made Multimouse want to keep the serenity. When they reached the center of the gardens there was a fountain. Surprisingly water was still running through it. Viperion sat down on the edge of the fountain and Multimouse sat down next to him.  

“I come here occasionally when I'm feeling a little down.” Viperion said softly, almost a whisper, as if he too, was afraid to break the peacefulness of the gardens.  

Multimouse breathed deeply, enjoying the crisp night air and tranquility of the gardens. Smiling softly at Viperion she scooted closer to him and snuggled up into his side. This was an often-enough occurrence that neither of them thought much of it. Tonight, however, felt different. Maybe it was because of where they were, or the fact that it felt like a date, or maybe because it was Christmas, but Multimouse felt like this moment was way more... intimate, than the times before.  

“Hey, Mousey?” Viperion asked softly, slightly turning his head to gaze down at her. His mint green eyes slightly glowed while he looked at her. 

“Hmm?”  

“Happy Christmas,” he commented, Multimouse thought it was still too early for midnight but when she heard the clock tower strike 12 a moment later, she realized that this night had been going by quickly. 

“Happy Christmas, Viper.” Multimouse looked down at their hands feeling a charged energy in the air.  

Multimouse glanced up to see Viperion watching her, a blush rose up on her face, but she didn’t look away. Multimouse’s heart started to pound away in her chest as Viperion stared, he moved slightly to the side he cupped her back with an arm and moved his face closer but slowly toward her own. The air felt electrified and Multimouse licked her lips in anticipation. That grabbed Viperion’s attention, his gaze flickered down to her lips before looking back into her eyes. A silent question hung in the air, Multimouse realized that Viperion stopped, just a few inches away from her lips, and concluded that he was waiting for permission. Nodding her head slightly, Multimouse slowly closed her eyes as the two shared a soft kiss.  

It was a sweet and memorable moment for them. After pulling away from each other, Viperion rested his forehead against Multimouse’s. They breathed in each other's air, silently staring at each other, smiling softly with sparkling eyes. They still had lots to talk about, but at that moment everything was perfect. As they snuggled up to each other, Viperion and Multimouse sat in the gardens for a while longer, enjoying the peace and tranquility of the night. Later there would be talk of relationships, boundaries, identities revealed, and what they wanted for the future. For now, though, Viperion and Multimouse enjoyed the company of each other on what started as a lonely Christmas that developed into something more.  

#pro lukanette #pro lukamari #lukanette endgame #endgame lukanette #miraculous fandom #miraculous ladybug #lukanette #a03 fic #ao3 #miraculous fanworks #lbsc #lbsc secret santa exchange 2023

[graaythekwami]

What is your opinion about the ending of Miraculous?

(I'm using this ask as my chance to talk about both episodes as a whole, not just the ending-- spoilers ahead!)

My thoughts on these two episodes are mixed, but positive overall. :)

Over all, I enjoyed the episodes. It was fun, the action and animation were great, and there are parts that I really really loved that are being adopted into all my kwami headcanons right now and no one can stop me. I was worried with how the season would end based off of some things I heard, and was prepared for the worst-- but these were enjoyable episodes to watch.

However I will not lie that I am not happy with how some characters were handled. I'm sorry but I will never be happy with Gabriel being seen as a hero, and the fact that Adrien wasn't there or even told what happened?? Gabriel getting a statue?? Gabriel acting like he cared about Adrien when he clearly didn't?? No... just no, its not right or fair. I could go on about this all day, but I won't as there's a lot to say about these episodes.

Adrien not getting a role in this finale I am mad at. Him being left in the dark about what happened I'm also not happy with, HOWEVER... seeing Marinette's age, mindset, and everything she's been through... I don't feel that her actions were out of character. I can see a young teenager under pressure wanting to protect the one she loves from a horrible reality. I'm not saying her keeping the truth from him is right, but I can see how it fits into the narrative. As long as the fact that this lie was told is addressed in the future (and the weight it will no doubt put on Adrien) and not just brushed aside, then I won't get up in arms about this scene yet, and I will wait to see how its handled in the future.

Last small little tiny thing is Felix. Like... it feels out of character for him to just be like "yeah hero team!" and for the hero team to be like "yeah Felix!" Feel like more should have been addressed on Felix's character as a whole.

Okay-- enough about the negative-- onto all the awesome parts about these episodes! :D

First of all-- hero team!! Full time holders!! Saved kwamis (I'm so sorry Nooroo that you're still out there you deserve so much better!!) I love it, this is what we needed, and I hope the identity rules ease up among the heroes after this.

Next Nathalie. Oh Nathalie, the queen, amazing-- 11/10 this episode. She full on goes in dying and is ready to shoot Gabriel with a crossbow?? Like girl, you're amazing!! I'm glad to see that she is better now, she deserves it. Anyways I love her.

Adrien getting his amok-- yes, finally.

Marinette's Ladybug and Black Cat unification was a lot of fun. Its too bad the name Lady Noire was already taken, but I loved this whole fight. A piano being dropped on Gabriel's head, Gabriel's reaction to Marinette being Ladybug. Marinette beating Gabriel and just summoning all the Luck Charms... she was a boss. I loved the checkmate scene. I love how she did try to reach out to Gabriel (not that he deserves a second chance but Marinette is just a sweetheart). I loved Gabriel's betrayal to her with a Vemon because it was his last in character moment, I loved that we got to see all the other characters in action. The classmates, Fei and the New York heroes. All great scenes.

Now finally onto the gold of these episodes: THE KWAMIS. Hehehehe they were amazing, they were beautiful. Yes give me all their true forms, give me Gimmi (hehe) they look SO cool and epic. I originally thought I wouldn't like a true-form kwami or a fusion form of them but never mind they're glorious they are my children we need true forms for all the kwamis look at how powerful they are!!

And how the Wish works... I never really liked the whole "destroy the universe and create a new one" idea they had going on in other episodes, and I'm so glad they went with an equal price. And maybe destroy and remake the universe still has a role in it all but give me the green strawberries as a price. The whole Wish scene with how it works and the true form of the kwamis was fantastic and I love it so much.

#miraculous ladybug #ml spoilers #adrien agreste #chat blanc #ml recreation #recreation spoilers #ml conformation #conformation spoilers #gabriel agreste #gabriel is a horrible human being #marinette dupen chang #ladybug #miraculous spoilers #jj talks #anon ask #plagg #tikki #gimmi #kwamis #kwami

[jennagrinsoverml]

do you know any good adrino fics?

So as lovesquare stan and monoshipper, I’m able to acknowledge that adrino is absolutely amazing and would be my ship of choice if not for the love square. (Seriously, how is lukadrien so popular when adrino is right there???) But sadly, I only read platonic adrino. (Okay, I wrote this when I first started compiling this ask, but I have recently started so I may do a less platonic rec list later.)

However, the amazing @kasienda has put together two wonderful adrino rec lists:

Adrino Rec List 1

Adrino Rec List 2

I do have lots of platonic adrino recs though! I...may have gotten a little carried away with this one...oops? Oh well, enjoy!

Off the Mark by @buggachat​

Ever since Nino’s (frankly embarrassing) akumatization into Rocketear, Chat Noir’s behavior had taken a strange and sudden turn in the presence of Carapace, and Nino could only think of one possible explanation:

Chat Noir hated him.

Somehow, Adrien didn’t seem to agree.

One-shot. As you all may have realized by now, I’m an absolute sucker for misunderstandings, and I’ve been desperate for good fic dealing with the aftermath of Rocketear since it came out. And this is just SPECTACULAR! Nino doesn’t understand why Adrien’s so bothered, but of course it’s clear to us as readers, and it’s finally resolved so beautifully omg I love this fic!!!

The Five Minute Adventures of Snake Noir by @kasienda​

After Ladybug admits to Chat Noir that she told someone her identity, she insists that he do the same. He wants it to be her. She insists it has to be anyone else. He suggests they use the snake. She finds this to be a reasonable compromise.

After many heartfelt five minute conversations that Ladybug doesn't remember, she decides he should keep the snake. That way he can always confide in her if he needs to. He also realizes it means he can talk to anyone… for five minutes... on repeat.

Multi-chapter. This is also a love square fic, but it’s amazing to see Adrien get to confide in Nino and get the support he so desperately needs. An Nino isn’t just some minor character in this, we get focus on him and his relationships too! 

such small things by @guardiankarenterrier​

It starts with such small things.

It starts with things Nino does without thinking about it, because they’re just the sort of thing you do for friends, and he’s never had to think about them before.  Nino hasn’t had that many friends himself, at least not outside of their class, but the ones he does have are good friends- he doesn’t need more than what he has.

Adrien needs more than what he has, though.  Adrien needs friends like Nino needs music.

Two-shot. I have so many feelings about this one. It starts off solid and then only gets better from there! There’s just so much love and friendship and care and LOVE in this fic!! It’s beautiful.

team is a four letter word by @ladyofthenoodle

Alya didn’t want to come between Ladybug and Chat Noir. But she didn’t want to stop being Rena Rouge either. And if Chat Noir didn’t want to talk to her, then she’d need to find a different way to prove all three of them could be a team.

Her plan unintentionally brings a few secrets to light, which leads to even more secrets coming to light, which leads to… well, Alya is sure it’ll all work out eventually.

Multi-chapter. I can’t not rec this one. This fic focuses on the entire core four, and the adrino relationship is no exception to that. I love all of the little bits of information and the exploration of their dynamic here. The way Adrien knows Nino so well but keeps parts of himself from his friend. The growth and development as the fic progresses. Highly recommend.

Shellter Chat by @bridgetinerabbit​

A peek inside Adrien's school bag gives Nino some very unexpected insight as to what makes his good friend tick, but leaves him in a very delicate position. He never expected to strike a deal with the Kwami of Destruction, but now he and Plagg are working together to relieve some of Adrien's (and Chat Noir's) burdens for his own good. But being Adrien's guardian angel isn't as easy as it seems; other secret identities start falling apart, and there's no telling where the falling dominoes will stop.

Multi-chapter.  I loved this so freaking much. I don’t even know where to start. Nino and Alya are such good friends to Adrien! Seriously, this is such beautiful friendship fic. I need to reread it.

A Miraculous Reveal: Rocketear & Meddlesome Friends by @kasienda​

Nino has been watching the Rocketear footage on loop, and one thing doesn't make sense to him. Why hadn't Chat Noir fought back? (Platonic Adrino, hurt/comfort).

Two-shot within a collection of one-shots (description taken from first part). If, like me, you absolutely loved the angst of Rocketear and were so disappointed that canon didn’t follow up on it at all to give us a resolution, you need this in your life. Go read it now!

Alya is NOT Disloyal! by @peppermint-shamrock​

Alya loves to flirt with her boyfriend when he's suited up as Carapace. Chat Noir, for some reason, is upset by this.

One-shot. This is a DJWifi fic that I’m including because Adrien is just such a good friend to Nino, like he cares so much and I love that.

I will take it / It can't go wrong. by @officialratprince​

Be loved by his friends, or love himself, or earn his father's love. Adrien's at a point where he's pretty sure he can only have one of those three things, but he's doing his best to juggle all three of them.

They aren't always compatible. He's doing his best, though.

Series. Summary taken from the first fic. This gets heavy, but the adrino friendship really shines here as Nino supports Adrien in the aftermath of Gabriel’s abuse.

when the dust clears, there is only us by blight_light

Alya figured out that Marinette was Ladybug after she knocked out a bank robber and defused a hostage situation using nothing but a ping pong ball and a bandana. Nino figured out that Adrien was Chat Noir when he rolled under a table and Chat Noir rolled out. A glass table.

A collection where Alya and Nino are helping their superhero BFFs

One-shot. This fic is an amazing mix of hilarious and heartfelt and it just fills my heart with so much joy!!

the naming of cats by @guardiankarenterrier​

"Dude, you know once we beat Hawkmoth you can go by whatever you want, right?" Nino finally offers, not entirely sure if it's the right thing to say.  He can't keep saying nothing, though, because he's not gonna let his friend think he's being ignored.  He never wants him to think that.  "Like, you're a hero of Paris, man. You wanna go ahead and change, just, like, your whole name to Chat Noir, pretty sure they'll let you.  Pretty sure they can't stop you, honestly."

Plagg's quiet little rumble takes on a note of approval.

One-shot. This is so beautiful and heartbreaking and Nino’s such a good friend and excuse me please I need to go have a little cry. I love them so much.

#ml #miraculous ladybug #adrino #adrien agreste #nino lahiffe #platonic adrino #ml fic recs #ml fanfic #friendship #jennarecsml

[adrinoir]

Lukagami is still a good ship (Determination is proof)

Wow finally thought of something to write lol

DISCLAIMER: I have NOT watched any episodes beyond Kwami’s Choice: Pt 1.

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So, I have been rooting for Luka and Kagami to get together for quite some time now. I did not see enough chemistry between the Adrigami and Lukanette ships, and I think Lukagami getting together would be so interesting, even more so after watching Determination!

Why? Hear me out.

Handling Marinette & Adrien

So, it’s been made pretty obvious these two are stuck in the middle of the whole Adrien likes Marinette and Marinette is now denying her feelings for him situation. But the funny thing is, BOTH of them CHOSE to be a part of it. They didn’t have to be but they are.

Luka encouraged Marinette to meet up with Adrien one-on-one and then went with her for extra support. Kagami did the same thing with Adrien. They both want them to get together and keep egging them on and getting involved in the process.

So, they have similar ideas and ways of handling the mess that is Adrienette lol. I appreciate that they did the same thing but in their own ways. It makes them work well together. This all brings me to my next point.

Being able to read Marinette & Adrien

Okay so their first conversation in Determination was *chef’s kiss.*

These two have this common trait of being able to read people - or at least people they care about - really well. The first conversation Luka and Kagami had one-on-one is pure proof of this.

Let me reiterate what was said:

Kagami: Adrien’s problem is that he doesn’t realize his feelings for Marinette are love.

Luka: I think it’s because he’s a kind and generous person. He loves everyone and everyone loves him back. He’s lost in a jungle of love - he can’t read the signals Marinette sends him.

Kagami: That’s true. Learning to read Marinette’s signals is a complex endeavor. It took me a lot of time.

I love how well they explained Adrien and Marinette in the matter of just a few sentences. Imagine if Luka and Kagami spent more time together. I feel like they’d have no issue figuring each other out and would be able to have deep conversations with one another.

Opposites Attract

Other than the couple of similarities I mentioned, Luka and Kagami are very different from one another. But that’s perfectly okay! As the title for this section says: Opposites attract!

In reference to Determination, just look at the difference in how they carry themselves and the different ways they encouraged Marinette and Adrien.

In this episode, Luka is his usual soft-spoken self. He has that tiny bit of a push when he talks to Marinette about going out with Adrien, but it’s not much. He mainly uses his comparisons to music to get her to understand why talking to Adrien one-on-one is so important. He didn’t make it sound like it was going to be a date, but just a meet up so she can get to know Adrien better. Plus, he didn’t push to go with her, he decided to once Marinette asked.

With Kagami, she was extremely pushy. Kagami is very direct in everything she says. So, her way of going about it had the same intentions but was approached very differently. She made Adrien ask Marinette out. Adrien was the one who switched it around to make it seem as if it wasn’t a date. He explained to Marinette over the phone that his feelings of have changed but doesn’t know in what way, and then simply asked her to simply go with him to the Grevin Museum. Kagami didn’t like that and kept directly saying throughout the episode that he loves her and is experiencing jealousy (when he saw Marinette and Luka together). Also, she immediately insisted on accompanying Adrien because she didn’t trust that he’d know what he was doing.

All that being said, this would create a good balance between Kagami and Luka if they were to date. Kagami would be the one who’s direct, Luka would be the one to soften the blow. They’d give each other different perspectives on things and have interesting conversations.

I’m just imaging if they ended up together how the confession would go. Kagami would say something like, “Luka, I’m in love with you. We should go on a date.” And Luka would be like, “That’d be great. I feel we have such different melodies, yet they sound beautiful together.” Or something even more romantic, like how he confessed his feelings to Marinette in Silencer. 

Determination aside, in other episodes involving Luka and Kagami, the differences are pretty obvious, too. In reference to my first post about Lukagami, Luka is very laidback and dismissive, his mom lets him do what he wants. Vs Kagami can be very uptight and deals with a strict mother that keeps her from doing a lot of things she enjoys. If you wanna read more of my reasons, click this to read my other post.

Anyhow, I like the possibility of this ship. I think it’d be interesting to have the two other love interests end up with each other instead of the main characters. HOWEVER, I do still love the headcanon idea of Kagami being a closeted lesbian who loves Marinette. Both ideas are great.

#miraculous ladybug #tales of ladybug and cat noir #miraculous #miraculers #adrien agreste #marinette dupain cheng #adrienette #lukagami #luka couffaine #kagami tsurugi #ml determination #ml season five #ml season 5 #ml season 5 spoilers #ml spoilers

[marigamithinking]

Marigami (either or both could be in superhero suit) are locked in a small room, what could happen?

Marigami (either or both could be in superhero suit) are locked in a small room, what could happen?

Oooh! I love this prompt! here's a quick ryuko/ladybug identity reveal one-shot. Hope you like it! It isn't as long or well written as I would've liked, but I've finished it at 3 a.m. so shhh

Sometimes, magical suits don't protect you from getting knocked out. Sometimes, your enemy has the same magic as you do, and you're caught in a stale mate. And sometimes, being a superhero means waking up tied to a pole with no recollection or how it happened.

"Ugh... what?" Ladybug rolled her neck, only for it to hit against steel. "Ouch!" She went to rub her head, only to realise her hands and arms were tied against somebody else's. "Chat?"

"No, it is Ryuko... Chat Noir was unavailable, so you requested that I helped you with the supervillain." The mater-of-fact voice indicated she'd already regained her bearings. How long had ladybug been out?

"Oh god..." Vague flashes of the villain they'd been facing illicitated a frustrated groan from ladybug. "We have to get out!"

"Really? I thought we could spend this time getting to know each other." Ryuko's tone was unreadable, and Ladybug was too tired to be angry.

"Look, I can't tell if you're being sarcastic or not, so I'll ignore that... have you used you power yet?"

"Yes, I used them while fighting. I detransformed while you were still passed out." Kagami frowned, "Longg is extremely fatigued... do you know if you have any kwami friendly food?"

Ladybug thought for five minutes before cringing at the plan she'd come up with. "If I detransform, Tikki can get food from my bag for herself and Longg, then they might be able to get us untied. But Kagami?"

"Yes, bug?"

"Can I trust you not to look?"

"You have my word, Ladybug."

As she detransformed, Marinette felt a twinge of guilt, similar to every time she'd lied to Alya about where she'd been or why she was always late. She trusted and admired Kagami, lying to her hurt. But being a superhero meant lying (even if that felt like a contradiction sometimes.)

"Tikki? Will you get a macaron for Longg as well?" Marinette asked her kwami gently, smiling down at her tired purple eyes.

"Yes, Ma- Guardian." Tikki floated over to Kagami. "Miss Tsurugi, this is for Longg to give his strength back." Tikki offered a pink and white polka dot macaron to Kagami.

"Thank you, Tikki." Longg weakly floated up from where he nestled in Kagami's lap.

"These macarons remind me of my friend, Marinette Dupain-Cheng. Do you know her?"

Marinette tensed. "Oh, uh yeah, I know of her. Why's that?"

"Once, her friend's blood sugar was low, so she gave him one from her purse. Apparently, she always keeps a small box of macarons with her, in case someone needs something to eat. She's so kind, and she decorates her macarons like this... they're just as cute as she is."

"Oh wow... that's... well, you uh you dislike people who lie to you, correct? What if she's lying to you? To everyone? What if she's-"

"No. Marinette may lie, but I realise she would never lie to hurt me. She is one of the only people who has ever bothered to get to know me. It means a lot that she would do that. She wouldn't lie to me." Kagami's smile was evident in her voice as she spoke over the sound of Longg and Tikki untying the rope.

"But what if she keeps putting the people she loves in danger?" Marinette's voice wavered. Why did Kagami care about her? She didn't deserve someone to care that much about her. Especially not the girl she admired more than anyone.

"Ladybug, I love Marinette. That's all that matters, I believe."

Silence...

"Ladybug?"

Sniff...

"Are you okay?"

"No..."

The rope fell, and Marinette instinctively curled up to hide away.

"Can I turn around?"

"No! No, you can't- you can't know... you can't know how terrible I am..." Marinette's heart ached because still Kagami followed the rules, because she was the best.

"Are you Marinette, Ladybug?"

Silence...

"I still love you."

"Why?"

"Because... you could so easily be unkind, give up on everything, give up on me... but you don't. You must be so exhausted, but you still put it with teaching me how to talk to people and going to school and organising parties for your friends and helping your parents. You're... perfect. I'm sorry if my admition of love has upset you, though. I believe we could forget it ever happened."

"I love you too, Kagami... I'm just so scared. I've never felt this way before, and I've put you in danger so many times by giving you a miraculous!" Marinette wiped her eyes and stood. "We need to escape and defeat the villain, then I will no longer give you a miraculous. I can't keep putting you in danger."

"No. Marinette, I would fight even without a miraculous if it meant protecting you. Let me help you, bug." Kagami reached out, resting her hand on Marinette's shoulder. Marinette turned and squeezed Kagami tightly.

"Are you sure?"

"Positive... I think we should get to escaping, though... then we could talk about things properly, okay?"

"Okay... I love you, Dragon." Marinette kissed Kagami's cheek before transforming, as did Kagami.

"Lucky Charm!" Ladybug sighed as she received a hair pin. "Great. Hold on, Ryuko." She leaned down and painstakingly picked the lock, causing one of the walls of the crate to slide open. "After you."

"Thank you, bug." Ryuko smiled as they exited.

"Ready?"

"Yes. I won't let Shadowmoth interfere with our date plans."

#marigami #kagami tsuguri #marinette dupain cheng #mlb #mlb kagami #mlb marinette #mlb fandom #kagaminette #ml ladybug #miraculous ladybug #mlb ryuko #ryuko mlb #ryuko #ryuko/ladybug #ryuko x ladybug #one shot #request #answer #mlb one shot #wlw

[sandradoodles]

Do you think Chat dropped in on Marinette after Polymouse’s debut to express sympathy over Multimouse officially being replaced? (Ladybug has been known to bring heroes back despite an identity leak, after all, but not if there’s someone else who can take their place)

Omg I had never thought about this before but it's SO CUTE, omg I love it.

HERE’S MY TAKE:

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Marinette is out enjoying the evening breeze with there's a clang of boots on metal behind her, and she spins around to see a boy in costume slinking along the railing of her balcony.

"Sorry, Marinette. I didn't mean to startle you."

"Chat Noir! What-- what are you doing here?"

"I wanted to check on you," he says, finding a perch for himself on the railing. "After everything that happened today."

"Er..." Check on her? Why? This is too weird... Marinette races back through the events of the day in her mind, panicking for a moment that Ladybug must have said or done something that gave her away. But no, nothing. She was just as careful as always! 

"Um, yeah! I guess it was pretty scary.” Leaning hard into her natural tendency for wild gesticulation, she flails her arms about to emphasize her supposed terror. “One of those mini-Malediktators took control of me like I was some kind of robot! And that giant flying leech thing--gross!” She shudders overdramatically, clutching her own shoulders. “What goes on in Shadow Moth's head, am I right?"

She glances at Chat Noir to check his reaction and, wait, why does he look confused now?

"No, I meant... The other thing."

Are they having two entirely different conversations?? What 'other thing'? The mayor’s terrible plan for the Place des Vosges? But they already dealt with that problem, too...?

A certain amount of honesty might be called for at this point.

"Sorry. I don't know what you mean." She fakes a sheepish laugh, just her usual spacey self, nothing to see here.

"Marinette..." His tone is gentle, sympathetic, and it might be touching if she had any idea what he was going on about. "It has to be hard... knowing she can't give you the Miraculous again."

Give her the-- Ohhhhh, that's why he's here? She'd almost forgotten all about deliberately revealing herself to him as Multimouse; it was only one of so many plans she'd come up with on the fly since becoming Ladybug. It surprises her that he's concerned about her feelings when so much time has passed since then, unless... Waitasecond.

"I'm not going to be the next Miracle Queen, if that's what you're thinking," she mutters, crossing her arms. Is that why he’s ‘checking in’? Does he think so little of her?

"No, no, no, I know you wouldn't. That's not you," he assures her hastily, and she lowers her hackles again. At least he knows her THAT well. "I just wanted to make sure you're okay."

"Completely, totally, one hundred percent okay," she promises, resting her elbows on the railing next to him. "I knew a long time ago that she’d never be able to give me that Miraculous again.”

Something about his silence makes her feel like she hasn’t quite convinced him. 

“It’s fine, really. Ladybug knows what she’s doing.” To throw him further off the scent, she offers a shrug and adds, "Besides, I’m not really cut out to be a superhero, you know?"

"No way!" The forcefulness of his response startles her, emphasized with a lash of his tail. "You were an awesome superhero. Ladybug and I never would have gotten our kwamis back if it hadn't been for you." 

A smile tugs at her lips. If only he knew.

“Come on, you know how it is,” she says modestly, giving him a light nudge with her shoulder. His tail twitches again for balance. “Ladybug came up with the whole plan, all I did was follow her lead. It’s easy to be a great superhero when you have a great leader.” Okay, so she’s not being modest at all... but he doesn’t have to know that.

He turns his head to look at her, something unreadable in his expression.

“I just think... it wouldn’t be a bad thing if she gave you another Miraculous. You’d be a good addition to the team.”

Wow... what a sweet thing for him to say, even if it can never happen.

“Thank you, Chat Noir. But you know, if she ever does give me another Miraculous--” Marinette gives his bell a playful ding. “I’ll have to make sure you never find out about it.”

#sandra talks #sandra writes #ask #pisoprano #marichat #adorable fic prompt #when marinette doesn't realize how obviously she's flirting with him tho #I live for it

[cassiekayscreams]

Jeckyll'n'Hyde AU - Hosts and Kwamis

Okay in my last post I talked about the Miraculous working with a host (ie Marinette and Adrien) and a "possessor" (ie Ladybug and Chat Noir). I'm gonna hesitantly call the "possessors" kwamis. I worry this might make it confusing cuz the possessors aren't Tikki and Plagg, it's Ladybug and Chat Noir, but I feel like possessor isn't a good term to use (it was a placeholder in the last post) and kwami is a rearranging of the original terms into the AU.

So anyways. Their relationships.

In the beginning, the hosts are unaware that they are hosting the kwamis.

Ladybug and Marinette Ladybug is very careful about protecting Marinette and disrupting her life as little as possible. Ladybug pretty much only comes out when there’s an akuma and for a nightly patrol after Marinette’s gone to bed. She’s always very cautious to make sure she transforms and de transforms somewhere where she won’t be seen and people won’t connect Marinette to her. She wants Marinette to be able to live her own life as much as possible.

Adrien and Chat Noir Chat Noir does protect Adrien’s identity, even if he seems a bit more reckless from an outside perspective. Chat Noir does come out during akuma attacks and for a nightly patrol, but he can also come out at specific times when Adrien is feeling a particularly strong desire for freedom or feeling the strong effects of neglect. While Adrien doesn’t get to experience the freedom as Chat Noir, Chat allows him to get a break from these feelings by taking over. Chat’s always very careful to avoid the cameras around Adrien’s mansion.

Intro/bio post

#Jeckyll'n'Hyde Miraculous AU #Miraculous Ladybug #Miraculous #Ladybug and Chat Noir #Miraculous Ladybug fanart #Miraculous fanart #Ladybug fanart #Chat Noir fanart #digital art #artists on tumblr

[simplyanotherartist]

Guys... I just realized something...

Plagg tells us that Genies exist, that he’s met one, and that he can grant wishes.

Gabriel is trying to take the Ladybug and Black Cat Miraculous so that he can combine them to make the wish of reviving his wife, but... If Genies exist, and the Kwamis know this...

THEN WHY THE HELL IS GABRIEL TURNING TO TERORISM?!?!?!

Plagg knows about Genies and has met one, so I have the thought that clearly the other Kwamis at least know of them as well. So why haven’t Nooroo and Dusuu said anything?! They could have told Gabriel about genies from the start and prevented him from going all terrorist on Paris and the world this entire time! Here Gabriel is deciding to do evil to steal their brethren and control them, then wanting to use them to revive his wife, using a power that could rewrite the entire universe and doom them all. But if Genies exist, then why haven’t they presented this as a better option to him???

Look; let’s say there were issues with using a Genie wish, okay? You could say that the Kwamis can’t tell Gabriel about this similarly to how they can’t reveal identities; and maybe the Genie can’t revive the dead, similarly to how it was explained in Aladdin and other films; and perhaps the genie isn’t as powerful as the Kwamis and can’t grant wishes up to that level.

Answers? Plagg immediately tells Adrien about Genies existing and granting multiple wishes, like, right after they meet; Nooroo and Dusuu are fully capable of doing the same with Gabriel. If the Genie isn’t capable of reviving the dead, then fine; Emilie is in a coma anyways, so the wish really only needs to wake her up, not bring her back to life. Finally; if the Genie isn’t powerful enough to wake someone up from a come, then why does it even exist and grant wishes? If it can’t perform something so seemingly simple, then it’s existence is essentially worthless and it probably can’t do much else- but that’s not how it works in this world, because everyone is incredibly overpowered.

This entire time, Plagg has told us a simple and easy solution to the main plot, and it went ignored and overlooked because it was said by Plagg.

But hey; lets consider an actual issue with the idea? Maybe the Genia Wish is exactly like the one made by the combined Miraculous, and it could rewrite the universe and cause terrible damage as well?

First of all, if it did, then I highly doubt Plagg would have said it so flippantly and without care or preamble. He treated it like it was lame and simple, and so I believe it is. They all speak of the wish granted by the Miraculous as such a big issue, so from how easily the Genie is mentioned, I highly doubt him granting wishes is as big of a deal.

Second of all, even if it did cause similar damage; it still would have been easier for Gabriel, right? As far as we know, the Genie may not be protected the way the two Miraculous are. Gabriel felt he needed to go full magical-terrorist on Paris to draw out the Miraculous, knowing he would have to fight heroes and thus be a villain, but he could have just quietly hunted down the Genie with the help of Nooroo and Dusuu.

You can tell me all you want that this clearly wasn’t done so that they didn’t simply end the show after the first few episodes- but after the shitshow that has happened for the last 2-3 seasons, I have to say that I much would have preferred for this option to have been brought to the table a while back.

The show has been on repeat for too long, season 4 was absolute crap, and now season 5 is throwing everything together and shoving it down our throats- I much would have preferred if the plot had long ago changed to Gabriel hunting down the location of a Genie and the heroes trying to do the same to stop him or just hunting Hawkmoth down directly. The show gave itself a small bit of opportunity that they could have used for the final seasons, but they went too far and now there’s no turning back. What the hell Zag?

Plagg gave us a solution in the middle of season 1, so that Gabriel could have revived his wife, and no one would have gotten hurt. This essentially just made the entire plot of the show redundant.

#Miraculous Ladybug #MLB #MLB Salt #Genie #Hawkmoth Salt #Nooroo and Dusuu knew a solution this WHOLE TIME #Plagg #Plagg is a genius #All hail Plagg

[soap-lady]

Late chapter...again

Hey guys,

I’m on vacation, but that’s not actually why I’m late. I am also under the weather and getting weird headaches. But I wanted to get Chapter 23 out before the end of the month so here is me fulfilling a promise.

Thanks as always, @arylace

I left my taglist in America so I can’t tag anyone. Sorry.

Chapter 23

Ladybug paced as she waited at the Pont des Arts for the new/old hero. What if Luka decided he didn’t want to be a hero any more? What if he wanted to train with Chat Noir instead?

She felt so inadequate. Master Fu hadn’t trained her enough, she hadn’t had time to learn how to be a good hero, much less a leader or the Guardian. She was going to fail. She was-

She crammed all of her doubts and inadequacies back into her subconscious where they belonged and tried to focus on her purpose. This wasn’t a date, this was training. She should be friendly and patient, but still professional. Sure, Luka was sweet, handsome, kind, generous and one of the coolest people she’d ever met but he was here tonight in a hero capacity and not a potential love interest.

Ladybug was so busy spiraling she didn’t hear Wyvern’s footfall as he landed on the bridge.

“Am I late?”

The hero started, then turned around and looked at her trainee. She had forgotten his new costume and oh, kwami did he look good in leather. She blinked a few times and took a deep breath to steady herself.

“Not at all!” her voice came out high and squeaky, more Marinette than The Hero of Paris. She cleared her throat and tried again. “I’m paranoid about being late so I came as early as I could. Have you been talking to your kwami? I’m sure Longg could explain her abilities better than I.”

“Yes. She and I have talked about it.” Luka missed Sass’ laidback and chill personality but Longg had a certain charm and dignity of her own. She was a bit formal and probably felt more comfortable around someone aristocratic like Ryuuko but she didn’t complain. Longg reminded him a little of one of Mom’s school friends, Mme. Radloff; stuffy but kind.

“Good. I’m glad you’re familiar with your new powers.” She hesitated and then said, “Listen. I know you’re used to hanging back and assessing the situation. It’s what made you such a great hero. But!” She raised a finger before he could speak. “The Dragon has active powers. Wind, lighting, water…you’ll have to go out of your um…comfort zone? You’ll have to be willing to jump in and fight.”

Her tone became more confident as she continued to speak. This was familiar ground; powers and duty and taking care of Paris. Her possible blooming feelings for Luka could wait until after patrolling was done. Even if he looked hot as hell and all she wanted to do was run her hands over the leather and stand on the tips of her toes and kiss his lips to see what he tasted like.

“So…more offense than defense, right?” Luka was saying as she zoned back in. He chuckled and said, “I’m sure I can just channel my mom. She’s pretty aggressive.”

Ladybug’s laugh was awkward yet relieved. “Yeah. I remember Captain Hardrock. She was at a Ten. I need you to be closer to a Five. Okay?”

He nodded. “Okay.” He looked her in the face. “Ladybug? You okay?”

No, not really. I’m becoming more and more aware of how attractive and wonderful you are and realized I wasted too much time on Adrien. I don’t know if I’m just moving too fast but I’ve read the script and I have to kiss you. I want to try that so bad. Without cameras and people watching….but I can’t bring myself to ask; and if Marinette can’t ask that. Ladybug sure as hell can’t.

“More or less.” She cleared her throat and decided to give him most of the truth. “I…having to change all of my temporary heroes has been stressful, even with Hawk Moth taking most of the summer off.” She sighed, glad to be able to say something out loud. She cared about Chat, but he wasn’t always good at serious conversation. “Because I allowed myself to get…distracted by my personal life…I lost my entire team. Now I’m having to build mostly from scratch and I don’t know who to trust with what because real life keeps intruding and I’m-”

“Feeling overwhelmed.” Luka understood. “I know what that’s like. I’m filming a movie and helping to create the music and…it’s a lot. Being organized and sticking to a schedule doesn’t come naturally. But I’m learning. Luckily I have my friend Marinette to help me learn. She’s incredible.” He smiled dreamily as he remembered filming with Marinette or learning how to dance.

She couldn’t help but smile. She wished she could see herself through his eyes. His version of her was capable and talented; confident and brave. She wanted to meet that Marinette herself.

“But I’m sure you can find someone who would be glad to teach you how to deal with everything.” His smile showed his confidence in Ladybug too and her face fell.

“Or, you’ll learn,” he gently wrapped an arm around Ladybug’s shoulder. “There’s always more we can learn. You’ll figure it out. And if you need anyone to talk to, you have me and Chat Noir.”

“And Mamushi.” She grinned at the surprised look on his face. “You’ll meet her later.”

He grinned back and she opened her mouth to tell him where they were going to patrol when they heard the explosion.

“That sounded like it came from near the Mabillon Metro station. Let’s go!”

Doubts set aside, Ladybug threw out her yo-yo and leapt away, Wyvern close behind her.

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The fire now engulfed the building and was out of the firefighters’ control.  Ladybug and Wyvern assisted in getting the victims and the emergency away from the building.

Ladybug looked frantically at the fire. Nothing was pinging; she couldn’t think of a solution to the problem until Luka lit up and she cursed herself for her stupidity. Of course.

“Wyvern?” She turned her head a little in his direction. “If you wouldn't mind?”

He nodded and then grabbed his wrist where the Snake bracelet used to be. “Second Chance!”

Both of the heroes froze. There was too much shouting and panic going on around them for anyone to have heard Wyvern’s screw up. He cleared his throat and tried again. “Sorry. It’s my first time.”

“Performance anxiety. It happens to everyone.” She shrugged, not noticing the shocked look on Wyvern’s face. She clearly had no idea what she said had sounded like. “Try again. You can do it.”

“Water dragon!” he cried and instead of dissolving into Ryuuko’s overpowering flood, he became a gentle but heavy rain over the fire. The blaze was doused and the remaining personnel cheered.

Ladybug and Wyvern approached the person who appeared to be in charge; the same firefighter she frequently saw around Paris. “Is there anyone still trapped in the building?” she asked.

The man shook his head. “No, Ladybug. As far as we know, everyone was evacuated, even the cafe owners’ children from the second floor.” He chuckled a little. “The boy was babbling about being saved by a winged knight who swooped in and saved him just before the building exploded. Of course, that could have been carbon monoxide poisoning, but I’m sure the hospital staff will treat him for that and he’ll be fine.”

He touched his hand to the brim of his helmet and said, “Thanks again for your service to Paris, Ladybug. And…” he glanced at Luka. “Who’s your new friend?”

“Oh,” she blinked in confusion as she processed what he’d just said about the knight. “This is Wyvern.  He’s taking over as the new Dragon when Ryuuko had to retire.” She tried to make it sound as if he were a new recruit.

Luka waved obediently and smiled. “Glad to do my part to help Paris. Thanks for all you and your team do.”

“Nice to meet you, Wyvern.” The man smiled. “We’re sorry to see Ryuuko go. My daughters are big fans. But welcome to the team!”

Wyvern nodded. “I’ll do my best to live up to her.”

As they were talking Ladybug noticed something on one of the neighboring buildings. “Well, we’ll let you get back to work and we’ll continue our patrol. Bug out!”

She leapt away with Wyvern close behind her. She landed on the fire escape and pointed something out on the way to her trainee. “Are you seeing that too?” she asked.

He nodded and then reached up to run his hand over the  deep grooves someone or something had left there. “Yeah. It looks like-”

“Claw marks?” She looked at Wyvern then took her yo-yo out to take a picture of what they saw. “What could be strong enough to leave claw marks in solid brick?”

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Chat Noir and his trainee soon made short work of the robbers.  Mamushi hadn’t used her Second Chance more than once. They were congratulating themselves and pushing the tied up prisoners into the street so they could call the police.

“Great work on your first night as Mamushi,” Chat praised. He gave her an apologetic look. “I’m sorry I was so rude to you earlier.”

“Quite right,” the new Snake was feeling good about her success and only a tiny bit smug. “You should trust my judgment and abilities by…now...”

She broke off and started as she saw a police vehicle securing an unmarked van. Beside the van were two more people dressed similarly to the robbers. They seemed to recognize the other prisoners and opened their mouths to yell at them before being glared at by the arresting officers.

One of the police, a slim, tan skinned woman waved to them.

“Thanks for catching the rest of the gang,” she told them with a grin. “We’ve been after this group of thieves for months and think they’re part of a larger theft ring. She looked from her prisoners to Chat Noir’s and chuckled. “You should have been here a few minutes ago,” she said to the two heroes. She nudged one of the prisoners, a young woman in her twenties. “They claimed they’d been caught by a bird carrying a lion knight.” She laughed and glanced at Mamushi. “Is Team Miraculous recruiting? Or are there a bunch of costume players in town?”

“Cosplayers?” Chat and Mamushi said together and then stopped.

Chat Noir had no idea if his la-his partner had been doing more recruitment on the side. She hadn’t mentioned it to him but he had no intention of telling anyone he didn’t know what was going on.

“Well, we’ve had to make a few changes lately,” he gave the officer his best model smile and indicated his trainee. “This is Mamushi. She’s taking over since Viperion had to retire.”

The woman sighed. “That’s a shame. He was cute. My son had a crush on him.” She grinned at Mamushi. “Thanks for doing your part to protect Paris.”

Kagami bowed. “I am proud to serve.”

Chat really wanted to get away and contact Ladybug. “We’ll leave these guys in your capable hands, Officer.” Mamushi pushed the captives towards the police car and they stumbled before being caught by two other officers. “Good night!”

When they were two blocks away Mamushi looked at Chat. “You don’t know what’s going on either, do you?”

He shook his head. “Either Ladybug is recruiting Arthurian knights, or some good citizens decided to help save Paris while wearing armor.”

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The following is a partial transcript from the “Uncovering Lights Podcast”

Uncovering Lights, Episode 93: The figure of Green, a glimpse of red and blue. [Written transcript of podcast]

Who are you? Who's out there? Who's listening? We know you're out there. We've been expecting you. We hope your wait wasn't long...[musical interlude]

Hello City of Lights, where the brighter the lights the deeper the shadows. As always the Paris Muses join together and tell you the goings o n that no one really wants to talk about; although tonight you have only one host. This is your humble host Mneme, the Muse of Memory. Whose memory? Why the memory of Paris herself of course. This podcast and its blog are the memories of Paris. The uncovering of the light, the dark, and the gray in between of our beloved city.

This just in, Paris, there's something strange going on in Paris lately. Sightings of strange movements in Paris's night sky have been reported by our lovely listeners. The clearest images we've managed to capture show wings, streaks of red and blue. Of course to any other city it wouldn't be seen as something odd. Birds do come in a multitude of colors including red and blue; surely Mneme, someone asks, not even you are that far in conspiracies. [chuckle]

You'd be wrong. Paris we live in a city where we're monitored by a madman in lavender. Where the wings of once innocent and precious butterflies have brought terror to our city. Continue bringing terror to our city. Skepticism has escaped us long ago, years ago to be exact.

So what is the importance of the red and blue wings? I thought you'd never ask, dear listener. You see my dear listeners, the silhouette's we've captured look more humanoid in size. That is what's worrying.

Who is the figure of red and blue wings? What do they want? Why have they come here? Why Paris? Why only at night have they flown? Why are they hiding in the dark? Curious and curiouser I have become as we've tried researching anything concerning the wings.

The winged being did not enter our city alone. No. It's joined by another figure; an emerald and brown clad person. A crown on their head, emerald glass covering most of their face, deer antlers, and a dashing smile. Or so your humble host has been told by accounts of those who met the new person.

Princely, they claim themselves to be a protector. We've heard from people who were saved by the person in green. They weren't saved from an akuma. It was from mugging, from the criminal filth who  takes advantage of the lavender's silence into creating a vacuum of unsuspecting people. Paris has needed to adapt to be more worrisome of their inside than out. Regulate their emotions than check their surroundings. Criminals like that, and they exploit it.

But the man in green stopped one such crime from happening; using, of all things, a bow and arrows to hit criminals and then tying them up ready for police involvement. When prompted by the victims the green clad figure stated that they are a knight and it was their duty to save people.

How quaint, [chuckles].

A so-called knight is gracing our city; we have another figure that claims to be a knight. The destructive black cat of Paris, self proclaimed knight in shining leather, Chat Noir. We Muses and the audience thought it was a throw away line from the young...exterminator of lavender minions.

Yet this 'knight' seems to have come doing acts that have no involvement of the lavender and his minions. More quaint is the title claimed: Sir Tristan. After the Arthurian myths and stories. I wonder if they're aficionados of literature. [hmm]

I'm sure that like many you've tried to figure out the speculations of the LadyBlog but since it's primary focus is on the Lavender, the Black, and Spotted fighting very much publicly. It seems they haven't gotten any information on the green clad knight. Who knows, are they like the aforementioned...heroes? Or is this a vigilante?

Either way this Sir Knight had done some good in our city and for that we thank you. If you are listening, do know that Paris remembers these moments and kindness and pays them in kind. We need not your announcements or fanfare if you wish not to give it; our listeners enjoy truth and theory in tandem. However if you wish to provide more information; drop a letter in our Box, we are all equally anonymous.

This has been the Muse Mneme. Remember to be vigilant within and of our surroundings. Sleep well if you can, or enjoy peace if awake. The city of lights endures, no matter what.

Good Night, Paris; good night, Sir Knight, good night to the hidden wings of red and blue. Good night to you, my dear listeners; this is Mneme signing off.]

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Uncovering Lights, Episode 94: A knight in tarnished gold. [Written transcript of podcast]

[Mneme] Who are you? Who's out there? Who's listening? We know you're out there. We've been expecting you. We hope your wait wasn't long... [musical interlude]

[Aoide] Hello City of Lights, where the brighter the lights the deeper the shadows. As always, the Paris Muses join together and tell you the goings on that no one really wants to talk about; although tonight you have only one host. Your host tonight is me, Aoide, the muse of voice and song. Who's voice? Yours, the Parisian collective is amplified by me tonight.  

This just in,Paris, there's something strange going on in Paris lately. Well, isn't it always? [giggles]. We have heard whispers going around Paris. So loud that the cacophonous echo can even reach my ears. Which is why I'm the host tonight. Someone needs to spread the news, don't we?

Before I forget. I'd like to start by thanking Mneme for running last week's episode all by themselves, it was grand. Going back on track, a lot happened last week. The development of the mysterious Sir Tristan and a figure of red-blue wings. Two colors when fused create purple. Can it be Lavender's influence?

Initially I thought so as well; but they are well behaved and keeping mostly to themselves. Only flying in the darkness, patrolling the city.

Or, maybe surveilling for Lavender.

Those are the worthy theories to take on the mysterious figure; I and your other muses Mneme and Melete have thought of. But if you have a different opinion. Chime in, dear listeners, is the winged one independent or a new henchman for Lavender? We would love to know your opinion.

The green and brown clad Sir Tristan has been scarce since his first view last week, as far as our ears have heard. Could they have been a one-time fling? Or a superhero that decided to visit Paris on holiday and saw something that sprung them to action? We're not sure, and the elusive Sir Tristan probably either doesn't want us to know, or hasn't heard about us yet to write out.

Now red, blue, and green have not been the only new colors we've seen as of late. The rich tones of sable and tarnished gold have been making a splash as of late. Like a beloved antique which lost its shine, there's a new figure in town. If Sir Tristan is princely, our account is that the tarnished gold entity is all warrior. [hmmmm]

Usually our masked aficionados take great lengths to conserve their anonymity. Wearing masks that obscure parts of their face. Goldie here takes it to a whole new level. He's covered head to toe so that you cannot see any identifying markers. A helmet that is akin to a lion, with a fitting brown and black mane framing his helmet and some of their back. Dull armor that sports dings of it being well used. Along with a long pike; that's what some wonderful listeners told us about.

Sir Percival, [chuckles], that's the moniker tied to the lion influenced warrior. Mneme mentioned that the previously uncovered one, Sir Tristan, was a member of Arthurian mythos and their legends. Percival is one too; in particular regarding a holy item. Percival, a French name meaning 'pierce the veil', given that this Percival is wielding a pike one can only applaud such dedication. Did you know listeners, word on the grape vine is that Percival can *growl* like the beast his armor is influenced by? A very agreeable accessory if I do say so myself. I would love to have an interview if you are willing Sir Percival, with only the request you do one growl for our listeners as well.

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Uncovering Lights, Episode 98: A Lady of Violet [Written transcript of podcast]

[Mneme] Who are you? Who's out there? Who's listening? We know you're out there. We've been expecting you. We hope your wait wasn't long... [musical interlude]

[Melete] This just in, my dearest listeners, where new colors are brewing in the distant spectrum. So pretty one might wonder why we haven't seen them in so long. Now obviously we are very well-versed with the primary three as I like to call them. Red, Black, and Purple why primaries until now we've been the only ones we've seen with any degree of regularity. Sad to say violet has not been seen. It has been a long time since we saw the first directions to the Aura color spectrum. Red and blue slide together in one beautiful combination, the figure still very shy. Bar any glimpse of wings may be a weird silhouette. We haven't really been able to see this person.

They haven't done anything but fly around our city. Hidden amongst the Shadows at night. Are you friend or Foe?  I hope they're friends because with their arrival came a couple of others. A Princely archer and a tarnished gold warrior. I know that some of you are with me; provided would most likely be my Musely thought. We saw carmine with our ladybug, black with our cat, and sadly lavender colors the butterflies. That was our constant, and now we're graced with new hints. Rich emerald with our princely deer, it is giving a prince of the forest ideal. I wonder if our Bambi is enjoying the fruits of our city? Antique gold in the visage of a powerful lion. The confusion of red and blue.

I've heard amongst the wings that some of our newer listeners had questions about our method of referring to certain individuals. Melete, they've asked, why call them by color? Well, our darlings, I will tell you. We muses refuse to call Lavender by name, to put attention to that represented by the butterfly that terrorizes our home. You know, don’t call upon things lest they decide to listen…and worse be curious about you.

That’s why we assign colors to those we speak of. As you know some other podcasts have their own system of naming things. Colors are ours, but affectionately we can call them other things. Those under influence we call butterflies; our newest knight in green has been referred to as Bambi. Our knight in gold can be called Simba, or maybe Aslan after a lion in fiction. We don’t know much of the winged red and blue so that’s a mystery all of itself. Overall, we go by color, and we have a new color for our arsenal. The newest edition is a lovely maiden donned in a particular hue: purples. Purple is mostly known as an expensive and luxurious color; the color of royalty. Before Lavender purple gave idea of power and authority, and then it was tarnished because of a man who decides to wear a cowl and terrorize our city. Anyone who likes purple was annoyed at the entrance of Lavender, and even had to quiet their love of said color. For a period of time anyone associated with purple hues was said to be in cahoots with Lavender. As someone who’s favorite color is purple, I don't even wear it due to that man who decided he will terrorize our city.

It seems that our wishes of saving purple have been answered; for there’s a new hero clad in shades of purple. Particularly lilac and violet shades, both harmonious and elevated by silver hues. How do we know? Why, my darlings, in what way do we know anything? News travels fast, and the words of our listeners buzz in our ears. Our newest maiden, calls herself Isolde. We are keeping the Arthurian theme as we anticipated. Now for the unaware Isolde was a damsel of Celtic legend, known for being the princess archetype and in a lovely romantic relationship with her first knight, Tristan. A love story for the ages, which makes me wonder if our green clad Tristan and violet hued Isolde are an item. I mean, it would be stressful to claim the moniker after lovers and not be such a thing. It would be tiresome to correct anyone who thought otherwise.

Our accounts of our Lady Violet are ones of girl power. A heroine helping some lovely ladies who were being unfortunately harassed. Dropping from the shadows like all the heroes before her until it was too late. Accounts were of a violet ribbon like whip snatching the offender and tying them up before alerting authorities and staying with the girls. While we thank Lady Violet for caring so much for us women, I do want to remind our more feminine presenting listeners that safety in numbers is important. If we can stay in groups, and always be willing to help out one another we can keep our sisters safe. We have resources on our websites for local classes who teach self defense and the like for more information.

Speaking with Mneme recently had something pop into our minds that we decided to share. These new Knights are warriors of a different class. Our Lady Red and Sir Black are equipped simply, with what seems to be a total coverage suit but no other form of anything we would call protection. No armor or padding in sight. However, the knights are donned in armor with good coverage. It also shows that their weapons are different as well. Whereas our local team seem to lean to the fantastical weaponry consisting of toys with a yo-yo and a baton. The Knights hold weapons: a longbow, a spike, and a whip even if the material seems like ribbons.

I’m curious as to why. Are our local heroes more fantastical in nature? Or does it come with age? We all remember when our spotted lady and black knight began their battle under the tyranny of Lavender. Are their weapons and clothing a reflection of that youth? Or is it that these new knights are of a different credential of heroes and as such affirm to a different set of rules?  I would love to hopefully speak with a representative of either team and uncover if purposeful or coincidental happenstance.

This has been the muse Melete. Remember to be vigilant within and of our surroundings. Sleep well if you can, or enjoy peace if awake. The city of lights endures, no matter what.

Good Night, Paris; good night, knight maiden, good night to the hidden wings of red and blue. Good night to you my dear listeners; this is Melete signing off.]

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Uncovering Lights, Episode 104: Frequent fliers of both red and blue. [Written transcript of podcast]

Who are you? Who's out there? Who's listening? We know you're out there. We've been expecting you. We hope your wait wasn't long...[musical interlude]

[Aoide] Hello City of Lights, where the brighter the lights the deeper the shadows. It’s your most melodic host Aoide tonight. With some exciting things to talk about. Our little podcast and blog have gotten a lot of engagement and traction recently and for that we thank you. It’s nice to know that people are interested in the goings on of our now infamous city. Things that were obscured have been found, and I am the lucky muse to reveal that information.

This just in, Paris, new developments have been showing up lately. There’s not one figure of red and blue wings but two separate figures. One in blue wings, and one in bronze and red wings. I believe after weeks of wishing and watching the skies we were finally uncovering answers. There are two new heroes adding to the three we already have totaled the new group to a total of 5. Let’s do a quick recap:

First in the order is our green archer, the charming Tristan who like all has an animal motif. His is the noble stag. Tristan has been of great help capturing criminals that were leading the proper authorities on a merry chase. His arrows have captured many criminals pinning them in place. They have also been said to be great with children and helping people who were spooked. With wit and charm some of our listeners said that it would be easy to curtail a butterfly with this hero around.

Our second valiant knight is Percival. Our lion of tarnished gold. Quiet, and the most reserved hero we have to date; clad from head to toe in black and antique gold armor that has seen battle with its dents and scratches being any idea. Percival has been a wonderful guardian stalking the streets and helping anyone who is in need. Whether helping due to fighting off assailants, or escorting someone to a safe location per our accounts. Percival is a fierce defender and fits the noble lion.

Our first lady has been a breath of fresh air. Magical in all terms of the word, Lady Isolde, or as we call her our Lady Violet. Her enthusiasm of helping not only the everyday citizen because of crime; but also, to be a kind ear to listen to those who have had no voice and demand that even our police officers have done their due diligence and protect our citizens. Multiple accounts have been said that Lady Violet has confronted officers for misogyny or ignoring our youth with their valid concerns. Unicorn indeed.

Now it pleases me to speak of our two newly confirmed heroes. Sir Galahad, referred to as Paladin by Sir Tristan; and Morrigan.

Now we have kept to the Arthurian theme as far as Sir Galahad goes. He is said to be the son of sir Lancelot, and this son has even bested his father who was known to be the best knight. Galahad is also renowned as the knight who found the holy grail and is the best of all the Round Table knights. Galahad apparently lifted a sword stuck in a magic stone that had an inscription reading: "Never shall man take me hence but only he by whose side I ought to hang; and he shall be the best knight of the world."  This and being called as Paladin as a hype by Tristan, one of the legendary knights of Charlemagne’s court leaves an impressionable idea on our new hero in blue.

Accounts state that Galahad is usually never alone, but always watching over the others and even giving orders which makes us think that Galahad may be the leader of these new knights. We’ve also been informed that the hero helped local authorities by rescuing civilians trapped in a burning building and flying them to the medics so they could get proper care quickly. Wearing knightly armor including a twin cape of blue that has sprouted into wings, a helmet that seemed to be shaped like a beak would make one think of a bird. Yet the griffon shown proudly on his golden breastplate makes it more narrowed down. Our second mythical beast of the new heroic team. Also he has a wonderful sword that seems to sometimes glow which makes him my personal favorite.

Then there’s our final member, the red winged Morrigan. She is the one we’re surprised by the most, personally. To begin with, the moniker is not Arthurian in nature; Melete claims it could be from Morgan Le Fey but Mneme and I both agree it could be from Irish mythology. A goddess of war and fate who foretold doom, death, or victory in battle. Usually appearing as a bird, and our Morrigan has a very aquiline or eagle like motif. Bronze armor that looked fit for an archer, as she is our second archer of this team paired with Tristan. She’s also clad with no mask, but instead sporting wrap-around sunglasses that are shaped like wings; and like Galahad a red cape that would turn to wings allowing her to fly. Morrigan has been the hardest one to get a lot of accounts from, more secretive than the others preferring to either fly above and provide assistance or keep to rooftops and high places than personally talk with people. From what little we’ve gathered; Morrigan is somewhat sassy with how she talks to others. Yet she’s the first to swoop in if things need speed. Having swooped in to save someone who while drunk fell into the Seine River one night and dropped him off at the authorities so they could escort the tourist to their hotel safely.

Well, dear listeners, how satisfying is it to finally uncover a mystery? We the Muses will be keeping our eyes and ears open to learn more of this strange knight filled team and what they want to do in our city. If you're listening I'd like to both welcome you all to our city and thank you for your service in helping us. It's OK if you'd like to keep your anonymity. However if you wish to provide more information; drop a letter in our Box, we are all equally anonymous.

This has been the Muse of Song, Aoide. Remember to be vigilant within and of our surroundings. Sleep well if you can, or enjoy peace if awake. The city of lights endures, no matter what.

Good Night Paris; good night to our knights. Good night to you my dear listeners; this is Aoide on behalf of the Muses signing off.]

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Have you had your own encounter with the Knights? Tell your story on our blog using the hashtag: #knightsofParis

Romantic-coffee-hog: My girlfriend and I were out near Rue de Charolais when someone jumped out at us and demanded money.  Then Sir Tristan showed up and pinned the guy to the wall with arrows and left him for the police to find. He then recommended a good restaurant nearby. Saved our date #knightsofParis

That-Weirdo-12 replied: I wasn't in a good place mental health wise. I was struggling with a lot of things so I decided to take a walk. It was late, and I was watching the Seine contemplating the water. I heard flapping wings and a girl was talking to me. It was dark and hard to see, but she offered to listen and keep an eye out for lavender. I started to vent about everything and she listened, even interjected a few times so I didn't feel completely alone. She even offered me jerky, apparently she made it herself. I felt a lot better and was escorted home in style, flying over Paris seeing all the pretty lights. Thanks Morrigan, you're bitchy but thanks. #knightsofParis

Dead-Lifting says: I'm a pretty big guy, around 1.8 meters and 113 kg. I felt like a damsel with Percival hoisting me up his shoulder like I was air as he got me out of my wrecked car and passed me off to Galahad who flew me over to the hospital. Sir Tristan was already there talking with the paramedics. I was bleeding a lot and the air lift helped me get treated faster. As soon as I get better I'm going to pay forward my luck and volunteer. Thanks #knightsofParis

Real-life-Cinderella replied: I was on my way for an audition for "Paris Has Talent" (too poor for a taxi) when some assholes from my lycee thought it would be funny to throw coffee and who knows what else on my dress. Well, out of nowhere this beautiful girl in silver armor and a horn coming from a crown jumps in and scares them off. Then she takes me to a cafe and tells me to wait. Then she comes back with this incredible lilac dress, loans me a few euros, and wishes me the best. This song is for you, Lady Isolde! #knightsofParis

Help-Im-Crushing: So I found out my fiance cheated on me. How? I was walking my dog and saw the bastard proposing marriage to another girl! He said they've known each other for a year! We've been together 4! I was so mad! So I started yelling at him and threw his ring to his face. Apparently he didn't expect to get caught, or be humiliated in public so we started screaming at each other and he hit me. Next thing I know my ex-fiance was on the floor with a bruise and Galahad was standing over him. I was saved by a knight in shining armor who gave my ex the talking-to he deserved. Also stayed while the police came and he was charged with assault. Ex got arrested and dumped by me and the other girl. Then Galahad took us for coffee. I'm in love #knightsofParis #crushingonGalahad

Not-a-furry: I just wanted to eat my lunch outside for once. I picked the day the panthers escaped from the zoo. Fortunately, Percival was nearby and after corralling the kitties sat with me  and talked about music until the EMTs gave me a shock blanket. King of Beasts indeed! #knightsofParis

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The following is a partial transcript from the “Coccinella Magnifica” podcast. This podcast contains material some might find controversial. Reader/listener discretion is advised.

Coccinella Magnifica Episode 56: Making sense of the so-called “knights”. [Written transcript of the podcast].

Are you still faithful to the Beetle and Cat? Do you reject the false heroes and fake narrative? I sure hope so. [Show theme plays].

Hello, and welcome back again, my Polyphaga! It’s been two weeks and I’m sorry for the delay. Real life concerns strike again. This is your host, Calvia, making a triumphant return to the airwaves! [Laughs]

[Clears throat] Well, all sorts of strange happenings went on while I was indisposed. Apparently there have been a group of who-knows-what gallivanting around our fair city and claiming to be knights. Sure, they’ve helped a few people but Ladybug has done that on a Tuesday. Yet even our beloved anchorwoman Nadja Chamack has ignored Our Lady Scarlet to sing the praises of the alleged Knights of Paris like a medieval troubadour.

And I, dear listeners, have to ask: what is the big deal? Do they remind us of our distant history of chivalry and courtly love? Are we growing bored of the young woman who has fought tirelessly, almost alone, to protect our home? I would be ashamed, my good people, my Polyphaga, if even one of you turned your back on our hardworking Ladybug.

Long term listeners know this but I pride myself on being a rational human being and would never make assumptions based on emotion alone. I have poured over every video uploaded online or sent to me via email, sometimes frame by frame. I’ll put a few links in the show notes so you can judge for yourselves.

As much as I would love to believe these newcomers are benevolent and only seek to aid us as much as I can, my analytical brain won’t let me. Are they helping our heroes fight akuma? Does Morrigan or Galahad catch Chat Noir before he slams into a building? Does Percival aid Ladybug when she’s trying to come up with a strategy to stop Mister Pigeon (yes, again) from covering Paris with feathers and feces? [noise of disgust] Sorry, that was beneath me.

But no and no. They do little to nothing to help our beloved duo. To their credit they help evacuate civilians when akuma attack. They’ve been known to capture bank robbers and rescue kittens from trees and yes, stopped someone from jumping off Pont du Lac. All very nice and useful.

None of them have ever been interviewed and seem to hide from Mme. Chamack or even the innocuous Ladyblogger, who seems to have finally returned after taking the summer off. Morrigan even threatened to feed someone their own camera. Hrm, hiding or hostility seems to be their official reaction to the press.

I have heard they are just humble and don’t want to get in Ladybug’s way when she’s fighting akuma. That they prefer to be heroes of the common people. What high ideals. What garbage!

[Takes a deep breath] Again, sorry. Don’t be fooled by the shiny armor or fancy wings, Paris! Support Team Miraculous, who has always been there for us. These knights pretend to help the little guy but that’s all it is; pretend.

You know I will always speak the truth to you and I say these so-called chevaliers are trying to muscle their way into the hearts of Parisians and supplant our Lady and her feline cohort. There! I said it! They’re trying to start a superhero turf war and our heroes and our city will be their casualties!

Don’t believe the knights. Don’t accept their help. They don’t have your best interests at heart, they just want to fool us and take focus off Ladybug and Chat Noir.

Let’s think about this for a minute. Where were these knights three years ago when Hawkmoth first showed up? Why didn’t they help us then? I’ll tell you why. They saw all the attention and love our wonderful Chat and Lady received and got jealous. They’re not helping with akuma but they want our city to worship them while they leave the real heroes to do all the hard work. They’d rather fly around and look pretty while gaining our trust. Once they have it the claws will come out.

You might laugh at me for being hostile towards people who look like they’re helping but it’s all for show. And if they’re so benevolent, why the weapons? Do they need swords and bows and arrows to defend Paris? Where did they come from?

What are they hiding?

And oh, yes, they are hiding something. Their true intentions for Paris. Everyone has secrets and they refuse to step into the light.

Believe me, I’d love for these knights to be on the side of right and good but anyone who claims to be a hero yet refuses to join forces with Ladybug or even talk to her can’t be truly good. Look at those links if you doubt me. There’s one where Ladybug is holding out her hand to Galahad but all he does is look at her and fly away. Not my idea of a hero, especially if he thinks he’s too good to be Ladybug’s ally.

The price of freedom is vigilance and so I say to everyone who can hear my voice. Stay vigilant. Take photos. Document everything. If you can, send it to me.

I love Paris. I love our heroes. I love all of you. Good night. This is Calvia, signing off. Be sure to leave a comment down below. Please include the hashtag #ibelieveinLB

[Program ends]

Um-actually: It’s pretty telling to me that all of these “Knights” take their names from things like Arthurian Legend or Celtic Mythology. They’re clearly from Great Britain or Ireland. If they were French heroes, like our Ladybug and Chat, there would be a Lancelot among them. Why aren’t they protecting their homeland? Were they exiled? Disgraced? Is the French government secretly contracting heroes from other nations? #ibelieveinLB

TERFs-must-die: I know, right? We don’t need to outsource heroism. Ladybug has recruited temporary heroes before. She could easily make them permanently part of the team. These faux heroes should be deported!  #ibelieveinLB

To-be-fair: The temporary heroes disappeared after Miracle Queen. Rumor has it Hawkmoth found out who they were and their families had to leave France. I saw LB swinging around with some guy with a dragon motif so maybe they’re slowly rebuilding the team.  #ibelieveinLB #LadyNoirForever

Whatever: Hawkbutt has been scarce over the summer. Maybe the heroes are on vacation? #ibelieveinLB #LBisAce

#Worthy opponent au #marinette dupain cheng #adrien agreste #luka couffaine #kagami tsuguri #knights of Paris

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Gale Reviews: ML Season 5 episode 10 Transmission (Kwami’s Choice Part 1)

(Spoilers below)

-Okay so Marinette is hella depressed. I think this is the morning after Elation

-Wow she sounds so done

-Honestly summed up Adrien never started, Luka couldnt have started, and Chat noir shouldnt have started.

-Girl quoted her theme song and dissed herself. Damn

-And before I see posts saying she shouldnt be so focused on her love life... She is 13 f*** off

-Alya’s message was ignored by Marinette because she really in the dumps. And tikki saw the second call from Adrien and was like “Yea... she wouldnt want that call right now”

-EVEN THE VOICE MAIL IS DEPRESSED!

-Well Bustier is really showing the baby bump now

-Nino helping alya wing woman. Now thats cute

-Adrien blames himself specifically chat noir for Marinette feeling bad. And Plagg is like “Yea pretty much”

-Adrien realizing the consequences of his actions

-She took down all the photos of adrien. Not to be that guy, but if the is was about all her failed love life, luka’s photos would be removed to. Just saying

-Adrien really going up there to try and cheer her up. Boy knows what she is going through (and is mainly at fault for it)

-Look this angst is absolutely delicious and I am eating it up...

-How can they not hear the kwami. Plagg literally yelled

-Marinette was about to tell him... but then the trashcan

-I mean... we know he has seen the photos but seeing them in the trash... baby boy no

-Adrien just confessed! Damn! That is an angry yet touching confession. Boy is pissed the girl he loves is hating on herself. Dude... I can relate. (Ah memories of teen angst)

-She turned him down. Ouch.

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-oh look its zoe. After all the angst she is ... certainly a person to see

-Did they seriously throw a party without them even there?! WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK?!

-Im sorry but no. I do not need to see this right now.

-Wow... Alya your brain cells are like negative right now. You should PROBABLY check before you think a party is a good idea.

-Zoe being the only one with a brain cell right now. The rest of the class I get... they sort of have horde mentality when the plot is involved.

-And Nora be calling. I wonder why

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-And now just rubbing salt in the wounds

-Boy be depressed.

-And now its monarch. Because only when he can exploit his son does he actually care

-Wait... oh he didnt. Well it isnt the first time he didnt do it. He only tries to akumatize adrien when he knows he is chat noir. So I guess not as big of a prick as you could have been Gabe

-Plagg is like “My boy is destroying himself over this. Fu was wrong to do this”

-Plagg suggesting they find new holders for themselves to save them.

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-Zoe continuing to show that she is the only one with a braincell.

-286 days since adrien came to school?

-Wait a f***ing minute. IT HASNT BEEN A YEAR? ITS ONLY BEEN 9 MONTHS. WHAT THE S*** ASTRUC

-Adrien is depressed and his mom is checking up on him. (I mean Nathalie)

-And now they realize that their party was a dumb idea

-Nathalie sees Gabriel and is already in Mama Bear mode

-Gabriel... what are you planning?

-Did he just come in here to give him an alliance ring?

-Lila heart ache rating? Gabriel... what the s***

-YOU PIECE HUMAN FECAL MATTER! THIS WAS ALL TO GIVE HIM AN ALLIANCE RING AND MAKE HIM A DEADLIER AKUMA. YOU INSUFFERABLE SAKE OF SHIT! I AM GLAD YOU ARE DYING AND I HOPE EVERY MOMENT OF YOUR LIFE EXISTS AS PURE AGONY FROM THE CATACLYSM.

-The Kwami! The kwami took back the miraculous. I mean i knew they would cause spoilers but... damn. This hurt more than expected

-That mother f***er. YOU WOULD AKUMATIZE YOUR OWN SON!?

-Adrien realizes he has a chance now. Boy is going to try! And it ruined his father’s plans

-But now Marinette and Adrien arent feeling the crushing burden of their hero lives.

-Like I feel like they would still be depressed for a bit longer... But that is just me

-Guy is wearing 5 rings at once? Like why that many?

-He realized he forgot to give her the homework. And sees she is in better spirits. A good sign

-She cant say it. She is trying to say she loves him. But she struggling. I think it might be a mental block or something at this point

-The parents went to go check and they both realized what was happening and Immediately went back down. Now if it were me. That door stays open. I dont care if the boy is literal sunshine. No closed doors when boys are over. But enough about parenting. Back to the adorablw

-Okay the hand thing was cute. Also... was the music for this show ALWAYS this on point?

-THEY CANON! THEY KNOW! BREAK OUT THE CHAMPAGNE!!!!

-Party turned back into a strategy meeting

-Wait.... Is his name Boubi. What did Nora do?

-OMG THATS HILARIOUS!

-Tikki and Plagg shopping for holders

-DAMN IT! NOW WE WILL NEVER GET CAT NINO! I HATE THIS

-Okay while I am not crazy about Nino getting shafted. I do find it funny that Plagg sees a blond yell at people and is like “Yep, thats my next holder”

-HE JUST THREW THE RING AT HER!

-look at him!

-At least Tikki talked to alya first.

-Though in hindsight, Tikki is being  dumb. Marinette Knows that Alya was Scarabella. So she would know Alya was Ladybug. Would that be smart?

-Okay Alya, i will forgive your stupidity earlier in the episode

-Wait... is he giant now?!

-So he has rocket fists

-Okay so... yea I am still not sold on Cat!Zou’s look. I hate the lips stick. And How come SHE can have yellow eyes but Ladynoir couldnt have blue?

-Man, Imagine getting to be new heroes and your first bad guy has 5 miraculous powers plus his own giant size and rocket fists

-Wait... Did he resist CATACLYSM?! OHHHHH... He got the bull miraculous too

-Now he can multipy!

-Im confused... whats the plan?

-Ah yes, the firemen are the real heroes

-OH I GET IT. MAKE HIM BLIND SO HE BRINGS THE SHIELD DOWN. Clever

-Well played

-Wait... why does this guy look like a mix of Blingbling boy and Mr.T?

-Adrien and Marinette had a cute moment

-Oh no... Zoe and Alya had their Alliances on them. Well s***

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so for part one.

I will say I enjoyed every scene involving Marinette and Adrien in it. It was precious and now they canon!.

Outside of that it was... well mid.

Gabriel proved he deserves death

Alya’s mental capacity was questioned.

Zoe’s personality seems to be Only braincell in existence

And the cliff hanger was kind of expected but not in a bad way.

That being said

6.5/10

More pros then cons but it is probably the episode I had the least enjoyment of outside of the Adrinette

#gale reviews #ml spoilers #ml transmission #ml transmission spoilers #adrinette #AHHHHHHHH

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Inu and Neko Swap

A Miraculous Ladybug Kuro Neko swap au based around the traitor Adrien/Cat Noir idea. May have an ooc, Felix. I haven't watched season five much and don't know how he treats the Kwami.

Basically, Felix finds the Black Cat ring, possibly the wind blowing it away before Ladybug can find it, and discovers that Adrien is Cat Noir via Plagg accidentally mistaking him for Adrien and saying his name.

Hearing this gives him an idea of how to get Gabriel to hand over the Graham de Vanily rings. He heads back to the mansion to meet with his dear uncle. However, instead of giving Gabriel the ring right away, Felix makes a deal with his uncle that he'll act as a spy and help Gabriel claim the Ladybug Miraculous in exchange for the rings.

Que the next few Akumas. While pretending to be Cat Noir after forcing Plagg to reveal about transforming, Felix starts to make purposeful mistakes to mess with Ladybug and the other Miraculous users. He may even flirt with other Miraculous users to mess with them and the team dynamics.

From the sidelines, Adrien watches the way the new Cat Noir acts and how much it seems the team is getting annoyed with him. Seeing this could play on his insecurities at the time of not being needed for a while. However, maybe seeing his behavior from an outside perspective while it's being amplified to a worse degree is what he needs to grow as a hero. It leads him down the line of thinking, "Was I that bad?"

Fast forward to the season four finale, where Ladybug gives the Dog Miraculous to Adrien. This time, she doesn't mess up and gives the real Adrien the Dog Miraculous. When Adrien first gets the Miraculous, his persona is similar to Cat Walker. Ladybug can think it's because of his failure with the Snake last time or ask if he's okay, and Adrien explains that he doesn't want to be a burden to the team like Cat Noir. This causes Ladybug to possibly defend her partner and inadvertently reveal she cares about him still to the real Cat Noir while also trying to get Adrien to loosen up and not force himself.

Hearing this helps Adrien a lot. But he still doesn't want to be a burden to the team and starts learning how to develop a middle ground to his Cat Noir and Dog Hero persona during season five's events.

Speaking of season five, since Felix doesn't have the Dog, Gabriel doesn't get his hands on the other Miraculous. Taking away that plot. However, instead of that. Maybe you can have season four be the season where Ladybug lets the other users keep their Miraculous. So instead of the canon plot, the plot changes to 'Cat Noir' revealing his true colors and stealing the Miraculous one by one during Akuma attacks or by following the users while Adrien tries to discover a middle ground and figure out who he is.

#kuro neko #miraculous ladybug #miraculous ladybug prompt #miraculous ladybug prompts #adrien agreste #felix graham de vanily #plagg #barkk #dog miraculous #black cat miraculous #swap au #hawkmoth #adrien salt #tagging this last one just in case

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Bursting Bubbles of Bad Luck Chapter 6

Miraculous Ladybug | 2019 | 969 | Ao3 | Prev | Masterlist | Next

July 7th- Good Luck

The heroes didn’t meet up again until two nights and one akuma later, when Felix caught sight of Ladybug running across the Parisian rooftops. He transformed and caught up with her. After a quick split to cover more ground, they reconvened on the Arc de Triomphe.

 He took the chance to learn more. “So, magic, huh, Red?”

 Ladybug sighed. She was on the very top, legs kicking over the edge and wings hanging limply from the shell on her back. "Yeah. I'm a sorceress."

 "Do you know anything about curses?"

 Ladybug looked at him weirdly, but eventually she nodded. "Not a lot, but I know some. Basic cursebreaking and I've been trying to build one to use on Hawkmoth once we find him."

 Chat shivered. He did not envy Hawkmoth. His was bad enough, and it was reportedly mellow compared to some that Plagg had seen (or helped create). Time to pose the question. Worse case, she gets offended. Best case, she agrees to help. (Worst case, she curses him again).

 She beat him to the punch. "Why do you ask? Are you afflicted?"

 "Is that the PC way to ask if I'm cursed?"

 Ladybug started laughing. "Yeah, pretty much," she confirmed, nodding.

 "The answer would be yes," Félix said.

 Ladybug nodded again. "Have you gotten help yet?"

 Chat shook his head. "I was hoping you could help me. Or point me towards someone who could."

 "You're not a sorcerer!" Ladybug said loudly, hands flying from the ledge to the air.

 Chat looked at her, stormy blue eyes unamused. "That has been established."

 She smacked her forehead. "Oh my goodness you poor mortal! How did I forget that? Is everything with your Miraculous making sense? Is-"

 He held up a hand, watching her eyes follow it as her voice petered out. "You know about Miraculous, right?"

 "Yes."

 "Then you know what comes with them."

 She huffed and folded her arms. "A lot of stuff, that's what. Why?"

 Félix rolled his eyes. "I have a floating cat who I'm not supposed to talk about but who told me how the ring works." And Allegra, but there was no possible way he would tell Ladybug about her.

 "Oh!" Ladybug said, rolling her head with her eyes. "Right. Kwami. Okay, yeah.

 "So your curse; would you rather I refer you to a specialist or I run interference and try to figure it out between us and then between him and I?"

 ...Felix hadn't been expecting anything like that. He was expecting a clear-cut, 'we'll do it this way', verdict, not a choice.

 Did he want to go meet more Sorcerers knowingly?

 Not really. Between Allegra and Ladybug, and the new chatroom, he was a bit overwhelmed as it was. He would rather not meet someone else face to face.

 "Are you up to running interference?"

 Ladybug nodded. "Yep! Do you want to start tonight?"

 Chat raised an eyebrow at her. She seemed optimistic enough, but was she really up for that tonight? "It's almost ten o'clock."

 Ladybug shrugged. "I'm up late anyway." she blinked, and suddenly she backpedaled. "But that doesn't mean you have to talk about it now! Sometimes curses are a really sensitive topic, and if you were just asking so you knew when you were ready, I don't want to rush you. Really. Just, I'm ready when you are."

 Chat watched her ramble, a similar warmth to that he got with his family filling his chest.

 He didn't know much about her, and he would remember to be wary, but Ladybug… she seemed genuine. Panicky and imperfect, but determined, with a big heart. Someone he could realistically become friends with, outside the whole magical-war thing.

 "Thank you, Ladybug. I'll tell you eventually."

 She smiled at him, sheepish but caring, blue eyes sparkling. "I think I like it better when you call me Red."

 Chat snorted, despite himself. "Understood, Red."

 They fell into a comfortable silence, Ladybug playing with those black and purple bubbles she could do, and Félix mentally compiling all he knew about magic.

 "Is it true what they say about lucky and unlucky colors and creatures?”

 Ladybug shrugged. “That’s… a tricky question.” Chat looked over to see her puff her cheeks. “See, luck is a delicate subject. Mostly because it can change so easily.

 “Like, I’m using two of the biggest good luck symbols out there, cause I’m red and a Ladybug, but most would say my luck is absolutely horrible. I trip on thin air, and I walk into walls even if they weren’t there a minute ago, my love life is currently stagnant but when it’s active it’s pretty sad, there are at least two influential girls who hate my guts just because I breathe. Seems like bad luck, right?”

 “I think so?” He replied slowly. Where was she going with this?

 “And yet, I barely ever bruise, I can throw a guy even without superpowers, and both of those girls get hit with a faceful of karma every few days. And I’ve learned to cut down my recovery time by a whole lot,” Ladybug shrugged. “So what is my luck, really?”

 Chat shrugged back. “I don’t know. Just luck?”

 “That’s my view too. Things can push your luck in one direction or another, but it’s less like a wall you can step over and more like a rubberband you can pull. Or a compass needle.”

 “My curse includes quite a lot of bad luck, does that essentially mean that there’s an extra magnet on one side of my luck compass?”

 Ladybug clapped, nodding. “You got it!”

 “Is there a way for me to pull it back?”

 Ladybug pursed her lips. “Good luck tokens?”

 “Where do I get those?”

 “I can bring you some tomorrow,” Ladybug offered.

 “I would very much appreciate that.”

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