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Babies??
Marinette blinks at the toddler Jason was holding (badly) in his arms. She’d left her boyfriend alone for one patrol. One. It wasn’t even technically morning yet. Not even a full patrol had gone by. And yet.
“Do I even want to ask why you have a baby?” She asks, tiredly. Jason winces.
“Okay, so it’s not what it looks like.” He starts and she groans.
“Jay! What did you do?”
“It wasn’t met! Well, I mean, I’m the one who brought him back here, but the kid told me at the start of patrol that he was technically benched. And I didn’t really wanna get lectured for letting the kid stay out instead of sending him back.” He rambles, and Marinette frowns.
“Are you- Jason, babe, love of my life, are you telling me that the toddler in your hands is one of your brothers?” She asks, already feeling the migraine coming on. Jason nods solemnly.
“Yeah. And I’m pretty sure he’s not potty trained.” He says, glancing at the toddler. Who had been scarily quiet since Jason brought him in. Marinette frowns as that realization sets in, stepping closer to the two. She tilts her head, looking into the eyes as she tries to figure out which of her boyfriend’s brothers had had the misfortune of turning into a baby again.
“Tim?” She says quietly. The toddler grins, his mouth full of tiny little baby teeth. Holding out her arms, Marinette grins as Tim leans towards her. Taking him from Jason, she cuddles him close to her. She’d heard things about Tim’s childhood. And not that she would ever say it aloud to the kid, but she often thought about how lucky Jack and Janet were that they didn’t live long enough for her to give them a piece of her mind.
“So, uh, what do we do? Most of the kids I’ve ever watched are like, a lot older than this.” Jason asks nervously. Marinette walks into the kitchen and grabs a piece of paper off the notepad from the fridge.
“I’ll write a list of supplies for you to go get. Any idea how long he’s gonna be like this?” She asks. Jason shakes his head.
“No, it was some sorcerer. I could ask B, but…it’d kinda feel like betraying the kid at this point.” He says. Marinette raises an eyebrow, handing him the list.
“Are you sure that it has nothing to do with the fact that both of you would be getting a huge lecture?” She asks. Jason opens his mouth to argue, then snaps it shut and sighs.
“Okay, yes. You caught me. Will you watch him so I can go get this stuff?” He asks. Marinette nods, pulling him down to give him a quick kiss.
“Of course, love. I’ll be here.” She says, turning her attention to the toddler patting her cheek. She grins at him, scrunching her face to make him giggle. Spinning around a little with a laugh, she freezes when she realizes that Jason has frozen by the door, staring at her with a dopey look on his face instead of leaving to get the supplies.
“Jay?” She says, concerned that maybe the sorcerer got him with something too.
“We should have one of these one day.” He says, nodding at Tim. Her eyes widen, and his do as well as his words register his face turns bright red. “I’ll be back soon!” He says, turning and rushing out the door. Marinette stays, frozen in the middle of the living room, shocked. Blinking, she looks down at Tim.
“Well. That just happened.”
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Maybe Meant to Be
Pairings: Marinette Dupain-Cheng/Damian Wayne, Marinette Dupain-Cheng/Adrien Agreste
Summary: Adrien finds out about his soulmates entire secret life, and realizes maybe he doesn't know as much about her as he thought
“GET IN THE CAR!” Adrien’s arm was yanked towards a sleek black SUV by the spotted heroine. He quickly jerks his head to the side to see his parents and Madame and Monsieur Dupain-Cheng being ushered into the car by a boy not much older than him clad in grey and red.
Before he’s even buckled in the car starts off with a loud screech against the pavement. He can hear his father’s shoulder as it hits the side of the car. “With all due respect Ladybug and Robin, what business does our family have with the Teen Titans?”
“Where is our daughter?!” Sabine is basically in tears at this point and whips out her phone to check for any messages from Marinette. Swiftly, Adrien whips out his phone as well to see if there are any missed calls from his soulmate while he was stuck in his most recent photoshoot.
A slight look of panic crosses Ladybug’s face until she gives them some reassurance, “Marinette is safe, there’s no need to panic, I promise!” Strange promise to make given their behavior a mere minute ago insisting the Agrestes and Dupain-Chengs drop everything and flee.
The dark-haired teen boy chimes into the conversation with the click of his tongue and gives a quick glance to the rear-view mirror “Tt, we cannot discuss anything in detail here it could jeopardize the safety of Miss Marinette Dupain-Cheng and your own safety.” He tears his gaze from the mirror and puts it back onto the long stretch of road as Ladybug’s elbow digs into his side.
Ladybug lets out a hiss, and most likely with the intent of keeping it a secret from the inhabitants of the car she bites out “Robin! Why would you say that, they are going to freak out and worry. What’s wrong with you, you heartless bastard.”
“Oh? I am heartless now? You certainly did not feel that way last night when–” a hand clamps over his mouth before he can complete his thought.
“That’s enough. You know what you did and why this is happening.” Touching a comm in her ear Ladybug switches straight into a commanding tone “Titan B1 and B2 reporting to OG can you get us permission for the west warp gate at coordinates….” She turns to the center console of the car and flicks a switch unveiling a panel of controls that rivaled every sci-fi fantasy movie Adrien had ever seen. “Alright everyone buckled in? Get ready to hold on the ride can be a bit bumpy. Also, you may want to close your eyes because it gets quite bright.”
True to her words, once they entered the tunnel in front of them instead of being met by darkness it was like they had walked into the sun itself. By the time Adrien opened his eyes again he was in front of a large building that melded into the surrounding storm.
With a grunt, Robin pulled the car into park and swiftly unbuckled himself. After going around the car to open the door for Ladybug and then Marinette’s parents he finally decided to speak up again “Welcome to the Fortress of Solitude, please follow us.”
“It’s not as scary or depressing as it sounds, I swear.” Ladybug cheerfully chirped. “This next part you’ll have to close your eyes, here I have blindfolds for everyone. Oh, and put on these cloaks, it's cold.”
Adrien understands that Ladybug is known to be a friendly hero, but the overfamiliar way she was touching all of them felt oddly reminiscent of a certain girl in his life. So much so he struggles to not lean into her touch as she drapes the last cloak around him.
From this point on for the next 15 minutes all the civilians could sense were the beeps of machinery and mild arguing between the teen heroes as they worked through security clearance. After one last heavy door slamming behind them Ladybug begins to remove their blindfolds. “Take your time opening your eyes, they’ll need to adjust to the lighting in here.” Peeking through his lashes Adrien could see Ladybug nervously glancing at Robin as he gives her a stern look with his arms crossed.
“I think it’s time you tell them.” This voice is unfamiliar enough that Adrien fully opens his eyes to see the statement came from an older hero, Nightwing. Looking around the room he sees that it is set up like a living room with a large couch in the center, a dining table to the side, and a kitchenette with counter seating in the far back.
“We just got here we should let them get comfortable first!”
“You’ll just keep pushing it and we don’t know how much time we have until Blue Beetle gets here with his family and we have to do this all over again.” Robin gives Ladybug a pointed look.
Jabbing Robin’s chest Ladybug chastizes him. “Well, we never would have been in this situation if you weren’t an untrusting jerkwad to begin with!” Robin begins to straighten up his posture to look down on Ladybug and he opens his mouth to retort-
“WOAH! OKAY THERE! Let’s calm down.” Approaching them with his hands in front of his chest Nightwing positions himself between them. Wrapping an arm around the black-haired teen he “Robin, let’s give Marinette some time with her family.”
With her eyes wide open Ladybug growls out “You’re really living up to your name right now.”
With one last glance back Robin bites out “And keep your morals away from me. I don’t care about being nice and friendly like you do. Tt.” With that last remark he quickly turns his head and leaves the room with Dick.
Fuming, Marinette nearly forgets her identity being outed until she is met with the shell-shocked faces of her parents, her soulmate, and her soulmate’s parents. With a nervous chuckle, Marinette whispers, “well…haha funny story…I can explain?” A light envelops Ladybug and as the illusion cast by the Miraculous’ glamor falls, and a sheepish Marinette is all that is left standing. Seeing Adrien’s disbelief written across his face with his mouth agape she lifts a glove-covered hand to his face to close it and brings her hand back to chest level to peel off the black kevlar glove donning the hand and reveals a mark Adrien has known front, back, and sideways since he first got it at the age of eight. “Well, I’m not sure who is going to collapse first because my dad looks like he has just seen a ghost and you’re questioning everything right now so how about we sit down.” Marinette guides them to a plush couch in the middle of the room. “Let me get you guys some refreshments. Give you time to think about this, I’m sure you all have a lot of questions.”
By the time Marinette returns with a tray of tea and some prepackaged sweets Adrien is the only one left upright. Gabriel had his head in his hands with Emilie leaning over to rub his back, and Tom was folded into the arms of Sabine as she comforted him.
“How long?” Adrien’s sudden inquiry nearly has Marinette dropping a glass onto the sterile floors of the fortress.
“Oh okay straight into it. We’re 17 now so about…one, two,....five years?”
Adrien’s eyes immediately flooded with hurt.
Immediately, Marinette knelt in front of him and took his hands in her so that their soul marks made contact. “Hey, listen to me for a second okay, and this goes for everyone on this couch right now. It’s not like I left you guys in the dark because I don’t trust you or because I don’t love you.” Looking around she makes eye contact with everyone so she knows they’re tuned into her words, “There’s so many reasons why, honestly, I never wanted you guys to find out about my secret identity. It’s not safe for you guys to know and I don’t want you to feel any worry when I have to be out there fighting.”
“How did this even happen? When could this have started? How did you get powers?” With his hands holding a fistful of his own hair each, Gabriel can’t help but let out rapid-fire questions.
“I CAN ANSWER THAT!” Tikki flies out from where she was hiding in Marinette’s zip-up jacket.
“AAHHH!!! BUG-MOUSE THING?? WHAT IS THAT?”
“That is so rude. I am not a that. I am a god, a Kwami to be more exact! Why do you humans always react like that.”
“Guys this is Tikki, the kwami of the Ladybug miraculous, she represents creation itself and through my earrings, she grants me powers. I have been in her care for the last five years. She is my best friend and closest ally.”
“I love Marinette! I would never let something bad happen to her.” Tikki exclaims as she flies up to hug Marinette’s cheek.
“When I was 12 I met a man, the one you would know as Fu, at the time was guarding the Miraculous, a set of jewelry that much like my earrings can grant people power beyond what's normally possible for humans. He said the stars had told him I was to be the next guardian. It was written in my soul.” Marinette takes a deep breath before continuing her tale. “Honestly it took some convincing until he pulled out a slab that detailed what my life would be like as a hero. From then on he began to train me to take over as grand guardian and when I turned 16 he officially handed the role down. That's why you guys haven't seen him in a little over a year. Every time, for the last year at least, that I was “at Grandpa Fu’s” I was actually going on missions or training with the Teen Titans.” Breathing out, Marinette continues, “The reason why you’re here is because someone broke into the Hall of Justice last night, we’re not entirely sure who yet, or what information they obtained. The only thing we do know is that the Teen Titan’s folder was breached and because,” She begins to grit her teeth “Batman and his spawn –you know him as Robin– are nosy little pricks the folders included information about our members’ families and close associate. So we grabbed you guys in case they were able to obtain that level of information and wanted to use your safety as leverage.” Puffing out her cheeks she mumbles, “I know they could probably figure out my family without the listing, and I know he didn’t do it maliciously…but I am still mad at Robin. Even though he’s my best friend…”
At this point, a calmer Robin has re-entered the room nursing a mug and a volume of manga titled “I Chose You.” Adrien recognizes that story, while the content made him mildly queasy it was extremely well written with a moving story. The only thing that he didn't sit well with was the main theme of the story itself. The story follows a young woman Mako, her soulmate Ryo, and a young man Akito. The story is comprised of a love triangle between the three main characters until Mako defies fate and chooses Akito as her partner, hence the title. While it has won many accolades it continues to be a controversial title to many romance readers as very few people in real life choose to go against fate and be with someone who isn't their soulmate. Adrien himself can't imagine a life without Marinette by his side.
Without acknowledging the civilians Robin plops himself right next to Marinette and continues reading his book. Adrien makes a few attempts at conversation only to be met with silence and Marinette's reassurance that it's not his fault.
After a bit more chatting Nightwing jogs in, “Hey guys sorry to bother you, but Jaime is going to need this room next.”
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As they walk down the barren hallways hovering over Ladybug’'s shoulder Adrien whispers into her ear, “So, who is he exactly? I know he’s Robin, but…”
“Who am I? I'm simply the better option.” Robin looks back at Adrien with a gaze sharp enough to cut steel. The better option for what? Marinette? Adrien is literally her soulmate. It's written in the stars for them to be together.
“Oh hush.” Marinette chides Robin before turning back to them. “We got into a fight the other night so I may have been harsh with him, but despite his asshole exterior and mainly asshole interior, he’s actually quite the decent guy once he starts to care about you. Very much giving the grinch who stole Christmas.”
“DAMIANNNNN!” A voice booms from a distance as Robin and Ladybug facepalm. A flash of blue and red tackles Robin as Robin brings his fist onto the head of what looks like Superboy.
“Identities you dunce! This is her civilian family.”
Pinching the bridge of her nose Marinette sighs.
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A few hours later the Agrestes and the Dupain-Chengs are sitting across from the Reyes family who just learned about Jaime’s superabilities and double life. The Agrestes act as translators for the Dupain-Chengs who have much weaker English skills. They talk about the shock they’re under and concerns for their children’s safety.
Nightwing tries to reassure them. “Your children are in safe hands I would never let them get hurt if it is in my control. Being a part of the Teen Titans gives powerful young adults the chance to use their powers for the greater good and train for when they’ll be needed in larger-scale attacks. I know you are concerned, but your children are extremely capable heroes.”
“Got it.” With those words Damian projects the CCTV footage he's been analyzing onto the wall and continues typing away on his computer. On the wall is a clip of a group of ten individuals clad in all black running down a white pristine hall and then the footage cuts to those same individuals in a control room.
The teen heroes in the room clamor around the projection. “So then what are we waiting for, why aren't we leaving now?!” The Blue Beetle is clearly worked up, most likely because of the endangerment of his family.
“Well normally we would need to figure out who these people are who breached, but considering Robin’s personality I’m sure he already has an answer,” Marinette answers with an air of confidence, an attitude Adrien has not seen her carry since Lila entered their school.
Adrien tunes out some of the conversation from here as he realizes the exact reason why Marinette
seemed somewhat unbothered when he told her that the reason their friends don’t invite her to hang out anymore is because she can’t get along with Lila. She had friends here, not just friends, an entire life he didn’t know about.
“...the Scarlet Toad Society.” By the time Adrien tunes back into the conversation Marinette is staring intensely at an enhanced image of a wrist from the CCTV footage. “Every member of their society wears that bracelet. They’re mainly active in South-East Asia. It is weird that they made the trip to North America to infiltrate the Hall of Justice. Which means–”
“They have a target in mind. The Teen Titan folder would not be the easiest one to grab. They were looking for it.” Robin cuts her off. “But they have yet to visit Jaime’s family nor yours or the Agrestes. None of the traps in the Titan Tower have gone off either. Does anyone have contacts in South-East Asia we should be worried about?” Ravager and Superboy shake their heads.
“Wouldn’t you already know?” Jaime coldly asks Robin.
Robin opens up his mouth to retort, but before he can Marinette steps in between them and covers his mouth with the back of her hand. “He knows that this isn’t entirely your fault, but his family is potentially in danger let him have this.” Silently fuming Damian scowls before turning back to the monitor in front of him. Clearing her throat Marinette continues, “I can’t think of any contacts I have there, but I can ask The Order to keep an eye on the happenings there, you may want to do the same with any shadows you can contact. For now, I think the best thing we can do is wait. I would offer to go in undercover, but I think we’ll be needing more information first.”
Marinette turns Damian’s chair around so that he is facing everyone and wraps her arms around his neck from behind to calm him. With this action, Adrien feels his heart drop down to his stomach. “Jaime, Ravager, Superboy how about you show our guests to their sleeping quarters? Dames and I–” Damian cuts her off with a glare, “Hey, Superboy over there already outed your first name, as long as they don’t find out the rest I don’t see why we can’t call you Dames. Anyway, we will work on getting some dinner settled, you can come back here in an hour or so after getting settled. Sound good?”
“Aye Aye Captain!” Shouted Ravager and Superboy in a mock salute, and with that Damian and Marinette headed back in the direction of the kitchen while the civilians and remaining heroes shuffled into yet another hallway.
From the distance Adrien can hear Marinette shout, “Take good care of my family Superboy!”
“I’ve got Mari’s family, you can go with Jaime Rav!” Shouts Superboy. After the short tour of their assigned space, he asks them if they have any questions.
“This uh, it may sound silly, but could I ask… what’s Mari’s relationship with Robin? They seem pretty close. I think I might’ve even heard her call him her best friend.” Adrien feels ridiculous for even asking, but the sinking feeling in the pit of his stomach just won’t go away.
Jon dramatically gasps, “She said that?? He’s supposed to be my best friend! They’re more like– more like– Ah! I got it! A bickering elderly couple!”
“A-Are they–” Adrien stutters out in disbelief. Marinette would tell him if she was in a relationship right? They’re soulmates, they’re supposed to tell each other everything! But…but…Adrien realizes they haven’t been telling each other everything. Marinette has been hiding being a superhero for over 5 years. Maybe he doesn’t know her as well as he thought he did.
“O-Oh! Oh gosh, I am so sorry I forgot you’re her soulmate. It’s not that they are an elderly bickering couple, they just act like it! But also maybe they…well I’m not sure if it’s my place to tell you I wouldn’t be a very good best friend if I did.” Jon looks extremely conflicted, but tries to figure out what to say so that Marinette won’t kill him on site the next time they meet. “Well you know I think if anything she would tell you! Marinette is a good person! Oh would you look at the time, we should head back, dinner could be any moment now!”
At dinner that night all Adrien could taste was the bitter realization that maybe he didn’t know Marinette as well as he thought he did.
#marinette x damian#damian x marinette#maribat#mgi civil war 2024#damian domaniance 2.0#daminette#damianette#mlb x dc#adrinette#soulmate au
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goodbye kiss
for the un bise prompts @maribatserver
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“Ladybug, wait. That’s not what I meant,” Nightwing shouted across the rooftop.
Ladybug turned back just as Nightwing caught up to her. He had to stop suddenly to keep from crashing into her.
“It is exactly what you meant. You just hoped I wouldn’t understand,” she responded, jamming her finger into his chest as she spoke.
He grabbed for her hand but she pulled out of his grasp.
“You are twisting everything. Can we just talk about this?”
“I don’t want to talk. You have made it clear that you don’t see me as a partner or an equal. Talking would just make sure that it was really over.”
She turned to go but he reached out for her and turned her back to him.
“I’m just saying now isn’t a good time. I don’t want to stop working with you, but it isn’t safe for you to be more than that. I need to focus and I can’t do that if I think you are in danger.”
“This is the issue with you. If we are partners then we worry about each other. Now and in the future. Don’t blame the danger for not wanting a relationship. Just tell me it was all a mistake and you don’t want to be with me now.”
Nightwing pulled her close. His hands moved to the sides of her face and tilted her chin up.
He pressed his lips against hers gently, breathing her in. She met him in the kiss for a brief second before she stopped herself and pushed him back.
“I could never tell you it was all a mistake,” he said, pressing his forehead against hers.
“I told you that talking about it would mean that it was over,” she stepped away from him. “I don’t see anything changing in the future, Dick.”
She turned and walked away.
“Wait, how do you know that name?” he called out to her.
She didn’t slow or turn back.
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Cass: Why are you grinning like you have a bad idea.
Marinette: It’s not a bad idea! I’m going to be Tim and Bernard’s wedding planner!
Cass: Definitely a bad idea.
Marinette: *pouting* I’d be an amazing wedding planner.
Cass: You would.
Marinette: Then?
Cass: *grinning* You’ll see.
Several days later
Marinette: Either I will kill them or they will kill me. I can’t with their design choices.
Cass: Told you so.
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Digital Art for the Maribat? Get In! Discord Civil War Event 2024 - Team Damian Dominance 2.0
Prompt Fill:
small drawing challenge, do your own version with your teams ship! 🙂
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So...what happened here is uh...
I was drawing over the original
And that's why her eyes scare me
But this is what I came up with
I like that she looks disgusted tho
Even though her eyes scare me
I picked him as the kissy one because he's taller. But they both get knives for funsies. And if it makes you feel better about him being kissy and her being disgusted, call it a body swap au.
Color Photo credit to myself
Prompt Photo Credit Unknown (Provided on MGI Server)
#trying414#trying414arts#trying414's art#my art#trying414draws#maribat? get in!#mgi#trying414digitalarts#digital art#daminette#Damian Dominance 2.0#Damian Dominance#mgi civil war 2024#damian wayne#marinette dupain cheng
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It's time for war! Let's go!
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wonderstruck blushing all the way home
by Undercover_fangirl
Marinette is a secretary at Wayne Industries. One day, Jason Todd comes in. And the rest is history.
Words: 2315, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English
Fandoms: Miraculous Ladybug, Batman - All Media Types, Maribat - Fandom
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Categories: F/M
Characters: Marinette Dupain-Cheng | Ladybug, Tim Drake, Bruce Wayne, Jason Todd
Relationships: Marinette Dupain-Cheng | Ladybug & Jason Todd, Tim Drake & Marinette Dupain-Cheng | Ladybug, pre Marinette Dupain-Cheng/Jason Todd
Additional Tags: Meet-Cute, Tim Drake Being a Little Shit, Marinette Dupain-Cheng | Ladybug Lives in Gotham City, MGI Civil War, MGI civil war 2024, Discord: Maribat Get In Civil War Event
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Jasonette Meet Cute
Marinette had always been great at reading a person’s character, even before she became the Guardian of the Miraculous. Things she’d already noticed had just become more pronounced. For example, while she could tell the guy tailing her had horrific intentions, she could tell the man walking out of the bar just ahead was a good person. She could only hope that her little ‘talent’ wouldn’t fail her now. Pushing down her anxiety, she walks a little quicker, ignoring the way the man behind her also quickened his steps.
“Babe! How’d you know I was so close?” Marinette calls, rushing forward and grabbing the bar man’s hand. For his part, he doesn’t flinch, just quirks an eyebrow at her. She gives him a look that she hopes he can read. A pleading one, one begging him to just go along with it until she could explain.
“You have your location on on Pic Chat, love. I saw you were getting close so I decided to come out and greet you.” He says, and Marinette feels her shoulders relax slightly. She glances back and the man who was tailing her makes eye contact with her, his eyes narrowing. Marinette flinches slightly, but relaxes when her knight in shining leather squeezes her hand gently.
“I’m actually exhausted, could we just…go home? I know everyone was waiting for us-” She starts rambling, but the guy cuts her off.
“Of course. My bike’s parked around back.” He says, leading her around the corner. Now, if anyone else had found themselves in this situation, Marinette wouldn’t suggest following a stranger into a dark alley. However, the kwami in her purse were still and silent, and Marinette herself couldn’t feel any bad intentions coming from him. The second they’re both on the bike, the man whispers a quiet “hold on”, before he’s taking off. Suppressing a shriek of delight- Marinette had always adored motorcycles- she finds herself holding tightly as she relaxes. Despite not knowing where the guy was driving her too, she felt much safer than she had earlier when the other guy had been following her. After ten minutes of weaving around the city, the guy pulls over in front of a 24 hour coffee shop. Marinette lets go of him and scrambles off the bike, trying to push down the blush rising on her cheeks. Now, away from the original situation, she gets to explain to this random man why she grabbed onto him and wouldn’t let go.
“I-”
“It’s kind of chilly. Would you like to go in for a cup of coffee? We can talk inside.” The guy offers. Marinette almost declines, almost just leaves, but she decides to take the plunge and follow him inside.
“Sure.” She says, and he gives her a lopsided grin before opening the door for her.
“I’m Jason, by the way.” He says, following her into the line. Marinette grins at him.
“Marinette.” She says, unable to shake the feeling that her life had just changed for the better.
#maribat#maribat marinette dupain cheng#maribat jason todd#jasonette#mgi civil war 2024#mgi civil war#meet cute
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Just Another Picture to Burn
Summary: Just a cute little friendship between Jon, Damian, and Marinette. Can be read platonically or with some romantic inclination. Just two friends who want the best for each other and will celebrate each other’s milestones
Sidenote: I haven’t written anything in years, but dragged my butt to write this for the MGI civil war so proceed with caution.
Sharp green eyes open up to the world moments before the buzz of a phone alarm signals the need to get up. Out of an abundance of caution stemming from his tumultuous upbringing the young teen scans the room for any signs of an intruder, most days this is a fruitless endeavor, but Damian could never find himself to drop this habit. He notes an envelope on his desk and reaches for the compressed bo staff under his pillow. As he approached the desk the only sound that could be heard was the light creak of the manor’s floorboards and low mumblings coming from the kitchen. A sigh of relief breaks this silence as Damian recognizes the gentle script sprawled across the front of the pale pink envelope spelling out “To Dami”.
Cautiously he flips the envelope checking for signs of tampering. While the sentiment is nice, the choice to send a handwritten letter rather than a text was out of left field from his companion. He notes with a slight grin that she had used the wax seal he gifted her after the defeat of Hawkmoth. Sliding a batarang out from the underside of his desk he slices open the top of the envelope to reveal a piece of thick cardstock. At this Damian’s brow moves into a sharp arch, what could have been so important, yet so minimal that she had to portal over to his place in the middle of the night. Pulling out a piece of pristine white paper, he reads, "You, me & Jon. 7 pm CET. I already checked with your dad, so no excuses. Love, Mari”
Picking up his phone –the latest from Wayne Tech– he taps out a message to his top contact, “Spotted Menace”. A bright blue message populates the screen reading out, “An invite? To what exactly?” For emphasis, he adds in a raised eyebrow emoji then after some contemplation adds in a thinking emoji. Following that text, he quickly snaps a picture of the note to Marinette to confirm he received her letter before preparing for the day.
Before leaving his room he picks up the envelope again, this time to admire her handiwork instead of ascertaining its threat level. Turning to the back of the envelope his chest puffs out a bit as he dons a victorious smile he takes in his handiwork. She had used the wax seal stamp he had gifted her on her 16th birthday. He hand-carved the image of a ladybug resting on a branch of plum blossoms, to signify her new beginning as a hero by choice and not by necessity after the defeat of Hawkmoth.
As Damian slipped into the driver’s seat of his sleek sedan he mused that 12-year-old Damian would be utterly baffled by the person he is today –apart from being the stronger member of the new generation of heroes, that has always been a given (Somewhere Jon is rolling his eyes). Honestly, when Damian first met Marinette he found her pathetic. She was just a worthless little girl who was gifted powers beyond her capability to wield, and he never hid his disdain for her. Thus, to young pre-teen Marinette the youngest Robin was just a massive dickhead who had no feelings apart from his superiority complex. He was an embodiment of torment; the worst parts of Felix and Chloe combined. Not to say that Damian is perfect now, but at the time he lacked the perspective he gained from his travels to and return from Lazarus Island. Now he has spent more time learning from others’ experiences, has gone through his first heartbreak after Flatline decided that time spent with him was distracting her from her personal goals, and all of that has taught him to care and have some level of empathy. He may not be like Marinette and Jon, ready to do what is right solely because they blindly believe in the goodness of others, but he understands that even if he may not find value in someone, that does not mean their life is worthless.
The first time Robin acknowledged that despite Ladybug’s lack of technical combat skills, she had plenty of other skills that other heroes would be envious of, Nightwing attempted to give him a “bear hug” and Superboy nearly fell from the sky. What Robin to this day doesn’t know about that night is that his comm was connected to Ladybug’s and the reason she fell off the roof was not the attacker’s sharp jab to her ribs, but rather the shock of Robin giving her any form of praise. From then on Marinette decided maybe Robin was capable of growing a heart, and while it may have started as one-sided conversations with her rambling on about herself and basic topics of conversation – how’s the weather in the Gotham? It’s been warm in Paris! Did you see the new Mecha Strike game launch? What’s your favorite dessert? – eventually, Damian started warming up to her.
By the time the youngest Wayne snaps out of his reverie, the bell has rung signaling the dismissal of his second-period and the start of the school’s 20-minute break. Fishing through his pockets, and quickly unlocking his phone he finds several missed messages from Marinette, Jon, and their group chat “Talk Shit Get Hit”. After skimming through their private messages, Damian bites the bullet and opens up “Talk Shit Get Hit” to begin tackling the growing number of messages. Scrolling to the top of the chain of unread messages he sends Jon spamming the chat with unintelligible keyboard smashes followed by “MARI HOW DID YOU GET US OUT OF LIZZIE-SITTING DUTIES???”, Damian swears that the capslock on Jon’s keyboards must be worn down with his overusage. He reacts to the message with a set of eye emojis because there are very few people Diana trusts with her fussy toddler and he knows for a fact that she’s in the midst of an investigation into a rapidly expanding crime syndicate. As he scrolls further he is dismayed to find out Marinette cashed in this free day in exchange for a date night babysitting gig in addition to normal babysitting duties. Damian loves Lizzie like a younger sister and of course, wants her to be in the care of someone befitting of her status. Still, he has been yelled at one too many times for taking her on patrol with him, and sometimes bringing a 3-foot-tall sidekick with a tutu (courtesy of Marinette) kills his intimidation factor. Once he makes it past a wall of crying emojis and gifs of betrayal from Jon, the chat goes back to its normal contents, filled with reels shared between Jon and Mari, and complaints about their teachers. Jon eventually asks Marinette what she has planned for tonight that is worth the extra babysitting duties, but Marinette declines to answer and instead tells him to be patient.
After school Damian carefully considers his outfit but sticks with his classic black turtleneck and a pair of khakis, Marinette will call him boring but what does she know? She used to have a crush on a guy who exclusively wore a striped shirt with an open button-up and bright orange Converses. Once they became comfortable with one another Marinette made it VERY well-known that while she wished his civilian wear had more diversity and color, she found his original Robin suit to be a “crime against fashion and most people’s eyeballs”. Stating that only traffic lights would appreciate sharing a color palette with him. Damian argued that it’s tradition, while Marinette replied with “It’s fugly and you know it. Y o u! ditched the design in the first place”. Rolling his eyes, he heads to the window and yells out “Jon! I am ready!” and with a flash of blue and red Jon shows up at his window clad in a red hoodie and blue jeans. The Super family really needs to consider their civilian “disguises”.
Swooping Damian up into his arm Jon bolts out the window and into the sky towards Paris until they reach a familiar flowered rooftop. After two taps to the trap door beneath them, the door abruptly gave way and Damian was met with a loud POP and confetti raining down onto him. Quickly Marinette busted out the door cake in hand and in unison started singing with Jon. While it was not a rare occurrence for Marinette to provide them with sweets at her residence, what was on the cake was the strange part. It was a picture of one of his earlier Robin outfits? One that after many earfuls from Marinette knew to be her least favorite, why would she put it on a cake??
“Happy outfit death to you! Happy outfit death to you! You no longer look like a traffic light! Happy outfit death to you!” Out of seemingly thin air, Marinette pulled out a lighter and lit the top layer on fire revealing a picture of his new outfit underneath. “You do not know how relieved I am that I do not have to be with someone whose color palette matches a kindergarten classroom rug, and not a cute one”.
Damian with a puzzled expression questions her, “Is this something to be celebrated? Besides that I changed outfits months ago”. Marinette looked at him mouth agape. “Close your mouth you will catch flies at this rate”.
Almost as if rehearsed Jon and Marinette reply in unison “What are you my maman/ma”?
After clearing her throat Marinette went to explain, “There are plenty of things to celebrate for your outfit change! You’re finding out the type of Robin you’re going to be, and I personally believe that is a worthy cause for celebration. Besides, after Monarch’s downfall, I was really struggling to figure out what to do myself. My whole world felt like it splintered into pieces, but you and Jon were there to help me figure things out when the consequences of my actions™ struck. I want you to feel empowered too, even if you don’t need it the same way I did”. With a smile Marinette brought out some forks, “Now let’s dig in”! If it made him uncomfortable how quickly his friends stabbed his frosting face with their forks, he didn’t let it show.
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Rain (One Shot)
The rain pounding incessantly on the window jerks Jason out of dreamland, and thrusts him immediately into flashes of dirt, scratched wood, and broken nails. Breathing heavily, he doesn’t dare close his eyes, feeling as though losing his sense of sight would be catastrophic, even if just momentarily. He wished it was brighter, that there was a light down here with him. He wished he didn’t have to wake up in total darkness, that he could see something- anything. The darkness surrounding him closes around him and he immediately stills. He didn’t want to touch the sides of the coffin, didn’t want to accidentally knock more dirt down with him than was necessary. He tries to breathe normally, but the sudden feeling of dirt falling down his throat makes his feeble attempts impossible. He gags on the taste of the earth around him, the damp soil rich with worms and plants and his own previously dead body. Somehow, he’s able to flip himself over so that he can breathe in the musty smell of the silk lining of his coffin instead of the mouthfuls of dirt he was getting before. The storm raging around him does little to help him ground himself, and not even the distant feeling of someone near him can help him stay calm. Thunder booms, shaking the windows and throwing him back even further- into explosions and broken glass, fire and sand. He can’t help the whimper that slips through. Almost immediately, the form beside him moves and he can distantly feel a soft hand intertwining with his own. A soft humming sound appears in the distance, and Jason manages to focus on that instead of every other bad thing surrounding him.
Eventually, the smell of damp soil fades away. The feeling of sand slips through his fingers as if it was never there, and what he was once sure was silk underneath his left palm roughens out into a much safer cotton. Jason lets out a shaking breath, still careful not to close his eyes.
“Jay?” A voice says softly, and only then does Jason realize the humming had stopped. Careful not to jostle the bed too much, he rolls over to face his girlfriend, but still avoids her eyes.
“I’m fine.” He says, his voice rough and scratchy. He winces at the slight pain in his throat. Had he been screaming? Marinette pulls him into a hug, and they just lay there in silence. Jason does his best to ground himself in the moment, to ignore the rain that had yet to stop.
“It’s okay if you’re not.” Marinette says gently. Jason blinks, tilting his head a little so that he could look at her face better.
“What?” He asks. She smiles, but it’s a sad smile. Not the wide smile she gets when she talks about Jagged Stone’s newest album. Not the small smile she gives him across the table at dinner. No, this smile was sad. And he couldn’t quite place why.
“The storm. If you’re not okay with it, and with the memories that it brings, that’s okay. You don’t have to always be fine. It’s okay.” She says gently. Jason’s shoulders slump as he lets Marinette pull him impossibly closer. Sometimes, he just needed to be held. To know that he was safe. He wasn’t sure when things had shifted. When he had started to believe, again, that he was worthy of love and care. That his own feelings also mattered. Sure, he still slipped sometimes. He just wrote it off as a side effect of dying and coming back to life though. Taking another steadying breath, Jason lets himself relax completely. He was safe. And he was loved.
#maribat#maribat marinette dupain cheng#maribat jason todd#jasonette#mgi civil war#mgi civil war 2024
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Sealed with a Kiss
kiss prompt for the maribat server un bise event
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“It just isn’t fair,” Marinette said. “I thought we were really good together.”
Dick watched her drain her drink and then frown. She had frowned too much lately but it was tricky for him to say anything. They had remained best friends regardless of the other’s relationship status by not saying too much negative about the other’s partner.
“Were you really?” he asked.
“Really what?”
She was busy pouring another drink but she paused to turn back to him. It could be that she was telling him that he wasn’t offering the right support after her recent break up. It was further than he had ever pushed. But she actually did look confused.
“Were you really good together?”
“I-” she started to speak but then stopped. Her voice dropped, “I thought we were at first.”
He wondered how much he would have noticed if he hadn’t been single for the last couple of months. Initially she had been very happy but it faded. She held out one of the drinks and he took it and the bowl of popcorn back to their movie watching spot. She busied herself with setting up the movie while he got all the necessities for their movie night. She was a lot quieter than usual.
Dick wasn’t sure how to change the mood back. She was already down after her latest break up but he might have made it worse. He just went through the motions, hoping that she would pull herself back out once the movie was going. They usually talked all the way through the movies but they ended up sitting in silence watching for more than twenty minutes before she finally spoke.
“Is it something wrong with me?” she asked suddenly.
“What?”
“The reason we weren’t good together?” she looked down at her hands, avoiding his eyes. “I mean if you noticed too and I never saw it coming, what was I doing so wrong?”
“I don’t think you were doing anything wrong.”
“Don’t give me that,” she said fiercely. “You never would have said anything if you didn’t have thoughts about it.”
Her eyes were intensely bright as if she was trying to see any deception.
“I like seeing you happy and you haven’t been happy recently.”
Her face turned down again, “Maybe I was too miserable for him.”
Dick cupped her cheek and turned her up to look at him.
“He made you miserable and one day you will see that. You deserve someone who will make you shine.”
She smiled back at him, “and if I never find someone will you be like the bestie in the movie and promise to marry me in ten years to save me from being alone.”
“Of course. I promise. If neither of us is married in ten years from this day,” he pulled out his phone to check the date, “then we will marry each other on February 13, 2034.”
Marinette shifted to pull out her hand to shake on it but Dick didn’t immediately take it. She started to pull it back but he did shift forward. His hand cupped her cheek and he kissed her softly.
“Sealed with a kiss?” Marinette asked.
“It seemed fitting,” he said. He didn’t pull back from her. He could move forward at any moment and he would be kissing her again. “Now, I just have to find a way to keep you single for ten years. I already know that I would marry you in one year if you were single.”
"Or you could just ask me out yourself," Marinette said.
"Well, if you want to skip the real life rom com reenactments," Dick answered, grinning.
Marinette smiled back and tugged him into another kiss.
@maribatserver
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Random Snippet :)
Marinette is forced to leave her very comfortable blanket nest when the knocking on the door doesn’t end.
Glaring, she opens the door no more than inch. With Cass gone, there’s no one else Marinette feels like dealing with at the moment.
But the glare vanishes the second she realises who’s at the door and in her shock the door falls shut.
She scrambles to open the door, fully this time, desperate to confirm that it is in fact Cassandra Cain in front of her.
“Hi,” the other girl offers.
Marinette doesn’t bother with a reply, throwing herself at Cass. Who, as always, catches her without hesitation. They remain standing there for a while before Marinette mumbles, “I thought you were going home.”
“You are my home too.”
#MGI civil war 2024#cass/mari#cassette#don’t have time to finish fics so you get snippets and incorrect quotes#maybe outlines#idk it’s based on the amount of time I have
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wonderstruck blushing all the way home
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by Undercover_fangirl
Marinette is a secretary at Wayne Industries. One day, Jason Todd comes in. And the rest is history.
Words: 2315, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English
Fandoms: Miraculous Ladybug, Batman - All Media Types, Maribat - Fandom
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Categories: F/M
Characters: Marinette Dupain-Cheng | Ladybug, Tim Drake, Bruce Wayne, Jason Todd
Relationships: Marinette Dupain-Cheng | Ladybug & Jason Todd, Tim Drake & Marinette Dupain-Cheng | Ladybug, pre Marinette Dupain-Cheng/Jason Todd
Additional Tags: Meet-Cute, Tim Drake Being a Little Shit, Marinette Dupain-Cheng | Ladybug Lives in Gotham City, MGI Civil War, MGI civil war 2024, Discord: Maribat Get In Civil War Event
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memories feel like weapons
by Undercover_fangirl
Marinette 'deals' with Jason's death.
Words: 1535, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English
Fandoms: Miraculous Ladybug, Batman - All Media Types, Maribat - Fandom
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Categories: F/M
Characters: Marinette Dupain-Cheng | Ladybug, Dick Grayson, Diana (Wonder Woman), Bruce Wayne
Relationships: Marinette Dupain-Cheng | Ladybug/Jason Todd, Diana (Wonder Woman) & Marinette Dupain-Cheng | Ladybug, Marinette Dupain-Cheng | Ladybug & Bruce Wayne, Marinette Dupain-Cheng | Ladybug & Dick Grayson
Additional Tags: Marinette Dupain-Cheng | Ladybug Needs a Hug, Marinette Dupain-Cheng | Ladybug Does Not Deal With Things, Crossover, Hurt No Comfort, Again? Oops, Dead Jason Todd, Grief/Mourning, Mild Language, It's Marinette, She's greiving, Discord: Maribat Get In Civil War Event, MGI civil war 2024, Bruce Wayne salt
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