#one sided lilanette

[writerofcrazydreams]

Butterfly effect of the Reversal Salt AU

First thing first, I'm not bashing Adrien, Marinette, or anyone. However, the narrative is mostly from Lila's POV so, of course, she'd throw insults like candy, undermine everyone's worth (such as calling them by a superficial attribute instead of their names), and exaggerate their flaws.

On a related note. ML's characters are flawed. Marinette has creepy stalker tendencies, Chat Noir is a dogged nice guy, the class takes advantage of Marinette (even if unwittingly), and Mme. Bustier is an enabler for bullying. I'm not willing to overlook those flaws but seeing most of the characters are teenagers, I think they have room to grow and all of them deserve a chance for redemption. Yes, even Lila, loath as I am to say it. Most of the kids have also virtues worth of notice.

Secondly, this is a writing prompt. After reading too many Lila Salt Fics and a Lilanette one I stumbled upon by accident, my brain decided to wonder how would a Salt Fic be if Marinette and Adrien's roles were reversed.

For want of a nail (i.e., transferring six months later in the year), Lila has set her sights on budding fashion designer Marinette Dupain-Cheng. Because Marinette is infatuated by Adrien Agreste, Lila needs to get him out of the way. As a result, she plans on ostracizing him from the class and demonizing him so Marinette would lose interest. Lila's actions have some unexpected positive side effects. She's possessive, so everything Marinette does has to be to Lila's benefit which leads Lila to shame the classmates on how much they take Marinette for granted. Whether Lila successfully traps Marinette in an abusive romantic relationship it's up to whoever wants to continue this thing. More impactful is the fact Lila was never akumatized into Volpina or Chameleon, thus preventing Heroes' Day from happening. This means that Hawk Moth achieved the mass akumatization and discovered the temporary heroes' identities in another way or didn't do it at all. Another ripple effect is Lila getting a Miraculous by virtue of being on Ladybug's good side. I don't think Rena Rouge will be replaced, so no Volpina, but I'm betting she gets one of the Zodiac Miraculous or the Peacock if the heroes manage to retrieve it from Mayura.

In spite of a nail, Lila still eventually associates with Gabriel Agreste to manipulate his son into doing her bidding. And I can assure you she's still the cause of several akumas (the shaming part). She will still wrap Damoclès and Bustier around her little finger by claiming she's being bullied by a fellow student. Furthermore, it's still well in the realm of possibility Lila gets akumatized at some point. The girl' still has a penchant for holding petty grudges, so it's bound to happen. Maybe she does get turned into Volpina or Chameleon, but it will be later and in different circumstances. "The Collector" still happens more or less the same as Gabriel will akumatize himself to retrieve the Grimoire and get the heroes off of his trail, though there's the chance the middlewoman (Ladybug) is cut and Chat Noir gives the book directly to Master Fu, causing him to meet the guardian. Will that make Adrien a more responsible hero and prevent his tantrums from being locked out of the loop? It depends. If somehow Ladybug and Chat Noir go together, Ladybug will still be Fu's successor but Chat Noir will know more things from the get-go. If it's only him, either the guardian contacts Marinette later or starts training Adrien. Keep in mind, though, that his packed schedule won't allow him to visit Fu as frequently as Canon!Marinette could.

Whether she starts working for Hawk Moth is uncertain, though. It depends on your take on this prompt so nails don't have a say in this matter. Or not an obvious one, at least.

In the third place, this is a writing prompt and, as such, people have utter freedom to make of it what they want. Wanna bash the hell out of Adrien? Of Alya? Mme. Bustier? Chloé? Even Marinette? Go on. I think the kids can grow into better people, but if other writers disagree, have different stories in mind, or are simply salty over someone, I won't be the one to put limits to their creativity and desires. The same applies to whomever you choose to redeem. That's why I left it very ambiguous throughout the prompt on whether Chloé is working towards her Redemption or following her canonical Damnation. She defends Ladybug because she loves the heroine, she snickers when Alya has to change seats because she feels vindicated ("Origins" episode), and she stands for Adrien because he's her childhood friend. In the former case, both the vindication and the insults are little steps backward, especially considering Chloé knows how much Adrien fears conflict (he won't and doesn't defend himself that much).

Having said that, for all I respect freedom of speech, that doesn't mean I'll condone or agree with everything people write inspired on this prompt. Have fun, but it's not my responsibility if we end up with a "Dead Dove: Don't Eat" kind of fic, okay?

Fourth, here are some of my ideas about this Reversal Salt AU.

Lila's mother, here dubbed as Signora Rossi (Signora means Mrs. in Italian), is not an abusive parent but possibly a slightly neglectful one. That doesn't mean she's a bad person or that she loves her daughter any less. It just means she's caught up in a very demanding job either because she's ambitious and wants to succeed in her work field (which is fine) or because she's a single mother and thus is stretching herself thin to fulfill her daughter's physical and emotional needs. Or maybe she just wants to believe the best of her daughter and turns a blind eye to Lila's misdeeds. Despite that, she's caring and loving. I'm not keen on demonizing Signora Rossi because of these reasons but it is clear she ought to pay a little bit more attention to what her daughter is up to and is likely she for some reason failed to instill integrity in kid!Lila. An excellent take on this matter can be found in this fanfic: "A mother's love".

On the other hand, it's also entirely possible Lila was born a psychopath. I've been researching and some psychologists hold that a sociopath is made through trauma and a psychopath is born, but the result is the same anti-social tendencies. Though if you want to make her a sociopath and give her a traumatic past, go on. Canon!Lila not only scores high in psychopathy but also Machiavellism and Narcissism.

In regards to her other parent, I left their gender ambiguous because there are some fan theories that Lila has two mothers. Or it's maybe just an animation error, but I don't like to throw the chance out of the window. Now, in the case it wasn't a mistake, both mothers are what I described a paragraph ago but fanfiction exists to explore different scenarios anyway, so... Maybe this other parent influenced Lila to become who she is now.

About Adrien. As I said above, the kid does have some nasty flaws. What he does to Ladybug at the very least verges on sexual harassment and he's proven to be manipulative (throwing tantrums when rejected). In this AU, said flaws are at play as much as Marinette's flaws were in canon. She partially misused her powers out of jealousy (partially because she had a point in that Lila was making herself a target) and her reasons to eavesdrop on Lila and Adrien are definitely not pure. Here, it's her tendency to obsess over and idealize her crush what is going to be her downfall. I'm not victim-blaming, but abusers prey on their victim's weaknesses and those just happen to be Marinette's. And that's not counting how Marinette's yearn for control was aggravated since the "Chat Blanc" incident (it happens later, but the base is already there). Nonetheless, I'm of the idea that Lila opened Marinette's eyes a little when she attacked her crush on Adrien (like pointing out being a stalker is not healthy) and that's going to bite her in the ass later on. Marinette being a doormat to her friends is more tricky since Lila made it as to ensure Marinette will remain a doormat to her but not anyone else. It's workable when the time to heal comes.

By contrast, Adrien's doormat policies, pushiness, obliviousness, and social ineptitude are still going to be rocks in his path. He's now crossed at Lila for several reasons. The obvious is her "bad-mouthing" Chat Noir, but there's more. Up to this point, Lila has consistently stirred trouble in the classroom, menacing the peace he values so much. It's Lila's fault (or that's how he sees it) Marinette is "abandoning" her friends and being "mean" to them. His upbringing has left him rather unable to understand that kindness is not a synonym of "absolutely catering to someone's wishes" (as he often does with Chloé and always with his father) and that this behavior is not healthy. His obliviousness comes into play in regards to just how much Marinette means to him (platonically or romantically). Lila has been monopolizing Marinette all to herself even when the class hangs out as a group, which severely cuts the already scarce time the two interact. He's jealous without being aware of it. It doesn't help how touchy-feely Lila and Marinette are because it sometimes causes discomfort to the latter, which Adrien picks up and not only notices Lila's hypocrisy but also rubs him in the wrong way as it mirrors his behavior as Chat Noir. Now, don't get me wrong, the least he wanted was to cause a scene but couldn't help but glare and Lila capitalized on that.

What does Lila think of Ladybug? "Volpina" never happened and this Lila only intended on pursuing Adrien before discovering Marinette's promising career, so neither hates the other one nor harbors a grudge. In fact, I doubt this AU would last much if that were the case. I left open the possibility of Lila being the anti-Chloé (hates Ladybug, loves Marinette) with that part of suspecting Marinette is crushing on Ladybug (*laughs in Plagg*), but I have to note that the hatred cannot be mutual for this to work. Canon!Lila loathes Chat Noir and it's likely that will remain the same, just less vocal (Marinette admires Ladybug and has a way of contacting the heroine, so Lila won't bad-mouth Chat Noir in front of Ladybug).

What roles would Luka and Kagami play in this AU? Obviously, the love-dodecaedron has shifted. There are at least three people after Marinette/Ladybug's affections: Chat Noir, Luka, and Lila. And whoever you ship Marinette with. And, now, there are only two girls wanting to date Adrien/Chat Noir: Kagami and Marinette. Chloé is uncertain because it was stated at some point she wasn't in love with Adrien, she was just possessive for some reason (fanon says it was to protect him from fangirls and fanboys). One possible scenario in this AU is that Marinette's feelings towards Adrien fade for the most part (maybe they will resurge later or shift to return Chat Noir's), depending on how efficient you want to portray Lila.  Getting back to the point, Luka still has a crush on Marinette as revealed in "Silencer" and Kagami on Adrien but the events of "Oni-chan" developed differently and it's as equally possible that she confessed her crush on him/was akumatized than it hasn't happened yet. If Lila somehow catches wind of Kagami's crush, she will set the two up to force Marinette to move on. She might even encourage Marinette and Kagami's friendship to bind Marinette to obey the girl code and support Kagami. If she learns of Luka's crush, then she'll either play the card that "he's too old for Marinette" (if we disregard the retcon) or try to exclude him from the class' activities. Taking more extreme measures will tip Marinette off of Lila's true nature. As I side note: I like this more than canon because I'm TIRED of watching four girls fighting over a guy.

How will Alya and Nino react? Without the jealousy component, what are the grounds to dismiss his warnings? Well, Adrien still takes the high road so he won't publicly confront Lila on her manipulations. He dreads conflict too much and if he finally does it, it will be too late — either Lilanette is official or everyone else believes so, therefore the class will be prone to believe Adrien is jealous. The lack of public accusations also rob Lila of one of her primary strategies: turn on the waterworks. Consequently, everything will be much more underhanded. Lila's association with Gabriel will result in Adrien spending far less time with his friends and maybe even pulling the same stunt of threatening them in the hopes of creating powerful akumas (again, "Chat Blanc" episode). But I digress, Lila will relentlessly target Alya and Adrien for supporting LadyNoir. Maybe Alya will learn her lesson but as Adrien already sees Lila in a bad light, he will take longer to budge or won't do it at all. Nino will try to change Adrien's opinion and that'll cause a gap between the two. Nino is very laidback, so he won't push as much but will be vulnerable to Lila's poisoning. Alya will remain Marinette's friend but butt heads with Lila as the latter tries to correct her occasional forcefulness. Marinette will intervene and either Alya regards Lila in a positive light because she did help Marinette (in a sense) or by holding onto her stubbornness will have a fallout with Lila and seek flaws on her. All in all, Alya and Nino's behavior are wildly variable. The only secure thing is that Lila is as capable as in canon of swaying them to her favor and making them unwittingly throw a friend under the bus, just in a different way.

I don't know if you've noticed but there's a theme about how holding onto flaws can sometimes yield positive results, often aided by virtues. In canon, it was how holding onto virtues can sometimes yield negative results, often exacerbated by flaws. Marinette's hatred of liars and loyalty to her friends are virtues but landed her on a bully's bad side and got isolated. Her jealousy and stalker tendencies (both flaws) didn't help matters at all. Meanwhile, Adrien's desire to see the best in everyone and give second chances are virtues but they made him act in the wrong way and fail to support a friend. His learned fear of conflict and submissiveness only made things worse. Lila has the virtue of being charming (for the wrong reasons, but still) and knowing her way with people which would turn her into a fine leader. Yet, she causes mayhem and destroys people's lives by using those virtues along with her fatal flaws — narcissism and vindictiveness.

In the Reversal Salt AU, however, most of the positive results stem from holding onto one's flaws. If Alya remains stubborn, she eventually learns Lila's nature aided by her reporter abilities and determination. If Marinette refuses to let go of her obsessiveness and refuses to think the worse of her friends, she forces Lila to ditch subtlety and thus expose herself. If Adrien continues walking the high road and keeps being nice, he provides Lila with far less ammunition against him. Nino has proved to be distrustful (dismissing Marinette in the Lila ordeal and believing Alya is two-timing him in "Rocketear") and if he does that here, he'll catch on to Lila's manipulations and even call her out given his outgoing nature.

This brief interpretation is merely a suggestion and, again, you are not obliged to use it as the central theme of your story. Personally, I'd use the whole "holding onto flaws gets better results" as a temptation in the characters' arcs whereas the "working on my flaws unwittingly aids the villain" as an angst-fuel when the characters learn of Lila's manipulations. One of the traits of an abusive relationship (romantic or otherwise) is how much the victim struggles to stop believing their abuser's words. Nobody is always wrong, so if my abuser was right about/helped me with this thing, would they be right about/had helped with this other one? Often, it comes down to finding a balance: you keep whatever good things you got from the relationship while discarding the harmful ones. Naturally, this is a lengthy, stressful process that Lila can very well exploit to blackmail her victims, make them second-guess themselves, or just make them miserable.

Last but not least, I want to comment on two Lila Salt Fics that depict similar ideas, although I only found them after crafting this AU. Little spoilers warning about them. The first is "Liar's New BFF" and delves into the idea of Lila being the anti-Chloé. After having her lies exposed at the end of "Volpina", she starts regarding the classmates as vermin and genuinely falls in love with Marinette because of her kindness. She then proceeds to create a riff between Marinette and them by pointing out how much they take advantage of her. In this case, Lila is partially redeemed and doesn't seem to hold a particular grudge against Adrien. The Reversal Salt AU can follow a similar path if you want to, but the idea is to not shy away from Lila's many shortcomings as a human being and how that would affect Marinette and Adrien in an alternate scenario.

The other is "Jerk in Sheep's Clothing", where Lila's spear counterpart, called Henri, acts pretty much as I described Reversal Salt!Lila. He gets infatuated by Marinette and after threatening Lila, makes a deal with her so it's easier for both to accomplish their goals (Lila: get Adrien and be popular, Henri: get Marinette all for himself). He exploits Marinette's broken trust in the classmates to bully them and get away with it, collaborates with Hawk Moth at some point, and even gets a Miraculous. The difference between them is that Reversal Salt!Lila doesn't have the benefit of Marinette being emotionally vulnerable due to Canon!Lila's bullying, nor her faith in her friends is weakened. This means this AU's Lila must resource to more deceptive tactics to get what she wants (she can't blatantly lie).

#reversal salt au #miraculous ladybug #lila rossi salt #canon divergent au

[shameboree]

my princess bride au stuff is going around again and THANKFULLY no one has yet again pulled the ADRIEN SHOULD BE BUTTERCUP BC HES ALREADY BUTTERCUP IN THE SHOW card (Weak) BUT i need preemptively to say that my other defence of my GOOD AND TRUE AND VALID casting choices is that lila planning to marry n murder marinette is Much Spicier than lila planning to marry n murder adrien. lilanette blackrom is just good, i love me a one sided obsessive toxic mess. also marinette is going to kick her ass w a sword, which is also good. what is even the POINT of sticking 100% to source material anyway thats so Snoozeville. for instance if i deviate from source material i can have chloe kill ninos vibes instead of his dad or whatever, which has WAY more comedic value

#also i am just NOT A FAN of adrien- char allowed least autonomy in show- being relegated to Helpless Damsel role #let him be the funny edgy catboy pirate of his DREAMS #let me LIVE #not aiming this at anyone in particular but i was INUNDATED w tags n asks abt this and it drove me WILD #i must receive CASH MONIES to even consider drawing smth that doesnt fit my WHIMS #anyway i have a headache and am MAD AFRAID of getting touched by a BUG so i cant even go sit at my computer!! bullshit #kels talks

[slepyicarus]

Mc!Monday Prompt #4

I am late lol The challenge is by the amazing @obeythedemons (very nice dude and his streams are fun, i recommend)

Prompt: MC accidentally drinks a truth potion around everyone. Seeing the opportunity, Asmodeus asks MC what they think about each and everyone one of them. What does MC say? Tags: Bad english, established relationships, refrence of insecurities, fears, lesson 16 & earlier lessons incidents

Quite talking is heard outside of the room while Icarus waits with Luke as well as Solomon to be allowed inside the counsil room. “What is taking them so looong! Don’t they just have to interogate the demon that hurt you to get his side, Ru?”, Luke whinned annoyed. Weak to his upset little brother Icarus petted his head with his now bandaged hand “No, my bright angel. They have to get him to confess to hurting me so they can punish him properly. Just have a little more patience. I promise that I will talk to Brother, Lord Lucifer and his Highness that i would be allowed to stay with you three at purgatory if you are truly a bit more patienced. ‘kay?” Smiling Luke nodded and hugged the half-demon. Solomon chuckled “You truly have him wrapped around your finger, huh?” Before either of the hugging boys could answer the door opened giving the view open to the scene that happened. Seeing the blood Icarus quickly covered Lukes eyes with his tail. A few guards from the castle escorted the offender away. “One moment please. “, Barbatos requested while using magic to clean everything away, “Please come in now. “ Luke not slow to respond ran to Simeon and started to talk and scold his guardian for excluding the three of them. Slowly following him Icarus mumbled “ I mean he’s not wrong..im the victim and they are my witnesses..” Solomon put an arm around him and smiled “ I think they excluded you two to spare you the view of torture. “ “And you?” “To watch over you two.” Icarus frowned. He knew he and Luke are looked at as if they are too innocent for the realms. Hell he himself looked at Luke like this too but he is only half demon! Icarus still is a full human adult. Pouting Icarus left Solomons side and went to the food filled serving cart that just stood around. Well, aint that suspicious..oh well. Smells like it was made by Brother and I’m hungry as hell, Icarus thought, taking a jam filled cookie and untouched tea cup. Quickly taking his usual seat near the 7th born he watched the normal chaos taking place while snacking on the cookie and tea. Well until Asmodeus shriecked making Icarus drop both the tea as well as the half eaten cookie. Groaning Icarus frowned at Asmodeus. But before he could even start complaining Beel asked concerned “Rus..did you take that cookie and tea from the cart over there?” Raising a brow he nodded. Faster then he could question Beel about it Mammon was already there and taking his face to roughly rotate it fro one side to the other inspecting him “Ya feelin alrigh? Nothin feelin wierd or hurtin?”, the greed demon questioned the lilanette. “Ow, Mams! Soft hands! My jaw still hurts from the other dude’s left hook! And no, I’m feeling fine except annoyed because im feeling like im being treated like a damn kid!”, Icarus complained truthfully. Quickly feeling confused Icarus stared at his first pacted man. “..What was in the tea and or cookie, Mammon.” “A truth potion. We used it on your attacker to get him to confess. It was Simeons Idea.”, Lucifer answered calmly before asking softer, “Do you truly feel alright?” Again nodding Icarus started feeling a bit light headed. Being under a Truth potion with his brother and the prince in the room would have been fine, but with the brothers and solomon? “Im gonna excuse myself-”, the half-demon tried to escape. But Asmodeus was already behind him pushin him back down onto his chair. “Now now Darling. Why don’t we use this situation to you’re advantage~! You always struggling to voice your feelings, so why don’t you use this to tell us what you feel about us?” Unsure about it he just looked pitifully up to the pretty devilgram influencer. Asmo sighed smiling, petting Icarus’ cheek and made him an offer “Don’t worry, if you are starting to feel overwhelmed i will personally esort you home and help you relax and recharge, yes?” Nodding Icarus took a big breath and held Asmos hand for support “Alright..so..should i just go in order?” Lucifer: -Lord Lucifer, Master of the House of Lamentation, and safe place - Strict but for a reason -Icarus understands that Lucifer is strict to protect his family and spare them the despair of losing another family member. He admires it that Lucifer puts his brother first, even if it worries him at the same time -soft and loving when needed -Icarus is happy knowing Lucifer and being able to say he is close to him -still scares icarus when ever he shifts to his demon form from annoyance/anger Mammon: -Mams, the kindest demon and first man, one of the secret favs under his pacts -big comfort person and best hugger in the house - Mammon is loved by icarus a lot. He sees under all that bravo mammon puts on is a patient, loving and kind person. he may not like Mammons scams but still will always help him and smile while doing so. Icarus is glad that Mammon was his first Pact, his first man and first friend in teh devildom - lovable tsun boy -Hopes to never get on Mammons bad side and remain his best friend for all of their long lives Levi: -Levia, Hot Admiral, cute otaku, besto friendo and another of the secret favs - very good campany and another comfort person - Icarus trust Levi almost the most to keep him safe and grounded or distracted if he needs it. If Mammon is Icarus Sword, Levi would be his shield. Hes glad that Levi let him in his bubble - cutest Otaku to hot admiral that makes Icarus swoon - tight Tail hugs are 1000000000/10 -overwhelms Icarus with too much information sometimes or his expectations that he catches everything Satan: -Tantan, Anger issues buddy and amazing tutor -cat lover buddy no. 1 - best person to go to when he has something he wants to try or make with levi -Satan is Icarus go to person when ever he needs a second opinion or just to vent ideas and maybe figure them out. He loves reading with him and just han out in general -amazing teacher and convo partner -often overwhelms Icarus with his detective fanatic side Asmo: -Asmo, best gossip partner, expert shade thrower and no. 1 advice giver in social/romantic/sexual convos -Most trusted when it comes to icarus insecurities -Tho they had a rough start because of Icarus being wierded out by asmos immediate affectinate and up-close interactions, now he will almost exclusively talk about his most inner fears, worries and insecruities with asmo. -is viewed as a close person -scares Icarus whenever he gets angry/ pressures him to open up Beel: -Beel, best food advicer and inspector -Safe person when scared, can hide/shield icarus the best -At first Icarus was scared of beel, mostly because he was so big in comparison to the short half-demon but also because he looked uncomftable with the shorter -became one of icarus fav napping spots because he makes icarus feel protected and warm -the buzzing of his wings startles icarus Belphie: -belph, cute boy to holy hell in 0.2 secs -lover -icarus hated hiding that he meet belphie in the dreamscape from the others to free him and learning, had a hard time re-learning to trust him and loving him again after the incident -beloved of the lord of stars icarus and blessed by them -still has nightmares of the incident, making icarus avoid touching belphie sometimes while excusing it by itchy sensitive skin

#meh #this took me forever #will edit it at a later time mostlikeely #but im happy enough with it lol #MC Monday #mc #obey me mc #mc!icarus #oc: icarus #obey me oc #mc!monday

[trainsinanime]

I’ve been thinking about this for a while now, and I think I’m ready to say it: I’m switching my favorite side of the love square from Marichat to Ladynoir.

I still really enjoy Marichat, don’t get me wrong, it is the most inherently funny side and it’s always an interesting perspective on our two lovable fools. But Ladynoir, that’s where all the drama is. The trust, the heartbreak, the betrayal, the way it’s a love story where both sides are falling in love at different speeds, it’s just so delightful. Adrinette shares some of that, and is definitely one of my top three sides of the love square, but Ladynoir has even more melodrama. And a bit of Ladrien here and there can be fun as well.

Of course, my long-term wish is still to see them post-reveal, all together. And in general, I’ll ship basically anything in this show if they were on screen together (unless it includes Felix or Luka. I was going to say Lila too, but then I remembered that I wrote a Lilanette oneshot recently and that was a lot of fun).

But as of right now, at the end of season 4, Ladynoir is the side that hits hardest for me.

#miraculous ladybug

[leafweaverryn]

*brings in another shitty pot*

this is just an experiment. i'm only playing with this au. i'm not writing any more after this. this isn't my next longfic. this is just an experiment to see if i can make shitty pots and learn from them.

...

*sobs*

here's more of a lilanette utena au that two people asked for because i'm an idiot who wanted a throwaway prompt for a day.

link to the first one

cw: lila being lila, lila rossi, lilanette, lila/marinette

Before Chloe could answer, a murmur at the other end of the cafeteria cut her off. Lila lifted her head in interest and smiled excitedly at the new handful of students coming in. Among the half dozen faces was that pretty little thing she’d seen before. Her sapphire black hair was in two little space buns decorated with dangling red ribbons, framing ivory skin, pink cheeks, and a smile that lit up the room. Even though Lila had yet to see her up close, she knew in her heart of hearts that the young woman would be poetically pretty, if not completely beautiful. Though she was wearing the same standard puffy sleeves and skirt as all the other girls, her uniform was decorated in pink.

“Oh la la,” Lila cooed. “What pretty girls your school has. Miss Chloe, since you seem to know so much, could you introduce us? I’d like to get to know her very much…”

Too late, Lila saw a sparkle in the blonde’s eyes, as if she had just caught the Italian vixen in the act of sneaking in men after curfew. Chloe smiled darkly, then turned in her seat to sing a sweet “yoo-hoo!” and wave for the young woman and her entourage to join them. The pretty thin waved back, and Chloe placed a hand on Lila’s shoulder, resting her chin there as she leaned on the transfer student. Her voice was a whisper as she answered, their attention joined in admiring the young woman from their seats. 

“Her name is Marinette Dupain-Cheng,” she answered Lila’s question at last. “I imagine you’d like her. She’s majoring in fashion design and business management, with a secondary in restaurant management. If she can’t be a professional designer, she has her family’s bakery to fall back on.”

“A designer? How delightful. Perhaps she should consider being a model as well…” Lila licked her lips, approving of every glimpse she saw of the young woman’s slender legs. “She certainly has the figure for one… But someone as lovely as her couldn’t possibly be single, could she? Please, tell me the truth, is she dating anyone right now?”

Go on, tell me… Who’s the competition? Who do I have to exploit to get to her? Who do I have to weave and lie and turn the world against to make her mine?

Who do I have to kill?

Chloe nodded pointedly at the group. “She’s with Luka right now.”

Her lip curled in a dark scowl as she noticed the young man standing at Marinette’s side, his hand touching the small of her back as they shuffled through the line.

“I see him…” Lila hissed in disapproval. He wasn’t bad looking, with a smile on his sunkissed skin, blue hair, and a blatant disregard of the school uniform, with his blue jacket tied around his waist, almost hiding the cutlass at his hip.

“Rumor has it that he cheated to win her, using a hook when a secondary weapon wasn’t agreed upon,” Chloe continued. “But Marinette’s mad at Adrien, to the point that she’s refusing to speak to him, so she ruled in favor of Luka, who won her. Give it time. Someone else will snap her up soon enough. I believe Felix has already declared his intention to challenge Luka, or I’d do it myself. It’s been too long since I last had her yummy scones.”

Lila’s heart sank. “Oh. So she’s straight.”

“Mm,” the blonde hummed, shrugging with one shoulder. “No, she’s bi.” She smiled knowingly as her whisper became more hushed, so quiet that it drowned out the rest of the world. “Marinette is whatever you want her to be. Do you want an obedient servant? She’s an excellent cook, and positively magical with a sewing needle…” Her voice became a purr that, combined with a touch brushing Lila’s neck, made the vixen’s skin prickle. “Do you want a lover who guarantees you’ll come first every time? She’s every bit as soft as she looks, and her lips are sweet, like strawberries.”

“Why?” Lila asked before she could stop herself. “Why would such a sweet looking woman reduce herself to a playtoy to be passed around?”

“Because she has to…” Chloe’s lips were so close, Lila could almost feel them brush her ear. “She’s our rose bride…”

The words sent a shiver of something cold down Lila’s spine. One of her mothers once told her that that chill meant, long ago when Lila was a young girl and had them frequently.

A touch of destiny…

“Once every four years or so, a random student is chosen,” the blonde went on. “It is both a blessing and a curse. According to legend, whomever is her prince will receive a great reward. Money, fame… her. The prince is her champion, her lover, her soulmate, and can only claim her by dueling others. No one else may touch her, else they would become cursed. And no one knows who her prince is, not even her. Only the castle and the crest knows…”

Lila didn’t get a chance to ask what the fuck does that mean? Her target was too close, and Chloe peeled herself off the vixen as Marinette, Luka, and a few other students in their wake stepped up to their table. Marinette had a tray of several teacups and a couple plates of snacks in her hands. Without having to be commanded, Sabrina began shuffling chairs to make space for the newcomers.

Up closer now, Lila’s suspicions were confirmed.

Her “pretty little thing” had been a beautiful goddess all along, with plush pink lips, clear skin, and blue blue blue eyes that sparkled more brilliantly than any sapphire Lila had ever seen. She had a natural, resting small smile that hid a wealth of secrets.

“Come sit at our table,” Chloe invited them. “At the very least, it’ll save me from having to repeat myself for introductions. I promise, I’ll behave…” She smirked behind her hand. “But I can’t say the transfer will promise the same…”

“She better,” the young man in blue, Luka, replied with a smile. Light glittered off the ring piercings on his lower lip, like moonlight on a viper’s fangs. His cold ocean eyes were locked on Lila’s. “I’d hate to ruin your first day by starting a fight before you’ve had a chance to settle in.”

“I don’t know what you’re talking about,” Lila scoffed, flicking her hair. “I want no part of your stupid sword games.”

Marinette tilted her head at the vixen. “So there’s nothing you want more than anything? You have nothing to fight for?”

“Absolutely not.”

Slowly the young woman nodded, though her eyes were narrowed in suspicion. “Curious… very curious…” She snapped out of her thoughtfulness with a smile. “In that case, we’d be happy to join you for tea.”

Chloe squealed in delight and clapped her hands as the little friend group circled the table and took their seats. As Marinette set her tray down and claimed a spot across the table from Lila, the vixen lamented the distance between them, but decided it was a much better angle to admire the gentle curves of her face and neck. Luka sat beside her, a chair between him and Chloe. Joining them was another red-head, though this one was voluptuous and wore an orange jacket with uniform pants and had a rapier at her hip, another young woman with purple hair, a purple jacket, black skirt, and cutlass like Luka’s, and a blonde pixie in pure pink, who ended up beside Lila, who scooted away a little so she wouldn’t get a cavity just by being near her.

“If I may,” Chloe hummed once everyone was comfortable and tea and snacks were served. “Miss Lila, some of your fellow classmates and students of note. Luka Couffaine, lead guitarist of one of the school indie bands. Marinette Dupain-Cheng, I’ve already told you about. Alya Césaire, head of the yearbook committee and academy journalism department. Juleka Couffaine, Luka’s twin sister. And Rose Lavillant, head of the school charity and fundraising committees.”

“A pleasure to meet all of you,” Lila said to Marinette. “I am Countess Lilaousia de Francesca Emelia Catharine Rossi the Third.” She sighed and rested her hand to her cheek. “Ho hum, that is so long for you to say if we’re to be friends… I suppose I have no choice but to let all of you call me Lila for simplicity sake.”

The pink pixie at her elbow cooed in wide-eyed wonder. “Oooh, a real countess…”

On her other side, the goth in purple mumbled something that Lila didn’t hear, but Rose giggled softly.

“What are you majoring in?” Alya asked.

“I haven’t decided yet,” the vixen lamented. “I already have a masters in philosophy and nursing, plus my CNA certification, so there’s so much more I could possibly do. Perhaps something in law or public administration…”

Luka’s eyes narrowed on her. “Clubs?”

Again she shrugged. “Same same. I value my free time, but there are some clubs that look interesting…”

“You should join the fencing club,” Chloe hummed. “There are too many boys, and you have the body for it.”

“Mm, no, I’d rather not,” Lila replied, waving her off. “I don’t like getting gross and sweaty if I can help it, and besides, I’m not very good at it.”

Behind her teacup, Marinette smiled knowingly. “What a shame.”

Lila smiled and rested her chin on her hands. “And what about you? What clubs are you in? Perhaps I could be persuaded to join, if it meant seeing your beautiful face more often.”

“Oh, I’m not involved in much,” she answered, her eyes falling shyly. “I help out with the drama club and bake for the fundraiser committee…” Her eyes flicked up to Lila’s with a raised eyebrow and playful smirk. “But most of my free time goes to refereeing for the fencing club.”

Fucking swords again! Lila masked her annoyance behind a smile.

“Well! If I have nothing better to do, I might swing by to observe,” Lila conceded. “Where do you usually meet?”

“Our usual sparring ground is on the roof,” explained Luka. “There’s a rose garden with a view of the whole castle. First timers take the stairs until their first victory, then they’re allowed to take the elevator up.”

She kept her attention on Marinette. “You’ll have to show me sometime.”

“Only if you join,” the young woman countered. “It’s off limits to non-club members.”

That’s so fucking stupid, Lila scowled behind her teacup. She scoffed and waved Marinette away. “I’ll think about it. Depending on my workload, I may not have the time for silly games.”

“It’s not a game,” Alya snapped. “And if you’re not a player, you’re a pawn. Sword or no sword, you’re fair game, same as the rest.”

Lila narrowed her eyes on her. “My my… You say it’s not a game, yet you still call others pawns. Fluff your tail all you want, but no one tells me what I can and cannot do, what to do, sword or no sword. And Heaven help the bastard who tries, I will shred them with my bare teeth.”

“You can try,” Juleka mumbled, her voice so quiet that Lila almost missed it. Her visible amber eye had a sadness to it that was soul deep. Slowly, she shook her head. “The only way to resist is to escape.”

She bit her tongue to keep from shivering.

Above them, the bell rang over the intercom in a pleasant chime.

Lila stayed seated as the others stood; Marinette was equally unmoving, a mirror to the vixen across from her. Someone, probably Sabrina, gathered all the dishes and trays onto one neat stack. Books were picked up and jackets were put on. Murmurs of conversation were exchanged, but nothing existed beyond the veil of space wrapped around the two still seated, as if they were hiding together under a blanket universe.

“There’s still time,” Marinette said, her voice low and songlike as the rest of the world melted away. “The castle hasn’t dug its thorns into you yet. You still have time to escape.”

“And why would I want to run away?” Lila leaned forward on her elbows. “Pretty women, my choice of classes, a living space, and a weekly allowance… Why should I give up any of that? Because of some spooky talk and sadistic threat of being owned by my peers?” She smiled darkly. “I don’t scare that easily, princess. If you want me gone, you’ll have to try harder.”

She tilted her head to one side, eyebrows raised. “What made you choose here? Was the academy a whimsical choice or a last resort?” Marinette leaned forward as well, mimicking Lila’s pose. “What are you running from?”

The vixen swallowed hard. “Who says I’m running from something?”

“We’ve all done something to hide, to run from. We’ve all committed some sin or another. We all have at least one skeleton in the closet. Some figurative… Some literal.”

A chill ran down Lila’s spine.

A touch of destiny…

“I’m innocent.”

Lila smiled skeptically. “Then you have nothing to be afraid of.”

“I’m not afraid.”

“Then why are you shaking?”

“I’m not shaking.”

Marinette held out her hand across the table, and Lila reached to touch her. Even before her fingertips brushed Marinette’s palm, the vixen could see and feel she was right; Lila was shaking.

Her smile softened as Marinette ran a gentle thumb over Lila’s knuckles. The touch made her skin tingle. Marinette gave her hand a gentle squeeze and let go, standing.

“Do what you want Lila,” she said.

Marinette gave her a last look over her shoulder, Luka’s hand at her back to guide her away.

“It’s what you’re best at, after all.”

#ryn writes #lila rossi #lilanette #shitty pot

[saemi-the-writer]

For the character ask, if you're still taking them! Marinette Dupain-Cheng: 4, 6, 7, 14(optional), 15 and 16 please!

4. If you could put this character in any other media, be it a book, a movie, anything, what would you put them in?

I would love to see Marinette in a Ghibli movie, as a protagonist or maybe a secondary character! If I had to pick an existing one, I'd pick either "The Cat Returns" (intentional, of course, heehee) or "Spirited Away".

And of course, another magical girl series <3 Like Sailor Moon, Card Captor Sakura or Sugar Sugar Rune.

6. What’s something you have in common with this character?

Hmm... I guess that I have some experience with being bullied and being insecure too.

7. What’s something the fandom does when it comes to this character that you like?

I really like how many fans managed to write about Marinette being clever and creative without overdoing it, making her clumsiness more endearing and not humiliating her or focusing on making her "cringe". And when love square gets so much love from all sides <3

14. Assign a fashion aesthetic to this character.

I had to look it up, and there are too many choices to pick only one! xD

I'd say her style would be a mix of soft, cute, artsy and trendy. I can see Marinette experimenting with different styles, she's into fashion after all.

15. What’s your favorite ship for this character? (Doesn’t matter if it’s canon or not.)

I'm faithful to the love square (lol) mainly. I have a soft spot for the Marichat and Adrinette sides - but I love them all!!

Other pairings I love for Marinette: Alyanette and Kagaminette!

16. What’s your least favorite ship for this character?

Unless it's in very specific AUs: Chlonette, Lilanette and the Batman crossover pairings (too affiliated to salty fics ^^; )

Thanks Anon! :D

#miraculous ladybug #saemi answers #marinette dupain cheng

[gothfoxx]

No. 20 You ruined my life, Miraculous Ladybug, Lilanette?

Lila stood in the middle of the chaos that erupted from the truth telling Akuma, Marinette now known as Mayette basked in full goddesses like glory as those around ran around like headless chickens. The liar had to admit that she didn’t see this coming, Hawkmoth’s controll had been broken after he had given the righteous goody-two-shoes the powers of the goddess of truth and justice, Mr Agrest was now on his way to jail and it was just a matter of time before the cops came for Lila for her part in the whole thing.

“You ruined my life” the goddess states, breaking her trend of silent judgment, Lila felt a chill run up her spine as all the possibilities for punishments came to mind. She had of fact ruined Marinette’s life at school, at home, ruined her chances of making her mark on the designer world, it had been for fun at first and then the mission. “You ruined my life, so now it’s time for you to face what you’ve done.” The goddess waves her hand and all the truths fall out of Lila’s mouth like water from a fountain, when she tries to hold back a pain like pulling teeth rips the words out. By the time the last truth is wrung out of her Lila is sobbing on her hands and knees while shaking head to toe, she praised whatever was out there that it was over before Mayette waved her other hand. A new sensation wracked her whole body as the goddess bent down to whisper to her prey, “You hated me for no reason and faked feeling for a boy you only saw as a prize. As punishment you will adore me, you will worship me, but you will never have me.” And with that Lila fell to her face spilling out agreements before she was raised to her feet by a gentle hand. “Come pet we have more truth to reveal.”

#foxx writes #one sided lilanette #im so sorry it just popped in my head #ineedspellcheck #akuma!marinette #goddess!marinette #ml angst #lila salt #ml au

[stormiclown]

Lila’s Reflection

After analyzing Lila’s behavior I realized that we aren’t given enough back story explaining why she is the way she is. For Chloe, we got her emotionally absent parents. It didn’t excuse her behavior but it did explain it. Secondly, Lila’s “tragic and sympathetic“ reason for hating Ladybug and joining Hawkmoth -a literal terrorist- was because she embarrassed her in front of a guy? This just solidify’s one of MLB’s themes that girls do nothing but fight over cute boys. So, instead of Volpina being caused by Ladybug only, The writers should have created other factors that build up over time that will eventually lead to her being akumatized. This will be a Lila sugar fic as well as lilanette featuring male Marinette because I stan Marion Dupain-Cheng. Enjoy!

Marion honestly knew he shouldn’t be eavesdropping. But on his way to the park, he spotted a familiar sight of brown sausage hair; Lila Rossi.

Normally, this wouldn’t be enough to draw the blunette’s attention. In fact, he had taken to ignoring and avoiding the Italian at all costs.

Ever since she transferred into Bustier’s class, she‘d done nothing but spread lies and deceive their classmates (Not friends. Not when they accused him of being a bully for trying to protect them from Lila’s deception).

No. What really drew his attention was the individual that was with her.

An exact replica of Lila Rossi.

The designer took in the scene that was unfolding before him. The girl, Lila’s apparent twin sister, had the same blunt cut bangs and narrow olive eyes as the sausage haired girl. Her light hunter colored princess chiffon ruffled off the shoulder dress stoped just above her knees, a golden pearled belt fastened to her waist. A fancy designer cross body purse hung carelessly on her shoulder. Instead of the atrocious triple ponytail style that Lila insisted on wearing, her sister’s brown hair was styled in a high ponytail with her side pieces being lined in place with expensive looking diamond hair clips.

All in all, she looked fabulous. As did her blonde haired and curly haired friends.

But Marion couldn’t shake the familiarity her face brought but her couldn’t put his finger on it.

He tuned into the conversation at hand. The bluenette thought he saw fear in Lila’s form. Real fear.

”Marion, don’t you remember the last time you eavesdropped on Lila? I don’t think this is a good idea…” Tikki, ever the moral guardian tried to deter the bluenette’s motives.

The addressed male turned to momentarily to look at the mini red goddess before speaking, “Look, Tikki, something about this whole situation just feels wrong. My Beetle senses are tingling. Trust me on this,” he stared at her earnestly.

Tikki sighed, “Alright”.

”Kwami knows Paris doesn’t need another Lila Rossi walking around,” he muttered quietly to himself so the red Kwami couldn’t hear him. God, he really needed another cup of coffee.

Lila did absolutely nothing to hide how dread filled her for the confrontation she knew was coming. The class became more incessant with their demands. She was used to seeing it only happening with Marion and Alya before they stepped down as class representative and deputy respectively.

Today especially had particularly been a bad day. First, Luisa Rossi, her mother, forgot to say goodbye to her on her way to school that morning as she had been too preoccupied with making sure Lea had the perfect send off for a filming shot. Hurt but unsurprised, Lila made her way too school on foot. The Italian long since realized that she was nothing but a shadow when compared to her famous older twin sister.

Second, the class had voted her in class president with Adrianne as her deputy. She tried to deny the honor, that she was too busy, but they wouldn’t hear it. All they could focus on were all the amazing opportunities, fabulous trips, and grand events that they could milk from Lila. It became even worse when Adrianne not so subtly shot her a glare while muttering an insult. The brunette had to shove the sting of their disregard for her feelings under her carefully crafted mask.

After all, she was the one who was lying to them.

”Fancy seeing you here, Lila. Your little cronies got bored of your lies?” came Lea Rossi’s mocking voice, her red lips curved into a predatory smirk. On either side of her both her friends laughed.

Lila flushed in humiliation and lifted her head to meet her sister’s gaze, so identical to her own, “What do you want Lea? Don’t you have movie you have to film?” Lila couldn’t stop sneering if she tried. She absolutely resented her sister, not because of her fame, but because she took away any semblance of happiness Lila had. Her parents love, all her friends, and any dream she ever had.

Lila always wanted to be an actress. She foolishly told her Lea, who was a model at the time, about her dream. Yet instead of encouraging her and cheering her on like a normal sibling, Lea went straight to Mrs Rossi about it and a week later, she was enrolled into an acting class, successfully ripping the sausage haired girl’s aspirations from her.

(She also ignored the heart break of the ponytailed brunette having such a fabulous life despite the cruelty she used to achieve it)

Lea, however, was unmoved by her sister’s red face and angry eyes, choosing again to use a voice full of faux adoration, “Aw, not happy to see your big sister? I thought you’d be happy about the new movie deal I landed. I’m doing this for you. It’s common knowledge that you wouldn’t have succeeded as a model or actress anyways. Be thankful you can live the life of luxury through me!” She finished with a tone of victorious triumph knowing she had hit a sensitive nerve after seeing Lila’s face.

”You ruin everything! Maybe I wouldn’t have to lie if I could have the spotlight for once!” the Italian girl retorted while balling her fists, though she sounded unsure of herself. Was the spotlight really what she wanted or was it something else entirely?

”What are you going to do about it?” Lea dropped ever pretense of faux sisterly affection, a dangerous look it her eyes told Lila that she was done playing games. It honestly scared her, “We both know how this goes. You’ll try to prove you’re better than me except that’s a lie. All you ever do is lie. It’s quite pathetic really. Despite being my sister you have to tell ridiculous lies just for people to consider you as a somebody. But you aren’t. The only reason you’ve lasted so long in that class full of losers is because they’re just using you for their own ends. The moment they find out how fake you are is the moment they’ll drop you like a worthless sack of potatoes. Just like everybody else,” she flicked Lila’s fake fox miraculous before mockingly blowing a kiss to Lila and leaving with her friends, who made snide remarks and egged Lea on the entire time.

”Ci vediamo dopo alligatore!” she called out to the Italian who looked ready to cry.

By this point, Marion had been recording the confrontation on his phone. The Red Beetle in him wanted to rush in and interrupt what ever he just witnessed. But the Marion in him, the isolated, discarded Marion couldn’t help but feel pleasure at watching Lila getting a taste of what it was like to feel worthless. His morality side, his largest side, felt sorry for her and immediate guilt began to form in his stomach in the shape of ice.

Just then, it clicked. Lea Rossi! She was a famous Italian model and currently an actress! No wonder everyone took what Lila said at face value; she was related to Lea Rossi. While he was unaware of how famous the twin truly was, when ever he researched Lila’s name nothing came up. The only way people in our class could tell of her relation with the Italian actress was her last name. And the footage he recorded could very well bring some negative attention to said Rossi.

Quickly saving the video on several clouds, he made a mental note to send them to Alya for her side blog: A Scoop of Paris. Basically a blog for any news unrelated to akuma battles and the heroes of Paris.

”With a family like that, it’s no wonder Lila ended up this way,” Tikki flew out of Marion’s miniature messenger bag. The Kwami shook her head, even after billions of years of existing, human beings treatment of their siblings still baffled her. Tikki, like Marion, had not been fond of the Italian, but now the kwami of creation just felt a little sorry for her. It didn’t excuse her behavior but it did explain it.

”Well it looks like Adrianne was right,” even though it caused him physical pain to admit it, the blonde had been correct for Lila’s reasons for lying. Despite the model’s suggestion that they extend an olive branch to her, Marion had heard the things Adrianne said about the Italian under her breath. Not to mention how she glared at the back of her head when ever she was the center of attention. The bluenette was seriously considering if he even knew the blonde at all.

”I’d prefer if you didn’t think about that right now. Why don’t you go check up on her?” Tikki said, reading his mind.

Marion hesitated. While Lila hadn’t explicitly mention that he was bullying her, she didn’t stop them when they assumed he, Alya, and Nino were mistreating her because they called her out on her lies either.

Focused on his conflicting feelings, Marion noticed Lila running away from where she had been previously standing. His eyes landed on an akuma flying high in the sky, heading for the same direction as Lila.

Without thinking, he took off after the Italian.

Running as fast as her legs could take her, Lila dodged all the ads portraying her sister’s face. Ads the should have her face.

She came to a halt in front of a massive fashion ad for a new collection the was about to drop.

With her sister modeling the clothes.

A model shoot that Lila had already booked.

She glared at the photo, the hatred and venom she had kept locked away finally came bubbling to the surface.

Why did Lea get everything when Lila had to struggle?

Why did Lila have to be eclipsed by her sister’s shadow?

For crying out loud, her classmates didn’t even know she was related to Lea. They just thought it was a coincidence that she had the same last name!

Hell, the media didn’t even know who she was until she became a Gabriel model. And even then, everybody thought that she was Lea! It was only through an interview that everybody learned about ‘the Lost Rossi Twin’.

She resented her parents. Her sister. Her classmates. Adrianne. And she just wanted it all to stop.

The akuma that had been observing Lila made a bee line for the Italian’s fox pendant.

After all, who could be a better candidate than a girl who feeds herself her own illusions?

Only, except of akumatizing her successfully, the butterfly’s efforts were intercepted when Marion arrived at the scene.

The blue haired male managed to catch up with Lila.

“Hey, Lila? A-are you….ok?” Marion asked dubiously when she saw the few tears and Lila’s angry face, rubbing his neck awkwardly.

The Italian in question, was not pleased to see Marion Dupain-Cheng. Even less so now that he had saw her crying.

Real crying, that is.

She whipped around to face the taller male, the motion causing her back loose ponytail to sway with the movement and furiously whipped away her very real tears.

She glared at the boy, but it didn’t have the intended affect on Marion. Her cheeks were puffy and her lip was trembling as she hissed, “What do you want, Maribrat?”

’Maribrat’ cringed at the painfully lame nickname before answering, “It’s just, I saw what happened….with your sister,” he made sure to breach the topic carefully as it was obviously something Lila was sensitive about.

Her eyes widened as she felt her pride shatter more than it already was. He saw that? Lila reddened in embarrassment. “So what? Your feeling high mighty now that you saw me get humiliated? Think I deserve it?” She snarled her accusations all while jabbing her finger roughly into Marion’s toned chest.

The designer didn’t flinch instead looking to the side, “Look, you may be a liar and for the longest time, I thought you enjoyed ruining friendships and treating people like servants. But now I can tell that it isn’t entirely true. You don’t have to lie just to feel better about yourself,” as soon as the words left his mouth, Marion immediately wished he could take them back when he saw Lila’s face.

The Italian wordlessly turned away, looked over her shoulder, and glared at him feeling more tears threatening to spill, “Just stay out of my way!” was what she said before running away again.

”I messed up, didn’t I, Tikki?” Marion asked the kwami tucked into his mini messenger bag.

“It’s Marion. I’m sure if you try to reach out to her, she’ll understand what you meant,” Tikki consoled her chosen.

He really hoped that was true. His emotions were warring with each other as he watched Lila’s back until she disappeared from his line of sight.

For most of the next day, Marion silently watched as his classmates constantly badgered Lila with idea, treats, and plans for their class. Something that Lila didn’t have the connections for.

Which was strange now that he thought of it. Lila was famous and everyone knew she was the illustrious twin sister of Lea Rossi. Why was it that she couldn’t fulfill her promises of the world? The Italian actor rubbed him the wrong way. Could she have something to do with Lila clearly being cut off from the world of celebrities?

“Well, don’t they look tired?” His train of thought was brought to a screeching halt when Alya spoke and Nino chuckled.

He turned to his best friends with a confused face, “Who looks tired?”

”It’s only been a week since you and Alya have been ousted as class representatives and yet Adrianne and Lila look just about ready to crash,” Nino pointed out. He and Alya stood by Marion when the class began hopping on his friend’s case about the sausage haired girl.

Looking at the front of the classroom where the blonde and brunette were jotting down idea and listening to the students, Marion could see the fatigue leaking out of Lila’s cheery facade like a faucet. Adrianne also looked like she had seen better days, though he, Alya, and Nino noticed the minuscule glares the model in question had sent the Italian each time someone mentioned an absurd idea they could do for the year.

Marion silently rolled his eyes. He didn’t know what Adrianne’s problem was. Wasn’t she the one who sweared up and down that Lila was just lonely and misunderstood. That her lies weren’t hurting anyone and that the high road was the best way to go?

It seemed the blonde had no problem following the high road nonsense when she wasn’t the one being directly affected.

What a hypocrite.

Sapphire eyes met narrow olive ones and Lila quickly turned away. They’ve been doing that for most of the day.

“I’m just glad it isn’t us for once,” Marion said and Alya huffed in agreement. He and the reporter went above and beyond for the class and nearly ran themselves ragged. All the planning, fund raising, hours of missed sleep, unhealthy amounts of caffeine, and event catering was what kept the class afloat. They had to juggle so much that Nino had to step in as an unofficial deputy because he was the only who ever helped them with anything.

Their chatter ceased when Lila daintily placed her clip board down on the teacher’s desk and beamed at the class, “Thank you everyone! You’re ideas were all amazing. I’ll strive to make sure these ideas become as fabulous as they sound!”

Bustier clapped her hands and Lila’s (false) enthusiasm and Adrianne struggled to keep the care free smile on her lips.

The class cheered and Alya and the others just shook their heads as the Italian continued to dig a grave for herself.

And that’s how things were for next few weeks. Lila and Adrianne’s exhaustion became very evident if the dark circles under their eyes were anything to go by.

Meanwhile said brunette was practically drowning in her workload. Usually, minted representatives attend a three month course where they learn to navigate through their role with little problems.

But with with all her lies, Bustier was certain that Lila could excel as class representative and thus, the red haired teacher cancelled the intermission without Lila’s consent!

And don’t even get her started with her moronic classmates. Every time she seemed close to getting anything simple, someone would swoop in and suggest that she do something more extravagant. With all her connections and experience with high ranking officials and celebrities it should be a walk in the park right?

Wrong. Despite being related to a celebrity, the sausage haired girl had no connections besides Gabriel Agreste and he firmly denied funding for any school events much to her and Adrianne’s horror. Lea Rossi made sure that Lila couldn’t climb over her on the social hour.

Her mood did not improve as she saw Marion and his friends practically glowing with the sleep they’d made up. And the blue haired male’s looks of pity made her want to scream. Now that their backs weren’t breaking from carrying the class, they actually got around to doing things for themselves.

Nino finally uploaded his first short film onto his new website, Turtle Studios, and a steady number of views began trickling in.

Alya managed to nail the internship that so many budding reporters have been fighting for and her fame as a reliable news source began to rise.

Marion released his new fashion line: animal themed clothes, jewelry, hats, and other accessories. Plus he reopened his commissions list and clients were currently battling for a spot. Jagged and Clara mentioned him as their designer and urged other celebrities to commission him as well.

Of course, the trio‘s success only caused more spite and jealousy towards them from the rest of Bustier’s students.

Lila had to resort to drinking large amounts of caffeine to push through her struggles. She had no idea how the designer, DJ, and reporter managed to deal with their ungrateful classmates, their own school work, and their other hobbies on top of it all.

She was just about ready to tear her hair out. Once again, they had proposed ridiculous ideas that they expected her to follow through on without offering any sort of help or assistance. Even the teacher was taking a back seat to the spectacle. Alix wanted a trip to a different country for a week for the spring break, Mylene and Sabrina wanted the school dance to be at an expensive luxury hotel in Versailles, and the others wanted their school events to be grand at such an unattainable level.

The stress and pressure became too much and Lila found herself ducking in solitary places around the school just to avoid anymore of her classmates demands and Bustier basically scolding her for being tired.

One day, she came across an empty room near the west wing of the school. Hardly anyone went there anymore and right then, the Italian needed the silence.

Except, it wasn’t empty. When the brunette strolled in, her eyes immediately landed on the three individuals occupying the center of the room.

”What are you guys doing here?” She pointed her finger at them and narrowed her eyes.

Nino gave her an unimpressed stare before answering, “This is we’re we go when we want to avoid the class’ drama, dudette.”

Lila‘s mouth hung agape and she couldn’t control the shocked whisper that spilled from her lips, “Were they really like this before I came?”

”Yeah girl, they are,” Alya nodded before gesturing to Lila’s person, “I mean it was always little things. How we could make a trip even better, or rescheduling an important event that took weeks to plan. They’ve always been selfish and demanding, but your arrival just magnified personalities that were already there. At first, it was just Marion and I who hid here during our free period when we needed to catch up on sleep or sooth migraines that built up from dealing the others. Then Nino joined us after he became another deputy for us,” and it was true. The three found solace in the nearly empty unused room that contained a few painting aisles from the art room, custom made bean bag chairs (Lila was sure Marion had made them), a fully functioning desk top from the library, and a few desks similar to the ones Bustier kept in her room.

Marion stepped away from where he was perched behind an aisle with a paint brush in hand and looked at Lila with apprehension, “That’s why I didn’t fight with you when they preferred you over us. You have released us. They’re your problem now. Now that we don’t have to cater their every demand, things have gotten a whole lot better; for us at least”.

Yeah, Lila had noticed. For every friend each of them lost, they gained another one. Adrianne had refused to even look at Marion when she begged him to pick up the slack and he refused, he received offers from fifteen different girls to be their date to the upcoming Spring Mingle. Turns out, the bluenette was a lot more popular than he thought.

The Italian was quick to deflect as she waved her arms about, “No! I don’t want them. It was only ever about making it to the top. They’re too…”

”Blood sucking gold diggers?” Alya provided with a roll of her eyes.

”Opinionated sychophants?” provided Marion as her entered the conversation.

”Physically and Emotionally taxing?” Nino saw the opportunity to add in his two cents.

”Utterly ridiculous?” Chloe stated, coming from literally no where. None questioned how she had found them.

”Bad friends,” Lila said simply amidst all of the other well thought out descriptions. They definitely agreed. The class’s behavior couldn’t be entirely blamed on Lila since it had been an issue even before she set foot in Paris.

“Totally adding that to the list of why our class absolutely sucks,” Nino flashed a grin at Marion, Alya, and Chloe who chuckled.

Lila allowed herself to smile a real smile. It was actually pleasant to look at, Marion thought.

“They really do suck”.

The teenagers in the room bursted into unending laughter.

They spent the rest of their free period in companionable atmosphere until it was time to head back to class. The bluenette pulled Lila away from the others to have a word with her in private.

The two of them stood in a near empty hallway near the back of the school.

”Look, about what happened a few weeks ago?” Marion started, this time determined not to screw up like last time.

”Ugh look I don’t need your pity! If this is about-“ the Italian geared up for a defensive rant before Marion cut her off.

”I’m not going to judge you, Lila, and you’re obviously going through tough times,” he took a breath before continuing, “If you need someone to talk to, I’m more than willing to lend an ear. The others will too, if you prove that you’re trust worthy,” sincere blue eyes looked at Lila with understanding. Something she hadn’t seen in a long time.

The brunette looked at the French Chinese boy with uncertainty. Did he really mean it? He had never been anything less than honest. She felt her cheeks redden with the intense way Marion‘s gaze glued onto her smaller form. ”I-I uh-,” she had no idea what to say. Thankfully she didn’t have to as the bluenette gently took the planer she had in hand with the ideas of a new field trip and other things for the year.

”I’ll help you with the planning and fundraising. Nino, Alya, and I were basically killing ourselves trying to keep up with everything. I don’t want that to happen to anyone else. Even if you did take the position.”

Lila’s eyes widened as she scrambled for an answer, “No! I didn’t want to take over. They just voted me in without my opinion” It actually sort of shocked the brunette how fast their (ex)friends could turn on someone just to suck up to Lila; a person whom they thought could give them a leg up in the world.

Marion sighed, Lila had noticed he did a lot of that recently, “How about a truce?” he propped the binder into one hand as he held out his empty one in front of the Italian, “We both know that the class is less than ideal. I won’t try to out you and you’ll leave me out of the class’ drama?”

The brunette nodded before taking Marion’s large hand, “I’ll leave you alone and you’ll leave me alone”.

The two of them left school that day feeling a little lighter than they had in months. Though they didn’t exactly follow up on the terms of their armistice.

Whenever things got too stressful, Lila would seek comfort in the presence of her four classmates. Her free periods were taken up by hang out sessions in the library, roof top, their secret classroom, and even Marion’s parents bakery. Without the fear of the blue haired male trying to expose her clouding her behavior, Lila finally allowed herself the luxury of tasting a strawberry scone and nearly melted. How had she not come by here sooner?

Soon enough, Lila became a member of their little group along with Luka and Kagami. Chloe and Alya were as guarded as a safe before they began to open up and accept the brunette and invited her to their quality girl time. Luka, Nino, and Marion warmed up to her a lot faster. The latters weren’t one too hood on to grudges (sometimes) and Luka could tell that Lila genuinely wanted to be their friend.

When Luka made a face Alya clapped back, “What? I hang around boys all the time. I need a break.”

It brought warmth to know that she had made friends, real friends who cared about her and not what she could give them.

Lila found that she, Chloe, Kagami, and Alya had a lot in common and thus spent a lot of time in each other’s company. She had girlfriends who she could bitch with over tea and lovely spas. Kagami partook in it less, but she did have her own opinions she liked to gripe about with the others.

On the off occasion when the couldn’t spend time together, Lila found herself with Marion, either baking together, talking about different fashion trends, or going out for ice cream. He also appointed her as a lead model for his fashion brand. She really was made for the spotlight. After several more weeks she could say with confidence that Marion was her best friend. Not out loud unless she wanted to face Alya’s wrath.

So, why did her heart rate increase ever time she thought about him?Now that they weren’t on hostile terms, she really took in his features. Thick hair so dark it reflected blue in the sunlight, swooped to the left to reveal his stunning blue eyes that seemed even brighter against his pale skin. He was tall, around 5’6, and he was lean with muscle (his time as Red Beetle is to blame that).

With the more time they spent together, the closer the two began to be. Until they were basically dating, though they were the only ones who didn’t even realize it. Chloe, Alya, and Kagami would give her knowing looks with Alya being the most enthusiastic, and Nino and Luka would smirk and tease Marion about it. The bluenette would blush and try to hide his embarrassment.

Then the truth finally came out, it had been well into the school year on a Wednesday in the beginning of June. Lila had forgotten her science project at home and her mother went to the school accompanied by Lea to return it to her.

Lila and Chloe’s eyes widened. Nino and Alya were panicking, and Marion just braced himself for the volcanic eruption he knew was coming. The entire class went Gaga at the arrival of the Lea Rossi. Everyone was speaking over each other, trying to get her attention. Until Rose asked how fun It must have been for Lila to meet Prince Ali.

A floodgate of lies were released like an unstoppable, violent tsunami. As Lila’s mother and Lea began ripping apart her lies. The Rossi matriarch was especially furious with all the lies her daughter had told. The only it could have been worse is if Lila had been skipping school (Lila doesn’t play truant in this take or make other people do her work).

The class was outraged. Lila had taken advantage of them, lied to them, and made them look like idiots. Never mind the fact that it was them who had pushed their demands and ideas onto Lila when Marion and Alya wouldn’t heed them anymore. The brunette had run out of the classroom, the reporter and DJ moved to go after her as Chloe scoffed down at the students with distain.

The fashion designer just looked at the class with a combination of disappointment, rage, and finally resignation. Something they had never seen before. He hadn’t agreed with Lila’s lying but he could understand why she did it. He locked eyes with Adrianne who looked relieved that Lila was finally exposed. Lea just looked on with glee as her younger sister’s kingdom of lies crumbled.

The class looked at him, apologies on their tongue, but Marion beat them to it, “You guys are just the worse,” they all reared back as if he’d slapped them, with Adrianne looking the most hurt. He glared at them mercilessly as he continued with disgust, “Sure, I agree that Lila shouldn’t have lied to you but you guys were just taking advantage of her as much as she was to you. She never mentioned that I was bullying her, but you all jumped to the opportunity to suck up to her and harassed me, excluded me from class events, and sent me horrible texts. Honestly, who do you all think you are? Lila was literally exhausting herself trying to satisfy you sycophants and this is how you repay her. You think think that you deserve everything and are willing to put the pressure of your whims onto the backs of people who already have so much on their plate. And what’s worse is that Adrianne knew Lila was lying and didn’t once step in to defend me,” this caused the blonde to blanch as Marion shamelessly threw her under the bus and dozens of hurt, outraged, and cold eyes fell on her cowering form. “To you all, I say this: You’re garbage, I never want to be friends again, and you are not special. If you want something done, get off your asses and do it yourself,” Marion turned tail and left the classroom, a stunned silence answering his tirade.

Seven different akumas came out of it, hellbent on getting revenge on Lila Rossi. Luckily, Viperion, Ryoko, Queen Bee, Carapace, Rena Rouge, and Red Beetle were on the scene. Feline Noir didn’t show, to which the other heroes didn’t bat an eye. They were used to the cat hero sitting out of battles they were involved in out of sheer spite. She was more of a nuisance and a liability anyways so the fight would proceed much quicker without her sassy quips and goofing off.

Red Beetle insisted on taking Lila to safety. Her scooped her up gently in a princess carry and laughed himself into the sky with his yo-yo, holding on to the Italian with a strong yet comforting grip.

The battle was over in about ten minutes. The heroes stood nearby, helping civilians and gaining order as Red Beetle held onto a sobbing Lila.

“Don’t listen to them Lila, you can be amazing without lying,” Marion as the spotted hero spoke soothing words to the Italian as he stroked her hair affectionately. He would never have the guts to do this as a civilian without becoming a blushing mess.

”It’s not just them. My own sister and mother think so too. It’s kind of hard to move past that when it’s your family whispering that,” she sobbed even harder and her grip on Red Beetle tightened. Burying her head in his chest, she could hear his heart beat; so similar to Marion’s own.

The temporary heroes rushed to comfort her, with Ryoko offering to run her mother and sister through with her sword. That actually got a smile out of the Italian as Red Beetle wiped her tears away. He then offered to take Lila home to which the Italian agreed. With a ‘bug out’ the hero swung himself away with the brunette in hand.

The other heroes were glad that the ladybug hero would take Lila home safely, but they were still worried.

Alya in particular.

How was she going to tell Marion that Paris’ most beloved hero was interested in his unofficial girlfriend?

#in reluctant defense of lila rossi #lila rossi sugar #lila rossi redemption #alya sugar #nino sugar #chloe being chloe #male!Marinette #adrien salt #female!adrien #class salt #oc salt #lilanette #lila deserves better #chameleon salt #because what the hell

[goggles-mcgee]

Your thoughts on Felinette? Daminette? Lilanette? Robinette? What about Brucinette?

Felinette: I like it! A lot actually XD I just love the dynamic of moody character and sunshine character and Felinette gives us that and so much more.

Daminette: uuuhhhh pretty safe to say I absolutely love it XD it's a combination of two things I love and am passionate about and it brings two people together who deserve so much love and who can give each other that love and the chance to grow. That's something I love in a relationship, the growth on both sides.

Lilanette: No thank you. If you ship it, you do you, but I heavily despise the bully and victim ships. I don't see the appeal in it, and that goes for Chlonette as well. But I'm someone who has always hated the "they're mean to you because they like you" mentality and see those ships as an expanded version of that.

Robinette: I think this means Marinette with any Robin and Idk the only Robins I like her with are Damian and Tim and it's nothing against Jason nor Dick as I love my boys but it's just something about the ages and having to age-up Marinette for the sake of the ship, if it's a couple years okay, but if it's more than that then it just makes me uncomfortable. But if it's like when the boys were young and Robin like the ship name implies I'm fine with it.

Brucinette: Look to above. I don't like having to age-up Marinette for a ship and I love Bruce but it's a no for me. There are really cute fanfics out there though! One of my friends writes one and it's cute! But it's just not a ship I enjoy reading about a lot. But like say you wrote a crossover when he was actually young in a Canon type thing such as Gotham (the show) I think that's fine and I would be interested to see how others would write that out because of how both shows are.

But at the end of the day we all like what we like so don't take my opinions and let them shape what you like, or let them change your feelings on a ship! We are humans and humans may be simple but we are also complex and we all like different things, we are not meant to like all the same stuff 💗

#goggles answers #goggles ask #goggles answer #thoughts on ships #ml ships #ml crossover ships #maribat #felinette #daminette #lilanette #robinette #brucinette

[lilascute]

RATING MLB SHIPS!

note; if you feel you may feel offended by my opinions please refrain from interacting with this post. these are just my opinions. thank u <3

adrinette (solid 2/10)

— this ship brings me so many icks i cant even tell you. so far into the series these two have no chemistry i’m sorry, i know marinette is all for adrien but tbh adrien could not care less laksmdnd he sees her as only a friend (best friend at most?) and at times marinette is just so creepy towards him. this isn’t the usual friends to lovers troupe at all so don’t start adrinette kinnies/j i just think marinette needs to understand her feelings aren’t reciprocated and move on. honestly their friendship is cute and i like it- but that’s about all.

ladynoir (8.5/10)

— the huge irony is that the love square are all the same people jsjsjsj. but anyways i definitely prefer this ship over adrinette, they work really well in battles and are great partners. however only cat noir has romantic feelings towards ladybug and although she has stated many times she’s in love with someone else cat noir chooses to pursue her despite her wishes of him not to. this can link similarly with the main issues of adrinette. but other than that they definitely have some great moments.

ladrien (7/10)

— as i’ve mentioned in my option abt adrinette & ladynoir in both ships the romantic feelings are both one sided. however, ladrien is the only love square angle where both people share the same romantic feelings. these two i feel are honestly overhated, sure they don’t really have any relationship growth at all because they are very giddy towards one another. but it’s honestly sweet. wholesome and sweet. but also boring. i do believe they are way overhated but they don’t really call to any interesting appeals.

marichat (9/10)

— i’m going to say this rn. the only way i’ll accept marinette and adrien getting together is if it happens through marichat. both marinette & catnoir have absolutely no romantic feelings towards one another, so therefore if in the future they both do develop feelings for each other they would have learned to love every aspect of their partner. (does that make sense idk if it does jsjsj) but yeah i actually love these two and the dynamic they have.

lukanette (7.5/10)

— spreading away from the love square we have these two babies! i love luka, he deserves the world. and honestly i like lukanette. at times with these two it felt like there was a chance marinette felt the same feelings towards luka that he did for her, but she was always to inflicted by adrien. in a world without adrien i believe they could’ve worked out.

adrigami (9/10)

— please the hate i’m abt to receive for this. i love adrigami. genuinely a good ship and dynamic. fencing gf & bf anyone?? they are extremely overhated and misunderstood. stan adrigami

ninya (10/10)

— we stan non toxic canon ships. alya and nino deserve the world. i haven’t met a single person who dislikes this ship. and as it should be <3

julerose (11/10)

— FUCKING GFS. i absolutely adore them. they are canon idc. the guilt trip episode >>>>>

marcaniel (8.5/10)

— we need more scenes of them can i just say. anyways i love them so much, i want more of them.

lilanette (do i rly need to rate this)

— tee hee favourite ship go brr. pls i saw a tiktok slandering mlb ships and one person commented “at least no one ships lie-la and marinette 🥶🥶” well.. about that..

marigami (10/10)

— UGH THEY ARE PRECIOUS GFS I LOVE THEM. make them canon 💞💘💕💗💞

chlobrina (8/10)

— ngl idk if that’s the correct ship name. but anyways these two are the cutest beans ever.

chlonette (10/10)

— no no but THEM. it’s them. power gfs. power gfs. same with ladybug x queen bee. they are powerful. we stan them. absolutely love them.

cheesecake (9/10)

— plagg and tikki should get their own side show where they fall in love <3. no but fr it broke my heart when tikki said kwamis don’t fall in love.

part 2???

if u couldn’t tell. i’m a multi shipper.

#miraculous ladybug #mlb #lilanette #adrien agreste #adrigami #lukanette #adrinette #ladynoir #marichat #ladrien #marigami #chlonette #cheesecake #plikki #chlobrina #marcaniel #julerose #ninya #ships #miraculous ships #mulitshipper #marinette dupan cheng #kagami tsurugi #luka couffaine #alya cesaire #nino lahiffe #chloe bourgeois #rose lavillant #sabrina raincomprix

[miraculouscontent]

Anonymous said:

Do you ship DJWifi?

Nah.

Anonymous said:

So, everyone knows your OTP is Lukanette (same!) but what are your thoughts on other ships with Marinette? Like Marigami, Nathanette, Ninette, Alyanette, Ivanette, Chlonette, Lilanette, Marifei, etc?

I like Ivanette and Marigami about equally, though if you twisted my arm I think I’d lean Ivanette, partly because if I’m gonna go Marigami I’d rather just do Lukagaminette since with Ivanette it’s easier to pretend like Season 2 didn’t happen and Luka doesn’t exist (the thought of which makes me sad already though) whereas I can’t do that with Marigami. I just ship Lukanette so much that leaning away from it is hard for me.

I think Ninette is fine as a one-sided (on Nino’s end, more as a light “oh yeah, she’s cute and nice”) thing at least. I’d also ship Julenette temporarily for a “Juleka <-> Marinette <-> Luka <-> Rose <-> back to Juleka” love square.

Any other Marinette ship is usually a hard “no,” especially any ship with Marinette that ships her with someone I’m super salty with.

Anonymous said:

Hi! I am the anon who asked about the liladrien ship! I would like to know what do you think about akumatized ships (ex: truthinette)

My rule about akumatized ships is usually a “no” if the akumatization has affected their mental state significantly, like Horrificator turning mute+monstrous and Stoneheart seems rather dumbed down/simplified in his talking half the time. It just makes me uncomfortable at a point, if that makes sense? Like, Stoneheart and Horrificator together, sure(?), but not either of them with the civilian version of their love interest.

On the other hand, it’s usually a “yes” if I already ship the civilian form of the akumatized person with another civilian and they maintain a chunk of their personality. As another example, take Lukanette: I adore Lukanette because of the character dynamics, so I’d ship Silenette more than Truthinette because Silencer is more Luka than Truth is. I also ship Julerose, but both Reflekta and Princess Fragrance are far from their civilian counterparts, so I’d ship Reflekta and Princess Fragrance together, but not either of them with the civilian counterparts to their love interests.

It all depends on how the akuma changes the person (there probably aren’t any akumatized ships I’d go for that don’t have basis in me already shipping the civilian counterparts... maybe Guitar Villain and Frightningale at best).

This is probably a slightly more detailed/convoluted answer than you expected/wanted, so sorry about that, lol.

#category: me myself and i #other: ask and answer

[volperion-moved]

ok yeah thinking about it more i DO think a liladrien rivalry is more interesting than the lilanette one. cuz like, before marinette met lila she already had jealousy issues around adrien conveyed w her rivalry with chloe, not much new is brought to the table here. i still like how in volpina marinette makes a mistake as ladybug that she can't fix as easily as past mistakes. but episodes after that do the same thing so ehh...

but with adrien, he does act a lot different around her than he does others. chloe is his childhood friend and gabriel is his father, so even if they cause problems and hurt him/his friends, he still wants to be on their good side. lila's different, at first he wants to look past her faults and be her friend but he realises he can't and unlike chloe or his family members, he doesn't feel like he has to. so we get to see a whole new side to adrien when he interacts with lila and it could be interesting if it had more focus.

i feel like a common headcanon is that adrien's personality is mostly an act, he's keeping up his brand and all, while he acts like his true self when he's chat noir. it might not be so conscious but adrien is a liar like lila is. i feel like from the way lila talks about adrien in miraculer, she thinks that he's dishonest toward chloe and marinette, that he's stringing them along. it's not exactly the case, he's just clueless that they like him, but there could be some truth to him thinking his fangirls are a pain and it's not always fun having to be totally pleasant to them.

IDK i think lila liking adrien for his negative traits (real ones and ones she just perceives him having) while marinette likes adrien for his positive ones are interesting. adrien wants to be loved as chat noir which is his more flawed self. i like the idea of him choosing lila because of this but coming to realise that he's more than just his flaws / he's able to overcome his flaws instead of just having someone enable them. idk idk

#if ur wondering why i keep posting abt this show instead of actually watching it um... i like to take my mind off of my real world problems #by talking about the problems in this cartoon 👉👈 #liladrien

[spartanxhunterx]

ooooo, Domesticity meme. Ship, Lilanette

(who cooks normally?)

Marinette, having bakers for parents does have it's perks and while Lila isn't a bad cook, Marinette tends to do the cooking anyway.

(how often do they fight?)

A surprising amount but it's never in an unhealthy way, usually disagreements over the best show characters and colour matches for their clothes. People have compared it to best friends arguing.

(what do they do when they’re away from each other?)

Marinette usually looks through the many pictures that she has in her scrapbook whenever she feels lonely, sometimes she'll send a text in the hopes of getting a response.

Lila likes to bring a specific shirt of marinettes whenever she must be away for a while cause it smells like her, she wear it everynight. Whenever the smell fades she gives it back and tells her to wear it again, so it'll smell like her again.

(nicknames for each other?)

Marinette will call Lila: Sly Fox, Lil, Bônet

Lila calls Marinette: Bluebell, Skylight, Gremlin

(who is more likely to pay for dinner?)

Lila, mainly due to being able to do it before Marinette can get a word in.

(who steals the covers at night?)

Marinette does WHEN she gets sleep, otherwise Lila has them to herself for most of the night.

(what would they get each other for gifts?)

Lila will usually gift marinette new fabrics, threads and needles.

Marinette uses these the make Lila new clothes and such.

(who remembers things?)

Lila, she tends to keep track of everything she can, usually putting things back in place the moment she notices its out of place. For the sake of Marinette being able to find things.

This has helped Marinette to not appear AS scatter brained as she is but she still has her moments.

(who cusses more?)

Marinette, usually after pricking herself on a needle or burning her hand while cooking, Lila kisses these injuries better but also suspects some are purposeful

(what would they do if the other one was hurt?)

They'll stick by each others side, being there to help every step of the way if necessary, Lots of hugs and forehead kisses as the other recovers.

(who kissed who first?)

Lila, it was supposed to be a chaste cheek kiss but Marinette turned her head and their lips connected. It was an awkward first kiss.

(who made the first move?)

Lila had been showing subtle signs of interest for a while but not many people noticed.

(who started the relationship?)

Kinda both of them. Marinette confronted Lila about her behaviour towards her and it all came to light and Marinette went "Oh".

Lila suggested a coffee date first but Marinette took them to see a movie.

(Wow, these take so long to do, I might not be able to do all of them till tomorrow.)

#Lilanette #miraculous ladybug #Ask Game

[slepyicarus]

How He meet Him:

Satan

Wrath meets tired Rage

Tags: anxiety, exhaustion, anger issues, being lost, ooc satan+diavolo+barbatos (i suck at writing some characters ok), brotherly diavolo+barbatos

Now..where the fuck am i again.., Icarus thought annoyed as well as tired. He was still sluggish from training to use his wings right with the help of the Little D's. Now he somehow had to find his way through this giant School on his own because his brothers asked him to bring them some documents as they couldnt leave right now. The problem is No. 2, who was originally supposed to be his companion and guide right now was seperated from him and Icarus, being still quite skittish around new places and panics, easily dashed away when he saw alot of demons leave the classrooms. So now without guide and a dead DDD, he knew leaving his backpack in the castle was a terrible idea, he was lost trying his best to find his way without panicking or losing his temper. Both equally well possible with his mood.

He opened the first double door he found, knowing only that fact about the room he was supposed to be at had one. To his surprise he found an almost completely empty library. "Finally atleast a quiet calm place where i can rest for a bit before trying to find the coucil room again..", the halfdemon muttered under his breath while starting to browse the rows. He may not be the best to understand the language yet but he knew being exposed enough to it will make him master it better. Its just like how he trained his english.

Coming up to the murder mystery section he started to get excited even if he still was tired and had a short fuse right now. Softly going over the spins while reading the titles the lilanette found a title catching his attention. He started to reach for it but it was just out of his reach. Trying all his usual tricks of jumping, doing a dangerous game of extrem shelf parkour and standing on his very tippy toes his frustration and tiredness grew. He stood there huffing and puffing from exhaustion and glaring at the book. It almost looked mockingly well placed.

"What is a sloth demon being so angry about that they make a wrath demon notice it?", a calm smooth voice sounded from the right side of the boiling halfdemon. Whipping his head around furiously to glare daggers at the new face Icarus barked "Alot of things, Asshole. now fuck off and leave me alone!" Still smiling he raised a singular eyebrow reminded the other an awfully lot of his older sister sending him even further into the rage. Ready to read him some leviten Icarus fully turned towards the blond demon but before he got a chance to, the blonde gave him the book Icarus tried to get the whole time and got him this angry in the frist place. "Sherlock Holmes. Good choice. Read his books before, ..?" "Icarus. Thank you. And sorry that i was rude before..the rage makes me lose my manners..", the short sloth demon apologied, feeling guilty for lashing out against a stranger. "Its alright. Your stressed and tired, right? Some result to anger then.", offering his hand he continued, "Im Satan. Are you new at RAD?" "Shaking his hand and then following the blond to a table filled with books Icarus explained "Its a pleasure to meet you. And No actually. Not yet anyways..My brothers just need some documents and i got seperated from the Little D that was supposed to guide me and now im lost..I wanted to rest a bit before i continue to search." Both demons sat down with their books across eachother. "Oh, who are your brothers? I'm in the Student Council so i should be able to help you find them. I assume they are also sloth demons?" Shaking his head the lilanette explained "No they are a pride and a greed demon. I was adopted by them as i have no family here.", he thought about his next words abit carefully, not sure who much he was allowed to revela about himself right now, "Actually if your in the Student Council, it would be nice if you could show me to the Council room. I was supposed to meet them there.." "But First you would like to rest a bit, i assume? Wouldnt you brothers get worried then?" "Let them Worry then. Thats what they get for making me go to this giant school knwoing i get anxious around new places and lots of people i dont know with only a Little D.", Icarus huffed and opened his book earning a soft small laugh from the other over his petty prank.

Diavolo started to get anxious. No. 2 has reported he lost Icarus thanks to the bell ringing and all of the people leaving their classrooms scaring the young halfdemon into dashing off. He shouldn't have asked him to bring the forgotten documents but he missed the nowadays always smiling happy young boy he and his butler adopted as their younger brother. "Shall I look for him, M'lord?", Barbatos requested ahving noticed the anxious energy of the prince. "Maybe it would be better..Icarus could be having a panic attack while being lost like the first time he had to find his way in the castle..", Diavolo thought out loud. Just as he wanted to make the command official the door opened to the room with Satan and the spoken about party. Both quietly laughing to themselfes. Looking up The green-golden eyes of the halfdemon lit up happily. "Brothers! Finally her you are!", looking back at the blonde avatar he smiled, "Thanks for guiding me again, Satan! I bet i would have gotten even worst lost without you!" The wrathful demon looked a bit dumbstruck "You didnt tell me your Brothers where Lord Diavolo and Barbatos." The prince and his butler meanwhile walked to the halfdemon who smiled apologetic "Im sorry for not telling you that. I was unsure if i was aloud too as im not yet officially annouced as the adoptived Brother of Dia and there fore being a duke.."

Suddenly Diavolo scooped up the short lilanette in his arms efficiently interrupting the conversation between the avatar and the half demon. Hugging him tightly Diavolo sighed dramatically. "There you are, Ru! I was starting to get worried you would have a panic attack somewhere!" slapping the back of the demon prince Icarus gasped a bit for air "Sorry. I kinda got angry and frustrated about being lost so i read a book in the library to calm down and rest abit. Also, dia, please, i love your hugs but i still need air and your crushin me!" shifting the shorter the redhaired prince carried the lilanette on his arm now. Diavolo smiled as he announced to Satan "Thanks for taking care of Icarus, Satan! If you need something, just tell us. Its my thanks for helping my tiny brother!" Earning a soft slap on the back head from Icarus for calling him tiny in the process. Satan nodded "I assume i should keep quiet about Icarus for now?" "That would be highly appreciated. He still has to learning a few things before we can introdruce everyone to him.", Barbatos answered calmly, standing next to the prince now.

"Hey brothers..? Can Satan meet me from time to time..? He could help me get better at controlling my rage and maybe having a book buddy will help me with learning the language..?", Icarus requested carefully, not sure if he is allowed to ask for something after worring them. The two castle residents looked at eachother as if communicating telepathically. After a few minutes they nodded. "As long as Satan is okay with it.", Barbatos explained.

Looking hopeful at the blonde Icarus waited.

"I dont mind. He is good company and expending the knowledge of someone else sounds intriguing."

#may i annoyed i had to edit this on my phone to finish this? #yes #was this supposed to be done on satans birthday? #also yes #but life happend #so take this #also i decided dia is also gonna be icarus brother because he reminds me of my older brother before we got seperated and he somehow chanced #i hope i didnt miswrote satan too much #obey me #obey me shall we date #obey me mc #mc!icarus #obey me! #obey me satan #obey me barbatos #obey me diavolo #how he meet him #slepy wrote something

[trainsinanime]

Hi! Let me be super predictable and ask for mLB in the ask game :)

Alright, let's go. The categories are:

blorbo (favorite character, character I think about the most): Marinette. Easy, obvious. She's designed to be relatable, she's designed so that we all love her, and by god, it works. Adrien is a very close second; I considered putting both of them here, but I feared that the Tumblr Quiz Police would arrest me.

scrunkly (my “baby”, character that gives me cuteness aggression, character that is So Shaped): Plagg. I just love that little black floating gremlin, and how much he loves Adrien. I don't get why people say they dislike his french voice, though, I think that voice sounds perfectly Plagg-like.

scrimblo bimblo (underrated/underappreciated fave): André Bourgeois. He's easily the adult with the most range, from pathetic corrupt dictator to pathetic corrupt failure as a dad, to someone who does have a softer side but can't ever use it. I think he's fun, but I would also say he's in the series exactly the right amount.

glup shitto (obscure fave, character that can appear in the background for 0.2 seconds and I won’t shut up about it for a week): The Paris Metro.

poor little meow meow (“problematic”/unpopular/controversial/otherwise pathetic fave): Monsieur Ramier. This was the most difficult category for me. I first wanted to put Adrien just for the pun of it, but really, he is universally beloved in this fandom and rightly so. Monsieur Ramier is just plain fun to have around, both akumatized and not.

horse plinko (character I would torment for fun, for whatever reason): Luka. Anything to finally get a reaction out of him. Wishmaker was a good start, but then he just stopped having a character again.

eeby deeby (character I would send to superhell): Lila. Believe it or not, she was actually a strong contendender for "poor little meow meow". She's easily the character with the most unrealised potential, and a character that could be really interesting if they ever told a story about her (as opposed to one where she appears). I keep thinking about writing a Lilanette story at some point where a confrontation in the bathroom turns into angry kissing. But at some point, we gotta be realistic: If they wanted to tell a story about her, they would have, it's not like they didn't have the chance. And the little hints we've received are largely "Chloé but more extreme". She's not pulling her weight narratively. She can go.

#miraculous ladybug

[lemonjamdraws]

Lilanette Week Day 4 - Travel

im late and its also short but like. its something amirite

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“I sure love sitting in one spot for what, fourteen hours?” Marinette sighs, stretching as best she can in the cramped seats of the airplane. Lila leans out of the way as her girlfriend twists, leading to a few pops.

“Christ,” Lila says, “Don’t snap your spine until after we’re back from the trip.” Marinette glances over and laughs before proceeding to crack every single one of her knuckles. “Gross, you’re gross. Besides, it isn’t that bad. You’re sitting next to your favorite person, aren’t you?”

“I mean, I guess,” Marinette answers, going for one final stretch before slumping back down in her seat. She turns away. “Yea, you are my favorite person, Alya.”

“Ouch,” Alya laughs as Lila raises her eyebrows.

“Alright,” Lila says, “I’ll keep that in mind.” Marinette leans over.

“And you’re my favorite-est,” she says, “Which is why you two will let me lie down across your laps, right?”

Lila and Alya make eye contact before sighing and lifting up the armrests.

“How did you deal with this for more than a year?” Lila asks as Marinette unbuckles herself and happily lays her head down on Lila’s lap with her legs across Alya’s.

“Dunno, how are you dealing with it now that you’re her girlfriend?” Alya returns.

“Only barely, and it’s just because she’s so freaking cute,” Lila grumbles as Marinette grins up at her.

“Hmm,” Alya says, “I think I’ll go to the bathroom. Don’t have too much fun without me.” She untangles herself and slips away with a good natured wink.

Lila sighs again, shaking her head.

“You are such a baby,” Lila says, brushing aside some of Marinette’s bangs with a gentle hand.

“I only learned from the best,” Marinette retorts. “For all I do, I think I deserve to be a baby sometimes.”

“I suppose,” Lila returns with a small smile, “You did deal with a lot of my crap before we actually got to know each other, so I guess it’s fair.”

“Exactly.”

Lila pulls the window cover down so as to stop her girlfriend from being blinded.

“Thank you,” Marinette says before reaching up a hand to touch the side of Lila’s cheek, “You should let me use your lap for all our future trips.

“I’ll try, but these legs are going to fall asleep eventually. Are we expecting a lot of future trips?”

“Yes! I want to go everywhere with you,” Marinette affirms with a little grin, “Wanna make lots of memories.”

There’s the unspoken ‘before you leave,’ that floats in the air. Lila doesn’t know how long she’ll stay in Paris, considering how impermanent most of her moves have been. Marinette is aware.

“That’s sweet,” Lila says, her expression softening.

“Now, I think I’m going to nap,” Marinette states, patting Lila’s cheek before turning onto her side, “You’ve got comfy legs.”

A breath escapes Lila in a laugh.

“Sure,” she says, “Good night.”

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