#split adrien

[buggachat]

Part 137 of my bakery “enemies” au!

FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGH— oh, err.... i mean...... noooooo............. don’t.................?

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Kofi

#ml #miraculous ladybug #miraculous #marinette dupain cheng #marinette dupain-cheng #adrinette #adrienette #adrien agreste #my art #bakery enemies au #the comments have been pretty split on people expecting sadrien vs madrien #so i suppose im here to say that madrien won out.... this time #but it's ok he's sad on the inside <3

[kari-go]

Can we got some cute Adrigaminette?

They're discussing their next date ideas

#my art #art request #miraculous ladybug #marinette dupain cheng #adrien agreste #kagami tsurugi #adrigaminette #im working on something bigger right now so i kinda wheezed through this #i couldve made this better #im probably gonna split the big thing in parts

[theartofnieriel]

New Beginnings - Chapter 5: Realization, part 1

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#adrien is done crying he's just angry now #he wants answers #adrien agreste #gabriel agreste #nathalie sancoeur #miraculous ladybug #miraculous the tales of ladybug and chat noir #miraculous fanart #ml fanart #ml comic #Reveal AU #drawn before s4 ended #had to split this in two chapters #stay tuned for more #Nieriel #2022

[mochinek0]

Daminette December 2022: 15-Side Effects Ch.9

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True to her word, Marinette avoided Adrien, at all costs. She even sent a text to Alya saying she wasn't allowed near Adrien and to not invite him anywhere if they planned for her to go.

"Come on, Mari, it's not like he would know." Alya chastised.

"I gave my mate my word." Mari growled, "Don't make me a liar. If Adrien is there when I show up, I'll levae and I will tell him. Likely, he'll ban me from seeing you as well."

"That's not fair!" Alya shouted, "We've been friends forever and-"

"But he is my mate and my only pack member! When you have a pack, you'll know what I'm talking about." Mari replied, "I have two classes with Adrien and we're already getting my schedule rearranged."

"So, we won't see you at lunch?" she asked.

"You haven't had lunch with me in months." Marinette sighed, "I've been meeting Damian for three months."

"Adrien-"

"Stopped being my friend the moment I became a Beta." Marinete declared, "You leave with Nino and he runs away from me as fast as possible. I've been alone since I matured."

"Why didn't you ever say anything?" Alya pressured.

"What was I suppose to say? Alya, instead of going on dates with your boyfriend, can you both stay with me? Can you force Adrien to continue being friends with me?" Marinette asked, sarcastically, "The moment he started ignoring me and cancelling our video game session, barely looked a me, barely spoke to me, I knew I wasn't anything in his eyes."

Alya bit her lip. She had hoped that by leaving them alone, they would finally get together. It had only driven them apart.

"Don't worry about it, Alya. I can hear you overthinking through the phone." Mari giggled, "Just make separate plans with us and it'll be fine. I think I can convince Damian it will be okay as long as he comes along. Anyways, I'm gonna go. Maman is making onion soup tonight and my head has been hurting. I hope I'm not coming down with anything. My stomach has been in knots and I really don't want to pass anything to Damian."

"Okay, Girl." Alya sighed, "Go eat. Get some sleep and I'll pass the message to Nino. Talk to you at school."

"Night, Alya." Marinette stated and hung up.

But Marinette never showed up to class. After a week, Alya was getting worried and Marinette wasn't answering her texts. The next week, she went straight to the bakery.

"Alya?" Sabine questioned.

"Is Marinette okay?" she asked, "She's not answering my calls or texts. She's not in class. She mentioned feeling sick and-"

Sabine laughed, "Marinette is fine. I suppose Damian is keeping her occupied and comfortable. She won't be in school for a couple months. You'll probbaly be able to see her again in five months."

"Fi-Months?" Alya shrieked, "Why? Is he holding her prisoner?"

Tom smiled, "The opposite, actually. He's protecting her and making sure she's comfortable. We'll be grandparents by then."

'Marinette is pregnant!'

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[neoncherryblossom]

Nooroo wasn’t sure how to mentally prepare himself for having the talk with everyone else, so he armed himself with his old blanket and draped it over his wings.

He doesn’t really know how productive or healthy it was to block his seemingly only means of comfort nowadays- duck and hide, stay quiet, be small, don’t let him get mad- but.

He doesn’t… really know many healthy coping mechanisms at all. So this was a good enough way to make sure he stayed out and not try to cower and hide. He thinks.

(It was just a talk.)

Part 2 out tmrw!

#Had to split this chapter in half #second part is out tmrw! #my writing #mlb #miraculous tikki #plagg #nooroo #adrien agreste #marinete dupain cheng #mircaulous ladybug #A Ripple of A Butterfly's Wings

[runawaycatwalker]

Part 13. Going Unrecognized

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Officer Roger Raincomprix points at an Official document while talking to Anarka Couffaine.

Roger: Look, I've got this letter from the mayor himself saying I can look for Adrien Agreste anywhere I think he might have gone.  And I think he might have gone on your boat, so—

Anarka throws up her hands in vexation.

Anarka: And I told you that no one steps a foot on my boat without my permission!

Roger: This is Adrien Agreste we're talking about here!  We have to find him and send him home!

Catwalker jumps down to join the two squabblers.  Anarka stands on the walkway to her boat with her hands on her hips.  Roger stands in front of his police car and shirks back from the superhero dropping out of nowhere right next to him.

Catwalker: It looks like you two might need some superheroic assistance?

Catwalker points his hands towards his chest and gives a nonthreatening smile.

Catwalker: If it's okay with you both, I could act as a neutral party for you?  I'll search for Adrien on this boat and let the good officer know if I find him here?

Anarka: Not a chance on yer life!

Roger: Absolutely not!

Anarka points an accusatory finger at Catwalker, her braid flailing in the air from the force of her personality.  Catwalker leans away from her and plasters a fake smile on his face.

Anarka: Maybe I'd let you aboard if you were Chat Noir—he understood the need for a little anarchy in your life.  But you? You strike me as someone who’s only ever followed the orders of someone in a position of authority over you!

Roger looms over Catwalker and waves his Official document.  Catwalker shrinks down into himself as his smile begins to falter.

Roger: And I'd never turn such a high-profile investigation over to a brand new superhero!  For all I know, you're a blind idiot who'd overlook important clues staring you in the face!  I'm not gambling Adrien Agreste on you!

Cut to an overhead shot of the three individuals as an akuma descends towards them.  Catwalker is the only one who looks up to notice the incoming danger.

Anarka: Even if I was harboring Adrien, my right to privacy—

Roger: A minor is in danger! Privacy doesn't matter—

Catwalker leaps to catch the butterfly as his ring pulses with destructive energy.

Catwalker: Cataclysm!

Catwalker lands in a kneeling pose with the remnants of the destroyed akuma crumbling in his fist.  His eyes are closed and his expression is resigned.

Catwalker: I see that my presence is not wanted here.  Best of luck in finding Adrien.  Please excuse me.

Cut to Catwalker transforming back into Adrien behind a chimney on a random rooftop.

Adrien holds out his cheese container.  Plagg takes a piece of a piece of cheese and looks up worriedly at Adrien.

Plagg: Kid, you can't spend all day living as Catwalker.  You need a break.  A real break.

Adrien: I know, I know! And I know it's not fair to you to make you sustain the transformation for so long.

Adrien points up at a billboard.  The billboard features the painting of Gabriel and Adrien in mourning (Gabriel’s face mostly obscured) with the phrase “Find Adrien” on one side and findadrien @ agreste .mode on the other.

Adrien: I just wish I didn't have such a stupid, recognizable face!  I can't even walk past complete strangers while untransformed because they'll instantly know I'm "that missing model Adrien Agreste"!

Plagg looks upwards with his arms spread wide.  Adrien places a finger on his chin thoughtfully.

Plagg: Come on, Paris has millions of people living in it.  There's got to be at least one person who doesn't know you exist!

Cut to Adrien knocking repeatedly on the door of a small, old house belonging to Rolland Dupain.

Rolland Dupain opens the door and points an angry finger.

Rolland: There is a bell! You're supposed to ring it!  Knocking on the door is clearly not how it's done!

Adrien touches the back of his neck and gives an uneasy smile.

Adrien: I don't suppose you recognize me, do you?

Rolland squints and adjusts his glasses.

Rolland: Never seen you before in my life.  What do you want?

Adrien poses theatrically, hands raised in a flourish and a sparkling smile on his face.  Even the ears on his Chat Noir beanie look perky.

Adrien: I have crumb to you, Rolland Dupain, since I have oven heard that you are the grain-est maker of breads in Paris. [Non-pun translation: I have come to you, Rolland Dupain, since I have often heard that you are the greatest maker of breads in Paris.]

Rolland puts his hands on his hips, unimpressed.

Adrien: And as someone who believes in the roll bread plays in helping lives to flour-ish, I would loaf to become your apprentice. [Non-pun translation: And as someone who believes in the role bread plays in helping lives to flourish, I would love to become your apprentice.]

Rolland: I already had an apprentice.  My son runs a boulangerie patisserie with his wife in the 21st arrondissement.  Go bother them.

Adrien clasps his hands together and looks up dreamily as he is surrounded by imaginary breadstuffs.

Adrien: I doughnut want the mold ways to die out!  I oat to in-grain-iate myself with a baker who is at yeast as crusty as you are.  So you, Mr. Dupain, are the only one who can truly help my baking skills to rise! [Non-pun translation: I do not want the old ways to die out!  I ought to ingratiate myself with a baker who is at least as crusty as you are.  So you, Mr. Dupain, are the only one who can truly help my baking skills to rise!]

Rolland folds his arms in annoyance.

Rolland: How many years have you been making bread?

A sweat drop hovers by Adrien’s head as he sheepishly touches the tips of his pointer fingers together.

Adrien: I guess I knead to say... naan? [Non-pun translation: I guess I need to say... none?]

Rolland throws up his hands in exasperation.

Rolland: Pfah!  You probably aren’t even qualified to purchase a loaf of rye at the market!  Leave!

Adrien scrambles on hand and foot up the stairs, reaching up with a desperate hand before Rolland closes the door on him.

Adrien: W-wait!  I really don’t have anywhere else to go!  Can I at least stay here for the night?

A close-up of Rolland’s angry eyes.

A close up of Rolland’s gritting mouth.

Rolland: Care to tell me...

Rolland points at a straight purple bruise cutting across Adrien’s neck.  Adrien’s expression freezes.

Rolland: ...where you got that bruise?

Adrien: …

Cut to a flashback of Mayura gleefully holding Chat Noir’s staff above a distressed Adrien.

Rolland (voiceover): Maybe your old man got drunk?  Or an evil stepmother decided to take her wrath out on you?  Something like that?

Adrien looks haunted as he covers his neck and looks away.

Adrien: S-something like that.

Rolland turns around and reenters his home, his hand waving at Adrien to follow him inside.  Adrien places a hand on the open door and looks after Rolland with deep relief.

Rolland: Hmph.  Come on, you can sleep on the loveseat.

Adrien: I can stay?

Rolland: Your lessons about flour start in the morning.

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#runaway catwalker #catwalker #adrien agreste #anarka couffaine #roger raincomprix #plagg #rolland dupain #miraculous ladybug #cw implied domestic violence #i know rolland usually is more upfront about everything #but he's from a generation where domestic violence is one of those things that you DO NOT talk about #so he'll be more apt to beat around the bush in this case #regardless rolland would never be the type of person to leave a child in a dangerous situation #not that adrien isn't still in a dangerous situation #but at least he usually has a supersuit protecting him #except for that split second when it ceased to exist before the staff vanished #yes the bruise has been there since page 2 #so have the ears on adrien's chat noir beanie #they're just usually covered up somehow up until now #also i have no idea how long it takes to set up a billboard #but i'm willing to be gabe would expedite the process #just as he'd be willing to throw around his weight with the mayor to get the entire police force looking for his kid without a warrant #also fun fact this page was going to start with a scene where catwalker orders milk at the hotel bar #and he realizes that even though chat would get it for free #catwalker hasn't been around long enough to get that kind of good will from paris #alas the scene wasn't coming together and the page is already comfortably full without it #so on the chopping block it goes

[sunnys-spoilers]

Anyway. Felix who uses the Peacock Miraculous as a way to connect with Emilie. Felix who mourns for his aunt and what happened to her at the hands of that man. Felix who asks Duusu about what she was like and what he missed out on. Felix who wishes so badly he could share this with Adrien, but Felix who doesn't know if he can trust Adrien. Felix who cares for Emilie, who wants to continue on her legacy, any way he's able.

#god i have so many thoughts about felix&emilie (and adrien&amelie for that matter) #there's just something about their moms being twins #that in another world it was their own mother who died or survived #in another world everything would have been different #felix who sees the likeness of his mother immortalized in a stone shrine in that bastard's garden #adrien who has to open the door to the likeness of his mother everytime they visit for christmas #it's not about empathy for their cousin. it's about being forced to see what it would look like if the opposite had happened #it's about a deep longing for what they perceive as happening even for a split second #god i'm so normal about them #not tagging this bc it's not really spoilers but i don't want it showing up for anyone

[literary-heights]

something something very hot take i wish. more characters got to do crazy perception shattering things of their own free will without either 1. something else manipulating the situation or 2. something random getting in the way

#i'm going to sound like a broken record to my dear friends bc i literally talk about this so much but like #number one example easy xin mo #i wish it had been more of a like. exploration of how fucked up binghe is because of everything he's been through #and like a free will decision to do something that drastic #and then see how that changes the way people see him (i DONT think it would really change the ending but) #and ALSO i personally think it would work better with sqq s arc of the consequences of his actions affecting people but oh well #demon sword 😔😔😔😔😔 #number two example monty's gun in noblemans guide i literally DO NOT shut up abt this scene #let him kill someone. let adrien be so confident that he is going to die and that his brother would never kill someone #THEN LET HIM FIRE THE GUN AND HAVE IT FUCKING WORK #because with this it's like. there's a split second of hey maybe this will change their relationship but then it's never revisited because #it wasn't actually that significant of a turning point in their dynamic because adrien didn't have to watch monty kill someone #and from my perspective as the reader i've ALREADY seen monty kill someone but not without heat of the moment #and it would be a great testament to his development without giving adrien up as narrator #AND. it would be an important moment for monty because he would have been willing to kill someone over his brother who up until then #he didn't really seem to care about??? #but NOOOOOO the gun had to be broken and not fire correctly #baz. shut up challenge

[sizzleissues]

new design and all that. Captain Ladybug, the most feared pirate on the seven seas. An absolute mess in reality and barely hiding it XD

How the design changed is I thought about it for five more seconds and did some research into period clothing and then took inspiration from there. So this outfit contains elements spanning five decades and I tried to think about there being a purpose to it XD

Okay I’m going to talk about how miraculous work in this AU and maybe some other things. Read below

The only miraculous that exist are the Ladybug and Cat but technically more could exist they just don’t at the time of the fic. There is some lore I don’t want to mention at the moment about the origins of the miraculous but they are originally parts of a whole that split after a tragic event. As a result of the split, the halves are no longer as powerful apart and their users face consequences to their use (unlike when it was whole there was limited to no consequence).

They have existed and interfered for a couple hundred years, trying each time to bring peace between land and sea but each time failing in some way. The current iteration feels like a last ditch effort to force things into motion and so the conditions of the miraculous are designed to push the holder towards an ultimate goal.

So Marinette of course gets her earrings and uses them to become human. Tikki can only appear to her in water, but does watch over her and can occasionally speak and influence things while on land but her power is limited. Tikki can’t tell her to mend the relations between land and sea because then it wouldn’t be genuine. It had to be meant. She has had them for roughly three years prior to the story beginning and it had mostly been exactly what she wanted. Adventure and freedom from the sorrows at sea. The reason it mostly works out is that Adrien wasn’t ready to take the Cat miraculous (and no other options presented themselves) so the Ladybug could draw on more power. Once Adrien takes the miraculous, things change and it’s her reaction to this changing that helps propel her towards her purpose.

She must transform back every so often, depending on how much she exerted herself and how much of her power she used. While transformed she’s faster and stronger than an average human, like in the show, and experiences a level of good fortune. She’s also invulnerable (to a point. Its takes a lot out of her). Once she’s exhausted her transformation she must return to the sea and if she fails to do so she will become a regular human and her memories of her life in the sea would fade. Her lucky charm is just her luck. Her sword magically slides back to her feet, her gun always seems to be loaded, the wind rarely blows against them etc. But it stacks up and wears on her transformation so she rarely wills for it as she wants to extend her time on land as much as possible. The more frequently she has to disappear, the more suspicious it would be and the easier it would be to be caught.

I’ll talk about Adrien’s whole deal once I have art of his proper design. He undergoes the most costume changes so I’ve been having a time researching men’s period fashion.

#miraculous ladybug #miraculous #miraculous fanart #ml fanart #marinette dupain cheng #adrien agreste #Sizzle sketches #mermaid au

[miraculousfanworks]

Writing Prompt: His dream journal must be awesome

Whenever Adrien has a bad dream, Plagg would whisper ridiculous scenarios into his ear so that he’ll have a much nicer albeit weirder dream.

Plagg: Focus Adrien, Ladybug needs you to do that Van Damme truck split perfectly or else the lucky charm won’t work Adrien: I won’t disappoint you my Lady

Plagg: freeze! Stop right there banananoir! You are under arrest for stealing all the croissants in Paris! Adrien: you’ll never get me alive

Plagg: Adrien, all your photoshoots are cancelled because its raining Passion fruit macarons Adrien: pleased humming

Prompt by: Ratkun

#miraculous fanworks #miraculous ladybug #writing prompt #adrien agreste #plagg #cheer up sleepy jean #oh what can it mean

[buggachat]

In terms of however much of BEAU you have planned out, where are we currently (beginning-middle, middle, middle-end, etc.)?

beginning(?) of the end

#bakery enemies au #ive gotten a lot of asks about part counts but unfortunately I have no idea how many parts there will be #i do not count them out as i plan them and i only really figure out where to split them once theyre drawn out #but this... this i can answer #perhaps the BEGINNING beginning of the end was the moment marinette looked through adrien's phone

[maddascanbe-blog]

Well hello there... Alright, I'll admit it. She's my favorite, in cannon and for the redesigns. Love Nathalie, ever since Bubbler. My friend thought I would change my mind later? Nope, it has always and will always be her.

Keeping with the monstrous theme for the miraculous villains meant keeping the blue skin tone. It probably looks like scales but if you look closer the stuff around her eyes and going up to her hair is actually meant to be small feathers.

Civilian Nathalie sticks pretty close to her cannon design but with a grey undershirt instead of red to make the streak in her hair the only pop of color. Fun fact, in cannon when Nathalie gets sick only the streak in her hair turns gray, meaning her natural hair color is bright red and the black is the dye job. I like to believe the same is true here so I warmed up her hair instead of the cool tones I used for Marinette (and Kagami later)

Catalyst and The Collector have the same color pallet and very blatantly go together, like hell I was gonna change that. Instead she just looks more refined as opposed to Gabriel's wild hair.

As for the rewrite, Nathalie is still in love with Gabriel. Honestly honey, you can do better. But her primary motivation is actually to help Adrien. She's raised him just as much, if not more, than his actual parents. And she sees how much it hurts him to see Gabriel pull away even more, and with Emelie just gone. And she is under the impression that Gabriel has the same motivation. Not realizing until its too late that his intentions are far more selfish than hers.

Actually because of that her transformation is less monstrous than Gabe's. While his entire head splits open, hers are superficial. Still painful, but the magic recognizes her potential for change and doesn't force her to suffer the way it does Gabriel. But unfortunately, the peacock miraculous is still damaged. And Nathalie is paying the price for her hopes.

#miraculous ladybug #miraculous fanart #miraculous redesign #miraculous rewrite #nathalie sancoeur #nathalie sancoeur redesign #mayura #mayura redesign #catalyst #catalyst redesign #mlb redesign #peacock miraculous

[rosekasa]

58 for the kiss prompt??

HI ILY THANK U FOR THIS

58. “It’s been years since we’ve seen each other and I didn’t know what happened to you because of secret identities” kiss from this list by @kisspromptsforthelovesquare

The train of her dress catches in the jamb when she slams the door. "Are you fucking kidding me?" she says.

Adrien looks down at his loafers. The floor has been freshly polished. This room is probably booked for another wedding later today. After Marinette finishes taking her vows at hers.

She takes a step forward, fingers clutching so hard at her bouquet that the stems start to split. "Adrien," she says. "What did Tikki mean when she said you're Chat Noir?"

Music floats through the corridor from the other hall. He knows no one's going to wonder where he is, but what about the bride?

He swallows, still looking at his loafers. "...You weren't meant to find out today," he says quietly.

She scoffs. "So after the reception was your idea of good timing?"

Adrien says nothing.

She reaches her hands up, like she wants to scrub them down her face, then thinks better of it. They still haven't even gotten around to the actual ceremony yet -- she can't ruin her makeup.

"God, Adrien, I just--" She sighs. "How could you not have told me before?"

"...There was never a good time," he says.

"Never?" she repeats. "You came back to Paris six months ago!"

He bristles. As if he didn't think about it back then. As if he wouldn't have told her at the airport on the very first day, when she'd outrun Alya and Nino and jumped on him when her engagement ring brushed against his neck.

Does she feel differently about that hug now? Now that she knows he's Chat Noir, her ex-boyfriend, the boy who disappeared as soon as Hawk Moth was arrested?

"I don't know what you want me to say," he says. "It's not like it would've changed anything."

Her eyes cut towards him. "Adrien, do you really think I'd be getting married today if I knew who you were?"

The words hang in the air, reverbing in his ears long after it stopped in the empty room. She can't possibly mean what he thinks she means. She's been with that guy for two years, they have an apartment together, he's pretty sure she's mentioned adopting a cat soon--

"That's not--" He struggles for a moment. "Of-- of course you would, I mean, you love him--"

"Then what stopped you from telling me in the first place?"

He swallows hard.

He knew. He knew full well what would've happened if he'd told her.

Her eyes are moist behind her mascared lashes. "I can't go back out there," she says.

"What?" he says. He steps forward, edging around the skirt of her dress. "Marinette-- no. You have to."

"I can't, I--" Her voice cracks. She turns her eyes up, holding back tears.

"Marinette." He grabs her hands, almost desperately, and squeezes. "Marinette. This is your future. Your life."

"It was my life," she says. "When I thought I wouldn't see you again." Her gaze shifts back to his face. "How can I promise myself to someone that isn't you?"

Her ring feels like a blade against his thumb.

"You kind of already did," he whispers.

She sighs. Her head drops to rest on his chest. Her veil looks like a white tulip petal, spreading across the floor behind her.

Careful not to dislodge her bun, he cups her head. Leaning his face down, he kisses her hair.

"You'll be okay," he says softly. He takes her by the arms and helps her straighten. "You'll be more than okay. I mean, he has much better hair than me anyway."

She laughs wetly, dabbing at her lashes with a finger. "That's impossible and you know it."

He cracks a pained smile.

He wonders when the next flight out of Paris is tonight.

#miraculous ladybug #adrienette #lovesquare #mlb fic #ml fic #♡alizeh writes♡ #ask

[mochinek0]

Daminette December 2023: 3-Manga

"You should take her to that café on Fifth Ave." Jon declared, "She loves sweets and they serve a variety of tea there. It's perfect!"

"Marinette, remember to be courteous of his diet." Kagami spoke, "Don't go anywhere there are few options."

"I think Damian is picking the place this time so that won't be a problem." Marinette replied.

"Is that seriously what you're wearing?" Jon shouted.

"What is wrong with my outfit?" Damian questioned.

"Oh, nothing." Jon snarled, "It's just your usual suit. It's a date, Damian! You're not going to a gala; dress down, like if we were going somewhere."

Damian rolled his eyes and walked back into his closet.

"I have the perfect outfit for you!" Adrien shouted, pulling out the viral strawberry dress, "It's perfect!"

"Adrien, I really don't think-" Mari began to refuse.

"It's spring. You look great in pink and as a designer can you really refuse?" he countered.

Marinette sighed and grabbed the dress.

"Make sure you wear your red bow heels." he shouted.

"What?" Marinette yelled, "No way!"

"Are you going to wear your converse and clash." Adrien smirked.

Mari growled and went back into her room.

"Hurry up!" he called back, "I'm doing your hair and make up, too."

Marinette couldn't help but feel utterly ridiculous right now.

'How did I let Adrien talk me into dressing up like this? I feel so stupid right now!'

Marinette smiled, embarrassed, as she waved to Damian.

'Jon, I'm going to kill you.'

Damian took in Marinette's appearance and felt completely underdressed. She was wearing a short pink dress with flowing sleeves with strawberries and Jon had convinced him to come in jeans! Marinette was wearing heels; she never wear heels! Damian was already thinking which piece of kryptonite he was going to use to kill his best friend with.

Marinette looked around the tiny café. It was definetely something new. They had never eaten there before. She could see stands her family used for cupcakes, but these had.....sandwiches?

Damian gulped as she looked around. She seemed excited.

'Maybe Jon was right; I'll just maim him.'

'I never thought Damian would like these kind of things. This place reminds me of the galas he always complains about. He told me he hated finger food so why are we here? Did I say something to make him think I would like this? Is this because I told him I want jalapenos on the veggie pizza last time?'

"I apologize for being underdressed, Marinette." Damian spoke.

"Are you kidding?" Marinette questioned, "I feel overdressed. Adrien suggested this outfit."

"Jon suggested mine." he admitted.

Marinete giggled, "What else did Jon suggest?"

"Coming here." Damian admitted.

"Seriously?" Marinette asked, "How about we split a veggie pizza? I'm buying."

Damian stood up quickly and rushed to pay. Marinette just giggled at his urgency.

'I knew he didn't like this place.'

"So, did Agreste suggest the hair, too?" he questioned, looking at her hair in space buns.

"Yeah." Mari spoke, " He insisted. He said something about wanting to style my hair like this for awhile and how he needed it to be long enough."

"That I don't mind." Damian stated, "Although, I'm sure you are eager to get out of those heels."

As Damian drove them over to her apartment, Marinette texted Adrien and Kagami. She lied and said the date had been a disaster and she was at home. The moment they arrived, Damian texted Jon saying there had been an accident at the café and he desperately needed a change of clothes. He told him they had gone to her place as it was closer to the café.

Damian quickly hid in her room and Marinette sat on the couch facing the door. She buried her face in her hands as she heard footsteps pounding the hallways like a stampede. Her front door was thrown open.

"What happened?" Adrien shouted.

"I have my blade!" Kagami cried, holding it up in the air.

Almost instantly, Jon barreled into them shouting, "I have clothes!"

"Ow." Adrien winced, "Jon?"

"Who is he?" the fencer demanded.

They turned to Marinette for answers, only to see her glaring at them. They hadn't even heard her get up from the couch.

"Sit down; now!" she demanded.

Jon had never seen Marinette pissed off, but Adrien had.

'Not good!'

Adrien quickly grabbed Kagami's arm and pulled her to sit down where Mari had been. Jon wasn't sure what was going on, but he rushed to sit next to the others.

"You can come out now." Mari called out and Damian walked out.

"Hey!" Jon whined, "You said-"

Damian grabbed the clothes out of his friends arms and went back to his girlfriend's room.

"All three of you made this date a disaster." Marinette claimed.

"But-"

"We didn't know where we were going so we were dressed horribly." Marinette stated, "As a fashion designer that is a huge no in my books. While I don't mind Damian dressed casual, it would be fine if we were going to the mall, the movies, or a shopping date. I'm wearing a $200 dress that you insisted I wear."

"But you look so cute!" Adrien defended himself.

"I'm in heels, Adrien!" Mari shouted back.

Kagami even looked at him, like he lost his mind.

"You had us go to a tea shop." she spoke, pointing to Jon.

"Damian likes tea and you like sweets." Jon shrugged. Kagami sighed, "She grew up in a bakery. She bakes all the time. Marinette probably has five different types of bread or sweets in her kitchen, right now."

"While it's great you thought of both of us, they have specials on certain days. They were serving roast beef sandwiches today." Marinette explained.

"Oh." Jon whispered, sinking lower into his seat, praying that Batcow would forgive him.

Damian walked out of the room and took Marinette's spot as she walked into her room.

"Where did you get these ideas?" Damian demanded.

"Manga." they all answered.

Marinette walked out of her room in a new change of clothes. She kept her hair down, but was red crop top and black short. She had even traded in red heels for some white converse high tops.

"So?" Mari questioned.

"Manga." Damian answered.

Marinette facepalmed, "Swap mangas or something, but next time you want to give advice, make sure everyone has read it. Also, make sure you all agree with it."

Kagami pouted, "So, I don't need my blade, right now."

"No, Kagami." Mari responded.

"Fine." the fencer replied, sheathing it away.

"I'm sorry, Mari." Adrien spoke first.

"I'm sorry, Damian." Jon declared, " I was only trying to help."

"As was I." Kagami stated.

Mari smiled and grabbed Damian's hand, " Alright, well, now that that is over with; let's go."

"Where are you going?" Kagami questioned.

"We're gonna go on a pizza date." Marinette answered.

Damian spoke, "We are picking it up and then heading to my place to watch movies."

"It sounds boring." Huffs Adrien.

Mari stuck out her tongue at him and turned back to her boyfriend, "It sounds perfect."

The trio of friends pouted as all their hard work went to waste.

'Weirdos.'

As the couple walked out of Marinette's apartment, the three new friends began to go over what manga they had fixated on for the date and others they had read.

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[flightfoot]

Hi, since you're the ML fanfic authority around these parts, can you rec any fics based on the paris special? Even if its not finished or is abandoned it doesn't matter, i'm in desperate need of more paris special content. thank you!

Oooh, yes I can! Of course there aren't a ton of them as of yet, but there's still enough to scratch your itch, I hope! Luckily most of these I already have recs written out for, for the large rec lists I'm gonna publish at the end of the year (or well, the beginning of next year, actually). I'll tag everyone whose tumblr handles I know, but feel free to tag anyone I didn't get!

First, I'll start off with the complete fics.

If We Run, We Run Together by @heartfulselkie

The mockery of his laugh had always made her want to punch Griffe in the face, but now the thought wasn't even crossing her mind. The teasing tone in his voice and smugness of his grin had faded, his cocky attitude dissolving into something more genuine. Was that what his real laugh sounded like? Was that what his real smile looked like?

I loved seeing Toxinelle and Griffe Noir awkwardly start relearning how to be around each other, without hiding behind uncaring facades. They've got a long way to go, but they're getting there!

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Back to Life (Back to Reality) by @2manyfandoms2count

Toxinelle and Griffe Noire return to their world after their night in the canon timeline.

I loved seeing these two talking a bit more amiably, especially with Toxinelle commenting on how silent Adrien is as a civilian. That doesn’t appear to be something he really wants to dwell on.

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Here’s Hopes For Moving Forward... by allthingsasian

Gabriel finds out his son is Claw Noir.

Set just after the Paris Special...

I loved seeing Gabriel’s perspective here, finding Claw Noir broken down, crying on his son’s bedroom floor, and realizing what that means. How badly Adrien must have been hurting, how he’d been lashing out and hurting everyone he could reach, including himself, with the self-cataclysm. 

But now, Adrien and Gabriel are ready to talk, with Adrien getting the hug he’s sorely needed for a long time.

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The Supreme Movers by PearlO_O

Continuation of Tales of Shadybug and Claw Noir.

Adrien and Marinette battle with the emotional aftermath of meeting their alternate selves.

This was an excellent follow-up to the Paris Special! To be clear, the Adrien and Marinette here are Claw Noir and Shady Bug, not the ones from the show we’ve been following all this time. I really liked Adrien and Marinette reflecting and recontextualizing how their parents have been acting in more positive ways, and getting more positive responses in turn, along with them reassessing how they’ve been acting and reaching out to Alya and Nino. There’s this theme of “it doesn’t matter who we were or what mistakes we made, but who we want to be and that we keep moving forward”.

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Keep Me Safe Inside by RoFair

Adrien Agreste, formally known as Claw Noir attempts to get to know the girl he admires behind the mask of the reformed Shadybug. He has a plan, but it is derailed by a blonde bully.

I love how smitten Adrien is with Marinette! He might have a lot of bravado as Claw Noir, but he’s kinda shy as a civilian. Of course, that all goes out the window when Marinette needs help - like when she’s being bullied and is nearing a breakdown.

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Eat, Pray, Duck by @trishacollins

Gabriel Agreste split his twin sons apart when his wife died, keeping one with him and sending one to London with his sister. Unfortunately, the Supreme was not willing to let this be.

He wanted a matched set.

Felix is a weapon, a servant of the Supreme. On a mission to retrieve the stolen Miraculous.

In a world that has outlawed kindness, sometimes the most dangerous person is the one who chooses it anyway.

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

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Friends who kiss by @kuromori4

It’s been about a week since Shadybug and Claw Noir’s goody-two shoes alternate universe counterparts convinced them to betray the Supreme and join the Resistance. And while they are determined to be better… It hasn’t been easy. While both Shadybug and Claw Noir have a lifetime of problems to untangle if they want to be good people, they realize a new look doesn’t magically make you a nice person. As if that weren’t hard enough to deal with, the two ex-Villains struggle with defining what their new relationship might be.

I love the two of them talking things out, and struggling. Shadybug in particular is still very prickly and prone to making snide comments about Adrien, even though she doesn’t really know him, and she still hasn’t totally come to terms with her own true feelings about Claw Noir. Though by the end they um. Figure that out, I guess you could say XD.

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These next two are WIPS, I've really been enjoying them so far!

Cracked White Porcelain by between

The basement is a wreck by the time they return and it takes her a moment to remember where their last fight in their world had really led them. "Remind me, please," Noir says, voice still but a fragile tingle against her ear. "To think about it, later." "You'll have to," she agrees with a nod. His hand is shaking in hers. "I know." They both pretend they aren't holding onto each other as they blindly, foolishly, follow their enemy, their ally, through the shadows of their city. (An act of treason against the Supreme doesn't leave you with a lot of places to go. Giving up on your goals is a lot easier when the consequences of your actions haven't caught up to you yet.)

This fic mostly covers what happens immediately after they return to Hesperia's HQ, with Marinette and Adrien freeing their kwamis of their gags, for starters. Marinette and Adrien apparently figured out that Hesperia is Gabriel before the events of the Paris Special here (since well, his HQ is beneath the Agreste Mansion, so that makes it pretty obvious) while Gabriel still has no clue, which leads to an interesting dynamic, especially since Gabriel's worried about his son while having no clue that he's right in front of him.

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One step forward, no steps back by @theerurishipper

Wanting to move on, wanting to choose to be part of the world, meant looking at it. And it also meant he had to look at all the fear, the heartache, the terror and rage and anger that he had caused. And he’s not sure how to come back from it all. It all feels so hopeless, like there’s nothing he can do anymore. But he can’t go back either. Not to that life. Not after everything, not knowing that something better is possible. For better or worse, that optimistic, hopeful part of him that he’d thought long lost has awakened once more, and holding onto it feels much better than the consuming despair that had plagued him for months. But it all feels like it could fall apart any second. And he doesn’t know if he’ll be able to bear losing himself a second time.

This fic's from Adrien's perspective, dealing with the new changes in his life. You get a good look into the mindset that led him to becoming Claw Noir to begin with, how he was breaking down and lashing out at everyone around him, and had little concern for even his own survival.

Things are getting better though, slowly. Nino's willing to hear him out, and he and Marinette are really talking, in ways they didn't before, when they were villains. Even his relationship with Plagg's on the mend, and Hesperia's acting like a father to him (which well, considering what we readers know of their relationship... XD).

But the Supreme isn't willing to just let Adrien skip off to a happier future...

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[nixthelapin]

A Jekyll&Hyde type akuma whose power is to bring out a hidden or repressed part of your personality (but like, making two of you instead of switching in one body), and when Chat gets hit suddenly there’s both “normal” Chat (I’ll get to that in a sec) and Cat Walker/Patte de Velours at the same time.

(Cue Ladybug freaking out upon learning they’re the same person)

“Normal” Chat looks the same, but is just a bit more intense (since this is Adrien’s way of “letting loose” to not be how he is as a civilian, he’s not too different, but because of the split he does lose some usual traits). I.e. *heavily* flirting with LB, going at it with the puns, more agressive and impulsive with the akuma, doesnt like following orders (especially with the remaining feelings of anger towards the partnership being put further into question as LB prefers CW), heart on his sleeve

Cat Walker is also not super different to the episode he was in, but is also more intense thanks to the akuma: all business- no nonsense, doesn’t laugh at jokes (even in a “I’ll laugh if you want” way, like in Kuroneko), cordial to LB, follows LB’s orders to a T (to the point of not making his own decisions in battle), calm and collected (almost emotionless, even with that plastered smile)

CN starts to hate CW as the fight goes on, because LB seems to prefer him (and she’s understandably getting annoyed with CN’s impulsivity). CN gets territorial, saying that he’s LB’s partner. CW: “then why did she replace you with me?” (Man, look at all the self hatred in Adrien’s psyche!)

So CN runs off and leaves them alone to fight the akuma. This ticks LB off even more, but she has an akuma to deal with- and she has CW- so she lets him go.

As the fight goes on, some of the same issues from Kuroneko occur, so she also gets frustrated with CW too.

Since he’s acting more extreme than normal (more like someone awaiting orders than a partner due to the Jekyll&Hyde thing), it causes more problems (like him waiting for her decisions leaving openings where he could’ve done something proactive)

She actually blows up at him, asking why he didn’t do anything (“I was waiting for you to tell me the plan!”), and she says he should be able to think on his own, he doesn’t need her to tell him everything, but- “I thought I was just being what you wanted.”

(He’s shocked and genuinely hurt- though it’s still pretty quiet emotion, subdued and apologetic)

And that’s when it clicks for her what becoming CW was back in Kuroneko. He was molding himself for her. And this version of CW is even more of that. She realizes just how much CN suppresses, not just for her, but for everyone- why else would this be a major aspect of his personality?

(Also, Patte de Velours? Velvet Paw? That’s basically saying he’s been declawed. Yikes.)

She makes CN get his butt back to the fight (or she finds him- he may have been doing something while away like talking with someone, maybe Alya or Nino, or Luka). CN and CW argue more, with insults. Then she goes on a whole rant/lecture to them about how important they both are, both to her and to each other, how they are one person, and their traits are both important, but each extreme is not great. Ex: instinct/impulse and service/obedience (the key is self control, so that your emotions aren’t controlling you, but neither is another person). He is allowed to be both! Neither personality is bad, and hating one is just hating himself- he can’t just reject a fundamental part of himself.

She makes them agree to work together to defeat the akuma. It’s awkward at first, but they get a rhythm by seeing where each one is needed in the plan (LB does still do that, but how they follow is more fluid now). Two cataclysms now! Yay! (Maybe they used their powers already and have to de transform, and they see themselves as Adrien- the same one, not different, and it gets through their skulls. Idk I’m spitballing).

They have a quick talk between the two about accepting each other, it won’t be easy, I’m nervous, we’ll be okay (“yeah, I think we will :)”), etc.

Ends with them combining back with the ladybug cure. Surprise! His outfit is combined too! (Honestly, I just want the ponytail with the fluffy hair)

LB and CN have a talk after recharging about everything. CN apologizes for lying about CW and explains why and how he did it. LB didn’t realize how much he hid. She never meant for him to change or hate parts of himself. He thought she didn’t like the CN parts of him, but LB promises that isn’t true. She admits she did get… annoyed, but never hate! She loves both sides of him. Besides, CW didn’t work out that first time, remember? (Though she very much leaves out her intense crushing being the deciding factor there)

CN admits he feels more, well, not whole, exactly, he’s actually still pretty uncertain about what all this means for “who he is,” but… he can at least say he feels less like he has to perform all the time. He loves being Chat Noir, but he is exaggerating a bit when he transforms, in part to be not like his civilian life. He tells her he’s not like that as a civilian, but he’s also not like Cat Walker. But he’s not really sure who “he” is yet. (What I’m getting at is Oblivio!Adrien- dorky, but not over the top, in love, trusts his lady to make the plan, but is still proactive, etc.)

LB says that’s okay, he doesn’t have to figure it out right away. But she’ll be there to help him figure it out.

END

#miraculous #mlb #miraculous ladybug #adrien agreste #marinette #marinette dupain cheng #ladybug #chat noir #cat walker #patte de velours #jekyll and hyde #akuma #ladynoir #ladywalker #I’m not salting either version of Adrien #yes cat Walker was said to be more like how he acts with his dad #but that was also exaggerated and does actually include his actual personality traits #it’s also why the end isn’t complete #self discovery and identity aren’t a quick fix #it’s more about him accepting both parts and not just being one thing and hiding the other #self hatred is not welcome in this house #healthy acceptance is what he needs rn #not molding himself to expected roles #rant over