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imthepunchlord · 6 months

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Zodiac Kwamis

Mullo is an energetic little imp. She discovered long ago that people were startled by rodents, and it's been her favorite game to prank new users who weren't expecting her. Mischievousness aside, Mullo likes to encourage activity and productivity, to be clever, observant, and to develop her human into being a multitasker. She likes to touch on the promise of their own independence and self-reliance, but to also be open to being a team player and learning how to share leadership. Mullo can be a bit antagonistic, and will recommend betrayals and being petty/spiteful. Eons later, she and Plagg still have yet to make up when she lied to him about the race.

Stompp is strict, gruff, dedicated, and a little short tempered. He's very serious about responsibility and staying on task, he likes humans to take their time and be efficient. He dislikes dishonesty and dicey behavior. He demands integrity, for people to embrace who they are and work off their true strength. When his humans are strong, he likes to encourage his humans to shoulder the burdens of others when they are in need.

Roaar is bold and wily, she likes to see confidence in her humans, ready to face challenges, and likes to see them be mischievous and ambitious. She wants humans who are able to toe the line of being elusive but charismatic, and will guide them so they will be able to do so. Roaar would also work to develop her humans to be leaders, know how to direct and use people.

Fluff is energetic and observant and aims to be productive and on task, though she can be easily distracted and literally hop between tasks. She is a restless kwami and is impatient to see things completed quickly, but efficiently, though she does understand she needs to take care to not rush or stress out her humans. She is a kwami who doesn't really recommend confrontation, that it is better to flee and escape, to face that opponent smartly and resourcefully.

Longg is talkative, ambitious, and eager. He's a kwami who can recognize the hidden potential in others, and know that they just need to find a goal and reach it, aim for it, and what's kept within will arise and thrive. He's a very optimistic kwami, knowing well that good things will come to those who endure and persist, even in the face of failure, failure is not an end but a stepping stone, and he urges humans to keep going.

Sass is observant, a little quiet, manipulative, and patient. He's a rival of Trixx for having the most silver of tongue, and knowing how to direct and influence humans. While overall benevolent, he is willing to dabble in questionable choices, especially when dealing with enemies. He can be one of the greatest allies a human can have, and one of the scariest kwamis to irk.

Kaalki is the most elitist of the kwamis, very egotistical and poised, she demands a certain standard from her humans, desiring them to be wealthy or famous. She'd be put off by any human beneath her standards, but if she sees that potential, she will work to elevate them to her standards, make them famous or wealthy. In spite of her prestige, Kaalki stands that her humans must become the ideal heroes. Those who champion on in the face of hardships, who have a noble heart that step up for others; anyone who doesn't act like the ideal hero is bound to get quite the earful.

Ziggy is curious, ambitious, clever, sweet, and reckless. It was often recommended by Guardians that she was to be paired with hardheaded humans with her tendency to ram her head against theirs, either out of excitement or annoyance. She likes to urge humans to be creative, look upon the world in a new perspective, to be independent and ready to solve their own problems. She's also a notorious escape artist, back in the days of the Order, she rivaled Plagg in how many times she'd just disappear and go exploring.

Xuppu is volatile and impish. He will be nosy, hey himself in everything, and is very sporadic and lively. He can be quick to connect with humans, but also quicker to fight them. He likes humans to be adaptable, open to change on the fly, have a sense of honor to live by, and be active. The Order actually tied Xuppu with Kaalki as the biggest handful of the Zodiac (much to Kaalki's offense).

Orikko is blunt, bold, and egotistical. He likes to think highly of himself, and eagerly welcomes humans into his "flock", already having high regards for them. He likes to urge his humans to be clever, honest, and ready leaders. He prefers humans to take time to think things through, have a good plan before they act, for as courageous as a rooster is, it's still quite limited in fights, so they need to be clever. Orikko will also take up the task of waking humans up at the crack of dawn, and he likes to do so with a song.

Barkk is friendly and embracing of all humans, and she's a kwami who mastered the line between work mode and play mode, knowing well there's a time for play and a time for work, and she likes to help humans develops this as she has found humans who overwork themselves or prioritize play too much. She's the most empathic kwami, having a lot of faith in humanity and can easily understand their reasoning. In spite of her compassion, she is able to draw the line when dealing with an unruly human, and she is willing to bite to back her warning barks.

Daizzi is an easy going, brilliant, and affectionate kwami. Daizzi loves to eat, sleep, play in the mud, then get bathed afterwards. A lot of humans don't initially regard him as clever as a kwami and he will make use of that to take it easy. He is one of the few manipulative kwamis, specializing with empathy. If needed, he will try to open up a human's perspective, consider what they may be feeling. He is not above feeding into a human's vices though, as his power is changing someone's true colors. Much like Kaalki, Daizzi does prefer to be with wealthy humans, though it's nor a deal breaker if he isn't.

#miraculous ladybug #kwamis #zodiac kwamis #mullo #stompp #roaar #fluff #longg #sass #kaalki #ziggy #xuppu #orikko #barkk #daizzi

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redtippedfox · 1 year

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Corrupted Kwamis: Wrath of the Gods

Tikki-Creation-Manifestation

Plagg-Destruction-Ruination

Trixx-Illusion-Reality

Pollen-Subjection-Submission

Wayzz-Protection-Endangerment

Duusu-Emotion-Manipulation

Nooroo-Transmission-Dissemination

Longg-Perfection-Limitation

Ziggy-Passion-Suppression

Kaalki-Migration-Stagnation

Barkk-Adoration-Humiliation

Stompp-Determination-Revolution

Orikko-Pretension-Deposition

Roarr-Exaltation-Depression

Fluff-Evolution-Regression

Sass-Intuition-Divination

Xuppu-Derision-Adulation

Mullo-Multiplication-Subtraction

Daizzi-Jubilation-Devastation

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Tikki- Tikki has the terrifying power of Manifestation but with no care or emotions for humanity anymore she creates the worst of the worst. Plaguing humanity with curses and horrifying monster like titans and man-eating creatures. Turning Paris into an Empire for her chosen and those her chosen holds dear. Tikki reverses the world back to the days of fear where death was around every corner.

Plagg- Plagg never cared much for humanity but since Tikki loved them he kept them safe, now that Tikki is corrupted like the rest of the kwamis he sees no need to keep them safe. With the power of Ruination he creates deadly diseases and curses that can kill a man instantly. Though most are safe from Plagg’s reign of destruction if you live inside Paris under the protection of the Divines if not then your screwed.

Trixx- Trixx uses the harsh power of reality to torture the humans, forcing them to face the reality that nothing will ever be as it was. Trixx creates traps that they hide across the world and if a human were to fall into it then they would have to face the reality of their trauma. Trixx picks their victims based on the amount of heavy trauma they have, like some sick game they toy with the emotions of humanity for fun.

Pollen- Pollen uses the power of submission to gain followers, brainwashing them and forcing her victims into a Hive mind. This helps the Divines keep people under their control but it’s Pollens sick pleasure to find the best of the best to join her Hive, only the best may serve her Hive and her Guardian.

Wayzz- The power of Endangerment is dangerous which is why many people of Paris try their hardest to live in the turtles territory for safety, Wayzz protects those that live in his territory and those that don’t or trespassers face a worse fate. His Shelter allows those with good intentions to pass but those that don’t feel agonizing pain that endanger their health. Unlike Trixx he does not torture humanity for fun. It’s not what his Guardian would want. Especially since she loves all of her people.

Duusu- Duusu creates as many sentimonsters as she wants, helping Tikki fill the world with monsters. Some sentimonsters are human like and some are not, some are safe and some are not. Duusu mainly stays with her Guardian who doesn’t mind Duusu’s terrifying creations. Just for fun though Duusu manipulates the emotions of humanity. Mainly turning them on one another for sick enjoyment. She sometimes imprisons them so they know how she and Nooroo felt.

Nooroo- Nooroo uses his power to force random people to turn into monsters, transforming them as if they were clay. Though he never leaves his Guardians side he transforms them into creepy monsters. Nooroo makes humanity suffer through what he endured under Gabriels hand. Not being able to move, takes away their mouths, or force them to follow orders. But if you live in Paris your safe as long as you live under their protection.

Longg- Longg controls the sky, creating deadly storms that have sank ships and ripped cities apart. Using the power of Limitation though they curse humanity to forever be flawed never allowing them to have their perfect world back. Longg creates tornados and cloudy skies blocking the sun. Unless you live in Paris.

Ziggy- Ziggy uses their powers to suppress the emotions of humanity, things like Love, and passion only exist in Paris.

Kaalki-Kaalki uses the power of stagnation to stop all animal migration causing the animals to turn violent and the natural order to topple. She has fun stealing people from where they are and teleporting them else where causing people to lose their family members and friends. Sometimes she rearranges the iconic monuments to be elsewhere, Kaalki likes to redesign the world by placing things or statues in places they don’t belong.

Barkk- Like a dog Barkk hunts down her victims, not giving them a chance to hide. She plays fetch with human beings and sometimes that causes a limb or two to be lost. She enjoys humiliating humanity, sometimes she bites the people she likes and turns them into were-beasts which is a high honor because they end up meeting the Guardian and enjoying the kindness given to them. Barkk mainly hangs out with the Guardian but from time to time she goes out of Paris to humiliate and torture humanity.

Stompp-Stompp doesn’t do much, he likes sleeping and being lazy. Though he does punish humans if they dare try to harm his people or territory. But if any of the people of Paris try to fight back Stompp has the power to steal their determination leaving them to the wrath of the Guardian. He can brainwash humans into accepting anything, no determination no revolution.

Orikko- Orikko loves to play god even if he is a literal god, he grants audience to people and gives them limited power at a price, it causes a lot of people to fall into debt with him. Sometimes he gives them the power they want only so it can backfire causing the person who asked for the power to lose everything and then enslaving them for all eternity. The only way out of enslavement is being transferred to another kwamis domain or territory. But the mercy of freedom from enslavement is if the Guardian chooses to free them and prints them back to her part of the Empire.

Roarr- Roarr loves to steal peoples happiness causing them to fall into deep depression, that sometimes causes the victim to fall. Roarr gathers the souls of the depressed and keeps them as Knick knacks. No one is safe from her soul collecting, that is unless the Guardian is gifted the soul and is freed.

Fluff- Fluff has fun conquering the timelines with her army and Alix. She mainly goes back into moments were her Guardian was hurt or bullied and tortures those that hurt her Guardian. Fluff also collects different versions of Marinette from different timelines, placing them in a sort of sanctuary. Though the Guardian says she can only have so many. The people of Paris under Fluffs control don’t mind serving her that is until you cross her and she turns you into one of her mindless soldiers.

Sass- Sass helps Fluff conquer the timelines by helping Alix and Luka with winning. Using his power he can see into different timelines through the Snake holders eyes, if Fluff likes their Marinette he’ll help capture her. Sass though loves torturing Gabriel and his accomplices over and over again, he has an eternal hell just for them. Sometimes he asks Nooroo to transform Gabriel into a useless Kwami so they can lock him in the same cages they were locked in and suck him dry of his life.

Xuppu- Xuppu sometimes joins in on the conquering of timelines only so he can make fun and mock Gabriel or the enemies of his Guardian. But Xuppu makes humanity his puppets, like a wish with a monkeys paw, he acts nice and grants them their wish with praises and false luck on so it can go wrong sometimes leading to death.

Mullo- Mullo is always on the conquering of timelines, her power to take away a persons power is needed every time. Though she sometimes uses her powers to take a limb or two away from a human or humans just for fun.

Daizzi- Using her power she reveals humanity’s deepest desires and takes them away. Diazzi sometimes even manipulates their desires to fit her needs. There are rare occasions where she meets kind-hearted people like her Guardian and trap them in their desire forever, it is her mercy. Then their are moments where she turns a desire into a nightmare.

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19thsentry-blog · 5 months

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Contact: The Run and Go

MLB Fanfic | Feluka Endgame | Rated M | Ongoing: AO3 Link

Viperion's feet slipped–barely, but perceptibly. The world viciously shook beneath them, like the underground StarTrain he sometimes rode from Britain to France was plowing away at full speed beneath their feet. Already desecrated skyscrapers and cathedrals sunk several more meters into the ground, Feast's innards hungrily pulling more of the ruin toward its center.

"I think things are just...settling," Viperion said, eyes darting warily around the landscape.

The cataclysmic downpour and flash flood slowed to a light summer's drizzle as the tail end of the storm dragged over them. Félix felt Viperion hold his breath while they both tracked the retreating clouds until, eventually, the earthquake settled to a far-off rumble, and the rain finally soothed to a stop.

Viperion breathed out, his head thunking against the billboard for emphasis. "We should be okay now."

A fine thing to say from someone who hadn't been hit by lightning.

#Nat's Monster In The Box #Contact AU mlb #feluka #félix graham de vanily #luka couffaine #stompp

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gamerknight7310 · 1 month

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Hero LineUp (1/3)

I finally finished writing up the pairings and reasons, but it was too long for one post, so I'm slicing them up and here are the first five... enjoy.

We first begin our roster with the golden child himself, Adrien Agreste. I thought this one was a no-brainer so I decided to give him Tikki as his kwami as I think the pairing is a very interesting one plus he could use a warm light in his cold dark room. Our next pairing is with one of my favorite characters Marc, but when it came to which miraculous to give them I decided on Barkk as their kwami for the sole reason that they're good at soccer which isn't a valid reason, but this was one of the kwamis I had difficulty, so cut me some slack, but I must say I can see the pair playing ball together and Marc deserves all the "Adoration" hehe get it. For this next one, I was okay with being Aurore and Longg since I would think Aurore would be very knowledgeable on the weather since she ran for weather girl and Longg's powers are the makings of a storm plus she would have a head start with the powers as she's been akumatized as Stormy Weather. Let me be honest with y'all, I loved Chloe's character since S1 and 2, so I refuse to believe what "Ass-truc" did to her character just because she's someone who bullied him in real life to me that's no excuse to waste a character, so with that ramble out of the way I gave her Xuppu to shake up the formula as I could see them having a rocky start, but slowly during a much-needed arc they become good friends. This next one doesn't deviate from canon that being Ivan and Stompp. I did try to pair Ivan with another kwami, but in the end, he and Stompp just felt right, so we carried on.

#miraculous ladybug #adrien agreste #marc anciel #aurore beaureal #chloe bourgeois #ivan bruel #tikki #barkk #longg #xuppu #stompp

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celestiall0tus · 1 month

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Tales of Bloody Bug and Chat Noir - Chapter 19 - Family

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Adrien lay on his bed as he stared at the ceiling. He turned over again and again as he checked his phone. It was late in the evening, close to dinner time. There was a flood of new messages from everyone following his kidnapping. His entire homeroom class minus Luka and Alix checked on him and sent their best wishes. Marinette and Lila apologized profusely, but he ignored them. The last thing he wanted was to look at their empty words and relive those memories so soon.

A knock came from Adrien’s door. He sat up as Gabriel entered. He watched Gabriel move to stand in front of him.

“Adrien, I heard about your kidnapping today.”

“Oh?”

“Where was your bodyguard? Why weren’t you with him?”

“I… I ran off with a friend.”

“Why?”

“We were running from those girls that got akumatized because-.”

“Enough. You should have gone to your bodyguard and not off with some random girl.”

“But she’s not a random girl, Father. She’s my friend. And I would have been just as safe with her if not for those girls getting akumatized.”

“You brought this on yourself, Adrien. You should have gone to your bodyguard if there was any hint of trouble. Maybe you ought to remember that next time you find yourself in such a situation.”

“That’s not fair! How was I supposed to know they were going to be turned into villains? How was I supposed to know they’d-!”

“Silence! Not another word on the subject. It seems we’ll need to take extra measures to ensure your safety and future if you’re going to let anyone defile you.”

“Let…? I didn’t ask for any of that. They did it all. They-!”

“You ran away from the one thing that could keep you safe in that world. You asked for it. It’s all your fault. Don’t forget that.”

Adrien’s jaw dropped as he watched Gabriel head for the door. His eyes met Nathalie’s as she looked back with an unreadable emotion.

“Nathalie, make sure Adrien’s dinner is sent to his room and that he doesn’t leave it,” Gabriel ordered.

“Yes, sir,” Nathalie remarked.

Adrien swallowed hard as they left. He sat for a moment longer before he fell back onto his bed.

“Geez, that was harsh, don’t you think?” Plagg asked.

“Plagg, was it really my fault?”

“I don’t think so. I don’t quite understand your father’s logic on the matter either.”

“Are you sure? If I had gone to Gorilla, if I left Alix, I would have been safe. Lila and Marinette-.”

“Would have still come after you and Gorilla. And do you really think he would have fared any better than Alix? At least Alix showed up as Bloody Bug with Gallic Chick in tow. They were your real saviors.”

Adrien lifted his head. “Alix. Of course. We’ll go see her.”

“Uh, is that a good idea? She didn’t seem like she was in the best of states.”

“It’s been a few hours, right? I’m sure she’s doing better. She’s gotta be.”

“She hasn’t texted you despite your attempts to reach out to her. I think that’s more than enough that she’s not doing well.”

“Well, if she’s not, then we need to find her. She’s done nothing but help me, and I need to be there for her. What kind of friend would I be if I left her alone?”

Plagg sighed. “Can’t we just stay here?”

“No. Plagg, claws out.”

Plagg disappeared into the ring and transformed Adrien into Chat Noir. He leapt out the window onto the rooftops. He ran along them to Montmartre Cemetery in search of Alix. He headed towards her mother’s grave to find Alix curled up, passed out on the cold ground. He rushed to her side as a blanket fell over her. He looked up to see Alim knelt beside her.

“Greetings, Chat Noir. Come to see Alix?”

“I did. Is she ok?”

“In truth, I don’t know. I just got here. She wasn’t home and, well, is she’s not home by this point, she’s here.”

“I’m sorry. Something happened today and it messed her up.”

“I see. Would you know what it was?”

“I wish I did. I just know she wasn’t in a good mental state when I asked for her help. She still came, but we caused some problems and got a pair of girls akumatized. Not on purpose! I was just… I told them… but they… it’s all my fault.”

“And who told you that?”

Chat Noir hesitated. “My… my father.”

Alim snorted. “Some father you have. Son goes through something traumatic and what do you do? Blame it on him? Oh, lovely. Parent of the year right there.”

“You… you don’t think it was my fault?”

“No way! Who’s said it’s your fault? I’ll fight them,” Stompp roared.

Alim and Chat Noir looked down as Tikki and Stompp poked their heads out from under the blanket.

“Tikki. Stompp. What happened?” Alim asked.

“Not here. Too public,” Tikki whispered.

“Right. Chat Noir, would you care to come over for dinner? We can discuss what happened and hopefully spend time with Alix.”

Chat Noir nodded. Alim smiled as he moved to pick up Alix. Chat Noir moved and scooped Alix up.

“I got her. She’s in safe paws.”

“Thank you. Truly.”

Chat Noir smiled and followed Alim back to Alix’s place. They stepped inside and he put her down on the couch. He stayed in the living room until Alim returned with Jalil and Fluff. Tikki and Stompp flew up and joined Fluff while Jalil took a seat with Alix. Chat Noir followed Alim to the kitchen and took a seat at the dining table.

“Alright, I’m going to get dinner started since someone can’t help out!” Alim called out.

“Sorry!” Jalil called.

Alim sighed and shook his head. “Now, while I do this, can someone explain what happened to my daughter?”

“Alix created a paradox,” Fluff said.

Silence filled the air until Jalil came crashing into the kitchen.

“Paradox? As in a temporal paradox? How’d she do it? What did she do?” Jalil asked.

“She hadn’t intended on it. Fluff had initially suggested going back in time to see how your ancestors made that watch. Well, in the burrow, she saw a gateway to the moment before her mother passed away,” Tikki explained.

Alim’s eyes widened, and jaw dropped. Jalil gasped while Chat Noir mirrored Alim’s reaction.

“Look. Long story short, Alix created her own trauma, thus paradox. It was her that told her mother to let go. Oh, I’m getting all teared up again,” Fluff said.

“We shouldn’t have done it!” Tikki snapped.

“She was going to anyway, at one point or another,” Fluff commented.

“Wait, you knew? You knew she’d create that paradox?”

“Of course. You and Plagg aren’t the only ones that remember everything. Just be lucky you don’t have my labyrinth of a mind. It’s honestly difficult to keep track of which timeline I’m in sometimes with so many variables at work. When am I? Where am I? Which Fluff am I? It’s all mess up there.”

Jalil beamed and took notes as the kwamis talked. Alim shook his head and butted in.

“Fascinating, truly, but, Alix?”

“Oh! Right. Basically, Alix’s mom told her to be better than her, and Alix promised she would,” Fluff commented.

“Then she realized that’s what her mother wanted all along because of you,” Stompp added.

“Me? How?” Alim asked.

“All the times you pushed her to open up. To make friends. To live her life full of love. It all boiled to the moments you vocalized you do what you do because it’s what you both wanted,” Tikki explained.

“I mean, yes, I did. I wanted that. Her mother wanted it, but if it causes her this distress-,” Alim started.

“It’s not really you. It was everything today. Marinette betrayed her again, a new girl was pushy, Adrien, er, Chat Noir getting kidnapped, and Chloe,” Tikki said.

“Chloe? What did she say? What did she do to Alix?” Alim demanded.

“Alix apologized to Chloe.”

Alim’s jaw dropped. “You’re joking, right? There’s no way Alix would have, right?”

“She did.”

“I don’t believe it. And was it over, a particular incident?”

“I assume so. She said Chloe didn’t deserve to be hurt and that it was all her, Alix’s, fault.”

“I don’t believe it,” Alim repeated.

“Uh, if you don’t mind me asking, what happened?” Chat Noir asked.

“I’m sorry, Chat Noir, but that is not our story to tell. If you wish to know, Alix will have to be the one to tell you that story. At least, when she’s ready,” Alim said.

“What if she’s never ready though?”

“Then she isn’t, and we’ll have to respect that.”

Chat Noir sighed and nodded.

“Now, Jalil, if you’re not going to watch Alix, why don’t you start on dinner?”

Jalil’s eyes widened as he ran back to the living room.

“That’s what I thought. Now, Chat Noir, what happened today on your end?”

“It’s… it’s really stupid. I just… I was caught between two fans and asked Alix to get me out. Well, Alix looked ready to blow, so I stepped up and just told them how I felt.”

“How did you feel?”

“Well, I told Marinette I wasn’t interested in her and that she made me uncomfortable. Lila, well, I told her I liked her stories, but they were a little farfetched for me to believe and maybe to hang out with the other kids since they loved her stories. It seemed innocent enough and I thought I did it nice enough, but they were turned into supervillains. They jumped me and Alix before we could transform. Volpina took me and left Alix with Heart’s Design.”

Alim paused as he took out the ingredients. He reconsidered and put them back as he put in an online order. “They didn’t hurt either of you, did they?”

“I don’t know what Heart’s Design did to Alix, and Volpina nor Heart’s Design hurt me, but… they… I….”

Alim looked up from his order as Chat Noir hugged himself and wrapped his tail around him. Chat Noir lowered his head as tears pooled in his eyes.

“Chat Noir?” Tikki asked.

Chat Noir looked up at Tikki. “How could Father say it was all my fault? I didn’t ask for any of it. I couldn’t fight them off like that. I wasn’t transformed and they were akumatized. I just… I just don’t understand. How is it my fault?”

Alim took a sharp breath as he fought his own anger. He placed his order and sat across from Chat Noir. “Words cannot express the vile situation you found yourself in. It was unfortunate and twisted that a villain would allow his minions to go so far. But it doesn’t matter what your father said, it was not your fault. It was the villain’s fault. This… Hawkmoth.”

“But-!”

“No buts. It wasn’t your fault, no matter what you’re told. It just… it makes me so angry your own father would say that to you. Honestly! Has the man no sympathy for his only son? You are his only son, right? Or do you have siblings?”

“I’m all he has.”

“Honestly, the nerve. If only I could… but no. I know better. Chat Noir, I’m sorry that happened to you. I can’t do too much, but just know that my door is always open to you as Chat Noir and Adrien Agreste.”

Chat Noir smiled a little, then gasped as Alix stepped into the room. “Alix!”

Alim turned and fussed over Alix. “Oh, Alix, are you ok? Fluff told me what happened. So did Tikki. Are you ok? How are you feeling? Do you want to talk? I’m here if you need to talk, you know that, right?”

“I’m sorry I made Mom leave us, Dad,” Alix whispered.

“What? Honey, no. You didn’t make her leave us.”

“But I told her to let go. I told her to move on. I’m the reason she left us.”

“Alix, no. Your mother was a fighter, and she fought for a long time. She may have longer, but she was going to die no matter what.”

“What? No! I mean, yeah, but why aren’t you mad? Why aren’t you furious? Why aren’t you disappointed? Because of me, Mom left us sooner than she probably needed to. I-!”

Alim pulled Alix into a hug. “Hush, Alix. Whether you told her to let go or not, she wouldn’t have lasted long at all. She was dying. If anything, I’m glad you told her to let go. If you hadn’t, she would have suffered longer, but you gave her peace. For that, I’m grateful.”

Alix cried as she buried her face in Alim’s shoulder. “I failed her though, didn’t I? She wanted me to be better, but I wasn’t. I was the side of her that was before she met you. The one that shut out the world and didn’t trust anyone. The one that let all betrayal cut her deep. The one that used anger as a weapon and a shield.”

“Alix, you didn’t fail her. You are still young with your whole life ahead of you. There is always room for you to grow. As long as you keep moving forward and seek to change and be the you that you want to be, that’s all that matters.”

“I don’t even know who I want to be anymore! I want friends and people to like me, but no one should. I’m a terrible little monster that just pushes everyone away. I let every betrayal cut me deep as I treat that person like garbage to protect myself. Not to mention when I get angry and what I did to Chloe.”

“Alix, sweetie, the very fact that you recognize all this is proof that you’re changing. You are capable of changing or keeping these parts of yourself and adapting. Just as your mother did. She was still the fiery goddess that would rain hell on Earth when she was mildly inconvenienced, but she had the biggest heart I knew. You can be both. Sure, not everyone will understand you, and will even shut you out, but there will be people that will accept and love you for who you are. Both of you.”

Alix lifted her head. “Both of you?”

Alim smiled and looked at Chat Noir.

Alix’s face flushed red as she quickly wiped away her tears. “What are you doing here?”

“I-.”

“I invited him. He came to check on you in the cemetary,” Alim interjected.

“I did. I hadn’t heard from you at all and when you left me, I was worried about you. You looked devastated, just like on All Saints’ Day.”

“I… I was. I… Fuck it all. I hate this. I hate that Marinette and Lila became those villains. I hate that I let myself be fooled by Marinette. I thought she cared. I thought she wanted a friend in me. But it was all a lie. She saw a tool, didn’t she? I helped her chase Chloe away from you and helped her get closer to you, Adrien. What better person to add to her group than someone who can get her what she wants?”

“Then you don’t need her. Neither of us do,” Chat Noir declared.

“Exactly. There’s no reason you need to deal with any of that. Either of you,” Alim added.

“But what about the others? Juleka and Rose? I never liked Alya, so no skin off my nose, but Juleka and Rose I sorta liked. Do I still hang out with them, or do I cut them off too?”

“They did break free from the akumatization that day. Maybe they can still be trusted?” Chat Noir asked.

“Take a chance, Alix. Remember what Master said. The first step is to offer your trust,” Tikki said.

“What if they hurt me again?”

“Well, that’s part of love, right? Not everything is going to be perfect. I mean, if it is, something’s wrong anyway. But you’re going to fight. You’re going to butt heads, but the important thing is how you reconcile and find each other on even footing,” Chat Noir pointed out.

“That was… very insightful, Chat Noir. Not something I’d expect from a young man your age,” Alim said.

Chat Noir scratched the back of his head. “It’s… sorta my thing?”

“He does get riled up when it comes to love,” Alix muttered.

“I see. Well, he is right. Nothing is perfect, and you’ll fight. All may seem lost from time to time, but what matters is meeting them eye-to-eye and communication. Don’t forget communication. You can’t keep everything bottled up to fester. You’ll hurt both parties, but mostly yourself.”

“I… understand. So, I should give them a chance?”

“Only if you want to. If you find yourself unable to hang out with them because of Marinette, then make sure you tell them. It may seem unfair to them, but they should also respect your own boundaries.”

Alix looked away. “Do you… do you think I could stay home for a few days? I… I need some time.”

“Very well, but you’ll need to make sure you’re all caught up with your homework. I’ll see about having someone bring it to you, so you don’t get behind,” Alim commented.

“I can. I could also give her my notes and help her with the homework. If that’s ok, of course,” Chat Noir offered.

“Alix?” Alim asked.

“Yeah, I’d appreciate that.”

“Excellent. Now, I do believe-,” Alim started.

“Dad! Food’s here!” Jalil called.

“Lovely! Hope you two are hungry. I ordered Italian.”

“Italian? Really? Didn’t feel like boiling pasta for twenty minutes?” Alix asked.

“Come now, we have a guest. Don’t want to scare him off with my terrible cooking.”

Alix snorted. “Better than Jalil’s cooking.”

“I’m a historian, not a cook!” Jalil yelled.

“You’re a crackhead that concocts half-baked theories that boil down to aliens and magic!”

“Say that to my face, shrimp!”

Alix snarled and threw her cap onto the table before she charged into the living room. Chat Noir moved beside Alim while Jalil screamed for help and Alix chased him.

“Is this normal?” Chat Noir asked.

Alim chuckled softly. “It is.”

“And you don’t hate it?”

“Not a moment. It can be a challenge at times, but I wouldn’t trade any of these moments for anything.”

Chat Noir looked away. “I wish my father was more like you.”

Alim sighed and looked out with a distant look in his eyes. “Blood is… complicated. They can mean such beautiful bonds that nothing can break, but sometimes blood does disappoint. There would be people who tell you to just suck it up and deal with it, but no one deserves to deal with rotten people.”

“So, what do you do? You can’t exactly choose your parents.”

“You can’t choose your blood, but you can choose your family. The blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb.”

“What does that mean?”

“It means the bonds we choose are stronger than those forged from blood and familial relation. So, if you aren’t happy with your family, you don’t have to put up with it. You can choose your own.”

Chat Noir’s eyes widened, and ears perked up. “Then… will you be my dad?”

Alim gasped, then chuckled. “I set that up, didn’t I? Alright, but I’m afraid you’re still legally required to live with your blood. That and I don’t want your father taking legal action against me in whatever wild claim he may press charges with. I went through that with Mr. Bourgeois, but not again.”

“Dad! Help!” Jalil screeched.

Alim sighed and shook his head. “Well, let’s go eat dinner as family before Alix kills Jalil.”

Chat Noir chuckled. He de-transformed and followed Alim. He took a seat while Alim separated Alix from Jalil, saving the food. They gathered together and had dinner as they laughed, shared stories from their day, and basked in each other’s company. Warmth bloomed in his chest being surrounded by such love and being able to participate in it. It far surpassed the lonely, isolating meals he endured every day since Emilie’s passing. A part of him desperately wished Gabriel could be this open and loving, but he had something better in the moment and he wouldn’t lose this.

Dinner finished and Adrien headed home. He slipped in through his bedroom window and sprawled out on his bed. He lay in bed for a few minutes until he heard his door open. He sat up as Nathalie walked in and turned on the lights.

“Adrien, where were you? You weren’t here for dinner.”

Adrien winced. “Did you tell Father?”

“No. Gabriel was busy at the time.”

“Could you maybe not tell him?”

“Give me one good reason.”

“Please, Nathalie. I… I headed out to see my friend. I just… I was angry. I hated Father blaming me for what happened when it wasn’t my fault. I just… I needed to get away and be with people who understand me.”

Nathalie’s eyes widened. “Adrien, I-.”

“I know. How ungrateful could I possibly be? He’s given me everything, never been wrong before, but it just hurt. I didn’t ask to be kidnapped. I didn’t ask for those villains to… I didn’t ask for it and that’s what matters! So, excuse me if I wanted to escape from my cage for a couple of hours.”

Nathalie’s face softened as she approached Adrien and patted his hair. “I understand, Adrien. Your father can be difficult, extremely difficult.”

“Right, just difficult. What’s next? You’ll tell me to just suck it up because he’s my father, right?”

Nathalie snorted and burst out laughing. “Oh, please. Your father is a blown-up windbag that can’t see past himself. If anything, be grateful I’m here. You should have heard the earful I got before he gave you the watered-down version.”

“What? You’re joking, right? I thought you were his right hand and… and that he treats you better than me.”

Nathalie laughed. “I’m a glorified slave to Gabriel. Man sits around doodling on his tablet while I run everything. Between you and me, he’d lose everything if not for me. I bet he couldn’t even get his suits drycleaned if not for me.”

Adrien chuckled, then frowned. “If he bothers you, why do you put up with him?”

“Money, Adrien. You’re lucky you come from wealth, but for poor, unfortunate souls like me, we’ll put up with all manner of shit if it means security and finances.”

Adrien grimaced. “Sorry.”

“It’s ok, Adrien. You are young still and haven’t been screwed over by the world at large. Well, save for today.”

“Nathalie, do you think it’s my fault?”

“No, I don’t. The blame is at this villain’s feet.”

A tear fell from Adrien’s eye as he hugged Nathalie. She jumped, then patted his head.

“Alright, now. It’s time for bed. Get ready and settled in,” Nathalie said.

“Uh, Nathalie? You won’t tell Father, will you?”

“Tell ya what, you ever want to escape your cage, let me know. I’ll cover for you.”

“Really?”

“Really. I may be stuck dealing with the old windbag, but you deserve to live your life. So, just come to me and I’ll make the arrangements and Gabriel will never know.”

Adrien’s eyes lit up. “Nathalie, uh, one more question. Will you be my mom?”

Nathalie blinked, then chuckled. “We’ll see, Adrien. Ok?”

“OK! Goodnight, Nathalie.”

“Goodnight, Adrien. Sleep well.”

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