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Ninovember Day 3: Sunset

Carapace on patrol!

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Caught myself thinking about Chloe Bourgeois and my unpopular opinions about her (that redemption arcs are so expected in any mean character of any media that she is a refreshingly nuanced and interesting take on a character that refuses to take accountability and go through a redemption arc because she doesn't like the consequences that come with taking responsibility for her bad actions and that I very much prefer how her arc is unfortunately tragic in the original show). I am then shot 57 times.

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merry february 14th [original image]

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This is the worst cosplay I’ve ever made.

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//makes up for lack of art with ladrien 

this is part of my headcanon in which adrien tries to save ladybug by jumping in front of her to dodge an akuma attack where things probably could’ve gone worse

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like i know sublime’s introduction is meant to be cool and smooth and perfectly coincided with adrien discovering his new passion for running and everything but objectively she was so crazy for that. “why are you running?” like girl why are YOU running. why are any of us running. this is a park. people often engage in jogging as a form of exercise here. it’s not even like he was practicing a very specific sport where you’re clearly an athlete if you’re doing it. u can run anywhere. everyone is running. what do you mean you’ll show him the best routes. he was just some random guy trotting along. it’s not like they were running on a competitive track and it was obvious adrien wanted to be good at this and needed someone to take him under his wing. guy was just moving fast. would’ve been crazy awkward if he was only trying to run to the bus stop or something

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Peacock Adrien from @cookiedough77 au... I actually wanted to do more full of a drawing of him but there's NO TIME!! GIVE ME MY TIME BACK anyways I love this guy...

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From day one, there have been multiple theories and interpretations about what Adrien’s future career path and passions would be as we all wanted to see this boy be able to choose and discover something for himself rather than the dozens of activities his father was making him do. I believe the most popular theories in the fandom were Adrien becoming a baker or a stay-at-home. I think the popularity of these theories arose due to Adrien being good with kids and showing a fondness towards Marinette’s family and their bakery in early seasons. Furthermore, as Miraculous is built on subverting gender roles, and Adrien’s characterisation is more traditionally feminine with the narrative I guess we were building on that (and men taking on more domestic roles seems to be loved in fandom spaces in general).

However, I hadn’t quite seen running as a potential career choice for Adrien and most of us wouldn’t expect it either.

I, for one, didn’t expect it but I am not disappointed and I think it makes a great lot of sense for his character for three reasons.

Reason #1

As much as I love baker and stay-at-home dad Adrien aus, I’m glad that canon chose not to take that route in this episode. I think that choice would be more detrimental to his character rather than beneficial in our canon narrative.

As Thomas commented, so much of his character already revolves around Marinette considering that he’s pretty much all he has left and feels the most comfortable around her right now. (Even before his father’s death, his sense of identity seemed to revolve around her a lot as we saw him expressing that his love for her was the only thing he was sure of in S5. I think it’s because he’s been deprived of autonomy so much that he seems to be used to basing his desires around other people’s).

That’s why I believe him going into baking or being a stay-at-home dad at the future would not really help him grow as a character as both those choices still keep him under Marinette’s wing.

As this episode established, Adrien needs to figure and explore his passions for himself. Whilst Marinette will always be there for him, he needs to understand what he wants by his own volition.

(Having him make a breakthrough in discovering his interest for running without Marinette at the end of this episode was a great start!) Reason #2

I thought it was interesting how they started this sequence with Adrien looking up sadly at his big and lonely house before running away from it.

It takes me to what Sublime asks him later on.

This is what Adrien has wanted from Season 1: to run away and escape the four corners of his house to explore the outside world. It feels like a callback to Origins where I think of Adrien running away from house to start school. There’s also several times in the show where he runs away to escape the cold and lonely atmosphere his house brings.

The bars on the gate of the house in this scene also makes it look so much like a prison.

Of course, we now have Adrien standing on the outside of it rather than inside considering that the person who was keeping him in the house in the first place is dead.

It still doesn’t mean that Adrien thinks of the house as less of a prison. An association like that is hard to forget especially now that the house is where both his parents died.

But now, without Gabriel, we know he’s free to run from it for as long as he wants.

I also want to add that in Hinduism, running is considered as a physical response to escape distress.

Reason #3

Should someone’s passion really be built on running away from something else? Well no. But I don’t think we’re meant to see it that way. Adrien running at the end of this episode away from his house is meant to symbolise him finally breaking free from the Gabriel’s controlling influence. Him running away is mainly a step towards his growth.

Besides, running isn’t only seen as means to escape problems but it also signifies pursuit of a goal and taking on a spiritual journey for self-growth. (Dream analysis tends to associate both escapism and pursuit to running in dreams depending on the context and circumstance). This also fits Adrien’s character quite well. Not only is he escaping past trauma, but he’s taking on a new journey to explore what he wants in life.

So yeah, let the boy run!

I’m super excited to see where they take his characterisation with this one. The symbolism behind his potential passion/career choice is just gorgeous.

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Comm for a friend, thank you friend

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favorite girlfriend reactions

this is so important to me ❤️ she's the one ❤️

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By far the best glow up of the season

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every new episode of miraculous ladybug reminds me why ladynoir is the best dynamic

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yes nathalie is the adult in the situation and IS the one that should be held responsible for telling adrien the truth etc. (like. i mean i personally hold her the most responsible.) but i think also there’s something to be said for the fact that marinette has been outsmarting nathalie’s every move for the last year or so~ despite nathalie throwing her entire life into her efforts. like. there’s something to be said for how nathalie knows ladybug has and can prevent her from doing what she wants to do. and nathalie’s whole history of supervillainy is probably not doing wonders for trusting her own judgement over ladybug’s. and this isn’t me defending nathalie i’m just saying the power differential here is so strange. in some ways it makes sense that nathalie is bowing to the convictions of a 15 year old girl. even if nathalie knew that telling adrien the truth was what was best for him, is there a part of her wondering if marinette would even let her? marinette has led an entire superhero career consisting of not letting nathalie do what she wants to do. nathalie is adrien’s guardian. and marinette is the guardian of the miraculous. and adrien is a boy made from miraculous magic. marinette is acting as the ultimate authority here despite being the child, and it kind of makes sense why nathalie is letting her.

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My friend recreated adrien’s messages to Marinette

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@jack-of-heartstrings Couffaine siblings bonding! 💜💙

Couffaine siblings 🐅🐍

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sangreste // a softer world

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her little teapot!!! what!!! 🥺🥺🥺