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*repeating crossbows not included in crossbows

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Quick comic shit post based on this ask:

Princess Honey starts to wonder how long she gets to stay as this generation's bee before she gets the boot. Is Ladybug's combat training at the crack ass of dawn even worth it? Does anything she does even matter?? Bee girls are so replaceable, a dime a dozen, so long as it's wielded by a blonde with blue eyes, it's fine, right??? There are plenty of blue eyed blonde haired girls that are smarter, richer and prettier than plain old Natalia, they'll surely find a replacement for her soon, huh???????? Should she just leave before she gets too attached to the team??????????? Better abandon them before they abandon her like her mom and her ex-boyfriend and her friends and-

This was a lot funnier in my head.

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When you broke up cause you're a superhero now, and so is your sister, and the villain is hunting you down... and your ex-girlfriend is so pissed at you she accidentally chose the most appropriate song to get to you. You'd swear to her it's not her, it's your enemies if you could but secret identity 101.

Oh, and all your friends are watching it to varying degrees of entertainment.

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Part two of this is Reverse! Shizuke's take on clothing evolution. He goes the opposite route from his main au counterpart yet his path is a lot shorter cause unlike the prime Shizuke, this one doesn't have friends he can have complex relationships with 😂 sad.

The Professional

Back when he was with the Supreme, he dresses in professional looking suits and waistcoats and ties. He has combat gloves and piercings to make him look more hardcore. No glasses, cause it's a sign of weakness and the Supreme funded some laser eye surgery to fix his eye sight. Make up is used to cover up the purple cracks all over him from overusing his Miraculous. It's a hardened version of his nerdy looking prime universe counterpart... Being with the Supreme is everything but easy and he had to grow up fast.

The Rebel

All he kept from his old outfit when he was with the Supreme are his combat gloves and piercings... He may have let go of their propaganda but their teachings that toughened him up remained with him. A baggy leather jacket and a pair of torn up jeans that were both clearly second hand, he wore them to look as different from his usual self as possible, and to visually look as different from his prime counterpart because it pisses him off that Fiona and Keagan may be holding on to a "what could've been but never will be" from another world. A translation charm he used to hide under his collar and tie can now be seen on a choker around his neck, showing he doesn't actually know how to speak English and relies on a magical charm to translate things. The purple cracks may be cured but they left faint traces all over his skin, which he doesn't bother hiding. His outfit clearly tries to make him look tough but on closer inspection, his vulnerabilities are more visible when he's like this than back when he was with the Supreme. His prime counterpart having used to dress like this adds to the symbollism, this Shizuke has just started to discover himself.

The Story Behind Shizuke and Fashion

I am a sucker for clothes telling a story so my OCs end up changing clothes a lot across my MLB au. Most only have subtle changes like Blair's palette favoring more orange as time goes by or Natalia changes her hair style a lot after getting dumped until she settles on a ponytail... But it's Shizuke who actually has the most drastic shifts as a whole.

Punk Goth Era

Here's something I've been flipflopping over but... What if Shizuke had a punk goth era? Shizuke, the glasses guy who's always dressed like a prep and is the poster child for the Asian nerd stereotype (except not really he ain't book smart enough for that)? He used to wear matching outfits with his delinquent friend Fiona. Their friendship isn't actually that odd.

This isn't just for the fun gap moe contrast or because I really liked dressing reverse!Shizuke as this edgy looking guy in a leather jacket post-quitting the Supreme. I think it can strengthen Shizuke's character and how much he keeps changing to adapt and to be what he feels he needs to be. I happen to like it when clothes can convey something about a character.

It also highlights his dynamic with Fiona. She is his first real friend since he moved to Helios. The one who chases out the bullies, his protector, the toughest person Shizuke knew. The one who didn't turn their back on him when he needed help.

Over the years though, what used to be reassuring became kind of a point of insecurity for Shizuke. He's the wuss hiding under her wing. He doesn't want to depend on her forever. He wants to get stronger. That's why he took up Judo. That's also why he tried to dress like a punk - dress like Fiona.

Fiona was the one who supported him in his efforts, went with him through every martial arts club til he found his niche, and even helped him pick out clothes to look more intimidating. He even knows how to do makeup and paint nails. It has her written all over it.

Preppy Nerd

His main outfit and the one most people are familiar with, in and out universe. The thing that made him switch to nerd clothes is because one day, his parents could no longer afford to keep him in his school. It was one of those highly reputable ones full of scholarship kids and rich kids who bought their way in. As I've said, Shizuke isn't very book smart, so the only way in was for his parents to pay tuition. They only went for it thinking they weren't gonna stay for more than three years in Helios City, might as well get their kid into a good prestigious school that'll look great on his records even with his B-C average. Anyway stuff happened, his parents decided they're gonna have to go back home to Japan and Shizuke can continue his studies there.

Keagan wasn't having it so he pulled strings to get him into his mayor father's scholarship program - who was only willing to do so because despite his academic records not passing his requirements, Shizuke's his son's more responsible friend who at least messages him to reassure him they're safe and where they are whenever his son decides to sneak out, so Mr. Aurelio would rather Shizuke sticks around.

Shizuke is once again on the receiving end of help from his friends. Feeling like he might taint Keagan and his family's reputation for this special treatment, he changes one again. He has to at least look like he earned his way in so he replaced his punk goth clothes with something more "appropriate". The red tie and maroon pants he wears aren't just a reference to Ladybug, they were first a reference to Keagan and his family's signature color, red - which funny enough, loops back to Ladybug cause they're like, showing nationalist pride in their red hued island city made from a ginormous Lucky Charm.

This is made worse by the time Scorched Origins rolls in. He is Ladybug now. And Keagan was the first akuma who was and still is deeply affected by the event. All that red, it's no longer just about the Aurelio's scholarship, it's about his duty to Keagan and the rest of the city. He has to be at his best as he fills the large shoes Ladybug wore. He has to seem more put together, more mature, not a thread out of place and not a wrinkle to be seen. His outfit gets more uptight the worse he feels this.

Dressing for Others

The nerd outfit ties into Keagan the way his old punk clothes ties to Fiona.

There were whispers of envy that came with this though.

“Take off your rose-tinted glasses and see past that ‘nice guy’ façade, Blair! I’m telling you, that guy’s nothing but a social climber who uses everyone around him then dumps them once they’ve stopped being useful!”

“Just look at the people he surrounds himself with! He’s clearly using them for his own gain!”

“Keagan got him a recommendation into the scholarship program. Perks of being the friend of the mayor’s son, didn’t have to fight tooth and nail for a spot here like the rest of us,” Natalia growled, jealousy rolling off her in waves.

“Fiona, the little monster, has gotten into a lot of fights with a lot of other delinquents over the years and has never lost. With her by his side, no one would dare bully him.”

Here's some quotes from Natalia from the Bully Hunter episode as she summarizes Shizuke's rep from the side of the school that doesn't like him or are distant from him. She even nails the thing that bothers Shizuke the most about their friendship:

“But what do they get out of him? Nothing! He’s not even there for them when they need him the most!”

Shizuke's motivation across the main story goes all the way back to his friends helping him out and wanting to pay them back. It's why when asked at point blank on his debut on what motivates him, he searched around the crowd and looked at his friends whole saying he wants everyone to be safe. He wants them to be safe.

It's for them he goes through with being Ladybug even though he feels he is unworthy of it. It's only as Ladybug he's strong enough to be the one protecting them just as they had always protected him.

And just like his nerdy getup and his former punk phase, he wears the Ladybug suit for someone else.

When Will He Dress for Himself?

It'll be the day he can fully accept himself for himself.

The final style for him should still have little elements of both styles but is over all a lot less strict with sticking to a specific style. He's finally wearing the Ladybug earrings on his ears. The main piece is a varsity jacket, a symbol of his greatest achievement in his civilian life where he finally earns his own scholarship through the Judo club by getting into their competitive team.

The first step though is to truly understand he is good enough.

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The Story Behind Shizuke and Fashion

I am a sucker for clothes telling a story so my OCs end up changing clothes a lot across my MLB au. Most only have subtle changes like Blair's palette favoring more orange as time goes by or Natalia changes her hair style a lot after getting dumped until she settles on a ponytail... But it's Shizuke who actually has the most drastic shifts as a whole.

Punk Goth Era

Here's something I've been flipflopping over but... What if Shizuke had a punk goth era? Shizuke, the glasses guy who's always dressed like a prep and is the poster child for the Asian nerd stereotype (except not really he ain't book smart enough for that)? He used to wear matching outfits with his delinquent friend Fiona. Their friendship isn't actually that odd.

This isn't just for the fun gap moe contrast or because I really liked dressing reverse!Shizuke as this edgy looking guy in a leather jacket post-quitting the Supreme. I think it can strengthen Shizuke's character and how much he keeps changing to adapt and to be what he feels he needs to be. I happen to like it when clothes can convey something about a character.

It also highlights his dynamic with Fiona. She is his first real friend since he moved to Helios. The one who chases out the bullies, his protector, the toughest person Shizuke knew. The one who didn't turn their back on him when he needed help.

Over the years though, what used to be reassuring became kind of a point of insecurity for Shizuke. He's the wuss hiding under her wing. He doesn't want to depend on her forever. He wants to get stronger. That's why he took up Judo. That's also why he tried to dress like a punk - dress like Fiona.

Fiona was the one who supported him in his efforts, went with him through every martial arts club til he found his niche, and even helped him pick out clothes to look more intimidating. He even knows how to do makeup and paint nails. It has her written all over it.

Preppy Nerd

His main outfit and the one most people are familiar with, in and out universe. The thing that made him switch to nerd clothes is because one day, his parents could no longer afford to keep him in his school. It was one of those highly reputable ones full of scholarship kids and rich kids who bought their way in. As I've said, Shizuke isn't very book smart, so the only way in was for his parents to pay tuition. They only went for it thinking they weren't gonna stay for more than three years in Helios City, might as well get their kid into a good prestigious school that'll look great on his records even with his B-C average. Anyway stuff happened, his parents decided they're gonna have to go back home to Japan and Shizuke can continue his studies there.

Keagan wasn't having it so he pulled strings to get him into his mayor father's scholarship program - who was only willing to do so because despite his academic records not passing his requirements, Shizuke's his son's more responsible friend who at least messages him to reassure him they're safe and where they are whenever his son decides to sneak out, so Mr. Aurelio would rather Shizuke sticks around.

Shizuke is once again on the receiving end of help from his friends. Feeling like he might taint Keagan and his family's reputation for this special treatment, he changes one again. He has to at least look like he earned his way in so he replaced his punk goth clothes with something more "appropriate". The red tie and maroon pants he wears aren't just a reference to Ladybug, they were first a reference to Keagan and his family's signature color, red - which funny enough, loops back to Ladybug cause they're like, showing nationalist pride in their red hued island city made from a ginormous Lucky Charm.

This is made worse by the time Scorched Origins rolls in. He is Ladybug now. And Keagan was the first akuma who was and still is deeply affected by the event. All that red, it's no longer just about the Aurelio's scholarship, it's about his duty to Keagan and the rest of the city. He has to be at his best as he fills the large shoes Ladybug wore. He has to seem more put together, more mature, not a thread out of place and not a wrinkle to be seen. His outfit gets more uptight the worse he feels this.

Dressing for Others

The nerd outfit ties into Keagan the way his old punk clothes ties to Fiona.

There were whispers of envy that came with this though.

“Take off your rose-tinted glasses and see past that ‘nice guy’ façade, Blair! I’m telling you, that guy’s nothing but a social climber who uses everyone around him then dumps them once they’ve stopped being useful!”

“Just look at the people he surrounds himself with! He’s clearly using them for his own gain!”

“Keagan got him a recommendation into the scholarship program. Perks of being the friend of the mayor’s son, didn’t have to fight tooth and nail for a spot here like the rest of us,” Natalia growled, jealousy rolling off her in waves.

“Fiona, the little monster, has gotten into a lot of fights with a lot of other delinquents over the years and has never lost. With her by his side, no one would dare bully him.”

Here's some quotes from Natalia from the Bully Hunter episode as she summarizes Shizuke's rep from the side of the school that doesn't like him or are distant from him. She even nails the thing that bothers Shizuke the most about their friendship:

“But what do they get out of him? Nothing! He’s not even there for them when they need him the most!”

Shizuke's motivation across the main story goes all the way back to his friends helping him out and wanting to pay them back. It's why when asked at point blank on his debut on what motivates him, he searched around the crowd and looked at his friends whole saying he wants everyone to be safe. He wants them to be safe.

It's for them he goes through with being Ladybug even though he feels he is unworthy of it. It's only as Ladybug he's strong enough to be the one protecting them just as they had always protected him.

And just like his nerdy getup and his former punk phase, he wears the Ladybug suit for someone else.

When Will He Dress for Himself?

It'll be the day he can fully accept himself for himself.

The final style for him should still have little elements of both styles but is over all a lot less strict with sticking to a specific style. He's finally wearing the Ladybug earrings on his ears. The main piece is a varsity jacket, a symbol of his greatest achievement in his civilian life where he finally earns his own scholarship through the Judo club by getting into their competitive team.

The first step though is to truly understand he is good enough.

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Gonna have to write this down here cause I'm stuck at a family gathering and it may not be an important scene but it's funny to picture...

Home economics class.

One of the only two subjects Shizuke naturally excels at the other being Gym/P.E.

Anyway, Shizuke is the king of home economics, to the point people joke he makes a better housewife than all the girls in class. Some even take it as far as to jokingly propose to Shizuke, be my wife Shizuke lmaoooo I'd marry you if I can eat your cooking everyday, Shizuke uwu. It's all in good fun, Shizuke takes those jokes in stride...

But this is Blair's first year in their school and she ain't used to those jokes and for reasons she doesn't understand, she feels annoyed at those jokes. Girl. She's seething while cutting some vegetables or whatever, she's overly confident as she cuts like a pro... But alas, even pros can cut their fingers by accident if they're too busy glaring at a bunch of hecklers instead of watching where they cut.

Anyway, Blair, dumbass that she is, does just that. Shizuke, resigned put upon team mom, is prepared with the first aid kit, takes her aside to bandage her hand.

Blair, despite her hand's bloody state, is somehow happy about this. She doesn't get it but it feels like a win. She grins smugly at the jokesters who said they wanted to marry Shizuke, like take that, losers! I win.

Classmates just stare at Blair like, gurl. What is wrong with you???? why you happy?????? you bleeding.

Blake is off to the side pretending they're not related.

Keagan and Fiona are amused to see someone so down horrendous for their pal.

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What happened to the peacock in your rewrite?

It's more of a future gen than a full rewrite. The peacock miraculous in my oc story is currently with an ex-hero goes by the name Pavonis. So long backstory up ahead:

The thing is, he wasn't chosen by the current guardian, Hisui, but by the person who she chose to be her successor when Hisui fell into a comma. That would be Blair's mom. She had to step up as the new guardian and leader of her team and recruited Pavonis despite his sketchy background. She was desperate. The enemy at the time was too powerful, more than half the team she formed didn't come back alive. Pavonis survived but doesn't know Hisui and couldn't return the peacock. He also wasn't really very motivated to, he's sort of attached to Duusuu like she's his emotional support buddy and he knows the moment they meet the guardian's gonna take Duusuu back. That suicide mission he survived traumatized him and he was super attached to his team, like the family he never had.

He eventually tried to move on, got married and had a kid but the event stunted him in a way. He couldn't hold down a stable job for one thing. For another, he isn't motivated to continue being a hero, actively hiding from the guardian. He was as fine as he could be for a while. Maybe he'll just pass the miraculous on to his kid when his time comes to follow his comrades in the afterlife. That was his plan. Alas it's not meant to be.

Fast forward a few years later, the new Hawkmoth comes knocking at his door. At first he didn't wanna cooperate with the woman who not only akumatized his kid multiple times but also literally took the butterfly miraculous from his old team mate's dead body... but she's an empath. She can sense his intense grief over his team as well as his current problem with his terminally ill wife. She's already taken advantage of his kid's reaction to that news multiple times, of course she's not above using it against the father either.

She appealed to his grief. Then she fanned his anger at how helpless he is to prevent tragedies with his team and now his current family. Then she presents him with a way to circumvent that: a wish.

The price is a measly life for a life. They died saving so many lives... Don't you think they're worth a couple of those they saved?

Isn't it cruel of the guardian to not use the wish to bring back your team? Not even her successor. They all died with not a song to their names.

Why don't you rectify that?

And with that, Pavonis shook her hand and teamed up with her.

I mentioned before he had a shady past. It turns out he descended from a line of rogue guardians - the historical lore for that might as well be another post but anyway, Pavonis does have a record for attempting to steal a Miraculous, ordered by his abusive guardian trained father. Blair's mom saved him from that life and it's why he's so attached to her and her team. Now, he thanks his old man for teaching him mirakungfu among other things. He's perfectly armed to take the Miraculous from a bunch of kids.

The only catch though is at least two members of this generation's hero team are the children of his savior. Holding back against Blair left an opening for a certain temporary turtle to Jade Seal his weapon and his senti, as a result he sealed away his powers.

So the current status of the peacock miraculous is it's fine, it's not cracked so the current wielder isn't sick. It's just that the current wielder has sided with the bad butterfly lady and its powers can't activate due to Jade Seal blocking it. He can't make another Senti as long as the last one he made is magically locked in, the Jade Seal protecting it from getting poofed away. He can't break it's object. He can't open his fan. It's all locked because of Jade Seal... After all, locking something away is just another form of protection.

Here's a picture of him. Back when he was younger vs how he looks now. I may have to update him sooner or later though.

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POKEMON AU: HOW TEAMS CAN TELL A STORY

When it comes to Pokemon, I love it when teams are tailored to tell a trainer's story. Like how Silver has a Crobat that he had since it was a Zubat to show how he's grown to care for his pokemon as Crobats only evolve through friendship. Or how Cynthia has hard to catch Pokemon like Spiritomb and Milotic to show her patience and how knowledgeable she is with the local myths to be able to find them, and having a friendship evolution like Lucario hints at her kindness. Some of my OC teams are built like this. Some are just there for the reference. Here are my notes:

All starter Pokemon are super rare. Having them is a status symbol. Characters who have them are either high nobility (Keagan, Fiona) or are associated with them (Shizuke, Blair and Blake).

Keagan, Fiona and Shizuke having a starter from the same set (Sinnoh: Infernape, Empoleon and Torterra) is also my way of connecting them as close childhood friends. Definitely got those three as a joint gift from Keagan's parents.

Keagan's team has a lot of references to his royal upbringing. Volcarona being the Sun Pokemon ties into Keagan being the prince of Helios City. Pidgeot also references the sun with its looks and golden crest. Liligant and Tsareena both reference noblewomen.

Keagan's team centering on Sunny Day tactics is a direct reference to one of his og monikers, The Sun Prince. His focus on special atk is meant to reference his magic-focused strength. The tactic also best showcases the way Keagan fights in the OG story, he overwhelms the enemy with his magic, his presence shines like the sun.

In contrast to Keagan using Sunny Day to buff his Pokemon's speed and fire attacks, Fiona's Snow is used more defensively, buffing her ice types' defenses and enabling Aurora Veil. Fitting for a sworn protector... Or someone keeping their guards up and hates their vulnerability.

With both Keagan and Fiona having weather based tactics, its a fight for dominance to which of them would take the lead... And with Fiona having less pokemon relying on Snow than Keagan's pokemon relying on Sunny Day, it shows Fiona doesn't really mind prioritizing Keagan and letting him take the lead. But her and her Snow Warning is always there, ready to put a hault to his tactics and anyone else looking to use weather to their advantage.

In a similar vein to Keagan's Volcarona, Blair's Espeon also being called the Sun Pokemon hints at her being more deeply tied to a certain Helios royalty than her brother... In the OG, Blair did sell her soul to a witch, who is actually the sun empire's lost princess. It's the same with her having Incineroar, a fire-type starter Pokemon. Blake having the fire type Ninetales also references his connection to a certain lost sun empire royal but with it not being a starter is meant to hint his connection is weaker than Blair's. It's not his soul that's being held captive. Also, Espeon and Incineroar both being cat pokemon... In myths, cats, more than any other animal, are casted as a witch's familiar.

On another note, all these references to the witch can also act as foreshadowing their eventual team up with Keagan. Blake's Drought Ninetales and Blair's sabotages with Fake Out... They're both highly suited to helping Keagan with his Sunny Day set up team.

Blake and Blair, much like Silver, having their signature mon be friendship evolutions are meant to hint at their kinder side despite their typically antagonistic roles.

Blake and Blair both starting off with an Eevee but branching off with an Umbreon and an Espeon... They show how the twins started off similarly, but much like their Eevees, they grew very distinct from each other, almost polar opposites.

Dark types hint at pragmatism and/or cynicism in the trainer's character. Keagan has hints of this and his Houndoom represents it, being his ace makes this trait more prominent. It's easy to miss when most of his team are fire types and Keagan fits the passionate fiery stereotype on the surface. Damien having a Tyranitar and Natalia having an Alolan Muk also reflects this, but they're more cynical than pragmatic and neither of those pokemon are the pokemon they're most associated with. Blake and Blair has dark types as one of their specialties with Blake having significantly more dark types than Blair hinting at him being the more ruthless twin. Also, being the one with the most Dark types, Blake really is the most pragmatic and cynical of the cast but that doesn't necessarily mean he's evil...

Shizuke's dark type is a fun case. He has this Pancham that evolved into a Pangoro with the influence of Blair's pokemon. It reflects how Shizuke adapts some of Blair's pragmatic tactics to overcome his many weaknesses, evolve in a way.

Natalia also has her arc told through Mareanie as she evolves into Toxapex. Starting out with the ability Merciless and being used offensively, then changing it to Regenerator and being used defensively... It reflects how the trainer herself healed. She matured, gained a new understanding of her feelings and found a healthier outlet than lashing out so she is no longer left hurting as much as she used to.

Zephyr has a Heliolisk with the ability Solar Power. It reflects how through Keagan's influence and empowerment, Zephyr has stepped forward into the battlefield and is proven to be a powerful glass canon. But that doesn't change how his curse is still hurting him and Keagan is putting him in danger, which is reflected with the HP loss that came with Solar Power.

Another ability his Heliolisk can have is Dry Skin, which lets him heal when hit by water attacks, fitting considering the water specialist Natalia is his doctor. The drawback is fire attacks hit him harder, which kinda reflects how Keagan did hurt his feelings in story, making the poor kid feel used.

The ability his Heliolisk eventually settled for is Sand Veil, which increases his evasion in a Sandstorm. Damien, his protector and older brother figure, happens to make a lot of use of Sandstorm.

Zephyr's Staraptor having Reckless as his ability can speak for itself.

Zephyr's Galvantula having Compound Eyes and his Yanmega having Tinted Lens is a reference to how he has the sharpest eyes in the OG story. They also come in pretty handy for a petty thief looking for something to steal. Sticky Web and Psychic can come in pretty handy too.

Fiona and Damien's team composition have a lot of elements in common. And I mean, A LOT. At least half of their teams are highly defensive or bulky pokemon, having a weather setter (Alolan Ninetales with Snow Warning and Tyranitar with Sand Stream), a team mate that gets a speed boost from the weather setter (Alolan Sandshrew for Fiona, Stoutland and Excadrill for Damien), a non-dragon Pseudo Legendary (Metagross and Tyranitar) and having that one pokemon that redirects attacks to itself (Rhyperior with Lightning Rod, Gastrodon with Storm Drain) for the sake of protecting someone's team that's vulnerable to that type (Natalia specializes in water and Zephyr with flying are both weak to electric attacks while Keagan uses a lot of fire that are weak to water attacks)... It makes sense given Damien used to have this one sided rivalry with Fiona and he envies her.

Fiona also parallels Blake with their similarly defensive strategies and both having some form of a Ninetales. Despite their seemingly opposite demeanors, they're both the protective introverts of their respective groups and they do end up getting along.

Imitating tactics is the sincerest form of flattery. It's especially evident with most of the couples. Fiona copies Keagan's weather tactics that boost his speed and offensive power with her Alolan Sandslash and Ninetales. Blake may not specialize in poison like Natalia, but he has more than half of his pokemon learn Toxic and later, getting a water type Greninja on his team. While I've mentioned earlier how Shizuke adapted some of Blair's tactics, as in, he added some stat manipulation and sabotage into his team strategies, Blair also got more straightforward with her offense. It wasn't a coincidence she picked the ghost-fighting type Annihilape once her Gothitelle left. On a less romantic note, there's also Damien who has a section above regarding Fiona, Blake taking a page out of Keagan's book and changing his Ninetales' ability to Drought to buff his sister's Incineroar or the witch's Chandellure,

Shizuke having a lot of grass and fighting types on his team leaves him open to a lot of type disadvantages. His canon event is being underestimated for his more visible weaknesses while he finds ways to overcome them.

Psychic types hint at foresight and mind reading. Nobody in the cast emulates this more than Blair, so she specializes mostly in Psychic types. It's a reference to how in the OG story, she's the one with the blessing of foresight and not Blake, who technically doesn't have a Psychic type (Gothitelle is loaned to him by the witch).

Psychic type's biggest weakness is Dark type, which is Blake's specialty. Fitting for the guy who's supposed to be her blind spot.

Blair having plenty of countermeasures for set ups is her way of levelling the playing field. She's used to dealing with people vying for an advantage. It's people who can take a disadvantage, make the best of it and fight her head on that she respects enough to drop her tactics for.

Blair having a Gardevoir references how she's self sacrificing for her loved ones... It's how she ended up giving her soul to a witch in exchange for saving Blake in the OG story. Her having the ghost Pokemon Gengar that evolves via trade is also a reference to this deal.

Blair having Espeon and Incineroar is a fun little reference to being Chat Noire in the MLB au. Just like Blake having Umbreon and Ninetales but no cats is a reference to being Renard Rouge. Both having at least one fox pokemon references them being half-fox in the OG story.

Fiona's personal gripes about her feminine side can be represented by her Alolan Ninetales. She's more fragile than her bulkier and more masculine pokemon like Corviknight or Metagross... But she fills a unique spot on her team with her Snow Warning to set up Snow and Aurora Veil to buff her team's defense in one move. She also sets up her Alolan Sandslash by activating Slush Rush. Being a Fairy Type adds some much needed coverage against Fighting Types as well as a good damage dealer in her team where more than half are defensive. By accepting Alolan Ninetales like she accepts her femininity, Fiona can get stronger and finds more balance.

In contrast, Natalia's most elegant and feminine pokemon, her Swanna, represents the kind of girl she wishes to be perceived as. She sees herself as an ugly duckling and dreams of growing into a swan. In the OG story however...

Natalia having a lot of water and poison types on her team in a reference to her being a sea witch in the OG story, it gives her a complex about her looks. She likes cute pokemon but poison types are of more use to her and her profession. Her Ribombee is a reference to being Princess Honey in the MLB au.

Fiona having Empoleon and Corviknight is a reference to how in the OG story, she is both high nobility and a knight. Also her monster form whenever she's possessed is avian themed. In the MLB au, she's the next holder of the peacock miraculous after Pavonis.

Keagan having a Volcarona is a reference to his ties to Hawkmoth and becoming the next holder of the butterfly miraculous in the MLB au.

Same with Damien having a Carracosta, a reference to him eventually becoming the holder of the Turtle Miraculous.

Only Shizuke doesn't reference the MLB au but to be fair, even in the MLB au, he had trouble accepting he's Ladybug... And none of the ladybug based pokemon suits his fighting style.

Some of their main types can reflect with how they interact with others' main types. Mentioned above is how Blake, the Dark type specialist, is the blind spot of Blair, the Psychic type specialist. There's also Shizuke who mainly uses Fighting types is weak to Blair's Psychic types, but Blake the Dark type main is intimidated by him. Fiona who uses Steel and Ice types is extra weak to Keagan who uses Fire types. The unruly Zephyr who uses Bug and Flying types doesn't bother the sturdy Damien who uses Rock types.

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Look who's probably on Santa's "Nice List"~

Merry Christmas everyone!

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It's funny to me how AUs can change some events for my OCs. Shovel talks can vary depending on which AU I'm talking about.

Keagan gets the shovel talk from Fiona's older brother Gav in BTaL at some point even if he isn't dating Fiona (though there's mutual pining going on). In the OG story, nothing like that really happens even after Keagan committed treason. If anything it's Keagan who ends up protecting Fiona from her brother as Gav is one of the many people trying to kill her when she's possessed by an angry god. It's... It's complicated.

Fiona gets the shovel talk from Keagan's father. She keeps kidnapping his son so they can go out and play somewhere cause the dad is a buzzkill. Those two don't get along, but they will set aside their differences when it comes to Keagan's safety.

Blair gets the shovel talk from one of Shizuke's friends. In the OG Story, it's Keagan who'd give her the shovel talk while in the MLB AU or in BTaL, I feel that role will end up with Fiona. In the Reverse AU though, she doesn't get hit with this cause Shizuke isn't friends with either of them.

Blair herself would never give the shovel talk to anyone Blake ends up dating, whether it's Natalia or not. It took a LOT to help her hopeless brother to reach this point, doing the shovel talk is gonna feel like throwing away all her efforts... However she will avenge her bro if it's the other party that fucks up. No warnings will be given.

Shizuke gets numerous shovel talks from Natalia once he starts dating Blair. But in the OG, nobody gives him the shovel talk. Not even Blake...

Blake, I've yet to write a situation where he gives Shizuke the shovel talk. There's a million reasons like Shizuke being a greener flag than Blair and being more likely to be hurt by her or how he's been through worse and there's nothing Blake can do to top that or even how Shizuke is effortlessly more intimidating than Blake... Most importantly of all across every AU, he knows that if Blair catches him giving Shizuke the shovel talk, Blair wouldn't take that shit and he'd rather not get on her bad side.

Damien, he can get the shovel talk from Shizuke. Unprompted. Even if Shizuke doesn't know who he's dating. In the MLB AU I'm considering Shizuke could pull a platonic version of this concerning Damien's friendship with Natalia... As much as the two nerds argue, Shizuke wouldn't want Damien treating another person the way he treated him.

The most consistent thing so far is in any universe where Blake could date Natalia, Damien gives him the shovel talk. And if Blake ever meets Natalia's sisters, her older sister will also give him the shovel talk.

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Pokemon AU: Teams

I found some of my old notes on this in my ratty old highschool oc notebook and decided to update them. Not gonna write down all the moves as they can switch them up between battles for strategy adjustments. Just gonna put a few stuff that feels notable like if they EV trained it for a certain stat or make a lot of use if a certain move or ability.

Keagan Gerald Aurelio-Ashworth - has this theme of getting buffed and going all out offensive, very fast. Very fragile.

Houndoom - his main. Specially trained to hit hard and fast. Buffs with Nasty Plot. Knows Overheat and holds a White Herb. Sludgebomb for coverage. If mega evolution is allowed, this is the one he mega evolves.

Torkoal - the Sunny Day setter with its Drought ability. A heavy hitter with Eruption but needs support. In double battles, always paired with...

Liligant - the enabler with After You to bring Torkoal forward. Chlorophyll ability makes her twice as fast with the Sunny Day Torkoal set up. Solarbeam is her main attack, spams it in Sunny Day. In single battles, After You is replaced with Quiver Dance. Sometimes she also has Baton Pass to give all her stat buffs to Houndoom or Volcarona.

Pidgeot - a special one that knows Heat Wave. But if enemies set up Rainy Day, this one also knows Hurricane. Depending on the strategy, can also be the support with Sunny Day or Tailwind. Like Liligant, he's also here for coverage.

Volcarona - Another dual type there for coverage. Quiver Dance to set it up. May hold defensive items like Focus Sash. Another pokemon Keagan went all in with Speed and Special Atk.

Infernape - got him in a starter trio set with Fiona's Empoleon and Shizuke's Torterra. The one Physical Attacker on the team. Hits hard and fast like most of Keagan's team, but instead of setting up, is meant for an explosive opening and gets weaker with every turn as he chips away at his own health with Flare Blitz or lowers his own stats with Close Combat. Typically sent out midway.

Honorable mentions: Arcanine with Extreme Speed, his other Physical Attacker. Tsareena with Queenly Majesty is his other coverage grass type.

Fiona Kuznetsov - balanced defensive with offensive. Very well rounded but favors defense. Works well in double battles or tag teams.

Alolan Sandslash - her pokemon from childhood. The highest level in her team and EV trained for ATK and SPD. His ability Slush Rush gives him an insane speed boost in snow or hail, which is why he is often paired with or comes after Alolan Ninetales.

Alolan Ninetales - while she looks a little too delicate and girly for Fiona's typical taste, she is a gift from Fiona's dad and holds almost as much sentimental value as her Alolan Sandslash. Snow Warning is her ability and is the weather setter of the team. Her Aurora Veil helps buff her team's defenses. She's also a powerhouse with her accurate Blizzard that's helped by the weather and is her main check against fighting types with her Moon Blast. A lot of her tactics are inspired from Keagan.

Gastrodon - the guard whenever she teams up with Keagan thanks to his ability Storm Drain to redirect all water attacks away from Keagan's team. Scald and Earth Power allows him to be an excellent supporting attacker with the chance to cripple the opponents or Smog to prevent set ups. Curse and Recover helps it last in battle.

Corviknight - the pokemon she is best known for. It's typing prevents it from getting Earthquaked like half of her team are infamously vulnerable to. With Iron Defense and Roost, he can last for a long time, all the better for his ability, Pressure. Typically holds a Rocky Helmet. Sometimes knows U-Turn whenever Fiona needs a safe pivot.

Metagross - Her strongest, the final boss of her team. Being a Psychic type, they are one Fiona's counters for the fighting types more than half of her team are weak to. Bullet Punch gives it a surprise for its typically low speed.

Empoleon - got him in a starter trio set with Keagan's Infernape and Shizuke's Torterra. The Stealth Rock setter, typically the pokemon Fiona opens with. Roars to get more pokemon hit with Stealth Rocks or switches out with Flip Turn. Could be used offensively with Surf or Ice Beam.

Honorable mentions: Mawhile, especially one that can mega evolve. A sturdy Skarmony for set ups and U-Turn.

Shizuke Midorikawa - buffs for a price. Plenty of HP recovery and defensive options. Picked up a bit of sabotage and surprising priority moves.

Breloom - his very first pokemon. His ability Poison Heal combined with a Toxic Orb lets him recover HP in battle while immune to status conditions such as burn. Protect is there to make sure he does get poisoned. Facade is extra deadly with him. May use the Spore + Focus Punch strategy. He plays it pretty safe like this. But when Shizuke decides to be more daring, he gives Breloom an ability capsule to replace Poison Heal with Technician to go all out. Technician helps buff his Mach Punch, Bullet Seed and Rock Tomb. EV trained for SPD and ATK.

Whimsicott - his most utilized pokemon thanks to her ability, Prankster. Uses Stun Spore ahead to slow down or stop the opponent to enable slower team mates like Torterra to get a headstart. Either that or Toxic. Could know either Reflect or Light Screen to protect and Leech Seed to heal her team mates. Moon Blast and Giga Drain are her main offensive attacks. U-Turn lets her serve as a pivot, but is more of a disrupter.

Galarian Corsola - main tank. With an Eviolite to buff his defensive stats, it can tank a lot and even seal off moves with his Cursed Body. Mirror Coat lets him dish back some moves and Strength Sap refills his HP while chipping away the enemy's ATK stat. Sets up Stealth Rocks for flying types.

Pangoro - this one has been with Shizuke since he was a Pancham. He evolved when Shizuke was travelling with Blair for a bit and he looked up to Blair's team, especially Incineroar (and that's how he evolved even though Shizuke doesn't have any other dark type on his team). Bullet Punch helps it counter Fairy Types. With Swords Dance or Bulk Up to give him a boost, he can be extra threatening. Drain Punch helps him recover what HP he lost while buffing himself up. Knock Off is there to prevent the opponent from using their items, it's a move he learned from almost everyone on Blair's team. Sucker Punch is also there to make up for his lack of speed.

Machamp - the main damage dealer. Has the ability Guts so he holds a Flame Orb to trigger it. Facade is pretty much a given. Close Combat is more of a last resort. Ice Punch, Thunder Punch, Knock Off and Bullet Punch are there to counter his team's common weakness of Flying, Psychic and Fairy types.

Torterra - got him in a starter trio set with Keagan's Infernape and Fiona's Empoleon. Can set up Stealth Rocks to deal with pesky flying types along with Stone Edge. May use She'll Smash to sacrifice his defensive stats in exchange for offense and speed. Earthquake and Wood Hammer are his main damaging moves.

Honorable mentions: Mienshao, with the moves U-Turn and Fake Out and the ability Regenerator as his pivot. Wobuffet is a difficult pokemon for him to use. Blissey replaces Machamp when he's travelling and is mostly just the team's pokemon center.

Blair Crawford - punishes strategy that requires set ups. Sabotages a lot. Works great on a team. A general pain to fight.

Espeon - her starter Pokemon alongside Blake's Umbreon, evolved from an Eevee. Switches up between Psychic, Shadowball, Dazzling Gleam as her main offensive move depending on who they are fighting. Half of her moveset is dedicated to mess with the opponent. If the opponent is item reliant, chances are high Trick is gonna come into play. If the opponent relies on set up, much like Keagan, she probably knows Psych Up. Sometimes Espeon is just there for support with Calm Mind + Baton Pass. Other moves she might use against Physical Attackers are Swagger or Charm. She is a flexible saboteur and like most of Blair's pokemon, she's EV trained for Speed.

Incineroar - the bane of a lot of competitive Pokemon battlers, of course Blair would use one like the annoying tactician she is. Typically the pokemon she opens with. Intimidate lets him open with an advantage, lowering the enemy's atk. Parting Shot lets him leave whilst lowering the enemy's offensive stats even further. Either that or he Taunts to prevent set ups. In double battles, he likely knows Fake Out. Burning Jealousy sometimes makes an appearance. The primary saboteur.

Gardevoir - her main attacker and the most likely to come out after her Espeon's Calm Mind + Baton Pass set up. Either a Choice Scarf or a Choice Specs user. In double battles, Espeon or Incineroar are there to take it off of her (with either Trick or Knock off) in case she needs to use a different attack.

Gothitelle - Originally, it's a certain witch's pokemon given to both of the twins, but used very differently. Blair's Gothitelle's ability is Competitive, countering opponents that use debuffers or have abilities like Intimidate.

Zoroark - Knowing moves like Flamethrower and Sludgebomb makes it hard to tell if it's really Gengar or when in Blake's team, Ninetales that's out. This guy's moveset is pretty much dependent on his team mates. Knock off, Extrasensory, Punishment and Focus Blast... Blair switches up her team order to make a person take out their counter for whoever Zoroark is pretending to be. This one often switches places with Weavile for extra confusion.

Gengar - another main attacker. Hits fast and hard. Was a Haunter for most of Blair's journey until she traded him for a bit with Shizuke's Machoke to evolve them both. If mega evolution is allowed, this is the final boss with Shadow Tag to prevent escape and Weavile as his most likely partner in a double battle. But if it's not... He shows up a little earlier, likely the second to the last to Curse at whichever enemy pokemon Blair deems as the biggest threat. If they're not dead yet, uses Grudge. His tactics were inspired by Blake.

Honorary mentions: Malamar with Contrary, if the conditions are right, Blair would use him. Mandibuzz helped her get around and also fit her theme of punishing set ups with Punishment and Knock off and her ability Weak Armor. Annihilape is a pokemon she will add to her party once Gothitelle returns to the witch. His ability is Defiant, and is a very straightforward set up sweeper.

Blake Crawford - slow and painful beating. Very spiteful, never lets an enemy go unscathed. All of it builds up to the next Pokemon's advantage.

Umbreon - his starter Pokemon alongside Blair's Espeon, evolved from an Eevee. Typically a staller, using Toxic first then tries to last as long as possible with Protect and/or Wish. Actually, most of his team can learn Toxic. Sometimes, he feels like gambling a bit and uses Swagger + Foul Play, a trick he picked up from his sister.

Ninetales - Starts off by weakening the opponent with Will-O-Wisp, then barrages them with fast and strong special attacks such as Flamethrower and Solarbeam powered by Drought or Extrasensory. Is a mid-battle revenge killer. May Will-O-Wisp team mates that know Facade to trigger a boost, extra deadly when teamed with Shizuke. And right as she's about to die, it lets out one last Grudge to spite the enemy out of their finishing move's PP. She's there to balance out Blake's team of mostly tanks... Tactics with her are inspired by Keagan.

Grimmsnarl - His pivot, much like Blair's Incineroar. Has the Prankster ability to let it move first when using Parting Shot. May also take advantage of that ability to set up Light Screen or Reflect depending on the enemy team. If in tandem with a team mate that has Toxic, guaranteed to have Fake Out to help their poison along. Can be used offensively with Bulk Up to buff his stats.

Gothitelle - Originally, it's a certain witch's pokemon given to both of the twins, but used very differently. Blake's Gothitelle's ability is Shadow Tag and it's role is a staller. She whittles away the opponent's stats with Charm and Confide to buff her survival. Sometimes uses Toxic. Often teams up with Weavile.

Weavile - with Shadow Tag Gothitelle, Weavile with Pressure whittles away the opponent's PP. Uses Torment or Taunt to force the opponent to not stall with set ups and Haze to take away what set up they had. Sucker Punch and Ice Shard gives her a chance to make a few hits. Might get a chance to use Swords Dance to fare better. Punishment if the enemy starts off strong with a lot of atk… or Weavile can force it with Swagger. Again, tactics inspired by Blair's team. She and Zoroark trade places so much that they adapt a blend of the twins' tactics.

Kingambit - is the final boss and ultimate revenge killer. If Grimsnarl set up a screen, then Blake would take his chances and use at least one Swords Dance before going on a slug fest. When all the others are lost, there's no reason not to go all out with Retaliate.

Honorable Mentions: Honchcrow was his main transport. Once Gothitelle returns to her real owner, Greninja will take her place. He sets up Spikes or even Toxic Spikes to make switches more difficult and makes use of his Protean to change his element both defensively and offensively.

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On the Topic of my OC's Hero Names...

This is a tangent from an ask so I decided to put it in a separate post... Back when I was still debating with myself on whether or not BTaL should be connected to canon or just stand alone as an OC AU, I defaulted to giving Shizuke and Blair the names "Ladybug" and "Chat Noire".

Shizuke's reasoning remains the same no matter what, he just went with "Ladybug" cause he was distracted by the pretty cat deciding it for him because he was taking too long deciding for himself. Being an immigrant, he wasn't as obsessed with the local legendary heroes the way Blair the native is. No matter what I decide, him taking up the "Ladybug" hero name had little to no connection to Marinette. It's just that the longer he stays as Ladybug and the more he hears about the Ladybug before him... The more he feels the weight of the name "Ladybug" and feels the need to live up to that and has unfavorably (unfairly) compared himself to Marinette.

While Blair, it's still because her father is named "Noir" that she chose "Chat Noir" as her hero name... but now that they're part of a future gen au, this comes with a new layer of having her dad actually be named after Chat Noir himself. Blair just doesn't tell Marinette and Alya about it straight up when they asked if she named herself after their Chat Noir because she doesn't wanna delve into why her dad ended up named after said hero... let's just say, Blair's grandmama stans that cat for a reason and had she been alive to see Blair wield that same Miraculous, she would've been so proud.

Ultimately, I'm thinking they eventually go through a rename when they finally find their own footing as heroes. N2CatS would have Blair slowly claim the name Calico... as for Shizuke, well, I have an arc set up for him after N2CatS. Boy has issues that I'm not sure can be sorted out in N2CatS...

Then there's Blake, who literally just went with Renard Rouge because he is treating that name like a rental from Rena Rouge. He ain't superheroing for the sake of being a hero, he's just loaning the Fox to clean up the mess he made and protect his sister. Not sure if he'd ever give himself an original hero name lest he chooses to be a hero for his own sake rather than just for his sister.

As for everyone else getting a Miraculous like Princess Honey, they're purely original because they didn't have the same kind of baggage as the other three when it comes to claiming the power as their own. Their baggage has less to do with the canon cast's legacy at least.

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Side note for N2CatS lore: gotta tweak some of my notes for the new mechanics the future gen are operating.

MIRAKUNG FU

Mira-kung fu is only named that way due to Su Han's French Translation Charm being outdated, damaged or something. Honestly, the name bugs me and I'm only keeping it as a shorthand to describe Shizuke's fighting style and to point at one of the most obvious lessons Su Han should've taught Marinette and Adrien. Anyway, it has a more dignified Chinese name that should translate to something like "the Miraculous Path". Its more like a focus based technique to sense and read the unique qi a holder emits, hence, allowing the practitioner to predict the wielder's path.

In Chinese, the term kung fu refers to any skill that is acquired through learning or practice. It is a compound word composed of the words 功 (gōng) meaning "work", "achievement", or "merit", and 夫 (fū) which is a particle or nominal suffix with diverse meanings. Wushu literally means "martial art".

It is not necessarily a martial art in and of itself, the monks just defaulted to some martial art, it varies from region to region. Hence why it can be paired with other martial arts like Shizuke's Judo or Kagami's Fencing.

Hell, by this logic, Blair can count as an intermediate master as she can focus enough to sense wielders but isn't good enough at maintaining that concentration to use it in combat. Princess Honey though... she has implied potential as mentioned in her dungeon boss chapter. Honey Cure requires a wielder to have a grasp on the body's qi paths if they were to control its flow to speed up a body's recovery. Honey Cure requires a more advanced knowledge of qi than Mirakungfu. Shizubug did the math on her true potential.

I feel I have to edit my initial notes or even add a mirakungfu notes part 2 for this.

ENHANCEMENT POTIONS

Now, I've given it a basic ass description in the fic notes but here's another aspect I only recently thought of: why they are enhanced from the normal potions. The answer was staring me in the face: Helios City is on an island off the coast of France, created by Ladybug's LUCKY CHARM in her prime. Who knows what freaky shit magic made earth is gonna do to plants growing from that. So some ingredients harvested from that island city are like magically enhanced, hence the elemental buff.

Side note: I'm probably gonna edit the name a bit. Dunno what. These potions make travelling through extreme conditions doable like space or underwater so I thought it should have the word traverse in it but I'm not sold yet.

HONEY CURE

Gotta expand the annecdote section to include how Zoe ended up coming up with it. See, its mentioned in passing that it was used to wake up Marinette from her qi deficiency induced coma (totally drained herself creating a wholeass island). The rest of the heroes were all mirakungfu trained and can sense something is off with her qi. Oh if only her qi would flow thus way instead of that, untangle the mess that is her flow and bolster that... and it hit Zoe, what if she subjugates that?

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Just got some art inspo based on Blake and Blair's contrasting reactions to S5 Marinette. Like have the two of them on either side of a vaguely Marinette shaped blob out front and have them both be say:

"If being a hero is such a burden to you, why don't you just quit?"

But like, in clearly different tones. Blake's is a suggestion out of compassion cause he sees being a hero as the root of her problems and thinks she should quit for her own wellbeing. Being a hero is the source of her suffering that she deserves to be free of.

Blair on the other hand said it full of anger, how dare she ever make her believe in her. She might even be crying out of the betrayal she feels in seeing the idol she looked up to all her life be like this. Being a hero is an honor she does not deserve and should be stripped of.

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This is gonna sound mean spirited but I'm severely tempted to just delete Zoe from existence in my N2CaTs lore... But on the other hand, I actually have a purpose for her. It adds to Princess Honey's conflict with her powers. She doesn't like Queen Bee, who, despite eventually getting better, is still devicive cause the general public would never forget when she got worse.

Princess Honey wants to be loved by the majority, if not universally. I've left clues for this somewhere in the background.

I needed a bee who, if not beloved by all is at least not leaving as strong of a negative impression as Queen Bee. Vesperia fits the bill of a more "likeable" bee. Something about lore. Something about Princess Honey's core conflict that two bees could represent...

On the other hand, I just don't like Zoe and in a perfect world I don't think she should exist. This is an AU anyway 😂😂😂 her not existing further establishes it as an AU and steps further away from S5.

But this is set in S4. After she was introduced. And again, she has more purpose here than canon, she's at least contributing something outside her little subplot.

Though, I think Chloe's got stronger and more vocal fans and remained far more relevant in the news than Vesperia. Zoe just doesn't strike me as someone who actively wanted the hero life the way pre-s4 Chloe did. Chloe goes down in history as the most controversial baddie turned goodie ever. Definitely written and published her autobiography... Keagan and Damien are the biggest fans of her book cause it speaks to them.

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a short/mini digital painting tutorial by yours truly 🫡

a lot of people really like how i painted kaveh in that short hkvh comic so i thought i'd share a quick painting tutorial! I hope this can be helpful to yall ^_^

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Been thinking about this ask from a few days ago on how Shizuke could get devastated over S5 Marinette when it's actually Blair who'd take it harder than him... To expand on that, I feel my whole cast of OCs would be fairly equally divided on who's upset and who's not.

Blair would be the most devastated followed by Keagan, then Fiona. The three have the most idealized view of heroes, so they'd take it hard when the supposed best of the best does what Marinette did in the S5 finale.

Damien is more pitying than upset. Natalia is more disappointed than angry. Both would be far kinder to Marinette than the above three though.

Shizuke is highly sympathetic, being a fellow ladybug who didn't want to be one in the first place. She's even younger than him and got less help, he doesn't blame her at all.

Blake would acknowledge the unfairness of it all the most, arguably the only one more sympathetic than Shizuke. He's always been so cynical about the Miraculous and the stuff that's tied to it.

The only thing they could all agree on though is the mass broken pedestal for history's most revered Ladybug. But hey, that's not their Marinette at all. The hero they know only shared the same path up until S4. This is an AU, who cares?