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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.

(Damien Natalia and Zephyr's will be added later on a reblog)

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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?

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It's been a while since I drew anything with the old pen and paper and marker. Here's the twins modelling clothes. It's actually a redraw of some old art I made of them from like, 15 years ago.

They definitely look a bit older than they used to. Some people may cringe looking at their old art cause it's no where near as good as the original, but I find looking at my cringy old art so I can tell myself I've gotten way better. The old me would be so proud.

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ao3 should have a new button for exquisite fanfic called 'i can't believe it's not canon!'

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Something I feel I should change in BTaL remastered is Blake's actual feelings on superheroes. Like there's this deep respect but not actually wanting to be one, nor wanting anyone he gives a damn about to be one. He used to be a huge fan but now... It's complicated. His parents died saving the day and nobody knows the true extent of what they did. They were heroes. But they left him and his sister behind. He loves them but he hates that part of them and felt they chose the city over him and his sister. As he grows older he has calmed down enough to acknowledge they also did it for him and his sister but why did it have to be them?

I don't want it to be too obvious though... It helps highlight Blair's own misinterpretation of Blake's feelings regarding heroes. He kept all his comic books and paraphernalia and continued updating them. He speaks highly of them. He'd call their beloved parents heroes... Blair thinks he still wants to be a hero like he said they'd be when they were kids. It was their shared dream. Blair doesn't know how losing their parents affected Blake differently from her. Where Blair held on tighter, chasing shadows of the past, Blake prefers to hold on to what's still here and avoid losing that too. Where Blair sees the miraculous as a beacon of hope and of course their parents would be proud if they followed their foot steps, Blake sees the miraculous as an omen of death taking away his loved ones one by one.

In the remaster, I want to highlight this difference between the twins. Blair thought they'd always be in sync. Blake realized it first and didn't have the heart to correct her for years. There were hints of this in the Dark Venus episode, and why Blair was contrasting her team up with Blake to her usual dynamic with her ladybug partner - her bug was far more supportive of her dreams while her twin brother isn't. This falls through even further in the Volpino episode and after...

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All art for BTaL Introduction Chapters are finally completed! All four shots are the future gen heroes' first appearance as civilians and heroes. I can finally get started posting my remastered fic, but that's gonna be in a few days. I want to prepare a network of links for the Tumblr version... But Ao3 should be up tomorrow. For those interested in this project, here's the post with the overview:

Full colored concept art of them under the cut:

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Okay I'm ridiculously proud of how these sketches came out and I just gotta share right now. Shizuke and Blair's first appearances as heroes in BTaL. I can picture these as part of their transformation sequences. Gonna shade these someday.

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This is the guardian in my Miraculous Ladybug OC fic, "The Hijacked Adventures of Ladybug and Chat Noire". At least, back when she was younger.

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Something that hit me the other day is how well Shizuke and Blair's respective powersets make them good foils in the OG Story. It's just not obvious at first glance. You got a guy with the most powerful healing powers in the kingdom vs a girl who can see multiple possible futures and can choose which ones happen. They don't seem to overlap, right?

But then you put them into practice.

Shizuke, he is straightforward in everything. From his personality to his fighting style, he is a simple guy who charges into things without a plan. He just does what feels right at the moment. He takes risks and prioritizes his principles cause he can afford them, heal himself back up to try again if it doesn't work out. Peak persistence, it's all he feels he has going for him. Self-sacrificing, his life is the greatest thing he can offer. He doesn't see his worth cause he's not meeting the expected standards for what counts as a powerful warrior. It's because of this he resented his powers.

Blair on the other hand is far more covert. She can't afford to show her hand before the right moment lest she loses it. There is no room for second chances cause time is a fleeting bitch she needs to stay ten steps ahead of. Principles can take a hike, she can't always close off possibilities just cause it would put her on Santa's naughty list. The greatest gift of all is getting her desired results after all. The one time she hesitated, she lost everything. She only has one life and it's hanging on a fragile string tied to a witch. There's always a way no matter who is on her side... but everything is forfeit if she dies. Her power is the key to everything.

Now for those familiar with the MLB AU, it's funny how their og story philosophies matches the other's miraculous canon counterpart more. Shizuke matches more with Adrien as Blair matches more with Marinette. The thing about the MLB AU is it's a character study meant to challenge them. See a new side to them and see if it's even plausible for them to adapt to each other's philosophies.

For the MLB AU itself, giving them the miraculous tied to the character they don't match to also lets their take on it have a flavor unique to them than just following their predecessors. It's a new generation, no two cats are the same and no two bugs are the same. A personal nitpick of mine when it comes to OC stories is how by the number some of them felt, sticking too close to canon with not enough alterations to feel like it's their own story. MLB is a set up rich with potential, I wish to not limit it to what's canon. Basically the true origin of why I'm making my own food.

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The best trope in the world is when a character realizes that they’re in love with another character and instead of being bashful or cute about it their internal monologue is just “NO. GOD. FUCK. WHY”