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Meet me at our spot?

My contribution to the @adrinettezine! It was a great pleasure <3

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(weredad, but longer)

Chapter summary:

2. Hell Hath No Fury Like a Woman Who Literally Did This to Herself

As a chronic oversleeper, Marinette had experienced a lot of bad mornings in her life. But brunch with Chat Noir very nearly topped the list. (It came after chugging a whole carton of expired milk, but before coming to class with a shower cap on.)

She’d had a lot of less-than-pleasant evenings too, and with an akuma attack followed by a Tikki lecture, this one was turning out to be pretty rotten.

“Marinette, I know you’re upset about being Chat Noir’s girlfriend—”

“I am not his girlfriend.”

“Well, regardless, you really shouldn’t drop him out of the sky!” Tikki’s voice, which was already high pitched, was barely more than a squeak now. “He’s your partner. You’re supposed to work together.”

“We did work together!” Marinette said, snatching a towel from the closet. “And then we were done working together! And cats always land on their feet, so it’s not like that would even hurt him!”

“I don’t think that applies to human boys. Or actual cats.”

“He was fine.”

Tikki folded her tiny arms. “I still think you owe him an apology.”

She groaned. “Fine. I’ll apologize to him the next time I see him. Now will you leave so I can take my bath?”

“You know, it’s not his fault you threw yourself into his arms and said you were in love with him.”

Marinette’s face went red. “Okay, you’re right, I’m very sorry. Now please let’s never discuss this ever again!”

She shut the bathroom door quickly, but not before Tikki could let out a sigh that Marinette could only assume had been practiced and perfected for at least ten thousand years.

She filled the tub and sank into the water with an equally deep sigh. Marinette didn’t usually take baths, but today had been too much. She sat motionless for twenty minutes, stubbornly trying to convince herself that the scalding temperature was relaxing, and that the glitter bath bomb from Rose’s birthday party did not smell like lemony urine.

(Read on ao3)

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Let him be a silly guy again please

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“It’s literally impossible to be a woman.

You are so beautiful, and so smart, and it kills me that you don't think you're good enough. Like, we have to always be extraordinary, but somehow, we're always doing it wrong?

You have to be thin, but not too thin, and you can never say you wanna be thin. You have to say you wanna be healthy, but also, you have to BE THIN.

You have to have money, but you can't ask for money because that's crass.

You have to be a boss, but you can't be mean.

You have to lead, but you can't squash other people's ideas.

You're supposed to love being a mother, but don't talk about your kids all the damn time.

You have to be a career woman, but also, always be looking out for other people.

You have to answer for men's bad behavior, which is INSANE, but if you point that out, you're accused of complaining!

You're supposed to stay pretty for men, but not so pretty that you tempt them too much or that you threaten other women because you're supposed to be a part of the sisterhood, but ALWAYS STAND OUT and ALWAYS BE GRATEFUL. But never forget that the system is rigged, so find a way to acknowledge that but ALSO, always be grateful!

You have to never get old. Never be rude. Never show off. Never be selfish. Never fall down. Never fail. Never show fear. Never get OUT OF LINE. It's too hard! It's too contradictory, and nobody gives you a medal or says 'thank you!' And it turns out, in fact, that not only are you doing everything wrong, but also, everything is your fault.

I'm just so tired of watching myself, and every single other woman tie herself into knots, so that people will like us.

And if all of that, is also true for a doll just representing a woman, then I don't even know." -Gloria the barbie movie

this is it. this is exactly it oh my god.

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It’s important to recognise that Barbie (2023) criticises both the patriarchy AND the matriarchy. Yes, the Ken’s are just accessories to the Barbies. Yes, they don’t have any say in the government they live under. That’s the point, you’re supposed to feel awful, you’re supposed to want the Kens to have their own agency, you’re supposed to want equality. The Barbie movie explicitly states that the way Barbie treats Ken is wrong, so much so that once he finds a safe space for his masculinity and individual identity he’s so excited to share it with the other Kens.

But they go overboard and replace a matriarchy with a patriarchy and now the same issue exists but in reverse. That’s the POINT!! THATS THE POINT!!! Barbie is not anti-men it’s pro equality PLEASE understand this

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go watch Barbie

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#Barbie (2023)

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oh yeah, with the new size limit for .gifs this thing can finally be posted

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Relationship goals ♡

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Goodboy takes the train

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No one...

Me: The intricate braid detail on Bug Noire is breathtaking.

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but no yeah lets have the conversation:

"the CEO doesnt want to run that kind of website" Excuse, shouldnt have bought the 'go nuts show nuts whatever' website if thats the case. APPEAL DENIED

"we have to follow the TOS of the appstores we're hosted on" Excuse item one, no you dont, item two, you have since those days implimented infrastructure that would allow pornography and sex work on this platform Without violating TOS of any applicable app store. APPEAL DENIED

"we own the site we get to make the rules" Incorrect, this site has only ever made profit when the users willed it. we collectively own the site as a hive mind and no legal change in ownership will change that. APPEAL DENIED

"we have to keep this website safe for the children who use it" Argument based on fallacy banning pornography and sex workers does not prevent pornography and sex work from occuring on the site, it only forces aforementioned users to hide and avoid labling their content appropriately, which REDUCES the safety for children and sex workers alike instead of increasing it, this has been shown to the point that making this argument at all is tantamount to admiting fascist intent APPEAL DENIED

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A field guide to the wonderful trifecta of enemy AU comic/fics I keep seeing people compare. Truly a “the girls are fightinggg” golden era.

1. Bakery enemies by @buggachat (if you don’t know it by now Where Have You Been)

2. Metamorphosis by @peachcitt (y’all already be knowin I go here)

3. One Does Not Love Breathing by @wackus-bonkus-maximus (new to me, highly recommended)

All these fics are unique and QUITE good, just because they have vaguely similar ideas for the initial concept does not mean I think they’re the same!! It just goes to show how cool and creative peeps in this fandom are. I highly recommend you check out all of em. And if you have any enemy au fic recs (or recs in general) 🅱️lease link them 2 me tyyy ❤️❤️❤️

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Nooroo has no more than 5 seconds of freedom before someone as evil as his late holder steals his miraculous.

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Speak Now (Taylor's Version)

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Y'all I wish it was "no thoughts head empty"- instead I'm "many thoughts head full" bitch I am at capacity