#Black Cat!Ivan

[graaythekwami]

Stonehearted AU - Myvan AU

Basically in this AU Master Fu didn't have any holders picked out when Stoneheart attacked, forcing him to don the Ladybug Miraculous himself to fight the akuma. This was a slow akuma fight because of that, leaving Paris a lot more wary of akumas than in canon.

Ladybug!Fu ends up approaching Ivan the night after he was akumatized, and decides to give him the Black Cat Miraculous and tasks him to fight akumas. Ivan goes by Razor Claw when transformed and handles the battles on his own while Fu purifies and heals the city afterwards.

I don't draw humans too much, but this is what I imagine Razor Claw to look like. His claws can retract as needed, and he tends to be very quiet, always hiding in the shadows and retreating after fights. Paris appreciates what he does, but at very intimidated by him at the same time.

Fu is a lot more involved with the heroes in this AU, and Ivan knows there's a Guardian from the start and will learn his identity much sooner. Because Stoneheart was most disastrous in this AU + Paris' critical view on those akumatized, Ivan never ended up confessing to Mylene at the start of school, but still has feelings for her.

Mylene, on the other hand, has taken noticed of the very quiet hero protecting Paris, particularly how gentle he is despite how fierce he might appear in battle. It's the little things she notices, like how Razor Claw always guides the purified butterflies away from fearful and hateful citizens.

Mylene won't become a Ladybug holder until a bit later in the AU, but Fu is consistently keeping an eye out for a good replacement for him and a partner for Razor Claw. Mylene will go by Dotty when transformed. Dotty struggles at being a hero at first, but is determined not to sit back, wanting to make a difference.

And of course a lot of cute and fluffy Myvan moments throughout it all.

[azuriteartist]

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Miraculous Ladybug Rating: General Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Characters: Sabrina Raincomprix, Ivan Bruel Additional Tags: Episode: s04 Réplique | Strike Back (Shadow Moth's Final Attack Part 2), Giving Up Miraculous Jewels, Miraculous Holder Sabrina Raincomprix, Miraculous Holder Ivan Bruel, Ladybug Sabrina Raincomprix, Sabrina Raincomprix-centric, Sabrina Raincomprix Needs Love, Ivan Bruel - Freeform Summary:

Ladybird (Sabrina) and Matou Noir (Ivan) deal with the fallout from Risk, both coming to the same conclusion.

[artverso]

Ivan Tao - Black Cat

[nitrateglow]

Favorite films discovered in 2023

2023 kind of sucked, but it was a fruitful year for me as a movie geek. I finally got around to seeing films that have been on my TBW pile for years now. I also gave myself a challenge that I actually completed: watch at least one film from every year between 1900 and 2023.

Anyway, I'll stop beating around the bush. Here are my top 20 favorite film discoveries in 2023. (The order is very, very loose from 5 on down. I genuinely had a hard time narrowing the list down to 20, let alone ranking everything.)

When a Woman Ascends the Stairs (dir. Mikio Naruse, 1960)

This well-regarded drama follows Keiko, a bar hostess who's just turned 30 years old. She has limited options as an unmarried woman in postwar Japan. Considered "old," she has to marry soon or scrape enough money to buy her own bar. With its jazzy score and first-person narration, When a Woman Ascends the Stairs has a noirish vibe but it certainly isn't noir at all. Though the film is tragic, what moved me so much was Keiko's character. She has a tough lot and her story is ultimately tragic, yet she is determined to keep going, even if life won't give her a break.

The Boy and the Heron (dir. Hayao Miyazaki, 2023)

Miyazaki's current "last film" is certainly his most abstract and puzzling. I imagine it'll be one of his more divisive titles in the years to come, but count me among its fans. While being "in the know" regarding the current state of Studio Ghibli and Miyazaki's 60+ year-long career in animation allows one to better appreciate the many allusions and themes within the film, it stands just fine on its own as a surrealistic adventure about grief and the power of art. Also, damn, I LOVE hand-drawn animation so much.

Black Cat (dir. Kaneto Shindo, 1968)

Kaneto Shindo's Black Cat is yet another confirmation of my feeling that horror pairs best with humor or heartbreak. While there are some morbidly funny moments, Black Cat is largely a devastating supernatural horror story about a young samurai who encounters two mysterious women in the woods, not realizing they are the ghosts of his murdered wife and mother. Even worse, they've sworn to kill any and all samurai they encounter, since their deaths were the result of raping, pillaging samurai-- but they remain human enough to desire an exception. I was creeped out thoroughly by the chilly atmosphere and imagery of this film. I liked it even better than Shindo's Onibaba and that was one of my favorites from 2022!

Malcolm X (dir. Spike Lee, 1992)

I usually dislike big movie biopics for being stuffy and formulaic. Malcolm X avoids both of these issues. Directed to the hilt by Spike Lee, this film is passionate and compelling, about as far from a stuffy Oscarbait biopic as you could imagine. Also, Denzel Washington is AMAZING in the titular role. Like, we're talking one of the best performances I have ever seen because not only is Washington convincing as Malcolm X, he also perfectly portrays his arc from zoot-suited young criminal to uncompromising activist leader. I was absolutely mesmerized the entire time-- it's a long movie that never feels its length and I'll definitely be revisiting it in the future.

The Kiss Before the Mirror (dir. James Whale, 1933)

James Whale’s horror movies are listed among the finest 1930s cinema had to offer, but his other works remain woefully overlooked. The Kiss Before the Mirror is a strange marital drama set in a dreamlike interwar Vienna. A lawyer defending a murderer who shot down his cheating wife comes to discover his own wife in the midst of a casual affair. Will this discovery lead to another killing? Despite the lurid plot elements, Kiss is closer to Kubrick’s introspective Eyes Wide Shut than a typical 1930s melodrama. Both husband and wife are complex characters struggling with destroyed illusions, making the story a hell of a lot more complex than you'd expect.

Five Miles to Midnight (dir. Anatole Litvak, 1962)

I am so glad I ignored the meh reviews on this one because I would have missed out on one of the best thrillers I've seen in years. Sophia Loren is a woman desperate to shake off her narcissistic, abusive husband played by Tony Perkins. When Perkins is wrongly believed dead in a plane crash, he hides out in Loren's apartment so they can collect the life insurance money, split the funds, then part amicably. This being a Hitchcock-style thriller, it doesn't work out that way. What sells the film is the psychological cat-and-mouse game between Loren and Perkins's miserable, mismatched married couple, and a noirish sense of doom lends a great deal of atmosphere.

Shoes (dir. Lois Weber, 1916)

Shoes is the best Lois Weber film I have yet seen and it still packs a wallop a century-plus since its initial release. Mary MacLaren plays a young woman single-handedly supporting her family on a five dollar a week salary. She wears shoes that are falling apart but can never seem to save enough for a new pair-- that is, until an unsavory way of getting the cash presents itself, much to her horror and temptation. This is a heartbreaking little film that showcases a lot of what I love about 1910s American cinema. There's less glamor in the settings and nothing at all genteel or cleaned up about the poverty on display. MacLaren is wonderful in the lead too, her performance a quietly compelling portrait of quiet desperation.

Jeopardy (dir. John Sturges, 1953)

Barbara Stanwyck was in such a wealth of films that I can forgive myself for not realizing this one even existed. After seeing it, it's easily in my top five favorite films of hers. On the surface, the plot sounds like fodder for sleazy sex fantasy: a housewife on vacation is kidnapped by a hot escaped convict. She's racing against time to save her husband from drowning after the tide comes in at the beach where he's trapped; the convict has a very specific price for any aid he's willing to offer. Stanwyck's characterization complicates the situation and the direction amps the tension to a breaking point. Great, great stuff!

Girlfriends (dir. Claudia Weill, 1978)

This film came across my path in a weirdly personal way. One of my sisters got engaged this year. We've been close all of our lives and shared an apartment for years, so this is going to be a big change for both of us. Girlfriends is about a young woman whose best friend is getting married, meaning she'll be on her own for the first time. In addition to making this adjustment, she's a photographer currently hired for weddings and bar mitzvahs, but dreaming of entering the larger world of art galleries. I guess you could say it's a 70s version of a quarter-life crisis film (Noah Baumbach's Frances Ha takes A LOT from it). The performances and direction are exceptional, having that unglamorous, lived-in vibe I love about the films of this period. It also just happened to come into my life at the most resonant time, so there's that.

Ivan the Terrible, Parts One and Two (dir. Sergei Eisenstein, 1945 and 1958)

As a person who hates the idea that realism is the only valid form for cinematic drama, Eisenstein's hyper-stylized Ivan the Terrible movies are a joy. The compositions are like something out of a painting, the acting is operatic, the writing mythic and sweeping. The dance number in Part II is one of my favorite scenes in any movie ever. Best of all, the films rise above their propagandist origins, becoming a fascinating study of institutional power set against individual charisma.

The Red Queen Kills Seven Times (dir. Emilio Miraglia, 1972)

I've been getting more into giallo lately and The Red Queen Kills Seven Times is among the more memorable titles. You have the fashion world setting, a disguised murderer running around in a red cloak, over the top kills, a villainous junkie who looks like Bucky Barnes, a spooky castle with death traps, the works. It's a movie where I don't really care too much about the plot. It's the off-kilter, sinister atmosphere that draws me in, as with most giallo movies.

Little Miss Sunshine (dir. Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris, 2006)

It took Alan Arkin dying for me to finally get around to seeing this much beloved 2000s gem. I expected to only be interested in Arkin as the drug-addled, foul-mouthed grandpa, but the entire movie is so warm-hearted and hilarious that I fell in love with it whole hog. The characters are all quirky without being Quriky (tm), if you know what I mean. And I love the final message about just living your life and not worrying about whether or not you're "successful" in the eyes of society. An old theme to be sure, but done so, so well here. (Also, the mercilessly satirical jab at child beauty pageants is pure gold.)

Pom Poko (dir. Isao Takahata, 1994)

I feel like a lot of western anime fans only see Pom Poko as "lol that movie where the tanuki have comically oversized testicles." And yeah, that is indeed something in this movie but there's so much more. It's one of the boldest films I've ever seen, an "animated documentary" (to use Takahata's words) about a village of tanuki waging war against humankind's encroachment upon the natural world. It's such a genre grab-bag, critic Daniel Thomas' description fits it best: "The story weaves through slapstick comedy, social commentary, satire, surrealism, and tragedy. It changes moods much the way the tanuki change form, bending and molding into a new shape, and relentlessly moving forward." I still think Only Yesterday is Takahata's best film, but Pom Poko is strong competition and yet another film I can see myself rewatching many times to come.

Bullet Train (dir. David Leitch, 2022)

I still kick myself for not seeing this in the theater when it came out. Bullet Train is a wonderful lark of an action film. On first watch, I recall thinking it was like a live-action anime shot in a very Tarantino-esque style. I've seen it a few times now and I enjoy the hell out of it every time. And if you don't like it, well, you just might be a Diesel.

That Cold Day in the Park (dir. Robert Altman, 1969)

Another film with a so-so reputation that I really enjoyed. Sandy Dennis (who's gradually becoming one of my favorites with every performance I see from her) plays a virginal rich woman who takes in a handsome young guy one cold day. Her initial kindness quickly curdles into erotic obsession and her house guest has his own secrets. It's an early Robert Altman film and not his most polished work, but that makes it all the more fascinating to me. It's a creepy psychological thriller with a haunting ending, as well as an interesting time capsule of the late 1960s.

Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! (dir. Russ Meyer, 1965)

Where has this movie been all my life?? It's a bizarre campfest about three criminally minded go-go dancers who romp across the California desert, strewing all kinds of havoc in their wake. It's such a strange movie that I don't know how to describe it properly: it's got a New Wave sensibility to it all the while indulging in exploitation B-movie nonsense. Definitely a fun film to watch with a group.

Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (dir. Chantal Akermann, 1975)

I finally bit the bullet to watch this one after it topped the 2022 Sight & Sound list. Do I think it's the greatest film of all time? No, but I don't like singling out any work of art for such a designation. Putting aside all the drama that ensued when this was granted GOAT status, Jeanne Dielman is a striking film. It's definitely not something you just throw on casually-- you need to set aside the time to watch it and be in the right headspace. My initial mild interest morphed into a sense of anxious dread as the film ground along its three hour runtime, its protagonist struggling to retain her total sense of self-possession and control as she's thrown off her groove by unexpected events.

The Wicked Lady (dir. Leslie Arliss, 1945)

This is not high art by any means. It's melodrama with a capital M, laying the cheese on thick. Margaret Lockwood plays a devious, scheming femme fatale in 18th century England who's a gold-digging noblewoman by day and a highwaywoman cavorting with bad boy James Mason by night. This is easily the most entertaining of the Gainsborough melodramas I've yet seen, dripping with soap opera antics, sumptuous costumes, and camp-a-plenty.

War and Peace (dir. Sergei Bondarchuk, 1966-1967)

There is no substitute for reading Tolstoy's massive novel, but this 1966 Soviet version is definitely a fine work in its own right. Filmed in three parts, it's about nine hours long and it does a good job capturing the interior lives of the characters in the source material. Everything about it is just breathtaking: the costumes, the sets, the massive numbers of extras during those battle scenes. It's the kind of intellectually and emotionally stirring epic that makes all those hours fly by.

The Sweet Smell of Success (dir. Alexander Mackendrick, 1957)

I often chafe when people act as though all 1950s American cinema were Leave it to Beaver wholesomeness and buttoned up repression. Some of the nastiest Hollywood movies I've ever seen came out of the 1950s and The Sweet Smell of Success is prime among them. Among the best of the late classic noir period, it follows Burt Lancaster as a popular but monstrous newspaper columnist who uses his power to control the lives of everyone around him, particularly his sister, to whom he has a borderline perverse attachment. The dialogue is as sharp ("You're dead, son. Get yourself buried." "I'd hate to take a bite out of you. You're a cookie full of arsenic.") and the cynicism as thick as the best of Billy Wilder. If you love noir, you can't miss out on this one.

What were your favorite film discoveries of 2023?

[celestiall0tus]

I'm finally saying fuck it and making this a thing since why the fuck not and because I can.

The working title for this stuff is Siren's Song, but that is subject to change. This will be the title for the Ivangami stuff that y'all like. In this AU, Kagami is given the ladybug earrings while Ivan is given the black cat ring. And I'm likely to use my power system because fuck the boring ass shit that canon has. Fuck you Astruc and making the shit boring, bitch.

Now, as an anon had asked if I have the full body designs for Black Cat!Ivan and Ladybug!Kagami. The answer is yes, yes I do.

Presenting first our lovely Kagami as Lady Beetle

The inspiration for this one came from a variant of the multicolored lady beetle that may or may not be a thing. I just saw the image below and ran with it (just reversed the coloring cause I didn't like the red on black):

And here is the dangerous Razor:

I know he does resemble Claw Noir, but if you're going to make a punk ass bitch black cat, he's gonna look like Claw a little. Same with the name Razor for the sweet, sweet EDGE.

Now, I can't promise I'll write anything from this at this time. But I will try to do some drawings of-...

You're forgetting someone...

Huh? That's strange. I didn't think I was. Who could-?

Huh. Well, this shall be interesting.

[x3no9]

I just hammered out several chapters of a new MakaYuri fic featuring Makarov as....a little black cat! It is for mature readers as always. Quite fun and abit different for me. It's fluffy but not funny or overly idealistic.

[ciccerone]

[animals-in-old-films]

A cat in Mark of the Vampire (1935)

[very-grownup]

Tir has been yelling at me all weekend because I have not taken him out for one of his little walkies due to how bad the smoke from wildfires has been. He does not understand or appreciate this and thus is particularly demanding of my time and attention. That new arthritis medicine for cats? Fucking miracle drug.

[ogoatsuyuuta]

redrawing shitposts is my passion

1,2, and 4 are from this post idk about the robin one sorry :(

[dabihaul666]

juns hair is SO DARK its black but when light hits it its like so reddish brown i cant do this i cant do it

[ultradude13]

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Black Cat by Ivan Tao

[melissak2802]

[ID: designs of versions of Ivan Bruel transformed with the Tiger Miraculous, Lila Rossi transformed with the White Lion Miraculous, and Alix Kubdel transformed with the Black Cat Miraculous.

The Tiger Ivan wears a dark purple bodysuit with a hood and small tiger ears; his boots, gloves and fragments on the arms and legs are bright purple/magenta and trimmed with yellow, also there are yellow V-shaped stripes on the suit, and pockets on the torso also trimmed yellow. He also wears a bright purple domino mask under his hood, and has black hair and yellow eyes.

The Lion Lila wears a white bodysuit, long high-boots trimmed with yellow and a kind of white vest trimmed with yellow fur; there are yellow diamond/star shapes on her chest, knees and hands. She wears a white domino mask, white lion ears in her hair and has a yellow whip tied around her waist like a tail. She has blonde hair in a style with a fringe and bangs and a ponytail, and her bangs and ponytail are tipped with brown tufts. Her eyes are reddish.

The Cat Alix wears black baggy pants with bright green accents, a tight top with grey, black and bright green parts (grey torso, black right shoulder and arm, green left shoulder and arm), a black cap with sharp cat ears on it, black gloves and black and grey sneakers. Her hair is green, so are her eyes, and she wears a black domino mask (EDIT: the mask is painted on her face, as the artist explained).

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Oh, how about the trio? Tiger, Lion and Cat! Ivan, Lila and Alix (for some reason I think that they would be best friends)? Feline club, please 🙏🙏

Interesting combo, drew them separately because I didn't wanna think of a pose with three people wanted to show them fully. I struggled with Ivan the most (again lol) but Alix looks SO good.

[artverso]

Ivan Talaver - Mary Jane (Jackpot) and Black Cat

[teamivankaye]

💥 Fresh Selfie Gift 💥 Meet the king's new royal lady cat Vesper (stage name: Velvis)! 🔥👑🐱 Ivan brought her from the shelter on the same day as late Scoob 6 years ago: Valentine's Day. Photo received yesterday. Want more selfie gifts?

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[celestiall0tus]

Too random, but shil request, Cat!Ivan x Ladybug!Kagami, and their love square.

To the anons who wanted Cat!Ivan all this time, you finally get your wish

Simple enough of a love square. I don't imagine it being as complicated or messy as the Ladynoir trainwreck, but-

Beg pardon?

Huh. Wonder what it means.