#DJWIFI AHHH

[gentil-minou]

anyways before i go to bed i finally loaded up the game so here are my households currently (i got a lot of screenshots from before this family came to be that i may share)

(note there's an elaborate story with roland there so i could have a reason to move them to the countryside but i think i will move him out and replace him with felix hehe. also pictured: tikki, gorilla, hugo, adrien, mari, emma, and plagg who loves being held like that very much dfdsfjs)

and the 58347 other households i made last summer:

These pics are such bad quality sjsjfjsjb sorry if folks really care I cam go through the households properly sjdjgja

[niyes-lahiffe]

yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes

Vampire!Alya DJWifi commission for @niyes-lahiffe!

[mystic-panda-4]

Ahhh, so this year, I was super excited to be part of the @mlsecretsanta gift exchange! I had the honor of writing a fic for @apollos-least-favourite-kid ! I had originally thought this fic was only going to be like 2k or 3k words long but uh... That got... A little out of hand and now Cold Mornings, Coffee Shop and a Fashion Show is sitting at a solid 8,779 words so uh.... Please enjoy your College AU, sorta Coffee Shop AU djwifi with a tiny splash of Adrienette holiday fluff!

[secretagentspydetectiveninja]

djwifi? (also aish ily and i hope you feel better

(ahhh thank you, don't worry about me!)

A+: OTP

i feel like i don't talk much about djwifi recently but i actually still love it so much! it's one of the few ml ships i still actively think about these days, they're just so great and make an amazing duo together. like that one scene when they were parkouring around paris! or that scene when rena got hit with a dark cupid arrow, i still wish carapace had kissed her... anyway, DJWIFI EXCELLENT, 10000/10 please give us more in s4

[nattikay]

First Thoughts on Puppeteer 2

-PLAGG PLAYING PIANO IS THE CUTEST THING EVER AHHH!!

-DJWifi still kicking butt at the dancing game, I see

-I’m surprised Nathalie let all of them come haha

-Manon was really cute in this episode. Also she’s doing a great job of displaying the age-old fact that little kids have no filters lol

- “I thought you and Marinette were in love!” this kid knows what’s up lol

-Nino is a terrible liar

-ADRIEN REALLY CARES ABOUT MARINETTE LIKING HIM AND MAKING HER COMFORTABLE 

-HE WAS REALLY UPSET WHEN HE THOUGHT SHE WAS MAD AT HIM MY BOI OPEN UR EYESSSSS

-Ok anyone else here watch Trollhunters on Netflix? I’m working my way through season 1 right now (a little late to the bandwagon I know, but w/e) and there was this one episode I watched yesterday where the main character was really shy about asking the girl he likes to the school dance, and all the other characters kept teasing him for being a “wuss”. And you know what. That’s exactly what I was thinking to Marinette the whole first half of the episode. STOP WUSSING OUT GURL D:<

-Adrien does the David pose when pretending to be a statue. For some reason I am uncomfortable. 

-Ooooof as much as I love Adrienette, Marinette’s whole speech to “statue” Adrien, us the audience knowing that it’s Adrien and he’s actually experiencing everything she does but her thinking it’s just a statue is just...big oof. Major secondhand embarrassment. Guuurrrrrl DX

-Like man that sniff was super creepy. It wouldn’t have been so bad if it was ACTUALLY a statue like she thought it was--a bit weird, sure, but ultimately harmless--but since we watching know it’s NOT a statue it’s ACTUALLY HIM and he’s WITNESSING ALL THIS it’s just like...Y I K E S  M A N 😬

-Aaaaand cue more miscommunication mess because of Marinette’s wussing out

-Nino pretending to be a statue with Manon was super adorable. I need some of that with the future DJWifi fam, STAT!

-DJWifi continues to be adorable down at the akuma exhibit.

-Aw, poor Manon. She didn’t sign up to be caught in the middle of this middle school romance nonsense. 

- “Ah, an abandoned child. Children need attention...” YOU KNOW WHAT GABRIEL. SHUT THE FRIK UP.

-Aaand the Akuma strikes before the Adrienette tension can be resolved...

-I...don’t think I’ll ever be able to get the image of Astruc’s disembodied head bouncing down the stairs and attempting to bite Chat’s ring off out of my head.

-Statue!Ladybug trying to kiss Chat while subtly slipping his ring off? DANG, SNEAKY. Well played. o_o

-Whoa, about to dip live people into hot wax? WELL THAT ESCALATED QUICKLY O.O;

-Both Adrien and Marinette look so sad on the way home ;_;

-And then it seems like it’s gonna get better when Adrien drops the “girl I love” bomb and you can hear my shipper heart break :’)

-Like I guess it’s only fair for Marinette to get this speech from Adrien given that Chat has already had the “I’m in love with someone else” speech from Ladybug, so really they’re just on equal grounds of heartbreak now in this wild wild mess of a love square. But still...she looked just so sad... :(((

-This one’s harder to swallow than the Glaciator scene though, because in Glaciator, even though Chat was disappointed he still reacts with and understanding smile, a kiss on the cheek, and surprising optimism when he gets back home. Here though, Marinette just wilts. It’s really heartbreaking to watch. :’(

-And of course Adrien, being the socially naive doof that he is, totally does not understand the implication of her reaction :I

-IT’S YOU MARINETTE THE GIRL HE LOVES IS YOU, HE JUST DOESN’T REALIZE IT BECAUSE OF THE SECRET IDENTITY SHENANIGANS ARGH!!

-Tikki on the outside: “I’m sure life will give you many surprises, Marinette! ;) ”  Tikki on the inside, knowing darn well the full extent of the love square: -FRUSTRATED SCREAMING-

[niyes-lahiffe]

they’re in L O V E

Wanted to paint Alya in jumpsuit, and Nino in a moroccan kaftan, and some nice summery pillows all together. Fun with fabrics!

[meatballsu]

I was thinking about this ahhh！Use translation app so there must be many mistakes……

How about MHA au？

like Miraculous Hero Academia

and with crush swap

• Miraculous is family-inherited, but only mari is being given by a stranger, so she has always been worried that she can’t be a “hero”

• The Miraculous holders are more powerful than the people whose super power awakened at 12. （like Stormy Evillustrator Gamer etc）

• So There is a chain of discrimination beteen Heir and Non-Heir.

•Non-Heir gain superpowers from their own objects, and Heir rely on the Miraculous to suppress their superpowers which are too powerful.

•The higher class in the school is the Heir, only the Heir will finally be accepted to the real big 、dangerous、heroical mission.

• LB is the first Non-heir to join the hero team in history.

• At the first task ，CN encouraged and sheltered her (like origins) and then LB fell for CN

• Teachers have their own powers

• Marinette is a famous designer, and her own brand has a competitive relationship with gabriel

• Adrien has the character of CN,and be loved by everyone（except Mari……maybe）

• Mari won the competition of designing clothes for adrien and then she became a new star in fashion.

• And thats why ad met her and fell for her

• In the fashion field which Mari mastered, she is very open, very confident, very domineering, very attractive.

• Stormy likes to eat ice cream, her favorite movie is Frozen

• Nath will draw EvilXLB fan art when he is not busy.

• The only one who is dating all the time is djwifi

• When LB said to CN that he had going to protect the girl named Marinette he was excited to faint（but finally controlled very well）

• Viper will play music for LB

Maybe add a little more💦💦

[miraculous-rewrite]

Miraculous Rewrite- Animan

Ahhh, Animan. You’ve got some good bones! It’s similar in that way to the Mime and Stormy Weather for the most part. It’s solid in most places, but let’s just say the romance subplot needed help, badly. So help we have given!

So there’s a common complaint among those that review this episode, and that’s that despite the implementation of DJWifi, there’s little to suggest why Nino would actually get over Marinette and develop a thing for Alya so quickly when little happened beyond the two of them getting locked in the panther cage together. Therefore, sorry Ninette shippers, but we figure the best way to switch things around is to have Nino like Alya from the start. This would not only make things feel a bit more legitimate, as Nino has known Marinette for years, so even if his romantic feelings are new he would still know how to act around her, but Alya, being relatively new would be more of a rogue element.

So when Adrien is encouraging Nino to pursue Alya it doesn’t have as much of a problem via pacing in hindsight. Marinette herself comes to realize quickly that Nino clearly has a thing for… well at least one of them, granted how strangely he’s acting (and how it lightly reminds her of how she’s been starting to feel more and more whenever Adrien is brought into the equation) and when its decided that the four of them would be checking out the new panther exhibit at the zoo, Adrien gives Marinette a significant glance, and then darts his gaze to Nino and Alya, hoping to relay the message.

Marinette doesn’t QUITE get it at first, granted some part of her brain is still in the ‘buffering wheel’ part of processing the first friend hang out Adrien had openly approached her and Alya with. The crush has been building over the course of the past few episodes, and the payoff is starting to come into the foray.

Marinette is originally sitting with Alya at the park bench, there’s no reason why they shouldn’t be as it’s a “group” hangout, even if Mari does plan to sneak off, so both are just chatting, maybe with Alya even mentioning that her father works at the zoo, and so they approached by not just Kim and Max, but a roped along Alix skating beside them. We get the same conversation as it happens, only with a small jab from Alix as she pulls out her pocket watch (yes, that’s gonna be a constant thing, anytime we can work in a reason for her to look at it. We’re establishing that the watch wasn’t a once and done thing if it’s GONNA BE IMPORTANT LATER), stating that she’s keeping track of how long it takes the boys to get kicked out of the zoo. 

Quick Little Aside - We see you lurking back there Master Fu. Mod Vega complains that this is the detail shit she wishes was implemented in Sailor Moon Crystal even though she knows it was just to save assets and not have to make another ‘old man’ character model.

Back to the episode proper!

When Nino and Adrien approach pleasantries are exchanged, Alya giving Marinette significant glances as she stutters and stumbles her way through a proper ‘let's go exploring’ offer to Adrien, who looks over at Alya and Nino and surreptitiously grabs Marinette’s hand, leading her in the exact opposite direction of the Panther exhibit. He exclaims that he’s never been to a zoo before and wants to see the penguins first, Alya and Nino can go check out the panther first. Marinette, after a beat of just being in shock glances back at Alya and Nino before she realizes it, and Insists, equally loudly, that they’d all meet back here soon enough! And Adrien SHOULD see the Penguins first.

And Quickly, Adrien engages the earpiece he’d rigged Nino up with earlier. Marinette and Alya had no such system since they were under the belief that this would be a normal friend thing, therefore, when the two of them duck behind a bench to watch Nino and Alya interact, Adrien pulls his bluetooth out and holds it up so they both can hear and talk into it.

The “Date” is just as cringe worthy as it was before, full of Nino flubbing his lines and Marinette shooting Alya text after text thanking her for ‘keeping Nino distracted’ while she ‘wins over Adrien’ (that thankfully Adrien does not see) Alya’s playing it cool, but after a certain point is pretty clearly trying her best not to laugh at Nino’s failed attempts to be smooth.

“Say, I love you Alya.” Marinette pales at Adrien’s comment and snags the bluetooth from him “No, Say, ‘would you like to go out with me?’ if you come on too strong she’ll deflect!” This becomes a minor if hilarious tug of war as Adrien and Marinette give Nino conflicting advice on wooing Alya. This not only shows that Marinette and Adrien can butt heads without it being too big of a deal, but also handily explains why neither one really ‘gets’ the other is actually in love with them for some time. Marinette--as Ladybug believing Chat is coming on too strong with his flirting doesn’t quite take it seriously, while Adrien who doesn’t think subtlety belongs in romance wouldn’t pick up on Marinette’s more subtle attempts at wooing.

We cut to the panther cage, as being visited by Kim, Max, and this time, Alix as well. The trio as a trio deserves a little more love and screen time so we’re gonna give that to them. Kim is as Kim ever was, still goading M. Césaire into letting him race the panther, and sure he’d win, Max discourages this from his calculations, and Alix stating they’re at five minutes, and let’s see if they could get to six. Kim is relentless in his mocking and Alix finally states loudly that she and Max are not affiliated with him to try and mitigate the damage if Kim in fact does cross a line and gets kicked out. She then drags Max away by the back of his shirt first to sell her claim, leaving Kim to shout a “Hey wait!!” to run after them.

Of course M. Césaire is as salty about this weird kid heckling his panther as he is in canon, and thus is a target for Hawkmoth.

You guys know the song and dance by now, Hawkmoth is silent until the Akuma hits his bracelet, and Animan is born.

When we next join the matchmaking Quartet Alya and Nino are nearing the panther exhibit, Marinette and Adrien following behind. The Matchmakers of the set are in fact still arguing about the benefits of the direct way versus the subtle way. And Marinette finally snags the bluetooth from Adrien and tells Nino to ask Alya if she has anyone she has a crush on. He does so, and Alya shrugs and insists that she doesn’t let herself get interested in guys unless they like her first, it’s a lot easier that way. Adrien then takes the bluetooth back and says something along the lines of ‘This is your chance!’ Accompanied by Marinette insisting not to go too hard too fast at risk of scaring her.

Nino takes a breath, and finally, takes out the earpiece. He asks Alya if he confessed to her right now, if he’d have a chance. But before she can answer the Akuma attacks.

Thankfully at this point the fight scene is well enough as is. Animan has a surprisingly kinetic action segment. Alya and Nino are thrown into the panther cage again, but this time both of them are in fact a little salty about it. Because they both know in this case that that is best friend Marinette and best friend Adrien respectively throwing them in this horrifically awkward situation.

Kim still ends up running to the Dupain-Cheng Bakery and is held asylum by the Parents, but when Ladybug and Chat Noir join them inside, Sabine simply gives her a pondering look in place of Marinette nearly stumbling and calling her mother. Being Ladybug has made Marinette a better liar after all, may as well actually show that.

But from this point until the end of the fight we only have a small change, Ladybug directly telling Chat to ‘stop goofing around’ when he begins to flirt, as a follow-up of Marinette and Adrien’s argument of subtlety versus directness.

By the time Ladybug purifies the Akuma and Chat hugs her in place of their normal fistbump, Ladybug in fact hugs him back briefly. Something like development for the two of them out of the suits and in the suits on this day.

When Marinette makes her way back home, she once again forgot about opening the cage door for Alya and Nino and starts preparing a million apologies as her phone begins to ring. But Alya cuts her off in the middle of her prepared speech with laughter and says that she’s lucky Miraculous Ladybug got them out of there before the panther got back in.

Alya meets up with Marinette at the front of the bakery, and Alya asks her how her wooing of Adrien went, and Marinette shrugs. With a small self deprecating laugh she claims that Adrien and she have some pretty different views on how to confess to someone, so she’s gonna need to work extra hard to make her point clear. Nino takes then to enter from the bakery with his bag of cookies. Asking Marinette if she has a crush on Adrien.

Marinette glares at Alya who raises her hands and insists she didn’t say anything. Nino backs it up by saying he could hear their conversation. He offers to throw in a good word about her, after all, a few years back he had a thing for her anyway, so he already knows how great she is.

Speaking of though, Marinette asks how either of them are doing. Alya shrugs back, mirroring Marinette. She reminds her that she saves herself heartache by only going after guys that like her first. Nino offers her a cookie with the blithed claim that, well.. He likes her.

Alya says she’s not too sure on the whole ‘dating’ thing, but they’re going to see where things go from here. Nothing definitive, but that they’ll give a few dates a shot, see how they get along when they AREN’T tossed in a cage together for their safety, and decide after that what they’ll do in the long-term.

[magical-xirl-4]

Welp, time to watch Puppeteer 2. I feel prepared to get clowned 🤡

Thoughts:

asjdha it’s only two minutes in why am I already getting embarrassed (I think cause I know what’s coming...). Seriously Manon’s just saying how Mari’s got so many Adrien pics, while in the car with Adrien and I’m... ughhh. Plus Nino keeps on saying stuff he’s not supposed to AGH

NINO PLEASE- 

“Marinette... doesn’t want to be alone with me? :(” Hmm...

Poor Mari... she’s actually being pressured into this

..... Thomas Astruc head...... hnngg

pHew, at least things were cleared up between Adrien and her quickly

oh nvm

JESUS CHRIST PLAGG IM SCARED NOW

Aw... man, I’m kinda glad that they showed Alya looking on at the figure of Lady Wifi sadly, and Nino and her talking about it... it just shows how civilians think of their akumatized selves (then Nino’s gotta be all cute about it ahhh!)

OMG HE TICKLED HER WHY IS DJWIFI SO CUTE

Poor Manon... srsly Hawky why do you keep akumatizing children? (then again, Puppeteer WAS an effective villain in S1...)

Adrien’s determination to make Marinette feel better, because, and I quote, “(She’s) really important to me.” is... really sweet.

OH FUCK THE SCENE’S HERE

Sksks.... ok, it’s kind of funny, ngl. He twitched though and I was like “Ha... it’s getting to him.”

OH. But now she’s wrapping her arms around him..... yikes.....

THIS BINCH KISSED HIMSIDHA

“eternity’s a bit long, isn’t it?” AHH ADRIEN WHY. “It was just a joke...” NOOO, YOU MESSED UP.

“It’s not funny, at all!” bby noooo :’(

Now they both feel bad and embarrassed UGH

“Were you serious about what you said to statue me?” “ME, serious? AHAHA, I’m the Queen of jokes!!” You can see the pain in her eyes.

“hAWkmoTH?!”

OOF, adrinette. OOF, ladrien. 

lmao, they go to the same elevator to transform.

Ooh, I like how the akuma’s/wax figures are creepy.

“The more complicated the situation, the more I find you attractive.” DAMN

Astruc Head has come back to haunt me

oh fuck oh fuck, ladybug, please, tHAT’S NOT CAT

He’s literally not saying anything, and the real Cat ALWAYS has to say something. Especially at the Lucky Charm! CMONNN

AAHHHAHA. wax Ladybug going to up to Cat slowly, and moving to kiss him. THAT MUSIC GOT ME HHH

“You’ve changed your perfume, m’lady-” OOOOH

And once again, the day is saved!!

Yeah... no more jokes pls, adrien.

“The girl... that you... love...” oh FOR FU-

[niyes-lahiffe]

HAHA IM IN PAIN THANK YOU

Empty Chairs- A DJWifi Fic

This is one of my finished commissions for the amazing charity even @mlbforblm with a 3k fic commissioned under the request for ‘DJWifi hurt comfort’. If you would like to commission something from me as well before this event concludes please go here to check out my slots! Please donate to this great cause and get a fic from yours truly.~~

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Nino’s house was full of noise, usually. It was four people, but it always seemed like more than that. There were always songs playing in different rooms at different times so it would feel like loading into a new area in a video game every time you turned a corner. There was always cooking or bickering or talking happening at nearly every hour, punctuated by singing or rambling, or anything really. The Lahiffe’s loved noise, or at the very least they were certainly good at it.

But today the only noise came from Chris.

Nino’s little brother was playing in the living room, like he usually did. He was sprawled out on every surface like a bird making a nest, every single object that he thought might be necessary to his entertainment strewn around him. His radius was getting wider with every minute, happily pulling down colorful blankets from the couch to add this his secular chaos.

He didn’t pay much mind to the quiet of the house, he knew where everyone was if he thought he might need them. At most he might have noticed that no one was stopping him today, and his play time was not interrupted by the demand to clean up or quiet down. He didn’t see his parents much, both of them drifting past to check on him every once in a while, asking him if he needed something in subdued voices. The most he saw of his mother was the once or twice she came in to watch, looking over him silently as he involved himself in his games.

She would come up to him sometimes, running her hands through his hair and holding him close. For the most part though she was distant, but he didn’t mind that so much.

He never saw Nino at all, aware of the fact that he must be home but not seeing him. Chris pouted a little when he noticed this, prepared to barge in when the stilted nature of the house was broken by a sudden, perky knock at the door.

 The door remained shut for awhile long than was usual, despite the fact that Alya could clearly hear Chris yelling his head off to announce someone was there. She was alone in the hallway but she rolled her eyes nonetheless, sighing deeply but still smiling a little.

Chris was loud, all the time. It was one of Nino’s primary complaints about him, although she knew how much he loved him. Thinking of her boyfriend she smiled again, feeling pretty pleased with her spontaneous decision to drop in. She had been nearby and liked the idea of dragging him out with her, coming by unannounced on a weekend. She was in the midst of imagining what their impromptu date night might look like when the door finally opened, revealing the kind, withdrawn face of Nino’s mother.

“Oh, hello sweetheart,” Mrs. Lahiffe greeted her, a polite smile gracing her face. “Nino hadn’t told me you were coming over.”

“He doesn’t know,” Alya announced with a sly smile, “I just happened to be nearby and thought I might come by, if that’s okay. I was hoping to drag him out somewhere anyways.”

To her surprise, his mother stalled, her polite smile falling slightly into gentle concern. “Oh, he didn’t know you were coming?” She paused, and the way she looked over her shoulder made Alya hesitate slightly. When she looked back her expression was extraordinarily gentle, finally saying, “Actually, I’m not sure he is in the mood for visitors honey. Well I suppose I can ask, I know you came all the way up here…” she paused again, mulling it over.

“O-oh well, um,” Alya stuttered, surprised at the turn. “I hadn’t realized it was a bad time, I didn’t mean to-,”

“Let me ask,” Mrs. Lahiffe interrupted her, smiling kindly again but… Alya noticed this time that it didn’t quite reach her eyes. “Maybe he wants the company. Just wait here, okay?”

“Yeah sure, no problem,” Alya was quick to agree, trading a slight nod with her before she gently shut the door again.

A slight rebuff like that, as kind as it possible could have been, was still cause for overthinking. Alya couldn’t help but feel a little stupid suddenly, wishing she had shot him a text of some kind. It was too late now though, but she wasn’t kept waiting for long before the door opened again and Nino was looking out at her.

Before he could even speak, Alya’s heart hesitated in its beat. She always considered herself observant, especially with things she knew very well. It only took a fraction of a second for her to recognize Nino’s subdued expression. The kind that came on with quiet moments alone where he thought himself into a spiral. It was so subtle, just the way his smile touched his eyes just barely. The way he tilted his head, how his voice carried when he greeted her.

“Hey baby,” he said after seemingly forever in her mind, though it was only an instant. As he looked at her, his smile became a little easier. “I didn’t know you were coming. If you texted me I’m sorry I- I wasn’t ghosting you I’m just not looking at my phone.”

“No I um, I didn’t really give a heads up I was just nearby.” She paused, about to say something more when he stepped to the side.

“Come on in, my rooms a mess but I know you don’t care.”

“I don’t have to,” she quickly gave him, stopping him as he had already been turning to head inside. “If it’s a bad time.”

“Nah,” was all he said.

 They sat in his room somewhat quietly, Nino filling the time with aimless chitchat. He was barely paying attention to what he said, seeming tired and distracted to her. His room was about as cluttered as it usually was, clothes and controllers hanging around but swiftly shoved to the side when he realized there was nowhere to sit really.

She couldn’t help how closely she watched him, waiting only long enough for a break in his rambling to ask, “Babe, is everything okay?”

He had been standing by his bed when she finally got it out, his back to her as she sat in his computer chair. She focused on the way his shoulders… stilled, and then purposefully relaxed, analyzing his expression when he turned to face her.

“Yeah, it’s good.” He hesitated. “Why?” he asked a beat too late, meeting her eyes after another moment too long.

“Well… I know I kind of just swung in. Your mom mentioned that you might not be in the mood for visitors. And you haven’t texted me all day, I mean I just assumed you were working but…” she trailed off intentionally, hoping he might fill in.

To her surprise he frowned slightly. “Did she say that?” He scanned her eyes and found some kind of affirmative, nodding to himself. He turned away and fussed with his bed for a second.

He only waited for awhile more before he sighed, sitting on the mattress.

“Yeah,” he finally muttered aloud, surprising her again with its heaviness. Nino ran a hand over his face, displacing his glasses and sighed heavily, like the effort of the thin performance he had managed was extraordinary and taxing.

Alya’s reaction was instant, crossing the space and climbing on the bed, her heart starting to race as he leaned into her, letting her hold him without complaint or comment. He sagged into her, breathing deeply like he was gathering his resolve.

“Babe what is it?” Alya pressed again, trying to be patient but so caught off guard by it that she felt that urgent need to correct it. They had been together for a long time though, and she knew that pushing wouldn’t work.

Nino sighed. And was quiet for awhile.

After a few minutes he sat up slightly, staring forward at nothing, she thought.

He could be so motionless sometimes… when he was wrapped up in something she couldn’t even picture. It was so rare to see him like this. Anger and disappointment were more common with him, though he let so much roll off his back in general. She knew how to handle that the same way he knew how to handle her difficult moments.

But she almost never knew what to do when he felt so far away from her, still and subdued.

She waited for a long time, before suddenly, he apologized.

“I’m sorry Al,” he finally gave her, his voice low and heavy. “I feel like somehow you’re gonna be mad at me.”

“Mad?” she responded, waiting for him to look at her but it didn’t come, he just kept looking forward. She traced his eyeline to his desk, where she noticed for the first time his red baseball cap lay discarded. She hadn’t even noticed he wasn’t wearing it. She looked between him and the hat, saying again when he seemed content to say nothing, “What would I be mad about?”

He was quiet again, and she forced herself to breathe, demanding of herself that she be patient. He took a deep breath as well, and she could feel him absently running his hand against her back.

“There’s some stuff I’ve never mentioned to you. We’ve been dating for years now, now that I think about it… it’s fucking crazy that I never said anything. I should have, I don’t know why I didn’t. It’s just hard, and old. But you don’t even know and I hate that but I was the one who didn’t say it so- fuck.” He paused, putting his face in his hand again, taking off his glasses entirely now and setting them aside. His voice filled with emotion as the words got faster, cutting off abruptly when he stopped himself, like a dam on a river.

Alya just waited, knowing that he had momentum now. She watched him carefully as he prepared himself for something. And when he took his hand away from his face he looked pained, and then frustrated, and then far away again. Distant.

The moment hung in the air between them…

The sun had started its slow descent at much the same time Alya had arrived, the light of it so bright against the prevailing face of Nino’s apartment building that his room had been ablaze with it, and he had felt no need to turn on his light. With that forgotten and the sun pitching low, sinking beyond the threshold of the tall buildings of Paris, the space was abruptly dim… the fire of sunset shrinking up his walls and vanishing from his face. In that dim light he was still… staring ahead and seeing nothing much.

Nothing but an old hat that looked dull in the shade.

 “I have an older brother.”

When he finally spoke, his voice was even but quiet… anchoring himself to Alya’s presence besides him even if he couldn’t look at her just then.

Nino took a deep breath, and closed his eyes. Willing himself to continue.

“Today would have been his birthday. He died awhile ago, probably. I guess we don’t really know, but he was never found and he never came back. I don’t think he would ever just disappear on his own, it wouldn’t have been like him. He loved us and we had a happy home, it wasn’t like he would run away. He wouldn’t take off on me.” He paused, and then took another deep breath, taking time to steel himself. “There was a pretty big age gap between us, my parents had married young and they had him right away, they didn’t decide to have me until after they moved to Paris. So I was eleven when he disappeared. Mom was pregnant with Chris when it happened. He wasn’t born until five months later.”

He still couldn’t look at Alya… but he focused on the way she held him tighter, reaching on hand to lightly touch the locks of her hair that spilled over her shoulder.

They were soft, and he could picture the color of the ends with perfect recall.

He had her memorized.

 “… what was his name?”

When she spoke it was so gentle, careful and full of concern. His heart finally hit an uneven pace, his fingers curled in her hair.

“Noah.”

“…what was he like?”

“You aren’t-…,” Nino hesistated, finally opening his eyes and turning his head, still not quite looking at her. “You aren’t angry?”

“Why would I be angry with you?” She pulled away from him slightly, but he moved to hold her still so quickly it was like the reflex of a child learning how to swim. ‘Don’t move away from me yet I can’t do it on my own.’

He couldn’t look her in the eye, so he settled for watching her lips, wondering how she wasn’t scowling like he expected. Just tight, concerned.

“It’s a big thing.”

“It’s a personal thing.”

“I still should have said something to you. You came along after he was gone but… he’s still my family. I should have shared him with you I just… couldn’t. I didn’t know what to say.”

Alya touched his chin, steering his eyes up and looking through him, it felt like.

He always got so quiet and distant. But she could see him hiding there, behind even tones and trailing sentences. He was pretending like it was all okay and a long time ago and thinking about it didn’t change anything and crying doesn’t bring him back and its been too long Nino just let it go he isn’t coming back things change all at once and they don’t go back-

And she was holding his face, saying his name and pulling him towards her, letting him collapse into her.

He clung to her like his swimming lesson had gone to the deep end… it was dark and deep and he didn’t know how to do it yet.

He hated how he was always going to feel like a little kid, waiting for his big brother to come home.

 Alya knew to let him go quiet, just holding him tightly. The house was still too, except for the energetic play of a little boy who didn’t realize he was missing anything.

It was during one of Chris’ loud bellows that Nino sighed, speaking again somewhat bitterly.

“I hate that Chris never met him. We’ve told him about Noah but it doesn’t mean much to him. How can you teach a kid to miss somebody? What’s even the point of trying… would it be better somehow if he missed him too?” Nino leaned into Alya heavily, staring at his hands. “It bothers me when he draws pictures of his family and Noah isn’t in them. That’s not his fault, but I hate it.”

Alya nodded slowly, glad he was talking again. “My mom said once that loss is hard because it changes everything. She described losing my grandma and she said it wasn’t just her absence. It was how a chair becomes an empty chair.” Alya hesitated slightly, wondering if this was even appropriate to say, but attempting to relate to him somehow. “It must be hard to see it in everything.”

“Empty chairs,” Nino agreed, his tone low. “Empty spots on the couch, full boxes of stuff he used to use every day.” He looked up slightly, drawing her attention again to his hat. “Stuff he used to wear all the time.”

Alya said nothing at first, looking at the old hand-me-down hat and appreciating what it meant to him. She had always known his hat was incredibly important to him, it wasn’t a joke and he never thought it was funny when other people touched it. Now she realized why.

She tried to imagine someone who looked a lot like Nino, but older. Her picture of him was hazy and indistinct, but the hat she pictured on his head made it realer somehow.

 “Nino?”

He turned slightly at his name, moving slowly, but eventually looking at her. His expression was soft, and reserved, scanning her face and watching her with some unperceivable emotion.

Alya crafted her words carefully, doing her best to be gentle. “I’m sorry I never got to know him. And I’m sorry you don’t have him. But, maybe you could tell me about him.”

Nino kept staring, but after awhile he smiled slightly. It was a somber image, but there was something nostalgic there too.

“Well I can tell you one thing for sure.”

“What?”

He smiled, tears in his eyes.

  “He would have loved you…”

[da-tasuky]

What are your favourite ships in MLB?

Hey Anny! Thanks for asking ♥ AND SORRY I’M ANSWERING THIS SO LATE!My favorite ships are all around Marinette tbh xD

1. Lovesquare: Of course, mostly Marichat and Ladynoir kind of interactions, I enjoy it the most when Adrichat is punny and Maribug is full of confidence ♥ SHE SHOULD BE ALWAYS CONFIDENT, SHE SHINES AND HE LOVES THAT! HE LOVE HER! AHHH! ALSO, THEIR BANTER IS GLORIOUS!!!

2. Lukanette: Cos the boy is so soooft and musical~ And he loooves her so much and compliment her and treat her like THE TREASURE SHE IS and this just makes me squeal! SHE’S THE MOST IMPORTANT PERSON IN THE WORLD!!! Poor Luka can take a knife to the heart and that’s fine, if his Maricake is happy, he’s fine ;;;; HE’S THE REAL TREASURE, HOLD THE BOI!

3. Chlonette: Chloe in love must be so dedicated! Like Adrien level of love but with extra forceful pampering! Imagine Marinette totally swimming in work and being all stressed and Chloe then “NO, I’M PAINTING YOUR NAILS NOW AND WE ARE GOING SHOPPING, THEN SPA, YOU DON’T HAVE A SAY ON IT!” Cue to annoyed Maribug but then all gratefully kissing her bossy girlfriend skdhugfkwjngr ;;;

4. Marikim: The fandom makes me ship them MADLY and @lunian just FUELS IT TO NO END! ikuhsgiehb I like how they look together! ;;;; And they MIGHT OR MIGHT NOT have been childhood friends!? That’s actually not really disclosed as far as I know and that’s sooo much ammo for my imagination! CHILDHOOD FRIENDS TO LOVERS IS SUCH A CUTE CONCEPT AND I LIKE IT WITH THEIR COMPETITIVE SELVES! Boasty Kim and smartass Marinette growing up together being snarky friends until “OH NO I LOVE THIS IDIOT!” *SOBS*

Ok, those are the ships you’ll get me squealing and melting about!But I also love and I will totally jump for: DJWifi (in all forms), Cheesecake, Felinette, Feluka

[pancakecakes]

AU Yeah August 1- Soulmates.

One-shot.

Summary: When you’re born you can hear your soulmate’s voice inside your head. When the time you’re destined to meet is around the corner, you start hearing them less and less each day until you can’t hear them at all. That’s when you know that day has finally come.

Tags: Soulmates AU, Marinette, Aya. (Adrinette + DJWifi).

Notes: I’m slowly editing each day and uploading it! this one is the shortest I wrote, but I really liked the idea.

“Sometimes when I can’t hear his voice, I get a little lonely.” Marinette admitted.

“Clingy much?” Alya teased.

“Shush! I’m being serious, you know!” Marinette hit her with a pillow.

 Alya giggled and they stayed quiet for a while, both of staring at the ceiling. Marinette’s hand still holding the pillow she used to hit Alya and Alya hugging said pillow with both arms.

 “Can you hear his voice right now?” Alya asked, her voice softer than normal.

 It was late, and they were really tired. Maybe Alya was slowly falling asleep.

 “No.” Marinette sighed “Can you hear Nino’s?”

“Yes.”

Silence again.

Marinette knew not hearing Adrien’s voice was a good signal, but when you’ve had someone else’s voice inside your head for years it is a little hard when you suddenly stop hearing it for some hours every day.

Not that she was clingy, she was just used to having him around all day inside her head. Sometimes they’d be talking about something and suddenly she couldn’t hear his voice anymore.

“How did you feel the first time you couldn’t hear him?”

Marinette’s lips trembled. The first time she couldn’t hear his voice was for about an hour.

“I thought he had fallen asleep, so I didn’t really notice. He was scared though. He called me repeatedly and I never answered. I was helping my parents with the bakery and he thought maybe I got hurt, he sounded really worried when I heard his voice again.”

“Hmmm,” Alya said softly, just to let her know she hadn’t fall asleep yet.

“You?”

Alya blinked a couple of times before answering “We were talking about turtles. Nino was trying to convince me to stop using straws and suddenly I couldn’t hear his voice. I thought he wasn’t answering me because I was teasing him, but then I figured we weren’t able to hear each other’s voices. I felt a void, I … I felt alone for the first time in my life and I knew it was starting to happen.”

“Do you think it’ll be the same once we meet?”

Alya laughed “It is my turn, you know.”

“Do you want to keep playing? It’s pretty late.”

“You’re right, maybe we should be sleeping.”

 Silence.

 “It could mean you’ll meet him soon,” Marinette turned her face to Alya’s direction. Alya’s lips curved until they formed a smile “you could be meeting Adrien anytime soon. Isn’t it amazing?”

“I’m excited, not going to lie. But sometimes I’m a little scared too.”

“Scared? Why?” Alya turned and their eyes meet.

“We grew up with their voices in our heads, and suddenly we won’t be able to hear them at all. We’ll finally have only our own voices in our heads without any intruder, but we won’t be able to tell what the other is thinking.”

“Then you just talk about it. You are soulmates Marinette, even if you can’t know exactly what he is thinking about I’m sure you’ll know anyways.”

“I guess so.” Marinette said in a defeated tone.

“How long can you hear his voice?”

“Just barely…” Marinette’s eyes started to burn. When you stopped hearing your soulmate’s voice inside your head it meant you’d finally meet them. Ideally you met them the same day you stop hearing their voices, but sometimes it could take a little longer. Some people took actual years to meet them because they weren’t putting attention.

“You could be meeting him anytime soon.”

“I’m really clumsy and you know it Alya,” Marinette pouted “what if I miss him as he passes beside me because I’m distracted with something stupid, or what if I fall, AHHH.” Marinette covered her face. She wanted to cry.

“That won’t happen.” Alya assured her as she held her in her arms “You’ll meet him, and everything will be perfect. And you’ll have to introduce us, he may be your destined one but I’m the one you choose, ok?” She teased.

“If you keep saying things like that Nino could misunderstand it and think you’re in love with me.”

“He is jealous, all right, but he has to know you’re my number one girl and that’s not going to change.”

Marinette finally uncovered her face and pouted.

“You’re my best friend Alya.” She cried and hugged her back.

“And you are mine, Marinette.”

Marinette had the best friend she could hope for, and she’ll soon meet her soulmate. She was clumsy, a little distracted all the time and scared of the future. She was a lot of things, but she was not alone. And she’d never be.