#Etta Cesaire

[zoe-oneesama]

Coming up with all this formal wear was also a lot of fun.

Main Cast Class Agreste Employees Adults 1 Grande Paris Friends and Employees Adults 2

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[miraculousmagicalgirlsau]

Members of the Cesaire family that appear at the beginning of the story. We never get too deep into the character of Marlena but hopefully people will like the direction taken here. 🫧🧑‍🍳

[faunusroman]

Happy holidays, @miraculousmongoose! I'm your @mlsecretsanta this year! I drew Alya and her family, featuring the original five heroes!

[awholelotofladybug]

Stammering Adrien AU: Adrien when meeting his friends’ siblings; Alya’s sisters, Alix’s brother Jalil, Juleka’s brother, Luka, and Nino’s brother, Chris, and how they react to his stuttering and him feeling anxious.

Nora and the twins.

Alya: Girls, this is my new friend, Adrien Agreste.

Adrien: *waves timidly* Hello, nice t-t-t-to... N-N-Nice t-t-to... Ella: *confused* What's wrong with him?

Etta: Yeah, he talks funny.

Adrien: *becoming increasingly self-conscious*

Nora: So you're the boy who doesn't speak much. *gets close* What, not much to say?

Alya: *pushes her back* Enough. Ella, Etta, Adrien has a stammer. That was very rude. And Nora, turn down the tough girl routine, will you? Adrien's shy around new people. You're scaring him.

Adrien: *visibly shaking*

*Ella and Etta see how upset he looks and go up to him, each grabbing one of his hands*

Ella: It's okay, Mr. Adrien.

Etta: Yeah, don't be scared. We'll be nice.

Ella: Sorry about what we said about your voice.

Nora: And I'm sorry if I scared you. Would you like something to drink? We have orange soda.

Adrien: O-Okay, sure. Thank... Thank you.

Chris

Chris: Nino says you have a speech disorder. Is that true?

Adrien: It... It is.

Chris: There's this kid in my class that has one too.

Adrien: Oh? What's he l-l-l-like?

Chris: Well, he's really nice, but his mouth makes his R's and L's sound like W's. My teacher says it's wrong to tease him, so it must be wrong to tease you too. So I won't.

Adrien: *smiles* Thanks, Chris. Nino s-s-s-sure is lucky to have you as a little brother.

Chris: Thanks. Hey, you like superheroes?

Adrien: Are you k-k-k-kidding, I LOVE superheroes.

*Chris takes Adrien to his room to watch superhero cartoons*

Jalil

Alix: Jalil, this is my new friend, Adrien. *to Adrien* And Adrien, this is my dorky older brother, Jalil.

Jalil: *rolls his eyes* Very funny, little sister. *to Adrien* Hey there, don't listen to Alix. *pushes up his glasses* There's nothing dorky about the pursuit of knowledge. Anyway, *offers his hand* Jalil Kubdel, aspiring historian. Pleased to meet you.

Adrien: *shrinks away, rubbing his arm*

Alix: *whispers to Jalil* He's a little shy.

Jalil: Oh. *approaches slowly* Hey, it's okay. I don't bite.

Adrien: *gulps and shakes his hand* N-N-N-Nice t-t-to meet you too...

Jalil: Oh, a speech impediment? That explains why you seem so quiet.

Adrien: *looks away in embarrassment*

Jalil: Hey, there's nothing to be ashamed of. Really. *thinks* And you know, some of the greatest people in history stammered like you.

Adrien: They did?

Jalil: Absolutely. There's King George VI, Winston Churchill, Demosthenes, even James Earl Jones.

Adrien: *eyes light up* Cool!

Jalil: Come on, let me show you around.

[imsparky2002]

Batraculous: Spider-Boy and his Friends

Vince Le Blanc-Bustier

Age: 12

Hero Name: Spider-Boy

The first-born son of Commissioner Giselle Le Blanc and Caline Bustier. Gained powers after being bitten by a radioactive spider similar to the one that bit Socqueline, a.k.a. Spider-Girl. Aside from the usual benefits of Spider Powers (shooting webs, crawling on walls and super reflexes and strength) he is able to turn invisible and absorb electricity, though he can’t do it on command.

He's never been afraid to take risks, which is why he jumped at the chance to become Socqueline's protege. The Teen Titans see him as a little brother and he works hard to eventually take his place on the team.

Has a job as delivering Le Rapport Quotidien (The Daily Report) newspapers through various streets of Paris. Often has to use his Spidey-Senses to avoid collisions with cars.

Vince's Friends and Acquaintances.

Chris Lahiffe

Age: 12

The younger brother of Nino, a.k.a. Sonic Bat. He's the opposite of his older bro in almost every way. An intellectual and uptight kid who tries to act if he's already an adult. This can lead to him stressing about not just helping Vince as Spider-Boy, but also maintaining his usual standard of grades in school.

His constant perfectionism and slight know-it-all tendencies can get on his friends’ nerves from time to time, but they love him nonetheless. He serves as a bit of a Yin to Kiran’s Yang with their opposing personalities. Sasha Bruel and the Cesaire twins like to rile him up at times.

Chris considers himself a boy of science and logic, though seeing Doctor Strange has given him an interest in time travel. Perhaps he could pursue a career at OsCorp Industries...

Kiran Anciel

Age: 12

Marc, a.k.a Writer Bat's little brother, Kiran is unquestionably the heart of the group with his positive outlook and easygoing demeanor. He keeps his friends spirits up, particularly Vince, Chris, and his girlfriend Sasha.

Currently training alongside Sasha in the Batcave to become Batheroes just like their older brothers. The only problem Kiran faces is his stamina, since it doesn't take much to put him to sleep!

He and Marc share a close relationship. He'll often calm the older teen down, and Marc helps Kiran to find new creative outlets. Kiran idolizes his big brother and aims to be a hero like him someday. He also loves listening to Marc’s stories.

Sasha Bruel

Age: 12

Something of a mother hen to her friends, Sasha is the one who steps in whenever Vince gets himself hurt, and while she may not show much emotion outwardly, no one can deny how much she cares.

She idolizes her brother Ivan, a.k.a. Strength Bat. It's why her and Kiran are training to become heroes in the future. And so they can help out their web-slinging buddy. The entire Batcrew and the Titans will do anything to keep them safe.

Sasha still shares an incredibly close relationship with her brother, and he is one of the few people she shows her softer side to. The others are her besties, and especially her boyfriend Kiran. They have an adorable relationship and their brothers approve wholeheartedly.

Ella and Etta Cesaire

Age: 12

The twin sisters of Alya, a.k.a. Reporter Bat. While they were a lot more hyperactive when they were younger, they still like to make mischief every now and again. They're almost always on their phones, whether using social media, filming their friends and themselves or filming the heroes.

They're little shit-stirrers to be sure, usually winding Chris up for a laugh. Still, they care about their friends and family very much.

Ella's a jock and currently on the track and soccer team. On the contrary, Etta's a nerd who knows how to code and whizzes her science and math classes.

Vince's Little Bro

August Le Blanc-Bustier

Age: 8

Vince's younger brother. A total sweetie who thinks the world of his bro and is always willing to help whenever he can. Possibly the only kid in the world who's happier than Ayesha or Kiran, and generally has a problem with saying no to people.

August has a notorious sweet tooth, and usually has some kind of snack on him. The others enjoy spending time with him and are quite protective of him despite him being rather tall for his age, which is something he unfortunately gets bullied for. Still, he doesn't let it phase him.

Even though one of his mothers is Commissioner of the Paris Police Department, August has always felt a soft spot for criminals. He wants to understand why criminals do the things they do. Caline and Commissioner Gisele feel that he has a bright future in Paris's mental health services.

And here's the next post for Batraculous. Just a reminder that Vince is the name I gave to the kid who got akumatized in Risk and August is the name of the baby who got akumatized in Gigantitan. There'll be more on each Bathero Section's family soon. @artzychic27 @msweebyness

[thelastpilot]

Do you have any references on how Ninos armor in knighted looks like? It's probably not realistic medieval armor, I have a bit of trouble coming up with a proper design for fanart. Also the royal crest gives me trouble with how it is attached to the armor and also what it looks like 😅

Okay please forgive me some of these doodles are SO old, like 2017 old. When Pilot really couldn't draw too well.

This was how i originally pictured the insignia, fixed over the top of the pauldron. In this doodle its over the left shoulder, but mostly it should be on whatever side the sheath for the sword is. It would be fitted over it, you can imagine it a little like a pillow case with any loose part being off the bottom. If you want to change it to make it look better you totally could, or pin it so its a little less visible.

This is the Royal Family insignia that I envisioned being on the purple cloth, embossed in gold and black for the panther head. You could make it as complicated or as simplified as fit your style!

What I more or less use as the official reference is the art done by @clmeeni

Whenever I draw it I simplify it down a bit when it comes to individual pieces, but always keep that gathering of blue cloth at the throat and underneath the armor.

What he's wearing underneath looks like this (art by @tides-miraculous ) So there are occasions where he would be wearing just the under garb and not the full armor set. Usually very internal in the castle

Thank you for having an interest in my fic and its associated designs!

Everything is up for interpretation! If you draw something please tag me!!!

[journals-of-the-guardian-project]

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!! I GOT IT DONE ON TIME HUZZAHHHH Only 1.5-2 hours to spare! :D

And I kept track of how it took to get done! Well.. excluding the extra sketches. In total it took about 5.5 hours give or take. Only including the time I spent on this, not the days and breaks in between.

Anyway, I knowwww France doesn’t have Halloween as a tradition BUT, 1) I looked it up SOME people celebrate it, 2) Alya in my au was born in France but lived in NYC for a little bit so I think she’d want to try introducing it to her friends were she can and 3) idc I’m gonna draw them trick or treating no one can stop me

I have yet to rewatch and see if there is any enjoyment I can get out of the little kids but currently, I’m changing them in my au. Not too drastically, but so that they are more annoying in the loveable way. This way, I can enjoy writing them lol. 

Under the read more, that I just figured out how to use, there will be more sketches and bonus stuff that I hurried tonight to make. Unfortunately, I couldn’t get to other halloween related sketches (ccrt, solar lunacy, and fandoms other than fnaf but mainly fnaf shhhhh) but I will hopefully have those done tomorrow or this week.

You can find the timelapse for this on my instagram post of this if you were curious! :)

AND JUST TO BE CLEAR, I think Adrien would be a fan of Harry Potter! Not of JK Rowling. Good? Good.

:)

[disorganizedkitten]

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Miraculous Ladybug Rating: General Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Alya Césaire & Ella Césaire, Alya Césaire & Etta Césaire, Ella Césaire & Etta Césaire, Duusuu & Marinette Dupain-Cheng, Chat Noir & Alya Cesaire, Plume Reign & Alya Césaire, Coléoptère Rose & Chat Noir, Alya Césaire & Marinette Dupain-Cheng, Alya Césaire & Coléoptère Rose, Alya Césaire & Rena Characters: Alya Césaire, Ella Césaire, Etta Césaire, Sapotis (Miraculous Ladybug), Duusuu, Plume Reign, Marinette Dupain-Cheng, Chat Noir, Coléoptère Rose Additional Tags: Peacock!Marinette, Mayura inspired me!, I Wrote This Instead of Sleeping, But that was a few days ago, Don't worry, Ladybug!Rose, I rewrote Sapotis for this, It was fun to do, Rena Rouge is not a superhero, She's a super fox!, I'm playing with my understanding of the Peacock's powers, Peacock Miraculous, marinette is not ladybug, When you want your holder to stop making themselves sick but they think you're just hungry Series: Part 4 of When in doubt, drabble it out. Summary:

When Alya's sisters get Akumatized, she wants to help but doesn't have much power to. Until a feather lands in her phone.

[silentmagi]

Marinette and Alya & Ella, Etta, Chris, Manon - The Baby-sitters

Listen, being able to tell stories to entertain children was a rare skill, so when best friends Alya and Marinette are asked to babysit, they decide to have a lot of fun with the kids' love of superheroes, and become the Baby Sitters!

[doodlegirl12345]

Doodle’s Anthology: Winter Things {1/3}

Back again, this time with another series. Hello everyone, it’s Doodle here back from my long posting back. It was nice but I’m glad to be back. As stated I came back with another series. I had originally planned to do another “Doodle Short Stories” entry but during development I realized it would be too long for the format. So, this is one of short stories’ longer and more complex cousins. Same idea but longer and different format. It will also play but AU ideas and canon like short stories.

Due to all the entries length I had broken up into three sections and will place links below to make everything easier here:

Section 1. Section 2. Section 3.

Each section is its own story, so section 2 will not pick up where section one left off. But they will share the theme: Winter Things. Probably seems strange considering the month we’re in. But technically the last day of spring is March 20th. So we’re technically still in the season.

I hope you enjoy what I have been working on. So let’s start with the first story: Winter Blues.

Winter Blues

Theme: Winter Things

A distinct wintry chill filled the afternoon air while Paris was being held underneath blankets of falling snow. Every area of the outside world: streets, sidewalks, buildings and branches were completely covered. Wails of freezing winds echoed through the streets almost as a warning for what to come. The few vehicles that still dared to be on the road glided across with a surgeon’s caution avoiding one of winter’s well known traits: ice. Sidewalks became practically abandoned by people who traded the outside’s cold for the warmth of indoors. Although there were a few individuals still outside in the middle of transit.

Alya Cèsaire heard the snow crunching underneath her boots while walking down the snowy sidewalk. She guided both of her little sisters forward holding one of their hands in each with hers. Despite the chill the reporter pushed forward towards the destination, thinking their undesirable situation could have been worse. The three of them could not be dressed for the winter. Instead of their usual outfits the three sisters had donned winter wear before leaving their home. Alya wore an orange cable knit sweater, black denim jeans, black ankle boots and black gloves.

Over her sweater was a bright orange parka with a faux gray fur lined hood covering her head. On her shoulder was a black quilted purse with various superhero pins attached. Meanwhile Ella and Etta, who was still in their matching phase, wore similar white sweaters with stripes of their own signature colors. Ella’s sweater stripes were a soft light pink that was paired with dark blue jeans, a light pink puffer jacket with a gold star pattern, a matching light pink beanie, black mittens and black snow boots. Etta’s sweater stripes were a bright sea green that was paired with faded blue jeans, a sea green puffer jacket with a silver star pattern, black mittens and black snow boots.

The reporter kept moving forward with her sisters only being a few steps closer. After rounding the corner the girls approached the Boulangerie Patisserie, entering the building only mere seconds later. The bell over the door chimed as the sisters entered. Alya released her sisters’ hands letting the bakery’s warmth surround her. She smiled, relieved at the fact the three of them had arrived in one piece while intaking the delicious smell of chocolate that perfumed the air.

“Hello girls,” greeted a familiar voice. “It’s bad out there, isn’t it?”

The reporter looked up as she pulled down her hood to see Mrs. Cheng standing beside the register counter. She had placed down a wicker bakery basket filled with individually wrapped winter themed iced sugar cookies. The cookies were in various winter themed shapes, like snowflakes, mittens and snowmen. Mrs. Cheng was wearing a long sleeved light gray cheongsam blouse with stitched soft pink flowers and green leaves, navy blue pants, pearl dangle earrings and black dress shoes.

“Hi Mrs. Cheng,” Alya greeted. “Yeah, it’s freezing out there.”

“That’s what I figured. You can tell just from looking out of the windows. But that’s nature for you. It’s their world, we just need to embrace what it gives us,” she told her. “However, I’m actually surprised to see you. I knew you had plans to take Ella, Etta and Manon to the Winter Festival that was supposed to be held today to meet up with Nino and Chris. But I thought plans had changed because of the snow.”

“I thought so too. But I checked the city’s events app on my phone and the festival is supposed to be still on. Plus there were still two other little factors nagging me.”

“And those were?”

Alya looked over to Ella and Etta who were staring at the basket of cookies on the counter. The twins must’ve felt their sister’s eyes on them as they turned saying in unison. “What?”

“Those two,” the reporter nudged her head toward their direction. “I was debating whether to come out or not. But it was kinda hard when two people constantly asked when we were going and I promised. The festival wasn’t canceled so why can’t we leave?”

“Hey, the snow looked more like rain when we left,” Etta piped up. “It’s not our fault that it got worse on the bus ride here.”

Alya let out a sigh. “Well you do have a point there.”

“Besides, it’s not that surprising you still took us out,” said Ella.

The reporter raised a brow. “Oh really? Why is that?”

“It’s because you love us,” she replied.

“Well that is true,” Alya admitted. “If I didn’t love you two both of you would be parked in front of TV watching cartoons. Meanwhile, I would be editing the footage I filmed this week for my blog.”

“I’m surprised that the festival is still being held in all this snow,” said Mrs. Cheng.

“The few times Mr. Dupain and I had taken Marinette when she was younger it was so well organized. Once it got pushed back to the following week because of rain due to it being outdoors. Personally, I suggest maybe you five hang back until the snow stops. I know that you were planning on meeting with Nino and Chris. I don’t think it’s safe for anyone to go out right now.”

“That’s something to consider. I don’t even think Nino and Chris are even out,” the reporter contemplated. “They had plans to visit their grandparents before meeting with us. Since their grandfather only lived a few blocks from where the festival is being held. I wouldn’t be surprised if they were convinced to stay in.”

“Depending on how long it takes you girls are welcome to stay here as long as you need. Manon and Marinette are upstairs in the living room.”

“Thanks Mrs. Cheng,” Alya smiled.

“Oh before I forget, do any of you want a cookie?” Mrs. Cheng picked up the basket off the counter.

“Are you sure?” the reporter questioned.

“Of course, it’s better for them to be eaten than to have a chance of going stale,” she told her. “I doubt we are going to have many customers due to the weather. Besides Mr. Dupain finishing up a cake order for tomorrow in the back. There won’t be much going on here.”

Each one of the girls chose a cookie: Ella took a blue and white snowflake cookie. Ella picked a red mitten cookie. Meanwhile Alya grabbed a snowman cookie with small round chocolate candy eyes.

“Thank you Mrs. Cheng,” all three of them said in unison before going upstairs.

The Cèsaire sisters eventually reached the building’s residence hallway seeing the living room’s door wide open. Once entering they saw Manon on the couch eating a snowflake cookie. She was wearing a white long sleeved shirt underneath a deep violet jumpsuit and black snow boots. Alya slid off her jacket while putting her snowman cookie on the table. Concurrently, her sisters ran over to the couch to greet their friend. After putting her jacket on the coat rack near the door. The reporter walked toward the living room patio window where Marinette stood, who was anxiously watching the continuous snowfall.

Similar to the others she was dressed for the frosty weather. The designer wore a fuzzy blush pink sweater with matching pink fabric roses sewed in the slit of the sweater with carnation pink fabric. Her sweater was paired with light washed blue jeans and tan ankle boots.

Once Alya approached, Marinette turned around greeting her. “Hey, there you are. When I didn’t get a text from you I figured that you were still coming. I was trying to look for you. So, how bad is it out there?”

“It’s not the next ice age bad,” Alya told her. “But don’t know how they are going to hold the festival because of the snow.”

“That’s what I figured. I checked the events app a few minutes ago and it’s still said that the festival is still on. However, I feel like going now would be going against my better judgment.”

“Well, I talked to your mom downstairs and she suggested at least waiting until the snow stops.”

“That sounds like a good idea.”

“Wait, does that mean we aren’t going?” Manon called out from the couch. “But you promised.”

“I didn’t exactly say that Manon,” said the designer. “We’re just considering going out later when the snow stops.”

Suddenly two different chime sounds went off causing both of the babysitters to pull out their phones from their pockets.

After reading the screen Alya said. “It looks like it won’t matter either way. There’s a new notification from the city events app. The festival had officially been canceled.”

“WHAT!” Ella, Etta and Manon all screamed in unison.

“Due to inclement winter weather, The Winter Festival is canceled Saturday January 3rd,” Marinette read off the alert on her phone. “The festival will be rescheduled for the following Saturday January 10th if the weather permits. We apologize for any inconveniences.”

“But…but that’s not fair!” Manon shouted. “You promised that we were going to the festival today!”

“So that means we walked through all that snow for nothing?!” Ella cried out.

“Nothing!” added Etta.

Both Alya and Marinette exchanged sympathetic looks with each other as the kids started to pout.

“Hey there’s no need to keep those long faces,” the reporter spoke gently. “Just because the festival got canceled doesn’t mean we can’t have any fun.”

“Right,” the designer piped up. “So how about having some lunch and watching a movie? That sounds like a good idea, right?”

“It sounds like a good idea to me. Ella and Etta, you two haven’t eaten anything since breakfast this morning before Mom and Dad left for work,” Alya reminded her sisters. “Aren’t you two hungry?”

“I guess so,” Ella admitted but still looked somber.

“I can eat,” Etta added, sharing the same disappointed expression as her sister.

“We do have a lot of food since my Dad went grocery shopping yesterday to prepare for the storm,” Marinette told them. “We do have fresh bread from the bakery and lunch meat for sandwiches. There’s also some peanut butter and jelly in the cabinets. Once everyone eats we can start the movie.”

“Okay,” Etta now sounded like she’s completing. “What movie should we watch?”

“Well considering the weather…how about Frozen?” suggested the designer.

At that moment both of the twins’ eyes lit up as they squealed with glee in unison. “Frozen? That’s one of our favorite movies!”

“So, is that a yes?” Marinette grinned.

“Anna and Elsa are two of our favorite characters,” Ella told her. “They’re sisters just like us.”

“They’re not twins though as Elsa is older and I wouldn’t shut you out like Elsa did,” said Etta.

“It’s because you don’t have powers like she does,” Etta reminded her. “She just didn’t want to hurt anyone again.”

“Alright girls, there’s no need to give away the whole plot. Since we are going to stay for a while, hang up your coats,” the reporter instructed. “So we can get started on lunch.”

The twins stood up off the couch to take their jackets to the coat rack.

“Great idea suggesting a movie but did it have to be Frozen?” Alya whispered to Marinette.

“Why?” Marinette whispered back. “What’s wrong with Frozen?”

“Not much but the last time the girls watched it they kept singing Let it Go over and over for a month.”

“Oh I’m sorry I didn’t know. Maybe, I can convince them to watch something else? Another princess movie like Princess and the Frog or Tangled? Maybe we could convince them to watch something like Zootopia or Inside Out?”

“No, it’s fine. You were able to cheer them out just by mentioning the movie. Besides, I got a new pair of headphones for Christmas and a preordered copy of Jagged’s new EP that came out yesterday. I’m going to be okay.”

“That’s good. But speaking of happy kids, there is still one more kid that needs to be taken care of.”

The two friends looked over at Manon who was still sitting on the couch with her arms crossed and face molded into a perpetual pout. Without another word both of them walked over the couch and sat down next to Manon.

“Hey what’s wrong, Manon?” questioned Alya. “Don’t you want to eat and watch the movie?”

“No! It’s not fair that the festival got canceled,” Manon pouted. “You promised that we were going to go today, Marinette.”

“I’m sorry Manon but this is technically something that is out of my control,” said the designer. “If I had it my way there would have been no snow storm today.”

“Yeah, especially you know who is supposed to be coming back today,” Alya smirked.

“Not now,” the designer playfully nudged her. “Manon, we have to look at the bright side. It’s not canceled forever, just rescheduled for next week. It’s just one of those life lessons where things don’t always go as planned and it’s nobody’s fault.”

“But I don’t want a life lesson,” the disappointed child continued with pouting. “I want what I want exactly how I want it.”

“Don’t we all,” the reporter nodded in agreement. “But how about we try to sweeten the pot for you?”

“How?” Manon prompted.

“How about we bring down some of those dolls that you like to play with. They could watch the movie with us,” Alya told her. “How does that sound?”

Manon’s soured expression began to sweeten. “That sounds nice.”

“We can also pop some popcorn and make some hot chocolate to have during the movie,” Marinette added, following Alya’s lead. “Does that sound like a deal?”

“Can I have the Ladybug and Rena Rouge dolls?” asked Manon.

“Of course,” the designer smiled. “But I want you to have some lunch first.”

“Then what are we waiting for?” the now smiling little girl sprung off the couch. “Let’s eat!”

With that the babysitters prepared lunch. Marinette spread one of her pink outdoor blankets on the floor for them all to sit down and eat. Alya sent Nino a quick text about the festival’s cancellation and about calling him later. After washing their hands Marinette and Alya pulled out bread, condiments such as mayo and mustard, cheddar cheese and two types of lunch meat: ham and turkey to prepare a small plate of sandwiches. The designer also pulled out a bag of potato chips to share and applesauce cups from the cabinet. Spoons from the kitchen drawers and a pitcher of lemonade from the fridge.

After everyone had eaten Marinette started to prepare the movie snacks while the reporter went into the corner to call her boyfriend.

“So you and Chris are alright?” Alya asked Nino through her phone.

“Yeah, after the snow got really bad Grandpa Michael and Grandma Grace told us to stay put for our safety,” Nino explained. “It wasn’t until a little later I got the notification on my phone about the festival being canceled.”

“So was Chris upset just like the girls were?”

“The little dude was bummed but he’ll cope. Besides, our grandparents always spoil us when we come over. Grandpa Michael is letting him look over his toy train collection. Plus we’re staying for dinner and my grandma is a great cook.”

Marinette called out from the kitchen’s stove while stirring a small red pot with a metal whisk. “Hey Alya, I’m going upstairs to get Manon’s dolls. Can you stir the hot chocolate and keep it from boiling over?”

“Sure,” the reporter walked over as the designer handed over the whisk she had been holding.

“Tell Nino that I said hi,” she told her before going upstairs.

“Marinette says hi,” Alya told Nino while stirring the pot.

“Tell her I said hi back. So, do you think this is enough snow for us to have off school on Monday?”

“I kinda doubt it since we rarely have snow days. There’s a better chance of it being closed because of an akuma attack. I’m sure that the snow plows will be out tonight.”

“Wishful thinking I guess. I’m looking out the window right now and it seems that the snow stopped.”

“Well that’s good, the girls and I are going to stay since they’re excited about Frozen. But that’s good news for when we plan to leave-“

However, before Alya could finish her sentence things suddenly came to a halt. The lights flickered while the microwave that was in the midst of popping popcorn and the television which was in mid broadcast before all three cut off completely at once. The reporter froze as she heard screams from the girls who were sitting in front of the now blank TV.

Nino sounded concerned. “What’s wrong? I hear screaming.”

“Alya! Marinette!” the girls wailed. “The power is out!”

Marinette ran down the steps with the Ladybug, Rena Rouge and Honeybee dolls in her arms. Both babysitters had the same panic looks almost if at their moment each of them shared the same thought: we’re in trouble.

“Um…we’re fine Nino,” Alya switched off the stove. “The power got cut off. How about I call you tonight? Enjoy spending time with your grandparents. Love you.”

She facepalmed herself while hanging up, questioning why this day seemed to be getting worse and worse.

A repeating beeping sound came from Marinette’s pocket causing her to answer it. “Hello? Hi Papa…yeah the power is out up here. Is it the same for the bakery? Oh…what about the Aubert order? You’re going to see if you can wait it out for a bit until the power comes back up? Alright…I guess Alya and I will think of something to do…bye.”

After hanging up she turned to the group. “The power’s out in the bakery, too. My dad thinks it might be the whole block. He says that everyone is still welcome to stay long as needed. But there won’t be any power.”

“So that means no Frozen, right?” Ella pouted.

“This is officially the worst day ever!” Manon cried out. “First, no festival and now no movie or power!”

“Agree, what are we supposed to do now?” questioned Etta.

“Does that mean we are going to freeze? Ella wondered. “I always liked Anna but I didn’t want to become like her.”

“No one is going to freeze,” Marinette reassured her. “If you’re cold we do have extra blankets in the hallway closet.”

“But what are we supposed to do? If we are not going to die of cold we are definitely going to die of boredom,” Etta stated.

“Etta, just give us a moment,” the reporter told her while putting down the whisk on the kitchen counter. “I’m sure that we can think of something.”

“I’m thinking…” Marinette trailed off, becoming lost of thought.

Alya rested her elbows on the kitchen table trying to think of suggestions too. At that moment she noticed the snowman cookie that Mrs. Cheng had given her. She thought of the words about embracing what nature gives us. Her eyes darted toward the windows remembering what Nino mentioned about the snow stopping.

“Okay I got it,” the reporter stood up. “Everybody start getting your coats on. Just because we had a few bumps in the road does mean we can’t have fun today.”

“Where are we going?” Manon asked while the twins stood up.

Alya walked over to the coat rack. “We’re going to enjoy the gift that nature has given us.”

A few moments later, all the girls stood in the neighborhood park completely with fresh untouched snow. Within seconds, Ella, Etta and Manon raced through the park after Manon suggested making snow angels. All of them had their winter wear back on including Manon who was wearing a purple duffle jacket, lavender earmuffs and white gloves with her other clothes. Ella, Etta and Manon laid backwards on the ground. Before pushing their limbs back and forth to make angels.

Marinette stood beside Alya while watching the three girls. She wore a dark gray pea coat with light gray edges, black gloves and white earmuffs along with her other clothes.

In her hands was a soft pink tote bag she had packed after being informed of the plan. It was filled with buttons, scarves and knitted hats. “Playing in snow. Why didn’t I think of that?”

“Nora and I would always do this when we were kids,” the reporter smiled. “I don’t know how I didn’t consider it until I saw the cookie your mom gave me. But I just consider her words about embracing what nature gives us.”

“It was still great thinking on your part,” the designer told her.

Alya held up her hand for an fist bump. “I learned from the best.”

Marinette smiled, bumping her fist against hers. “It looks like those three are really enjoying themselves.”

“I’m not surprised, Nora and I had to be dragged back inside by our dad because we loved playing in it so much around that age,” the reporter reminisced, while holding her head up high. “That’s what kids do, they’re not mature individuals like us.”

Marinette looked over the snowy landscape, longingly. “Right.”

Alya looked back asked before smiling. “Do you wanna build a snowman?”

Her friend grinned before opening up her tote bag. “I thought you would never ask. Or the bag that I put together before leaving would’ve been pointless.”

The reporter began to run forward. “Well, race ya!”

The two of them started the search to find their spot for their snowman. Finally, feeling that day had shifted into a positive direction. With a change of perspective typical winter blues can easily shift into winter cheer.

The End

Thanks for reading! 😊

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I hope this story was enjoyable for everyone. To be honest I had this story idea for a while but finally got around to it. The original story was supposed to be a rainy day but I changed it to a snow day to fit the theme. But I thought it would be a fun story.

Since this isn’t the final part will keep the closing statement brief and link to the next part, here: Section 2. For anyone who wants continue with the next story. The closing song will be on the last part. Including an author note so I won’t need to repeat it three times.

This story was also available on Wattpad.

If you made it this far thank you again for reading.

[alyaappreciation]

Idea: Alya’s seen as a hero at Ella’s and Etta’s school.

For various things, really, like being able to talk to the resident bully who was picking on kids and get her to apologize to the rest of the class and be friends with them (to be fair, the kid was 6, so she wasn’t all that set in her ways). 

When the kids favorite teacher is mistreated by the school administration, having her pay stay stagnant when it was promised to go up, Alya exposes the school administration as having lied, forcing them to give the teacher the raise she deserves in order to help with damage control.

Alya also has some awesome connections! She got Ladybug to stop by one week, and Chat Noir at another. Though of course, Rena Rouge and Carapace were the kid’s favorites, with many of them choosing to go as one of those two for Halloween. 

[sneaks-the-hammock-jockey]

from my bingo square: Etta and Ella sleeping, little Rena Rouge dolls tucked in while they dream of "sugar plums" which I Learned is just an old word for a certain candy.

[miraculousfanworks]

Happy Universal Children’s Day! Whether it’s babysitting Manon, dealing with August and his temper tantrums, or any of the other kids, there are a bunch of kiddos in Miraculous! Who’s your favorite?

graphic by Bee!

[thenadnerb02]

As a Miraculous Ladybug fan who just finished binging Fringe, I find it interesting that both shows have a pair of related girls named Ella and Etta (Alya’s sisters in the former, Olivia’s niece and daughter in the latter).

I know that in real life, the entire Césaire family is named after musicians so it must be just a coincidence, but in-universe I’m picturing Alya’s parents watching Fringe when it airs and then they name their twins after the Dunham girls ‘cause why not?

[ulrpart]

Here are some other apartments in the hotel. Zoe's room and Jagged's. Also the cesaire's appartment.

This is the first thing the girls did after moving in.

[awholelotofladybug]

The Agreste Family Barbecue potluck continues. Now it’s time for Alya and her family to contribute. So with Marlena being a gourmet chef, would she try her hand at barbecue sides, or do something simple?