#Let's Play With Nino-San

[japanesedoramaandanimelover91]

Tori Matsuzaka plays a game against the "Nino Family team and reveals his unknown struggles with Kazunari Ninomiya

Actor Tori Matsuzaka will appear on the "Nippon Television" program "Play with Nino-san" (19:58 P.M.-21:54 P.M. on japanese time and 11.58 P.M.-13.54. P.M. on european time) on the 12th january. He will battle it out with the "Nino-san family" team members Kazunari Ninomiya, Fuma Kikuchi, Tomonori Jinnai, Takashi Yoshimura, comedy duet "Ganbareruya", and "3ji no Heroin" at an athletics facility.

Matsuzaka, who failed at the "nagashi somen game" when appearing on the station's regular program "Nino-san," is eager for revenge, saying, "I want to show my good side!" and is enthusiastic to "beat Nino-san team and taste the sweet taste of victory!"

The stage for the showdown will be Tondemi Heiwajima in Ota Ward, Tokyo, an indoor athletics facility that has collected over 20 types of interactive play from all over the world, including trampolines and climbing. The participants will be divided into two teams and play a best-of-five game, with the winning team receiving a prize.

Before the team division, which would determine the fate of the match, Ninomiya suggested, "If Tulio's team wins, let's give the reward to Tulio," and the "Nino Family team" paid attention to the name Matsuzaka was called, asking, "Do you call him Tulio?" When he asked, "Can we call you Tulio too?" Matsuzaka readily agreed, saying, "Sure. For now, it's just Ninomiya." With the distance between them narrowing even further, the teams were divided. As a result of the "draft rock-paper-scissors," the fifth match became a battle between "Matsuzaka's team" and "Nino's team."

The first competition was "Speed ​​Button Push," where participants competed to see how many times they could press a glowing button within the 45-second time limit. Two team representatives took on the challenge. The comedians, who pride themselves on their speed, performed unexpectedly well. Matsuzaka, who watched the battle, was also very excited, saying, "Amazing! So cool!"

The second competition was the "Human Tower Battle." Each person took a photo of themselves in front of a green screen in a pose of their choice, and their image appeared on the monitor as a "human block." The falling "human blocks" were stacked one by one in a balanced manner, and the team with the most blocks stacked won. The pose they took the photo in held the key to victory. Matsuzaka's team, trial and error in trying not to fall apart, put in a miraculous play.

The third event was the "Pole Climb Time Attack," a climbing event in which participants had to climb up a series of 13 thin poles arranged in a staircase pattern. The poles are a thrilling ride, with the smallest being 27cm in diameter and the maximum being 10m above the ground. At the end, participants had to jump from a height of 10m using harnesses, and compete to see who could reach the ground the fastest. While Nino's team was recording good times, Matsuzaka's team was cornered, but their leader Matsuzaka was inspired, saying "I'm confident!" and showed a super fine play that dispelled the nightmare of the Nagashi Somen Game.

Furthermore, heated battles unfolded in the fourth event, "Poka Poka Stadium," and the fifth event, "Air Run Relay." Will Matsuzaka be able to taste the sweet taste of victory?

After enjoying the game battle to the fullest, they held a small New Year's party. An unexpected incident occurred when the "Nino Family" did not show up at the venue. After that, everyone gathered together and the New Year's party started. In response to Matsuzaka's request, they served a special menu using "large-mouth lotus root" and "Jingoemon potato", and Matsuzaka was very satisfied, saying "It's so delicious!".

In a relaxed atmosphere, the conversation turned to Matsuzaka's time as a young actor. Matsuzaka debuted as a model in 2008, and the following year he entered the world of acting with "Samurai Sentai Shinkenger". At the time, the image of special effects works being harder than historical dramas or morning dramas was completely different, and even the extremely busy Ninomiya was astonished, saying "Isn't it amazing!?".

Matsuzaka also looked back and said, "I was scolded a lot during my time in the Sentai team," and Ninomiya replied, "When I was a rookie, I was scared of the lighting guy," and they both confessed painful memories from their younger days. In addition, Ninomiya and Matsuzaka revealed behind-the-scenes stories from the filming of the movie "From the Gorgonio with Love" and the drama "VIVANT," in which they co-starred, and Jinnai asked Matsuzaka a forbidden question that he had always wanted to ask him, creating a huge buzz.

[brookitty]

Okay sooo let's get this straight. Marinette, along with others, withholding information from Adrien about HIS life is WRONG. The show knows this.

S2, Syren: Chat Noir is upset that Ladybug is keeping secrets from him (about Master Fu). This is resolved bc Chat Noir is granted an introduction with Master Fu.

S3, Chameleon: Adrien tells Lila he is happy to be her friend, on one condition, she doesn't lie to him.

S3, Backwarder: Marinette and her friends debate on how Marinette should interject herself between Adrien and Kagami. Someone suggests she disguise herself as a celebrity to woo Adrien, but the idea is shot down bc "Adrien hates lying"

S3, Puppeteer 2: Chat Noir tells Ladybug that the more important something is, is precisely more the reason you have to say it. No matter what.

S4, Lies: Adrien is personally very hurt and guilt ridden when Kagami accuses him of being untruthful.

S4, Rocketear: Adrien is upset that Ladybug allowed for Alya and Nino to know eachother's identity bc it contradicts everything she has told him thus far.

S4, Hack-San: Adrien is beyond angry and betrayed that Ladybug would lend her Miraculous to someone and not inform him on it before hand.

S4, Ephemeral: Adrien confesses how heavy of a weight his secret identity has been on him. As well as feeling like he has been dishonest with Ladybug.

S4, Kuro Neko: Adrien questions his identity and is unsure who his authentic self is. This causes him some distress until Plagg provides him with a satisfying answer. He is both Adrien and Chat Noir, therefore, he is not being inauthentic.

S4, Strikeback: Adrien is upset that Ladybug had kept Rena Furtive a secret from him. Ladybug realizes that, although she meant well, she had been keeping Chat Noir out of the loop and it was wrong. ** She realizes this with Chat Noir not Adrien.

S5, Jubilation: Both Ladybug and Chat Noir are upset after having lost their marriage and four children. Chat Noir is noticeably more enraged than Ladybug. He goes on to emphasize his contempt for having his feelings played with. He attempts to kill Darker Owl.

S5, Passion: Marinette asks Adrien if he is alright. He says that's he's fine, but then decides to tell Marinette the truth that he is worried about Natalie.

S5, Elation: Chat Noir feels wrong for kissing Marinette bc he knows who she is, but she doesn't know who he is. He feels that he is taking advantage of her unawareness (him being Adrien). It's dishonest.

S5, Emotion: Adrien tells Marinette that he couldn't tell her about the Diamond Dance bc his father had ordered him not to. This admission comes from Adrien without Marinette having to ask him.

S5, Revolution: Adrien is tormented with guilt about not telling Marinette about him moving to London. Although, last minute, Adrien is able to work up the courage to tell Marinette before Chloé could.

Miraculous: Rise of the Sphinx, the video game: Adrien's character bio in Marinette's scrapbook includes his likes and dislikes. His like...... Ladybug, of course. His dislike........ dishonesty. Marinette's bio in comparison states she dislikes, "bullies and liars". Which I think is a compelling difference. Adrien doesn't just dislike liars; he dislikes dishonesty.

Dishonesty is a much more broad and grey area than lying. It's why Adrien is uncomfortable with secret identities. It's why he feels uneasy about his own identity as Chat Noir. It's why he was so upset over Ladybug allowing Alya and Nino to know eachothers identities. Ladybug didn't lie to him, but she was being dishonest. It's also why he didn't feel comfortable pursuing a relationship with Marinette as Chat Noir because it would be dishonest. He recognized that he held information on her (as her classmate and friend) that she did not willingly give him. It would not only be unfair, but dishonest.

This characteristic of Adrien's isn't some fandom conceived trait. It's been a very prominent feature of who Adrien is as a person throughout the entire series. There has always been a very strong narrative regarding Adrien's dislike for secrets, lies, illusions, disingenuinity, dishonesty...

The finale was NOT the show justifying Gabriel's actions nor the lie Adrien was told about his father's role.

The way I see it is that because Adrien is the deuterogonist of the show his discovery of all these secrets can not be fully resolved in ONE season finale. Now that the Monarch situation has been dealt with. Now that the kwamis have been rescued. Now that Marinette is dating Adrien. There really isn't any other conflict our protagonist has other than the secret she is withholding from the boy she loves. The writers of Miraculous get a lot of undeserved flak in my opinion. I trust them, and I trust the direction of the story.

Ideally, I would hope this conclusion is meant to lead into an Adrien focused season 6. I would hope that ultimately Marinette will come forward and tell Adrien herself. However, I understand before we get there we're gonna need to marinate in this icky resolution for the sake of drama. It is a show after all, we're here to be entertained.

[umazane-muesli]

Jukebox January: Day 19

(Queuing for the next morning again, sorry it's very late)

Today: songs starting with S:

Oh my God there are so many songs starting with S. SO MANY. Why are there so many. What the fuck. My notes app is a bloodbath right now I don't even know what I'm doing anymore. Artists make more songs starting with X instead challenge

Anyway I've tried my best to wrangle them but this is going to be an incoherent mess at best. Let's go:

Sata vuotta - BEHM

I don't know why it took me so long to start listening to BEHM, but her latest album has been a constant in my December and January. This song is my favourite on it, I love the violin melody, and I think she has a beautiful voice :)

Senida - Senidah ft. Žene

Continuing my Slovenian music propaganda with Senidah this time.

Sédè - N3

I have to shout this one out because Jan played the guitar on it ^^

Stand by - Extremoduro

I love this song so much. I first heard about it (and this band) when I went on a language exchange in Spain when I was in high school. My exchange partner listened to this song, and even though we haven't kept in touch, it still makes me think of her sometimes. It's been one of my absolute favourites for 10+ years now.

Si te vas - Extremoduro

I normally try not to put too many songs by the same artist in the same post, but i swear to god all the best Extremoduro songs start with S. What's the deal with that.

Salir - Extremoduro

Teenage me listening to this song: hehehe swear words in spanish >:)

Adult me listening to this song: hehehe swear words in spanish >:)

San Francisco - Maxime Le Forestier

San Francisco - Scott McKenzie

Grouping these 2 together because they're sort of about the same thing really, San Francisco during the flower power movement. But I like the vibe of both. Thank you Kuesli for including the other San Francisco I was thinking of, because I somehow had THREE. Madness.

Short Film - Ethan Gruska

This is my favourite song from a very soft, calm album. I love the sort of muted sound from the piano and the slightly mysterious atmosphere.

Le Sud - Nino Ferrer

This song is like. Weirdly depressing at the end and also a bit dated let's be honest, but I think it still has its charm, I learned it in choir as a child and I'm a bit attached to it.

Stay - ČIUTŌ TUTŌ - Monika Linkyte

I have to admit this was not among my favourites on first impression, but I really warmed up to it and it is definitely one of the songs that stayed with me the longest after eurovision, I still very happily listen to it.

Somma Time Man - Salt-N-Pepa

This song is so fun and sounds SO 90's. It's a bit silly and puts me in a good mood.

Something in the Air - Pegasus

I discovered this band as a small festival in Switzerland around the time this album came out, and it was so fun to hear from a band for the first time as they're playing live. I haven't done that much (haven't been to many festivals) but yeah, Pegasus kind of stuck with me since.

Some Things Have to Be Said - Florent Dorin

Yeah I know this song is 9 minutes long and the french accent (and probably questionable English) is uuh discernible, to say the least (though miles better than his earlier songs) but listen, I love this guy so much and this song is such a journey, his music has gotten so much richer as time went on and this is the best example I think.

Sorry - dodie

Speaking of people who's music has gotten much richer with time, this is one of my favourite songs from dodie, I love the strings and the harmonies. At the end it blends into the next song (called When) and I will neveeer not lose my mind when artists do that.

Show me the way - Styx

Still loving you - Scorpions

Yes I have a power ballads playlist and yes I will use it against you >:)

Salut les amoureux - Joe Dassin

I love how perfectly bittersweet this song is, it's about a couple who breaks up on good terms, without any drama, they just go their separate ways. Just a little bit sad but not in a way a typical break up song is.

Satama - KUUMAA

The latest single from Kuumaa, exactly the kind of song they do best, I love it.

Somewhere out there - Donald Glover and Danny Pudi

Yeah this was in my playlist so i'm including it lol, even though it's not a "proper" song. Community is one of my comfort shows and this is from one of the best moments in it :)

Spirit in the Sky - KEiiNO

I'm going to admit a dirty little secret: even though I do like Eurovision, I haven't watched it religiously every year. And so I didn't even know this was a eurovision song until very recently; I only had it in my library because someone on a discord server had made (very good, might I add) playlists for completely unrelated little blorbos. Anyway, very funny that I'm coming back to this song now.

For S I also want to include 2 non-songs:

Starmania: it's a French and Canadian (Québec) musical from the 80s (well, '79 technically, but it feels extremely 80s). It's such an odd thing, it has the camp and flamboyance of the 80s, but a surprisingly dark dystopian plot. It's weirdly dated and not dated at the same time. The original cast had several singers who were or would become big stars in France (and french speaking countries)(including a eurovision winner lol). There's a robot waitress, and a gang, and a guy who's totally not David Bowie. It's pretty weird. The plot is kind of impossible to explain, but you can go listen to the songs, they're really good :)

There's a new version on tour now I think, and honestly I would love to go see it, because I've only ever heard the songs. (Seems pretty expensive though lol)

Single Handed Sailor - Dire Straits

The second thing I want to include is the album Strangeland by Keane. It came out around when I went on a school trip to Spain and I listened to it a lot during the long bus rides. I just have very fond memories associated with it.

And now frankly way too many bonus songs:

The Story - Brandi Carlile

Sinnerman - Nina Simone

Seven Wonders - Fleetwood Mac

Sad Song - Oasis

Sutra - Lollobrigida

Si Tú Me Quieres - Alex Cuba, Gian Marco

Stille Før Du Kom - Oh Land

Sunday Morning - The Velvet Underground and Nico

Someday - City of the Sun

Surrender - Birdy

Statues - Amy Macdonald

Sunset Lover - Petit Biscuit

Samara - Blanco White

Sve Još Miriše Na Nju - Parni Valjak

Sweet Woman - Cris Williamson

Saturn - Sleeping At Last

Sausalito - Lydia Luce

Shut Up and Dance - WALK THE MOON

Strah me je - Jet Black Diamonds

Stranger - Bec Sandridge

Would you believe me if I said I did actually try to cut as many songs as possible? Anyway, if you've read until the end, thank you (what a mess) 💛

[solartranslations]

AF2 Dante Chapter 3 (12/17): Newlyweds

Unfamiliar disguises are part of the job. But it’s the other Intelligence members who are taking the “newlyweds” thing a little…

~*Scene: Passenger Ship Bedroom*~

Liberta: ……

Dante: Liberta, if you have something to say, just say it

Liberta: …Oh, I as just thinking that you and Ojou are actually pretty convincing as a married couple

Dante: Wha…

Liberta: You still look old though

Dante: Shut up…I can’t change that

Felicita: …Liberta

Liberta: Hm? What is it, Ojou?

Felicita: We really look like a couple?

Liberta: Uh, yeah. But I still think you’d look better with me…

Dante: In your dreams. And it’s too early for you to be sleepy

Liberta: I’m not sleepy! I just mean I’m closer to Ojou in age…

Dante: Yes, there’s supposed to have an age gap. It’s fine!

Liberta: You didn’t have to make it that way…

Felicita: ……

Felicita: We could have just been a merchant couple…

Dante: Ojou-san? Is something wrong?

Felicita: …Nothing

Dante: Doesn’t look like nothing…

Felicita: I said it’s nothing!

(*shaky) Dante: Ojou-san…seems angry…!

Liberta: Come on now, Dante. Let’s just check that everything seems normal with the ship

Dante: Right…

(*door closes)

Orso: Dante-san seems to really care what you think, Ojou-san

Felicita: Does he…?

Nino: You hardly ever see him act like that

Felicita: Really?

Orso: He’s rarely ever timid like that

Nino: He’s always been the one raising us up with how confident he is!

Felicita: Yeah… But I feel more confident around Dante too

Orso: Huh…

Felicita: What? Did I say something weird?

Orso: No, I was just wondering what made Dante so nervous just now

Nino: It’s amazing actually

Felicita: What is?

Nino: You know how Orso has his fear of women, but now he can talk to you no problem

Nino: Didn’t you even say you wanted to talk to her more?

Orso: Hey…don’t tell her!

Nino: We told her about your fear when you first met. No hiding it now

Orso: Not that. The part where I wanted to talk to her more!

Nino: Why’d you just admit it yourself then?

Orso: Guh…

Felicita: Pfft!

Felicita: What’s Dante usually like?

Orso: Well of course, he’s more brave and…

Nino: He looks softer…ah, Dante will get mad at us if we told you that

Nino: But he’s still the mannest of all

Orso: Even when we get caught in disasters due to Nino’s bad luck, just having Dante around is reassuring

Nino: Wow, no hesitation there

Orso: I don’t remember when it was, but we got attacked by vicious pirates on a voyage once

Felicita: Yeah

Orso: …We weren’t sure if we would make it back alive—

~*Flashback: SS Arcana*~

Dante: No time to falter! Return fire!

Orso: Dante-san! It’s Nino! They took him…!

Dante: !!

Nino: I’m sorry…

Dante: …Hey, you there

Pirate: Hey, what? If you want him to live, give up your ship

Dante: I can’t agree to your terms. I won’t give up him, or this ship

Pirate: Tch, you call that negotiation!

Dante: Take me instead

Pirate: What…?

Dante: You can do what you want with me. Just let him go

Pirate: …!

(*bang!)

Nino: Dante-san!

Dante: What are you doing! Now’s our chance!

(*bang! bang!)

Orso: Dante-san’s amazing…

Dante: Listen up! As long as you’re a part of my crew, I won’t let anyone die! I will protect all of you!!

~*End Flashback*~

Felicita: Sounds like Dante

Felicita: But, I’m a little jealous

Nino: Huh? You mean jealous of us?

Felicita: Yeah. You’ve seen sides to Dante that I haven’t

Orso: You say that, but you know sides of Dante that we don’t too, right?

Felicita: Huh, I do?

Nino: Yeah. So tell us everything

Felicita: I’d love it if I actually had something to tell you about…

Felicita: Um…Dante played with me a lot when I was young…he even gave me my owl

Felicita: Right, Fukurota?

Fukurota: Hoot!

Nino: Oh…

Felicita: We played hide-and-seek a lot, but Dante’s terrible at hiding, so it never takes long to find him

Orso: Um, Ojou-san…

Felicita: What?

Orso: We sure haven’t seen Dante act like that, but…

Nino: …We really wanted to know what Dante’s like as a lover

Felicita: Uh… As a lover…?

Orso: Uh, if you have nothing to tell, that’s fine. Right, Nino!

Nino: Hey! Don’t shake me! …Sorry, Ojou-san. We shouldn’t have asked

Felicita: Th-there…is to!

Felicita: Dante and I are a couple, after all. So when he’s with me, Dante…

Felicita: Um, Dante…

Orso: Dante-san what?

Felicita: Uses his big hands to…

Nino: To—?

Liberta: Okay, we didn’t see anything off

Dante: Looks like we should make it there safely

Felicita: D-Dante…!

Dante: ? What is it, Ojou-san? Your face is all red…

Dante: Do you have a fever? I’ll check…

Felicita: I’m fine!

Dante: But…

Felicita: I’m not a child, so when I say I’m fine, I’m fine!

Dante: O-oh…alright, but…

Dante: Orso, Nino, did something happen?

Nino: U-uh, nope?

Orso: We were just talking to Ojou-san! About stuff… Right, Ojou-san!

Felicita: Y-yeah…

Dante: Something’s off…

Orso: Oh! Liberta, want to go get some fresh air?

Liberta: Huh? I just came back from the deck…

Nino: It’s fine! We just wanna talk…

Liberta: Can’t we talk here?

Orso: Come on, just come with us!

Liberta: Fine. As long as it’s where the waves aren’t too strong, Nino

Nino: Don’t make it sound like my bad luck will act up!

Liberta: Well, it’s true, isn’t it?

Dante: They sure have a lot of energy…

Felicita: ……

Dante: So something did happen?

Felicita: No, nothing

(*shaky) Dante: Ojou-san…! Why do you keep acting like that today…

>Well…

>……

Felicita: (Being honest all the time is hard��)

Felicita: (And I was being so stubbon…)

Felicita: (It’s not on purpose. I just want to express how I feel)

Felicita: (Maybe if I’m a little more honest…)

Felicita: Dante

Dante: What?

Felicita: We still have time before returning to Regalo, right?

Dante: Hm? Oh, yes…we haven’t even reached our objective of Nordia yet

Felicita: I was hoping we could make some memories as a couple before we go back…

Dante: …What did you just say, Ojou-san?

Felicita: Didn’t you hear me?

Dante: I did. But sorry, can you say it again?

Felicita: Nope, I’m only saying it once!

Dante: Ah, that hurts, Ojou-san! I don’t know why you’re angry!

Dante: I just know your anger hits as hard as a ships anchor…just kidding

Felicita: Stupid Dante!!!

(*shock) Dante: O-Ojou-san… What did I do…

Fukurota: Hoot…

~*End of Scene*~

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[gale-gentlepenguin]

You know I joked most of the season that Alya/Rena Rouge was Marinette's partner now. But that actually wasnt the truth.

Marinette didnt have a partner this season, she had subordinates. Alya was her guardian in training at best.

Which is interesting when you really think about it because Gabriel treated Nathalie more like a partner this season than Ladybug treated Chat noir.

Now this is not to say Gabriel is a better person. He isnt, but he knew to trust Nathalie.

Ladybug and Chat noir even say that he (Chat noir) is just like every other hero until the ending.

Ladybug says it herself, she took on the pressure of being the guardian. She wanted to control everything. Whether it was the trauma from Chat Blanc, the pain of losing her mentor, or simply because of the pressure added by Shadowmoth, Ladybug did her best to control nearly everything.

I think we see this controlling aspect of Ladybug come into play after Furious Fu. Su Han's appearance is what I blame for this. For one, while he was wrong on his initial assessment he was also wrong on basically giving Ladybug free reign. (He only shows up in ephermeral before getting dismissed and then again at the end because he had to)

Ladybug saw that she was the guardian now, fully realized (or so she thought). And so her decisions became more definitive and controlling.

Now there were times she took some advice, Like with Alya in Hack-san, but that was basically the last time Ladybug took advice until the end of the series.

Alya wanting to tell Nino about her being rena furtive? Denied because she said so. (Alya then went behind her back. But the secrecy is what caused Nino to be sus in the first place)

Su han saying she should know who chat noir is? Well there was some shenanigans so no.

Luka suggesting maybe he should talk to chat noir first? Denied

The Kwami warning Marinette about Tikki's hunger? Pfff nope.

Plagg telling Ladybug to let him go back to his OG holder? Not a chance.

Plagg had to LIE to ladybug in order to go back.

Then look at Risk and Strikeback.

Tikki telling her NOT to use the miraculous to get adrien back? IGNORED.

Ladybug was basically calling all the shots. And in the end. All of the people she ignored ended up being right. If Ladybug had known Adrien was Chat noir, then she would have not been tricked by Felix.

If Ladybug had been more clear with Chat noir on things, Chat noir wouldnt have his insecurity about being worthless and replacable.

Now does this make Ladybug awful. NO! It makes her human. Its just mistakes. But the thing is that Ladybug wasnt just being cautious, she wasnt trusting the people she claimed to put trust in.

Thats why Shadowmoth got the edge. Because Ladybug was alone when fighting him this season. And when shadowmoth only needed her to make one mistake and she did.

Thats why the ending scene is so powerful. Because Ladybug is at her lowest point and feeling more alone than ever before. Because she realizes it. She realizes what she had been doing. And she really thought she had pushed everyone away and lost everything.

But thats why chat noir is so crucial to the partnership. Is it because he has the power of destruction? No. Is it because he has an adorable smile? No.

Its because Chat noir knows Ladybug and he will always be by her side. Because he realized what his purpose was too.

Now Ladybug remembers. She may have had a hard fall. But she isnt alone. She never was.

Now Hawkmoth will have to contend with a Ladybug that is determined and has her kitten by her side. They will grow so much stronger now while he is losing his supposed partner.

Hawkmoth no longer has his partner, Ladybug reforged the bond with hers.

Season 5 will have Hawkmoth realize that the miraculous he possesses... they wont be enough to win.

[flightfoot]

Yeah, that’s one of the few problems I have with S5. It’s not like they need to give Alya multiple centric episodes or something, but all she’s really done for the last 9 episodes is be a soundboard for Marinette’s love life problems and provide emotional support. It just kinda rubs me the wrong way, and I’m not quite sure why. Of course, we’re only nine episodes in (and we know Scarabella comes back for the Kwamis’ Choice two-parter), but so far I’ve been super disappointed by how they’ve used Alya so far. If they’re gonna have Alya play the emotional support so frequently, they could at least make it two-sided by letting her get to share something too at least once, y’know? Anyway, thanks for listening to me ramble! :)

I'm betting it rubs you the wrong way because it plays into the Black Best Friend trope, where the Black best friend (though granted, Marinette's biracial) mostly revolves around the White lead, often being their sounding board and emotional support, but without much reciprocation. They exist to be there for the lead character, not to have lives of their own. They're usually seen in a positive light by the characters and the narrative, but exist more as props than anything. When you ask "What is this character's own personal story, what are their personal goals, what are their obstacles, and what are they feeling as they encounter those obstacles”, just generally look at their personal plotline... it’s pretty close to nonexistent.

Alya sometimes trends towards these tropes, but avoids falling fully into them by virtue of having a life and interests of her own, even if she does still tend to function as Marinette's emotional support a lot. Season 4 in particular, she got to have a lot of screentime and focus, with Gang of Secrets, Mr. Pigeon 72, Optigami, Sentibubbler, Hack-san, and Rocketear all prominently featuring or majorly focusing on who Alya is as a person, even if she was still mostly helping Marinette - she was largely doing so through her superheroing, which was something she enjoyed and wanted even independently of Marinette, it wasn't JUST for her sake (though that was a major bonus). Alya's own feelings and relationships were important.

Season 5... yeah it's fallen down on the Alya focus. I love her being there for Marinette after Monarch stole the Miraculous, but I want some answers about her seemingly endlessly sleeping over at Marinette's place. She's had a role in several episodes, but it's mostly just been to listen to Marinette lament about her problems, not to drive the plot or to do anything for her own personal story. So far, the best episode in season 5 for Alya has been Illusion, since she got to really be her own independent character (and the voice of reason) in that episode - she wasn't just there for Marinette to bounce her own problems and concerns off of. And while I loved Exaltation, I don't much care for how Marinette just up and left Alya in her room for like, an hour, with no word on what was going on. Alya later helping to distract Glaciator before he could take Chat's Miraculous was pretty great though.

I'm hoping that with Kwami's Choice coming up, we get some more Alya focus, maybe something delving into her own emotions and problems, which we haven't gotten yet this season.

On the bright side, at least Nino has consistently avoided falling into the Black Best Friend trope. He and Adrien are friends and Nino would like to help Adrien with his terrible father, but Nino has a lot of interests and personality and screentime and focus that isn't associated with helping Adrien - actually, that's only Nino's main role in two episodes I think? The Bubbler and Party Crasher, and in both of those Nino is a very active participant in a way that lets you see his personality and viewpoint. Adrien also listens to Nino's own emotional problems and tries to help him with them, like in Animan and Rocketear, and helps out with plans that Nino comes up with, like in Illusion. Nino and Adrien are on fairly equal terms when they interact, it's not just Nino revolving around Adrien - actually you could make the argument that Adrien tends to revolve around Nino more when you see them together, than the other way around.

[miraculouscontent]

One thing I was thinking about in terms of Adrien salt and us defending Marinette over him is that a lot of Marinette’s actions are often impulsive. You can also make another argument for the universe screwing her over and things happening accidentally/in a way that she couldn’t have anticipated, but we’ll focus on the impulsive for the moment.

Stealing the phone in “Copycat”? Marinette panicked in the few seconds of time she was given when she realized that she was about to be caught. Same concept with not returning Alya’s phone in “The Mime.”

Playing against Max in “Gamer” and “stealing” his spot? Extremely limited time frame to try playing.

Not trusting her longtime bully in “Antibug” (the audacity) and offering Nino a date with Alya in “Animan”? Quick decisions made in a short period of time that she swiftly comes to regret.

Giving Manon the doll in “The Puppeteer”? Manon pressured her in the short amount of time as she was about to leave

Yelling at Lila in “Volpina”? Impulsive, with her original intent to be showing herself to Adrien and revealing that Lila had stolen the grimoire.

Getting angry at someone she thought had kidnapped Adrien in “A Christmas Special”? High-intensity emotional moment for all involved and she almost immediately regrets it.

Snapping at Nadja in “Prime Queen”? In the moment, under pressure, on camera, Chat wasn’t helping, and all while Nadja was insisting that she was lying, not even giving proper context to images she was showing.

Making a “rude” comment at Chloe in “Malediktator”? An irritated thought (that she didn’t even seem to mean saying outloud) that she made impulsively.

Lying to everyone in “Catalyst” because she didn’t want to disappoint them? Immediate and brought on by Chloe’s snarky comment.

The plan alongside Chloe in “Animaestro”? Pressure brought on by Chloe (based in what is seemingly a lie by her) who talks about plans happening right now that they need to stop right now.

Wanting to call out Bob Roth publicly in “Silencer” (because apparently the show thinks she’s to blame for Luka’s akumatization there)? She was angry and was about to be led away by Luka.

“Chat Blanc” where she sneaks into Adrien’s room to deliver a gift? Brought about based on panic after being threatened by her friends.

Taking things out on Lila in “Ladybug” and the lie she gives Chris in “Christmaster”? Impulsive with little time to come up with a different path to take.

Going off at Chat in “Miraculous New York” for leaving Paris unprotected without telling her? Immediate reaction and right in the middle of an akuma battle where emotions are already high.

“Truth” (just “Truth” in general, really)? Panic and things being thrown at her unexpectedly.

Yelling at her friends in “Gang of Secrets”? Little time frame brought on by the crumbling dollhouse and their unexpected arrival.

Handing off the earrings to Alya and not telling Chat in “Hack-San”? There was basically no time at all.

Helping Adrien with his favor in “Simpleman” and dropping off the kids with Rolland? Adrien needed an answer right then.

Holding off Viperion’s Second Chance in “Ephemeral”? Less than five minutes of time.

You can also make this argument for many scenes such as the statue scene in “The Puppeteer 2″ and the guitar scene in “Desperada”; these are not plans, these are impulsive actions she makes through an overflow of emotion (and based somewhat in someone else’s advice/action, but again, we’re not talking about that).

How this reflects on Adrien is that Adrien’s worse acts are not impulsive; in the biggest actions people salt on him for, it’s because he lets himself either stew over a matter (whether intentionally or otherwise) and take it out on Ladybug after time has passed, or he had plenty of time to think about it and then didn’t.

“Copycat”? He’d seen the “““warning signs”““ from Theo early on, and then a whole akuma battle to admit to Ladybug what really happened. He chose not to and Ladybug remained oblivious.

“Glaciator”? He waited from sunset to evening for Ladybug and had a moment with Marinette, giving him ample amounts of time to not take it out on Ladybug (for something she already said she might not show up to because she had plans), and then he did it anyway.

“Syren”? He had plenty of time from his first mini-fit over the matter to quitting while Paris was underwater, but he only riled himself up more rather than cooling down.

“Frozer”? Tons of time, from the rejection (back in “Glaciator”, mind you, then again here) to planning a date with Kagami and then to Frozer showing up and freezing Paris, yet he went from sad about being rejected to outright annoyed with Ladybug for it.

Supporting Lila in general? Literally over a season of time and he has yet to tell any classmate that she’s taking advantage of them.

“Chat Blanc”? This guy had so much time to tell Marinette about what he knew before an akuma forced his hand that there was a montage of them hanging out together.

“Miraculous New York”? He had from Plagg’s suggestion to the bus leaving to reconsider and he didn’t.

“Lies”? Ladybug ditching him on patrols is portrayed as something that has been happening frequently, yet he’s still hoping for akuma to happen just so he can see her.

“Glaciator 2″? Two seasons of having been rejected and Ladybug getting upset over these things specifically (”Prime Queen” and “Oblivio”) to shape himself up.

And “Rocketear” will likely follow the same exact trend. Adrien has time - plenty of time, really - to sort his feelings out, but he doesn’t. He just works himself up even more, often with zero prompting from anyone else (with Plagg sometimes actively calling him out or trying to dissuade him).

Just something to think about.

[jennagrinsoverml]

Do you have any Adrien-centric angst fics? Like, fics that will completely gut you emotionally and you have to lay down for an hour after you read it just to decompress?something like that?

I've recced angst fics before, but let's have some SADRIEN hours around here, shall we?

a fight that you were born to lose by @captainkirkk

When the prosecution starts throwing around the word victim in reference to Adrien, he has to stuff his hands under his thighs to keep himself from bolting out of the courtroom.

Adrien had felt unsafe during those last few weeks, but, until he had woken up and seen Father silhouetted in his bedroom doorway, that had only been paranoia. Father was controlling and cold, but he wasn’t hateful. Adrien was isolated. He was often hungry. And some weeks ago, when he had snuck out to visit Nino, sitting thigh-to-thigh on his bed while Adrien cried in that silent, crumbling way of his, he hadn’t argued when Nino put a hand on his shoulder and said, tentatively, That’s abuse.

But Adrien remembers being small and Father touching his hair after he’d aced another test; Father holding his scribbled drawings like they were something precious, and framing them around his office; Father, dressed as Hawkmoth, his eyes wild behind the mask, lashing his sword against Adrien’s baton; Father, collapsed against Mum, crying into her ashy hair.

Adrien finds out Gabriel is Hawkmoth, and Gabriel gets to bring his long-waited plan into action.

One-shot. (But a LONG one-shot--it's 18k.) This one really digs deep into the abuse that Adrien suffers at Gabriel's hands and the emotional fallout from that. Gabriel is really, really, really terrible here. Worse, I don't think it's OOC at all. This fic is gorgeous, but it's a hard read and it goes to some dark places.

Anhedonia/When Adrien Met Marinette... by @mikauzoran

Chat Noir hadn’t been lying when he told Ladybug he’d moved on. It was only when he found out that Ladybug was Marinette that he realized he was wrong. Meanwhile, Marinette thinks that she’s missed her chance when Adrien insists that he’s gotten over his feelings. Now, they’re roommates and making themselves miserable as they pine for one another, thinking the situation’s hopeless. Things finally come to a head, and they’re forced to sit down and have an honest conversation about their feelings.

One-shot. Adrien's just so sad and lonely and pining here, and I'm here for it. I really found myself getting swept away in his feelings as I was reading. This isn't dark and doesn't get into any heavy issues like some of the other fics on this list, but I found that it was very relatable and evoked a lot of emotion.

Adrien and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by @vickyvicarious

Chat Noir's used to bad luck - it kind of comes with the territory. But detransforming in the middle of a crowd of reporters is a little worse luck than he’s used to having.

And he hasn’t heard a thing from Ladybug since.

(AKA the "everyone finds out all at once" angst fic no one asked for.)

One-shot. Oof, does this one ever hurt. Adrien's painfully in-character, and the way he's trying so very hard to stay positive even as his life is completely falling apart and everyone keeps hurting him...it's so him and it packs a punch.

The Importance of the Black Cat by @chatonne-rousse

Plagg gets down almost two full wedges of cheese before Adrien sits down on the edge of his bed with a heavy sigh.

“Hey, Plagg?” His voice is quiet but doesn’t betray any emotion yet. That’s actually more worrying.

Steeling himself, Plagg swallows the last big bite of cheese and zips from the desk to perch on top of the globe, facing his holder. “What’s up?”

He heaves another sigh before looking up into Plagg’s eyes, emotions still unreadable.

“How important is the black cat?”

*****

Adrien has a lot on his mind - concerns, questions, doubts. And right now, he has only one being to confide in. There is not enough cheese in the world to make Plagg want to handle this situation, but his holder needs him, and he knows two things with certainty: his very important place in the world, and that no one hurts his kitten. Not if he has anything to say about it.

One-shot. You want some season 4 flavour Adrien angst? How about some post-Optigami wallowing? I love the portrayal of Adrien and Plagg's relationship with the mix of light and heavy. Pretty sure I still owe Rosie a sequel to this one because I wanted to see more resolution afterwards and made the mistake of sharing my thoughts on that 🙈 It's just very thought-provoking!!

Working Past It by Taitai83

Chat is deeply hurt by Ladybug's actions, and he needs to process those feelings. He finds that confiding in a friend is helpful in finding clarity.

One-shot. Here, have some more season 4 angst! This one is shamefully overlooked. Go read it and help fix that!! Remember when Gang of Secrets came out and we all wondered how Chat would react when he found out Ladybug told someone her identity? This was an early stab at that, and I found the reactions and thought processes here to be so in character. Plus there's some nice marichat hurt/comfort, though purely platonic.

Timetagger 3 by rosebud1000

Years after Hawkmoth's defeat, Marinette and Adrien encounter Timetagger for the third time. And this battle hits closer to home than any other.

One-shot. Here we have some more of the fallout from Gabriel being a shitty parent, only we have an adult Adrien who is a father himself struggling to reconcile how his father acted with his own parental feelings. As a parent, I really felt this one.

Chat Noir's Family by fleurjaune

The thing is-

The thing is Adrien doesn’t actually mean to lie. Not at first anyway, but they have to keep their secret identities secret don’t they?

And his family, well, their tragedy is out there for the world to see and the world did see it.

One-shot. The more Chat lies about his life and his family, the more we learn about Adrien and see how he wishes his life was. And that chasm...really fucking hurts. I wish this sweet boy could have the kinds of relationships and family dynamics he lies about.

Partners by @karkalicious769

"Um." Alya fidgeted nervously as her earrings beeped their countdown. "Ask me a question that only Ladybug would know the answer to."

Chat Noir barred his teeth, and— Were they always that sharp? At least he wasn't growling again. "You are not Ladybug," he snapped.

"Just do it!"

It was all Alya had to go off of and she really needed to pull this partnership together before the akuma got any worse. She wasn't deluded enough to think that she could do this without Chat Noir.

One-shot. SPOILERS FOR HACK-SAN!!! And yet some more season 4 feels because let's be serious, this season is putting our kitty through the ringer. And this fic definitely does it, though by playing with the episode a little. Although we've got a tight Alya POV, Adrien's hurt and suffering is palpable, and made all the worse by how resigned he is. Read this and sufferrrrrr.

[lilithdusk]

OKAY ANGST TIME BC SEASON 4 IS GOING TO BE THE END OF ME

Everyone talks about how Hack-San happens before Rockstar, Wishmaker etc etc and we all know the angst is building up to WRECK US (and Lb and Chat Noir) so here some Ladynoir/Adrienette angst (mostly Adrienette because Marinette has lost her partner and Adrien happens to look just like him)

So imagine if Chat Noir finally snaps and wants to give up his miraculous but he has no idea to give it back to Ladybug because he doesn't know her unlike some people (wink wink angst) and he just can't face her. So, he does the only thing he can as now, a side-kick. One night, he leaves his miraculous on Alya's balcony with a note. Because she's Rena Furtive and thus knows Ladybug's identity, unlike him.

The following day, Alya wakes up and freaks out. She runs to Marinette and explains to her how BAD the situation is. Immediately, Marinette asks her how could Chat Noir possibly know her identity??? And Alya has to admit that she lied and shared the secret with Nino. Marinette can't believe it and, betrayed, runs away. The realization hits her. She can't find Chat Noir. She has lost him for good this time.

So every night, when she finishes school, she walks in the Parisian streets, searching for her lost partner, in vain. Even if he wanted, Plagg couldn't tell her the identity of his owner because of the magic trick. She spends endless nights with her thoughts, the mistakes she had committed by taking him away from the fights and how bad she has treated her best friend when she actually just wanted to protect him.

After weeks, Marinette is on the verge of losing it. She has no one, except Tikki. The girls can't possibly understand the situation she is in and she hasn't forgive Alya yet. Her trust has been played with and her best friend isn't here to keep her calm. And Hawkmoth seems to have understand it because of his recent attacks. Ladybug has been fighting alone for weeks now, without the help of any others miraculous owner and, most importantly, without her favorite partner.

One night, like any others since Chat Noir gave up his miraculous, Marinette is searching. Well, barely walking is mort accurate. She's exhausted, physically and mentally. She can't even remember the last time she had dinner with her parents or her friends.

"Marinette, it's time to go home." Tikki whispered in the small bag.

The rain is now pouring. The girl can't even hear her. She wanders like a walking dead, losing sight of her objective. She can't do it anymore.

Yet, behind her, a car's door is closed and the sound of footstep is getting louder. A blond hair guy stops her by facing her, worried.

"Marinette, what are you doing here ?!"

Adrien is looking at her, concerned. The boy had noticed the girl's behaviour these past weeks and couldn't reach for her, she didn't let him. Well, she didn't let anyone.

He was getting home when he had noticed her walking in the deserted streets all by herself with the rain. He didn't waste time and ran out of the car to go after her. Now, before his classmate, his anxiousness seriously increases She isn't fine.

"Don't worry, I'll be okay."

Her answer is generic, like a robot. She's not even looking in his eyes.

"Let me take you home then. You're going to catch a cold otherwise."

"I said I'm fine Adrien. I'll do it on my own."

"Do what in your own?" He asks but the girl already walked past him.

He watches her walking away, debating about what he should do. A few seconds pass before he joins her side.

"Okay, I'll help you then!"

Marinette sighs. She doesn't know if it's her nerves or anything else but she can't stand having Adrien around, being so nice to her, while she's looking for her partner who's looking exactly like him.

"Adrien I said I'm fine. I don't need your help."

"I'm not saying you need it, I want to help you."

Marinette sighs again and shakes her head. He'll probably get tired and give up in a few minutes. So she continues to walk quietly, Adrien following her. After some time, he speaks up again.

"What are we looking for?"

Marinette stops in her track so suddenly that Adrien almost hits her. What are we looking for... She has been on her own for such a long time now that the feeling of teaming up with someone brings back sudden memories of her partner.

"Someone." She simply answers.

She walks up again with teary eyes. The softness of her friend starts to break the strength she has been holding on for weeks.

"Someone? Who are they?"

Marinette let a laugh escapes her lips. It's a painful one. What can she answer to that question? She has no idea who's Chat Noir.

"Someone who happens to look like you."

Adrien frowns, now confused.

"Me? What's their name?"

"I don't know!" She shouts.

She turns around to face him, now tears streaming down her face. She can't hold it back anymore. His interrogations make Maher realize how stupid and useless is her plan since the beginning. What could she think of? Walking down in Paris and meet her partner? How could she recognize him? She was always the one dragging the secret identity in their conversations!

Adrien has never seen Marinette like that. She is desperate and on the verge of breaking down. Thus, even if the situation and her wants stay unclear, he does the only thing he can think of. He hugs her tight against him. She cries against his chest while he's caressing her hair.

"It's going to be okay. We'll figure it out."

And he remains this calm figure until one of his hand touches hers. There, he feels the coldness of a ring he had never seen on her. She wears Chat Noir's miraculous. She wears his ring.

Next part

[a-marlene-s]

Commission: Actions and Consequences

Tags: (I’m going to do a reblog tomorrow with the tags.)

@miner249er commissioned me to write this fic.

If you like my work, please considering supporting me! https://ko-fi.com/a_marlene_s

Warning: SALT SALT SALT SALT. CLASS SALT! LILA SALT! ADRIEN SALT!

Oh, and there’s a bit of Lukanette in this~

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You know what they say…

All actions have consequences.

Every choice has a consequence.

Be responsible and be…

You get the idea.

This has been on the mind of everyone in the school of Dupont for who knows how long. Oh wait, that really hit home when one Lila Rossi came to Paris and started her lies. It looks like the only ones that were clearly fooled by her lies is the Akuma Class. Including their own teacher!

Well… except for Marinette.

She is the only one that is not fooled into believing such things. Who in the right mind would believe any of that? Akuma class, that is whom. People began to pull away from them. One by one, not wanting to be connected to them. Not so much for the fact they are known as the Akuma class… it is for the lack of regard they have for Marinette.

How dare they treat Marientte in such a way! After what she has done for them! For all of them! They believe the words of that liar over a friend they have known far longer. Some have tried to reach out, but Rossi is always near or just sucks them back into her webs of lies. Whatever work they have to get their friends back to a world of reality, it is reversed back the moment they step back into that classroom filled with webs.

Many have tried and tried again to help them. To help them see the light of what has been going on, but they all refused to see the light. Many of them growing toxic to themselves that it is better to cut ties then to deal with them anymore.

Who could blame them?

They tried. Truly tried.

Did they want to lose their friends?

No. They did not. But for their own health and sanity… they cut their losses and moved on. At least, they are reassured, that the only ones in Rossi’s grasp is the Akuma class sans Marientte Dupain-Cheng. For which, they made a promise to get protect her from them. She does not deserve the mistreatment. No one does.

-.-

It started out small.

Too busy to hang out.

Leaving messages on read.

Avoiding having them around.

Cutting conversations short.

Many other things to get away.

Some others… are more up front with their dislike with Lila Rossi.

They do not bother to hide their disgust.

Some kept quiet to a degree…

Mireille gave Lila a worried smile as she started to tear up about Aurore’s mistreatment towards the latter. She simply patted Lila’s cheek, leaning close so that she could wrap her arms around Lila to give her a comforting hug… before whispering into her ear as everyone watched on. “Play along… after all… this is just a game for you. You don’t want to disappoint your audience.”

It wasn’t much of an issue to play along with Lila’s games when she tried to bring in the Akuma Class as backup. Long as you show sympathy, play along with Lila’s games against her… you should be good. Lila will never break in character in front of them. Long as you don’t call her out in front of them and act just as deluded to make her mess up, it’s all good.

Then there are the times one has to be more up front…

“Achoo! Ugh, sorry, allergies you see.” Aurore sneered out as she ‘accidentally’ stabbed her umbrella into Lila’s hair when she sneezed. “I’m allergic to bullshit.”

Lila’s jaw dropped as she tried to pull her hair but only wincing as her hair really got caught in the umbrella. She looked around, hoping to catch someone’s attention. But… no one is paying any mind. If anything, one of them even went as far to offer Aurore an allergy pill. “Why are you doing this? I never did anything to anyone!”

“Oh, shut up. We all know you’ve been mistreating Marinette since day one.” Aurore teased, there was a glint in her eyes as she easily untangled her umbrella out of Lila’s hair. “All of us were willing to stand back because Marinette asked us to. Then you got her expelled… Let’s make some truths…”

-.-

Slowly but surely, things began to change for Bustier’s Class. Or better known as, the Akuma Class began to see a change. Then again, things have been happening and have been so caught up in Lila’s lies to even take note of any of it at first.

Many have already put a distance between them and themselves.

It’s silly really. None of them really had taken note of the fact here is now a wall between them. Slowly growing as time goes by. It really came ahead when news spread around on Marinette’s expulsion and her return back to school without much of a say on what happened.

Except for the fact Lila claims Marinette had stolen an answer sheet, her necklace and pushed said girl down a staircase.

Why no one bothered to look deeper into those lies, is beyond anyone at this point. What really got to the rest of the school is how the Akuma Class, Bustier and Damocles’ are so far up Lila’s ass that they wonder if they could even see the sun at this point. It was at that point, the gloves were off and no more.

It was time to bring out the big guns when word got out that Lila supposedly has a lying disorder… only to Bustier and Damocles. Only them, no one else. Thus, only causing more tension for Marinette with the rest of her classmates as they still believe the original lies. All of them giving her a side eye, wondering what she should do next.

Marinette doing something against Lila?

Hah.

It’s going to be the entirety of Dupont against Lila now.

Dupont vs the Akuma Class, sans Marinette. They love their sleep deprived cinnamon roll that could possibly kill them once she finds out what they are up to.

It would be so worth it though…

-.-

“I’m sorry Rose, I’m going to be busy that weekend. Busy, busy at the studio!”  Mireille smiled sweetly at Rose, Juleka, Mylene, Alya and Lila. “Nadja is prepping me to do live interviews over the weekend. I’ve been told I might interview a rock star! Isn’t that great!”

“Wow! That’s amazing, Mireille!” Rosa said in awe. The others following along, amazed by the news.  They were gushing over the fact Mireille is possibly going to interview a pop star soon. Going on and on… Mireille simply smile, keeping her arms behind her back and her knuckles turning white as she kept a tight grip on the back of her blouse. She kept an eye on Lila, her smile only growing as Lila tried to steer the conversation back to herself.

Mireille did not care; this would be the perfect opportunity for her to walk away.

Expect when she saw Marinette walk down the hallway with Aurore.

“Hey Marinette, did you hear? Lila knows who Mireille is going to interview.” Alya mentioned, grinning at Lila’s direction. “

Marinette paused, nose scrunching up. She looked over at Mireille to see her eyes narrowing at the direction of Lila. Clearly, this is one of the many lies Lila has up her sleeves. Aurore smiled at Lila, almost warningly. “Yeah, she told us last week.”

Marinette looked around her classmates to smile at Mireille. “Nadja finally got in contact with them?”

“Thanks to you, Marinette. Nadja got in contact with all of them.” Mireille smiled widely at Marientte and Aurore. “We can’t thank you enough for that favor! Come on! I know the perfect tea shop!”

Mireille walked over to Marinette and looped an arm around one of Marinette’s own. Her smile only grew as Aurore looped her own arm around Marinette’s free arm. The two girls quickly pulled Marinette away from Lila’s sights all the while talking about the interview and the tea shop.

“Did… did they just ditch us?” Alya pulled a face as she watched Aurore, Marinette and Mireille walk away. Mireille had earlier mentioned she was going to be busy after classes which is why they asked her if she was going to be free this weekend. Apparently, she’s supposedly busy with other things than to thang out with them. Why?

“Hey, girls… is everything alright, Alya?”

Alya and the rest of the girls turned around to see Nino and Adrien walking up to them. Her smile grew when she saw Lila warp an arm around Adrien’s own. What she didn’t see is how stiff his smile became but continued on.

Adrien looked ahead to see Marinette with a Mireille and Aurore. The three chatting away without a care in the world. His brows furrowed at the sight. As of late, this has been becoming the norm…

-.-

“Mom said we could hire a DJ for the event, but…”

“Davis already have the day filled?”

“Yeah. Along with Diego, Mei and Lola.”

“What about Nino? He DJ’s, too right?”

“Hah! Dad, don’t joke! Like I want him to DJ the party! Marinette is going to be there and if I have him there, he’s going to wonder why no one else in his class was invited. I am not going to invite a bunch of people that have been mistreating my friend.” Claude grimaced at the thought. He was not going to have Nino DJ his party. If things were different, things would have been different. It is his party. His. He is not going to run the risk of Lila Rossi and her flying monkeys coming to his party and making it all about her.

Yeah… that is not happening.

Lila will find a way turn the party so that it’s geared towards her. She did that at Izzy’s 15 birthday bash and it took Izzy weeks to console her after she regretfully invited Rose, who in turn invited Lila after she overheard the blonde telling Juleka about it. Rose never asked or apologized to Izzy about inviting Lila, who in turn invited her flying monkeys.

Yeah… Claude was not going to let that happen. To make sure that does not happen no one from the Akuma Class, except for Marinette, is invited to his party.

“That’s a bit harsh. I’m sure there’s more to the story. You and Nino were good friends for some time now.” Claude’s father said, worry filled his tone.

“And I thought Nino was close friends with Marinette far longer but apparently that does not matter to him.” Claude deadpan. “I am not going to have Nino DJ the party. Plus his girlfriend is Lila’s main supporter. If I do have Nino DJ, he’ll tell Alya who will tell Lila and I am back to square one. The one I want to avoid! I don’t want Lila Rossi at my party!”

“I’m sure she’s just trying to make friends…”

“…that’s what you said about Clarice before mom divorced you.”

-.-

Adrien paused mid-bite, straining his ears to overhear what is being said on the booth several seats away. He overhead Claude saying Nino and Lila’s names several times but never a clear sentence. It took a while before it caught on what is being said.

Izzy’s party was amazing to say the least! He went along as the rest of his classmates invited him along and he finally got permission to go by his father. The party was amazing to say the least! The music! The food! Everything else!

Why wouldn’t Claude want to ask Nino to DJ his party? It wouldn’t be a bad idea to invite everyone. It would be horrible to note everyone. Wasn’t Claude friends with everyone in his class?

Right?

Sitting across of Adrien is Nino, concentrating on a calendar that he brought out along. Nino has been… struggling to get gigs for a while now. It was not so much he could not get someone to hire him, from what Nino has been telling Adrien, it’s actually doing his job. As of late, he hasn’t been asked to DJ for anyone else outside of his class. Sure, there are some here and there, but at times… he needed to cancel because Alya wanted to do something with Lila and wanted him there for it.

-.-

Luka resisted the urge to pull out his ears as the rest of Kitty Section, sans Adrien and Marientte, whisper to other. All the while sending him weird looks throughout. This is the first time they have met up for practice in well over a month since they keep bailing on practice. Why? They prefer to hang out with Alya… who is hanging out with this Lila Rossi. All. The. Time.

They all have been talking about Lila Rossi… nonstop. Going on and on about her. To the point, Luka suspects that Rose wrote a song about her for some damned reason. Why are they talking about her?

Lila Rossi knows Jagged Stone.

How Lila Rossi’s dance move got stolen from Clara Nightingale.

How close she is to Prince Ali.

Lila knows a lot of people that could, supposedly, get them famous. How Lila has connections to help Kitty Section become famous. Knows someone that would make them better costumes. Along with even knowing how to write better music.

Lila this…

Lila could do this.

Luka stood up from his spot from the makeshift stage with his guitar in hand. There tunes are different, no longer in tune to the music, let alone to their hearts. More so when he is supposedly out of ear shot and they started to whisper about how Lila mentioned that he, the founder of Kitty Section, should no longer be in the band. How Lila told them how he is hold them back and that she knows someone that is better than himself.

Him holding them back.

Really?

Rossi is the one that is holding them back.

If they want to repeat that broken tune, so be it. He needs to find his muse. Luka left them to whisper to themselves. If Lila believes that they do not need him, so be it. Leaving without much of a fight, he knew when it was a time to retreat until they got their bearings. Right now, he now needs to find out more about Lila Ros-

“Psst! Over here!”

“Hey! You! Luka!”

Luka paused, an eyebrow raised as he slowly turned around to see two individuals, some of his sister’s friends from a different class, are calling out to him. They were both holding umbrellas, which only made them stand out more in his opinion. “Hello?”

“Come here!” The blonde motioned for him to walk over to them.

“Hurry before they see you!” The other said, pointing down the hall. Luka looked down said hall to see Adrien and some unknown girl that is clinging onto his arm. Oh.

Luka hurried over to the girls and they promptly hid him under their umbrellas and behind the pillar with them. It was close enough to listen into whatever Adrien and the new girl’s conversation.

-.-

Adrien stood by as Kitty Section walked out to meet him and Lila, and they started to talk about Lila’s advice. What’s this advice? That it would better for Luka to leave Kitty Section as it would be too weird for him to be in the band with them. It is concerning to say the least. Are the really going to kick out Luka from the band?

“It is better this way. Luka is only holding all of you back.” Lila smiled at her classmates as she tightened her grasp around Adrien’s arm. “All of you are better off without him. I’ve talked to that producer friend of mine and Jagged Stone, and they both agree. Luka is no good for your image.”

“I suppose you are right…” Juleka said, twiddling around with her gloves. Rose reached over to hold onto her hands and gave her an encouraging smile. Juleka chewed on her bottom lip as she thought it over.

“I am positive that Luka will understand.” Lila smiled once more and this seemed to put Juleka in a better place.

“We have been practicing without him for the last month.” Rose mentioned, tugging onto Juleka’s hands. “We could do it.”

Lila smiled brightly, increasing her hold around Adrien. She looked at the blonde for support. “Right, Adrien?”

-.-

Who does she think she is???

They have been practicing without him.  For the past month? Without him? Well, that’s one thing he could easily take with a grain of salt. What his sister is saying has his song beating a new beat that hasn’t been played for so long. What really got Luka’s attention is the fact they were all eating up Lila’s lies.

Are they really that gullible?

“This is just the bare minimum of what Rossi has been doing to your sister’s class.” Aurore explained, motioning for Luka to follow her and Mireille.

Luka’s brows furrowed over the blonde’s words. “…Is something being down about it?”

“More or less, but that’s for later. Right now, we are planning a party later for Marinette and we need you to distract her for a bit.” Aurore said, nudging Luka with her elbow and gave him a sly grin. “The party is for her. Did she tell you about her class situation?”

“Marinette has mentioned she wanted to tell me something but everytime she tried to say it, one of her classmates popped up and she would go quiet…” Luka trailed off as he took that in. Oh, that would explain some things. Shaking his head, he would ask her later about it. “I’ll talk to her later about it. Tell me more about this Lila…? I don’t like her song.”

-.-

Mendeleiev was never one that cared so much to know about the personal lives of her students. In terms that, she does not care who is dating (long as it is a healthy and very much legal relationship), knowing what her students are doing after classes (long as it is nothing illegal or against the rules), and well… whatever she had just witnessed from down the hall.

Ondine just broke up with Kim.  

Which is a big surprise considering how googly eyed they are… were for each other. A big shock, that’s for sure. However… considering what has been going on, it’s no surprise to anyone. Well…

To Bustier’s class that is. Those poor, poor, souls do not know what is coming to them. It was just a matter of time and patience before someone loses said patience. There is only so much someone could stand idly by or do their best to help others, before washing their hands of them. Look at herself? Mendeleiev did so to Bustier due to the fact the younger woman refuses to listen to reason.

Mendeleiev shook her head as she headed to her room. She needed to create some paperwork in hopes that will push some people to see things her way.

-.-

Adrien gulped when he heard the news that Ondine broke up with Kim. That came out from nowhere! Completely out of nowhere. Why did she break up with them? They were so happy together it does not make any sense.

A lot of things have not been making sense for a while now. Many of those things were small at first, but Adrien could no longer shake off that creeping feeling there is more t-

“Adrien… a word?”

-.-

Marinette stared down at her phone, her shoulders shaking as she read the text messages her fri… her classmates are sending her. Varies of texts that has her wondering what the heck is going on to her class, are they finally seeing the rest of the school just does not tolerate Lila?

“Block them, Mari.” Luka murmured into her ear while he played with her loose hair. He and Marinette were in her latter’s room on the sofa, with the bluenette snuggled up to Luka. He reached for the phone and took it from Marinette, ignoring the pout that was sent his way. Placing the phone in his pocket for safe keeping, Luka wrapped his arms around Marinette and reached down to give her a peck on her neck.

“I suppose I could forget about them for now…” Marinette giggled at Luka’s actions, she smiled when she felt Luka grin against her neck. She raised an eyebrow at Luka, despite the fact he could not see it. “Are you hiding something from me, Luka?”

“You could say that… Aurore and Mireille asked me to distract you as they set up a surprise.” Luka mumbled into her neck, his grin ever present. “How am I in distracting you?”

Marinette’s jaw drop when she felt Luka started to press kisses up and down her neck, her mind went blank just long enough to return the favor. This was so much better than dealing with her classmates demanding answers to something they should have known since day one.

-.-

“Ugh, again with Lila crap?”

“I know, right? Why does Alya keep posting those so-called interviews she has for Rossi?”

“I don’t know, but have you seen ClaudetteOneEye’s reaction and debunking of it? Hah! Her best yet!”

“She already did a reaction to it! I need to watch it!”

“We still have time before class, watch it now!”

Alya really wanted to storm out of the stall and yell at the individuals that were clearing mocking Lila, who in turn mocking her. What is there to debunk? There is nothing to debunk! Lila has been most telling about her history with Ladybug. They are best friends for Pete’s sake! Alya took out her phone and started her search to show those gir-

“You know how Alya always goes on and on about how she’s a reporter and always checks her facts…”

Snort.

“Hah. Her checking facts? Has she ever checked on any of the crap Lila has been spewing? Any of it?”

“I know, right? Plus, has she ever asked Ladybug about it before posting any of their interviews?”

“Like the little good reporter that she is? Unlikely. No wonder Ladybug has been ignoring her.”

Has… has she ever asked Ladybug about Lila? Alya ran a hand through her hair as she tried to think of an answer to her question. Of course, there were times when she has recently tried to get an interview, but Ladybug just… started to avoid her.

-.-

“Saving Jagged Stone’s cat? If they looked it up, they would have checked that him and his fiancé are allergic to animal fur.”

“Doesn’t he have a pet crocodile?”

“Yeah. He does.”

“That’s just as pathetic as her knowing Prince Ali and being friends with him.”

“Uggghhhh. That doesn’t even make sense, she’s been here in Paris for months before she started coming to Dupont.”

“That’s what I thought! Among the other bull she’s spewed out, the ones that grinds my gears are all the ones she lied about Marinette…”

“Yeah. They all known her for years and this new girl comes along and what? All that goes out the window?”

“Marinette does so much for them, and this is the thanks she gets? That they’ll believe Lila’s lies that she supposedly pushed her down the stairs, steal her necklace and some other bullshit?”

“Still heated about it?”

“Of course, I’m heating about it! They still think she did those things! From what Marinette told Aurore and Mireille, they didn’t even let her talk or defend herself. They took Lila’s side and expelled her.”

“Tell me again, how Marinette got un-expelled?”

“From what Marinette told them… Lila said she had a lying disease.”

“That is bull. I am so over the moon over the fact she’ll be leaving that class. Come on, Aurore said she’s going to need help setting things up.”

Juleka, Mylene and Nathaniel pushed themselves against the wall as they watched several students run past them towards the courtyard. Their expressions betrayed how they felt over what they just overheard. Did they just hear right? Lila has been lying this whole time… and none of them… No, just their class never caught it.

Except for Marinette.

Mylene shakily took out her phone to look up all of Lila’s stories, the others followed in doing so.

-.-

Adrien sat on a stone bench as he watched Kagami paced in front of him. Every time he tried to say something, she would shoot in a glare. He looked down on his lap as he tried to think of what he should say when he’s finally able to speak. Somehow, Kagami found out about Lila’s lies. All of them. From whom, he does not know. Maybe Marientte told her, he’ll have to ask her about it. She shouldn’t have told Kagami about Lila. “Kagami, did Marientte tell you about Lila? I-”

“Agreste, everyone at school and whoever has met Rossi, knows she is a liar. Everything that has ever come out of her mouth is a lie. Everything.” Kagami said in a tight voice. She stopped pacing to stare down at Adrien. “Marientte told me nothing. I was the one that had to go around to figure out exactly what type of person she is.”

“Why didn’t you ask me about Lila before you asked others?” Adrien asked, head shooting up to stare at Kagami with confusion. “I would ha-”

“You would have attempted to pressure me to not do anything against Rossi once I found out exactly what kind of person she is. However, considering you never told her off about that picture she took of the two of you…” Kagami looked up and down at Adrien, her mouth twisted into a scowl. “You would have attempted to have me stay quiet about Rossi’s nature. Just like you are doing to, Marinette… correct?”

“I-I just don’t want to cause problems!” Adrien exclaimed, pushing himself off the bench. “I don’t want any problems in class, and with Marinette trying to out Lila it was impossible. I don’t want Lila to get akumatized anymore.”

Kagami stood her ground, crossing her arms over her chest. “And what of your classmates? Your friends? Marinette or myself? I was akumatized because of her, remember? Don’t we all matter too?”

“It’s more complicated than that, Kagami.”  

“Complicated? Complicated! How is that complicated! Explain yourself!”

“…”

“…What did you tell Marinette about Lila’s lies? Adrien, what did you tell her?”

“Could we drop this?”

“Tell. Me.”

“I told her, as long as me and her know the truth, does it really matter?”

“Adrien, it does matter! Everything matters! You are allowing Rossi to walk all over Marinette and make her out to be the bad guy for trying to stand up for herself.” Kagami snarled out, causing Adrien to jump. “You are forcing her to stay quiet about someone’s lies. You do realize once your friends find out, they will be the ones that are going to get akumatized. Not Rossi. What then? Who are you going to protect then?”

“I’m doing my best, Kagami.” Adrien pleaded.

“Your best is not good enough. Rossi is escalating and you are doing nothing. What will happen if she says you two are dating? What then? Far as I supposed know, are dating but this is extremely one sided considering you keep putting Rossi’s feelings above everyone.”

“I… I don’t know…”

“…you are pathetic. Your best is not good enough and it will never be.” Kagami sniffed, she pulled out her phone to look at the time and grinned a bit. She put it away before starting back at an obviously hurt Adrien. “What? Like I would allow someone who I am supposedly seeing, to put some other girl’s feelings above my own.”

Adrien opened and closed his mouth, unable to say anything as he was unable to respond to Kagami’s words. How was he supposed to respond that, there was no answer to that for him. “Please understand th-”

Kagami shook her head before she pulled out phone before putting it away. She gave Adrien on last look before walking away. “You need to stop putting horrible people above those that have been nothing but supportive of you… It’s no wonder why Marinette has finally given up.”

-.-

Ladybug swung around Paris at night as she thought over today’s events. It’s safe to say, that today has been one of the best days of her life since becoming Ladybug to say the least. She felt free and no longer held up to an impossible standard. To think transferring to a different class has made her feel as such. It also may have helped she told everything to Luka what has been happening to her since Lila came to Paris. The memory of that conversation made her blush as at the end of it, they are now officially together. It made her happy, immensely so.

Their first date was at the welcoming party Aurore and Mireille threw for her transfer to their class. Best date and party ever. The cherry on top, was when her former classmates crashed the party(apparently that was planned) and Claudette of @ClaudetteOneEye did a live reaction to one of the newest interview of Lila. It was priceless to say the least. Her former classmates tried to approach her but that was shut down immediately. Many other things had happened at the party that made it so much better, but that’s a thought for another day.

Right now, there is someone sitting alone at the park.

Is that Adrien?

Ladybug let out a sigh before she swung down to the park.

Adrien blinked a couple of times when he heard steps walking towards him. He looked over to see Ladybug walking up to him. He smiled at the sight of her. “Hello, Ladybug? Having a good night?”

Ladybug raised an eyebrow at Adrien, she sensed something is up with Adrien but did not make any notion for him to open up. “A little late to be out, Adrien?”

Adrien shrugged before he looked down at the ground, his brows furled deep in thought. “Can I ask you something, Ladybug? I need your advice in something?”

Ladybug stared at him for a moment before motioning for him to speak. Might as well hear what Adrien wants to say and need advice in. This is new considering how his advice has never been exactly the greatest.

Adrien began to tell her about the advice he had given to Marinette, when it came to Lila.

Adrien Agreste is asking her opinion on the advice he had given Marinette, who by extension, is actually herself. The same advice that had weighed heavy in her mind so much so, that it nearly akumatized her. Ladybug had stopped listening to Adrien as she felt anger started to bubble within her. This is too much, far too much. It was one thing to ask her about his original advice. Oh no, now he’s going on about Marinette’s actions that contradicted mentioned advice.

For what? To make sure that Lila does not get akumatized. Again.

“And Marinette? What of Marinette? Were you not even worried if she got Akumatized because of Lila?” Ladybug cut Adrien off. “Have you even thought of the highly possible chance she could be the one getting Akumatized over your advice? Paris got very lucky tonight there were no akumas out tonight otherwise the city would have Akuma’s at every corner of it.”

Adrien looked shocked over Ladybug’s words. His silence, his answer, has Ladybug starting to pace around.

“No, you did not care. What you cared is to make sure Marinette kept quiet and did not stand up for herself. Not only to Lila, but also by extension to Chloe.” Ladybug grounded out, sending Adrien a glare as she continued to pace. “You expected Marientte that as long as the two of you knew the truth, that nothing else pretty matters? That as long as Lila continued lying to everyone and allowing her to walk over Marinette, who is supposed to be your friend, that it did not matter?”

“It’s not like that, Ladybug.” Adrien stood up and approached Ladybug. Ladybug raised a hand at Adrien’s direction to stop him from getting close to her.

“Then how is it, Adrien?” Ladybug questioned. “You are prioritizing Lila over everyone, even if it puts them all at risk at getting akumatized themselves. Is that what you wanted to hear? That your advice is horrible. Let me tell you something, Marinette, your supposed friend to nearly get akumatized. Twice. It’s all because of Lila and the second time, Hawkmoth got to her and for some reason the akumatization did not take place. Lila caused that. All because she wanted to keep your promise when it came to her. Truth is that Lila Rossi is a liar that should have been exposed a long time ago and I am happy that it happened tonight. I am happy!”

“What about Lila? It was horrible what happened to her, she got humiliated in front of nearly the entire school.” Adrien tried to ask but was cut off when he saw Ladybug pulling out her yo-yo.

“To be frank Adrien… when it comes to bad people… you need to knock them down several pegs to get them to understand how wrong they are.”

[arlakos]

Miraculous Rant

Actually, you know what, while im still mad from the previous post I made, lets go off on a rant. No punches pulled. Lets do this.

The lovesquare is the most terrible ship in this fandom. One girl is a hyper obsessed stalker who tracks her crush with her planner for 3 whole seasons, while the boy couldn’t learn to take a hint and stop flirting for 3 whole seasons until he decided to move on with another girl. Ironically that makes them perfect for eachother, but its in a creepy kind of way, not a loving kind of way.

Adrigami and Lukanette in the S3 Finale were wasted events and never should have occured because they were immediately axed in the first few episodes of the next season. I feel sorry for those that were hoping their ships could be real for at least a short actual while, and it makes me want to curse the writers for their story-boner for the status quo of teases

Despite what I said earlier, none of the girls are good for Adrien. Marinette’s stalkery and a borderline yandere, Kagami’s somewhat controlling and too similar to Adrien help him grow as a person, Chloe is a queen bee beyotch and honestly too much like a sibling to Adrien, and Lila is garbage. Fuck it, have Luka date Adrien and they can play some sweet music together (not like that you pervs, I meant they both play instruments).

Nino needs more love. Not only that, but there needs to be more Adrien/Nino bro moments. If Marinette and Alya can have moments together, why not the bros?

Chloe’s character is a mess, and is neither redeemable, nor notably evil. Her role as a villain in season 1 is very hamfisted, such as in the episodes Mr Pigeon and Kung Food. Not only that, Chloe also lacks any of the qualities that makes a good “bully villain” or rival to Marinette, and her sympathetic moments (which are Written by Sebastien) are mostly overshadowed by the fact that Astruc wants her to be a bully, so it just makes her bipolar and confusing when her character is tugged between two writers.

Chloe should not have joined Hawkmoth in Miracle Queen, see my other post as to why I think so. TLDR, its kinda ooc  for her to go full on 2d villain like Hawkmoth especially after Miraculer, plus Lila was being build up to be the main antagonist of S3

Chloe got kicked from the Team in Miraculer because people know her identity? Fine. Kagami gets to be Ryuko again despite being known to Hawkmoth in Ikari Gozen? Not cool. Ladybug shouldn’t be a hypocrite and be willing to break her own rules just because “Kagami is my friend and Chloe’s not”. Same goes for her breaking the rule with secrect identities with Alya, only for her to go on and on about the rules to Chat when he pries.

Zoe is a bland character who’s only notable trait that she likes Marinette, which automatically makes her worthy of a miraculous after two episodes and no actual development.

Astruc is a petty frick who makes episodes that give the finger to fans of the show that have a different opinion than him. Queen Banana, Miracle Queen, and Reverser are good examples of this (Reverser did Nathaniel dirty).

Master Fu is a shit guardian. Read my post for more.

FRICK THE FEAST EPISODE. Not only did is ruin Fu as character, it ruined all the good theories as to why the order fell, and wasted the idea of a new villain being introduced or even taking over as the main antagonist! Speaking of Feast, despite the sentimonster destroying an order when he wasn’t even big, he still go beat by 2 kids even when he was supersized!

Marinette is not a good Guardian. Her ability to choose heroes does not make her capable, and just because “tradition is stupid” doesnt mean that Marinette shouldn’t be tested like others before her!

Despite the Kwami’s being ancient magical buildings, they seem to act like kids a lot, and that annoys me when in S1 they are supposed to apparently be mentors to their wielders, like how Tikki was before she was mentally de-aged.

Lila is trash and should be removed from the show. The only reasons her lies work is because the writers dumb down every other character in the show and ignore the fact the people have smartphones with google.

The “Miraculous” Ladybug spell should require both Ladybug and Chat Noir to cast, because not only does the power have nothing to do with creation, but it also ��destroys” anything created by the akuma, which thematically makes no sense. Also it would place more emphasis on the two heroes being equals and “two halfs of the same coin”

On that note, Ladybug has too many powers. Not only is she the only one who can purify akumas, and can cast a spell that can fix Paris time and time again like its no one’s buisness, but she also now gets a new suit and the ability to nullify Hawkmoth’s akumas. Like COME ON! Give Chat some powers too.

Mayura’s feather’s shouldnt be able to be purified by Ladybug since they have no dark energy, and (thematically speaking) Chat should be given an ability that allows him to “vanquish” the energy in Mayura[’s feathers similar to how Ladybug can purify Hawkmoth’s akumas. At least it would develop a rivalry between Chat and Mayura, and would make Chat necassary against Shadowmoth rather than being replacable with any other hero.

The are too many temporary heroes. They should have just stuck with the 3 heroes from s2 and leave it at that. Sure, new heroes were cool, but the overuse has made the whole hero thing feel less special. It made sense for the first 3 to have them, but now it’s just like Oprah where everyone gets a miraculous. Except Gabe.

Chat Blanc was a stupid reason as to why secret identities cant be revealed, also Chat could have told LB who Hawkmoth once he returned back to normal was and the show would be over.

Hawkmoth should not be Gabriel. Frick the lore about Gabriel’s wife dying and him going evil to get her back, it makes the story feel too much like a star wars/Darth vader reference and leaves Gabriel acting bipolar, flipping from wanting to save his wife and doing this out of necessity to being a power hungry madman wanting to take over the world ( which is said in his canon music video). Having Hawkmoth be his own character means he can be an actual maniac who wants world domination and not just have villanous plot that rely on obtaining magical jewellery (perhaps doing other evil things/taking a more active role), while Gabriel being his own character means he can be a father that has become estranged from his son due to the lose of his S,O, and thus can have a plot about him reuniting with his son (I liked the end seen in Simon says, ok?)

On that same note, I think Mayura shouldn’t have been Nathalie. Considering Hawkmoth’s plans were repetitive as heck for most of the show, when I heard about the Mayura leaks back in Season 2 (when she was called “le Paon”) I was theorising that Mayura would actually being Hawkmoth’s boss, the villain the was responsible for giving him his Miraculous and the one who destroyed the Order of the Miraculous, and would take over as the main villain in season 3 due to Hawkmoth’s failures. However, that turned out not to be the case.

Not only that, but Mayuras power is a copy paste power with some modifications to make it complement Hawkmoth’s power, by basically giving his akuma’s magic pokemon.

Speaking of Hawkmoth’s power, for a miraculous that is supposed to be used for good, how can his power mind control people and make them become evil? More importantly, for a miraculous that is supposedly weaker than the main heroes of the show, having it be able to multiply and posses people to create an army is kinda strong.

Fuck the Maribat ship that the salt fandom came up with. Its trash, it was made to bash most of the Miraculous cast sans Marinette, and anyone thinks it is good are either those same salters or are the same people who think that Rey-lo and the Twilight Saga are masterpieces of romance.

Whew! I needed that vent. Hope you enjoyed it as as much as I did, and Tune in next time on the next episode of:  Arlakos loses his Mind and Rants for 2 pages of writing!

[japanesedoramaandanimelover91]

Today on Nippon TV, a new episode of "Nino-san" will be aired at 19:00 p.m. on japanese time and 11:00 a.m. on european time. The episode will last two hours. Don't miss it! Guests of the episode: #kotarokizumi #takerusato and #sadaoabe An annual end-of-year party filled with nothing but laughter awaits you🎅🎄 Another prediction for 2025. Battle for high-quality king crab! Enjoy the hot game! Boost your economy with the special curry with noodle bread feature 🌟

At the party with Kotaro, which is an annual tradition, Ninomiya, Fuma Kikuchi ("TimeleszW"), Takashi Yoshimura ("Heisei Nobushi Kobushi"), and "Gambareruya" (Mahiru, Yoshiko) reunite at the Koizumi family's favorite Chinese pub. Thanks to Kotaro's kindness: "Please feel free to drink from my father's bottle," this time I borrowed my father's bottle again. Then Yoshimura, who was attending the event for the first time, looked at the former prime minister's bottle and said with great excitement: "This was the prime minister when I came to Tokyo!" He excitedly recounts his memories from twenty-five years ago, when he happened to run into Junichiro on the street shortly after moving to Tokyo from Hokkaido. When Ninomiya makes the usual call: "Okay, let's drink Oyaji's soda," Kotaro reveals a joyful information: "He was happy when he saw Nino-san for the last time."

Before listening to Kotaro's story, we decided to look back on this year for Nino-San. Ninomiya playfully said, "Luckily, i got to work with you," but Kotaro, who acted alongside Ninomiya in the drama, said, "I think the summer was really hard, i worked with him and even in between, he films other works. It's amazing because he doesn't show it," he said, admiring his vitality. Ninomiya surprised by revealing, "I did five concerts in the summer. In the end, i acted the whole time, from March to the end of December." Meanwhile, Kikuchi and "Gambareruya" will be starring in a drama for the first time, with Kikuchi as the lead. Mahiru praised Kikuchi, saying, "It was amazing, he was a different person from the variety show. He was in the lead as the main character." Yoshiko also said, "There were all sorts of people in the room in front, and Fuma-kun was really spinning." Kikuchi had a busy year, not only singing and acting, but also auditioning new band members. Reflecting on the turbulent year, he says, "Last year, we didn't even announce that any of the members would be leaving this year, and it was quite a turbulent year. The band's name was decided." Yoshiko burst into tears after watching the video. "I never thought i'd cry because of Fuma Kikuchi," she says, reenacting the famous audition scene and bursting into laughter.

This year, Kotaro's variety show appearances increased dramatically. "It changed a lot for me. It was the first year i filled my yearly schedule with variety and travel shows. It was the year i changed shifts," he said. According to the program's research, in addition to filming dramas, he appeared on more than 270 programs through November, including MC specials, title programs, and guest appearances. He was surprised by the figure, saying, "I feel like I'm going to get sick if i listen to that much. I've worked so hard." In May, i went to Australia with Ninomiya to promote a drama, and in September, i went to Hawaii to film a variety show. While filming on location, a slender woman wearing sunglasses and a hat came up to me and asked, "Do you recognize me?" "To be honest, i thought it was a woman i had a relationship with in the past," he said, feeling excited as the woman's true identity is revealed, taking off her sunglasses in front of Kotaro. Also, Kotaro, who has a busy work schedule, opens up about why he never refuses to appear on variety shows no matter how busy he is, and how he prepares for variety shows.

Kotaro loves golf so much that he has his own TV show, and although he is very busy, he never misses a game of golf. "Even if i don't have a day off, I will play golf early in the morning, even if it is only half the time. In the summer, even if i play one round at four in the morning, i will be finished by eight in the morning. . After that, i go filming or go to the studio." Kotaro's love for golf was as follows. At the end-of-year party, he was a big hit. The members of the "Nino-san" episode can't help but say, "I understand why he keeps getting offered variety shows" and "It's like a musical film." There are so many fun and quirky episodes.

Also, Ninomiya directly says to Kotaro, "Can i ask you something?" Something happened last year that made me think, "What?" What changes in Kotaro made Ninomiya worry? Kotaro, who made a big impression at the New Year's party with his unique views on love, seems to have changed his mind, saying things like "I don't go shopping with women" and "I've gone to the cinema with women and left in the middle many times." Series of conversations. He once again speaks honestly about what kind of love life he would have if he had a girlfriend. Also, Kotaro, who has a crazy view on love but wants to get married, says "It doesn't matter if i'm 1X or 2X at all. Even if i have a child, i don't have to be called dad. I don't have a preference at all."

A well-known fortune teller from Osaka will explain Kotaro's fate in detail in 2025. The tarot cards at the New Year's party told Kotaro that he would get married in 2027, but will this be more realistic or will we get a different result? There was a lot of fuss about the fortune telling results. In addition, Nino's family fortune for 2025 will be announced in a ranking format.

[miraculous-sunflower]

doing it for the views

Alya knew Lila was lying. Like come on, Jagged Stone never had a kitten, he had Fang, his crocodile! And why would you openly state that you are best friends with one of the Heroes of Paris? Lila was bad at lying. But Alya didn’t care. When she posted the interview she did with Lila, she got SO many views. More than anything else she had posted! Alya knew Lila had so many “connections” so this could be her big break, leading into her reporting career, even if Lila was lying. It wasn’t like anyone was going to find out...

“ALYA! SHE’S LYING! Why can’t you believe me? You’re my best friend!” Marinette cried. I know she’s lying, girl, but this is helping my career. If you knew, you’d understand. I’m sorry, but for now, I have to act like she’s telling the truth, Alya thought.

Alya took a breath and responded to her claim. “Marinette! She’s not lying! You’re just jealous because of how close she is to Adrien, and jealous of all her connections! You’ve got to stop!” All of their classmates agreed with her, brushing off Marinette’s attempts to warn them as jealousy.

Marinette gasped. She thought Alya was being ridiculous not believing Lila, but now including her crush on Adrien? Marinette broke. She was done being categorized as being mean because of Adrien! “Wow. I thought you’d believe me. But I guess I was wrong. All of you don’t believe me! Even my oldest friends.” She glanced at Nino and Kim, who looked away guiltily. “If you don’t believe me, fine. Believe the liar.” Marinette walked out of the room, just as Lila strolled in.

“I saw Marinette looking mad. Is she alright?” Lila asked in a faux sweet voice.

“She’s just being jealous of you because of Adrien. She’s so annoying!” Alix grumbled.

“I know! Can’t she be considerate of all of Lila’s disabilities?” Rose cried.

“Oh no, was she fighting with you guys about me? I can’t believe I’m wrecking your class apart! Maybe I should just leave...”

“NO! Lila it’s not your fault that Marinette can’t see how great you are! We are willing to sacrifice our friendship with her if it means sticking up for you.” Lila hid a smirk.

Alya couldn’t believe how low her class was. They just believed Lila over Marinette! They were playing with her feelings! How could they! ______________________________________________________________________________________

NO WAY. 10,000 VIEWS?! Alya though as she scrolled through the LadyBlog. She checked on the interview of Lila she posted, and BAM! 10,000 VIEWS! Alya loved to bask in compliments and fame, so she decided to look through the comments...

dolphinlover8726: ummm, this isnt true

ladybugxcatnoir: ladybug’s best friend? ha, as if

peterparkerfan_12: xd her lies are almost as bad as trump-

totally_ravenclaw: hold up, jagged stone never had a kitten...

miraculous_sunflower: this is false information. please take it down, ladyblogger

Many of the comments were like that, but who cares? Lila’s lies weren’t hurting anybody. Maybe I could wait until I got an internship. Then I could spin this whole story about how Lila was lying the whole time, and I, Alya Cesaire, aka the Ladyblogger, unveiled them! That would make me even more popular, Alya thought. Oh, she would get popular all right, just not in the same way... ______________________________________________________________________________________

“How was your day, Alya?” her mother asked. Alya, watching the news intently, was hoping for scoops of celebrity gossip.

“It was good,” she absently replied. Her eyes were glued to the screen as Nadja Chammack’s show had just appeared.

“Don’t be bemused! It’s just the News! This is Nadja Chammack on ‘Face to Face’. Let’s start off with our most recent story. The LadyBlog, which used to be a blog dedicated to the Heroes of Paris, has fallen. The Ladyblogger has been posting false claims about a girl, Lila Rossi, saying that she rescued Jagged Stone’s kitten, when he has never had one. Now, helping us clear the claim, joining us now is internationally-known rock star, Jagged Stone! Hello, Mr. Stone. “

“Hello, Nadja, and call me Jagged. Now, what’s about these stories I’ve been hearin’ about a girl saving my kitten?”

“Well, Jagged, it’s posted on the LadyBlog that this Lila Rossi has saved your kitten on an airplane turmar, as well as claiming that you’d written a song about her. Are any of these statements actually true?”

“Kitten?! Haha, that girl is a bad liar. I’ve never had a cat, only Fang ove’ here. And writing a song about her? That sounds weird. A 30-year old man writing a song for a 15-year old? I’ve only written a song for Ladybug, and that’s because of how awesome she is! ” Jagged responded.

“On the topic of Ladybug, Lila Rossi has also claimed that she is best friends with her. Any comments?” Nadja asked.

“There’s no way Ladybug would befriend someone like her! Whoever this Lila chick is, you’re a horrible liar, and the Ladyblogger has messed up a whole lot. Anyways, I got to go, love. Good-bye, all of my beloved fans!” Jagged waved dramatically.

“There you have it! The LadyBlog has indeed been posting false claims, and Lila Rossi is a liar! Next up on Face to Face, we have Mirelle Caquet joining us to talk about the hardships of being a weather girl! Stay tuned!” Nadja concluded. Alya went pale. _______________________________________________________________________

Alya went into class the next day, and sure enough, the class was eerily quiet. Lila looked like a ghost, her face as pale as a sheet. The whole class looked angry, sans Marinette and Adrien.

“Alya, you saw Face to Face yesterday, right?” Alix asked.

“She lied! Lila lied about everything!” Rose cried.

“Yeah, I did.” Alya replied calmly. She was going to explain the situation to her classmates, and of course they’d understand why she was doing this, and maybe they’d help her spin the story to make it seem like-

“WHY DIDN'T YOU FACTCHECK?” Alix yelled, clearly furious with the situation.

“Let me explain. Don’t get mad, but I knew Lila was lying,” Alix growled, and many other classmates gasped, “But hear me out. I only kept posting her lies on the LadyBlog because of the views. I knew if I wanted an internship, I’d have to do anything to start up my career. You guys understand right?” Alya obliviously said. “YOU’RE ALMOST AS BAD AS ADRIEN NOT KNOWING MARINETTE HAS A CRUSH ON HIM!” The class blurted out. Adrien looked shocked, and Marinette gasped and turned a shade of red that shouldn’t be possible.

“Whaaaa…” Alya was confused. What did she do?

“You could’ve warned us that they were lies, Alya!” Rose sniffled.

“You only thought about yourself, not us!” Mylene attacked.

“Guys, I was doing it to help my career! Also, it wasn’t like her lies were hurting anyone!” Alya retorted.

There was a period of silence, until a confident voice flowed through the classroom. “They hurt me,” Marinette said. She calmed down about the whole crush thing, but her face was still tinted with the slightest shade of pink.

“Lila threatened me the day she came back from her supposed trip. She said that she would take all my friends and make me lonely,” Marinette left out the part about Adrien, “And I guess she was right.” Marinette turned to a confused Lila. “Thank you, Lila. You’ve shown me that my friends don’t trust me. I now know who my real friends are.” She glanced at Adrien timidly, and was relieved when he sent a timid smile back. Long before Lila’s exposure on ‘Face to Face’, Adrien took back his “take the high road” advice as soon as he heard that Lila threatened Marinette. He tried to tell his classmates, but they’d never listen to him. He helped Marinette out as much as he could.

Marinette sat back down, but not in her usual seat. She went and sat next to Adrien, who looked at her, shocked for a second, then took her hand in his.

Everyone was shocked when they learned what Lila did to Marinette. Alya started, “Girl, I’m so sorry! If I’d known she -”

“It shouldn’t matter if you knew or not. You should’ve believed me, but you didn’t. Our friendship is broken. Permanently.” Marinette stated.

“WHAT?! WHY?!” Alya demanded.

Marinette sighed. Alya truly was oblivious to her actions. “First of all, you acted like you didn’t believe me, which hurt a lot. Second, you only acted like you believed her because you wanted views on your blog! You don’t get it, Alya! Your actions cost you consequences, and I’m not sure if you understand that.”

“Bu-but,” Alya tried to stutter out, but Adrien gave her a look that mimicked his father’s.

“Lila hurt us too. She gave us false promises. She told Kim that she knew Michael Phelps, and that she’d put a good word in for him. She told Nathaniel that she’d introduce him to that super famous manga artist in Japan.” Ivan pointed out.

The class understood Ivan’s point. Alya gasped. She never really thought about it that way. I mean, nothing hurt her!

“Marinette, we’re so sorry. We understand what our actions did to you, and we apologize. We understand that you’d want some space to yourself right now.” Alix said, and the rest of the class nodded.

Marinette smiled. “Thank you for understanding. While you’ve lost my trust in you, I’d like to build up our friendship again. Alya, on the other hand, I’d like to talk to you.”

The class smiled back, and sensing Alya’s anger, shuffled out of the classroom, with Adrien leading the way to leave the two girls alone to talk. Lila blinked, and also strolled out.

“C’mon, Mari! What did I do! You understand that I only pretended to believe her because of the views, right?!” Alya started out.

“Alya, you understand, do you? Lila hurt all of us. You made a bad decision not telling the class as soon as you found out, and now you’ve lost all their trust in you. You should have told me that you knew, and shouldn’t have been so selfish about your own career. I can’t forgive you for what you’ve done. And I don’t think I can ever build up our friendship again.” Marinette walked through the door frame.

“Goodbye, Alya.”

At that moment, Alya knew she messed up. She knew she lost the LadyBlog, and her reputation was damaged, but worst of all, she lost her best friend. She only did it for the views.

[jonathankai]

Okay, so. All episodes of season 4 are written in pairs. Let's see what the conjunctions in each pair are. (Going forward, I have some trouble with Glaciator 2 and Hack-San)

!!!!!MAJOR SPOILERS FOR ALL EPISODES UNDER CUT!!!!!

1-2 Truth & Lies - basically mirror episodes

3-4 Gang of Secrects & Mr. Pigeon 72 - Alya learns Marinette's secret and then helps to find a new way to use Ladybug's power (CONSISTENCY, HELL YEAH)

5-6 Psychomedian & Furious Fu - ???? (we may never know)

7-8 Sole Crusher & Queen Banana - Zoe-centric episodes, from akuma victim to hero

9-10 Gabriel Agreste & Mega Leech - ?????? (unlikely as it seems, I theorize that maybe Ivan will get his miraculous in ep. 9, because Mylene got her in ep. 10, which will make 9-10 couple's episodes)

11-12 Guiltrip & Crocoduel - couple's episodes, Rose and Juleka receive miraculouses. Also, both episodes are Juleka-centric, from akuma victim to hero

13-14 Optigami & Sentibubbler - THERE'S A LOT - Alya helps to save the day, but her confidence in Nino may lead to danger, real or hypothetical - both episodes feature senti-monster who looks like Nino (civilian or akumatized self) - both episodes feature new kwami unifications (Lady Bee and Pegabug). - Shadowmoth realizes Rena Rouge is special and then attacks her family (CONSISTENCY, HELL YEAH X 2) - Chat Noir's distancing (he's left out accidentally or feels left out)

15-16 Glaciator 2 & Hack-San - weeeell. Tbh, I started listing everything, because I couldn't understand what's the conjunction between 15 & 16, but I thiiiiink it may be about playing a role? Or substitutes? Chat Noir as a substitute for Marinette's "lover", Alya as a substitute for “Ladybug”. Or it could be about Marinette reaching for help. Or it could be about Chat Noir being entrusted with a secret by Marinette/ accidentally learning a secret about Ladybug. 

17-18 Rocketear & Wishmaker - Identities' reveal 

19-20 Simpleman & Qilin - we know for a fact that both episodes feature an akumatized member of Marinette's family, so there's that.

This is just what I remember. If you can recall other interesting conjunctions between episodes, feel free to share!

Back to main problem - I struggle to understand the conjunction between Glaciator 2 and Hack-San. Any ideas?

EDIT: read a good post, which mentioned how Adrien decided to show more of himself to Ladybug in ep. 15 and then opened up to her at the end of ep. 16. So yeah, this could be it!

Oh, I think I found my favourite duo of episodes. "Optigami" and "Sentibubbler", my beloved.

[yannowhatigiveup]

My One And Only - Chapter 11

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We’re starting to catch up now! But be warned this is also kinda a short chapter so.....sad. I haven’t made much progress in writing the current chapter but I’m going to soon. I had this idea for a one shot in my head for so long that I’m gonna write it down.

"Side effects?" Now he was getting worried.

"The side effects only a true miraculous holder could get" Plagg mumbled hesitantly.

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Adrien blinked in confusion. "What do you mean by 'true miraculous holders'?"

Plagg sighed. "You know how the ladybug and black cat miraculous are the most powerful, right?" Adrien nodded. "And that they both have to be in use at the same time to keep the balance?" Adrien nodded again. "Well since those two are the most powerful miraculous, they can only be used by those capable and those who are true owners have their power boosted. But the power boosting only works if both users are true holders"

"Ok that makes sense, what about the 'side effect' part?" Adrien asked, sadly.

"Since the miraculous are very powerful, sometimes the power is too much to contain in the powered miraculous and therefore seep into the mortal's body causing...inhuman abilities. In Ladybug's case, well as what Tikki has told me, she can now heal plants and wounds" Adrien let out a small gasp of surprise and admiration. "Though these powers can become much greater in her civilian form, even more so when using the miraculous. Because of this, Tikki believes that you might not be the true owner."

"So I can't use the black cat miraculous anymore?" Adrien mumbled, playing with the ring on his finger while there was a lump in his throat.

"Well you still can but you won't be able to increase your powers, actually.... When I think about it, it could be dangerous for both you and Ladybug. Since everything needs to be in balance, Ladybug could get herself seriously injured since we don't know who the real miraculous holder is"

Adrien was surprised at how serious his kwami was. Then he nodded. "I understand, I'm no longer able to be Chat Noir" he sighed and was surprised when Plagg came over and hugged his cheek. Only then did he realise that he was crying. He quickly wiped his tears and focused on looking on the bright side. "Thanks Plagg for being my kwami"

"Wait wait wait" Plagg put his tiny hands up. "Who says you're getting rid of me right now?"

"Wait so I can keep being Chat Noir for a while longer?" Plagg simply nodded.

"Just tell Ladybug whenever you're ready and she'll deal with it. I want some Camembert now"

Adrien laughed and gave Plagg some Camembert then went back to staring at the night sky. 'It's 7 pm' he thought to himself. 'I want to make Ladybug proud, If that means giving up the miraculous then so be it'. He glanced at an image of his father on his computer, one of the magazines talking about the new designs being released. 'Ladybug suspected father at one point. If he was Hawkmoth, how would I react? Ladybug is much better at concealing than me. She'll be able to deal with it, I can't' Adrien sighed and began to read through his fan mail again, thinking of both Kagami and Marinette only to have his thoughts interrupted when a message appeared on his phone. Then remembered, he asked if he should ask one of his crushes on a date. He scrambled to his phone and pressed on the notification to see what Alya had said.

Reportergrill: I think you should ask Kagami out *insert lenny face here*

Me: Oh ok!

He smiled at his friend's advice and then opened his conversation with Kagami to send a message.

~~~

It's Thursday, the day before Friday, two days until the weekend. Chloe was rummaging through her locker, she was mainly buying herself more time. See, she wanted to apologize properly to Mari. 'Can I even call her that? Only her friends can'. She had prepared a folder, inside was everything belonging to Marinette that Chloe had damaged. Chloe took a deep breath and went out of the locker room to see if Marinette was nearby, the bluenette was walking towards the locker room. 'Here goes nothing' "Hey M-Marinette can I t-talk to you?" The blonde stammered.

Marinette blinked in surprise before smiling. "Sure Chloe, what do you want to talk about?"

Chloe then led her to her locker and turned to face her. "Since Sabrina got lured in by Lila I..." Chloe struggled to find the words and just decided to take the folder out of her locker. Marinette looked curiously at it before Chloe handed it to her. "Here's everything that I have ever damaged and I hope that...." she took a deep breath. "You could...forgive me" Chloe closed her eyes, waiting in fear for Marinette's answer, only to be tackled by a hug.

"Thank you Chloe, this means so much to me" Marinette then pulled away from the hug to look at Chloe. "Friends?"

Chloe let out a sigh of relief and hugged Marinette again. "Friends".

They both went to where Alya and Nino were standing. Alya smiled while waving before noticing Chloe was with Marinette. She didn't glare at the blonde, instead she shot Marinette a confused look. "Chloe apologized so I'm giving her a second chance" Marinette stated simply. Alya then nodded and gave Chloe a warm smile.

"Well you're our friend now" Chloe widened her eyes in surprise and then smiled brightly, mouthing a 'thank you'. "Hmmm what should your nickname be?"

"She gives off Queenie vibes" Nino said, giving his idea for a nickname.

Marinette and Alya laughed and soon Chloe joined in. "I hope you don't mind if I call you 'Mare-Bare', Marinette?"

"I don't mind at all! I quite like it"

Chloe nodded, 'So this is what it's like to be in a friend group, I like it'.

~~~

Alya, Marinette, Chloe and Nino were all in Chloe's room, dressing Kagami up. When Kagami had seen the message from Adrien, she immediately went to the friend group for advise. "It's a casual date he said, he'll be taking me to the Louvre" she said. She was surprised when Chloe had joined them and was skeptical at first but after observing her for a while, Kagami concluded that Chloe was genuine with her apology.

After a few tries, the group finally agreed on an outfit for Kagami. She wore black leggings and an over side red hoodie, the exact same shade as her fencing gear. And, as a token of good luck, Mari gave Kagami one of her hair pins, a rose decal. It was an MDC original and Kagami had managed to figure that out. The thing is, three weeks ago she saw Marinette design something very similar to this. "Mari-hime, are you MDC?"

Marinette then began to sweat. "Uhmm...wait what does the 'hime' mean? I've heard of chan, kun, san, sensei and senpai but never 'hime'"

"Well it's usually used to address a princess but it's used for any beautiful woman, like you"

"Awww thank you Gami" Marinette was blushed at the compliment.

"But are you MDC?"

Marinette sighed, 'Can't weasel my way out of this one'. "Uhhh m-maybe?" She sighed once more. "Yes I am"

"Wow!"

"That's great dudette!"

"Why didn't you tell me sooner? This is so cool!"

"Well my mother was impressed by your work so I'm not that surprised"

A chorus of supportive comments showered over her. "Thanks guys but we're helping Gami prepare for her date, right?" She smirked at the blush of the fencer's face. Adrien then called Kagami's phone to tell her that he was there in the car, waiting for her.

~~~

It's finally Friday, Marinette had thought of all the great things that happened yesterday. She made a new friend which just so happens to be Chloe, Kagami went on a date with Adrien, Marinette revealed that she was MDC, she also recorded the first verse in the song after Kagami left. She smiled remembering their praise. She became grateful for all her friends, as well as Uncle Jagged, Penny and Clara Nightingale who wanted to listen listen to Marinette's voice.

The bluenette got changed into a long-sleeved, pastel pink, high-necked cropped jumper with a high-waisted baby blue plaid skirt. She looked in the mirror and felt proud about herself.

"You look very nice Marinette!" Tikki complimented while finishing up her cookie.

"Thanks Tikki"

Marinette then looked for something to put in her hair. She decided to put her hair into a ponytail tied with a long, dark red, silk ribbon. She finished her outfit and she realised she had plenty of time left before school started. Marinette noticed a notification for a message, rolling her eyes as she saw who it was from, Lila. Marinette took a deep breath before going to read it. 'It can't be that bad, right?'

Wrong.

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[everythings-a-feather]

ok so now that we have the whole season I redid the tier list (I belive by @polkadotbrat)

and very quick thoughts, these were supposed to be a sentence each but I couldnt help myself

ma poule tier- its all the felix episodes cuz I am only invested in him at this point) strike back may be my overall fav this season cuz I was torn between wanting felix to be the dog and the peacock but strike back let me have my cake and eat it too also ik that felix giving hawkie the whole miracle box is like an awful betrayal or whatever but the miraculous zoo is gone thank god tho the ladynoir moment had me feeling empty and I just cant empathise with marinette at all at this point because none of the things she actually fucked up this whole season blew up in her face she just got played by felix and honestly good for felix. Also isnt lucky charms whole thing "it gives you what you need not what you want" and it pointed at felix, when Marinette could have picked up Adrien from the past TM before risk was active instead of Felix whos just unaffected. tho maybe its just that in Felix the episode its established that he can throw with dead accuracy so the lucky charm lead her to felix because hes good at throwing??? idk man ML is weird with this stuff

silver medal- Psychomedian almost made it to ma poule because ladynoir my formerly beloved but as my investment in them as of end of season 4 is dead its getting knocked down a tier. Crocoduel, purple tigress my beloved. Glaciator 2, Marichat shenanigans were very fun. WIshmaker, I like luka in this one and if the show pretends ephemeral never happened and he gets to do actual things I might actually like luka overall. Rocketear, angst my beloved, spawned good fics, detective nino was funny.

did something for someone- Gang of Secrets, eh honestly idc but the adressing of Marinette being stressed is nice, Hack-san, I liked scarabella and chats dynamic, please let there be canon bridgette so that felila is guaranteed to never happen tho canon bri will also need a personality shift (maybe be more Lawful Good than she already was to balance Felix being chaos energy?). Optigami- smart plan ig. Mister Pigeon 72, all it did was convince me that it should have been Marigami and Lukeadrien not Adrigami and Lukanette tbh, Hawkmoth x Mr Pigeon my... I wanna say crack ship beloved but I seriously think Feluka could work and Im not sure if theyre aware of each others existence since Luka isnt in Adriens class (Im not rewatching "Felix" to confirm this). Sentibubbler, congrats Alya stans? closest to being in the next tier

(un) bothered- Dearest family, I had hopes but the episode is eh. Furious Fu- Order of the guardians should have stayed dead. Guilt trip- Marinette... please Adrien almost has this covered. Penalteam, eh, powers underutilised here, tho I really like Penalty. Megaleech, SAMG was wasted on this episode. Truth and Lies- (total deadpan) oh no Lukanette and Adrigami the two ships we saw develop so much on screen and I was completely emotionally invested in and that the NY special didnt tell us broke up immediately after they started dating, seriously tho I cant take lukanette seriously as a pairing and Adrigami has potential but im kinda eh also Kagami literally has the "I will lose the love triangle" hair so.

Incredible anger- EPHEMERAL MY BELOATHED "BUT I DONT LIKE CHAT NOIR" GIRL WDYM WE SEE THE WAY YOU TWO LOOK AT EACH OTHER LUKA SPEEDRAN MY BELOVED TO MY BELOATHED EPHEMERAL LOOKED UGLY THE WRITERS DIDNT UNDERSTAND WHY PEOPLE LIKE CHAT BLANC. Kuro neko, almost everything @parismystere has said about this episode, I was clowning and hoping it would be a "adrien I need you to be a temp cat while I find Chat Noir" while Felix is in town idc about the middle but Adrien does tell felix he is chat so Felix as adrien says "oh well I happen to know chat noirs identity-" and gives the ring back to adrien while also solving the "we cant reach chat cuz no one knows his identity" problem cuz 'Adrien' knows who chat is, also this would tip them off to something fishy going on with Felix' well... Id say betrayal but for that Felix would have had to have been on their side and Felix doesnt seem to be interested in LB and CNs miraculous anyway. Sole Crusher and Queen Banana- Zoe my beloathed, also Id watch Chloes movie over whatever garbage they were actually filming any day, a chaotic bad movie is always better than a boring one.

I couldnt finish Qilin or simpleman and I dont wanna waste energy on them