#Lila Rossi is nuts

[flightlessribbons]

Trying to pick up slivers of miraculous lore after years of casual enjoyment of solely fanart is absolutely crazy- WHY DOES LILA HAVE SO MANY FACES?? MOTHERS??! THERE WAS ANOTHER SPECIAL????

[iwasbored777]

Lila had to remind Chloé to keep acting cuz she started breaking her character I'm crying at these two, she's trying so hard to get Chloé to be like her

[maspers]

Miraculous AU where Emilie is Astral projecting and watching everything that goes on. 

"Gabriel, no, why on EARTH would you think I want you to go up against the two most powerful miraculouses on the planet are you nuts?" 

"Adrien just KISS HER. NO NOT LIKE THAT DO IT AS A CIVILIAN" 

"Marinette my beautiful baby girl I've known you for all of five minutes and I've already referring to myself as your mother-in-law" 

"Love the puns though keep them coming please" 

"Audrey's back? One moment I just need to go scream into my pillow."

"Felix what are you DOING WHO TAUGHT YOU IMPERSONATING YOUR COUSIN AND LYING TO SUPERHEROES WAS OKAY" 

"Oh right you were raised by Amelie that checks out."

"Nathalie why on earth did you wait until NOW to point out the flaws in Gabriel's plans? We could have avoided all of this."

"TOMOE TSURUGI WHEN I WAKE UP I'M HAVING YOU ARRESTED FOR CHILD ABUSE DON'T THINK I WON'T" 

"Chloe Bourgeois don't make me come over there and slap you."

"Nino thanks so much for being Adrien's friend, he needs it desperately."

"GET OUT OF MY HOUSE LILA ROSSI" 

"Wait was that one of the Guardians?"

[trashyangelic]

ML Prompt (w/ Lila Rossi Redemption, A Little of Lila Salt, Adrien Salt, Alya Salt, Class Salt, Bustier Salt, Damocles Salt + Felinette)

I got something in mind. I'm not sure if anyone wants to make it. But if I were to make this then I might do one but for now I'll post this if anyone wanna do this one. You can decide an OC for Lila if you want or let her stay single that is. The pairings are Felinette, JulekaXNino, ChloeXNathanielXMarc, there will be no julerose since Rose is a salt. Outside of CFD is LukaXKagami.

What if Lila Rossi got the part as Marinette's Job aka. Class President from her classmates? But what she doesn't know that she is recieving pure pressure from the class and her teacher causing her to rant at home.

Marinette has transferred school from this toxic classroom that she has been telling her parents about and send her to Jeanne Arc on the otherside of Paris where she meets the Quantic Kids and her twin sister Bridgette as she somehow fallen in love with Felix Graham de Vanily.

As for Lila she was glad that she was picked for Class President here in CFD but what she doesn't realize is that her classmates wants her to do the jobs like field trips, fund rasier, birthday parties, etc for them instead of them doing it for themselves. Just like before with Marinette and Chloe when they had connections from publicity before Lila but now it is her turn.

Until a few days ago it gotten out of hand for Lila. As she was thinking of a possible way to finish this file for the class but she even ask for Sabrina's help since Alya isn't doing her job as a Class Deputy as to what Nino told her the day she was selected as Miss Bustier's Class President. But Sabrina told Lila to ask Alya for that this made her very annoyed at the last second.

Lila told her mother to called the school as she isn't feeling well which she is tired of this stuff that her class wants her to do plus she didn't want to talk to her classmates on the phone she turn off her phone it was driving her nuts while working on this folder that Dupain-Cheng gave her after leaving the class for good.

But what she didn't realize is that her mom is at kitchen after a early day off from her job that her boss had decided for her to spend time with her child. Lila did some research on the internet of what a Class President is suppose to but now it clicked.

"This entire time the fund raisers, field trips, and birthday parties were meant for the teachers. Why is Miss Bustier putting this on me then if its her job to this it is not the Class President job. Well that explains why Dupain-Cheng left from that including my lies as well. I'm starting to regret being the Class President. I think I should tell this to mom maybe she can do something to get a contact to the school board this is ridiculous." Lila muttered to herself.

Lila went to tell this to her mother that she was selected as the Class President but something went off for her so she explain it to her mother which made her super pissed off. But now regretting everything that is happening so she send a text message to Dupain-Cheng that she is sorry for ruining her life and other stuffs but ask for forgiveness as she wants to restart over to find who she is.

Then for Marinette well she is surprised to read Lila's text on her phone but respond back that its gonna take time to forgive her but also suggested her to transfer to Mrs. Mendeleiev's class if Bustier is pure pressuring her to do it. Which caught her attention instantly but now that is done she went to tell her mother the truth as her mother was angry but scold her never do it ever so then she send emails to celebrities that she lied to including Prince Ali that she is sorry for lying to them and other stuff but to be fair she even told them that her classmates from CFD believe in the lies she told them which made Prince Ali felt betrayed by Rose when the girl explain it on email to him but he forgave the girl but told her not to do this again but the other two celebrities as in Jagged and Clara weren't very happy as they remembered that Marinette told them about Lila but to her she apologize to them which gave them a huge relief.

Then there comes Adrien who practically scold Lila on text message to do it which made her scream in fustration in her room as she send a message back to NO. Lila started to hate Adrien with passion plus she doesn't even like him anymore after getting that off her chest.

Lila explain this all to her mother as Mrs. Rossi decided to transfer her daughter to a new class that is in Mrs. Mendeleiev class but highly threaten the principal if he doesn't do this damn job she will send a message to the school board to get him fired. But to Lila she will have to explain this to her science teacher why she is moving to her class instead of Bustier.

While Marinette's squad with Chloe, Nino, Juleka, Nathaniel, and Sabrina looked really surprised the way Lila acted out of the shell then they told their parents to get them transfer to Mrs. Mendeleiev's class away from those people who wants free stuff instead of them getting it for themselves.

Tag me if you are willing to make it. It doesn't have to be a prompt it can be a fanfic but thats your choice.

[nothingtherefornow]

Miraculous is getting darker with how truly insane and messed up Lila is

I already talked in a previous post about how more dangerous and demented than we thought Lila is thanks to a leak of episode 12 that I recently discovered, but seeing an animated preview of that very scene I talked about was even more striking and impactfull.

SPOILER WARNING ABOUT GLOOB TRAILER FOR THE ML EPISODE PERFECTION

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Okay so ... from the Gloob trailer of the season 5 episode 12 Perfection, it's very official now that Lila is a deranged psycho.

The girl not only seems to have tons of photos of Marinette with her family and her friends, but we can clearly see that all these photos were probably taken remotely without the consent of Marinette and her loved ones, either by Lila herself or by someone she will have paid to do this.

And as if it wasn't creepy enough, it's was even more disturbing to discover that Lila cut Marinette's face from all those photos

THIS, people, is what the actions and behavior of a stalker really looks like (while any photos of Adrien that Marinette owns are either from Magazine or photos Adrien consented to)

I can't deny that discovering this about Lila's character scared me, even if there was already signs in previous seasons that Lila could be a psycopath (or a sociopath if this term corresponds better to her medically speaking) :

Lila's hatred towards Ladybug has always been out of proportion, even though the heroine ruined Lila's chances with Adrien she still apologized, but in Heroes's day part 1 listening to the heroine's praises and Gabriel insulting Volpina were enough to make Lila explode in rage

in Chameleon Lila willingly got herself akumatized just because Marinette and Adrien offended her, and she sent a an icy, hate-laden stare towards Ladybug after the heroin proposed her friendship to Lila. Not only that but Lila went back on her deal to let Marinette decide to be against or with her the moment Adrien showed that he was interrested in Marinette than Lila

in Oni-chan, Lila tried to manipulate the situation so she could to "get rid" of Ladybug

Not only Lila was cruel enough to get Marinette expelled from school even after Marinette chose to leave her alone, but her satisfied smile when seeing Scarlet Moth was back was also very disturbing

At the end of season 4 and beginning of season 5, Lila smirked when seeing Nathalie in pain and coughing

All those behaviors and actions should have been alarming enough

But to quote a fan comment on Youtube : "At this point saying that Lila doesn't like Marinette is an understatement, she's at psycopath plotting a murder level obsessed because since when does a sane person do something this disturbing toward somoene they dislike ? "

That person's comment also added that while Miraculous is supposed to be a kid's show, it is currently turning into shades of dark. I personally always thought Cat Blanc was the biggest sign that the show would get darker and darker but even I didn't expect to see such a creepy thing with Lila from Miraculous 0_0

As it was explained in the youtube comment I mentionned, Lila's actions in this trailer exceeds just wanting to steal Marinette's friends and make her miserable : "if anything it's like she want to steal Marinette's life by erasing her from it. You cannot tell me that this is just because Marinette called her out on her lies." For real she even cut the photo of Marinette with her parents, she feels so much hate that she feel the need to also involve Marinette's family and not just her friends O_O

And for all we know Lila may have a list of past victims she bullied and harassed because she gets some sick pleasure from annihilating those who challenge her

We already knew Gabriel to be crazy, but Lila is really on another level. And with those two having a hate-obsession with Ladybug for Gabriel and Marinette for Lila, I'm more scared than ever for our heroin T_T

[diamaker-moon]

Moving Forward — Chapter 8

Chapter Eight

The cold hard truth

Adrien heard the bell, and reluctantly dragged himself towards his classroom, he saw Nino seating next to his desk, but when he sat down the DJ didn't acknowledge his presence like before. Adrien looked to his right and saw Chloé frowning and ignoring him as well. He thought back to Chloé's last sentence in her message.

She was right. He knew from the very beginning, but he didn't side with the victim, instead, he sided with the bully. What kind of friend even was he? He didn't know either.

— previous chapter... —

Alya arrived on school and immediately felt that something was wrong.

Some of the students kept glancing at her then back towards to the person their talking to or to their phones. She wanted to ask someone what was happening, but every time she tries to approach someone they kept flinching back and immediately left. Not without glancing back at her with glee dancing in their eyes.

She made her way towards to the classroom and could vividly see a huge change especially on how her boyfriend's, Nino, scooting away from his very own supposed best friend, Adrien. She walked inside and waved at them, still trying to see what was the change. "Hey guys! Why's everyone acting differently today? Did something happen?"

The rest of the class suddenly flinched and immediately remembered that Alya was a newly proclaimed best friend of said liar.

Before anyone can answer, someone walked inside the room, approached the teacher's table then started setting up a projector in front of the class.

"Uhm... Not to be rude, but who might you be Mme?" Kim asked.

The woman in front stopped and looked at them. "I am Mme Cheilr, I will be this class' temporary teacher for a while. Mme Bustier is handling some issues right now." She explained.

Unknown to students, Caline Bustier is currently in a meeting with the school board along with Principal Damocles as someone had filed an anonymous report about Bustier and Damocles.

Alya was still confused to why people were avoiding her, even her own boyfriend is avoiding her.

Lila showed up in class in the middle of the discussion, successfully having everyone's attention for disturbing lecture hours, but was surprised to not see Bustier in front of the class. But she played it off, worried only for the three who caught her act.

"I'm sorry for showing up late everyone, I was busy helping a poor cat get off a high tree—" Lila started.

"Mlle Rossi, you're late. Stay after class, now go to your seat." The teacher interrupted her.

That not only shocked Lila but Alya as well. The coldness on their temporary teacher's voice was new to them. Lila being humiliated and being cutted off, she silently went and sat next to Alya, and whispered how the teacher's cold voice 'terrified her and reminded her of someone who use to do that to her back in Italy'.

At the moment, everything was weird and suspicious for Alya, the glances from her fellow schoolmates, the whole class' change and even Nino's sudden distance from his so-called Best Friend is driving her nuts. She wanted to know what was happening but couldn't act on it because of the temporary teacher, so she had to wait until lunch time to get around and investigate what was happening.

She felt like hours have past before the finally rang indicating that it was lunch time, it was as if time was ticking very slowly. While packing up her stuff, Lila told her that she needed to go to the bathroom and freshen up after what happened, and she nodded hoping to buy some time and ask around. Not knowing that the girl was running of to the bathroom and try to gain some gossip on what happened to Bustier.

"Alright, was is going on?! You can literally cut through the tension in here!" Alya shouted, demanding an answer.

"Maybe you should take a look on your so-called BFF, Als. She's not what you think she is." Alix answered.

Alya scoffed.

"Really? This again?! Come on Alix, you're sounding like Marinette! I'll tell you what I told her, you don't have any proof! That's it. What, suddenly your against Lila who did nothing and who Marinette antagonize every single day!" She shouted again.

"Well it's the truth!" A shout from the back startled all of them.

Looking at the back of the room, they saw their resident petite blonde girl, Rose, with an angered yet teary eyed look. Juleka was beside her running her hands up Dan down on her back trying to calm her down. Rose's hands were balled to fists on her side.

"The last akuma, we were together. Me, Juleka, Alix and Lila. She got hit, and started talking about how Marinette didn't do anything to her but the opposite. She was the one harassing Marinette,"

The class was shocked to their cores. Rose was known as someone who doesn't talk about someone unless it was necessary.

"I saw her expression. She was angry that she couldn't stop what she was saying, after the akuma was dealt with, we started backing away before leaving her there alone." Rose explained.

The class was stunned. But only a handful of students are not in agreement of what is happening. Alya is heavily disagreeing about her classmates confession about their other classmate, while Adrien stood shocked and indenial. He is certain that Rose must have been exaggerating, because if what is said true, then he truly messed up.

"Alya why is is so hard for you to try and believe in Marinette? I mean she is your former BFF... You couldn't even give her the benefit of the doubt?" Sabrina asked.

"Because! And besides you all know what Marinette can do!" Alya tried to reason.

All of a sudden, Chloé entered the room with a stoic expression on her face. She stopped and looked around the room before going to her desk and sitting down. No one understood why everything stopped when she entered.

"What?" She asked, when she noticed everyone staring at her.

The students slightly flinched before one by one filtering out of the room, leaving only Chloé, Sabrina and Alya. But even then Alya soon followed the students in pursuit of Lila to fill her in on what's happening.

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The three girls, Alix, Rose and Juleka, went to Marinette's Family Bakery during their lunch time. After blowing up on Alya, Rose could still feel the tension on her shoulders, without Juleka's silent support she knew she would've already been on the ground.

Upon entering the bakery, Sabine immediately noticed them and the smile on her face slowly faded. She politely excused herself and approached the girls. She was looking at them silently before asking them.

"What are you three doing here?" Her voice calm yet strict.

Alix was the one to answer, "We're looking for Marinette. We we're hoping to talk to her about what we found out, and hopefully apologize for what we've done."

Sabine looked at the three intently, in her mind, she knows that Marinette would've instantly accepted them without a doubt given her personality, but being a mother and knowing your child has been bullied by her peers due to lies and manipulation from another student who views her as a rival, it hurts her. She sighed deeply before answering.

"Marinette's isn't here anymore. After we found out what is happening to her inside that school with the staff that we trusted, we deemed it not worthy enough for her. As a her mother, it pains me to know that my child is suffering from such mental assaults that it drained her, so we pulled her out of Dupont and transferred her to a school that will help her grow closer to her dreams."

The girls were dumbfounded.

"The school is in a place we deemed safe for her. As such we let her moved closer to that school as it may hinder her opportunity to be free from your school. I understand that you might've realized your mistakes, and wished to apologize to her. But I won't let you near her until she says so. I'll deliver your message to her, that you three are apologizing, but that's it."

"Uhm... We could send her a text if it's alright..." Rose said.

"Marinette changed her number long ago apparently. After she received such texts from her 'BFF', she changed it and didn't notify anyone. As it seems, we are busy at the moment, you can now go back." Sabine said before turning her back and going to the register to accommodate a customer.

The three numbly walked back to school. Feelings of guilt, sadness and pain overtook their bodies. Knowing that a person they knew so well before needed to change schools, because of them, hurts.

Going inside the classroom, the trio could see everyone on edge.

"What's going on?" Alix asked.

Max turned to her before looking back at his computer and answering. "Someone filed an anonymous note of how 'incompetent' Mme Bustier is. I'm trying to figure out who did it, because Mme Bustier isn't incompetent!" 

Rose and Juleka went back to their desks and sat quietly, still processing what Sab— Mme Cheng told them. Meanwhile Alix went to the front center and told them.

"We went to the bakery earlier,"

Everyone stopped moving and looked at her confused.

"Marinette isn't going back. Apparently Mme Cheng deemed this school unsafe and unworthy for her daughter." Alix looked around before settling her eyes on Lila, "And it's mainly because of you."

"Alix! That's rude of you!" Alya defended.

"It's true. You might continue manipulating Alya but not us. I will never forgive you for driving between us and Marinette, that you couldn't take that Marinette knew you were lying. That you managed to rope Agreste into not telling everyone about your lies. The school knows what a fraud you are, and soon this class will."

Alix said before going up to her desk and stayed quiet after.

"Really? You're blaming Lila?! And why are you all so defensive about Marinette when a few days ago you all defended Lila against a bully, against Marinette. And so what if Marinette transferred?! She doesn't have a right to just leave after causing so much trouble! Where is she?! I'll drag her back here if I have to!" Alya shouted at the top of her lungs.

"Why? So you can make her miserable again?" Chloé sassed.

Alya scoffed.

"What you're defending her as well? So that you can be this noble person?" Alya said sarcastically. 

Between all the shouting inside the room, two students are ransacking their brains on what's happening. Rossi didn't understand why suddenly her sheep are being so hostile at the moment, she could understand why Rose, Juleka and Alix are hostile against her, but now only Alya is left at her side! She didn't understand how everything is falling apart.

Adrien Agreste on the other hand is pale as white. His best friend, Nino, is avoiding him after finding out that he knew for a long time. He doesn't understand why he was receiving all this hostility just because he didn't tell. In his defense, Marinette tried warning everyone about Lila's lies but look where it got her? He just didn't want to lose his friends, can you blame him?

"No. I'm being like this because that liar needs to be put in her place. Done with the manipulation, and this class? They're done with your lies, only this tabloid writer believes you." Chloé's eyes lingered longer on a shaking Lila Rossi, not because of fear but with anger.

"And you're not dragging her back here. Besides she's already happy with the new support around her. You should've all seen how she smiled brightly, especially you Rossi. You should've seen how happy she was after trying to destroy her. That no matter what you do Rossi, you can never break her. Ever." Chloé sneered.

Lila was filled with hatred and anger after Chloé's words. In her mind, Marinette didn't deserve to be happy. Never.

"You failed Rossi. Because you're pathetic." Chloé added with a smirk.

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On the other side of town, a serious boy is looking directly at a skittish bluenette.

"So... what did you want to talk about?" Marinette spoke rather sarcastically.

Félix raised an eyebrow at her before pointedly eyeing the floating Kwamis beside her. "I'll save you the embarrassment of explaining about how you just easily got found out. I want to talk to you about ideas and investigation on this whole Hawkmoth problem."

"Oh. Actually I might already have a lead, but I can't tell you. Besides I can't risking letting more people know that have possession of such jewels. I really appreciate the offer of helping me out in this hero business." Marinette said sincerely with a smile.

Despite disagreeing with her judgement of carrying it all alone, Félix knew he couldn't just interfere with her work, and will respect her wishes of working on it alone, even if he somehow dislike it. He also knew that when the time comes that Marinette needs help in anything, he can imagine himself suddenly putting down everything in a second and rushing to her as fast as his legs could.

Maybe it might not be for saving Paris, but just to see her smile at him knowing he'll be there to help.

Chapter 7 — Moving Forward: Masterlist — Chapter 9

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[nobodyfamousposts]

Consider this: Marinette is out sick the day Lila Rossi first shows up to school. Marinette doesn't see her steal the book from Adrien, doesn't hear about the friend claim... as a result, instead of Lila being Akumatized, there's no confrontation, and Hawkmoth later sends an Akuma after Lila (Ladybug's "best friend"). Or better yet, Lila's mom, whom Lila /probably/ cares about if she isn't a literal sociopath. Cue reality check for Lie-la Rossi.

There's something else to consider here...

If we really want to be logical about this, the first thing that would happen would be that Adrien mistakenly believes Lila is actually another Miraculous-user. Since Ladybug never outs her, Lila is free to carry on with her claims of being a Fox hero and to keep Adrien's attention, probably amps up the claims about her abilities and history. Maybe Adrien would get put off by her trash-talking Ladybug in the process? Maybe he'd be inspired and bring it up with Ladybug as Chat and it'd get her attention that way?

The second thing that happens is that none of that would matter anyway because without Maribug there, it means that Lila successfully threw away with Miraculous Grimoire, nobody pulls it out of the trash, and Adrien ends up pulled out of school for losing it.

Gabriel may still attempt to akumatize himself in his overly convoluted plan to convince the heroes he's not Hawk Moth on the baseless assumption that if HE doesn't have the Grimoire, they must have it and suspect him because of it. This backfires as Ladybug hadn't even known about the book or its importance in the first place until this akumatization, and it's kiiiinda suspicious that a civilian would have such a book about Miraculous and that he'd get akumatized over its loss if he can't read it and doesn't know its value.

Since Marinette wouldn't have found the book herself to return it to him within a couple days of him losing it, this means Gabriel would have to shift gears to try to get the Grimoire back himself or give it up for good and risk the loss of whatever important Miraculous-based information is inside and ANY possibility of ever translating it. Meaning the SMART thing to do would be to create an akuma with the powers and purpose for specifically finding the Grimoire wherever it may be. Now to be fair, he could just use any old akuma for this purpose, but it'd make more sense if he akumatized Adrien since he's the one grounded over the book and would have reason to want to find it and bring it back, which would correlate with Gabriel's own desire which for once would be something OTHER than the Miraculous and would be bound to raise a few eyebrows at the abrupt change of goals.

This would likely force Plagg to fly off to meet Ladybug himself to tell her that Chat's not coming and "oh yeah, btw, we found this weird book that may have been the Grimoire but we lost track of it and it's the same book the current akuma is going nuts over and I probably should have mentioned this sooner whoops?" At which point the kwamis may figure that they need to take Marinette to the Guardian because the book is "serious business" and they need to find a way to get it before the akuma does and takes it to Hawk Moth. Which brings up the valid question of why Hawk Moth would want the book if he didn't know what was in it...and HOW Hawk Moth knows about the book if it isn't his?

Thus the whole prospect of Gabriel Agreste is Hawk Moth would be considered more seriously than canon instead of being blown off for the sake of milking the same setup for three more seasons without any progress in trying to track down their supervillain.

As well as an Adrien akumatization, which if he at any point warranted, it'd be over being grounded from school. So Ladybug and Plagg team up to deal with Akumadrien in the most hilarious game of keep away...with some struggle on both sides because Adrien is distracted flirting with Ladybug and she's...kind trying to deal, okay? But she manages to deakumatize him in the end, keep the book safely hidden, and get a sweet Ladrien moment before parting ways with him. Chat later meets up with her and apologizes for not being at the fight, at which point Ladybug brings up the whole "Gabriel Agreste could be Hawk Moth" bit. Chat naturally doesn't like this idea but by this point is also kind of miffed with his father over a book the man couldn't even read which apparently had Miraculous heroes in it and as much as he loves his father and doesn't want to suspect him, he's keeping a closer eye on him...which is made easier by the fact that he's home all the time now.

Ladybug and Master Fu also keep an eye on Gabriel as a result, finding the timing of his akumatization and the followup akuma both focused on a book the man shouldn't have suspicious. As much as Marinette wants to return the book and get Adrien back in school, they need to confirm that they aren't just giving a potential resource to Hawk Moth. And even if he ISN'T Hawk Moth, it's clear the supervillain knows about the book and may target the Agreste's if he realizes they have the book.

So while Master Fu keeps an eye on the mansion, Marinette glumly returns to school without Adrien (and also warns Alya about the girl in her latest interview being a liar at the same time Adrien sends a text to Nino about Lila probably being responsible for him being pulled out, leaving everyone pretty cross with the new transfer student and making her a nonissue anyway). Then Master Fu catches evil butterflies coming out of the mansion and goes "yep, he's Hawk Moth all right", which eventually leads to an epic confrontation with Ladybug and Jade Turtle and maybe Rena and Carapace fighting Hawk Moth in the mansion and Chat being confronted with the truth that Hawk Moth is his father and uncertain who to side with.

And the whole Hawk Moth plot is thus resolved in 2 seasons.

[aliensunflower-fics]

Marinette’s Big Fall: An angsty Prompt

[ I have had not one. Not two. But THREE anonymous asks for some Miraculous ladybug angst with a pinch of salt SO here you go. Also because people keep asking me if they can make fics from my prompts I will just put here that YES you can I will love you if you do, please just tag me so I can squeal. I always love fan-art and I always love fics based off my ideas just go nuts guys. ]

If you asked the students of Bustier’s classroom what happened that sunny tuesday at 1:36pm they would all tell you it was an accident. None of them had meant for anything to happen and none of them had so much as laid a finger on the dark haired girl. It was just an accident that was all, but still their faces would lose blood and they would shake as they remembered the sight of Marinette Dupain-Cheng laying still as a stone at the bottom of the stairs. If you asked them to start at the beginning they would take a shaky breath and start their tale at the first warning bell of the school day, before Marinette had arrived and when Lila Rossi did.

The italian had for months been telling them of Marinette’s misdeeds and though many were proven to be false it seemed like not a day went by where Lila didn’t have some new to say about the bakers daughter. That days newest tale was about how Marinette had ruined Lila’s photoshoot at the park with Adrien. It was suppose to be a romantic shoot for valentines day and Marinette had arrived at the park where it was taking place with little Manon. Lila claimed that Marinette bribed the child into pushing Lila into the fountain during the shoot thus ruining the whole thing and making her look bad in front of the employer. Now hearing this story the students of Bustier’s class felt mixed Marinette was prone to fits of jealousy but would she really bring a child into it? Some were angry at Marinette for her repeated felonies some were unsure and one other a certain Adrien Agreste still had no idea what everyone meant about Marinette being jealous and while he knew that Lila had ended up in the water and that it was Manon who did it... He also knew for a fact that Marinette was in no way involved.

The debate over Marinette’s innocence would last until the young designer arrived then the class would fall into steely silence all fuming and grumbling trying to justify the Marinette they knew and loved with the jealous green eyed monster Lila suffered under. As they day wore on Alya always the seeker of truth began badgering Marinette trying to get to the bottom of the whole affair, and while Marinette admitted to being at the park and admitted to babysitting Manon and yes she even confirmed that Lila wound up in the fountain she claimed no responsibility arguing that little Manon had just wanted a hug from Adrien and had accidentally shoved the italian. This information spurred only new arguments though they happened without Marinette’s knowledge in back and forth messages when the teachers back was turned. Lila meanwhile continued to weave her web sending her own messages to the class with new accusations and ‘evidence’ something had to give as the tensions rose and at exactly 1:00 when Mme. Bustier stepped out something did give indeed.

No one really remembers the argument only who was leading it. Alya was a good person a bit too trusting and maybe a bit too gullible and brash but she always protected the weak and thats why Marinette loved her. The problem was right now Alya thought the one who needed that protection was one Lila Rossi. Marinette did her best to diffuse the situation she argued that it was a child’s mistake that Lila should let it go. Alya argued that Marinette always had issues with jealousy and that she needed to fess up and apologize. Marinette would no apologize for something she didn’t do and so the argument continued, classmates joined in things got more and more heated in the spur of the moment with everyone yelling and Lila sobbing Alya snapped and said two things she never should have. One she told Marinette they were no longer friends unless Marinette stopped being jealous. And two, she revealed just why Marinette was ‘jealous’ her crush on Adrien Agreste. The moment the words left her mouth Alya was hit with regret, the moment she saw embarrassment in her friends face and tears hot and fresh welling in her eyes she was hit with shame. No one spoke as the bakers daughter let out a choked sob but suprising them all it wasn’t an accusation of anger at Alya for outing her secret that left the dark haired girls lips it was a quiet shaky and broken:

“W-Were not friends a-anymore?” Followed by yet another choked and heartbroken sob.

Before Alya or anyone could answer the girl bolted for the door shaking with sobs. Everyone stood shocked still for a moment before Adrien bolted up and rushed after the girl the rest of the class followed. But they never reached Marinette in time. In her distressed state the pigtailed girl had tried to make a break for home but she was clumsy and clumsier still when upset so when she rushed down the stair she tripped and everyone could only watch in silent horror as the bakers daughter only managed to let out a gasp before her body slammed into the hard concrete. When the students of Bustier’s recalled everything later they would note with some shock that it was Chloe who moved first yelling out Marinette’s name, not her last name no, just her name as she rushed down the stairs and to the dark haired girls side. She noted the young girl wasn’t responding and quickly snapped for Sabrina to phone an ambulance while she continued to monitor Marinette. No one else would move, Alya would cry silently and in horror as Chloe called out to Marinette and checked her pulse, Nino would clutch his hat and stare mouth agape as Marinette lay like a lifeless corpse, Adrien Agreste would fall to his knees at the top of that stairs his eyes like saucers as he tried to comprehend what had happened. And Lila Rossi? She would feel every bit of blood in her body turn into ice as guilt gripped onto her and told her that this, all of this was because of HER.

Everything that happened next was a blur, the ambulance arrived Marinette was driven away with Chloe of all people. The police arrived, Bustier and Damocles felt there sweat turn cold as they were questioned, the other students of the school would stand around murmuring and pointing at the Akuma Class Rose would hear the kinder people ask what happened in hushed tone, Juleka would hear the crueler people say that the Akuma class had tried to kill the one person they couldn’t akumatize. Soon enough parents arrived and dragged away their children Kim and Alix would notice the small patch of blood on the concrete where Marinette landed, they would later puke thinking about it, but they told no one of what they had seen.

Meanwhile on the way to the hospital Tikki was in a panic, her dearest chosen her most precious and rare creation soul was BROKEN so many bones and bits of her body were mangled beyond repair... Well beyond NORMAL repair but Tikki was a god, a sentimental god at that and she would not let heaven or hell get in the way of her helping Marinette survive no matter the cause. And so sitting silently, hidden in the girls hair out of sight of the paramedic and Chloe who was telling them all she knew of Marinette’s medical background Tikki used her magic to mend all she could, she would make sure that her sweet precious Marinette would be alright but while she mended the broken body Tikki knew that there would be a price to pay. Magic always came with a price. In the past when she’d used her magic to heal holders this way some had lost their eyesight, others their voices, some would lose a limb, Tikki had no idea that cost Marinette would pay but she knew whatever it was her precious little bug would be alright.

And she was. The doctors were shocked to find that while Marinette had a broken leg and two broken ribs, some deep cuts that would never fully heal, and some awful bruising that would leave the girl sore for who knows how long she was in fact just fine. There was no internal bleeding, and no serious brain trauma, and somehow she’d be just fine to walk when her leg healed up. Sabine and Tom cried tears of joy at the news and stayed by the young girls side. Tikki was also pleased with the news from her hidden spot where she lay utterly exhausted. She knew still that their would be a price to pay but at least Marinette was alive and well. The bakers daughter did not wake up until early the next day and when she did she was mobbed by her parents. She smiled at their concern and when the doctor came in to greet her he decided to check her memory.

“Standard procedure.” He said. “It’s not unusual for there to be some minor memory loss surrounding the incident itself were just going to check.”

And so the questions began. They started with things like her birthday, and her parents names and ages, then they moved on to recent events, so far no problems. Finally they asked about the day itself and the ‘incident’ in questions Marinette opened her mouth to answer then paused thoughtfully. She couldn’t remember. Not unusual assured the doctor, and then he returned to asking other questions probing gently to ensure everything was alright, and it seemed to be up until the doctor asked a simple question.

“What’s your best friends name? And can you describe them.”

Marinette froze and stayed silent. Tikki suddenly felt a strange twist in her tummy. Sabine and Tom looked at their daughter uncertainly. Finally after a long pause. Marinette spoke with a strained laugh.

“I uhh dont remember having one sir.” Sabine felt her stomach suddenly drop, hidden away behind a plant Tikki felt the same thing.

Concerned by the answer the doctor probed more with Tom and Sabine joining in. The answers were startling. Marinette Dupain-Cheng had forgotten every single person that was present when she fell down the stairs. She could recall other students at the school and her teacher, but all the students of her own class? She could not recall their names or their faces. When her parents asked about a specific memory the first time Nino and Marinette met and became friends. Marinette’s eyes lit up. She remembered the event, she remembered someone being bullied and helping them and then they became friends. Her parents were hopeful and the doctor calmly asked Marinette to tell them who the bully was and who the person being bullied was. At that all Marinette did was frown and hold her head. She could remember the incident but... The faces of the bully and the one being bullied were blacked out she had no idea who they were. They tried asking her if she knew the bullied boys favorite things, she had no idea, his name? Nothing. Favorite color? Nope. It was odd extremely so and the only theory the doctor could offer was trauma based memory lose triggered by stress and the possible incident surrounding her accident.

Later when her parents left and it was safe. Tikki emerged and was overjoyed to learn that Marinette remembered her and being ladybug. Tikki was a bit worried about the holes in her dear chosens memories but she knew that this was the price Marinette had payed. She got to keep her life and all her limbs and eyes but she had lost something precious, her friends, they were now black holes burned into faded memories. And it extended into her superhero life. Marinette knew Rena Rouge she could remember her powers and her skill, but when Tikki asked who she was Marinette could only frown and hold her head as it throbbed. Alya, Nino, everyone even Adrien were gone, Marinette had the memories but no faces, no names, no attachment she had lost her friends. Tikki felt guilty of course and told Marinette as much but the young girl just kissed her Kwami’s head and confidently said that they would figure it out.

It had been a week sense Marinette’s big fall. And the students of Bustier’s class sat restless in their seats. None of them had been able to check up on Marinette as her parents had forbidden visitors and the bakers themselves were illusive now a days as they kept close to the hospital keeping their daughter company. All anyone knew was that Marinette was alive, and while that was great news it wasn’t enough. And to make matters perhaps more odd then Marinette’s disappearance was the complete inactivity by Hawkmoth. It was as if he was busy dealing with something else. Like maybe his teenage son who had been expressing all of his teenage rebellion and angst in a concentrated dose ever sense a certain bakers daughter had fallen down the stairs. Adrien was indeed the most miserable about the whole situation, he’d given up on bathing, moped all day, snapped at Lila for even opening her mouth, and was refusing to care for himself or attend any and all photoshoots and extra curricular activities. Adrien’s rebellion was causing big problems for Gabriel’s business and he was stuck rushing about trying to re-organize events and juggle his son who had become terrifyingly good at escaping the house to go to school no matter what kind of locks were installed.

As the day wore on for Bustier’s students ignored the looks given to them by the other students in the school. More then a few of them blamed them squarely for what had happened to Marinette while others shot them looks of sympathy or concern. The class as a whole looked like they were from a bad zombie movie, but the one who looked perhaps the worse of them all was Lila Rossi, while some would try and argue its because of how bad she felt for poor Marinette others would recognize that she seemed paranoid and on edge with her eyes darting about and how quick she was to defend herself against even the smallest assumed accusation against her. Finally lunch rolled around and like the mob of zombies they were the students of Bustier’s class walked mindlessly to the cafeteria that is until one of them spotted a familiar looking girl though her hair was no longer in pigtails and her clothing had changed it was undoubtedly her! The class rushed forward with a surge catching the attention of the whole school who watched the exchange curiously. Apologies were hurled out questions were yelled and poor Marinette looked overwhelmed silence only came when Sabine stepped forward with a warning look though there was an odd glint of pity and sadness in her eyes. Finally it was Alya who broke the silence.

“Marinette! We are SO sorry, please can you find it in your heart to forgive us?” The Ladybloger was holding back tears and no one had heard her voice that shaky before. After a long pause Marinette spoke.

“U-Umm... Hey listen I dont... Really know what your apologizing for... And uh I dont really know who you are but... Umm sure of course I forgive you! You seem very nice?”

The crowd was stunned. Marinette had no idea who ALYA was? Her best friend? The girl she’d fought with last? Sensing the tension in the room Tom gently guided Marinette away shooting Sabine an odd look. Both parents had hoped that seeing her old school would jolt Marinette’s memory but it seemed that even her best friends face wasn’t enough to bring back what had been lost. As Tom helped Marinette climb the stairs with her cast. Sabine took a deep breath and proceeded to explain what she could. That Marinette had lost... Some memories, specifically relating to people who had been around during her accident... She didn’t remember any of them and no one not even the doctors or Tikki herself could change that. As Sabine apologized for what must surely be a shock she excused herself to follow her daughter and husband to the principles office so they could discuss the situation.

For the students of the akuma class life felt like it had been turned sideways. Lila who had been consumed by guilt had begun to hyperventilate. Alya felt slapped and raw her best friend had no idea who she was and the last thing she had done before Marinette forgot all about her was denounce their friendship. For Kim and Nino their were tears and disbelief the girl that they had known sense childhood had no idea who they were and regarded them like any stranger on the side of the road. For Chloe there was the oddest feeling of heartbreak, now she would never know if Marinette could truly forgive her, because the Marinette to whom she’d been so cruel was all but gone. But it was perhaps Adrien who was hit the hardest, Adrien who had learned that Marinette liked him the day of the accident, Adrien who had watched her fall, who had not rushed to check on her, Adrien who had felt torn by guilt confused about his feelings, Adrien who felt like the world had lost the sun with Marinette gone, Adrien who had wanted Marinette to come back so he could see she was okay and ask her on the date she deserved, and now Adrien who meant nothing to her because she had no idea who he was.

As for the rest of the students of Dupont? Well many of them were overjoyed to know Marinette remembered them at least but they felt pity for the akuma class but many others wondered what the future held. Would Marinette’s old friends try and rekindle their friendships? Would they bring photos and music and videos to try and bring back the girls memories? Or would new friends take the place of the old and forgotten? Would Adrien continue down his path of rebellion fighting for a place in Marinette’s heart once more, or would he return to being a docile lamb under his fathers thumb his heart and mind numb due to the shock of it all. Would Lila Rossi return to her old ways? Would she crack under the feelings of guilt and shame? Or would she go mad and attack Marinette. How many people would forever flinch and rush to offer Marinette help whenever she so much as when near a flight of stairs? Would it be possible to anyone to reclaim Marinette’s lost memories or would new ones need to be made? No one knew. But they did know for certain that things would be different from now on.

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[itsthemysterykids]

Lila Rossi tries to trick Coraline into believing that Wybie actually prefers blondes

Wybie: She what?! Oh, hell no! *Storms over to Lila telling a bunch of bullshit lies to her classmates* Okay! Those whose name isn’t Lila, BEAT IT!

Kim: Hey! Who are you to tell us- *Wybie kicks him in the nuts* … Yes, sir.

*The Akuma Class students fearfully run away*

Lila: *Scoffs* What’s your problem why-were-you-born?

Wybie: Only Coraline is allowed to call me that. And let’s get one thing straight you b-word with dicks for hair! Coraline Jones is the most beautiful, courageous, badass girl I have ever met, and I don’t give two shits about her hair color, the way she dresses, or if she wears makeup or not! So don’t you EVER put it in her head that I only like her a certain way or I swear to God I will put an assortment of bugs in your pillow!

*He storms away, but not before adding…*

Wybie: HEY AKUMA CLASS! GOOGLE IS A THING! USE IT INSTEAD OF BELIEVING EVERY WORD COMING OUT OF HER BIG MOUTH! *Points to Adrien* AND YOU! THE HIGH ROAD IS SHITTY ADVICE! STAND UP FOR MARINETTE! *He leaves*

Alya: … Yeesh. Temper.

Nathaniel: *On his phone* Uh, guys? Lila did lie. About everything.

Alya: … I’m gonna kill that bitch.

*Somewhere in Paris*

Marinette: *Pulls out the Turtle Miraculous* Tikki, I think we just found a new holder.

*Back at the Mystery Shack, Wybie is helping Coraline to dye her hair blue again*

Wybie: You’re beautiful the way you are. Never forget that.

[mcheang]

Lila's mother decides to speak out against the incompetence of Paris's so-called "Superheroes" after Lila goes on another lament-fest. The focus isn't on her personally though, the focus is on the public backlash as the media goes nuts over an Italian diplomat insulting Paris's beloved heroes, and the Italian government frantically trying to do damage control. Then Lila being Gabriel's "muse" is discovered, and now Gabriel has to do damage control over his... lack of support for the heroes.

Ignorance is not bliss, it’s dangerous

Hmm...I believe I wrote something similar in Blind And Foolish. Here’s the link: https://mcheang.tumblr.com/post/189582138105/blind-and-foolish

This happens after Lila claims to have to missed school again because of akuma attacks. Actually she just has another model shoot with Adrien and is allowed to be excused for class because of work. But Mrs Rossi doesn’t know that because then she would want to meet Lila’s boyfriend even more.

The daily news was thriving over a recent scandal. Apparently the Italian diplomat, Mrs Donna Rossi, had decided to generously propose to her Parisian colleagues that Italy could send in military aid to help take care of the akumas and bring down Hawkmoth. After all, they clearly need help if their police force had decided to let two incompetent heroes playing dress up fight their battles.

As you can imagine, this was a grave insult. The Paris police force was perfectly competent, thank you very much. It wasn’t their fault their enemy had superpowers. And only Ladybug could purify the akumas and fix the magical damage. Of course the teens would be given the lead since this was their speciality. And how dare Rossi say their heroes were incompetent. Ladybug and Chat Noir solve their akuma problems in less than 6 hours a day, usually less than 2 hours if the reports were anything to go by.

Mrs Rossi was astonished by the backlash she received. She reminded the Parisians that swarms of akumas have been plaguing the city for months, to the point that schools have shut down.

Response: what swarms?! Scarlet Moth was only for one day! And since when have schools been closed? They have only ended early and nothing more! Classes resume the next day!

Mrs Rossi faltered, but continued on. “Except my daughter has been confined to our house because her school was closed. Her principal was akumatized for months, too!”

When they learn Lila’s school is Dupont, there were snorts all around. Everyone knew Dupont was infamous for akumas, and they knew it was never shut down because they have walked past it daily and seem students going about their business. And everyone knew Darkowl had debuted at night...after school hours. And he was defeated before dawn. His akumatization never even affected school attendance...

The meeting was dismissed shortly and Mrs Rossi was humiliated as the Parisians angrily stormed out. Honestly, was this who they wanted to work with? An ignoramus who dares to insult their security?

News managed to leak out. The class was horrified by what Lila’s mother had said. Lila was trying to do damage control when her mother confronted her, having checked with the principal. They had both agreed that Lila would be expelled for her actions. Well...at least Lila doesn’t have to placate her class anymore...and at least she’s still got her modelling career.

Except while the Italian ambassador is pleading and apologising, promising that Donna and her daughter would be sent back at once, it came out that Donna had said such things because her daughter was a compulsive liar, a fact she had recently just found out.

As such, people are angry at Lila for insulting their heroes!

Doing research on Lila, people recognize her as Volpina and Gabriel’s latest muse. As the public currently hate Lila, they also dislike anything associated with her. Didn’t Gabriel once say in Heroes Day that Lila wasn’t a real hero? Why was he hiring this hateful hero hater then? Gabriel was responsible for Bubbler and Simon Says... is he trying to sabotage the heroes? Only putting on a public front all the while?

Gabriel quickly fired Lila and did his own damage control. He claimed after the events of Bubbler, he had decided to be more open towards Adrien’s friends. He met Lila Rossi and she seemed like a nice girl. He gave her the opportunity to model as a chance for Adrien to have more friends while working. And as for Simon Says, who wants to be hypnotized on TV? It’s a basic invitation to make a fool of yourself in public.

Donna Rossi was fired and was ordered to return to Italy with her daughter immediately before they do anymore damage.

Lila was enraged her reputation and modelling gig were ruined, but at least she could start over in Italy anyway. There were no more opportunities for her in Paris anymore. Her one regret was that she never defeated Ladybug.

Lila was wrong about starting over. While Donna was scolded and fined for causing an international dispute for her careless and negligent handling of the situation, she did decide to deal with her daughter’s compulsive lying by sending her to a correction school. Down there, the Teachers made sure everyone knew what the students were infamous for. Once everyone knew Lila was a liar and that she was supposedly responsible for some huge scandal, they decided to check it out. After that, Lila was mocked by her classmates for not hanging out with her celebrity friends and immediately volunteering her for grunt work since she loves to help out.

Lila was furious, but this time, there was no akuma to help her vent.

As for the Italian government, they tried to make amends by donating large sums of money to the Parisian police force. (I’m not sure if this is correct procedure, but hey, this is fanfic!)

[bisexualsforprompto]

Lila Rossi Twin Sister AU

Idk if anything like this has been done.

But I don’t know if it’s just cuz I’m sleep deprived, but I feel like Lila having a really really sweet twin sister (Lola maybe?) would be really funny. (Or alternatively: Lola being just very cynical and not so much sweet, but tired of her twin sis’s BS).

And like, Lola has grown up with Lila’s lies so she’s basically a human lie detector.

Maybe she lived with Mr. Rossi while Lila lives with Mrs. Rossi (but she visits occasionally)

When Lola visits she always finds out about Lila’s mischief and attempts to rectify it.

One time Lila had spent forever trying to find out a way to get Marinette expelled. She pulled another ‘put something ‘stolen’ in Marinette’s locker.’

But every time she’d put her necklace in Mari’s locker it would be empty when Bustier and Damocles went to open it

And Lila would always find the object on her bed in the same place everyday

It. Drove. Her. Nuts.

Cue Lola coming in and asking, “Gee sis, I saw you were gonna take your necklace to school, but it seemed like you always left it in the wrong locker. I didn’t want you to lose it, so I brought it back here!”

And similar chaotic good ensues from Lola

[iwasbored777]

That Multiplication scene when Chloé is talking trash about Ladybug and Lila defends Ladybug has a lot more layers now after all these episodes cuz I was always wondering why is Chloé so mad at Lila here cuz she is literally the only person in that room (besides Marinette) who knows Lila is not for real here but knowing how many times Lila had to explain to Chloé to act nice and Chloé ALWAYS decides to be a drama queen instead of hiding her emotions means that Chloé either thought Lila will back her up now that they're friends and was disappointed that she didn't or she forgot literally the only thing she is supposed to know about Lila - that she never says what she means - as she did in the following episodes and idk which one is funnier. I can't believe Lila chose Chloé of all people, she wanted a challenge I guess 😂😂😂

[kandoesfanfics-writes]

And I totally see 190 with mari and dick. But I've put in a lot of requests and i know each one takes a lot of your time and effort, so feel free to ignore me

This is my first attempt at Dickinette finished at like 2am. I hope I have served you all well.

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Dick was extremely worried about the petite young lady at the end of the bar.

The dark haired girl had been drinking by herself for about an hour, and the longer she sat there, the sadder she appeared. Her eyes were dim, focused on the drink in front of her. Her skin was flushed, most likely from the alcohol. She was wearing a pink babydoll dress that accented her delicate curves. She had white stockings and black ballet flats. Her hair was loose, cascading past her shoulders.

She looked so sad.

Dick sighed deeply side eyeing Wally and Roy. The two red-heads were laughing and downing their own drinks. It looked like those two were already well on their way to being wasted. Dick was a little irritated as it had been his best friends’ idea to take him out drinking. It was supposed to help him get over Starfire…

The Tameranean had broke up with Dick a few months ago. The man was mostly over it, but it still stung. They’d been dating since they were teenagers. They used to get along almost perfectly, but things had changed as they grew up. Dick was no longer Robin. Dick was Nightwing now, and with the new mantle came new problems.

Starfire herself was dealing with her own developing issues as a member of the Tamaranean royal family. Kor’i refused to abandon her responsibilities, and Dick could respect that. She knew Dick wouldn’t abandon his responsibilities either, so that spelt the end for their relationship. Kor’i told him she would always treasure their time together, and that he would always be one of her best friends.

She’d left for Tameran shortly afterword.

Wally and Roy had gotten tired of Dick’s moping, so they had dedicated the last few weeks to pulling him out of his funk. This was the fifth bar this week, and Dick was getting exasperated. He had let himself be sad, and now he was accepting what was and began to move on. He appreciated his friends for wanting to cheer him up, but Dick did need some alone time.

Which brought him back to the little lady at the end of the bar.

She was all alone and appeared to be intoxicated. She was vulnerable and attracting attention. A few men had bought her drinks, though she hadn’t touched them, ordering her own instead. Dick was relieved to see she still had that much sense, but the more she drank, the more men that gathered around her. It made Dick’s instincts scream at him to do something, anything, to help her.

Dick decided to go over and invite her to sit with them. If she turned that down, Dick would volunteer to order her an Uber to take her home. He just couldn’t leave her sitting at the end of the bar by herself with the wolves waiting to devour her. Dick noted that neither Roy nor Wally noticed him slipping away, so he grabbed his jacket and walked over to her.

“Hi,” he said, giving her a small smile. “...are you doing okay?”

The woman turned, and Dick felt his breath catch in his throat. Her eyes were a gorgeous slate grey filled with unshed tears. She had a cute button nose with a splattering of light freckles across the bridge. She was frowning, petal pink lips drawn thin as if she were trying not to burst out crying. He saw the tears begin to build up as she looked at him once before biting, “Do people go to a bar if they’re okay?”

Dick winced, but tried not to take it personally. She was clearly upset about something, and he was certain all the extra male attention wasn’t making her mood any better. She probably just wanted to be left alone to drown her sorrows in peace. Unfortunately for her, that wasn’t how Gotham worked. A pretty lady like her drinking alone could only spell disaster.

“Well, my two buddies are here, and their lives are most certainly fine,” he said, pointing a finger to the two intoxicated red-heads. “They dragged me here because they think I’m miserable.”

“Why would they think that?” she said, her accent coming out.

Huh, so she was French? That would explain why she didn’t seem to realize how dangerous Gotham was.

“My girlfriend and I broke up. We’d been dating since we were around fourteen,” Dick answered honestly. “Kor’i had family problems, and I had my own responsibilities. In the end, it just didn’t work out. I was sad for a little bit, but she was right. We couldn’t compromise...I just miss her. She’d been a constant presence in my life for the better part of seven years, after all.”

That seemed to reach the woman, who had now put her glass of wine down. She was no longer looking at him with hostility, but something else. It wasn’t a look of pity. Dick knew the difference between looks of pity and genuine empathy. The dark haired woman rubbed her arms before gesturing to the open seat next to her. She then smiled bitterly at him before sighing, “Love sucks, doesn’t it? My boyfriend never loved me for me. He cheated on me.”

Dick looked apologetic as he sat down next to her. He held out his hand and said, “Richard, it’s nice to meet you. My friends call me Dick.”

Her delicate hand reached out to grab his. Dick marveled at how small her fingers were in comparison to his. They were soft, but definitely did not lack strength. Her handshake was surprisingly firm for such a small woman.“Marinette,” she said. “I don’t have any friends.”

“I doubt that,” Dick replied. “Everyone has friends.”

“Not me.”

Dick lifted his hand to get the bartender’s attention. He ordered a glass of semi-dry red wine and took a sip.

“Like I said already, my buddies brought me here. The red-head who looks like he could toss a man is Roy. His adopted father and my adopted father are business rivals, so we hung out a lot growing up. The other red-head who’s giggling like a nut is Wally. He’s a real jokester, but he’s one of the most reliable friends I have,” he said. “I’m currently working at Wayne Enterprises, but I’m trying to get a different job.”

“Don’t like it there?” Marinette asked softly.

“...I had a fight with my adopted father,” he admitted with a shrug. “It’s his company…”

“So you don’t want to work there any more,” she said with a firm nod. “That’s understandable. I left Paris to get away.”

“Away from what?”

Marinette seemed to glance anxiously at him before tossing her wine glass back and chugging the contents. Once she was done, she began to tell him about her life in Paris. She started with explaining that her parents, while loving and supportive individuals, had given her freedom to the point of neglect as a child. She told him that she still loved her parents and knew they loved her, but that was the reason she’d had such a hard time asking them for help with things.

Marinette moved on to discuss how she’d had a few friends growing up as a child. She told him that she realized that she’d had fewer friends than she thought when a girl named Lila Rossi came to her lycee. The young woman went on to discuss how things had gotten terrible. Most of her friends had turned their back on her the second this Lila girl began spreading her lies. There had been only a handful of people who knew the girl was lying.

That had caused so much on strain on many of her relationships in which was only made worse by how much work Marinette was doing. Marinette had been her class’s president which was a lot of work. Her one friend had quit as her deputy after being pulled in by this Lila girl’s lies. This had left Marinette alone to do all of the work for her class.

“Not to mention all my commissions, things were goddamn nightmare,” Marinette said, quietly thanking the bartender for her new glass of wine. “Commissions? Are you an artist?” Dick asked.

Marinette seemed to light up at that.

“I’m actually a budding fashion designer!” she said brightly. “I’ve been doing it since I was young. I actually made the dress I’m wearing right now.”

Dick’s eyes scanned her dress more closely this time.

“That’s really impressive,” Dick said. “That looks like hand stitching! The embroidery on the neckline is gorgeous. Did you really sew this all by hand?”

Marinette nodded excitedly, telling Dick it had taken her only a few days to make. She went on to discuss how she’d been trying to establish her brand in the United States for a few months, but progress had been slow.

“I love designing and creating things,” Marinette said sweetly.

“Really? I’d love to see some more of your designs! Do you just design women’s dresses or do you make more?” he asked.

Marinette suddenly went very quiet. Her grip on her drink tightened before her eyes welled up with tears once again. The tears began to drip down her cheeks as her body began to tremble. She sniffed a few times before chugging the rest of her wine. It took everything in her not to slam the glass down on the counter as all the emotions she’d tried to suppress came rushing to the surface.

“...what did I do wrong?”

Dick felt himself start to panic as he saw the woman’s reaction. He hadn’t meant to make her cry! He was supposed to be making her feel better! He rushed to try and think of a way to change the subject when she asked her question. He watched in horror as she began to dissolve into tears, reaching out gently to touch her arm.

“...what did I do wrong? I did everything he’d asked of me. I was honest. I never cheated. I never—” she cried. “Why couldn’t he love me for me?”

The dark haired man gently scooched his chair closer to Marinette. He then wrapped a comforting arm around her shoulders, pulling her close in a show of support. He listened to her cry, feeling his own anger stirring. He was enraged to think that her model would date her just because he figured out she was someone he looked up to! If he didn’t love Marinette as herself, why would he want to date her after learning she was a famous designer?

“Honestly, sounds like you didn’t do anything wrong,” Dick said quietly. “To me it simply sounds like this guy was a complete idiot who wouldn’t know a good, talented woman if one bit him in the ass.”

Marinette’s grey eyes darted to him, searching for any dishonesty. When she found none, she smiled weakly and thanked him for trying to make her feel better. Wiping her eyes, she told Dick that she was going to go home and sleep the alcohol off. As she moved to get up, Marinette wobbled unsteadily and had to grasp Dick for support.

“I think I may be slightly more drunk than I thought,” she whispered, her cheeks turning bright red.

Dick simply smiled at her before draping his coat over Marinette. He stood up and gently guided her away from the bar and out into the cool Gotham air. He noted how she shivered, pulling closer to him before mumbling, “Don’t like the cold.”

“C’mon Nettie, I’ll get you a ride home—”

“Don’t wanna go back.”

“Nettie—”

“He’s there.”

This made the man stop. The guy she was avoiding was at her place of residence? Did they live together? What was she going to do now? Marinette was clearly drunk and vulnerable. What would happen if she went back home and this douchebag was still there? It made Dick’s skin crawl, so he decided to choose the lesser of two evils.

He fished out his phone and dialed a number he was secretly hoping he’d never have to call again.  Dick nearly breathed out a sigh of relief when a welcomingly familiar voice answered the phone.

“...hey Alfred...it’s Dick. Is Bruce out?”

“Why yes, Master Dick. He took Jason out this evening.”

“...could you come pick us up? I ran into an old friend, and she got pretty drunk. I’m afraid to send her home by herself.”

“Of course, Master Dick. Shall I set up a room for you as well?”

Dick could hear the hopefulness in Alfred’s voice as he added that Jason would probably like to see him as well. Dick gritted his teeth but wasn’t able to answer before Marinette’s sweet voice asked him who Jason was. One he’d told her who Jason was, Marinette got a very firm look on her face.

“You should stay. This Bruce might be a big idiot, but the little boy has nothing to do with it. Are you really going to be mean to the little boy who looks up to you because you’re mad at someone else? Because that doesn’t seem right at all. What did little Jason ever do to you?”

He would have laughed if he hadn’t been so shocked. Marinette had been an inconsolable sobbing mess only moments before. Now she was spitting out wisdom like she was freaking Buddah. He had to admit she had a point though. His problem was solely with Bruce, and Jason didn’t have anything to do with it. Jason hadn’t done anything to warrant the kind of treatment Dick had been giving him.

“...I’ll stay, Alfred. Only for Jason. I refuse to talk to Bruce.”

“I’m glad to hear that, Master Dick. Jason could use the help of someone experienced in dealing with Master Bruce,” the relief was clear in his voice. “I’ll come get you, and then set up your rooms.”

“You’re experienced there too, you know?”

“Yes, Master Dick… but I’m not a young man, and I’m not Master Bruce’s son like you are. I firmly believe he’ll relate to you better.”

Dick mentally agreed, but thanked Alfred and hung up the phone. He turned his attention back to Marinette, whose grey eyes were watching him closely. She looked almost lost as if she didn’t know what to do now. He could see the anxiety coming back to her expression and quickly asked her what was wrong.

“Should I really come over if you’re having issues with him? I don’t want to make things worse—”

“Nettie, you’re fine. Just stick close, and I’ll keep you warm and safe until Alfred gets here. Then you can go to sleep in a safe place,” Dick said firmly. “I’ll work things out with Jason. Bruce is just being stubborn and refusing to admit he’s wrong. It’s enough to drive anyone crazy.”

Marinette’s drunken mind seemed to crash.

She could vaguely remember him using the nickname before, but it hadn’t hit her until just then. Dick was calling her Nettie. Dick had given her a nickname. Dick was offering her a safe place to stay. Dick was standing here, making sure she was safe and warm while his friends were still drinking inside. Dick had left his friends to see if she was okay…

Her face, already slightly flushed from the alcohol, got redder as she locked eyes with the enchanting man next to her. She’d made a mental note of him before, dark hair and blue eyes, but now she was looking at him closely. He had beautiful cheekbones and eyes that carried a mischievousness to them. A smile always seemed to be tugging at the corner of his mouth, and he was stronger than Marinette originally thought

He was muscular, but not in the way one who lifts a lot of weights would be. He had muscles more like… a dancer.

Marinette got so tangled up in her thoughts she didn’t notice the limo pull up beside them. It wasn’t until Dick began gently guiding her to the door that Marinette even realized the car was there. Time blurred for her after that as she let Dick take care of her. The last thing she’d be able to recall the next day was an elderly man showing her a room, and plopping herself onto the bed.

Dick had come to wake her up the next morning with some ibuprofen and water.

He’d smiled at her the same way he had when he greeted her at the bar. It still made her feel weak and brought a small smile of her own to her face. Dick had then talked to her about the previous night’s events, and what had happened. He told her not to worry about crashing at the manor as he himself hadn’t felt comfortable sending her back home. He then offered his assistance in either kicking her boyfriend out of her home or helping her relocate.

“Why would you do that?” she asked quietly. “Why do you even care?”

“Because I’m your friend, Nettie.”

“Why?”

“...because right now, we could both use a good friend,” Dick said softly. “One that listens to me instead of dragging me out to bars. One that tells me to shut up and man up when I’m wrong. You may not remember it, but you set me straight last night. I’m going to talk to Jason. Fighting with Bruce or not, he still adopted Jason which makes him my little brother. I shouldn’t take my anger out on him.”

Marinette’s eyes widened as she set the glass of water down beside her.

“I did that?” she murmured.

“Yeah, you did. You could also use someone who isn’t going to use you for money or fame. You seemed really nice, and it sounds like a lot of people took that for granted or abused it. That’s not fair to you,” he added. “So what do you say? Are we at least friends?”

As Dick held his hand out to Marinette, her face began to heat up. She managed to keep herself together long enough to shake his hand, a shy smile appearing on her face. She felt her heart thud in her chest as the man with sky-blue eyes smiled the most perfect smile at her.

Sure...they could be friends for now.

[princess-of-the-corner]

Lila gets exposed: Mrs. Rossi runs into Mr. Damocles

Honestly I think any interaction with him would just give credit to Lila's lies because the guy is nuts.

[laadychat]

PM pt. 4

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Up until lunch, the day was just absolutely horrible.

Not only was Lila still talking about how the princess supposedly was in town and was going to visit her later today, but Alya was also researching even more about the royal family.

So of course Kim wanted Marinette no where near either of them until they spoke to her parents. Which also meant Nino was somehow involved and was following them towards the bakery when the lunch bell rang.

"Does she realize that people will be after her now? Like," Kim shook his head and opened the door, still not trusting their surroundings. "If Alya posts about how Lila is 'friends with the royal family'," air quoting his last words, he snorted. "it won't end well when people take her seriously."

"That also puts your family in danger, right Marinette?" Nino asked, eyebrows furrowed in concern. "People will try their hardest to find you guys."

Snorting, Marinette pointed her thumb towards the taller kid next to her. "We trust Kim's family to keep us safe. Besides," she grinned and brushed her hair aside to display the earrings. Lowering her voice, she opened the bakery door. "Anyways, we gotta keep all this talk on the down low when in public. Don't know who could be listening."

The trio slipped inside and waved down Marinette's mother. As the she walked towards them, she quickly ushered them upstairs.

"Hey, kids. How are you?"

"Your majesty, we have a problem." Kim started, setting his bag down before turning to the mother. "Someone at school is claiming to be friends with your family. And we're worried it's going to hit the news."

Hearing that, Sabine straightened up and narrowed her eyes. She held up a finger and it halted any sound from them immediately. Once she had locked all doors, she gestured for the students to sit. "Clarify."

Kim nodded, his back stiff as he addressed her. "A girl in our class claimed to be friends with the princess and it's caused more interest in your family. We think Alya might also post it on Ladyblog."

Sabine frowned, her arms crossed. "Had she been able to actually point out any correct features of Marinette?"

Shaking his head, Kim responded. "On contrary, quite the opposite actually. 'Blonde hair, green eyes'. But that's not the alarming part." Back stiff and hands claps behind him, he locked gaze with her. "Today, she declared that the princess was in town and was visiting her. And people are going to post about it."

"She kept saying she was going over to their location after school." It was Marinette who spoke up this time, a little annoyed because who was Lila Rossi to declare them friends? But besides that, Marinette was honestly worried about who might be after the exchange student now. She knows for a fact that are lots of people who would love to get their hands on the royal family.

"Thank you for bringing this to my attention. I will speak about this with Tom and your parents, Kim. Now," and just like that, she was once again the gentle woman the city knew her has. "Food's in the kitchen."

All three teens nodded their heads, promised to eat well, and started towards the kitchen.

"You know, Alya seems to really want to believe what Lila says. I'm starting to get a little concerned." Nino mentioned around a bite of food. "Thank god Adrien despises her or else I would have gone nuts."

Kim snorted, leaning back in his chair as he munched on his lunch. "I'm not gonna lie, I've always been wary of Cesaire. Now," he shrugged. "It's gonna only hurt her when she realizes how much bullshit Lila spills. Enough about her," he set his food aside. "We're going this weekend for sure. There's some paperwork that needs to get done and I am definitely in the mood for some luxurious relaxation time."

[thenovelartist]

Kitty’s Key, set 2

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4. Birthday

Marinette really didn’t want to use the fact she was Ladybug to find out where Chat was before he posted. That was cheating and she wouldn’t do that. However, if she happened to see Chat running across the rooftops, likely to his spot for the day, then it was fair game.

She followed the cat as closely as she could, ending up at a little café with outdoor seating. He was under the awning, wearing a green hoodie and sunglasses and a hat over his ears.

Marinette smirked at his disguise. Clever cat.

She marched over to him, but he didn’t see. He was on his baton, probably hinting out his location to whoever was following his account.

By the time he put it away, Marinette was sitting at the other end of the table.

It was clear he wasn’t expecting it. “H-hey!” he said, smile quickly replacing the shock on his expression. “Catch me early, did you?”

“I saw you leaping on the rooftops,” she said. “Want me to get you something?”

He waved it off. “Nah, I’m fine. It won’t be long before I’m swarmed and can’t eat anything anyway.”

“Fair enough,” she said. “Nice disguise, by the way.”

He huffed a laugh. “It’s my hope that it will prolong the inevitable swarm just a little bit.”

She hummed. “Maybe, but I wouldn’t hold my breath. Your fangirls seem persistent.”

“They are,” he said. “And they’re really Adrien’s fangirls. And Adrien’s fangirls are a whole other level of nuts.”

“I wouldn’t know.”

“Now you do. But in the meantime, while we wait for the swarm to appear, let’s talk about you.”

“Me?” Marinette asked, eyebrow quirking in amusement.

“Yeah,” he said. “Let’s talk about you and the fact you planned a future with a guy you aren’t seeing.”

She already didn’t like where this was going. “You planned a future with Ladybug and you aren’t seeing her.”

Chat froze, his mouth open. “Touché,” he admitted. “But I’m pursuing her. Are you pursuing him?”

“Why so interested all of a sudden?”

“Because you’re an amazing girl and I want to see you happy.”

Marinette pretended that she wasn’t affected by those words.

“So, who’s the guy?”

With a smirk, she put her finger to her lips. “It’s a secret.”

“You’re no fun,” he pouted. “Come on. Why? You planned a future with him. Are you ashamed?”

Heat flooded her cheeks at that. “Wha—No! I’m not ashamed.”

“Then tell me!”

“No,” she defended. “No, it’s just… I don’t want people getting the wrong idea.”

Chat quirked his head to the side. “Wrong idea? What about?”

Marinette severely regretted her decision to come here. “Well… because he’s kinda famous and I don’t want people thinking I just like him for that reason.”

“You don’t strike me as the kind of person who’d care about that,” Chat easily dismissed. “So, tell me, who’s the guy?”

“It’s still embarrassing. I’ve had a crush on this guy for years and still nothing’s happened.”

“So do something,” Chat said as though it was obvious. “I’d even help out. But I can’t do that unless you tell me who this guy is.”

Marinette looked at him. Even though his eyes were covered with glasses, she knew them well enough to know that curiosity filled his green gaze. “You’re not gonna let it go, are you?”

“Nope,” he said with a smirk. “And if you don’t tell me today, I’ll bug you about it tomorrow and the next day and the next until you tell me so I can make sure my princess actually pursues her prince charming and lives happily ever after.”

She wanted to slam her head on the table. Several times. Hard. But she knew for a fact he wouldn’t let it go. So, she reached out and took the key on the chain on his neck and brought it up to show him.

Slowly, his smile slowly faded as realization dawned on him.

She dropped the key and fell back into her chair.

“Really, princess?” he asked, voice full of disbelief.

“I know,” she sighed. “I’m so pathetic. He’s got a million and one fangirls and here I am hoping for a chance. I can barely talk to him without stuttering. And then don’t even get me started on all the stupid things I’ve done around him and all my stupid attempts to confess that ended in failures. You know, the one that hurts the most is the scarf I made him.”

“Scarf?” he asked.

She nodded. “I made him a scarf for his fourteenth birthday, and I tried to give it to him but I failed so bad. And I don’t know what happened, but he somehow thought that his dad gave him the scarf, and you should have seen how happy he was. I couldn’t take that away from him! And my friend Alya—you know the ladyblogger—she called me out on it and so I just said that I was happy for him like it wasn’t slowly killing me inside because I was so embarrassed and didn’t know what to do.”

Chat was frozen, not saying a word as he stared at Marinette.

“There he is!”

Immediately, Chat and Marinette looked toward the noise, only to see a pack of fangirls running across the street.

“Sorry, Princess but—”

“That’s your cue to run,” she finished with a grin. “Good luck, kitty. You’re gonna need it.”

 5. Cooking/Baking

Marinette was going to get the key. Chat would make sure of it. But he wanted to drag this out a little longer so it would seem less suspicious than loosing the key before two weeks had passed.

Though, he couldn’t deny he was so very done with this whole contest and giving the key to Marinette would solve all the problems.

As it were, he was very, very done from running away from one Lila Rossi all day long.

He was off the clock for the day, and henceforth, he was knocking on Marinette’s skylight to beg for a hiding place for the rest of the night destressing.

She opened the hatch soon enough. “Long day?” she asked with a smug grin.

“Very. Now, let me hide.”

She giggled but let him in. “How big was the crowd today?”

“Small,” he said. “It consisted of one very persistent Lila Rossi.”

Her face grew serious. “Oh, you poor cat.”

He put on his best pout and nodded.

She took his cheeks in her hands, and he was more than happy to lean into them. “Papa and I did a little experimenting down in the kitchen today,” she said. “Would tasting some experiments make you feel better?”

“Yes,” he said automatically.

She patted his cheeks. “Then I’ll be right back.”

While she was gone, he settled himself comfortably on the chaise. He loved hanging out at Marinette’s house, but he couldn’t help but obsess over the fact she had a crush on him. For years. That was the part that got to him. For years, she’d had her life planned out with him already. She’d always been there, and he was proud of the fact they were friends, yet he’d missed every sign that she was interested in more.

Before he could obsess too much over what he had to do concerning her heart, she returned with a plate of goodies.

“Okay,” she said, sitting down on an open spot on her chaise, “You get these under the condition you tell me which one is the best, okay?”

As Chat looked at Marinette’s smiling face, one filled with pride over her work with glittering blue eyes, he couldn’t help but wonder, would it really be so bad if she did like him?

 6. Adoption/Family

He couldn’t help it.

He was driving Plagg crazy, but he couldn’t help it.

Adrien stared at the key that Chat Noir wore, remembering the day Marinette reached for it when asked who her crush was.

She liked him. She wanted a family with him.

And since then, he really couldn’t help but think about what a family with her would be like. Normally, it was his lady that he tried to picture having a family with, but with all the teasing she’d given him lately, he was honestly slightly tired of it. And Marinette…

Marinette wanted a family with him.

What would that be like?

She wanted to be a fashion designer and have three little kids running around, two boys and one girl. She wasn’t the kind to like large, gaudy places so Adrien imagined what a small house would be like to live in with a table set for five and dinner on the stove while the kids played chase throughout the house. He’d come home from work and say hi to his three kittens and ask them all about their day and then play with them until dinner was ready.

After that, he’d help them get ready for bed and kiss their heads as she tucked them in for the night before coaxing miss night owl away from her work and to bed with him.

He blushed hard at that thought.

Maybe that was too idealistic of a scene, but honestly, with the way his heart was racing and cheeks burning and the back of his mind was chanting “want, want, want,” he realized that maybe a life like that really would be a dream come true.