#Lila and Felix are dramatic bitches

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Miraculous Ladybug: No More Heroes - Chapter 45

Surface Pressure - Summary:

Team Miraculous face off against the newly patented 'Memento'. And while Argos and Chrysalis join the fray, so does something else... Also, Chrysalis has an announcement to make.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/55957627/chapters/158631727

For some reason, Tumblr's 'insert link' isn't working for me.

"Gabriel, be honest. It wasn't Emilie's death that made you a villain, it wasn't the world, and it wasn't the miraculous. It was always you - You were a villain long before you created Hawkmoth." Three years after his death, Gabriel Agreste awakens to a Paris ruled by akumas. He has no idea how he's alive, he has no idea what happened to Paris, all he knows it that he was the one who allowed this to happen. Hunted by the ghosts of his past, with no miraculous to protect him, and his greatest enemy now his only ally, Gabriel must brave this nightmare with Marinette Dupain-Cheng and make a choice: To become the villain he knows he is, or to find a way to become the father he failed to be.

Preview:

He shook his head, grounding himself in the moment. He glanced up at the present threat, and she was still just sitting there, eyes closed, waiting. "What's up with her? She hasn't made any demands yet?" Viperion eyed him for a moment and Chat internally cursed himself for forgetting how aware Luka was of his conflicted heart, but thankfully Viperion didn't call him on it; yet. Instead, he shrugged. "Nope, she's just been sitting there. I think she's sleeping." Pegasus stroked his chin. "If this is Chrysalis' newest creation, I'm sure she's waiting for an audience." He fell back on the balls of his feet, staring up at Chat pointedly. "I know this may be improper, but might I suggest that we try to drag this fight out if we can? We need to learn as much as we can about this new power." Chat scoffed, "I don't think she's going to give us that chance." Rena slapped Viperion on the back. "Good thing we have a guy here with infinite chances." Somehow, they all felt it, heard it in the recess of their minds, when Surface Pressure opened her eyes.

Fandom:

Miraculous Ladybug

Relationships:

Adrien Agreste | Chat Noir/Marinette Dupain-Cheng | Ladybug

Gabriel Agreste/Nathalie Sancoeur

Characters:

Marinette Dupain-Cheng | Ladybug

Gabriel Agreste

Adrien Agreste | Chat Noir

Nathalie Sancoeur

Colt Fathom

Lila Rossi

Nino Lahiffe

Chloé Bourgeois

Félix Fathom

Luka Couffaine

Alya Césaire

Max Kanté

Additional Tags:

Gabriel Agreste Redemption

Has a long way to go

Chloé Bourgeois Redemption

Retcons

Adrien Agreste | Chat Noir Needs a Hug

Identity Reveal

Ladybug/Hawkmoth team-up

Gabriel Backstory

Gabriel being an asshole

Protective Nathalie Sancoeur

Félix Fathom Is Bad at Feelings

Lila Rossi Being Lila Rossi

Hurt Adrien Agreste | Chat Noir

Story switches between two major points in time

Marinette Dupain-Cheng | Ladybug Needs a Break

[jacquesthepigeon]

You know, I can't think of any situation where she intentionally tried to hurt anybody, because it was always about protecting someone important to her, like how she never wanted to "destroy" Lila, she just wanted her friends to be safe and don't get hurt because of her. Those things blowing up in her face is almost never directly her fault but oftentimes someone else's (like s4 finale was Felix tricking her. She offered Chloe "help" during her """redemption arc""" but she refused.)

You could probably say that her exposing Lila in "volpina" and being mean to Kagami in "Animaestro" and "Ikari Gozen" was a dick move but heck, don't all people sometimes to dumb shit when they're jealous? Does it automatically make Mari a bad person when she doesn't have her feelings under control 24/7? Also she later apologized (at least to Kagami) and accepted that Adri//gami was gonne be a thing, even though it hurt her.

And sure, the whole "stakling Adrien" thing (which is really more "Adrien living in her head rent free" and the fandom being really dramatic about it) is not the noble thing to do and it's quite frankly annoying, but this is the writer's way of writing "comedy" and Marinette almost never gets anything out of it expect embarassement.

Like, Marinette tries to be a good person and do things for others to help them etc and sometimes her feelings get the best of her and she does dumb shit. And it's okay. She's a teenager, teenagers are dumb. And it's normal that sometimes the rational part of her brain just shuts off when it comes to Adrien, because 1. this is what teenagers do and 2. the writers made it that liking Adrien seems like her one character trait.

Sorry for rambling so much, I guess what I'm ultimately trying to say is that Marinette is being help to an unrealistic standard by the fandom because she doesn't always make the right choices because sometimes her feelings get the best of her and then she doesn't always make great decisions. But heck, she owes up to that most of the time, apologizing to people she hurt. But girls always have to be nice and can never make bad decisions, otherwise they're asshole bitches

BUT WHEN GOLDEN BOY ADRIEN DOES IRRATIONAL THINGS HE'S "ABUSED" AND "DOESN'T KNOW ANY BETTER" AND "JUST TRYING TO BE NICE" AND-

YUP YUP YUP YOU GET IT

[ajwinter-is-a-nerd]

Le Chat Et Le Serpent - Chapter 27

Please note that the entirety of this story is a ****TRIGGER WARNING***** - mentions of child abuse, graphic violence, alcohol use, mental health, suicide, suicidal ideation, self-harm - basically a constant blow of pain towards the characters - as well as some "steamy" moments.

Chapter Summary:

The final chapter in part 2!!

Lila and Felix have discovered a new edge to use against the miraculous footage. Emelie stands up to Gabriel. Adrien and Luka start work to complete an arduous task.

In the second part I couldn't get the song "Won't Back Down" out of my head (hence the title of the chapter) - the headings aren't thematic with the song, but the fact that everyone is pushing forward. Fighting for what they believe is the right thing to do.

Chapter 27: Won't Back Down

Preparing for Battle

Volpina sneered as she threw the mandarin ball towards a suited up Felix. It gently brushed his collar before diligently returning to her open hand. “Fetch.” 

The Butterfly Miraculous flew from Felix’s chest, dragging Nooroo through the air with it. 

“It worked!” No longer having Felix’s power to maintain Volpina, Lila stood wearing only the Dog suit. She fist bumped the air as she danced in a circle. 

Felix’s face was flat as he took the jewel back from her. “Good work, Lila. Now all we need to do is make sure we’re able to get it on our next target.” The orange glow from Lila’s detransformation highlighted his pensive state. 

“Which you’re of course going to make me do.” Lila’s face scrunched as if she had smelt rotten milk. 

Felix tsked towards her. “Of course. You bitch about my own capabilities, yet you can barely send out a butterfly. Do what you do best, find someone to piss off.” 

Lila rolled her eyes as she passed back the Dog Miraculous. “I don’t understand why we don’t just go after Luka, or Nino!” She jetted her hand towards the board. 

Felix repressed the urge to lash out against her. Clicking his jaw, he instead chose to stand before their detective work. “Because we aren’t certain if Adrien is Chat Noir, or who has the rings.” 

“Oh!” The mention of the rings triggered the memory of the photos she captured at the restaurant. “Look at these.” 

Lila made Felix’s skin crawl, but she continued to prove her usefulness times over. If she had left him to fend for himself, he likely would have been found, or know nothing of Adrien’s worsening reactions to the rings. Eagerly, he grabbed her burner phone to inspect the photos. The elation that coursed through him evaporated as the content of the pictures sunk in.  

Lila, or in her disguise at the time Liam, had lifted up the lid of the garbage can to get a proper view of the wreckage within. There were mounds of multi-shaded blood stains; dark chunks of clots rested on garnet and scarlett towels. Nooroo’s voluminous gasp alleviated Felix from the responsibility of formulating a response. 

“Ugh, you’re so dramatic, Nooroo!” Lila sighed at the horrified Kwami.

Ignoring Lila, Felix turned towards Nooroo. “Have you seen this before? Is it normal for there to be that much?” He purposefully evaded the key descriptive word, knowing that it would force him to reimagine the image that seared into his head. 

Nooroo drearily shook their head. “Bleeds like this were rare. A similar one ended with Adrien in the hospital.”

Biting his lip, Felix internally cursed the rings. There was no excuse for the Agreste’s to treat this amount of loss with a blasé attitude. “People lose less blood when they get shot. What caused this?”

“The most severe losses I saw were either from conflicting demands or when Adrien fought the order with all his might.” Nooroo informed Felix, to the maximum of their capabilities. 

“Hmmm…” Felix returned to a contemplative state. Still lacking the courage to see the gruesome stack of blood, he flipped a few photos back before looking at the phone again. There were several photos documenting the dinner outing. “Logically, the ring holder was at this table then?” 

Nooroo was silent; the fact that each patron was a holder inhibited them from saying nearly anything besides commenting on their surface appearance. If Nooroo confirmed or denied the possibility of one of them wearing the ring; any comment could lead Felix and Lila to focus on how the return of the Miraculous’ to the Guardian occurred, or worse, who was on each side of the transaction. 

Barkk peered at the picture, immediately recognizing the holders within the frame. She gave a distressed glance towards Nooroo, but Nooroo warned her with a stilled face. 

Felix took the Kawmi’s silence as confirmation, knowing that they could not provide information that may endanger Miraculous holders. Either Marinette or Luka holds the ring. And either Adrien is really fighting what they tell him… or someone is crossing over rules that Gabriel already left in place…

Felix connected the phone to their printer so they could add the photos to their recon board. He tacked their outing into the rings’ section of the board. If they can’t say anything, is it more likely that it’s Luka? Since he’s a Miraculous holder? Or have we not been looking close enough at Marinette Dupain-Cheng? His thoughts were projected as he pinned Marinette under the ‘possibly Ladybug’ section. 

“You don’t really think that rat could be Ladybug?” Lila scoffed as Felix underlined her photo. 

“I think… it’s a lead worth following.” Felix observed the Kwamis to see if they would provide any tells, but they were careful to stay stoic. “Lila, one of these two is wearing my family’s ring. I need you to figure out who.” 

“Do you think it’s Luka?” Lila didn’t work to mask her excitement. “Think about all the kinky stuff you could do wearing one of those rings!” 

This time, Felix did not refrain from lashing out against the girl. As he massaged his reddened hand, his eyes leered into her.  “They should never be used by anyone other than Adrien or I.” 

Assenting to his command, she meekly nodded. 

“Plus,” Felix continued, “it would be more convoluted if it was Luka. When you mix a Miraculous with the power of the rings things become more… difficult.” 

One Life for Another's

The dawn sun crept through the kitchen windows as Emelie timidly tapped her mug. With each step that echoed through the house, she took another sip. Considering the amount of staff signing in to begin their shifts, she was already on her third latte. Even with the triple dose of espresso her movements were languid, she hadn’t slept a wink. The bottom remnants of her drink dribbled against her tongue as the steps she dreaded made their way into the kitchen. 

“Why didn’t you come to bed, Emelie?” His voice was chilly as he poured himself coffee from the freshly filled pot. 

She normally despised that he wouldn’t face her while he scolded, but at this moment, it was easier to speak to his back than to his face. “I asked Adrien to leave with me last night.” 

His knuckles whitened as he set the pot back on the element. His growling voice met her before his seething glare did. “And what did he say?” 

Emelie watched the caramel flecks swimming in the droplets of milk that had not quite made it out of her mug. “He didn’t want to leave you. Said that it would hurt you too much.” 

Gabriel pushed her chin up, so that she was forced to face his intimidating stature. “How dare you ask him to do such a thing. I’ll make sure you never have that opportunity again.” The tapping of the ring against the marble indicated his intentions. 

“You can’t! That is not what the rings are meant for. They are to keep him safe, not for totalitarian control!” Emelie stood to convey that she would not back down. 

“How dare you speak to me in this way!” His elevated voice enlarged his presence. “I have given you everything a wife could ask for. Yet you stealth behind my back to attempt to steal  my own flesh and blood from me. He is more my son than yours!” 

Emelie’s face deepened into a crimson tone as fury built within her stomach. She may not have bore Adrien, but she was more of a parent to the boy than Gabriel had been for years. Instead of dwelling on the childish blow, she focused on her ‘gifted’ life. “Remember that you would not be here without my family’s fortune. Your name may be on the face of the company, but it was built by Graham De Vanily.” 

Gabriel’s hand raised in a warning. His abuse had only recently crossed the line of physical, at least in regards to herself. Emelie wanted to leave before those hands grew heavier. 

“I will give him my ring, the ring that he is destined to hold, and your orders will never control him again! The ones you’ve reinforced for years will start to weaken as soon as it slips around his finger.” Her stance stumbled as she threatened him. Her nostrils flared, in anger towards Gabriel, and to her own weakened state. 

Nathalie, who had been attending to the last minutes of the argument from around the corner, broke her halted position. Hastily, she fled upstairs to grab the Peacock Miraculous. Running her finger along the crack, she doubted her proposed actions. Should I stand in? Emelie is too weak to use this again. She already pushed herself too many times with it. But Emelie asked me to support Gabriel, to offer no indication of thwarted plans. Ugh…I’ll just bring it down and let her decide. 

With the Miraculous hidden within her fist, she furtively sprinted towards the scene. Pausing, she spied Gabriel as he confidently began his march towards Adrien’s room. Creeping around the corner into the kitchen, she found Emelie sobbing against the countertop, too powerless to intervene. 

“Emelie.” Nathalie’s voice was firm as she held out the Miraculous. “I might be able to stop him.” 

The waterfalls upon Emelie’s face dammed as she analysed the jewel in Nathalie’s hand. Using the counter's edge to guide her, she reached towards the brooch. “I know what to do.” 

Concerned over her state, Nathalie tried to refuse. “Please, just tell me, I will do it so you don’t have to.” 

Emelie’s fingers coiled around the Miraculous. “No, I have to do this. I need to fix what I’ve broken.” 

Nathalie mournfully agreed, it was Emelie’s choice. 

“Emelie! What are you doing? Are you okay?” Duusu was immediately perturbed by Emelie’s trembling state. 

“Duusu,” Emelie forced the words from her throat, “Spread my feathers.” 

Gabriel had reached the family portrait at the top of the stairs when something flickered before him. 

What are you up to Emelie? He tapped his own Miraculous in preparation. There were spots of scarlett along the floor, leading away from the direction of Adrien’s room. Gritting his teeth, he resumed his direction, but was thwarted by a familiar voice.

“Dad?” It was undoubtedly Adrien’s voice, but it carried a higher pitch than what the boy had grown into. Unable to fight the soft beckon, he followed it. 

A lime coloured helmet teetered along the floor as the blood trail grew thicker. A rhythmic spinning of a bicycle wheel echoed through the hall. “Dad?” The voice repeated.

Bile and tears fought to break free as Gabriel walked into the set that Emelie had created for him. A young Adrien lay on his back, his fingers spread towards Gabriel. His skull was exposed as it continued to ink towards the floor. Once Senti-Adrien saw Gabriel, he sat upright, his eyes glowing an unholy bright green. “Dad, I thought you said you would protect me?” 

Unable to resist, tears escaped from Gabriel’s face, his features softened. He was aware that he was witnessing an illusion, but he couldn’t resist reaching towards the boy. “I’m - I’m so sorry, son.” His touch quivered as he tried to prevent the flow of mystical blood. 

“Why didn’t you keep me safe?” Senti-Adrien’s voice was an uncanny melody. 

Before Gabriel could pull the illusion of his boy into his arms, he disappeared. Fuming at the psychological warfare, Gabriel stormed back to the kitchen to find Emelie. He didn’t walk far before he saw that she had dragged herself from the kitchen. Her body lay limp in the centre of the main hall, nearly the exact same place Adrien would lay nearly a decade later. 

Duusu was frantically circling Emelie. She had not called down the power, but no longer had the energy to wield it. “Emelie? Emelie!” 

Nooroo soared ahead of Gabriel to join Duusu. They had seen enough bodies to understand the state of Duusu’s holder. “Shh, Duusu, I’ve got you.” Nooroo held Duusu as he shook. 

“What happened?” Duusu sank further into Nooroo’s hold. 

“She has been weak for a long time.” Nooroo soothed the Kwami. 

“But… but she knew she couldn’t! Why did she use it?” 

Nooroo’s seething glare towards Gabriel answered for them. 

Gabriel was too preoccupied with his fallen wife to pay attention to the judgement cast upon him. “Go hide. You two cannot be seen.” He commanded as he pulled Emelie into his arms. It was the moment that he hadn’t got with Adrien’s Sentimonster, but the hold was unyieldingly futile, barren of warmth or closure. No matter how tight he held, she would never come back to him. 

Within the confines of the master bedroom, Duusu succumbed to his emotions. Between heaves he mumbled, “was your master always so cruel?” 

Nooroo ran their hand along Duusu’s face. “No, he used to be gentle and caring. The dark magic in the rings changed him.” 

“What will happen to the boy now? To the other ring?” The memories of a younger Adrien were still ungraspable to Duusu, but he always felt an invisible tie towards the boy. Everytime he heard the boy’s soft chuckle, it warmed his chest; heart or not, he knew the boy meant something to him. 

“I don’t know.” Nooroo tried to hide their fear, but their voice still quaked. “All I know is without Emelie’s ring being actively used, there will be no balance. All we can do is pray that our Guardian finds us.” 

The day drew long and wearisome in the Agreste home as they dealt with Emelie’s passing. From this day forward, Gabriel would always hold the weight of Emelie’s death, and Adrien would always believe it was caused by his refusal to leave. 

Standing at the Gates to Hell

“Are you sure you want to do this tonight?” Luka asked as he approached Adrien’s bed. Luka’s exhaustion carried through to his fingertips; highlighted through the trembling black boxes in his hands containing their day old tiramisus. This wasn’t the romantic situation he envisioned while they shared their creamy, caffeinated sweetness; but hopefully, it would at least soften the intensity of the moment. 

Adrien’s face was illuminated by the laptop that glowed in front of him. He didn’t break his robotic disposition as he responded to Luka. “I wanted to get it done yesterday, but…” 

His trailing sentence referred to the reason their tiramisu was not fresh. Their moment of serenity as they cat napped under the stars on a Parisian rooftop. 

Luka’s fingers pushed into the boxes as he wriggled himself around Adrien’s fixed position. His shins met the outsides of Adrien’s crossed legs. “Oh yeah, we’re basically famous now.” Delicately, Luka set Adrien’s treat against his ankles in the centre of his stance. 

Using his free hand, Adrien slightly repositioned the dessert. His glance stayed unmoved as he flatly acknowledged the comment. “Goodie, I’ve always wanted to be famous.” 

Adrien couldn’t see Luka’s smirk, but he could feel the amused tensing of Luka’s face against his neck. The corner of Adrien’s lips lifted microscopically, enough that the man behind him was blind to the warming effect he had created. 

Luka’s chin further pressed onto Adrien as he stretched to peek at the tilting confection in his Prettyboy’s lap. He decided that his own was too far, and stealing some of Adrien’s may encourage the Prettyboy to have a bite himself. Slithering his arm against Adrien’s side, he pushed the fork through the airy dessert. The aroma of vanilla coffee filled the air as he lifted it to his own mouth, astutely aware that he had underestimated the crumbly nature of the desert. The mess became easier to ignore once the velvety soft confection melted along his tongue. 

Drawn to the smell, Adrien finally diverted his gaze, searching for the fork within Luka’s hand. Registering the movement, Luka prepared a bite for Adrien. Holding once again only the reflection of his laptop within his jade eyes, he opened his mouth to the approaching delight. He pursed his lips as Luka retracted the fork, effectively cleaning off the cream remnants. The pleasure brought by the delicacy was intensified as Luka’s soft lips caressed his throat. Adrien allowed the screen to leave his sight for a moment as a light moan rumbled through him. 

Luka’s hold tightened around Adrien, his right hand laid firmly flat against his beating heart. Providing a last firm kiss unto Adrien, he broke their connection, bringing both of their attention back to the gruesome task at hand. “Where are we starting?” 

Sighing, Adrien resumed his slouched position before the black and white footage. “Thought we should start at the most important part, the day my father got hold of the Miraculous’.” 

The violin within Adrien tensed as he sped through the footage. It would be difficult to decipher anything from the quality of video, but it was better than nothing. Luka jolted at the mirrored figure of Adrien entering the corner of the screen. “There he is!” He nearly shouted as he pointed a finger, from his left hand, towards the skipping video. 

Adrien slammed the spacebar and started tapping back. Together, they watched from the moment Flairmidable entered the room. Immediately, the supervillain casually leaned into Gabriel’s throne. 

Wow, he just made himself at home. Adrien was astonished at the level of comfort Felix carried within Gabriel’s office; it was a sentiment he had never experienced himself. 

Gabriel entered the office in a huff, initially oblivious to Flairmidable spinning his ball upon the tip of his finger. Through grainy footage they could make out that the two were speaking, but most was left to the imagination. Flairmidable pointed towards the opposite edge of the office. 

“What’s he pointing at?” Luka scraped at his one memory of the inside of Gabriel’s office. Considering it was in ruins by the time he set foot in it, all he could imagine was the portrait of Emelie.

“Not sure. There’s a safe behind my mom’s painting, maybe that?” Adrien refocused on the silent discussion unfolding on the screen.

It appeared as if Flairmidable held a bargaining chip within his fingers, but it was too pixelated to differ between animated jest or a real artefact. 

Luka’s face pushed into the crease in Adrien’s neck, applying support he knew the boy would not ask for. Briefly separating from the mousepad, Adrien curled the tips of his fingers around Luka’s hand that steadied his chest. 

“Felix still has the ball in his hand, what do you think he traded?” Adrien rewound the footage again to see if a slower speed would help to clarify the space between Flairmidable’s fingers. 

“Self-worth?” Luka’s tone was thick with irony, but he still pulled in along with Adrien, to look closer at the screen. 

Again, there was nothing significant to be seen. 

Resuming the playback speed, Adrien’s heart rate picked up as a ball went flying into the air. Luka strengthened the pressure against Adrien’s chest. He felt Adrien’s appreciation as he relaxed within his grasp. 

Gabriel hunched over the desk, which Adrien assumed meant he was gawking over his new set of jewellery. The edge of the desk was just beyond the sight of the camera, but the timing would make the transaction undeniable. 

“If I show them… they… they’re all going to know.” The magnitude of the footage collided into Adrien. 

Assiduously, Luka moved the dessert from Adrien’s lap so he could completely surround the fretful man. Adrien’s teeth veered on chattering as he pressed his jaw against Luka’s temple. 

“You’re not forced to show them, you said so yourself.” Luka knew when Adrien had said these words that he didn’t understand the gravity of the situation, but hoped that it would help nevertheless. 

Adrien’s entire body began to shake. He would have to show them something or they would assume he knew all along. “I should have just told them right away, I just… I didn’t think they would need to know… he was… he was gone!” 

Luka pulled their entangled bodies towards the bed as he endlessly kissed wherever his lips would meet. “Alya knows, and I know, that you’re Chat Noir. We won’t let you down.” The additional edge began to slice Luka into reality, these videos had the power to take Adrien away from him. “We can’t let you down.” 

Yearning to topple his balance between pain and comfort, Adrien turned to face Luka. His lips would dull the agony of reality. 

Understanding Adrien’s pinning for distraction, Luka cupped Adrien’s cheek as he collided with his lips. The escape and ferocity of the movement incited a raspy purr to release from Adrien. 

Luka pushed Adrien to his back as his fingers ran through his hair. Placing his forearms below his model of perfection, Luka stiffened their connection. As Adrien’s fingers turned to claws against his back, Luka’s stomach clenched. A constant relay of reactions intensified each shared movement. 

One of Luka’s hands slid from Adrien’s back to seize the boy’s bucking hip. Adrien’s grasp on Luka compounded strength with each kiss. Burning sensations ran through Luka as he guided Adrien through thrusts. Steam continued to build as Luka focused control through his own hips and slid his hand up Adrien’s shirt. 

The connection of skin triggered Adrien to arch his back, absentmindedly dropping his arm that was nearest to the outside of the bed. His hand met a chilled pile of goo. Adrien groaned as his body stilled. 

Initially, the groan had fueled Luka, but the excitement was quick to drop when Adrien’s body stopped responding. “Are you okay?” His eyes shone heavily blue as he fretted over Adrien. 

Adrien’s face fell to a pout, but it was too akin to Chat’s for Luka to link it with true sadeness. This inclining was proved true as Adrien flashed a massively dorky grin. 

Mystified, Luka stretched back his head, attempting to comprehend the cause of Adrien’s reaction. “What?” His voice pitched high with amusement at the mischief growing within Adrien’s expression. 

“Oh nothing,” Adrien did a terrible impersonation of a cavalier tone. Unbeknownst to Luka, Adrien was only speaking to distract him from his incoming attack. “Just thinking about how much I love your nose.” 

The word of endearment was the first piece that rattled Luka, but it was seamlessly replaced by the mention of his nose. “My nose?” His stare of confusion was answered as Adrien’s finger met the tip of his nose. 

“BOOP!” Adrien giggled as he left a crumbly smear on Luka. 

“Oh, you’re gonna pay for that.” Luka warned as he dove into the crease of Adrien’s neck. 

The residual dessert tickled as it spread across Adrien. His squirms had no power against Luka’s confectionary revenge. “There, now we’re even.” Luka gleamed at his art upon Adrien’s neck. 

“Very impressive work.” Adrien agreed as he reached for another forkful of their neglected dessert. 

Luka shrank away from the fork, but Adrien had no intentions of wasting more of it. His fingers were still coated in cream as he brought the bite to his lips. “I think you made a very good choice, sir.” Adrien’s words were slightly hindered from the sugar within his mouth. 

“I agree.” The chromatic silver flashed through the blue within Luka’s irises. He tenderly lapped up the mess he had made against Adrien’s neck, enjoying the sweetness of both the dessert and Adrien’s gentle whimpers. Satisfied with his repurposing of the tiramisu, he raised himself to hover over Adrien’s face once again. 

Adrien sported a silly face as he maintained eye contact with Luka, stabbing blindly until the weight of the fork confirmed he had lifted another bite. Luka observed in amusement as the boy clumsily pushed the fork through his lips, leaving smears around his mouth. 

As Adrien’s hand shifted to replenish his fork again, Luka repeated his actions, kissing away the mess that was left. With a light hum, he held Adrien’s chin between his thumb and his index finger. “First, as much as I enjoy any excuse to kiss you,” he paused to deliver another peck, “I would actually like to eat some of the desemated dessert too. Second, you are going to choke if you keep trying to eat laying down.” 

Somehow, Adrien managed to sneak a third mouthful past Luka. “You know,” he swung the, now cleaned, fork in his hand, “I’ve heard I’ve got a pretty strong gag reflex.” 

Rolling his eyes, Luka stole the fork from Adrien to take his own bite. 

-

Luka’s snores echoed through the room once Adrien came out of the bathroom. He had a strong inclination that the man was not going to last through his night time care ritual; in fact, he wasn’t entirely convinced that Luka was coherent when he made the promise that he would ‘stay’ awake. 

Grabbing his laptop from the foot of the bed, Adrien slipped under the fresh covers beside Luka. Sensing the shift of weight in bed, Luka automatically pulled Adrien closer. Adrien snickered as he held the laptop above Luka while he coiled his grip against him. Once Luka was settled, Adrien started the playback from the secondary camera in Gabriel’s office. He wasn’t sure what he would be able to find, but it was cathartic for himself, in a self-torturesque fashion. 

Unsurprisingly, the desk wasn’t visible, but he continued to watch the seemingly still image. He pounced to pause the footage once Gabriel hit the screen. Slowing the playback speed, he watched as his father stood before his mother’s painting. In an odd way, it comforted him to see that even before the start of the final battle he was reminiscing about his mother. 

Gabriel peered suspiciously behind him before he pressed into the painting. 

I don’t remember there being a secondary security measure on the painting… it always just swung open for the safe. 

The floor fell out below Gabriel’s feet.

What the fuck? Where did he go? 

Adrien replayed the footage, squinting at the scene over and over. 

I have to see if that’s still there. 

His sense of motivation fueled him to firmly close the laptop, slightly rousing the man connected to him. He set the computer on the bedside table before he wriggled out of Luka’s hold. Luka was always a deep sleeper, but losing the warmth of Adrien abruptly woke him. 

Rubbing his face, Luka saw Adrien’s blonde hair cascading down his face as he pulled socks over his feet. 

“What’s going on?” Luka’s fatigued voice rumbled. 

Adrien’s emeralds shot towards Luka, surprised that the blue haired man had actually broken into consciousness. “Something weird on the video, I need to go investigate.” 

Luka nodded his head as he threw the covers off of him. Adrien crawled on the bed to set his hand on Luka’s bare chest. “It’s okay, I’ve got this.” Adrien assured him. 

Luka ascended to his knees to kiss Adrien’s jaw; it was his method to disregard Adrien’s words in a loving fashion. He slid one of his t-shirts, that hung in Adrien’s closet, over his head before he stumbled through slipping on his own socks and shoes. The laces from Luka’s converse loosely hung to the sides as he marched to follow Adrien, who was nearly at the bedroom door. 

The light in the main hall brought a dull sting to Luka’s vision as he stumbled behind Adrien. Using the railing for stability, he propelled himself down the stairs. Adrien was rapidly approaching Gabriel’s office door. 

Luka brushed his arms once he entered the office, as if he could simply wipe away the eeriness that ran over his skin. The office was neatly put back together after Adrien’s debacle, merely devoid of the furniture he broke. Most of the books had been returned, but there were obvious holes within the shelves. Adrien stood paralyzed before the monument to his mother. 

“Are you okay?” Luka guardedly stepped towards the statue of Adrien. 

Adrien remained silent as he peered closer at the painting. Luka stood beside him, trying to follow his gaze. Adrien’s fingers softly ran along the painting, searching for the uneven pieces. Before Luka could ask anything, one of his feet sunk into the floor. Panicked, he recoiled his other foot to stand beside Adrien on the descending platform. 

Author's Note:

Totally dorky note here - I haven't used the word uncanny for a very specific reason. In sociological terms, 'uncanny' is a Freudian reference - it is the "glimmer" that illuminates that something is not real; such as being too perfect, there's something in your gut that the situation is not what it seems. It relates to that deep feeling where language and symbols lose comprehension, but that's a lesson for a different day.

Not sure if you can tell, but I'm a big fan of tiramisu. It is the best.

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I teetered back and forth on exactly where to slice this part, let me know what you think! If there are any things you're hoping to find out in the next part!

The next part is going to be a little bit roller coastery, but there will not be a time shift between parts this time.

Disclaimer * The characters and original plot were written and created by Thomas Astruc. This writing is merely an interpretation in a sad gay type of way.

[lady-literature]

A Miraculous DC Crossover

ALL RIGHT!!

I’ve been sucked into this unholy sub-fandom and I have thoughts okay? lots of them. Almost none are coherent and I don’t care. I have no plotline to write a fic but by the gods do I need to get out all my ideas.

Behold:

the Salttm

Lila, obviously. But she’s a petty nuisance at best, and an annoyingly competent akuma to fight at worst. manipulative, but not really dangerous ya feel?

Alya. which like, home girl probably doesn’t deserve but like,,, the drama??

CHLOE REDEMPTION YOU COWARDS

She and Marinette become surprisingly good friends (because I love that for both of them and you can pry it from me cold, dead hands)

Nettie-bug and Queenie

They pick on Adrien together

Mari’s friends Protection Squad That Don’t Take No Shit

Adrien

Chloe

NINO BITCH HE DESERVES MORE LOVE TBH

Alix?? Probably

Luka obvi

Felix (PV)?? Or does Marinette have enough emotionally constipated boys in her life?

(Answer: no. no she does not.)

Nath? He be a good fox tbh. creative and sneaky boi

Kagami!!! I love her

They’re all heroes because I say so.

Felix (Sparrow) is an honorary member even though he doesn’t have a miraculous

He handles PR and other background things along with Chloe

Joined up a few years back when Parisians were getting a bit too critical of the heroes

No Hawkmoth b/c fuck that guy

He existed, just not anymore. Bitch got yeeted

There’s other villains in town now. After Hawkmoth’s defeat other metas/supervillains looked at Paris and was just like, ‘free real estate?”

So now the Miraculous Team are Paris’ Actual Full-Time Hero TeamTM… yay.

Ladybug, Chat Noir, and Abielle (or like, Wasp/Yellow Jacket idk Chloe changes her name because ~identity stuff~) are the core three team. like, the wonder woman/batman/superman trio of the MTeam.

Nath is called Reynard Ambre b/c I love him

The public knows he exists but he’s never seen in battle and no pictures exist.

but there are plenty of instances where Paris knows he out mucking around because those akuma battles always get really weird.

Marinette be the guardian?

Guardian in training

Along with all the other holders b/c jesus. Give the girl a break.

Yeah. I like that Idea. All current holders are training to be guardians as well, but Mari’s going to step up as Guardian Supreme when Fu steps down.

Hero fashion!!!

The Miraculous Team is all decked out in their own merch like 24/7

Rarely is it thier own hero persona tho

Not because of like,,,, secrecy or anything. Just because they’re all nerds who love each other

Marinette is the lead producer of Miraculous Merchandise. It’s like,,, her BrandTM It was completely unintentional too

(Adrien and Chloe financially support her work tho. She designs, makes a prototype, and has her two blondes get others to replicate it)

Half of Paris is wearing her without knowing it

(Go MDC! get it girl!)

She totally makes Gotham inspired outfits because what else would she do????

Don’t get her wrong, most of Gotham’s fashion sense royally pisses her off but it’s fun and hey, supporting her fellow heroes ya know?

She wears a Robin hoodie after being officially acquainted with both Damian and Robin (separately of course)

Damian chokes on something, probably his own tongue.

It confuses Nettie. But then she thinks maybe he’s a fan too? She offers to make one for him but he steadfastly refuses much to his brothers’ amusement.

Might make a robin themed dress?? If so, she crosses paths with Robin when she does, thoroughly embarrassing her and almost sending poor Dami into a crisis.

Rogues Gallery

She makes a lot of designs off the rouges gallery because like, supporting people trying to get better??? also they’re some of the few who’s aesthetic aint shit?

She can’t make all of them because she ran out of time, so the rest get posited up on her Instagram and MDC blog (that’s run by Tikki mostly. She’s a great secretary and gets bored in Mari’s purse all the time)

Everyone is very flattered

Harley, if she ever finds it, immediately commission all pieces and wears them around Gotham don’t @ me

Daminette obvi

Marinette meets him and is just like ‘wow, you’re horrible. I want five’

Marinette, in the group chat later: so I met Kagami and Felix’s love child today

Kagami and Felix, seconds apart: I would never stoop so low

immediately after: Hey what the fuck? Rude

Nino: Nettie, dearest, sunshine, light of our collective lives and reason I breathe, what the fuck

Adrien: Kagami, my love, how could you? the Betrayal

Chloe: ew

Luka: Send pics or it didn’t happen

Nath: [insert the ‘right in front of my salad?’ meme]

Whenever they cross paths as Robin and Mari, he’ll just like,,, appear from nowhere hanging upside down spiderman style. Mari finds it endearing but she also wants him to stop scaring the shit out of her

Nicknames, because I have an unhealthy obsession with them, alright?

Misc Mari names: Bug, Bugaboo, Buginette, Madame President/Colonel (when the Team’s being cheeky), Princess, Marigold, Nettie (by like, Nino and Alix)

Jason calls her Pixie-pop

The bird boys call her Nightingale/Mockingbird in like, honor of her being a kickass civillian

Mari refers to them as ‘the flock’ (and bird-brains after getting to know them better)

Damian calls her: Starling, Habibti, ya qamar(my moon), malaki (angel), ya wardati(my flower) (b/c like, angel’s cute an all but I just think Damian’s way more dramatic than that tbh. he’d put thought into his nicknames)

Mari calls Damian: mon soleil (my sunshine) (because symmetry and also Mari thinks she’d hilarious), Birdie, petit oiseau/oisillon

I like the idea of Jagged being a native Gothamite tbh

it’s just so fun honestly???

He’s probably the reason the MTeam are in Gotham in the first place? maybe? anyway, the class is there, right? right. 

Kagami, Luka and Felix are all holding the fort down in Paris. Ain't no akumas but sometimes they need backup so when certain heroes need to disappear, Nath has Trixx set up an illusion of whichever one so they can slip away with the horse miraculous.

Mari’s the one who has to leave the most because she’s still Paris’ damage control, so like,,,,, ya know.

Mari doesn’t get left behind, at least not on the first day b/c come on people! She has plenty of friends in class watching out for her and a semi-competent teacher who does care even if she’s non-confrontational to a fault.

She does eventually become separated from the group. Half because of Lila and half because she’s always fucking late and got distracted.

She actually runs into one of the civilian batfam in the first place because the class was allowed an hour or so to wander around the shopping district or whatever to explore/buy things/get food. They just needed to return to the meetup spot at a certain time but Mari is like ten minutes away when it’s five minutes to the meetup

So she’s just… fucking booking it and completely takes out this trained vigilante without trying to.

Mari, as she’s groaning on the ground, tangled around a boy: By Kwamii, I thought my luck was supposed to be good Tikki.

That or like, the subway doors close before she can get on them and the rest of the class ends up ahead of her leaving her to get caught up on some bullshit in the next train or smth.

Oh, like. Of course it’s her train that gets held hostage. Wonderful.

(Later, Mari will rant at Tikki about her luck. A common conversation between the two tbh.)

This could be where she officially meets the Batfam as the Batfam. Or, like. A couple of em, at least.

Marinette getting serial adopted by the whole goddamn batfamily because i will die for this trope tbh i dont even care

The Robins nickname her Nightingale before they realize she’s Ladybug

They still call her that after but it’s not with the intention of making it her hero name anymore

Her and Alfred are def bros you don’t understand

Actually, Gina and Alfred are old friends. Mari totally knows Alfie before the bat fam and calls him Poppy/Pépé

which floors the batfam because what? Since when does that happen???

Alfred and Mari never, like, actually met in person before, but video chats exist and Gina def talks about the two to each other so it’s like they may as well know each other.

I also like the idea of Alfred being a former holder, probably the peacock. I would adore that

Just,,,, so many fun hero shenanigans

Yeah sure. The batfam are super detectives and have a history of figuring out people’s identities in no time at all. Whatever. Where’s the drama in that though? The showmanship?

Fuck canon, the Miraculous all have glamours because magic bitch and it plays fucking hell on the Batfam and all their shit

Every single Batfam member is simultaneously pulling their hair out because they don’t know who these heroes are???? Why can they figure them out?? Confusion???????

Miraculous team is just…. Straight up laughing at them. The poor dears.

That one gag where it’s a well-known secret that Mari has connections to every Parisian hero and is basically their own personal catering service/comfort place.

Also, it’s the worst kept secret in Paris that Mari is Multimouse

None of the MTeam have confirmed that rumour but they also don’t deny it.

they actually started the rumour. If all of Paris thinks Mari’s the mouse, a temporary hero, no one’s going to think she’s Ladybug/or that she’s an easy target to go after

chloe actually came up with that one

Mari meeting all of Damian’s ‘associates’ (ie pets)

She adores all of them and they her.

Especially GOLIATH, why isn’t he talked about more honestly???? He’s GREAT

She meets Goliath as Ladybug and Robin is just… so done with him??? You are supposed to be a fearsome beast and a professional why are you rolling over and expoSING YOUR STOMACH??? Meanwhile, Ladybug is just: Awww! Who’s a good boy? Who’s the best boy? You are! Look at how handsome you are! Cute widdle baby-

Miraculous Team hanging on the roof of their hotel kinda chilling

Maybe having a debate about doing some free-running/parkour?

Also maybe about whether or not they should be heroes while in Gotham

MT being like, why can’t we go and stop an armed robbery? we can help!

“Gotham already has very active heroes-”

“Vigilantes!”

“-whatever. I don’t want us stepping on any toes. This isn’t our terf and Batman’s known for being strict about Metas rolling around here.”

“We aren’t Metas though.”

“I don’t think he’ll enjoy splitting that particular hair, Nino. Just- not unless lives are at stake, okay? Emergencies only.”

“Yes, Colonel Ladybug.”

This debate most def gets crashed by batfam and confusion ensues upon both sides

batfam didn’t hear anything, they’re just really confused about these french kids hanging out on a roof in Gotham

Just.... yes. all of that. I have like, more but those are not organized or even remotely coherent. here you go! I might write for this but I already have other fics rn so... it wouldn’t be for a while. and as I said, I have no plot.

take this though, i guess. *throws confetti*

[localfuckeryinc]

anyone wanna hear me rant abt miraculous ladybug. yes? good

please dont get me wrong. i really like the concept of this show. im a huge sucker for animal themed superheroes and magical girls. the powers for the heros and some of the villains really interest me, and i even like some of the designs (some of the later heros like rooster bold) but i also really hate this show. the shipping is really frustrating, especially when you do not care about half of the characters that the show is trying to make you want to ship. im not even gonna TALK about the shipping square with adrien chat noir marinette and ladybug bc that thing is so infuriating. especially when i dont like marinette and think ladybug and chat noirs relationship is kinda weird. anyway. im not talking about it. im not talking about it. marinette is personally just one of those characters i dont like- she gets better the farther you get into the series but shes just so high energy all the time that it exhausts me to watch her scramble around for too long. chloe is more entertaining and i like her more despite her being racist (shown mostly in kung food if i remember right). adrien is ok. if he got more screen time i think i wouldve liked him more but for some reason hes treated like a side character. im not basing this off of any real numbers but CHLOE, a minor antagonist, gets more or less the same screen time he does. and so much of his screen time is just him transforming. im also not counting chat noir as part of his screen time. theyre different. alya is fine but for some reason she cant tell her best friend is a stalker. nino is actually one of my favorites hes like marinette but a lot more chill and doesnt stalk his classmates. rose and juleka are gay. ivan and mylene are there. max is good if you need someone to say a lot of words. i really like alix shes cool and actually acknowledges how weird it is that marinette knows adries whole schedule. nathaniel is also a character i really like i cant really explain why. kim is there but hes annoying sometimes. also the wiki says his last name according to the wiki is lê chiến which is way too close to “the dog” in french for it to not be funny to me. sabrina is a lap dog. maybe her last name should be la chien. lila is FINE but why are the lies she tells so big. whats the point. luka. this bitch annoys the FUCK out of me i hate the way he is. we get it you play guitar. marc is nice i feel like he would write really good fanfic on ao3. zoe does not exist in my mind. hawkmoth is kind of annoying and makes too many puns. try a stealth mission with someone who doesnt have ulterior motives PLEASE that would be so cool. mayura is a queen i love mayura. she does look like a grape tho. im rotating felix around in my brain rn i cannot figure out how i feel about this guy. hes fine i like the parent swap bullshit he always pulls. as for the heroes. god. why are they the way they are? ladybug i like more than marinette but only barely. its weird how the ladybug and cat miraculous are presented as a duo but you really only need the ladybug to save the day. they point this out at some point but its still really weird to me. the cat miraculous does have better outfits though since the ladybug outfits are just. uh. red spotted spandex. it would be cool if the ladybug miraculous got nerfed and instead it got little wings to go with the outfit that could spring them up in the air. and maybe a visor. and maybe antennae. and- ok im done there. chat noir is fine hes weird abt ladybug but that becomes something you expect in this show. i LOVE queen bee. shes so dramatic i love her. fuck vesperia all my homies hate vesperia it would have been so much better if chloe got to keep the miraculous like SOMEONE did after her identity was revealed. cough cough RENA ROUGE cough cough. rena rouge is fine but why is her outfit exactly the same as lila when she was akumatized- each outfit is based off the miraculous user’s personal preference (SUPPOSEDLY). carapace is pretty good- anansi is actually a really solid episode despite nora being nothing like anansi in the mythos, i think the writers just wanted a cool name. carapace/nino are actually really similar so im not surprised that alya figured it out so fast. for some reason the fox and turtle miraculous dont do anything to the users personalities but the ladybug and cat make major changes. for some reason. maybe its power levels? were never told why. i dont think ill talk about any of the other heroes because there are SO MANY OF THEM. i like rooster bold though his design is just really cool to me. this show actually has a lot of structuring issues for me- the concept of this show would be helped so much if it wasnt episodic and everything wasnt reset every episode. having running arcs would make it so much more interesting- i love the monster of the week format but it would be cool if characters could retain memories from week to week. uhhhhhh what else can i talk about. ships? i like marc and nathaniel- i like both characters and i think they would be happy together instead of nate crushing on marinette “i am in love with adrien” dupain-cheng. can we talk abt how dupain means “of bread” (or close to that i havent taken french in a while) these last names are really odd. the akumatization process is fun i guess but the designs. oh the designs. they hurt my eyes sometimes. i do like silencer though despite hating luka. i think im done now? i cant think of much else to complain about besides the animation of the hair making it look so flat. im done.

[love-made-public]

For obvious!! Reasons I'm gonna ask!! Sense8!! For the TV show ask thing!!!

Thank you so much dear

favorite male character: mmmh this is hard, i’m torn between wolfgang and lito but i guess i’m gonna go with lito. he’s adorable, he’s so funny and he’s such a drama queen lol i love how he can bring comedy into a show like sense8 that it’s so dramatic and intense, but he does that really well. of course he also has also some serious moments, like the whole thing with hernando and dani in s1. and, last but not least, i think that miguel angel silvestre has done an AMAZING job portraying this character, it’s not easy to be hilarious like lito is and at the same time give depth to the character. 

favorite female character: this is sooo hard too, but i’d say kala. mainly because she reminds me of myself a lot, especially because i am a very rational person, just like her lol. she’s so smart and talented, and she’s such a badass (the “bring it bitch scene” is legendary!!!). i love how they showed her relationship with faith and science, it’s so interesting to see how these two things coexist in her. she is very indecisive, and sometimes i wanted to yell at her lol, but this makes her even more real and human. 

least favorite character: this is hard too lol probably lila. she’s a bitch and i hate her so fucking much. 

prettiest character: oh god everybody??? they’re all so perfect, when you watch the orgies scenes is like contemplating a statue by michelangelo lol but if i have to choose, i have to say that i totally have a crush on wolfgang, he’s hot af and i was so happy to see his scenes in the swimming pool lol but also hernando is soooo attractive. 

funniest character: lito!

favorite season: mh, I'd say the second. the first was pretty amazing, and i love how they decided to dedicate an entire season to the characters’ psychological development and their individual lives, but in the second we’ve still got the characters’ lives but also much more interaction between them as we get to know more details about the plot. 

favorite episode: 1x04 “what’s going on?” because it’s the episode that made me fall in love with the series. the karaoke scene was really powerful and after seeing this episode i thought “this is not just a show, this is art”. 

favorite romantic ship: of course kalagang. i’ve never loved a ship as much as i love these two together. every little detail about them is perfection, you can see how lana and the writers have built this relationship episode by episode. i really liked the immediate connection between kala and wolfie, the scene where they see each other for the first time is sooo good. i love how they complete each other even if they’re so different and how they can bring the best out of each other. they really are perfect for each other, and i love how kala is such a badass and literally builds bombs and sets things on fire for him, and how wolfgang is actually the only one (except for the cluster obviously) who listens to what she has to say and does not see her as the “trophy wife”. just one last thing: max and tina have such a wonderful chemistry, they can just look at each other and i’m done lol 

favorite family ship: i don’t know if i got the question right lol there are some pretty cool family dynamics so it’s hard to choose. amanita and her mum are amazing, it was great to see amanita’s mom actually listening to her daughter and nomi without being judgmental and also being a maternal figure for nomi, she’s so sweet. but also capheus with his mom and kala with her family, ughhh.

favorite friend ship: this is hard too. probably wolfie and felix. they’ve shared some pretty difficult moments, they only had each other and their bond is so strong. they’re brothers, and you can totally see how happy wolfgang is when he’s with felix. 

worst ship: all ships are great in sense8!!! but actually there is one couple that i don’t like, jonas and angelica. i don’t like them separately and i don’t like them together lol 

[princess-of-the-corner]

Ladybug nothing how well choreographed Fox!Lila Bat!Felix (My prediction) and Swan!Chloe's dancing is in Frightningale-induced their performances of A Story Told and Candy Store: did u practice this in advance? Bat!Felix: well excuse us for being prepared.

Gotta be a dramatic bitch