#Plagg makes everyone hot

[redtippedfox]

I didn’t like her previous design so I redid it so it fit my adult Marinette design!

Also I finally learned how to make leather shiny….heheheheh Chat Noirs next

With that all of Marinette’s kwami swap designs are done! I’ll post her official updated sheet later which means Adrien is next!

[marinetteplztakeabreak]

My one problem with the finale is we KNOW that plagg’s first choice for a backup chat noir is nino. He said it Out Loud earlier this season. And i think the writers were Cowards for not having Plagg zoom Directly over to nino. I know they couldn’t have done that because nino would have slayed so hard as chat noir and immediately rallied all the citizens of paris together to fight the nightmares and kissed alya on the lips for good luck and to make him immune to akumas and then he wouldve probably just defeated hawkmoth in two seconds to get it out of the way so he could go do important things such as Giving His Besties Hugs and using superpowers to bridal carry alya up to tall buildings to film the battle better (because she misses being rena and being able to get those cool shots) and like making hot cocoa for every single person in paris and using his temporary status as A Big Hero to organize free therapy for everyone. And then there would have been no plot left for the remaining seasons and it would maybe be anticlimatic or whatever. But it was still the coward’s way out and i’m right

[princess-of-the-corner]

and despite chat trying his best either way people would still find a way to salt on him :/

Yeah like.

Sorry to use that probably-not-intended salt to jump off the salt but:

So many people rewrote Syren in their heads to be 'Chat gives up on the fight to throw a fit over not getting his way, leaving Paris at the mercy of the Akuma of the day and threatening to quit and let Ladybug handle things on her own'.

Meanwhile, in reality:

Chat had been dealing with Ladybug bringing in new Heroes who seemed to be replacing him as her partner. He then found out that there's a whole bunch of things he has no idea about that she does know. Showing him that he isn't her partner, but just one of the sidekicks. The only difference between him and Rena or Carapace is that he can keep his Miraculous, but he functionally knows just as much as them while Ladybug seems to hold all the cards.

Chat tried asking Ladybug about this. He tried asking Plagg. He tried bribing Plagg. But everyone said he didn't deserve to know.

This came to a head during Syren: an Akuma where Chat couldn't do anything against her. He just had to wait for Ladybug to return with whatever secret knowledge he was forbidden from knowing or discussing or strategizing. Literally! Like again literally if he tried to fight the Akuma he'd get his ass kicked and lose his Miraculous to her! He was stuck on a rooftop waiting and sitting with his thoughts over the situation.

Him threatening to quit was because it hurt and was fucking with his mental health and making him feel worthless. He also wouldn't have been leaving Ladybug high-and-dry without him, as not only did she have new partners to replace him but he was giving up his Miraculous so she could choose someone else.

It was a hot mess and it makes sense that he'd break at some point.

[xhanisai]

What Do Kisses Taste Like?

AO3

Pairing - Adrinette + Ladynoir

Prompt - ‘Toothpaste And Energy Drinks���

Summary -

"We were discussing what kisses taste like, Marinette!" Rose happily quipped, more energetic than Marinette has ever been in her entire lifetime. The sweet girl clasped her hands together and pressed them against the side of her head in a precious pose. "What do you think they taste like?"

Marinette hummed lowly with little to no interest, placing the travel mug down on a nearby desk and her eyes fluttered shut. Everyone thought she was just mulling over it, coming up with an answer that'll satisfy them all in class president style.

.

They were wrong.

Before anyone could even take another breath, Marinette had Adrien's collar in her fingers instantly and then suddenly her lips were firmly pressed against his in one, deep kiss.

~(x)~ . . . "What do you think, mec? What do kisses taste like?" When the class discussion (sans Marinette who was most likely going to arrive much later) put him on the hot seat early in the morning (with Madame. Bustier having stepped out for some business for a little while), Adrien was immediately put off guard. However, it wasn't that he was intimidated by all the eyes on him nor did he feel pressured to do anything stupid or say anything equally as embarrassing. 'What do I say to this? The only times I've ever been kissed was by my Lady under the influence of an akuma where my memories were wiped and when Marinette kissed me as a prank...but I pulled away too fast to actually taste her lips...not to mention all those times my lips accidentally brushed my Lady's or my Princesse's by accident when helping them get out of an Akuma's way were all too fast for me to even register properly...' He thought long hard and deep, a comical look of concentration and focus plastered on his face adorably, peaking the curiosities of all his friends. He even had a hand clutching his chin in a manner that brought out endeared grins from some of his classmates, finding him quite cute and charming like a little kitten trying to make up its mind after being presented with two of its favourite treats. "Doesn't...well, doesn't it depend on who you kiss and when? And that multiple factors come into play when kissing?" Adrien finally asked after some time, still not able to come up with a definite answer and having his companions use the little brain cells they had that barely worked this early. "Like...say Rose had some chocolates and she kisses Juleka, wouldn't that make her kiss taste of chocolates too? Or Alya just came in from outside and kisses Nino, wouldn't their kiss taste like the cold, crisp air?" "True, true," Alya began, her sly, impish, fox-like smirk unseen by the blond boy who was still wracking his brain for more answers. "But I assumed you've already kissed a couple of times, Adrien- especially with how confident you looked when you and Marinette had to do it for our class film...unless...you have never been kissed?" "Our lips did lightly brush before Chloé interrupted us," Adrien sighed a little sadly and there was a tone of regret, ignoring the mayor's daughter who squawked indignantly in the background and simultaneously blind to the way everyone else's expressions (except Lila's) lightened up with pure delight and mischief. "Marinette smelt really, really sweet and so good...like spiced vanilla...and her lips were dewy with a cute gloss and it smelt fruity...so I'm not sure if she would've tasted like sweets or fruits or even the delicious cookies that she often shares with us in class. That would've been my first kiss too. What a missed opportunity." His unfiltered babbles and lovesick sighs were like the most delicious cheese in the world and all of his classmates except for the two grumpy, seething girls were Plagg. The way he looked despondent over losing an opportunity to kiss his beloved Marinette and the way he lightly pressed his bottom lip with his fingertips with the definition of unadulterated yearning within his big, green, sparkly eyes was just too good for his gossip-hungry, giggly friends. Though, neither of them got a chance to prod and pry further. "Ughhh...it's too early in the morning! Why are you all so loud?" A sudden, dead on her feet, sleep-deprived Marinette appeared, leaning against the door with a travel mug full of coffee in hand. She didn't even blink at the way Adrien physically lightened up at her presence, his body looking more than ready to pounce her in a huge embrace like his alter-ego's namesake and his emerald greens glittering with adoration and delight. The poor heroine was far too out of it to properly comprehend anything and was currently fuelled by less than three hours of sleep from the past forty-eight hours and many, many beverages.   "We were discussing what kisses taste like, Marinette!" Rose happily quipped, more energetic than Marinette has ever been in her entire lifetime. The sweet girl clasped her hands together and pressed them against the side of her head in a precious pose. "What do you think they taste like?" Marinette hummed lowly with little to no interest, placing the travel mug down on a nearby desk and her eyes fluttered shut. Everyone thought she was just mulling over it, coming up with an answer that'll satisfy them all in class president style. . They were wrong. Before anyone could even take another breath, Marinette had Adrien's collar in her fingers instantly and then suddenly her lips were firmly pressed against his in one, deep kiss. His eyes practically bulged out of their sockets, his body frozen under her fiery touch and before he could even think of reciprocating or even holding her with his burning, desperate hands, she pulled away. . Meeting the gazes of their baffled classmates, the super-tired Marinette eyed them with something similar to boredom and nonchalance. "Mint. Kisses taste of fresh mint...like toothpaste. There's your answer." She released her grip on the lovestruck Adrien, about to head for her cup of coffee, only for the feline hero to snap out of his stupor and grasp Marinette by her shoulders. "Wait a minute!" He growled with both annoyance and disbelief, slamming his lips back on hers without wasting any time. The speechless students around them gawked unattractively as Adrien clenched the back of Marinette's dark blazer with one white-knuckled hand and tangled his fingers up in her messy hair with the other, hungrily parting his lips against her rosy pair over and over again until he finally gained access to her mouth with his eager tongue. The more innocent of their classmates such as Ivan and Sabrina averted their eyes from the clearly, hormone-riddled kiss that shouldn't ever be seen in public, their hands covering their faces. The more excited and outrageous classmates such as Kim and Alya and Rose watched with glee and cheered them on, hearts pounding happily on behalf of the very occupied duo and relishing the joy of seeing their ship sail after all this time. A few of them took a couple of pictures and videos on their phones whilst a handle of the students from the class had to restrain a furious, fire-breathing Chloé from tearing apart their one-true-pairing (and no one paid any mind to the way Lila fainted from absolute disgust at the sight of her enemies shoving their tongues down each other's throats). . Finally, after what seemed like forever, Adrien reluctantly parted from Marinette's lips for some needed oxygen, his hands tenderly cradling her soft face and the two of them panting with cheeks more rouge than Ladybug's suit and their eyes glazed as if they've just woken up from a dream. . That was until Adrien's eyes flashed with irritation. . "Energy drinks...why do you taste like energy drinks? I thought your parents banned you from them because they completely messed up your sleep schedule. And you also brought a cup of coffee with you?" Blinking slowly at her frustrated friend, Marinette did the one thing that her slumbering brain could only think of. . She ran. . "Hey! Marinette! Wait up! You're not getting away with this!" . And Adrien followed suit. . "So...does this mean kisses taste like toothpaste and energy drinks?" "Kim. Shut up." ~(x)~ Alya was living her best life. The bestest of them all. She didn't know what she did in her past life or the previous one before that but dammit it must have been something so amazing because all the Gods and higher powers must have blessed her, evident in the way one of her treasured OTPs were kissing messily right there and then and her hands trembling with indescribable elation as she recorded the event with her trusty phone. Her personal 'adrinette' album was pretty much spilling with so much content! "Cappuccino. With five teaspoons of sugar. Five!" Adrien grumbled with irk, pulling away from Marinette's lips with a soft glare, his hands cradling her face and slightly squishing her cheeks so that her lips were pooched. The girl in his grasp only scowled with an intensity of a kitten stuck on a tree branch, her tired baby blues glinting with defiance and her arms crossed as she scoffed and looked away childishly. This only made her blond drawl out her name as a warning. "No way! I only had one and a half teaspoons of sugar in my coffee for breakfast!" She attempted to fib, cheeks and ears reddening as she tried not to give in to his narrowed (but gorgeous, beautiful) greens. "Besides, all that excess sugar is from the fruits I've also had with my breakfast!" "Do I need to shove my tongue back in your mouth, again?" And like the married couple they totally are, the duo began bickering once anew in a manner that reminded Alya of her other OTP, donned with polka dots and feline assets. She didn't pay any mind to Nino who gave her a slightly worried look as she manically cackled quietly behind her phone, squealing when this time, Marinette shoved her tongue down Adrien's throat and then pulled away triumphantly. "Aha! You also had coffee! And not just any coffee...an espresso! With at least three teaspoons of sugar!" The finger Marinette jabbed at Adrien's chest was caught by the taller teen, using the momentum to tug her back to his chest. "Unlike you, I take my caffeine and sugar in moderation and know how to not overwork myself. You? You go through the day with five or six cups daily!" "I'm not gonna let you stop me, Agreste!" "Oh, we'll see about that, Dupain-Cheng!" Alya once again, thanked the higher deities and her boyfriend simply just rolled his eyes with both love and affection for her and his good friends. Though, he much rathered that neither Marinette nor Adrien ended up in a heap of exhaustion and fatigue in the corner desk of the classroom again. The two of them were just as bad as each other. ~(x)~ A sleep-deprived Chat Noir registered the scent of sugar and sweeteners and artificial fruit flavours before the sound of his Lady's feet landing on one of La Tour Eiffel's beams, making her way towards him. He whirled around to face her without opening his eyes, swallowing her gasps as he slammed their lips together in one, bruising kiss. All that his tired mind could register was the extreme sugariness and silkiness of her yielding lips, flavoured with something she definitely should not have been consuming and her body melting like putty in his hands. "Energy drinks again, Marinette?" He sighed groggily as he pulled away from her lips, resting his aching head against hers with a quiet grunt. "At this rate, you'll give me a heart attack from worrying about you constantly-" He snapped his eyes open, feline greens constricting, finally realising that within his arms was one gaping, tight-lipped Ladybug, her face so red it blended in with her suit magnificently and her chest pressed against his as she had to strain her neck to meet his gaze above due to their height difference. "A...Adrien?" She whispered questionably, baby blues glittering and her rosy lips reddened deliciously thanks to his ministrations. Had he been in his right mind, Chat Noir would have probably whooped in joy and kissed her enthusiastically and maybe gotten down on one knee and proposed or something like that. . Too bad he was severely sleep deprived. "You. You're going to bed. You shouldn't even be up at this time!" Was all he muttered, his partner mutely allowing him to carry her away in his arms to her humble abode. She could freak out properly the very next day after a good night's sleep but for now, she casually just let her Chaton drop to her side on her bed after detransforming and snoozing in the comforts of her arms (but not before kissing her goodnight). . . . ~(x)~

[seas-of-silver]

Oh! For the thingy of sentence. (My ml Tumblr is dadplagg-mamatikki btw...)

"Get back here!" Plagg yelled as he flew after a cackiling Tikki.

(Also I think I misspelled something.. 🤦🏻‍♀️🥲)

No worries about spelling errors and whatnot - I can fix that 🤭

Here you go @dadplagg-mamatikki!

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‘Get back here!’ Plagg yelled as he flew after a cackling Tikki.

‘You snooze, you lose!’ she sing-songed as she zipped around the umbrella behind Marinette’s chaise.

‘That doesn’t even make sense!’ he yowled as he followed her, flying past Adrien as they went through the trap door to the living room below. ‘I wasn’t even asleep!’

‘Could’ve fooled me, Stinky Sock,’ she teased as she did a lap around the room with him hot on her tail.

He growled as he tried to overtake her, almost whacking into a Tupperware while Tikki weaved through the assortment of salt and pepper shakers with ease. He flew straight through the centre of the cookie cutters that were standing on their sides on the bench, digging deep within himself to close the gap that had been growing between him and his cookie-loving counterpart. He almost had her-

‘And she’s over the finish line! Tikki wins!’ Tom crowed, handing Tikki a tiny medal Marinette had made.

‘Gah, I was so close!’ Plagg groaned, floating down to land next to his partner. ‘You were unfairly fast.’

‘I don’t weigh myself down with mountains of cheese,’ she joked lightheartedly, before handing him a slice of Camembert from the platter Sabine had prepared earlier. ‘You raced well today, Plagg.’

‘Thanks, Sugarcube,’ he said, taking the cheese, ‘but you know that I’ll totally beat you next time, right?’

Tikki’s eyes sparkled with the challenge. ‘You’re on!’

‘The next contenders in the Kwami Obstacle Course is… Kaalki and Fluff!’ Adrien announced. ‘Come on up to the starting line!’

Plagg watched as the two kwamis excitedly flew up into Marinette’s room.

‘Wait,’ said Tikki, sounding concerned, ‘doesn’t that leave Roaar and Orikko to compete against each other? We’ve gone through everyone else, haven’t we?’

Plagg dropped his Camembert. The last time Roaar and Orikko teamed up for something fun like this, Roaar tried to boost morale and excitement with friendly jests and words of encouragement… words which Orikko misinterpreted as insults, and did not take it too kindly. Orikko, feeling snubbed, wasn’t too polite to Roaar, who really didn’t like the rude attitude after her attempts to help her teammate’s mood. Things escalated, and, well, it wasn’t pretty. They haven’t been paired up since.

‘Okay!’ Marinette called from above. ‘Ready-’

The last time Roaar and Orikko were paired up, they were in the safety of the Miracle Box.

‘Steady-’

This time, they were in Marinette’s family home, in the outside world.

‘Go!’

Plagg looked at Tikki, despair in his gut. ‘Oh, shit.’

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[smallpapers]

Just watched the Miraculous movie!

and wow what a hot mess!!

warning!! spoilers below!!!!!!

First of all, that's not Adrien/CN. His appearance as CN was ooc and so.. annoying and for what? The romance between the characters is so skewed and unbelievable. The series handled the dynamic between the two and their first meeting much better, although where the movie wins is that they didn't make Marinette an obsessive stalker. The overall plot was pretty weak and so were the roles of the supporting cast (chloe, alya, nino, mari's parents, etc).

Marinette's hero arc and emotional exploration was much better handled in origins than the movie. The aspiration and intentions of the characters were stronger in the series. The way the movie handled the CHOSEN ONE situation was also so iffy and forced. Per Origins, we know adrienette got the miraculous because they were there to help Master Fu when no one else would, sacrficing their personal goals (ruining the macaroons, getting into school) to help a stranger. It's one of the cores of the show- that everyone can be a hero by doing good with or without a miraculous. In the movie, Adrien didn't even get that. The miraculous just appeared in his room. The movie, although yes it had less time, sort of failed to show Marinette's ambitions. For example, wanting to be a fashion designer- it was just shown she drew and designed some dresses but that was it.

Also plagg... my god they ruined him... wasn't expecting all the fart jokes but I guess that's what kids (lets remind ourselves they are the target audience) find funny or something.

HOWEVER they did the funniest thing ever by giving past Gabriel some long locks I laughed out loud when this scene came on

like??? what even ??????????

On the other hand the visuals and animation were so good! Especially the rendering of the buidlings!! The magician's zappy effects!! They even gave mari's pjs some fuzz which was such a minor thing but such an amazing detail to include!

Anywyays, I am trying to look at the movie from the POV of someone who has not watched the series, without the biases of the characters' original personalities. I think the impact of the show would be even weaker honestly- maybe a decent thing to watch to pass the time but definitely not breaking any grounds.

[howtotrainyouragents]

Agent H's Movie Reactions

Ladybug and Cat Noir the Movie

A reimagining of how Ladybug and Chat Noir, and their secret identities Marinette and Adrien, met, fell in love, and saved the world

-I was trying so hard to make this a non-comparison reaction and judge it on it's own basis, but there's just too little in the actual movie and too much to actually say so here we go lol

-Truly I think the weakest part of this movie is just the script. The dialogue is so generic, it's almost soulless. It has to directly say what the characters feel at all times and has to give the most basic children's movie messages as the answer. For ex, that scene where she meets Tikki, and Tikki just speedruns the explanations is so bad bc like, the reveal of the power is an important part of any superhero story, and them speedrunning it is like "lol, we don't care, you know the deal, let's just move past it" which is bad for immersing yourself in the story

-Marinette is so generic here, it was annoying to me. And she keeps talking about her dreams and fears but what are your dreams and fears?? All she is just timid and awkward here (which makes sense why people are goo gah over this version)

-Personally, I don't like the idea that your old self is bad and you have to get rid of it but that's just me

-Marinette wears a tank top underneath the jacket??? she’s just like me fr

-That poll going around that was like, What was the message of the movie? I thought that was a joke and there was obviously a correct answer. But oh no. They genuinely just changed the message of the movie like every twenty minutes

-What was the point of making the Ladybug and Cat rivals if Ladynoir immediately solve working together like the second time they meet. And what does the "stronger together" mean, like was it making their superpowers literally stronger or was it just teamwork is better?

-Everyone just felt mean to each other? Like Adrienette/Ladynoir, but also like Marinette wouldn't be so mean to her dad? And Alya teasing her about being friendless? And Chat Noir could be seen as joking around but they don't give that impression enough, so he comes off as kind of just a jerk.

-Chat Noir is adorable until he speaks. I love that little arms-flailing run from the gargoyle in the church

-Also I need that dialogue scene of "I have nine lives, razor-sharp sense, etc." to be like a meme picture set please

-HE HAS LITTLE GLITTER ON HIS MASK :(((

-Yeah, I have no idea why Marinette likes Adrien other than he's hot when they first meet. (And I have no idea what his deal is. Why was he sitting lonely in the library? How does he know Chloe? How does he know Nino and no one else? No explanations!!)

I have no idea why Chat Noir likes Ladybug other than she saved his life. Like, okay, and? This movie seems to think that the only good acts is saving someone from danger, and all the million good tiny acts that the characters do in the show that fundamentally are a part of who they are isn't important

-Some of the Ladynoir banter was a little more banter-is-cool-right-right? than characters-actually-talking-and-bantering

-That being said, I AM NOT IMMUNE TO LADYNOIR

-The animation is gorgeous HOLY FUCK. I could watch these scenes all day. And I don't really mind, with some exceptions (ALYA. MARINETTE'S DAD), the character designs

-I did scream at seeing Luka. But upon a closer look, wtf did they do to him

-I liked Chloe's design in the promos, but I don't actually like it that much here, her hair is too stringy

-*Me cradling show!Plagg and whispering* "Who did this to you? Who hurt you like this? I will kill them all for you." (No, but seriously, No Plagg's galaxy design? The fart jokes? The not-caring-about Adrien?)

-I can't believe they've made me say this, but I think I prefer Hawkmoth's show design? His face is a little too expressive here (esp when Gabriel's really isn't), and it weirds me out

-I do think it's cute to have all the classmates and side character cameos

-There was some shots that just felt confusing, like I'm not sure where they wanted my focus to be

-Some of the back and forth scenes could've been edited a little sharper

-Hahaha, I like that they unnecessarily amped up the yoyo design

-If they were really doing such big-budget animation, they should've gone for it and given the characters new outfits and all each day. I'd pay for it

-I was THIS close to just skipping all the songs. And honestly I should've, they (except maybe the Ladynoir falling in love song?) didn't add anything to the story.

-I always love Lou singing for Marinette, but the contrast between Cristina's speaking and Lou's singing is SO BAD WHO APPROVED THIS

-Girl, you can't have a self-realization song in the middle of a fair on fire

-This movie owes me money for making me watch Gabriel sing. It was a fun song, but you owe me reparations

-"A she-ro!" Boooo! Negative points for trying too hard! Haha, Also Ladybug literally wasn't doing anything atm when Alya said that

-Nino having a crush on Alya is so cute

-Adrien sad boi hours

-“Evil Miraculous” Nooroo doesn’t deserve this slander :(

-Master Fu was, uh, a lot

-Also, they keep harping on, You have to save the world!! (Oh my goodness why was Tikki so serious) Which like makes me appreciate how the show smartly keeps it's stakes reasonable and contained to Paris bc that's such an easy pitfall for superhero genres to fall into

-Ladybug and Chat Noir didn’t even save the day??

-Sheesh, and you guys were mad thinking season 5 finale gave Gabriel a redemption (which it didn't)??

-YES YOU ARE RIGHT ADRIEN WOULD CRY LEARNING MARINETTE IS LADYBUG

-WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU HAVE THIS ENTIRE FUCKING FANFIC MOVIE AND THEY DON'T EVEN KISS

-Look, Adrien deserves to tell his dad off, but this Adrien doesn't because it doesn't feel built up or paid off at all

-Dude. The reveal of Emilie doesn’t mean anything in this version of the story

-People who love the show will hate the movie and people who hate the show will love the movie

[the-delta-42]

Battle Cry

Battle Cry

“Are we seriously having this conversation?” Demanded Alya, glaring at Nino. The rest of the Miraculous team watched the two argue, while Adrien scowled at his arms.

“She failed to stop Monarch, lied to us about his identity and lied to Adrien and told him his dad was a hero!” Snapped Nino, “She’s done nothing but lie, she’s no better than Lila or Monarch!”

“Felix and Kagami knew, are they no better than them or are they exempt from that view?” Retorted Alya, as her miraculous warmed against her skin, “She doesn’t call out for help often, if she’s doing it now, it’s serious!”

“Felix and Kagami didn’t have a choice, she did!” Yelled Nino, getting an eye roll from Alya.

“Fine, whatever,” Huffed Alya, turning away, “I’m going to Ladybug, you can…do whatever.”

Alya stalked away, with Luka and Zoe following her. Three flashes of light told the group that the three had transformed and gone to Ladybug.

Nino huffed through his nose and turned around, looking at Adrien, “Sorry you had to see that, bud.”

Adrien stayed silent, tracing invisible patterns on the table.

“Adrien, are you okay?” Asked Marc, getting a shrug from Adrien.

“Do you think I over-reacted?” Adrien’s voice was quiet, but everyone heard him.

“No-” Nino was interrupted by Kagami, “Yes.”

Everyone looked at Kagami, “Marinette only found out about Monarch’s identity an hour or two before we left, but she acted alone while everyone else was affected by the Akuma. I’d known for a couple of months before telling Marinette.”

Everyone’s Miraculous suddenly became hot, before rapidly cooling.

“W-what was that?” Asked Adrien, as Plagg appeared in front of him.

“Something’s happened.”

BC

Rena, Viperion and Vesperia leaped and bounded over the rooftops of Paris, all racing towards the Louvre, they could see Ladybug fighting with someone with what looked like to be a dog’s head. It looked like the dog-headed person was winning.

Rena leapt into the air, launching herself feet first into the person’s head. It looked like a man. He grunted, as Rena kicked him into Viperion’s fist and Vesperia’s foot. Ladybug was breathing heavily, as Rena turned to her.

“Are you alright?” Asked Rena, frantically checking Ladybug over.

Ladybug looked down and Rena almost screamed at the sight of the knife in her side.

“We need to get you to a hospital.” Said Rena, trying to pull Ladybug to her feet.

“We need to help the Akuma victim.” Wheezed Ladybug, letting out a cough.

“Mari, if we don’t get you to a hospital, you could die.” Begged Rena, her throat getting tight.

“It won’t be a big loss,” Shrugged Ladybug, “the team wouldn’t care.”

“I would.” Rena’s voice broke, making Ladybug look up.

Ladybug’s eyes widened, before she shoved Rena out of the way, half-a-second later, a khopesh was embedded in her chest. Ladybug looked down, as Rena looked up at her and screamed, before Ladybug let out a final breath, closed her eyes and fell forwards.

Rena stared, horrified, at the blade of the khopesh sticking out of Ladybug’s back. The blade dissolved into dust, reforming in the person’s hand. With a swing of his arm, Viperion and Vesperia were knocked down, and the person rushed to Ladybug’s body and picked it up.

“Ffffindersss keeepeerss.” Wheezed the person, before vanishing in a plume of smoke, taking Ladybug’s body with him.

Rena stared at the spot where the man had vanished, oblivious to Chat Noir and the rest of the Miraculous Team arriving on the roof top.

BC

Ladybug’s body hit the floor of Hawkmoth’s lair in the Parisian Catacombs, making Hawkmoth look at the man.

“I thought you said you needed her alive.” Said Hawkmoth, as the man stared at the corpse.

When she didn’t receive a response, Hawkmoth sauntered over to Ladybug’s body and delivered a kick to its side. Within a moment, the man had grabbed Hawkmoth by the throat, and slammed her into the wall.

“That…was unwise.” Growled the man, glaring at Hawkmoth, “I’d hate to have to find a new use for you.”

Hawkmoth sneered, “Let me down, Anubis.”

Anubis sneered back, before dropping Hawkmoth, he didn’t care for her name and he didn’t care for her motives.

“I never said I needed her alive, I just need her Miraculous, having her bones is a bonus.” Said Anubis, drawing an Ankh on Ladybug’s forehead with her own blood, “It means I won’t have to wait to acclimatise to it.”

The Ankh faded, as Ladybug’s suit became dark red with blood red spots. The body convulsed, before Ladybug’s body jumped to its feet, glassy eyes were narrowed into a glare as the body snarled and tried to launch itself at Anubis.

“Hmm, it’s not strong enough to fight its former comrades.” Mused Anubis, before looking at Hawkmoth, “I guess you’ll have to do.”

Deadbug’s head snapped to Hawkmoth, before releasing a horrifying scream and charging at Hawkmoth. Within moments, the zombified heroine had launched itself across the room, before tearing in Hawkmoth as it devoured her.

Anubis laughed as Hawkmoth screamed.

BC

Deadbug clambered around the sewers, growling and groaning as it moved, grabbing rats and tearing into them. Anubis stood over a whimpering Hawkmoth, smirking as she tried to clean up the bite marks.

“Contrary too popular belief,” Said Anubis, “my dead don’t turn people by biting them, mine just eat what they need and leave, like leeches.”

Anubis crouched down and whispered, “Don’t go anywhere.”

“Bug!” Called Anubis, making Deadbug to stop, “Come!”

The monster growled, before prowling towards him, leaving Hawkmoth in a pool of her own blood.

“You can make yourself useful by sending out an Akuma to lure the others out.” Dismissed Anubis, before leaving with the monster.

BC

“What do you mean you can’t?!” Demanded Alya, glaring at Alix, “You said Marinette wasn’t supposed to die, so why can’t you prevent this?!”

“Als,” Said Nino, gently touching Alya’s arm, “it’s okay.”

Alya gave Nino a withering look, he saw anger in her eyes, coupled with grief, but if Alya was going to say anything she decided not to, as she huffed through her nose and stalked away.

Nino went to say something, when everyone’s phones went off with an Akuma Alert. Quickly glancing at it, Nino quietly groaned, someone had been Akumatized over Marinette’s, Ladybug’s, death. Luka had told them what Marinette’s last words were and, while there was still the slight division over Monarch, everyone was shocked at what Marinette had thought.

Nino glanced over at Adrien, who hadn’t said anything since they saw Marinette dissolve into dust, before deciding to get anyone other than Adrien, and the three that had been with Marinette, to deal with it.

“There’s an Akuma.” Said Nino, getting anyone’s attention, “Who wants to deal with it?”

“How?” Asked Nathaniel, “Only Marinette could fix things and she’s dead.”

Nino winced, before Kagami got up, “I’ll take some people.”

Nino smiled, before Kagami, Félix, Sabrina and Ivan left to deal with the Akuma.

Fifteen minutes later, Nino found himself with the rest of the team as they fought off the Akuma, which turned out to be Marinette’s reanimated remains. The Dog-headed person from before was at a distance, commanding Marinette’s body. They’d started referring to it as Deadbug, as if to rub in the fact Marinette was dead.

With an inhuman scream, Deadbug would launch herself at various members of the team, while it may be Marinette’s body, it didn’t have her skills or intelligence. Pegasus had mentioned that it was a good thing, citing the number of times Marinette had beaten him at chess.

‘Dog-head’ obviously didn’t like how poorly Deadbug was doing, decided to change tactics. A moment later, an Akuma flew into the gaping chest wound on Deadbug’s body. The wound sealed up and Deadbug started hacking up strange, fleshy-looking clumps. Deadbug stopped hacking and breathed in, raising her head, her eyes, which had been a reddish black, were now purple. A sneer appeared on her face. With a scream, she detached the yoyo on her hip and turned it into a staff.

The staff connected with Carapace’s shield and Viperion’s lute, cracking the former and shattering the latter.

“Pathetic.” Snarled Darkbug, as she grabbed Viperion’s throat.

A Black blur zoomed past Carapace and tackled Darkbug. Viperion gasped as Chat Noir and Darkbug vanished down into a sewer.

Chat desperately tried to get Ladybug to snap out of whatever Hawkmoth had done to her. The usual bright red suit was dark and the spots blurring into the red, her eyes were purple, and her face was curled into a snarl.

“M’Lady, please, it’s me.” Pleaded Chat, as Darkbug stalked towards him.

“Stop calling me that!” Snarled Darkbug, conjuring a sword out of thin air and swinging it at Chat, “She’s gone, pest!”

Chat managed to knock the sword away, before she punched him with enough force to send him through the ceiling, the road on top of it and into the roof of a building. Chat groaned as he rolled onto his side.

“Dude!” Yelled Carapace, rushing towards him, “Are you alright?”

Darkbug landed on the rooftop, Chat scrambled away from her, with Darkbug striking the roof where he’d been moments before. Darkbug screamed and continued to strike at him. Each blow missing by a hair. Darkbug threw her sword, embedding into the roof a short way away from Chat. Darkbug went to punch Chat, only for Chat to grab her fist.

“Marinette, please,” Begged Chat, “it’s me, it’s Adrien.”

Darkbug looked confused, before standing up, her eyes flickering between purple and blue, before finally settling on blue. Her suit brightened and her spots became black.

“Adrien?” Murmured Ladybug, before swaying slightly.

Chat grinned, before Ladybug froze. The Khopesh that would’ve embedded itself into Ladybug’s back was blocked by a green shield.

“Where’s the Akuma?” Asked Carapace, as Ladybug shook her head.

“There,” Ladybug coughed, “There isn’t one. He’s using a miraculous.”

“Okay.” Nodded Ryuko, landing next to Ladybug, “Where is it?”

“The choker, it kind of looks like a dog collar.” Groaned Ladybug, “Oh, I’m gonna throw up.”

Ryuko blinked, before she looked at Rena, “get her out of here.”

Rena nodded, before vaulting off with Ladybug. Ryuko turned and looked at the Miraculous user, “Anyone have an idea how we’re supposed to beat this guy?”

BC

Marinette threw up as soon as she dropped her transformation. Alya dropped hers and looked at Marinette.

“You okay, girl?” Asked Alya, as Marinette continued to throw up.

“Gimmie a minute.” Heaved Marinette, as she spat out some bile, “Okay, let’s get back there.”

“What?” Asked Alya, “No, you’ve got a chest wound and we don’t know how things are going to go if you go back there.”

“I have a plan.” Protested Marinette, before resting against the wall, “give me a minute.”

A soft thud had Alya recalling her transformation and swinging her flute at the source of the noise. Su Han stared at her, before looking at Marinette, “How did Anubis escape?”

Marinette shrugged, before trying to straighten up, only to collapse back against the wall, “This is starting to become a problem.”

Su Han frowned, before looking at Alya, “Where’s the Akuma?”

“In her chest, it’s the only thing keeping her sane.”

“Has she tried healing?”

“No, it’s still in her chest.”

“The Akuma’s already been purified, as soon as she casts the cure it’ll no longer need to keep her alive.” Said Su Han, as Marinette winced.

“Tikki,” Rasped Marinette, making the weaken Kwami look up, “Spots On.”

Ladybug slowly got to her feet, she coughed out, “L-lucky c-ch-charm.”

A red and black spotted first aid kit hit the floor. Rena quickly grabbed it and passed it to Ladybug.

“Mmmm, miiiraaculoouss,” Wheezed Ladybug, “L-laadeeeeeebuugg.”

A swarm of ladybugs swarmed over the city, repairing the damage done by Ladybug and Anubis’ initial battle and the fight between Chat Noir and Darkbug. The swarm suddenly slammed into Ladybug’s chest. Coughing up some blood, Ladybug fell down onto one knee.

The swarm vanished, leaving a heaving Ladybug covering her mouth with her hand. After one forceful cough, a single white butterfly fell onto her hand. The Butterfly shook off the bile covering it and flew off.

“Bye-bye, little butterfly.” Murmured Ladybug, before getting up, “I conjured a sword, where is it?”

“It should still be on the roof.” Answered Rena, looking at Ladybug, “girl, no offense, but your last fight with that guy left you covered in cuts.”

“Have you used the shielding feature?” Asked Su Han, getting Ladybug and Rena’s attention, “You just need to say the Kwami’s name and guard up.”

Ladybug and Rena looked at each other.

“Okay.” Sighed Ladybug, “Tikki, Guard Up!”

Red and black spotted plate armour formed on her feet, legs, hands and forearms, while similarly coloured padded chain mail formed on her chest and abdomen. Ladybug looked down at herself, “Wow.”

BC

The team kept moving around Anubis, they didn’t stay in one place for two long, so the dark miraculous user couldn’t land any serious hits on them. Pigella suddenly tripped and fell to the ground.

Anubis gave a sneering grin and licked his lips, “Finally.”

He threw a khopesh towards her, Pigella closed her eyes and waited for the blade to hit her. The sound of metal hitting metal made her look up. A broadsword had batted the khopesh toward the ground. An armoured Ladybug and Rena Rouge stood in front of her.

Ladybug spun the sword in her hand, before she leapt towards Anubis. Rena drew two daggers and followed Ladybug’s lead. With Anubis suddenly on the backfoot, the team converged on him, with Purple Tigress grabbing the Jackal choker and yanked it off Anubis.

The man screamed as she dissolved into a pile of bones. Ladybug prodded his remains with the tip of her sword.

“Tikki, Guard Down.” Said Ladybug, after a moment.

Ladybug sighed and looked around, “Is anyone else hungry?”

Nino absently nodded, “Yeah. I think I saw Andre while we were fighting.”

“Good. Cool.” Muttered Ladybug, relaxing, “Let’s…let’s get some ice cream.”

The team started leaving, as King Monkey asked, “So, what’s it like being dead?”

“Surprisingly quiet.”

[marcmarcmomarc]

Miraculous

Chapter 15: Play It Cool

(Later, Adrien faces the gang. Everyone is much less bruised.)

ADRIEN: Okay, these guys will get testy as we head to the airport. You want to get past Marinette’s defenders? Then we just play it cool.

ADRIEN: (SINGING) Boy, boy, crazy boy, get cool, boy Got a rocket in your pocket, keep coolly-cool, boy Don’t get hot, ‘cause, man, you’ve got some high times ahead Take it slow, and, Daddy-o, you can live it up and die in bed Boy, boy, crazy boy, stay loose, boy Breeze it, buzz it, easy does it, turn off the juice, boy Go, man, go, but not like a yo-yo schoolboy Just play it cool, boy, real cool

(Adrien rhythmically snaps his fingers. The others join in. Tensing up, Alya punches the table.)

ADRIEN: Easy, Alya!

(Juleka and Rose spin rapidly, and Adrien motions for them to stop. Nino pounds his hands into each other.)

ADRIEN: Cool it, Nino! Cool it! Cool it.

(Nino calms down. The DJ shows off his footwork, then spins, and points his finger like a gun.)

NINO: Pow!

(Nino thrusts his hands to the ground, then shuffles, making guns with his fingers. This leads into frenetic dances in which the gang release their emotions and get “cool”.)

(Adrien leaps by.)

ADRIEN: Cool!

(They circle around each other, briefly making finger guns.)

NORA: Pow!

NADJA: Pow!

KIM: Pow!

LUKA: Pow!

NATHANIEL AND MARC: Pow!

ROSE AND JULEKA: Pow!

ADRIEN: Pow!

ALYA AND NINO: Pow!

CHLOÉ AND SABRINA: Pow!

ALIX AND MYLÈNE: Pow!

ALL: Pow!

(More swift dancing.)

(As the men and women split off, the kids leap forward.)

KIDS: Cool!

MEN: Go!

WOMEN: Crazy!

KIDS: Cool!

MEN: Go!

WOMEN: Crazy!

MEN: Go!

(They all gather at one end of the room, sprint forward while crouching, then leap.)

ALL: Yeah!

(They engage in more dancing…)

(…then stop, all sinking to the floor around Adrien.)

ALL: Boy, boy, crazy boy, stay loose, boy Breeze it, buzz it, easy does it, turn off the juice, boy

ADRIEN: Just play it cool, boy, real cool

(Out of breath, the group finishes the song. Adrien faces them.)

ADRIEN: Okay. Everyone got it?

(They all nod.)

ADRIEN: Good.

(Later, everyone sleeps. Plagg goes up to Adrien.)

PLAGG: So, that’s it?

ADRIEN: Yes. In the morning, we head back to Paris.

(Plagg hides and Adrien resumes sleeping. Fade to black.)

[theyrejustbehindtheveil]

-slides in under the deadline like the chicken in chicken run-

HAPPY HOLIDAYS @imtallerthanyou hope you enjoy your @mlsecretsanta gift ^v^

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When he was seven years old, the first snowfall of winter was in the middle of November. His mum was the one to wake him, full of excitement as she helped him into his winter coat and shoes, and ran outside with him to play in the snow. 

It’s funny, how clearly he remembers the brightness of the courtyard under a blanket of white, the bright bobble of his mum’s beanie and the wide curve of her smile. He remembers how he didn’t have to go back inside for breakfast or even for lessons, and how when they finally traipsed inside, wet and cold and happy, how Nathalie had brought them hot chocolate in the biggest mugs they had, with the little marshmallows he loved and almost never got to have.

He doesn’t remember seeing his father at all.

Ever since his mother died, winter has come to feel cold and dreary. Even when it snows, it’s not the same without his mother and her infectious love of the season. It’s been a few years since she died, and now, as the weather gets ever colder and the days ever shorter, he still misses her so bad it hurts. 

He misses his friends a little too. Since they all split up for lycée he doesn’t get to see them as much as he used to, especially as the holidays and the end of term get busier. He misses getting to see them everyday in class, and getting to hang out all the time outside of class. 

It’s weird, how he was so used to not having any friends and spending so much time alone, and now that he does have friends, he misses them desperately. 

One day in the first week of November, his phone pings as he unbuckles his seatbelt. It pings again as he shuts the car door, and three more times before he can fumble it out of his bag to read the texts. This early in the morning, it’s either an Akuma alert, or the group chat with his friends from college. (Or possibly both, knowing Alya’s tendency to spam-text when she’s excited)

When he finally manages to fish his phone out of his bag, he’s almost all the way to the school building and Plagg has stuck his head out of his coat to see what’s going on. Adrien lowers his phone so Plagg can also see without having to fly out into public. 

Ex-Akuma Class Support Group

Mari-belle: Morning everyone! I’m going to organise a Secret Santa for this year for everyone here! 

Mari-belle: Gotta go finish breakfast now, but stay tuned for more info to come, and let me know if you have any questions! 

Wi-Fi En-alya-bled: marinette my best beloved friend, ily

Wi-Fi En-alya-bled: but aren’t you supposed to be on your way to school rn

Mari-belle: Oh shit! 

Adrien can’t help but laugh a little, feeling a bit better about the day ahead. He still misses his friends, but even this little bit of contact makes him feel less alone.

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Start to finish, it takes Marinette three days to organise a secret santa. In those three days, Adrien battles two akuma, hands in one assignment and tries to start another, and escapes his room every evening to run across the rooftops as Chat Noir. Being Chat Noir has always felt freeing, but the weather is miserable and he doesn’t even have Plagg to keep him company. It’s still better than being inside, cooped up and unable to sleep. 

The miserable weather and the cold means that anyone braving the streets this late has their head down and no one is looking up at him. He plonks himself down in the shelter of a chimney and releases his transformation. Plagg whooshes out of his ring and swirls to rest on the rooftop. Adrien scoops him up in one hand, while fishing a wedge of cheese out of his pocket with the other. Plagg dives for the cheese as soon as it appears, before settling back in the curve of Adrien’s palm. The slight weight of him, as well as the smooth texture of his skin, is reassuringly comforting, and a reminder that he isn’t completely alone. 

As soon as Plagg has finished with his beloved wedge of cheese, he curls deeper into Adrien cupped hand.

“Hey, kid,” he says, “we’re out late tonight.” 

Adrien sighs. “Can’t sleep.” The cold of winter always seems to seep into his room at night, and in the dark alone with his thoughts he misses his mum so much it hurts. Normally he’d see if Nino or Marinette or Alya are still awake, but in the last few weeks they've all either been busy or asleep. “It's too quiet.” 

This is a bit of a lie, considering he lives in Paris, but it feels close enough to the truth that he doesn’t feel guilty saying it to Plagg.

Plagg rests the tip of his atm on Adrien’s pinkie. “Hey kid, look at me. You can always talk to me, you know. I'm not going anywhere, I promise.”

“You promise?” 

“Yeah kid, that’s how this whole thing works. You can’t get rid of me, no matter what. You and me, the Chat Noir dream team. No take backs.”

“You and me and camembert, more like.”

“Hey, there’s nothing wrong with a good old fashioned threesome, There's plenty of the old Plagg-meister to go around.”

Adrien reaches out and skritches Plagg under the chin, just how he knows the kwami likes it, “Thanks Plagg,” he says, and then shivers. He’s been detransformed outside for a while now, and even with the coat he pulled on over his pyjamas before he left, the frigid air is still making itself known. The cold starting to seep under his skin is strangely at odds with the warm bubbly feeling blossoming in his chest, dripping into the empty cracks he keeps there. Time to head home then. 

He gives Plagg one last scratch in the space between the ears before standing up. 

“Plagg, claws out!”

As Chat Noir leaps and vaults over the rooftops of Paris, a phone screen lights up his empty room with a message from his friends. 

The boy who is also Chat Noir will see these messages in the morning when he wakes, with his kwami curled up asleep on the pillow next to his head, and the warm light of the morning spilling into his room

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The first snowfall of winter starts as he is in the middle of shopping for his secret santa. It's the first week of December, and he finally has a free afternoon to spend some time hunting for a present for Alix. 

He's already been to three different shops, and he’s not found anything that could work, at all. The problem is that he doesn't know what she’d want, And even if he did, he has no idea where to find it. Adding to this, there’s a spending limit, which nixed all of his original ideas.  

As he leaves the fourth shop his hands are still empty and he’s got no idea where to go next. As he steps out from under the shop’s awning, snow starts to fall on his face. He turns his face up to the grey sky, to feel the sharp cold flakes falling on his face. 

For a moment he is transported back to when he was a kid, spending snowy days outside with his mum. And then he is hit with another sharp wave of sadness, sharp and bitter. He misses her desperately, and he misses spending time with her and all the joy she had for things like the first snowfall of the season. 

“Adrien!”

Adrien jolts at the sound of his name being yelled at full volume from across the street. 

“Adrien! Over here!” He looks up to see Alya waving at him, Marinette and Rose either side of her. He raises his hand to wave back, pleased to see them. He’s just about to move on, not wanting to intrude on what is probably a girls day out for the three of them, when Alya looks both ways and then steps out onto the road. Marinette is quick to follow, and Rose only a few steps behind the other two. 

Alya is all the way to the other side of the road before he clocks what’s happening. She slings an arm around his shoulders, the same way Nino does when they hang out. “Fancy seeing you here, Adrien! I’ve missed your sunshine face, especially in this weather.” Marinette nods, the pink bobble on her hat nodding comically along with her. 

“Are you going Christmas shopping too, Adrien?” Rose says, her eyes creased up in a small smile. 

He nods. “I need to get something for the Secret Santa,” he says, “but no luck so far.”

“We’ve been out all day getting ours. My feet hurt so bad!” Alya moans, slumping down so more of her weight is hanging from the arm she still has slung around Adrien. 

“We were just going to find some coffee so Alya can keep going long enough for us to finish.” Marinette says, rolling her eyes a little at her best friend’s antics. “Do–do you want to come too? You could finish doing your shopping with us too if you – if you want?”

“I don’t want to be a bother, especially if you want to finish quickly. I don’t have any ideas, and–”

“We offered, sunshine boy.” Alya butts in before he can finish. “If we get some food and coffee into me I’ll be good to go for ages, don’t you fret.”

“I–”

“If you really wanna make it up to me, you can pay, now c'mon.” Alya shifts her arm so it's now hooked through his, and starts dragging him further down the street. Both Marinette and Rose, with their shorter legs, have to almost jog a little to keep up at the pace Alya sets for them. Adrien tries to laugh by the way Marinette’s hat bobble bounces in the corner of his eye. 

“Don’t laugh,” she says, giving him a truly impressive side eye. “Some of us have little legs.” 

That does make him laugh. 

“I’m not even that short, Alya’s just a speed demon when she walks. All that chasing after akumas.” She looks so disgruntled by the entire situation, that Adrien can’t help but grin at her. 

“So who’s your secret santa person, Adrien?” Rose pipes up from Alya’s other side. “Maybe we can help you come up with ideas!”

“Alya the whole point of secret santa is that it’s a secret.” Marinette chides. 

“We won’t tell, promise. I’m great at secrets! And Mari, you already know anyway, because you organised this whole thing!”

“That’s not the point, Alya, You're still not supposed to tell anyone who your secret santa is, even if they do already know.”

“It’s Alix.” he says, just to head them off before Marinette can really get going. 

Rose beams at him.  “No wonder you're having such trouble, Alix is impossible to gift for!” 

Marinette nods in sage agreement. “I made everyone christmas presents when we were in 6eme,” she says. “Coming up with an idea for Alix took me twice as long as anyone else’s.”

Alya pushes open the door of the coffee shop, letting the warmth from the inside spill out over them. “Luckily we’re all great at ideas, especially Marinette. I reckon we can probably come up with something.”

As she leads their little group into the warmth of the coffee shop, Adrien realises he no longer feels so sad about the day. His friends have, once again, managed to drag him through his own lingering loneliness, and now he feels brighter about how this day goes. As Alya drags him up to the counter to go order, and Marinette and Rose start strategising about where the best table that can fit the four of them is, Adrien feels a grin unfurl itself onto his face. The snow falling outside the window looks magical again to him now, and not so much a haunting reminder of how much he misses his mum. 

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Wrapping presents takes longer than Adrien had realised. He has never had to wrap more than a few presents by himself, and that never took more than about half an hour. But after his day out with Marinette and Alya and Rose (purchased in secret), he ended up with a present for Alix and also presents for those three, and one Alya said Nino would love, and something for everyone in his household, and also a little blanket he thinks Plagg will like to curl up in. And so, here he is, surrounded by wrapping paper and sticky tape and ribbon, and it’s taking forever. He’s already misplaced the sticky tape twice and the scissors five separate times. 

He’s feeling a little overwhelmed by it, to be honest. He had to unwrap and rewrap the first three he got done because he realised he’d forgotten to take the price tags off them, and he almost mislabelled Nathalie’s gift as being for Alix, which would have probably been a disaster. Plagg drifted off after the first two presents, complaining that he was wasting away in the cold and he needed food before he “wasted away to a streak of nothing.”

Luckily that meant he had the chance to wrap Plagg’s present really quickly, but it also meant that Plagg decided to start messing with his sound system. He knows Adiren’s phone code and how to hook the phone up to the bluetooth speakers in the room, and he’s now blasting music that he always claims sounds “nostalgically christmassy” and to Adrien sounds like a bunch of sad men chanting. It’s fine though, even if it is at full volume and absurdly repetitive. 

He’s most of the way through what is turning into an entire afternoon of gift wrapping, although he hasn’t put any ribbons on anything yet, because that’s his least favourite part and also Plagg always likes to chase the spools of ribbon around the room. He feels a bit better about his chances of finishing today, especially since Plagg switched to a playlist of english christmas songs that Adrien actually knows. 

That’s when Nathalie sticks her head into the room. Plagg quickly zooms out of sight as she takes in the carnage, the scraps of paper everywhere and the sound of ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’ playing at full volume. Adrien lunges for his phone to turn the volume down, because she’s got the sort of pinched look on her face that she gets when the music at fashion shows is too loud. 

“Thank you Adrien.” she says, her brow uncreasing a little. 

“Hello Nathalie”, he replies, feeling briefly grateful that he’s already wrapped her present. 

“You missed lunch. I was just checking to see if you were okay,” she says. 

“I ate before I started, Nathalie, don’t worry.”

“Very well then, as long as you’re okay. I know Christmas can be a difficult time.” 

It’s funny, Adrien forgets sometimes, that he’s not the only person who misses his mum. Nathalie cared about her too, in her own way. 

“I’m okay Nathalie, I promise. I’m almost done, don’t worry.”

She gets that pinched look again, before she nods and steps back out of the room. The door shuts behind her with a soft click, and Plagg pops back out from under his pillow barely a second later. 

“That was close, kid,” he says, flying over to sit on Adrien’s shoulder as Adrien starts wrapping presents again. He stays there until Adrien is almost done, not even moving to turn up the music. He's almost done and about to get up to fetch the spools of ribbon when the door swings open again and Nathalie reappears. Plagg only has enough time to topple off his shoulder and play possum in the wrapping paper at his feet. 

Nathalie is holding a mug that's gently steaming in the bright wintery light coming through the window behind him. Adrien watches, a little baffled, as she picks her way across the floor. She stops just next to him, standing over him as he looks up at her. 

“Hi Nathalie,” he says. 

“Hello Adrien”, she says, before pausing. “What is that?” she asks, pointing at where Plagg is faking being immobile on the floor next to him.

“Oh, uhhh. That's a – that's a gift! For my friend, uuh…for Marinette! She likes– she makes stuffed toys, so I uh… I thought she might like it! I was just about to wrap it, hold on.” and he picks up Plagg, and starts rolling him in wrapping paper. He thinks he feels a sharp scratch on one finger from Plagg biting him, but there’s nothing either of them can do except see it through. 

It’s lucky Plagg doesn’t need to breathe, because Nathalie doesn’t leave until he’s had to tape up the corners, waiting until he’s done to hand him the mug. She steps back almost immediately, her expression impenetrable, as he looks in the mug. It’s hot chocolate, just like she used to make, with twice as many tiny marshmallows as she allotted him as a kid. 

She’s gone before he can muster a thank you around the lump in his throat. 

Plagg shreds the wrapping paper as he fights his way out of it. “That was way too close, kid. Whatcha got there?” He points at the mug of hot chocolate, complete with a small armada of tiny marshmallows that almost cover the surface of the drink. 

He figures he’s earned a bit of a break, and he wants to be able to savour his drink. He stands and takes the mug over to the couch and curls up facing the window. Plagg curls up on to of his head, and Adrien can feel him start to do his version of purring. The vibrations tickle a little, but he’s enjoying the affection too much to tell him that. Outside the window, the snow outside has started to stick, and he watches as more flakes start to fall.as he sips his drink. By the time the mug is empty, Plagg has started to snore softly. Adrien doesn’t dare disturb him, and besides, he can wait to do the ribbons. He settles more comfortably, and pulls out his phone to pass the time. 

The pair stay that way until Nathalie knocks on the door to summon him to dinner. Plagg will mumble and grumble until he is pacified by another wedge or two of cheese, and Adrien will stay up far too late tying ribbons on all his presents before stacking them on one of the bookshelves upstairs. 

But for now, Adrien will stay there, the warmth of the hot chocolate and the weight of Plagg’s little body making him feel warm and cozy as the snow falls outside. He will text his friends, complaining about having to spend so long making presents, and Alya will laugh at him and tell him about a blog post she’s writing for the Ladyblog. Nino will complain about his little brother trying to break into his room and annoy him, and Marinette will bemoan the fact that she chose to make her parent’s presents this year, and how its taking too long because she keeps messing up the knitting pattern. 

And the snow will continue to fall outside, and his mum’s favourite christmas carol will play on the speakers, and Adrien will manage to smile at the memory, rather than cry. 

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The actual exchanging of gifts is scheduled for two days after the end of term. That afternoon, Adrien leaves his house, on foot, and heads towards Marinette’s house.  The snow is cleared from the roads, and despite the cold and Plagg’s complaining, it’s only a short walk there. It goes quickly, and it’s not long before he’s ringing the bell at the side door of the Dupain-Cheng bakery. 

Since they don’t all go to the same school anymore, they can’t do it at school and it’s too cold for somewhere at the park. Luckily Marinette’s parents are very willing to let them do it at their house. 

He has to wait a bit before the door swings open, and it’s Alya who ushers him in. “Hey Adrien,” she says. “Perfect timing, almost everyone else is here, and Marinette just brought out the snacks. C’mon, before they're all gone!” She scrambles back up the stairs, and Adrien is left to follow in her wake, clutching his gift for Alix in one hand. He’s been here before, but not around the holidays. There’s tinsel everywhere, and there's a christmas tree absolutely crowded with ornaments and lights burning with a steady glow. 

Almost all of the ornaments on the tree in the living room look homemade. Some of them are clearly attempts from when Marinette was little, slightly different versions of ones he’s seen at Nino’s house. Many of the others look like more recent attempts. Adrien decides his favourite is a little dark blue and pink patchwork angel with black tufted yarn for hair. It looks a little like Marinette herself, complete with pigtails, and it makes him smile. The tree topper is a close second, though, purely for the entertainment value. It’s an orange paper angel, clearly made by a young child, and its got glitter on the wings and big googly eyes stuck to its face. Someone has also wrapped a scrap of tinsel around its neck, and the overall effect is comedically alarming. 

“Papa insists on putting it up every year,” someone says next to him. Marientte’s come over while he wasn’t paying attention, and is now looking at the tree topper with him. “ I made it when I was four, and he says it brings him joy, so it has to go at the top. It’s embarrassing.”

She looks so put out by having to explain it that Adrien almost laughs. “I like it, actually. It’s fun.” 

“Urgh not you too”, she says good-naturedly. “C’mon, everyones finally arrived, so it’s present time.”

He follows her over to the couches, where all of his old classmates are gathered. There's no spots on the couches left, so he sits on the floor next to Nino, and Marinette perches on one of the arms of the couches. 

Everyone waits until they get settled, and then Nino passes him a biscuit. He takes a bite out of it and waits for someone else to start the secret santa. It’s not Marinette but Myléne who takes the plunge, shyly handing Nino a slightly lumpy envelope. 

“Thanks Myléne!” he says, before tipping out what looks like a USB with a bright red ribbon on the end. 

“It’s a mixtape,” she says. “It’s mostly got some of my favourite songs, but Ivan contributed a few.”

Nino looks briefly overcome, before he stands and goes to pull her in a hug. “Thank you, wow, Myléne. Best secret santa ever!” Myléne’s smile turns blinding. 

Nino sits back down to pick up his own gift, and passes it across Adrien to Mairinette. “Here you go, dudette, this is for you.” 

The rest of the afternoon quickly dissolves into a mess of wrapping paper and snacks. Kim gives Adrien a pair of books, one in Mandarin and the other in French, none of which she’s read before, and also a pair of socks with wedges of cheese on them. He expresses his sincere delight for the books, and holds the socks up questioningly.

“Oh, ‘Nette says you like cheese, I thought those would be cool,” Kim explains. 

“Thanks Kim,” Adiren says. He feels a blossoming joy that his friends have taken the time and the effort to try and learn things about him, and try to find gifts that would make them happy. They're genuinely cool socks, although he thinks Plagg will try to eat them at least once by accident. 

He passes his gift to Alix, and the party goes on around him as he leans back against the couch and lets the sound of his friends having fun wash over him. The exclamations of joy and delight at each present soak into him, making him smile. 

He’ll stay for dinner, both because he can and because Mr Dupain has promised that he’s made enough dessert for everyone. Alix will ambush him on his way back from the bathroom to wrap him in a tight hug as thanks for his gift. (More hair-dye, and the craziest socks him and Marinette could find at the shop)

When he finally makes his way home, he will rest the books in pride of place on his bedside table, and tuck the socks into his chest of drawers to wear tomorrow. As he plugs his phone on the charger, it will light up with the photos Alya took that day, and that sparks a conversation that’ll keep his phone buzzing late into the night. And Adrien will lie there, tapping out messages to his friends in the dark of his room, and he will realise that he feels excited for the rest of the holidays for the first time in years, that he’s looking forward to Christmas, and having fun, and spending time with his friends. 

He thinks his mum would be proud of him for that. He hopes she is, somewhere. 

[ao3feed-ladynoir]

A Case of Ladybug Luck

A Case of Ladybug Luck by Yolowritter

Marinette doesn't think she can keep living like this. She never told Alya her secret, and her life is in shambles. Adrien is the only one who has noticed and tried to help, but he isn't enough. Lila has them both trapped in a web of lies they can't escape from, and their friends are all taking her side, unwilling to listen to either of them. She's losing hope. At least...at least Chat Noir noticed. She still had her partner. But when an oppurtunity presents itself to Marinette, the perfect chance to get away from this hellish existence and start brand new, she takes it, leaving Paris to deal with the consequences of her actions...

WARNING: This fic contains discussions of faking suicide, guilt, trauma, abuse, harasment and heavy angst in general. Please read the tags before entering, and do not read if those topics make you uncomfortable. Thank you, and again, mind the tags!

Words: 15978, Chapters: 3/?, Language: English

Fandoms: Miraculous Ladybug

Rating: Mature

Warnings: Major Character Death

Categories: F/M

Characters: Marinette Dupain-Cheng | Ladybug, Adrien Agreste | Chat Noir, Le Gorille | Adrien Agreste's Bodyguard, Marinette Dupain-Cheng | Ladybug's Parents, Sabine Cheng, Tom Dupain, Nooroo, Duusu, Tikki, Plagg, Alya Césaire, Nino Lahiffe, Chloé Bourgeois, Lila Rossi, Gabriel Agreste, Nathalie Sancoeur, Jagged Stone

Relationships: Adrien Agreste | Chat Noir/Marinette Dupain-Cheng | Ladybug, Adrien Agreste | Chat Noir & Marinette Dupain-Cheng | Ladybug, Alya Césaire/Nino Lahiffe, Alya Césaire & Marinette Dupain-Cheng | Ladybug, Gabriel Agreste & Nathalie Sancoeur, Gabriel Agreste & Nooroo

Additional Tags: Angst, Angst and Hurt/Comfort, Heavy Angst, Fake Character Death, Alya Césaire Bashing, Alya Césaire Redemption, Akuma Class, Gabriel Agreste Being Gabriel Agreste, Good Parent Gabriel Agreste, (he's traumatized and trying), Aged-Up Character(s), Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Post-Episode: s04 Le Gang des Secrets | Gang of Secrets, Self Confidence Issues, Evil Lila Rossi, Lila Rossi's Lies Are Exposed, Lila Rossi Lies, No Lila Rossi Redemption, Save Nooroo, Save Duusu, Family Angst, Everyone Needs A Hug, The Author Regrets Nothing, The Author Regrets Everything, Author Is Sleep Deprived, Good Friend Nino Lahiffe, Protective Nino Lahiffe, Nino Lahiffe Redemption, Uncle Jagged Stone, Additional Miraculous Powers, Secret Identity, Hot Mess Marinette Dupain-Cheng | Ladybug, Hot Mess Adrien Agreste | Chat Noir, Friendship Re-Establishment

Read Here: https://archiveofourown.org/works/46986070

[lilbit-of-kizzy]

Live blogging the 9 miraculous season 5 episodes on Disney+ below the cut! (Spoilers obviously lol and it's uh...long and rambly 😅)

Ep1

Gabriel looks absolutely ridiculous omg 🤣

Bunny cat!

Me:....did he just die???

Chat: did we just...defeat him??

Me: nah fam he dead welcome to orphanhood

Someone please get this girl some real therapy my god

Ya gotta feed your pets Gabe jesus, I love how the kwamis were just willing to let him die 😅😂

The bunny miraculous makes Chat's face so cute lol

Get. His. ASS NATHALIE

Ep2

Omg grand master's shoes 🤣🤣

Thank you Plagg we've all been saying that for years

Love square reverse here we go

Uh-oh scetti-os

Ep3

Oh hey...they actually said "yeah no one's that stupid, magic literally stops you from recognizing the holders" also I love the Kwamis annoying Gabe lmao meanmeanmeanmeanmean

"Tom? Is it really the time to be baking croissants?"

"Yes dear the plot demands it"

Gabe just....doing all this shit in front of two pajama clad teenage girls while Marinette and Alya just.....stand there looking so confused 🤣🤣

Reunion?? Later????? TAKE THE MIRACULOUS WHY ARE YOU MONOLOGUING??????

Told you 😮‍💨

Aw baby boy :(

Oh shit

Dude the rings look even more stupid 🤣 but the cocoon transformation is pretty bad ass

Ep4

Why does everyone have clones?

Phht banana Adrien

Well damn Tikki

"it's probably just a bug" lol puns

Ooooh it's both their gift that's fascinatingooomg that baby doll kill it kill it with fire o.< Nooo they're multiplying....oh no my babies :(

Oops you made him mad....oh jeez really mad...

Giiiiiirl

(real talk a: therapy, both of them b:....the problem with teenagers is, when not shown the actual consequences of an action...that action becomes much easier to repeat.....ie I know smoking is bad, but I can't see or feel it affecting my lungs so it's probably fine........Adrien baby boy I know the part of your brain that controls executive function is still developing but fight it my dude)

Ep5

*hissss*....*HISSSSSSSSS*

Omg Nino's look of disgust at being lied to

Whyyyy does Mari have 3 plates of spaghetti?? (I'm gonna just assume it's not spaghetti but why 3 plates 😂)

Publicity stunt, though yeah Nino

This is the 2nd time Mari's used her klutzieness around Gabe to get away with something but uh...has she been klutzy lately otherwise?

"and lack of dietary quality of the cafeteria" why must he be funny?

Gabe stop mentally abusing his son for his own gains challenge

Oh that's interesting....he didn't go with being mad, just being a bad father....ummmm

Dramatic much

Phht Nino the condiment names gotta stop

......*hisssssssss*

Nino....pick different names

I love that everyone is outgrowing Mari, the fact that they're all growing at all is pretty cool

Ep6

Reverse love square pt2: Adrien is still dense af (my boy gotta thing for eyes)

Omg she actually answers in Spanish I thought that was a meme 🤣 (is it Spanish in French as well??....what do they use in the Spanish dub??)

It's uh called hormones my dude...hormones kicked in

A few DAYS ago??? It's been weeks right????? Continuity people it is important

I like how they're handling this, cause Mari is absolutely right, she's built up a fake person

Lol Luka and Kagami are just like "stop" neither of them are gonna let her cop out of this 😂

Cat slipped out there for a sec lol

Ofc she carries measuring tape

Poor baby boy (how many times have I said that?)

Luka do you know how to OPEN those doors??

Oop Reverse love square Mari: Oh No He's Hot (I knew this was coming lol)

The sword wasn't a meme 🤣

Oh look trauma

Ya waited too long...wait a bit longer it'll all sort out... hopefully lmao

Ep 7

Oh he's got it baaaad

Plagg....you were pushing him towards Mari like 2 days ago

Get his assssss, I love how worried she is for Adri....YASSS QUEEN

Not well Adrien....not well

Can uh....can people see when they're paralyzed?....nope 😮‍💨

I really like the swap designs

Oh no the overflirting comes from Plagg 😂

"My suit has a really weird influence on you" yeah that's the cheese crazy kwami

Aw Adrien's voice is deepening

Tikki is so full of anxiety

Does Alya just live with Mari now 🤣

Aww 🥺

Ep8

Hey Alix went to NC!!!

Forsooth!

Oh look....someone being corrupted by social media...topical!

Trivia boy lol

Omg the history lesson 🤣

👍🏻

*gasp* Gib (if you understand that I applaud your taste in musicals)

Plagg spit is radioactive be careful Adrien

Ep9

And a bell!

Alya: touch grass

Oh uh-oh actual marichat wow (also what does she say in French for Chat Noir lol I wanna know)

Aww he's nervous

Uhhh Mari if he likes you he won't like Ladybug... they sure are cute though

Mari you aren't in a suit....you should not be that high up that precariously

Oh noooo they're so close (at least he knows she loves both of him)

She booped his snoot :3

Good job Adrien, that is not easy to do but exactly the right thing to do

Oh ok that's one way to do it but god poor kids

Aw that neck touch

You're melting my butt!

Why are they still going with the charms? They don't work 🤣

Gabe's rotting arm is uh...really disturbing to think about

Mari you're 13...you have so much time to figure love out

Welp... that's it lol

[intercoursefluids]

*Akuma class just landing in Gotham and waiting for the Wayne family to get them cause Bruce felt like it would be a good idea.

*Marinette runs to the bathroom while Adrien holds her stuff*

Bruce: Ah! We're so sorry for the delay! Welcome to Gotham! If everyone is here and accounted for then we can start loading up the buses, yes?

Adrien: *Raising his hand* Actually sir, Marinette just ran to the bathroom, she'll be here soo-

Marinette: *Sprints/slides around a corner* I'm here-! *Crashes into Damian and falls*

Adrien: Ah, nevermind there she is

Damian: *Stands up first and holds out his hand to Marinette to help her up while wearing his resting bitch face*

Marinette: *Assumes she getting mugged by a really hot mugger and is too tired/ hyper on caffeine to have a coherent thought*

Marinette: Alright what do you want? My wallet, my phone? My phone number?

*Kim, Nino, and Alix are cackling, Alya and Tim are recording, Jason is wheezing and leaning on Steph who is struggling to stand, Cass and dick are thinking its adorable, Alfred and Bruce are amused, Adrien is on the brink of death and probably needs an inhaler, Duke is concerned*

Damian, completely deadpan: Your hand actually

*Adrien sobers up just enough to speak*

Adrien: Hey dude? I think you skipped a few steps here, usually, you take a girl on dates before asking for her hand in marriage-

Marinette: *Lunges for Adrien and puts him in a chokehold whilst blushing furiously*

*Previous reactions intensify and Adrien may need an ambulance if he doesn't keep his mouth shut*

Damian, also blushing but not as bad as Marinette:*Pulls Marinette up and off Adrien* I suppose we will have to wait and see if we make it to that stage, now lets go I have places to be *Still holding Marinette around the waist walks off*

*General chaos follows and Plagg is delighted by it*

[princess-of-the-corner]

Sorry, just discovered your public knowledge au, its hilarious. I think 'realistically' I like the Only Miraculous wielders & whoever they tell knows version as it could feel a bit less cracky though it'd still beg why they don't bring other heroes in to collectively stomp Gabriel as they know his location. Though that just has me imagining him palming it off on his various rich friends like a hot potato. Anyway two main thoughts:

`1: For the just Holders know AU, Gabriel owns up to his motives right away & almost convinces the kids. Except Fu shows up & reveals that its basically a monkeys paw and more people will die if he makes is wish. Gabriel insists he s smart enough to work around that (He also just doesn't care) but Tikki & Plagg are like, "Literally we have no control over this, it goes to shit every single time, sorry."

In essence, its his ego and control freak nature that mean Gabriel refuses to give up even when he and everyone else know he should quit. Its probably kind of a sad/rough start for Adrien especially, but also leads to very quick positive vibes with Marinette & more direct mentorship.

2: Rogercop be like

Chloe: Well, seeing as you won't do your damn job, how about our classes two super heroes show you up? Adrien: I am one hundred percent down for that except I can't find Plagg! Marinette: Ya know I've wanted to try this anyway, Luck Charm! (Gets a Plagg doll with his head snuck in the bracelet) Well that answers that.

Later

Tikki: How did you even get stuck we can phase through soli matter.., Oh this is interesting and maybe concerning. Chloe: What can it do magic, is it a Miraculous? Plagg: Well its tied to a Miraculous, where'd you find this?

Chloe: Back of my mothers cupboard? Andre: You aren't meant to have that (Tries to snatch) Chloe: Why, what is it!? Can it do magic?

Andre: If by magic you mean mind control you- don't break it you'll explode! Chloe: Why do you own a mind controlling bracelet that only works on me and kills me if it breaks and why was it in a fucking dust covered pile of half forgotten trash!? Andre: ... Its your mot- Gabriel's fault, blame him, now I have a meeting to get to bye! (Runs away)

Butterflies appear Adrien: Dad, glad you could... Make it. Gabriel: Well I am here now, also the Amok's treatment is very much 'not' my fault, it is like that because your parents don't love you.

Adrien: DAD! Gabriel: I am a magical empath son, I know it to be true, your mother and I were much more careful with your Amok & sealed it away so it could never be used against you or damaged. Those two tossed it in a cupboard once they realized it couldn't just rewrite a babies personality, or any personality, to not need things like food or affection, if they hadn't already made the announcement they'd have probably smashed it or given it away. Gabriel: By it I mean Chloe.

Chloe: Oh... (Uses the Amok to turn herself 'off' IE pass out) Gabriel: Dammit, I was hoping the truth would cause her to explode in a rage never before seen and become my most powerful Akuma! I can't even use this self destructive self loathing, she's too depressed to even transform! (Leaves)

Honestly this started out kind of funny then I made myself sad.

Gabriel: I wonder if I should mention the sister they had made as a replacement. That one didn't turn out how they wanted either but they did skip the baby phase.

GOD the chaos there.

But also yeah the AU is mostly crack because tbh I can't see an identity reveal happening that doens't immediately lead to an ending one way or another.

But also OOF.

[gale-gentlepenguin]

Have you explained Dearest Family? 🥺👉🏻👈🏻

Gale Poorly Explains: Dearest Family

Gabriel: DAMN IT! WHY CANT I MAKE AN AKUMA TO BREAK THROUGH THIS CHARM

Nathalie: Have you tried believing in yourself?

(Gabriel Proceeds to break the charm)

Gabriel: Nathalie! do you know what this means?!

Nathalie: You just made a key plot point irrelevant.

Gabriel: Yes, and also I can now akumatize EVERYONE. Now i am getting a gallete

___________________________________________________________

Tikki: WHAT IS THAT HEAVENLY SMELL! I need that in my belly

Marinette: Oh its kings day. Its a Gallette. I will get you all some

Kwami group: Maybe Tikki should stay...

(Tikki glares at them)

Kwami Group: NVM dont hurt us.

__________________________________________________________

Marinette: Hey Papa, can I have some...

Rolland: Wait until after

Marinette: ...Some samples for the guests

Tom: Thats a good idea

Tikki: IN MY BELLY!

__________________________________________________________

Sass: Okay Marinette, you need to know that Tikki is a hunger monster

Marinette: What? No. Tikki is fine

Tikki: (Frothing at the mouth)

Marinette: See she dont bite

Barkk: YES SHE DO!

_________________________________________________________

Gina: I bought Marinette a motorcycle

Roland: WTF!

Tom: What the heck mom?

Gina: I treated Marinette like a child, now I am going the OPPOSITE DIRECTION

Sabine: (sighs) I am the only remotely sane one here

Shadowmoth: I can use this

___________________________________________________________

Tikki: I NEED TO FEED

Marinette: Tikki you are a hunger fiend, you hid it so well.

Tikki: GALLETTE!!!!

Marinette: I will transform and stop you

(Transforms into Ladybug)

Ladybug: Thomas really showing he worked on Totally spies with this episode

________________________________________________________

Roland: I know whats best for Marinette and she is Far too young for a motorcycle

Gina: I say she is old enough!

Tom: I think she needs her father's guidance

Sabine: I think she needs someone who will let her make her own decisions

Shadowmoth: Dearest family. get the miraculous. You all have to cause I said so. And you can fight eachother to be right and decides the fate of Mari-whatever her name is

Bakerix, Qilin, Weredad Befana: Agreed

_____________________________________________________________

Chat noir: Wow Ladybug can you save me a

Ladybug: NO! THIS IS MINE!

Chat noir: There is a joke here but I am above that lowbrow humor.

Ladybug: Just fight while I try and fix this

____________________________________________________________

Marinette: Tikki please stop

Tikki: GIANT F***ING Gallete!

Marinette: TIKKI NO

Tikki: TIKKI YES!

(Summons moon sized gallete)

________________________________________________________

Plagg: Geez this is bad as when she discovered chocolate. It rained chocolate for weeks

Adrien: That doesnt sound too bad

Plagg: HOT chocolate

Adrien: Yikes

Plagg: Thankfully, we can fix it

(Proceeds to destroy the gallete)

Marinette: Heartwarming speech about friendship

Tikki: Okay, I now can control myself

Marinette: Great transform!

___________________________________________________________

(and the akumas were defeated pretty easily despite there being four of them)

Chat noir: Hey since its kings day. Will you be my queen

Ladybug: Of course kitty.

(this is in the show, but its cute)

____________________________________________________________

Marinette: Well the charms are now useless and I learned that I actually dont understand tikki at all

Tikki: Dont worry Marinette this was a one time thing.

Marinette: Oh thank god

Plagg: (in the distance) YOU ARE WELCOME

____________________________________________________________

Marinette: So I know you all love me. And while a motorcycle is cool I think I am too young

Rolland: Yes!

Marinette: So how about a Moped?

[san-fics]

Sugar And Spice

PV Felinette

(Ao3 / Wattpad)

For Felinette November Prompt Week, Mon. (Nov 21): Sugar & Spice

Hey, guys! @felinettenovember week is here, and although PV Felinette isn't my main ship, I think this will allow me to explore the origins of Felix's character.

I can't promise to write every day because I don't want to cancel my regular posts, but we'll probably have some extra stories this week.

Enjoy!

________________________

Felix took a sip of his coffee and looked out the window with an indifferent gaze, not particularly noticing how hot his drink was or how bitter it tasted.

For many months now, his senses have refused to respond to the thrill, making his perception of life muted. And if it started as a defense mechanism after his mother disappeared and his father turned into a cold, unsociable stranger, – now the habit of suppressing his emotions and even physical sensations became his second nature and Felix didn’t particularly want to fight it.

At the very least, it kept his mind away from the constant noise of the crowd and the vivid sensations that could unsettle him again. And he didn’t want to lose balance and fall into a new depression, – as it happened then, – at all.

The indifferent calm had its advantages. And now, sitting in a cafe near his favorite bookstore, Felix could completely ignore the noise at the neighboring tables and the chaos outside the window through which he looked.

Something moved in the inside pocket of his jacket and Felix sighed.

Almost everything in his life he could ignore. Perhaps the exception was this small annoying creature, always dissatisfied and demanding stinky cheese...

Felix took a piece of camembert from his bag and slipped it into the inside pocket of his jacket where Plagg was hiding, just as a familiar voice rang out from beside him. “I didn’t know you visited this place too.”

He flinched in surprise and turned around, quickly analyzing if Marinette could have seen his kwami when he opened his jacket. Perhaps his ability to divert attention from surroundings wasn’t always a plus, because he didn’t even notice when she entered the cafe...

And not noticing Marinette was like not noticing a storm was coming, because the girl wasn’t shy about constantly showing him her sympathy despite his – just as constant – rejection.

It wasn’t that he didn’t like her character or appearance, – objectively speaking, Marinette was a beautiful girl and everyone around adored her, because her mere presence created an atmosphere of warmth. And it wasn’t even her obsessive attention to him, – there was always something soft and sincere in her glances and compliments, something that reminded him of his childhood, when his mother... No, not going in this direction!..

But the thing was, despite how cute and sweet Marinette seemed to him, there was already a girl in his life. And although she didn’t reciprocate him, since a permanent ring appeared on his finger and a cheeky creature – in his pocket – she became the only spice in his life that his senses agreed to perceive.

Wait.

Since when did he think Marinette was sweet?..

The girl smiled softly and sighed, lowering her eyes. She turned and went to the next table, which wasn’t occupied, and sat down with her back to him. And although Felix could no longer see the expression on her face, for some reason it seemed to him that it was sad, and he suddenly realized that he hadn’t answered her anything. And in hindsight, he noticed that there was something sad and doomed in her today’ smile.

It wasn’t that it didn’t seem sincere, because he could tell that Marinette was glad to see him, but her eyes didn’t burn with the same joy at the sight of him as usual. And she didn’t wait for either his calm answer or a stern remark that she was disturbing him again at the moment of his privacy.

There was something about her today, as if she finally had come to terms with his rejection.

Felix swallowed the nasty lump in his throat that appeared there for no visible reason. After all, it’s not like he’s changed his mind about her or about the possibility of something happening between them. Firstly, Ladybug was still on his mind, and secondly, as long as he carried the curse of bad luck on him, Felix couldn’t afford to be involved in any kind of relationship.

And yet, the next sip of coffee seemed bitter to him, as if all the sugar that was there was removed from his drink, even though it wasn’t really there from the start.

Felix dropped his gaze and stared at his cup, surprised that he could taste the bitterness of this coffee at all – after all the time food seemed tasteless to him – and wondering what part the girl, who, as he had just discovered, seemed cute to him, might have played in this, – when there was a terrible crash in the street.

Looking up at the window, Felix saw a building collapsed across the road, which could mean only one thing: Hawk Moth decided that Saturday morning was a good time to play with infected butterflies.

Felix jumped up from the table and turned to Marinette to command her to go to shelter – after all, it was his duty to take care of the safety of the civilians, – but the table she was sitting at was already empty. He turned to the door and only had time to catch a glimpse of her clothes as the girl flickered down the aisle before the café door closed.

But he didn’t have time to check if his classmate had gone to safety, because another rumble of building destruction was heard from the street and Felix rushed to the exit and then into the nearest narrow alley between houses, where passers-by rarely walked.

He had already rounded the corner and opened his mouth to call out to Plagg when he heard “...ots on!,” and his gaze fell on the dumbfounded Marinette, around whom a red aura flared up, and before his eyes she turned into a girl whom he had been trying to woo as Chat Noir for over a year and who relentlessly rejected his courtship, claiming that she didn’t believe in his feelings, thinking that he just wanted her kiss to break the curse, and telling that she liked someone else anyway so his attempts were useless.

For a while longer, Ladybug stared at him with dumbfounded eyes. Her mouth was open to say something, but she was probably too overwhelmed with the idea that someone knew her secret to find the right words.

Felix came to his senses first, and realized that he had two choices.

The first was to pretend that he just ran here to hide from the Akuma, wait until she left, and only then transform. Then Ladybug would find him after the fight and lecture him about how dangerous it was that someone knew her identity and that he had to promise her that he wouldn’t tell her secret to anyone, and that he must remain very calm at all times so as not to risk being akumatized and betray her to Hawk Moth unwillingly.

And then he would have to nod at her words as Felix, and during the fight pretend like nothing had changed as Chat Noir, and keep building up the wall of lies between them and lessen the chance that she could ever truly trust him...

The second choice was to tell her who he was, and then she would think that he did it on purpose, knowing that Marinette liked Felix and trying to get from her that kiss that would break the curse on his ring and free him from heroic duties and the constant pursuit of bad luck, which, – he thought ruefully, – was at its peak today, because none of these choices could lead him to positive consequences, because Marinette will never believe that it was an accident.

Felix took a deep breath and lowered his eyes, still feeling the bitter taste of coffee in his mouth and finally realizing that the two girls – one of whom brought spice into his life with her boldness and courage during their fights with Akumas, and the other – without him noticing it – sweetened his life like sugar with her softness, – were one person. A person who, imperceptibly for himself, brought Felix out of his usual apathy, making him feel the whole gamut of emotional shades between the two sides of her image.

Until he saw her faded resigned smile today in a cafe, Felix didn’t even know how much Marinette influenced his life even without her disguise.

“Felix…” Ladybug spoke, and he looked up at her as another rumble came from the main street and she quickly glanced towards the sound and looked at him again with determination. “I need to go now, but later we need to ta…”

“Plagg, claws out!” He called while interrupting her, and when a wave of magic enveloped his body, Chat Noir looked at the heroine with a challenge, expecting her wrath.

Ladybug stared at him, forgetting to close her mouth, her eyes darting over his figure as if to make sure her perceptions weren’t deceiving her. Then she smirked, took her yoyo and launched it upwards to hook it onto the structures of the roof. “Maybe I still have a chance, after all.” She said, still smirking, and zipped up.

For another second, Chat Noir stood still, feeling his heart pounding wildly for what her words meant and not believing himself that none of his scenarios turned out to be true. Then he jumped onto the fire escape to get to the roof where his partner disappeared.

After the fight, they would still have a long conversation, but as he raced towards the Akuma, Felix was sure that today everything was different, because he could again feel the wind on his face, the drive from running, and the anticipation of victory.

And all because of the girl who was both his sugar and his spice.

And who returned to him the taste for his own life.

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