#break dance chat noir

[semetarycosplay]

I have FINALLY shared all these photos. Thank goodness. There were just a hundred photos too many, let’s be real.  Photos: AC Thoughts

[starsfic]

Hollow Wedding

The wedding could've come from a magazine spread, it was so perfect.

Notre Dame was decorated in white, the only pops of color being red here and there and the stained glass window cast shimmering pops of color on the couple. On either side of them were the groomsmen and bridesmaids, three each, all dressed in matching outfits. It was a wedding straight out of a movie.

It was beautiful. Perfect.

Hollow.

Marinette Dupain-Cheng could practically feel the hollowness in the air. Despite what Alya claimed, that she still had deep feelings for Adrien, it wasn't that made her feel hollow. It was just too perfect. The way Adrien held his bride's hand, how he placed the ring on her finger, how they kissed. Each motion was perfectly rehearsed and bare of any real emotion.

The only thing that made it imperfect was that Alya kept glancing at her. Ever since Adrien had announced his engagement, she had pushed Marinette to do something about it. She still didn't seem to understand that Marinette no longer wanted Adrien. Since her break up with Luka, of course she would want to rebound with the guy who made her feel shame for her own emotions.

Of course.

Marinette didn't do anything and Alya finally settled with a sigh. She was almost like Chat Noir, who announced he was engaged out of the blue and kept glancing at her ever since the news, probably hoping she would react more than her congratulations.

She hoped his wedding was more real than this.

The reception carried the hollowness as well. It was all perfectly decorated and such as well, but there was nothing that could hide that feeling. And, as she sat down with Alya and Nino, she could see other guests look around, weirdly unsettled.

"Ugh, that was the creepiest ceremony I've ever sat through," Nino said in a whisper. "Like, I thought the bride was about to drop dead."

Marinette nodded. "I noticed it too." She glanced at the stage before Alya could comment any more on "her true feelings". "Aren't you gonna give a speech?"

Nino shook his head. "Nah, dudette. Gabriel made Adrien make his cousin his best man, so he's giving the speech."

"I didn't even know he had a cousin," Alya said as the cousin in question, Felix or something, started talking. "Who was the other guy?"

"I don't know, some model Adrien knows? From what I heard, the bride doesn't even know the bridesmaids, they're all related to Adrien or Emilie somehow."

"Huh? Seriously?"

Alya's eyes went wide. "Oh boy," she said. "Suddenly, I'm glad you never confessed your feelings, Mari."

"I'm glad you finally realized," she couldn't help but snark. Honestly, she would have rather died than have a wedding like this. She would've wanted to be married at the little temple her parents did, blending Chinese and French customs together and even having her parents make her wedding cake. With how Gabriel and Emilie this all felt, she wouldn't be surprised if Adrien's wedding had always been planned to be a wedding do-over. She pushed that thought aside to focus on the issue. "But, the bride didn't know any of them?"

Nino nodded. "Yeah. I asked if...uh..." He paused, trying to think. "I can't remember her name- Akane? I think that's her name, I asked if something had happened so they had to step in, but Adrien kinda just said that she didn't have any friends."

"She could've," Alya snarked, "If she actually bothered to show up to the hang-outs like you invited her to."

The wedding reception, thankfully, grew more lively after dinner was served after that comment. Marinette couldn't help but dance with Alya as Nino DJed, his music providing a spark of life to the hollowness of everything.

Soon, however, she had to pull away. "Getting some air!" she called so Alya could hear, receiving a nod. Marinette walked away from the huddle, stepping out of the reception entirely. The reception had been held in Chloe's hotel with doors leading to the roof.

And, up on the roof, was the bride.

Marinette, the moment she saw the white gown, was tempted to just turn and head back inside. But something in her paused, made her just look at the woman who married her lycee crush.

She was startlingly pretty, with short dark hair and eyes, even with the frostiness that always seemed to follow her, that had a hint of sweetness. The dress looked lovely, but it seemed washed out against her. If Marinette had designed the wedding dress, she would've chosen a more bold color, like red.

And then she realized that the bride was staring at her.

"Uh, hi, sorry-" Marinette said, stepping back. "I didn't know anyone was up here, I can just-"

"It's fine." Short and to the point.

Marinette nodded, walking up to stand next to the bride. They stood in silence together, just watching the city. No akumas had come today, despite her fears of Adrien's fan club reacting badly to him getting married. (Chloe's akuma in reaction to the news was enough.) It was another perfect moment for the movie that was this wedding.

"Akane, right?"

"Kagami, actually." The moment the correction hit her ears, Marinette wanted to shrivel up. Fuck, hadn't that been the name on the invite? She was so dumb! "Although that might as well be my name for how much Adrien cares about me."

"Huh?"

"It's Marinette, correct?" Kagami said, no explanation for her statement.

"Uh, yeah." Marinette cleared her throat. "I'm glad I could finally meet you. We tried to schedule stuff, but-"

"But you guys had to cancel. I understand."

Huh. Wait. What? "What, no? Adrien and you cancelled. He kept texting Nino that his dad suddenly changed his mind or you guys had a really important event."

"No. We would leave to meet with you and then he would get a text saying that stuff had to be cancelled so I always went home." She expected anger or maybe relief. Instead, Kagami's face seemed to crumple. "I bet he was with her," she said. A tear rolled down her cheek and she reached up, looking startled.

With the whiplash of Adrien supposedly lying to Kagami and maybe, possibly, lying to Nino and them, Marinette could only ask "Who?"

"The girl he's in love with," Kagami admitted, voice thick with tears. More tears rolled down her cheeks and it was heartbreaking. "You know, I should've taken it as a hint that, right after our first date, he admitted he wasn't over this girl. I pushed past it, I thought I could-" A sob welled up and Kagami let it out. Marinette couldn't help it. She wrapped her arms around her, hoping she could provide some comfort. The other woman froze, just for a second, before arms wrapped stiffly around her. "I thought I could change his mind. I thought we were so perfect together."

"Perfection isn't a thing," Marinette admitted. "No matter how hard Gabriel tries to think it is."

"I should've left him after we got engaged and he admitted that I was just a placeholder for this other girl," Kagami said, sending a hot wave of rage through Marinette. "I saw him while we were preparing. He kept checking his phone..."

I'll check my messages if you have any last-minute objections, my lady.

Marinette shook her head. No. Adrien wasn't like that. Except, as it turned out, he was. She pushed away those thoughts to focus on Kagami. A ridiculous thought came up, except in the face of all this, it probably wasn't that ridiculous. "...it's not too late to walk away." Sure, it would probably hurt Adrien to have his wife annul their marriage the day of their wedding, but what about Kagami?

"It is," Kagami sounded so calm about this, even with the tears rolling down her face. "Tsurugis don't back down from anything."

"Tsurugis should also be respected and be in relationships that respect them." It was snarky but true.

There was a moment of silence. Marinette almost pulled away from how still Kagami suddenly seemed.

Then the other woman pulled away, a cold glint freezing her face over, even as her eyes were puffy and pink. Marinette almost apologized when she spoke. "I'll meet you downstairs in ten minutes," she said.

"...Okay."

Kagami smiled and nodded before walking through the door. Marinette, left on the roof, blinked and then pulled out her phone. In an old group chat, she left one message.

PinkFlower: Get the car ready the marriage's getting annulled.

By the time she arrived at the parking lot, Alya and Nino, plus Juleka, Rose, Alix, Mylene and Ivan, were waiting at Nino's van. "What the heck did you do, girl?!" she said. "Adrien's already married one day and you become a homewrecker?"

"Not on that side," Marinette corrected. She turned her head at what sounded like a furious shriek and the music from the back-up DJ screeching to a stop. In the next minute, the doors opened, revealing Kagami.

Marinette's guess was right. She did look good in red, especially in the jumpsuit she had changed into.

"What did you do?" Marinette asked, just a little frightened and a lot swooning. Alya gaped, glancing from her to Kagami. Alix and Juleka, based on the noises, were stifling laughter.

"I did what I should've done a long time ago," Kagami said, holding out her arm. Marinette, still a little bit flustered, took it. "I told my mother about Adrien and his other lady. She's contacting our family lawyer now."

Damn. If her mother was anything like Gabriel...

"I also looked up some restaurants nearby. There's one with very good orange juice, if you would like?" She leaned in close, as if worried that someone would overhear and take offense. "The catering was not my choice."

...the food hadn't been great.

"Yeah," Marinette said as Nino opened the door to his van. "Yeah, I would like that."

Kagami's smile was beautiful, perfect, and full of life.

[chocostrwberry]

Helloooo I know I just commented on one of your posts (The marichat one tbh) and right after that I saw the akumatized Marinette/Princess justice and stuff and I couldn't help but ask myself a million questions all in a minisecond but I thought who would it be better to overthink these questions with than the creator?? So I just really wanted to ask

How does Chat Noir react to figuring out that Marinette is princess justice (if not that he already knew she was princess justice)?? Does Marinette have this thing for Chat noir where she doesn't necessarily harm him, just more like, try to dodge him?? Or does she attack?? Like in copycat when Copycat didn't harm Ladybug , but targeted Chat noir

Also, does Chat Noir knowing that Marinette is princess justice affect his way of combating/fighting ?? Does he try to stop her or talk some sense into her to convince her to unakumatize herself ??? ALSOO ONE LAST QUESTION, DOES SCARABELLA NOTICE MAYBE (if Chat Noir does indeed dodge the fighting style and stuff) HE'S NOT FIGHTING??

ALR ALR

I’ve been thinking about this because I’m still trying to get the “plot” for this episode done right, but IF he finds out Marinette has been Akumatized:

HE’LL BE LIKE,, really concerned for her?? Like he would try to comfort her but since he doesn’t know her all that well it’ll end up flopping a bit. But he’s lowkey trying to charm/flirt with her EVEN THOUGH she’s Akumatized to snap her out of it

Unfortunately since she’s been Akumatized based on angry emotions, she’s very hostile towards both of them. Kind of blinded by rage. But he does do this cute thing where he dances with her in the middle of the battle instead of fighting and she’s caught off-guard 😼

SCARABELLA FS NOTICES LMAOO, she’s highkey pressed he’s not fighting this akuma either while she’s getting whooped. She doesn’t realize it’s Marinette though until after she’s been rescued.

Marinette probably breaks into tears and apologize to Chat Noir and he’s like “you’re good it happens to the best of us” and super kind but he doesn’t understand that she’s apologizing because she’s Ladybug and let herself be Akumatized and she couldn’t be there to help him so he had to deal with it on his own.

[strawbeariefaerie]

Miraculous DR: Me

Name: Astya

Well kinda, Astya is a diminutive.

Age: 18

Height: 5'8"

Occupation: Ballerina, principal dancer

Hobbies: Modeling, design, photography, drawing

Realtionship status: single and definitely not in love with my best friend

About me:

I spend most of my time dancing. It's my lifeblood. If I spend too much time without dancing my body feels drained like I'm missing something. There are times where I've fucked up sad performances because it's hard for me to stop smiling when I dance. It makes me SO happy.

I go through pointe shoes quickly because I love to put them on in my free time. It doesn't help that I have really high arches and if the shank is too hard I have to break it in 🥲.

I think ballet is the only community where people compliment your feet constantly and it isn't weird.

Also, I scripted that me and my boyfriend (who doesn't know he's my boyfriend yet) always get paired together for partner work which is cute, but it's also because I don't want someone I'm not comfortable with picking me up lol.

Favorite thing to do: Italian fouettés, I love how they look

Least favorite: plies, I don't want to do squats I want to spin around like a little fairy

Tattoos:

I have an insect wing tattoo on my back. It's actually technically not a tattoo everyone just thinks it is. I was born with them, they turn into real functional wings.

"that doesn't fit the DR!" Womp womp. I'm a fairy.

Alter ego:

Name: Ladybug

Powers: creation, reversing the damage caused by hawkmoth, healing and flight

Costume: similar to Shadybugs but less edgy. I have retractable wings that aren't technically part of the costume but nobody knows that they're really mine.

Relationship status: complicated

About:

Admittedly I could be better at PR. The first time I was heard speaking was me announcing Hawkmoth could quote "suck my dick" if he wanted my miraculous.

When it comes to reporters I have that whole deer in the headlights thing going on.

I did it to Chat Noir too at first, because I didn't know how to talk to him. When he said something I'd just: 👁️ 👁️

[ninadove]

Top 5 Miraculous Episodes?

I’m going to be supremely original with this one.

1. Emotion

Everything about it is perfect. The Diamonds’ Dance. The confirmation that Felix is a mythology nerd. How similar it is to Professor Layton and the Unwound Future, because I have not forgotten my roots. Red Moon. Amelie. Snap of my fingers. The colours and the composition of the shots. Felix being absolutely terrifying. Felix being just a child. Felix being the Lucky Charm’s solution. Felix being so lonely and scared yet so willing to break the cycle of abuse once he recognises it for what it is.

It’s the episode that A. made me insane about Feligami and B. made me insane about the cousins, so you could call it my origin story. If I could change one tiny detail, it would be to give Argos a full transformation sequence — but that’s just me being obsessed!

2. Strikeback & Representation

I really can’t choose between these two.

Strikeback is so!!! Everything!!! I liked Miraculous beforehand, otherwise I wouldn’t have watched four seasons of it, but this is where the insanity began (even though the creative drive only came later). Everything happened so fast and my boy was so smart and resilient and proud of himself! That was all I needed to fall in love. And the Ladynoir of it all! This episode alone made it my favourite side of the Love Square! What an absolute game changer in every way!

But oh, Representation… I’d never felt so much anticipation for an episode before, and it definitely lived up to the hype. Felix as a less innocent, sharper, self-preserving child abuse survivor is very close to my heart, and he gets treated with the utmost compassion by the plot. The play itself was brilliant, of course, the Feligami of it all exquisite, and the construction of the episode — with Felix’s successful quest for freedom contrasting Chat Noir’s defeat against Nightormentor — is free brainworm real estate.

3. Gabriel Agreste & Pretension

Strikeback may be the moment I became insane about Felix, but Gabriel Agreste is the moment I suspected I might eventually become insane about Felix. I came into the study scene having already accepted that he couldn’t figure out Shadow Moth’s identity, that Senti-Gabriel would successfully make him doubt himself and that his akumatised form would be a massive problem for the heroes. So imagine my surprise when he said “Fuck you, actually”, pulled the cleverest stunt on a literal super villain and came out of this little misadventure even more confident in his discovery!!! All while introducing the themes of rebellion and freedom that made me go “Oh??? You’re not afraid of his threats??? You don’t need his powers??? Now you’re speaking my language.”

And Pretension! It has my favourite scene ever — Felix returning Kagami’s amok in the movie theatre, Kagami immediately using her newfound freedom to choose him, you know the drill — and the little speech about how you really shouldn’t abuse your kids, people, which lives in my mind rent-free. I think if I were to get a PhD in one episode, it would be this one… At the end of the day, Pretension all about unlearning unhealthy behaviours and loving your partner in the way they need to be loved. And isn’t it beautiful? ❤️💜

Thanks for the ask! 💜🦚

[kaileedraws]

I just thought of a headcanon for Adrien — what if he is actually a great dancer

Like, imagine he took ballet and dance for years for the strength and grace of it, and he can just break out into fouettés like it’s nothing, has incredible technique, but does absolutely nothing with it. His mom was an actress, I refuse to believe that she didn’t raise him on broadway musicals and wanted him to be a theatre kid.

Could explain that how as Chat Noir, he is naturally graceful but also breaks out into dance for fun (he is “acting natural”)

Ballet is also very classy, so maybe Emilie convinced Gabriel to see the Nutcracker as a family, and Adrien suddenly wanted to be a dancer when he was little. Or maybe Emilie was a dancer as well as an actress and that sparked the flame in little Adrien’s heart.

So one day he’s asked to dance maybe for an audition or for his friends, or of that context, and he goes “I’ll try my best!” Like he’s embarrassed. But he breaks out a whole ass musical number from Newsies or better yet, the male variation from Le Corsaire. Men in ballet are absolutely incredible and I will not hear anyone out.

And if this was true, I feel like Marinette would be determined to learn Ballet so that she could convince Adrien to learn a pas de deux with her to be close to him.

But maybe after his mother died/became sick, his ambitions for dance also died with her.

Almost like how Kagami loves to figure skate — but it’s a “just for fun” thing and not something she would compete in. Maybe dance is his “just for fun” thing that he lost a long time ago.

Or maybe I’m just inserting myself into the narrative a little too much with my bias and love for ballet as an art. Would make a cute little side episode tho

[imthepunchlord]

Ok so I was looking through old miraculous concept stuff and it really shows how much they fumbled Adrien. Apparently early drafts of Adrien wanted to be a doctor, which could have been interesting for his character when you factor in that his mother was sick before she "disappeared/died" and it's likely doctors couldn't figure out what was wrong, maybe Adrien wants to be a doctor to figure out what happened his mom was suffering from and maybe to help other people avoid that same situation.

This also sparked an idea for how Adrien's being "pefect" could have been used for this character. Maybe since Gabriel puts so much pressure on Adrien to be perfect and maintain this perfect image, Adrien has a lot of repressed anger and he has to keep in check. Also early verisons of Felix had him do boxing, maybe it's something Adrien does in secret as a way to help him vent his anger and become something he actually enjoys or maybe he could do breakdancing as a refer to the breakdance au (it's probably one of the oldest Miraculous aus and was one of the most popular)

Him being a doctor I do really like, and it seems it's an idea the fandom had picked up on early on, as the most popular ideas I saw for Adrien's future was him being a teacher, or a child therapist. Doctor or therapist is now one of the top two picks I like in what he may do in the future, as both do have merits to get the ball rolling. Though I do also like the idea of him getting into acting since he does dabble in it in canon, and he is quite a showman. And season 1 wise, yeah he did really like to dance.

From what I remember when I was watching s2 and from what I've heard and seen, it is kinda a shame he doesn't break out into dance anymore. It really added to Adrien's character as a model, as he stands so still but he himself is someone who likes to be animated and in motion, so him loving to dance and able to do so as Chat Noir just added a nice touch to Adrien. So it's a shame it seems like that aspect diminished.

Learning that Felix boxed, I am not too surprised, as boxing was/is regarded as a gentleman's sport (idk if it still counts?), and older concept Felix gave off that air of sophistication and poise.

I don't know if Adrien would box though, at least, not while he models for his father. Boxing does come with a risk of damaging your face and that would not be good for photo shoots. Felix it's unclear if he modeled at all, we don't see it, so presumably he didn't, which could allow him to box more easily.

I know Adrien did study some sort of martial arts when he was younger, though he quit. Fencing now seems to be his go to sport, I've heard some say he incorporates it into his fighting style, but I don't have enough knowledge on that to say for sure. I just know he doesn't use a staff correctly as a weapon, at least going off Rogercop.

Btw, Alya is my go to pick on who may be into boxing, and now I want to see a boxing match between her and Felix.

[thechatsmeouch]

Ladybug Blues

Chapter Seven - Her Earrings

The force had knocked the wind out of him, making Chat sputter for air. He twisted his head to look at his attacker, expecting to see a new enemy, but it was Scarabella who hovered over him, her eyes ablaze with a fiery determination.

A hand reached for Chat Noir's ring, his miraculous.

"Chat Noir, as the holder of the miraculous of creation, I hereby demand you hand over the Black Cat Miraculous!" Scarabella's voice was a mix of anger and desperation. "You have proven to be a danger to not only me, but Paris as well. We can do this the easy way," Scarabella's fingers tightened around the ring. "Or we can do it the hard way, it's your choice."

Adrenaline spiked through Chat Noir's veins. He couldn't believe this was happening. He'd been so focused on getting the earrings, he hadn't even considered that Scarabella might come for his ring.

 "You think you can just take it from me?" He spat back, squirming under her grip. "You're wrong! Cataclysm!" He growled, black magic swirling around his fist as Scarabella quickly retreated her hand. He ignored the screams echoing throughout Paris.

The spotted heroine jumped away, creating distance between the two of them. She glared at him, her eyes welling up with tears. "What have you become, Chat Noir?" she exclaimed. "This isn't like you!"

"Isn't like me? You don't even know me!" Chat snarled. "How dare you call yourself the holder of creation? As if you could ever be Ladybug, you're the one who took her away from me!" He scrambled to his feet, the black magic still dancing around his fist. He sneered at the tears dripping from Scarabella's cheeks. Taking a few steps towards the girl, he shoved her against the alley wall, making sure not to use his ringed hand.

"I never wanted this," Scarabella whispered, her voice trembling. "But I'm not going to let you steal my miraculous! I know what you want it for, and I can't let you do it! You think I don't want to take your ring and wish for the chance to see her again, to be able to take back what happened?! But I won't! I'm not like you, I won't let my grief turn me into a monster!"

Chat Noir's eyes narrowed. "A monster..." He said through gritted teeth. "You've been a monster long before me, Alya!"

Scarabella's eyes grew wide, her grip on the brick wall loosening slightly. "How... How do you know my name..?" she stuttered.

The blonde smirked. "I know a lot of things, Alya. Things you wouldn't believe." His heart raced as he stepped closer, the magic surrounding his fist crackling with energy. "And I'm going to bring her back, no matter the cost."

"Even if the cost is your own life?! What if it were your father's -or your mother's?!" Scarabella gasped as Chat's claws suddenly dug into her throat, threatening to pierce through her suit. "Th-there's always a price, Chat! Think about this!"

He glared at her, his eyes reflecting the chaos of his thoughts. "I've already paid that price," he whispered, the anger in his voice palpable. "I've lost everything that ever mattered to me, and I'll be damned if I don't get her back." He glanced at his hand, and as if following a command, the bubbling magic receded, retreating into his ring. "We can do this the easy way, or the hard way, Alya, and trust me, I don't mind getting my hands dirty."

Scarabella's eyes searched his, desperation swirling in the depths of her hazel orbs. "Please, they're all I have left of her,"

Chat Noir's grip tightened around her throat, his eyes cold and unwavering. "Everything I had of her was stolen from me. You have no right to ask for mercy," he hissed.

Scarabella's eyes grew misty, and she swallowed hard. "I'm sorry," she choked out. "I can't let you do this!" She swung her leg up with every ounce of strength she had between Chat Noir's legs, sending waves of agony through him. He doubled over, and she took the opportunity to break free.

"Fuck!" Chat seethed, nausea rising as he crumpled to the ground. He'd underestimated Alya, let himself get distracted. In a rage, he lunged at Scarabella, tackling her to the ground. The concrete was unforgiving, but she rolled away and managed to stand, her eyes now filled with something he hadn't seen in them before - pure, unbridled fear. It fueled something inside of himself.

"You should be scared," he snarled, stalking towards her. "You should be scared of what I'll do to get her back!"

Her breath hitched, and it was as if Chat could see every beat of her heart through her suit, the fear practically radiated off of her.

"Chat... no..." she whispered, her hands reaching for her miraculous, her eyes never leaving his.

The air grew thick with tension as the two stared each other down, the sound of their breathing echoing through the alley. Adrenaline pumped through Chat's veins, turning his vision red. He knew he had to be careful. If he hurt Alya, if he lost control, he might never get the chance to apologize, to make things right. But the anger and pain that fueled him was too intense to ignore. He took a step closer, the magic in his ring pulsing with anticipation.

"I'm warning you, Alya," he said through clenched teeth. "Give me the earrings, or I'll take them."

Scarabella took a deep breath. "Never."

With a roar of frustration, Chat Noir lunged at her, but she was ready. She darted to the side, her foot sweeping out to catch him in the ankle and send him sprawling. He skittered to his feet, huffing in annoyance. This wasn't going to be easy.

They circled each other, both searching for an opening. Scarabella's eyes never left his ring, the source of his power. She knew that was his weakness. If she could just get it off of him, she might have a chance.

The fight began with a flash of movement, Chat Noir's hand shooting out to grab for her miraculous again. She dodged, the fabric of her suit whishing through the air as she moved. Scarabella retaliated with a burst of speed, her fist flying towards his face. He blocked it with his forearm, the force of the blow making him stumble back.

The alley was a blur of red and black as the two heroes clashed, each strike and parry a silent testament to their desperation. They danced around each other, their movements a deadly ballet of power and skill. Chat's eyes remained fixed on her miraculous, the source of all his pain and hope. He knew he had to get it, no matter the cost.

Chat Noir swung his baton, catching Scarabella off guard. She heaved, clutching her shoulder. This was his chance. He slammed it against her knee, and she crumpled to the ground. Without hesitation, he dashed forward, straddling the heroine, and pinning her wrists above her head.

Scarabella thrashed underneath his weight, tears spilling from her eyes.

"No! She shrieked, her eyes wild with fear and pain. "Please, please they're all I have," She sobbed, trying to buck him off. "Marinette wouldn't want this, Chat, she'd want you to move on, b-be happy!"

Her words were a knife to his heart, but he ignored them, his focus solely on the earrings. "Marinette is dead because of you," he spat, his eyes flashing with anger. his free hand held her throat tight, cutting off her air supply. "You act like you loved her, yet you're the one who killed her!"

Scarabella was flailing her legs now, struggling to free herself as both of his hands dug into her skin, warmth seeping between his claws. "You're... hurting me," she choked out, her eyes wide with fear.

But Chat Noir was beyond caring. He leaned in closer, his breath hot on her face. "Good," he snarled. "You deserve it." His hand shot up, claws aiming for the earrings, but she moved her head at the last second, and he only managed to snag a few strands of hair.

He pressed harder, grinning wildly at the sound of Scarabella gargling, presumably choking on her own blood. Her eyes squeezed shut, and her body went slack. He felt a twinge of something—was it guilt?—but it was quickly buried under his need for the miraculous. His hand shot to her ear, but she must have had some fight left in her because she managed to smack his hand away.

Chat huffed, moving up to hold her arms down with his knees. Finally, he plucked the spotted studs from the girl's ears. In doing so, Scarabella quickly faded to Alya, breathing weakly as tears poured from her eyes. Quiet sobs filled the alley as Chat Noir held the earrings in his hand, a strange mix of anger and relief welling up in his chest. It was then that he remembered the akumatized villain, but the screams and sounds of destruction had long since stopped.

"Although I'm not sorry, Alya, I hope you can forgive me when Marinette is back." Chat Noir whispered as he slowly stood, allowing the girl to curl up into a pathetic ball on the ground, her sobs only getting louder. He watched as she gripped her bleeding neck, a puddle of drying blood soaking her hair.

He didn't wait around to see the aftermath of his actions, instead sprinting off into the night, the stolen earrings in his pocket feeling like a burning coal. His mind raced, his heart thundered in his chest. He raced to Marinette's balcony, practically throwing himself into the trapdoor when he landed.

Chat Noir sat at Marinette's desk, and set the earrings down. Now that he had them, he almost felt paralyzed. What was worse? Not even knowing how to use them. He released his transformation, Plagg immediately zoomed in front of his face, staring at the miraculous.

"I can't believe it kid, you actually did it..." Plagg murmured, his eyes wide. "But what now?"

Adrien stared at the earrings, his heart pounding. Now what indeed. He didn't know how to use them, but he knew he had to try. He didn't care if it was dangerous or if it could change everything. All he cared about was getting Marinette back. He picked up the earrings, feeling their weight in his palm. "Now," he whispered, "we bring her back."

The blonde's hands trembled as he put the miraculous in his ears, poking through holes that had closed up many months ago. A flash of pink revealed a very confused and distraught Tikki, big blue eyes searching the room before landing on Adrien.

"Adrien?" she squeaked. "What are you-" then she saw Plagg, his expression unreadable. "How did you-?"

Adrien gave her a small smile. "Tikki, I need your help," he said, his voice strained. "I know this is dangerous, but I can't live without her."

The tiny kwami gasped, covering her mouth. She shook her head rapidly, her eyes glistening with unshed tears. "No, Adrien," she whispered, her voice quivering. "I- as much as I love and miss Marinette, I can't help you make the wish... You'd be no better than Hawkmoth if I did."

Adrien's expression fell, the reality of his situation crashing down around him. Was he the only one who cared for Marinette enough to bring her back? To right all the wrongs, to save her? Rage swelled up inside him as he stood abruptly.

"Fine, you don't wanna help me? I'll do it myself then!" He exclaimed, doing his best to keep his voice down. "Marinette was Ladybug, she has to have something in here explaining how to make the wish!" Adrien searched, gently at first, but as hours passed he became more frantic, knocking over books and tearing through drawers.

The boy collapsed to his knees, a sob breaking through his lips as he pulled his hair. He knew she would keep something, anything detailing the wish. "Marinette," he whispered to himself, his heart aching. "What do I do?"

Plagg hovered around him, his ears drooping. "Look, kid, maybe this isn't such a good idea," he began tentatively.

"What do you mean?" Adrien snapped, his eyes still glued to the mess he'd made of Marinette's room. "I-I can't just give up now, I got the earrings, what am I supposed to do, fucking give them back?!"

"Adrien, please, just think about it," Plagg pleaded, his little body landing on Adrien's shoulder. "You don't know what could happen if you use them like this, without understanding-"

"I don't care!" Adrien shouted, his voice bouncing off the walls of Marinette's room. "I can't just sit here and do nothing! I need her back, Plagg!"

He looked around again, catching sight of Tikki looking somberly at Marinette's bed.

No, not just her bed, her mattress!

Adrien stood slowly, and stepped to the loft, shaking hands reaching for the mattress. He knew it was a long shot, but desperation fueled his every move. Lifting it, his eyes searched the space beneath. A glint caught his eye, and his heart skipped a beat. There, nestled between the bed frame and the floor, was a small, pink polka-dotted journal.

He grabbed it hastily, taking a seat on the chaise as he flipped through it. Multiple suicide notes and entries about how bad the bullying was brought tears to Adrien's eyes, salty tears dripping onto the pages. How had he not known the full extent of it all? Pages and pages of 'stupid, worthless, nothing' repeated over and over again. It was like reading Marinette's soul and it broke his heart into a million pieces.

He guiltily flipped a few more pages, and landed on one that caught his eye.

'I begged Tikki to tell me about the wish, just to give me a clue,' the words on the page seemed to whisper to him. His eyes widened with hope. This was it, this had to be it.

'I told her I was only curious, that I should know because it's my miraculous on the line, right? But... maybe it was because I wanted to know, in case it got too bad. I could wish myself a better life, one with a husband, three kids and a hamster... But that's only a fantasy."

Below was a ritual, the ritual, to make a wish using the miraculous of the Black Cat, and the Ladybug.

Adrien read it what felt like a hundred times, his heart racing. "Plagg," he said, his voice a whisper, "this is it."

He stood in the center of Marinette's room, taking a deep breath. He could do this, he had to. Plagg hovered around him, his expression a mix of fear and doubt. "You're sure about this?"

"I love her too much to continue my life without her." Adrien said, his voice calmer than it's ever been.

"Adrien, before you do it, you must know that the way the wish works... It's an eye for an eye type of deal." Tikki spoke, hovering toward the blonde. "If you bring her back, someone else has to die, it could be anyone. Your father, your best friend, or someone you've never met... Even you. Please, think about this."

"What if... I just wanted a redo of that day? To be able to save her life, like I should have?" Adrien whispered. "I just want to go back, Tikki."

Tikki's eyes softened. "I know, Adrien. I miss her too. But we shouldn't play with fate like that. It's not our place. To change one's fate can have a strange way of turning on oneself."

Adrien nodded solemnly, wiping away his tears with the back of his hand. He knew Tikki was right, but the pain was unbearable. He had to do this.

"Tikki, Plagg, reveal yourselves." He commanded, the kwami's sharing knowing glances before taking their true forms. They were equally torn by his decision. "I know the risks, but I can't live in a world without her. This is my only chance."

The gods looked down at him, in his fragile state. He'd lost a significant amount of weight in the past two months, his eyes never held the light they had before. dark bags hung from them, as if they hadn't seen rest in a lifetime. With one more glance to each other, they nodded.

"Gimmi, reveal yourself," Adrien whispered, his voice hoarse from anxiety. "Please."

In an instant, the gods before himself merged into one cosmic being, Gimmi. They took a moment to take in their surroundings, a small grimace on their face.

"It's a bit pink for a boy like you," Gimmi commented. "A bit messy too."

Adrien stood for a few seconds, stunned by the sight of Gimmi before he gathered his thoughts. "I need to make a wish," he stated, his voice firm despite the tremble in his hands. "To bring Marinette back."

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sorry for the brief hiatus lol, i got very caught up with work and life stressors, but after maybe midway through next month i should be better! anyway lemme know what u think of this chapter pls!!!!!!

[gale-gentlepenguin]

So I know Representation came out today. And any good fan would wait a week before reviewing it as we still have episode 23 to watch.

GOOD THING IM A DEGENERATE

Gale Reviews: ML Season 5 episode 24 Representation

spoilers below

-So as expected, Chloé didnt stay mayor long. But Apparently Ms.Bustier is running for Mayor and might win

-Oh its the Fencing teacher/ guy who was Darkblade. Well clearly Ms.Bustier is going to win

-And Adrien and Kagami are a power couple? But Adrien is watching the news report while they are in London. Something seems VERY off

-Ah, Gabriel is behind it. And Adrien HATES it.

-"By letting your father decide your life and selling your story through a fake narrative as usual." DAMN Plagg holds no punches

-Plagg appologized though.

-Kagami is also pissed about it

-HEY ITS FELIX/ARGOS

-Wait ... is that really my chaotic son? HEARTS ON WINDOWS.

-Thats adorable, WTF

-Okay so THEY got some development.

-Adrien deciding to just say f*** it. He is heading to paris and Telling Marinette he's chat noir!

-Marinette back in paris looks miserable. Poor baby girl. Also its a lovely dress.

-Marinette has been crying. I am going to kill Gabriel

-Marinette being strong for her friends to enjoy this dance. Thats really big of her.

-Unfortunately, Spotlight.

-Wait, how did Argos and Kagami get to Paris BEFORE Astrochat? Unless they left much earlier but even then. My bet is Argos made a sentimonster that would warp them places... but that seems like BS.

-KAGAMI KNOWS MARINETTE IS LADYBUG?! Since perfection. Damn.

-KAGAMI TOLD FELIX!?!?!?! FELIX?!?!?! Okay I am a bit salty about that

-OH S***! THEY KISSED. The Feligami stans are Eating today.

-Felix is dressed like Adrien? Oh I do not like where this seems to be going.

-And Marinette thought she saw Adrien and wants to go after him while her friends are thanking her for everything she's done. Way to ruin a good moment FELIX you ass!

-Side note, WHY is Marinette the only one in a dress? Like its a dance? Why couldnt everyone Have dressed up? Seriously, I know outfit renders are expensive. DID THE KITCHEN COST THAT MUCH?

-Marinette avoiding the Lesbian bee and accidentally interrupting the Bi artist and writer. Sure is Pride month in Paris.

-Okay this is just cruel. Marinette thinks she is having a break down over this. Side note. WHY ISNT ADRIEN ACTUALLY HERE YET? HE IS ASTROCHAT!

-Alya and Nino trying to comfort her. But she aint listening.

-Adrien and Kagami escaped and the parents are pissed

-Oh no Nathalie looks really bad right now. Poor thing. All she can do is watch videos of her true love Emilie

-He took the ring back, guess now that Nathalie is too weak to fight him. Which really brings up the question, WHAT HAPPENED in the last episode that Nathalie took such a turn.

-Gabriel is being a d*** as usual

-Nightormentor sounds like a cool name. And while I thought the color scheme is weird... its probably the best akumatized form Gabriel has taken. Sad but true

-AND OF COURSE RIGHT AS SHE LEAVES ASTROCAT ARRIVES. I know its plot convenience but thats bull s***

-"His father CANT have that much control of him" Oh if only you knew Nino

-And BOOM! Gabriel the bitch agreste arrives

-I am liking Rose so much recently. She is calling out EVERYONE

-So he basically has the powers of Sandboy mixed with Darkerowl

-the guy has the power to make you experience VERY intrusive thoughts. That is evil

-Chat noir is like "Hey ladybug gonna go beat up my father text me later"

-Dude Felix must be an Olympic speed walker

-Marinette is basically being nightormented without that bastard even being here. Felix, Kagami this is just a jerk move.

Duusu: "This is so sad" Felix: "Dont worry its for Our happy ending" Duusu: F*** yea lets keep it up

-Oh he made a sentimonster... wait. I know its not human but like a sentimonster MAKING sentimonsters. Feels even more f***ed up

-THEY ARE DOING A F***ING PLAY FOR HER!?

-OH MY GOSH! ITS THE STORY OF EMILIE AND AMELIE!

-Meanwhile, Chat noir is working through his daddy issues.

-Back to the play

-Oh this is interesting.

-Oh and we find out Felix's dad was a rich Cowboy. But also an asshole. (Oh right, this is a French Cartoon, thats why American's suck in this)

-Back to Adrien fighting his father

-This is Cathartic watching Chat noir beat Gabriel's ASS

-HE WAS GOING TO CATACLYSM HIS DAD! Adrien, my boy. Patricide adrien? Well Monarch is still alive, so I guess you think it wouldnt kill him. BTW, Monarch should have had ptsd from that.

-And Chat noir got hit, so his worst fear is... and cuts back to the play

-Oh the twins were infertile. Emilie returned to try and get medical help but still nothing.

-The peacock, that was the sentimonster reference

-Oh so THATS how Gabriel got Gorilla to guard adrien.

-Also yea, any doubt that they arent sentimonsters is dead now.

-ITS CHAT BLANC WITH BLUE HAIR!?

-Oh s*** that is f***ed up.

-"It will end if you give me your miraculous"

-"Take it." ADRIEN NO!

-Oh so thats why Felix's dad was an a**hole. Okay I will give this credit. That is something.

-Welp this explains why Felix might be a sociopath

-Felix revealing why he did what he did

-THE RESISTANCE! COMING IN CLUTCH

-THE TRAY!

-ALYA JUMPED ON HIS BACK.

-They got the akuma in a jar.

-Wait, Chat noir defeated an akuma without Ladybug. (sure he had outside help, but Ladybug has done that too). Good on him

-WELL S*** THAT WAS TRIPPY.

-Felix and Kagami asked for Marinette's help. so was that all the sentimonster doing so? I am lost

-Okay so, I may not LIKE exactly how they went about it. But I cant really hate them for what they did. They are just kids that want to pick someone they trust.

-Oh s***, Ladybug never cast miraculous cure. So Adrien has some perminant trauma from the fight with Nightormentor. He still sees the antichat visions (its not chat blanc, and its just reverse color pallet)

-Chat noir left. before he could tell her. Cause the nightmare messed with him

-WAIT DID TOMOE AND GABRIEL JUST LOCK THEIR CHILDREN IN STERILE ROOMS? WTF!

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Okay! This episode was A LOT.

Well there is no denying Sentimonster theory. Its confirmed. Its done. 100% GUARANTEE NO MONEY BACK.

It did explain a LOT about Felix and Adrien.

So I am still iffy on how it was handled.

Now this DOES NOT justify Felix's Actions. He was still an a**hole. And Kagami shouldnt have told Felix. Marinette is Ladybug. That was NOT her secret to tell.

BUT the play that explained what happened was very well done. It explained a LOT about the Graham de Vanily family and Felix's a**hole father.

I will say that I hated how tortured Marinette was during this. Felix and Kagami could have done something less cruel to lure her there.

I also greatly enjoyed Chat noir vs Nightormentor. very good catharsis and we have Adrien going through some additional mental trauma, inflicted by his father (I wouldnt call it Ironic, more of EXPECTED)

I give it 7.5/10

I will say its the most I have enjoyed the second half of this season since Emotion.

[weirdrandomtina]

My favourite cartoon ships 2.0!

1. Broppy, Branch and Queen Poppy, Trolls

Such an adorable couple with highly entertaining interactions, anything from bickering to heartfelt encouragement.  Great yin and yang with very opposite yet very compatible personalities.  These two truly have changed each other’s lives for the better, bring out the best in each other, and would do anything for each other - you can’t have one without the other.  I’m not much into reading fanfics in general, but have read all kinds of Broppy ones!  Hopefully we’ll get another special and series!

2. Elixie, Eli Shane and Trixie Sting, Slugterra

Close friends who are always there for each other, loyal teammates who work really well together, who both pester and support one another.  Cute interactions that, to me, give the vibe that they could become more than friends in the future.  I don’t know, there’s just something about them that catches my attention, so many options for fanfics!

3. Embade (not sure if there’s a ship name for them yet), Wade Ripple and Ember Lumen, Elemental

About as opposite as two people can be!  I fell in love with these two immediately - their dynamic is highly entertaining, being fire and water they have unique interactions no other couple could have, their dance scene / first touch gives me butterflies, their first date is the cutest thing ever, and I like how it wasn’t ‘love at first sight’ - they got to know each other first, then fell in love, and they really improved each other’s lives.

4. The Love Square (Adrinette, Ladynoir, Marichat, Ladrien), Adrien Agreste / Chat Noir and Marinette Dupain-Cheng / Ladybug, Miraculous Ladybug

Four ships in one, so lots of options for different fun stories between the characters!  I’ve read a few neat fan-comics of them, their varying dynamics are always interesting.  This ship also moved down my favourites list, because I personally thought their ‘just friends’ status dragged on too long in canon.

5. Simonette, Simon Seville and Jeanette Miller, ALVINNN!!!

Close friends who have similar hobbies and compatible personalities, I love the episodes where they interact, especially helping each other on projects or just hanging out.  They would make an adorable couple, I’d love to see them on a sweet little date.  I’m not a huge fan of the CGI movies, but I watch Chipwrecked solely for their interactions.

6. Guep (no solid decent ship name for them so I’m going with this), Guy and Eep Crood, The Croods

I love the fact that she’s stronger and bigger than him, and far from a typical girly girl, it makes a unique and unconventional couple.  Also, they take care of each other, it’s never one-sided (the macho guy rescuing the dainty damsel, or the powerful woman rescuing the weak guy).

7. Eugunzel, Eugene Fitzherbert and Princess Rapunzel, Tangled

Tons of excellent interactions in the series, a healthy relationship and another couple who has given each other better lives.  She’s not the typical dependent princess, but not an overly powerful female either, just the perfect balance.  And like Guep, he rescues her, and she rescues him; both have strengths and weaknesses, making them a very realistic pair.

8. Hiccstrid, Hiccup Haddock and Astrid Hofferson, How To Train Your Dragon

Another couple where she’s the stronger one.  I like their teamwork and interactions - even though she’s much bolder than him, she respects his leadership and is loyal to him.  At the same time, he respects her and is open to her suggestions.

9. Jilaire, Jim Lake Jr. and Claire Nunez, Trollhunters

Their development from barely friends to a close couple was natural and realistic.  There is literally nothing these two wouldn’t do for each other (Jim risking his life and breaking the law to save Claire’s brother, Claire fully accepting Jim no matter what physical form he’s in)

10. Snowlin, Prince Merlin and Princess Snow White, Red Shoes and the Seven Dwarves

Excellent messages about true beauty.  The rare movie relationship where the main female does not represent ideal beauty standards, yet still ends up in a happy relationship.  These two learned to truly love each other for who they are on the inside, regardless of their appearance, and will surely stick by each other’s sides no matter what.

[semetarycosplay]

I got waaaaaaay too many photos from this shoot, but I hope you all enjoy them and aren’t sick of them yet? They’re almost done though! Woo!  Photos: AC Thoughts

[kasienda]

Celebrity Status - Ch 9: One Last Kiss

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I was going to post this one tomorrow for the @ladrienjune Day 2 - prompt, Gorgeous, but honestly that one is a little bit of a stretch. And I read caterinawrite's Ladrien June story (go read it! It's starting off so cute!!), and she felt empowered to write for prompts that aren't today. AND I just wanted there to more stuff out today on Day 1!! Because IT'S LADRIEN JUNE!!! And I'm excited!!

This chapter lines up nicely with Day 18 - Secret Relationship and Day 29 - Make Out. Like really well.

Chapter 9: One Last Kiss

Ladybug touched down softly on Adrien’s bedroom floor. He didn’t notice immediately, his attention on his computer screen. 

She let herself just watch him for a moment. Locks of his hair fell out of place and into his eyes, just a less than perfect enough to be endearing. He was reading something and his expression was natural, resting, and just so relaxed. She rarely ever saw him like this.

She smiled fondly, and made herself knock on the window behind her. 

He whirled towards her, his face lighting up like sunshine first creeping over the horizon in the morning. 

Something in her chest twisted - something both warm and sad at once. 

She loved him a little more each day. She didn’t want to end this thing that they had.

She had already lost Alya. Why did she give everything up? 

And so she didn’t stop him when his arms circled around her waist, when his lips found hers. 

He clearly meant for the kiss to be chaste - a sweet greeting to his quasi girlfriend. It was Ladybug who deepened it.

If she was only going to get one more kiss, she needed it to be out of this world. She needed to feel it in her toes. She wanted him to always remember it. 

Because kissing him one last time wasn’t risking anything they hadn’t already risked. Especially since no one could see them. They were in his room inside a mansion that had a three meter wall around it. As long as she didn’t keep visiting him regularly he should be safe.

And so she lost herself in the dance of their tongues, the warmth of his breath, the safety of being held in his arms. 

But it couldn’t last forever.

When she pulled back, his eyes remained closed, his face was glowing in pure delight. He rested his forehead against hers. 

“Wow, what did I do to earn such a kiss?”

Her chest tightened in agony. 

He must have seen something in her expression because his smile dissolved, and his hands tightened on her waist. 

“What is it? What’s wrong?”

“We can’t do this,” she said, tears building in her eyes. 

“What? Why not?” he asked, his brows furrowed in confusion. 

“If anyone ever found out, Hawkmoth would never let you be.” 

“No one has to find out,” he insisted. 

“I shouldn’t be visiting you regularly like this at all. It’s too dangerous.” 

He shook his head. “I’m fine. It’s worth the risk. You are worth the risk.” 

She pulled out of his hold. “No! I’m not! Don’t you understand?! He could use you against me, and it would work! I would hand over everything for you.”

He looked thunderstruck. “What?” he whispered. 

“I love you,” she confessed. “I have for a long time. Longer than you realize. I wouldn’t be strong enough. We have to stop this.” 

He stepped closer to her, smiling softly in that way that turned her insides to jelly. His hands cradled either side of her face. 

“Yeah…” he breathed a centimeter from her face. “We should stop.”

His lips were on hers once again. 

They didn’t stop. 

…

Ladybug didn’t visit again for three days. Adrien worried that she wouldn’t come back. 

He really really wanted her to come back, but he wasn’t sure he deserved for her to come back. Had he pressured her the last time? She had tried to break up with him, albeit for stupid reasons, and he had just kept kissing her. 

And that didn’t include the fact that he was essentially lying to her. She had already said no to Chat Noir, and yes, she was the one that insisted they still keep their identities secret. 

He still felt like he was lying about who he was. 

But he had loved her since the day they met for her determination and bravery, for her ability to stand up against a literal supervillain. And over the last few weeks, he’d gotten to see a softer side of her where she could share her fears, where she could let herself be silly. And he loved her more. 

Maybe it was selfish, but he wanted to keep this. He understood that she was scared for him, but he could protect himself. 

If only he could explain that to her. 

When they met for patrol, he probably would have broken down and told her everything except she was so agitated he could barely keep up with her and at the end of it she was off before they could talk. 

Now, he wanted her to come back not for him, but because he was worried about her. She was clearly upset or hurting about something. Maybe she still hadn’t been able to make up with her friend, or maybe the internet was saying something stupid again. 

He just wanted her to be okay, and he thought he could help her get there if she wasn’t already. 

But he couldn’t do that if she wasn’t here. 

She showed up in his room an hour later. 

“Hey, you okay?” he asked when she landed an hour later in his room. 

She huffed. “It’s not like I’m allowed to be anything else.” 

He stepped closer. “What can I do?” he offered, careful not to initiate any contact. She should be the one to decide what she wanted from him. 

“Kiss me,” she begged. 

He was only too happy to oblige. 

“I can’t come again,” she told him later that night. 

He wanted to argue. Instead he only nodded. “I understand.”

She came back again two nights later, sweeping him up in her arms and kissing him senseless immediately. He found himself hoisted up, and his legs immediately wrapped around her waist for support.

Her lips attacked his own, and he met her strike for strike. She trailed down his jaw and his neck, and then into his ear sending shivers down his spine. 

He returned the favor, wanting to make her feel as good as she made him. To distract her clearly from whatever it was that was bothering her even if she couldn’t explain. 

Maybe especially when she couldn’t explain because what else could he do? 

“That really has to be the last time,” she gasped between kisses. 

“Of course,” he agreed readily. 

They both knew it wouldn’t be. 

… 

The akuma caught him completely off guard. He had been in fencing practice when the akuma broke through the wall, demanding his heart. 

She wasn’t just collecting hearts. She wanted Adrien Agreste specifically, which meant he had no way to transform. 

He took off running instead. He made it out of the school into the open, only to trip over a crack. It only cost him two seconds, but the akuma was faster. 

He managed to kick her away. It turned out to be enough because a second later Ladybug swooped down and scooped him up and away before the akuma recovered.

He relaxed against her tiny frame, trusting she could carry him to safety as she had done more times than she knew. 

“What’d you do this time?” she asked with a teasing lilt. 

“I don’t know!” he insisted. “Just an ordinary rabid fangirl I guess.” 

She nodded sagely. “Ah, you committed the crime of being too pretty.”

He sighed. “Anyway! I vote we don’t wait for Chat Noir,” he said. “This one is insanely fast. You can use me as bait.” 

She hesitated, and he mentally prepared himself for her argument. But instead she called for her lucky charm, took in the scene around them, her brows furrowing in that adorable way they always did when’s he was concentrating. 

Then she nodded. “Yeah, okay. Here’s the plan.”

Her plan worked perfectly. Once the akuma was purified, she turned to him with an offered fist. 

“Not bad for a pretty boy.” 

He stepped past her offered fist, and wrapped his arms around her waist.

“What? No fist bump?” she asked, grinning. 

“Doesn’t the princess always kiss the hero who saves them?” he countered, leaning down, hovering a few centimeters over her lips. 

Her blue eyes sparkled. “You’re the princess in this story?” 

“Absolutely!” he grinned cheekily. “Over protective father, locked away in a tower, magic hair.” 

She laughed. “It fits too well!”

“It’s good to see you laugh,” he told her, with a soft smile. “I haven’t seen you laugh as much of late.”

She eyed him, caressed either side of his face in her hands and closed the distance between them. 

Her lips swallowed his own in feelings that were becoming far too familiar but never enough. 

“Stay safe, princess,” she whispered. And then she was gone. 

And he stood alone on an outdoor terrace, wondering how to get down. No one witnessed his lovesick sigh or the grin on his face.

Or so he thought.

…

See you again on Day 6: Social Media ^_^

[lovebugs-and-snakecharmers]

LBSC Sprint Challenge February 2024

The LBSC Sprint Challenge is now open for writers and artists!

We did things a little differently this month and asked our discord members for Valentine's related prompts, so you get a few extra prompts this month! If you're not feeling the Valentine's vibe, the Wildcard option is always available.

The prompts are:

1. Flower Delivery boy Luka getting an address wrong. Which means the girl who answered the door might just be available. 2. Tom decides to drop some hints to Luka that Marinette is single and Valentine’s Day is coming up. And everyone knows that the best way to a man’s brain is through pastries decorated with not so subtle hints. 3. Florist!Mari- the heat in her shop has gone out, and it's Soo cold. Luka makes a delivery of something that has to be refrigerated. 4. Sabine, seeing Luka and Mari dancing around each other (and maybe seeing Tom fail to get the two together) decides to take matters into her own hands and what better excuse to have Luka around than needing an extra pair of hands at the bakery with the valentines rush coming up? 5. The people of Paris are shocked to discover Ladybug doesn’t like Valentine’s Day. People have plenty of theories, but Luka’s pretty sure he knows the reason why. 6. There's ALWAYS an akuma on Valentine's Day. 7. Conversation Hearts 8. Marinette makes an apron with a conversation heart pattern. Luka takes the 'kiss me' heart very seriously. 9. After all the roses from Chat Noir, Marinette's a little...indifferent to the traditional Valentine's flower. Luka has to get inventive. 10. Kwamis give dating advice with… mixed results 11. Marinette loves soulmate stories and believes in true love. Lately, she's feeling down and starts to give up on the whole idea. Luka tries to put together or act out a Soulmate story/AU in real life to help her feel better/special. 12. Luka trying to work up the nerve to smooch Marinette. Attempts to ask by giving her the "KISS ME" conversation heart. Marinette, distracted by something else: "Ewwwwwww." 13. Luka and Marinette are both doing valentines deliveries and get trapped/stuck in an elevator together 14. Wildcard - pick any previous challenge prompt, or play LBSC Smooch Roulette to generate a prompt!

You have until Wednesday, February 28 to complete your 3 15-minute sprints/45 minute art sprint and post the results. Once you’ve completed the sprints, you have 24 hours to edit (which can include some new writing to smooth transitions and make it feel complete, and whatever work you feel appropriate to get your art to a state you consider ‘finished’).

Please note you may sprint in the language of your choice, and you can either translate the final fic before posting, post it in the original language, or both as you choose. You can join us on the LBSC discord or sprint on your own! Just be sure to tag @lovebugs-and-snakecharmers in your final post so we will see it and reblog it. The rest of the rules can be found here under the cut.

Rules!

We’ll post a beginning and end date to the challenge, and a prompt.

Writers, If you choose to participate in the event, write for that prompt in up to three 15 minute sprints. No writing outside the sprints until you have completed all three! After the 3 sprints are complete, you have 24 hours to edit (which can include some new writing to smooth transitions, etc). You can also choose to break that 45 minutes up differently if you find a different split works better for you.  After those 24 hours, post what you’ve got. Tag your posts with @lovebugs-and-snakecharmers so we can reblog it to the LBSC blog. If you post your work on AO3 or somewhere other than Tumblr, you can leave a link in our ask box or in the appropriate discord channel so we can be sure to promote it. After the designated challenge end date, we’ll compile a listing of the submissions and post it to the LBSC blog.

Feel free to sprint in whatever language is most comfortable to you! You can post it in your own language or translate it before posting, or both!

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[peterxwade24]

BWYD Chapter 39

For Maribat March 2021 Day 25: School Dance

Brothers are Annoying

Marinette and Adrien had swapped parents a few days ago and had begun patrolling as each other, or rather as Māomī and Bāndiǎn, respectively. Māomī, initially, looked like a female version of Chat Noir, with Bāndiǎn looking like a male version of Ladybug but that changed after the first few transformations. Their enemies, and allies, didn’t know what to think of the swap at first and then they learned that even though they had swapped Ladybug and Chat Noir were still in charge and leading the team.

Māomī looked like a smaller, slightly darker version of Red Hood, for some reason. She wore black, pleather, cargo pants with criss-crossing straps across her thighs and shins with a black belt cinching the waist in. She had a black, long-sleeved top underneath a black, armored vest with a neon green bat across her chest. Over her shirt and vest she had a black pleather jacket with a silver zipper resting against her belt. She had a dark green domino mask with tiny black paw prints on either side of her eyes, which were an acidic blue-green. Her boots were such a dark brown they almost appeared black with silver tips which alluded to the fact they were steel-toed. 

Bāndiǎn, on the other hand, looked almost inspired by Arsenal. He wore baggy red pants with thick black stripes down the sides tucked into black, silver-tipped, steel-toed boots. He wore a red, sleeveless top tucked into his pants over a black long-sleeved shirt with red spots down the sides. His hands were covered in black gloves, not too dissimilar to Chat Noir’s gloves. He had a black belt, mostly to break up the big block of red that was his costume. He had a slightly darker shade of red bat across his chest, only because he wanted to match with his partner.

They had only been spotted around Paris a handful of times, but even in that short amount of time, they’d given the Parisians a sense of hope. That if their main hero pair could be just as successful with the other’s powers, maybe they had a chance to defeat Hawkmoth.

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Marinette was leaning against her friends and brothers in their house, debating with herself if she wanted to call Bruce or not.

“Copycat, quit thinking so loudly.” Damian chucked a throw pillow at his sister, shaking his head with a laugh. “Just talk to us.”

“Mari,” Colin began, “what’s up?”

“I don’t know if I should call Ubaba to ask him to send one of the girls to help me choose outfits for us for the dance.” Marinette turned to look at her brothers, seeing the understanding in Damian’s eyes, because he too had had his privacy violated by some of their brothers.

“Do it.” Alix brushed her fingers through Marinette’s hair intent to braid it. “If Circus Boy and Yellow Guy are just going to treat you like you’re a baby then reach out to someone who won’t.”

“Why don’t we just all go to a thrift shop to browse and see what we like and what would look best on us?” Adrien looked at his friends, worry written on his face.

“Adrien, bestie, if I wasn’t gay, I would make out with you for how smart that is.” Marinette almost melted against Alix’s ministrations.

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The group of friends spent way too long walking around the thrift shop, pointing out different things to each other all willy-nilly. Colin had, in fact, pointed out a dark purple, cheetah print top that Marinette had forced him to try on, and then they had bought it. It had suited Colin, possibly too well, given he had just randomly found it while browsing.

They spent a few hours just browning before they had to leave, not having found anything really inspiring. However, they had patrol to get ready for. Crime waits for no one, and Hawkmoth? He opperates on his own timetable.

A loud explosion sounded from across the city, the first indication that Hawkmoth had released an Akuma.

The group of friends looked at each other, exchanged a smile, before rushing out of the thrift store. They had an Akuma to stop and a city to save.

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Falak, Terrapene, Wadjet, Māomī and Bāndiǎn rounded on the Akuma, a recently fired shop worker going by Time Off, and took their stances. The battle had been going on for nearly thirty minutes and this was the first time they’d been even a little close to beating the Akuma. None of them had used their powers, but they had come close a few times to at least two of them using their powers.

Māomī and Bāndiǎn shared a look before turning to look at Falak, Terrapene and Wadjet. “This is about to get dicey, we’re going to need to run this very close together. We have an idea how to finish this but we’re going to need to use everyone’s power.”

The quintet looked at each other before everyone nodded. “Let’s do this.”

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All in all, the battle took an additional twenty minutes and it did in fact take everyone’s powers. But, at the end of the battle, they beat Time Off and comforted the Akuma victim. He was one of the only members of staff at his small store that hadn’t had his time off request approved. It had happened several times since he started at the store, every time he put in a request it was denied. All he wanted was time off, was that so hard to ask?

The quintet all agreed that that was bogus, that he should have been approved at least once by now. So, that gave his a suggestion.

“I hear Wayne Enterprises is always hiring.” Falak shrugged in faux nonchalance. “You should look into applying, I hear that they are opening a near branch in the city.”

“Yeah, maybe I will.”

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Marinette, Adrien, Alix, Colin and Damian walked into the dance, all of them wearing beautifully put together outfits with gray accents. They looked like a cohesive unit and not just a group of friends.

Damian wore a cream collared shirt under a brown plaid vest with a burgundy pocket square, gray dress pants and black dress shoes. His hair was slicked back and gelled to perfection. Colin wore a green plaid short sleeve shirt under a dark gray vest, charcoal dress pants and black dress shoes. His hair was tousled just so to look like tasteful bedhead. Adrien wore anoversized orange plaid shirt with the sleeves rolled up to the middle of his forearms over gray dress pants and light brown dress shoes. His hair was combed off of his forehead. Alix wore a green blouse with a floral print and gold buttons over beige dress pants and gray ankle boots. Marinette wore a black cheongsam with black lace from the top of the bodice to her neck with gray and white kitten heels.

They were some of the best dressed at the dance, and they couldn’t be happier. Hopefully, WE would have a new employee, that guy seemed stressed and needed all that WE offers its employees. All in all, things were looking up for the quintet and for Parisians at large.

Taglist: @dast218 @amayakans @toodaloo-kangaroo @crazylittlemunchkin @marinettepotterandplagg @duckies16

[miabrown007]

BREAKING NEWS: Ladybug and Chat Noir’s identities got exposed during an accident!! (not clickbait)

many thanks to @kasienda for beta reading! <3

Lowkey? Like Hell (Teen, 1,193 words)

One thing you need to understand about Marinette and Adrien Dupain-Cheng is that they are not and have never been, what the kids call, "lowkey".

It all started back in lycée. They danced around each other like a pair of birds of paradise, engrossed in a ridiculous and flashy—though admittedly rather intricate and entertaining—mating ritual. You see, in the long history of embarrassing and debilitating crushes, Marinette Dupain-Cheng had the most embarrassing and debilitating crush on her classmate, Adrien Dupain-Cheng (formerly known as Adrien Agreste. However, as I'm sure that last name gives all of you nightmares of the highest order as well, we shall not mention it on the same page with Adrien ever again.) So, Marinette's embarrassing and debilitating crush would have been all well and good and reciprocated, if Adrien hadn’t also happened to be Chat Noir—Paris' renowned darling and superhero—in his tumultuous free-time; and also hadn’t happened to fall embarrassingly, if not debilitatingly, head over heels in love with his superhero partner, the not less awesome Ladybug. 

As we all know, Ladybug is Marinette Dupain-Cheng, so you can imagine the kind of stress these very small and oblivious teenagers have been under.

read the whole fic on AO3

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idk if im late but 129 and ladrien!

Don't worry, you are definitely not late, I am still taking prompts!

So funny story with this one, I went to figure out which song 129 was, and it ended up being Noah Kahan's Stick Season, which I really love, but also is potentially very angsty. And after already writing Ladrien angst, I really wanted to write something lighter

So I turned this option into a wildcard, and after using the random number generation to find a different playlist and song number, I got... Stick Season again kasfdskljgsdkljsd

I told myself that if I got it a third time than I should probably just bite the bullet and do it, but I did not get it a third time

So now... here is Ladrien with Leave a tender moment alone by Billy Joel!

This drabble is fluff with some light mutual pining, hope you enjoy!

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Even Though I'm in Love Sometimes, I Get So Afraid

With the gentle caress of moonlight dancing across the surface of the soft features of her lovely face, Adrien couldn’t help but feel his heart get stuck in his throat. 

He couldn’t quite remember how he had gotten here, sitting at night, on a park bench, next to the love of his life, the revered and perfect Ladybug.

He could only remember how his evening began. Sneaking out of his bedroom window in a desperate attempt to escape the oppressive isolation of his house. 

Regardless of how he had gotten there, regardless of how she had shown up, regardless of how he had convinced her to stay and sit with him, the entire moment still felt like a blur, and he was only grateful of the warmth of her presence beside him and of the opportunity to spend time with her.

The silence that stretched between them, felt wrong and unnatural. The space that surrounded them was inexplicably charged, and he felt as though something needed to be said, or else whatever fragile thing resided in this moment would break.

The only problem was, his mind was completely absent of any and all thought of what to say to her. 

If he were Chat Noir, dressed in the liberating masquerade of his costume, what to say would be easy. He would level her a carefully thought up pun or joke and watch as she received it with either a wrinkled nose or a tinkling laugh. 

Of course, the trouble with this was that he was not Chat Noir. He was Adrien Agreste. Model. Perfect son. Person who is definitely not Chat Noir and therefore should not be acting like him.

Still, the urge to make conversation and to make said conversation light, dogged him. And before he could think too much about it, he was clearing his throat and opening his mouth to speak. 

“Um.. so anything you were hoping to spot while in the park tonight?” He asked, poking lightly a spot on her shoulder.

For a long moment she said nothing, only blinked at him owlishly, with her mouth slightly open in surprise. 

Adrien’s stomach fluttered anxiously. He had ruined things. He was sitting here with her, actually getting to spend some time with his lady, and he just had to go and put his foot in his mouth and mess everything up. 

She was going to think he was weird. She was going to walk away in disgust. She was going to hate him. Worse yet, she was going to find out his identity, then reject him again, and then follow the aforementioned steps.

She would never speak to him again, all because of a stupid, mindless joke. 

The internal spiraling going on in Adrien’s mind, was disrupted by the calming sound of sweet giggling. 

A warm, balm-like sensation coursed through Adrien’s blood as he registered Ladybug’s laughter and the fact that she hadn’t been bothered by his joke. 

He let out a soft chuckle of relief that fell in tandem with her lingering laugh.

“Well you see, I actually came here because of you–” She started and then abruptly cut herself off, seeming to realize what she had said. Her eyes rounded comically and her face turned a shade not at all dissimilar from her mask.

“--not that I was stalking you or anything. I–I was just finishing off patrol, when I saw you sitting here, and you looked alone and I thought that maybe you could use some company. Of course, that was really presumptuous of me, and maybe I invaded your private time, and I-I-I I’m sorry, I can just leave you alone.”

She made a slight move to get up, but Adrien was not quite ready for her to go yet. He placed a hand on both her arms, with just enough pressure for her not to miss it, but light enough for her to easily walk away if she wanted to.

“I-I’m sorry Adrien.” She said, her eyes failing to meet his and her cheeks still remaining a heated red.

Adrien was confused at her reaction. Had he given some indication that he wanted her to go? Did something happen that he had missed?

No sooner did the confusion come, than did a clarifying thought.

Wait, was she nervous too?

The reassuring, bright smile that he gave her, was surely colored in his current giddiness and relief. 

“Ladybug, please stay. I am honored that you chose to join me, and I am really grateful that you noticed me sitting here. Honestly, I had a pretty rough day and I needed to get out of the house, but just you being here and sitting with me has made me feel better in more ways than you know. Thank you.” He gave her the last thank you with a squeeze of her hands.

Ladybug’s answering tender smile was worth the slithering anxiety he had faced when speaking openly to her. 

“I’m glad I was able to help. You know, I don’t really have anywhere to be right now. If you’d like, we can just sit here together until you’re feeling better. Does that sound like a good idea?”

“That sounds perfect.” 

Adrien leaned back onto the bench and soaked in the feeling of belonging and togetherness that only she ever really made him feel. 

For the first time that night, Adrien no longer felt the pressure to speak. He could just leave things alone and enjoy the moment together.

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