#character: Caline Bustier

[underwxrldprincess]

Jewish Nathaniel Kurtzberg headcanons

It is canon that Nathaniel is Jewish, evident in his surname and absence from the Christmas special. However because "religion is a secular matter and cannot be portrayed in a children's TV show" (🙄), Nathaniel's heritage won't be represented in any of the episodes, so I'll be writing these headcanons.

Nathaniel (like Marinette, Adrien, and their classmates) was born between late 2000 and mid-2001.

The law on religious display in public schools (la loi sur les signes religieux dans les écoles publiques) was signed on March 15, 2004.

The law on face-coverings in public (la loi interdisant la dissimulation du visage dans l'espace public) was passed by the Senate on September 14, 2010.

TW for references of antisemitism and Islamophobia

Nathaniel's great-grandparents were German Jews who fled to France shortly before World War II

his family is not Orthodox but they are religious, they go to synagogue, celebrate the holidays, follow kosher, etc.

Nathaniel has always been a shy, quiet kid but his parents raised him to be assertive and to question authority if necessary

the first time Nathaniel realizes he is different is when he is three years old and starts preschool, during lunch he can't eat what the other children are eating in case the food is not kosher

his parents contact the preschool, who refuse to provide a kosher/pork-free option or let Nathaniel pack his own lunch, they compromise to let him go home for lunch instead

December rolls around, and the other children are excited about Christmas, except for Nathaniel, who is excited about Hanukkah but can't help but feel a bit left out

at six years old, another boy in his class starts running his hands through Nathaniel's hair out of the blue, "I heard that your people have horns, where are yours"

at eight years old, a girl in his class sees the gold Star of David necklace that Nathaniel always wears and starts bombarding him with questions

Nathaniel knows that she has no bad intentions but can't help feeling a bit uncomfortable and othered

at nine years old, during a class debate on the hijab ban, another boy says how anyone who wears their religious symbols are not truly French and should go back to where they came from, leaving Nathaniel flushing with shame and anger

at eleven years old, he begins attending Collège Françoise Dupont

on his first day of middle school, Principal Damoclés makes him remove his Star of David necklace

he is afraid but looks the principal straight in the eye and refuses, "this is my religion and my identity," he says, his heart pounding and his voice shaking

after a few more resists, Principal Damoclés suspends him

when he goes home to his confused parents, Nathaniel breaks down in tears as he explains Principal Damoclés suspending him on his first day of middle school for his necklace

his furious parents storm over to the school to confront the principal, demanding he allow their son back to school immediately and for him to wear the symbol of his religious pride

Principal Damoclés lets him back the next day but Nathaniel never wears his necklace to school again, only at home and in non-school settings

the day he returns to school, fellow classmate Alix Kubdel approaches him

Alix explains her family heritage: her family is of Algerian origin and Muslim, and while she can pass as white, her parents and brother have faced racism, Alix's mother have even had her hijab ripped off by an old white man on public transit and no one defended her

Nathaniel knows that he, as a white-presenting boy, cannot relate to the experiences of Alix or her mother, but appreciates having a friend who understands

he invited Alix to his bar mitzvah

he loves learning about the Holocaust, it is painful but his ancestors' strength and resilience make him proud, he can't stand how all of his classmates seem to stare at him during class whenever it comes up

in his third year, he is placed in Miss Bustier's class with Marinette Dupain-Cheng, Chloé Bourgeois, Sabrina Raincomprix, Rose Lavillant, Juleka Couffaine, Lê Chiến Kim and Max Kanté

when he arrives at school one morning he sees a swastika drawn in permanent marker on his desk, drawn by Chloé "Can't he make sushi like everyone else" Bourgeois

he reports it to a furious Miss Bustier, who sends Chloé to Principal Damoclés, who lets her off with a mere warning, which infuriates Nathaniel and his parents

as much as he wants to stay home from school the next day, Nathaniel is determined to not let Chloé win and shows up at school the next day

a sneering Chloé comes up to him, but before Chloé could open her mouth, fellow classmate Marinette Dupain-Cheng spoke up

"you suck, Chloé." Marinette glares at the blonde. "you speak of him as if he is below you, but he's got more nerve in his finger than your entire body"

Rose and Juleka join in, "Leave him alone, Chloé" "go pick on someone your own size, someone with an overinflated head like you"

Chloé started bullying Marinette

meanwhile, Nathaniel starts to fall for Marinette and becomes closer to Rose and Juleka

in the middle of his fourth and final year, he gets over his crush on Marinette/Ladybug and instead starts falling for Marc Anciel, with whom he works on their Ladybug comics

he confides his feelings for Marc to Alix

"you might be bi or pan," Alix, who is aromantic and an expert in LGBT terminology, explains to him

he first comes out as bisexual to Alix, who is nothing but incredibly supportive and proud of her best friend

Rose and Juleka (canon girlfriends!) are the next to know, and he grows closer to the girls than ever

Nathaniel is hesitant to come out to his parents, however: he feels like he is betraying the Jewish identity his parents instilled in him since childhood by coming out to them

he begins to research queer Jewish identity on the Internet and hears stories of others from all across the globe, who are queer, Jewish and proud

Nathaniel eventually asks out Marc, who agrees to be his boyfriend and he is happier than ever

Marc isn't Jewish but is more than happy to learn about Jewish culture and to fight anyone who dares to say anything antisemitic, whether about Nathaniel or not

since he started dating Marc, Nathaniel gains the courage to come out to his parents, who immediately accept him, much to his pleasant surprise

"you are our son, and our religion accepts everyone," his father says

"love is love, and if this boy Marc makes you happy, that's all that matters," his mother says

he gets into the same design school as Marc and Marinette for high school

in his first year of high school, he and Marc finally publish their Ladybug comics, which quickly become successful

towards his final years of high school, he begins studying for the baccalauréat while continuing his relationship with Marc and their comics and applying for his birthright trip

on his final year of high school, he passes the bac littéraire along with Marc and Marinette, and the three reunite with their middle school friends to celebrate

soon after graduating high school, he leaves for birthright (Alix cried buckets of tears at the airport)

the trip is the best ten days of his life, Nathaniel feels at home as he connects with other French Jews and Jews from across the globe and visits the cultural sites

shortly after his return to France, Nathaniel invites Marc to the Seine, where he gets down on one knee, much to the latter's delight (they both cry tears of joy that night)

his and Marc's wedding was the most beautiful day ever, they have a traditional Jewish wedding filled with ketubah, chuppah, glass breaking, joy, light and love

[hurryglow]

[nixthelapin]

Anyone else deeply disturbed that at middle school teacher in a kids show was named after a type of underwear? A type of underwear known to enhance the bust I might add

(Mme Caline Bustier)

A bustier:

…yikes

[awholelotofladybug]

Anton Moreau: A Miraculous Ladybug OC

Name: Anton Moreau

Age: Late 40's.

Physical Description: 6'4" tall, thin yet fit, black, shoulder-length hair, short, black beard, long arms, long legs, long fingers, sharpened, claw-like nails, and sharpened, pearly white teeth.

Wardrobe: Dark blue, three-piece, pinstripe suit, black shoes, black tie, and a cigarette in a long cigarette holder.

Story: Anton Moreau is a deadly, and deeply disturbed man, obsessed with monsters and macabre. Coming from a wealthy family, Anton is the oldest of four siblings, all of whom have had a decent relationship with each other up until they became teenagers. Obsessed with ensuring their success, Anton's mother constantly compared the four siblings to each other, under the impression that "pressure makes diamonds." Each child would grow into a successful adult. Anton would become a dentist, Salazar would be an indie filmmaker, Sebastian would be a fashion designer, and Genevieve would marry a wealthy businessman. However, while each sibling would become successful and rich, they would also resent each other due to the constant comparisons, and Anton, already unstable and believing himself to have worked harder than any of them, not only became resentful, but he also became vindictive, manipulative, and even sadistic. He soon manipulated his aging parents to leave him everything in the will, making him the "head of the family." Over the years, Anton's madness grew worse and worse until he eventually became a criminal lunatic after he caught his wife, Martha, with another man. After that, a good deal of people who angered him or tried to stop him would go missing, including the man his wife cheated on him with. Today, his remaining family lives in constant fear of him, wondering if he will either make them his puppets or his next victims.

[the-delta-42]

Hindsight - Chapter 2

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Hindsight

Chapter 2

Marinette tried not to itch the gauze that covered her ears, everything was muffled, although her phone had practically blown up with texts, mostly from her friends, some from her teachers and a few from some people she’d never met before. Adrien sat not too far away from her, his leg bouncing.

“Can you please stop that?” Asked Marinette, her voice raised so she could hear herself speak.

“Oh, sorry.” Said Adrien, getting to his feet.

“You don’t have to hang around, Adrien,” Said Marinette, putting her phone down, “my parents are coming to pick me up, they haven’t yet because the Bakery’s been flooded with the press.”

Adrien looked down, before glancing towards the door. He could see Gorilla’s shadow over the window, his bodyguard had taken to preventing any unwanted persons into the room. Which included the multiple journalists that were crowded outside the hospital.

“Are you sure you want me to go, Marinette?” Asked Adrien, hesitantly.

Marinette looked out the window, there was a practical sea of people outside.

“Adrien, I’ll be fine.” Promised Marinette, smiling at the model.

Adrien looked like he didn’t believe her, but got up and headed for the door anyway, “If you need anything, just call me.”

Marinette hummed and nodded, looking down at her phone. Gorilla guiding him towards the car as soon as they were out of the building. Marinette dropped her phone on the bed and popped her mouth, before following it up with a series of noises as she shuffled around.

“Why can’t I transform again?” Marinette asked Tikki, as the Kwami devoured a cookie.

“Because,” Tikki hiccupped, “when your ear was ripped off, your body entered a state of shock and still needs time to recover.”

Marinette frowned, “And you’re not using this as an excuse to eat as many cookies as you want without getting in trouble?”

Tikki froze and glanced at the pile of cookies behind her, “Noooo…”

Marinette hummed and looked out the window and saw her parents van pull up, “You better eat fast, because we’ll be leaving soon.”

Tikki looked at the window and then at the pile of cookies. Marinette heard a loud, sucking sound, before she pivoted and saw Tikki seemingly passed out next to where the pile of cookies sat.

“Okay, didn’t expect that.” Said Marinette, as her mother entered the room.

“Marinette!” Cried Sabine, before grabbing Marinette and pulling her into a bone crushing embrace.

“Maman, can’t breathe.” Gasped Marinette, as her mother smothered her.

“Why didn’t you say anything? What were you thinking? How long have you been doing this?” Demanded Sabine, unconsciously tightening her grip on Marinette.

“Sabine,” Said Tom, entering the room, “she needs to breathe.”

Sabine loosened her grip, allowing Marinette to suck in a large gulp of air.

“Thank you.” Whispered Marinette, as she regained her breath.

Tom spotted Tikki, sleeping on the table, “Is this the mouse we’ve gained?”

Marinette nodded, as Tom picked Tikki up and gently placed her in his pocket.

“Be careful with her, she just Kirby-ed a plate of cookies.” Warned Marinette, stretching her arms, “I’m actually amazed that Hawkmoth hasn’t tried to make an appearance.”

H

“What do you mean I can’t bail her out?” Demanded Gabriel, as the Duty Sergeant idly looked at him.

“National Intelligence don’t want anyone to speak to her until they’ve questioned her.” She said, in her bored tone.

“I have work that needs to be done.” Snarled Gabriel, trying to intimidate the woman.

“Then hire someone else.” Retorted the sergeant, “We can’t release a domestic terrorist because you don’t have anyone to schedule your meetings.”

Gabriel puffed up and demanded, “Do you know who I am?!”

The Sergeant looked at him, before grabbing her radio. Gabriel smirked, satisfied that he’d get what he wanted. Then the sergeant spoke, “Chief, can you come to the front desk? There’s a guy who doesn’t know who he is.”

The Sergeant gave Gabriel a smug smile and rested her chin on her fist.

Gabriel spun on his heel and stormed out of the Police station, not noticing a journalist that had been listening to him demanding Nathalie be released.

H

Marinette blew air through her teeth and spun around in her chair, while all her friends stared at her.

“I’m bored.” Whined Marinette, getting a wince from everyone.

“You’re not supposed to do anything that could further damage your ears.” As soon as Nino said that, Marinette perked up.

“Mullo!” Yelled Marinette, summoning the Mouse Kwami and reached out for the necklace.

Ivan quickly grabbed Marinette around the middle as the petite girl tried to reach for the miraculous. Alya’s phone beeped, alerting her to a new news headline.

“I don’t believe this!” Exclaimed Alya, drawing everyone’s attention, “The press found out about Marinette’s expulsion, and Damocles is saying Marinette attacked people!”

Everyone froze, before a rock sailed through Marinette’s bedroom window.

“They’re saying that Marinette carried out an unprovoked attack on a fellow student and was expelled on the spot.” Stated Alya, venom dripping from her words, “I’m going to kill that fat bastard!”

Nino looked over Alya’s shoulder, “It also say that there is no evidence to support or contradict those claims and the expulsion was illegal because Marinette didn’t receive a hearing.”

“Damocles is performing a smear campaign to cover up his own failings.” Snarled Alya, while Alix picked up the rock and threw it back out the window.

H

Damocles tried not to squirm as the two inspectors stared at him.

“You… refused to investigate the claims Mlle Dupain-Cheng was making, because you saw Mlle Rossi sitting at the bottom of a flight of stairs. Was Mlle Rossi harmed in any way? Did she have any visible bruises or marks?”

“W-well, no, but-” The female inspector cut him off.

“You were granted several thousand euros to refurbish the school and its contents, and yet, this is the only room that has been visibly altered.” She said, her voice cold, “It is well known that you have an…unusual hobby. There have been concerns about you embezzling funds. As well as accusations of unfair dismissal and blatant favouritism towards the wealthier students.”

“I-well-erm-you see-” Damocles was interrupted again.

“M. Damocles, you’ve shown us evidence that you are both inefficient and incompetent in your job.” Warned the male inspector, “Now, you will tell us everything, the whole truth and then we will decide your next course of action.”

H

Marinette’s leg bounced as M. Coleman read the article. The principal looked up at Marinette, before running a hand over his face.

“If I’d known the severity of your situation, I wouldn’t’ve accepted you,” Began Coleman, making Marinette wilt, “You were expelled under dubious circumstances at best, with no evidence supporting the course of action, and you’ve been bearing a burden that you shouldn’t have to.”

“S-sir, what does that mean?” Asked Marinette, quietly.

“It means, Mlle Dupain-Cheng, that Hector Damocles made a catastrophic mistake and has no way of recovering from it.” Clarified Coleman, before glancing at the clock of the wall, “Class will be starting soon, I suggest you head there now.”

Marinette silently nodded and hurried out of the room, leaving Coleman to his thoughts. Arthur glanced at his phone, before frowning and picking up the receiver and dialling a number.

“Michael,” Started Arthur, “I need a favour.”

[western-magical-girl-confessions]

“Unlike some salters tend to believe, I don’t think Miss Bustier is a bad teacher. See, her teachings/views like the ones in Zombizou aren't necessarily BAD, it's just she comes off as hypocritical in episodes like Ladybug. I just think she’s just a victim of inconsistent writing.”

[fabseg-creator]

I present to you the first direct sketch about the O.P. (Opposite Universe).

Ladybug and Cat miraculous holders from the O.P. are here:

I introduce you Rouge Chance and Alley Cat.

Alley Cat's real identity is Cerise Lenoir (Lila's Opposite counterpart).

Cerise was an orphan girl who was hosted and adopted by Marianne Lenoir. It's Marianne who educated her and learned to her the mankind's, family's and love's values. Thanks to her, Cerise has knowledge skills about miraculouses' powers and she's become the New guardian of the Miracle box.

Rouge Chance's identity is not yet revealed but I will let you guess that in a future update (Spoiler: It's neither Marinette nor Adrien nor Alya. It's another person).

Rouge Chance is the Miraculous team leader at Paris. He's not interested by the Fame (because he's pissed of that) and he doesn't recquire autographs from any people like pop-stars, actors, stylists, top-models, etc..

There are Miraculous adult characters here with their personas are different (even inversed) in the list. Meanwhile, they have details that will surprise you. I drawed Colt Fathom (from leaks), Félix's father, not yet introduced in the TV show.

Example: In Canon, Colt is officially deceased. In Opposite, Colt is still alive and he has adopted Adrien after the latter's parents' deaths.

I let you imagine O.P. Adrien's life with Fathom's family (Colt, Félix and Amélie).

List of available Opposite characters:

Colt Fathom. Billionaire with multiple nationalities (American-British-French). Negligect parent like in canon.

Roger Raincomprix. Mayor of Paris.

Tomoe Tsurugi. Kagami's mother. Mercantile. Progressist on tradition values instead Traditionalist.

Caline Bustier, Teacher who is annoyed with her pupils.

Nathalie Sancoeur. Archeologist. Owner of the Agreste's mansion since Gabriel's and Émilie's deaths.

Xavier Ramier. He hates birds (mainly pigeons).

Master Fu. Former guardian of the Miracle Box. Marianne's defunct love interest. Died as a hero of the Résistance during the 1940-1944 Occupation period.

[vintage-retro-queen]

Get to Know Mary-Loukritia "Lucy" Corleone

Before we begin, I want you all to know that there will also be another character joining with Marinette in this crossover story. My original character, Mary-Loukritia Corleone. Lucy for short, or Lou. Call her what you will. Here is the information about Mary-Loukritia Corleone

Here is the image of who Mary-Loukritia "Lucy" "Lou" Corleone is, and what she looks like to those who want to know who she is and what she looks like.

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Age: 15

Hair Color: Deep-Cocoa Brown

Eye Color(s): Deep-Cocoa Brown (Other Eye colors will be revealed soon)

Body Shape: Hourglass

Hair Shape: Long to her back

Hairstyle(s): Let down, straight, braids, ponytail(s), (other hairstyles, still thinking of)

Clothes: White long sleeved sweater with mid-opacity truffle beige plaid pattern, brown overall dress, high waist socks, brown boots (no heels), and a magnetic black diamond stud earring on the left ear (no piercing required), White designer crop tank-blouse, peachy pink open front cardigan sweater V neck vintage slim shirt, low rise flared leg boyfriend blue bottoms jeans, silver chain belt with silver butterflies, white slip-on platform shoes (not the higher ones, just an inch taller ones), Y2k hypoallergenic magnetic earrings-piercings (No actual piercing required), and a Y2k pink heart necklace with XOXO in it. Dove-white designer dress, white and pink designer dress (shorts underneath the dresses), monochrome and brown crop jackets, white flats, white heels, diamond earrings, necklace, anklet, bracelet, gold choker-necklace, and gold earrings. Casual outfit on the top left, nightwear on the top right, performance outfit on the bottom left, sports outfit in the middle, and swimwear on the bottom right. (Fact: The black diamond stud magnetic earring-no piercing required-is something that is precious to her, so just a reminder) (Other Clothes and accessories are coming soon)

Likes: Family, trustworthy friends, helping others, repaying others, the Meta Betas (Dance Group-Band), the Meta Alphas (Heroes from another realm), delicious pastries, cats and kittens.

Dislikes: Fake people (ex. Fake Friends who use others as puppets), people who betray who, people who frame others for petty/tons of things, people using others various and personal reasons, bullies getting away with everything, victims being put to blame, her former friends back at her old school she prefers to have nameless, people who talk and look down on others to make themselves feel better, people treating others as slaves/servants, etc (more coming soon)

Sexuality: Pansexual + Demiromantic

Relationship Status: Single

Occupation: Model, artist, writer (Story, nonfic, and poet), animator, filmmaker, editor, voice actor, actress, dancer, singer, musician, and student. (In summary, she is a multi-tasker)

Hobbies: Sketching, drawing, writing, animating, film making, editing, voice acting, dancing, singing, playing various instruments, helping family around the house, playing video games, watching shows and movies with family and/or friends, playing sports and/or ocean sports, volunteering for helping out to community service, reading.

Favorite Music: Rock, soft rock, classical, classical rock, romance, gothic music, 1950s-early 2000s.

Personality: Sweet, kind, honest, generous, loyal, selfless, and caring, but in case anybody gets into her bad side or tries to, well, on a personal note, I'd be careful and sleep with one eye open if I were you, she is a ticking time bomb to those who hurt her family and/or friends.

Favorite Animals: Dogs, puppies, cats, kittens, birds, hamsters, guinea pigs, gerbils, lions, tigers, cheetahs, leopards, panthers, horses, foals. (Mostly cats and kittens)

Species: Human/???

Race: Italian-Britain/??? (Fluent in French, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, English, Hindi, Tarkatan, ???, etc=Polyglot)

IQ: 300

Status: Alive/????????????

More Information Coming Soon...

So, that's basically all you need to know for now.

And to those who are wondering what a polyglot is, it's a person who speaks and/or understands many languages.

Desc. Prologue. Chapt 1. Reactions Pt 1. Chapter 2. Reactions Pt 2. Chpt 3 Reactions Pt 3 Chpt 4 Reactions Pt 4 Chpt 5 Reactions Pt 5

[gameguy20100]

If Dustin was Canon: Revelation.

Miss Bustier: Wait. How long has this been going on?

Dustin: Ages. Has the increased blood flow made you able to notice at last?

Caline: *glare*

[miraculous-mystery]

Caline's Akuma Class

I did not disappear for months. It was school's fault, not mine.

It had been two years since Hawkmoth first appeared. 

Most of Caline’s class had been akumatized at least 6 times in the past 2 years. Only Adrien and Marinette, who had strangely never been akumatized, and Sabrina, who had only been akumatized once.

That is until now.

Sabrina seemed to be a more docile akuma, limiting her revenge to one person. She was like this in her everyday life too. This would be the first time she actually caused destruction. And she was not dealing with it well. 

She clung to Max, his shirt clenched in her fist and her face buried in her chest. Her sobs were loud and Ladybug and Chat Noir were standing over them, confused looks on their faces. 

“She remembers,” Ladybug said softly. Her eyes met Caline’s and the teacher knew what she wanted. She shook her head furiously, Sabrina needed her boyfriend right now. It was the only way Sabrina could actually feel her emotions. 

Chat Noir placed a hand on Max’s shoulder. “You have to step back. We don’t know what’s going on with her.”

Max glared at the hero, pulling Sabrina closer to him and hugging her tighter. She heard Sabrina sob and quietly ask for him to not leave her. Max pressed a kiss to her head, “I’m not leaving,” he reassured her. “Not if the world was falling apart around us, mpenzi wangu.” 

She still hadn’t found Marinette or Adrien, nor had they come back, she noted as she did a head count. 

“I destroyed Paris, mon amour. I killed so many people.” Her voice was muffled from his chest. 

Max simply hummed and she glanced over. He pressed his forehead to hers and simply listened. That’s all she wanted and he knew that. She just wanted to talk about it. She smiled softly and ushered her class in, calling in some students who were standing nearby. 

Everyone had their person for akuma attacks and Sabrina and Max had each other. 

Caline sat beside the counselor, a frown pulling at her lips. Sabrina’s eyes were puffy and she could barely move without Max helping her. She practically fell into the chair, slipping off her shoes and pulling her knees to her chest. Max draped the blanket over her. He smiled sadly at the adult, pressed a kiss to Sabrina’s cheek and politely excused himself. 

“Hi Sabrina. I haven’t seen you in awhile.” the counselor—M. Garnier—said. His voice was low as if she would break if he spoke too loud. “I’m assuming that Max is good for you.” Sabrina nodded. “You do know that it isn’t your fault. Right Sabrina?” Sabrina picked at the edges of the blanket. Her lips remained closed. “I need you to answer Sabrina.”

“Max and Chloé said so.” 

“And what about you? Do you believe it?” She shook her head slowly. “Why do you think that you should be held accountable?” 

“Because I killed so much people.” 

M. Garnier frowned and stood up walking over to her. “What is Hawkmoth?”

“Papa says he classifies as a terrorist.”

“If a terrorist were to use your lighter to light a bomb are you responsible?”

“N-no.” 

“Exactly. He used you, and despite the fact that you remember, it’s not your fault.”

“But—”

“It is not your fault.” 

Sabrina’s shoulders slumped and Caline knew she didn’t believe him. 

But someday she would and Caline hoped it would be soon. 

[nerd-chocolate]

Top five favorite characters of miraculous and Top five low characters of miraculous because why not?

Top favorite characters:

5. Juleka Couffaine

4. Marc Anciel

3. Alya Cerise

2. Nathaniel Kurtzberg

1. Zoé Lee

Some honorable mentions (no real ranking for this one): Mylène Haprèle, Nino Lahiffe (at least in 1s-3s), and Kagami Tsurugi

Now for characters I don’t personally like… this will get me to hate on to be honest.

Top low characters:

5. Su-Han

4. Lila Rossi

3. Marinette Dupin Cheng

2. Chloé Bourgeois

1. Gabriel Dick Agreste

Honorable mentions: Adrien Agreste (at least sometimes), Nino Lahiffe (4s-5s), and Caline Busiter

[hurryglow]

[chattybugette]

My enjoyment of Alya and Bustier salt says too much

[a-chlolix-blog]

Prompt: Alix and Chloé just texting each other (they were in the opposite sides of the class) while the class is going

The new assigned seats weren't really working in Chloé and Alix's favor.

So of course the two found a loophole.

And that loophole was texting in class WITHOUT getting caught.

👑Queenie💛: The new seating arrangements are SO unfair! You're taking me out to get sushi to make me feel better.

🥇Ally-Bun���: Don't make it sound like it was MY fault. You shouldn’t have got in my face and made a big deal about a project.

👑Queenie💛: I was trying to make it seem like I was disinterested in being your partner!

🥇Ally-Bun🐇: So you were so happy to be my partner, you threw a tantrum? 😏

👑Queenie💛: DON'T TEXT ME THAT LOOK!

"Chloé, Alix, can you please put your phones away?"

After Ms. Bustier says this, the two quickly put their phones away.

The teacher thought it was kinda cute that they actually thought their relationship was a secret.

[the-delta-42]

Headache

Headache

Marinette rubbed her eyes as a familiar searing pain appeared behind her eyes. She let out a quiet groan, straining her ears to hear what Ms. Mendeleiev was saying.

“Is there something you’d like to add, Ms. Dupain-Cheng?” Asked Mendeleiev, glaring at Marinette.

“No, professeur, I’ve got a headache, I’m sorry for interrupting.” Responded Marinette, as she felt another stab of pain.

“That’s the fifth headache this week,” Noted Mendeleiev, glancing around the classroom, “Bourgeois, take her to the nurse.”

“What?” Demanded Chloé, staring at the teacher.

“Now.”

Chloé scowled, as Marinette got out of her seat and stumbled slightly. Chloé grabbed Marinette’s arm and practically dragged her to the nurse’s office. Marinette’s headache to taking up most of her attention, so she didn’t argue with Chloé during the trip.

The nurse looked up from her computer and spotted Chloé and Marinette, “Can I help?”

“Dupain-Cheng’s had a headache for the past week.” Said Chloé, before turning on her heel and leaving the office.

“So, this headache,” Said the Nurse, after a moment, “have you been having any other pains alongside it?”

“I’ve been having some issues with my eyes, and I’ve felt dizzy and sick at times.” Said Marinette, wincing with her eyes closed, “I’ve been taking some pain killers, but those haven’t touched it.”

The nurse hummed, before looking at Marinette, “What did your doctor say?”

“He said it’ll pass in a few days.” Responded Marinette, pinching the bridge of her nose.

“Do you require glasses?” Questioned the Nurse, typing on her computer.

“I haven’t checked.”

“When you said your doctor told you it’d pass in a few days,” Asked the Nurse, “when did he say that?”

“About a month ago, so in January.”

The Nurse stopped and looked at her, “Marinette, we’re in May.”

H

“And you’ve had this headache for five months?” Asked Dr. Bateman, looking at her computer screen, “And you’ve also been feeling dizzy and nauseous?”

“Yeah.” Replied Marinette, as her mother sat next to her.

“I’m sorry, I don’t understand,” Interrupted Sabine, looking between Marinette and Dr. Bateman, “Dr. Marsille didn’t ask any questions.”

“I think the migraines, nausea and dizziness are symptoms of another issue.” Confessed Bateman, looking at the mother and daughter, “I’m going to schedule an MRI, just to make sure it isn’t anything to be worried about.”

Sabine and Marinette left the doctors surgery with more questions than answers, and, in Sabine’s case, a quiet voice suggesting everything that could be wrong.

H

Alya chewed on the end of her pen, Lila, while her stories had been interesting at first, was droning on and on about some charity gig she went to with Clara Nightingale or some other popstar. Marinette had left half-way through science to attend a doctors appointment, so Alya was left to deal with the headache that the class often called ‘big boss in charge headache’. Thank you very much Kim, for that oh so wonderful name.

Speaking of Kim, Alya glanced to the side and saw him making spit balls with Alix, each choosing another member of the class at random. Alya groaned as Chloé squawked as a spit ball hit the back of her neck.

When was Mari going to get back?

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“Okay,” Said an orderly, as Marinette was loaded into the MRI machine, “try not to move, so any scans we take are as clear as possible. And, don’t be afraid, it’s going to be loud, but you’ll be quite safe.”

Marinette nodded, feeling terrified, she taken the earrings off and left them with Tikki in her purse. She took a deep breath, before the procedure started.

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“Okay, so,” Said Dr. Bateman, “This is Marinette’s brain, the different areas, like the hippocampus and brain stem. Now, we discovered a mass in your temporal lobe. We believe it’s the source of your headaches, and other symptoms.”

“Is, is it dangerous?” Asked Sabine, as Marinette just stared at the scan.

“We don’t know, we might start preparations for surgery, if that’s what you’d like.” Answered Bateman, as Marinette chewed her bottom lip.

“I-it’s nothing dangerous, right?” Asked Marinette, looking at Bateman.

“Until we do an angiogram, we can’t tell for sure.”

H

A couple weeks and one angiogram later, Marinette sat across Doctor Bateman, with her mother next to her.

“I’ll be honest, finding two abnormal aneurysms was a surprise.” Admitted Doctor Bateman, “We can schedule surgery and have them removed, if you’d like to. There have been people who have had aneurysms that have live long and healthy lives.”

“But…”

“But that number is few.”

Marinette tried to keep herself calm, thinking on the treatment for the aneurysms, “W-when can we have the surgery?”

H

“Okay, we have the tickets bought and the hotel paid for,” Said Bustier, looking over the list, “almost everyone in my class has paid the fee and all the paperwork is up to date.”

“Almost everyone?” Questioned Rebecca Chamber, another teacher, with a smirk on her face, “Is it your resident liar, or one of those blond brats?”

Caline sighed, “Okay, first of all, Adrien isn’t a brat, and it’s Marinette who’s not going on the trip. She has an important appointment.”

“Your little goody two shoes?” Scoffed Chamber, “What’s more important than a trip to London?”

“She has a medical issue.” Responded Bustier, “She needs the time to prepare for the procedure, undergo it and recover from it, by the time we get back, she’ll be ready to reattend class.”

“Ooh, she has a procedure?” Said Chamber, haughtily, “What’s going on? Is she having a face lift?”

“She’d having a brain aneurysm removed.” Said D’Argencourt, “Her parents told us and asked that the news be shared with her teachers, including you, Mademoiselle Chamber.”

“Oh, is that what that email was about?”

“Yes.”

H

“Okay, Marinette,” Said Dr. Bates, looking down at her, “we’ve started the anaesthetic. Now, I want you to count backwards from ten, can you do that for me?”

Marinette gave a small nod.

‘Ten.’

‘Nine.’

‘Eight.’

Marinette didn’t reach seven.

H

When Marinette opened her eyes, she was in a different room. Giving out a small whine as she looked around, before spotting an orderly.

“Hiiii.” Slurred Marinette, giving the orderly a dopey smile.

“Hi.”

“I have a secret.”

“Really?” Answered the orderly, looking at Marinette’s chart.

“’m Ladybug.”

“No way.”

“But it’s a secret.”

The orderly silently nodded, as Marinette rolled onto her side and went to sleep.

“Another Ladybug?” Asked a nurse, getting a nod from the Orderly.

“It’s nice that kids these days have someone positive to look up to.” Commented the Nurse, as they started to wheel Marinette to the discharge ward.

H

Marinette looked around the room she was in, her parents were sitting in the chairs next to her bed and she was scribbling in her sketchbook. A knock alerted them to doctor Bates entering the room, frowning at a scan done after the surgery.

“Is everything alight?” Asked Sabine, making Bates look at them.

“I don’t know how to tell you this,” Said Dr. Bates, turning the scan so they could see it, “There appears to have been a mistake, there was only one aneurysm.”

“B-but the scan showed two.” Said Marinette, feeling a chill run down her back.

“We think there might be an issue with the machine,” Confessed Bates, “I was confused when we only found one. It might’ve been large enough to be confused as two, but we’ll schedule an appointment for another scan a few weeks from now.”

H

Marinette rubbed her eyes, squinting at the front of the class, absently rubbing her head. The follow-up scan didn’t show any more abnormal masses and, after a quick chat with Tikki and Alya, Marinette had decided to bring Chat into her secret.

“You okay, girl?” Asked Alya, quietly, jerking Marinette out of her thoughts.

“Yeah, the board’s really fuzzy today, isn’t it?” Responded Marinette, before freezing, “Merde.”

“What?”

“I have an eye test in ten minutes.”