#chat noir needs a hug too

[moonlit-orchid]

These two lines in the movie make me the most mentally unwell.

"I should have been the one to go. You needed your mother more than you needed me."

The amount of layers to this, oh my god. He's blaming himself for being alive. He probably wants to die. He genuinely thinks Adrian needs Emilie more.

And it's been YEARS since Emilie's passed away. Look how tiny Adrian is over there, he only just about comes about the bedpost. Gabriel still looks like he did in the pictures of when Adrian was little. It's been literal years. It could have literally been a full decade ago.

And Gabriel breaks the narrative here. He's supposed to be telling a story, he's supposed to be saying what happened in the past. But at this point, he doesn't say "your mother was taken from us" or anything like that referencing Emilie's passing. The story breaks, he's using a statement. I should have been the one to go. It's completely out of the story, because he isn't saying what he felt then, there's no "I felt like I should have been the one to go". It's just "I should have been."

Because he still thinks this. It's been about a decade, and his opinion, his feelings about this, is still "I should have died". It interrupts his storytelling because of how strongly he feels this way, almost like it's a fact to him.

And then he follows it with "You needed your mother more than you needed me." Again, he says this like it's a fact, like Adrian actually did need his mother more. Because he believes it himself. And this could be because of so many things. It could be because of the way people consider the mother to be the one supposed to care for the children much more than the father, or it could be that Gabriel himself didn't see how much Adrian needed him, or even that Gabriel didn't see himself as useful to Adrian. Especially because he said he should have been the one to die. He's essentially saying he was useless. That he was expendable but Emilie wasn't. He literally is implying he doesn't see any worth in himself regarding being a father.

And then it's not just his grief, it's Adrian's grief that has him desperate to bring Emilie back. He literally doesn't care about himself, he wants his son to be happy and doesn't see himself as able to do that. He loves him to the point of being suicidal and self-sacrificing if it would give Adrian what he need, all while simultaneously not seeing himself as what Adrian needs because he doesn't think he has that much worth regarding him.

[drtwit]

Miraculous Ladybug - Miraculous Menaces AU: Trojan

Miraculous Menaces AU

Chapter Summary:

Chloe continues to abhor Nino, Adrien and Alya make introductions and Mayura's perfect plan has a perfect interruption

An AU where Chat becomes Hawkmoth's partner in crime. At first, Adrien thought that the day he found out that his father was the supervillain terrorizing the people of Paris was the worst day of his life, but in retrospect, it might have been the one change needed to save his family. Because it was also the day that both of them realized that, when they don't need to be Adrien and Gabriel Agreste, they're both fucking goobers. Follow the adventures of Hawkmoth, Chat Noir, and their reluctant assistant who doesn't get paid enough, Nathalie, as they try to navigate life as a supervillain family. And pray for Ladybug's sanity as she suffers their antics.

[donat-senpai]

Can you please write a platonic Yandere Adrien with (best) friend reader. Reader also has a miraculous, Adrien finds out. Kinda like a scenario

Please don't read this if you are uncomfortable with the yandere!

Pairing: Yandere! Adrien x Reader

tw: platonic obsession, stealing other people's things

Adrian sighs heavily. Lately, too many problems have been piling up on him. He didn't get a moment's peace at school. His father was constantly demanding something. And Hawk Moth seemed to never sleep. He added work for the heroes at the most inconvenient times. During a recent attack on the city, another person joined the famous hero duo. A little later, Adrian (or Chat Noir, to be precise) learned that Ladybug had nothing to do with it. This made him worry. Who is this person? Can they be trusted? And where did another Miraculous come from that doesn't belong to the guardian of the box? Too many questions filled the blond's head.

———

You greet Adrien with a joyful hug. The boy finally relaxes and forgets all his worries. In your presence, he feels calm. You excitedly start telling him about a new game and make him promise to play it with you this weekend. Adrien looks around the classroom. Every classmate is busy with their own thing. Once (when he had just started going to school) they used to tease you with jokes about being long-lost sibling. You two had just become friends too quickly and easily. Adrien sometimes joked himself that you were actually an Agreste. A bright glint distracts Adrien from his memories, and he notices a new pendant on your chest.

"What’s that?" Adrien asks.

You don't immediately understand what he's talking about. But when you catch his gaze, you start to stammer.

"Oh… Umm… just a piece of jewelry," you answer awkwardly.

"I’ve never seen you wear it before."

"I found it recently in a shop. Just some junk. Doesn't matter," you laugh nervously and change the subject.

Adrien raises an eyebrow in surprise. You've never behaved like this before. So… strange. It's like you're hiding something.

———

The villain throws Chat Noir into some trash cans and moves further into the city center, leading Ladybug away. Cat Noir groans in pain and tries to stand up, not very gracefully. A new hero lands softly next to him and extends a hand.

"I thought cats always land on their feet."

"Ha. Very funny," Chat Noir grumbles, but accepts the help. Chat Noir's gaze stops at the new hero's Miraculous. It's a pendant. The jewelry reminds him of something, but he can't remember what exactly.

"Let's deal with this quickly. I still need to make it to the book fair," the hero heads towards the noise, not waiting for his partner.

Chat Noir freezes. There’s only one fair in the city today. And Adrien was already planning to go there with you. A strange feeling washes over him. Now that he knows the new hero will be there too, he’s not so sure if he should go. Although there will be hundreds of people. The chance of revealing someone's identity is practically zero. Even if he accidentally starts scanning the crowd.

———

Ladybug was delayed. The heroes found themselves in a disadvantageous position. They barely escaped. Chat Noir was in a panic. He admitted that he hadn’t come up with the best plan. But the idea was reliable if they wanted to throw the villain’s minions off their trail. The minions ability will not allow them to find specific heroes if the heroes exchange Miraculouses and become new heroes. They needed to buy time until Ladybug showed up. That was what Adrien thought as he handed his ring to his partner behind the door.

He shuddered at the thought that if they wanted to betray him and reveal their connection to Hawk Moth, now would be the perfect moment. But they obediently handed him their pendant. Adrien almost thanked them but restrained himself. It was best not to talk too much without the magic of the Miraculouses. After all, Adrien was a famous model and it wasn’t hard to recognize his voice.

He finally looked at the other’s Miraculous and felt a shock. In his fingers lay a very familiar object. He couldn’t help but recognize your pendant. He had looked at it too often since he first noticed it. You were the new hero. Adrien panicked, wondering if you would recognize his ring. You rarely paid close attention to his hands. The hero (it can’t be… it’s you!) knocked on the door and asked him to hurry. Adrien decided to put his inner turmoil aside. The city needed saving right now.

———

The next day, Adrien watches you more closely than ever. You act as usual, which leads him to think that you haven't figured out Chat Noir's identity. A whirlwind of emotions overwhelms him. He's angry that you haven't told him anything. He understands you because he kept his secret the same way. And he's scared. What if one day you can't handle a villain? What if Hawk Moth finds out too? What if all of Paris learns your identity? Adrien starts to have a small panic attack. Nino jumps up and tries to help. Adrien is gasping for breath and can't explain anything.

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Adrien sneaks into the empty locker room while you and the class are swimming in the pool. It's one of the rare moments when you take off your pendant. It turns out that not all Miraculouses are as convenient as his ring or Ladybug's earrings. He never thought about how lucky he was before. He quickly finds your locker and breaks into it. The lock is so flimsy that Adrien feels a bit ashamed of how easily he was able to open it. He grabs the pendant and goes to hide it in his bag.

Adrien mentally prepares himself to comfort you. If he lost his Miraculous, he would be horrified. He thinks about what words he could say to console you. Adrien wonders if you would tell him your secret if you had nothing left to lose. He wants this. This will prove your trust in him.

Adrien thinks about what to do with your Miraculous now. He would like to use it sometimes along with his ring. But that would completely ruin your opinion of Chat Noir. Maybe he should bury the Miraculous in the forest or throw it into the sea so that no one could find it.

Now, you don't have to worry about the villains. And Adrien doesn't have to worry about your safety. Protecting Paris is no longer your job. Ladybug and Chat Noir will handle it together.

[runawaycatwalker]

Part 31. Perfect Dichotomy (Midnight Rendezvous, Part A)

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Chat Noir attempts to sit on the rolling chair by Marinette’s computer, but Ladybug pulls his tail and points at the chaise lounge instead.

Ladybug: Over here.  We can sit on the chaise lounge together.

Chat Noir: Oh?  You want me to be closer?

Chat exaggeratedly sprawls out onto Ladybug’s lap, arching his back and flinging his arms above his head.  Ladybug looks down at him with a teasing grin.

Chat Noir: How about this close?

Ladybug: A cat lying on my lap, huh?  That sounds...

Ladybug scratches the top of Chat’s head as he grins with deep pleasure.

Ladybug: Purr-fect.

Chat turns over and hugs Ladybug’s shin while she gives Chat more head scritches and rubs his back.

Ladybug: So… wanna tell me what's got you so spooked about Mayura?

Chat Noir: She and Catwalker… talked.  About me.  She mentioned some things that not many people would know.

Flashback to “Glaciator”: Marinette and Chat Noir rest on the railing of the balcony and look at each other as the moon shines over the city.

Ladybug (voiceover): But Marinette knows?  I suppose you have visited her a fair bit.  It's not all that surprising that you've shared some personal things with her...

Chat looks up at Ladybug and holds his finger and thumb an inch apart.

Chat Noir: It’s a bit more complicated than that.  Though I suppose I am missing some key details...

Ladybug puts her fist on her chin in contemplation (Her other hand continues giving Chat scritches).

Ladybug: So Catwalker’s been hiding things from you too...?

Chat Noir: More like Mayura was being extra cryptic—or lying.  All I really know for sure is that she’s looking for me.

Ladybug: I still don't understand why she cares so much...

Chat holds his hands out in a self-satisfied ‘Oh well!’ gesture.  (Ladybug stops giving him scritches).

Chat Noir: I like getting on villains' nerves, what can I say? I'll just have to keep frustrating her in our little game of 'Cat and Mouse'.

Ladybug pulls out the pillow from under her leg and ‘bonks’ Chat Noir on the head with it as he tries to placate her with a large grin.

Ladybug: Why do you make it sound like you’ve been doing something really stupid?

Chat Noir: Just because my methods are ridiculous, it doesn’t mean they don’t work!

Ladybug: That is not reassuring.

Chat leans against the chaise lounge next to Ladybug, hands clasped.

Chat Noir: Don’t worry, LB.  I’ve got it handled. I think the bigger problem is what prompted you to bring me here.  Wanna tell me what's wrong?

Chat kneels a leg next to Ladybug and places one hand on her arm and the other on her back.

Ladybug: I'm not sure how to explain...

Chat Noir: Start anywhere.  I think I can keep up.

Ladybug closes her eyes and holds her head in her hands with an expression of longing.

Ladybug: It's... Catwalker.  He's too perfect.

Chat Noir: ...You lost me.

A series of flashbacks with events shown pretty much as they occurred:

Flashback to “Kuro Neko”: Catwalker peeks around the corner at Kuro Neko, while Ladybug leans forward, catching her breath.

Ladybug (voiceover): He notices things that I'm too blind to see.

Catwalker (flashback): If that was Chat Noir, don't you think he'd talk to you?

Flashback to Part 6: View of Catwalker and Ladybug from below as they travel across the sky.

Catwalker (flashback): I can’t rule that out, but… my gut says that’s not it.

Ladybug (voiceover): His instincts about akumas are much better than mine.

Flashback to “Kuro Neko”: Ladybug looks at Catwalker as they kneel on a rooftop.

Ladybug (voiceover): It's like he already knows the answer I need.

Catwalker (flashback): Cats sometimes eat grass, it helps them spit out their hairballs.

Flashback to Part 8: A close-up of Ladybug looking right next to a close-up of Catwalker looking left.

Catwalker (flashback): You still have a multitude of people who can help you.

Ladybug (voiceover): And he's just nudging me to think of it myself.

Flashback to Part 18: Ladybug, still falling, throws her yo-yo through one of the holes in the lower conical barrier.  In the cone above, Catwalker places his hand against its barrier.  Both barriers begin to disintegrate.

Ladybug (voiceover): He always finds the right moment to use his powers.

Catwalker (flashback): Cataclysm!

Flashback to Part 26: Ladybug uses her yo-yo to flee as Oni-Chan lunges towards her.  But behind Oni-Chan, Catwalker has backflipped into the room behind her, his finger touching the amok with his Cataclysm.

Ladybug (voiceover): But I just ruin the opportunities he gives me because I never expect him to live up to you.

Flashback to Part 15: Ladybug turns back to looking down at the city below.  Catwalker holds up a hand to offer a friendly suggestion.

Catwalker (flashback): If you’d like to talk about anything, I’d be happy to stay and listen.

Ladybug (voiceover): And even when I can't do anything, he still acts so unbelievably kind...

Flashback to “Kuro Neko”: Catwalker, illuminated by the moon, reaches his hand before him for Ladybug to hold.

Ladybug (voiceover): He's just so... perfect.

Catwalker (flashback): Now I want to take care of you.

Ladybug (voiceover): But then I learned the truth:

Another series of flashbacks, with events depicted slightly off from what actually happened and Catwalker showing more malice.

Flashback to Part 12: Catwalker almost pointedly looks towards Carapace, who looks away guiltily.

Ladybug (voiceover): He lies and bends the truth with ease.

Catwalker (flashback): We only assume Adrien wants to be found.

Flashback to Part 17: Catwalker looks down towards Ladybug, the hand in front of him leaning on one of the barriers between them.

Catwalker (flashback): If he was dead, no one would know.

Ladybug (voiceover): And his lies lead to people suffering.

Flashback to Part 19: Catwalker steps forward, his hands palm upward in front of him, trying to explain himself.

Ladybug (voiceover): He'll use his heroic duty as an excuse to hold back.

Catwalker (flashback): I can't be as lax as Chat Noir was.

Flashback to Part 14: Catwalker grabs the end of Rena’s flute and pulls up the phone screen. Embedded flashback bubble from Part 20: Alya looks away and rubs the back of her neck.

Alya (flashback): He stole my phone number from my flute.

Ladybug (voiceover): But he crosses boundaries he shouldn't with no excuse.

Flashback to “Kuro Neko”: Catwalker pauses as he leaves Ladybug to finish everything on her own.

Ladybug (voiceover): He pretends to do what I want.

Catwalker (flashback): I won't make another move.

Flashback to Part 28: Astrowalker, wrapped tightly in yo-yo string (even his wings have been folded in on themselves and bound), hangs upside-down as Cosmobug points angrily at his face.

Catwalker (flashback): I followed you in case I needed to stay in your way.

Ladybug (voiceover): But he goes rogue once I'm not watching.

Flashback to Part 8: Catwalker lays on his side next to Emilie, reaching away from her.  Embedded flashback bubble from Part 20: Marinette clenches her fists in front of her, looking haunted.

Ladybug (voiceover): I can only guess at what other awful things he's hidden beneath my nose.

Marinette (flashback): What if he used his powers on his mom?

Flashback to Part 4: Catwalker grins at Ladybug with perfect posture, his hands on his lap.

Ladybug (voiceover): His perfection is an illusion.

Catwalker (flashback): I considered what I needed in order to be your 'ideal' partner.

Ladybug (voiceover): And I don't know what prices were paid to uphold his illusion.

Flashbacks end. Chat Noir kneels next to Ladybug on the chaise lounge as they embrace.

Chat Noir: I'm sorry, m'Lady. It's unfair that you've had to go through all of this.  If Catwalker is so wrong... would it be better if I was your Chat Noir again?

Ladybug: I wish I could let you. But I can't let Mayura target you.  Even if you were careful, she'd probably go after your loved ones in retaliation.  I won't let that happen.

Chat Noir: Alright.  Then what's the best way for me to support you?

Ladybug: Tell me how to fix everything?  *sob* I'm sorry, I don't think there's anything you can do.

Chat Noir: You're underestimating me.  And I think that you're underestimating him.  You're right that he's not perfect.  But I do think he's trying to be good.

Ladybug: I wish I had your ability to believe in people.  But Catwalker is too good of a liar.  I can't really know if he cares about anyone.  But I have to keep him as my partner.  I just have no idea how.

Chat Noir stands and rubs his chin in thought as Ladybug looks on.

Chat Noir: What if... What if I showed you the truth about Catwalker?

Ladybug: The... 'truth'?  You don't mean his identity, do you?

Chat Noir: No, of course not.  But this could fundamentally change how you see him—you wouldn't even need his name to trust him again.

Chat smiles down and touches his chest with both hands.

Ladybug: I can't see how that's remotely possible.

Chat Noir: You trust me even though you don't know who I am, don’t you?

Ladybug: Because I know you.

Chat Noir: Because you got to know me.  And if you knew the truth, you could know him too.

Chat scratches his head sheepishly and holds up a finger.  Ladybug turns away with hands raised, exasperated.

Chat Noir: There's just one itty-bitty catch.

Ladybug: Of course there's a catch...

Chat looks away, rubbing his arm.

Chat Noir: If I share this with you...?  My identity would make it dangerously easy to figure out who he is.  And a part of me was kinda hoping that I could show you who I am tonight.

Ladybug’s eyes widen in astonishment.

Ladybug: You wanted to share identities?

Chat Noir: Just mine.  I know his identity, so I shouldn't risk learning yours too anytime soon.

Chat leans down to touch Ladybug’s shoulder and holds up his fist encouragingly.

Chat Noir: But if you want to be absolutely certain of Catwalker's loyalties?  To understand the person who is hiding behind the mask?  I'd need to keep my identity from you a little while longer.

Chat Noir raises both hands to offer two options.  Above his right hand is the image of Catwalker.  Above his left is the image of Adrien Agreste.

Chat Noir: But it’s your choice, Ladybug: Learn the underlying truth about your new partner?  Or learn the civilian identity of your old partner?

Below is the same image as above, only without text:

[tumblingxelian]

What the Hell? A Collusion AU

Lila, bedecked in a cleaning lady disguise in her own apartment was caught somewhere between giddy satisfaction and paranoid dread as she skimmed the results of her latest play. 

Things had gone well, better than she thought possible really, when Ladybug & Chat Noir decided to help an Akuma toss the mayor out of office. Ordering Chloe to burst in with the press and make them look bad had been an inspired adaptation on her part. Really she'd never expected things to go that well. 

Then it went side-ways and Ladybug caved Chloe's head in with her yoyo, a simple "That's enough" and suddenly the blonde bimbos supposedly empty head was splattered across everyone's TV screen before those stupid Tsurugi robots could do anything. 

& yes, Tsurugi stocks were falling, but not as fast as Ladybug's reputation in the polls! 

Lila should be ecstatic, but the reality Ladybug might turn that same violence on her was now a real and genuine concern and for all that Chloe was an vacuous and obnoxious tool, Lila couldn't deny seeing her skull split open, her blood flow and her brain splatter across the floor hadn't horrified her. 

But Lila was a practical girl and once Chloe was revived she calmed right down and tried to regain control of the situation. Save that Chloe had evidently dropped the ear peace Lila provided her and instead did the following incomprehensible things. 

Said, "I just got my skull caved in by a super hero. How do you think I feel!?" 

Rattled off the passwords to her fathers computer. 

Then she ran away.

& evidently, for all Chloe lacked in swift mental faculties she evidently made up for it in running because the press lost her almost instantly. 

Still, Lila could work with this, she was adaptable after all and had decided to share that recording of Andre disowning Chloe for her half sister alongside a funding campaign.

Now if she could just find Chloe she'd have her little cash cow back in its barn and could move on to trying to figure out Gabriel and Ladybug's next move, if all went well she could swoop in and-

There was a thumping on her door, followed by a trill, "Let me in Lila, I have had a day." 

"Chloe!" Lila cheered, leaping from her seat and throwing open the door she began fussing, "Oh my dear, exceptional, wonderfully brave friend, I saw what that monster did to you! I've been trying to reach you and find you but I knew if you would go to anyone it would be your closest friend so I stayed here, waiting, hoping you'd come back!" 

She pulled Chloe into the apartment and her embrace which the blonde slowly returned without any of her usual energy or clumsy attempts at haughtiness. 

Burying her face into Lila's neck Chloe murmured, "It's nice that someone... Cares..."

"Of course I care, Chloe. Even if the world turns against you I'm here for you and I always will be." The fact Chloe's online following went from a respectable seventy two thousand to several million with donors to match certainly helped. 

"That campaign, that was you right? I don't recall us sharing bank details." 

Lila was used to having to swiftly reorient her deceptions but Chloe usually required so little effort to manage she took a moment and maybe said too much. 

"I did, after the horrible things your father said I thought you deserved some resources all your own. I know you have your mother-"

"No I don't, she won't remember my name by tomorrow," Chloe's hug grew firmer, tighter.

"I need that money Lila, transfer it to my account."

Squirming, she answered, "I thought I could manage it for you, it'd be so heavy for you- uh, Chloe, I know you had a hard- day, ah- tight!" 

Chloe's hug was like a viper constricting her upper arms to her chest and Lila could barely breath as the girl whispered.

"I need that money, you'll send it to my account. Won't you, friend?" 

Panicking and unable to get away Lila accented, "Of course, my dear friend!" A few haphazard presses on her Alliance ring and a projected image showing her changing the fundraiser details to Chloe's account filled the otherwise dark room. 

Chloe's hold slowly loosened and she pulled back enough to kiss Lila on the cheek, once, twice and then pulling away she looked her over with...

Lila couldn't quite describe it. She was used to Chloe having a sort of lazy, twitchiness about her, like one might expect of a drugged up horse.

But this new expression was somehow both strangely misty and yet all too focused for the Chloe she knew. 

Pulling away Chloe nodded to herself and said, "I need to make some calls and then I'm heading to bed, I will be staying here until I sort out a new living situation." With that declared like it was a fact and not utterly confusing the blonde made her way to Lila's bedroom. 

"I, of course you can stay over Chloe, but I only have one bed."

Chloe held the door and looked at her, "Haven't you ever read fanfiction?"

'Since when can you read?' A part of her wanted to ask, but out loud she answered honestly for once, "Not really?" 

The door slammed shut, Chloe's voice echoing, "That was the sound of you missing your shot!" 

Lila stood in dull confusion as she tried to parse what just happened and ultimately could say only one thing.

"What the hell?" 

[ninadove]

AO3 reading year in review 📚

Tagged by @teafig! Here’s a fraction of the fics I enjoyed this year! 💖

JANUARY: Of Wishes and Feathers by @trishacollins {Miraculous 🦚}

Little Felix spends an afternoon being entertained by his aunt.

Trisha wrote this for me because I am the most spoiled girl in the world! 💜 We need more Felix and Emilie in the world urgently. Someone make it your 2025 resolution. I demand it

FEBRUARY: my wings and my eyes by @bittersweetresilience {Honkai: Star Rail 🚂}

Jing Yuan is tired, but he has been tired for a long time now.

Sunny gets February for no reason other than it is Official Shipping Month and its prose single-handedly got me into Renjing. This fic in particular is so loving and tender… 🥺 There is nothing Sunny cannot write and these two idiots have helped prove it time and time again!

MARCH: I miss you more than anything by @sillyangstfic {Miraculous 🦚}

Felix reaches out to Adrien a few months after his mother's death to see if he would like to come visit. Adrien thinks that this is a great idea! Gabriel, not so much.

This was not yet published in March but WHO CARES THE VIBES FIT. Felix cares so much and the Adrien/Dandelion angst is, as the youth say, fire 🔥

APRIL: thirteen by @anna-scribbles {Miraculous 🦚}

The house was never something that belonged to him, and it still isn’t, no matter how many documents boast his name in bold print. Adrien has always belonged to it, though, like a dog tethered to a chain, like a ghost to its unfinished business.

//

The end of the world began on the day Adrien Agreste turned thirteen years old.

What can I say about thirteen that hasn’t already been said? I picked it for April because reasons, but it’s been a highlight of my entire winter and spring. The Adrien Fic Ever 🌼

MAY: love thorns all over this rose by @thevioletthread {Miraculous 🦚}

there's a boy knocking on her window. she lets him in.

[Doodles a tiny heart on your window]

[Kisses you in front of the sunrise]

[Gets down on one knee]

Alexandria, will you raise a hamster with me? 💜🦚❤️🐉

JUNE: Of Broken Bones and Promises by @bright-thehawksflight {Cyrano de Bergerac 🪶}

Christian had a leg amputated, and the two loves of his life manage to simultaneously save his life, plan for the tough times to come, and pine all over the Arras battlefield.

Lisa is the reference when it comes to Cyrano and Greek mythology fanfics. I think about the amputation-hug scene three times per week 🥺

JULY: Candle In The Wind by @phieillydinyia {Miraculous 🦚}

Someone was screaming. A horrific, guttural sound that infected the entire night with sorrow. He wondered if it was the ghosts of the people he'd just killed. He wondered if they'd come back to haunt him, to follow his every waking move, to never let him forget the way he'd demolished them into dust.c

The sound pounded through his head, threatening to burst open his eardrums, determined to push him to a breaking point. Collapsing to his knees, Chat Noir had to pause to draw in a deep breath.

It was only then that he realized the person screaming was him.

The highlight of my summer! A role reversal AU of the movie that includes the songs. How cool is that. (The answer is very cool. Mwah 💖)

AUGUST: If I hold you too close by @bbutterflies {Miraculous 🦚}

Paris didn’t come to a screeching halt for akumas anymore. They were so commonplace, so frequent, no one stopped their lives unless they were in danger. They trusted the heroes to fix everything if something did go wrong, save them if they got hurt. Adrien was still fighting the urge to find Plagg and go running into battle.

Plagg wasn’t here, though.

ADRINO ANGST MGRRRGRRRRR

SEPTEMBER: Luminous strike by @faiirygrahamdevanily {Miraculous 🦚}

Orders controlled the younger twin

Like a bird with a clipped wing

Silver metal out of his hand

The peacock at the monster's command

MY BIRTHDAY GIFT!!!! THAT CAME WITH ITS OWN MOODBOARD!!!! HELL YEAH!!!! 🎂💜🎉

Everyone should check Clara’s works out!!! The Sentikids are great for exploring themes of otherness and rarer forms of fanworks, and she does it extremely well! ❤️💜💚

OCTOBER: the monster who loves you by @purplecatghostposts {Miraculous 🦚}

Mum nods, clapping her hands together. “Your brother is finally feeling better and is coming home today! Isn’t that so exciting?”

Félix pauses mid-bite, processing her words. Mum waits expectantly, as if expecting him to jump for joy, or his equivalent of it.

But… Félix doesn’t have a brother.

(Or Félix’s brother is a monster, but only in the most literal sense. Félix’s father is a monster despite being very, very human. He learns to navigate the world through these two truths.)

SOAP SOAP SOAP SOAP I am eating you. I am eating you forever. You spontaneously appeared in the tags one day and literally haven’t stopped blessing us since but THIS FIC IN PARTICULAR. OH GOSH. OH WOW. THIS ONE IS MY ROMAN EMPIRE. You know how much I love Adrien being cast as the monster (rawr rawr rawr 🦖)

NOVEMBER: Emmy Altava and the Situationship from Hell by @drowsybadger {Professor Layton 🎩}

Or: Clive, Janice and Their Mutual Ex. Or: Emmy Altava and the Great Year that started off really, really, awful. Or: How To Overcome Your Past Mistakes

Basically, 22K words of people fixing their past mistakes and being lovingly awful to each other. Also, Clive is single-handedly responsible for London rent prices actually being affordable for the next half-century in this universe.

Drowsy infected me with the Clivejan QPR bug… My life has never been the same since…

DECEMBER: Me and You, We're Roses of Blue by @adastra-rising {Miraculous 🦚}

For centuries, the blue rose has represented mystery, royalty, and that which is unobtainable.

Why?

Because the blue rose is artificial. Unnatural. So close to being real, but not quite. The unfortunate, disappointing result of humanity daring to challenge the natural order.

And for some reason, Felix Graham De Vanily can't stop thinking about it.

Meanwhile Kagami Tsurugi, despite everything, thinks they are wonderful.

And Adrien Agreste, who prefers his roses red, is just here for a good time.

(A story in which Felix reflects on his childhood, his relationships, and the nature of what's artificial and what's real.)

(Alternatively, a story where the ideal date is destroying a dead man's property in the name of art, and two cousins who are actually brothers' bond over one truly terrible joke.)

Because excellent characterisation and flower imagery are always a gift! 🌹

SPECIAL MENTIONS

Aka works that didn’t quite fit but that I really wanted to feature:

Icarus by @dragongutsixofficial {Dumas Cinematic Universe ⚔️}

The year is 1630. The Cardinal of Richelieu won. Mme de Fargis is banned and has to leave the Court.

She has a few people to say her goodbyes to.

DRAGON STARTED WRITING AGAIN THIS YEAR AND I COULDN’T BE PROUDER. They have a real talent for emulating Dumas’ style while making the story uniquely theirs! 💖

time marches back by @asukiess {Miraculous 🦚}

The Loveybug AU was one of the highlights of 2023-2024, and this fic? This fic. It’s great, man. Definitely won’t break your heart or anything.

Everything in The Félix Zine! I have a particularly soft spot for @mostmagical’s Bridges and @nemaliwrites’ A Graphite Heart, but everyone slayed so incredibly hard! Please also contemplate our amazing artists’ pieces! 💜🦚

@beezonia’s Miraculous Mons AU. Bee, you know it, I’m the target audience for this universe. I love your ficlets, your team line-ups, your designs, everything! 💙🩵🧡

cringe origional works collection by @isdisorigionalenoughforyou

The kind of poetry that will haunt you. Discovered by accident after reading their Aroace Analysis of Jayvik, which you should also check out! 🦋

And my beloved AO3 collections (recs + my own works):

Felix | Adrien | Kagami | Senticousins | Feligami | Clive | Literature and mythology

Tagging… anyone who wants to do this, because I forgot who was and wasn’t tagged by my fellow writer friends. Go wild.

Happy 2025, everyone! May it be kind and filled with excellent stories for us to share! 💚💜❤️

[redtippedfox]

Deserved

(Hi! This is writing practice! I wanted to practice writing emotions and dialogue so enjoy this snippet I wrote!)

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The rain was beating down hard on Carapace's suit the droplets sliding off gently as he stood strong in the rain his gaze hard as he held his ground. He gritted his teeth trying his best to keep the shell-ter standing. The beast caught inside thrashed about in pure uncaged rage. Chat Blanc even with his hands magically restrained by Rooster Bolds power was too powerful as he beat against the force field, throwing his body against it while hissing. 

“NO! LET ME OUT! NO!” Chat Blanc screamed, his voice so filled with rage that it made Carapace shiver. Carapace bit back a grunt as Chat Blanc slammed against the shell-ter again but with more force. 

Behind Carapace was his team, and an unconscious adult Ladybug who had collapsed mid-battle, her nose and eyes bleeding from the overuse amount of Miraculous magic. Master Fu was by her side with the grimoire open trying his best to find a cure, next to him was younger Ladybug and an extremely worried younger Chat Noir. Rena Rouge was crying as the bleeding continued and Ladybug wasn’t responding to her calls.

“NO! SHE’S MINE! MARINETTE IS MINE!” he demands, his emotions raw and powerful in his scream. Carapace stared concerned as Chat Blanc thrashed in his cage. His cries and shouts were like something Nino had never heard before they seemed angry and desperate.

“LET ME OUT! PLEASE! LET ME SEE HER!” he slams into the shield again, but this time it’s weak. “PLEASE! MARINETTE! PLEASE…please I need to see her…” In disbelief, Carapace sees Chat Blanc slowly stop thrashing as he falls to his knees his hair a mess from all his thrashing around. 

“Marinette…My lady…I need to see her.” He begged, and his head, which the tyrant had held so high minutes before, hung heavy again. His snow-white hair covered his face as he quietly begged.

Caracpace felt his heart ache at the sight but remained concentrated, he couldn’t allow Chat Blanc to get anywhere near Ladybug. 

“Please…Nino, PLEASE! Let me out! Let me go! She needs me!”

Carapace’s fist tightens, he needs to stay focused, and he needs to concentrate.

“Please…PLEASE I CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT HER! MARINETTE!””

Focus!

“Please I love her! I can’t lose her! I can’t lose her…not again. Nino, please! PLEASE! LET ME OUT!”

Carapace froze, Chat Blanc looked up at him with begging eyes full of fear, tears raining from his eyes so endlessly. It was hard to see this as the same crazed man who was destroying Paris minutes ago. His face was a pitiful one, with saddened worried eyes that looked so traumatized and empty but also filled with longing for the woman he had been in love with for 12 years.

“Nino…she’ll die. Please I beg you, let me out, she needs me…If she dies then I have no reason to LIVE!” he screams.

Caracpace slips, he had never understood how deeply Chat Noir loved Ladybug, like everyone else he thought it was cute but now he had the full picture. Chat Noir was so undyingly in love with Ladybug, in love with Marinette that he would beg and lose any dignity he had for her.

 That he was willing to wait 12 years, even longer till he could finally be with her. How hard it must have been to ignore the loneliness and the desire he had for her, how painful it must have been to be alone for so many years when the one he loved wanted him just as much but couldn’t be with him. How heartbreaking it must have been to see her every day and not be able to love her, to not know who his love was, and to have to endure that for years.

Nino couldn’t imagine not being able to love Alya like that, to be forced to love her in the shadows in fear of losing her. To not be able to kiss her, or hug her, or even tell her how much he loved her. 

Nino was sure he would have rather died than have that fate.

But Chat Noir did have that fate…and so did Marinette.

“Nino…I can’t lose her, she’s my world, my life, she’s my love. Please…please…let me go to her.”

Carapace breaks, the shield falls and the only thing he sees is Chat Blanc running past him.

For a second Nino thinks, perhaps he was wrong. Adrien didn’t deserve Marinette, Chat Noir did.

Chat Noir had always been the right pick for Marinette.

[gimme-that-felix-content]

Hi! Here's a pre-"Representation" writing doodle, basically. I just wrote this really quickly last night on my phone and finished today

Just some self indulgent Felix and Kagami hurt/comfort ^^, no romance, I didn't really edit this it's just something easy for fun. If I made mistakes, no i didn't<3

(903 words)

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Felix sat curled up alongside Kagami, their shoulders pressed against each other as they both watched the sunset from the top of the London Bridge. They had been talking, but Kagami's revelation put a pause to their conversation to let Felix think.

His stomach churned, and his eyes fell off the bright line of the horizon ahead as he nervously bit his lip.

"And you're sure she won't...?" he asked, then sighed when he found himself unable to finish the question.

"Marinette is the kindest person I know," Kagami replied immediately, as if they hadn't been sitting in silence for a good ten minutes now. Her gaze, drifting along the line of the horizon until now, fell on Felix and his focused face. "Even though she can be... a lot..." Her face blushed. It wasn't like her friendship with Marinette had a spotless record. But ever since finding out that Marinette is Ladybug, Kagami had come to understand some things.

Now the silence fell again when Felix found himself emptily staring at the surface of water. Worry twisted his stomach. He absentmindedly touched his right hand, but his ring disappeared whenever he was transformed into Argos. Still, he desperately wanted to hold on to his ring right now, and so he released Duusu, the Kwami falling onto his shoulder with a sigh. His ring was right there, obviously, so there was nothing to be worried about.

"Ladybug and Chat Noir have killed numerous Sentimonsters before," he said finally, with palpable bitterness in his voice. He let out a breath he'd been holding in and wrapped his arms tighter around his knees. "How do I know I can trust them? Me. How do I trust them with knowledge that could hurt me or Adrien? How do I know they won't just try t-" He must've sounded particularly pathetic because Kagami quickly set a hand on his back.

"They never knew what we know. We just have to make her listen," said Kagami. Her other hand reached tentatively for Felix's. She didn't touch his right hand or his ring, thinking that maybe he'd be more comfortable if no one else was touching him. His grip was limp in hers, his hands cold and clammy, and she squeezed in assurance. "I would trust Marinette with my life."

Felix's lips pressed into a straight line. He bowed his head, closing his eyes. Loud inhale, then exhale. He'd watched Ladybug on TV. He'd imagined himself standing in place of those Sentimonsters countless times. Was the way they were treated truly all they were? Play toys for Monarch and a mindless obstacle for Ladybug? No, they were more. They were more than what their maker thought of them, the way he treated them. Just because everyone saw them as monsters didn't mean they really were them...

"It's okay to be scared," Kagami said and hesitantly wrapped her arm around his stiff shoulders. He didn't flinch away or push her away, so she took that as an invitation and hugged him. "It's a lot."

She was nervous too. Starting with revealing to Marinette that she knew about her secret. Ending with the worry that she wouldn't take any of this well.

"At times like this I wish my father had been right and I didn't feel anything," Felix said softly into his knees.

He squeezed his eyes shut. Despite everything he'd been told throughout his life, he had always known the truth. He had always felt every little thing just like any other person. Sometimes too much. Sometimes just the knowledge of what he was felt too heavy, and now he was putting himself out there, revealing his greatest secret, because he knew he needed help. From her.

Kagami stared at him.

"You can't let your father into your head like that," she said firmly. "It's not right."

Felix recoiled slightly.

"I know. I'm sorry."

"Don't be." Kagami shook her head. She sat back, realizing she'd sounded too harsh. "It's just easier to listen to these thoughts because we've heard them many times, but we mustn't."

"...Yeah."

Felix's thoughts drifted to the coming days again. Kagami's idea to ask Ladybug... Marinette, for help defeating Gabriel and by extension Monarch, gave him shivers. He briefly thought he should be the one fighting, but...

His fingers absentmindedly brushed against the surface of his brooch. He thought of Red Moon. The memory squeezed his heart within his chest. He had sworn to himself to never make a Sentimonster out of hatred. But that was all he would ever feel towards Adrien's father. He wouldn't create another person made only to feel those emotions and use them to destroy.

"...Fine," Felix said with a heavy chest. "I agree to your plan."

He finally lifted his head. The evening breeze coming from the river blew right in his face, and it worked like a cold compress against his heated, exhausted mind. Looking left and right, he realized the sun had long dipped beyond the horizon, and the sky was now a calming, dark shade of navy, turning to black.

"We missed the sunset," he said.

Kagami stood up and pulled him up to his feet. He grabbed her with his right hand.

"You'll have a thousand more to enjoy," she said, and he took it like a promise. They would find a way to ask Ladybug for help, and maybe it would all be okay.

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yayy thank you for reading. I completely forgot about Duusu here lmfao sowwy girl I will include you next time if it comes -.-

I also really struggle writing Kagami but whateverrr

[starwarsmum]

Chapter 3 of A Fresh Start, First Date

https://archiveofourown.org/works/61344961/chapters/165679276

Damian was in a very good mood as he strolled along the Watchtower hallway. Marinette had messaged him earlier that evening to confirm that her family could watch Louis for the night whilst they went out. It had been an unusual stroke of luck when Alfred the cat had leaped into her car and Damian had been hooked by her genuine smile and, he had to admit, she was absolutely gorgeous. 

“What's got you smiling, brat?” Red Hood said as Damian joined his family. Damian scowled at the taller man, but Hood only laughed. “See, that's more like you. But seriously, do you need help getting rid of a body or something? It's freaky seeing you smile so much.”

“Shut it, Hood,” Red Robin said, indicating with his hands that they should be paying attention. “We’re finally getting to meet one of the Parisian heroes from a decade ago! He doesn't have the same powers as he did back then, but he can still answer a bunch of questions we have about what went on.”

“He’s the catboy, right?” Nightwing chirped. Damian couldn't help smiling at the thought of the stuffed doll of Chat Noir that Louis carried around with him. Whereas before meeting Marinette Damian had been indifferent to the Parisian heroes, he had grown fond of them quickly because of the boy.

“No, see, that smile right there is what I'm talking about!” Red Hood said, pointing at Damian's face. “Is this a Bat thing? Thinking about people dressed up as cats in tight leather doing something for you, Demon?”

“Tt, do not be crass, Hood,” Damian snapped, flushing with anger. “If you must know, I recently met a woman and the Parisian heroes remind me of her.”

“Whoa, wait, you met someone?” Nightwing squealed. “What's she like? Is she pretty? Wait, is she mean?”

“This is an inappropriate time for this conversation,” he snapped, before turning back to Red Robin. “Please, continue with your briefing for this meeting.”

By the time the meeting started, Nightwing had calmed down and Red Hood had stopped smirking at Damian. In spite of his positive feelings for the Cat themed hero he found him distinctly unlikable. He tried too hard to be charming and didn't strike Damian as all that virtuous.

“You know, it is amazing to meet you all! I thought I was going to meet Batman, maybe Wonder Woman and Superman, but I got to meet you four too! My girlfriend is going to be so psyched for me,” Black Cat, as he went by now, said.

Damian was exhausted by the time he finally got to head home. He broke away from his family to make his way to the home he had purchased for himself and smiled when Titus greeted him enthusiastically. He readied himself for sleep before rereading the messages from Marinette confirming their first date.

He fell into bed with a smile on his face that didn't fade, even as he fell asleep.

_ _ _

Marinette waited for Damian to get to the restaurant he had told her to meet him at, butterflies raging through her stomach like Hawkmoth was making a swarm. She held her cool hands to her overheating cheeks as she tried to remind herself that Damian was interested in her, that he wasn't going to cancel on her without a good reason.

“Marinette, I hope you haven't been waiting long.” She turned to see him approaching from the other direction and her stomach unclenched. He was dressed in jeans with a green collared shirt, a black blazer thrown over the top. He looked incredible, his shoulders filling the blazer perfectly.

“Not too long at all,” she said with a bright smile, trying to stop her eyes from trailing all over him. She flushed when he looked her over, his eyes roving slowly down her frame. She had chosen a summery dress that hugged the curves of her chest and swished around her legs and it was clear he approved.

“You look…enticing,” he murmured in a low voice and Marinette felt a heat in her stomach at the compliment. She couldn't remember the last time she had felt desirable. But Damian was making it very clear that he liked how she looked. “We should go in and get our table before I forget what we had planned.”

“Mhm!” She felt breathless and excited as he led her to the host desk. He didn't even give his name, the host just stammered and hurried to take them to the table. It was…strange, Marinette realised that he wasn't just in the news occasionally, he must be in it regularly to be recognised on sight.

The table they were led to was secluded and intimate, small enough that she could reach out and touch him with ease. And she did, her hand lingering on his arm when he said something funny, their hands brushing when they reached for their glasses at the same time.

When their meal was finished, Marinette didn't want the night to end. So when he suggested they take a walk to where he had parked his car and enjoy the night air, she accepted. He wrapped an arm around her waist as they walked, crowding into her without it feeling invasive. 

There was one strange moment where she swore she saw movement on a nearby rooftop that vanished as soon as her head turned towards it. She had joked about his apparent fame making him interesting even to the local heroes but he had only muttered something darkly before changing the subject. She was pretty sure she was wrong, but it sounded like ‘they will taste my blade for this’.

“I can't remember the last time I had this much fun,” Marinette admitted when he pulled up in front of her apartment complex. He turned off the engine and turned fully towards her without encroaching on her space. “Thank you for asking me out…I hope we can do this again sometime?”

“Whenever your schedule allows for a date you need only say the word,” he said immediately and Marinette's stomach flipped again. They stared at each other for several moments before she moved towards him. 

Apparently that was what he had been waiting for because he also leaned in, his lips pressing firmly onto hers as he brought his hand up to her cheek. It was a short kiss but it was wonderful and held the promise of many future kisses.

“I'll walk you to your door,” he murmured when she pulled back, his eyes still on her lips. She agreed and they shared another kiss on the doorstep to the building, his hands stroking her hair away from her face as hers slid up to his own hair.

“Goodnight, Damian,” she said eventually, her voice slightly husky. His eyes were glittering in the dark and she pushed down the desire to invite him inside. As much as she wanted to get more intimately acquainted with him, she didn't want to rush things and ruin them.

“Sweet dreams, Marinette,” he replied in a low voice that sent a shiver along her spine. She tried not to linger before heading to her apartment but it was difficult. 

After getting undressed and preparing for bed, she checked in with Jagged and Penny to find out how Louis was doing. They gushed that he had been a perfect angel, playing happily with Fang and falling asleep remarkably easily next to the crocodile. Marinette laughed and said she would be there after breakfast to take him home, as well as bringing her designs to discuss Jagged's next outfit.

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“You had better have a good reason for stalking my date,” Damian growled at Nightwing, who appeared in his home shortly after he returned to it. Dick removed his domino mask and had the good grace to look ashamed.

“Sorry baby bird, I just wanted to see what she was like. I can't remember the last time you went on a date with someone you didn't meet through the JL.”

“She noticed you,” he growled, glaring at his favourite brother. “I would have introduced you to her in due course, I do not need you stalking her and making her hesitant to continue our courting.”

“I'm sorry, lil D, it won't happen again, I promise,” Dick said, suitably chastened. Then he grinned and bounced on his toes impatiently. “But it was a good date, right? You looked like you were having fun and she was leaning into you when you were walking together.”

“Tt, it was an excellent date, I intend to take her out again as soon as her schedule allows it.”

[ximenostar]

“Is it.. time, Tikki?”

“What do you think, Marinette?”

What did Marinette think? What did she think? She thought a lot of stuff!

Like— Like, Chat Noir seeing who she really was underneath the mask, the shy, clumsy girl who couldn’t do anything right, and hating her. Chat Noir being disappointed that ‘Ladybug’ wasn’t real, but an illusion. That he was now stuck with… Marinette. An ordinary girl.

But what if?

What if he did like her? What if he was okay with the clumsiness, the weird behavior, the dorky girl she truly was?

Where did they go from there?

Marinette loved Adrien. That much was true. Even the thought of his name alone sent shivers down the girls spine, her heart palpitating wildly, her very being buzzing alive with the idea of dating Adrien Agreste.

But she wanted Chat to like her too. Because maybe deep down inside she also loved her partner in a way she promised herself to never admit.

It was selfish, she knew. She couldn’t have both and she made her choice. She loved Adrien.

But what if…

“I don’t know, Tikki… I’m scared. So many things could go wrong with revealing our identities. What if a new villain pops up and now we’re at risk? Or— Or we let it slip to other people or—“

“Marinette, relax.” The kwami of creation cuts off Marinette’s nervous rambling. Tikki smiles softly, trying to reassure the girl. “You’re trying to talk yourself out of it. You and Chat Noir defeated hawkmoth. Together. You’re capable of making your own decisions. You trust yourself, right?”

Marinette hesitates, chewing on her lower lip.

“Do you trust Chat Noir?”

The girl sighs. She knows this routine by now, they’ve done it so many times. When will she learn to just trust her own judgement?

“Yes, I do.”

“Good. And you trust me, right?”

“Of course, Tikki.”

The kwami giggles and lands onto Marinette’s open palm. “So what are you going to do?”

Marinette takes one last deep breath and sits up straight, a confident air about her.

“I’m going to tell Chat Noir that I’m Marinette… Or, uh, that I’m ladybug? But, no, I’m going to see him as ladybug, he already knows that, uh—“

“Oh, Marinette…”

The following week, Ladybug arrives early to her and Chat Noir’s designated meeting area for patrol.

She paces and then paces some more. And then some more for good measure, but it also never hurt anybody to pace some more—

“Good evening, M’lady.”

The super heroine jumps in surprise, her reflexes working faster than her brain. Chat Noir, who was once standing on his own two feet, now stood flat on his back.

“Oh, kitty! Oh my God- I’m sorry! Are you okay?”

“You always find a way to sweep me right off my feet, don’t you, bugaboo?” Chat Noir says humorously with a smile on his face.

Ladybug sighs, at least her partner was being his usual, flirty self. “I suppose I do. Now get up!”

Reaching out her hand, Chat Noir gratefully grabs onto it and hoists himself up. He smiles brightly and pulls Ladybug into a hug.

“Chat..?”

“Sorry, just— We don’t have to, y’know? I like what we have now… and while I do want to know who you are more than anything, I understand the fear. This can wait.” He steps back to create some distance, and Ladybug finally notices it. He seems uncharacteristically nervous. The bright smile and the joking wasn’t just Chat Noir being Chat Noir, but it was him in his own way trying to reassure Ladybug.

Their reveal, or lack of one, wouldn’t change a thing. He was still her kitty and she was still his lady.

Why was she so anxious before?

“Let’s go somewhere private, kitty, okay?”

Chat’s eyes widen and he seems almost lost. “Are you.. Are you sure?”

“Would I say it if I wasn’t?” Ladybug responds cheekily. She doesn’t wait for a response before she’s off swinging to a more private location, and she doesn’t need to look behind her to know her Chat Noir would be following her.

[ilikekidsshows]

I've recently watched the ML London special and had to think about your words several times. Mostly about Maribug's pity party and coddling.

My negative coddling highlight (which also made me laugh in disbelief) was when Marinette questioned her decision to keep Adrien in the dark to "protect him" and she "had no choice" so Tikki tells her she isn't the Kwami of Truth (???) and Marinette should "stop thinking and take some rest". What the heck. That felt like they wanted to show a worried, sympathetic Marinette, but quickly brushed aside anything else. A simple "we don't know" of the Kwamis would have felt more natural, too, instead that cryptic Kwami of Truth nonsense. Plagg apparently doesn't care much about Adrien anymore now that he's under Marinette's wings, he has shown no emotions or opinion about Adrien's wellbeing. Sad, very sad.

Also, seeing the whole conversation in which Marinette decides that Nathalie has to be Adrien's surrogate mother, while Nathalie was not convinced of that but was ready to go to jail instead....wow. Forced motherhood onto a woman who clearly didn't feel called for that position and who rather atone for her very real crimes... feels kinda sexist to me. Why is Marinette the one to decide that for Nathalie and Adrien? And Marinette and Nathalie suddenly having a bond strong enough for hugging and that shit? Where did that come from? Everything for coddling Marinette, apparently, everyone but the new villain is on her side.

The only scene that felt worthwile to me was the very short moment in which Adrien lashes out at Bug Noire. He finally felt alive and as his own person for the first time in forever (S5 essentially), even going as far as - gasp - making Ladybug uncomfortable. Chat Noir also was completly forgotten the whole special, only to come back into existance for that empty Ladynoir scene at the end in which he has to spout his obligatory "you and me against the world" speech.

I did like the background music, though, and the fighting choreography, which actually made me realize that Ladybug never before has fought hand-on-hand that long on her own. Which, of course, she had to here, since there was no Chat Noir to do it for her this time. I couldn't not think about your "Chat Noir fighter" post then.

Sorry for the wall of text. I just wanted to let you know that I had to think several times about your posts and answers during the special.

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Thanks for the peer review, Anon! In media analysis, someone watching or reading the work and finding the analysis a good match for the source material is a clear indicator that the analyst has hit a resonant reading.

I think what we have in the Nathalie example is a writers' crutch becoming obvious. I can point several instances where Marinette gets instant or near instant support as soon as she needs it, but the Nathalie situation is extra glaring in how little in-universe sense it makes. Cat Noir propping her up in ‘Origins’, ‘Miracle Queen’ and several other times makes sense; he’s her superhero partner. Alya makes sense, she's her best friend. In ‘Love Hunter’ Luka almost magically drove past and happened to notice she was upset and could drop whatever else he was doing to tend to her instead as soon as she needed someone to cry against. That one is a bit ridiculous, but it was used to set up them getting together later so it feels organic after the fact.

The notoriously stoic Nathalie, who has zero bond with Marinette up until now suddenly holding her more gently than she's ever held Adrien while she cries happens only because no one more appropriate was around to do it instead. It's an escalation. Luka’s super timing was stretching believability so much people started to joke he had actual empathy-based superpowers. With Nathalie, it's completely out of nowhere, but the stans ignore it because the show has made it a staple that someone will always prioritize Marinette, and because they're just so glad Marinette has someone to comfort her because she's such a miserable wretch who never gets enough support. Finally, there's an adult she can count on! Except, Nathalie also starts immediately taking marching orders from Marinette, so it's just even weirder.

It's not that Nathalie is actually being set up as a confidant to make up for her past misdeeds, she's just instantly a Marinette groupie because the writers needed someone to prioritize Marinette's feelings. It functions as a way to make it clear to the audience that this is what they should worry about: how Marinette is feeling. And it worked; just as Adrien started voicing his own emotions, he got shut down by our lead and a big part of the fandom was more concerned about Marinette being upsette than Adrien, who is infinitely worse off than Marinette.

[miabrown007]

post-Representation reveal for @ladyofthenoodle and @asukiess <3

Time stops when Chat Noir plummets from Marinette’s skylight. She stops in her tracks and stares at him, eyes blown wide behind the polka-dotted mask that sits snug over the mascara streaks on her face. Her heart skips to her throat, because she doesn’t understand. She doesn’t understand what Chat Noir is doing at Marinette’s right now, in this break of dawn, when she was just about to head out to purify the Akuma he and Alya captured. He has even left her a voicemail to cheer her up—he always had an innate talent to know when she needed some cheering up—and he sounded so calm and collected then— Face buried in her mattress, he sniffles now. And Marinette knows that her identity is at stake here, that she’s incapable of explaining away Ladybug’s puffy eyes staring at him from the end of Marinette’s bed, but Chat Noir’s crying. He came to her because something so devastating happened to him that he’s crying.  If there’s one thing Marinette knows, it’s that they have sacrificed enough. She gave up love and gave up her friends for the mighty cause, and in the end, it was her friends and their love that saved the world.  She won’t give up her partner. Never again.

She reaches out, stroking her fingers through his hair gently. “Marinette, I need to tell you that—” he starts, then looks up and his eyes go wide. She smiles down at him. “It’s okay, Chaton. I’m here for you.” His bottom lip trembles, and several beats pass until he finds the voice to whisper, “I love you, Marinette. I’ll never let anyone separate us.” And maybe that should feel like a surprise. Maybe his arms around her and his lips on hers should wreck her world. Maybe, once, they would have.  Now, they feel like a small sound of ‘oh’ at the back of her mind.  Of course, it’s him.  Of course, he’s hers.  Of course, it’s them until the end of the world. She cups his face and smooths the messy hair out of his eyes, kissing away the tears spilling over his black mask. “I love you, too, Adrien. I’ll never let anyone hurt you ever again.” And if he cries harder and buries his face in the crook of her neck, that’s alright too. She hugs him, rubbing his back and peppering kisses all over his face—his nose, his forehead, his crown and his little cat ears—and holds him until he needs her to. She would be his Atlas and hold him until the end of the world, but slowly, his breathing calms and Adrien draws away, wiping at his eye with the palm of his hand. “I need to— I’ll need to go back,” he stutters over a swallow. Marinette shakes her head firmly and holds him tighter. “You are not going back.” His face softens. “My lady,” he begs, and she thinks her heart might give in from the way he says her name alone. “You know I have to before he discovers I’m missing, otherwise—” She cuts him off with a kiss before he gets to finish that train of thought. It’s an option she isn’t willing to entertain. “Your cousin owes me big time. You are not going back. Never ever,” she confirms.  If the surprised fervour and gratitude he dives back in for a kiss with is of any indication, he believes her. Marinette isn’t delusional enough to think Félix would do her a solid as an apology for his theater kid nonsense, but she suspects a chance to be closer to Kagami in place of Adrien will do it. She laces her fingers with Adrien’s, as if gluing them together, but he doesn’t seem to mind. She smiles against his lips with confidence only his support can grant her. “Okay, Chaton. Here’s the plan.”

[gale-gentlepenguin]

ML What if:

(What if Emilie, was Betterfly/Hesperia in the Paris special?)

-The theme song at the start would be different, with it speaking from Emilie’s perspective. Allowing the viewer to hear Emilie outside of memories and videos for the first time.

-Aside from that, the begining events are the same, except with Emilie/Betterfly

-Betterfly ends up in Ladybug’s dimension, but instead of being freaked out that it might be monarch, Marinette is simply more confused on who this mysterious holder is.

-Betterfly takes Marinette and goes. Saying that she is safe and she will go handle Shadybug and Claw noir.

-Ladybug of course joins in, after learning about the multiverse from Tikki. (Somewhat)

-Chat noir arrives and is confused on who this butterfly woman is, but feels that something familiar about her.

-chat noir gets Kamikotized and becomes Celestecat. They fly off and escape.

-Now we start to have Ladybug and chat noir think that Shadybug and Claw noir are similar to them (their alt versions) but aren’t sure since this butterfly user is different.

-Betterfly tells them about the supreme, and how her husband took two of the miraculous from the supreme… but instead of her death, Gabriel died protecting her.

-Chat noir hears the name, and feels a twinge… Gabriel?

-Ladybug doesn’t think much about the name, but Chat noir does. But realizes now is not the time for that.

-Shadybug and Claw noir still do what they’re doing before, even finding out about the wish. They meet and make a deal with Monarch.

-the heroes moved to London so that Monarch couldn’t spy on them to make a plan.

-Unlike in canon where Betterfly goes out of view, this Betterfly doesn’t see the need to hide her identity. As she detransforms, Chat noir freezes. Ladybug does believe the woman looks kind of Familar.

-Emilie assures them that they will have time for pleasantries later. And they go forward with the plan. Chat noir does ask that they talk when the matter is settled.

-the plan ends up going the exact same way as it does in canon.

-With the heroes split off fighting their alternate counterparts, but while Ladybug’s is being handled the same. Chat noir is slightly different.

-With Chat noir saying that he lost his mother, not his father… which causes claw noir to stumble. Chat noir tells him that he understands the pain of losing a parent, how distant they can be, but that they aren’t alone. They can be happy once again.

-“Your mother does love you, she may seem distant, but she is also hurting too. Reach out to her, I promise she understands your pain.”

-this helped stop claw noir. Ending with his redemption.

-Shadybug and claw noir eventually go and change to Ladybug and Paw noir.

-Monarch tries to pull the multiverse bs But Ladybuquity kicks his butt in every universe he visits.

-Paw noir and Ladybug head back to their own dimensions,

-before Betterfly leaves, chat noir hugs her.

-“I know you aren’t my dimensions mom… but I really miss you.”

-Emilie felt her heart ache at that. She understood. Hugging the boy back.

-“I love you in every dimension. Always remember that.” She says softly.

-Chat noir smiles as tears roll down his eyes. Betterfly leaves.

-Ladybug asks what he told Betterfly.

-“I’ll tell you one day.”

[sillychatonnoir]

Mr. Bug and Cait Sith AU | Part IV

Going back to the hospital with Marinette's parents was probably the worst thing Luka had ever done in his whole life.

Looking at Marinette's beautiful face full of confusion and distress because the adrenaline of the moment wore off and she finally realized he did not remember anything at all and not being able to hold her hand and kiss her worries away burned like hell. Not being able to support Adrien as he forced himself into the responsible and serious hero role, drowning in his sorrow inside of his mind, just worsened Luka's state. His heart keeps singing a requiem to his old life, it's almost funny how fast everything changes.

They left her with her parents, who looked as lost if not even more than her, knowing they couldn't under any circumstance tell her anything about the truths they just found out about, trying to console a stranger wearing the skin of their beloved daughter.

Mr. Bug and Viperion land on the balcony of their apartment, and as soon as they call off their transformation, Adrien throws himself onto Luka and hugs him like he was scared the snake holder would disappear. The blond sobs and ugly cries (even when Luka is convinced that Adrien couldn't look ugly if he tried) hiding his face on his fiancé's chest.

"I'm so sorry, this is all my fault" the blue haired man hears him say "Forgive me, please?"

"Adrien," Luka sounds tired, and looks like he aged a hundred years. "Love, please stop blaming yourself."

He doesn't reply, so the older one sighs and guides him inside the apartment. The balcony is connected to the living room, Luka takes both of them to the couch, so he can hug and kiss Adrien's cheeks trying to confort him the best he can. He can't count how many times he tells him that he doesn't blame him, but Adrien seems to be deaf to his confort and it is starting to make him feel angry instead, but he bottles it up, Adrien needs him more.

After what seems an eternity, Adrien takes Luka's hand, his warmth suddenly overwhelming when the luthier notices something cold in de middle of it. Blue eyes drift down and his owner loses his breath when he sees a black ring with a noen green paw, it feels too heavy.

"Adrien, I can't..."

"Please" His beautiful green eyes are full of tears once again "Please, I can't do it without a black cat, and I can't trust Plagg with anyone else".

It burns, Luka hates it.

"What is going to happen to Sass?" His voice is so low, almost inaudible, he is about to cry too.

"Keep him, not actively, but we can't afford people to know we lost Viperion too, you will have to be Viperion sometimes" It's a bad idea, Luka thinks, after spending all that time training with the guardians, having two miraculous is risky, but he can't lose Sass too, so he nods.

They are so tired.

Adrien takes the ring and holds Luka's hand, sliding the piece of jewelry on his finger. Luka laughs to choke down a sob.

Plagg comes out of the ring.

"I'm sorry, buddy," Adrien apologizes immediately "This is all--"

Plagg hugs him, his tiny paws on his cheek. "It's okay, kitten, you don't have to apologize."

"I love you, Plagg." Adrien scratches his head with his finger, and the kwami starts purring in an attempt to confort his former holder.

This is all too sad, and Luka can barely handle it. He breathes in and remembers the meditations he learned. Breathe in, breath out.

"I think it would be a good idea if you transformed here," Adrien says after talking to Plagg, a short conversation his boyfriend missed because he was too busy trying to keep his emotions in check "Just to try, think what can be your hero name and all that".

He tries to sound enthusiastic, Luka smiles, because he appreciates the effort, and he decides to humor him.

"Alright, but be careful. You might fall in love with me if I'm too handsome. "

"I think it's too late for that."

The luthier concentrates. Being Chat Noir was a huge deal. Chat Noir is Ladybug's partner, his other half, through the course of history, the ladybug, and the black cat have been fighting side to side, bringing out the best version of eachother, destined to meet, destined to create a bond stronger than anything else. Chat Noir must be there for Ladybug to support her, to protect her. Chat Noir is a responsibility. If Ladybug can't fail to the world, Chat Noir can't fail Ladybug.

"Plagg, claws out!" Luka calls for the transformation, and in a flash, there he is, a perfectly nice, neatly dressed black cat, with--

"Luka, detrasform" Adrien sounds... displeased for some reason, which throws him off, but he still does as he says.

"There's something wrong?" He feels confused and rejected, maybe he regrets giving him the ring, maybe he...

"You're thinking too much, kid" Plagg sounds very irritated "You're giving me a headache! Adrien, I will need three times my usual portion of camembert if he is going to think so loudly all the time!"

"Plagg, please, be nice, he is trying." Adrien rolls his eyes, then he extends his hand to caress Luka's cheek. "But he is kinda right, you know? I get this is a lot to process, but being Chat Noir to me was about freedom. This transformation felt so... calculated, I know you're usually our rock, that you never allow yourself to feel, but I would like for you to just feel this time, everything, you're sad and angry, we lost Mari today and we will try to get her back, but that doesn't mean it won't hurt for a long while, welcome all those things and try again."

Luka is speechless. He looks alternatively to Adrien and the ring. His heart beats fast. He closes his eyes and feels.

Sadness, anger, disappointment, resentment. He is powerless. It burns. His heart is burning.

"Plagg, claws out!" Luka calls the transformation again. He is aware of every little change occurring this time. His mind is getting dominated by his emotions.

Adrien is speechless. This transformation is entirely different from the last one: this is genuine, but also feral.

Luka's hair grows a little with his transformation, and now is messy. The usually teal tips now match the glowing green from his cat eyes that make Adrien lose his breath. They look so hostile, but he would never be afraid of Luka. His fangs are longer than his own when he transforms. He looks like he could bite off someone's finger without that much effort. He wears a leather jacket with chains and spikes, black cargo pants, and black combat boots. His tail is a spiked belt, and Adrien can't help but think about his alternate version for a second. Luka's claws are sharp, sharper than a knife, they look scary, his gloved hand isn't very welcoming, and he knows Luka will need to be careful if he doesn't want to hurt someone with those things.

He is missing the bell. He is not a house cat, it seems.

"You're... gorgeous, Luka" He is not a family friendly hero, they won't be getting invitations to talk shows and kids will be intimidated by those eyes full of rage, but to Adrien he is still the best man who ever existed.

"Cait Sith," He corrects, almost sounding like a growl. "My name is Cait Sith."

[heuffopla]

Dude just found your limelight ladybug comic and fr I feel the adhd burnout. I tried making a ninjago fan comic once and got like 5 pages in and then *whoosh* motivation gone. However I’m still curious, what did you have planned to happen in the rest of the comic?

Aww thanks for understanding! Yeah sadly I get REALLY into Fandoms and then woosh, it's over. Sometimes I even start hating the show for a while but it stops eventually :)

So let me see what I remember, I do have the whole story written out somewhere but it's in an old sketchbook and I don't feel like digging through all that with my dust allergies,,,,

So last we saw, Adrien just found out Hawkmoth pretended that he didn't give Limelight a sentimonster when actually he did. Showing how little Hawkmoth actually trusted him to get the job done right without help, that sends Limelight into a bit of a spiral about how Hawkmoth is acting like his dad (lmao) and he decides to resist the akumatization. He doesn't want to do it alone tho, so he gives his ring to Ladybug because he wants her to destroy it.

Ladybug, now having a feeling that Adrien is Chat Noir from some stuff he said earlier in the comic REALLY doesn't want to destroy it just in case it uuh doesn't come back or damages Plagg, but she cannot voice her concerns so ends doing the whole "bye bye little Akuma" thing and thankfully the ring does come back after the Lucky Charm!

Then Adrien (back to being Adrien yippee) doesn't want to stay in his home, leaves with Ladybug BUT there are tons of journalists outside and they get flooded by these guys, Adrien not Having a good time is kinda having a panic attack from it so Ladybug flies off with Adrien onto a nearby roof.

She needs to detransform in order to feed Tikki tho, so she hides behind a chimney and lets Plagg know he can go back to Chat Noir. Plagg flies to Adrien, he says something nice like "it's gouda to see you again" and Adrien cups him in his hands and YAAY Plagg hug

Ladybug comes back, says some nice words too about knowing who your real friends and family are bla bla kinda forgot the ending parts, anyways flies over to Nino's because fuck what his dad wants anymore and the comic ended on them having a sleepover at Nino's with Marinette, Alya, Nino, and Adrien all having a lovely night, with Adrien gaining an understanding of friendship and trust and real family, and Marinette probably knowing a little too much about Adrien now but she stuck by him at his worse and it's a relationship slay

OKAY YAY!!! sorry it's a mess and probably full of typos cause I wrote it quickly but finally it is there, can't believe I made this comic in 2020 and people still really care about it :')

[ninadove]

whats ur favourite non-canon mlb ship and ur favourite mlb friendship

Ooooh that’s a great question!!! Miraculous is such a great show for shipping… Lukadrien and Adrino are probably my favourite non-canon ships, they fill me with such warm fuzzy feelings. 🥹 Lukadrinette is very cute, Alyanette and Kittybella too... and of course, it’s always fun playing with various polycule arrangements.

Then there’s the ships I like in the general context of the story, because they add something to the narrative rather than because I want them to kiss! For example (and I know this is bordeline canon territory), the whole mess we had with Adrigaminette (/affectionate) really contributes to the appeal of Feligami (/really, really affectionate), because the angst makes the fluff that much more satisfying. Similarly, I think Cholila would have been super interesting to explore more in depth — a molotov cocktail thrown at us and at each other!

The friendships in this show are so good too… The way everyone rallied around Chat Noir in Representation is criminally underrated. Not very original of me, but I love Adrien & Nino, Adrien & Plagg, and Marinette & Alya (especially curious to see more of these two in S6), and I really enjoyed the Felix & Duusu crumbs we got. I’m not sure if I’d call Mari & Felix’s bond a friendship just yet, but I see a lot of potential there as well.

Now if you’re asking about non-canon friendships — I just want to throw all the kids at Felix and see how he deals with them! I actually think he would find common ground with most of them:

Alya sees knowledge as power and never rests until she gets to the bottom of things;

Nino has been on Adrien’s side and on Gabriel’s case literally since day 1;

Luka is Luka, ergo impossible not to love (plus therapy, plus shared interest in music, plus potential shared interest in Greek mythology if you dive into Viperion’s Orpheus symbolism!);

Juleka and Ivan struggle to make themselves heard, which could easily parallel the Sentibeings’ plight;

Rose could potentially die from kids-appropriate leukaemia any day, which, again — the potential for parallels is insane!

Marc is a colourful bird who loves writing and is dating an artist;

Zoe is an actress with sibling issues and would definitely remind him of Adrien;

Max and Markov would love a good chess match!

Sabrina… New Dog holder… They probably already know each other… What kind of shenanigans would they get into…

Of course, he has some sort of history with Chloé;

Mylène is very dedicated to a cause I believe he would vibe with;

Alix probably spends a lot of time (🐰) offscreen preventing him from derailing the plot, and still he finds a way to do whatever he wants!

Hell, even Socqueline would earn his respect instantly!

Really, the only person I think he would hate forever is Kim. I’m sorry Kim. I’m sure he’d get rashes just thinking about Kim.

I also love giving Felix other Kwamis to work with. He’d get along great with most, I’m sure. And be a menace in new and unexpected ways 🥰

But ultimately, my favourite platonic relationship is, of course, the cousins. I need to see them I need them to talk I need them to hug. Yes romantic love confessions are cool and all that, but have you ever told someone you considered them your sibling?