#it was for chlonath week

[angellekookie]

Stupid Little Things

The way I have been struggling with this for the longest time! Between whatever has happened to the show and writer's block, this is what I have after so long. But anyways... enough of that, I hope you guys enjoy my lil self indulgent Chlonath, because I've realised that they are my babies and I will always love them <3 This also crossposted to Ao3

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For most of Paris, it was your typical Thursday afternoon. For Chloe Bourgeois, it was the day she realised that she had a crush on Nathaniel Kurtzberg. The guy who had always seemed to be in a world all on his own. All she's been doing for the longest time was to argue with the boy, and before, she used to make fun of him for falling asleep and drawing in classes. She would go back and change that for sure, but that’s not an option. She’d gladly ask her daddy to pay for it if it were. She had no idea what she was to do now.  Chloé couldn’t just walk up to Nathaniel and start being extra nice to him, he’d suspect something was the matter. She wouldn’t go back to being really mean to him, and she definitely couldn’t, wouldn’t under any circumstance, tell the boy how she felt. That would just be ridiculous. Definitely not an option at all.  

For most students it was the last day of school before their glorious two week break.  For Chloe Bourgeois, it was day one of ‘avoiding Nathaniel Kurtzberg like her life depended on it.’ In a way, it did.

After hours and hours of pondering and talking things over with Pollen and an all night phone call with Sabrina, Chloe came to the conclusion that it would be best for everyone if Nathaniel never knew about her feelings. She also realised that she couldn’t quite possibly trust herself to speak to him at all. It was definitely much easier this way, at least she imagined it would be. What Chloe didn’t imagine was that she would miss arguing with the artist. She also never imagined that someone could feel physically tired from avoiding someone else. Granted, it never ever crossed her mind that she would have to quite literally doge him in the hallways. That in itself was an olympic sport. She’d have to congratulate Marinette for somehow pulling off these stunts on the daily. It was hard, sure. But it was the only way to get over this whole crush situation. Distancing herself from him now before the break would make things easier since there would be two whole weeks where seeing him would be near impossible. That should be enough time to mourn the loss of what never could have been. It's an easy plan, completely foolproof.  Even Hawkmoth himself could pull it off. Chloe was sure, without a shadow of doubt that this master plan of hers was definitely going to work.  

What she failed to take into consideration was that many things in life were easier said than done. This was one of them.

The first week of ‘avoiding Nathaiel Kurtzburg like her life depended on it’ was relatively easy. Afterall, it was spring break and it was only necessary to leave the hotel if there was school going on or if she needed to fight an akuma. The former isn’t an issue at the moment and the latter oftentimes doesn’t include the very attractive, very talented artist that happened to be in the same class as her. With all the free time that she suddenly had on her hands, Chloe found that it is possible to finish all the assigned readings and homework for all her classes before the eve of school resuming after a break. Who would’ve thought? The only downside was that with the homework out of the way, she was bored by day three.

By day seven, she gave up on being a lonely prisoner in her room and decided to spend some time with Sabrina doing mani pedis, watching movies and pranking the hotel staff- just like any ordinary sleepover. The days were both peaceful, and quiet… Well, as peaceful and quiet as it gets when watching superhero movies and debating which team was right in 'Civil War.'  Chloe appreciated this more than anything, and Sabrina knew this when Chloe gave her the tightest hug in history before she left that day.

Days eight through thirteen of ‘avoiding Nathaiel Kurtzburg like her life depended on it’ really changed for Chloe.  The problem was evolving and she needed to fix her strategy to accommodate that.  Avoiding the artist wasn’t a problem, it couldn’t be because he wasn’t here.  No, the problem was bigger.  She couldn’t stop thinking about him.  Every other building she saw suddenly seemed so interesting and she couldn’t help but think how he’d for sure stop and try to sketch every little thing that interested him even a bit instead of taking a picture like a regular person.  The graffiti walls reminded her of the wall in the art classroom and the times she would notice Nathaniel doing some graffiti of his own.  Even the quaint bookstore reminded her of the time she found out she had a crush on him two weeks ago when he handed Chloe her chemistry book after school.  She needed to stop thinking about him, for her own good.  After all she put him through, there was no way he’d ever like her back.  This wasn’t a movie, or a fairytale or one of those romance books Sabrina likes to read.  

Day fourteen, had it gone according to plan, would have proved that Chloe could have absolutely been able to pull off her elaborate idea without a hitch. Midday came and went, it was evening time. That was just enough time for the day to end peacefully. It was also just enough time for everything to drastically change. Of course, one could guess what happened since Ladybug and her team found themselves on top of the Eiffel Tower trying to figure out the best way to defeat a giant multicoloured monstrosity to stop it from destroying all of Paris once again. 

Well, Ladybug and most of the team.

If you asked Chloe about the akuma, she would tell you it smelled like grass. If you ask her on a deeper level, she would tell you that it smelled like the lawn was being cut and that she wasn’t sure that she liked it, and that she was tired. In truth, they have been fighting this akuma for almost an hour now and the end did not seem within sight. The only thing that she truly was sure about was the fact that she just had to get pollen a snack soon as possible. She had used her miraculous ability Venom and missed! She doesn’t think the day could get any worse.

She found an empty alleyway and dropped her transformation. All she had to do was get pollen fed and jump back into action. Pollen had just finished eating when Chloe saw tomato red hair behind her. She only knew one person in Paris who had obnoxiously red hair like that, and he was currently passed out on the ground behind her. She quickly went to kneel beside him and was relieved to find that he was bleeding, worried that he had passed out and a lot stressed since he was practically in the middle of the akuma attack. She had to get him somewhere safe. It took approximately three seconds before Chloe realised that there was no way she could move Nathaniel, at least not in her current state. After checking that pollen had eaten and another sweep of the area to make sure no one would see her, she quickly transformed into Queen Bee and took off with Nathaniel in her arms. After placing him safely on a balcony of her father’s hotel she took off again, this time to put an end to the akuma that was terrorising Paris. Only because of the akuma, and not something absurd like her feeling flustered by her crush or anything.

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Nathaniel sat in his bedroom staring at his hands, or his feet, or the floor. He had too much to process from the last sixteen hours and as  a result sleep has been evading him.  Or maybe he has been evading sleep. He would argue that both things can be true at once, one does not cancel out the other. Much like how Chloe Bourgeois and Queen Bee appear to exist within the same person. The superhero that he has a crush on and the girl that he definitely DID NOT have a crush on, no matter what Juleka says, just so happen to be the same person. No big deal. He would laugh if he didn't find the whole situation strange. This type of thing doesn’t just happen to him of all people, at least that was what he kept telling himself.

He was walking across the city. Briskly walking may be a better word, or perhaps running for his life best describes it. The akuma of the week had made its appearance and regrettably Nathaniel found himself in the wrong place at the wrong time, narrowly escaping getting hit by whatever was coming from that thing's mouth. When his back hit the ground with a not so gentle thud,  he thought that maybe it wasn’t one of his brightest ideas as the air was quite literally knocked out of him. He wasn’t feeling any excruciating pain, thank God! He knew he just wouldn’t hear the end of it from his mother who, by the way, told him it was not a good idea to go out today.

Nathaniel finally found the strength to open his eyes and try to look around to see just where he landed himself. He sat up and turned around when he saw Queen Bee landing in his alley.  Her back was turned to him, so she never saw him. He was feeling a pretty mix of relief and disappointment because he has a crush on her but didn’t want this to be how she met him for the first time. He was also having an internal battle trying to figure out whether or not he should try to get her attention when he heard her say… something followed by a flash of blinding golden light. When he looked back at where Queen Bee was standing, she was nowhere to be found. In her place stood none other than Chloe Bourgeois. Was he shocked? Absolutely! Chloe Bourgeois being a superhero was not a part of his bingo cards. Was he surprised? Not as much as he thought he should be, since if Chloe was going to be a superhero she would of course choose royalty.

There was no time for him to dwell too long though, since he was pretty sure he saw something he probably should not have. With no other option, he quickly laid down again and closed his eyes, hoping that Queen Bee would soon be gone. Again, it wasn’t his best idea, but he was an artist, not an athlete. There was still an akuma out on the loose and Nathaniel was not going to get caught up in that again. He could've sworn he heard her maybe whisper a “thank God!”  But he was definitely sure he heard her say “Pollen, buzz on!” He was definitely sure that there was a flash of light again, and he was almost 97% sure that Queen Bee was now where Chloe stood. The 3% is him hoping that maybe this is a dream. He has a concussion and he is dreaming.

In no time at all Nathaniel was hoisted up bridal style and Queen Bee launched into the air. He tightened his hands around her neck because this was the sky they were flying through, and he wasn't that he was scared of heights or anything, it was just that he’d rather not be that high up. He also couldn’t help but tighten his eyes as well. He really did not need to see the world below whizzing by him. Although, he reckoned it might be a really good reference for painting. Maybe he could capture it with some water colours, or perhaps oil paints would do a better job at replicating the essence of it all? The only way to tell was to look and see for himself.

He never got the chance to find out.

In the time it had taken him to maybe consider opening his eyes he felt that the air around him had gone still. “Nath- uh… Citizen, thank goodness you’re awake. You’re safe now, you can let go.” Maybe it was his brain, or perhaps his heart that had gone still instead. Seconds passed, maybe minutes, maybe hours before he was able to peel himself away from Queen Bee. He would much rather blame it on the fact that he was shaken up from the flight than on the fact the her voice was so soft, that her eyes were so soft as she spoke to him. Yes, Nathaniel would much rather blame it on shaken nerves than on the fact that he might have felt enchanted looking into Queen Bee's eyes, Chloe’s eyes. 

As quickly as the moment began it had ended and after a “Be safe,” Queen Bee was gone. He did not remember leaving the hotel, or how he got back home. He barely registered the looks his mother gave him during dinner, or even when he made his way to his room. Not even staring at his hands, or his feet, or the floor could quite help him come to terms with everything that he had seen today. 

Nathaniel knew he was going to spend all night thinking about it. Chloe Bourgeois is Queen Bee, Queen Bee is Chloe Bourgeois. One of them is a beloved superhero of Paris, the other is… or was a bully who rained terror on everyone that breathed in her direction. Both of them stay on his mind though for completely different reasons. It was just his luck that all this had to happen the day before school started again.

[celestiall0tus]

Siren's Song Update with Rarepairs, and Character/Kwami Pairs Needed

Alright! An update for Siren's Song!

The first round of polls have gone out for you all to decide on ships and what miraculous some characters should get.

NOW!

My asks and everything is still open to suggestions for characters and what gem they get, possible ships, etc. There are still a plethora of characters that I haven't seen suggestions for. Any new suggestions that come out I will use in the next set of polls with the winners of the current polls.

So! I am still looking for rare pairs, character and kwami pairings, etc. As of now, these are who we have:

(Here's a list of kwamis without a holder)

Cast:

Heros:

Kagami - Ladybug - Lady Beetle

Ivan - Black Cat - Razor

Ondine - Peacock - Siren

Mylene - Bee - Honey Bee

Luka - Fox - Maestro

Marinette - Butterfly - Iridescent

Adrien - Raven - Scourge

Zoe - Dragon - Wyvern

Juleka - Bat - Banshee

Rose - Swan - Venus

Chloe - Turtle - TBA

Felix - Pig - TBA

Nino - Mouse - TBA

Sabrina - Owl - TBA

Lila - Robin - TBA

Alix - Shark - TBA

Alya - Seal - TBA

Marc - Dog - TBA

Aurore - Dolphin - TBA

Nathaniel - Koala - TBA

Colt - Lynx - TBA

Amelie - Rabbit - TBA

Emilie - Horse - TBA

Villains:

Tomoe - Chameleon - Grandeur

Gabriel - Cow - TBA

Nathalie - Spider - TBA

Sabine - Dove - TBA

Ships:

Ivangami (love polygon with Ondine)

Gabine

Alyadrien

Julenette

Sabrila

Felino

Lumarc

Aurose

Chlonath

I will be taking suggestions still for the next week. Come January 6th, I won't take any more suggestions, so if there are any anything y'all would like to see, lmk.

[geek-fashionista]

Now Posting on AO3: The ChloNath Collection!

These were the drabbles I did for ChloNath Week 2017. More Tumblr-exclusive drabbles and ficlets will be making their way to AO3 soon!

[cassie-likes-fanfiction]

I finally found this post again :)

I need you to know that "day 4 of chlonath week in julerose june" has been living rent-free in my brain for the past seven years xkdjfkaj

ml fandom gothic

you look through the ladrien tag for new content, you see marichat. you look through the alyanette tag, you see marichat. you look at a different fandom’s post, you see marichat. you look in the mirror, you see marichat.

you see news about the show from zag. you see thomas refute the news. you wonder if we will ever know the truth

it is 2017, season 2 is not out. it is 2018, season 2 is not out. you are 72 enjoying yourself on the porch of your beachside front bought with the savings of your late rich husband, season 2 is not out

you tell yourself the fandom does not love adrien more than marinette but you cannot tell a lie. you tell yourself the fandom is open to ships outside the lovesquare; you still cannot tell a lie

what’s today’s date, someone asks you. day 4 of chlonath week in julerose june, you reply. you can only tell the date by theme months and weeks now

“there is no war in ba sing se there is no drama in the ml fandom” you repeat to yourself. you like a discourse post. there is no drama in the ml fandom. you reblog a discourse post. there is no drama in the ml fandom. you make a discourse post. there is no drama in the ml fandom.

“marinette is half chinese” you whisper like a prayer. maybe if you say it enough times people will remember

[artisticflutter]

ML Fic Appreciation Week Day Four - Angst: “Thunder” by powerdragonmoon

For @powerdragonmoon‘s story which is a different take on the Umbrella scene (I could put in that little trademark symbol but nah). It’s followed up by “Lightning”, but I don’t wanna say too much on either of the because like... yeah, go read it. There are other alternate elements so read all about them~

Tomorrow is Rarepair and this’ll be fun. I’ll be back after errands with that Ladynoir continuation! Ciao~

[lunian]

When artist’s genes are too strong. 

Chlonath Week: Day 6: Future/Family

[powerdragonmoon]

One last Buzzkill 🐝🍅 Commission by @ceejles

Posting for @chlonathweek 2k19 Day 7: AU

This takes place in an enemies au I like to call the hatesquare from my fic Buzzkill!

Please do not repost without permission from the artist!

[auroralynne]

ChloNath Week Day 5 - ‘Artist/Muse’, by Aurora Lynne

I had this sketch sitting in my art folder for a while now and it fit so well with the theme I wanted to color it <3 Hope you like it!

-DO NOT REPOST-

[moonviewer]

part one > two, three, four, five, six, seven

to be continued on day 2.......

day 1: enemies...who're also friends (???)

hm its prom season and ive always wanted to do a prom story ((so lets just pretend this is an AU where proms are a thing in france)) the full story will be told across all 7 days of chlonath week (if i can make it in time) so i hope you enjoy... @chlonathweek

[ballerinacorgi]

I got commissioned by my bootiful frond @powerdragonmoon for this chlonath beauty! I’ve had to wait weeks to post it guys, I was dying to share it x’D !!!!!

Based on her Buzzkill AU, here’s chlonath for the Enemies/Friends prompt! You can check out her fic here!

If ya wish to support the corgi you can always visit my Patreon or buy me a Ko-fi!

[15megapixels]

ChloNath Week, Day 6: Future/ Family

Asks/ messages will be redirected in my mlb sideblog ✨

[chlonathweek]

Presenting this year’s prompts! Thank you for providing your feedback and help in organizing the event!! In order to accommodate as many prompts as we could, and to mirror 2017′s prompt list, there are 2 prompts for each day! (Except for Day 7!) Feel free to be inspired by them in whatever way moves you!

🍅 🐝 🍅 Here are the prompts! 🐝 🍅 🐝

Day 1: Enemies/Friends  Day 2: Akuma/Hero Day 3: First Date/First Fight  Day 4: Dream/Nightmare  Day 5: Artist/Muse  Day 6: Future/Family  Day 7: AU

Please tag your work #chlonathweek2k19 and/or tag us @chlonathweek and we’ll be sure to reblog all the content we can!

In the meantime we’ll start queuing up some good old fashioned chlonath content, followed by chlonathweek2k17 posts leading up to our week in June!!!

Feel free to message/send asks with any question/concerns!

[vanilla107]

Red and Yellow

CHLONATH WEEK DAY ONE! Friends/Enemies is today’s prompt!

I haven’t written for my babies in ages and @chlonathweek was the perfect excuse! I hope you enjoy it

Next

Read on AO3

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Nathanaël glared at the blonde, her harsh laughter echoing the courtyard and he groaned internally.

Why of all people did it have to be her? The selfish, conceited girl who has an opinion on everything? He thought, before clenching his jaw.

One would think that after being a superhero alongside Ladybug and Chat Noir would make the brat a little nicer and in all honestly, he thought she was becoming nicer but-

“Nathanaël! Are you paying attention?” she yelled and he snapped out of his thoughts.

“Ugh! How are you supposed to draw what I want on my wall if you aren’t paying attention!” she hissed.

Chloe had announced that morning that she wanted someone to paint a mural on her room wall. She stated that none of the world famous artists that her ‘daddy�� had called were available, so ‘one of them would do’. Surprisingly enough, Chloe had picked him to design and paint her wall.

“What!? Me?” he asked incredulously as she walked up to him, the whole class staring.

“Yes. Alix’s graffiti is tasteless-“

“No it’s not-”

“And you’re the only one that has a mixture of sophistication in your work. I will pay you obviously.”

And he had said yes, because he knew that Chloe would pay him well if he did a decent job and he could save the money to get more materials. Money had called his name and he had said yes.

He was regretting it now. He had sketched over ten different designs for her over the school day and she had rejected every single one. He was tired and done. Damned be the money.

“Okay, Chloe. You are being impossible. I’ve drawn the entire day and you’ve rejected every single one. I think I need to go home-”

“But you said you’d do this for me!”

“But I’ve taken into account everything you’ve asked for and you’re just rejecting! You’re not saying ‘oh this is nice or I don’t want that’. You’re literally berating every attempt!”

“You’re an artist! You’re supposed to know what I want!” she argued back and he rolled his eyes.

“I’m also not a mind reader! I can’t draw anything you like if you don’t give me anything to start with.”

“Then why did you accept this job in the first place?”

“You came to me remember?”

“You could’ve said no!”

“I did it for the money!”

This made Chloe stop, her eyes widening a fraction, before lowering to the ground.

“Of course you did…” she mumbled and he threw his hands up in exasperation.

“Well, why else would I do this?”

“I…um…I don’t know…because I want to be friends?” she stuttered, her ears going red with shame and she buried her face in her hands.

Nathanaël stood awkwardly, not knowing what to do. He didn’t think she’d react like this.

“Chloe…I…um-”

“I wanted to show you I’m a better person. That…that I’m not the same person that I used to be…”

He sat down again and waited for her to continue talking.

“Being Queen Bee…it’s changed my life. Ladybug and Chat Noir trust me enough to fight Hawk Moth with them and it has made me realize that my attitude isn’t ideal. I know that I can’t be Queen Bee often because I revealed my identity to the whole world but…I feel different…a good different.”

“So…was this whole meeting planned…just so that you could redeem yourself?” he asked and she sighed.

“Well…I do have an empty wall but it doesn’t need painting-“

“-So you lied?”

“I….yes?” she said biting her lip and he laughed.

“How heroic of you Chloe,” he grinned and she lightly shoved him, her ears red with embarrassment.

“Okay, I could’ve done this differently but I had to get your attention somehow. I know you definitely wouldn’t have agreed to coffee at a café-”

“Why do you think that?”

“Because- Because you hate me!”

“When did I say I hate you?”

“Okay maybe not hate but you did try to kill me with a giant high heel!”

“When I was the Evillustrator? Chloe that was a year ago!”

“But still! I…I know I hurt your feelings and I want to make up for it…I made fun of your art and you didn’t deserve that.”

Nathanaël was surprised. He did not expect the conversation to go in that direction at all. He thought for a minute and stood up, Chloe looking at him, visibly deflating.

“Look, I know that this conversation didn’t go the way I planned but I swear I’m sorry-”

“-Let’s go.”

The girl looked at him in confusion, tilting her head to the side.

“What? You said you wanted to show me that you’re a decent human being-”

“-I never said that-!”

“-And I heard that Mademoiselle’s red velvet cheesecakes are really good so if you still want have a chat with a friend about a fake mural…” he trailed off, a small smile on his face as he looked down at her.

Chloe let out a small gasp as the afternoon sun hit his red hair, the strands looking like fire and his blue eyes standing out. Everything seemed to stop for a moment, the quietness of the courtyard and the soft breeze of summer made it known that something had shifted.

The atmosphere was warmer and it wasn’t because Chloe was in the sun.

“Chloe? You okay?”

Her heart was beating frantically and she could feel her face going red.

“Yeah! I just needed a moment to figure out where that café is! Let’s go!”

“Just so you know…you’re paying,” he smirked and she put her hands on her hips.

“And why would I agree to that?”

“Because you lied about your mural, made me draw ten drawings only to reject them and-”

“Okay! You made your point!” she grumbled and he laughed.

“Wow…you are so easy to tease!”

“You were only messing with me?” she asked.

“Um yeah? It’s what friends do?” he said with a quirk of his eyebrow.

“So I can tease you about your stupid hair?”

“Calling it stupid is an insult. Not teasing,” he said as she stood up from the bench and began walking to the entrance of the school.

“So what would be teasing?”

“Well…if you said I had to dye my hair because it looks too red.”

“That’s…really stupid. That makes no sense!”

“Teasing isn’t supposed to make sense. It’s like an inside joke that no one else understands.”

“Okay…I think I’m understanding now…But seriously…you should totally try dying your hair. I could see you pulling off an emo boy look with black hair-”

“You want me to look like Luka?”

Chloe burst out laughing.

“Luka and Juleka pull off the emo style really well. You, on the other hand, wouldn’t look half as punk rock as they do.”

“I would look great with black hair!” he argued.

“You want to bet, Red?” the teasing tone of her voice taking him off guard.

“I…did you just-?”

“I did! You’re right, teasing is fun!”

He rolled his eyes and grinned.

“Red is an interesting nickname…”

“No one’s ever called you that?”

“It was used more as an insult actually when I was younger. The neighbourhood kids weren’t nice people.”

“Oh…I won’t call you that if you don’t want me to-”

“It’s okay, Yellow.”

Chloe was quiet.

“Did you just call me ‘Yellow’?”

“If you get to call me Red, I get to call you Yellow.”

“I’m not the biggest fan of the name but-“

“Well now I’ll just use it to tease you!”

“But why?” she groaned.

“Because that’s what friends do?”

Chloe’s heart skipped a beat, warmth traveling through her.

Friend, huh? Sounds nice to hear it out of someone else’s mouth other than Sabrina.

“Now, c’mon Yellow! The café is around the corner!”

He bolted around the corner, Chloe chasing after him, cursing him for making her run in her favourite shoes but also laughing because she had made a new friend.

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The next morning, was filled with yawns and tiredness from the class and Chloe walked in, a prominent smile on her face.

“Whoa…what’s got Chloe in such a good mood?” Marinette whispered to Alya who watched the blonde closely.

“I don’t know but how much do you want to bet she’s gonna insult someone right now-”

“Morning, Red,” Chloe said as she sat down, her head facing the classroom even though Nathanaël was at the back of the class.

“Red? Who’s Red-?” Ayla said looking around the class.

“Morning Yellow,” came a response and Chloe rolled her eyes and turned around to look at the artist.

Alya and Marinette stared at the spectacle before them, their jaws on their desks.

Nathanaël and Chloe?

Talking?

“I still think you should dye your hair,” the blonde smirked.

“Says the fake mural-!” he shot back and Chloe dissolved into giggles.

“Shut up! You said you’d never bring it up.”

“Only if you’ll admit I look great with black hair.”

“Dye it and we’ll see!”

“Never.”

The two looked at each other for a minute before laughing. Once their laughter died down, Chloe turned back to the front and Nathanaël continued to draw in his sketch book.

“What…what just happened?” Alya murmured and Marinette stared.

“Isn’t it obvious?” Nino said from below them, “She’s Yellow, he’s Red. They are going to get together and be Orange.”

“Nathanaël and Chloe…interesting couple…” Adrien said with a small smile.

“Nino that is the most ridiculous thing-” Ayla began but stopped when Chloe stood up from her seat and said something to Sabrina before going to the red head’s desk.

“You up for smoothies with Sabrina and I after school?” she asked.

“I have to do an art project…” he said with a sigh, “But I am free tomorrow.”

“Sabrina has an assignment tomorrow so it’ll just be you and me if you’re okay with that?”

“I wouldn’t mind spending any time with the Yellow Goddess of Yellowness herself-”

“I hate you!” Chloe said as she laughed and he grinned.

“Tomorrow it is.”

The four friends watched the girl go back to her seat as their teacher walked into class.

Alya slammed her hand down on her desk, her face eager and startling her friends.

“Sooo…how much do you want to bet they’ll be together by the end of the year?”

[lily-cmdier99]

I am ashamed to say I made this last year for Chloe Appreciation Week Day 3: Favorite Ship - and I never posted it til now. And for that, I am so sorry.

But better now than never, am I right? *sweats*

[munofsilver]

Putting Everything in Place

@chlonathweek is doing a Chlonath week starting today. I made a fanfic for it. Day one is Enemy/Friend. You can read it on my Ao3 account. Summary:  After years of defeating Hawkmoth, a new villain shows up. During the fight, Royal Blu and Rena Rouge got struck. Alya is fine the same can't be said about Nathaniel. He lost a big part of his memory, that includes his wife Chloe and their child, Nicole. His mind stops at college. Little by little his starts to learn about his life, starting with why is his sister pregnant?   

“How is he doing?” Chloe asked. Sitting across the table, her friend Marinette looks up then back down. “You would know if you visit him,” she answered. Chloe sighs and she slides down in her chair. “You know I can’t.” The truth is she doesn’t want to see him like that. It hurts her heart just thinking about it. If she sees him like he is now, it will break her heart. Even though she understands, Marinette thinks Chloe should still visit Nathaniel. “You can still see how he’s doing,” Marinette’s tone is a mix of anger and frustration. “It’s been three months since the accident, and you haven’t visited him at all. I know this is hard for you; it’s hard for us all. Nathaniel is a great guy. We all love and care about him. He has improved,” Marinette pause. “I talked with the doctors. They said that there’s a good chance he’ll never return to normal,” Chloe fights back her tears. “He is still the same Nathaniel,” Marinette was going to yell but stopped. Chloe is losing her fight with her tears. They form in her eyes, then fall down her cheeks. Marinette's anger fades away. Making her way over to Chloe and wraps her arms around her pulling Chloe into a tight hug. “What’s the point of seeing him if he doesn’t even know who I am?” Chloe cries hugging Marinette back. Right now Chloe could use a friend for support. She knows she can’t go through this alone. Marinette ignores the ringing of her phone. “He does remember you, Chloe. Nathaniel knows who you are,” Marinette tries to calm her down. Sadly it didn’t seem to work. “He only remembers the old me. The bully me. The evil, rotten spoiled me. Not the current me. The nice lovable, kind, caring me. The one he fell in love with.” “You were never evil Chloe. Even as Antibug and Queen Waps you were never evil,” Marinette raised her voice a bit, not of anger. Marinette’s phone finally stops ringing, only for Chloe’s phone to start. That's also ignored. The tears eventually end as Chloe release herself from the hug. “I….I will see him, not visit him. Just going to check. I guess I should do more than just talking with his doctor,” Chloe sighs. Marinette smiles, “I’ll be there for you if you need me to.” “When are you going to visit him next?” “Tomorrow. Would you like to come? Adrien can watch Nicole.” “Nicole,” Chloe whispers. “Do…..Do you think I should bring her?” “I would ask the doctor first.” Chloe nods, that is a good idea. Marinette returns to her original spot. She singles to the waiter that they are ready for their check. “Natalie was there last week. Nathaniel did remember her and surprised that his little sister is getting big.” Chloe half smiles. “She is seven months pregnant with twins.” Taking a sip as the check is placed between them, Chloe grabs her purse while Marinette hands her card to the waiter. Seeing the waiter walk off Chloe puts her purse away. “I’m not sure if that’s the reason he’s surprised. It took him some time to remember her. Now he thinks she’s too young to be pregnant. Even though she’s only a surrogate.” Chloe smiles, “Nathaniel was worried at first when Natalie told us she was thinking of saying yes. She’s doing this for a cousin they hardly know. Over time he got less worried. Even as adults Nathaniel still overprotective of his younger sister.” Marinette laughs as she puts her wallet in her purse. They both stand up and head outside. Chloe has her back towards Marinette. “I'll come with you to see Nathaniel tomorrow.” After saying that Chloe walks off towards her car. Marinette laughs, she will text Chloe when she will pick her up later. Right now she has some errands to do and not much time. Queen Bee is flying through the air as she carries Royal Blu. “After all these years we have a new enemy to fight. I hope we’re not rusty,” Royal Blu laughs. Queen Bee almost drop her when she turned. “Hey, none of that. It’s been a while since I’ve done this. I need to concentrate,” she picks up her speed. “Sorry, my queen.” Royal Blu was silence for the rest of the trip. They met up with Ladybug, Cat Noir, and Rena Rouge on top of the Eiffel Tower. Carapace is on his way. “What’s going on?” Asked Royal Blu. “I’ll explain all when everyone is here,” Ladybug checks something on her yo-yo. “That man of yours better hurry up,” Queen Bee crosses her arms. Rena Rouge did everything she can to not snap back. One thing Rena Rouge has is patients. She will never talk back unless she feels like she needs too. Soon Carapace arrives out of breath. “Sorry, I got here as fast as I could,” he says between breaths. “Now that’s everyone here, you can tell us why you called us, my lady,” Cat Noir purred. “I’m sure you all know about all these people disappearing. How could you not when it’s all over the news,” Ladybug looks right at Rena Rouge when she spoke the last part. “Last night when they were giving us an update I notice something.” She holds out her yo-yo as everyone gathered around her to see. Ladybug hits play on the video, and it starts. About half a minute in Ladybug pauses it. Everyone leans squinting their eyes. “Do you see what I did?” Ladybug asked. It’s hard to notice, in the background they were showing a playground full of kids playing as their parents watching very closely not taking their eyes off their kids. It was on for a second, but Ladybug paused it at the right spot. A jogger that was stopping to take a drink disappeared. Near where he was stood Hawkmoth! “Hawkmoth!” Yelled all the heroes. “That’s what I thought at first also. Look closer,” Ladybug told them. Looking closer it looks like Hawkmoth. Same mask and color outfit. Instead of a suit Hawkmoth is wearing a long dress split on both sides to the thigh. With knee high heeled boots. She’s leaning against the cane. Ladybug closes her yo-yo and places it back on her hip. “Somehow there is a new female Hawkmoth, and she’s kidnapping people. We as heroes need to stop this and free all those people,” Ladybug slams her fist into her other hand. “I asked you all here tonight to come up with a plan.” That night felt like it was yesterday not six months ago. It plays over again every night for Chloe. Every single night since it happened. Every night she cries herself to sleep over it. She knows she has to be brave, act like nothing’s wrong. Not for her, but for Nicole, her daughter. When she called the doctor, he said to wait until she brings Nicole over. It turns out the doctor did try to call before. Nothing’s wrong just giving her his daily report on Nathaniel. Chloe’s unsure how much longer she can handle this, or even if she can handle seeing him tomorrow. Going over how everything went and worrying about the visit Chloe almost burns dinner. Chloe didn’t eat much that night. Not because it was a little burnt, but her mind won’t let her get over the visit until it happens. She plays with her food as she watches her two-year-old daughter eat hers. With a sigh, Chloe takes a few bites. “Are you ready, Chloe? We’ll be there soon.” Marinette called Chloe around ten. With breakfast done Chloe is in the living room waiting for them to arrive. “I’m ready. When you two get here just stay in the car. I’ll come out once Adrien enters,” Chloe sighs. “Sounds good to us,” Marinette ends the call. Chloe places her phone in her purse and closes it. She sighs again, preparing herself for whatever waits for her. ‘You’ll be fine Chloe. You’re not going to talk to him. You’ll be fine.’ She not so sure of herself right now. The front door opening snaps her to life. “Uncle Adrien,” Nicole runs over to him for a hug. By the time Adrien looked up to greet Chloe, she was already gone. In the car, Chloe ever spoke a word. Neither did Marinette, until they arrived at the hospital. “Are you ready for this?” “It’s either now or never,” Chloe gathers up all her courage just to open the car door. “Seatbelt!” Marinette was able to yell. Lucky she did before Chloe tried to exit the car. It seems the thought of seeing Nathaniel is taking its toll on Chloe. A few deep breaths and she was able to unbuckle herself. In the hospital, the doctor was surprised to see Chloe there. “I never thought I would see you here. We talk on the phone all the time, now I finally get to see you,” the doctor laughed. Chloe didn’t think it was funny, Marinette kind of did, she doesn't hide it. The doctor leads them to Nathaniel's room. There is a window on the door, and Chloe peeks in. Nathaniel is sitting in his bed drawing. Chloe remembers how he would do that before bed. At first, Chloe didn’t like it, but after a while, she wonders why she hated it. Marinette and the doctor enters the room, while Chloe stays outside. Not yet ready to join. “Baby steps,” Chloe whispers. “Hello, Nathaniel. How are you?” Marinette chirps with a smile like she always does when she visits Nathaniel. “Hello, Marinette. Hello Dr. Tumble. I am doing fine. Thanks for asking,” Nathaniel smiles. He puts his drawing on the table next to him and gets out of bed. “It’s always good to see you, Marinette. How is Adrien? Is he here with you?” Nathaniel doesn’t stop smelling. “Not today. He’s babysitting. I did bring someone with me,” Marianette points with her head and faces the window. Nathaniel looks, but no one is there. Once Chloe heard Marinette said she wasn’t alone, Chloe ducks and dives out of view. Chloe isn’t here to visit just see how Nathaniel is doing. Chloe is cursing at Marinette under her breath. Along with some threats. “There’s no one there,” Nathaniel sounds confused. He’s even more confused when he sees the look of anger on Marinette’s face. “What’s wrong, Marinette?” She faces him again. “Sorry about that. What are you drawing?” Changing the subject did work. It brought Chloe back to the window. Nathaniel grabs his sketchbook.

He shows Marinette what he was working on. She takes a closer look and notices something. “I’ll be right back,” she announced before heading out. Nathaniel’s eyes followed her, and he saw someone else by the window. When he moved his head to face the window the person was gone. Thinking nothing of it, Nathaniel goes back to working on his drawing. “You have to visit him,” Marinette orders grabbing Chloe’s arm. “I’m here aren’t I,” Chloe spat back. Chloe Bourgeois never goes down without a fight. Right now neither is Marinette Dupain-Cheng. “You should talk to him instead of hiding,” Marinette said before she stormed off. “Besides he knows I have someone here anyways,” Marinette speaks over her shoulder. Soon she was back in the room with Nathaniel. Once again Chloe watches through the window. “Sorry about that, Nathaniel,” Marinette is full of smiles once more. Nathaniel smiles with her. “Who were you talking with? Was it Dr. Tumble?” Marinette glances at the window. It looks like Chloe is shaking her head. Marinette is going to give Chloe the push she needs. “Chloe is here with me today.” Before Chloe could hide Marinette and Nathaniel, face to see her. Marinette has an evil grin on while Nathaniel is confused and shocked. “Why is she here? Doesn’t she hate like everyone?” Chloe looks down in shame and hugs herself. The tears are coming back. She doesn’t want Nathaniel to see her with tears. “Chloe is different now. She’s nice and gets along with everyone. I know you may not believe it. Just talk with her you’ll see. Besides if she hates everyone then why is she here?” Chloe was unsure of what to say. She wipes a loose tear away and smiles. Nathaniel is also speechless, but seeing her with a smile like this is rare. “The last thing I remember about Chloe she tried to scare off Lila when she got too close to Adrien. Those two never got along. Then again most people didn’t get along with Lila when we found out she lied to everyone for attention,” Nathaniel thinks back the best he can. “Chloe didn’t have to embarrass Lila the way she did,” he finished. Chloe will admit she did go overboard, but she was mad that Lila’s lies have hurt her friends. Lila also tries to steal Adrien from Marinette. At that time they were just starting their friendship. Chloe felt like she had to protect Marinette and Adrien’s relationship. Shortly after that Chloe started patching things up with everyone. She remembers Nathaniel being one of the hardest because he was always so quiet and liked to be alone. That’s what she thought by the way he avoids everyone. In reality, he was just avoiding her. Once Nathaniel realized that Chloe is genuinely trying her best to be nice and making new friends, he stops avoiding her. Right away he noticed how well she’s been treating Sabrina. Nathaniel’s no longer shy even now. He lets people see his drawings, also loves to talk about them. More deep breaths before Chloe enters the room. “Hello, Nathaniel. Hope you don’t mind me coming in,” she speaks with a smile and a shaky voice.

[lunian]

Im late in Chlonath party and it was supposed to be for Day 3: First Date/First Fight