#louis dupain cheng

[chronicallylatetotheparty]

Perfect Paradise Ch.22: You're Not a Demon, There's a Reason You Behaved In That Way

Summary: Pain of yesterdays.

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"I'll talk to him."

"M Dupain-Cheng..."

"...only twelve."

"This is a very serious..."

"...make sure he understands that."

Hugo tried not to fidget with his ear on the door to the principal's office. Their voices muffled, Hugo caught only snippets of their conversation. There was the sound of someone rising to their feet and Hugo sprang backwards into his chair.

The door opened and closed behind Papa. He gave Hugo an unreadable look. "C'mon."

Awkward silence swallowed most of the ride home. Papa's brow furrowed as his fingers fidgeted with the ring on his finger. Even Gregor was subdued as he drove. Guilt and apprehension twisting Hugo's stomach into knots.

Instead of sending Hugo to his room Papa went into their home gym. "Shoes off."

"Huh?"

"Shoes off," he repeated, following his own instruction and removing the tie and dress shirt too. Leaving just his undershirt. Papa walked towards the long mats Emma used to practice her fencing.

"Legs shoulder width apart. Left- er, right foot forward. Bend your knees. Arms up." Papa corrected Hugo's stance.

Hugo was too confused to question him.

"Now," Papa clapped his hands together and held up his palms. "Hit me."

Okay, not that confused. "What? No, that isn't..."

"Your stance is off again Hugo."

"This isn't how it goes!" Hugo protested.

"What, did you expect me to ground you for a month with no video games?"

"Well... yeah."

Papa nodded. "We can do that instead if you want."

"... No," Hugo said quietly.

Papa flexed his fingers.

Hugo pressed his lips together as he retook his stance. Taking a deep breath he threw a punch into Papa's calloused hands.

 "Again. And put your weight into it this time!"

Hugo obliged. For several minutes they just trained. Hugo threw a punch. Adrien caught it. Made some small correction to Hugo's technique. Repeat.

"... Shouldn't you be wearing something to protect your hands?" Hugo asked.

"You can't hurt me, Hugo." There was something about the way Papa said it that made color rise in Hugo's face.

Hugo stopped, eyes blinking rabidly as the heat in his chest tried to escape through his eyes.

Papa placed his hands over Hugo's shaking fists. "Will you tell me what's wrong?" Papa asked gently.

"... He called Maman a golddigger," Hugo said in a small voice, shoulders hunched. It wasn't the first thing the boy had said. Or even the worst thing he ever said. But it was what made Hugo snap.

Papa sighed and Hugo fought between shame and indignation. Why should some jerk be able to say whatever he wanted about Maman? Why wasn't he being punished? It wasn't fair!

"I know," Papa said, and for a second Hugo thought he'd spoken out loud. Papa's hands squeezed Hugo's, kneeling so he was no longer looming over Hugo. "I know it's not fair. I'm not going to tell you he didn't deserve it."

Hugo blinked in surprise.

"You've got a strong sense of justice. That says good things about your character. But it's not enough to be right, Hugo. You have to be smart about it too. And it's not worth hurting yourself to hurt him."

Hugo rubbed at his sore knuckles.

Papa's eyes caught the movement. "I don't mean just physically. I mean here," -he pointed at Hugo's chest- "here," -his head- "and here." Papa's finger hovered over the stickers on Hugo's sleeve before landing on the one with the school emblem.

Hugo scowled at that last one.

"If you can avoid antagonizing authority figures you can maneuver them into doing what you want," Papa explained. "And if you can't you make sure they regret it."

"... Aren't you supposed to tell me to respect authority figures?"

Papa blinked. "Why would I do that? People in authority need to earn your respect just like anyone else. More even."

Hugo said nothing but the shame slithering around his insides seemed to calm just a fraction.

Papa released Hugo's hands, rose to his feet and held out his palms again.

Grasping his invitation Hugo threw a punch and... It didn't connect. His fist stopped a hand span away from Papa's palm. Like he'd hit a pillow made of air. Hugo's eyes went wide.

"How- How did you do that!?"

Instead of answering the invisible force around Papa pushed out. Enveloping Hugo like a warm breeze. Buffeting him with... Love. Concern. Fear. Compassion. Pride. Anger. The bend and weave of it glided over Hugo's skin.

This time Hugo didn't try to stop the tears from falling. For a moment Hugo could see the green aura rising from patterns of flame on Papa's skin. Then he blinked and it was gone.

Papa's presence faded slowly from the air. "Anger is a very useful emotion. As long as you know how to control it. Direct it into something more."

Not trusting his voice Hugo nodded. Wiping at his eyes.

"Which means-" Papa placed a comforting hand on Hugo's shoulder "-for the next two weeks we're going to focus on your self control."

So they did. Papa ran Hugo through various exercises both physical and mental so he could bend without breaking. Taught Hugo how to choose his actions so he could win a fight without ever throwing a single punch. It became routine even after Hugo returned to school.

Only later did he realize Papa had talked the principal down to suspension instead of expulsion.

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Silence echoed in the vast cavern. The shelves of books swallowing any sound as Adrien gazed down at his kids. Their expressions some combination of shock and disbelief.

Emma's body was limp on the couch. Not realizing her mouth was open. Next to her Louis bored a hole through the floor with his eyes as he hugged his knees to his chest. On his other side Hugo's face burned as his hands curled into fists.

Adrien resisted the urge to fiddle with his ring as the quiet stretched. The vice on his heart squeezing tighter and tighter in the endless seconds.

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Commission by illuminati_png

[milk-farm]

FUTURE ADRIENETTE KIDS!! (I’ve been wanting to draw their designs for a year now and I finally got around to it! Yippee!!)

[katieykat513]

or his little boy does instead :)

“Oo oo!” Louis squealed, running from the Butterfly Kwami down the hall. 

At three, he was still having trouble with his words, most of them coming out as barely the sounds of the words rather than the words themselves. His older sister and brother loved to dote on him hand and foot, making words practically useless for him, but he would speak on his own time, his parents were very supportive. 

Nooroo giggled as he played hide and seek and tag with his young secret holder. While Marinette let the Kwamis roam the house freely, the Miraculous were locked up, but Louis was slick and was able to grab the Butterfly and put it on and take it off before his mother noticed, making Louis his technical holder. 

Which led to the two of them bonding and Nooroo giving him a Kwagatama. 

Slipping into the closet of the office to hide, Louis tried to stifle his giggles when something caught his eye and the purple Kwagatama glowed and lifted from his shirt. 

“Found you!” Nooroo exclaimed as he threw the closet doors open. “Louis? What are you…oh no!” 

Nooroo tried to stop him, but it was too late as Hawk Moth stood before the child and Kwami. 

“What is this?!” Hawk Moth demanded, looking around the office. “Where is my wife! Nooroo, what is the meaning of this!” 

Hawk Moth turned on the Kwami, pointing his finger at the cowering god as he hid in Louis’s neck. 

“Answer m-” Hawk Moth looked at his hand, furrowing his brow. “How are you out when I am transformed. You were not one that I kept trapped. Why am I glowing? And who is this child and why does he-” His face fell, truly taking in the room. 

He walked over to the desk, seeing a picture frame on it, and grabbing for it. Except when he grabbed it, his hand went straight through. 

“W-what is the meaning of this!? I demand answers!” 

“Gipah!” Louis squealed, smiling brightly as he ran up to the tall man, trying to give him a hug but falling through him. 

“Louis, no!” Nooroo exclaimed. 

Hawk Moth turned back to the picture, leaning down to get a better look and gasped at what he saw. A beautiful family of five. His son, grown and married to the wretched Marinette Dupain-Cheng and they had apparently had three children, one of which was attempting to hug his legs with no success as Nooroo tried to pull him away. 

“Nooroo,” he deadpanned. “Explain…please,” he growled out. 

Nooroo squeaked, still scared of the man he was forced to call master. “You aren’t…real.” 

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ok fandom who’s going to write a fanfic there adrien uses butterfly kwagatama to speak to a ghost of his father

[part-time-pixie]

more next gen au doodles (afterglow) !! ✨ introducing Aurora Couffaine, Luka's daughter, and how she feels about Adrienette's son, Lei (+ Maurice art bc I love him hehe)

idk why they have beef, I just really like clichés (she's also not a villain really, I think they just play in different teams or something dfgdf)

[ninadove]

Lukadrinette kids

Because I can. Enjoy these silly little thoughts.

📝 General notes:

Marinette, aka Maman, started out as a very successful and very stressed out fashion designer. She ends up retiring at 35 to take over the bakery and finally learn to chill (it’s going… better than expected).

Luka, aka Papa, is a guitarist with a very niche following and is perfectly happy with that. He’s very present in his kids’ lives and the easiest parent to open up to, because of course he is.

Adrien, aka Dad, is the stay-at-home parent and could not be more stoked. And scared. Someone help them

Emma and Hugo are twins, but look nothing like each other, which baffled Adrien and Felix when they were born; Adrien will never admit it, but he was a tiny bit disappointed they weren’t identical.

To help the kids connect with their heritage, their parents speak French, English and Mandarin Chinese at home. Despite it all, Louis’ first words were a full sentence in Japanese — more on that later.

It’s very common for French kids to have two “middle names” (deuxième et troisième prénoms), so I have planned accordingly. Enjoy!

🐍 Emma

Her full name is Emma Sentibug Alya Dupain-Cheng. Adrien would not have it any other way.

She’s the oldest by five minutes and she takes it very seriously. Too seriously, even.

Emma inherited Gabriel’s grey eyes, which will have no influence on her perception of herself at all, no sir.

Like Marinette, she feels responsible for protecting everyone and everything around her, which is why she was blacklisted from using the Ladybug Miraculous before she reached the tender age of five.

As luck would have it, she ended up with the Snake, which is even worse for her mental health. For maximum dramatic irony, I think I’ll call her superheroine persona Aspik.

Aroace and sad. It’s already hard enough to be aspec as it is, but given the importance romance played in her parents’ lives… you get the point.

🦋 Hugo

Aka Hugo Felix Tom Dupain-Cheng. Yes, Felix cried upon learning his name. A lot.

🎶 Bi bi bi bi BI 🎶

Inherited Mari’s talent for arts and crafts and Adrien’s dramatics. Despite being very similar to them both, he often finds it difficult to talk to them.

Uncle Felix, however, is his absolute favourite adult in the world, and regularly knocks some sense into him.

Adrien and Nino were so excited for their sons to be besties! So naturally they hate each other’s guts

They end up kissing about it, though, so it’s fine.

Butterfly holder. Very purple 💜

🐈‍⬛ Louis

Aka Louis Nino Jules (after Juleka)

Because twins were a lot to handle, Louis only came along six years later.

When he doesn’t get his way, he turns petulant and grumpy, which makes him Plagg’s absolute favourite. Luka finds it endearing and jokes that they rub off on each other. This stresses Adrien out, though, as he fears it might be an early sign of Gabriel Behaviour.

The truth is that Louis just has these huge feelings that he doesn’t know how to handle… and you know who relates to this? KAGAMI. She’s the only one who can get him to calm down once he starts crying. She will pick him up, he will cling to her jacket and suck on his thumb, and she will carry on with the conversation as if nothing happened.

Originally Very Small, he gets a HUGE growth spurt and ends up built like Tom, which is very unusual for Cat holders.

🐞 Sabine

Aka Sabine Amelie Rose

The surprise baby of the bunch. She looks just like her grandma Sabine!

A total ray of sunshine. Also very gay.

As the youngest and eventual holder of the Ladybug Miraculous, she triggers Mari’s overprotective tendencies the most. Adrien actually had to step up and get her to back off as it was starting to stir up bad memories.

Because Rose was very ill when the twins and Louis were young, she and Juleka didn’t get to watch them as much as she would have liked. They made up for it by spoiling their younger niece beyond reason.

The most musically inclined of the kids. Her love for punk rock and metal clashes hard with her cutesy vibes. Rose couldn’t be prouder. 💖

[potatoobitxh]

I want to see more of the love square future kids.

like imagine something where Emma is just being an absolute menace, literally stealing bunnix miraculous to go back in time to meet her parents as her current age to prove to Louis that their parents are indeed ladybug and chat noir and how bad they're at hiding it

or just some funny cute fluff where ladynoir are trying to go save Paris or wtv and their kid (Emma as a baby, maybe) won't stop crying so they just have to bring her with them and you see ladybug trying her best to fight in the most careful way, with a baby strapped at her chest

(also, very important, Adrien would try is very best to be the greatest father his kids can have and when he meets his kids from the future that's his first question, disregarding who's the mother and how they are there. my boy just wants to be a good dad)

I have so many ideas but I can't find anyone that has brought them to life 😔😔

[crosswordist]

forgot what comes up must come down. damn.

(this is about me emotionally crashing after being INSANE about characters for several days.)

[galahadwilder]

Listen I am an absolute sucker for any fic or AU or scenario where an Adrienette child comes back in time somehow and just. Has absolutely no respect for their parents’ secret identities. Emma telling Marinette that her name is Emma Agreste and then yelling “Daddy!” when she sees Chat Noir. Hugo excitedly telling Adrien about making cookies for Tikki with Grandma Sabine last week. Louis wondering loudly where Plagg is because he wants to play and then going “Papa!” at Marinette’s Adrien Collage. Accidental reveals through the Adrienette kids are yes.

[fabseg-creator]

Chrysalis aakumatized Marinette and Socqueline into Li Mochou and Yuenu due to someone insulted Louis Cha's works?

This is the draft.

A communist guy talks bad about Louis Cha (1924-2018) (a real-world Chinese(Hong-Kongese) writer). The latter's ghost appears behind the former.

Marinette and Socqueline are hearing the baddie's words. Chrysalis akumatizes the two girls into Li Mochou and Yuenu. They are going to crush the guy.

[henurysensei]

✨️THE MIRACLE FAMILY✨️

What do you think? I'm making a little compilation of their family moments.

Qu'en pensez-vous ? Je suis en train de faire une petite compilation de leurs moments en famille.

[chronicallylatetotheparty]

Perfect Paradise Ch.10: And the Walls Kept Tumbling Down in the City that We Love

Summary: Our heroes return to Paris. A threat returns too.

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Nino waited for his best friend by the exit terminal.

Killing Me Softly playing in his headphones. Yawning from last night's gig. Technically, he could've said no... But it was Le Chemin Sombre! He wasn't going to pass that up!

Paris' more unusual residents were very particular about inviting newcomers. Nino grinned like he was a teenager getting a real shot at DJing for the first time in his life.

Someone was fidgeting next to him.

Nino glanced down and his pleasant mood vanished. Against his better judgement he paused the song and lowered his headphones around his neck.

"Nino."

"Marinette."

"Heard about Rose."

"Yeah. Tough break."

"... They say Chat Noir went supersonic."

"Must've been important."

"Yeah..."

"..."

His phone dinged. He had a text message.

"Listen, about Adrien-"

"I'm gonna get some coffee! You want any?"

"Nino..."

"Extra cream, extra sugar yeah? Be right-"

"Uncle Nino! Maman!" Hugo waved as he ran ahead of his family. The other passengers some distance behind.

Nino grinned at him. The tension not gone but subdued. "Hey, little dude."

Marinette hugged him tight as she gave him her own smile. "Mon ange, I'm glad-" The words died in her throat as she looked up. Eyes widening.

The sides of his head were shaved in an undercut. Leaving just the top of his head and a ponytail tied at the back. But the most striking part was that his golden blond locks were snow white.

Chat Blanc's color.

Hugo's brow furrowed as he noticed her stiffen. Pulling a face as he traced her line of sight. "Yeah, Papa dyed his hair. It's not fair for him to look cool... Don't tell him I said that," Hugo stage whispered.

Adrien paused. "You think I look cool?"

Hugo groaned as a slow grin spread across his Papa's face.

"Oh. Dye. Of course." Marinette shook her head as she swallowed memories of a broken moon and flooded cityscape back down.

Emma was in front of her. Shifting awkwardly but there.

Marinette snapped the rest of the way back to the present and hugged her daughter. Relieved at the halfhearted pats she got in return. "I'm glad you're okay."

Her daughter sniffed as she hugged back a little tighter.

"Maman," Louis greeted.

"Sunshine," Marinette smiled warmly as he let her hold his hand for a moment.

Louis frowned as he took in her distraction.

Adrien walked up and gave Nino a bear hug. Strong arms reminding her of when he would wrap himself around her. When he would hold her like that.

An alarm sounded from Nino's phone that sent a chill up his spine. No, it was from all their phones. He hoped never to hear it again. It was only fair. But of course that didn't change the impossible sound.

Akuma Alert.

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[the-delta-42]

Damn

A/N: Had to repost because I forgot to do a few things.

Damn

Marinette exhaled quietly as the last customer left the Bakery, three hours non-stop, which was preceded by another three hours before she was forced to take a break. The usual help hadn’t shown up that morning and both Marinette and her mother had been swapping over at set intervals, while her father kept an eye on the oven.

Marinette had recalled hearing her parents complain about Jonathan before, but this was the first time he hadn’t shown up for work. Marinette heard the bell over the door go, before putting on her ‘customer service’ face, which quickly broke when she spotted her grandfather.

“You look dead.” Came his blunt statement.

“Jon didn’t show up this morning.” Said Marinette, “Normally, we’d contact his wife, but neither are picking up.”

Rolland was quiet, “He’s the one that’s older than me.”

“Yeah, I think he’s supposed to be retired.” Remarked Marinette, “Papa and Maman are in the back, I think I heard them arguing about the consistency of some icing for a cake.”

Rolland shook his head, before walking into the back. Marinette sighed, before the bell over the door rang again. Marinette took a deep breath in and looked ahead.

“Welcome to Tom and Sabine’s Bakery, how may I help?” Said Marinette in her ‘customer service’ voice.

“You didn’t turn up for Orange Juice.” Said Kagami, making Marinette slump forwards.

“I knew I forgot something.” Groaned Marinette, “First Jon didn’t turn up and now I forgot about our drink, what’s next, Adrien telling me I forgot some project?”

There was a stiff silence, before Kagami looked to the side. Marinette groaned and dropped her head against the counter.

“Kill me now.” Groaned Marinette, “Of course things are going to shit, Jon doesn’t turn up, then I forget about our drink date and the class project and Luka saying that we ‘need to talk’ tomorrow.”

Kagami frowned, her head tilting slightly, “Is wanting to talk a bad thing?”

“Kagami,” Said Marinette, through her hands, “when one party in a relationship says, ‘we need to talk’ nothing good is going to come from it.”

Kagami was silent.

“Whenever Adrien says we need to talk, he shows me cat pictures.” Said Kagami, Marinette stared at her friend.

“Either Adrien is adorably naïve, or he doesn’t know what that phrase is used for.” Said Marinette, after a second.

Sabine poked her head out of the kitchen, “Marinette, go upstairs, you’ve done enough for today.”

Marinette smiled, until she decided to stand up, when her legs couldn’t take her weight and promptly collapsed onto the ground.

“Are you okay?” Asked Kagami, as Marinette hauled herself back up.

“I’m. Fine.” Grunted Marinette, as she made her way to the stairs.

Kagami watched her fall three more times before walking over, picking her up and carrying up the stairs.

D

“Can I have a kitty, Maman, pleeease?” Pleaded Manon, giving her mother the puppy’s eyes

“No, Manon,” Sighed Nadja, looking away from her computer, “having a pet is a big responsibility, and you can’t have one until you’re older.”

“B-b-but,” Manon whimpered, getting a sigh from Nadja.

“Manon,” Said Nadja, firmly, “I’ve said no.”

Manon burst into tears and ran off, getting a dejected sigh from her mother.

‘Stupid Maman,’ Thought Manon, not noticing the Akuma, ‘I am old enough.’

“Grown Up, I am Monarch. Your Mere believes you are too young for any responsibility, if you bring me Ladybug’s and Chat Noir’s Miraculous and you’ll get what you want.”

“Okay.”

D

Marinette stretched as she stood up, carefully adjusting the table. Kagami glanced at the clock.

“I have to go, Mother is expecting me home soon.” Said Kagami, getting up, “Same time next week?”

Marinette nodded, “Want a lift? I’ve told Maman I’d deal with some of the deliveries today.”

“That would be nice.”

Five minutes later Marinette was driving her moped with Kagami and some deliveries.

“Why’d you retry things with Luka?” Asked Kagami, as they rounded a corner.

“I thought I needed to work on me,” Called Marinette, “I thought if I became a better version of myself, things would be easier with Luka.”

“Are they?”

“Nope.” Answered Marinette, as they stopped at Kagami’s home. Frowning, Marinette looked at her phone, “Hold on, did your Maman order from my parents?”

“She tried one of your family’s pastries and enjoyed them.” Answered Kagami, as Marinette pulled a bag from the case on her moped.

“Right, give me a moment.” Marinette hopped off the vehicle, and walking up to the door with the bakery bag.

“I’ll take it, Mother’s going to be in a meeting.” Said Kagami, taking the bag from Marinette, “See you next week.”

D

Marinette sighed, rolling her shoulders as she remounted her moped. She’d just finished her deliveries and was about to head home, part of her wondered why it was so quiet, before she shook her head and drove home.

Meanwhile, Grown Up ran across the rooftops, revelling in her freedom.

D

Yawning, Marinette looked around, before crossing the road. She smiled as Alya waved at her, before she heard someone shout.

“I AM GROWN UP, I WANT THE MIRACULOUS!” Alya and Marinette were hit by a beam of light, before Grown Up ran away.

“What the hell?” Asked Alya, before looking at Marinette and gasped, “Girl, look at you.”

“Look at me?” Marinette pointed at Alya, “Look at you!”

Both girls were at least ten years older, Alya was wearing a suit like the one Nadja Chamack wore when she was working, while Marinette was wearing a dark blue pant suit.

“Whoa.” Said both girls.

D

Adrien gulped as he looked at Marinette, thanks to the Akuma that aged anyone hit by their ray, Marinette and Alya had been hit and aged up to at least 25.

Adrien was quick to notice that Marinette looked 'smoking hot', as Kim put it, and had certainly gotten bigger in the chest and hips. He didn’t look at Alya, but he felt Nino was thinking the same thing.

It certainly didn't help when Adrien suddenly blurted out,

"Please step on me." Blurted Adrien, before he clapped his hands over his mouth. Adrien just wanted to die. He decided he would do it himself if he had to.

“Please do it. I wanna see what happens.” Said Kim, laughing as Adrien and Marinette’s faces went red.

“Shut up, Kim.” Said Alya, taking control of the situation. She removed her blazer and dropped it on top of Marinette’s, “We need to focus on more important things.”

Adrien thought he saw Nino covering his nose, while Marinette folded her arms across her chest.

“Yeah,” Said Alix, pointing at Nathaniel, “Like why does Nath look homeless?”

They glanced at him, Nathaniel was hit by Grown Up as well, but while Marinette and Alya looked healthy and well dressed, Nathaniel was filthy and unnaturally skinny.

“I don’t know.” Rasped Nathaniel, before he hacked up a cough.

“Hold on.” Lila, who’d also been hit by Grown Up, grabbed a torch from her pocket, she had a doctor’s coat on and a hospital ID, she crouched in front of Nathaniel, “Open up.”

Nathaniel grimaced, but slowly opened his mouth, Lila visibly recoiled and nearly dropped her torch.

“Well, that’s something you don’t see that every day.” Muttered Lila, as Marinette crouched next to her.

“Is that a…” Marinette tilted her head to the side.

“There are a couple of masses, one at the back of your throat and another on your gums along your molars.” Said Lila, frowning, “But…maybe you should cut back on the cigarettes.”

“How can you tell he smokes?” Asked Marinette, as Alya joined them.

“Staining on his fingers, his cough and the state of his teeth and gums.” Answered Lila, before stiffening, “How the hell do I know that?”

“I’ve got some news headlines on my mind and Marinette’s got some meetings on hers.” Said Alya, before glancing at Nathaniel.

Marinette groaned, “We’re getting off subject, sorry Nath, but I think we can focus on our future problems when they actually happen.”

“Right.” The others nodded, as Nathaniel reached into his pocket for a pencil, before he frowned and pulled out a syringe.

Lila quickly took the syringe from him and put it on Bustier’s desk.

“We need to find the Akuma, get all this fixed and go back to hating each other.” Marinette glanced at Lila and Chloé, who’d also been hit by the beam, “So, what do we know?”

“She calls herself ‘Grown Up’.” Said Lila, “So, it’s likely that she’s a small child that’s been told she’s too young for something.”

“Okay, so if we can figure out what she wants, we could distract her with it.” Said Alya, shifting.

“But, to do that we’d need to know who she is.” Said Marinette, getting a scoff from Chloé.

“Out of everyone in the city, the first two she targets are you two.” Said Chloé, “Most people target people they know, so, do any of the brats you baby sit want something they can’t have?”

The class watched as Marinette frowned, before her jaw dropped, “Oh my god.”

Marinette ran out the room, leaving everyone at a loss.

D

Marinette carefully put the box on the table, getting frowns from everyone.

“What’s that?” Asked Alix, as Marinette reached into the box and pulled out a kitten.

“Someone dumped an entire litter in my family’s bin.” Said Marinette, as the other kittens started mewing, “I showed them to Manon and she’s been besotted with Tiny since she met her.”

Alya raised an eyebrow, “Tiny?”

“Because she’s small.” Answered Marinette, before heading towards the door, “Hopefully, finding Manon will be easy.

D

Grown Up was running around the park, despite her name, she looked more or less the same, with ‘grown up’ make up on her face. Marinette wanted to coo at how adorable it was, while another part of her wanted to roll around laughing at how ridiculous Manon looked.

“Manon.” Said Marinette, getting the Akuma’s attention, “Come here.”

“Marinette!” Grinned Grown Up, running toward Marinette, “Have you got Kitty?”

Marinette nodded, “But, if you want her, you need to give me the Akuma object.”

Manon rapidly nodded, all but throwing a sheet of paper at Marinette. She handed the kitten to Manon, prompting the animal to start purring. The sound of someone skidding got Marinette’s attention, turning, she found Chat Noir. She smiled and held the piece of paper out to him.

“You might want to get this to Ladybug.” Said Marinette, before heading off, “Could you watch her for me, please? I need to do something.”

Chat absently nodded, allowing Marinette to slip into an alley way, she saw a guy sitting amongst some bins, but quickly noted that he was asleep.

“Tikki,” The Kwami appeared out of Marinette’s pocket, “Spots on!”

A flash of light woke the man from his sleep, seeing an Adult Ladybug swing out of the Alley, he looked down at the bottle of whiskey and started to pour it away.

Ladybug landed next to Chat and took the piece of paper from him, “Thank you.”

Chat stared at her dumbstruck, as Ladybug tore the piece of paper and purified the Akuma. Pulling up a lucky charm and casting the cure, Ladybug found herself back at her normal height. Chat almost looked disappointed.

“We better get going,” Said Ladybug, drawing her arm back, “I’ll make sure to point Marinette back this way.”

“Okay.” Said Chat, quietly as Ladybug left, “I’ll see you in a minute.”

Marinette skidded to a stop in front of Chat, “Sorry, I had to move my moped.”

“Okay, M’Lady.” Marinette’s eyes got impossibly wides.

“Wha-” “Marinette!”

Marinette looked at Nadja, who was running up to her, “I can’t find Manon! Her father thought she was with me and I thought she was her and…”

“She was Akumatized.” Said Chat, pointing toward Manon and Kitty, “It was dealt with.”

“I should’ve said,” Said Marinette, “we had some low-life dump a litter of kittens in our bin. I’ve been cleaning them up and nursing them until we can rehome them. Manon saw Tiny and, well, fell in love with her.”

Nadja gnawed at her bottom lip, watching Manon play with the kitten.

“She’s helped me with feeding them and playing with them.” Continued Marinette, “She’s also calmed down easier when the kitten’s with her.”

Nadja walked up to Manon and looked at the cat, before looking at Marinette, “She is house trained, right?”

Marinette nodded, “They know to use a litter tray or to go outside. I’ve actually had to go on my balcony wearing gloves because of them.”

“What does she eat?”

“Normal cat food, but she is partial to a piece of salmon every so often.” Answered Marinette, “Of course, she still needs to be chipped and spayed.”

“I’ll handle that.” Dismissed Nadja, as she picked Manon up, “I’ll drop around later to hash things out.”

Marinette smiled and waved Nadja, Manon and Kitty off, before whirling around on Chat, “How do you know?!”

“Both you and Ladybug were older.” Answered Chat, as Marinette gaped at him.

“So was Alya!”

D */Ten Years Later/*

Marinette quietly hummed to herself as Felix and Noir rolled around the room, she heard Hugo and Louis fighting over a toy and Emma gurgling up at Adrien.

“How’re things turning out with Nath?” Asked Adrien, looking up from their daughter.

“Lila’s managed to get him the medical care he needs,” Answered Marinette, as she flipped through her designs, “I think Alix is trying to get in contact with Marc, and Chloé and Sabrina are trying to get access to his home.”

“What about his problems?” Asked Adrien, as Noir barrelled into his leg.

“They’ve confiscated all the drugs he had on him,” Marinette sighed, “but he might have to be admitted to a Rehab facility.”

Adrien sighed through his nose, looking down at the cat clawing his way up his leg, “Plagg, a little help?”

“I keep telling ya, Kid, I don’t speak Cat.”

[verfound]

FIC: "Maman, It's Ok" (MLB; Lukanette; House Band)

Rating: Teen & Up

Characters/Pairings: Marinette Dupain-Cheng, Melody Couffaine, Huey Couffaine, Louis Couffaine, Dewey Couffaine; Luka Couffaine/Marinette Dupain-Cheng

Summary: Marinette’s having a rough day.  Huey gets it.

Author’s Notes/Warnings: @chrwrites threw a rabid plunny at me, and I needed some HB silliness.  (I was finding with those last prompts in For Better or Worse it was Harmony, but not a Harmony I knew, and I’m still not sure how much I like her.  So.  Thanks for giving a chance for therapy, Chi.  😂🖤)

The boys don’t get enough love.  😂

“Maman, It’s Ok”

It had been an awful day.  That probably wasn’t entirely fair to say, but…damn it, it had been.  Luka was back on the road.  Harmony was in Denmark with her Aunt Juleka, accompanying her on her latest shoot because she was starting to take an interest in photography and Juleka thought they could use a girls’ trip.  Mellie was trying, bless her, but she was still young and as bad as the Twins most days – and God, the Twins…they had been so good while their papa was home, but the second the door had closed behind Luka…

She loved her kids.

She did.

…but there were days.  Like today.  Days where she was pretty sure Dewey, her precious little toddler, was the only one she actually liked anymore.

[wackus-bonkus-maximus]

I haven't really kept up with the fandom, but is there a canon reason Adrinette children always have the same names? Or is it just something fanon that everyone decided was good?

marinette mentions it in stormy weather! she also considers getting a cat and then is like "nahhh we'll get a hamster." but that one doesn't have a fanon name yet.

[arjengelly]

Hoping Adrienette kids refer to 🦍 as Grandpa🥹

[itsawritblr]

Pertinent to something I'm writing . . .

I was researching ridiculously expensive liquor. I found the pure pretentiousness that is Remy Martin Louis XIII Cognac.

$4000 U.S. dollars. The decanter is Baccarat crystal (an empty bottle averages $250).

The ONLY way I'd pay that much for liquor (as if I ever could!) is if I had a multiple orgasm every time I drank it.

It will play a minor role in the upcoming next chapter of

The Cocoon Splits on AO3.