#maribat lady noire

[mae-dwrites]

Mayday 2024

Submission: @official-timari-server

Title: The Night We Met

Type of Poem: Free Verse (10)

Ship: Timari (20)

Points: 10 + 20 = 30

Total Points: 86 + 30 = 116

Poem:

Remember the night we met

Told you that gimik was taken

You simply smirked and said,

“Not where I’m from.”

Then you bested me

Without so mush as a frustrated glare

It was almost as if you controlled the outcome

Just full of utter glee

And you fled

You certainly has a flare

Decided you were a threat

We were so brazen

[unkownsimoperson]

ᏆҒ Ꮖ ᏔᎬᎡᎬ Ꭺ ᎷᎪΝ || ᴍᴀʀɪʙᴀᴛ

ɪғ ɪ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴀ ᴍᴀɴ- ᴀʙɪɢᴀɪʟ ʙᴀʀʟᴏᴡ ᴀɴᴅ ᴇᴍɪʟʏ ʙᴇᴀʀ- ᴛʜᴇ ᴜɴᴏғғɪᴄɪᴀʟ ʙʀɪᴅɢᴇʀᴛᴏɴ ᴍᴜsɪᴄᴀʟ

ᴍᴀʀɪɴᴇᴛᴛᴇ x ᴅᴀᴍɪᴀɴ

ʟᴏᴡᴇʀ ᴄᴀsᴇ ɪɴᴛᴇɴᴅᴇᴅ

Ⴎ➶⟭⏤͟͟͞͞⏤͟͟͞͞⏤͟͟͞͞⏤͟͟͞͞—⟬➴Ⴎ

robin landed beside a lady noire humming the same tune she's been humming ever since her disagreement – she only calls it that because batman has been insisting that it was a simple disagreement between both parties– with batman, her legs dangling from the building that over looked the area she'd been tasked to petrol. a tune that no one seemed to recognize, only spoiler did.

he sat down beside her, looking out onto the street. her head immediately found its place on his shoulder. "hey.. " she greeted after finishing her tune.

"your dad is a real peace of work. " lady noire commented, annoyance dripping from her tone. making robin chuckle slightly.

"what did you both disagree on, now? " he commented, emphasis on disagree. once an irritated sigh escaped her lips, he made a noise of amusement.

"the usual. " she rolled her eyes.

silence overtook them again. not an uncomfortable one, but rather a calming one. they always prefered it that way, anyway.

she started humming again, the same tune she's been humming the past week. "are you ever going to tell what you are humming, jamilati (my beautiful)? " she shook her head against his shoulder, giggling, "you'll know soon enough, mon cœur (my heart). " she purred.

"i've spotted them. near crime alley. " nightwing's voice cut through their communication device.

smirking, lady noire dropped of the ledge. she extended her baton, using it to jump from one building to another. the cool night air felt great against her skin, especially considering the heat of the summer air all throughout the day. she felt free whenever she ran across the rooftops of gothom, something she looked forward to every petrol session.

looking to the side, she noticed robin easily keeping up with her. she finally found someone who could keep up with her chaotic lifestyle, she found someone who would love her unconditionally. when she was at her worst, he was there for her. when he was left over thinking things, she was there to calm him down, reassure him.

"me and robin will handle this, batman. " she bitterly called his name, receiving a sigh from him and snickers from her teammates.

red hood's whistle prooved everyone was watching her and tobin take down the thugs with ease. "what've done now, b? "

"it was a simple disagreement. " Lady Noire scoffed.

"spoiler, " She called out, kicking a thug unconscious. "if you may. "

"just a sec, noire. " seconds later, a tune began playing through all their coms.

lady noire sighed, punching another thug down. "𝐢 𝐠𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐢 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐚 𝐥𝐚𝐝𝐲. " she sang, confusing some.

"𝐬𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠, " she round-house kicked a thug. "𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠. " tripping one at an angle that made his head hit the pole behind him.

batman pinched the bridge of his nose, finally understanding the meaning of all this show she's decided to put on.

"𝐢 𝐠𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐢 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐚 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐦𝐞, " the noirette stood in place, now surrounded by an unconscious gang of thugs, only two left. one of her hand found their way to her chest, where her heart should be, the other resting on her forehead. "𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐟 𝐢 𝐝𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠. " her baton spun, acting as a shield against the bullets flying her way.

"𝐢 𝐠𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐢 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐬𝐢𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐚 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐢 𝐝𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐨𝐰𝐧, 𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐞. " she advanced forward, the bullets still shooting at her. "𝐢 𝐠𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐥𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞'𝐬 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐢'𝐥𝐥 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰. "

the bat kids all gasped at lady noire's high note, thoroughly enjoying the show she was putting on. it being as a way to show batman how incredibly wrong he was about her competence, only made it a million times better.

"𝐛𝐮𝐭, 𝐢𝐟 𝐢 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐚 𝐦𝐚𝐧, " one down, one more to go. "𝐢'𝐝 𝐠𝐨 𝐭𝐨 𝐉𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐧, 𝐦𝐚𝐲𝐛𝐞 𝐬𝐰𝐢𝐦 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐞, " 𝐬he spun, hitting the last thug by accident, "𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐡. " she heard laughs erupting from her com, making her smirk as she continued twirling.

"𝐢'𝐝 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐥𝐦 𝐨𝐟 𝐦𝐲 𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝, " she heard cameras shuttering from behind. her smirk grew when she turned around, and sure enough, the paparazzi were doing their thing. "𝐢 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐝𝐨 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐢 𝐜𝐚𝐧'𝐭! 𝐢𝐟 𝐢 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐚 𝐦𝐚𝐧. " lady noire bowed at the cameras before jumping away, a smirking robin in toe.

Ⴎ➶⟭⏤͟͟͞͞⏤͟͟͞͞⏤͟͟͞͞⏤͟͟͞͞—⟬➴Ⴎ

[kleenex-tissues]

Yours Truly (21)

Read on AO3 here

Ch. 21 - Stop the Clock

“Do you Parisian heroes make a habit of getting impaled, or is that just you?”

Marinette wanted to go back to sleep, but a burning pain in her leg and throat kept her mind from drifting off. She almost hadn’t heard the sly remark above her because of it. Almost. Most of her nervous system was currently failing her, but she managed to groan out, “No’ usually, bu’ firs’ for every’fing.”

She was met with a chuckle, and she tried smiling back. She wasn’t sure if she succeeded. Her eyes fluttered open to a blurry world, a black and blue blob staring down at her, and she wondered if this was a pain-induced hallucination. At least the voice speaking to her was nice. Maybe it was an angel?

“Ladybug, I’m so glad you’re okay!”

Adrien?  No, probably Chat Noir. Not that that distinction mattered anymore. It had only been a matter of time until she found out his identity. If not on the field, she would have had to know as Guardian eventually anyway. She just wished it could have been under better circumstances.

When Marinette tried to mumble his name back at him, he quieted her. “No, don’t talk! You’re really hurt right now, and you have to stay as still as possible.”

Staying still sounded nice. She could do that.

“Listen, I know Tikki is slowing the blood loss, but I need her. Someone has to cleanse the akuma and use the miraculous cure. I'll give you Plagg. We just have to do this quickly.” He was stumbling over his words in his panic. “I’m so sorry I let this happen, M’Lady.”

In any other circumstance, she’d hesitate, not wanting to reveal their identities to anyone else. She still wasn’t sure if the black and blue blob was a real person or not, really, but their situation was dire. This would be an issue for her to deal with when she was more coherent. Tikki would understand, she was sure of that at least.

“Spo’s off.”

As soon as the red flash of light disappeared, Marinette began screaming. The pain was too much too soon. It hurt, and she heard Adrien sobbing out apologies as he removed her earrings. He grabbed her hand and despite both of their shaking, managed to slip his ring onto her finger.

Someone held her head down, and she heard another voice whispering, “Mari, it’ll be okay. I won’t leave you, I promise.”

The voice sounded familiar, but she knew there was no way Damian was in Paris with her right now. She listened to it anyway, and thanked the universe for sending her such a comforting gift in her final moments.

“Your partner said you need to call for 'Plagg.' Can you do that?”

A gloved hand was rubbing her cheek, and she leaned into it. She tried nodding, but ultimately gave up in favor of mumbling, “Claws ou’.”

The green light that encased her seemed to ease some of the pain. It had become much more manageable, and she tried to pull her focus onto the hands holding her face to distract herself. She needed to focus on anything but the cold metal in her upper thigh and her scratchy throat.

The hands came loose from her face for a moment, and she tried to follow before they quickly returned, bare this time. They were warm. She leaned into them as best she could.

One hand rubbed soothing circles on Marinette’s cheek, and the other moved up to stroke her hair. She barely felt the tears dripping onto her forehead.

Finally, the world was righted again, and she felt the ladybugs swarming her body before she saw them. It wasn’t very often that she had the chance to feel the miraculous cure from this side, but it felt like nothing in the world had ever made sense before that moment. She felt like she was home.

Marinette began to properly stir, blinking away the blurriness that had clouded her vision. The night was bright with Parisian lights, just like it should have been. She began to that she might have imagined the last however many hours, but her fears were assuaged when she held up a black gloved hand before her eyes. This wasn’t the Ladybug suit, and that certainly wasn’t Chat Noir looking down at her.

Holding her were two men she had only ever seen in the news — Nightwing and Robin. Where had Damian gone? 

The hands still performing ministrations on her head belonged to Robin, and judging by the sopping wet hair Nightwing sported, they were who had pulled her from the Seine.

She blinked up at them before Robin pressed a desperate kiss to her forehead, tears still streaming down his cheeks.

Wait, why was Robin kissing her?

What had happened when she was passed out?

—

Damian had never felt such righteous fury before in his life, not even when his father had gone missing or all the times Ra’s had beat him senseless on the sparring mat. He had arrested many monsters and let them live, but he knew he could never grant such a mercy to the man who had done this to Marinette. This pure soul deserved everything life had to offer, and he would gladly give it to her, which meant destroying Hawkmoth.

He hadn’t had the chance to think better of it before he began pressing a hurried kiss to her forehead; he just needed to feel that she was still there, from his fingertips to his lips. It was rather embarrassing that Dick had been the one to witness it, as well. He wouldn’t say anything of it now, but Damian knew he was never going to live this down.

Yet right now, nothing else mattered. His Mari was safe, her beautiful heart beating in tandem with his. Everything about her was beautiful. Her delicate face, lithe hands, and soft hair felt almost too good to be true. He could live a thousand lifetimes repenting, and he still would never truly deserve her.

Part of him was glad that she had changed suits because the black leather highlighted the deep blush painting her skin. The red spandex would have distracted too much from it. 

Marinette let loose a nervous laugh. “Uh, what did I miss?”

Damian never let his eyes linger from her own, but he could feel the shit-eating grin dancing across his brother’s face. He chose, very pointedly, to ignore it.

“I took too long to get here,” he whispered to her. “I wish you had been able to inform me of this foul bastard tormenting your city. I would have had his head on a platter for you in a heartbeat.”

Dick chimed in, “Wow, kid. You sure know how to woo ‘em.”

Marinette’s face somehow became impossibly redder, and the skin was burning underneath his hands. She tried to sink into herself, but the tight leather suit left little room to hide. The faux cat ears were definitely not helping her.

Before she had the chance to question the vigilante’s familiarity with her, her partner came rushing towards them. He now donned a red and black polka dotted suit similar to the one she had worn earlier. The accessories they had swapped seemed to be the cause of it, but they could discuss this later. Maybe when they hadn’t just watched Marinette thrash around in agony.

The ladybug hero fell onto his knees and threw his body around her, crying into her shoulder, “Thank Kwamis, you’re alright! I don’t think I could have lived with myself if anything had happened to you.”

Marinette pulled a hand up to gently pet her partner’s hair, a soft smile gracing her now less-red face. He buried his face further into the crook of her neck, and she brought her other hand to rub along his back. Damian felt his heart drop at the exchange.

“It’s alright, Minou.” She let out a dry laugh. “Now you know how I feel every time you throw yourself head first into danger.”

Damian was overcome with a sudden possessiveness. He knew who this other boy was. He was Adrien, the boy who had broken Marinette's heart, and the one she still called her best friend. Damian believed that perhaps she was far too forgiving. He would never let anything bad happen to her again.

One of his hands moved to push Adrien off of her, the other still tenderly holding her face. The other boy was caught off guard by the sudden movement, and Marinette’s eyebrows jumped in shock.

“Bug off, Minou, ” Damian growled at him. His hand returned to rubbing her hair back. “She’s mine.”

He felt a sudden smack against the back of his head.

“For fuck’s sake, Damian. I taught you to act better than that,” Dick chided him. Damian swung his head around to meet his brother’s menacing gaze with his own.

“So much for secret identities, Grayson.”

Dick rolled his eyes. “Like she wasn’t gonna find out anyway. What, with your little kiss and confession.”

Heat rose in Damian’s face. Whether it was in anger or embarrassment, he couldn’t say, but suddenly he was tackling Dick back into the river. It wasn’t a ‘confession,’ okay? It was simply a truth she should be aware of. Damian Wayne didn’t do ‘confessions.’

They hit the water in a tangle of limbs and spandex, and Damian swore he could hear Marinette laughing as he submerged into the water. He was overcome with the thought that maybe, it wasn’t so bad to open up his heart to someone. After all, nothing in this world could possibly be sweeter than her voice. 

A kick to the jaw reminded Damian why he had tackled Dick into the Seine in the first place. He was so going to kill him.

[pencil-for-a-dog]

Happy valentine's day! For all of you, a redraw of this old fanart that I re-sketched no so long ago...

This was drawed with my poor little fingers and I can barely feel them but I had fun with this one! (My tablet no so much) and now to make some soup (I'm chilean)

As always, extras below

[justrandomfanfictionskh]

"Was Selina cloned?" Was all Dick could think when he first met Lady Noire on the roof of the Gotham Museum of History. Little did he know that the truth would be even more incredible, and more aggravating than he ever could have imagined. He just did not know what to do with the woman in front of him, since she seemed to take such obvious delight in torturing him! Meanwhile, Marinette was having her own problems. After five years with the Ladybug Miraculous and five years with the Cat, Marinette's energies are finally balanced. Now she can start living a life of her own choosing. But with so many personas and identities, does she even know who she is anymore? Taglist @tails-and-scales @the-ghost-trader @kanamexzeroyaoifangirl @the-dumber-scaramouche @yoonjae20 @robyalix @seraphichana @iglowinggemma28 @taewinterbear95 @heretopasstimebi @littleblue5mcdork @quotesandanime @komatsuna-yuki @attractivemyfoot @deathssilentapproach-blog @vel-vee @vixen-uchiha @lady-bee-fechin @qualityhistorygamingwinner @its-maemain @meira-3919 @raven-ette @doglover82 @plz-excuse-my-inner-gay @laurcad123 @crazylittlemunchkin @iamablinkmarvelarmy

[maribat-menagerie]

May I try another universe (the Shadybug and Claw Noir AU) where

Bruce Wayne is a terrible father.

Damian is a good, nice and naive boy (who used "Lord", "Lady" and first name basic too).

Jason now has an eyepatch and a terrible haircut. He's extremely brutal and evil.

Tim is sad and oh, he's a robot too.

Cass is a cold heart assassin, she herself as nothing than a weapon.

Steph and Dick were pretty much the same, except their lives were even worse than their counterparts.

As for Duke, he's crazy maniac.

Between Maribat and Adribat, I don't which ones were gonna fits with this 😅😅😅

All of this is amazing Anon. Shadybug & Claw Noir universe has interesting potential for Maribat/Adribat.

This is a cool one to put out there to the fandom for thoughts on. Maybe instead of Marinette/Adrien going over to Gotham to escape, it is focused on Gabriel going over or have Damian be the one who comes over from Gotham and ends up helping Shadybug & Claw Noir alongside Gabriel.

Also, robot Tim sounds like it would get anyone on board so extra props to OP for that.

[dramatic-squirrel]

Daminette December Day 12- Feather

@maribat-calendar-events

It was too late for Damian to dodge the sword that was bearing down on his temple. Normally he wouldn’t have been caught off guard but, he felt like the circumstances exonerated him of his lapse in judgment. The mission was a simple reconnaissance job, see what the situation was like in Paris then reported back his findings to the Justice League. And it would have been simple, if his father and Grayson and Jon hadn’t instill this stupid sense of heroic duty into his instinctual response.

If he hadn’t seen that child in danger he never would have run out to protect the child and find himself caught up in the middle of the Parisian’s fight against what he believed was called an akuma. The mistake that got him into trouble however was the lack of knowledge about the opponent. He was not expecting for multiple arms to suddenly grow out of the akuma, nor was he expecting swords to come with those arms. Just as he braced himself for the blow, hoping it wouldn’t be a deep wound, a feather flew past his face, and down from the sky, a blue and green clad figure landed on the akuma. 

It was another super, hero or villain Damian wasn’t sure yet. The new individual wore an teal, asymmetrical skirt, that back of which turned into what looked like tail figures. Up top she wore a tailcoat jacket in dark blue, and a high neck shirt in dark green. Her dark hair was done up in a complicated braided updo and lastly, her face was covered by a feathered mask. Damian was baffled with how this miraculous user could fight in an outfit like that.

While he was taking stock of the situation, the green and blue hero turned to him. “Monsieur, you should run now. Find somewhere safe to hide until this is over.” Her concern for him as a citizen confirmed his suspicions, she was definitely a hero. Not waiting any longer he left, and tried to find a spot to observe from. In his head, he ran through the list of super powered individuals he managed to research before coming to Paris. There was the main duo of Cat Noir and Lady Luck. They were there from the beginning. Then there was Hawkmoth, the villain terrorizing Paris. Other than that, he recalled Vipereon, Carapace, Ryuko, the disaster of Queen Bee, but not this blue and green hero. 

Finally, Damian made it to the top of a building and turned to watch the ensuing battle. He saw the akuma, Chat Noir, and Lady Luck, but not the other one. Scanning the area, he looked for her figure, wondering where she went but couldn’t find her, she disappeared. Cursing his bad luck, he resolved to return later that night as Robin to scout.

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That night, Robin didn’t find anyone, it was the mysterious heroine that found him. Again she dropped by out of nowhere and landed right behind him, quietly and effortlessly. 

“You’re Robin, right?” She held out a hand to shake, the other hand holding her fan. “You can call me Azure.” When Robin continued to stare at her, not taking the offered hand, Azure shrugged and lowered it. “I assume you are looking for information about what’s going on in Paris. I’m here to answer your questions.”

He gazed at her suspiciously but he saw enough to know that she wasn’t evil. “Why are you here and not one of the other main heroes?”

“Ah… Well, that’s because I know more than them. They are the main heroes but I am the current Guardian of the miraculouses.”

“Guardian?”

“Yes. I take care of the miraculouses and hand them out to the temporary heroes to aid Lady Luck and Chat Noir. I don’t fight myself because if I an akuma gained control of me or if Hawkmoth discovered too much about me, it would compromise everyone else.” That did explain why he hadn’t heard of the name Azure before but raised larger issues.

“Then I assume you're the one who irresponsibly gave the miraculouses to children.” She scoffed at his accusation, offended by not only his assumption based on ignorance but also his insinuation that she would be that stupid.

“Let me correct you on three accounts, Robin.” She held up one finger. “First, I didn’t choose the first heroes of Paris. I did choose Lady Luck as a successor to Ladybug. But Chat Noir and the original Ladybug were chosen by the previous guardian. Second, miraculouses do not go out to those with the most experience, they go to those with the greatest compatibility. Those children,” she used air quotes, “were the best choices based on affinity. The only exceptions are the villain Hawkmoth and Lady Luck, who is the second most compatible with her miraculous. And lastly, you are a damn hypocrite for making that accusation yourself, when you appear no older than any of the Parisian heroes.”

Robin rolled his eyes at that, not that Azure could see. He ignored the jab at his own hypocrisy. “What else can you inform me about the situation?”

She disregarded his question and stared at her fingernails. “Apologize for insulting me and my judgment. And I’ll tell you.” 

It was Robin’s turn to scoff. “I don’t need you to tell me anything, I can find out information on my own.”

“And Paris doesn’t need the Justice League. I offered to answer questions because I saw no need to hide information from them. We don’t need or want help from heroes that could cause more damage than help if they were akumatized.” She made a valid point and Robin had difficulty rebutting her. “And regardless of what you find on your own, it’s nowhere near to the amount of information I could give you for a lot less hassle.”

He weighed the pros and cons of the current predicament. Waste months in Paris looking for information he could easily be told, or give up his pride and apologize. It took him far longer to decide than he would ever admit to his family. “I…” he swallowed down the knot of humiliation “...I shall repent on my words in the future.”

Azure sighed, knowing that was the best she would get out of Robin. “Well I suppose it would be best to start at the beginning. The miraculouses are jewelry that allow tiny gods that embody abstract ideas to interact with the world.”

“What?”

“What? That’s as simple as that will get. The specifics are unnecessary for anyone other than a guardian so let’s skip that. There are nineteen of these beings that belong to the miraculous box in my possession but more exist in the world. The miraculous Hawkmoth has, was lost by the previous guardian when that guardian used the peacock miraculous to summon a perpetually hungry amok to keep himself company because the monks were starving him alone in a room.”

“What?!”

“If you do that every time, we will be here all night. I’m trying to keep it concise so we can get to the more important details.”

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That night, they parted ways, Robin slightly confused but impressed with the accomplishments Azure made. Not only was she the former hero Ladybug, but she also was the de facto team leader for the heroes, investigating the identity of Hawkmoth and even took kung fu lessons. The last bit of info she shared when he insisted that she needed to learn to fight. As dawn broke across the sky, he wondered if she’d allow him to assist her in finding Hawkmoth.

[ao3feed-brucewayne]

Where the Lines Overlap

read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/AsyL7tU by Anonymous Marinette Dupain-Cheng's best friend is Dick Grayson. Her biggest enemy is Robin. These two things aren't connected at all. Words: 2258, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English Fandoms: Miraculous Ladybug, Batman - All Media Types, Maribat - Fandom Rating: Not Rated Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Categories: F/M, Gen Characters: Marinette Dupain-Cheng | Ladybug, Selina Kyle, Dick Grayson, Barbara Gordon, Bruce Wayne Relationships: Marinette Dupain-Cheng | Ladybug & Dick Grayson, Marinette Dupain-Cheng | Ladybug & Selina Kyle, Marinette Dupain-Cheng | Ladybug & Barbara Gordon, Barbara Gordon & Dick Grayson, Dick Grayson & Bruce Wayne Additional Tags: Identity Shenanigans, MGI Secret Writer 2024, eventual Marinette Dupain-Cheng/Dick Grayson, Barbara Gordon is Batgirl, Dick Grayson is Robin, Marinette Dupain-Cheng as Lady Noire, kind of, Marinette Dupain-Cheng as Stray, again kind of, Eventual Friends to Lovers, also eventual enemies to lovers, it's complicated - Freeform, Marinette Dupain-Cheng | Ladybug Lives in Gotham City read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/AsyL7tU

[peterxwade24]

Bugs and Katten

For Maribat March 2021 day 26 prompt Not Soulmates.

This is only over 21 months late, sorry? I dunno man. I just kinda fell out of love with writing. Anyways, I hope you like this 1196 word long fic featuring basically just Marinette and Adrien.

This is just a self-indulgent found family/chosen family fic about Marinette and Adrien being a chaotic sibling duo.

Kattendame is supposedly Dutch for Cat lady.

Okay, I've rambled enough. On with the story.

Marinette and Adrien had been superheroes — vigilantes Marinette’s brain would traitorously supply — for just a few months when a girl in their class, Alya Cesaire, came across them on patrol and her face lit up with glee.

“I didn’t know Paris had superheroes!” Her voice rose with every word, causing Marinette – Kattendame – to flinch away.

Adrien – Monsieur Punaise – clenched his teeth before clearing his throat. “Ma’am we are citizens, just like you. We may don masks and super suits, but that doesn’t make us not people.”

His whole speech seemed to go in one ear and out the other as Alya took a picture of the way they were standing, Monsieur Punaise in front of Kattendame. “Oh my gosh! Are you two together? Are you dating?”

“No.” Monsieur Punaise stared at Alya with disbelief. “Kattendame and I are simply colleagues, like the members of the Justice League” – Monsieur Punaise watched Kattendame flinch at the mention of the Justice League and filed that information away for later – “and nothing more.”

Kattendame nodded her agreement before her eyes flicked over Monsieur Punaise’s shoulder. “There’s an Akuma in the ninth arrondissement. We’ve gotta go.” Kattendame didn’t spare Alya a glance as she lept from rooftop to rooftop.

Monsieur Punaise offered Alya a soft smile and an uttered, “get home safe”, before he followed his partner over the rooftops.

Alya’s face grew into a sneaky grin, “they are so soulmates.”

---

It had been just under two weeks – twelve days, nineteen hours, forty-seven minutes, and a handful of seconds – since Alya had put a post on her blog about how Mr. Bug and Chatte Noir – where Alya had gotten those names Marinette (and Adrien) didn’t know – were soulmates and were secretly dating.The blog post had nearly two million hits, and climbing, and someone had started a comment thread about how obvious the supposed couple was.

Marinette couldn’t believe her eyes, she was sure she and Adrien had kept their relationship professional. She could have sworn that she had kept her distance from Adrien while they were in their suits, unless it was time to fist bump. She kept refreshing the page, hoping it was just a trick of the lighting, but no matter what she did she just kept seeing the same picture of her and Adrien in a compromising position.

Adrien sunk down in the seat next to Marinette, his eyes skimming the blog post before looking over the class. “So, who do you think trusts it explicitly?”

“We know Alya does, for sure, and maybe Rose. Because she loves romance. I’m not sure about anyone else, I haven’t heard anyone else talking about it.” Marinette frowned before switching tabs. The other tab she had pulled up was the live feed of a Wayne Enterprises press conference, Adrien settled against her side and kept a running commentary of wether or not everyone’s outfit was red carpet worthy.

Marinette still couldn’t believe that she and Adrien were going to attend the New York Fashion week with Nathalie and Gabriel. She was hoping that while they were there she’d be able to get in contact with a member of the Justice League, as much as she dislikes the organization she hoped one of them could help them take on Hawkmoth.

Adrien nudged Marinette and pointed to where the class was gathered around Alya. “Do you see how they’re gathered around her like some sort of queen bee?”

Marinette nodded against his arm. “Who do you think believes the rumor the most?”

“Mylène, Rose, Sabrina and Kim seem to be the most into the rumor. Nathaniel seems to be  on the fence about it, almost as if he wishes it isn’t so.” Adrien brushed the hair off of Marinette’s forehead and let out a chuckle. “If only my father could see you now. He would disinvite you from our trip.”

“Gabriel loves me more than he loves you-”

“-ain’t that the truth-”

“-and he would never disinvite me.” Marinette laughed at the face Adrien made. “You know it’s the truth.”

“Just because he’s scared that your mom would break in and steal his precious design book.” Adrien nudged Marinette, “class is about to start back up.”

---

Kattendame and Monsieur Punaise stood side by side in front of Nadja Chamack, smiles across their faces.

“So, tell me, are the rumors about the two of you true? Is what the LadyBlog posting about the two of you being soulmates true?”

Kattendame looked at Monsieur Punaise, the Batman to her Catwoman, before frowning at Nadja. “Monsieur Punaise and I are just friends. He’s like my annoying twin brother, and I love him so much more than any of those rumors are saying.”

“Kattendame is definitely the younger twin of this duo.” Monsieur Punaise smirked before ruffling Kattendame’s hair.

Nadja smiled at the duo and how they acted with one another. “How did you go from your first suits to these?”

Kattendame’s hand went up in the air immediately. “It was my idea! I took the idea from, well, Batman-” here she gestured to Monsieur Punaise’s suit “- and Catwoman.” The ears atop her head seemed to twitch. “However, unlike the inspiration for our suits, we’re strictly friends.”

---

Marinette scrolled through the article Nadja wrote about the heroes of Paris. She smiled at the screen before she nudged Adrien’s leg with her foot. “Hey, hey, listen to this.” She cleared her throat and straightened up. “‘Monsieur Punaise and Kattendame, not Mr. Bug and Chatte Noir like some sources would have you believe, are not soulmates, at least not romantic soulmates. This reporter was given an exclusive interview with the hero duo and can confirm that the duo is the most sibling duo this reporter has ever seen. Their suits are inspired by Gotham city’s masked duo of Batman and Catwoman, however unlike Gotham’s masked duo Paris’ masked duo interacts like most sibling duos we all know in person. While Kattendame is more soft spoken and Monsieur Punaise is definitely the figure head, they both fill every possible role on their team and could use our help. I implor you, my fellow Parisians, to do the best you can to help our heroes take down Hawkmoth.’”

“Wow. She’s on our side. Most adults aren’t on our side.” Adrien hummed before changing the topic. “Are you excited for our trip?”

“Yeah. It’ll be fun.” Marinette smiled at her friend – brother in all but blood – before looking around his room, where they were hanging out that day because they usually tried to avoid her house – and as much as they joke about it Gabriel actually seems to like Marinette – and her father and step-mother. “Hey, we should hang at mine before patrol tomorrow.”

Plagg and Tikki, who were playing foosball, looked up at the suggestion.

“Why?” Adrien asked before looking at the kwamii who had fallen over. “How does the ball always get you? You can fly.”

“I want to make us some new clothes to wear, Papa G and Nathalie too.”

“Please don’t call him Papa G.” Adrien groaned.

“Anyways, you and I are the only ones with changing measurements. I’ll get Papa G and Nathalie’s measurements from Nathalie.”

@maribatmarch-2k21

[writingsnippetsthatneverupdate]

In Which Marinette Is NOT Amused; 632 Words

Or, a Marinette & Adrien time travel AU! (In which I fuck with the timeline so much that it snaps!)

Okay so! Marinette time-travels to the day JUST before Fu gives her the Miraculous, and in THIS universe there's a month-long buffer between the first akumatization and Marinette and Adrien getting tossed into battle! Also Marinette and Adrien got their Miraculous during the beginning of summer break! (Is that how French schools work? Probably not! Suffer!)

As soon as Marinette realizes she's in the past, and happens to see an all-expenses paid trip to Gotham, she's set on heading there!

future!Marinette made friends in Gotham, and so she's planning to recruit Batman to prove that Gabriel Agreste is Hawkmoth. She has no idea what any of the Bats' identities are, and the first time she met Batman as Ladybug, he nearly caught her and sent her to Arkham. The only reason he didn't send Marinette there (DESPITE her magic) is because Marinette had Kaalki. (Her Lucky Charm during that encounter was a hospital pager. Marinette cried when she saw it.)

Right now she does NOT have Kaalki, and she's not in the mood to see if Batman is still in Rage Mode, so she's planning to lurk in Gotham, assess Batman's mental and emotional state, and go from there.

So! She explains the situation to Tikki and heads off to Gotham! She also realizes on the flight that Master Fu probably only gave her the Miraculous because of one (1) encounter where she dropped her macarons to save him OR he's been stalking her.

So, she arrives in Gotham absolutely furious! Stephanie sees a furious, attractive lady and promptly asks her out for waffles, because of course she does. (Is Cass there? Who knows!)

Meanwhile, Ladybug discreetly goes around Gotham trying to figure out what Batman's up to! (She is NOT wandering around Gotham as a civilian, with her stab-able civilian clothes! No thank you!) Oracle catches on to her presence, and they start this game of cat-and-mouse where Marinette realizes the cameras are Watching Her and tries to avoid them and Oracle tries very hard to catch Marinette!

Also to torment Marinette further, Bruce is dead and Dick hasn't put on the cowl yet, so Batman seems to be on a hiatus.

Meanwhile, in Paris...

Adrien is trying SO hard not to murder his Dad. Like, yes, it's his Dad, but also, HIS DAD TRIED TO KILL LADYBUG. And also akumatize all his friends. And also tried to end the world. (Adrien has his priorities in a perfectly fine order, what are you talking about? Denial, thy name is Adrien Agreste.)

Timothy Drake is in Paris, trying to figure out where the HELL Batman is, and he runs into Adrien! The two of them see each other and go "oh shit that guy is NOT normal" and they also have crushes on each other, probably. Tim has to run around the world to save Bruce, but while in Paris he and Adrien become close, Adrien drops hints about his Dad that Tim FULLY plan to investigate post-resurrection, and Adrien is crushing hard and would also help Tim commit murder if he needed it.

At some point, I feel like I HAVE to include Marinette calling Adrien 'Kitty <3' in her phone, and Steph seeing it and going, "ARE YOU FUCKING CATWOMAN?! BATMAN IS DEAD OH MY GOD HOW DID YOU EVEN DO THAT --" and Marinette shrieking, "NO, I FUCKED CHAT NOIR AND WE BOTH REALIZED WE'RE GAY!"

Something something time travel reveal, something something resolution?

I don't know how that'll happen, but I'd like it to happen! End goal: at some point we get Stephcassinette, Adritim, and a Gabriel Agreste who dies under mysterious circumstances! (The best kind of Gabriel Agreste!)

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[littleinkling64]

I just think it’s neat that we’ve collectively agreed in the Maribat fandom that Catwoman would wholeheartedly adopt Lady Noire the minute Selina becomes aware of Mari’s presence

[the-coffee-fandom]

Prompt

Person of your choice walks in

Lady Noir sitting in chair sharpening her claws with a knife

Looks to them giving them a smirk

"Took you long enough to find me"

"I knew where you were, we live together, I only left for 5 minutes...wait where did you steal that from?"

"oh this?"

[pencil-for-a-dog]

Some wise person once said, "you always go back to where you were once happy"

Yes this sketch is in refeeence of them

Edit: My hand is all gliterr-y now

Edit 2: The digitalized version is right HERE

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Time for the wedding!!

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[folk-ever-lore]

Wonderland

Lady Noire prowled on the roof, her eyes anxiously waiting for an opportunity to pounce on an unsuspecting villain. She just had to keep an eye out for any movement and everything should be absolutely fine.

She’d heard from the kwamis, more specifically from Wayzz, that someone was going to attempt to steal one of the lost miraculous that had ended up in a museum. As the Guardian she’d discovered it years ago, but she’d made the decision to leave the lost miraculous where they were with a few extra magical protections so that she could keep them safe from afar. The world didn’t need anymore miraculous active, so unless they were needed she was planning on letting the world appreciate them.

But this one, the miraculous of the polar bear could be rather dangerous if it was in the wrong hands. It had the ability to freeze time for everyone but the holder for a five minute period. Marinette didn’t want to think of the danger someone could cause with that if it fell into the wrong hands. That’s why she’d pulled a few strings to have it transferred to the Louvre so it could be in Paris with her, in case she ever needed to guard it. Like now.

There it was! She managed to catch something from the corner of her eyes. Whoever it was seemed to be hiding in the shadows, but she’d spotted them. Thankfully. She chased after them and headed into the famous museum after the shadowy figure.

They were definitely heading towards the exhibit where the polar bear necklace was kept. She had to stop them. No matter the cost.

When Marinette saw who it was she already wanted to groan. Did the mysterious thief really have to be Cheetah? Cheetah was already as close as she could be to having the abilities of a miraculous given her enhanced speed, strength and agility. The only thing that Cheetah could possibly want the miraculous for is an extra weapon to use against Wonder Woman, which just wouldn’t be allowed by Marinette. She didn’t want Diana to be harmed if she could stop it. Or Cheetah might want the miraculous for its power, but that in itself would link back to the hurting Wonder Woman thing.

Neither sounded good.

She wasn’t going to let either happen.

And Marinette supposed technically that she should inform Diana that Cheetah was in Paris, considering the villain was technically classed as a Wonder Woman villain, but she knew just how much sleep Diana needed to catch up on so she was going to avoid that if she could.

Lady Noire kept just a few steps behind Cheetah the whole time, carefully to not get caught in the villain’s claws. She needed to make sure that she was definitely planning on going after the polar bear miraculous before she could do anything. She didn’t want to draw attention to the fact that there was a miraculous in the museum unless she had to.

When the necklace was clearly out on display, Cheetah leaped carefully, not activating a single trap to get the miraculous. Thankfully, Lady Noire had been one step ahead the whole time. She would let the female villain get the necklace, so that she didn’t have to go through the trouble of getting it herself, and then steal it back.

Of course, things don’t always go as planned. Obviously something just had to go wrong. Her name wouldn’t be Marinette Dupain-Cheng-Prince if something didn’t go wrong.

“Cheetah,” a voice declared as they emerged from the shadows, “put the necklace down and this can end peacefully.”

“You’ve got to be kidding me,” Marinette muttered ever so quietly under her breath. Why did her goddamn wife have to show up now. Sure, she loved the woman ever so much, but she’d wanted to keep Diana out of this, to give her a rare chance to rest. Obviously Wonder Woman couldn’t have the rest that was absolutely needed.

“But that sounds ever so boring,” Cheetah purred, a wicked glint in her eyes as she grinned playfully, “and I have the perfect accessory to make things more interesting.”

Cheetah couldn’t be allowed to get her hands on the miraculous anymore than she already had, and definitely couldn't be allowed to use the miraculous. The villain would surely be unstoppable then. No, Marinette couldn’t let that happen.

She had to stop it.

No matter the cost.

Lady Noire darted out from the shadows and grabbed the miraculous from Cheetah, “No. I don’t think you do.” She nodded so quickly at Diana that it wouldn't be noticed by anyone else, before running off.

“GET BACK HERE!” Cheetah yelled, staring after the black cat thief who had just stolen the miraculous of the polar bear from her before any major damage could be caused. She turned towards Wonder Woman who seemed to be staring at the running thief in amazement. “WELL? You’re a hero, aren’t you? Stop them!”

“I- O-Okay?”

Diana wasn’t too sure why she’d agreed to go after Lady Noire, not when it gave Cheetah the chance to escape and go free, but she desperately wanted, needed, to go after Marinette. Something, some voice in her head, was telling her to and she couldn’t just not listen to it. Not when it made so much sense. Right?

She quickly caught up with her precious Lady Noire, and smirked. “Hello, mon amour.”

The holder of the black cat miraculous backed into a wall, a pathetic attempt at trying to hide their relationship from Cheetah. As it the villainess would have ever stuck around long enough to witness anything when given the chance to go free.

“Wonder Woman,” she said softly. “Will we be expecting any company this time?”

“Non,” Diana nodded quickly, “Cheetah surely will have fled when I left to chase a naughty little kitty.”

“Well you caught me,” she replied proudly, her red cheeks thankfully hidden in the darkness of the night. “What are you going to do with me now?”

“I have a few ideas.”

“Do tell.”

“Well they would involve…” Diana lent over and started whispering into her lover’s ear.

“I like the sound of that,” Marinette said breathlessly, body tensing up excitedly at her wife’s words. “I very much like the sound of that.”

“Good,” Diana smirked, before kissing her.

When Marinette’s back pressed against the wall, she felt a sense of closeness she only ever longed for when she didn’t have it. She felt at one with Diana, and she couldn’t help but feel at complete peace with that.

It felt like it lasted forever, but within seconds she was already missing the sensation.

“How was that?” Diana asked playfully.

Marinette smirked in return, “I’m not sure. Why don’t we try again so I can form a proper opinion of the experience?”

“I’m sure we can make that happen.”

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Where the Lines Overlap

by Anonymous Marinette Dupain-Cheng's best friend is Dick Grayson. Her biggest enemy is Robin. These two things aren't connected at all. Words: 2258, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English Fandoms: Miraculous Ladybug, Batman - All Media Types, Maribat - Fandom Rating: Not Rated Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Categories: F/M, Gen Characters: Marinette Dupain-Cheng | Ladybug, Selina Kyle, Dick Grayson, Barbara Gordon, Bruce Wayne Relationships: Marinette Dupain-Cheng | Ladybug & Dick Grayson, Marinette Dupain-Cheng | Ladybug & Selina Kyle, Marinette Dupain-Cheng | Ladybug & Barbara Gordon, Barbara Gordon & Dick Grayson, Dick Grayson & Bruce Wayne Additional Tags: Identity Shenanigans, MGI Secret Writer 2024, eventual Marinette Dupain-Cheng/Dick Grayson, Barbara Gordon is Batgirl, Dick Grayson is Robin, Marinette Dupain-Cheng as Lady Noire, kind of, Marinette Dupain-Cheng as Stray, again kind of, Eventual Friends to Lovers, also eventual enemies to lovers, it's complicated - Freeform, Marinette Dupain-Cheng | Ladybug Lives in Gotham City via https://ift.tt/AsyL7tU