#ml marianne

[piromina]

bECaUsE i hAVe A sEcrET

[magicalus-godslayer]

From top left to bottom right:

Princess Marianne from "Strange Magic"

Carmen Sandiego from "Carmen Sandiego" (2019)

Queen Kida from "Atlantis: The Lost Empire"

Unicorn/Lady Amalthea from "The Last Unicorn"

Princess Selenia from "Arthur and the Minimoys"

Marinette Dupain-Cheng/Ladybug from "Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir"

Blank version of the template under the cut, feel free to use it, if you like!

[pagesof-miraculous-rewrite]

The lady(bug) of the hour is here!

The OG outfit they gave her is way too bland, though I guess that could be read in a myriad of ways. I decided to give her outfit some personality, vaguely basing it off of martial arts uniforms. As she gets more comfortable with the miraculous, I imagine she would add more personal touches to it.

As a civilian, I decided to calm it down on the embroidery. I also decided to add more lighter colors to her palette, as it creates a contrast between her civilian-self and her hero-self.

I’m planning on redesigning the other characters, so please suggest anything!

[nikispade]

So cute

All the Miraculous Requests I had from my Patrons in 2023! This isn't even including all the original OCs and akumas I got!

Ko-fi | Patreon

-Marinette in MY favorite outfit from Scarlet Lady (this one's from "Glaciator") -Chat Blanc and Marinette (specially SL Mari) -Marinette and Tikki sharing Hot Chocolate and Floral Cookies -My Akumanette Little Devil kissing Silencer -Kim and Ondine, Kim kissing her on the cheek -Penny and Jagged kissing -Marc and Nathaniel kissing -Rose and Juleka in their Princess Fragrance and Reflekta Scarlet Lady cover outfits -Nino and Adrien hugging -Good Lila with the Butterfly Miraculous -Good Gabriel with the Peacock Miraculous -Young Marianne with the Fox Miraculous -Original version of Evil Nathalie with the Peacock Miraculous -Bustier with the Bee Miraculous -Scarlet Lady version of Vanisher -MY favorite akuma aka Stormy Weather (I was literally asked to do my favorite lol) -Nathaniel in his Scarlet Lady "Reflekta" outfit -Caprikid wishing my Patron a Happy Birthday! -Gabriel horrified by a full glitter suit he's forced to wear -Ladybug in the Hades game style as a Goddess of Creation -Kagami. Just my baby girl Kagami. -Rose dressed in Pastel Goth Fashion -Rose dressed in a pink version of Chie Satonaka's (Persona) outfit because they share a Voice Actor -Juleka. My other baby girl Juleka. -Juleka in her "Style Queen"/"Queen Wasp" outfit from Scarlet Lady -Human Pollen -Human Nooroo

[pruneunfair]

Rating FL's part 3

Shuri

12/10: I just started reading A step mothers marchen (and it's probably gonna take a while to finish it since Bato doesn't have a full English translation) but from the few chapters I read I agreed with fans of the book that Shuri is without a doubt one of the best FL's. There's actual development between her and the step-children and she succeeds at being relatable without making her too overpowered.

Athanasia

7/10: Okay while I don't really care too much about WMMAP, I still think that for one of the first most popular otome isekais Athy was a pretty good protagonist and most of my complaints about her are mostly just ant hills. I don't have much to say on Athy other then she's a good start for OI protagonists but could be a little better.

Aisha

9/10: Is she generic? Yes, does that make her a bad protagonist? No. I don't understand what people mean when they say Marianne overshadows her unless they're talking about the fandom specifically because as someone who also really loves Marianne, she barely shows up on screen so to say that she overshadows Aisha just because Aisha is a typical sweet saintess heroine is stupid. Sometimes ITLA can be a little on the nose with how nice she is but I still find Aisha pretty well made.

Sienna

9/10: Okay I officially love manhwa where the maid is the protagonist instead of a noblewoman and as short as the manhwa she's from is, I still think she's a sweetheart. My only complaint is that the story keeps randomly inserting sad backstory memories so you feel bad for her, like one minute she'll be doing something ordinary and then next she's basically just like "This reminds me of when my step-mom hit me with jumper cables after I spilled one drop of tea." And then it goes back to the present within one panel.

Hae Soo

6.5/10: I'm sorry but people meat ride her WAY too much. She's not a terrible FL but there is so much better and she's really not all that because you can kinda tell by the way that she's the only female character thats likable and with that bodytype that she's just a self insert character.

Ruby

8/10: For once we have a piece that actually looks into the typical white lotuses point of view, Like Helena except way darker when it comes to backstories. I like that Ruby is shown to be more emotional cause I never liked how a lot of manhwa imply that emotions=crybaby FL, it all depends on how it's handled and I think thr author was very respectful when it came to her abuse and ED. However like Sienna there are times when the author is trying too hard and ends up forgetting certain parts of Ruby's trauma. For example they mentioned early in the chapters that Ruby's beloved older sister had died but it's barely mentioned in the future on how it affected her, so it ends up feeling like it was just a way to feel bad for her even more.

Aria

6/10: so on one hand I'm really glad that Aria is actually evil instead of the comic just saying " Oh no! She's not evil! She's too nice for that" because if villainess is gonna be in the title then she should keep some of her villainous traits, but I really don't know if I should see her as super smart if all her enemies are too stupid to combat her, it makes Aria look really stupid when she got killed in the first timeline if they're so bad at crimes.

Eris

10/10, Love my girl Eris! Kill the villainess was great for a lot of things, a knight for the ML instead of the prince, the ogfl not being a white lotus out to ruin Eris's life, and morally corrupt villains that felt like obstacles, but what they did the best was the FL because Eris actually retains her goal on going back to her world instead of shrugging it off and going to sleep because you know most people would be freaking out if they woke up as a historical woman in a time period where women had no rights and it was easy to die after getting sick once.

Roxana

9.5/10: She's overrated but that doesn't make a character bad by default. When I finally read Roxana after seeing the hype I could understand why they loved Roxana so much. Now as much as I don't like evil protagonists who don't suffer consequences, the story makes up for it by being self aware that the Agriche family are a bunch of lunatics with the exception of Roxanas mom and her late brother. Being chaotic is simply part of the plot so I don't think it's fair for me to fault it. That being said as much as I loved her I do think that her takeover during the end chapters shouldn't have been done and done so easily and quickly.

Verta

7/10: similar to Roxana, Depths of malice is self aware that Verta is a terrible person even though she has a tragic backstory, it's only an explanation for why she's like this not an excuse. If you know me, you know I love the white lotus women so seeing one as a protagonist was something extraordinary since I thought everyone but me and a select few hated two faced women. She only really earns a 7 because as good as she is, there are better ones.

[bichopalo]

2024 favsss (●'◡'●)

these things made me wanna live sooo hard

ALBUMS:

the whaler - Home is Where

Ray of Light - Madonna

69 Love Songs - The Magnetic Fields

Suntub - ML Buch

Night Palace - Mount Eerie

MOVIES:

CREEP (2014) and CREEP 2 (2017)

That Most Important Thing: Love (1975)

Wings of Desire (1987)

Challengers (2024)

Lake Mungo (2008)

BOOKS:

As i Lay Dying by William Faulkner

Orlando by Virginia Woolf (new all time fav i almost feel bad for being so predictable)

Intervals by Marianne Brooker

Intermezzo by Sally Rooney

Wise Blood by Flannery O'Connor

Tagging: @bazpitch @petxina @badley @srdcovka @joblesssmonday @sobcat @moonlight2016s @sitcomprophet @1990danieljohnston @benverlesbians @vampilllia @claimedbytheearth @wizardsnoopy

love uuuu

[tumblingxelian]

How to make Hawk Moth Relevent - ML Rewrite:

I Had some ML AU thoughts, specifically on how to have Gabriel keep the Butterfly & feel like a threat & be 'sympathetic' if one wants.

Character wise, its pretty simple, S1/2 era Gabriel. He's proud, stubborn, controlling, & never left the bargaining stage of grief. His decisions are bad, but he either thinks he's doing what's best for Adrien or if he's doing something wrong that he can outsmart the fallout. Also uses kids less in general, but still does it.

He's also learning about his powers the same as the heroes, though some of his weaknesses with it come from struggling with some of the necessary emotional skills. As well as not liking to listen to things that challenge his world view.

IE, "Why did you not tell me this could happen?" - "I tried to tell you it was a danger, you tuned me out!" - "I don't have time for this." - "There you go again! You are so obnoxiously frustrating!"

Finally, he's not using the butterfly right anyway, because doing so would risk his identity. Its meant to make champions, but if he used someone who shared his goals then it'd eventually become obvious who he is. So he has to keep working through bargains and deceptions with people in a manic state. So his defeats are less on him.

Moving on, status quo updates: Introduce some other rogues to pad out the episodes.

A sorcerer who wants Miraculous. A temple monk survivor who wants to get Fu. A left over Nazi who Fu & Marianne defeated; some rogue Miraculous Users & perma-Akuma, IE Imago.

Also have Audrey be there from the start of the season, either she's around to try and cajole Gabriel back into design work, or just splits her time between Paris & New York & introduce some players early.

Specific Story Beat Changes: At the end of Origins show several other soon to be notable figures:

A sorceress pondering their orb, a militant looking bastard smirking, a monk meditating and opening their eyes. Tomoe contacting Kagami & saying they will be moving to Paris. Then cap it off with Lila & Trixx staring open mouthed at a TV, fast food raised halfway to their mouths just staring boggle eyed.

Mentor-Fu Because of these new issues and threats cropping up, Fu is a more active mentor, possibly with Marianne at his side, to serve as foils/counterparts to Marinette & Adrien.

Hawk Moth He makes a strong debut & has some fairly impressive Akuma, but is also clearly experimenting with the power. He also picks several adults like the movie villains. He's also clearly running into walls VS how much he can actually get them to do.

He blames their unhinged state until Antibug when Chloe goes "No U" at the Akuma trying to control her & refuses to un-mask Chat Noir. She wants to prove a point to the heroes not actually help Hawk Moth, & he can't call back the Akuma.

Besides that, the major shifts would be some of his fellow villains compromising his Akuma for their own ends. Him finding out Akuma can become Imago, thanks to Audrey just staying Style Queen. She is having a blast, no one else is.

Lila-Volpina-Chameleon & Trixx She found Tirxx's Miraculous in a second hand shop & since accidentally awakening him the pair have become con artists and mischief makers all over Europe.

They aren't malevolent, but they aren't good either, and Lila goes to Paris in part cos she's being pursued by a sorcerer after Trixx & she wants the others to help protect her.

She's on the team for awhile before losing Trixx in battle and ends up claiming an Akuma to try and get power back. Leaving her straddling a line between humanity & monster-hood.

The Tsurugi's: They have at least two Miraculous, perhaps three, this playing a part in why Fu would even put Tikki & Plagg out there given the risk. The dragon is a must, but beyond that it could range from tiger, to mouse to snake or some combo there-of.

Their goals are enigmatic, with Kagami's stance being that the Kwami are divinity and being their chosen is an honor. While Tomoe is more cold, still respecting the Kwami's power more than the Order, but very pointedly aiming to use said power to benefit her family line.

As a result they are more anti-villain's/antagonists than full on villains.

Audrey & Chloe: Thanks to Audrey being present, the toxic nature of the family is on display from minute one.

With Andre passively rolling with every horrid thing Audrey says or does to Chloe, then using Chloe's rejection to make himself feel big. All while Chloe desperately seeks her mothers affection & allows her fathers self serving idea of 'love' and heeds his terrible advice.

This makes Chloe's redemption arc faster as where she's coming from is obvious from parents day at earliest. Audrey becoming the first on screen Imago helps. No jail time cos no one but Hawk Moth knows at first. She abuses her powers & becomes a key Chloe villain.

Final Note: Awhile ago I realized that one could re-work the Peacock's power into the Butterfly so I'd probably do that too. IE, its power is transmission & transformation.

So in the case of making Sentimonsters it transmits Butterfly energy in to the subject, then the emotions back out of the subject, then transforms them into a 'Familiar'.

This does remove the mind control rings, but there may still be an Akumatized object which can allow a butterfly user easier access to the target, or they are just not a thing.

This also means Gabriel only needs one Miraculous, & Nathalie instead of being Mayura stays on as Catalyst. Letting him make small teams of villains, familiars, or super strong Akuma.

There could still be negative health ramifications from this, either from being constantly Akumatized or from getting powers up to so often. If sympathetic Gabriel is intended, he's the one getting sick.

[imthepunchlord]

Ngl, kinda a major bummer that Marinette’s leading the Bugettes AU Red Ladybug poll, even by only a slim margin. It’s still the first day, and people are obviously free to pick who they want to see, but with the focus on color-coding and the personality and power focus changes made for Bugettes!Tikki, I definitely feel like Marinette is even LESS of a match for Ladybug here than in canon. I almost wonder if she and Rose should’ve only been added to Violet/Butterfly like you mentioned in the last anon’s spread, because I feel like people are just going with what they’re familiar with voting-wise instead of considering the Bugettes AU world or the kwami detail posts that you’re already linking to.

Oh same. Mindful, I am biased to shuffling things up. But from what I've learned doing polls for ML, this fandom largely likes to stick to canon. They don't really like to get experimental. And there are some that do work off the mindset that what they get in canon IS what they're meant to have, that they are, undoubtedly, the best for that Miraculous (which personally I can find to be debatable).

So Marinette has the Ladybug in canon, and Mouse is the first kwami swap to get a lot of focus in canon (aside from her with Cat), so those are the top two picks for Marinette Miraculous wise, never mind if they work for her growth wise or not. They're what happens, so they're what people focus on.

So Marinette leading in the poll for Ladybug isn't a surprise for me. It's a bummer, but not a surprise. If she didn't win Ladybug, I was definitely more intrigued by the other polls she was going to appear in: Dragonfly, Mantis (both working off the bit of blue she has, and Mantis especially has such a small number of choices for it), and Butterfly.

But her being there, I do stand by that pink coded characters should apply for both the Red and Violet poll. And while it's a very small detail in her whole design, she does have spots on her.

But if she does win Ladybug, it is what it is. It will work more off what we get in canon, with Tikki pressuring Marinette to do better, consider others more than herself, always win, always be the leader, ect.. Honestly, only big changes is Tikki being more romantic, which could both help Marinette's crush, as Tikki would have actual advise to share, but also make it worse as she's going to fixate on Marinette's crush on Adrien and help push the agenda cause this is what Marinette wants; and Tikki's not really going to be pro team. Tikki aims for success, and sometimes a team gets in the way of that so you MUST be the leader to make sure things work out as they should.

Which could be interesting as Marinette isn't opposed to working with others, but it also doesn't feel like it's a must. It could definitely feed into her agenda of her Atlas Complex and she must solve everything herself by herself.

And with this, I'll have to think on how to address this. The perk of the Bugettes is there is more than just one partner to work off of, so if Marinette does win and these issues will arise, there would be at least someone to bring this up and address it.

And potentially may have Marianne as the Guardian and mentor of the Bugettes, and potentially she was a prior Ladybug so she knows how Tikki can be.

So if Marinette does get Ladybug, yeah a bit of a bummer, but I do have ideas and options on how to address the issues and make them work. But the poll's not over yet so you never know.

[taldigi]

Why Marianne? Was she planned to exist on pre canon?

I think one of the most disappointing underutilizations in canon ML is that of Marianne LeNoir. She's postured as this mirror of Cat Noir- the love interest of the hero, the temptation from keeping them truly great as the guardian. a character who exists to serve Fu's narrative, an example of his noble sacrifice in service to the greater good to the miraculous and the order.

She is perfect for showing the failures of the order as a concept. An example for how they failed Fu and how Fu uses his trauma and self-flagulation of his mistake to force himself to atone rather than seek change from a method that has failed time and time again. How Fu is on track to push Marinette to be the same. His failure to consider Cat Noir at all as anything than another honor-bound miraculous holder when he is- and very much never was or never will be an honor-bound miraculous holder -is also explicitly setting him up for failure. In fact, it did end in failure!

...This is, of course, if the show didn't insist on the order being a "cool magical kung fu club" and that depicting Marinette as the guardian as anything less than an honorable higher calling. Despite what the show tries to say about this- the outbursts regarding Marinette's stress over being the guardian and her lone wolf task are superficial and lack substance from a narrative position when... her being the guardian was never the issue, it was her sudden lack of guidance when she had been leaning on Fu for so long.

Personally, I think the guardians are fucking stupid and tired and have no place in the show- not as a goal for the characters to aspire to.

That being said, Marianne was prime for becoming Chat's mentor- maybe not as entwined with the miraculous as Fu- but as someone who is able to lay out Fu's mistakes and prepare Cat Noir to handle these mistakes that he is forcing onto Marinette. It's a pretty unanimous decision that Cat Noir needed someone, anyone, to place his hand on his shoulder and say "it's okay, I understand. I can help, even a little bit." or even "Now is not the time for love, you need to be someone who can support her. Grand displays of love are dangerous, show your love in little ways with patience."

"But you were patient, and he never came back for you."

"Because he did not want to trust me- he was afraid to. What is happening is a cycle of abuse- the master is trying to pass what he has learned onto his student, even if it will hurt her. You cannot try and destroy it, but you can guide it. Ladybug still trusts you."

Thats a loose idea, at best. We all know it didn't turn out like that and she ends up being madly in love with Fu and ends up being his caretaker, and Adrien ends up a nothingburger of a character- and such ideas would have to require that the show care about something other than Marinette and her suffering.

Ultimately, Marianne could have been the key to addressing and possibly transforming some of the worst parts of ML into the greatest parts. But alas.

[laresearchette]

Wednesday, October 23, 2024 Canadian TV Listings (Times Eastern)

WHERE CAN I FIND THOSE PREMIERES? INK MASTER (Season Premiere) (Paramount+ Canada) CATFISH (Season Premiere) (Paramount+ Canada)

WHAT IS NOT PREMIERING IN CANADA TONIGHT BREATH OF FIRE (Premiering on October 24 on HBO Canada at 10:00pm)

NEW TO AMAZON PRIME CANADA/CBC GEM/CRAVE TV/DISNEY + STAR/NETFLIX CANADA:

CBC GEM HARDER BETTER FASTER STRONGER SO YOU WANT TO BE A MUSLIM?

CRAVE TV BREATH OF FIRE

NETFLIX CANADA CAR MASTERS: RUST TO RICHES: (Season 6) THE COMEBACK: 2004 BOSTON RED SOX FAMILY PACK (FR) SCREAM 2 SCREAM 3 SCREAM 4 THIS IS THE ZODIAC SPEAKING

NBA BASKETBALL (SN) 7:30pm: Cavaliers vs. Raptors (TSN/TSN3/TSN4/TSN5) 7:30pm: Bucks vs. 76ers (SN360) 10:00pm: Warriors vs. TrailBlazers (TSN4) 10:00pm: Clippers vs. Suns

NHL HOCKEY (SN1) 7:30pm: Flyers vs. Capitals

BACK TO ROOTS (APTN) 7:00pm: Chef Denia surprises Perry with an elk tenderloin to cook together; they forage for wild cranberries, wild mushrooms and yarrow; Perry prepares a wild cranberry and yarrow mocktail for them to enjoy while discussing ingredients and recipes.

PAID IN FULL: THE BATTLE FOR BLACK MUSIC (CBC) 8:00pm (SERIES PREMIERE): Black artists' fight for fair pay and ownership of their songs dates back to the 1920s, including Louis Armstrong, Nina Simone, Little Richard, TLC and more.

THE PASSIONATE EYE (CBC) 9:00pm: Harder Better Faster Stronger: Misinformation expert Timothy Caulfield investigates the purported "crisis in masculinity," debunks toxic men's health myths and meets with people challenging traditional masculine norms.

MARK MCKINNEY NEEDS A HOBBY (CTV) 9:02pm: Mark McKinney tries his hand at a cross section of aquatic sports; Mark learns some sailing basics and sings some sea shanties, learns bodyboarding techniques in the surf of Santa Monica, Cali. beach, and joins a synchronized swimming team.

SECRET HISTORY (APTN) 9:00pm: When a family discovers gold, a Tlingit woman's traditional knowledge is vital for navigating the Yukon wilderness and securing their fortune.

MLS SOCCER (TSN) 10:00pm: Vancouver vs. Portland

TALES FROM THE TERRITORIES (Much) 10:00pm: Tales from the Territories reunites wrestlings legends to relive their most jaw-dropping stories from in and out of the ring. One of the most infamous stories in wrestling lore, TV star Andy Kaufman traveled from Hollywood to Memphis to wrestle women, before facing off against King Jerry Lawler.

GOING NATIVE (APTN) 10:30pm: Drew travels down under to witness how Australia's first nations live, hunt and maintain their ancient traditions while taking in some of Australia's most beautiful sites; he even learns how to catch his own lunch while avoiding becoming lunch.

SO LONG, MARIANNE (Crave) 11:00pm: Leonard Cohen receives news of his grandmother's passing, plunging him into melancholy; pregnant with Axel's child, Marianne faces turmoil in her relationship due to Axel's infidelity.

[gale-gentlepenguin]

ML Reboot: Miraculous: Heroes of Miracles: Lieutenant Liberty

- Lieutenant Liberty was born in 1923. Born and raised in Harlem.

-Born with the name James W, Rodgers.

-He joined the US Army during WW2. Despite times when that was rather difficult to do.

-While working as a support, he ended up getting protecting a young child from a bombshell.

-The boy’s parents took in the soldier and helped him heal.

-During that time, they saw a valiant spirit. Having cowered and stayed hidden as the war was going on, they saw this soldier and hand him a necklace as a show of gratitude. He accepted as they were insistent on it.

-He left shortly after and tried the necklace on. That’s where he met liiri

-The young Kwami had been dormant for decades and was excited to finally have someone to talk to.

-James and Liiri became friends and James learned about how the miraculous worked.

-He transformed into Lieutenant Liberty.

-Using this power he helped turn the tide of some key battles in history.

-He encourages his Allies, freeing them of doubts and panic. He also freed Countless war prisoners and concentration camps.

-He killed hitler (Miraculous has a whole revisionist history, so yea. He kills hitler.)

-He met Fu and Marianne during the time he helped liberate France.

-After the war, he was given the Medal of Honor, He also revealed his identity to the American people during this time. (His costume covered his body entirely, so seeing his true face was a surprise. This did however help give great strides in progress to America.

-Now in the public eye he helped deal with several issues back home.

-James married his Childhood sweet heart Olivia and they had 4 kids. Their Eldest, Jerome volunteered to take over as Lieutenant Liberty after his father retired.

-He stayed in contact with Fu during the time. He eventually passed his miraculous down to his son, Jerome, who passed it to his daughter, Jessica the current Holder.

-Jessica is the current holder of the Eagle miraculous and she was trained by her Father and Grandpa.

Trivia:

-Lieutenant Liberty is based off Captain America, even his names have individuals that have held the title. Though his main inspiration was Falcon.

-Lieutenant Liberty is African American.

-His costume covering his entire body was a reference to Black Panther.

-Comic books of Lieutenant Liberty were printed during World war 2, they were stopped briefly after the reveal of his identity only for an outcry from the public to have the comics put back into publishing.

-James was very aware of social issues and always pushed the envelope, always wanted freedom for more people.

-Liiri believes James to be someone with a spirit of freedom greater than many he has seen.

-When Jessica took the mantle, she wanted to change the name to Freedom Falcon, or Freewing. But After learning why her family never changed the name she kept the legacy alive.

[princess-of-the-corner]

Thinking once again on weird lore in ML and this time it's Fu's age and all.

First off, he's 187 apparently. And I. Don't think we ever get an explanation on how he's able to be that goddamn old.

But also he like barely aged between reaching adulthood (which would be in the 1840s) to when he met Marianne(in the 1930s/40s), since he seems to appear the same age as her. Then sometime between then and present day he aged to look like an old man(which he is).

[miraculous-prompts]

Take ML, your favorite comic and the last book you read and smash them together to make a crossover AU featuring Anarka as Anansi and Marianne

[wonderwoman6199]

Nino’s little kitty cat buckle!!!!😻💚

What's the point of a team if you're not allowed to delegate?

Epilogue - Backwarder First < Previous > Next Season 1, Season 2, Season 3, Season 4, Season 5 Ep 41, Ep 42, Ep 43, Ep 44 Ep 45, Ep 46, Ep 47, Ep 48, Intermission, Ep 49, Ep 50, Ep 51, Ep 52, Ep 53

Bonus:

Because why would anything happen?

Introducing Cat Scratch, whom we were robbed of in canon.

Ko-fi

[pruneunfair]

Ranking all the OI and manhwa I've read part 2: the moderate.

The decent stories. Just a little better than average

The tyrants only perfumer

My favorite fast food webcomic to this very day. It's characters are tolerable and there's just something some satisfying looking at the perfume bottles, the little bottles remind me of those DIY kits they'd sell at target. That being said it's still a fast food manhwa, the characters are flat, the plot goes too quick and the villains are easily defeated so as much as I enjoy it when I just want to read something quick and light, it's not a good option for something more serious.

The empress wants to avoid the Emperor.

This was actually one of my very first manhwas I've ever read. I thought it was one of the greatest stories ever told when I was still in my revenge phase and it's definitely not terrible when I reread but it's not the greatest piece of literature either. Still for a basic revenge story at least Louise actually gets away her fuckass husband.

Tears of a withered flower

I like it, just not as much as everyone else likes it. I've already made a few posts on it and my current opinions still stay the same but besides all the self insert this and the predictable that the dialog definitely improves from cartoony to poetic. I'm just hoping the rampant misogyny problem in TOAWF is only a fandom problem and not something the author is planning on incorporating into every other woman that isn't Hae Soo

I will divorce the female leads brother

Okay I won't lie this one is kinda funny given how it calls out the absurdity of protagonist centered morality in a better way. Ethel as a protagonist is okay as protagonists go and while the villains are played off as stupid thats because the story actually plays into how idiotic they are instead of claiming they are the smartest around when they aren't, specifically the brothers and father. Also the Og fl of this one has by far the ugliest designs I've ever seen. It's the kind of design where you can tell the artist did not like her at all and gave her the Miku special with those unflattering color combos. I think the weirdest part is the implied incestuous feelings the family has for Reina but once again, it's meant to be seen as vile so it gets a little pass.

Into the light once again

The pain I went through when I realized the 14 year old Aisha was being paired up with guys way to old her with this one because it was so good before it just ruined what could've been 😔. Outside of the obvious I adore both Aisha and Marianne as polar opposites and characters that aren't immediately nice or honesty to Aisha aren't put to death, for the most part at least, they are allowed to grow as better people and get character development. The magic system is pretty easy to remember though I think Aisha can sometimes get too deep in her "super powerful nice girl" archetype but it's not to the point of being awful.

The empresses lipstick

more of a comedy than a traditional rofan but it works, it's one of the first I've seen to get the rococo style a little bit better than others. (It's still not the greatest accuracy but since it's meant to be silly it has more leeway) however it sadly is brought down by the fact that Jane is heavily implied to be on the younger side when her mom bugs her about school and implies that she'll be going INTO high-school implying she's 15-16 based on Korean school systems and she's already being paired up to marry male leads older than her.. damn you age gap trope and damn you 18th century for reminding me of gross yet true history. If it weren't for the fact that I can't remember anything about the ML's age this would be lower.

The villainess turns the hourglass.

What I think of when someone asks me to think of the OG era for manhwa. The concept of the hourglass is easy to follow and it actually comes with a drawback so Aria can't be too overpowered, the bright colors make it all pop and having an actual villain for the FL in a villainess story ties it all in, people can complain about how awful she is but villainess is literally in the title so..you get what you bargained for. There are still cons though about it I don't care for, first of all I wish Mielle could be an actual threat so there would be a fun ongoing mental battle between two evil women, Isis and Mielle could've been smarter as a duo, Asher could've had a little more personality and the twist that Aria was actually of noble descent all along really killed the charm of her being a commoner who could prove she was just as smart as the aristocracy.

Perks of being the villainess

Deborah's already climbing up the ranks of one of the prettiest FL in my opinion because that shade of purple is DIVINE! The plots rather basic as most villainess manhwa tend to go. Deborah is hated by everyone except instead of a backstory claiming she's misunderstood, the og Deborah was actually an asshole to everyone she met except for Pilav so it gave her an actual obstacle. I do think some of them went too fast but I'm just glad we actually got to see the effort being done at all. I'll admit this was better then I thought so it moved up on my tier list. My only complaints are that the chapters can sometimes drag on and on to the point of being bottle episodes.

I shall master this family

I would like this so much more but it drags on so much! Florentia was nice at first but as the chapters went on and on I was less impressed and just thinking "yeah this is just getting boring" with how many times you know she's gonna best her opponents, don't hate her but shes becoming a little too meh right now. That said I like reading it, definitely suffering from a overpowered MC that could use some work but when it comes to politics it's so much more interesting if you can get past that one major issue.

Pretty good: almost better then average but I either haven't read all of it to place it higher or if there's just better

I will become the villains poison taster

I love my underrated girlie's ✊️ the plot is certainly unique, Giselle has the strange of ability of being not only immune to poison but the poison also tastes like fruity snacks/drinks. It deserves a little more traction then what it gets, the ML Reniel actually has emotions instead of stoicism plus actual critical thinking skills because the FL acts nothing like the OG villainess and Giselle, despite how it may seem, isn't the born sexy yesterday trope, she's just allowed to be a sweet heart while still being a person. It's not much but it's still pretty good.

Serena

Fashion and character designs are absolute peak but plot comes before art. At first I was pretty harsh on Serena but when I actually read more of it to form a more concrete opinion I realized it's not the worst and actually got a little entertaining. As a FL Serena isn't bad, I like that she comes across as a nepo baby who needs to work hard to uphold her predecessors legacy so we have flaws to work with here and at the very least the story seems to be kinda self aware that Serena isn't a terrific person. It's also a drama not a romance so while I don't like either Eiser or Frederick as love interests at least Serena can say the romance isn't supposed to be the center of the plot.

Your throne

After so many people telling me how good it was I finally caved in and began reading last week but I already got spoiled so I know most of what happens. Obviously I like the fact that Medea and Psyche actually team up instead of hating eachother and even though it's through spoilers Psyche is my favorite. It's so dang long though it's probably gonna be a while before I make any your throne related posts. Only cons is it can sometimes get too boring to follow.

Seducing the villains father

Proof you can make a stereotypical rofan and it can still work. Yerenica is the perfect balance of girl failure and likeability where her flaws are very common for most people and yes while she is kinda dumb she's not so dumb it makes me wanna slam my head against the wall. Erudian is pretty good as ML's are concerned, just a tad basic and the villain Soleia isn't dumbed down either. Love the second half of the story which gives a little more focus on Yenis family instead of just her love life and while it does get cringe inducing and the plot tracks off from time to time, I still like it.

The crownless queen

The FL is a recently retired history expert who transmigrated in her daughters inaccurate novel and because of those inaccuracies, there are new problems to face while Delia has to survive in a world where Barons and Dukes are switched and she has to climb to social latter. There's little things that really prove how much thought was put into it (such as Delia not knowing the exact date in time shes set in since she's in a different world)

Beware of the villainess.

A little similar to your throne but it keeps my attention longer then the former. Once again women working together instead of being forced into enemies! Really like that! The Yuri baiting though? Boo 👎, don't tease the audience like that (especially considering the og fl is literally called Yuri) can be over the top but I think that's what makes it stand out, it means to be funny and in your face with Melissa's antics but the best character by far is Yona, home girl just wants that check and I can understand that feeling.

Another typical fantasy romance

I gotta stop procrastinating and finish this one!! 😭 first off, Pellus is my 2nd favorite ML with his design being my number 1 favorite in terms of character design. For once we have an actual cold duke who accurately looks intimidating instead of basic BTS member. Best part though: it is one of the greenest of green flag relationships to the point where Lithera and Pellus are worthy candidates to face off Pereshati and Therdeo in terms of who's the best manhwa couple. Actual communication instead of miscommunication that goes on for chapters, relationship actually has steady progression that's just in the middle of how they get to together and Lithera is a great FL. Then I found a bunch of other manhwa and forgot about this one until it came up in my head while I made my first tier list. It'll probably go up once I complete the story.

This one took longer then I expected but part 2 is finally out and now I have to start rereading for part 3.

[bumblebeug]

Paris, City of Sweets

Thought I forgot about this fic, didn’t you? Well, I haven’t forgotten! I hope you enjoy!

Paris, City of Sweets

“Ah! Good to see you’re already up, Felix,” Marianne said cheerfully, grabbing her own teacup from the drying rack, “Is there any left for me?”

Fu smiled and lifted the teapot. “Plenty.”

“That’s what I like to hear,” Marianne replied as she sat down.

Felix glanced away blushing when his grandmother and Fu leaned in for a morning kiss.

It was so odd, Felix thought, to see his grandmother so happy. Up until this visit – he hadn’t thought that it was even possible.

Growing up, his grandmother always had an air of someone waiting for something and with each minute that something she was waiting for didn’t show up, the more forlorn she got. He had always assumed that it was because she missed Grandpa Alexander, who had died when he was six. It made sense, because his father was generally a happy man, but would sometimes get that way too over small things that would trigger a memory. Where he would just go quiet for a moment; giving a distracted half-smile to no one as if he was reliving a happy memory and saying goodbye to his father all over again at the same time.

Felix wondered how his dad would react to seeing his mother so happy with another man. He hadn’t yet told his parents the specifics on why Marianne was so happy in Paris – just that she was building a new life.

“Felix dear?”

Startled, Felix’s head snapped up at the question.

“Yes?” He replied and took a sip of tea. He grimaced, he’d been so lost in thought that his tea had gone cold.

“I was just saying how nice it would be to get some canelés as tomorrow’s refreshment for our tai-chi session,” Marianne said leadingly.

Felix pushed his cold tea away from him. “I suppose that would be nice,” Felix agreed.

“Great, then it’s settled!” Marianne clapped her hands together, “Tomorrow you’ll go over to the Dupain-Cheng bakery and help out.”

“I – what?” Felix sent his grandmother a baffled look – nowhere in their exchange did Felix agree to anything.

Marianne blinked innocently, “You’ll help out, right? Fu and I will be busy preparing the tai-chi space.”

Felix sighed and nodded. He knew better than to try and win an unwinnable argument – if his grandmother wanted something done, it got done period.

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The sun had barely touched the sky when his grandmother woke him shook him awake. Felix squinted blearily at his grandmother carefully picking through his clothing.

“…Wha?” was the best his sleep-addled brain could muster.

“C��mon dear, best get up – remember you promised to help the Dupain-Chengs?” Marianne announced over her shoulder, “It’ll reflect poorly on you if you’re late.”

Felix stood and rubbed his eyes with one hand and patting down his hair with the other. Marianne tched at his poor attempt at becoming presentable and grabbed a brush from the counter.

“Your hair is getting much too long,” Marianne complained as the brush snagged on a tangle.

The pain on his scalp jogged his brain into wakefulness. “Grandmum, please” he said as he took the brush out of her hands, “I’m not five – I can get ready by myself.”

Marianne arched a delicate brow at his declaration. “Then be quick about it.” She strode out of his room.

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“Ah, you must be Felix! Come in, come in.” Felix found himself ushered into the Dupain-Cheng bakery by the largest man he had ever seen. “Dear, the help is here,” the man called out jovially.

It only clicked that this man was Mr. Dupain when Mrs. Cheng waved from the kitchen doorway.

Felix stared at the empty bakery display, confused. He didn’t see why his grandmother had insisted he go to the bakery so early – tai chi class wouldn’t start for hours. Wasn’t he just here to pick up the canelés?

“It was so nice to hear from Ms. Lenoir that you wanted to help us this morning,” Mr. Dupain went on blithely unaware of Felix’s confusion, “So? What kind of baking experience do you have?”

“Um…none?” Felix answered unsurely.

Mr. Dupain clapped him on the back and laughed, “No worries! We all have to start out somewhere. Enthusiasm is more important anyways in the beginning, is what I always say. Let’s get you an apron and see how you do with measurements.”

Numbly, Felix let himself be lead further into the bakery. When his grandmum had asked him to help out, he didn’t realize that she meant anything more than acting as a delivery boy. He certainly didn’t expect that she volunteered him to help the whole bloody bakery.

“Felix, good morning,” Marinette said between breaths, entering the kitchen holding an enormous bag of flour and wearing an equally large smile.

“Here let me help,” Felix said in lieu of a greeting. He scurried over to help share the burden. His hands brushed against hers.

“Thanks,” Marinette said gratefully.

He was so close he could count the freckles on the bridge of her nose if he wanted. He forgot all the reasons he why he was annoyed with his grandmother.

“No problem, it’s what I’m here for after all.”

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Part 3

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