SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO What's going on with Chloe in your au? Like you said that you would explain if it won on that one poll you did. Chloe redemption? Friendships? Love interests? I want the TEAA
Well thanks for asking anon that wasn't a purposeful placement just so I could easily make a post about JUST THIS TOPIC
The poll I'm referring to is right here
@anxresi you seemed pretty invested in seeing chloe win so I'm tagging you in case you wanted to read 👉👈
I'm just going to do this lightning round style, the more I talk means the more I'm indulging in minor spoilers for the fic so be warned.
Everyone following this au might want to go check that out :)
Yes, I'm giving Chloe a redemption arc. Though, it doesn't fully come into play until Season 2 (at least from what I have planned).
No, she doesn't avoid consequences as easily as she did in canon. Like, really doesn't. Miraculous consequences :3
Her and her family? Love-hate relationship, they use each other to get what they want. Chloe acts like it doesn't hurt her. Whatever. It's not like she doesn't do the same so it's fine. She's fine.
Her and Marinette? Complicated. Don't ask either of them about it, they don't want to talk about it. Please don't ask.
Her and Adrien? She thinks of him as a brother that she cares for a lot. He isn't actually arm candy unless he's arm candy in specific circumstances. Tho ngl she kinda wants to barf when people think "adrikins" is said in a romantic way rather than a teasing way
Does Adrien put up with her bullshit? Not for very long. It's... a bit of a wake up call.
Does Sabrina put up with h- she's actually not in this au. Or... the same class ig. So far I'm not planning on using her in the story
CHLOGAMI?????????????????? We'll get there when we get there!
This part is more spoilers spoilers: In the beginning they really don't like each other. It takes a bit before they realize their similarities and kinda like each other. Just a teeny bit. Nathaniel and Marc have to put up with them as they try to make the club, Nathaniel and Chloe founded, work.
Chloe is one of the most influential people that is completely on board with Ladybelle (Ladybug but she changed her name. I'll explain later why Ladybelle and it's not because she thought "Lady Beautiful") in this au. Cause in this universe, people are more hesitant to the new vigilantes in town. Other than Alya, Chloe is pretty smitten with Ladybelle (and totally thinks the name is meant to be Lady Beautiful).
Adrien's love of heroes rubbed off on her while growing up and she's pretty embarrassed at first by her infatuation. Only until Ladybelle did she REALLY be into superheroes. It kinda surprises Adrien. He cries a little inside when she's not as interested in Chat Noir.
Eventually Chloe will get her hands on the bee miraculous.
Being a tmbg fan feels like losing your mind.. like wdym this band has like a thousand genuinely incredible unique and experimental songs about every topic you can think of + absolutely nothing sketchy in their past + is inordinately kind to their fans + offers their music (including rarities) with shocking generosity + seemingly has contributed music to basically every piece of iconic media ever to the point that their lyrics are referenced frequently by non-fans. but nobody seems to care about them or acknowledge their contributions to alt rock outside of a tight-knit fanbase. who are frequently dismissed as like "nerdy freaks". hahahahhaha. ha
I see Arcane's marketing is thrusting a lot of blue on Jinx's persona, which is fine, but also a misdirection! I argue that the use of blue on Jinx represents THE IDEA that others have of Jinx rather than representing who Jinx really is. Jinx's true color, the one she paints over those closest to her, the one that represents her is PINK. Jinx is pink!
When we see Jinx in pieces either in or out of show where blue is the predominant color in the palette it's signaling to us the audience that this the Jinx that is perceived by the world around her, which includes Piltover AND Zaun. In this essay I will---
[A sad violin song plays over an image of a sad hamster]
Pac: This doesn't have anything to do with me – I wear a blue sweatshirt, you're crazy, this mouse doesn't even have a sweatshirt, this hamster! [Reading chat] Am I a depressed hamster?
[ Transcript continued ↓ ]*
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Pac: Actually– that's fine! I embrace that idea – of course I'm going to be depressed, are you crazy? [He hits his desk, then starts counting off people on his fingers] Fit is gone, Richarlyson is gone, Ramon is gone, Bagi and Empanada who were always there when we were there are also gone, I haven't seen them! It's just me and Tubbo, and sometimes Philza shows up.
Pac: I lost Chume Labs, I lost the Favela, I lost Murder Mystery, I lost Ilha Chume Labs, it's crazy! Look at how much I've lost, and I've gained nothing! Of course I'm going to be depressed, are you crazy?! How am I supposed to be happy?!
Pac: [Reading chat] "You have us Pac," that's true, thank you. No, that's true, sorry.
* NOTE: Please note that this is an incomplete transcript, as I was primarily relying on Aypierre's translation mod at the time and if I am not confident of the translation, I do not include it. As always, please feel free to add on translations or message me corrections.
anyone else find it a little fucked up that gifsets/edits only get more than 1k notes if they’re concerning a brand new piece of media (film/tv episode/trailer) and if the edit is posted within like 10 minutes of said media releasing to the public??? and if it’s not, it’s basically ignored and dies or takes days/weeks to amass notes??? so most people will only deem creators “worthy” of a like/reblog to spread an edit around if it’s only relevant to whatever brand new thing has released, and if you’re even like a week late that’s not good enough and fuck you <3
Complex feelings about copyright and Disney's appalling ethics aside, it does unsettle me how quickly people jump to make and monetize the most unnerving, depraved content imaginable about characters created for children the second it hits the public domain
he makes me so crazy. most repressed man in the world chooses a career that encourages and feeds his repression and within that career enforces professionalism to the upmost
yes i'm rooting for m*leven breakup because byler is neat but mostly? i'm rooting for m*leven breakup for the sake of el and mike.
to me, their romance was always a puppy love born out of a combination of social pressures, naïve curiosity, and a lack of true understanding regarding intimacy and romantic love and what it really is. it was real in that they do truly, deeply care about each other and they are close friends, maybe even shared an attraction, but a maturing romance is so much more than that. they've grown up and out of being boyfriend/girlfriend, and that's okay! i think television/film needs to show more often that most of us don't have definite "soulmates" or first childhood loves that we spend our whole lives with. it doesn't mean these relationships meant nothing and didn't impact us, it just means they've run their course and that something else is in the cards, and this is part of life!
i've always felt el was at her best and most confident self when broken up with mike, discovering who she was and what she liked alongside another girl her age instead of just relying on mike for mentorship on how to live in the real world. she deserves more of an opportunity to find herself, her autonomy, and her independence, and to love who she is, and she's made it clear she's felt insecure in the relationship with mike because she isn't being loved and understood the way she wants, needs, and deserves from someone who is her partner.
also, it's okay if mike doesn't love her in "the way he should". he is not obligated to love her romantically and stay in a relationship with her just because she's a girl, because she "needed someone", or because he cares about her a lot. he shouldn't be pressured into a romance if it's not truly coming from his heart. he deserves freedom to find out and honour who he is, too, instead of just staying in his non-functional first relationship — one he got into as a child, essentially — and defining himself that way because it's what's expected when a boy and a girl are close. he loves her in some way, yes, but it's okay if he doesn't feel comfortable or secure being her boyfriend anymore, for whatever reason that is. he's felt insecure too, and that's valid and it matters.
they are their own people and are steadily growing and changing every day. they need time to figure out who those people are, and it's become clear (at least in my opinion) that those people aren't meant to be a couple at this stage.
they deserve freedom. they deserve to grow up and be authentic to themselves and not feel like they need to lie for the sake of a relationship. they deserve to move on from this version of their relationship that isn't making them happy and rekindle the best part of their bond: their strong, beautiful friendship. they don't have to be a couple if it doesn't make them stronger and better and happier people.
i think it would be healthy and wonderful for a show, especially one consumed frequently by young adults, to show a relationship starting, progressing, and ending on good terms in this way. sometimes things don't work out, and that is okay.