#queerplatonic ladynoir

[suhlinah]

Adrien Fashion Headcanons (as in, when he gets his own style)

(Post-Reveal Queerplatonic Ladynoir, and also after Adrien quits being a model for his father)

Marinette and Adrien knit/sew together. Marinette sews her designs for her brand (let's say she's already developed a website) and Adrien crochets. He usually ends up crocheting a shit load of sweaters, all mismatched patterns but with complimenting colours.

He wears them ALL the time, especially over a button-up and with slightly ripped straight jeans. The sweaters are a statement piece and sometimes he'll get fans to suggest different patterns for when he starts crocheting a new sweater.

Another thing he crochets a lot are beanies. Usually they are quite simple and a solid colour.

He figures out how to crochet a beanie that has cat ears once you put it on [i have one like this!], and he makes a chat noir themed one after a fan suggests it

He sells the beanies under Marinette's brand after the fans peg him about selling them, and he also models them for her.

He also sells the odd sweater too.

Somehow, he convinces Marinette to let him name the beanies/sweaters an absurd pun. She pretends to hate it but they make her laugh

Along with his sweater collection, he has a knitted turtleneck collection (though he bought these)

He gets a wolf/layered haircut. Need I elaborate?

He gets Luka and Juleka to dye his hair pink. This starts a trend.

He grows out his nails and Luka paints them (usually bright-coloured gels, which annoys Gabriel [we don't care about him here tho])

He permanently wears little circular stud earrings, and when he transforms into Chat Noir, they turn into little paws

He also sometimes wears fake cuff earrings

He and Luka share rings and have a massive collection of them.

Juleka and him model Mari's designs for her website, and when Marinette releases a hero-themed fancy dress line, Juleka wears the masculine fits and Adrien wears the feminine fits (imagine Juleka in a suit and Adrien in a dress)

^this makes the fans go crazy (Adrien's, Mari's, and Juleka's fans)

He doesn't buy clothes from any particular section (so, like, he wears crop tops from the women's section and button-downs from the men's)

(All the clothes on Marinette's website are also gender-neutral)

His shoe collection is extensive, ranging from multiple types of Converses, Vans, Dr Martens and Reeboks

He stops growing when he's, like, 16 and becomes the shortest guy in the class and he gets mega insecure about it so his Converses and Docs are mostly all platforms.

He likes to wear funky, patterned socks

He has a skincare routine

He LOVES the feeling of wearing makeup, especially eyeshadow and eyeliner

He becomes Juleka's mannequin when she finds a new look she wants to try

(I also headcanon that he and Juleka are really, really, close friends)

He joins the art club to crochet

[ladyofcreation]

Cover Story

Everyone knows that Marinette and Adrien are in love with each other. Why else would they be so nervous talking to one another, but perfectly in sync otherwise? Why else would they keep taking every chance to run off together with the flimsiest of excuses? Why else would they deny it so vehemently? The truth is a little more complicated. Written for Fandom Empire Prompt Tables 2024 - Prompt: "Superhero"

I love the flagship in all its forms, including queerplatonic variations. I wanted to explore one such variation in a context where they knew each others' identities from the beginning.

Marinette, in the guise of Ladybug, sat a rooftop, looking over her city as the sun sank towards the horizon. She wasn’t watching the sunset alone for very long, though, as her partner soon made his appearance.

“Rough day, my lady?” he asked, flopping down next to her without waiting for her response.

She peeked over at him, the corners of her mouth lifting into a small smile.

“You could say that,” she answered, with no small amount of exasperation. “The girls came to me today with a plan for asking you out.”

“Let me guess, it was way too straightforward for you and needed about thirty more steps?” he said, grinning cheekily at her. Marinette rolled her eyes.

“Sure, that was the problem,” she said, before leaning onto him and sighing. “I just wish they’d listen to me when I say I’m not interested in you like that.”

In truth, she didn’t know how to explain her relationship with Adrien to anyone, even if she could tell them about their superhero business. Her best friend, her partner – neither of these were insufficient words for him, yet she didn’t think they’d convey the same thing to everyone else as they did to her.

“I can kinda see why they think that, though,” Adrien pointed out, the ears of his costume twitching a little as a gust of wind came through. “I’ve seen how you are around Kagami.”

Marinette groaned.

“Shut up, you’re as bad as Alya!” she said, burying her face in her hands to hide her blush. “I can’t help that I stutter when I’m nervous; it doesn’t matter why I’m nervous. I’m always so worried I’ll say the wrong thing, and people will figure out that we’re Ladybug and Chat Noir, and then Papillon will akumatize them and take our Miraculous and everything will be ruined and…”

“Hey, hey, I know,” he said, his smile falling. “I worry about it too. The truth is, I never know how to act around you when we’re not in costume like this. Our classmates tease me about it, too.”

CONTINUED ON AO3

[grahminradarin]

I have so many. https://archiveofourown.org/works/9281969 https://archiveofourown.org/series/1860751 (This is a collection of mostly unrelated stories that all have Adrien running away from home, and they're all amazing) https://archiveofourown.org/works/37286020 (Angsty one about Adrien slowly realizing he's aroace and experiencing aphobia with a happy? ending) https://archiveofourown.org/works/26939260 (Miraculous side effects but body horror edition. Also includes Alya and Nino getting side effects) https://archiveofourown.org/works/52736188 (Marinette's Ladybug Vision thing, but angsty) https://archiveofourown.org/works/52481575 (Fluff about Marinette trying to romantically tackle Adrien) https://archiveofourown.org/works/33379945 (One-shot where Kim has to sub for Ladybug because Marinette's got food poisoning) https://archiveofourown.org/works/52217119 (The angstiest angst I've ever read, about Marinette having imposter syndrome) https://archiveofourown.org/works/35923801 (Funny fluffy accidental one-sided identity reveal) https://archiveofourown.org/works/9534191 (Long fic about Butterfly!Marinette au, but Marinette is also disabled, amazing read) https://archiveofourown.org/works/40489551(My personal favorite, a one-shot from Origins to Chat Blanc where Ladybug can't die and Marinette gets trauma but recovers, I cannot express how good it is) https://archiveofourown.org/works/21211757 (Queerplatonic Ladynoir! Also the turn into wierd animal-based monsters instead of just getting a suit)

Anyone has fics recommendations? 👉👈 I feel like going back to reading and dunno where to start lol, so feel free to share you current reads/writing here 💖

[mikauzoran]

Update Schedule

Hi guys! I’m not currently working on any multichapter projects at the moment, so I wanted to give you an update on the one-shots that will be out in the coming weeks. Below is a schedule with summaries.

I hope you’ll look forward to them! Let me know which one you’re most excited for. ^.^

Saturday, 04/03/2021 - Her Good Opinion (Marichat) - 

“I only seriously flirt when I’m in love with someone.”

Marinette rolled her eyes, losing patience. “Chat Noir, you flirt with me all the time.”

Abruptly, he fell silent, and when he didn’t reply, she turned to look at him expectantly.

He was staring at her with a strange expression, a mix of pain, sorrow, regret, and embarrassment.

“Oh my gosh,” she whispered. 

When Marinette discovers that Chat Noir has fallen in love with her on both sides of the mask, she has a hard choice to make…except that the answer is easy because she can no longer deny that she loves him too.

Saturday, 04/10/2021 - To Choose You Twice (Marichat and Lady Noir) -

Ladybug is dead set against bringing back Multimouse, so Chat Noir has to take drastic measures to get his partner to see how amazing Marinette is and how much they need her on the team. When Chat won’t let the issue drop, Marinette is backed into a corner and forced to choose between her secret identity and her relationship with her partner. (Guess which one she picks.)

Saturday, 04/17/2021 - What You Need (Queerplatonic Alyadrino) -

When Nino discovers how touched-starved Adrien is, he vows to do whatever it takes to get Adrien used to being loved on so that his body stops overreacting to even basic affection. Alya helps.

Saturday, 04/24/2021 - Finders Keepers (Adrienette) -

I don’t have an official summary yet, but this is basically an Adrienette loose retelling of the Andromeda myth. Adrien is Andromeda; Marinette is Perseus. Tikki plays the role of Pegasus, and Plagg is a unicorn because I felt like it.

I realized the other day that I was annoyed that Andromeda’s perspective is left almost completely out of the myth. Most art I’ve seen of her portrays her as placid and almost aloof. She’s more of an object in the paintings than a character, and I wanted to tell her side of the story. What is she thinking and feeling as she waits for the sea monster her parents are sacrificing her to? How does she feel after Perseus saves her? How do her experiences affect her? What does she think of Perseus and being given to him in marriage?

We get to hear about things from Perseus’s perspective, but Andromeda is largely cut out of the narrative. In this story, I wanted to put her thoughts and feelings back into the story.

(Confession: It turned into a bunch of fluffy Adrienette talking and dancing and staring into one another’s eyes and completely melting for one another. ^.^; I think I mostly failed in my initial goal, but we got a lot of Adrienette fluff out of it, so... ^.^;)

[drowningworldonfire]

I love the concept where, post-reveal, Adrien and Marinette are just as in tune with each other as Ladybug and Chat Noir except even more ‘cause they know each other more completely. It doesn’t matter as much to me whether they’re together romantically or in some kind of queer platonic relationship, just that they get to that level of familiarity.

[mlbigbang]

2021 General Fic Rec List

We've decided to compile several recommendation lists out of our contributors' favourite fanfictions that were published during 2021! We'll be sharing these lists with you throughout December, in order to provide you with plenty of reading material before the ML Big Bang fics are published in January.

What if Plagg Recognized the Peacock Miraculous? (Volpina) by ShawnaCanon 15,691 words, General, 7/7 Chapters

It's a good "what-if?" fic or a fix-it fic for Volpina. It's interesting to read how the characters deal with the knowledge of Gabriel being Hawkmoth

turning out by @enigmaticellipsis 3,969 words, Teen, 1/1 Chapters

Big fan of queerplatonic Ladynoir, a really great showcase of what exactly a QPR can be.

Life Pact by @rosebudsmlb 774 words, Mature, 1/1 Chapters

It discusses a very very very heavy topic, but I love its approach. It's very short but it drives the points right in and I love that it manages to turn out hopeful in the end. And the poems it references? They're magnificent.

The Little Things by @graaythekwami 1,801 words, General, 1/1 Chapters

scarabella shows chat noir exactly how much ladybug cares

undeniable by @zimtlein 4,490 words, General, 1/1 Chapters

alya & kagami friendship :D

the coolest ppl in paris by bookinit 16,758 words, Teen, 11/11 Chapters

Very fun and funny text chat fic that ends in a truly chaotic and fun reveal!

team is a four letter word by @ladyofthenoodle 27,550 words, Teen, 6/7 Chapters

absolutely brilliant characterization of the "core four" and their relationships with each other, both romantic and platonic, and amazing catharsis for the brewing tensions of season 4

for all the things i've done (all these years) by @theriveroflight 942 words, General, 1/1 Chapters

Very nice exploration of Chloe's character and relationship to Zoe, and PERFECT song choice for the title.

don't get the wrong idea by @enigmaticellipsis 4,120 words, Teen, 1/1 Chapters

this fic is so, so well written. marinette goes through a journey of figuring out she's aromantic, and the whole process, while not relatable to everyone, leaves an emotional impact at the end. the platonic ladynoir is also so good <3

Chat Noir's White French Man Hit List for Feminist Purposes by @peachcitt​ 7,811 words, General, 1/1 Chapters

“How do I describe this fic?“ “Uhhhh... Snarky narrator is life?“ “Yessss, and [Adrien and Marinette] are also married! <3“ “Honestly, just put a senti theory warning on it, that’s going to be enough.“

[alexseanchai]

I have been working on this for two years (blame @art-deco-shrimp for starting it, @coffeebanana and @mlwritersguild for finishing it) and I can now close so many tabs

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Sanguine (2576 words) by AlexSeanchai

Chapters: 1/1

Fandom: Miraculous Ladybug

Rating: Mature

Warnings: Major Character Death

Relationships: Adrien Agreste | Chat Noir/Marinette Dupain-Cheng | Ladybug

Characters: Marinette Dupain-Cheng | Ladybug, Adrien Agreste | Chat Noir, Gabriel Agreste | Papillon | Hawk Moth

Additional Tags: Temporary Character Death, Angst with a Happy Ending, Prose Poem, Queerplatonic Ladynoir, Established Pre-Reveal Adrienette, Inspired by Orpheus and Eurydice (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore), Blood and Violence, Character Death, Fiber Arts, Gardens & Gardening, Food as a Metaphor for Love, Podfic Welcome

Summary:

arrête! c'est ici l'empire de la mort

An odd sign. No one ever stops at the gates of the empire of the dead. One might turn back from a cemetery or wander the banks of the Styx, a Ladybug's charmed luck might turn the Pearly Gates to revolving doors, but the catacombs are a tourist attraction, and there is no moratorium on mortality.

She'll have to remember that one. The one she's here for might laugh. She hopes he'll laugh.

[theriveroflight]

we’re so young (but still there’s so much to lose)

Canon-compliant-ish Ladynoir with a queerplatonic lean (they’re not quite there yet and they don’t have the words, but ‘queerplatonic’ is my intent). Set between seasons 3 and 4.

Written for @miraculousfanworks​ August exchange.

Wordcount: 1734

Ladybug rests her head in Chat’s lap. “What would you have to lose if we did this forever?” she asks, looking up at him.

He slowly works on untying the knots on her hairties. “What do you mean?”

She relaxes into the touch as he slowly combs his fingers through her hair. It’s not often they do this — more often it’s the other way around, her fingers in his hair, sorting out all the knots that come from running around on the windy rooftops of Paris.

“If you had to leave your civilian life behind, how much would you lose?” Ladybug asks.

“I…” Chat looks up. “Not as much as you think. I’m…I’m lonely.”

“You’re not alone,” Ladybug murmurs. “Not when you have me.”

“I would lose one of my best friends,” Chat says, pausing briefly as he thinks. “I’m not sure I would miss my family. They wouldn’t miss me. But…I don’t think I’d really lose my best friend forever. I could always visit, even if I couldn’t tell him. I’d miss school, I guess.” Ladybug looks up just in time to watch a wry smile spread across his face. “Call me a nerd all you want, but I was homeschooled for a while. Being in real school has been good for me. Then again…”

“The first day of school was when we became heroes,” Ladybug breathes.

And September 1st is legally when school begins (unless it’s on a Sunday), always, so it doesn’t give anything away.

She takes a deep breath. “I’ve been thinking about running away.”

“Shouldn’t that be my line?” he replies.

“I don’t know,” she says, and she turns over to let him begin retying her hair. It’s always interesting to see what sort of unique hairstyle he decides to experiment on her with — she doesn’t mind, because it always turns out fairly well. “But…I’m not sure I can do it. There’s a lot going on in my life, and most of it is Ladybug, but…”

“But what?”

“I have a best friend, and a boyfriend.” She sighs. “They both need me to be there. I can’t just…leave them. And I’m more attached to my family than you are. My parents would miss me. They would all miss me.”

“What are you thinking about, Ladybug?” Chat softly asks.

“How old are you?”

“Young enough where, if you really are thousands of years old, it would be absolutely creepy. Um. I’m in collège?”

That’s fairly generic. It doesn’t even specify a grade. He could be any of the grades.

“Me too,” she responds. “And you know I’m not really thousands of years old, right?”

“Yeah, I was just…messing around,” he says with a laugh, and were he not still styling her hair she would push him away.

He fixes the ribbons into place. “Here.”

Ladybug sits up, and goes to feel around, but Chat stops her before she can touch her head.

“I don’t want you to ruin it,” he explains. “But I can take a picture and show you.”

He grabs the baton from his back, and she poses with a peace sign for the camera and an overexaggerated smile.

He then shows her the picture, and she smiles at the space buns — they have a small braid around the rim, beneath where they’re tied.

“You did a good job,” she says. “It looks nice.”

It reminds her of Multimouse. Which…could be intentional.

“Thanks,” he answers. “I’m…not going to lie, I always thought you were older than me. Not by much — maybe sixteen, at oldest, because I never believed the thousands of years thing. But you and me…”

She takes his hand and interlocks their fingers.

“What was he thinking when he chose us?” Chat asks, looking up at the clouds above them.

“He was younger when the Temple fell,” she answers. “He probably thinks it’s normal for kids to be expected to save the world.”

Because that’s what they are.

“Right.” He frowns. “Becoming Chat Noir has been one of the best things to ever happen to me, because it brought a lot of things, including you. And you…you’re my partner. ‘Best friend’ doesn’t quite cover it well enough.”

“Same here,” she answers. “Being Ladybug has always been more curse than blessing, but you’re…you’re the part I look forward to most.”

It feels like a confession. Though a confession of what, Ladybug doesn’t know.

“It’s weird, isn’t it?” he asks quietly. “You have the ladybug, a symbol of good luck, yet you feel like it’s a curse. And me, I have a power that would seem like bad luck. But being Chat Noir is one of the best parts of my life. It was almost the only one.” He looks away. “But I have so much more now. And we aren’t exactly saving the world, are we? It’s just a city.”

“I mean, sometimes it really is the world,” she says. “When Stormy Weather was reakumatized, Oblivio, Malediktator, they all would’ve threatened the world.”

(There is one more she dares not say. One more akuma she defeated that would have destroyed the universe had she not.)

“And New York,” Chat adds, “and Shanghai, and Timetagger, and Darkblade, and…”

Ladybug rolls over onto her back to look up at the clouds drifting overhead. “Probably more world-saving than we should be doing. At least Sparrow and Uncanny Valley have help. We don’t have anyone anymore.”

It all falls to her. If things go wrong, go so sideways that they’re unsavable, it’s her fault. If they lose…it’s because she wasn’t good enough.

“You’re wrong,” Chat says, voice rising gradually with desperation. “You have me. Always. And…well, the Temple was restored. What if we went there, asked them for help?”

She’s tempted to run her fingers through her hair, tug the ribbons free and the buns away. But that would be a shame, considering all the work Chat put into styling it. And it looks gorgeous anyways.

“I’m afraid of going there,” she confesses, and he looks at her with shock. She sits back up. “I’m afraid they’ll take it from me, and…” She curls her knees to her chest. “I don’t want to lose my memories. I don’t want to lose you.”

It’s more of a confession than she sought to make when she started talking.

“I…Ladybug.” Chat sounds almost helpless. He takes a deep breath. “You aren’t going to lose me anytime soon. Even if you lost your memory, I would come back. I would find you and help you.”

“Thanks.”

Oh, why did she say that? What Chat said feels more like a confession of love than any form of “I love you” but…she’s dating Luka. And she knows that her relationship with Luka isn’t going to last (impermanence is the norm for people their age), but she still wants to try and make it work for as long as they can.

He blushes. “I don’t know what you’re thanking me for. All we’re doing is our duty.”

“You don’t have to be here right now, talking to me. This…isn’t really a patrol, no matter what we call it,” she says. “You didn’t have to become partners with me. We could’ve been more like…coworkers, or friends.”

“I wouldn’t dream of it any other way,” he says. “I couldn’t imagine not being like this.”

“Like what?” she says, heart racing.

“Partners,” he responds with a smile so unguarded it makes the concept seem more simple than it really is. “I mean, not in the romantic sense, but…you know what I mean.”

It feels like it holds more gravity than simply friends.

“I do,” she says. “I do know what you mean.” She takes a deep breath, and feels herself relax. “Is it too personal if I ask you what you want to do when I grow up?”

“Is it weird if I say I don’t know? Or I wish I didn’t have to grow up, so I wouldn’t have to decide?”

She hugs him, and after a moment of brief shock he embraces her back. “We’re so young. We shouldn’t have to make these decisions.”

She might have her mind made up, but she knows not everyone does.

“Yeah, well, we shouldn’t have to save the world either.” Chat’s words are filled with a bitterness that only comes with being met with disappointment over and over, and she hugs him even tighter.

“I’m sorry they disappointed you,” she says. “I promise that not everyone will.”

“I don’t think you can promise that, Ladybug.”

“I wouldn’t promise if I weren’t certain.” She steps back and places her hands steadily on his shoulders. “I know that you’ll meet better adults, ones that will take care of you. I don’t really know what sort of form your horrible parents take, but for you to think that every adult has disappointed you…”

It must have been them that started it.

“I don’t expect much, and yet they still…”

“It’s okay, kitty.”

“I mean…I don’t regret meeting you. Far from it.” Chat sighs. “I just…wish it were under better circumstances.”

“I understand why Master Fu chose people as young as us. We’re…malleable. It’s easier for us to believe in magic, to learn the secrets. And for him it was routine for children to fight.”

“Child soldiers in a war that wouldn’t exist without us,” Chat murmurs. “How far would he have gone if we never emerged to stop Stoneheart? After all, if he hadn’t drawn us out…”

“I don’t know, but I don’t want to see the destruction that would have happened if we hadn’t been selected when we were.” She looks down at her yo-yo. “At the end of the day, I’m the one responsible for fixing it all.”

“Let me be there,” Chat says, putting a hand on her shoulder. “Let me in, Ladybug.”

She nestles against him. “I don’t know if I can. Everything has a consequence.”

He puts an arm around her. “Then let them come. We can handle whatever the world might throw at us.”

She’s not completely sure about that, but she chooses to listen to him.

“It’s…overwhelming. But I think we’ll be able to handle it.”

“Good,” he says with a smile. “That’s good.”

And just with those words, some of the weight is lifted off her shoulders. 

[timeandspacelord]

Oh my god I just had the most galaxy brain take:

Queerplatonic ladynoir. Pre-reveal, Adrien learns the term and realizes it better fits his feelings towards Ladybug. So one day after patrol, Chat Noir tells LB about queerplatonic relationships and she has a similar !!!!! moment where the deep, soul-crushing ache of not-really-romantic love she feels for CN makes perfect sense bc she has a word for it now

Idk how this affects the rest of the love square and I am running on far too little sleep to figure it out so. yeah

[bring-the-storm]

My current WIPS

Miraculous Team Enemies AU

This one started out as a self indulgent Ladynoir enemies au and quickly spiraled out of control when I thought to myself “Hey! Why not involve EVERYONE ELSE*”

*It’s only Alya, Nino, Kagami and Luka but STILL

Chapter 5 of The Sidekick Conspiracy

It’s taken me several months but I PROMISE ITS COMING

Queerplatonic Lukagami AU

This started out as something COMPLETELY different but I’m not mad with where it went. Also, most people use Luka to create the idea ‘dream guy’ kind of character. I project my social anxiety on him instead :)

Can we just be happy now?

I finally got over my writer’s block for this one and wrote a whole 400 words. And before you ask, yes I am very proud of myself

[ao3feed-ladynoir]

Sanguine

Sanguine by AlexSeanchai

arrête! c'est ici l'empire de la mort

An odd sign. No one ever stops at the gates of the empire of the dead. One might turn back from a cemetery or wander the banks of the Styx, a Ladybug's charmed luck might turn the Pearly Gates to revolving doors, but the catacombs are a tourist attraction, and there is no moratorium on mortality.

She'll have to remember that one. The one she's here for might laugh. She hopes he'll laugh.

Words: 2576, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Fandoms: Miraculous Ladybug

Rating: Mature

Warnings: Major Character Death

Categories: F/M

Characters: Marinette Dupain-Cheng | Ladybug, Adrien Agreste | Chat Noir, Gabriel Agreste | Papillon | Hawk Moth

Relationships: Adrien Agreste | Chat Noir/Marinette Dupain-Cheng | Ladybug

Additional Tags: Temporary Character Death, Angst with a Happy Ending, Prose Poem, Queerplatonic Ladynoir, Established Pre-Reveal Adrienette, Inspired by Orpheus and Eurydice (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore), Blood and Violence, Character Death, Fiber Arts, Gardens & Gardening, Food as a Metaphor for Love, Podfic Welcome

Read Here: https://archiveofourown.org/works/37858792

[aroaceella]

Honestly Ladynoir would be a perfect queerplatonic relatioship and I will die on this boat

Aro culture is both loving and hating miraculous because cool superpowers and interesting characters then feeling like why did they make her so obsessed with this guy

.

[iveofficiallygonemad]

Okay so we all know Adrien values friendship a hell of a lot so here are some aro-spec hc for him!

Okay so he did have a crush on ladybug for a small amount of time, but as they grew closer as a superhero team he realized it wasn't there anymore.

He could be gray-aromantic or lithoromamtic

And yeah, he flirted a little at first but now it's just puns and compliments! And it fits well for them! Ladybug seems to get that puns are his way of being an annoying friend :3

So I think that marinette does still have a crush on Adrien in this au. And given how much adrien admires her, marinette is def his squish. So they spend a lotta time together! And after marinette shows him a cool design of hers he decides to hang out w/ her in the art room. And since it's his first time there he looks at what other ppl are doing. And alix has a project that involves the aro flag. We know she spray paints so I'm thinking that.

Because he's curious he asks about it and shes like yeah, it's an aro pride thing

Aro?

Like aromantic.

And so she explains what it is (lack of romantic attraction) and that theres a spectrum. And that most people get crushes but the "aromantic version" of that is a squish.

And he feels like hes on the cusp of something. So he asks of you can have a squish on someone your already friends with. And she says yeah and he just, lights up! Because he has one of those!

She asks and he tells her its marinette. Which is exciting bcuz yay! Possible aro bud, but also she knows marinette has romantic feelings for him. But! They do both wanna spend more time with each other by the looks of it so still! Exciting!

So yeah he goes home and does more looking abt the aromantic community and terms and stuff and finds out what a queerplatonic relationship is.

Listen, ladybug and chat noir def have a queerplatonic relationship, and so when he's reading what it is and what people's experiences are, he knows that that's what he has with ladybug.

So he brings it up next patrol.

"Hey ladybug, is it just me or is our relationship not like any of your other friendships"

And despite her not knowing where this is going she agrees. Because they have a lot of trust in each other, and they're partners. And so he explains what a queerplatonic is.

So it's like a committed friendship?

Kindof? It's like what we have, but theres a word for it.

She says she'll think about it and decides to do some research herself. But after doing some reading she knows it fits and they become queerplatonic partners officially.

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So Adrien figures out he's aro-spec and he's happy with the label and being able to talk with alix about it. But also, he's aro-spectrum so he's kinda curious as to how he feels about kissing?

The director episode, horrificator, happens kinda similarly. Like, Adrien knows theres a kissing scene and he's okay w/ it. This way he can figure out how he feels abt kissing w/out having to commit to a person/relationship. Basically, it's a one time thing and that's good! Mylene gets scared off and marrinette takes her place. Except they do kiss, for the movie. And it's just, a kiss. For Adrien its nothing like what they describe it in the movies or in fic and now he knows. Hes romance neutral (tho he has some days where kissing grosses him out and others where it seems kinda nice?)

Also: superhero reveal.

I really like the idea of the reveal going down and marinette still having a bit of a crush on Adrien. But she values their queerplatonic more, so she doesnt ever peruse him romantically.

[ao3feed-ladynoir]

We're so Young (but Still There's so Much to Lose)

we're so young (but still there's so much to lose) by theriveroflight

“What was he thinking when he chose us?” Chat asks, looking up at the clouds above them.

“He was younger when the Temple fell,” she answers. “He probably thinks it's normal for kids to be expected to save the world.”

Because that's what they are.

“Right.” He frowns.

Words: 1734, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Fandoms: Miraculous Ladybug

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: Gen

Characters: Marinette Dupain-Cheng | Ladybug, Adrien Agreste | Chat Noir

Relationships: Adrien Agreste | Chat Noir & Marinette Dupain-Cheng | Ladybug

Additional Tags: Canon Compliant, Pre-Season/Series 04, Hurt/Comfort, Queerplatonic Relationships, (that's what the two of them Are they just don't have the words), Implied Adrigami & Lukanette, Ladynoir | Adrien Agreste as Chat Noir/Marinette Dupain-Cheng as Ladybug

Read Here: https://archiveofourown.org/works/33229672

[miraculousfanworks]

We're so Young (but Still There's so Much to Lose)

we're so young (but still there's so much to lose) by theriveroflight

“What was he thinking when he chose us?” Chat asks, looking up at the clouds above them.

“He was younger when the Temple fell,” she answers. “He probably thinks it's normal for kids to be expected to save the world.”

Because that's what they are.

“Right.” He frowns.

Words: 1734, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Fandoms: Miraculous Ladybug

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: Gen

Characters: Marinette Dupain-Cheng | Ladybug, Adrien Agreste | Chat Noir

Relationships: Adrien Agreste | Chat Noir & Marinette Dupain-Cheng | Ladybug

Additional Tags: Canon Compliant, Pre-Season/Series 04, Hurt/Comfort, Queerplatonic Relationships, (that's what the two of them Are they just don't have the words), Implied Adrigami & Lukanette, Ladynoir | Adrien Agreste as Chat Noir/Marinette Dupain-Cheng as Ladybug

Read Here: https://archiveofourown.org/works/33229672