#ryuko writes

[maddascanbe-blog]

Finally! I will say now that the class girls will likely take a long time as well.

Kagami's first and second looks here are meant to be her pre and post character development outfits.

Buckle in, this is a long (haha) one

Kagami in cannon is clearly designsed to resemble Marinette in a lot of ways, both are of Asian decent and have blue-ish hair and blue eyes. Both have freckles and even their suits share a very similar color pallet. At least Luka was different from Adrien in more than personality.

I didn't want that for my Kagami. I wanted her too look like more than a Marinette clone. So she gets to keep her freckles since my Marinette doesn't have any. Her hair is a darker color instead of a blue, and her eyes take on a stormy grey color. And of course their body types are different, namely Kagami is both taller and ripped.

Ryuko's hair is more blue since I gave the miraculous blue, white, and gold accent to match the weather pattern on her chest. Her hair get's shorter, pinned back and is a bit more wild. It's probably got some static. Little horns and some armor to keep her extra safe as well as further resembling scales. Her suit is closer to an orange shade than Ladybug's cool red. I almost switched her to blue since I agree with the sentiment that the dragon should have been blue. But red looked good too.

I don't particularly like any of the akuma designs for Kagami. I like Oni-Chan in concept at least (hate the name) so I decided to combine that with Riposte to create her initial design. Than she gets a pallet swap and a few thorny details to represent the rose. And Bara-Oni, literally just 'Rose Demon' I ain't creative, when Lila pulls her stunt. Which would have less to do with "How could Adrien do this to me," to "That bitch is kissing Adiren when he is CLEARLY uncomfortable!"

Kagami's personality is very similar to cannon, however her character still has some pretty harsh changes. Kagami has come to realse through Adrien and Marinette's friendship that she isn't very happy with her life. Her mother is trying to live through her, forcing Kagami to participate in fencing and putting pressure on her to perform perfectly in every aspect of life.

This comes to a head when she is given Longg. While sitting in the akumatized mech her mother became, all because she had the audacity to make friends, she actually waits long (haha) enough for Longg to explain the miraculous. When Longg explains the weapon he points out that she must be thrilled to have a sword. At which point Kagami has an emotional breakdown and sobs that she doesn't even like sword fighting. That she would rather learn hand to hand combat and that she's wanted to switch for years but her mother refused to hear it.

Longg says her can change her weapon to better suit her, and she get's armor and the abilitly to summon gauntlets when her power activates.

After having this break she and Adrien sit down and try and find ways for Kagami to feel more like an individual without being disowned at 16. Cutting/dyeing your hair and getting a Tattoo are two of the results, and since Kagami already has short hair and doens't really want to go shorter she gets the tattoo instead. Subtly referencing her time as Ryuko but in blue (her favorite color). And of course her mother is blind and doesn't know

Is it kind of shitty to abuse your mother's disability to use her money and get a tattoo? Maybe. But that's what you get for mentally and emotionally warping your duaghter to the point where she lies about her favorite color to please you. She, Adrien, and Chloe are in the "Our mom's suck" club together. Chloe will be collecting her for new wardrobe shopping.

[fabseg-creator]

Chrysabug: Busted!

I've drawn a Chrysabug scene. Ladybug and Chrysalis are trapped in a locker that blocked by rubbles of a building. Cat Noir, Rena Rouge, Vesperia and Ryuko clean the rubbles for rescue both their friend and the villainess. While the heroes opened the locker, Ladybug and Chrysalis had an intimate moment together indoor. The two adversaries are busted.

The story:

Ladybug and Cat Noir have defeated an akumatized supervillain. But after the Lucky Charm has repaired all the damages and Ladybug and Cat Noir were going to go home each other, Chrysalis ambushes Ladybug.

While the two nemesies fought against each other, Cat Noir comes to help his Lady. But Chrysalis knocks out the Catboy.

The Butterfly villainess flees away and Ladybug tracks down her until an abandoned warehouse. The two Miraculous teenage girls made a second round indoor when suddenly the warehouse brutally collapses. A big piece of the roof falls at the place where Chrysalis was and Ladybug ran to the former for save her by tackling her (like in rugby). Meanwhile, the tackling brought the two girls inside of a locker. The warehouse has definitively fallen and the rubbles block the locker's door. Ladybug and Chrysalis are trapped in there together.

Ladybug calls Cat Noir with the yo-yo for indicate him the location. When Cat Noir arrives to the place. He calls by phonecall the other heroes across Paris for help. Rena Rouge is the first to join Cat Noir. Ryuko comes at next moment. And Vesperia too. All of these superheroines were the only ones in service in this moment.

They use their superpowers for remove the rubbles (especially Cat Noir for turn the rubbles into dust with the Cataclysm) and rescue Ladybug. She didn't called anybody since her last message sent to Cat Noir.

After cleaning the damages, they finally have got access to the locker. Now, they must save Ladybug. Meanwhile, when they open the door, they see a unimaginable thing in front of them:

Ladybug and Chrysalis are kissing together in love each other. 😳💋

BUSTED!

The End(?)/To be continued(?).

The reactions:

They are mainly surprised and confused.

Rena Rouge (deceived and disgusted; thinking): Wtf ?! Marinette ! 🤨😒

Vesperia has a blushing panic. 😳🤯

Cat Noir is lost in his own thoughts. He sees her Lady flirting and kissing with their common enemy. 🤨

Ryuko is a bit of astonished. She knows Marinette is Ladybug but: Where is Adrien in this revelation ? 😯🧐

Ladybug and Chrysalis are suddenly ashamed about the Miraculous team who discovered their secret. The two adversaries had their lips still contact each other in same time. Their thoughts:

Ladybug: Fuck !!

Chrysalis: Damn it !

[ninadove]

Glitter and Gold ✨

There was no hint of resentment as Felix squeezed their shoulder — steady, strong, surprisingly solemn.

“Go be a hero. I’ll handle the dirty work.”

OR: Marinette and Adrien are dealing with feelings they don’t understand. Felix is dealing with the plot.

[artsy-dreamer]

So, I was checking out Rin’s page in the Ultra Analysis book 

And I came across THIS: 

I am absolutely reeling at how cute this interaction is??? 🥺🥺🥺🥺 

I can just imagine the context of how it might have happened… 

Rin is in line at a hero meet and greet, tightly clutching an autograph book and wearing his best piece of hero merch, trembling with anticipation as he waits to meet his favorite hero, Ryukyu 

On the outside, he keeps his usual composure (or most of it, anyway) but on the inside, his heart pounds harder with every step he takes towards the front of the line 

And finally, he comes face to face with Ryukyu 

They exchange greetings, Rin muttering a quiet “ni hao” as he processes that oh my gosh I’m talking to my favorite hero right now- 

And after Ryukyu has signed Rin’s autograph book and returned it to him, Rin tries to muster up the words to tell her how much he admires her, how much she’s inspired him in his own journey to become a hero, inspired him to wholeheartedly embrace his quirk and push it to its limits… 

But all that comes out is: 

“Your… your quirk is so cool, ma’am…”

Aiyah! What am I, five? That sounded so lame! 

He quickly perks up when Ryukyu smiles warmly and thanks him, then asks him about his own quirk 

Rin’s eyes light up like a Christmas tree, and he quickly goes into detail explaining how his quirk works and his special moves inspired by her, barely able to contain his excitement 

“You can shoot your own scales? Incredible!” 

Rin’s heart nearly stops- did he hear that right? 

This hero that he admires so much 

This powerful hero in the top 10 

With the coolest quirk he’s ever seen in his life 

Thinks HIS quirk is incredible?? 

HIS??? 

QUIRK???? 

It takes every last bit of restraint Rin has not to break down in happy tears right then and there 

Instead, he sincerely thanks her, his voice a bit wobbly in spite of himself, and when they pose for a picture together, Rin’s smile is bright enough to blind a room 

He leaves the meet and greet walking on air and still smiling brightly, hugging his autograph book close to his chest 

Today was a treasured memory that he won’t be forgetting any time soon

[ghoulishfrk]

PAIRING — WARNINGS — WORD COUNT!

〘 Ryuko Matoi x Reader | Some Spoilers | ~.2 K words 〙

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ੈ ✮ ˳ Lulus Notes :: Repost from my other account

✩°｡ Tagging :: @jerryswiths

╰ As we all know, Ryuko is an absolute spitfire who can be rather violent yet has her moments of weakness. I think she'd have a calmer partner who could listen and think quickly to even her out.

╰ She's often too busy or focused to plan dates, so if she ever takes you to one it's usually spontaneous.

╰ She really appreciates whenever you plan dates for you two

╰ The Mankanshokus have def bombed one of y'all's dates.

╰ So has Satsuki's lackeys lmao

╰ She's not really that big on PDA and prefers it to be private, she's also not really good with words, so she shows her affection through closed doors.

╰ She's very protective and made you a promise to protect you with her life.

╰ You've most likely heard her talk to Senketsu and you know all the details about him being sentient. He's grateful for you as you take care of Ryuko in ways he can't.

╰ Once it's revealed that she's made of life fibers, she has a lot of negative thoughts, including wondering if you still loved her.

╰ After the fight and graduation y'all go to the same school and live together close to the Mankanshokus and hang out with the others a lot <3

© all rights are reserved to @ghoulishfrk. Do not steal, modify, copy, and/or repost my works anywhere.

[pxrifiedmxniac]

Ryuko in one verse: Spending time and being wholesome with Vaggie and their new daughter

Ryuko in another verse: Fucking Velvette in an airplane restroom.

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Sweet Walker (Adrien AUGreste: Protection)

This is being posted a day later than it was on Ao3 because I was exhausted. We are now officially out of prewritten stories and are only doing drafts for Adrien AUGreste so it is CRUNCH TIME BABY.

Anyways, I promised Fire Opal 2 more entries in our Jekyll/Hyde inspired series. This one wasn't quite what she wanted, but crunch time says TOO BAD. Hit or miss, we are moving on!

~*~ As for the story itself:

Catwalker finds out about Chat Noir's attempt on Vesperia's life. He doesn't take it well.

Sequel to Rain Falls, Everybody Lies. Please read first if you haven't already.

Ao3 Link, Link to Jekyll/Hyde series, Link to all Adrien AUGresete 2023

Now that Adrien had ditched his flaws, everything was going his way. Now that he didn’t waste any time on stressing out about his romantic foibles and his difficulties at work, he had more time than ever to balance his friends, his family, and his time as Catwalker. His friends were happier. His coworkers were less stressed. Even his father was disappointed in him less often. 

Even his professional relationship with Ladybug was stronger than ever. Yes, he supposed he missed their banter, friendly as it was, but he didn’t miss the constant fighting and the hurt feelings. Besides, he’d asked Max about their most recent statistics comparing him to Chat Noir and akuma attacks were now 26% shorter and the chance of anyone getting hurt was down 43%. 

Tonight, he was working on a school project for 2 hours until it was time for patrol. Yes, it was due in a few weeks, but keeping himself caught up on his homework always saved time in the long run. He worked patiently and diligently, never rushing because he had time to take it as smoothly as he needed. By the time he needed to start patrol, he was already nearly halfway finished. A respectable pace for a respectable cat, he said to himself.

The night air was warm and pleasant, almost perfect on his skin as he soared through the skies. It was the calm before the storm, the brief hint of perfection before everything came crashing down. The rain would be heavy tonight, Catwalker knew. He’d have to wrap up patrol soon if he wanted to avoid it. That meant no idle chit-chat, but Catwalker was a professional anyways avoiding that wouldn’t be so difficult. 

Of course, Catwalker knew that if he really wanted to stay out of the rain completely, he could just skip patrol. He could just call Ladybug, pretend to be sick. It wasn’t like patrol was actually important. It was just a bonding activity. 

Catwalker refused to do that though. Not just because Chat Noir’s ridiculous habits of skipping patrols and fights had been a major part of causing most of his problems in the first place, but because he refused to let the rain control him. 

It wasn’t that Catwalker didn’t like the rain because it made him wet. His suit was impervious to rainfall. No, the problem was that water was the one thing that always drove his feline instincts absolutely wild. Every minute in it made it hard to focus on anything besides getting out. It was the one instinct that, try as he might, he just couldn’t kick. Yet, he was Catwalker. Ladybug’s perfect teammate. He wasn’t about to let one little flaw control his life. 

Catwalker arrived at the meeting point, feeling a slight bit of impatience at the realization that Ladybug was late, again, before he shoved that back down into the ring. Ladybug was his boss. He knew better than to get mad at her. She set the schedule. Not him. 

Yet, no sooner had he thought that, he was abruptly slammed against a nearby chimney by Ryuko, who was not on the schedule. Were they supposed to be sparring today? It was certainly the first Catwalker had heard about it. 

Catwalker shoved down another pang of irritation. Would it have been nice to have been told they would be sparring with other heroes? Yes, but Ladybug knew best. Maybe she was trying to ensure that Catwalker was ready for surprise attacks. They did happen sometimes. Which meant he had failed as Catwalker. Ladybug would almost certainly be disappointed in him as a teammate.   

“What is wrong with you?” Ryuko demanded, her frustration in an unworthy opponent apparently only heightened in costume. It was actually kinda hot…and that was an inappropriate feeling about another teammate. Into the ring that went too. Man, Catwalker was out of sorts today. Maybe he needed to check the binding spell again. 

“I do apologize,” Catwalker said, bowing his head. “I will endeavor to be a better opponent in the future.”

Ryuko narrowed her eyes dangerously as she pressed her sword against his windpipe. “Is this a joke to you? Do you think this is funny? Vesperia could’ve been killed.”

Catwalker frowns. “What are you talking about? Vesperia’s not even here.” 

“I’m not talking about now,” Ryuko snarls, pressing her sword so hard against him, Cat’s struggling to breathe freely. “I’m talking about last night. When Chat Noir pushed Vesperia off a building.”

Catwalker froze. Chat Noir? No, that wasn’t right. Chat Noir was sealed in the Ring along with all his other nasty little personality flaws. There was no way he could’ve escaped. Except…now that Catwalker thought about it, he had been feeling things a bit more. Was there a flaw in the bindings? Some unseen mistake that was causing this? 

No. Catwalker had been careful. He’d double-checked and triple-checked his work. If the Ring was powerful enough to bind the Kwami of Destruction, it would easily hold part of a human soul, and his runic spell had been meticulous. Not a line out of place. Every ingredient had been verified as authentic, and he’d performed the spell at the optimum time. 

Besides, even if the binding did fail, and Chat Noir had somehow escaped to annoy all of Paris, then Catwalker would know. He’d have felt it. He’d have remembered it. He wouldn’t still feel the calm of the ritual done right. 

Ryuko had to be lying. Except, Catwalker knew Kagami. She wasn’t a liar. Not now, not ever. So, maybe she was just wrong.

“Are you sure it wasn’t an akuma or a senti-monster?” Catwalker asked cautiously, uneager to risk triggering his ex’s temper. He’d always loved her fiery passion especially when the two were dating, but Catwalker knew that right now, if he picked a fight with her from his position, he might just lose. He couldn’t risk that when there was a Chat Noir around, even a fake one.   

Ladybug chose that moment to zip in, looking at Catwalker with steel in her eyes. 

“I’m sure,” she said, letting Catwalker know she’d been listening in. Catwalker eyed Ryuko’s ears and spotted an earpiece he hadn’t seen before. It seemed as though this was an ambush, but not a sparring one like he’d thought. There were probably more heroes, Catwalker decided, lying in wait. If he could look around, he might be able to see them in the dark, but Kagami’s sword held him tightly in place. 

“I know my kitty,” Ladybug told him, with complete sincerity, and if Catwalker wasn’t such a good model and hadn’t learned to control his emotions so well, he might not have been able to keep a straight face as she said that, especially as ‘her kitty’ stood not 3 meters away from her without her seeing it.

“With respect, Ladybug,” Catwalker replied softly. “I’m not so sure you do. Didn’t you yourself say that you didn’t know his secret identity? That you two kept your lives secret from each other? It could’ve been another trick from Shadow Moth, you know how he is.”

“We fought him during a fight with Stormy Weather,” Ryuko told him, her eyes still narrowed in suspicion. “There’s never been two different akuma at the same time before, not without Shadow Moth using something to enhance his abilities.”

Catwalker frowned. That…that wasn’t right. He had his akuma alerts turned on. He would’ve noticed something like that, especially with Stormy Weather. Stormy might’ve been a good fighter, especially since she adored staying out of Cat’s reach in the air, but subtle she was not. 

Try as he might though, he couldn’t remember anything about that night. Even the memories he had of that afternoon seemed unusually hazy and unfocused. Like brief snatches of a dream almost forgotten. 

Had he really become Chat without knowing it? Had he really tried to kill someone? Catwalker suddenly felt very cold and sick to his stomach.

“And a senti-monster would’ve acted more normal,” Ladybug continued, the concern in her voice only serving to convince Catwalker that something was very very wrong. Ladybug hadn’t been this concerned about Chat since she became the Guardian, and they started their non-stop bickering. If she was getting worried, Chat Noir must be getting very dangerous indeed. 

“This time,” Ladybug said, hesitating as the fear threatened to overwhelm her, “he seemed almost feral. He wouldn’t talk to me. He barely even looked at me, and when he did, he hissed at me.” Ladybug frowned, rubbing her shoulders. “Chat’s never hissed at anyone before.”

Oh…oh no. Chat Noir had not only tried to kill a teammate, but he’d threatened Ladybug? 

Plagg had said that there’d be consequences to misusing the Miraculous, that Adrien was going to regret using it to seal away Chat Noir, but Adrien had just thought that meant that he’d miss being Chat Noir was all. Or maybe that he’d never be happy again. He hadn’t thought he’d develop a homicidal alter-ego. 

Catwalker felt his legs give out from underneath him, and he felt several hands grab onto him as Ryuko’s sword failed to stop his fall. He looked up and saw Carapace…and Vesperia…the girl he probably just tried to kill.  

No. No, Catwalker couldn’t do this. He needed to be strong, if only for Vesperia. Own up to what was going on. Yes, he’d made a spell to seal Chat, and yes, clearly it had gone wrong, but Catwalker had never meant for this to happen. He’d never meant to hurt anyone. 

Ryuko though had never been much one for dramatics though, nor did she appreciate such dramatics being used to thwart her. So she grabbed Catwalker with both hands and promptly hauled him back to his feet, fire in her eyes before he could say a word. 

“Oh, no,” she declared. “You are not getting out of this one.” She shook him, hard. “How did Chat Noir get the Miraculous back?” Shake. “Who is he?” Shake. “What are you hiding?”

Catwalker stayed quiet, trying to make himself as small as possible. He understood where Ryuko was coming from. He wasn’t sure if he could’ve resisted the urge if Shadow Moth had pulled the same stunt and nearly got one of his teammates killed. She wasn’t just angry. She was scared because yes, Vesperia had lived this time, but next time, who knew who would be targeted? And who knew if they’d survive?

Yet, as much as Catwalker knew that -and he knew that Ryuko would never hurt him- Catwalker couldn’t help but have a need to try to do at least some damage control, try to stop Ryuko from being so angry. 

“I-I don’t know!” he cried. “I’ve done all I can to keep the Ring safe! I sleep with it! I shower with it! I do everything with it! I can’t figure out how Chat Noir got it. I can’t even remember anything from last night! I don’t even know if that was the real Chat Noir, but if it is, then he must’ve taken the Ring somehow and then given it back without me knowing. I’m telling the truth. I promise.”

The air around Ryuko seemed to drop several degrees as she glared at him. “A likely story. How did he even know where to find it? Did you tell anyone your secret identity?”

Abruptly, Carapace shoved the two of them apart, separating them, but sending an unprepared Catwalker sprawling to the ground. Ryuko went to grab him again, but Carapace stepped between them and stared her down, as solid as a mountain. 

“Dude,” he said, and Catwalker can only marvel at how Nino has perfected the art of sounding mad, but in a gentle way that never seems to crush Adrien the same way that his Father’s disappointment did. He’s always used that tone with Adrien, when Adrien accidentally pushed a button he really shouldn’t, but now it's against Kagami, and it's still just so astoundingly cool and so Nino that it gives Catwalker pause. “We can’t just go around treating people like that! It’s not cool. We’re already tense enough as it is. There’s no need to act like that.”

Meanwhile, Vesperia helped Catwalker up, meeting his eyes before she softly asked, “Hey, are you okay?”

Catwalker nodded, because what else do you say to that except ‘yeah, I’m fine’? Still, it’s nice she asked. That means something in Catwalker’s book.

“So what?” Ryuko challenges, undaunted by the gentle strength of Carapace’s rebuke. “You want to just stand by and watch until Chat Noir tries something else? Push someone else off a roof? Hurt our loved ones? Cataclysm us? You know how dangerous the Black Cat is. We can’t have someone running around with it that we can’t trust.”

“Ryuko,” Ladybug said, her hand gripping Ryuko’s shoulder firmly but kindly, “I get where you’re coming from, but we can’t go bullying our teammates just because they’re suspicious.”

“Then you’re a bigger fool than I thought, Ladybug,” Ryuko said before she took her leave, deciding not to deal with the traitor anymore today. Catwalker couldn’t help the relief that flowed through his body as she lept away from them, and it nearly doubled as he realized that Ladybug was following her to try to calm her down. 

Carapace watched them for a moment, before he turned and faced Catwalker. “I’m sorry, dude,” he said to Catwalker, giving him a small, empathetic smile. “She shouldn’t have done that. It wasn’t right, and it wasn’t cool.” 

Vesperia nodded from beside him. “I”m sorry too,” she said. “We should’ve intervened sooner, but I promise, I didn’t know she was going to do that. We just thought we’d try to figure this out today.” 

Catwalker could hardly believe it. They were sorry? They were the ones stuck trying to deal with this whole Catwalker debacle. He’d been the one to almost pass out even though he wasn’t the one actually in danger. 

Vesperia was the one who’d nearly gotten killed because of his mistake. If Catwalker had been better with the bindings, if he’d double and triple checked the spell to make sure that Chat Noir couldn’t escape, nothing would’ve happened to her. She would be safe, and none of them would be having this conversation. 

Yet, Vesperia, the sweetheart that she was, didn’t care. Instead she said, “I don't know how he got the miraculous from you, but I know you didn’t mean for it to happen. Ryuko’s wrong. There’s no way you gave it to Chat Noir, and I know you weren’t careless with the ring either. That’s not who you are. You’re a good guy, Catwalker, and you’re one of the most careful people I know.”

Carapace -once again proving that he was probably the best guy Catwalker knew- bumped his shoulder against Catwalker’s. “Yeah,” he said, “we got your back, dude. Ryuko’s whole warrior act was probably really scary, but that’s just her personality. She can be kinda…intense, but once you get to know her, she’s kinda chill.’

“She’s just scared right now you know? With Chat Noir on the loose. Especially since he was kinda like Ladybug’s oldest teammate? He worked with her ever since Stoneheart. He’s got tons of experience. That’s gotta be a little intimidating, especially when he’s going after some of our newest people. You’ll be okay though,” he clasped Catwalker’s shoulder in a one-armed hug. “We’re here for ya, buddy.” 

Catwalker felt gratitude swell up in his chest, too strong for the Ring to completely capture as he only just barely managed to keep himself from throwing his arms around the two and kept it to a respectable “thank you.” He hoped they got the feeling though, because they both smiled at him.

The Vesperia spoke up. “I get it. I know what it's like to have a ...nasty counterpart. Don’t worry. We’re going to find Chat Noir and we’re going to make sure that he never does this again, okay?"

Catwalker nodded, before the worry crept in. If Vesperia and Carapace were really doing this, were giving it their all for Catwalker, was it really fair that he wasn’t doing the same? Especially if Chat Noir was dangerous enough to worry Ladybug and Ryuko…

Cat needed to get rid of him, and if he wanted to do that, he’d need to get rid of the Ring. The thought nearly made Catwalker freeze up because without it, how would Cat be able to save Paris? How would he be able to look after Ladybug? It seemed like a lifetime ago, he’d practically jumped at the ring, at his calling, at his duty, but now…

No. Chat Noir was hurting people, threatening them. It’d be wrong to keep the Ring, selfish even. He had to stop this. He had to do the right thing, and he had to do it soon, before anyone else got hurt. 

Already, Catwalker ruled out giving the ring to Carapace. As much as Catwalker loved Nino, there was a good chance that he’d be the first person Chat would think to search to gett he Ring back, and there was a not so small chance that Nino would give his best buddy the Ring anyways. 

No, Catwalker would have to leave it with someone else. Someone safer, a near stranger who could hide from Chat forever if she needed to. The person Catwalker had wronged, Vesperia. 

Quickly, Catwalker arranged to meet Vesperia somewhere else to talk about something important, keeping the details vague in case Carapace overheard. Not that Catwalker didn’t trust his friend, but well, even now, with the Black Cat Ring dampening his feelings, he didn’t want to risk the sting of disappointment he’d see in Carapace’s eyes once he knew just how badly he’d messed up. It may have been selfish, but Catwalker just wanted to keep from facing it for as long as he could, just in case. 

The meeting spot wasn’t very close to the start of the patrol, but it was important because it was an alleyway close to the manor. It was on street level and the way home from there had a lot of coverage from the rain so if it started on the way back, he wouldn’t get completely soaked. Plus, it was near Le Grand Paris too, so if Adrien was seen walking away from it in tears, no one would be completely surprised. They’d just cluck their tongue and blame it as no doubt the latest victim of another one of Chloe Bourgeois’s heartless cruelties.

Vesperia nodded, making her way to the meeting spot, while Catwalker took the scenic route. It would be his last time seeing his beloved Paris from this angle ever again. He supposed that he should at least take a minute to try to memorize it. Soak it all in.

~*~

Vesperia waited in the alley near her family’s hotel, waiting for Catwalker to arrive. He was the newest recruit, a sweet kid who was good at his job, but obviously pretty nervous about making new impressions. 

Zoe remembered when she’d used to be that nervous back before she’d started going to Françoise Dupont and making friends. She wondered if he used to be bullied. She could certainly see it from the way he’d flinched from Ryuko grabbing him, like he was expecting her to beat him. Poor thing. He clearly didn’t deserve it. 

Now, Catwalker had asked to meet her here, to discuss something important. Vesperia hoped it might help the team get a new lead about Chat Noir. Something was up with the guy, and it gave Vesperia the heebie jeebies. She’d always been good at reading people, but Chat Noir? It seemed as though he’d changed into something new almost overnight.  

The rain began to fall, a sprinkle at first, but it slowly turned into a torrential downpour. Vesperia couldn’t help but sigh. This would surely slow her teammate down even more. Although Catwalker hid it well, his fear of water always served to cripple him at the worst of times. Their suits’ waterproofing seemed to be the only real thing that seemed to temper his panic into something reasonable, something that resembled his typical shyness and reservedness.

Vesperia waited about 5 more minutes before she saw the familiar silhouette of her companion at the end of the alley, indeed shuffling towards her slowly, to the point where he almost stood still. Vesperia winced. She should’ve grabbed an umbrella and pretended as though it was for her sake. Yes, it’d risk hurting Catwalker’s pride, and there'd have been a chance she might’ve missed him getting it, but it might’ve really helped.  

Thankfully though, Catwalker seemed to gather his courage and started walking towards her again, almost bounding towards her. Except as he got close, Vesperia realized that the person with her wasn’t Catwalker. It was Chat Noir. 

Immediately, Vesperia tried to run towards the hotel door. Between the two of them, Chat was the most experienced, and with all of Vesperia’s exits blocked, she knew that if they came down to it, Chat would win. But if she could make it to the hotel, that was her terf. No matter how many akumas Chat Noir might’ve faced in there, she knew it better than he did, and maybe, just maybe, if she made it there, she’d stand a chance. 

Unfortunately, she didn’t make it. She managed to get not 5 feet before Chat Noir pounced on her, grabbing her by the hair and dragging her to the ground. Her hair…No! Chat Noir wanted her Miraculous! She couldn’t let him take Pollen!

Furious, Vesperia grabbed blindly for Chat, reaching his bell and she yanked, managing to send Chat flying into the alley wall. Seeing him stunned, Vesperia knew that now was her chance. With a quick cry of Venom, she lunged, desperate to end Chat’s reign of terror.

Vesperia was fast, but Chat Noir was faster. He recovered near instantly and launched himself at Vesperia’s face, easily dodging Vesperia’s sting. 

Chat Noir was close. Too close for Vesperia to sting him. Not while she still had momentum from her lunge.

Chat didn’t even move as her face slammed into his chest, choosing to instead pluck the Bee Comb from her hair just as easily as you pick up a can from the grocery store to examine it. Zoe saw stars, feeling like she’d been slammed into a brick wall. 

As Zoe fell, Chat Noir grabbed shoulder, forcing her up onto her knees and Zoe was reminded all too much of Ryuko doing something all too similar to Catwalker. Catwalker. What had happened to him?

Dazed, but determined, she tried to reach out, snatch the Bee Comb away from Chat, but her hand seemed almost glacially slow. Chat Noir tut-tutted at her mockingly. 

“Well, well, well,” he said, giving her a Cheshire grin. “It turns out Vesperia, Queen Bee’s replacement, turns out to be Zoe, the Bourgeois's new favorite gal.” He giggled, a soft laugh that seemed born not out of malice, but something closer to madness. Zoe realized that Ladybug was definitely right. Something was not right with Chat Noir. 

“I think that’s pretty funny,” Chat said, idly examining the Bee Comb, “don’t you?”   

“Chat Noir,” Zoe said, desperately trying to reason with the former superhero, “you don’t want to do this.”

Chat raised an eyebrow at her, clearly amused. “Oh?”

“You’re a good person, Chat,” she said. “This isn’t like you.”

“You’re wrong,” Chat Noir said, pulling back and showing her his teeth before she could say another word. Zoe wondered if he was about to hiss at her. Maybe even bite her. Zoe didn’t know what would happen if he did that, and she didn’t want to. 

“I was a good person,” Chat snarled, an almost feral undertone to his voice as his claws twitched, eager for something to tear at. “But now? Now I think this is exactly like me. I’m having a lot of fun right now, and I don’t intend to stop anytime soon.”

Then, he was gone, and all Zoe had left of him was the bone deep knowledge that this wasn’t over with. 

[yell0wsalt]

Manifesting a Miruko/Ryūkyū fic to commemorate the transition from the Year of the Rabbit to the Year of the Dragon

[wakabahan]

intermission - The News at This Hour

"Once again, our top story is the Sapporo shooting incident early yesterday morning. This morning the Hokkaido Police released the information on the victim -- A senior member of the Tojo Clan, an organized crime group based in Kanto...His name was Goro Majima.

Details were announced at a hastily-called press conference.

Given the victim's status as a high-ranking member of Kanto's largest underworld group...Hokkaido Police are assigning all available resources to investigate Goro Majima's death.

They plan to work together with Metropolitan Police to get to the bottom of the incident.

That's it for the news this hour."

In Nagano, a blaring car horn permeated the area as an Osakkan detective walked off from the taxi. His face blank, unfazed by the piercing forlorn sound. No sympathy for the sound that represented the frustration and anger of the vehicle's driver.

Still another four hours out from Osaka, just now going through Hiroshima he sat in the back seat of a jet black luxury car. Listening to the radio broadcast he stared at the recent addition to his contacts.

His dark brown eyes somber as he focused on the characters of her name. The back and forth of should he call her or not. Would she be awake? Did she even pay attention to the news? Would it be better to find out from her family? Was it acceptable for it to be him?

Three sixteen year olds ran down the streets of Sotenbori. The youngest; usually the hub of information and current events was unaware. The swish of her long pleated skirt, a blur of pink suggested they'd make it there faster if they cut through the Donki. Her heart finally healed from the loss of her father, she was able to wear a bright smile.

The in-between in a striped sweater, ponytail bouncing as she ran; was late for practice. She had stayed up late to be with friends against her manager's strict rules. Her heart at this moment was light, but alone it weighed heavily. Missing those she was far away from.

The oldest of the three with mischievous eyes was enjoying the rush as they pounded the pavement of Shofukucho, hanging a sharp right to reach Dyna Chair. She knew loss, but nothing close to what was to come. She pushed her sweaty damp fringe from her forehead as she gave a ragged laugh at their own expense. The sun caught the onyx earring that dangled from her ear, adding an impressive touch to her strong stance.

From the window of the top floor of Dyna Chair, someone hoped the three would be spared the news. That their happiness would continue for just a little while longer.

"That's it for the news at this hour."

Long hair unkempt from sleep covered her like a blanket. Lips parted slightly as she stared at the tv screen. Eyes dull and unblinking as tears spilled down the face she was given by the man the news claimed was now dead.

The broadcast moved on seamlessly to the weather with a stout little man and too large glasses. Her cellphone rang. She ignored it as she gawked at the weatherman's thinning crown.

The cellular continued to ring. Mechanically she turned bodily to the nightstand. A single blink, freeing the tears caught on her lashes. Leaning over her long fingers clasps around the metallic green phone. The little baseball charm with wiggly arms and legs clacked against the hard plastic.

The preview screen flashed his name. A bloom of affection burst in her chest that twisted with the overwhelming sadness inside her. She clutched her phone to her chest as her head fell. Mouth open to free a sob that was trapped in her throat. Her thumb slid between the phone and hit receive.

Putting the phone to her ear she waited for him to speak, her own voice missing. Her silence let him know she had in fact heard the news. That voice that was inexplicably both gruff and soft broke her.

"Are ya with someone or by yerself?"

All she could do was hiccup as sobs racked through her. Putting a hand over her face to try and deafen them. In the end she couldn't speak.

"Wakaba?"

The phone snapped closed. And hit the unmade bed with a soft whump.

"That's it for the news at this hour."

[monarch-maelstrom]

Everyone stood there and watched as Ladybug sobbed leaning against the door. She gripped the handles and sobbed harder. “Chaton…” she pleaded. Like it was going to bring him back. No one knew what to do. And everyone was still dazed from what happened. Ryuko barely even knew what had happened. One moment she was in a room trying to stop Chat Blanc from murdering Hawkmoth. And the next he was stabbed and the room started collapsing and. And Ladybug had to be held back. Or else she would’ve died too. Now here they were. Ladybug was grieving. Everyone was shaken. And Ryuko didn’t know why the heck no one was trying to comfort Ladybug. Everyone knew they were close. Everyone knew they were best friends. Everyone knew they couldn’t live without each other. It was like losing a family member to them. Ryuko frowned. Someone needed to do something. She walked over to Ladybug and sat down next to her. Ladybug glanced at her and coughed. Ladybug set her head against the door and sobbed harder. Chat noir always knew how to comfort Ladybug. Whenever he would hug her she would calm right down. Ryuko didn’t know how he did it. But since Chat noir wasn’t here she needed to try something. Anything. Ryuko set her hand on Ladybugs back. Ladybug glanced at Ryuko again and sobbed harder.

“Ladybug.” Ryuko said gently. Ladybug looked at Ryuko again. Ladybug choked on her tears. Ryuko rubbed Ladybugs back. “It’s going to be alright.” Ladybug frowned and took a deep breath. Then she broke down into tears again. Ryuko didn’t like this. She didn’t like seeing her so hurt. Ryuko brought Ladybug into her lap and held her head. Ladybug sobbed into her shoulder. Ladybug wrapped her arms around Ryukos back. “I promise it’ll be alright.” Ryuko whispered.

“Chaton…” Ladybug sobbed. “He… hes…” she broke into a coughing fit.

“I know Ladybug.” Ladybug sobbed even harder. Ryuko started to cry a little. Ladybug was so upset. And Ryuko didn’t know if she was doing anything to help. And Chat noir was actually gone. They weren’t as close as Ladybug and him. But Ryuko did like him. He was nice. And sometimes funny. And he was always nice to Ladybug.

“Ryuko?” Ladybug asked quietly.

“Yes Ladybug?”

“Thank you.” Ladybug said nuzzling her face into Ryukos shoulder. Ryuko rubbed Ladybugs hair.

“Your welcome Ladybug.”

………

Welp here’s some Ryuko and Ladybug hurt/comfort. Kagaminette and Ryuko + Ladybug is one of my favorite ships. And I thought it would be nice for a change to do something with them. I might finish the picture in the future but for now it’s going to stay a sketch.

[ninadove]

🔥 Gasoline 🔥

A Feligami February project 🦚🐉

Sacrifices must be made for the greater good.

Such is the creed of the Alliance. Thanks to their wealth, influence, and a powerful network of highly-trained agents, these self-proclaimed guardian angels watch over the world from the shadows — safeguarding it from anarchy through all means necessary.

A delicate balance that might shatter imminently.

All because of a stupid brooch.

So here’s the deal. Originally, this AU was going to be my attempt at covering a number of Feligami February prompts:

But, uh. This one got away from me a little, not gonna lie.

So there you have it folks. One (1) fully fleshed out Spy AU, two (2) fully written parts and a third on the way, 26 chapters so far, and I-don’t-know-how-many-words. I’ll be updating weekly because there’s no point in following the calendar to the letter anymore, and to give the illusion that I still have control over my life. I will mention which chapters were inspired by which prompts in my notes!

Many thanks to @dragongutsixofficial, @paracosmicat and @bittersweetresilience for beta-reading! Please address any and all therapy bills to @wackus-bonkus-maximus, as she plagued me with this idea.

May the odds be in your favour, or something. 💍

[winterfurst]

She was...So ever grateful her sister was going home tomorrow.

[raven-at-the-writing-desk]

WHAT IS THIS;.. . . . .. .... .. . . . ..... .. . . . .. ....... . ... . .... .. . . . . IS THAT THE SCENE WHER E RYU KOMEETs THE WEIRD TEACHER IN KiLL LA KILL... .. . . .. ..... . . IM SCAREDESD 😨

All jokes aside though, thank you for the fan art!! I wasn't expecting it for a silly little story I wrote to introduce a blog event, so it was a pleasant surprise when I saw the ping. n asdbkjvyqyvoe Fellow's working his charm and his tail off in an effort to find temporary shelter for himself and Gidel... What a go-getter fr! (Unfortunately for him, it looks like it isn't that effective on Miss Raven 💦) I think you captured their poses and personalities really well with their KLK counterparts www I had Mr. Mikisugi's theme music playing in my head as I was admiring the artwork~

Won't you take pity on this poor, poor fox (and cat) with nowhere to go, Miss Raven? It is so hard out there...

In celebration of @raven-at-the-writing-desk's new event! (Kill La Kill parody)

[vindicta-reliquiae]

//i need to eep sadly wehh ;w;

[shadouko]

oh i was also offered a job opportunity on-campus to be a tutor (with pay) and there's 5 other kids and i am. very honored but also hoooohhhhh