#the cat holder I got from my mom

[shiniestcrow]

had to replace my phone case and decided to use some of the corvid stickers I got for christmas :3

[thetangibleghost]

All the stuffies I have

[h4nj1sunggg]

who? minsung x fem!reader genre: drabble a/n: I'm so sorry for not posting much but my exam session is killing me, I'll be back in two weeks!! wait for me >:)

minsung poly! where y/n is looking for some cat's food in a small shop, talking on the phone with a friend about the crazy idea of being a cat mom in her 20s, totally not expecting to see minsung kissing gin the hall where cat toys are.. and they notice her after, her mouth open wide in surprised like 'what the actual fuck is that', them being confused but then they notice the freaking miso's photo card on your pic holder attached to the bag that you're holding up.

"calling you later," you whispers a the phone, trying to take a step back and going from where you were coming, when a voice stops you, "wait!"

Your heart races as you clutch the phone in one hand and your bag in the other, fully prepared to disappear back down the aisle. But before you can make your grand escape, the voice stops you.

“Wait!” It’s Jisung. Of course, it’s Jisung. His voice is unmistakable—soft yet commanding in a way that sends chills down your spine.

Every instinct in your body screams at you to keep walking, to pretend you didn’t see the two men you’ve idolized for years kissing in the middle of a cat aisle like it’s the most normal thing in the world. But your feet betray you, and you turn around, clutching your phone and bag like they’re shields against the chaos you just witnessed.

“What?” you croak out, your voice shaky. Your gaze is glued to a suspiciously fluffy cat bed on the shelf behind them, absolutely refusing to make eye contact.

“Hey, no need to act like you just saw a ghost,” Jisung says, his tone light but clearly uneasy. “We’re just… uh, hanging out?”

“Is that what they call it?” you mutter under your breath, still avoiding their eyes as your brain replays the scene on loop like a cursed gif.

Minho, who has been silent so far, steps closer, arms crossed, and raises an eyebrow at your reaction. “You look like we’ve traumatized you for life.”

You blink rapidly, gripping your bag tighter. “I—uh—nope, not traumatized,” you lie, your voice an octave too high. “Just… buying cat food. Totally normal day. Nothing weird happened. Haha!”

It’s a terrible attempt at deflection, and they both know it.

Jisung looks between you and Minho, clearly trying not to laugh. “Are you… scared of us?” he asks, tilting his head like a confused puppy. “We’re not gonna eat you or something.”

“That’s what someone scary would say,” you blurt out before you can stop yourself. You cringe immediately, heat rushing to your face. “I mean, no! I’m fine. This is fine. You guys do… whatever you’re doing. I’ll just…” You gesture vaguely toward the opposite end of the aisle. “…go that way.”

“Not before you explain this,” Minho says, pointing to the photo card of them hanging from your bag.

Your soul leaves your body. “Oh, that? It’s… uh… it came with the bag?” you try, wincing internally. Minho’s unimpressed stare tells you he isn’t buying it.

“She’s a fan,” Jisung says, grinning like he’s cracked some big mystery. “Right? That’s why you’re so weird right now—you know us.”

“Who? Me? A fan?” You laugh awkwardly, taking a shaky step back. “No idea what you’re talking about.”

Minho rolls his eyes, clearly over the theatrics. “You’ve got Minsung’s photo card on your bag, and you’re buying cat food. Do you think we’re dumb?”

You open your mouth to argue, but all that comes out is a strangled squeak. The reality of the situation hits you all over again: you just caught two of your favorite idols making out, and now they’re grilling you in a pet store aisle.

“Nope. Nope, I can’t do this,” you mutter, shaking your head and taking another step back. “I didn’t see anything. This didn’t happen. You guys don’t exist. Bye.”

Minho and Jisung exchange a quick glance as you attempt to bolt, but Jisung steps forward, his hands raised like he’s trying to calm a frightened animal. “Wait, wait, wait! Just… can we talk? Please? We don’t bite. Minho looks scary, but I promise he’s harmless.”

“I am scary,” Minho deadpans, but the flicker of concern in his eyes betrays him.

You freeze mid-step, throwing them a look over your shoulder. “Talk? About what? How you were just kissing in public, where literally anyone could see you? What were you thinking?”

Minho’s jaw tightens. “We didn’t exactly plan on putting on a show,” he says coolly. “It’s not like this place is packed.”

“Packed or not, I saw it!” you hiss, jabbing a finger at yourself. “A fan. Do you know how risky that is? What if I wasn’t—” You stop yourself, realizing you’re dangerously close to spilling your entire identity as a devoted STAY. “What if I wasn’t, you know… normal about this?”

Jisung blinks at you, a little taken aback. “You’re not exactly being normal now, to be fair.”

You glare at him, and his grin falters as Minho nudges him hard in the ribs. “Not helping,” Minho mutters under his breath before turning back to you. “Okay, fine. You caught us. We get it. But you’re not going to, like… shout it from the rooftops or something, right?”

You blink at him. “Shout it from the rooftops? Do I look like someone who’s ready to start a scandal? I’m too busy trying to figure out how to scrub this from my memory.” You shake your head, exhaling sharply. “Seriously, what were you thinking? You’re Lee Minho and Han Jisung, not two random guys in love at a grocery store. You cannot just… make out next to the catnip and hope no one notices.”

Jisung winces, glancing nervously down the aisle. “Okay, yeah, when you put it like that, it sounds bad.”

“It is bad,” you emphasize, lowering your voice but still gesturing wildly. “Do you have any idea how many fans would lose their minds over this? You’re so lucky it was me and not some TikTok-obsessed fangirl ready to post a blurry video.”

Minho’s expression shifts to something like mild panic, his cool demeanor cracking just enough to reveal a hint of worry. “Okay, okay, we get it. You made your point. But you’re not going to tell anyone, right?”

“Why should I?” you counter, crossing your arms. “I’m just saying, maybe next time, don’t risk it. Especially not in a pet store of all places.”

Jisung leans toward Minho, whispering loud enough for you to hear, “She’s scarier than my mom.”

Minho’s lips twitch into a smirk. “She’s got a point, though.”

You huff, adjusting the strap of your bag. “Look, I don’t want to ruin your lives or anything. I just… didn’t expect to see that when I came in here to buy cat food. So if we can all agree to pretend this didn’t happen, I’ll just—”

“You promise?” Minho cuts in, his sharp eyes locking onto yours. It’s not intimidating—it’s pleading.

You raise an eyebrow at him. “What, do you want me to sign an NDA or something?”

As you turn to leave, Minho suddenly calls out, “Wait.”

You freeze mid-step, again. Slowly, you turn back around, eyebrows raised in disbelief. “What now? Are you going to ask me to swear on my future cat’s life or something?”

Minho smirks faintly at your sarcasm but doesn’t take the bait. “No. I just think we should… exchange numbers.”

Your eyes narrow. “Exchange numbers? For what?”

“For… secret privacy,” he says, like it’s the most obvious thing in the world.

“Secret privacy?” you repeat, deadpan.

Jisung snickers beside him, biting back a laugh. “Wow, hyung, that’s not suspicious at all.”

Minho glares at him before returning his attention to you. “Look, in case something happens. You know, if you accidentally let something slip or decide to post about this.” He shrugs. “I’d like a way to contact you.”

You blink, processing his words. “So, what? You’re giving me your number as a bribe to keep my mouth shut?”

“More like insurance,” Minho corrects, crossing his arms.

“Insurance,” you echo. “Right. Because that doesn’t sound shady at all.”

“Hey, you’re the one who saw us kissing in a pet store,” Minho counters, raising an eyebrow. “You’re not exactly in the position to judge.”

You open your mouth to argue, but Jisung chimes in, grinning. “To be fair, he’s got a point. This is all a little… unconventional, isn’t it?”

You groan, pinching the bridge of your nose. “Fine. Give me your number. But if you start spamming me with cat memes or asking for cat food recommendations, I’m blocking you.”

Minho pulls out his phone, his smirk widening. “Noted.”

“Wait, hold on,” Jisung interrupts, eyes sparkling with mischief. “If she gets your number, I should give her mine, too. For fairness, you know. And, uh, backup insurance.”

“Backup insurance?” you ask, half-laughing, half-exasperated.

“Yeah, in case Minho forgets to text you or something,” Jisung says with a grin. “You never know.”

You roll your eyes but hand over your phone anyway. “You two are ridiculous,” you mutter as Minho types in his number, followed by Jisung.

“Ridiculous, but memorable,” Jisung quips, winking as he hands your phone back.

You stare at the new contacts saved in your phone, feeling like you’ve just signed up for something you’re not entirely sure about. “Okay. I’ve got your numbers. Are we done now? Can I go buy my cat food in peace?”

Minho nods, his expression unreadable. “Yeah. Just… don’t forget your promise.”

“And don’t forget to text us if you ever need cat advice!” Jisung adds cheerfully, earning another glare from Minho.

You shake your head, turning to walk away for what you hope is the final time. “I’m never shopping here again,” you mutter under your breath, clutching your bag tightly.

As you leave the store, you can’t help but glance at your phone again, the reality of the situation finally sinking in. You have the numbers of Lee Minho and Han Jisung in your contacts… and all because they couldn’t resist kissing in a pet store.

[generalluxun]

The Joy of the Paragon

Alya Cesaire has never doubted doing the right thing was its own reward. She grew up with the tales of heroes in her ears and their lessons in her heart.

She didn't need to put on a cape to be a hero. Even within her family she shone, grabbing the 'middle child' role with both hands and making the most of it. With two parents working long hours, a big sister more suited towards violence than domestication, and not one bit two little sisters, Alya took on the role of 'mom' because it needed to be done. She didn't do it for attention or praise. She did it because it made her family stronger and happier.

Reporting was a means for Alya to help those with powers better do their part. Majestia might be able to stand easily against any threat, but she only had two eyes to watch for crime. For all his her cunning detective work Night Owl was only one man woman. By ferreting out evil wherever it might lurk, even a as a civilian Alya might make a difference.

And then she moved to Paris. And then Ladybug Arose. And then a chance meeting. And now Testudine can protect the innocent, both behind and in front of the mask.

It is important how each hero came to their powers:

Marinette was Chosen for potential.

Nino was called on in a time of need.

Chloé grabbed power with both hands.

Adrien was gifted power because he was the one in need.

Alya uniquely was given power to help her be the hero she already was. She would have faced down Darkblade's soldiers, armed with nothing but a rock and the knowledge that Jade Turtle couldn't protect himself, not because she thought she fould win but because it was the right thing to do.

Some writers bemoan Paragons as boring. Those writers suck. The role of Paragon is a vital one. They remind us that good is worth doing for its own sake. Helping others isn't a burden, it's a fulfillment. Heroics isn't about grief, it is about joy. Fighting evil isn't about winning, it is about the fight.

In the team Testudine is the one who keeps them from being simply participants in a super powered struggle. Refrain is the gentle pragmatism of the team, Testudine is the explosive optimism. She is second only to Purrge for charging in headlong, but her goals and methods are almost diametrically opposed to the Cat holder's.

The two will become closer though, mutual antagonism bleeding quickly into frenemy rivalry and impromptu brawls.

Ladybug will benefit greatly from having Testudine on the team. 'Ladybug's got the best head on the team. Sometimes it just takes my boot on her butt to get it in the game.'

Refrain is often relieved when Testudine is around. She requires the least 'care', but her ability to get him into trouble is uncanny.

Outfox and Testudine don't get along well. There's no overt antagonism like with Purrge, but she just can't trust a hero with that many secrets about them.

I hope this little insight into Alya Cesaire from my Chloé goes back in Time AU was enjoyable to read! She's a character I love to include in fics.

[kari-go]

I am aware that some people weren't here from the start or are just confused so take this as a sort of rundown or at least some basic information about this au. While it is still a WIP, I don't think I'm really gonna change this info. I hope this isn't overwhelming or anything :D also apologies if my English is wonky

Text written down in case it's unreadable xd

Stephan Petrov

moved to Paris after his dad's death

he's trying his best, he's just having a rough time

rlly athletic and (intellectually) smart

also really pretty

also in denial

someone help him

holder of the cat -> Gato Noir

*arrow pointing to Luxx* Luxx

Chris Duval

moved from New York to Paris out of nowhere

yearns for knowledge

especially about the kwamis

surprisingly adjusting well to everything

holder of the lion -> Lion Blanc

Marinette Dupain-Cheng

still lives in a bakery

Nino & Kim's childhood friend

has only heard about Chloe from Kim

my babygirl, baby

Lukagaminette endgame

holder of the ladybug -> Ladybug

Chloe Bourgeois

gets a redemption (if she even has to have one)

still the mayor's daughter

Audrey is still absent

has done many sports but slowed down cuz of her low grades -> Sabrina is her tutor

has been friends with Kagami for a while now, they met in a fencing match (no Chlogami) (Kagami was definitely her awakening tho)

later the holder of the monkey -> Prima Queen

Lila Rossi

Chris' childhood friend (back when they used to live in Italy)

exchange student

absolutely despises the Parisian Butterfly

just a normal with a pretty normal life!

Fu

Luxx hates him

had the Matter duo *arrow pointing to the cat and ladybug*, gave it away

only has Fluff now

*arrow pointing to Fluff* NO TIME TRAVEL!

You had perfectly good children and what did you do to them?

Arthur Duval

Chris' dad

Blanche's lovely husband <3

looks calm & collected but isn't

still lives in New York

rlly charismatic but gets overwhelmed in a crowd

Blanche Duval

Chris' mom

Arthur's lovely wife <3

capable of murder but doesn't because Arthur told her no

lives in Paris with Chris

works in a museum

somehow the most responsible adult in most situations (idk if that's a good thing)

Marianne's (adopted) daughter

Sofia Petrov

Stephan's mom

moved to Paris after she got a job offer from Gabriel (and her husband died)

she just wants the best for her son

[artzee-bee]

Forever my love | Adrien Agreste x reader

Fandom: Miraculous Ladybug

Requested by @oyasumimosura

Summary: friends to strangers to lovers with a no-so-happy ending

Genre: some fluff, angst

Warnings: canon typical violence (maybe tuned up a notch tho), death

A/N: my google doc for this piece is 10 pages long and it’s went through at least 4 alternate endings before getting here. I got this request months ago and have been working on it since, whenever I can. I hope this is alright because it’s been a journey...

~~~

There was no ‘first memory’ with you. Not one that would come to Adrien’s mind anyways. It felt like you had simply always been in his life. The only thing he remembered was you and your mother, entering the Agreste mansion as if it was your own, almost every Sunday. His mom would welcome both of you with wide arms and offer you tea, and biscuits, which you would snuck to Adrien’s room. Your favorite have always been the ones with strawberry jam filling.

And then you’d play for hours! Building fortresses out of chairs and pillows, racing toy cars around the room, saving plush animals from the imminent danger of Adrien’s rocketship and so on. Not a single moment spent with you felt boring! Your presence was addictive, the joy, the excitement you brought with yourself every time was something Adrien couldn’t understand at the time but now, as an adult looking back, he could easily recognise it as love.

But the world has its own way of never quite letting you be happy enough. The memory of your last playdate, as well as the day his parents told him you were moving away, were very hazy and unclear. For years he refused to revisit them, the sorrow too great for his young, immature self to know how to handle. Now, there was only one sentence he could remember you saying, clear as day. One promise that gave him more hope than he could put in words. “We’ll keep in touch”.

You exchanged letters the whole time you were away!! Of course, they could never be a substitute for the time spent together but Adrien learned to appreciate them deeply. He took his time responding to each of them and always nervously awaited your response. Years went on like that! Every summer you’d promise to visit and every time Adrien would have the displeasure of having to read, in your flawless and delicate handwriting, that your parents canceled the trip for whatever reason.

Eventually, he decided it was best to move on. In the time you had been gone many things changed: he grew up, got big in the fashion industry, started school, became the new black cat miraculous holder, made friends! His life became overwhelmingly busy and the precious memories you made together faded away without notice. He found joy in other things and in his new friends! Your letters no longer brought the excitement they once did and consequently, he always postponed replying until eventually, it all stopped.

Much to Adrien’s shock, almost exactly a year after losing contact, he saw you! He had been transformed at the time, having just finished defeating an akuma when he saw you exiting a coffee shop down the street. He couldn’t believe his eyes and had it not been for the alarming beeping of his miraculous, he probably would have stayed petrified on top of that roof much longer. Once detransformed, he tried to go looking for you but to no avail.

It wasn’t until a week later that he finally got to talk to you again. Natalie reached out to your family and arranged for you two to meet. That Friday afternoon, you had lunch at a pizza place that you didn’t recognise. He looked the same. Same innocent glimmer in his eyes and ecstatic voice. It almost weirded you out how much it seemed this boy never changed. But of course, you weren’t right. Many things have changed.

Adrien tried his best to be open and friendly. To him, it felt like no time had passed at all, but you were so quiet and shy. A subtle frown was visible on your face from the moment you arrived and you barely looked him in the eyes. The air around you felt thick with discomfort, which was extremely frustrating to Adrien. He wanted to ask what’s wrong but found it so difficult to speak his mind until, eventually, you opened up yourself.

“Why did you stop writing?” your voice didn’t betray any feeling of anger or sadness and yet, Adrien was instantly washed over with guilt

“I’m sorry. I wanted to but…”

“Was I not worth it?”

“What?” Adrien couldn’t believe the words coming out of your mouth, but you were just as still and cold as before

“Because, you see, when we were kids you were one of the most important people in my life. You were my best friend and I honestly thought we would never ever be apart! No one could ever break us up! And I put everything I had into not losing that, convinced that you’d do the same for me! Because your friendship was worth more to me than any number of kilometers between us!” your words fell out quickly and stung him “Was I not worth fighting for, Adrien?”

He didn’t know what to say! He wanted to tell you he was just stupid and made a grave mistake. That you were more than worth it, but the words were stuck in his throat.

You didn’t speak after that. Adrien was heartbroken but figured you were already so mad at him, it would only make it worse if he kept pestering you on.

Eventually, one night, after patrol, he saw you! It was already way after dark and you were just strolling down the street all alone. A sense of anxiety overtook him and he knew he couldn’t go home just yet

“Good evening pretty lady!” he greeted you, full of glee. “The streets can get pretty nasty this late at night, y’know? Hope you don’t mind if this street cat walks alongside you for a while.”

“Hello Chat Noir!” your voice was so smooth and warm “ I’d really love that. I was actually quite uncomfortable walking alone.” “Well then, fear not!The bravest and strongest hero in all of Paris is right here at your service! Did I also mention the most charming?” you giggled to his silliness

Adrien was ecstatic to get to talk to you again, like old times. He finally felt like he got his friend back! He didn’t even realize how big of a hole your absence had left in his life. After that night, he would accompany you everyday on your evening walks and, soon enough, you began hanging out at your house. Oftentimes he would knock on your bedroom window shortly after you got home from school and more often than not, he would spend hours at your place. You did almost everything together from playing video games to watching movies, cooking, gossiping. He would tell you all the fun stories he had with Ladybug from their patrols and would blush a little when you began laughing uncontrollably. It was just too cute.

With all this joy, still there was an ounce of pain at the idea that you didn’t know who you were really talking to. Almost every time you called him Chat, his heart would sting a little. He liked being Chat Noir. He loved it even. With you however, it just felt like one big lie he could do nothing about. He wanted you to look at him and see the boy from all those years ago. To look at him and call him by his name. To rejoice in old memories, instead of him having to pretend he hears the story for the first time. Adrien couldn’t help but feel like he was betraying you by simply being here, knowing how mad you were with his civilian self. When those thoughts got to him, he felt more alone than ever, but you almost always picked up on it

“What’s wrong?” you would ask and the sweetness of your voice ran like ice down his body. You would not be this kind if you knew

“Absolutely nothing, I am doing wonderful” he’d say through gritted teeth

“Sit down and talk to me!”

“I can’t. It’s personal” which you knew really meant “It would put my identity in danger”

So you would shut up. You’d make tea or let him have the last cookie as a sign of solidarity. To let him know you still cared. Sometimes he would ask you for hugs, which you would indulge him in. You’d wrap your arms around his shoulders and hug him tight to your chest, trying to convey all the love and care you had for him in that one gesture. Almost always, the hero would melt into your embrace as if he’d never been held before. His head would rest on your shoulder and his blonde locks tickled your neck and cheek.

Confessing to you was the biggest risk he ever took, which meant a lot considering his occupation. It happened after yet another game of cards lost by Chat. It had been what felt like his 15th loss of the night and in a futile attempt to protect his remaining dignity, he slipped

“You’re only winning cause I love you too much to let you lose!” the cocky attitude dropped instantly as he processed his choice of words. You were just looking at him, a little quizzingly, unsure if you heard him right.

“Do you mean that?”

“I do”

The brightest smile overtook your features instantly “Good. I love you too!”

It was difficult for a long time. The secret identity issue became even greater with the new level of intimacy that was expected with the start of a romantic relationship. On top of that, Adrien was pretty clueless. You were his first girlfriend, the first girl he ever fell in love with, the pressure was high. He wanted to be the best boyfriend there was! He brought you many gifts, big and small. He spent as much time with you as he could, he always told you just how much you actually meant to him. The blush on your cheeks and the witty comebacks made him melt through his seat every time and with every happy memory he made with you came the unmistakable pain of never really being completely honest with you. On one of your sleepovers, the feelings were overwhelming Chat more than he thought was possible

“What’s going on Chat?”

“Nothing darling. Just tired”

“Come on, you know you can’t fool me! You’ve been quiet all night, it’s really unlike you”

Adrien’s mind went empty when you sat on the floor in front of him, lightly running your fingers over his leather clad ones. The trust and love in your eyes was so mesmerizing. No one had ever looked at him like that and for a split second he imagined your reaction if you knew who he was. He wondered if you’d kick him out. Break up with him here and now and never want anything to do with him ever again. He imagined the anger in your voice, the betrayal. And then, he considered, briefly, a different option. A scenario in which you’d hug him tight and kiss the top of his head, and there’d be no more lies. No more secrets, no more of these impossible feelings that were tormenting him. That smile, that bliss, engulfed his mind and he felt powerless in the face of hope.

“I’m sorry” he said weakly

“For what?” and before he could think for another second, talk himself out or consider the consequences of his actions, he did the only thing he felt was logical

“Plagg, claws in”

When the green light vanished and Adrien found himself back in his normal clothes, he didn’t muster to look at your face

“Chat, what are you doing?” finally, he glanced up, only to find you curled up on the ground, with your hands over your eyes. You hadn’t seen him

“It’s ok.”

“You detransformed?”

“Yes…”

“Chat you can’t do that.”

“I want you to see me” he tried to sound confident, but it came out almost as a plea.

“What about Ladybug?”

“I’ll deal with her later. It’s ok. I swear”

“Chat…”

“Please”

Adriean reached out to pull your hands away from your face, but your eyes were still closed

“Chat?”

“Yes?”

“Before I look, I want you to know that I love you regardless of who you are. If you’re doing this because you think I can’t love you fully without knowing your identity, if you’re doing this for me, please know that this won’t change anything. I want you to be comfortable with this, ok?” Adrien blushed, feeling tears well up in his eyes

“I want to do this” he kissed your knuckles “if that’s ok with you”

Slowly, you opened your eyes and Adrien felt his heart beating out of his chest. Your face went soft and your eyes welled up with tears and you looked at eachother. You couldn’t muster a word and neither could he. He took this as you being disappointed and let go of your hand, only for you to grab it once more, much harder than before. Finally, tears came rolling down your cheeks, as you whispered a simple “I love you”

That night, neither of you could stop crying. The liberation of all secrets and all lies felt divine and finally, Adrien felt like he was 100% safe for the first time in his life.

Many things changed after that. Adrien got a serious scolding from Ladybug, since he couldn’t lie to her about what he’s done. She wasn’t as mad as he expected her to be, so in the end it was all worth it when you began showing up to the Agreste mansion to hang out. It was hard for Adrien to find time to spend with her during the day but Natalie was always so understanding of their relationship and tried her best to squeeze in an hour or two here and there for you! Now, Adrien could hold your hand and take you to his photoshoots. You facetimed more often and it finally felt like you got the relationship you were always meant to have.

~~~

Paris looked beautiful from the top of the Eiffel tower. Chat took you here many times before. It felt so romantic being up there with your best friend, the boy of your dreams! You felt so powerful looking down at all the lights and cars passing by and at the same time so protected by his tight grip around your waist. Nothing could hurt you if he was there, with or without the costume! But the arms holding you now were much slimmer and much less concerned with your safety. You knew you shouldn’t look down from the edge you were standing on but it was so hard not to. Lila was manic next to you, laughing and shouting about her imminent victory, taunting the two superheroes that were struggling to catch up.The tiny robots Lila could control with her powers had kept Ladybug and Chat Noir busy for just enough time to allow the akumatized girl to take you with her, away from the scene and up here.

“Be careful with what you do next Ladybug, otherwise the girl gets it!” the taunting manner in which she spoke felt hardly like Lila. You never found her to be a particularly pleasant person to be around but the malice with which she spoke now was so unusual!

She kicked your shin, making one of your legs drop off the edge. Had it not been for her holding onto your forearm, you would have dropped. You could see Ladybug and Chat approaching but they were so far away and it felt like they were moving so slowly. A cry ripped through your chest as you hung there, your life in the hands of this girl you couldn’t even recognise anymore.You were trying to pull yourself back on the ledge with your other foot before she kicked that one too, swinging you in the air by your arm.

“Oh oh, but you’re so far away little Bug? Whatever are you gonna do if my hand …slips?” she let go with a chuckle.

Chat couldn’t see anything around him anymore, all he saw was your helpless body falling from the sky! He screamed your name but he was still so far! Ladybug threw her yoyo, trying to form a net below you, but the speed at which you were falling was much greater than anybody expected. You fell right through the net, breaking it to pieces and hit the ground with a hard thud. Chat screamed, Ladybug was speechless, all the while Lila was laughing on her way down!

“Chat, get her! I’ll handle Lila!”

That’s all it took. Chat was looking down at your unconscious form before he knew it. You were so bloody and so limp in his arms.

“Don’t!” you whispered when he tried to pick you up

“It’s not safe for you here, I need to hide you away!” he almost screamed, too relieved to see you alive to be able to control himself

“It’s over Chat!”

“Don’t talk like that! You will be ok! I will make you ok!”

“I’m tired…”

“No, don’t do it! Focus on me, focus on my voice! Can you see me?”

“You have to protect the people…”

“You are the only one I have to protect! I’m sorry I wasn’t there to catch you, I’m sorry! Please! Please let me protect you!” tears were streaming down his face and he found himself thinking that he would sell his soul to switch places with you

“Chat, I love you” you said through your own tears

“Don’t say goodbye!”

“I’m not”

“I love you Y/N! I love you so much, please don’t leave me alone! I can still save you!” he laid his head on your chest, not believing his own words

“I’ll always love you Adrian!” you whispered in his ear, kissing his temple with the last of your powers

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“You need to hurry up, Adrian needs to be at a press conference across town in one hour and we’re already behind schedule because of you!”

“Nathalie, stop that! Everyone is doing their best here.”

“This photoshoot was supposed to be over already!”

“Maybe you should go have some water while you wait, yeah?” Adrien was trying to be nice but he felt really bad about the way Nathalie was speaking to the makeup artist. He knew they were very busy and Nath was under a great deal of stress but still, he felt it wasn’t fair to the girls working hard to get him ready.

“I’m sorry about that! She’s a lovely person, it’s just the last couple of days have been really hard for her”

“Oh, it’s alright, sir. Trust me I’ve seen much worse before” the young girl replied “Plus, I would imagine that making the switch to become a full time model would bring on a lot more responsibilities on her side.”

“Yeah, you’re right.” Adrien chuckled. “If you would have told me last year, when I was still in school, that my schedule would be even more packed as a graduate, I would have probably given up modeling then and there. Now I just deal with it.”

Adrien observed himself in the mirror, thinking back to his high school days. He tried to remember what he looked like, although that was very difficult. He knew his hair was much longer now, reaching just below his chin. He thought his face was a bit slimmer and many people told him he put on a healthy amount of muscle in the last couple of months, but  he was still himself, just 20.

“If you don’t mind sir, we need the first couple of buttons of your shirt undone for the next set. I will add a little contour to the collarbones and then we’re done”

Said and done, with the first few buttons open he looked even more manly than before.

“Um, I think we should take the necklace off if you don’t mind…”

Eyes shot down to his chest, where a tiny silver ring on a chain hung, barely glistening in the lights around.

“Yes, that’s alright” he said, although he never liked taking it off. There was always a worry in the back of his hand about misplacing it or something and the thought was simply unbearable, but he understood.

“That’s a very beautiful piece of jewelry”

“Thank you!” he looked down at the ring twirling it between his fingers. It was so simple, he wasn’t used to receiving compliments on it, even from the select few that got to see it. A simple golden band with a round diamond in the middle. It was so small for him, he could never get it more than halfway down his ring finger. “It belonged to somebody I cared a lot about.” He remembered how hard he worked to get your ring size, all those years ago. It was difficult to do it behind your back, since you had always been so good at reading his body language, you always knew when he was up to something. He remembered all those nights spent on the internet, looking for the perfect ring for you! He knew it needed to be simple but sometimes it was so hard to talk himself out of buying one of the big and glamorous ones. He just wanted to spoil you rotten and if he didn’t take the chance to do that when he was buying your engagement ring, then when would he? Finally, after weeks, he finally found this one and fell in love. It was perfect for you and you were gonna love it. The day it arrived was one of the most exciting times he experienced in the last decade, he could still feel his heart pumping now, at the memory.

“They can’t wear it anymore so I just keep it!” in fact, you had never even gotten the chance to try it on, but those details don’t need to be shared. Still, thinking about the incident, taking place only 2 weeks after he got the ring, hurts him to no end. He was planning the perfect engagement, a grand romantic gesture to make all your dreams come true but now he felt sorrow and regret, wishing he would have simply ran to your door the same day that package was delivered to ask you. At least then you would have known, you would have had the chance to say yes.

“I’m sure they were an incredible person” Adrien only nodded to that “Well, you’re all done, you can head to the set now”

“Thank you, I’ll just drop this off to Nathalie and go”

The pain of not having you around would never go away, Adian had accepted that as a fact! You would always be there for any anniversary or birthday, achievement or simply on lazy days when his mind would wonder. Nothing made the sting of not being able to hold your hand go away but at least the ring, your ring, would comfort him in those moments.

[yeonmuse]

ᥫ᭡ f!reader x yang jungwon ── 𝒢enre. Uni au. fluff, non idol enha. feats. ot7 [reqs are open] ᝰ.ᐟ 𝓁ibrary 🎧

authors 𝓃𝑜𝓉𝑒𝓈 I honestly have no idea where this came from I just thought of anti social Jungwon and Anti social reader coming together and this is where it got me. This is part of admins Enhypen university Series

ᦓynopsis Jungwon is a film major that finds honestly complete captivated by an antisocial girl with a love for the stars and a passion for music

TAGLIST CLOSED FOR THIS SERIES

Closer to your heart

Jungwon had started to get anxious, he knew that she said she had a few errands to run before coming in but he couldn’t help but worry. Was she okay? What if something happened? Maybe he should have just gone out and waited for her like last time. His thoughts were racing with endless scenarios of what could possibly happen that end up in her not showing up. Interrupting his endless whirlpool of thoughts was a soft knock on the door and the door slid open revealing yn looking all cozy, carrying a bag in her hand.

“I’m sorry that I took so long, the walk to the cafe took a lot longer than I thought.”

“As long as you’re okay, I was starting to worry if I needed to put up missing posters for you like they do for lost cats and dogs.” Jungwon smiles as his joke earns a laugh from her, he watches as she closes the door behind herself and makes her way over to him, placing the bag onto the table.

“I wasn’t sure what you would like so I had some help from Chaewon and Sunoo, well more so Sunoo.”

“Oh you’re friends with Sunoo?”

“More like Chaewon forced the two of us into a group together and I’ve grown attached.” Jungwon couldn’t help but feel a pang of jealousy knowing Sunoo had done something that it took two months for him to do, her cost to her.

“Waffles with vanilla ice cream, strawberries, chocolate and caramel, and i wasn’t sure if you liked strawberry or chocolate milk so i got one of each but.. since its cold or i thought it’d be nice to have something warm.” As yn finally looked up to meet his gaze Jungwon had already been staring at her as if she were the only thing in the world that seemed to matter.

“Jungwon?”

“Yes I'm sorry, I'll take chocolate if that’s alright.”

“I was actually hoping you’d say that since I honestly prefer strawberry milk.”

“Ah so you basically already had it pre decided that you would take the strawberry one.” He teases

“Chocolate milk is just not my taste.” She shrugs and slips her straw into the drink with a proud smile.

The two spent nearly 4 hours bouncing ideas off one another back and forth until they had a solid idea of what they wanted to portray with the soundtrack of this film. By the time they had completed some rough drafts and listened to over hundreds of sample tracks the sun had gone down.

“We were done a lot earlier than I thought we’d be, usually when I’ve worked with others it takes days just to find even one track that suits the required taste for the films.”

“Is this your way of titling me as the holder of the most superior music taste, I’ll gladly accept that title.”

“Ah will you? Well since no other has compared to your top tier music recommendations i'll gladly crown you with that title.” The two share a laugh before the room falls silent, the only sound filling the room being the sound of the tapping winds against the window.

“So what got you into music? Is it something you’ve always loved?” Jungwon breaks the silence, finally taking this as an opportunity to learn more about her, and for once she doesn't mind letting her guard down enough to do so.

“I’ve loved music since before I could even walk, talk or speak properly, my family loved music far before I was ever into the picture so it’s something I always grew up loving, music has been in my life for longer than I could remember. Since I was young I'd write music or make beats or harmonize with nearly anything. I think what really sparked it was when my mom brought me this little karaoke machine when I turned three.” Jungwon found himself falling in too deep, he stared at her in complete adoration as she talked. Basically spilling her childhood memories to him.

“I think after a while I had sung so much on that thing that she got sick of it. It was always the same song on repeat, hey ya by outkast almost 6 times a day she’d hear it before she got sick of it and hid the tape from me.” She laughs at the recalled memory.

“As I got older music just became an escape from all of the things in my life that I didn’t want to deal with, it became something I loved, something I appreciated more than life itself. At first I was scared that becoming a music major would lead to failure but my mom encouraged me to try.” Realizing that Jungwon had gone completely silent and just staring at her, she slightly panicked.

“I’m sorry did I say too much? Did you not want to know that much? Were you expecting a simple answer?”

“Nono I was listening, I like hearing you speak about it, it’s cute thinking about a younger you running around the house driving your parents insane with your little karaoke machine.” He chuckles “you light up when you talk about music, I can see it means a lot to you.”

“..what about you? Is there a particular reason you became a film major?”

“Ah my story may not be as cute but, I started enjoying films and cinematography really young. It wasn’t until I got older that I really started to appreciate the art of cinema. There's just something about a movie that you watch and it leaves this lingering mood or everlasting feeling that you can’t really get with anything else. Yes books are nice but to see it on a screen, for a director to have the talent to portray emotions and feeling with the simplest of aspects it just amazes me. Everyone works together to create something that can last a lifetime in your memory. I want to give people that feeling, to have them pulled into the world itself through film and make them feel something that lasts years, even if they forget for a while the memory will eventually return to them and they’ll experience those emotions all over again.” As Jungwon found her staring at him, her gaze was unreadable to him, he hated that.

“I guess im the one rambling on now right?” He laughs bringing his drink to his lips.

“No, I liked it, I guess I never really thought about movies that way but the way you talk about them makes me understand why people may love them so much.” She was completely gone. While watching him speak there was no denying nor covering up the compelled look of adoration she had been given him and he himself didn’t even realize. She was starting to like him.

“I know it’s getting late, it’s also getting colder out but..I want to talk to you more, the more you talk the more I get to know you it makes it harder for me to leave after I feel like we’ve gotten closer.” Jungwon suddenly blurts, making her feel butterflies swarm the pit of her stomach.

“If you’d rather go back to your dorm I understand, we’ve worked hard today”

“I’ll stay longer.” A comfortable silence fell between the two as they sat there staring at one another, the howl of the wind and the tapping of snowfall against the window being the only sound that broke the silence.

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My girl

Warnings- none

Summary- a party at tannyhill after a long day

Word count -1,852

Requests are open :)

After a long day at work I had to argue with my mom to be out past curfew ending in me crying all the way to tannyhill. I pull in seeing way too many cars for the mood i'm in.

I turn my air up before grabbing a preroll from my center console and a lighter from my cup holder lighting it up. I wipe my dried tear stain cheeks looking in the mirror and take a deep inhale of the smoke

By the time I get done and get out my car is full of smoke and the aroma of weed radiating off of me. Knowing perfume won't do much I don't bother. I get out and head into the house and into the kitchen not seeing rafe inside

I grab a beer from the fridge opening it as I pass through the groups of preppy kooks and head outside and see topper. He spots me tilting his cup in the air

"Hey T"I say when I finally reach him

"Hit a skunk?"he asked holding his nose I glare at him. He starts laughing

"I'm joking"he says holding his cup out to cheers and I tap his going to chug mine

"Where's rafe?"I ask looking around but not seeing him topper lowers his cup shrugging

"Haven't seen him in a bit"he says before drinking the rest of his cup

"Refill?"he asked I nod and he walks towards the house I cross my arms over my chest waiting for him

He hands me a beer and a shot

"Know me well"I say raising my shot to his and clinking it before we toss them back the burn in my throat chokes me up

"I didn't see Rafe in there either"he says I nod

"When are you leaving?"I ask

"Now y/n"he says with a soft chuckle

"Idiot"I say pushing him away

"I'm not driving home I was going to get a ride"I say

I spot rafe walking out with a brunette sending a pit into my stomach. She smiles at him

"Did you hear me?"topper says I look to him

"What?"I ask he looks up noticing rafe

"Oh. I said I can take you home"he says looking back to me but my eyes already fill heavy

I feel an arm snake around my back and I smell his familiar cologne

"My girl made it!"Rafe says i can tell he's already drunk. Rafe was always been very touchy. It's definitely his love language and I don't mind with the elbow grabs, hand on my back, or when he naps sometimes he will play with a strand of my hair twirling it around until it's in a knot then complain about it.

"Thanks for the company topper"he says sliding his hand to my elbow slightly tugging it and we head inside. Rafe grabs a beer and handing it to me

"You okay?"he asked looking at me and the tears start forming

"What did Topper say?"he asked his jaw quickly clenched

"Nothing it's just a long day I just wanna go home I forgot about the party"I say a tear falling down

"I can't drive"he says frowning before wiping the tear from my face

"I can go get a bottle of roses wine from the cellar and we can go to my room"he says his hand resting on my chin I nod my head.

"Go ahead. I'll be right there"rafe says I make my way up the stairs past all the drunk teens. Wards gonna be pissed

I go to his dresser grabbing sweatpants and a tshirt from his closet

The door opens and I relax seeing rafe with two wine glasses and a bottle of wine with a huge smile

He sits on the bed and I go to the bathroom and change going back to his room

Rafe smiles handing me the glass of wine and I sip on it

"Wait"I say he scrunched his eyebrows waiting for my question

"I'm not setting in a bed you just 'got lucky' in right?"I ask thinking of the girl he was walking out with. He laughed

"No that was the hallway"he says dead serious making my heart sink

"I'm joking. That's Macey she just moved to the island but who knows maybe I will get lucky"he says I set down my glass of wine

"Rafe"I say now annoyed. I don't care about him being with other girls but I’ve had a long day and just need my best friend

"You asked"he says shrugging

"Well maybe I'll just go find Lucas and have a better night with him"I say raising an eyebrow

"What?"he asked trying to catch my elbow

"Goodnight rafe"I say getting up leaving my clothes behind but when I get to the door he's already behind me

"I was joking come on"he says tugging my elbow back I roll my eyes giving in

"I had a fight with my mom earlier if I would've known there was a party and my best friend was gonna be an asshole it would've saved a lot of trouble to stay home"I say

"Then let me make your night better"he says pulling my hand to follow him

We walk over to his record player turning it on and opening his vinyl case pulling out one of mine that I've left over here. The show by Niall Horan being on my top listening recently. Also to drown out the awful music going on downstairs

I laugh as rafe stumbles around trying to dance I join him and he spins me around pulling me closer to him making us both laugh

"How much do you listen to this without me?"I slur out with a smile

"Quite a bit but don't tell anyone"he whispers making me smile harder

"Secrets safe with me Cameron"I say as heaven switches to if you leave me and he spins me again dipping me down and we both almost lose our balance. Pulling me up he laughed and my heart flutters at the look in his eyes. I pull away and start jumping around when meltdown comes on. Definitely too tipsy cracking myself up as rafe joins in jumping and screaming

He grabs my chin as he's close to my face quickly pulling me in and it's a very rushed and messy kiss before I pull away trying to gather my thoughts. His eyebrows are scrunched

"You've done a lot while drunk but that was a first"I say with a laugh

"I'm sorry"he says sitting back down on his bed I walk up to him grabbing his hands

"You did nothing wrong my sweet boy"I say he looked at me

"That one's new"he says with a small smile

"Trying it out"I say shrugging he chuckled pulling my face to his and kissing me again different this time. Soft I can feel his smile

"Not sure I like it. Sounds too soft for you"I say as I pull away he tilts his head

"I don't mind it but it sounds great coming from you"he says

"I have to flip the vinyl"I whisper pulling away he taps my leg

"This one is for you"he says as you could start a cult starts playing making me smile harder as I climb back into his bed

"We have to talk tomorrow"I say knowing how drunk he is. I don't wanna be embarrassed and confused

"We can but whatever it is you're still my girl"he says pulling me over to him kissing the side of my head

"Why now?"I ask

"I can't have you runaway with a guy named Lucas what if he's ugly"he says making me laugh

"Besides you're my girl right?"he says his hand on my chin pulling me to his I nod seeing him smirk. His thumb traces my bottom lip before he pushes my lip down sliding his thumb in my mouth . His smirk grows as I slightly suck on his thumb

"Go ahead my girl"he says I feel my core warm as I place a kiss on his neck moving down and accidentally leaving a hickey. He pulls me on top of him so I have a better angle at his neck

"Rafe are you sure"I ask pulling back to look at him. I can feel him growing underneath me and my heart is racing

"Y/n I can promise anything you do to me has 100% of my consent"he says pushing my face back to his neck

“Rafe”I say as much as I want it. We’re both too drunk and I don’t want to ruin our friendship over one night.

“Hmm”he hums before I look him

“Can we wait?”I ask he smiles and pushes a piece of hair behind my hair

“Whatever you want my girl”he says holding my cheek. I nod he pulls my face to his in for another kiss. My heart feels warm. His hands move to my hips pushing me into him and I let out a moan

“If you change your mind”he says grinding my hips so I’m riding him before I pull myself off of him. He wraps me in his arms which I’m used to but it still makes me feel warm after what just happened.

I wake up and the bed feels cold I reach my arm out opening my eyes to find nothing. I hear the shower running in the bathroom. I sit up grabbing my phone seeing my mom had texted me yelling at me. I turn it off laying back down but the sunlight from his windows are no help for the headache

I hear the shower turn off. My heart starts racing remembering what happened last night. The door opens and rafe comes out with a towel around his waist.

“Morning”he says walking to his dresser and grabbing some clothes before going back to the bathroom

He comes back in dressed for golf. Rubbing at his neck where I placed a hickey last night. He turns around looking at me

“You know who did this?”he asked pointing to the hickey. making my heart drop, there’s the embarrassment. he starts smiling walking over to the side of the bed

“I’m messing with you”he says placing a kiss on my temple

“Rafe cameron”I groan pushing him away

“Scream it baby”he teased I rub my face with my hand

There’s a knock on his door before it opens and topper walks in. He stops and smirks looking at rafe and then to me

“What happened here”topper asked point to his neck referring to rafe I just laugh

“My girl marked me”rafe says grabbing his gloves walking over to me leaning over and kissing me

“Tonight?”he asked looking at me I nod with a smile as him and topper leave

[acermp100]

WAWA WEEK 5: DAWN OF THE WAWA

29/3 – Spring/nature: HOUSE PLANTS

Oh hey there's a nature prompt and I have a fav side character and love researching and taking care of plants *THROWS MINEGISHI AT YOU*

Serizawa wants to buy some house plants

General Audiences. Mild cursing. Minegishi and plants and some slight bouts of retail inspired nihilism. AND MORE SERI/REI SILLIES AT THE END. GEE.

~2200 words

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The day had gone slow. Well, actually the entire week. No more school socials or holidays on either side of the calendar left only a few wandering by and even less deciding to come in. They’d look, they’d chat, they didn’t buy anything, they’d leave. Minegishi never really saw the point to it all but it did give him plenty of time to catch up on his reading. How interesting that the morel mushroom, famous for its taste and rarity, could grow in such a way it poisoned those who eat it. And we don’t even understand how it happens. Or maybe people had misidentified in their foraging.

The little bell over the door broke him out of his day dreaming. Oh joy, another bored employee ambling in during lunch for some vapid small talk. Wait, is that-

“Oh, hello!” A little bow punctuated the greeting. “I had heard you were working here but never had time to stop by.”

“Serizawa?” Minegishi set his book down. It was him, just with a suit and tie, a little brief case, and a new hair cut. And way more under the surface. “You look- a bit different since we last spoke.”

“Yeah- It’s been a while.” His voice trailed off as he rubbed the back of his neck. “Everything out here doesn’t even come close to Claw.” He jerked, standing up straight again. “I mean- that doesn’t mean I miss it! Just things changed. For the better though!”

“Don’t worry.” Minegishi almost cracked a grin, standing there with his dirt stained apron and classic retail worker expression. “I get it.”

Serizawa began looking around with wide eyes at the assortment of plants, flowers, and succulents. Minegishi had organized the small space over the past few days: fragile and colorful arrangements filled the shelves at his back with the opposite wall starting with little holders for individual flowers leading to small house plants. At the end was a refrigerator containing finished orders to be picked up surrounded by a large variety of more mature potted plants, some reaching to the ceiling.

Still so innocent. Minegishi wished he could feel such joy again, experience things for the first time with an open mind unstained by nihilism. At least Claw hadn’t taking that from Serizawa as it had him. Though another look at those cheerful eyes made him wonder if it was all just a mask.

“So, what brings you in?” Minegishi got up from his stool, actually interested in some small talk for once. “Have something in mind?”

“Oh! Um.” Serizawa shook his head, still trying to take everything in. “I was thinking a house plant. Something small for my apartment.” He gestured at the several on the shelves. “Maybe two?”

Walking over from behind the counter, Minegishi went over all the species in his head, organizing them in terms of ease of care, size, and light requirements. He ended with a turn of his head, looking up at his ex-coworker.

“Do you have any pets?”

“No.” Serizawa frowned. “Well, not yet. I wanted to get a cat but a few weeks ago I took care of Shou’s hamsters while he went on a trip with his mom.” And back to the unassuming smile. “That alone was too much! What with my job and taking night classes.”

“Mmm. I see.” Minegishi adjusted some of the pots. “Plants are easier to care for, however, that doesn’t mean you can just leave them alone and they’ll be fine.” Taking one of ferns he began to prune some of the dead leaves off the bottom. “Some need more light in the winter, or less water, most want food when developing flowers. You need to be aware of their needs or they will wilt and die.”

Serizawa nodded along, a serious look on his face. “I, well- I did a bit of research online. There’s a few spots where the windows let in light.” He glanced around the store a bit confused. “What do you mean food? Do I need to get like bags of fertilizer?”

Minegishi blinked once before crossing his arms, resisting the urge to bring a hand up to his face. “Serizawa.” He watched the man stand to attention. “Is your only experience with plants watching me in the greenhouse back at Claw?”

“I guess so?” Embarrassed fingers went through Serizawa’s hair. “I didn’t really have much time to properly learn about this. Just-“ He let out a sigh. “My boss, you know, Reigen Arataka? He’s stayed at my place a few times and made a comment how I should liven up the apartment. That it helps with morale and such. And he mentioned plants and something about air purification? We have a few plants at the office, so I thought I’d start small.”

Minegishi listened to the full vent, leaving a pause in case there happened to be more. “Alright. I understand now.” He turned and walked toward the back of the store. “Follow me.”

He lead Serizawa through a door to the closed off area even further into the shop. The taller man had to duck a bit under the shorter overhang. Light shone in though a crude set up of glass windows and tarps- Half of the back wall had been sacrificed to form a resemblance of a green house. Most of the sun failed to enter and so grow lamps were required, each hanging down off of wires over wooden planters all filled with an assortment of budding leaves and flowers. In the corner sat a darker patch filled with covered pots lined up in a row. All around lay buckets and bags of dirt along with hand shovels and twine.

Serizawa nearly hit his head on one of the lamps. He decided staying still was the best option now, nervously fidgeting with his fingers. 

“Relax. Nature is supposed to be soothing.”Minegishi caught a look from Serizawa and shrugged his shoulders. “Ok. Point taken. I don’t do that anymore.”

“Right.” Serizawa took in a deep breath and let it out slowly, growing far calmer. “So, is this where you grow the plants?”

“Some of them.” Minegishi paced, scanning each pot making sure all was in line. “Most flowers are shipped in from larger green houses and farms.” He stopped in front of a dozen or so pots separated from the others. “But I’ve been growing most of the houseplants here from cuttings and seeds.”

“They are so tiny. Cute.” Serizawa hovered behind Minegishi.  

“I suppose so.”

Holding out a hand, Minegishi closed his eyes and tried to focus. It wasn’t out of the need to actually manipulate the plants but to temper his powers so he wouldn’t cause harm.

“Woah.”

Each vascular sheath, every drop of water, every cell he could feel from the tip of the leaves down along the roots. Just a nudge and they harmonized with his aura. Little seedlings doubled in size, unfurling new leaves with some branching out as they grew taller. In the end the once near empty pots now hosted a variety of foliage from green to the dappled red and purple mixed with nearly emerging flowers.

Serizawa gasped. “That’s amazing!” Walking right up, he reached out to touch one of the plants but held back, still admiring the change and explosion of colors. “I’ve never seen leaves like this before.”

“That’s Codiaeum variegatum.” Minegishi didn’t wait for the expected confused silence. “Common name would be Croton. They come in several colors but I prefer the strong green with the red and yellow outlines.” He picked up a small watering can and started to tend to each pot. “You can put that one in front the window you mentioned and it will be fine.”

“Wait, you’re giving me this?” A pause, Serizawa still distracted. “I mean, I’m buying it?”

Without looking up from his work, Minegishi stopped at another pot. “Yes. It should be easy for you.” He flicked his gaze over his shoulder. “Just don’t over water: make sure the soil is dry before doing anything.”

At this point, Serizawa had taken out a note pad and was scribbling down details.

“And you will get this one as well.” The watering can was set down. Minegishi stood over sprawling plant with wide but long leaves. “It’s a Peace Lilly. Very comfortable in shade and tolerant of most indoor areas.” He set the pot off to side with the other. “See if you can keep it happy enough for it to flower.” In the end he was leaning against one of the planters, wiping dirt from his hands onto his apron. “Then you can come back and I can see what else would be suitable for you.”  

“Th- thank you!” Serizawa took one of Minegishi’s hands and less gave it a shake and more pulled at it for an awkward hug. “Um- I wrote down everything you said so I promise I will do my best.”

“Right.” Minegishi stood frozen, almost forgetting how personal his ex-coworker could be. “Let’s get these to the front and I’ll get your order processed.”

A few dings and a receipt print later and Serizawa was now a proud plant owner.

“What’s your address?” Minegishi looked up from the counter still writing down details. “I need it for the delivery.”

“Delivery?” Serizawa waved a hand. “You don’t have to do that, it’s fine.”

“Yeah. And you are gonna have a hard time carrying two pots filled with dirt and plants down to the train stop then home.”

“Oh.” Serizawa thought for a moment, having not even considered this. “I am returning to the office first. I guess you’re right.”

They finished getting all the information ready. Minegishi placed the pots in the corner for delivery after closing. He returned with a brilliant selection of flowers tied into a bouquet: white lilies mixed with roses both pink and red, opting out of the over used baby’s breath for the more enticing filler of dried lavender.

“Here.” He handed it over. “This is on the house.”

Serizawa took the delicate bundle in reverence. “They are so lovely. I don’t know where I’ll put these though.”

“Well, I thought you might need them.”

“For what?” Serizawa looked back with genuine confusion.

A long sigh. Why did he expect such blatant signs to even be read? Minegishi put his elbows onto the counter and leaned down, resting his head in a hand.

“I’m sure you’ll figure it out.”

“Well, the office could use come color.” Serizawa beamed. “So thank you! For everything.”

“Sure thing.”

Minegishi waved after the man, sincerely hoping things went well. The store returned to its empty state and he wandered into the back to start his research into fungus.

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Lunch break had long passed. Reigen Arataka sat at his desk, fingers steepled and eyes staring ahead, their focus avoiding what they truly wanted to look at. In front of him sat a cheap vase he had found in one of the drawers that now contained a vibrant mixture of sweet smelling flowers.

Serizawa sat happily working away at his desk.

What did this mean. How could he act so nonchalant. Bringing such an expensive bouquet like it was any other day of the week.

‘These will help bring color to the office!’

Yeah. Ok. Sure. He is just SITTING THERE what do I even do. Should I get him something back? Maybe chocolates? Or is that too brash. I mean it’s still less brash than ROSES. Is this because of the last movie night, us sitting on his couch together sharing popcorn.

Ugh. No. Stop thinking so much into this. Just get up and walk over there. Say some things. Don’t know what yet.

“Reigen-san, are you alright?”

Reigen jolted up, his back now straight. “FINE! Perfectly fine. Just lost in thought is all.” He waved a hand at his desk. “Coming up with new advertisement ideas for the business.”

“Oh. Alright.” HOW DID HE HAVE SUCH A CUTE SMILE. “Well you missed two phone calls. I thought maybe something had happened.”

“Ah, worry not!” Reigen fumbled, leaning back in his chair as it squeaked. “They were just spam calls.”

Serizawa gave a nod and returned to his papers. Taking an inhale and holding it, Reigen stared at the flowers. Maybe sleep on it. Take some time to understand the meaning behind it all. Too late. He rose to unsteady legs, mouth opening before his brain could catch up.

“Say, wanna hang out at the end of the week? Maybe I can come over again and watch movies.”

Serizawa beamed back. “Sure! I only have one class Friday night so I will be home probably around 6pm. How does that sound?”

Fuck fuck fuck. “Perfect.”

“Good! I can show you my new plants!”

Reigen blinked a few times and his train of thought never managed to get back on the rails for the rest of the work day.

[decent0distraction]

Oof, ok

I just did a deep dive analysis regarding the What If of Marinette had the Cat Miraculous and Adrien had the Ladybug Miraculous

And oh my god is it tragic

But first, a breakdown:

Marinette fits best with the Ladybug Miraculous because being Ladybug made her confident of her choices; her leadership; her own desires and dreams

Ladybug opened the door but Marinette walked through it. The girl at the beginning (Origins) versus the girl we see now (most recent episodes) are two very different people.

I’m not trying to say that Marinette isn’t an anxious, insecure person anymore; it doesn’t work that way. But I think being Ladybug has proven to her that she’s stronger than she thinks.

As for Adrien, who has had no freedom or basic autonomy, suddenly has a way to be what he could never be as himself. I truly believe that becoming Chat Noir saved his life.

He was already pretty brave and outspoken beforehand (going to school without permission; standing up for what he believes in) but the common denominator in crushing that spirit was his father and his desire to be what his parents wanted him to be.

But I think Chat Noir showed him that he could be so much more; he could be his own person.

Adrien needed Chat Noir - more than Marinette needed Ladybug.

So when they’re switched from the beginning (as if they were given the other Miraculous instead of accidentally switching them in Reflekdoll), the results are less than ideal.

But let’s slow it down.

First up, Marinette as Lady Noire.

Origins!Marinette in this universe would be, as I imagine, prone to bad luck but somehow always manages her way out of it. “The luckiest unlucky girl in town” kind of thing. She’s clumsy but lands on her feet (quite literally) and catches what she knocks over. She’s agile and quick but she’s very nervous and jumpy.

She still saves Fu from the oncoming traffic, but while rushing to school to avoid being late, never once letting up on her speed and dexterity, impressing Fu with her skill but also her attention to detail, checking to be sure the old man was alright before leaving him.

In this universe, her clumsy luck provides a humble, hesitant confidence; the type of confidence that keeps you quiet until you have a reason to speak up.

So when she’s bullied or intimidated, she doesn’t accept it. Instead, she ignores it, enraging Lila

(Lila in this universe being the bully will make sense when I talk about how Chloe and Hawkmoth are different in this universe)

Anyway, Lady Noire is everything Marinette is but amplified. Plagg sees both her confidence and her intelligence and finds it incredibly impressive. So the gift he gives her (instead of gifting Adrien the freedom to be something he isn’t) is the freedom to be something she’s always been but couldn’t see

She’s funny and cunning; witty and quick. She can also be aloof and deceitful; cautious and manipulative.

Next; Adrien as Mister Bug

The holder of the Ladybug Miraculous is creative, caring, and careful.

This version of Adrien is more than his parents could have ever hoped for and this concerns Gabriel very much.

He sees his son make his schedule; handle meetings and difficult clients; all so Gabriel has less on his already too full plate.

They have many arguments about this; how the father should be the father and the child should be-

-But the father works too hard and makes himself sick-

-So that warrants the son making himself sick too?

No, but what good is a father if he dies just like Maman-!

…

You get the idea.

Adrien in this universe wears each responsibility and burden wonderfully well.

He wants to go to school - of course he would love it, but he’s needed at home.

But when his father insists, to try to give him an inch of normal, he goes anyway.

He meets his childhood friend Chloe again for the first time in years; since before his mom got sick.

She looks different now; older. She looks more a lonesome queen rather than a student.

They share tired smiles, vaguely aware of what the other one is going through, but aware enough.

He meets Nino and a girl named Marinette and her friend Alya.

And it isn’t until he has to leave early due to his schedule that he sees Fu fall outside the school.

He rushes to his aid, ignoring his busy life to help someone else’s.

Fu sees the leadership and thoughtfulness this boy has and knows what to do with this observation.

Like Marinette in canon, he isn’t nearly as eager to accept being a superhero as his counterpart.

But Tikki offers him an outlet; a calling.

And Adrien, ever helpful and kind, accepts.

Mister Bug is calculated and thinks before acting; a trait that Lady Noire finds incredibly boring.

But no one has ever made him laugh as much as she does.

Now onto Chloe.

Since Adrien was never the sheltered, overprotected model like he is in canon, Chloe didn’t have the access to such a carefree life as she did in canon.

Instead, her mother uses her to show off her designs; demanding what outfits she wears and what events and dinners she presents herself to. All the while, Chloe cares for her ailing father, who is making all the wrong decisions as mayor.

Her parents’ actions alone create enough turmoil and chaos for Hawkmoth to akumatize people.

Fu, knowing a hero needs to be found and that the Cat and Ladybug Miraculous are not ready to have holders again, he searches for a holder for the Bee Miraculous.

Spotting Chloe outside a local bakery, he watches her give her fresh purchase to a homeless man.

He doesn’t test her right away, as he has to be sure.

But on his way to leave without her noticing, he trips and falls, injuring his knee.

Chloe notices and insists on calling for help, respectfully shooting down his claims that he was fine enough to walk. (He wasn’t.)

And as he’s taken to the hospital, Pollen sneaks into Chloe’s bag.

Almost a year later, a full year after Emilie’s passing, Chloe is secretly Queen Bee.

She knows Fu is choosing two new holders, but she can’t know who.

She doesn’t say anything, but she secretly hopes it isn’t Adrien. He doesn’t deserve anything more to worry about; certainly not the safety of an entire city.

In this universe, Chloe is kind but isn’t afraid to sting. When Adrien arrives to class, the other students swarm him, overwhelming him with their shouting and excitement.

She sees her friend drowning and commands that everyone return to their seats and wait for class to begin.

Everyone obeys her, her regality hard to ignore.

And… Lila.

Ugh. Ok.

So this one goes hand in hand with Hawkmoth. Er, Gabriel. Both.

Anyway, Gabriel loses his wife. His son becomes a depressed and anxious mess desperately to keep his father alive so he picks up half the work load. Gabriel becomes desperate too; desperate for things to be as they were before.

But he needs turmoil and hatred for his butterflies to stir up chaos. So he hires Lila, a young, ambitious aspiring actress.

The twist? She blames Queen Bee and all and any other superheroes for everything and anything. Why? Who knows? Maybe she doesn’t even know. Like when you press on a bruise knowing it’ll hurt, only to do it again.

She bullies just to hurt; she loves just to hurt; she does her job and she does it well.

And that’s all I have for right now.

But here’s a snippet of this AU that I wrote:

Adrien woke up to his alarm blaring, one hand emerging out from under the covers to turn it off.

He sighed into his pillow, wanting desperately to sleep in. However, he knew that it was better to get up, as it was the closest he’d probably either get to the same routine as anyone else his age, all of them getting up to prepare for their school day.

But for Adrien, he was homeschooled by his father’s personal assistant Nathalie, kept on a tight schedule to ensure his safety.

His father refused to tell him why he was so protective, insisting that as his father, he knew what was best.

The only time he did leave their mansion was when his bodyguard and driver took him to photo shoots as a model for his father’s fashion company.

Despite his father’s insistence on the security and overprotection that’s turned Adrien’s house into his tomb, he refused to lose hope.

“Today will be the day,” he told his reflection.

Clean and dressed, he went downstairs for breakfast. He had hoped his father would be there, but he wasn’t surprised to see the only other chair in the dining room empty.

“Is my father still working,” he asked Nathalie.

“No, Adrien. I’m afraid most of your father’s time was kept by meetings about his upcoming collection. And by the time he returned home, he still needed to piece together his plans for the finishing touches on this weekend’s photoshoot. He didn’t get to retire for the night until after midnight, so he’s still asleep.”

“I understand. Will you make sure he doesn’t overwork himself today for me, please, Nathalie?”

“Yes, Adrien. I’ll do everything I can.”

He smiled at her. “Thank you. Is there anything I need to know about the photoshoot now or do we have some time before the weekend?”

She checked her calendar. “Hmm, well, it’s only Wednesday, so I see no reason as to why we can’t hold off until Friday. The magazine editor is superstitious. He’s requested that none of the models involved wear blue the day before or of the shoot.”

“Then I’ll have to be sure he’s comfortable enough to allow the shoot to proceed as planned. My father doesn’t need to worry about a reschedule or any other upsets. I’ll be taking advantage of social media to provide proof that the shoot’s main model is respectful of the editor’s concerns.”

She made a note on her tablet. “Very well. Would you like me to inform your father?”

“Only when he isn’t distracted, Nathalie. And it can definitely wait until after he’s eaten.”

Adrien finished his own breakfast before standing. “I’ll be preparing the music room for my piano lesson myself today. After that, I’ll arrange the sitting room for my Mandarin lessons. This is very important, Nathalie. Unless my father tells you otherwise or it’s entirely necessary, I need you to stay with him. I know he’s capable of taking care of himself, but we both know he neglects a lot of it when he gets as busy as he’s been.”

“Of course. I’ll tend to him however I can.”

“Have you mentioned to him what we discussed?”

“I have. And he isn’t entirely pleased with the idea of you having to worry about his responsibilities for him.”

He sighed. “I’m going to worry either way. At least with a little less off of his shoulders, we can all sleep easier.”

“I understand, Adrien. I really do. But you’re only 14. You should be attending school; spending time with other children-“

He hugged her, catching her off guard. “I appreciate your concern, Nathalie. But if this is how I’ll be spending my time, I’ll be spending it helping my father. I can’t lose him too.”

She hugged him back. “I know.”

“I miss her.”

She smiled at me. “She’s with you. She’s all around you, even though you can’t see her. She’s this very house. That’s why your father cherishes it, and why you must too.”

He took terrible comfort in that. “Thank you.”

-

About an hour after his Mandarin teacher left, his father called him into his study.

“Is everything okay, Father,” he asked calmly, despite his concern.

“Yes, of course, Adrien. Why would anything be the matter?”

He got closer to his father, who sat at his desk. “I know about last night. Are you trying to get sick?”

“Adrien-“

“-You’re always so concerned about me, but you never stop to think about yourself. Do you have any idea what that does to me? To always be worried about you? My father; my parent?”

“I know. And I’m truly sorry for concerning you.”

Adrien calmed himself down almost immediately. “No, I’m sorry for getting upset. I know you’re doing your best. Did Nathalie inform you that I’ve already worked out how to handle the editor?”

“Yes. And I’m proud of you; you show so much initiative. However, you’ve seem to forgotten your youth. I’ve been thinking that given your old friend Chloe will be attending the local high school, that you might attend as well.”

Adrien felt sick; he wanted this for so long but it couldn’t have come at a worse time.

“I’m needed here,” he said firmly.

“No, Adrien. You need to think of yourself. It will only be for 6 hours 3 days a week, as you won’t be attending a Physical Education class nor a study program during school hours. And given your current schedule that only be slightly adjusted despite Nathalie’s best efforts, the 3 days you’ll be attending will be in the middle of the week. Doesn’t that sound acceptable?”

He looked his father in the eyes. “And you’re sure you’ll be alright without here to take on the press or your portfolios? I’ll still be having my piano and Mandarin lessons so even on those two days that I’ll be here, I won’t have much time. Hmm, and we’ll have to reserve the weekends for photoshoots. Maybe Chloe’s mom can pull a few strings to let us stack shoots.”

“Adrien!” His father held his shoulders. “Do you hear yourself? You don’t have to worry about any of that. Nathalie has already rearranged your schedules. If you truly don’t want to attend school, you don’t have to. But you’ll have to attend some sort of consistent event with your peers.”

He made his father sit back down. “Of course I want to attend school. But not if it means neglecting my responsibilities.” He turned to Nathalie. “Show me the update agenda for the next three weeks.”

She didn’t exactly that.

“Very well,” he decided. “I’ll do it.”

-

Marinette woke up to her alarm having reset itself, her mother calling for her to wake up or she’ll be late.

Rushing down the stairs, she began to prepare her breakfast, distracted by her nerves.

In the process, she started a chain reaction in which everything started to knock over, catching things and setting them upright before anything could break or end up on the floor.

On her way out, her father showed her the box of macarons she intended to bring to her class, adorned with the design she drew as her parents’ bakery’s logo. She tripped over her own feet and knocked into him, the macarons having gone flying if she hadn’t caught them.

As she caught them, she spun around, walking backwards as she waved goodbye and out the door.

She knew herself as the most self sustaining klutz in the world, always tripping or falling but always catching herself or landing on her feet, like an unlucky cat.

While waiting to cross the street, she saw an old man walking into oncoming traffic. Whilst still holding the box of macarons, she darted across the street and dodged the moving cars, getting the man safely across.

“Thank you very much, young lady,” he said.

She smiled at him. “You’re welcome, sir. Are you alright?”

“Yes, thank you.”

She offered him a macaron, which he complimented.

She startled when she realized the time. “Oh! I have to go or I’ll be late! Excuse me, sir!” She bowed to him before running away, dodging another set of cars and jumping stairs and railings until she just barely made it to her seat on time.

She didn’t much time to catch her breath however before Chloe Bougeious approached her.

“I’m very sorry, Marinette, but I’m afraid you’ll have to sit somewhere else,” she said firmly.

Marinette sat up. “Really? Why?”

Chloe glanced at the door, unsure of herself for a second and a second only before that monarch like confidence came back. “A new student, a friend of mine, is starting today and while it’s not entirely my information to share, I will tell you that he’s my responsibility.”

She stood up. “Oh, I understand. But um, where am I supposed to…?”

Chloe hummed in thought, looking around for a fair and decent spot. Her friend Sabrina tapped her shoulder and pointed at the seat next to a girl none of them recognized. Chloe smiled. “How about her? She’s new too. And it’s right up front, even better than this one.”

Marinette thanked her and sat down next to the girl, who introduced herself as Alya.

“Nice to meet you. I’m Marinette.”

“Hello, Marinette. I am sorry if I sound strange. I am still learning French.”

Marinette understood. “American?”

Alya nodded.

“I can help you, if you want.”

She agreed and they worked on it together until the bell.

Watching them, Chloe smiled knowingly. She was distracted when the teacher told Nino, always wearing headphones, to sit up front instead this year.

Chloe watched him, wondering something while she listened to Sabrina talk about her new favorite book.

-

I had a panic attack this morning. I haven’t had a panic attack since I was little.

Why am I acting like this? I’ve wanted this for so long.

“Adrien?” Nathalie has been trying to get my attention.

“Yes, sorry, Nathalie. What is it?”

“We’re here.”

I stared out the window at the school.

“Thank you,” I said to my driver, who looked as worried as Nathalie.

She got out with me. “Adrien, are you sure you want to do this?”

I faced her. “I am. Why? Do you think I shouldn’t?”

“It’s not that.” She cleared her throat, looking uncomfortable.

I heard something behind me and turned to see an old man had fallen down.

“Are you alright,” I asked as I ran to help him up.

“Oh, yes. Just an old man uneasy on his feet.”

I glanced back at the car. “Would you like my driver to take you somewhere? We could call someone for you.”

He patted my hand. “Oh, no, that’s quite alright. I’ve just seemed to have lost my cane.”

I looked around for him and found it had slide a few feet away from him. I retrieved it. “Is this it, sir?”

“Yes! Thank you, young man.”

I watched him leave, still concerned for him.

I returned to Nathalie. “I’m sorry, Nathalie. You were saying?”

She smiled. “Just to wish you a good day at school.”

I smiled back, not fully convinced but not about to pressure her. “Thank you. I’ll see you later.”

Once they were gone, I took a few deep breaths before finally entering the school.

-

I had been up since about 4 when my alarm went off. I turned it off quickly, but Pollen was already stirred awake by the sound.

“Sorry, Pollen,” I said. She yawned.

“Good morning, my queen.”

“Are you ready for today? We have to meet Master Wu before school.”

“Why do you even have to go to school,” she complained.

I rolled my eyes but smiled at her. “Because it’s just what’s done. And besides, my childhood friend Adrien is attending school for the first time and his father is worried for his safety. So I’ve been asked to look after him.”

I placed Wu’s letter in my bag. “And in case you’ve forgotten, Pollen, the chosen ones for Plagg and Tikki attend the same school as me and Adrien. Wu will be giving you their names today so I can help you give them their Miraculous.”

She flew around me nervously. “What about Hawk Moth?”

I sat down to address her fears. “If he tries anything, I’ll use the situation to excuse myself to safety and we can transform. But only if the Ladybug and Cat holders need the help.” I picked up her gently but addressed her firmly. “Now, Pollen, it’s very important that you do not tell me the identities of the holders. It’s what’s best for everyone’s safety.”

“Yes, my queen,” she said, bowing.

I tickled her, causing her to let out of the respectful but stiff position.

Pollen had to hide behind me when my mother let herself in.

“I brought you today’s selections. It is vital that you wear the entire piece or it’ll be for nothing,” she fussed.

“Okay, Mom,” I said, examining to the two sets of outfits and accessories that would later be on sale for the rest of the world. In the meantime, I would be her walking mannequin.

I chose the jacket and pants option over the skirt and sweater, both in a mix of yellow, gold, white, and black, my mother’s signature color scheme.

Despite her coldness towards me, I still had a much better situation than Adrien. If I could, I had him live with me. At least he wouldn’t have to model and spend all of his time worrying about his father and the family name.

But he would never leave that house or his father; it’s all he has left of his late mother.

“Your father has a state dinner tonight so either be here on time properly dressed in my latest design or don’t return until after 9.”

“I’ll make sure to call if I’ll be home late,” I promised, pretending she was concerned about my curfew like a normal parent.

She smiled and gave me a chased kiss on the forehead before leaving.

Once she was gone, Pollen checked on me. “Are you okay, my queen?”

I smiled at her, even though I was exhausted by my mother’s antics. “Of course, Pollen. Let’s get going.”

-

When I opened the classroom door, for two seconds, I was normal. But then everyone turned and stared, recognizing me almost immediately.

Almost all of them swarmed me, talking over each other.

I tried to be polite but I couldn’t make out what any of them were saying. The panic started swirling in my throat again.

“That is enough. Everyone, back off immediately.” I watched Chloe, my oldest and only friend, order everyone back to their seats.

She approached me. “Are you okay, Adrien? Take a deep breath,” she whispered.

I did as she said and it helped me calm down.

“You were almost late,” she said causally. “The teacher is still on her morning break so we have a little time. But she’ll be back shortly. You should sit down.”

“Where should I go?”

She gestured to the empty seat next to a boy with headphones on. “I’ll be in the seat directly behind you. If you need any help and you don’t feel comfortable asking Nino there, you can always come to me.”

All of our lives. “Thank you, Chloe. I really appreciate everything you’re doing for me.”

She nodded. “Anytime.”

As soon as I was sitting, Nino introduced himself.

“Hi,” I said back, still a little nervous. “I’m Adrien.”

I expected him to tell me that he already knew who I was. “Nice to meet you, Adrien.”

[claraknight]

Got tagged by no one else but @ardate (thank you so much!!) for a very fun ask game, so here goes.

Check the 'read more' to check my villainous collection ♥ Also not tagging anyone just. Feel free to do it and tag me if you do it so I can answer/share your post!! Thanks again Ardate!! It was fun ☺️

Choose wisely!

- Nitros Oxide x 2 (Funko Pop | Funko Pop mini figurines collection) - Gnasty Gnorc x 2 (Funko Pop | YooTooz) - Ripto (Funko Pop) - Dr Nefarious (official figurine from the Ratchet and Clank Future series) - N.Cortex x2 (Duck version from TUBBZ | Skylanders figurines set) - Wario x3 (Plush | Figurine | Amiibo) - Waluigi x 2 (Figurine | Amiibo) - Bowser x4 (Plush | 3 different Amiibos) - Ganondorf (Amiibo) - King Dedede x2 (Amiibos) - Meta Knight x2 (Amiibos) [More a rival than a villain, but ya know, he's cool and it's from where I got my username so. Yeah.]

[pythagoras180]

Ladybug & Cat Noir: The Movie Pitch Meeting

(Based on the Pitch Meeting videos by Ryan George)

Producer Guy (PG): So you've got a superhero movie for me?

Screenwriter Guy (SG): Yes sir I do. I was thinking we make a movie based on that cartoon "Miraculous Ladybug".

PG: Sounds like a good idea, so are we doing like an extended episode of the show, or a story loosely connected with it?

SG: Actually, I was thinking we make this its own thing. A totally separate continuity, a new origin story. You know, a clean slate kind of thing.

PG: Is the show over?

SG: No, it's still going.

PG: Well what you're describing kind of sound like a reboot that we'd typically do quite a while after the original ends. Do you think it would be kind of confusing to have two separate continuities running at the same time?

SG: Eh, it'll probably be fine.

PG: Are we going at least have the character designs look different enough that people don't confuse the two?

SG: Eh, it'll probably be fine.

PG: So tell me about this movie.

SG: So we're going to meet this teenage girl Marinette, right? And she's so anxious and clumsy that he can't really make any friends, and she feels like her lack of confidence is really holding her back.

PG: How do we learn all that?

SG: Well she's gonna sing a song about it.

PG: She sings?

SG: Yeah, this is a musical.

PG: Oh it is?

SG: Yeah, see I was really inspired by those Disney Princess movies.

PG: So it's a superhero movie with some Disney Princess elements?

SG: No, this whole movie is going to feel like a Disney Princess movie with some superhero elements.

PG: Well I guess that's new. I'll just keep the songs out of the trailers.

SG: Keep it out? That's kind of a big part of the movie.

PG: I just think it'll be fun for some people to be jump-scared by the first musical number when they see this.

SG: Alright I guess. So Marinette goes to school where she's tormented by this rich girl bully, Chloé. So Marinette hides in the library where she meets the other main character, Adrien.

PG: And what's his deal?

SG: Well he's this rich and famous model, but after his mother died he's become a completely depressed loner who distances himself from people and just feels awful all the time. Like in the library, he's just really sad and gloomy.

PG: Very sad. So when did his mom die?

SG: When he was a small child, so like 10 years ago or something.

PG: Oh my god. And he hasn't been to counseling or anything during that time?

SG: He hasn't, no, because his father has been completely ignoring him too.

PG: Wow.

SG: So anyway, when Marinette meets him she falls in love instantly.

PG: Why?

SG: Because he's attractive, and he gave her a hand when she fell down.

PG: That's all it took?

SG: Yep. So anyway, Adrien's father, Gabriel, has this magic jewel called a Miraculous. His is the Miraculous of the Butterfly, and when he found it he asked its Kwami to give him the power to bring his wife back.

PG: Kwami... Those are those little merchandizing opportunity gods right?

SG: Right. The Butterfly one is named Nooroo, and she says...

PG: Wait, I isn't this character a guy in the show?

SG: Well, technically Kwamis don't have genders, and I was thinking we get someone new to voice Nooroo in this movie.

PG: Why?

SG: I don't know. So anyway, there's a legend that the Ladybug and Black Cat Miraculouses combined can create a power stronger than death, but those Miraculouses can only be summoned in times of chaos. So Gabriel uses the Butterfly Miraculous to become Hawk Moth and creates these 'Akuma" butterflies that turn people in villains and monsters if they feel hatred or anger. So the Guardian of the Miraculouses, Master Fu, goes to get the Ladybug and Black Cat, but then their Kwamis just make them fly away.

PG: Why?

SG: Because they want to choose their own holders I guess? So anyway, while Marinette is running away from Chloé after school, she sees Master Fu chasing the Ladybug Miraculous into the middle of the street, so she saves him from getting hit by a car.

PG: Very heroic.

SG: Yeah, that's why she gets chosen to be Ladybug. And then Adrien is going to be chosen to be Cat Noir. The Miraculous shows up in his room.

PG: So why does he get chosen?

SG: Unclear. So anyway, Marinette meets Tikki, the Ladybug Kwami, and she just screams.

PG: I guess that's funny.

SG: It might be. So then Tikki sings this song to Marinette about how she's Ladybug, but Marinette doesn't want to be a superhero.

PG: Understandable.

SG: So then Tikki forces Marinette to transform and she get a cool Ladybug suit and yo-yo. And then when Marinette sees her reflection in a mirror she screams again.

PG: Kind of a lot of screaming.

SG: Maybe. So then the yo-yo drags Ladybug to Notre-Dame, where she crashes into Cat Noir and through a stained glass window, causing thousands of dollars in property damage.

PG: A very expensive meet cute.

SG: Yeah. So Ladybug and Cat Noir don't know each other's secret identities and do just so much bickering, but they need to fight this giant stone gargoyle that Hawk Moth created.

PG: So does Ladybug use her Lucky Charm to stop it?

SG: Nope, no Lucky Charm in this movie.

PG: Isn't the like Ladybug's main power?

SG: I guess, but I feel it's just too overpowered to include in this story.

PG: So what does she have another power instead?

SG: Nope.

PG: Okay.

SG: So eventually the Gargoyle is hit by a train, and Ladybug saves Cat Noir from being hit by the same train which makes him fall in love with her.

PG: Do all of Marinette's heroic moments come from moving people out of the way of vehicles?

SG: Nah, just these first two and then maybe one later. So Master Fu meets up with Ladybug and Cat Noir and tells that that they need to work together to defeat Hawk Moth.

PG: Defeat Hawk Moth? How does Master Fu know that the bad guy is calling himself that? It's not like he's using the Hawk Moth Miraculous or anything.

SG: Unclear, but that's actually a recurring thing, like people start calling Ladybug by that name even though she never introduced herself.

PG: Well at least that one's obvious.

SG: So then Cat Noir sings about his love for Ladybug. And side note, Adrien's voice actor can't really sing, so I suggest just getting a singer with a similar voice to do the songs.

PG: Sure, I can do that, and I'll also find one for Marinette too.

SG: Well actually, she's voiced by Cristina Vee, and her singing voice is great.

PG: Eh, I think I'll do it anyway.

SG: Will you at least get someone who has a similar voice?

PG: Sure, don't worry about it.

SG: So then we have this funny scene where Marinette races home and she gets to her room and transforms back right before her dad notices that she's missing.

PG: Wait, how does she transform back.

SG: The holders seemingly just have to think it and their superhero costumes instantly disappear.

PG: So why didn't Marinette do that immediately if she's so against being a superhero?

SG: So that the story can happen.

PG: Gotcha.

SG: So Marinette tries to get rid of the Miraculous. Like she throws it out the window but it just bounces back. And then she buries the earrings under a bunch of boxes but they just teleport back on her ears.

PG: A very clingy fashion accessory.

SG: We're also going to have Adrien talking to his Kwami, Plagg.

PG: And what's his deal.

SG: He's a disgusting little cat that eats garbage and farts in every scene he's in.

PG: Is that how he's like in the show?

SG: No, I added in all that stuff.

PG: Why?

SG: To keep really little kids entertained. And you know, maybe it won't be totally painful to watch for the older people in the audience.

PG: Maybe.

SG: So then Hawk Moth decides he needs better villains, so he goes to this dungeon filled with bones underneath Paris where he finds all these eccentric criminals in full costumes locked up. So then he akumatizes all of them.

PG: Okay, quick question: What?!

SG: What's up?

PG: Why is there a dungeon underneath Paris, and who locked all these people up there?

SG: Well I was gonna have Hawk Moth find them at a shady bar, but I decided a dungeon had a better vibe.

PG: Okay, but you can't just throw that in without explaining it at all.

SG: Look sir, I'm gonna need you to get all the way off my back about this dungeon thing.

PG: Okay, let me get off of that thing.

SG: Great, so then two of those villains, a Mime and a Magician, are gonna do this attack on this fair that Adrien and Marinette are at. So Marinette finally decides to be Ladybug. She sings a whole song about it and everything.

PG: Wow wow wow, wow.

SG: So there's this big fight involving a Ferris wheel. There's huge balloon monster that just absolutely destroys the fronts of all the buildings on a street.

PG: Does anyone die?

SG: Well we don't see anyone die, so the audience will just have to accept that everyone's fine.

PG: Well...

SG: So eventually Ladybug and Cat Noir work together to win.

PG: Sweet.

SG: So then there's a montage where they keep defeating Hawk Moth's villains and they become famous. And hey, I was thinking, this is a great opportunity for some product placement from your partners at Volkswagen.

PG: I'm always on board with that, but what do you have in mind?

SG: Well at the end of the montage Ladybug and Cat Noir will be at a showcase for these two electric cars styled after them.

PG: So in-universe, Ladybug and Cat Noir accepted a brand sponsorship?

SG: I guess.

PG: How did they get paid?

SG: Unclear. So eventually, Cat Noir does this big love confession for Ladybug, and they almost kiss, but then Ladybug rejects him because she likes Adrien.

PG: Bummer.

SG: But then when she asks Adrien to this upcoming winter ball, he rejects her because he likes Ladybug.

PG: Extra bummer.

SG: Yeah, it's especially bad because Chloé mocks Marinette and says that Adrien likes her, because Chloé has also been shown to have a crush on Adrien at the beginning of the movie.

PG: You said Adrien was a depressed loner. Why did the shallow mean girl have a crush on him?

SG: I don't know, but there's gotta be extra animosity from Chloé in this scene. So since Adrien was all sad and hurt from being rejected, he went home and snapped at his dad for basically ignoring him for a decade.

PG: Understandable.

SG: Yeah, so that is now motivating Gabriel to put everything on the line. So he akumatizes himself.

PG: Wow, so what does he look like?

SG: Eh, he just looks like normal Hawk Moth, but sometime he has wings of lightning.

PG: And what are his powers.

SG: Vague evil powers. But he starts by sending swarms of Akumas to wreck the city. And Ladybug is fighting to defend people all on her own.

PG: Where's Cat Noir?

SG: Sulking in his room listening to Careless Whisper

PG: What?

SG: So then Adrien sees what's going on and absolutely destroys his own window that he could have easily opened. And then he's being really sarcastic and snippy with Ladybug because of the rejection.

PG: Not really the time for that.

SG: Yeah, Ladybug says as much, but then Cat Noir rushes in alone to fight Hawk Moth.

PG: So how does that go?

SG: Well Cat Noir tries to use his Cataclysm power on Hawk Moth, but Hawk Moth causes him to destroy the Eiffel Tower instead.

PG: I was wondering how long it would take you to destroy that thing. So was this Cataclysm power set up beforehand?

SG: Not really. We only said that Cat Noir has the power of Destruction. He didn't use the power before this fight.

PG: Maybe we should set it up more?

SG: No. So Cat Noir is knocked out and nearly drowns in the Seine, but Ladybug pulls him out before Hawk Moth turns the water to lava.

PG: That's also part of his vague evil powers?

SG: Yes, and so is force choking. So he uses that on Ladybug and steals her Miraculous, and there's this sad moment where we see Tikki being pulled away from Marinette.

PG: Why doesn't Tikki teleport the earrings away like she did earlier in the movie?

SG: I don't know, maybe she needs to charge up that ability first.

PG: So does Hawk Moth have to put on the earrings? Are his ears pierced?

SG: Nah, he just absorbs them into his Miraculous.

PG: How?

SG: Magic. So then Hawk Moth tries to take Cat Noir's Miraculous, but he scratches Hawk Moth in the face, so he decided to just kill Cat Noir first.

PG: Jeez.

SG: So even though Marinette doesn't have her powers anymore, she decides to still try to save Cat Noir.

PG: Wait, aren't they on a river of lava? How can a girl without powers even survive right now?

SG: Well she's not in the lava, she's standing on pieces of the Eiffel Tower.

PG: The heat given off by lava is enough to cook someone just standing near it. And the metal pieces she's on aren't melting? Not even heating up enough that she can't stand on them?

SG: No. In fact, there's a puddle of water on the pieces as well. But physics was never my strong suit.

PG: Oh, okay. Carry on then.

SG: So as Hawk Moth is delivering the killing blow, Marinette tries to push Cat Noir out of the way, and the power of their love makes it so the energy beam can't hurt them.

PG: The power of love blocked an energy beam?

SG: Well technically an energy beam made of hatred, so it makes sense.

PG: I guess. Funny how emotion magic rock paper scissors works like that.

SG: Yeah it worked out great. So then Hawk Moth recognizes Adrien through his damaged mask. So he becomes super remorseful and transforms back. He also realizes that the Miraculouses never actually had the power of resurrection, the power stronger than death was actually love the whole time.

PG: So it seems like a lot of conflict would have been avoided if that legend was just more specific?

SG: I guess. So Adrien sees that his father is Hawk Moth, and then Gabriel crushes the Butterfly Miraculous which kills himself in the process.

PG: What?!

SG: What's wrong?

PG: He's remorseful for hurting his son, so he decides to kill himself in front of Adrien and fully retraumatize him?

SG: This is supposed to be a heroic sacrifice.

PG: No, we can't do that. Just have him give the Butterfly Miraculous to the safe keeping of the Guardian.

SG: Okay fine. So Adrien forgives his father for everything and they hug. And then Marinette, who saw everything, get her Miraculous back and gives the Butterfly to Master Fu. And we can also imply that Gabriel goes to prison.

PG: Imply?

SG: Yeah, let's just add a few police cars on the shore next to him and have a reporter say a line about him being Hawk Moth.

PG: Okay I guess.

SG: So Hawk Moth is gone, but the city is still wrecked.

PG: Right, it seems like it's gonna be really hard to recover after all that devastation.

SG: Actually it's gonna be super easy, barely an inconvenience.

PG: Oh, really?

SG: Yeah, now that Ladybug has the power of love on her side, she uses her power of Creation to put the whole city back together.

PG: Wow, it really seems like the power of love can do anything.

SG: Yeah, because I wrote it that way.

PG: Well great!

SG: So a while passes and the winter ball arrives, and Marinette shows up in a ladybug themed dress that she made. And then she's gonna have a little frenemy moment with Chloé that people on Tumblr are gonna be a little weird about.

PG: What?

SG: So then Marinette meets up with Adrien and tells him that she's Ladybug. Adrien starts crying and they dance a bit, it's gonna be very sweet. And then they lean in to kiss.

PG: Oh boy, the moment everyone's been waiting for!

SG: And then that's it! "The End", we cut it there!

PG: What, why?

SG: Well it's kind of like we're giving the characters privacy, ya know.

PG: I guess that makes sense.

SG: But then we're going to have a scene where Gabriel's assistant, Nathalie, goes to a secret room in the mansion.

PG: Right, the basement from the show.

SG: Actually, here it's not a basement, just a hidden room that extends out from Gabriel's office.

PG: Okay.

SG: Yeah, so make sure there are no windows on that wall of his office, because that wouldn't make sense with a secret room there.

PG: Sure, don't worry about it.

SG: So inside this room, we see Adrien's mother lying on a bed of flowers, and she's wearing the Peacock Miraculous.

PG: Wait, so is she actually dead or just in a coma?

SG: Unclear.

PG: Either way, she's just lying there? No preservation of any kind?

SG: Yeah, I guess. I just want to get people theorizing about a sequel.

PG: Wait, if we make a sequel to this, we will see Marinette and Adrien kiss right? So that privacy stuff seems a bit unnecessary if we'll see it anyway.

SG: I guess, but we're gonna do it anyway. So what do you think?

PG: Well it sounds like a good time. But I'm wondering did Adrien being a famous model add anything to the story?

SG: There are a few scenes where it's brought up.

PG: But does it effect the plot or characters?

SG: Look, let's just make the movie as is, and then if we decide that that element doesn't work, we can just go back and delete every single reference to Adrien being famous in the movie.

PG: That kind of seems like it might end up taking up extra time and resources. I'm worried stuff like this can end up leading to delays.

SG: Don't worry about it. I'm sure we can get this thing out in a timely fashion.

[kitsunesquid]

My art block has been actually out of this world recently, so I wrote Aki and Ichimatsu's first interaction together to placate it because I need more content with them or i will explode

fanfic under the cut!! ❗️❗️ THIS IS KINDA LONG

this is the song she sings in the beginning btw-- but the guitar is a bit deeper sounding because it's on the bass--

"I could do this all day long, sing a song, a pretty little song.. Blah blah, rah rah rah, it might be nice. " Aki sung the english lyrics with her chest. Despite the occasional dirty looks and the fact that she was sure 70% of her audience couldn't understand her, she continued strumming on her bass guitar, which seemed to be a little rough around the edges. She couldn't help but grin to herself when a woman, a gyaru, about her age, dropped 1000 yen in her guitar case. She must not have been from the Akatsuka district.. Either way, Aki started playing with an increase in intensity, which was part of the song anyway, but her fleeting audience of 1 wouldn't know that. "I could do this all day long, sing a song, a pretty little song! blah blah, rah rah rah, that's alright, but I'd rather fight! And watch you bleed, I'd rather watch you bleed! Sing a song a-" "HEY!" Aki jumped a little bit but narrowed her eyes at the japanese officer in front of her. She was a foreigner and he knew that.. She could fight this one for always picking on her. "You can't sing here! You're disturbing the store owners!" Aki's face darkened. Always a new reason every time. First, he made a fuss about her finding her visa, since you apparently can't earn money in japan without it, or you'll be deported. Then, after it took her half an hour just to find her passport holder, she was informed that she still had to leave because she didn't have a street preformer license. "This is so unfair! There's high schoolers playing their instruments outside of Shibuya station every day, and I haven't seen any of them get stopped!" The officer didn't even need to say another word, pulling his handcuffs out. Aki almost moved at sonic speed, putting her guitar in the case and trying to cover up the yen she earned so he didn't see it and potentially cause more of an issue. "Okay, I'll stop singing." she said, grabbing the side door on her old van and swinging it open. She plopped onto her back, having a bed in the back of her car, but the officer just tapped his foot. "You can't stay parked here, either." He said before reaching his hand in there and handing her a piece of paper. Aki didn't even have time to protest her relocation. "You're giving me a fine!?!?! seriously!?!"

Aki would have made a fuss about not paying, but she didn't want to spend another couple hours in the district jail again. She just closed her van door with a loud thud and a growl, before hopping into the driver seat. She tried not to pull off too aggressively despite how extremely pissed off she was, accidentally hitting a trash can and knocking it over in the process.

After finding the same reliable alleyway she always did, she drove down it and parked. She could only hope anyone who saw her parked down here was unbothered enough to leave her alone, which was how it usually was anyways. Its not like she didn't have anywhere to stay, but she wasn't on the best of terms with her mom at the moment.. Like hell Aki was going to walk back into her mothers house with another bill for her to pay. Not happening. She was gonna be pissed. Aki sighed and pulled out the yen she earned. "So much for buying myself something to eat." She grimaced, opening her wallet and slipping it in. She finally got some money and she already has to put it toward something else. "Never had to deal with this shit back home.."

The distinct rolling of her side door rang through the vehicle. And then little voices. Aki crouched down and picked up a meowing feline, as other stray cats in the alley jumped into her car without concern. She did come here and see them a lot. "What's up, flaps? Come here for a bite or two?" Aki cooed to a cat with a particularly low tummy, like they had given birth to a litter recently. Aki took out a bag of jerky and started to sprinkle some on the floor of her car, causing more cats to jump up, and her own collared tortoiseshell cat, ditzy, catwalked her way out from under the queen sized bed she liked to stay under, stretching big and getting backstrokes from Aki, causing the tortoiseshell to purr loudly. Aki yawned as the cat wobbled it's way into her lap, as she had cerebellar hypoplasia. She knew she probably shouldn't lay down and take a nap in an alleyway, but the livable car, warm ventilation from the door being open, and the cats snuggling her was almost enough to convince her.. Until she heard light footsteps and an average sized figure stood in front of the side door, looking right into it. Aki felt only dread until seeing it was just a normal dude... in a hoodie and sweatpants?? "Can I help you?" She grumbled out, her feminine voice somewhat rough from smoking. The mans energy changed almost instantly whenever she said something, his face paling. He still didn't say anything until Aki gave him the weirdest look urging him to. She pulled out what looked like a cigarette, but it was completely dark in color, and ichimatsu picked up on a slightly pungent smell when she brought a lighter to it.

"S-Sorry, I'm just here to feed the cats..." He said, holding on tightly to the bag of sardines he had. Aki chuckled lowly, unknowingly sending heat into ichimatsu's stomach and chills down his spine. He didn't know why. He talked to girls all the time, it's not like he would ever get a chance with them so he never bothered getting this flustered by them. Why was this random woman different? He didn't know, but there was something so alluring about her. Not that it mattered, he assumed he wouldn't be seeing her again anyway.

Aki smiled and patted the freshly installed carpeted floor of her car. "Me too.. Maybe we should bring some actual cat food next time, eh?" She joked as the cat in her lap took a piece of jerky from her fingers, rather snappily but she didnt seem to care. Not the first time she's been bit feeding cats. Ichimatsu panicked for a second. Was this chick really inviting him into her car.. bedroom.. apartment thing!? Does she know who he is?? Is she pranking him? Surely it must be a joke. But Aki smiled at him, trying to look more reassuring this time. "What, your family saving you a spot at dinner or something?" She joked, completely oblivious to any truth there might be behind that statement. "You don't have to, I just thought it might be nice.." She said, starting to worry if potentially her offer was weird. However, to her surprise, the man did take himself a little seat, taking out a couple dried sardines and using them as toys, before letting the cats snatch them away and eat them. There was a good 5 minutes of silence, Aki just observing. "You're really good with cats.." She said. "I can tell you come around often.. they're used to you."

Ichimatsu looked over, seeming a little confused. What a genuine conversation starter.. Why is this woman giving him the time of day again? "Yeah, well.. I try to come down here and feed them whenever I can." He said. If his shitty ass brothers dont get to the sardines before he does, he refused to say out loud.

"You know, I could never eat those growing up." Aki said. "It always weirded me out that they have eyes.. Feels like they know they're dead and I'm going to eat them and it's my fault." Ichimatsu chuckled a little, and Aki smiled with pride, at least she got him to show even a flicker of emotion before he inevitably left. "So you do have a soul! I knew there was light behind those eyes somewhere!" she teased, playfully pointing at him. Normally she hit and poked her friends to play, communicating a lot with her hands, but she hardly knew this guy, so pointing at a distance will have to do. Ichimatsu didn't stop smirking unbeknownst to himself. What an interesting personality this one had. "Don't let it get to your head." He replied, which Aki just blew a raspberry at. "Seriously, Im gonna be thinking about that the entire way home."

Aki picked up a sardine and started moving its jaw to make it look like it was talking. "No, please don't eat me purple man-san, i have a fish wife and kids!". Ichimatsu resisted the urge to smirk at her playful antics, pushing the fish away and hopping out of the van, and back onto the cement of the alleyway. "I should probably go home.. My family is.. probably looking for me." He actually didn't need to be home soon at all. He was more worried about someone like Jyushimatsu or Osomatsu finding him with a pretty foreigner. Aki smiled again. "Goodbye, then.. It was nice to meet you, um.." Ichimatsu started to sweat. Why was she trapping him here!? Was she gonna try to talk to him again if she saw him again? Why the hell would she want to know what trash like himself is called? "Matsuno.." he mumbled so awkwardly that Aki almost mistook him for a banjo kazooie npc before taking off. "Wait!-" she shouted, peeping her head out of her van, only to see no one at all. "How'd he leave that fast?..." She said. She was too astonished by his swift exit that she didn't even have time to grieve the fact that she never got his first name.. "Okay then.."

[axgmented]

a little bit of an explanation as to whats happened in my life, to keep yall up to date if you wish.

idk really how to start this off, so if it seems a little jumbled & out there I'm sorry!

it's been three years since i left my ex "husband". So by legal standards, no we weren't married. I had a place holder ring. Stayed with him for 9 years. He was emotionally abusive, narcissistic, and isolated me from my friends. Honestly, I can't even put plural for that-- I was "allowed" one friend, and that was the girl who is practically my sister from HIGH SCHOOL. And even then? it was a big to-do if I wanted to spend time with her. I never got to see my mother, who I have a strained relationship with already.

In those three years, I have bought a house (i dont recommend doing what I did. Just.. explore your options.) My situation was that my mother didn't want me living with her anymore and thats fine-- she is entitled to her own space and what not. I'm grown, 30 years old this year, and she has raised me so I get it. I bought this house hastily and to its credit it's a great little starter house for two people. Only issue is, it's small but like I said I just wish I had waited a little bit and shopped around, but I felt the quicker I could get out the faster I could get my cats back! And did.

I've also gotten a new car, a better position at my job (but fuck that place tbqh. grateful for the paycheck but man... 6pm-6am is ROUGH when you are chronically ill.) and....maybe....just maybe... a new partner. I've went from 21lbs to 150 (and that was honestly all in the first year-- I've maintained that weight just about constantly for 2 years running now).

But with new changes, there isn't always a silver lining.

My depression got bad, my anxiety worse, I've developed new health issues such as POTS (thats really fun to have in a warehouse work setting in the middle of summer), seizures (these are non-epileptic), and as of today, chronic hives (and I thought eczema was hard to deal with) on top of my insomnia just absolutely taking the piss out of me. Then one of my moms got into an accident on 4th of july weekend, my co-worker just had to be taken off of a vent because he was denied a lung transplant (guy was only in his 60s if best) & I've fallen out of friendship with what used to be a good coworker (who is now my boss...it's going exactly how you'd imagine lol). Something happened with my partners family, but that's for them to share if they wish.

So all in all 2024 has been absolutely KICKING my ass but I'm still here. I'm sorry for having to disappear for so long, but I do not have the spoons to be here constantly. I am trying to get back into the swing of things, since they're adjusting my medicines and trying to get me on the correct dosages and what not (i've had Serotonin Syndrome & thats' drastically cut what medicines I can have with my mental health, in half.

In short, thank you for sticking with me this long & I hope to come back in full swing eventually, but I'm just slowly trying to chip away at everything and your patience means a great deal! Small little note, my handle used to be Loh on here-- ive changed it to Runnii! (or Rune) and I hope you guys like it!

[buzzybee3]

I’ve been on a trip in Mexico. I now have ideas for a chapter. Might just rearrange it for keeping it cleaner but just- the bois-

This is very long. Encapsulated two weeks of my life. Read at your own risk.

(Tw for almost throwing up. Fish carcass. (Unrelated) And a few other questionable but not really things.)

Greenhouse au ideas

•Going to Guadalajara. Also reader has larger family/ is traveling with a large group for the first half. And yes they are technically Hispanic. Or in non Hispanic terms, you passed Spanish class.

- On the first day you buy a bracelet because it reminds you of sun and he is ecstatic. Later you buys one that reminds you of moon.

- There is a swimming pool that is see through so it looks like an aquarium tank.

- You swim there with family/group. Boys watch and have fun. (100% dressed in the outfits sun-e-chips made for their waterspark au) You pretend to be a mermaid. Sorta. You raced some people one on one and lucky you, you won like 50% of the time! Almost drowned at some point but you tried to make sure the boys didn’t realize. They did. That was a fun night. (No it wasn’t)

- The next day you buy a cowboy hat, a leather belt, some leather boots, and a phone holder to attach to the belt, also made of leather. Sun had a field day with that. And then bought all the same things to match, and you love it.

- they go to the beach and you swim in the waves. That day you end up only spending half of the day in the water. When the sun goes down there’s a thunderstorm and sun almost dies trying to get your attention to get you out of the water (yes he is sorta water resistant but he got scared for your safety and you were relaxing too much.

- The next day you all end up going to crab island. The water is clear there and you swim for a few minutes but you hate it because there are a ton of crabs.

- When you go back to the beach you end up brushing along something, it happens a lot, so you pick it up to see what it is and it’s a fish carcass, half of it at least. The tail. 30 minutes later your sister/close female friend finds the exact same carcass.

- It’s horrifying. You end up staying in the water until sundown.

- They go to Islan del Río Nayarit and climb cristo Rey (you die lmao)

- There’s a kid on the way up in one of the houses. Your mom/some older women, asks if he can help them the way up. He says ‘if you don’t kidnap me I’ll help you!’

- This makes you and sun laugh because no one here has need for more or any kids.

- There are a ton of cats.

- (The climb back down they are very worried because your legs are shaky. Shouldn’t have tried to show off your strength climbing a mountain, Jesus.)

- On the trip from cristo Rey to tequila they are trapped in the car for hours but the air is fine. They are in a giant bus/car thing. It fits 19 people not including the driver, plus all of their suitcases so there’s a good amount of space.

- Los dos carnales by el envidioso plays in the background while you start to focus on what’s happening. Around the end of the song someone make it louder so it feels like the intro to a movie. The three of you (you, sun and moon) joke about that.

- We move to a different bus but forget to say bye to the og driver.

- You thinks about him (no not og driver. He will be revealed later in the story) But are reminded that you have sun and moon now. And are happy. Because there are no seatbelts you sit with the boys. They are your seatbelt.

- For the last 9 days they stay at European lifestyle hotel, there are three separate rooms but sun/moon charge in your room for the nights. Cosy.

- They go to ride horses on the third day at the hotel. In Guadalajara in a park with a castle and Japanese gardens called bosque los Colomos.

- The next day you go to Ahihi and Chapala, and buy a moonchim that reminds you of moon with elephants on it.

- In Tonalá you finds a giant fan for only 75 pesos and manage to barter it slightly to make it 70. Its huge. You are very elated.

- In San Juan de Dios, there are tons of artisan shops. Sun finds an apron of loteria that says ‘El Sol’ and buys it without a second thought.

- In same location: man comes up to their group, asking if they want a phone charger that does massages. Goes to the first person (dad/older man in the group) and places it on his shoulder/ back and then the second person too (little brother or Gregory) before getting to you and retracting his arm. Maybe it was your glare or sun’s ‘touch her if you dare look’ but something deterred him.

- Later on in the day everyone goes to the center of Guadalajara and some women does the same thing but they get to you first. Sun is enraged because it makes you scared (you jump and are very embarrassed) and he knows you don’t like touch that you don’t expect. But he manages to smile at the women and tell her ‘we don’t need any’. Mutters afterwards that he’s plenty good at massaging. It makes you laugh (but he’s being serious).

- You sees a dress shop that will make a custom dress for her while on their walk. You really want it but alas it’s around 750 US dollars and therefore too much for you to pay for. Sun and moon are really touchy the next few hours, hugging your waist and sometimes it’s funny or weird for some reason, your hips or even your chest but you don’t think too much on it. They disappear for a few minutes (almost a good hour) the next day while your group is at the the Guadalajara center again. (They are planning something).

- You find a fruit cupshop while they are gone and buy some mangos. Best damn mangos you’ve ever eaten.

- Later of the day of the first disappearance, your group goes to Tlaquepaque (sun and moon are not left behind). When taking a photo in front of the sign you laugh softly because of a kid who is messing around and ask him is he’s taking the photo with you guys. The kid runs and both you and sun laugh. While taking the photo you both stand next to the A because it has sun and moon decals yippee.

- Same day you do the shock game with your family and sun is horrified that humans do this for fun. You enjoy yourself, and get very shocked. You make it to level 5 in the group one but then you go by yourself and it’s much… much worse. You still make it to 5 but you can’t move your arms and sun is still very worried for your safety and also notes, sort of, that you have a lack of self preservation skills.

- The next day they go to Mazamitla. You go to pet tigers and do tons of crazy things like:

- Sun thinks you’re crazy. Notes that you 100% have lack of self preservation skills.

- You guys are in a very precarious van. It’s taking you on this tour. Seats held up by rope and very dirty. You have fun with all the giant divits in the ground as the rickety bus drives. You think it’s very entertaining. Sun is once again horrified. (Even more notes for lack of self preservation)

- Then you go on a zip line while there’s rain. Sun is not happy and goes in the car with you guys. Wearing a coat of course. The truck is rickety and worse, you and everyone else going on the zipline are in the trunk. You meet some very nice, very funny people(Sun is not amused by them) Sofia-Sofie 15, Miguel-migi 17, Viviana-Vivi 17, Alya-Aly 15, and two others who you don’t get the names of but they are both 27 years old.

- (Yes I met these randos in the trunk car ride up the mountain in freezing cold pelting rain. Nothing was gonna stop me from going on that zipline.)

- At some point the rain gets so bad that you all have to wait inside the car smooshed together. Very interesting and smelly but you manage to make it up the mountains by foot to the zip lines.

- The first one is slower, you get more of a view. Holding onto the rope that is attached to you. You almost miss catching the persons hand at the end and almost get stuck further away, when sun arrives (because of course he had to get on now that it was raining) he insists on going first on the second one. The second one goes so fast it sounds like a helicopter. You get specific instructions to hold on to the metal and hang with your legs facing as forward as possible. You get scared and focus more on getting the signal ti let go of the metal, that you miss seeing everything. You see sun at the end though. Very clear yellow against the dark green background.

- When you make it to the end Sun catches you by the waist, holding onto the precarious stairs/platform up in the trees instead of taking your hand, insisting that he didn’t want you to get stuck again.

- Very embarrassing for you yes (and also you blush but we ain’t talking about that) but his mechanical heart was in the right place. He helps you down by sort of lifting you and hurriedly taking your helmet off, knowing that you were gonna be late for your ride, the poorly held together bus. Staying inside of the truck sorta made you behind because it was raining so much.

- You take off the harness as fast as possible. A 4 year old being the one to take your things. It’s a surprise but you follow her instruction and within the minute, sun is carrying you slightly towards the bus. (He doesn’t want you stepping in mud, such a gentleman)

- When you reach the bus, it has a tarp over the windows to protect people from the harsh rain.

- The bus driver sings songs all the way down the mountain which sun, and you, are concerned about because he was also driving.

- He sings 3 songs, very nicely might you add, you wonder why he’s a bus driver. Sun sings to some, obviously accessing the internet to do so and somehow sings in Spanish… (he was fishing for compliments 100% because he didn’t like that you were complimenting the driver so much)

- When you guys get off the bus it’s pouring so hard you can’t go anywhere. You enter Mia’s boutique to get a better sweater, because yours is not meant for rain. You end up just getting a poncho but sun gets one too. You joke about him riding horses now will make him look like an actual cowboy.

- You eat at a random restaurant, ordering a beef hamburger with fries and sit at a two seater with Sun. You eat your fries first happily, and start to drink your lemonade before taking a bite of your hamburger and making a face before setting it down. Getting embarrassed you tell sun you’d rather not eat it because it tasted really strange. Sun scans it and says it’s a mix of pork and beef apparently. Great.

- You go to get a crepe instead. Enjoying it despite the overtly sweet strawberry tinge flavoring. You asked for chocolate… oh well.

- As you eat it you slowly have a harder time swallowing being the flavor is just not agreeing with your taste buds.

- By your last big bite you almost throw up. The bile rises through your throat as you desperately try to keep it all in. It works but sun notices and takes you to the side. Holding you to let you sit on the bench without getting wet (because of the rain) and talks to you about stuff.

- He asks why you tried to finish it even if you knew you didn’t like the flavor. You refrain from telling him about how you were used to always finishing/ being forced to finish your food even if it meant throwing up, and you instead tell him It was just expensive so you didn’t want to waste money. The best lie is the truth after all and that was part of the reason you finish it.

- On the trip back to the car you trip slightly. Sun try’s to catch you even though you don’t fall and the position that leaves you in is very fun! (Once again no. Mud sucks)

- The ride back to the hotel you sleep together in the back of the car, (family/friends are driving) very relaxing 10/10 experience.

- The showers have been having issues, very hot then very cold, but at this point you are used to it.

- Next day you go on a new tour bus. First stop was to Vicente Fernandez’s ranch and pet a ton of horses and see so many new cool flowers that you 100% are adding to the greenhouse.

- Then you go to a tequila factory.

- You taste 5 separate flavors of the 7 being served. All of them you hated. White, peach, mango, coffee, and one other that you don’t remember the name of.

- You don’t feel uneasy or sick at all afterwards. Yay you’re not a lightweight go Mexican genes.

- Then you go at a nice restaurant back in Ahihi. (I don’t think I spelled it right)

- Then on a boat ride on a very questionable boat. You live, but have anxiety about sinking the whole time.

- Then you go to Chapala. You buy a sunflower cowboy hat because it reminds you of Sun.

- Then you buy another Sun related thing, a yellow jar with sand and tiny trinkets inside.

- Now you need to get two moon related things. It’s only fair of course.

- You start to run out of time.

- You don’t end up finding moon things. And see ultimately upset about that. Sun and moon were fine but you still felt really bad about that. It meant a lot to the both that you were so upset about it not being fair though.

- Then you remember you bought the moon wind chime so almost all is forgiven for yourself.

- This time on the way back you end up falling asleep so moon stays with you awake until it’s time.

- You guys end up back at Guadalajara center.

- You start going to the area with the yummy fruit and pass by a clown show. The one from the first week.

- You don’t know how you end up in the situation but one clown is waiting in front of you while everyone chants “beso! Beso”

- You end up saying ‘lo siento pero no me gustan los payasos. Prefiero los jistes.’ (Im sorry but im not into clowns, I prefer jesters)

- Sun/moon are pleased and the crowd goes ‘ahh’ disappointed

- You give sun/moon a kiss on their faceplate and the crowd goes ‘aww’ happily.

- You go buy another mango cup because it’s so yummy, and sun and moon are amused you get it from the same spot as you did only days earlier.

- Second to last day you go back to Guadalajara center and find a necklace that has a moon on it and you are ecstatic. Balance has been restored.

- You go back to the mango shop and learn that the magos they use are Kent mangos? THe most amazing mango’s you’ve ever had that’s for sure.

- Last day at your hotel you start going over everything. Everything you have gets packed into 3 suitcases and 2 duffle bags.

- Sun had a ton of stylish outfits because of course he did, the diva 😒.

- Then he presets the dress he bought. 725 US dollars. Because he knew you really wanted it. You practically cry as you hug and and thank him over and over again.

- You buy a doughnut from Krispy kream at the airport.

- The riee in the airplane is fun, it leaves at 11:30 and lands at 1:55.

- You draw the whole way back. Sun is… he finds the art to be flustering. Because you drew someone’s human sun design getting pulled into a kiss with your self insert. You thought it was funny because sun was right next to you and you wanted to mess with him.

- You almost throw up on the descent because you get dizzy for no reason. It takes 10 minutes for the nausea to go away and sun is worried the entire time.

- When you get home you hardly recognize anything but after you eat lunch you literally forget you even went on a trip.

- You shower and then sun asks if you’ll try the dress on. So you do.

- It’s perfect. The inside was comfortable and soft, and it matched the theme for your greenhouse perfectly.

- When you leave the room you go show sun he is stunned silent.

- You just found the perfect outfit for the opening of your greenhouse.

[applepies-and-starlight]

hi, hello, you mentioned you have ocs and i would like to learn abt them if thats ok, could i get some fun facts abt them?

Y'know, I was planning to make a list of OCs anyway so this is a good excuse to do that

Gonna giving their names and fandoms with a couple of facts under cut (i feel like this might get long Very quick)

(Mid-edit Apple: minor Canto VI spoilers, nothing really story-related but I do use terms mentioned in 6.3 in passing; better safe than sorry tho)

Tamami Mochizuki (Persona Series)

As her last name implies, she's related to Nyx

She's my watsonian/in-universe explanation to where the rest of the arcana shadows are

Her persona variant is Akhlys; heavily based off Riordan's interpretation of her, meaning she can control poison

Her appearances changes a lot more than her brother's since the collective idea of suffering/misery changes over the ages while death stays stagnant (I've been considering making her look gyaru since that seems to be associated with japanese mean girl tropes)

Ena Kutsuki (Persona Series)

Initially, her name was Era, but I changed it somewhere down the line (did you know that the name 'Ena' has japanese origins too?)

Demigod of order; got a certain cup's magic handed to her after Striker's AI takeover attempt

Her bones are fucked up because of said magic (her spine can literally burst out of her back and turn into extra arms doc ock style)

She is being rizzed up by the goddess of misery and neither are aware they're in the slowburn plot and mutually believe they are friends (both of their friend groups can see how lovesick they are)

Cai An-Yue (ProjMoon; Lobcorp)

She's named after me! (My chinese name is Cai An Yu)

She has stolen her world's Library and made it her own

I'm considering classifying her as some flavor of Erlking because she's been fucking around the timelines and superimposing herself on various people and/or corpses

Transfem, any pronouns; ENA Dream BBQ is her voiceclaim (both voices)

Unit O-1 // Cordelle (Smash Bros/Kirby)

Their favorite attack is F-smash; their second favorite is Side-B (hammer flip)

They have a weird relationship with their creator (Octave), since they were initially made as a murder protocol and ended up accidentally developing a personality along the way; by the time the incident cleared out their creator went "wait, shit, I didn't expect that to happen I'm not ready to be a mom–"

They're on good terms for the situation they're in though

Their original name was Ocean before i changed it to Cordelle (Ocean started to sound less like a word the more i said it)

Whaleship Essex (Azur Lane)

Heavily inspired by Ishmael from Limbus Company

Very post-adventures 2!Shadow the Hedgehog coded

Feral; very prone to biting people regardless of whether they're friend or foe

(I'll be adding more on another post since someone else asked about her specifically and I'm still figuring out what to say about her)

Galatea "Gamma" Soliel (Miraculous/Genesis)

Ladybug holder; she's in a different timeline where the Miraculous have landed outside of Paris

All of her teammates are idiots and she only Vaguely tolerates the Black Cat because she Knows he's in a perpetual state of "Nagito Komaeda in his bad luck cycle"

Has shanked the Butterfly once; the Butterfly keeps trying to do homoerotic swordfights with her (they're similar in age)

May or may not be inspired by Mitsuru Kirijo from Persona 3, I can't tell you because if she was then it was likely subconscious