#wonder how she'll react to their new room xD

[thesundowncrew]

Sow'in acknowledged the boy's thanks with a nod, and another indecipherable sound from his throat. As long as the boy understood the terms, that was all that mattered to the ghoul.

He asked about bringing books back to the room. "You can only bring those that were prepared for you on the desk. Permission must be granted for anything else." Now that everything was finally settled, the ghoul found it was the best time to dismiss the boy and get back to his work. "If you'll excuse me."

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Their new bedroom was a large one, big enough to fit a bed each on either side. In the center of the room was a giant, circular woven mat with a single tree and celtic knot trimmings. In between their beds was a circular window where they could see the view beyond the treehouse, despite the place having no visible windows from the outside. The drapes were embroidered with caricatures of woodland creatures, big and small.

Nettie's was to the right. Her bed was smaller with a toybox fitted at the end of the bed. The pillows and quilts were the picture of a lush spring; baby blue decorated with pink, yellow and purple details. In the toybox were a random assortment of toys like a jump-rope, some blocks, a few dolls, wooden cars and plastic boats. On the bed were a stack of fresh paper and a box of proper crayons.

Bran's bed to the left was larger and longer, with a color scheme that resembled a warm autumn. Soft greens mixed with accents of gold-yellow, brown and orange. Beneath the bedroom window was a proper working desk with a chair, and a random assortment of writing materials tucked in its drawers.

Nettie's side had a wardrobe with a built in mirror on the inside of the door. A few dresses were already hanging inside that looked just her size. On Bran's side was a dresser, with shirts, pants and even cardigans folded inside. It seemed that both children had enough clothing and undergarments to change into for the coming days. And hanging by the bedroom door was a cloak each, appropriate for the chilly weather of Sundown.

Their bedroom had a bathroom attached, with all its modern fixations and appliances like a bathtub with a fitted showerhead. At the corner of the bathroom was a wooden tub with a washboard for laundry. By the sink was a stepladder for the littler child, in case she could not see herself in the mirror. And in the cupboard, they would find all the toiletries and accessories necessary for a good scrub. Just like the kitchen, Sundown had prepared as much to ensure their stay (albeit temporary) was as comfortable as possible.

What was stranger than having a room of their own appear out of thin air was that the room and all the objects within them looked lived in. Even in the kitchen though objects were modern, nothing looked brand new. It was as if the rooms had always been here. Even the clothes and toys had a softness to them, like those of pre-loved goods. Because of this, the room smelled too much like home.

A breeze drifted past them. Bran glanced up at the ringing crystals before focusing on Sow'in again, holding his breath. And… the ghoul agreed. The boy exhaled, the tension visibly draining from his form.

Almost dizzy with relief, he let Sow'in take his arm and watched the glowing sigil reappear on the back of his hand. The prickle of magic didn’t bother him at all; not when he could search for an answer without the time limit looming over him now. Perhaps later he’d worry more about the tests he might need to undergo while Sow'in studied him, but for now, an enormous weight had lifted from his shoulders.

You earned yourself today. Bran didn’t know which two bits of knowledge Sow'in meant in particular, but he wasn’t about to argue. He nodded, gratitude clear in his gaze. “Thank you. I— I appreciate it. Really.”

But… this didn’t count toward his overall payment. Some of the light faded from Bran’s eyes, shoulders slumping slightly. Ah, he’d hoped for too much. He should have known better. There is nothing else of value you can offer. A lump formed in his throat, his fear resurfacing, though it dwindled as Sow'in added on reassurances. Nettie would be safe. That mattered to Bran most; it was all he needed to hear.

The boy nodded again, his own expression solemn and his voice quiet with seriousness. “I understand. Thank you.” His focus drifted upward again, toward the room Sow'in had said now belonged to them. “Is… is it okay if I bring some books to our room?”

[toujoursmiraculous]

Thoughts and Reactions to Truth!

Just going to go straight into it because this episode is huge! I really like how at the end of a season and the beginning of another, we see the same scene that leads us out of one and into another. Gabriel fixes the Miraculous and ohhh poor Dusuu thought it was all a dream, being in evil hands. So in a way, the Miraculous being damaged may have been a blessing for her. Dx Too bad it couldn't have been fixed after Marinette got it back :/ But at least Nooroo isn't alone right? Legit only positive I can get from this. ;-; Tikki and her little hats omg it's so cuuuute! I wonder if she makes her little clothes, too awww But the other Kwami's are almost like siblings to Tikki if you think about it. Now Tikki has to share things with them all as they cause chaos all around when she's so used to her quiet life alone with Marinette. Even for a Kwami, that must be hard to adjust to.

Okay so it's almost Prince Ali's birthday that Paris is going to celebrate. Interesting! I'd really like to see him back and a storyline with that. :O Marinette holding something, clearly, that the girls can't see over video chat. Talking to what appears to be herself, reacting to what someone's saying from different sides of her room. Camera flashes going off. And then her phone getting yeeted at her all on a video call with her friends when she's supposed to be alone...considering they're all going to have Kwami's and learn some things later as they become heroes, I wouldn't be surprised in the slightest if they think back to this scene someday! OH WAIT spoiler for the upcoming episode Gang of Secrets!!! Fair warning. What if this episode with the plushies she said she's going to make, is one of if not the reason they go over and are looking around her room? Because she's been acting sus and they want to know what's going on. Especially after what happens later in the episode with Luka. Okay, back to the episode itself. Her friends observation: You're acting way weirder than normal.... IS ADRIEN AT YOUR PLACE?! I mean, fair point. xD But the thing is, whenever Marinette tends to act weirder or say/do things that Alya and the girls don't understand, it's almost always connected to her being Ladybug/Guardian. Even Lila. If she wasn't Ladybug and dealt with her so much as her, she wouldn't know a lot of things that made her not trust Lila to begin with. So Marinette has to overcompensate to try to hide everything or can't explain her thoughts or feelings about certain situations, so Alya always just assumes her behavior has something to do with Adrien. It really sucks but at the same time, what else is she going to think?

These Kwami are a lot of trouble. xD Now she's even more frazzled, so she calls Luka Adrien. More than once. I've done this where I call my siblings the wrong name more of than I'd like so I can't fault her for it. Her mind's probably a mess, poor girl. Dx "I'm sorry it's just that I cheated on you!" BIG OOF. But this gives me Kim Possible vibes when Ron assumed Kim didn't want him anymore and told her he was cheating on her when he meant to say he was cheating to be on the football team so he could be more worthy of her when he thought she wanted to "trade up" her boyfriend. Our poor Marinette! So frazzled she can't remember when her dates are, when they've been rescheduled. She can't remember her patrols with Chat Noir which are really important. She's getting to the point where it's going to be a wonder she can even function. Dx "But Marinette and I are such a big fan of his" wow this sure hits different. The way they kept quizzing each other to finish the sentence with Jagged Stone trivia was pretty cute. Luka having her finish the line with "Kiss me" that she screamed to the entire theater made me choke on my cake. "Well, if that's what you want." Smooth. "I think, yes. I want to." But you know, it gets interrupted by an akuma attack of course because that's just the way things work! :D And wouldn't you know it, it's Mr. Pigeon. AGAIN. Totally worth interrupting the moment lol Ladybug can't pick and choose, however, so here comes the sequence where she's constantly running off and he starts doubting her. Notice the parallel when Marinette started to like Luka after Adrien could never show up to things? Now Marinette's having trouble showing up and Luka's having issues with it. The second Chat Noir started to sneak up on Ladybug, we all knew he was going to get flipped. But it's so adorable and funny at the same time I love it x333 And that whole scene there of Ladynoir. Obviously it's a Lukanette-centered episode but the Ladynoir in this episode! So good! And you know, it's interesting. First time we see Adrien this episode is for FIVE whole seconds! And the way it abruptly cut off as he opened the car door... yeah you know what, Lies is going to be Adrien's POV or something of this same day. It has to be. He has 2 total scenes one of them is 5 seconds and the other one is 2 seconds. Crazy. We got about 7 seconds of Adrien's face today woo! But ugh here's where we get hurt Luka ;-; "A girl, who as always, isn't here." Ouch. The fact that if Marinette said she loved Adrien still, he'd understand and he'd get it is so sweet, and so sad that it's not even because of that, it's because she's Ladybug and the Guardian and she can't say a thing about it to him at all, that he can't accept. It's the one thing he couldn't deal with that's the issue and that really sucks. AND THIS MOMENT RIGHT HERE HAD ME GASPING AND HURTING FOR LUKA. IT'S THE MOMENT HIS HEART BROKE

But also really guys, did you notice his eyes are different now? Almost like a blue diamond look or something.

Luka trying to fight it, trying to tell Hawk Moth that the truth needs to be willingly told, not forced. But stupid Hawk Moth's able to get him to hold on anyway and gets akumatized. But not before he told Marinette to run. Which was such an awwww moment. x33 I mean, this is definitely getting a bit close to Chat Blanc territory if you ask me. New transformation music is pretty good! I like it. Also can we just appreciate that instead of trying to track down Marinette to get the truth from her, he's instead asking all her friends and family, pretty much any source besides her? AND ROSE'S RESPONSE "Marinette has no secrets because she's the most honest girl in the world!" She thinks so highly of her and it's just so beautiful. Nobody would blame her for these secrets if they only knew either. But awwwwww I love this scene!! And here's the big reveal! (no not that one) Jagged Stone is Luka and Juleka's father. 😮

Thomas today tweeted that Luka and Juleka are twins. Which would have to be fairly obvious after this reveal. There's no way that Jagged, who says he'd be a lame dad and left because he wasn't cut out for it, would have Luka with Anarka, then stay long enough to also have Juleka. I also totally forgot that in the French version, Jagged has an American accent when he speaks. XDD Just the fact that even WITH his truth powers, he asked his mother TWICE who his father was. Both times she said Jagged Stone. He still didn't believe it until he went to Jagged himself omg. This poor poor boy. Luka: 😱*gasp* Marinette: 😲 *gasp* Adrien: 😮 WHY IS THIS SO FUNNY OMG. LIKE I'M WATCHING A TELENOVELA OR SOMETHING. THEY EVEN ZOOMED IN ON THEIR REACTIONS I CAN'T And then Luka just yeets his dad because he wasn't ever there for him. I honestly did not expect Luka having dad issues to ever be a thing in this show, even though I knew he wasn't around. So like... when everything's worked out with Marinette and Adrien in the end, will Luka and Adrien end up becoming friends and bonding over things, like the whole daddy issues thing...? Are we really supposed to believe she has no feelings for Chat Noir? I mean really, look at this.

"I can't imagine what your daily life must look like" ... is she really actually being the one to bring up something about his secret identity? With that face? 😲

Their flirty banter that at this point I don't even think they realize it is, and those soft looks I just... My top ship is Ladynoir and I was not expecting any significant moments of theirs but I got it anyway. Just watching their scenes, I kept going "See, this is why they're meant for each other." My heart is happy despite all the Luka pain! It's helping me cope with it, okay? "When you're ready, I'll be here for you, Marinette." Awww so they're telling us Lukanette is on hold here. Not a guarantee, but at least on hold. He's an option for her later. So now the Adrienette vs. Lukanette for S4 we heard about awhile back makes sense now. Later on this season, probably when things calm down and she gets the hang of things, she'll be in a better position to be with someone. And by then, Adrien will probably realize and understand his feelings for Marinette. So then she'll be in a position to choose between them. Now we know where Luka gets his ability to turn emotions into great songs. That's adorable! Father-son bonding! Gabriel needs to take notes when a man who was never in his son's life as more than his idol has the ability to try to be there, but Gabriel can't. Ugh our poor Marinette, probably thinking she's going to be alone for a very long time just because of a supervillain. That's so wrong she has to feel like this. If you notice, Hawk Moth's akumatizations help people patch up relationships so much of the time as a weird unexpected result of an akuma attack. And yet, he does nothing but hurt Marinette and at times Adrien, the most when he akumatizes people. He makes me so angry! But I'm too tired for a rant about that. At least the Kwami hugs at the end helped a teeny bit anyway! c: