ID: Photo of a street corner; cars are parked on one side, and buildings on the other. Centered is a large cherry tree in full bloom, covered in pink blossoms, lit from behind by the sun.
Already posted this on Bluesky, and I like it so much you get to see too. I don't usually take good photos. That's mostly bc I'm a) too cheap and lazy to bother keeping up with the latest tech, and b) too slow on the draw to catch good shots. I always get entranced by the ephemeral moment, start thinking the kind of weird-ass thoughts that sometimes lead to novels, and then I remember to grab my cellphone ten minutes later. Anyway, this is with a Samsung Galaxy S22, portrait mode. And I got lucky.
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The miraculous affecting their users outside transformation is one of my favorite concepts because it has so much potential.
For my sake, I'm going to use the ladybug miraculous as the sole example in this post. Otherwise, I'd never shut up.
The ladybug miraculous is the miraculous of creation, good luck, order, and ladybugs (duh).
Maybe the ladybug miraculous gives its user extreme good luck outside transformation.
Or, it could do the opposite; give the holder bad luck outside transformation for cosmic balance or whatever.
As the miraculous of creation, it's not hard to imagine that living beings (plants and animals specifically) would feel pulled towards its holder. Not entirely dissimilar to the way sunflowers follow the sun's light.
The holders could also gain creation magic, if you'd like. The ability to simply create whatever they'd like out of thin air. (This can include the ability to create pocket dimensions.)
Healing magic is also not-farfetched as the ladybug is used to heal injuries and revive thousands of people almost daily in the miraculous universe.
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Developing traits of a ladybug is also an option;
• Maybe the holder has thicker skin than the average person, a mimicry of a ladybugs protective shell. (Harder to bruise, takes more to break through the skin, etc.)
• Or maybe they're more susceptible to the cold (not a positive aspect, but it's good for angst, i suppose).
• a newly found fondness for flowers, nature, and sweet fruit (like strawberries)
• Ladybugs hibernate, so an increased need for sleep could be possible?
• An increased diet, as ladybugs are considered insatiable.
• you could toy with the idea of vitiligo/skin discoloration as a mimicry of a ladybugs warning spots.
• toxic blood is also a really cool idea for a ladybug-like trait.
• ladybugs secrete a pheromone to deter predators when scared or threatened. This could also be a trait the ladybug holder could inherit.
Or maybe ladybugs just regularly land on the users of this miraculous.
The side effects could be so cool! Or inconvenient! Or debilitating! Or they could be completely and totally underwhelming.
Or there could be no side effects, but where's the fun in that?
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The Miraculi don't just affect their users physically or magically, but also mentally and emotionally.
Let's dig into that.
The Ladybug Miraculous has a fixed alignment with order. (This fact can be reflected in Tikki, the kwami of creation, as well.)
When transformed, this alignment is more obvious as the influence of a miraculous and its kwami is stronger in transformation.
The holder of the Ladybug Miraculous will gradually feel the need to take control of situations around them. Whether this be in battle (there's a reason the ladybug holder is always the leader) or in their personal life.
Things being out of their hands or control, especially when it directly affects them, can make the ladybug holder feel anxious or uncomfortable.
The ladybug holder may find themselves having a harder time loosening up or calming down. Being on high alert 24/7 isn't exactly an expected side effect, but, unfortunately, it is one.
Lists are friends to the ladybug holder; checklists, bullet-point lists, numbered lists, and even lists scribbled across the corners of notebooks in teeny tiny handwriting. Lists help keep everything in order, which is in the comfort zone of a ladybug user.
Plans are also friends. Planning is already a required skill for using the ladybug miraculous in general, as it's very important to know what to do with a lucky charm. But planning is also another way for the ladybug holder to know what to do if something happens.
Take Marinette, for example. She has backup plans for her backup plans. Marinette has plans for when things go right, plans for when things go wrong, plans for when things go semi-right, and/or semi-wrong. She's prepared for every possibility she can think of.
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Also!
The idea that the ladybug costume has to be based on the classic red and black-spotted ladybug is ridiculous! Utterly ridiculous!
Don't get me wrong, the original ladybug suit and the lucky charm suit will always hold a special place in my heart.
But.
There are so many variations of ladybugs!
There's even a pink ladybug! Pink is Marinettes favorite color.
The Large Leaf Eating Ladybeetle is pretty darn cool as well; it's a static grey with gradient yellow to orange spots. (Which would make such a pretty suit if done right)
Some other ladybugs have white rings around their spots. Some have white spots, or red spots, or no spots at all!
And they come in so many colors?!?! Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, white, grey, or black.
One of my personal favorites is the Steelblue Ladybird. A shiny, blue ladybug. I keep imagining an armored ladybug suit based on it.
Also, ladybugs have wings, which would be pretty cool to incorporate into the ladybug costume.
In conclusion, the ladybug miraculous is cool as fuck and I'm tired of pretending that it isn't.
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