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abyssal-ali · 7 months
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Hi, my friend is asking why there are so many maribat fics, and especially with DamiMari.
Maybe you know about the history of these crossovers in Batman Fandom?
Hi!
(Fellow Maribat fans, feel free to add your own commentary or correct any of my mistakes.)
So @/ozmav created the Damian x Marinette ship in 2018, I think? It was just a fun little crossover that blew up and became really popular. I was not around either of those fandoms at the time, so I'm not sure about all the details.
Daminette was the first Maribat ship created, so it was around the longest, and thus accumulated the most works.
Eventually, the other Bat Boys got their own ship, and now the Maribat (or now, more technically, DCxMLB) fandom has so many more ships and crossovers -not necessarily between the Bat/MLB main characters.
Some rarepair ships (any DCxMLB ship not between one of the four main Bat Boys and Marinette) include Konette (Conner Kent/Superboy and Marinette Dupain-Cheng/Ladybug) and Timdrien (Tim Drake/Red Robin and Adrien Agreste/Chat Noir), to name a couple.
The Maribat fandom also crosses over with multiple fandoms, like DPxDCxMLB or MCUxDCxMLB.
Some pure MLB and DC stans definitely dislike Maribatters, especially during the beginning of the fandom, when the tags for both fandoms were cluttered with DCxMLB content. Now that it's grown so much and has its own tags, I think the hate has calmed down somewhat. (Although, I prefer to keep out of fandom drama, so I may simply have missed the hateful discourse ¯\_(ツ)_/¯.)
Overall, the Maribat fandom has really grown from a crack ship to its own large, well-populated community. There are tags on Ao3 and many discord servers, which runs events such as "Jasonette July" and "Maribat? Get In! [a server] Civil War".
On a personal note:
As to my thoughts on the ships themselves, my favorites are Daminette (Damian Wayne/Robin and Marinette Dupain-Cheng/Ladybug) and Jasonette (Jason Todd/Red Hood and Marinette Dupain-Cheng/Ladybug). It's always fascinating to rotate a character or ship in your head like a rotisserie chicken, considering their Canon and Fanon traits and then exploring them in whatever medium you choose (my medium of choice is writing fanfiction).
For Daminette, the ship you specifically asked about, I am drawn to it because I find the differences between the couple adorable. I personally have a fondness for the Grumpy x Sunshine trope, a Tsundere male lead, and relationship/character growth. (Of course, sometimes it's nice just to read a cute 500 word drabble with no plot, no specific dynamics, and no development, where the couple is just cute and happy.)
I think that is one of the beauties of Maribat. With so many various ships and characters to choose from, there's something for everyone, and we can all bond over belonging to the same fandom(s). Some of us have joined from the MLB side, some from the DC side, some just got dragged in by a friend and have no knowledge of either fandom, and that's okay! With so much to explore in both fandoms, there is constantly new content* being made with love (and tears. And laughter, both evil and joyful. And hornin-).
I've made some of my best friends through this fandom, and I'm proud to be a part of it.
I hope this helps, and I apologize if my ramblings detracted from my answers!💜
*Yes, I am aware of the popular Tropes such as "Akuma Class Trip to Gotham" and "Long-Lost Wayne".
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murderrobins · 3 years
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Surprise?
I decided to try writing a small notefic for the au prompt I posted the other day! I may end up writing the actual fic later, but here we go!
A secret relationship au where Talia kidnaps Damian and Mari to get them married to merge the order and the league, but they’re just like “we’re already married though?” And Mari just really wants to punch his mom and finally has the chance
·         Marinette is the guardian in training under her grandpa Fu
·         Her parents think that she visits him often to help him around the house and do tai chi together
·         Marinette meets Damian when he is injured on a mission
·         Marinette heals him
·         Damian is shocked by her kindness
·         The two bond over their mutual stresses as heirs to ancient organizations
·         The two meet whenever he has a mission in Paris
·         The League falls and Damian is sent to Gotham
·         Damian immediately contacts Marinette, but hides her from his family
·         Marinette helps him transition to living outside of the League
·         When they turn 13 Hawkmoth strikes
·         Marinette is a true ladybug and knows Damian is her soulmate and black cat
·         She uses Kaalki to give him the ring while Master Fu chooses other wielders to help her in battle
·         Bee!Chloe! is Golden Stinger
·         She and Marinette are friends because she saw the same scared kid as Damian in Chloe as kids and knew how to reach out
·         They have been inseparable ever since
·         Fox!Adrien is Swiper, because he’s going to swipe Hawkmoth’s miraculous!
·         This name is promptly vetoed by the rest of the team
·         Adrien then goes with Kitsune because he is our smol weeb boy
·         They all immediately know who each other is because they are true wielders, making them platonic soulmates
·         The team is brutal and efficient with Shadow monitoring the battle and running their coms from Gotham
·         Lila still happens, but is more effective in icing Marinette out because she is friends with Chloe
·         Marinette doesn’t care as much as she does in the show because she’s not as close with them
·         Adrien doesn’t bother with trying to appease Lila, he will not abandon Mari or Chloe
·         Lila doesn’t like this and turns her parents against her, so they begin neglecting her
·         Marinette is disappointed, but not surprised since they didn’t spend a lot of time with her anyways
·         Miracle Queen happens, but with Alya instead of Chloe
·         Marinette starts to crack when she is handed guardianship
·         She moves in with Chloe at Le Grand Paris
·         They start building a fashion brand together, Mari as designer and Chloe on the business side
·         Honey Blossom Designs quickly gains traction internationally due to the one and only Jagged Stone promoting “his rockin’ nieces!” every chance he can get
·         Chloe and Adrien are also main models, but wear masks to remain anonymous and to keep off of Gabriel’s radar
·         Hawkmoth is defeated when they are 16
·         Damian and Marinette officially start dating
·         He’s gotten this far without his family finding out about Marinette
·         He finally feels comfortable enough with them to trust them, but at the same time he wants to see how long he can keep the secrecy up
·         There was a close call when the trio portaled over to the manor for a movie night and got a bit too rambunctious
·         Damian proposes during one of their date nights in Paris when they are 17
·         She says yes!
·         The class wins the Wayne Enterprises trip and comes to Gotham during their senior year
·         The miraculous squad are all 18
·         The class tends to ignore them, so it was easy enough for them to slip away for an evening
·         Damian and Mari elope with Adrien and Chloe as their witnesses and the blessing of the kwamis
·         A week passes
·         Somehow with only three rogue attacks, which is truly shocking considering Lila is on the trip
·         Mari and Damian feel something is off and are both on high alert
·         Suddenly they feel a sting on their necks and then nothing
·         They wake up in a League of Assassins base in wedding robes
·         Damian looks around scowling until he notices their clothes
·         Marinette immediately notices their outfits and looks up at him confused
·         “Well it looks like mother approves of us”
·         Marinette just laughs upon realizing what is happening
·         She is unsure whether to be more incredulous or amused
·         Damian just raises his eyebrows, he has decided to be amused
·         Talia comes in with a speech prepared about how they must marry for the good of both of their organizations, she will kill their families if they don’t comply, etc.
·         She is surprised at what she sees when she actually looks at them
·         “Do you two know each other?”
·         “We got married last week.”
·         Now Talia is incredulous
·         Marinette sees her opening and takes it
·         She breaks Talia’s nose
·         “That’s for everything you did to him as a child!”
·         Talia is shocked and angry and is about to lunge until Damian steps between them
·         “So can we go now that we’ve cleared up the fact that we are already married?”
·         Talia just glares at them and leaves them there for the Bats to find later
·         A few hours later
·         The bats burst into the room and are relieved to find both Damian and the missing girl from the Paris class
·         Jason just stares at them until blurting out “Why the fuck are you dressed for a wedding?!”
·         “We will explain later, can we go now?”
·         The bats reluctantly agree to wait until they’re on the batplane to ask about what happened
·         The plane is filled with tense silence until Batman takes a deep breath
·         Lord give him the strength to deal with whatever bullshit Talia just pulled
·         “Talk.”
·         ”Father, meet my wife, Marinette Wayne. Marinette, this is my father Bruce Wayne, and these are my… brothers, Grayson, Todd, and Drake.”
·         “It’s so wonderful to finally meet you all! Dami has told me so much about you!”
·         The entire family just bluescreens
·         Jason is the first one to snap out of it
·         “TALIA MADE YOU GET MARRIED?”
·         “Tt. She tried, but we’ve already been married for a whole week.”
·         “Surprise?”
·         Jason, Dick and Tim are now yelling over each other and rapidly asking questions
·         Bruce may be broken
·         Damian and Marinette just enjoy the chaos
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evera6234 · 4 years
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Gotham’s Salty WIP: Chapter I
RATING: T (Teen for cursing and stuff, this may change)
SUMMARY: 
Basically, the typical Daminette with a bit of lime and spice. Borderline crack fic bc i cant without humor. 
Marinette Dupain-Cheng goes to Gotham whilst carrying three years worth of emotional baggage, what she does with it, we don't know. Does she lug it around? Probably. Does she kick it off a skyscraper? Not probable, but maybe. Does she use it to drop kick an unsuspecting liar. Most definitely.                ~~~> EDITED BY OLLIETHETURTLE ON AO3
Transferred from AO3. 
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OK. Umm.. First fic on AO3. K. We doin this, and we starting with this god awful piece of trash. Yes. Life. Fuck. 
Things ur signing up for:
Big boi Mari & Chloe Friendship Good Vibes TM
My ass shitting on Adrien bc im a salty bitch (and if u aint about that life, its ok. U can leave bc im not interested in fighting with people. No offence or disrespect to adrien stans but yea)
And Adrien stalker moments
Lila and Alya salt (plz see “im a salty bitch”)
Shitty update schedule, if any. I’m counting on yall to harass me to write.
Marinette & Jason “sibling-esque” relationship bc we all need that
An obscene amount of cursing (as you can already tell)
The class will not be  “Our singular communal brain-cell is fucking dead, help.” levels of dumb, but still “I have the IQ of a wet potato sack” levels of dumb.
Eventual negation of canon bc we live that life
“Espresso with a dash of Depresso” Moments TM
I'm originally an MLB fan. So do what you will with that info.
The good old “Ozmav AU” but with some lime and spice
As slow burn as I can
Mental Health stuff and the repercussions of having multiple identities treated completely differently
And the crown jewel of this entire fic… Auntie Harley and Ivy.
And….. sorry…. Ppl will kinda be OOC but im trying my very best. 
Tbh I have no idea where this going rn but... i mean… it going somewhere (specifically hell) because everything does. Leave ideas plz, don’t kill me. Just bully me. 
So yea. Lemme know what u want and if I want to, I might just squeeze it into the fic (if it fit ofc, im not just gonna add random 50 year time-lapses). I'll try my best ;)))) (<-- my quadruple chin)
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Chloe’s head hangs heavy on Mari’s shoulder as the pressurised air surrounding them vibrates with the sounds… of well… a plane. Chloe had a tough couple weeks; late night combat practises with the new team (LB, Hornet, Viperion and Ryuuko) has obviously taken a toll on her partner. Both wrapped in a thick velvet blanket that Chloe remembered to pack (thank kwami) sharing a pair of headphones, both were lulled into a peaceful slumber.
Alya laughs as Lila tips her small glass of diet coke (that a flight attendant painstakingly poured for her) on a sleeping Marinette’s side of Chloe’s blanket, effectively waking her up. “Oopsies! Sorry Marinette! You see, the cabin air has really been worsening my arthritis. I didn’t mean it! I swear! Cross my heart!” apologized Lila with fake concern as Alya giggles beside her. 
Marinette, literally seeing Lila’s crossed figures behind her back says “At least Chloe is still sleeping, she needs the rest.” Alya, Lila and her empty cup saunter beck to their seats nearby. 
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Mari and her class finally land in Gotham’s cold December night. Freshly hushed into a private shuttle, the class are driven to their hotel. It is late: around 3:30 AM. With heavy eyelids the class gazed out the bus’s windows in awe. The merging view of traffic and Christmas lights chase them to their residence. No one really remembers or knows what happened that night. Just the feeling of falling, be it into a white fluffy hotel comforter or into the crisp Gotham air. 
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“Oh! My! Gosh!!!” hears Marinette as Lila on the bus to Wayne Enterprise. “I feel so. At. Home!” In Marinette’s tired ears, there were more exclamation marks. 
“Of course… The only thing that can inhabit Gotham alleyways are cockroaches and villains,” Chloe grumbles beneath her breath, looking out the window.
“What have I ever done to you Chloe?” Lila cries, “I understand why Marinette bullies me, she is a jealous and vile girl. But I thought you, Chloe, want to be a better person, not a bully like that bitch, Marinette!”
“How dare you. How dare you. HOW DARE YOU!” Chloe yells as the recent words loop in her mind, 
“Not gonna call your daddy, huh?” Alya taunts. 
Chloe, with tears in her eyes begins, but is quickly interrupted by Marinette, “No she will not. She doesn’t need to. Chloe grew a lot over the last couple months, I’m so proud of her. She doesn’t need your bitch-ass approval.” Marinette grasps Chloe’s hand which previously wrapped itself around the fabric of Chloe’s heavy caramel winter coat.
“Quiet on the bus!”, A yell came from the front.
“But, Mr. Bus Driver… Marinette is being a…”
“Shut it! Y’all want me to kamikaze this shit into a building? I’m guessing y’all value your lives so shut it!” 
“Ms.Guardian, can I please have a cookie?” Pollen softly asks from the inside of Chloe’s giant white faux leather handbag.
“Shh… Pollen! Now’s not the time!!!” stresses Tikki.
“Please Ms. Guardian!!! I’m so so so hungry. This bag isn’t very warm and it’s taking all my energy to keep warm. A lil blubber wouldn’t hurt…. please!!”.
“Of course Pollen,” quietly respond Mari with a grin, “Here you go.” She pulls out a couple cookies from a Tupperware and hands them to Pollen. “Please share them with Tikki,” whispers Marinette into the bag. 
Marinette and Chloe then hears two tiny “thank you”s followed by the sound that can only be described increasingly aggressive chomping. Both girls giggle quietly.
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“Welcome to Gotham,” says an unenthusiastic man at the front desk. “Congratulations, you are…” He checks his computer. “On time? Interesting.”
“Yes, we are aware,” grumbles Mrs. Bustier, already done with the man’s attitude.
“Okay so before the tour starts I’m doing to need the student who set-up this field trip to sign a couple forms and stuff. Here ya go.” The man pushed a thicc pile of paper into the teachers hand. 
“Oooh! That would be me sir!” Lila chirped, intercepting the papers before skipping back to her posse of her’s. A few seconds after beginning to fill out paperwork Lila cries “Ouch! My wrist! My arthritis! Can someone help me filling out all these form.” 
“I’ll fill them out, I’m only going to need your signatures,” offered Max.
“Thank you Max, you are so sweet!” Lila complements. 
“Of course, your arthritis was badly affected by the altitude yesterday, you shouldn’t be staining your wrist so early!” Max blushed. 
“Maribug, you gonna to say something?” 
“Nah, just watch. Entertainment without a Netflix membership.”
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adrianyx99 · 4 years
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I HAVE RETURNED FROM ART BLOCK AGAIN
Ok. So I initially wanted to finish this short comic earlier but I might have gotten engrossed in playing Sims 4. Again
And my sister might have also borrowed my laptop when i finally managed to get the Sims 4 Packs from my brother
Anyway, have this short comic of Jason being a protective brother. 
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My Maribat idea
When his boss is arrested, Gorilla (legally Gibbon Pennyworth) doesn't like that his 15 year old charge is likely going to live with either his controlling aunt or a spineless mayor. Fortunately, his great uncle works for powerful man with a special spot for tragic backstories. *In my head, I make this an Adrien Agreste/Cassandra Cain as well as Marinette Dupain-Cheng/Damian Wayne, but down the line. I see Adrien and Marinette being 15/16, with Damian at 13 and Cass at 17/18, at the beginning, but the romance doesn't happen till everyone's old enough. Damian's also a little softer, thanks to his Sunshine TM brother. I also don't see Marinette having a major part before a few years pass in story, maybe with her coming to Gothem for college. I like the idea of Adrien and Cass because she could see straight through his fake smiles, and he would have to learn all her subtle signs (I hate the oblivious Adrien trope, and feel he would definitely notice if someone like him as long as that person hasn't denied it on several occasions)
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story-collector · 4 years
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I dont know if this is entirely accurate but I made a maribat playlist? Can you tell how much this AU has taken over my life?
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4EemX5I8cgtNrwRzcT8p1X?si=ElNFzJg4SQCFyJ16Qmbtfw
If you think of a song that doesnt fit, or a song that should be in it, let me know. I serve the community.
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fanboy7794 · 5 years
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Maribat Headcanon/Oneshot
Hi Guys! I was wondering could anyone write me an AU where syren happens later with Damian. Damien find out or is there when chat was being an ass during syren and fights him afterwards. He defeats him and drowns him while asking how it feels? Drowned not kill. His reasons are 1) drowning is a terrible way to die and 2) marinette and citizens of Paris are semi traumatised by it. Afterwards someone records it and he gets large support for it. Hopefully this isn’t to bad I just feel His character seems old justice as he was raised by league of assassins
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yin-390 · 5 years
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@ozmav I finished your present!
The creator of the Maribat AU:
Arch-mage Ozmav for the win!!!!
XD
Congrats on the 1000 subscribers!
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solarcupid · 4 years
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MariDami Soulmate AU
Walking out of her room, Marinette looked down at her wrist where everyone’s timer was located. Today was the day. She would finally meet her soulmate. She had stayed up all night filled with nerves over their meeting. She worried about what they would be like and whether or not they would like her or be disappointed over who their chosen was. There had been stories of people who had met their soulmates only to be rejected. The person who had been rejected would be devastated and fall into a deep depression. She worried that her soulmate might reject her and she would have to suffer that fate as well. She already went through enough with her class; to go through that as well would just be the icing on the cake. Still she sucked it up and carried on like she always did.
She made her way down to the lobby of her hotel, expecting to see at least some of her classmates, but she couldn’t find a single one. She swung her head nervously around, hoping to find at least one recognizable face, only to be severely disappointed. Her eyes widen and breathe sped up until she felt a gentle nudge on her thigh. Looking down she found the worried eyes of her best friend and kwami, Tikki.
“It’s okay, Marinette. Just breathe, alright? In… And out. In… And out. That’s it, you’re doing it. Just in… And out.”
Wiping her eyes Marinette thanked the little red god. “Thanks, Tikki. I don’t know what I’d do without you.”
“It’s alright, Marinette, let’s just hope you never have to find out.”
Marinette laughed.
“Now, come on. We have to get going if we don’t want to stay in the hotel all day. Plus, someone has to go find her soulmate today!”
Jolting up, Marinette’s eyes widened. “That’s right! My soulmate! Oh I hope I’m not late! Can you be late? Great, that’s it. I’ll forever be known as ‘Marinette: The First Person to Ever be Late to Meet Their Soulmate’. Oh I hope they’ll like me and for--”
“Marinette! Calm down! You’ll be okay. There’s no such thing as being late to meet your soulmate. You meet them when you’re meant to meet them. Now get going! The clock is ticking after all! Literally!”
“Ah! Right!” With those final words, Marinette ran to the door to see if she could track down the bus her class had been on. Upon not finding anything that could possibly be it, she decided to use her phone to pull up directions to the building her class was scheduled to visit. Once she had the map ready and pointing her where to go, she started making her way to her class as fast as she could while also keeping an eye on where she was going. Unfortunately, with her attention focused solely on where she was going on the map, she didn’t pay attention to where she was actually going. Her body slammed straight into another’s with a great “ompf”. She immediately scrambled to apologize only to find out that her surroundings weren’t the only thing she had lost track of. Her timer went off right as she looked into the deep green eyes of the man she had collided with. 
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Now Damien was just planning on having a normal day. He woke up, brushed his teeth, got dressed, and ate his breakfast just like he would any other day. In fact, the only thing that changed this day from being like every other monotonous day was the fact that his brothers were forcing him to help out with some French kids on a field trip of Wayne Industries and his oldest brother was the one leading it. This changed his day because rather than just doing his job and being silent about it other than the natural complaining about how bratty they were like every other person in existence, his brother had decided that this was somehow the perfect chance for some good old brotherly bonding. And who’s the brother he has decided to bond with you might ask? Why it just so happens to his youngest little brother aka Damien. Apparently he thought his little brother could use some more time around others the same age. Pft lies.
God how he wished something would just attack so he could have an excuse not to go out and socialize. But, of course, just when he wants something to go wrong, everything is going perfectly. Traitorous city.
Which brings us to now. 
He had gone to a nearby cafe to get some coffee because there is no way in hell he’s dealing with a bunch of brats this early in the morning without some form of caffeine in his system. Honestly Grayson, do you want these kids to die? After getting himself a particularly strong brew, he went out to go deal with the brats, and they were brats no matter how close in age they were, he stepped outside only to immediately be smacked into by a tiny 5 foot nothing girl looking down at her phone. Right as he went to scold her, she looked up and- Oh. It’s You. You’re- You’re the one. 
He was sucked in. Nothing mattered at that moment other than the fact that his one, his angel, had just walked in front of him. Not the coffee slowly drying on his shirt. Not the meeting he was no doubt going to be late to with his brother. His whole world had been narrowed down to two beautiful silvery blue eyes set in a beautiful face adorned with tiny star like freckles, framed with black hair that very nearly looked like a deep shade of blue. She was beautiful. Gorgeous. Every single word to describe something’s amazing appearance in every single language that has ever existed and will ever exist could be combined and yet they would still pale in comparison to her. He had never really seen the appeal of a soulmate before, but now… Now she was all he could possibly think about. His world consisted of her and only her. She was everything and that made everything else that wasn’t her, nothing. Nothing. That was his world without her. Just an empty black space. No. Not even that for her hair was black and thus black was Her.
He had completely forgotten what his timer said after being trained so long to ignore it and cover it up because soulmates were a weakness. And yet… After seeing her he could not possibly see how a soulmate could be a weakness. She brought him strength that he didn’t even know he could possibly have. She removed a weight from his shoulders that he had gone so long holding that he didn’t even know it was there anymore. She had saved him from things he hadn’t even known that he needed saving from. Moreover, she saved him from things he had been born already a victim to. She was the angel that had raised him to salvation. He could not dream of being without her. Of being just Damien, the son of Bruce Wayne and Talia Al-Ghul, instead of being Damien, soulmate to- 
What’s her name? How could he possibly not yet know her name? He was already smitten and yet hadn’t even gotten her name. What kind of gentleman wouldn’t even ask his soulmate’s name? He had to rectify this mistake. Immediately. “U-Uh, what, uh, what’s your name?”
“Oh! Uh, my Marinette’s my name! Wait! Uh, My name’s Marinette! Oh gosh- I-I’m so so sorry!”
Damien grinned wider than he ever had before, full of joy he’d never felt before. All at just hearing his soulmate’s voice and learning her name. “Marinette.” God how he loved her name and how it rolled off his tongue. “It’s nice to meet you. My name’s Damien. Would you like to accompany me on a walk?”
“Oh! Yes! Yes, I-I would like that a lot. Thank you.”
“Anything for you, my Angel.”
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evera6234 · 4 years
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Gotham’s Salty WIP: Chapter II
CHAPTER I
RATING: T (Teen for cursing and stuff, this may change)
SUMMARY: 
Basically, the typical Daminette with a bit of lime and spice. Borderline crack fic bc i cant without humor. 
Marinette Dupain-Cheng goes to Gotham whilst carrying three years worth of emotional baggage, what she does with it, we don't know. Does she lug it around? Probably. Does she kick it off a skyscraper? Not probable, but maybe. Does she use it to drop kick an unsuspecting liar. Most definitely.                ~~~> EDITED BY OLLIETHETURTLE ON AO3
Transferred from AO3. 
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   “Yeah, your signatures don’t line up…” says the man at the front desk. “You said your name was… Lila Rossi, right? I’m looking for a... Marinette Dupain-Cheng?”
   “Present,” an amused Marinette announces.
   “No! There must have been a mistake. I personally talked to Brucie and his 4 sons, Jason Grayson, Tim Todd, Dick Drake and my precious Damibear!”
   “Yeah no. That 100% didn’t happen. 100%,” the somewhat peeved front desk attendant grins.
   “How dare you talk to Lila like that! What’s your name? Give me your manager's number!” Alya fumes in a french accent (A/N: total karen moment intentionally placed). 
   “My name is Andrew Winston, and my supervisor….”
   “Hey Andrew, what’s poppin!” says a voice. After observation one could say that said voice comes from a tall muscular man, with a white streak in his hair, wearing a leather jacket.
   “My blood vessels, Jason. My blood vessels. Why are you here? You weren’t supposed to be here today.”
    “Yeah, Dick broke his arm yesterday at home. He fell down the stairs. And since I am such an amazing brother, I decided that I would fill in for him today!”
   “You were forced,” concludes Andrew as he scratches out Lila’s name off the previously mentioned thicc stack of papers with a black marker. 
   “Yup.”
   “This is the class you are supposed to caddy around WE. And they seem to be a bit peeved right now.”
   Jason sighs, “Ok. what’s the issue…”
   “They are saying that Lila Rossi, here” Andrew points to Lila, then looks down at his notes “says she spoke to a Brucie, a Jason Grayson, a Tim Todd, a Dick Drake and her precious Damibear to set up this field trip. My info here says that a girl named Marinette Dupain-Cheng set this trip up but they don’t believe me.” Andrew nonchalantly continues “Speaking of which, Marinette please sign on all the starred lines. Lila and her friend already filled out everything else.”
   “Tim Todd!” Jason chokes. 
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   The tour had slowed down in the corridors of Wayne Enterprises as Jason let the students go on a quick bathroom and water break. Lila had left for the bathroom, and it is safe to say that Marinette learnt her lesson to avoid bathroom confrontations with Lila. They were never fun, and right now she doesn’t think she can handle a wet shirt in winter. 
   “Really, Marinette. You take credit for all of Lila’s hard work,” says Kim passing by.
   “Do you have any idea how hard Lila worked on this, and you know she hardly has any time to spare.” Max pitches in. 
   “Yeah. Lila worked so fucking hard concocting the names Jason Grayson, Tim Todd and Dick Drake. Sounds like the revamped cast to The Three Stooges,” Chloe crackles giggling.
   “I sure wonder how Tim Todd and Jason Grayson are today? Are they well?” Marinette questions sarcastically.
   “Absolutely fucking amazing after hearing that!” Jason wheezes, overhearing the conversation. Jason gave Marinette a knowing look that confirmed an earlier inference. This Jason was Jason Todd. This was priceless. 
   Adrien’s eyes narrow on his angered face. “What was she doing.” “She promised to take the high road.” “She only needs me, I’m her best friend.” He watched the situation from a distance, unnoticed by Marinette. But as sly he is, he did not slip Jason’s radar. 
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   “So y’all, 1:30pm. That means, Lunch time!  Right and you’ll be at the cafeteria, I’ll be joining you guy in about 15 minutes. So fuel up. Remember to show your IDs, lunch is on the house! Bon appetit!” Jason cheerfully announced as bows dramatically (like actors at the end of a play) and he turns around.
   A bit into lunch Mrs. Bustier came up to Marinette and Chloe’s table. “Marinette, can I talk to you?” asks Mrs. Bustier. 
  “Can I come too, Mrs. Bustier?” asks Chloe suspiciously
   “No, Chloe. This is just in between Marinette and I, sorry.” Mrs. Bustier replies sternly.
   “It’s okay, Chloe. I’ll be fine,” reassured the ladybug holder, squeezing the bee holder’s hand.
   “Ok, fine. Let me know if something happens.” Then Chloe leans in to whisper to Marinette, “Audio record it, just in case.” Marinette nods. 
   “Ok, Mrs. Bustier. I’m coming!” replies the bluenette happily as she follows Mrs. Bustier away from the crowd. 
   Adrien, from his table with Nino, Alya and Lila watched, “Hey guys, I need to go to the bathroom,” he said before standing up.
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  “Marinette you should be setting an example for the class. What you did today, making fun of Lila was wrong,” Mrs. Bustier frowned. “You of all people know Lila's condition and you should be more accepting of her.” Disappointed, Mrs. Bustier continues, “I expect you to apologize to her before we head back to the hotel.”
   “With all respect, no thank you. I will not apologize for my actions,” Marinette sternly begins. “Does the school have any medical record of her illness?” Marinette asks. “Why should I allow her to take credit for my hard work? And why do I have to be the model student who is obligated to be kind to everyone, when no one ever is to me?” Marinette, now more frustrated than before, questions the teacher. She felt a storm of emotion begin to stir. 
   “Because you are the class representative! It is your responsibility to lead the class with your example! Lila is a student with needs, she needs to feel accepted by all her classmates and it is your job to fulfill her needs.”
   “I’m sorry Mrs. Bustier, but sometimes I can’t shove a square in a circle. Sometimes I can’t do things. Lila is lying, and I can’t lie with her. I will not lie.i will not pretend to like her. And why must I be responsible for all the students in class, but receive no respect for it. Receive nothing but hate and insults. How is that fair for me?” Tears begin to collect in Marinette’s eyes. Mrs. Bustier, for the longest time, has been one of Marinette’s favourite teachers. The fact that right now Mrs. Bustier, couldn’t give less of a shit about her feeling hurt. 
   “I understand but what about Lila’s feelings? I cannot let you bully Lila. You are being selfish right now, I never thought you could act like this. I am disappointed in you.” Mrs. Bustier finishes as she walks away. 
   “What about MY feelings. What about me, what’s so wrong with me being selfish every once in a while. Have you ever looked into my family’s bullying complaints against Lila? What about me?” Marinette cries  desperately, as Mrs. Bustier walks away. “Why is everyone ignoring me?”
   “The real question here is, why are you ignoring me?” growled a voice from behind Marinette. “I thought you promised me to take the high road.” Marinette’s eyes widen as she realizes who’s talking to her. 
   “I never promised, Adrien. Not once. I can’t keep silent and alone for longer.”
   “You are not alone, you have me. And I even LET you talk with Chloe.”
   “Yes, I have Chloe and thank you your majesty for letting me communicate with another human being. And no, Adrien I do not have you,” Marinette raises her voice. “Lila has you, you only talk to me in secret. You let Lila lie, you let her hang off your pretty model arms when she wills. You are and were never on my side.”
   “So you really are jealous?”
   Marinette, delirious with anger frustration, her voice laced with contempt, “No, never.” 
   He looks down at Marinette and smiles “Stop lying Marinette.” 
   “I’m not.” Adrien looks back at Marinette, as if he knows something as he too stalks away. “I’M NOT!” Marinette yells. 
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   “So she said that she talked to Brucie, Jason Grayson, Tim Todd, a Dick Drake and her precious Damibear!” Jason nearly on his side from laughing too hard. 
   “DAMIBEAR!” Tim howled in laughter, with his hands wrapped around his torso to somehow hold his ribcage together. Both brother’s are laughing their asses off in Tim’s office.
   “I KNOW!”
   “Are we gonna tell him?” Tim begins to ask before he interrupts himself, “No! We are not. What we are going to do is call him that and let him figure it out, sooner or later he will meet the class and when he does…”
   Jason let the scenario Tim described play in his head, “YES! You now speak my wavelength, to be honest maybe Lila wasn’t lying. You may be a Todd.”
   “No fucking way am I one. By the way, you should check on the class, how long has it been since you left them?”
   “Shit! Twenty minutes! Farewell, dear Replacement.”
   “Have fun, report back on any juicy lies, specifically ones about sweet baby Damibear or even Brucie.” 
¬
   “What the fuck was that?” thought Jason as he heard two people arguing in a secluded hallway, “Marinette?” he thought when he saw the girl, immediately putting a name to the face. But he didn’t know the boy. Jason whipped out his phone and quickly took a picture of the situation, making sure to get a clear shot of the boy’s face. For research purposes.
Gunz Blazin: Hey Tim Todd
Gunz Blazin:  Can you gimme a background check for this guy 
(*attaches a cropped image of the mystery boy’s face*) 
Boy Wonder: ???Tim Todd???
Replacement: I gotchu fam. 
Boy Wonder: ???fam???
Boy Wonder: ???
Boy Wonder: Can I be a Todd too
Replacement: No you're a Drake 
   Jason heard a voice coming from behind him, “That’s Adrien Agreste.” 
   Jason turns his head to look at the boy again and hears more of the conversation. He turns back and she’s a tall-ish blonde girl with blue eyes. “You are? Marinette’s friend?”
   “Yes.”
   “And he is not Marinette’s friend?”
   “He absolutely is not Marinette’s friend. He’s the ass-hat who thinks he owns Marinette. Are you SURE I can’t punch him in the face?”
   “Yes.”
   “What if I just break his nose a little.” (Requested by Ollietheturtle, my new dear editor)
   “As an employee of Wayne Enterprises, I’m supposed to say no, but in all honestly I kinda wanna do that myself…”
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TAG LIST: @jeminiikrystal @demonicbusiness @i-am-ironic @woe-is-me0 @miracleofadisaster @clumsy-owl-4178 @onmywaytoloveyou
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adrianyx99 · 5 years
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After encountering some MariBat fanfics on AO3 and giving reading it a try, I am now a Daminette shipper. Inspired by @ozmav ‘s MariBat au too. 
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stareyedmoonchild · 5 years
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When Marinette met Goliath
So this is my take on @ozmav maribat au, that I completely fell in love with, and can't get enough of.
Let's get one thing straight, it was an accident.
She only wanted to explore the bat cave a little while Robin and Batman went on patrol.
Then spotted Titus going somewhere and fallowed.
When she reached the place he was heading to, she found a cow, and a cat.
As she was so busy cooing over them, she didn't notice the dragon bat sneak up behind her.
Noticing a dark shadow looming over her, she turned and blue-bell eyes met glowing yellow eyes.
*When Damian returned*
He went straight to see how his animals where doing and to feed them.
Instead, he was greeted with the sight of Marinette on top of Goliath's head as he laid on the floor with a blissful expression as the petite girl scratch behind his ear.
Finally taking notice of her boyfriend's arrival, she looked dead in the eyes, with a slight pout she said, "Why didn't you ever introduce me to your adorable pets!"
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story-collector · 4 years
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Am I going through and making a master list of @maribat-archive ? Yes, yes I am.
Hurricane by @sidefrienda-deactivated20191012
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Maribat AU by @vivilakitty
Maribat AU
Dont Lie by @amlesi
Dont lie
Of Fun, Of Love by @maribat-archive
Part 1
Part 2
I Want You Back by @bb-basbusa
I want you back
Not As Much by @miraculous-mangoes
Not As Much
Broken Harmony by @dessarious
Master list 1
Master list 2
Maribat AU by @maxdark158
Maribat Idea!
College Classmates by @writingideasandrandomstuff
Part 1
Part 2
#WayneAngel by @tired-college-student-writing
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Three Times Marinette and Damian Almost Kissed by @kceedraws
TTMDAK
Maribat Childhood AU by @snowhirl
Part 1
Part 2
Seaborne Burnouts by @itawonka-creates
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5
Part 6
Part 7
Part 8
Part 9
Part 10
Part 11
Part 12
Part 13
Part 14
Part 15
Part 16
Part 17
Second Chance by @fsketchart
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Pest Control by @@sidefrienda-deactivated20191012
Pest Control
Lost and Found by @fridayfirefly
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5
Part 6
Part 7
Part 8
Sooooo.....mabey I bit off more than I can chew.........you are welcome to add any MariBat fics and HC you would like to this.... enjoy!
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kelelamentia · 5 years
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Respect is Always in Style.
Respect is Always in Style.
Hi @ozmav have fun.
Marinette’s Room in Paris:
“Oh Tikki, I can’t believe they’re coming to Paris just to visit me!”
Marinette was fluttering about her room, double checking that everything was in its place.  Tikki was the eye of Marinette’s storm.
“I can Marinette, you’re such a wonderful girl, of course they want to see you.”
Tikki then turned sly.
“Damian especially seemed motivated.”
“Tikki!  It’s not like that!”
“But, you want it to be.”
“Maybe…” Marinette trailed off.
The Wayne family, Damian mostly, had started to miss the petite designer; but by a strange twist of fate (*cough*Alfred*cough*) Bruce ended up having some business to conduct in Paris.  When Marinette heard about this and immediately invited all of them to and come taste test her family’s baked goods.
“Alright everything is setup here and all the samples are ready down stairs, now all that’s left to do is wait for Damian.” Marinette breathed.
“And his family, Marinette.”
“Yes, of course his family, I wouldn’t forget about them Tikki.” Marinette amended clearly more focused on Damian’s arrival.
*Ring*
The Bakery’s front bell rang and Marinette’s mother called.
“Marinette dear, your visitors have arrived!”
“Be right down Mama.”
Turning to Marinette and asked Tikki.
“Try and find a good hiding spot Tikki, these guys are a lot smarter than my classmates.”
“That’s not a hard thing to achieve Marinette.”
Tikkis then disappeared, allowing Marinette to go down stairs.
 Front of Dupain-Cheng Bakery:
“Hello my name is Sabine Cheng and this is my husband Tom Dupain, we’re very excited to have you here.” Sabine introduced, gesturing to herself and her towering husband.
“It’s great to meet the family that inspires our daughter!” Tom welcomed.
The Wayne family, plus Alfred, smiled at the visually polar opposite duo.
“Thank you for having us Mrs.Cheng.” Bruce started.
“None of that Mrs.Cheng, call me Sabine.”
“And call me Tom.”
“As long as you call me Bruce, this is Alfred Pennyworth and these are my sons Dick, Jason, Tim, and Damian.” Bruce presented, motioning to each person.
Marinette call into the room just as Bruce finished.
“Damian, I’m so happy to see you, I missed you!” Marinette exuberantly greeted.
“Hello Marinette, I’m happy to see you too and I missed you as well; you are looking beautiful today.” Damian smiled at Marinette; she blushed at the compliment and fiddled with her fingers.  They continued to stare at each other until Dick ruined the moment.
“What about us Marinette, didn’t you miss us” He pouted.
Marinette jolted in horror at the thought that she just insulted Damian’s family and rushed to correct it.
“Of course I missed you guys too! Hi Dick, Jason, Tim, Bruce, Alfred, I hope the flight wasn’t too bad.”
The boys chuckled at Marinette trying to reassure them that they were important too.
“Please relax Ms.Marinette, Master Dick was only teasing you, we know you missed us.” Alfred said defusing Marinette.
“Yeah squirt, we know you missed us; you just missed Damian more!” Jason ribbed.
Marinette meeped and buried her face in her hands, trying and failing to hide her bright red blush. Damian was also blushing at the thought of being the one Marinette missed the most. Sabine hated to draw the attention away from Marinette and her sweet heart, but these gentlemen were here to help as well.
“Everyone if you could please follow me to the kitchen we can get the taste test under way.”
“Thank you for trusting us for this Mrs.Sabine, Mr.Tom.  I know baking can be such a touchy thing.” Alfred thanked.
“Don’t you worry we always enjoy feeding people, it’s what we do.” Tom pledged.
“And it won’t due to have people scrawny and under fed.
Sabine directed her attention to Tim.
“You especially young man; are far too skinny, when was the last time you ate.”
“I had coffee this morning.” Tim winced at Alfred sharp look.
“Coffee is not a meal mister; now, you will follow me, you will sit and you will eat.  Do you understand?”
“Yes ma’am.” Tim was hunched over following Sabine to the kitchen, leading a snickering Dick and Jason, along with a quiet Damian and Marinette; both of which were smiling at each other.  Leaving Alfred, Bruce and Tom together at the front.
“You have a lively group there Bruce.” Tom praised.
“I know Tom; I wouldn’t trade them for the world.”
“It would certainly be a very empty household without Master Bruce.”
“I know the feeling, I’m not sure how I could function without hearing Marinette scrambling around her room or the her sewing machine running, and the occasional scream of frustrated designer’s block.”
“I have a hard time imagining Marinette screaming in frustration, she’s always calm when I see her, flustered when teased, but mostly calm.” Bruce admitted.
“That’s because of your youngest Bruce.”
“Could you please explain Mr. Tom?” Alfred requested.
“Damian makes Marinette feel calm and confident, even when he’s not here.  He has showed her that she can be strong, with or without the majority behind her.  He just makes her so happy and I can’t thank him, and all of you, enough for that.”
Something in Tom’s spiel caught Bruce’s attention.
“The majority?”
Tom winced.
“Caught that did you?
Bruce and Alfred nodded.
“I can’t tell you much, because I’m sure Marinette would want to tell you herself, but there is an issue at school.  It involves a liar, her classmates not listening to reason, and a teacher not wanting to act like a proper authority figure and step in because ‘It’s good for the children to work it out for themselves’.  Needless to say it has caused a lot of stress for Marinette.”
“I believe that’s more than enough information Mr. Tom, thank you for trusting us.” Alfred recognized, Bruce agreed.
“That’s enough heavy stuff; let’s go to the kitchen before all the food is gone.” Tom redirected, placing a hand on each mans should, guiding them to the kitchen.
 Kitchen:
Everyone was gathered around a buffet of treats, trying this and that, while answering Tom and Sabine’s questions:
“How’s the taste?”
“How’s the texture?”
“Do you think it needs something?”
And so on and so forth, until all the baked goods were gone and everyone was full.
“That was simply wonderful Mrs. Cheng, I must have your chocolate-banana pie recipe.”
“We’ll see Alfred; now why don’t move to the living room to digest all this.”
“Great idea my dear, I’ll clean up and you charm the guests.” Tom told his wife.
“Too late, we were already charmed by your daughter and the food.” Damian bluntly explained, triggering Marinette to blush.  
“Well, Marinette charmed Damian first, then us, the food was a bonus.” Tim needed to add.
“You have a sweet girl here, can’t expect anything less from a bakery, what’s your recipe?  Sugar, spice, and everything nice?” Dick joked.
Sabine laughed at Tim and Dick.
“I can’t just give away that secret recipe Dick, now follow me and I’ll show boys the living room. Marinette, why don’t you show them outfits you fashioned after Gotham’s Heroes.”
“Mama!  Don’t tell them I did that!”
“Why not dear?  You seemed so proud when you showed us.”
“Because I don’t want them to think I’m insulting their city’s Heroes Mama!”
“Don’t worry too much about that cupcake, it takes a lot to insult those guys with just an outfit.” Jason encouraged.
“You just want to make me blush.”
“Yeah, that too.”
With that Marinette made her way upstairs and the boys were lead to the living room.
 Marinette’s room:
“I can’t believe Mama did that Tikki.” Marinette whispered to the kwami, as got changed into the first outfit.
“I can Marinette; she wants you to show off all your hard work.”
Marinette gave an embarrassed grumble as she putting on the first outfit and made her way down stairs.
 Living room at the same time:
Alfred, Bruce and the boys were lead into a cozy room and sat down.  Damian did so in a daze, having been in such a state since Sabine mentioned “Gotham Hero themed Outfits”; which meant Marinette had a Robin outfit she would be wearing...in front of him, Damian wasn’t sure he could handle that level of cuteness.  Marinette’s voice carried to them as she called.
“Going to go oldest to youngest, is that alright?”
“That’s fine Mari-Dear.” Sabine responded.
Marinette made her way to the centre of the group, in the Batman inspired outfit.
“I thought something simple would be best for Batman.”
The outfit was a business suit that had a black jacket and dress pants, with a light gray blouse underneath and black dress shoes, with her hair in a bun.  The thing with the jacket is that was a bit longer than a normal suit jacket and the edges looked like Batman’s cape.  Marinette had also made her own Batman pin to place on the lapel of the suit jacket.
Bruce commented first.
“You look very professional Marinette; you could wear that to any business meeting.”
“And be the envy of everyone attending.” Damian praised braking out of this light shock.
“That is a brilliant hat tip to Batman, Ms. Marinette.”
“Alfred’s right, you look good Marinette.” Tim added.
“You really did the Dark Knight proud with this.” Dick applauded.
“Yeah, it’s formal and stiff like him.”
“Jason…” Bruce sighed.
Marinette giggled encouraged by the positive feedback.
“I’ll go get the next one.” Marinette said before going back upstairs.
Marinette returned quickly.
“I felt the Nightwing one should be a little more playful.”
Marinette was wearing some black biker shorts; that went half way down her thighs, with a sheer blue skirt that went to her knees over it, along with a fitted black tank top; that a pair of blue wings stitched into the back.  She dawned a pair of blue fingerless gloves of varying length, the one on her right hand went up half way up between her elbow and her should, and the one on her left hand only went half way to her elbow.  On Marinette’s feet she wore white running shoes with blue laces, with no socks visible, a blue and black choker around her neck, and her hair was pulled into a pony tail.
Damian was frozen at the sight of Marinette’s figure, leaving his family to cover for him until he could recover.
“WHOA!” Dick shouted leaping out of his seat smiling.
“That is very impressive Marinette.”
“Indeed Master Bruce, you captured Nightwing’s essence Ms. Marinette.”
Tim and Jason were trying to get Damian to snap out of it; they managed by jabbing Damian in the side when no-one was looking.
“You look like spectacular Marinette, Nightwing would be jealous of how well you pull that off.” Damian said trying to keep his thoughts about her figure to himself.
“You look great Marinette; you definitely nailed the playful aspect.” Tim nodded.
“Can’t say much else other than you look good Sunshine, you’re doing Red Hood next right?” Jason asked.
“Yes Jason, Red Hood is next.” Marinette replied before heading up stairs.
Again Marinette returned quickly wearing the Red Hood themed outfit.
“I tried to go with the tough look.”
This outfit consisted of a pair of gray skinny jeans, a black shirt with the words “RED HOOD” written across it in red; the shirt also showed a small strip of Marinette’s stomach, a cropped brown leather jacket, and a pair of black combat boots with red buckles.  Her hair was loose, only to be pulled back by a red bandana, Marinette also put on a little bit of red lip-stick.
*Whistle*
“Master Jason!  That was inappropriate!”
“Sorry Alfred; couldn’t help myself.”
“She does look good, glad to see she can pull off what Red Hood can’t.” Tim snickered, privately shooting Jason a look.
“She’s an adorable bad*ss!”
“Dick!” Bruce scolded.
“Young man, I will not have that kind of language in my house!”
“Sorry Sabine…”
As this was happening Damian couldn’t move or respond, his eyes bouncing back and forth between Marinette attractive red lips and the bit of skin her shirt showed.  Damian was trying to force himself to look at Marinette’s eyes, reminding himself that he was a gentleman NOT a pervert, but he never makes it past her lips.
Marinette was silently, but happily, freaking out as she went upstairs to change again, only to come down again wearing the Red Robin outfit.
“Red Robin I felt needed to be a little classy.”
This outfit was made up of a red pleated skirt; each pleat made to look like one of the feathers of Red Robins cape, a short sleeve yellow blouse, and a black scarf.  On her feet was a pair of black ballet flats, on her wrists were some black beaded bracelets, and her hair was in a loose side braid.
“How cute Marinette.” Dick started.
“Simple, yet sweet, excellent choice Marinette.” Bruce applauded.
“Can I take a picture of this Marinette? I need to save this.”
“Sure Tim, if that’s what you want.”
“You mean we could have been taking pictures?  Why did no-one tell me?” Dick lamented.
Sabine came to the rescue.
“Don’t worry dears; I have pictures of all the outfits, if you would like them.”
“You bet we would ma’am.”
“Mama! Jason!”
As Marinette was blushing brightly at her mom; she was swaying back and forth, now pleated skirts can be very…swishy and Marinette’s was no exception.  This movement was causing Damian eyes to follow the movement of her skirt…and hips.  Thankfully the only one to notice his behavior was Alfred; who gave him a small slap upside the head to get him focused again.
Marinette turned to Damian.
“Damian you haven’t said anything about this outfit or the last one, was there something you didn’t like?”
“No Marinette, both outfits are magnificent; you show masterful skills.  I was just blown away by your beauty.”  Damian managed to save and be smooth at the same time.
“Thank you Damian; that means so much to me that you think that way.”
Marinette scrambled up the stairs for the last outfit, coming down again Marinette was wearing a look of pride.
“This one is actually my favourite.”
The Robin outfit was a red dress with yellow trim around the skirt and three yellow buttons at the collar bone.  Marinette was also wearing a cropped jacket again; with three quarter sleeves and a hood, that was black on the outside and yellow on the inside.  Around her waist was a yellow hip pouch, on her feet were green ankle boots, her wrists had green bands on them, and her hair was tied up in her usual twin tails, with green ribbons.
“Favorite one, huh?” Jason smirked.
“So she said Jason.” Tim grinned.
Marinette tilted her head not understanding, Bruce to the rescue.
“We all have our favorite heroes; these two just have some opinions on Robin.”
“And mine is that Robin is great and would LOVE you in that.” Dick injected.
“Yes, I believe he would Master Dick.”
Damian could no longer function, HE had inspired her favorite outfit, a really cute outfit, that high-lighted all her beauty for them to see, for Damian to see.  Sabine saved Damian from having to comment.
“I’m thrilled you all think so fondly of my daughter and her skills.” Sabine said with a heart-warming smile, she was about to continue when Tom came in.
“I’m sorry to interrupt, but Sabine could you come help me the store is getting busy.”
“Certainly Tom, Marinette why don’t you show your guest the roof top garden.”
“Sure Mama.”
 Roof top garden:
“This very well maintained Marinette.” Bruce admired all the blooming flowers as the boys poked around the roof.
“You certainly made the most of such a small space Ms. Marinette.”
“Thank you, I come out here to relax and think.”
“That’s a good place to have Marinette.” Bruce was cut-off and everyone’s attention was caught.
*Alarm sounds*
“What is that?” Tim asked look at Marinette as she stared of into the distance.
“That’s an Akuma Alarm.”
This worried the boys.
“What’s an Akuma? And why does it need an alarm?” Bruce questioned, standing straighter, bring Marinette’s attention to himself.
“You know how Gotham has its villains?  Paris has one too, his name is Hawkmoth.”
“Paris has a villain!? Why didn’t you say anything Marinette?”  Damian walked over to her and grabbed her hand.
“I didn’t want you to worry Damian.”
“What exactly does Hawkmoth do?”  Bruce asked trying to get Marinette to continue.
“He takes advantage of people who are feeling their lowest, promising them power and revenge if they do something for him in return.”
“How does take advantage of them and what does he want?”
“Hawkmoth sends out his demonic butterflies to possess and transform a person into something completely different.  What he wants is the Ladybug Earrings and the Black cat ring.”
Bruce was about to ask another question when a loud smash came from the distance.
“I need to go check on something at the school!  Why don’t you go back inside and I’ll catch up with when I get back!”
“Marinette!  It’s clearly too dangerous to go out there, whatever is at the school can wait!”  Damian exclaimed, still holding her hand.
Marinette looked to and fro at the Wayne family, realizing she wouldn’t any argument with them and the destructive sounds were just getting louder, she decided to take a large risk.
“Please keep this a secret.”
The all, but Alfred looked confused.
“Tikki!” Marinette shouted to the roof hatch.
“Let’s go Marinette!” Tikki cried, flying from her hiding spot, she too knew Marinette wouldn’t have won arguing with these guys.
“What is that?!” Damian bellowed tugging on Marinette’s hand.
“Tikki spots on!”
A large flash of light engulfed Marinette and a force push Damian away.  After the light died down what the Wayne family saw was Marinette wearing a skin tight red suit with black spot and a mask, swinging an object in her hand (They wouldn’t know that was a yo-yo).
“I’m so sorry about this; I’ll be back as fast as possible.”  Marinette told them before swinging away.
The Wayne’s just stared as she swung towards the Akuma.
“So…Demon Spawns girlfriend is a hero.”
“So it seems Master Jason. Might I suggest suiting up and joining her?”
“What makes you think we brought our suits Alfred?”
“Really Master Bruce?” Alfred asked raising his eyebrow, before turning to walk back down stairs.
“Now I don’t believe Ms. Marinette will mind if you use her room to change, I will cover for all of you if Ms. Marinette’s parents ask.”
“Right, let’s hurry up, we don’t know if Marinette is by herself or not.”
Damian was changed and swinging in record time, with his family not too far behind him.  What they arrived to was Marinette using her yo-yo as a spinning shield, sheltering civilians, as a giant something threw spikes at her.  Damian moved into action quickly, throwing smoke bomb in its face, triggering its eyes to water and unable to see.   This allowed the civilians to get away and drew Marinette’s attention to Damian and his now arriving family.
“Robin? Batman? Nightwing? Red Hood? Red Robin? What in the world are you doing in Paris?”
“You invited us.” Damian said; an eye for an eye after all.
“What? No I didn’t…no.” Her eyes widened in realization.
“Yes, now what is the situation?” Came Batman’s rough voice.
“I’m Ladybug and that is an Akuma caused by the fact he lost his job.”
“How do we get him back to normal?” Nightwing inquired.
“We find the Akumatized/Possessed object and break it; that will release a butterfly for me to purify.”
“Do you know where the evil butterfly is?” Red Robin probed.
“I believe it’s in his helmet, but I can’t get it and protect from his spikes at the same time.”
“Don’t you have someone to help you?” Robin queried.
“I’m supposed to.” Ladybug muttered.
“What can you do?” Batman needed to know.
“I can purify the Akuma and cast Lucky Charm.”
“What does Lucky Charm do exactly?”
“It gives me what I need to defeat the Akuma Batman.”
“Cast it.”
“Lucky Charm!” Ladybug tossed her yo-yo in the air, the object that came down was…
“A rubber ducky?!  How the h*ll is a ladybug themed rubber help with the Akuma?!”  Red Hood shouted.
“I told you it gives me what I need not what I want.”  Ladybug said looking at her surroundings.
“I have an idea and I need you guys to listen.”
The Batfam nodded.
*One convoluted, but effective plan later*
“Bye-bye butterfly.”
Watching Ladybug wave goodbye to the white butterfly Red Robin couldn’t help but reflect.
“Did we real save the day with a rubber ducky?
Robin walked over to Ladybug, observing all the damage around them.
“This is a normal thing for Paris?  How does it recover?”
“Like this Robin, Miraculous Ladybug!” Ladybug cried tossing the rubber ducky in the air.  It exploded into thousands of sparkly pink ladybugs, swarming over everything, removing all damage and injuries.
“Whoa…” Red Hood said in awe.
“We could really use something like this for Gotham.” Nightwing commented as he surveyed everything.
Batman on the other hand wanted an answer for something brought up earlier.
“Ladybug, you mentioned you were ‘supposed to’ have a partner.”
Ladybug sighed.
“You see…” She was cut off.
“Milady!”
“Oh no.” Ladybug covered her eyes briefly and then looked at the leather cat boy.
“Chat! You’re late, again! You even missed it completely this time! Why?!”
Chat hesitated, showing he didn’t have a good reason.
“Chat this getting ridiculous.”
“It doesn’t matter Bug-a-boo, what matters is that were here together now.  And hey, since the Akuma is defeated we can go on a date!”
“No Chat, I don’t want to go on a date with you.  I don’t like you like that and I’m currently running out of time.”
“Then go recharge and come back Love-bug and then we can go on a date.”
“I just said no Chat; I don’t want to date you!”
“Yes you do Milady; you just don’t know it yet.”
Chat reached out and trying to quickly snatch Ladybug’s arm, only to be snagged by the back of his collar and hauled up into the air by Red Hood.
“Hey punk! She said no and you better respect that; unless you want to be nothing but a smear on the pavement.”
“You’re R-Red Hood! What are you doing in Paris!?”
“What?  Can’t a guy and his family visit Paris?”
“F-Family.” Chat stuttered, slowly turning his head; seeing the entire Bat-family, the very angry Bat-family.
“THIS is your partner Ladybug?” Robin snarled; walking up beside her, hearing a beeping noise as he got close.
“Yes…” Ladybug sighed, resigned to the fact.  Amore frantic beeping got her attention.
“I’m sorry, I have to go or else I’ll de-transform right here.”
“Go ahead Polk-a-dots, we’ll have a nice talk with BratCat.”
“My name is Chat-Noir!” he yelled starting to struggle in Red Hood’s grip, getting nowhere.
“Fine, BratChat.”
Ladybug looked at Batman for conformation, getting a nod, she then turn to Robin and mouthed ‘Later’. Robin gave a smile in her direction and watched her swing off.  When she was out of site he turned to her partner with h*ll burning in his eyes, the fire was burning so brightly you could see it through his mask.  Chat tried to curl-up into a ball at the look, which look silly since he was still dangling in Red Hoods grip.
“You are a disgusting piece of human garbage.” Robin insulted.
“What! No I’m not!”
“Yes you are, you came so late to a battle you actually missed it.  Making Ladybug do all the work.”
“I had to do stuff in my civilian life!” Chat tried to defend himself from Robin’s glare, a Bat-glare in the making.  Batman took a single step toward Chat, causing him to look at Batman.
“Do you think Ladybug didn’t have something going on her civilian life at the time?  Or do you believe that she doesn’t have a life outside that mask…and you.”
“I-I-I…” Chat couldn’t come up with anything to refute what Batman said.
“Robin’s right, you are human garbage.” Red Robin sneered in disgust; Nightwing wrinkled his nose in agreement.
“Don’t forget guys; after making Ladybug do all the work, BratChat here thinks it is okay to hit on her even after she gave a very firm no.”  Red Hood reminded, shaking Chat hard in his grip.
“You don’t understand! She’s supposed to love me!  I deserve her!”
That statement made Robin lose his temper.  He grabbed Chat by the front of his clothes and slammed him on the ground; pulling Chat out of Red Hoods hands, and screamed in his face.
“How dare insinuate that she is something to be owned!  She is a person, a human being, with thoughts feelings and opinions!  Just because you are her partner, does not mean you are ENTITLED to her!”
The rest of the Bat-family looked at the pinned cat boy in disgust; this is what Ladybug to work with constantly?
“Chat Noir,” Batman began “You have proven not to be a responsible hero, so I will be leaving Ladybug contact information for the league for her to call upon when she needs help.”
“But we work with magic!”
“You think there aren’t magic users in the league you entitled BratChat?” Nightwing asked.
“B-But, being a hero is supposed to be fun!”
Red Hood punched the ground besides Chats head; leaving a dent, nearly snarling at what Chat said.
“Being a hero is not fun, its work!  That attitude is going to get someone killed and it’s mostly going to be Ladybug.”
Chat was now too afraid to move or speak; Robin had him pinned, Red Hood had his hand buried beside his head, and the other three were looking like they wanted to skin him. They sat in silence before Batman spoke.
“Robin, Red Hood, let him go; we have other places to be.”
The Bat-Family was off and swinging, leaving a shaken Chat Noir in their wake.
 Marinette’s Rooftop:
The Bat-family landed on the roof, barring witness to a confused Marinette, a calm Alfred, and an amused floating red being.
“How are you so calm Alfred!?”
“I’ve seen many things in my time Ms. Marinette.”
Damian ran over to Marinette and pulled her into a tight hug.
“Marinette you’re okay!”
Marinette returned the hug full force.
“I’m fine Damian; are you okay?”
“You know; before you two get too far, we might want to head inside before we’re seen.”  Bruce interjected.
Damian and Marinette blushed hard, as everyone around them laughed.
 Marinette’s room:
“And that’s my whole situation with Chat and Hawkmoth.” Marinette finished near tears, sitting next to Damian; who had his arm draped across her shoulders and holding her close, for her comfort.  
“That is a terrible problem you have found yourself cornered with Marinette.  I’m going to give you a list of contacts for the magic users in the league; this won’t solve everything, but should make it easier on you when you need help.”
“Thank you Bruce, that means the world to me.”
They sat in quiet as Marinette got her emotions under control.  As Marinette calmed down, she had a realization; making her turn a bright red and bury her face in her hands.
“Marinette want’s the matter!?” Damien asked concerned for the sweet girl, as the other were posed; ready to comfort her.  Marinette mumbled into her hands.
“What was that?” Tim questioned, Marinette then full on freaked out.
“The outfits! You saw the outfits, I showed you the outfits, I wore the outfits in front of you!”
There a pause, and then everyone just cracked up laughing.
“That’s the problem?!” Tim inquired, wiping tears from his eyes.
“Spots, we already told you we love them and we meant it.” Jason reassured between snickers.
“Yeah, you should have seen Damian’s face at some of them, I wish I took pictures.” Dick laughed.
Damian, while embarrassed by his brothers; looked to comfort the wonderful girl beside him.
“Marinette all those outfits you made are fantastic, you should be proud of all your hard work.”
“Indeed Ms. Marinette, but we should make our way back down stairs.  Mrs. Sabine and Mr. Tom will be wondering where we are soon.”
“Good point Alfred, come on boys.”  Bruce agreed getting and leaving, Dick, Jason and Tim following.  Damian stayed behind.
“We’ll join you in a moment father; I wish to speak to Marinette.”
Bruce nodded head and left the two alone.  Alfred went last, carrying Tikki and speaking in hushed tones.  As the door closed, Damian and Marinette looked at each other.
“What did you want to talk about Damian?
Damian squared his shoulders and took a deep breath.
“Marinette you are beautiful, smart and wonderful girl.  You bring light and joy into my life; will you do me the honor of going out on a date with me?  A proper date?”
Marinette was wide eyed and stunned; at her lack of response Damian rushed to reassure her.
“It’s alright if you don’t want to, after BratChat I wouldn’t blame you.”
“No wait Damian I would love to go on a date with you!”
“Really? Even after him?”
“You’re different from Chat Damian, you’ve treated me like a person since the moment you met me.  You always considered my thoughts and feels with whatever you do and you listen to my opinion; even when you don’t always agree with it.  Going out with you would be a pleasure.”
“I’m a luck man, to have you say yes Marinette.  Would like to go to a movie tomorrow?  My Family and I are here for a few more days.”
“A movie sounds great Damian, but…” Marinette trailed off.
“But what?”
“I might need to run off because of an Akuma attack.”
“That is perfectly fine Marinette, I’ll be sure to come prepared.”
Marinette stared at Damian in shock.
“R-Really?”
“Of course Marinette, I will never willing let you face danger alone; not if I have the choice.”
“Damian…” Marinette whispered.
The two were slowly coming together, until their lips just brush one another’s.  They pulled away smiling and Damian grab Marinette’s hand leading her back down stairs and to their families.
“Tomorrow is looking to be a wonderful day Marinette.”
“I was thinking the exact same thing Damian.”
End.
That was Respect is Always in style.
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Back at their hotel, Dick shouted in excitement.
“She has a magical girl transformation!”
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