#OR when you DID help that was only against akumas CAUSED. BY. YOU.

[zoe-oneesama]

Ladybug has far more patience than I to listen to Chloe’s new annoying catch phrase and not punch her in the face.

Based on Yamai:

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#look I rewatched the first 3rd of Season 5 and all of Chloe's screen time is literally just repeating the same tired point #woman you didn't help even when you WERE called upon #OR when you DID help that was only against akumas CAUSED. BY. YOU. #yeah I shot-for-shot recreated chapter 8 of komi-san can't communicate lol #cracks me up that Ladybug and Yamai are both voiced by Cristina Vee so #my art #anti-chloe #chloe salt #ooc ladybug #haha

[rizzyu]

luxiem + tickling/cuddling their SO?

Waves of Laughter

Pairing: Vox, Mysta, Luca, Ike, Shu x gn! reader

Category: Fluff, slightly suggestive

Warning: Suggestive themes in Vox’s (of course), Mysta’s (yep of course), and a TINSY TINY bit in Shu’s, other streamers are mentioned in Shu’s

Summary: Luxiem tickling and cuddling you

A/N: Thank you anon for the request :)

Vox Akuma

You and Vox were lounging on the couch, watching something on TV. Your head leaned against his chest, your legs were draped over his lap, while Vox had an arm around your waist. Both of your eyes were fixed on the screen when a spicy scene came up. You weren’t surprised when that scene came up, I mean, this is Vox we’re talking about. You’d be surprised if he had not chosen something to watch without spicy scenes in it. You wanted to try to knock off Vox’s calm demeanour while watching this. “Bet you can’t make me squirm around like that.” You teased. “Oh, really now? Don’t test me, darling” Vox whispered in you ear before bringing a hand to your neck and started gently wiggling his fingers. You immediately started to squirm while strings of uncontrolled laughter slips from your lips. You tried to push Vox away but the ache in your stomach and the ticklish feeling Vox was sending through your nerves did not help. Vox finally let you breathe after the 45th time you pleaded for him to stop. Exhausted, you laid on the side of the couch, with Vox hovering over you. “Still think I can’t make you squirm around?” Vox teased while caressing your jawline, but you were too busy catching your breath to respond to him. A smirk tugged at Vox’s cheeks when an idea hit him, before picking you up bridal style and carried you to your shared bedroom.

“Let me show you how else I can make you squirm under me.”

Mysta Rias

“PLEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASE”

 “No.”

“BUT PLEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASE Y/N”

“Sorry Mysta, but I can’t risk you messing up the kitchen again.”

“But I promise to not fry raw rice again! I’ll follow your every step!”

“Nope, and that’s final.”

Mysta deflated in disappointment. Mysta plopped down onto the couch with a pout on his face, as you began to prepare the ingredients for your meal. Mysta watched you cook as he wondered if there’s a way to make you let him help cook. Sneaking behind you, Mysta suddenly gently wiggling his fingers at you neck. You flinched, causing you to drop the cup of rice. Drops of raw rice scattered onto the floor. “Mysta! Why’d you do that??” You turned your head around to face him with a shocked expression. Mysta chuckled as he reached a hand up to your face. Mysta then started tickling your jawline, causing you to squirm around and bursting into laughter. He then held you up by your waist and laid you on top of the kitchen counter. Mysta then lifted your shirt up a bit and started tickling your bare stomach. You wriggled and squirmed around laughing. “Mysta stop tickling me!” “Only if you allow me to help you cook” You were hesitant towards his request, but your stomach and jaw were started to get sore, so you gave in. “Alright fine! You can cook with me! But j-hahahaaaahah just stop tickling me!” Mysta stopped tickling your stomach and laid himself on top of your exhausted body, his head rested on your upper stomach. As you began stroking Mysta’s taupe coloured hair, he started to tease you. “Yknow, you’ve never told me that your stomach is so soft”

You sighed. “Mysta shut up and just let us rest.”

Luca Kaneshiro

You were in the kitchen of your house, making pancakes for breakfast for both you and your beloved mafia boss. You had just finished pouring in the last drop of pancake mix before you felt two hands snaked around your waist and a head draped on your shoulder. "Why do you always wake up so early?" Luca spoke with his groggy morning voice. “To make your lazy butt some breakfast of course” you teased as you brought your arm over to gently pinch his nose. “Can you come cuddle with me, pwease?” “Sorry Luca, I need to finish making our pancakes first.” “Aw… pweeeeeeease???” “No Luca, look, you will get your cuddles after breakfast is ready, alright?” Luca pouts in disappointment. He lingers behind you but then an idea clicked into his mind. He brought his hands to your sides before gently tickling your sides causing you to burst into laughter. “Luca, p-hahahaha-please stop!” You tried to shake him off, but he would not budge. You kept squirming and wriggling, trying to stop him from tickling you. With no hope trying to shake or push him away, you decided to run away from him. But even so, he clung onto you, tickling you, while you ran. Eventually you both crashed onto the floor laughing (of course he made sure to be under you before you both crashed onto the floor, so that you won’t be hurt). His fingertips kept wiggling at your sides. You laughed so much that your cheeks and stomach immensely hurt. “Okay, okay! I give! I’ll cuddle with you! I mean, after running around for that long, I think I need some cuddles too.” You said sheepishly before settling down with Luca on the couch. You took a whiff of air, and you noticed the smell of burning in the air, that was when you remembered.

“OH CRAP THE PANCAKES!”

Ike Eveland

“Älskling have you seen my caviar toasts? I just made them and they disappeared!”

Ike didn’t hear you respond to him so he began looking for you around your shared home. “Y/N?” Ike opened the door to your shared bedroom and there you are, sitting on your shared bed, holding a plate of his caviar toast. “Looking for these?” You teased. “Älskling please those were the last bit of caviar we have. We already ran out of caviar.” “Heh, sorry Ike, my caviar toast today.” You said before absorbing the caviar toasts on the plate. Ike’s lips were left agape in surprise the moment you consumed his breakfast. “So you’re gonna buy me more caviar, right?” You hummed in response as Ike walked over to you with a pout on his face. He then tackled you onto the floor before tickling your sides. Ike wiggled his fingers gently on your skin, causing you to laugh uncontrollably. He tickled you for so long that your stomach and jaw began to ache due to how much you laughed. “So do you promise not to suddenly steal my caviar toast again? Otherwise I’ll tickle you more.” “Wait no! I promise, I promise!” “That’s good.” “Wait but you don’t mind stepping on me with you heels while you’re at it… right?” Ike didn’t respond, instead he laid down on the floor with you before falling into deep slumber with you.

Shu Yamino

The clicking noises of the mouse and the keyboard radiated through the room as Shu exerted his utmost concentration playing Valorant with his friends. You straddled him on his chair with your chin rested on his shoulder. You saw when he defeated Alban from the other team when you turned your head around to watch his screen. “Oh come ON! Where did that come from?!” Alban growled in frustration after Shu shot him from behind a wall. Shu had always performed the best in Valorant. You often wondered if you could break his concentration and to mess him up. An idea clicked into your mind, you softly trailed your finger along his ticklish spot – the side of his neck. The moment his brain registered the ticklish feeling, he jolted upwards, causing him to miss the shot. Fulgur from the other team took the opportunity and defeated Shu. It took all of your strength to not giggle. “You know there are consequences for doing that, right?” You froze when you heard Shu whisper in your ear. You bursted into laughter when Shu tickled your neck. Shu then carried and plopped you onto the nearby bed. Hovering over you, he kept on tickling you while you squirmed around under him. You tried to kick him away, but he locked you legs against his chest with his arm. Using his spare hand, he tickled from your neck all the way to your stomach. Shu finally allowed you to rest your aching jaws when tears started to form in your eyes. You laid underneath Shu, panting your lungs out. You tried to sit up, but Shu placed his palm on your stomach to push you down, keeping you from moving.

“Not yet Y/N, I’m not done with you.”

Meanwhile Mysta: “Hello??? HELLOOOOO SHU WAKE UP WHERE THE HELL DID YOU GOOOOOOOOO???!!”

#riyugu writing #yorutenshi riyugu #nijisanjien #nijisanjien x reader #luxiem #luxiem x reader #nijisanji #nijisanji x reader #vox akuma #vox akuma x reader #mysta rias #mysta rias x reader #luca kaneshiro #luca kaneshiro x reader #ike eveland #ike eveland x reader #shu yamino x reader #shu yamino

[mcheang]

Reality

As Nino lays out his plan for targeting Gabriel, Alya points out one thing. “Sure I know Ladybug can fix the mess an akuma causes. But Gabriel will still be mad. He already doesn’t like you, Nino. Don’t push it. For all we know, Gabriel might threaten to transfer Adrien to a different school. Remember, he totally lost it when Adrien lost his book?”

Nino: oh…right. I didn’t think of that. Then, who do we target?

Marinette grins sneakily. “I know someone who can get upset very easily.”

Adrien: really, who?

Marinette: i don’t want to spoil the surprise.

Later, as the parent-teacher meeting commenced, Marinette bursts in, “Oh, I’m so sorry to barge in like this. But I forgot I needed Mrs Rossi’s signature for Lila’s trip to Achu.”

Caline: Marinette, can’t this wait?

Mrs Rossi: what trip to Achu?

Caline and Marinette look at her. “You know, the trip she’s taking to join Prince Ali in teaching children for free. It’s such a shame that she won’t be able to attend the school’s weeklong camping trip but it’s for a good cause.

Mrs Rossi stands up. “My daughter is doing what?”

Caline: why are you so surprised, Mrs Rossi? Lila went to Achu for months less than a week after she joined Dupont.

Mrs Rossi: she told me the school was shut down from akuma attacks!

Marinette pretended to look faint. “Oh no, was it because of her special lying disease?”

Mr Cesaire looked skeptical. “A lying disease…? Do you mean compulsive lying?”

Gabriel almost regretted not being able to akumatize Mrs Rossi, if only to make up for losing Lila Rossi as a spy since clearly Alliance can no longer use her. Oh well, there’s always the fallout when her sheep find out.

Alya and Nino were recording this with open mouths. Adrien wasn’t so bothered by this after seeing more of Lila’s hateful personality.

Needless to say, the parent-teacher conference was delayed as Sabine then angrily wanted justice for her daughter if she was indeed framed by a liar. Gabriel had to admit the teaching faculty here was lousy to fall for Lila’s reception, but that’s what makes this place so prime for his akumas! Why did he send Adrien here again? Oh right, it’s the most prestigious school and he’ll never hear the end of it from Andre because Chloe would never accept his perfect son being in another school away from her.

Later, after Marinette received an apology from Mrs Rossi, she agreed to bring Lila up. Alya and Nino looked apologetic. “We’re so sorry we didn’t believe you.”

Marinette looked behind her. “It’s ok. Keep recording. If Mrs Rossi isn’t angry enough to attract an akuma, her daughter will be. Nothing akumatizes Lila like being caught.”

Lila was immediately suspicious when Marinette of all people came to get her, however it was subdued by Marinette’s poorly hidden dislike and the fact that it was Gabriel who asked her to come.

Certain that Mr Agreste wanted her help against a stupid boy’s resistance team, she agreed.

Boy was Lila surprised to see Sabine and her mother standing in front of the classroom instead of Mr Agreste, who looked disappointed in her.

Uh oh. Now Lila could see Marinette’s triumphant face and could see what had happened. Her one consolation was that the team’s plan to anger a parent into akumatization had failed. Though she was also irked she couldn’t get akumatized and make that loser suffer for exposing her like this. This is worse than Ladybug’s exposing her in front of Adrien!

As Lila was dragged by her mother to the principal’s office, Caline tried to resume the parent-teacher conference though it was clear all now felt disheartened by her incompetence.

The resistance was confused. Angry Rossis and disappointed parents were around. Where was the akuma?

Eventually they had to give up. What a waste of free period.

Not entirely a waste though since Lila was now exposed. Alya sent the recording to the whole class as the parents left.

Outraged gasps were heard everywhere.

Nino: why didn’t you wait till class was about to start? Then we could prepare to record the akumatization.

Adrien: if Monarch didn’t come out for Mrs Rossi and Lila, I doubt he’ll come for-

Reverser promptly swooped by, ready to turn Lila nice and honest.

Adrien: never mind.

Marc was deakumatized and the class apologized to Marinette for not believing her.

Lila returned to class, sulky in her forced apology, not really bothered by their angry reactions now that she was expelled. Only Marinette’s smug attitude infuriated her. Having been forced honest by Reverser, she had confessed to having duped two other women into being her mothers and had initially planned on running away to join one of them. Her mother now has their numbers. It was a nightmare.

Alya: who else can we akumatize for the greater good? Mayor Bourgeois?

Marinette: I don’t think our plan works if we our expected target isn’t even akumatized. We’ll have to think of something else.

Monarch is disappointed he won’t get to akumatize the akuma class again for a while. Ah well, it can be a favor to Adrien.

#miraculous ladybug fanfic #miraculous ladybug fic #ml fanfic #ml fanfiction #ml fic #miraculous ladybug fanfiction #Lila is exposed #Lila gets exposed #ml salt fic #bustier salt #Lila salt #nino’s plan to target Gabriel was ridiculous because the end result is so obvious

[huynun]

So since I’m basically rewriting the show, I sort of know in general terms how I would want to lay out the first two seasons and part of the third

Season 1

- setting things up

- very episodic, you can watch most of them out of order (like a lot of shows seem to start)

- Chloe is the stereotypical mean girl

- setting up the friendships between Alya & marinette and adrien & Nino

- also setting up a friendship (and soon one sided crush) between adrien and marinette

- at some point, they have the hotel work study episode (with changes like the akuma won’t be quite the same and Chloe isn’t quite as obvious about giving the bad jobs to the people she doesn’t like) which is the beginning of marinette’s ties with jagged stone

- marinette also becomes class rep despite Chloe’s efforts

- some identity shenanigans but not too many since Lila is on the same school schedule as them

- Lila isn’t really a threat as a civilian but does make some comments and if you look closely, she does benefit a fair amount from the attacks, getting more effective as time passes

- don’t reveal who has the butterfly miraculous until the finale

- speaking of the finale

- adrien fully cuts off his friendship with Chloe after she does something horrible to his friends (after a season of them teaching him that it’s okay to set boundaries etc etc)

- obvs a more intense akuma

- marinette also gets a good win against Chloe when she lashes out about losing her friendship with adrien which does not help Chloe’s mood/vibes

Season 2:

- starts with Lila beginning to make herself a bigger name in the class and start trying to get an in with adrien

- she makes up lies that are somewhat out there but not easily provable

- however, she does say something that tips marinette off that she’s lying but has something to do with being ladybug so she can’t prove it

- Alya hears her say that this girl is lying and listens but doesn’t put much stock into it (like canon but actually hears her out and tries to alleviate some of her concerns even if not necessarily well)

- no one truly turns against marinette but they do brush her concerns off for the most part

- throughout the season, it’s still pretty episodic but things do escalate

- Chloe is still causing problems but fewer and less on purpose, beginning a redemption arc

- Lila makes more subtle digs at marinette and does things to try and isolate her (with varying amounts of success)

- Lila also becomes more blatant and cocky with her use of the butterfly miraculous

- meanwhile, Gabriel and Nathalie have been investigating the use of the miraculi, they can’t just figure it out because there are glamours over them but they can figure out that the butterfly holder is from the school since lila has been getting over confident and cocky about her use of it, thus they can survey the school and catch her

- when they see lila transform, it’s the second to last episode

- ladybug and chat noir have been investigating as best they can too in spite of their many responsibilities

- in the last episode, they figure out lila (not sure how yet) and try to set up a plan to catch her and take the butterfly miraculous

- they end up being just too late, seeing lila upset on the floor and Gabriel transformed into Hawkmoth leaving

Season 3

- starts with stoneheart

- when lila had it, she was bound to the children’s limits and only ever really did akumas with mind control and other things that didn’t result in property damage or real injury

- immediately, Hawkmoth comes in hard with something big that affects the city instead of just a small area

- ladybug only had the lucky charm power and since lila was on limits (and just didn’t know she could) they never had to actually catch the akuma after breaking the object

- though both ladybug and chat noir gain new powers (haven’t yet decided what I want chat’s second power to be) they don’t know how to use them yet (ladybug needs to capture the akuma and use the energy she gets from purifying it along with her own to cast miraculous ladybug) so things go similarly to canon stoneheart

- since it ramped up so suddenly and combined with the failure to get the butterfly from lila before, marinette really feels like she needs to give up, that she can’t do this, and tries (and fails) to give her miraculous to Alya

- an episode or two later, ladybug and chat noir are really struggling to face the butterfly without limits so fu releases the fox and turtle

- even with the help, marinette begins to buckle under the pressure of her responsibilities

That’s all I got for now

#you can add or question or critique if you want #these are just the main ideas I’ve come up with #probably will add more later #anew au #mlb #mlb au #miraculous ladybug #lila rossi #gabriel agreste #marinette dupain cheng #adrien agreste #chloe bourgeois #alya cesaire #nino lahiffe

[jacquesthepigeon]

I just realized that another thing working against Marinette with her position as guardian is that regardless of the writer's intentions, Fu, for all intents and purposes, was possibly the worst mentor i have ever seen on the small screen.

Putting aside the whole "leaving the miraculous with no explanation" thing that makes him seem like a poor planner already, we the audience at least know he feels he can go out every now and then to watch over Marinette and Adrien without much worry. End of season 1 is origins, so we don't see much of him except for then but we can assume at least before season 2 that he's out and about observing. But despite that he offers nothing as a mentor to holders who he chose to help correct his mistake. No anonymous "let me hear your troubles", or "how has your school year been", or "any extra stresses lately". NOTHING.

And I get that the logic explained and assumed here is that he was worried about exposing himself too much. But damnit you indecisive man you CHOSE THEM TO WIELD THE MOST POWERFUL MIRACULI! If you weren't absolutely sure of your choice that's already bad. But then you see them struggle to balance their hero/civilian lives and offer no support in that regard either? Please.

Then we get to Adrien and Marinette's season 2 debacle. Where the issues they have has civilians and heroes are magnified and either played for laughs/cringe (until the writer's decide NOT) or ignored/downplayed/treated as valid by the narrative.

Chat becoming iffy and irresponsible with his duty as a hero.

Marinette and the girl's plans and encouraging her behavior while she struggles to make a coherent sentence.

Adrien literally has nothing to do in the plot still even though they have ample opportunity to do something with him.

Ladybug has occasional bout of arrogance but that's rarely touched on anyway so it was basically abandoned.

Other things too that we already know of.

And where is Fu during all of this? Nowhere that's where. Apparently once he decided that they were meant for each other he stopped watching for any signs that they might need help adjusting to their new roles as heroes. The inevitable assistance or indirect guidance you'd expect from any reasonable mentor who's supposedly observing his pupils never comes.

And when he is reintroduced as the guardian it gets even worse. Cause now we have to grapple with Ladynoir's already uneven dynamic becoming more uneven. Ladybug already had more responsibilities, or at least expectations than Chat with her cure not allowing for her to fall first and her charm demanding her to be in a tactical leadership position between the two. Now she knows who the guardian is and, as we find out later, is being trained as his successor with little to no involvement of Chat. And we find out that the reason is that Chat basically hasn't proven himself responsible enough. And the one time Fu should have absolutely intervened and act like the mentor he should be, during Syren and his tantrum, he rewards Chat for nothing cause he relied on Marinette to be his observer for him and say he at least deserves to know you exist.

Are you kidding me!? What have you been doing his whole time then if your not at least watching over them as heroes? Maybe the reason he's not acting as responsible as he should is cause he's been given no reason too. You gave him the most lackidazical and self interested kwami and you're surprised he's not ready to meet you yet? What did you expect to happen? The only mentorship he has now is a black cat who jokes sometimes about barely wanting to go to akumas. And when he finally gets frustrated enough to voice his concerns he does it in the worst way possible and the one time where he should have been scolded and told what would qualify to meet with him, you instead just give him what he wants.

I could go on for a while but I don't have that much space. So all this is to say, guardian Marinette was given the worst possible example to look to as a model she should follow. And the few times she could have worked her position with Chat he says he's fine and pouts behind her back. She has no idea he even has issues because Fu was just not paying attention and the narrative never let Chat's tantrums be discovered. As a guardian, Fu practiced the most conservative and cautious methods of mentoring and passed those on to her as if they would still work for a girl with a social life, a dream for a career that doesn't involve the miraculi, a want for a family and who still lives with her parents. He set both Marinette and Adrien up for an inevitable implosion that was ignored by the narrative for #overwhelmedbug and Chat pouting in a corner over his self inflicted issues ultimately brought on by a hack mentor.

I'm tired. I think my isekai will be a random adult. Break into Fu's parlor and beat him upside the head a few times. For fun.

Lmao Fu feels like a last minute addition that’s only there to provide minimal lore exposure. His role is not thought out well at all and the potential storylines with him were either unexplored or extremely underwhelming.

I actually don’t think Fu should’ve had anything to do with mentoring adrichat because I always believed in the two of them getting their own individual plots: Marinette the guardian stuff, Adrien the villainous family stuff. I thought it would even out that way but alas, adrichat never got the plot that was set up for him.

I also don’t get that wound up about Fu because the genre relies on irresponsible or inept adults in order to put kids in heroic roles so it’s like. Yeah sure go on old man do ur thing.

The only thing I will say in his defense is that Su-Han did the whole “adult figure” thing significantly worse. Laughably so.

#anon #ask

[artzychic27]

In response to your Nathaniel WandaVision AU, I suggest an AU where the reasons why the show keeps changing and assasinating characters and making everyone support Adrinette is because Marinette in control of the narrative, and has the town of Paris under her spell. That's why the Science Kids and some of the Akuma Class get little to no screentime, it's why everyone now blindly supports her getting together with Adrien.

Adrien: Hey, Nath? Do you notice anything… Off?

Nathaniel: *Sketching Adrinette scenes* Nope! Everything’s fine here. Oh, and if you see Marc, tell him our date is cancelled because we’re spending the day helping you and Marinette with your more important date.

Adrien: … Uh… Thanks? *Rests his hand on Nathaniel’s shoulder, and he takes a sharp inhale*

Nathaniel: … Where am I? What day is it?! *Looks at his sketchbook* What the fuck am I drawing?!

Adrien: Nath, are you alright?

Nathaniel: … Since when did you start calling me that?! O-only Alix and Marc call me that! We never even hang out!

Adrien: What are you talking about? You and Marc have been helping me with dates for Marinette-

Nathaniel: What?! Dude, that’s- NO! Why would we ever help her get together with you?! She’s a creep!

Adrien: But didn’t you have a crush on her?

Nathaniel: That was before Alix helped me realize she’s nuts!… Where is Alix?

Adrien: You don’t know? Nath, she’s been gone for… For weeks, now.

Nathaniel: … What month is it?

Adrien: It’s May.

Nathaniel: No… No, I-it was February- Wait! No… No, I-it was October, and- Oh, God. I-I was with Marc and the others after Miracle Queen, and, uh-

Adrien: I really think you should calm down-

Nathaniel: Don’t tell me to calm down! I’m sitting here drawing cringe romance scenes between you and Marinette, Alix is gone, and I can’t remember a single thing after Chloé got Akumatized again!

—

Adrien: There’s no way any of what he said is true. Marinette’s not a stalker… *While he’s walking, he bumps into Denise* Oh! Sorry!

*Instead of saying anything, Denise just smiles and goes back to silently talking to Simon*

Adrien: Uh… Hello? *Remembering earlier, he places his hand on Denise and Simon’s shoulders, and they have the same reaction as Nathaniel*

Simon: What the bloody fuck just happened?!

Denise: I-I’m okay. I’m alive. We’re alive! We’re alive, right?! This isn’t hell?!

Adrien: What do you mean?

Simon: … You can hear us? *Adrien nods* H-he can hear us! It’s a fucking miracle! He can hear us! We haven’t been able to talk in forever!

Denise: You never talked to or interacted with us; we thought we were dead, or something! What about the others?! Are they alright?!

Adrien: Who?

Simon: Reshma, Aurore, Mireille, Ismael, everyone!

Adrien: Who’s Reshma? What are your names?

Simon: … You seriously don’t remember? C-come on! I taught you all those cheat codes in your video games!

Denise: I literally carried you to safety when an Akuma was after you! How do you not remember?!

Adrien: I-I just don’t; I’m sorry.

—

Max: *After getting de-canoned* So… You’re telling me that there’s some sort of interference in our universe that has kept us and our friends stuck on sort of this pause effect for months, and when you interact with us, we “wake up?”

Adrien: That’s what I’m saying.

Max: Well, Adrien… I believe you, and… *Whispers* I’m secretly freaking the hell out, but I don’t want to alarm anyone.

Adrien: Oh… You don’t want anyone alarmed.

Cosette: *Running past them screaming* WHAT FUCKING DAY IS THIS?! WHEN DID I GET A GIRLFRIEND?!

Zoé: *Running and screaming* WHAT AM I DOING HERE?! THIS ISN’T NEW YORK!

Kim: *Screaming and bashing his fists against the wall* WHY! AM! I! SUDDENLY! A JERK?!

Adrien: … Yeah, anyway! Can you help me?

Max: I suppose the first step is to find the cause, but- I am a sore loser who cannot handle losing to a girl, Marinette is the best at video games, and I suck, I never deserved to go to the championship.

Adrien: What? Max, why are you-

Marinette: Adrien! There you are! Come on, or we’re gonna be late for our date. Hi, Max.

Max: Hello, my video game superior. I would challenge you to a game of Ultra Mecha Strike, but that would be pointless. So, I will spend my valuable time coming up with several clothing combinations Adrien will love on you.

#miraculous ladybug #miraculous #science kids #Marinette salt #wandavision #answered ask #ask me stuff #adrien agreste #that explains so much

[tumblingxelian]

ML Season 6 Wish Fulfillment Outline

This is never going to happen but its what I want to happen, so here's the gist:

Starts in media res like the first season, Akuma are causing trouble on Lila's behalf but are being easily handled by the team.

But if you look closely you can see a Red Akuma flittering in the background sometimes that fuses with the person post purification.

Marinette's life is basically perfect, old friends and new a boyfriend, no school bullies, its great.

We see that Lila's new identity has managed to weave her way into Marinette, Adrien, Kagami & Felix's circle.

When we see Lila operating its obvious she has an accomplice who is powering her up as Nathalie once did Gabriel for Heroes Day.

This person is Chloe, seemingly being controlled via the Amok-Bracelet from season one & described as "empty" by Lila.

Things start going off the wheels however when Lila 'finds out' about Kagami's Amok & questions if she really knows she loves Felix or not.

Kagami finds out that while Felix never commanded her to love him, he did make it so she had a rose tinted view of him. He offered to let her do the same to him. She Akumatized & thrashed him, causing his Miraculous to be taken.

To his nominal credit, Felix does accept he did a terrible thing and refuses to Akumatize over it to 'get his happy ending. This causes Marinette to realize that she can't keep hiding things from Adrien and reveals the truth.

Suffice to say, lots of drama, they are on break at best, Marinette does Akumatize but pulls out of it as she keeps getting flashes of stuff she feels bad about that undermines her sense of anger.

Lila delights in the suffering & its revealed she is actually Chameleon. Basically, Hawk Moth harassed her dreams with Akuma to prime her for Heroes Day but it led to an Akuma being born inside her that took over, now it wants god hood.

This is also where we find out, Chloe was the one who broke the Peacock when Audrey made her. Thank you @generalluxun which is also why her Amok doesn't let one command her, but merely makes her easier to Akumatize if one has it. Lila briefly freaks out but determines she & Kgamai who is now under her thrall, are 'empty. We see a gold & red Akuma vanish into her back.

Things continue to progress with escelating Kuma & Sentimonster attacks & also Adrien prodding into various bits of his life that confuse him.

He & Marinette are secretly attending therapy sessions, but the camera makes it seem like they are always alone rather than sometimes.

This includes finding out Jean cannot find where Chloe lives to send Mr Cuddles & Jean musing on caring more about her than either of her parents did given their Akuma to Zoe after she & Andre have their first fight from her acting overshadowing his film making skill.

We also find out after an Anance battle that Kim is indeed afraid of spiders & even Marinette has no idea what the hell the spider prank is about. Lila muses that was something she orchestrated in secret to further isolate Chloe & only she & Adrien had even been in that pool.

This is when the cast start putting together someone very deft is pulling the strings and there is likely more going on, putting Chameleon on the clock.

We see gold & red Akuma link with Caline, Jean, Sabrina, Felix, Marinette & Adrien in secret. Also Adrien via Plagg maybe discovering Chloe & Kagami have been captured in his own investigation, & while they get away its an important reveal.

Everything comes to ahead when Lila plans to reveal Marinette's lies about Gabriel to the whole world... & gets beaten to the punch by Ladybug telling the truth.

There's still enough anger to utilize but its not what she wanted, especially as hating Marinette/Ladybug is what keeps the Akuma going & without it she'll fade.

Lots of big battles with lots of Akuma & those with red & gold reveal themselves as basically harboring parts of Chloe & Kagami's psyche that are rebelling against Lila & want to help.

A big show of Marinette's growth is that she both trusts them and is willing to make a group plan, with a lot of emphasis placed on Adrien's contributions to the plan.

Especially as it involved him becoming Chat Blanc and attacking Ladybug to distract Lila & make her feel she's won. Though Rena is on back up with illusions.

An Akumatized & transformed Sabrina breaks into Chameleon's base with Lila's mothers when it seems like she's won & the Mega-Akuma activates, letting Lila split herself from Chameleon who is them protected by Nino.

We see the mothers searching for Lila in background scenes throughout the season.

Chameleon makes a last gasp attempt for the Miraculous, but the illusions drop & she gets sucker punched with Cataclysm the thousand butterflies that made her up being purified by a Mega Miracle Cure.

The final episode is basically falling action showing the next year taking place, covering stuff like:

Marinette & Adrien's therapy sessions & the emphasis on the idea of being happy on one's own terms over someone else's.

The Kwami all spoiling their finally returned siblings as well as a subtly resolution with Chloe & Pollen.

New shows demonstrating how Hawk Moth manipulated the likes of Chloe & Lila to help sway public opinion.

Lila re-integrating into society.

The rich kids with shitty parents divorcing them to thunderous applause.

Jean taking over the hotel.

Marinette & Chloe's resolution, with Chloe conceding it wasn't the other girls job to salvage her & Marinette saying she has a better idea of how someone could choose to do things they know are bad for love.

A lot of minor fun things showing emerging dynamics like study and gaming sessions ETC.

Finally it caps off in the park where the statue of Gabriel has been replaced by a giant glowing dance floor. XY, Nino, Jagged Stone & Kitty Section are performing at the first annual Kwami Family Reunion Celebration.

We see more stuff, like Chloe & Kagami seemingly being together & talking with Juleka. Zoe and Lila dancing to the music. Kwami celebrating and chilling with people. Felix & Sabrina engaging in a spirited debate. The Guardian Monks doing a choreographed dance.

Then cap off with Marinette & Adrien taking five away from the party to talk and decide to give it another go. No secret identities, no secrets and not no surprises as both reveal a present for the other.

& that's how I'd handle that!

#Miraculous Ladybug #Miraculous Ladybug Season 6 #Outline #text post #If its not obvious Jean is Chloe & Zoe's new legal guardian. #Mr Lee does come up though & is address #Also Chloe gets resolution with Miss Bustier #& the Queen Mayor & Banana stuff is laid at Chameleon's feet #Adrien plays a more central role in this that it signifies cos its technically a mystery story #Also he & Chloe get some resolution but I couldn't squeeze it into the outline #But yeah #All the kids get a happy ending #Even if they fucked up they get the chance to do and be better #Also Chlogami hints cos I know my preferences #marinette dupain cheng #adrien agreste #chloe bourgeois #lila rossi #Akuma #Sentimonster

[kisilinramblings]

Do you think Marinette has trauma in s4/has trauma from Chat Blanc? I've seen people say that she doesn't because she doesn't have multiple breakdowns or wake up from nightmares in multiple eps or constantly think about Chat Blanc. Or that the show needs to show it more explicitly and frequently for it to count

First, thank you for your patience, Anon!

Second, I’m no psychologist nor therapist, but as far as I know, nightmares and flashbacks are only a few of the many symptoms and manifestations of Post-Traumatic Syndrome Disorder (and according to the US Department of Veteran Affairs and common reactions after trauma, they are even regrouped has one and single item). 

Meaning that if you only focus on those because this is all that you know how PTSD is visually represented in fiction, then you are missing on other key symptoms that hint someone may have PTSD. I say “may” because you need to check a certain number of symptoms to have a diagnostic.

 Anyway, I recommend @gentil-minou 's ml psychology analysis on Marinette during S4 (although, it was written right after Kuro Neko and is missing a few episodes, but nonetheless a very good starting point).

Some will agree Marinette has indeed PTSD, but disagree that Chat Blanc is the cause. For this, I will refer to what Jonathan Decker - licensed therapist and co-creator and co-host of the YT channel Cinema Therapy - says when he summarizes PTSD and the trauma that cause it :

“PTSD occurs when you think your world is safe and then realized that it isn’t”.

Marinette as Ladybug, as a superhero, deals with danger everytime she is facing an Akumatized. But she always finds a solution at the end. She always figures out her Lucky Charm, always find a way to grab the akumatized object, break it and free the victim from Hawkmoth. Plus, her supepower allows her to restore any damage done by the Akumatized and the consecutive battle. So, it always work out and if she ever fails, she can raises again and try something else (though she may or may not need a little pep talk). And the reason why she accepts to be a superhero in the first place is in order to help her friends and loved ones (Alya in Origins).

But despite being a superhero, Marinette also realizes she herself is not immune to akumatization. She has negative emotions too therefore it is a possibility and there were close calls too. The first instance is during Zombizou. Marinette knows her negative emotions originally attracted an Akuma. During Heroes Day, she saw an illusion showing an akumatized Ladybug fighting Chat Noir. In Chameleon, she almost got akumatized but manages to avoid it. And during the episode Ladybug, she got a really close call of being akumatized as well to the point she did not resist and could have given her Miraculous to Scarlet Moth.

But the thing is she knows and accepts her own vulnerability. She is human like everyone else around her and can fall victim of her negative emotions. During S2-S3, she has a network. She has Chat Noir. Master Fu could also help then since he can distribute the Miraculous like he did during Party Crasher when she is incapacitated. There are rules like maintaining the secret identity between Chat Noir and her, so if one is ever akumatized, the other still has a chance. 

But while she knows her own vulnerability and can deal with it with rules (control) and back-up plans, there is one person she never thought would actually be akumatized. And that is Chat Noir. 

Brainwashed or incapacited by akumatized villain power? Sure, happened plenty of time. 

Arriving late for whatever reason? Harder, but it’s manageable.

But an akumatized Chat Noir? What it the world happened to him?! 

All she hears is that their love lead to this post-apocalypse. Chat Blanc was clear that they were both in love and dated each other and that their secret was discovered by Hawkmoth and he used it against them. Chat Blanc even call her by her real name revealing her the secret identity rule fell apart and was breached.

Marinette is not only confronted to a future where her partner is indeed akumatized, she also witnesses her future self died unable to save her partner and everyone else.

Usually, when Marinette fails, she can try again and something else. But here, that failure was fatal. Game Over. The shock is even greater when she never thought Chat could be able to do such a thing. Akumatized normally spares their loved one. But in this scenario, no one was spared. Everything and everyone was destroyed. 

Of course, Ladybug was greatly upset and questionned Chat Blanc about it. All he says was that it was an accident. Not only that, she even see that Chat Blanc has the potential to put an end to the world. 

That is the main difference with everything else. I bolded the elements that play into triggers to Marinette during S4. 

Truth, Lies, Gang of Secrets, Crocoduel, Mega Leech, Sentibubbler, Glaciator 2, Ephemeral, Kuro Neko, and of course Strike Back all have parts of the answer. 

Truth : Marinette is witholding her secret identity from Luka who she is dating. And it caused him to be akumatized who is out to find her secret which would get known by now Shadow Moth. Not only Marinette breaks with Luka at the end because her secret identity is an obstacle into establishing a mutual relationship with him and it will only hurt him, she also decides she cannot allow herself to date anyone.

Lies : LB’s reaction as Chat Noir tell his plan to sacrifice himself in order to drive Lies’ attention is more panicked than usual. Like, compare it to Gamer 2.0. She doubts herself about being able to save him and protect him. 

Gang of Secrets : She distances herself of not just Chat Noir, but her friends as well. The latters get akumatized because of that rejection. At the end, Marinette breaks because she cannot support all that pression all alone anymore and tells her secret to Alya. 

From that point on, Marinette relies more and more on Alya over Chat who is her partner. That is a survival mechanism. And also, subconscious. 

Crocoduel : I’m putting it here because it feels like Marinette has projected a lot of her Chat Blanc trauma into Luka after breaking-up with him (or at least, it is starting to be build that way). Thus why she is avoiding Luka altogether at this point because she doesn’t want to have the Talk™ even though she need to talk to him one day. To be fair, she always has that tendency to avoid hard discussion. But her thinking Luka would be akumatized because of her again feels that there is more to it than what happened during Truth. Marinette has a wild imagination, but even Alya is thinking that Marinette is exaggerating and fails to understand Marinette’s perspective there.

Mega Leech : There is a little scene in which Chat Noir is brainwashed by Malediktator without her knowing and grab her -- which she obviously didn’t find it funny -- but this episode is the start of Ladybug building a bigger team to assist her out as part of her solution to her problem. The writers even make a foreshadowing through Chat Noir when he says “Hey! Wait for me, guys! Group pose!”. Which later plays out for both Ephemeral and Kuro Neko.

Sentibubbler : The obvious one because of the Chat Blanc cameo during Marinette’s nightmare. I let you read @geekgirles​ ‘s excellent analysis about Marinette’s subconscious.

Glaciator 2 : I stand by this, but the gossip news about Ladybug and Chat Noir dating triggered Ladybug. Thus why she becomes so upset. And since she never told Chat Noir about the Chat Blanc timeline (that he was akumatized because they were dating in said timeline), he is not understanding what she is currently living and worst, he was putting oil in the fire with his jokes there even if his intentions were just to relax the situation. 

Ephemeral : I think this one goes without any further explaination, no? Whole episode is about the secret identity. Sass having to use his Second Chance power without a Holder to this very moment is a huge indicator that she was about to make an horrible mistake that would have disastrous consequences. And it reinforces Ladybug’s belief it is better off to not have any identity reveal in the first place. 

Kuro Neko : Similar beginning as Ephemeral. Except this time, Chat Noir is demotivated (read depressed) due to Ladybug keeping him in the dark and putting him at a distance throughout the season. And Ladybug is not noticing how much her actions and solutions to avoid her trauma are affecting him. Ladybug also doesn’t think clearly once she sees a huge Black Cat with a bell. Not only is she convinced that is an Akumatized Chat Noir, she wrongly believes the bell is the akumatized object. Her trauma is leading her to those assumptions even when evidences are pointing out elsewhere.

Strike Back : The dialog between LB and CN who are both affected by Risk. How Ladybug has taken all those risks in order to protect him (when she took that decision by herself, without consulting with Chat first). And of course, because she never told him about the Chat Blanc timeline, he cannot understand her pov. 

To me, when you pay attention (and watching the episodes in order helps too) there is a build up. Of course, this post is a quick sum up of an entire season. If you want a more profound analysis of Marinette’s actions through season 4, I invite to watch Youtuber Toon Ruins video essay on S4 Marinette.

And please note that, as season 5 is about to start, the Chat Blanc trauma is still lingering. And you cannot properly fix something unless the core gets adressed. Adrien and Marinette fixed a lot of what they thought were the problems, when they haven’t adressed the cause of said problems. So, yeah, Chat Blanc trauma arc isn’t over yet.

#miraculous ladybug #ml season 4 #marinette dupain-cheng

[aalissy]

Good Night Kiss

This chapter concludes my journey into Adrienette April :). I hope you enjoyed reading my oneshots! Please lemme know what you think. This one’s ending is my fave just cuz of how soft it is hhahaha. Also, stay tuned for my Marichat May oneshots next month if you’d like to read those as well!

AO3

Marinette was currently wrapped wonderfully in Adrien’s arms. They were on her chaise, a laptop playing a movie in front of them. He had taken to sneaking out at night from the mansion to come and see her. 

Usually, she would frown at the action. After all, she didn’t want to be the one getting Adrien in trouble. Especially when it was for something he shouldn’t be getting in trouble for. But, for now, it was the only way that they could spend time together.

Gabriel had all but forbade her from entering the mansion unless she broke up with Adrien. And that wasn’t happening. Not anytime soon at least.

Marinette squeezed the arm that was wrapped around her waist. A kiss brushed against her head in response, causing a small grin to spread on her face.

He was so sweet. She loved him so much.

After a short while, their movie ended and she watched Adrien glance at the time. Her heart clenched at the sight. She didn’t want him to go. At least... not yet.

They both slowly sat up and she instantly wanted to be back in his arms. She never wanted to leave. Closing the lid on her laptop, she couldn’t help but give a small sigh. Maybe she could try and get him to stay... just for a little longer. 

With her decision made, she placed her hand on his. “Stay, please. At least for us to play a round of Ultimate Mecha Strike III,” Marinette murmured.

She gave him a smile, hoping that it was convincing enough to make him stay. Adrien simply chuckled, flipping his hand around to intertwine their fingers. He brought her hand up, kissing the back of it and causing all of her breath to woosh out of her in a rush.

“Of course, I can stay for a little longer for you, Marinette.” He winked at her, causing her heart to flutter.

Grinning, she pulled him to his feet, dragging him over to the chairs by her computer. There, she booted up the game, taking her time to defeat him. If only to prolong his staying for just a few moments more.

“I win again,” Marinette cheered with a bright beam etched on her face. 

Adrien shook his head even as his eyes glimmered at her playfully. “This is unfair. You’re just too good, Marinette.”

 Marinette laughed, enjoying the playful banter between them. “Maybe you just need to practice more,” she teased.

Adrien jutted his lip out in a big pout, looking like such an adorable puppy dog. For a brief moment, her eyes glanced down at that pout, wondering why it looked so kissable. She was tempted to swoop down and capture those pretty, peach lips but before she could, anxiety hit her. 

What if he didn’t want to kiss her? What if she kissed him wrong? What if this was still all a big joke pulled off by Chloé?

As soon as the thoughts came, Marinette managed to shake them away. They were wrong. Even though she knew she was wrong, that Adrien truly loved her at least half as much as she did for him, she couldn’t stop the churning in her gut. 

Steeling herself with a deep breath, she tuned back in to what he was saying.

“One day I swear I’m gonna find a way to beat you,” Adrien said, shaking his head as he leaned back in his chair. A tiny smirk was on his face as he gazed at her.

“Practice makes perfect,” Marinette sang.

Before she could make another comment, though, a quiet alarm rang through the room. Marinette jumped, looking around with surprise. The first thing she thought was that it was an akuma attack and she dreaded having to rush Adrien out so that she could go and fight it. 

However, after a brief moment of panic, she noticed that it was coming from Adrien’s phone which was buzzing on the counter.

He looked morose as he turned the alarm off, sliding the phone back into his pocket. Looking at her with a pair of sad, puppy dog eyes, he gave her a half-hearted grin. “Sorry, Marinette but I really have to get back now. It’s pretty late and if my father or Nathalie realizes that I’m out then I may not be able to visit you anymore.”

Marinette’s heart sank at the thought of Adrien leaving, but she knew that he was right. If he got caught, it would only make things worse for the two of them.

Even though both of them wanted him to stay desperately, she knew it would only lead to trouble later on. She didn’t even want to think about Adrien getting caught. 

Hiding a shudder, Marinette nodded her head, hoping her smile didn’t look as forced as it felt. “Of course, Adrien. I wouldn’t want you to get in trouble.”

They both stood up, climbing up her bed before heading outside using the trapdoor just above their heads. She didn’t know or even want to know, how exactly he did it, but Adrien managed to climb both up and down her balcony every night whenever he snuck inside. It was like he was a superhero or something...

With her heart heavy in her chest, she gave him a small wave. “Goodnight, Adrien. Thank you so much for coming over. You’re always welcome here. Anytime.”

Marinette turned around, about to head back inside before she had to watch him do anything too dangerous, a hand on her wrist stopped her. She turned around, blinking at the serious expression on Adrien’s face.

“Adrien, are you alright?” she asked. Did he not want to go down from the balcony this time? Did he hurt his leg somehow on the trip up here?

Before she could spiral any further, Adrien squeezed her wrist lightly, shifting from foot to foot. He looked determined, but also a little nervous. “Marinette... I-I was wondering if you could do me a favor?”

“Yeah, of course!” she said, nodding her head eagerly.

Anything.  

She’d do anything for him right now. Especially if it meant he got to stay longer.

She’d probably jump off the roof if he asked. Of course... he didn’t need to know that she had magical jewelry and could transform with two words, saving her from what was sure to be a fatal collision. 

“W-would it be possible if I could have a kiss good night?” Adrien scratched the back of his neck. He gazed down at her, looking hopeful.

Marinette couldn’t help tensing. She was sure her eyes widened and her mouth gaped as she looked up at him. 

He was asking her for a kiss? A kiss that she had wanted to give him nearly every second of their time together but had been too afraid to.

She gnawed on her lower lip, feeling the anxiety come flooding back. 

But this was Adrien. And hadn’t she just thought that she’d do anything for him?

Letting the Ladybug courage fuel her, Marinette nodded her head with determination. “O-okay.”

Stepping up on her tip-toes, she very lightly pressed a kiss to his left cheek. Laying her feet flat on the ground again, she gave him a shy grin. Her cheeks were flushed as Marinette peeked up at him from beneath her lashes. “Goodnight, Adrien.”

“And, um, would you be okay giving me one more on the other cheek? J-just so it doesn’t feel left out.” Adrien tapped his right cheek, looking even more hopeful than he had previously.

She couldn’t help but giggle. Some of her anxiety faded as he laughed along with her. Suddenly, she felt very grateful for his joke. 

Standing up on her tip-toes once more, she brushed another kiss on his other cheek. When Marinette leaned back down, she couldn’t help but notice that Adrien now also seemed a little pink. 

“W-what about my nose?” He tapped it. “I think it would like a good night kiss too.”

“Of course,” she shook her head fondly as the last of her worries seemed to disappear. How did Adrien always know just what to say?

Leaning back up, Marinette gently pecked the very tip of his nose. Just inches away from his face, she whispered, “I wouldn’t want him to be lonely either.”

“A-and what about just a little bit lower, maybe?” He bit his lip, drawing her attention to it once more.

Slowly, ever so slowly, Marinette pressed her lips to the spot just above his own. She lingered there, feeling his lips graze her chin with just the slightest hint of pressure.

Her eyes fluttered closed as she rocked back down, feeling slightly dizzy even though she didn’t actually kiss him. 

Adrien cleared his throat, causing her eyes to slowly open once again. His blush had gotten darker and his own eyes looked glazed. “Uh, m-maybe just a little bit lower than that?”

Blood rushed into her ears before she gave a hesitant nod of her head. A small smile twitched on her face before Marinette leaned up once more. This time she pressed a kiss just below his lips. A tingle shot up her spine as she felt them quiver on the bridge of her nose.

Feeling even more lightheaded, she felt the edges of her lips quirk up even higher. “Was that enough good night kisses?”

“Maybe,” Adrien said, his voice cracking ever so slightly. He cleared his throat again. “Maybe just one more. A-a little bit higher than that?”

This time there was no hesitation. Marinette surged to him, connecting their lips in a fiery kiss. The moon and the stars twinkled above them as she wrapped her arms around his neck, deepening the kiss as she tilted her head. He wrapped his own around her waist, pulling her to him just as tightly.

Finally... finally... finally she was able to kiss him without fear or doubts. And it felt truly wonderful. 

When Marinette needed to catch her breath, she pulled back, leaning her forehead against his. Panting ever so slightly, she giggled. “You’re gonna be late, you know.”

“I don’t think I care anymore,” Adrien murmured before pressing his lips to hers once more. She smiled into the kiss, enjoying these last few moments before she forced him to go home. After all, she wanted more good night kisses.

#adrinetteapril2023 #adrienetteapril2023 #adrinette #adrienette #miraculous #miraculous ladybug #ml #mlb #ml fic #fic #fanfic #love square

[starlight-vixen-emiko]

Bunny!Viperion AU - Unfinished

ao3 ff.net

Just when things couldn't get more stressful for Luka, he lost his bracelet and Sass and couldn't patrol with the other heroes today.

Just last week, a giant marshmallow peep Akuma nearly put all of Paris in peril, so Master Fu told the young heroes to do more patrols.

The mysterious mastermind behind all these Akuma attacks seemed hellbent on making Easter the most dreadful holiday of the year, and God only knew what Akuma was coming next. After all this, Luka just had to lose Sass!

But Luka didn't have time to sit on the sidelines when everyone could be attacked on Easter while they were having fun, so he had to improvise.

Against his better judgment, he sneaked into Master Fu's house and decided to "borrow" another kwami. But it appeared that a certain kwami with fluffy white bunny ears chose him first.

The bunny kwami could give the user the ability to make time burrows. She recognized Luka as Sass's Master and almost encouraged him to choose her.

But Luka was interested in something other than borrowing Bunnyx's pesky kwami.

Maybe Trixx, the fox kwami, would be more viable since Sass wasn't just the kwami he was connected to but also one of his dearest friends.

But the little bunny kwami insisted and glared at him.

And as much as Luka wouldn't be a pushover, the bunny kwami activated the transformation sequence without his command. Luka fell to his knees and grunted, and the bunny kwami snickered in amusement. Then Luka finally managed to look himself in the mirror,

He thought he looked absolutely ridiculous! The blue highlights in his hair were more defined, but dressing up as a white and blue striped bunny wasn't his usual style.

"Get used to it, Master! You said you wanted to make sure Easter was safe for everyone!" The bunny kwami cried.

Luka clenched his teeth.

"This isn't what I meant!"

~~~~~

Although Luka had to admit burrowing was slightly more efficient than transporting in and out, he wanted to avoid patrolling looking like this!

Besides, everything was normal. Children played in the park and enjoyed the nice weather while vendors sold snacks and balloons. Chat Noir was swaggering himself out while entertaining the kids.

Luka was disgusted that Chat Noir was doing the annual "Let's see how many marshmallow peeps can fit in this bad kitty's mouth!"

Yup! Everything was 100% normal.

"Don't let your guard down, master!" Cried the bunny kwami.

Luka scoffed, but once again, the bunny kwami was playing backseat driver and caused a burrow to manifest under him, which he fell into.

When Chat Noir was done with the marshmallow peep-eating contest, he helped give out balloons to the children. He nearly fell over and lost all the balloons when a boy in a bunny suit appeared before him. All the children were in shock too and sadly, Luka couldn't escape this.

"Whoa! Are you a new hero, mister?" Asked one of the children.

"Your bunny suit is really cute," another child said.

Luka couldn't bring himself to say anything, but Chat Noir smiled sheepishly and tried to change the subject.

"Haha! Yeah! He's helping me right now, kids, but can you kids go and make a few sand castles? I need to speak with my colleague."

"Ok Chat Noir!"

Thankfully, the children did just that. Some were curious and enchanted by Luka's adorable bunny costume, but they followed Chat Noir's orders. They would probably be able to spend time with the new bunny hero later anyway…

Luka blushed and looked away. "Thanks for that Chat…"

Chat Noir blinked. "Have we met dude?"

Luka had the most unpleasant look as he brushed the sand off him from his landing. "No…"

But Chat couldn't help but get a closer look at him, and it all clicked.

"Wait…..Viperion???"

Luka slapped his forehead, and Chat Noir had to use all his power not to laugh.

"Bro, what the hell?" Chat Noir gaped. "Should I ask?"

Luka gave Chat Noir the abridged version about how he lost Sass and how the bunny kwami hijacked him.

"Oh! I see…" Chat Noir stroked his chin, but then he gave Viperion a thumbs-up in approval. "Well, you look good Vivi! You never looked better!"

"Shut up!" Bunny Viperion deadpanned.

Chat Noir again decided to smooth things over by placing his hand on Viperion's shoulder.

"No really Vi, it's as if the Universe called you for this. Besides, the kids will adore you for the Easter events."

Viperion rolled his eyes. And Chat Noir placed his fist on his chest.

"Really, Vi, being a hero is more than just punching stuff. It's community service."

Viperion sighed. But Chat Noir couldn't help but notice something.

"See! The girls are helping out too!"

Viperion thought he was going to have a heart attack. Yes, the girls were here, Mylene, Rose, and Juleka. Alya, Kagami, and Viperion was horrified to see Marinette here as well.

Viperion just wanted to burrow himself into a mountain and hide, but on the upside, Marinette would probably not even recognize him.

"Ok, if you are not up for this, then maybe you should leave quickly and get yourself a different kwami; I got this place handled," Chat Noir said.

Little did both boys know that Marinette was heading over, and a familiar-looking boy in a stylish blue and white bunny costume caught her eye.

Marinette wasn't expecting the hero of the bunny miraculous to show up today. But she supposed it was fitting because it was Easter. Then again, she remembered her notes and knew the bunny miraculous hero creates time burrows. And she didn't remember the bunny miraculous hero being a boy with highlights in his hair and eyes like jewels. Wait a moment…

Marinette couldn't contain herself and ran over to the familiar boy.

"Viperion???"

Viperion and Chat Noir both winced, and Viperion thought that if the Universe was messing with him, this wasn't just a bad comedy but a cruel joke!

But Viperion could not turn away when he saw Marinette Dupain-Cheng happily running toward him. Instead of the beautiful artist girl being flustered by his heroic persona, it was his turn to be absolutely flustered. She was still as sincere as ever as she stopped before him and smiled, looking enchanted.

"Viperion, you didn't tell me you would be here today. And dressed up as the bunny hero as well. You look so cute!"

"I…" Viperion said.

Chat Noir was stuck in the middle, watching how this romantic comedy would play out.

"I was required to use the bunny Miraculous today," Viperion swallowed. "Because Easter!" he blurted.

Marinette grabbed her sketchbook out of her tote bag and started to sketch. "Well, you look absolutely adorable. I love it so much!"

Viperion blushed and quickly placed his hand over his lips.

"Wait!" Marinette cried as she swapped her sketchbook for her phone. "May I please get a photo?"

"Um…" Viperion blushed. "I would like that, Marinette."

"Yay!"

Chat Noir blinked in response.

But Marinette was over the moon taking pictures of the adorable bunny hero. Viperion actually managed to genuinely smile. And a cheeky Chat Noir photobombed one of the photos.

"Marinette! Please help us out! Don't ditch us, girl!" Alya cried from a distance.

Marinette giggled as she slipped her photo back into her bag. "Thank you so much, Viperion! I need to head back to work now, but I am so happy you'll be with us for the event."

Marinette's friends called her again. Marinette ran off, but not before turning back at Viperion, waving, and heading back to the girls.

Viperion waved back as he watched her go. Chat Noir walked up to him and gave him a smug grin.

"So, did you change your mind, Bunny bro?"

Viperion's teeth clenched at the thought, but now he felt his obligation as a hero kicking in.

"Fine!" Viperion cried. "I'll do it for Miss Dupain-Cheng!"

And then Viperion's ears nearly blew out when Chat Noir set off a party popper.

"That's the spirit!"

#Happy Easter! #lukanette #pro lukamari #vipernette #my writing #my fanfiction

[greatideas-badwriter]

SasuSaku: Sacrificed To The Banished Prince Ch. 19

Sakura didn’t remember how she lost consciousness, but she did recall what caused it when she woke the next day. Her entire body felt heavy, as though her blood had been replaced with lead. Nausea churned her stomach to the point that it was impossible to ignore, but not enough that she could actually be sick and rid of the awful sensation. 

As her memories returned, her breath hitched. The pulse in her ears became as loud as claps of thunder. A gut-wrenching sob passed her lips as she curled in on herself, her hands on either side of her head as though squeezing hard enough would make the disgusting images disappear forever. 

“Lady Sakura! You’re safe! No one will hurt you!” A familiar voice spoke reassuringly, though slightly panicked. 

Her eyes crept open to see long, dark hair through blurred and watery vision. She shook her head, pleading through her sobs, “I-I-! Make it stop!” 

Large hands tried to pry hers away and succeeded, only for her to clench hers into fists and attempt to pull away. “Where is he?” The voice asked someone, not her. 

Another voice, this one also somehow familiar, responded, “No one knows.” There was a pause, but Sakura was too busy trying not to lose her mind to care. 

“What do we do?” 

The sound of someone else crying met the pinkette’s comprehension, and she heard Ino’s voice from somewhere in the room, “Isn’t there a spell you can do to help her? She’s suffering!” 

The door to the room suddenly burst open, and then the only sound was the traumatized woman’s sobbing. 

Whoever had been holding her wrists released them, and she went back to clutching her head, nails digging into her scalp. 

“Leave.” 

Her eyes shot open when she heard Sasuke’s voice, but it didn’t make everything better. Moments later, she felt a weight on the bed beside her. Then, strong arms were holding her tightly enough that she couldn’t move. The smell of the forest and fresh snow distracted from the salt of her tears. Sobs slowly became softer until she was crying quietly. 

Only then did Sasuke say something. He whispered into her hair hoarsely, “It’s not your fault.” 

‘He’s lying. He just wants me to calm down so he can figure out how to be rid of me.’ 

“You did nothing wrong. He’s the monster.” 

Sakura’s voice cracked as she tried to speak coherently, “I’m a whore.” 

“You are not,” he said in his full voice, no longer whispering. 

She opened her eyes to look down where his arms were holding her so tightly, her chin quivering as she felt his pulse quicken against her back. 

“You’re not disgusting or used up. Nothing he said was true.” 

She sobbed again because she realized Sasuke, too, had witnessed her attack, not just Akuma, “I-I didn’t want this!” 

Sasuke pressed his lips to the back of her head, his breathing uneven, “I know, and I’m sorry, but now I can make sure it never happens again.” 

She sniffled, mumbling in disgust, “How can you possibly stand being close to me?” 

There was a long pause before he kissed the back of her head, “When I look at you, all I see is my fiance.” 

That was when the pinkette became quiet enough to listen clearly because his words were unexpected. Sasuke spoke uncharacteristically warmly. Maybe it was because she wasn’t looking at his face that he had the courage to do so. “I only see you, Sakura. That’s how it’s been since we agreed to marry, and that’s how it will continue to be.” 

For a while, the pair simply lay there and mutually attempted to calm down. Eventually, they fell asleep. Sakura was the first to wake. She realized she’d turned in her sleep because her face was in the prince’s chest. Her face warmed when she lifted her head to verify he was still asleep. The good, long cry had done wonders to calm her nerves. 

‘This is the first time I’ve seen his sleeping face.’ 

The man had dark bags under his eyes, though that was nothing new. The peaceful expression was, though. She had a hard time entirely convincing herself that he meant what he’d said, that his view of her hadn’t been affected by this tragedy, but as she studied his handsome features, she desperately tried. 

Unlike how she usually does when she would wake in Akuma’s arms, she didn’t bashfully turn away or become tense. No, she shyly snaked an arm across his midsection and snuggled into his side as he rolled onto his back in his sleep, a soft groan vibrating his chest. 

‘I don’t feel afraid,’ she realized, basking in his warmth, ‘There isn’t a single part of me that fears this man.’ 

She wanted to feel his skin, to allow his body heat to further comfort her, as odd as the notion seemed. Her eyes trailed down to where his shirt had untucked from his pants, and the tiniest sliver of pale skin showed. Cautiously, she reached for the area, only to freeze and change her mind because it felt wrong to take advantage of him while he slept. 

“It’s alright,” Sasuke’s voice suddenly met her ears, full of sleep and rasp. 

Sakura didn’t dare look up at his face, or she’d lose courage. Instead, she slowly ran her hand under his shirt so her palm rested against the middle of his stomach. Tears welled in her eyes as she basked in the firmness and warmth, but this time, they were of relief. She mumbled quietly, “Thank you.” 

He made an affirming sound before becoming silent again or falling asleep. She couldn’t tell and didn’t mind, regardless. 

Though both wished things would proceed smoothly since the truth had been revealed, that wasn’t the case because Hihara was in the wind. Even Baron Haruno claimed not to have knowledge of his son’s whereabouts. Sasuke had their estate searched anyway, just to be sure. 

The first days after discovering his criminal activities were tense, to put it lightly. Sakura needed near-constant reassurance that no one blamed or hated her. She didn’t ask for it, but those around her, mainly her fiance and Ino, were beginning to pick up on non-verbal cues. The prince flipped between not wanting to make the woman uncomfortable by constantly being nearby and being too concerned with her recovery to let her leave his sight for long periods. 

Itachi and Kisame left to report their findings to the king, who then announced a kingdom-wide manhunt for Hihara Haruno. He also sent carriage loads of gifts to the pinkette as an apology for not realizing something so awful had happened within his own castle. The king planned to go as far as visiting to make amends personally, but his nephews and soon-to-be niece assured him it was unnecessary. 

Weeks passed. 

It took a lot of work, mainly overcoming the discomfort of thorough communication. Telling one another their thoughts and emotions was difficult for Sasuke and Sakura. Somehow, they managed to get back to how things were before the assault, relationship-wise. 

Akuma slept in Sakura’s room each night, bombarding her with questions and speaking for hours to keep her mind occupied until she fell asleep. The pinkette would wake up to an empty bed most mornings. She didn’t take it personally. From the beginning, she knew the prince wasn’t used to being physically near others, regardless of their relationship or status. The fact that he threw his preferences to the wind to help her when she was suffering meant more than she’d ever be able to verbalize. 

Eventually, the day of the wedding neared. 

Rather than stay at the Uchiha castle for a few days, they’d stay just one night. After the ceremony, the newlyweds would embark on a honeymoon, of which only Sasuke knew the details. Sakura uncharacteristically made a personal request while their luggage was being loaded into the carriage, which was for Ino to accompany her this time, at least to the castle. 

The trek to the capital was relatively uneventful. They arrived at midday instead of nighttime like before, though. 

Ino, the lowest-ranked person in the carriage, exited first, followed by the prince. As her fiancee stepped out, Sakura closed her eyes for a moment of self-encouragement. The last time she was in this castle, multiple terrible things occurred. She didn’t want to allow those memories to ruin their wedding. 

“Lady Sakura?” Sasuke’s voice broke through her wishful thinking. 

She bashfully smiled, accepting his offered hand and allowing him to aid her in stepping out of the carriage. Dark eyes strayed on hers for an extra moment before averting. It made her heart flutter. It’d become easier for her to notice the small changes in the prince’s expressions and voice. The warmth in her stomach and chest around him had begun to flare at higher temperatures, too. 

As soon as her heeled shoes met the ground, her wrist was grabbed, and she was pulled behind Sasuke. He intercepted his overzealous uncle, “Thank you for welcoming us, Your Majesty.” The prince’s voice lowered at the title, a polite warning not to approach Sakura as casually as he had during their first visit. 

The pinkette peered around her fiancee’s shoulder so Madara could see her offered smile and bow, “It’s wonderful to see you again, Uncle,” she bashfully bowed to a silent Itachi who stood at his side, “and you, Lord Uchiha.” 

“Ah, Sakura. You’re even more beautiful than I remember. You have the glow of a blushing bride,” the king mused while leading everyone inside. 

In an effort to keep up appearances for any curious courtesans around the castle, the pinkette’s hand was in the crease of Sasuke’s elbow. Skinship between them was rare when Akuma wasn’t in control. It was a fact none of them mentioned, but all understood. Although incredibly nervous, Sakura couldn’t help but remember how comforting and supportive Sasuke had been during their engagement party. Being treated so formally by him served as a reminder unable to be ignored. 

“The chapel and ballroom have already been decorated, and your dress should arrive in the morning.” They were stopped at a door, and Madara gestured, “For you, Niece.” 

‘...I have my own room this time. Is it because of what happened?’ She bowed, moving to release Sasuke’s arm, only for his hand to land gently atop hers. 

“We’ll share a room, Uncle.” Itachi and his uncle shared a look, so the prince added, “I must insist, respectfully.” 

‘What is he doing? He still gets uncomfortable sleeping in the same bed.’ 

His elder brother slowly nodded, obviously understanding something that Sakura herself couldn’t, ‘They shared a room during their last visit, Uncle. There’s no harm,” he smiled almost teasingly when his eyes met his soon-to-be sister-in-law’s, “It seems the honeymoon phase has begun prior to their nuptials.” 

“I see! My apologies,” Madara’s smile was meant to tease the shy couple, who tried to appear unbothered in their own ways, “We’ll let you two settle in, then. Someone will fetch you for dinner later.” 

Ino and a few of the castle’s maids followed the duo into the room and hung up their clothing before excusing themselves and leaving them alone. Sakura sat at the tea table with one of the books she’d brought along in her lap. Sasuke was reading some letters that’d been waiting for him while absently sipping his tea. 

She couldn’t help but admire his appearance. ‘This man with the face of an angel has known such terrible suffering,’ tears stung the corners of her eyes, but she blinked them back and averted her gaze to her own teacup, ‘He’ll soon be rid of Akuma.’ 

With the wedding tomorrow evening, Sakura was unsure how long it’d take before Sasuke would deem it the correct time to sacrifice her. A large part of the woman worried the prince wouldn’t be able to truly care for her, but she remained hopeful that her pitiful existence would have some meaning. She prayed for his health and happiness more than anything. He’d been the sole person to treat her so well. 

When she was first informed of her engagement to him, she expected to be starved, beaten, and taken advantage of like she had her entire life. Instead, she was given the freedom to pursue personal interests, spoken to with respect, and cared for like a princess rather than an illegitimate mutt. 

“What are you reading today?” 

Sakura’s spine straightened. She blinked, realizing her fiance had noticed her dazedness. He was still looking over the letters but occasionally gave her a glance while waiting for her response. 

Warmth met her face as she sat the large book from her lap onto the table and ran her fingers over the worn cover, bashfully avoiding meeting his gaze straight on, “The Tale of Umbrielle.” Sasuke made a sound indicating for her to keep talking, so she did, “It’s about a young woman who lived her entire life as a specter but suddenly became visible one day.” 

Though he didn’t sound particularly intrigued, the Uchiha man made an obvious effort to keep the conversation going, if only to ensure Sakura wasn’t uncomfortable, “You enjoy the thriller genre?” 

‘He’s always such a gentleman to me.’ 

“Actually, this particular title is from the romance genre,” she replied, her voice softening toward the end of the statement. Dark eyes lifted to lock onto hers at the word “romance”. The duo stared at one another in silence, tension filling the air, before both looked away. 

“I don’t believe I’ve ever read such novels. They’ve seemed too….” 

“Feminine?” Sakura couldn’t help but smile at Sasuke. He may be awkward and not often one for long conversations, but he was consistently honest, sometimes to a fault. 

His jaw flexed, and he nodded once, “Do you particularly enjoy them?” 

“I do. Perhaps I’ll read one to you at some point. Would you like that?” 

The room went quiet. That’s when the woman realized what she’d asked. They’d likely never have the opportunity to do such a thing because her time was limited. Even so, Sasuke eventually said, “Yes.” 

She hummed softly, sipping her tea to mask her pleasant surprise, “Please tell me when you’d like me to do so, Lord Sasuke.” 

“Don’t-” The couple’s eyes met when the prince cut himself off. He glared at the letter in his hands rather than keep looking her way. When he spoke, he seemed mildly annoyed, “Should we be rid of the formalities? Tomorrow we’ll be family.” 

“....” Sakura may have been mistaken, but it seemed like the tiniest hint of color was beginning to tinge Sasuke’s ears red. Her cheeks became rosy as she asked, “You wish me to call you only by your first name?” 

“And I’ll do the same for you, with your permission.” Their eyes met again. The pinkette couldn’t bring herself to look away this time. 

Her heart was pounding nervously in her chest. So much so that she brought a hand to it while breathing out his name, “...Sasuke.” 

The corner of the prince’s lips twitched before he nodded, “Sakura.” 

The sound of her name so informal in his voice sent an excited and giddy feeling up her spine. She shivered, rubbing her arm anxiously while finally looking away from his perfect face. She hoped he misunderstood the act as her being cold and not physically affected solely by his voice. 

Rather unexpectedly, Sasuke changed the subject to something more serious, “You may be uncomfortable with it, but I need you to disregard those feelings for the moment. Stay by my side at all times while we’re at the capitol.” 

Sakura did feel cold, then, as she recalled the awful things that’d happened the last time they were parted. She tilted her head with a frown, “I don’t wish to be a burden-” “You aren’t a burden to me. I’ll hear nothing more of that.” 

The stern expression on the prince’s face was intimidating to the point that she couldn’t bring herself to argue. So, she nodded. 

He sighed moments later, voice softer, “I ask for your understanding if I act uncharacteristically tomorrow. Understand that I’m only doing what’s necessary to ensure your safety.” 

Sakura lowered her head, suddenly much more worried about the wedding, “Of course. I’m your fiance, so I’ll support all of your endeavors.” 

As the room fell into a comfortable silence, she couldn’t help but feel grateful that Sasuke was the one she’d been sacrificed to. It was almost a comfort that her death would result in his healing. It was at that thought that the woman’s face fell in realization. Then, it paled, and she stared at his once-again-focused expression. 

‘Is this…Is this what it feels like to be in love?’

#naruto #naruto fanfiction #narutofanfiction #sakura #narutofanfic #naruto shippuden #sakura uchiha #haruno sakura #sakura haruno #sasusaku #sasuke #sasusaku fic #sasusaku fanfiction #uchiha sasuke

[her-devils-advocate]

You and I were forever born to be free

♥. Genre: Fluff, hurt/comfort

♥. pairings: The Dark Urge (Nell) x Astarion

♥. content warnings: Spoilers for Act 3 Durge quest and mentions of Astarion's quest ending.

♥. notes: Finally free of the urge, Nell decides it's time for a fresh start, starting with an impulsive haircut as the weight of the events crushes her. Astarion is by her side to help her every step of the way.

The title is taken from the English translation of Akuma no ko (child of evil) from AoT. ♥. Ao3 link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/52978714

♥. Word count: 1,835

He tangles his fingers in her raven hair, gliding them through the silky strands. Once his fingers would glide down to her lower back, intertwining with the waves left over from hours spent within a loose braid, only to now stop at her chin. He absentmindedly fingers the sharp edges, running the tips of his fingers over them repeatedly as he studies the half-elf before him.

Nell is fussing with his old hand mirror, the one he generously offered to hold for her, making sure to hold it at the correct angles to stave off her whinging. His offer only exists to keep her close as she plays with her hair while being held firmly in his arms, sitting comfortably on his lap. 

She mimics his previous action and runs her fingers through her hair, fluffing it out while he watches her squirm.

Astarion lets out a small grumble, as much as he loves a good preening, she had been at it for hours now and his legs were beginning to fall asleep.

"You look lovely, darling."

Her now silver eyes light up at his words and Astarion wonders if he will ever get used to the change, no more looking into her obsidian eyes, tainted by the urges that tormented her. Nell turns her head to catch his gaze, confidence slowly showing on her face as she finally relaxes in his arms.

"You really think so? It's a big change, one that was made somewhat drastically, I must admit... It's okay if you dislike it." Her voice is quiet as she hesitates, the constant uncertainty that gripped her due to her urges still hangs on tight, despite her freedom.

"Did I say that I disliked it? It is very different, I will admit. But after what you've been through, with those violent tendencies and all, I think some change will help."

She abandons her reflection to focus on him entirely as she searches his eyes for a hint of a lie. 

"It was just too much, Astarion." She pauses for a moment, he raises a single eyebrow as he watches her go to fidget with the ends of her braid, an old nervous habit that she will have to learn to go without now. She lets out a weak sigh when she realises before giving him a sheepish smile. "I still don't remember much about who I was previously and after what we witnessed in the temple, my old… home, I don't think I want to anymore."

The temple of Bhaal had given them all a shock, between its unwelcoming, oppressive atmosphere and the less-than-friendly members housed within, Nell and Astarion wanted to spend the least amount of time there as possible. 

Only for nothing to go the way they had hoped, as expected. 

Orin, Nell's niece of all things, had betrayed her. She had been the direct cause of her amnesia and in doing so, became the indirect cause of her liberation. Not that the vile woman deserves any claim to the struggles Nell has managed to overcome.

Astarion had also learnt that Nell, or rather "Lenore", had been quite the evil mastermind in her past. A fact he should find concerning, if he wasn't somewhat impressed.

Orin took great pleasure in taunting Nell, using her lack of memories against her.

She easily pinned the other woman in place with her words, dredging up memories of her own. Memories where Lenore had ruled the temple with a blood-red fist, the world's most dangerous being, situated beneath Baldur's Gate the whole time. It was clear that even then, Orin and Lenore never liked one another.

Despite the stark contrast between the two women's personalities, one a bloodthirsty maniac, the other an unsure woman who was afraid of her every move, there were certainly similarities regarding their appearances. The sharp jawline, the violent twist of the lip when the murderous mood struck, but even more striking was the long braid they both seemed to favour. Despite the difference in colour, one blonde and almost floor-length compared to Nell's mid-length braid as dark as night, one couldn't deny the relation.

Astarion could have sworn he heard Nell muttering about the similarities on their way out of the temple, hands covered in the blood of a relative she could hardly remember. She had been distant after that, hiding within her mind, even as Astarion gently guided her towards the bath to clean her, just like she had with him after the night he killed Cazador.

He was careful in his actions, treating her like glass and as if she would crack should he scrub too hard. A valid concern, considering she had just died a few hours prior. 

After making sure she was alright enough to be left alone, he retreated to their shared sleeping area to retrieve one of his shirts for her to wear

It came as no surprise when he returned to find her hacking off her long raven locks with one of his daggers, the action frantic and purely driven by impulse, the need to see a visible change, alongside her newly acquired silver eyes. 

A need he could relate to, having switched out his armour for a new set after gaining his own freedom.

He slowly approached her as if she were a frightened animal, not wanting to startle her and cause her to injure herself with the blade. He placed his hand over hers, stilling the action before taking it into his own and began straightening the lengths into a more acceptable style. 

Not a word was shared between the pair as he worked. The silence was thick as she replayed the previous encounter in her mind, only broken by the soft sounds of hair being deftly sliced by his skilled hand.

A soft, warm hand on his bicep pulls him out of his thoughts and back into the present. Nell is staring at him, her eyes wide and uncertain, an expression he has seen on her face many times yet one he will never get used to. 

Even if she no longer has that vacant, haunted look in her eyes.

“Ah, yes,” He clears his throat, attempting to mask the fact that he was lost in his thoughts, “I can’t blame you for that at all, my sweet. A new style every now and then never hurt anyone and I’m sure you will be happy for it when we get into a scuffle, now that you are less likely to find an attacker tugging on your hair.”

“I hope for my sake, I never feel any positive emotion over getting into ‘a scuffle’ ever again.” She gives him a lopsided smile, obviously trying to make him laugh for his sake, to clear the tense air around them after everything they have been through. “But I supposed you have a point…” “I always have a point, darling. Though I will admit that a part of me will miss your braid, shorter hair is a lot harder to tug when I'm behind you and-”

All he sees is a dark blur before he finds her small hands covering his mouth, instantly silencing him as she tries to conceal her giggles.

“Astarion!” Her voice is full of life as she playfully chastises him. She doesn’t miss the way his eyes soften, nor the warm, wet feeling against the palm of her hand. She pulls away to wipe her hand on his trousers, shooting him a half-hearted glare. “Did you just lick my hand?”

He gives her a shrug in reply before placing the mirror into her hands and moving to stand behind her, purposefully ignoring her confused expression. She holds the mirror up high, watching as strands of her hair begin to float behind her, overlapping with one another before he starts on the other section. Once he finally brings them together, he plucks the mirror out of her hands to show her the back.

Her heart swells with love as she realises what he has done, a small circle of braids now sit around the crown of her head.

“There, now you still have your signature braid. Just smaller and on the top of your head, rather than swishing around dramatically whenever you move.”

Tears well up within her eyes and for a brief moment and Astarion begins to panic, wondering if he went too far, too soon. 

Any fear within his chest vanishes when she rises to the tips of her toes and presses a chaste kiss onto his lips, her warmth quickly sinking into his skin and heart.

“Thank you, Astarion. Not just for this, but for being by my side for all of it, even at times when I certainly didn’t deserve you or your support…” Nell pauses, her voice cracking with a myriad of emotions, unsure of where to even start. “You deserve someone who you don’t need to fear will hurt you in the night, I hope I can be that person now that I’ve been given this fresh start.”

Now it’s Astarion’s turn to silence her, choosing a more dignified way to do so by grabbing her cheeks and silencing her with a deep kiss. He smirks into the kiss when he hears her muffled sigh, her hand reaching up to hold onto his arm to stabilise herself in the process.

“I believe we’ve had this conversation before, love.” He frowns slightly, silently mulling over the words to reassure her. He was never the best with words and she was never the best at believing them. At least now they have the chance to learn together.

His frown fades as he hears her chuckle, “Yeah, a few times now… I just, I don’t know, I have so much guilt. A lot of it is deserved.”

“Enough of that, isn’t that what your fresh start is for? Besides, I have just as many things to thank you for.

“I have never feared you, Nell. Yes, I feared what would happen to you, many times, in fact. But never the woman behind the urges, only how the woman behind them would react once she was back in control. I’m glad that is a fear both of us can put to rest now that it’s over. “You have fretted for far too long, Nell. It’s time to start enjoying life, rather than fearing it. I know I’m not exactly one to talk, but isn’t that what makes us such a charming pair, eh? We can grow together.”

He places his hands on either side of her face, angling her head up to look at him. Her steel eyes shine with tears, the candlelight glittering within them. He gently rubs his thumb across her lower eye, catching a stray tear as she simply stares at him.

They stay like that for a moment, simply watching one another before she buries her face into his chest, clinging onto him as if he were a lifeline.

“I would like that, dear heart.”

#♥. writing #♥. Nell #baldur's gate 3 #bg3 #astarion #astarion x dark urge #astarion x tav #baldurs gate astarion #baldur's gate oc #the dark urge

[heartfulselkie]

I adored the new chapter of Bell the Cat! It did make me wonder though - is akumatization as easy to undo in your story as it is in canon? And if Chat Blanc had died, would the akumatization have been undone automatically?

Thank you!

Akumatisation is similar to how it is in canon: butterfly goes out -> sentimental item of victim gets possessed -> victim turns into some superpowered villain

The undoing of it though differs slightly as Ladybug's powerset isn't the exact same as canon. The main difference is that she can't cast "Miraculous Ladybug" and cure all the wounds, repair the damage and undoing any deaths caused by the Akuma.

Healing is one of the main aspects of Tikki's power (according to Kwami lore of this world), but its something Ladybug hasn't been able to manifest. However there have been people in the past who were Blessed by Tikki who were said to be great healers.

Ladybug's primary ability is still the "Lucky Charm". It functions similar to canon in that it will give her a (seemingly) random item that she can use to aid her. Fighting the Akuma is normally a test of her swordsmanship, but the Lucky Charm is what helps her gain the upper hand even against opponents more than twice her size.

When she defeats the Akuma, she uses the Lucky Charm to purify them (not healing, just cleansing). Purifying isn't as instant as casting the Lucky Charm, which is why she can't just do it mid fight. She has to focus it and the Lucky Charm will break down into an essence that will then cleanse the afflicted item (so sort of like canon "Miraculous Ladybug" sweeping over Paris, but just localised to a miniature scale).

She can cast multiple Lucky Charms within the same fight, but it can be insanely exhausting to do so, often making it not worth the risk. There also doesn't need to be an Akumatised person present for her to use Lucky Charm.

Lucky Charms can also have other uses outside of a fight - like creating the talismans seen in the show. Those are exceptionally rare though and Ladybug only seems to be able to create them out of very specific circumstance or just sheer dumb luck.

These are all things that will definitely come up in the fic and be given a little more detail in how they function/what actually happens when a power is used...At least from Ladybug's POV. It's her power yet even she's not entirely sure how it works sometimes. On occasion, she's just convinced that Tikki has to be messing with her.

#flightfoot #ask selkie #fic: bell the cat

[pearl484-blog]

I have a head cannon that the Miraculous Ladybug that Ladybug casts at the end of each fight doesn't just fix physical damage, but also helps heal emotional damage too, but it goes a bit too far. Especially with deaths. So, if someone dies, Ladybug's healing spell not only ressurects them, but leaves them completely unable to feel any leftover trauma she fears they may encounter from said death. You drowned during Syren? No biggie. You're still not afraid of water. You turned into glitter during Style Queen? That pesky little substance doesn't bring any flashbacks. Some tainted soup made you literally go crazy and near kill a teenage brat? You can still eat soup just fine, no problem. BUT, it also means that you don't feel ANY fear about your traumas.  Those akumas may have blasted you into bits 7 times already, but your main concern is that they are really just a nuisance, and dang, they are cause so much traffic whenever they show up. And sure, several akumas like to hijack technology and use it against you to get around to get whoever they want whenever the want, or just plain make it evil and attack you, but really, you're just concerned that it interupted your favorite show. Now you're going to miss the big reveal and everyone's going to spoil it for you online. Why do I think this? Well, during Dark Cupid and Timebreaker, Chat Noir gets noticably clingy and fearful when he's about to "die". He grabs Ladybug and turns his back towards the threat while clinging to her like a hug. He doesn't want to face death, and he doesn't want to die alone, but he knows that Ladybug needs to survive. However, later, he seems to be a-okay with dying, to the point where it seems to really bother Ladybug.   This is reflected with other civilians, who by Zombizou are COMPLETELY unconcerned with their imminent zombification because Ladybug will save them. They even act completely bored during an akuma alarm in the Louvre during Riposte. They clearly don't LIKE threats. They react whenever one is directly in front of them, and do seem to usually take basic safety precautions, but they aren't exactly showing any major issues with them. Now, you could argue that this ISN'T the case, and it's just desensitization. Which, I can see. But, the thing that really convinced me was Chat Noir and his cataclysms. In Season 3, Reflektdoll Mister Bug is against letting Lady Noire use the Cataclysm against Reflektdoll, which she impulsively does anyways, and he seems to have avoided directly targeting ANYONE with a cataclysm or even suggesting it before the start of Season 4. But, if we assume both that the NY Special is canon and takes place between Seasons 3 and 4,  we see that Chat Noir accidentally cataclysms Uncanny Valley and is horrified. Ladybug casts her cure to fix her, and then Chat seems to almost exclusively focus on Ladybug's disappointment.  Come Season 4, Chat Noir seems to be much more gung ho about the Cataclysm. He’s willing to use it on himself (guiltrip), an akuma (Solecrusher), a sentimonster (Strikeback), and even on a Ladybug’s earrings. If there’s a problem, he is now very quick to suggest Cataclysm, and he has no issues with it. 

We know that the ladybugs from Ladybug’s cure seem to respond to her wishes on some level because while they usually undo the damage akumas cause (even tangentially) they don’t in Dark Cupid where Chloe’s poster, wrecked under the influence of Dark Cupid stays wrecked, which Marinette would’ve wanted. I think that since Ladybug was still mad about the fight, she did not erase Chat’s issue with disappointing her, but no matter how mad she is, Ladybug would never want her Kitty to feel traumatized by accidentally killing someone with his Cataclysm. 

The apathy would come from a good place. She doesn’t want anyone traumatized by their own deaths, so subconciously, she blocks that trauma from everyone who gets it during attacks. It’s just strong enough though that she’s unwittingly dooming her partner to no longer care about his own death, and with each death, his fear of dying gets harder and harder for him to feel.

The worst part is, if Ladybug was told about it, there’s no garuntee it wouldn’t get worse. If she corrects it by trying to not leave citizens too apathetic, they’d be traumatized and probably be easy prey for Hawkmoth during any flashbacks or coming across any triggers, and if she goes the opposite way, then the citizens would become so apathetic, they’d act like they did in Risk. She’d have to get it perfect, and I don’t know if she could do that on the first try. If she screwed up fixing that spell, I bet she’d be crushed. It’d probably be like Origins all over for her.  So Ladybug’s the only sane woman left as everyone around her slowly dances off the edge of a cliff. Or I’m completely overthinking a children’s cartoon, which is more likely.

[blueberry-macaron]

"he just feels like an entirely dofferent person who just happens to look like him"

Was he really that bad before?

I mean, let's review some stuff he's done (specifically about his relationship with Maribug, feel free to add things I forgot)

Copycat: lied about his and LB's relationship causing an akuma

Glaciator: gets mad at LB for not coming to a date she said she wouldn't come to, making it her problem and only apologizing after she did first (which she really didn't have to btw)

Frozer: basically same thing

Maledictator: tells Mari it's horrible to be happy that her bully aka his friend is leaving

Chameleon: No Marinette don't do anything against Lila even though she's in the wrong (this one's not outright mean it was just bad advice)

Ladybug: chooses the fake Ladybug over the real one bc the fake one would smooch him

Lies: sacrifices himself because "I live that look on your face when you're angry with me lol"

Glaciator 2: "they all think we're a couple lol even though we're not and you've made that clear a million times we shall kiss:) I just love you too much I can't help myself" (I cringed so hard during that episode)

Kuro Neko: gaslighting LB into thinking he's someone else because she has other superhero friends as well

Risk: gives LB shit for not wanting to so a reveal and not wanting to take risks even though it's reasonable for her tl not want those things

Generally flirting, touching or leaning in for a kiss when the time isn't right and LB is either trying to focus on the akuma or she's just uncomfortable

Just from the top of my head some things that didn't sit right with me. Take these as you will.

I'm not saying he had evil intent or that he was only bad, but those times where he acted shitty were never acknowledged by the narrative or any characters. Instead Marinette was blamed for everything because that's the show's number one rule, along with "Adrien is literally perfect like it's actually the world that should adjust to him bc it's so bad and he's so perfect". Peak girl power lol

So therefore Adrien never learned any lessons because he was never called out for anything, so he never had a moment where he self reflected on his behavior and realizing it was wrong and thinking about how to change and maybe having a hard time to change bc of trauma but he tries anyway......

And yet now suddenly all the jealously issues and the codependency and his sometimes shitty attitude just... don't exist anymore. And that's the problem. The writers and the stans act like there's so much character developement that has happened when there literally wasn't. When developing a character, you need to not just show before and after, but also when he started to change, how long it took, how exactly did he change and why did he change. Specifically when thinking about the relationship, what were the steps and reasons that lead him from sometimes not being a good partner to now being a loving boyfriend that would never pressure Marinette etc. The show delivers answers to none of these questions, they just present this new Adrichat as if he's been there the entire time. And while I like this version of Adrien, it just doesn't feel deserves that he's here bc of how he has been before.

#ask #anon #ml salt #adrien salt

[randomruff]

Anger and Hallow

“Kitty? What’s wrong? You haven’t been yourself today.”

Thunder echoed around them, the downpour just a few minutes away from soaking them. Still, this couldn’t wait. Something was troubling her partner, her Minou, and she had to find out what. He scarcely said anything to her—which was odd in itself as Chat Noir was a socialist at the core— he hadn’t even called her “Milady” during patrol or earlier when they were fighting M. Pigeon.

she wasn’t at all prepared for the hollowness of his eyes or the dark circles around them

Ladybug never had felt so stunned before, even when fighting the Akumas who had paralyzed her in battle. She managed a clear head and a steady heart; she consistently took action without hesitation. She never panicked. Hell, even as Marinette, she had been calm in situations that could have killed her!

So... Why? Why did she feel so frozen?

Wide bluebell eyes gawked at the dull emerald green. Raindrops now slid down her face to her red suit making it cling to her more than normal as the boy replied nothing to her. All he did was turn around when she inquired what was amiss, yet here she was, acting as if Le Papillon was right in front of her.

A harsh chuckle drew Ladybug out of her concerns and her focus back on Chat Noir. “You ask that now?” his voice sounded so... vacant of life, the cheerfulness and love gone. Like a particular white, blue-eyed cat- she shook her head, hastily banishing the thought before it could invade her mind. Instead, as gently as she could, she took a step—making sure not to slip on the slippery tiles of the roof— towards Chat, raising her hand to grasp his own. “Chaton... you know you can-” Dull eyes became piercing acid. “-Can what Ladybug? Talk to you?” he had cut her off with such a venomous tone that she had taken a step back in bewilderment.

It was at that moment that Ladybug had, after so many days, finally studied at her partner. His claws were a few inches longer than before, his tail lashed back and forth, and his faux ears flat on his head, his formerly shiny messy blond hair was ashen and was messier than normal—the downpour certainly didn’t help in that regard—, his tan skin now a pale tint, his earnest emerald eyes were now acid green that glowered at her with such a furious intensity that she could have sworn she stopped inhaling, his once — though reluctantly admitted — adorable face was scowling at her with loathing, she could even hear him growling!

this was the first time Ladybug had ever seen Chat Noir so furious

and by the way, he was glaring at her… she had a feeling she was the source of his ire

Urging herself to not move and to not agitate him any further, Ladybug took a sharp breath and tenderly looked at her Chaton. “C-Chat... please, talk to me.” she pleaded, wishing to understand what she did to make him so upset so she can fix it. Chat Noir tilted his head to the side, his fierce gaze never wavering as he stared her down.

Emeralds turned into icy blues. He took a step towards her, comforting black turned into harsh, hollow white, his soft, luxurious lips opening.

Ladybug watched in horror as she saw her kitty change. He took another step forward.

her heart banged against her rib cage,

another step

her breathing quickened

Another

tears formed in her eyes

And another

“Kitty”

He paused in front of her, the height difference becoming more apparent as she glanced up at him, the glare was now gone and replaced with sorrow, his tail laid limp behind him, the scowl now woeful, the only appearance of the prior fiery anger was his faux ears still pressing against his head. Ladybug bit her lip as the moon slid through the cover of the storm clouds, shining upon them, causing him to look ethereal...

and oh, so unreachable.

He leaned down towards her, his breath warming her now red ear. “Milady.” she recoils at his miserable tone. “Princess, Mari...” her breathing hitches as he stood straight again, taking her palm in his and bringing her knuckles to his lips. Her heart broke as she peered at his tormented face.

“Save Me.”

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