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Second Chance

Somewhat inspired by @unmaskedagain and her stories. Or well the pairing came from it.

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After it’s all over, after Hawkmoth is dead, Marinette breaks down screaming. She screams and rages. Not just for the fact she finally can- she can finally break without worry- but also for her partner. Chat Noir lays on the ground… Adrien lays on the ground with a sword through his gut and her frantically trying to heal him while Hawkmoth- Gabriel whatever- stares in horror.

“It wasn’t supposed to be like this,” Hawkmoth screams as he’s led away by police, as Paramedics try and heal Adrien. “It wasn’t…”

It was.

Adrien was pronounced dead five minutes after Hawkmoth was removed from the scene. And Ladybug left the scene. She left the scene and then as Marinette accepted an internship she’d been offered years ago, vanishing to New York while Lila sprouted claims of having helped lead Ladybug and Chat to Hawkmoth, of her fake sobs about being forced to go along with Gabriel’s plots.

Who’d believe the terrorist over a pretty Italian girl?

Marinette vanished into America and never resurfaced. She didn’t care that Lila was lying. She’d gotten over that years ago thanks to Adrien finally realizing how bad her lies were and trying to help. She didn’t care that her class was still following Lila. She didn’t care her parents barely realized she was gone- treating her like an adult for most of her life helped with that. All she cared about was her shattered heart.

Luka and Kagami kept in contact. Chloe she saw when the blonde visited her mother. Everything else was gone.

She was broken. After all, Ladybug and Black Cat holders were two parts of the same whole. They were yin and yang. And she’d lost her Cat. She was broken in a way only another Black Cat could heal. But she couldn’t let herself find one.

She was lost.

And then she ran into a redhead who was carrying a little girl and talking on the phone.

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“Yeah, I’ll be there. Just got to figure out who can watch Lian for about a week. Or more depending on how long this… stuff will take.” Roy Harper says into the phone while Lian whines about being bored. Jason snorts over the phone.

“You have her with you? Trying to keep her vocabulary clean still?” Jason taunts his friend and Roy laughs.

“Oh bite me,” Roy tells him just as a young woman nearly runs into him, the woman busy talking into her own phone. “Whoa! Watch it!” The woman jerks.

“Oh, Kwami- I’m so sorry.” She does look sorry. “I wasn’t- no Luka I’m talking- look can I call you back? Thanks.” She hangs up her phone as Roy hangs up his after a similar conversation with Jason. “Marinette. I’m sorry for nearly running into you.”

“Roy. And I’m more worried about what would have happened to my kid.” Lian is hiding her face in his shoulder. Good girl for being wary of strangers. Marinette looks even more apologetic.

“There’s a cafe near here with cute cookies that look like animals if you’ll let me make it up to you?” And well cookies and animals are Liam’s weakness. Or maybe they’re every seven-year-old’s weakness. Lian eagerly accepts the offering and Roy laughs while Marinette leads them to the cafe.

It’s fun and light and soon they’re trading numbers to keep in touch. Roy has his mission with the Outlaws but he finds himself texting Marinette often. Lian when he calls her- staying with Tim Drake for a few weeks- wants to see the pretty lady again. And Roy… wouldn’t mind it.

They meet up when Roy’s back in New York and Marinette isn’t running around dealing with a fashion show. They meet up at a park to play with Lian and get ice cream, Marinette telling the story of how there is a magic ice-cream seller in Paris who can give you ice cream based on the person you’re in love with and well Roy has heard weirder things. Sounds like this guy isn’t trying to take over the world. Not like that Hawkmoth guy who the Justice League only realized was real when he got arrested. That had Green Lantern looking stupid while Wonder Woman ripped him a new one.

Marinette tells stories about Ladybug and her team to Lian who loves them and adores hearing about any hero. Luckily she doesn’t mention Roy and his skills. It’s safe and wonderful and he loves it.

-0-

Roy and Lian are bright lights in a long sea of pain for Marinette. She loves spending time with them, laughing and playing games together. She loves going to the park with Lian or going to a movie with Roy.

Roy winces when she mentions alcohol and so she avoids it- not enjoying drinking anyway- and focuses on other things like movies or museums or even some science expo Roy was thrilled about.

Max was there to and he’d seen her. He came up to her to speak and apologize for never believing her as a kid about Lila. Apparently, she was lying about dating him now as she tried to catch some fame Max had concerning his AI and robotics research. They hug and Marinette… she’s better then she was before. She’s still broken and pained but she feels human enough to say it’s okay and she forgives him now. Roy gets a bit of a rundown of how Marinette was treated in college and lycee, and also it brings up her parents and their expectations and treatment of her.

She keeps in contact with them, but they stopped being parents long ago. They started treating her like an adult at ten and she never really looked back.

Roy’s quiet for a few minutes after hearing this before he rolls up his sleeves to show track marks and begins his tale of being adopted by a billionaire from a Navajo reserve. He speaks of loving his adoptive father but being thrown out by him upon becoming addicted to drugs and struggling to get clean only to fall into alcoholism. How his friends helped him get clean, but Lian was what had him stay clean.

“I know a thing about bad parents.” He finishes and Marinette hugs him tight. It’s not the same but they both carry trauma from their parents.

They aren’t dating but something about Roy makes her feel alive again.

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Roy introduces Marinette to Kori and Jason when they’re in New York for Lian’s birthday. Marinette came to the party with handmade dolls of the Heroes of Paris. Lian adores them and happily plays with them while Marinette gets along famously with Kori and finds that she can tease Jason well enough.

She’s sunshine and adorable and Roy can’t remember the last time he laughed so much or smiled so bright. Jason and Kori sure notice and drill him about his relationship with the girl. There isn’t really one outside of friendship but both know they find each other attractive. There’s just something stopping them. For Roy it’s Lian and Jade and Oliver and his addiction. It’s being Arsenal and being part of the Outlaws.

For Marinette… well he doesn’t know but she hides her own scars. They’re just not ready yet, and his friends accept it. They still tease though.

-0-

“He’s the next Black Cat isn’t he?” Marinette asks Tikki late at night. The Kwami nods.

“He is. You need a Cat Marinette, you couldn’t keep going without one without going insane.” Marinette has come a long way since she was a teenager. She misses Adrien, misses her kitty but she’s no fool. Soulmates are a thing but many people can be soulmates. Souls come in many.

She just wishes it didn’t hurt so much knowing this.

She has no idea how to tell Roy. She has no idea how to explain it all to him. She doesn’t know how to tell him she’s the Guardian for a box that holds what amount to magical nukes. She just doesn’t.

She thinks she’s lucky when aliens attack and Roy suits up in front of her, apologizing for lying, saying he’s sorry.

She kisses him and it’s their first kiss and means so much. She grins at him and transforms.

“Roy Harper.” She says to him, pulling out a silver ring. “This is the Miraculous of the Black Cat, the Kwami of Destruction inside. Every Ladybug needs a Black Cat with her. I fell for you without knowing you’re a possibility. But you are. Will you take this responsibility… and be with me?”

“...Hell yeah.”

-0-

It’s not perfect. Roy and Marinette know they need to speak more, that more stories need to be told, and more pain needs to be uncovered. But as Roy and Marinette power up and fight, all they can think is that they got their second chance.

#miraculous au #ml aus #miraculous ladybug #marinette dupain cheng #roy harper #lian harper #tw: addiction mention

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imagining-sio · 5 years

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Red Blood & A Heart of Gold VI

Summary: The gif is self explanatory

Jason Todd x reader

Chapter Six

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I watched as Hood jumped over the ledge without hesitation. After a minute, letting myself get thoroughly soaked by the rain; I turned toward the door only to find the Bat himself, glaring at me.

“Hi,” I said sheepishly, as if I were a child caught trying to sneak out.

“Are you alright?” He asked poignantly. I could only nod my head as the adrenaline was now long gone. My muscles ached, my side especially, which throbbed violently. I was afraid to take a step, thinking that I may fall over.

“How much of that did you actually see?” I asked, dread washing over me like the endless rain. There was a pregnant pause.

“Did he hurt you?” the Bat asked, taking a step forward, his cape cloaking his legs.

“N-no. Red hood actually helped.” I shook my head.

“I was talking about Black Mask.” he dead panned.

“No, I managed to give him a nasty headache though.”

“Good. Jim is downstairs arresting his men.” He added.

“Why aren’t you concerned about Hood hurting me?”

“Because that is something he would never do.”

“What, so you know him?”

He stood silent.

“Given his concern for your well-being over your recent encounters; he finds the need to make sure that you are out of harm’s way. He trusts you enough to allow you to see what is under that helmet.”

“He wears a mask under it so that one doesn’t really prove-“

“He listens to what you have to say.”

“How does he listen to me?”

“He didn’t kill anyone tonight. All of the men were subdued or maimed by gunshots, no bodies.”

“You think I have something to do with it?”

“It’s a start.”

“What’s a start? What are you talking about? How does he know me?! How do you know him?! Is there a super-secret club meeting I’m not a part of?!”

He simply stood silently.

“I’m beginning to wonder if you have any sort of humor.”

“I don’t recommend it as a coping mechanism.”

“I’m not about to take any advice from a man dressed as a bat.”

There was another pause, this time it was cut off by th sound of thunder.

“You should go see Gordon, befoer you get acute hypothermia.”

I nodded solemnly before making my way toward the door. I passed by the many officers scrambling around for evidence, or arresting many of the unconscious goons that were strewn around in uncomfortable positions. As I approached Gordon he did a double take as soon as he saw me soaked to the bone.

“Jesus, (Y/N)! You’re soaking wet!”

“I-I’m fine J-Jim.” I shivered teeth chattering; very not fine. Jim took his trench coat and placed it over me, ushering me to the open ambulance outside the front doors.

“You’re ice cold and shivering. Get in the damn ambulance. You did good.”

“I-is Wayne?”

“He’s fine. He called just like you said. He got his butler to take him home after we questioned him in a safe location.”

I nodded my head in response, not bothering to speak as I was too cold to try to. The medical technician took over, going through the protocols and giving me the proper blankets and other items to keep me warm.

My phone began to buzz within my pocket. I shimmeied around to pull it out of my pant leg. I looked down at the phone my brow furrowing at the name upon my screen.

“Hello?”

“Hey Jonesy! How are you?”

“Roy- I’m on duty.”

“Oh, I know.”

“You know? What you got psychic powers in that pea-brain there redhead?”

“Nah, but I love the soaking wet suit you got on. Didn’t I give you that as a birthday present?” I looked around, spotting a few news trucks and reporters but none were pointed at me. Where was the red-headed asshole?

“Your other left, dum-dum.” He said with a aused tone. I looked to my right, Easily spotting the man happily waving at me. For an adopted son of a billionaire, one would think he dress up once in a while. As soon as I spotted him; I gave him the finger, only to hear him cackle over the phone.

“How is the lovely (Y/N) Jones?” Harper sauntered up to me, a wde grin on his face. A ball cap was backwards on his square face, hiding his glorious head of red hair. He wore a jacket with a hoodie under it. He had in one hand his phone, and the other a drink carrier with two to go cups of what looked like tea and coffee.

“You look like shit.”

“Thanks, so do you.” I smiled back.

“So. We just gonna beat around the bush?”

“Excuse me?” I arched a brow.

“Why are you wet?”

I shoved him, making him laugh.

“Seriously though, you okay?” He asked in a more mature tone, handing me the to-go cup with the tea bag hanging out of it. I gratefully took the drink, letting it warm my hands before I dare take a sip.

“I’m fine. I’d like everyone to stop asking me that, personally.” I muttered, taking in the hot beverage. I reveled in the heat as it traveled down my throat and esophagus filling my innards with its warmth.

“Thank you, Roy.”

“Hey anything for my ex-girlfriend.” He smriked, making me choke on my current sip.

“God, you will never let that die, will you?” I shook my head.

“Nah, you can’t get rid of me that easy.”

“Why did I date you again?”

“My rougish charm.” He answered confidently. I burst out laughing.

“That and we were both mourning over our dead friend.”

“Yeah, that part always kills the mood,” He spoke with remorse as he took a sip of his coffee.

“Wait why are you in Gotham?”

“Well, I’m still in that rebellious phase with Ollie. So I moved to a place he absolutely hates.”

“You didn’t.”

“That’s right darling, This idiot moved into crime alley.” He pointed his thumb toward himself. I put my head in my hand. groaning.

“Roy, why on earth do you think that’s a good idea?” I asked.

“Would you feel better if we were living together?”

“I’ve seen your old apartment. So no; it wouldn’t.”

“Thought so.”

“And who takes air baths?! That’s not a thing!”

“Excuse me, Ben Franklin did and he was Ben Franklin.” Roy defended himself, puffing his chest out proudly before taking a sip of his coffee.

“Ben franklin was also in his seventies; so maybe he forgot to put the damn clothes on in the first place.”

“That’s a terrifying mental image.”

“You’re welcome, Harper.”

“Hey, you still and your grandmother’s old aprtment?”

“Why wouldn’t I be?”

“Just checking.”

“I don’t like the sound of that Harper.”

“Yeah, you really shouldn’t.” he chickled, flashing me an evil grin. One that could only result in endless prank wars. I groaned as he let out an overdone maniacal laugh.

“God, why did I date you; for two years!”

“Go ahead and tell the world, why don’t you.” he chuckled.

“Get me a mega-phone and I will.” I shot back, giving a small smile as he sat down beside me.

“Want me to drive you home?” He asked, eyeing me as I sipped the remnants of my tea.

“Last time you drove me home you stayed there for three days.”

“Well if I recall, we both enjoyed my stay.”

“Yeah,” I raised a suspicious brow.

“Look I just want to make sure that you get home safe. I promise I won’t scratch the bike.”

“How do you know if I even have it?”

“Because it was Jason’s.” He sipped his coffee, making me look at the asphalt.

“(Y/N), you probably still have some of his old hoodies; which you refuse to wash cause you don’t want to lose the smell.”

“I’ve washed them.” I scoffed.

“Sure.”

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