IOTA Reviews: Migration
You know, for a while, I thought Luka was one of the smartest characters in the show, and the fact that he's hightailing it out of Paris in this episode only continues to prove my point.
Let's get into the thirteenth episode of Miraculous Ladybug's fifth season: Migration
We start off with Marinette running over to the Liberty (with her friends laughing behind her back like the supportive people they are) and tries to talk with Luka about her relationship with Adrien once they're in private. Luka is pretty supportive, and it's a nice scene. Marinette then bumps into Adrien, who also wants to talk with Luka, and while the two try to get unstuck, we get a nice visual of Luka seeing the two as Ladybug and Cat Noir, which is there to remind the audience that he's known who both of them are ever since “Wishmaker”.
Adrien then talks to Luka about how he's worried something is keeping Marinette from being honest about her feelings. Luka gives him some advice on how just because he doesn't know everything about Marinette, it doesn't make her feelings for him less valid, and vice versa.
After Adrien leaves, we get an appearance from everyone's favorite deadbeat dad, Jagged Stone. He asks Luka how he can be a better father like he didn't miss years of child support, but all Luka really says is that he needs to spend time with his damn family. Of course, what I like about this scene is that it avoids the usual narrative pitfall of trying to say that Jagged and Anarka, Luka's mom, should get back together, and instead shows Jagged developing feelings for his agent, Penny.
Speaking of, after Jagged leaves, Penny comes in to come to Luka for advice. Okay, is Luka just the Dr. Phil of this show's universe? Penny talks to Luka about her sudden feelings for Jagged Stone.
Penny: No, I don't know why I'm in love with your father. He's disorganized, childish, selfish, and musically speaking, he's no David Bowie. Truth be told, your dad's a walking disaster. So why do I love him?
Luka: Does he make you happy, Penny?
Penny: Yeah. I just can't figure out why!
It's almost like this show will randomly pair people up at the drop of a hat. But hey, at least Luka hasn't asked if Kagami is single yet.
Before Penny leaves, Bob Roth, Jagged's producer, demands to know where he is, as he needs to record a new album. Bob learns that Jagged had children with Anarka (ignoring the potential scandal it could create), so Anarka promptly throws him out of the boat in a scene that I'm pretty sure is meant to be a reference to that one running gag from The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.
Either way, Jazz's scream was funnier.
Kitty Section then practices their latest song about how you don't have to be rich, because even the songs in this show aren't exactly subtle with their messages. Bob somehow gets back on the Liberty completely dry, and offers the band a contract.
Bob: How would you like to sign a contract with me?
Luka: Actually, Bob, you already offered to sign us... Marinette: And you never followed up. Did you forget?
Bob: Huh? Uh... of course! I remember! I was just waiting for the right reason—uh, I mean, the right time! I was waiting for the right time to have you guys sign the contract!
My God, even the characters in this show want to forget it used to have good episodes.
Anarka throws Bob off again, where she and Luka talk about how everyone deserves a second chance and that change is possible.
Yeah, funny how that message almost never came up with Chloe, Lila, and Felix last season, isn't it? And given that they're going to use Bob as an example of this lesson, I don't think it's going to be a positive one. So right after Luka generously decided to give Bob a second chance, Bob offers them a new contract to sign... and as soon as he does, he screws them all over thanks to a lot of fine print they didn't stop to read.
Ivan: He can fire us whenever he wants?
Bob: Yep, and I just did, by the way.
Rose: The name Kitty Section belongs to him?!
Bob: Yep. It’s ugly, but it’s mine. Marinette: He owns everything you’ve made and will make over the next thousand years!? Bob: Gotta cover all bases.
Zoe: Marinette's costumes, the music video Nino shot, the website Mylene runs...
Bob: All mine!
Adrien: And you can’t even start another band together?
Bob: Course not, that’d be unfair competition! EVERYTHING belongs to me! Everything you are, everything you say, everything that’s in your hearts belongs to me!
See, kids? This is why you should never trust bad people. It doesn't matter if they say they want to improve. They just want to trick you and ruin your life, so if you're ever wronged by anyone, that person is never able to redeem themselves, especially if they're rich. As we all know, rich people are far worse than insane supervillains who want to rewrite reality. Just ask the biggest monster in the show, Chloe Bourgeois.
So yeah, Luka's optimism being taken advantage of is enough to attract the attention of Monarch, who attempts to akumatize him into Silencer again. Monarch realizes that Luka knows Ladybug and Cat Noir's identities (why he didn't think to look into it, given Viperion's powers, is left unanswered), and angrily smashes his guitar to free himself of Monarch's influence.
So not only did he stop himself from getting akumatized, he's also one step closer to becoming a true rock star.
Somehow, Bob thinks only keeping Luka on board would mean he wouldn't hate him, but Luka isn't buying it. Bob is shocked that Luka wouldn't want to work for an asshole like him as Luka tears the contract in half, but Bob has backups. Monarch decides to settle on Bob instead, akumatizing him into Gold Record.
Gold Record's design is... okay. It's still better than Sole Destroyer, and it's definitely better than Moolak. The gold coloring looks nice, and the euro symbol on the record is a nice visual. His powers are pretty much just a combination of Pixelator, the Collector, and Truth's powers, transforming people into records who sing their true feelings while using the Horse Miraculous' Voyage to throw the records into space. Nothing too original there, but it's a good metaphor for sleazy music producers, and it works for this story.
Rose and Anarka are the first of Gold Record's victims, and in a hurry, Luka lets Adrien know he knows he's Cat Noir, giving him a place to hide. Just as Juleka is hit by Gold Record, Ladybug and Cat Noir arrive on the scene. While Cat Noir holds off Gold Record, Ladybug tries to come up with a plan.
Ladybug summons her Lucky Charm, getting a knitting needle. She realizes her plan will need to involve using Luka as bait. Luka is forced to reveal that he knows who Ladybug and Cat Noir are, and what will happen if Gold Record gets him, setting up a tough choice that will force Ladybug to rethink her plan... and then the next scene happens, where Luka lets himself get hit, where Ladybug manages send Gold Record's record flying with a makeshift bow and arrow created from the knitting needle and a nearby fiddle, which Cat Noir immediately Cataclysms.
Ladybug de-evilizes the Akuma, uses Miraculous Ladybug to fix the damage, and gives Bob Roth a Magical Charm that even he knows is useless at this point. Ladybug and Cat Noir decide to call it a day and let Anarka throw Bob Roth out again.
Luka reveals that he knows Ladybug and Cat Noir's identities (because once again, sharing that information with your friends is totally fine for some reason), and that he can't stay in Paris. After revealing that he had Fang eat all of Bob's contracts so Luka isn't bound by them anymore, Jagged offers to take Luka around the world to finally make up for years of absence while Luka makes Juleka the new leader of Kitty Section. And so the episode ends with the Couffaine family sharing a hug while Luka gives one last look to his friends Marinette and Adrien.
This episode was just average, all things considered. The plot and the lesson it was setting out to teach, while not terrible, felt a little tacked on. It was if the writers were trying to acknowledge the stuff that happened with Chloe and wanted to show an example of redemption arc done right in the case of Jagged. It falls flat because once again, more focus is given to showing how easy it is to be screwed over trusting someone than showing the benefits to trusting someone, especially since Bob is already an outlandish villain we already have a lot of reasons to hate.
I'm also mixed on the handling of Luka here. While I'm glad Marinette isn't being forced to learn a lesson here, I don't get why Luka had to be the one to be taken advantage of. He's already aware of how easy it is for Monarch to learn his secrets, so it feels weird that he lets himself and his friends get taken advantage of so easily. Outside of the scene with Ladybug's Lucky Charm, I don't get why he needed to tell the others the stuff he knew. I can sort of see why he'd tell Adrien, but why would he think telling his friends he knows who Ladybug and Cat Noir are wouldn't endanger them too?
Speaking of that, despite being established for almost an entire season, we really don't see enough of Marinette and Adrien reacting to Luka revealing that he knows who they are. Marinette only gets a few lines, and Adrien doesn't even get to say anything. While I am glad that Marinette and Adrien aren't dominating the plot for once, it feels weird that we don't get to see their reactions to something so shocking, especially with how often the identity rule has been enforced.
On the other hand, the writing is still handled a lot better than usual. I like how Monarch chooses to change his strategy to focus on Luka halfway through the episode, and the idea of the risk using Luka for Ladybug's plan brings is an interesting one, even if they don't really go anywhere with it. The running gag with Bob constantly getting thrown off the Liberty is a funny one, and it proves you can actually write slapstick that doesn't involve humiliating Marinette. Who knew?
As a whole, while I think this is the best episode of the season so far, this episode still has its fair share of problems.
THE BIGGEST IDIOT OF THE EPISODE IS... LUKA
Not counting the time Marinette got the award in my review of the Shanghai Special, we have the first character this season to get the Biggest Idiot Award twice. For someone who is usually smarter than the other characters, Luka made quite a few bad choices this episode. He decided to trust Bob Roth after he screwed him and his friends over in “Silencer”, he didn't think to read the contract he was offered, and after being endangered by what Monarch knows now, he decided to tell his friends and family that he knows who Ladybug and Cat Noir are, potentially putting them all in danger too. Yeah, the next few episodes will probably just ignore it, but there's always a chance Monarch could try another Optigami, even if he doesn't have the Peacock Miraculous anymore.
And with that, I'm officially done with the first half of Season 5. What do I think of it? Well, I think Immortan Joe said it best:
Yeah, this season was pretty boring, all things considered. To be perfectly honest, I struggled here more than I did last season because I wasn't sure what to say about half of the episodes I watched. There was almost nothing of substance these past thirteen episodes, and I could barely say anything other than “this episode is okay” or “this episode is bad”. Whenever I had ideas, they were usually extensions to things I've already talked about, like the Marinette angst, the historical and cultural inaccuracies, and the villains genuinely being incompetent. If you showed someone a few episodes of Season 1 and this season, outside of Monarch's new appearance, it'd be pretty hard for them to tell the difference.
But hey, maybe things will pick up in the second half of the season. Hell, maybe the next episode will be even better than this one, and... huh. Does anyone else hear an ominous whistling in the background?
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Confessions to a Statue - Ch 2
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Chapter 2
Marinette went rigid in the seat next to him – making her own impression of a wax statue, Adrien surmised. He would have missed it entirely had he not been watching for it. Her anxiety around him had become so obvious, he wondered how he could have been oblivious for so long.
She twisted around in her seat to watch their two best friends retreating forms as they abandoned Adrien and Marinette for their own “lunch date”, before turning back to him with a fragile smile. He beamed back at her, hoping to put her at ease while he internally cursed Alya’s brute-like attempts at matchmaking.
He knew that the aspiring journalist meant well, but she was not actually helping. She had left Marinette alone with him for what had to be the fifth time in as many days. And the poor girl was unraveling on the edges, and trying so hard not to show it.
“So, uh, you are the party… I mean… are you excited about doing Nino! I mean going to Nino’s! Oh god!” Her face fell into her hands. “I thought I was getting better.”
He smiled. Thank god, he didn’t laugh. He had always thought her tendency to mix up words cute, but now that he knew the reason was that she had feelings for him, it was even more endearing. And she was so much easier to understand and read now. That wasn’t the problem.
“Marinette,” Adrien interrupted, cutting off her garbled attempts at a sentence, with a hand on her shoulder.
The problem was he was second guessing every action he took and every word he said. Was putting a hand on her shoulder to calm her down just a kind gesture? Or was it straying into leading her on territory? His tone of voice; was it too friendly when he tried to reassure her that he wasn’t going to bite her? Or was it too firm and direct, giving away that he knew why she was struggling?
“Just breathe for a minute,” he instructed, staring directly into her overblown blue eyes. “Take a minute to think about what you want to say, take another breath, and then say it.”
Forget, leading her on? Was this too condescending? Was it sexist of him to assume that she needed his coaching to get out her words? He was only trying to help, especially since she had shared her struggles with anxiety the week prior. But he didn’t know! And Alya kept stealing Nino away, so he had no one to ask!
He held eye contact as she took a breath and then another, smiling patiently.
“A-Are you excited about Nino’s party this weekend?” she finally asked.
He pulled his hand away and offered her a small smile. “Thrilled. I can’t believe my dad is letting me go to a co-ed sleepover! Nathalie must have talked him into it. It’ll be nice to get to spend time with all my friends. You’re going to be there, right?”
Her cheeks blossomed in pink. She was so cute when she did that.
Focus Agreste!
“If y-you’re there, I would miss it,” she said, her smile bright and genuine. Then her face fell. “I mean! Wouldn’t! I wouldn’t miss it!”
“I figured that’s what you meant,” he said patiently.
She grinned widely at him. “T-Thank you for helping me reset. So, I can get my words out.”
“I’m always happy to support you, Marinette. Anxiety is no joke, and your words are worth waiting for.”
Her blush deepened. It was adorable.
Their ordered lunch arrived, and they chatted about the upcoming party, their classes, and speculated on what powers the next akuma might possess while they ate. The conversation became less awkward as the meal continued. Really, she was only visibly nervous around him now when she was caught off guard. She could talk to him just fine when they were at school or hanging out with their mutual friends. Marinette was right, she had been getting significantly better at being able to talk around him. Alya just kept throwing her into the deep end of the pool, and Marinette’s nerves were likely fried after a week of it.
Adrien didn’t know what to do about any of it except be patient when Marinette’s tongue twisted all that she wanted to say.
Lunch proceeded without incident, but that didn’t stop Adrien from pulling out his phone while Marinette had excused herself to the bathroom to shoot off a text to Alya.
We need to talk.
What’s up, sunshine?
I’d prefer to talk in person. Meet me before school tomorrow?
Sure thing!
...
It had been easy to convince his driver that he had to be at school and hour and a half early for a project. That the project was personal, about and for Marinette, and not any of his classes, remained undisclosed.
“Morning, sunshine!” Alya greeted as she took a seat next to him on a bench outside the school building. “What did you want to talk about?”
He offered her a coffee in a paper to go cup, which she took gratefully.
“You need to stop leaving Marinette alone with me,” he began without preamble.
Her almond eyes narrowed into slits. “Why? You don’t like hanging out with my girl, Agreste?” She was like a mama bear protecting her cub when it came to Marinette.
“No, no, I think the world of Marinette!” he defended, his hands up in surrender. “I love spending time with her. I think that you might... you might be putting too much pressure on her.”
"What are you talking about?" she demanded.
"When she's alone with me it triggers her anxiety. And then when she can't get her words out, she just gets more upset. And you've thrown her into this situation every single day this week. She never gets a chance to recover or breathe. Her panic yesterday was worse than I’ve seen it get in a long time."
"Thrown her into what situation exactly?" Alya asked, her voice smooth and completely innocent.
"Uh... being alone with me?" he stammered.
"But why would that be stressful, Agreste? You're friends, right?” she pointed out. She took a sip of her coffee.
He shrugged, playing for innocence. "You'd have to tell me."
"Nino told you, didn't he?" she pounded a fist onto her lap. "I'm going to kill that boy!"
"No! Nino didn't tell me!" Adrien objected, determined to keep his friend out of trouble with his girlfriend when he hadn't done anything wrong.
"But you know," she accused, her eyes as sharp as Marinette’s needles.
He hesitated. He had no other explanation though. So, he nodded, albeit very reluctantly.
"How?"
His free hand rubbed the back of his neck without thought. He had forgotten what it was like to be under Alya’s gaze when she was in interrogation mode. "Actually, Marinette told me."
Ayla’s eyebrows furrowed in confusion. "Marinette told you what, exactly?"
He had to admit, she was good. She wasn't going to betray Marinette's trust at all by giving him information he hadn’t already admitted to having, which meant if he wanted to truly have this conversation he’d have to come clean. He sighed.
"That she has feelings for me?" He winced at the uncertainty in his own voice.
"So, if she already confessed, why is being in your presence sending the poor girl into anxiety attacks?"
"She doesn't know that she confessed to me?" he offered, completely unable to maintain eye contact.
Alya shook her head. "That makes absolutely no sense."
"Yeah," he agreed, his hand rubbing at the back of his neck soothingly again. He was so screwed. Alya was going to kill him.
"Nino is so dead," she said, coming to her own conclusions.
"No! Wait!” His eyes shot to hers. “It really wasn't him! Marinette did tell me herself. I just... may have been pretending to be a wax statue at the time...?"
"What."
He squirmed under her disbelieving gaze. "Please don't hurt me," his begged, crossing his arms in front of his face in self-defense.
"I'm still undecided. Explain,” she said flatly.
He told her what happened. He spared not a single self-incriminating detail.
"You are such an idiot!” Alya scolded, lightly punching his arm. “Why on earth did you let her go that far?"
"It's not like I knew what she was going to say!” he snapped back, feeling defensive. “I thought she hated me!"
"What? That's ridiculous!" Her eyes flashed towards him.
"Is it? I have if she had a crush on me. I asked more than once! I asked about the pictures on her wall. I asked Nino the morning at the museum! They both said no!
She winced. "Nino lying is probably my fault. But it wasn't his place to tell you!"
He held his hands up in surrender. "Touché."
“And Marinette, she was probably just caught off guard. And she panicked.”
“Yeah, I’m learning that she says a lot of ridiculous things when she’s freaking out,” he said with a soft smile.
Alya smirked knowingly over the rim of her to-go coffee cup. "So, why haven't you asked her out then?"
He stared at her in shock, the smile falling from his face. "What? I... uh... Marinette's just a friend."
Alya’s jaw tightened, and Adrien found himself shifting slightly away from her, less she decided to punch him.
"Like hell she is! The way you give her that fond smile whenever she stumbles over her words! How you follow her with your eyes during class events. How about whenever there’s an akuma you practically body slam Marinette out of harm’s way while ignoring everyone else! That's not how you treat a friend, Agreste!”
His green eyes blinked dumbly, as words failed him completely. Did he really do all those things?
“Ugh!” Alya growled in frustration. “Nino said you always denied having feelings for her, but seriously! We both figured you were just embarrassed or something."
"Alya, I never meant to lead her or anyone else on,” he turned towards her, leaning forward beseechingly. “But I can't. I'm sorry. I'm in love with somebody else."
"Who?” she demanded. “You’re a sheltered child who doesn’t know anyone else!"
"Someone I... work with. It doesn't matter,” he dismissed the question with a wave of his hand. “The point is, Marinette deserves someone that can give her their whole heart. I don't know if I ever could and that's not fair to her. She deserves to be happy."
Alya deflated. "Damn it."
They sat next to each other, staring blankly across the street, in the silence created by the metaphorical dead end they had arrived at together.
Adrien took another sip of his coffee, which had grown lukewarm. "I was thinking that maybe we could try to hook her up with Luka," he offered.
"Luka?" she repeated.
"Yeah, he's clearly into her,” he turned back towards Alya, his eyes bright with enthusiasm. “She can't be totally unaffected. She brought him to the ice rink with Kagami and I." God, he had asked Marinette for help on his date! He was such an insensitive moron. Why had she agreed to help him with Kagami?
"That was her trying to get over you!” Alya countered harshly. “It didn't work. Even Luka could see it."
"Luka knows that Marinette likes me?" His cheeks felt suddenly warm.
"Oh, come on! Everyone knows that Marinette likes you! She’s so obvious! You're just oblivious."
"I didn't," he muttered petulantly, trying to mask his own embarrassment.
"Apparently, you do!"
They stared at each other unhappily.
"So, how do we fix this?" he asked, breaking the silence.
Alya sighed. "I don't think we can. Unless, you're willing to give up on whatever model bimbo has caught your eye?"
He wanted to object. Ladybug was not some bimbo even if he privately thought she could be a model! (But only if she wanted. He didn’t particularly enjoy the role or attention). Instead, he chose not to react, and just shook his head.
"If she ever does manage to confess, promise me you'll be gentle," Alya said, her hazel eyes soft with care for their mutual friend.
"I don't actually want to break her heart," Adrien looked down at his own coffee, finding himself unable to make eye contact.
"Then don't,” she begged. “Give it a chance.”
"I... I want her to be with someone who can make her happy. I don't think I can do that if I'm in love with someone else."
"That's surprisingly mature of you, sunshine." Alya finally conceded.
"So, you're not mad at me?"
"I'm livid!" She punched his arm again for good measure.
He rubbed the affected area even as he scowled at his friend.
"But I get it. I really do.” She looked up at him then, her mouth twisted into a smirk. “So… are you at least going to tell me who this girl is?"
“Oh, hell no! I’ve seen how vicious you can be. There’s no way I’m subjecting myself or her to that.”
Alya laughed. It was an evil laugh of a wicked stepsister he decided. “That’s the first intelligent thing you’ve said all morning.”
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The Ultimate Gamma Squad Fic Rec List
From Angst to Fluff to Reveals, fanfiction will make you cry :D
Adrinette
Double Blind Date - Alya knows Ladybug and Chat Noir's identities, and now that they're finally in the same city at the same time, she is determined to get them to meet.
The Bravery of Adrien Agreste - adrien ends up living on the streets for a while, it's extremely well written and has also adrien marrying marinette to emancipate from his father. There's also a sequel, the Bravery of Marinette Dupain-Cheng, which the author is currently writing.
Lovelace - Convinced that he's unlovable, Adrien is quickly thrown for a loop when Marinette confesses her love for him out of the blue. An akumatization and reveal later, he changes his mind about being unlovable.
The Bravery of Marinette Dupain-Cheng - After the defeat of Hawkmoth, Adrien and Marinette are strangers to each other, but somehow… married? - Sequel to The Bravery of Adrien Agreste
Soulmate Survey - A brand new dating app hits the scene, giving you a percentage of how well you match with someone else. And it is taking the world, and certain teenagers, by storm.
Cats are Colorblind! - Reverse Crush AU - Ladynoir/Adrinette - Adrien is blind but he can... feel Marinette’s features? Which happen to be the same ones as Ladybugs (Reveal)
have the stars blotted out in a brilliant morse code - Fluffy Adrinette moments and reveal? beautiful
Strength - Crack/Fluff oneshot with a reveal
Marry That Girl - Adrien finds Marinette’s plans for their wedding and just falls
League of Losers - Slightly Different Superhero AU with crack angst and fluff
You, Me & A Little Bit of the Future - future ladynoir asks adrinette to babysit and everythings cute
Practice Makes Purr-fect - Adrinette/Ladynoir + Reveal and kisses (all you need in life <3)
wish you were here - demon au, adrien is just really confused
The Moving Statue - AKDJSSD - Adrinette + Reveal
Operation Mega-Sleepover - Adrinette Sleepover Shenanigans
Butt Dial - Marinette butt dials Adrien and all his plans for a normal afternoon jumped out the window (Reveal)
The Wedding Plans of Marinette Dupain-Cheng - Adrien finds Marinette’s wedding guest list for their future wedding and he’s like ‘WHERE AM I?’ (boy you’re the groom)
Plagg Meets Marinette
i hope that fate will forgive us (for tempting the sea) - mermaid royalty au and arranged marriages - Felix x Bridgette and Adrinette - also the author is v nice <33
The Player and the Princess - Childhood friends turned enemies turned lovers <3
take me back- By marvelousmsmol
By Design - By marvelousmsmol (Still going!)
Graine de toi - By komorebirei (Still going? I’m not sure)
Smoulder - By midnightstarlightwrites (this is adorable and full of ships! Also, finished 36/36).
Lucky Us - By PrincessKitty1 (Sigh, it’s too cute! Finished 30/30).
Facades - AU with dark!Adrien. Has even a short sequel (lovesquare but mainly centered around the two main ships)
Kiss shy - By emsylcatac (This is a great one-shot!)
i don't have a latte but give me a shot - By marvelousmsmol (The one-shot, i wish was a series).
Under Lock and Key - By EdenDaphne, Maerynn (the antics! Finish 10/10)
The Woman With Blue Eyes - By ghostgirl19 (One-shot!)
Friends By Day, Enemies By Night - By Dristi5683 (This is 49/49, there’s also marichat and angst ladynoir)
A Bride for the Prince - by ChocoluckChipz (Totally_lucky) and TheNovelArtist
Penumbra - Adrienette hurt comfort, rated M for serious topics like implied noncon as a minor
keep me in your thoughts - adrienette soulmate au
Passionfruit- Adrienette soulmate au series with 3 parts
a chat in disneyland - pretty self explanatory, chat noir antics and slightly traumatized workers, everythings great
Finding Diamonds in the Rough - A prince escaping the confines of his castle. A girl who saves a naive visitor. The connection built between these two of different worlds. Welcome to another Arabian night.
Out of Your Hair - Adrien wants to support Kitty Section during their first large concert in the park, but dad says no. So of course there’s only one way this can go
Infatuation - Adrinette childhood enemies to ‘I hate you but i seriously want to kiss you’
Blindsided - Adrinette/Ladynoir - Ladybug gets hit by an akuma and goes blind but hey! Adrien/Chat Noir is literally the most amazing person ever and that helps (Reveal)
Just a Friendly Game Night - The four teenagers arrange a game night at Marinette’s house. What could go wrong
Just Best Friends - The sequel to ‘Just a Friendly Game Night’ where the teenagers deal with what went wrong
We’ve Got It Covered - Marinette needs to create a concept album cover design for Jagged Stone, but when she can’t get anything, the stress builds…
Le Prix du Silence - this is in French, by Etoile-lead-Sama, but it's so worth google translating! Especially her inverted umbrella scene where Marinette gives the umbrella back to Adrien because she wants to rid her feelings for him and in that moment he realises that he's in love with her… *heartbreak* but it's all wonderful and her slow burn is exceptional
Shop, Bake, Eat... - Crack, mature humor and content
Having a Ball - Adrien and Marinette attend a Victorian ball without recognizing each other.
In Which Adrien Agreste Butt Dials Ladybug - Based on NY Special, what if Adrien kept the remote to the cat toy in his back pocket?
The Jacket - Marinette gives a black jacket to Adrien and he thinks she's figured him out.
Stuck In A Bakery (With You) - during the pandemic, Adrien gets stuck in the bakery with Marinette and family.
MariChat:
Chat Got Your Back - Lila I don’t like you and neither does Chat
Burgundy and Blush - Marinette needs a date for the dance, and Chat Noir is happy to help. But can the two teens in denial make it through the night without catching feelings?
The Trouble With Kissing Boys - When an akuma handcuffs Chat Noir and Marinette together, true feelings are revealed… but only to get the cuffs off. Really
double jeu - An injured Chat Noir leads to a frantic Marinette and frequent midnight visits neither of them had expected to get used to.
Lace or Leather - Sequel to Burgundy and Blush
Stand-In Journalist - MariChat being besties
spark - marichat dating app shenanigans
Forget-Me-Not - Marinette looses her memories a little bit (unfinished)
Jealousy - Onesided reveal and then it turns into a love confession and a reveal
When Duty and Desire Meet - By EdenDaphne, midnightstarlightwrites. (Still going! Its so romantic, the yellow rose hits me the most)
Selfless - By ghostgirl19 ( I wish this fic was still going but it’s not! It’s discontinued!! T~T)
The Cat, the Bell, and the Wardrobe (Malfunction) - ChocoluckChipz (Totally_lucky), Eizabet, KryallaOrchid, Maerynn, midnightstarlightwrites. (I know the embracement... It’s also a one-shot!)
The Wingman Visits - By NiuNiu. (This is completed with 16/16 and rated mature!).
I Won’t Hold You Back - THE BEST PROM FIC YOU’LL EVER READ. Adrien invites Mari to prom. In which Adrien Awkward Awkward Awkward Athanase Agreste makes an appearance.
A Gamer’s Pride - No miraculous but they’re video game partners and they hate each other but they like each other and HHHHHHHH
Diamonds never leave you... men do! - Marinette the cop and Chat Noir the criminal (they’re dating <3)
Kiss and Dash - It starts of when Marinette kisses Adrien on a dare and runs off but it really spirals out of control when Chat Noir takes revenge with his own kiss and dash. Do all people kiss the same way? Adrienette/Marichat/Ladynoir/Ladrien. - I THINK I ASCENDED WHILE READING THE FIRST CHAPTER
No Longer Running From - After an Akuma attack, Marinette runs off in order to avoid Chat Noir, but she didn’t count on him being so willing to come after her.
Chat Blanc - Chat Blanc fights with reveals and Adrien being a good person even when akumatized
Worries - Chat is very concerned for the well-being of Marinette who he has noticed, decides to run into akuma battles in a very much not safe way
Rooftop Tears and Gentle Hugs [Vent] - Marinette goes mute for a week, and everybody is worried. It seems only a concerned Chat is the one to finally reach her.
Tendencies - (series) lots of good writing starting out as marichat and then a reveal
Just Chatting - Chat crashes onto Marinette's balcony and continues to visit. Marinette finds herself impulsively getting closer to him, and then everything goes to shit.
Reves de Noir et Blanc - LISTEN. MARICHAT HURT/COMFORT AFTER A NIGHTMARE MAKES ME FEEL CERTAIN THINGS
Physical Touch - Chat Noir, my amazing child, is touch starved. Marinette is happy to help with some cuddles
It’s Okay to Cry - THE SUMMARY ALONE GOT ME FEELING SOME STUFF LET MARINETTE SHOW EMOTION - Marinette feels the burden of not letting her negative emotions show, since Ladybug cannot let herself be akumatized, no matter what. A cat is there to let her vent.
heartstrings - HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA - they frggin kiss and its dramatic and teenage drama and romace
Crushed - Stuck under a collapsed building together, Chat Noir and Marinette have a heart to heart. (Reveal)
Every Heartbeat: A Marichat May 2021 Story: - Reeling from a brutally difficult day, Marinette finds her life becomes amazingly complicated after impulsively inviting Chat Noir to spend the evening with her. But when the suave feline begins to weave his way into her heart, she realizes rather quickly just how conflicted her feelings for her partner truly are.
A Roll of the Dice - AVERT YOUR EYES INNOCENT CHILDREN - mature (obviously) Alya gives Marinette an adult dice set and at night time, Chat Noir dares her to use it.
tell me something i don’t know - the infamous marichat soulmate au by the beloved carpisuns
Trading (Momentary) Burdens - UM. YOU HAD ON RIGHT?? I AM SAD??- Ladybug gets hurt mid-fight and Chat has to turn into Misterbug to save her
Miraculous Dupont - Marinette finds herself attacked by Chat Blanc, an akuma at the orders of Hawkmoth. But before the akuma can do any damage, she's saved by Chat Noir, a superhero who is fighting the akumas. Chat Noir senses something in her and takes her to the magical school he attends, Miraculous Dupont, where Master Fu, the head teacher, agrees that she has potential to be a Miraculous holder. So Marinette is thrown into a world of hidden identities, akuma fights and mysteries and ends up by discovering that this whole world wasn't that unknown to her to start with, that the boy behind the mask, of whom she desperately falls in love, wasn't a stranger from her too, and it's all connected to two lucky charms, a seal and a mysterious magical potion she (and her friends) should never have been exposed to...
Tyger, Tyger, Burning Bright - chat noir gives the tiger miraculous to marinette. I love her concept of the tiger miraculous, so cool!
Terror on La Seine - Villains weren't supposed to help when there are others in need. But can Hawk Moth truly stand aside and do nothing? Especially when a young woman he knows personally is in danger? TW: implied trafficking
Madness Within - If you want slowburn, feral Chat Noir and dark themes this is a great place to start and I’m super excited for what’s to come. Very highly recommend
you came to me with gold and i mended the pieces - Adrien gets into a really ugly argument with his father, and as a result the poor boy gets a slap right across the face. In a daze, he runs away from home, transforms, and decides to seek comfort in a really close friend of his.
I’ll Be Your (Wing)Man - When Chat Noir finds Marinette sighing over her failed love life, he decides to help her get the boy of her dreams. Nothing can go wrong here. Absolutely nothing.
The Tendencies Series - HIGHLY RECOMMEND and will sure to keep you busy for a while
LadyNoir:
A Summer Treat - LadyNoir Icecream date in Shanghai and lovestruck adrien
TKO - LadyNoir workouts and they KISS
Doctor, Doctor, Give me The News (Your Lips Is The Only Cure I Could Use) - Plagg’s sick, Adrien’s in love, Shit Happens™
Of Yellows, Pinks and Blues - New York Special LadyNoir but with ROSES
Long Live - LadyNoir based on the song <3
Letters of Lovers - LadyNoir writing down all their feelings on letters BUT THEN AT THE END THEY READ IT + Reveal
A Bad Dream - Ladybug tells Chat about a ‘dream’ where he was Chat Blanc (spoiler alert: it wasn’t a dream)
The Bug and Cat Show - ADKLJSASD READ THIS
You’re My Sight - Adrien is blind but with the miraculous, he can see and this is very much a wonderful thing to happen to him. One day he tells Ladybug.
United - OMFG - ladynoir established relationship (+Reveal)
a nine-year-old - i havent met anyone that hasn’t read this fic but still (im still sorry emsy, i believed you were 9 with my entire heart 😭)
Death By Ladybug - Flirty Ladybug and Flustered Chat Noir
Chat Noir’s White French Man Hitlist For Feminist Purposes - (THIS HAS A PODFIC NOW)
Liquid Luck - LadyNoir Banter + Reveal
Symphony - Adrinette/LadyNoir + Reveal (with the best ending ever omg)
The Miraculous Tweets of @luckylady and @chatnoir - Internet Shenanigans
Problems - ladynoir fluff
Only a beat a cat can hear - Ladybug tells Chat when he finds out about her blindness that she scared about him leaving her. He’s having none of this self deprecating stuff and reassures her that he loves her a lot and nothing changes that.
M’Lady - THEIR LAST DAYS AS SUPERHEROES :’’’’))) (Reveal)
It was just a cheek kiss! - Ladybug slowly falling for Chat and them finally getting together (my friends thought I was getting murdered when I readthis. So many screams)
Discordant Sonata - EdenDaphne (Still going!)
like poles of a magnet - By maketea (8/8! It's finished!)
From the Ashes - By MiniMinou (Finish! Btw this is angst and mature rated)
Ladybug and Chat Noir's Guide to the Rooftops of Paris - PipTheMagnificent (One-shot!)
in the dead of night, your eyes so green - this ones by miraculouslycool so you know its good
Day 7: Interview - Chat Noir being cute with kids
Misunderstanding - LadyNoir Identity Shenanigans <3
Not Kitten Around, Badylug - the road to reveal, integrating parts of S4, all in mobile texts. Sweet, funny. The kind of pick-me up you need after an angsty ep.
Two Seconds - perfect for a light morning read.
i think it’s time i told you (im a fan of your universe) - LadyNoir (AND THEY GET MARRIED)
It’s Not PDA If You’re Just Friends - They’re just friends! Friends can kiss each others shoulders and spin each other around, right?
I Guess That Makes Us Even - Chat Noir dying = REALLY SAD LADYBUG AND COMFORT - its by buggchat so you already know its simply superior
Red Strings and Markers - Soulmate AU my beloved
little kitty on the rood, wearing his lady’s boxers - Adrien in Ladybug boxers, Marinette in the pool with her pjamas, Adrien uses his one braincell and realizes some pretty shocking things (Reveal)
dont let me die alone - okay so you may get a lil sad but you know
Return to Base - LadyNoir laser tag baby, Adrienette laser tag with LadyNoir dynamic, reveal
The Ladyblog Comment Section - they like to annoy alya in the comments. and flirt. but they dont realize the last part yet
Irreplaceable - Adrien is insecure. Marinette doesn't let anyone talk bad about her partner.
Where are you Chat Noir? - As the final battle unfolds to their defeat, Hawkmoth and Mayura use plan b and withdraw in a 'Sentiworld', a parallel reality created with an Amok. What's worse, they drag Chat Noir with them. What's even worse, Ladybug can't say goodbye, or I love you. Guilty and desperate, what will she be ready to sacrifice to get her partner back? (Rated R for mature content)
Kitty Chat Kisses - Give Chat more kisses please, this was so sweet and cute and sad and just...someone give Chat some hugs and kisses and tell him he did a good job
i’ll marry you - Chat Noir talks to his sleepy girlfriend about their future.
Upon the Eiffel Tower, They Reveal it All. - Chat Noir spots Ladybug heading towards the Eiffel tower without telling him, and when he checks on her, finds out more than he thought he would.
Two Hundred and Fifty Four - aspik angst :’)
Ladrien:
bang bang - KISSES
whose woods these are (I think I know) - FIRST OF ALL, its a cinderella au and its MAGNIFICENT - Four years after his future turns to cinders, Adrien is a servant in the house he was meant to inherit. Disowned by his father and abused by his stepmother, his days are filled with drudgery until he meets a masked huntress in the forest behind his father's chateau.As his friendship with Ladybug turns to first love, he dreams of a future spent at her side.Then, on the eve of the Princess's masquerade, he meets his guardian—and is granted a wish.
The Tell-Tale Kiss - Adrien gets discouraged when Ladybug turns down Paris’ favorite cat every time. But what if Paris’ favorite model asks her?
The Cat and His Daffodils - I adore Hanahaki AU’s and this was one was really good and wonderfully angsty.
Post/One Sided Reveal:
Serendipitous Fate - With Hawkmoth growing stronger, Chat Noir and Ladybug need to practice. And get teammates. And grow stronger together. Which means learning each other’s identity, no matter the risks. Unfinished, but worth it. Also, there is some smut near the end, but the author warns the reader on the exact chapter and it is very skippable
switch it up - Adrien uses the Ladybug miraculous and everyone simps even harder
Remember That Time When... - Marinette is ready to enjoy her wedding anniversary with her wondrful husband. Except when she wakes up, she’s not going to be able to celebrate her anniversary. In fact, she’s seventeen again.
Divide By Infinity - Post-Reveal Adrinette being adorable and looking at LadyNoir moments
Bad Day - Adrien finds out Marinette’s Ladybug on the toilet and everything just does downhill from there
Get Agrekt - Post Reveal + Drunk Adrien my beloved
Under The Stars - PROPOSAL
Do You Hear That, Love? - Post-Reveal angst and babies
Side Effects of Paw-esome Merch: Model Chokes on Air - Post Reveal Marinette making my poor boy adrien consciously try not to die by wearing Chat Noir merch
Serotonin Boosts - ADRIEN LOVES HIS GIRLFRIEND OKAY?
When the Wedding Bells Toll - Post Reveal Adrinette pretend to date to get free food at a wedding (ha ha guess who fell in love againnnn)
All You Had to Do Was Stay - first of all, OOF - Marinette and Adrien reveal their identities and he panics and Marinette, three years later, sees him again for Alya’s wedding with the urge to both kiss him and punch him in the face
Adrinette April Day 23: Sunset - CUTE FLUFFY PEOPLE (its by sketchy-panda)
Forget-Me-Not - written way before oblivio but basically, oblivio
The Wall Between Us - Lukanette, Adrigami, Alya finding out, lovesquare reveal, Adrien finding out Gabe is Hawkmoth, then theres Adrinette being in love and MarcNath walking in them making out. Its a whole vibe. Two Seconds was written in response to this :D
Mari Me - CHRISTMAS PROPOSALS AND CHILDREN ARE BEAUTIFUL OKAY?
Trolling Alya - After Adrien and Marinette reveal their identities to each other, instead of going right into dating, they agree to just be friends and take their time. Alya is not having it.
The Biological Imperative - excellent explicit story with an interesting concept about tikki being able to freeze the power of all miraculouses in her box in case of marinette's pregnancy. Adrienette of course.
The Closest Thing to Love - god i love a good fake dating story - post reveal Aged Up - adrien decides that the best way to gain independence from his dad was to get married. To who you ask? Of course its his lady, Marinette Dupain Cheng. Nothing could go wrong! They’re just friends after all.
Not A Ship But Hella good Stories
Papa Bear - In which Tom is the one to figure out Adrien’s home life is putting him in danger and helps Adrien escape.
Nooroo Uses a Swear Word - He really, really does. But he has a very good reason, so... let's hear him out, shall we? Crackfic, one-shot.
Move to Safety - Sort of a longer take on the ‘ Adrien runs away and seeks shelter with the Dupain-Chengs’. Involves the final battle and Adrien knowing Gabe is Hawkmoth.
I Know, Kid - Plagg has a very important conversation with his holder when they return home after defeating Guiltrip.
Chat Noir is My Science Teacher - When Mattheu Magan witnesses his chemistry teacher, Adrien Dupain-Cheng, transform into his favorite superhero Chat Noir, he becomes the Monkey Miraculous holder Monkid, going on adventures and learning what it means to be a hero alongside under his new meow-ntor. (OC, Adventure, Aged-up - Yall ive only known Mattheu for like, a month BUT I LOVE HIM WITH ALL MY HEART)
Won’t Tell a Soul - Nino finds out that Marinette is Ladybug and keeps the secret. Kind of.
Motherfucking Superheroes - Directly following the events of the season 3 finale, Alya Cesaire decides to create a groupchat with all the known Miraculous holders, which sets off an investigation into Ladybug’s identity. (Crack, Groupchat/Text fic)
My Boy - Gabriel creates a sentimonster copy of himself to free himself from unimportant matters, but he didn’t expect it to become more human than himself. (Angst, Mentions of torture)
The Malicious Pavilin - Evil gay Emilie is a whole ass mood
Never Sing At Home - Based on that ‘hey, bad news and good news. Bad news, Hawkmoth knows my identity, good news, I know his!’ prompt on tumblr
Bite off more than you can chew and you’ll choke - Lila gets exposed fics my beloved
ouef, ouch, owie - Chat and Rena plan some Aspik-related shenanigans to cover up Chat’s secret identity when Ladybug decides to have all the Miraculous heroes train together. (Crack)
What the Cat Dragged In - MCU Crossover
the last day on earth - Chat Blanc angst is top-tier
Air Miraculous - Miraculous but with Basketball and Shoes
how the strings intertwine - MDC Fic - UNFINISHED BUT AMAZING
Nine Lives - Hurt/Comfort, Adrien Centric
In Good Hands - in which Ladybug tells Chat Noir about her new confidant and Chat chooses his own.
How Nino Waged War with Gabriel Agreste - By ChocolateXMyMouth (Still going!)
The Inappropriate Touching Talk - this is another pure crack. Gabriel finds out that Adrien "touches inappropriately" Marinette and decides to have "the talk" (or rather have someone else have the talk with him)
Broken - Cop AU with lots of angst :D
Informant - miracuclass group chat au with identity shenanigans
Lucky Fox Paradox - Marinette gives succeeds in giving Alya the ladybug miraculous. And regrets it. Enter, the fox miraculous.
“I have plan” - based on the ‘Ladybug joins the fight as multimous and she and rena rouge won’t let adrien leave to transform and its just crack’
Sting - Chat Noir mysteriously vanished, and as much as Ladybug hates it, she can’t do her job alone. Which is why she decides to give Adrien to bee miraculous until her partner returns!
Accidental Dates - The four friends make a group chat to plan game nights. Some people tend to take it further
Leave for Mendeleiev - Marinette is in Mendeleiev’s class instead of Bustier’s, meaning new friends and different relationships
Ridiculous, Utterly Ridiculous - rejected one time too many, Chat Noir ends in tears on someone's balcony. No, not Marinette's. Chloé's. And no, it doesn't end with an adrikloe (or how it's called). Chloé actually ends up being a good friend (*insert ohhhh of surprise*)
I’ll Handle This - Adrien accepts a deal with Plagg for the black kwami to resolve his problems. And Plagg succeeds.
let’s get covered in flames and play some games with the smoke - 1920s enemies to lovers soulmates au that makes me want to jump off a building in a good way
Ruffled - Harry Potter AU
Passionfruit - Adrienette soulmate au series with 3 parts
Repetition - One day adrien stumbles upon hawkmoth’s lair. In response, Gabe wipes his memory and is done with it. until it happens again, and again, and again…
Bite Me. - Vampire!Alya one-shot. Really good world-building in this one chapter alone!
“I have a plan.” - Really funny one-shot where Marinette’s idea of going in as Multimouse doesn’t exactly pan out how she wanted it to.
Back to Us - After a reveal so shocking it rocks the core of Paris itself, the villain Hawk Moth is finally defeated...at a great personal cost to heroes Ladybug and Chat Noir. With the city safe, they go their separate ways, returning to the lives they were forced to put on hold since receiving their Miraculous.
Free Falling - Fantastic story with amazing and well written themes that I really just adored reading. Beautifully written and wonderful plot/story
Other Ships (outside of Love Square):
The Worst and Best Thing - GabeNath, drama and angst with a happy ending
Operation Lovebirds - DJWifi - Alya and Nino try and get Adrien and Marinette together, and get more than they thought they would
Phase Eight - Sequel to Operaton Lovebirds - Three years after the failure of Operation Lovebirds, Alya and Nino’s relationship is tested when Alya comes across a startling secret.
Cola Date - DJWifi - When Alya finds herself on a date with the wrong guy she searches for unconventional help to get her out of this. Luckily, the cute waiter doesn't mind to help her out with a favor.
Soundless - Lukadrien - Luka has the Ladybug Miraculous and can pretty much tell who’s Chat Noir
Hotdogs and Icecream - Lukagami - Luka and Kagami hanging out while Adrinette are being in love during the NY Special
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Quick Strike Back Translations
Spoilers under the cut of course
Adrien accepts he's gonna talk to his dad later after he sees strike back.
Marinette and Tikki have the same scene from the end of Risk.
Ladybug decides to solve the Strike Back problem first.
Nathalie says Adrien has to be positive and that he's gonna come back full of stories and Lila says they're gonna be best friends. Félix says he hopes so.
Félix tries to transform with the phrase but realizes it's a fake.
CN says he's busy so they have to do this quickly and LB says she's the same.
The citizens risk going after the Sentimonster to see LB. Ladybug tells them to leave and says the same to Risk.
CN tries to finish it off with a cataclysm and LB says they don't know what would happen to an akumatized person and that it could also be a senti.
CN says her problem is that she never takes risks and LB says she does and he says why doesn't he risk knowing her identity and that she never tells him anything and she says it's too dangerous if either of them are akumatized. He says neither of them would ever be akumatized.
Rena warns them about a threat and LB says thanks out aloud, causing her to reveal to CN RF is hiding and helping.
None of their powers work against Strike Back.
Rena says SB is copying their powers and LB tells them all to stop attacking.
The heroes and Shadow Moth find out she's active and LB finds out Nino knows about Rena and says Rena put everyone in danger.
Rena says they all have a frog print on their necks and they find out about Risk.
SM is happy she knows bc she'll doubt herself.
LB says CN has to detransform bc it's too dangerous for him to use cataclysm like this and he says he can still help.
Risk tells LB that his object is hidden.
LB thinks she needs someone who isn't contaminated and thinks of Adrien and wonders if she's not taking a risk and travels back to get Adrien.
She tells Félix, thinking she's Adrien, that she needs help. He asks if her yoyo hives her access to all miraculous and she says yes.
She offers him the dog and says if he doubts himself, all he has to do is try, and he accepts. She says he can localize any object he ever touched. He touches the yoyo.
She takes him to the burrow so they can find the object in the past to touch it and find it in the future. They find it and Félix says they don't know where he's gonna hide it and she says they don't need to know it bc of his powers.
He activates the dog power and gets it.
CN tries to back off once risk stops influencing him.
CN hears her praising Dog! Félix and says he got everything right on the first time. She calls him Adrien but it's uncertain if CN hears that.
Marinette thanks Adrien again and she promises to take him back to the train and he says he wants to stay and help and that she gave him reason to feel unbeatable.
LB makes jokes about CN and Dog! Félix being cat and dog and Félix says he's excited to work with him. LB says they'll spend a lot of time together since he's on the team now.
LB's plan is to lure the sentis to a portal so she can take them somewhere they'll never hurt anyone again.
Félix apologizes as he's leaving.
Alya apologizes and says she can't lie to Nino and LB says she understands bc she couldn't lie to Alya either. Alta renounces Trixx bc it's too dangerous now that Shadow Moth knows.
LB goes after Adrien but doesn't find him. Gabriel says Nathalie has to come back with Adrien. He doesn't hear Nathalie say that Adrien is missing.
LB asks for the miraculous back and Adrien says that's Felix.
Félix tells Gabriel he wants the true peacock or he'll tell Adrien the code to the lair. He also can give Gabriel the ring and other miraculous.
Gabriel asks how he knows Félix isn't going to use the peacock against them and he says he would have done it a long time ago.
LB realizes Felix has the miraculous and breaks down. Adrien says she has to calm down and can detransform and he panicks bc he doesn't know if it's safe since it could be a trap. He says she needs to trust him at least once and she does.
It's too late, he has all the miraculous.
LB cries that she doesn't get why CN is still supporting her when she pushed him away and lied and she says they'll get them all back and he's going to help. And she says "us?" and he says "you, the best superheroine of Paris and me, your loyal partner".
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Miracurse: Power in “Reach”
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When Adrien came home, he was a little wary, but hopeful. His father was calm, welcoming, and actually nice. Adrien was actually looking forward to coming home and seeing him. He was actually excited to spend time with his father.
It made him wonder, what could be the limits to this?
Were there any?
Could Adrien even go up and hug his dad? Was that allowed? Was that an option?
It was like a door was open and Adrien didn't know the boundaries of this new space. But for once, at home, he was ready to test them.
When he arrived home, he found his father actually waiting for him, and Adrien swiftly went in for a hug. His father didn't move immediately, but he wasn't stiff against him. He actually wrapped his arms back around him, holding him securely back. A warmth spread through Adrien, one he hasn't felt in a long time. He smiled into the embrace, holding his father tighter.
Gabriel allowed the hug to last for a few minutes before he withdrew, offering Adrien a warm smile. Adrien beamed back, feeling happy.
"Adrien? I have a favor to ask."
"Anything, Father," Adrien promised.
From inside his jacket, Gabriel brought out a blue pin. Adrien blinked. That was the one he saw earlier, in his father's safe.
"I'd like you to gift this to your friend, Chloe."
A question of why was on Adrien’s lips, but he held it back, accepting it. He had something good with his father, he wouldn't dare risk ruining it.
"I will," Adrien promised.
He doesn't know why, but Chloe would be happy with the gift… mostly. Shame it wasn't yellow.
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Gabriel was furious. And overwhelmed.
Being a kwami was strange. He felt light and small, but also grandiose and present. And he felt everything. He could only clutch his head as he was bombarded by… he wasn't even sure. He thinks he was feeling the emotions of everyone in Paris!
Did Nooroo feel this all the time?
"Ah, so it has officially began to set in."
Gabriel whipped around, finding his body looming over him, holding a plate.
"What are you talking about?" Gabriel demanded.
"I am a kwami tied to emotions. And you are now in my form, you feel what I felt all the time."
"You don't seem overwhelmed!" Gabriel clutched his gear, growling.
"Because I was born to feel it all," Nooroo said simply. "I am change manifested, and nothing changes more than human emotion." He actually smiled. "I think it's what I love about humanity so much. You feel so much and you're capable of change. There's so much potential with you."
"Why am I overwhelmed then?!"
"Because you're a mortal human soul in a kwami form. Just because you have the body doesn't mean your essence will match it. You were meant to be born a human, after all."
"And yet, you put me in this state," Gabriel accused.
"You put yourself in that state," Nooroo said. "I did warn you there are consequences to miraculous misuse."
Nooroo set the plate down, revealing a mound of cinnamon rolls on it. Gabriel made a face at it. "What's this?"
"Food," Nooroo said. "Kwamis don't get hungry the same as humans."
"Why cinnamon rolls?"
"Because I love them. If you have food you'd rather eat, I can get that for you instead."
Gabriel crossed his arms, scowling at him.
“I guess I’ll just keep bringing you cinnamon rolls then.”
Gabriel growled in outrage. If only he was bigger! If only he was at his original size and height! He could show Nooroo a thing or two—
POOF.
Gabriel stumbled, suddenly taller, feeling more like… himself. He looked down at his hands, seeing human hands than the odd paw-flippers the kwamis had. And they were covered in gloves. He hurried to his window, coming to look into his reflection.
He was himself!
Hawk Moth has returned!
He let loose a maniacal laugh, turning to the calm Nooroo, finding his cane at his side and pulling the inside sword free. He pointed it at Nooroo, declaring, “Look what I’ve been able to do, Nooroo! I've regained my human form!"
"Congratulations."
Nooroo was so calm, like he wasn't surprised that Gabriel had done so. It was as if he expected it. Wary and frustrated, Gabriel opted not to be discouraged by Nooroo’s calm. He charged, sword pointed at his human body, snarling, "Give my body back!"
Nooroo easily avoided Gabriel’s lunge. Every swipe and every swing, Nooroo was in reach but always out and away. Try as he might, Gabriel couldn’t get anywhere!
“I am you,” Nooroo reminded, almost gently as he reached up to lightly tap the body’s head. “I’ll know your moves before you make them.”
Gabriel glanced at the swarm of butterflies still lingering around his room. “And what if I ruined you?” He didn’t have a holder, but he wasn’t a natural kwami either. What if he did create an akuma? What if he could use it? He was essentially Nooroo now.
He held out his hand, accepting the butterfly that came to settle in his palm. He covered it, giving his possessed body a twisted smile as he empowered it.
Nooroo still had that calm expression on him, not doing anything to stop Gabriel.
As soon as the butterfly was empowered, Gabriel had a second to feel a sense of victory—
POOF.
His world got smaller and he dropped like a rock to the ground. Above him, the empowered butterfly flew about, as if confused.
“W-what?” Gabriel uttered, feeling weak and drained.
“While you can use our power while in this form,” Nooroo explained, sticking a finger out and letting the butterfly rest on it, “you aren’t naturally born as a kwami. For you to use my power would be quite exhausting for you. You don’t have that same energy that I do.” Holding the infected butterfly up, he covered, allowing his feelings of calm and content wash over it. When he withdrew, it was back to being white, pure, and neutral.
“You…” Gabriel growled.
“You’ll be better with food,” Nooroo reassured, heading back to the elevator.
“Where are you going?!” Gabriel demanded, wobbling up to his feet.
“To live your life,” came the simple answer and the possessed body went down, leaving the furious kwami alone.
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Analysis of "Real Gabriel"
So i'm going to write this because yes
Gabriel Agreste is a villain, and he obviously is going to receive all the hate of the fandom, mostly. And i think that's what makes him a good villain, even in a kids show. That's the point of being the antagonist.
but
He's a really complex character, as his motivations. I think the fandom hasn't spoke enough about what the actual "wish" is. Like i mostly read that people says -he wants his wife to come back alive- kinda ideas. But he has implied a lot about erasing a mistake, or thinks like that.
I totally bet on that he wants to go back and not do something, or stop Emilie on do something. And that would make all the future "invalid". At the end that's why he's so careless of even Adrien most of the time, because, as cold as it could be, he knows that it just wouldn't count.
Obviously he won't sacrifice Adrien's life because he is his son, but Gabriel is just putting all of himself in getting the cat and ladybug miraculous. Also something to point out, is that he obviously won't go so far away, because is still "his reality", idk if you get the point but i hope is clear enough xD.
Anyway, in Queen Wasp, something curious happens for just a few minuts.
Gabriel actually gave up for good. And the whole self changes.
Who is Gabriel Agreste without the burden of hope that he can save Emilie? Who is he without the miraculous, without magic?
It was just a few minuts, but it gaves enough details to make my brain go insane with ideas. I hope i can make it justice.
His motivation to break the promise he made to Emilie (maybe when she was alive, we don't know) is Adrien's safety. Also that he was powerless, all the options for him where gone.
As he was walking away, Gabriel was leaving all hope behind. And we get to see his sadness next.
Nathalie enters the room, then this.
This is something that any of them could be back from, even when Gabriel actually keeps trying to get the miraculous.
This is just her showing her attention and affection on him, he just receives it with comfort.
On Nathalies side, this whole thing of Gabriel giving up and then stop giving up, was really painful. Because, when she had her "walls", Nath knew that he just would never pay attention to her, and probably at the end she was ok with it (like i know not ok in a good way, but like she was resigned to that). But here Gabe actually received the hug without saying anything against. She was close to him physically in this particularly way; there is no coming back of knowing how it feels to embrace him. So probably all her walls just fell at that moment, there was hope, a hope that she never had in the past. And that same hope that later can mean a broken heart.
On Gabriel's side, is like "ok that happened but i still love my wife so that didn't happen" kinda way of thinking after going back to his goal. But i really think in that moment, he just let himself be and feel. It was the new taste of a future that maybe not now, but at some point, really close, he was willing to build, with Nathalie's help.
random tought: i think it was good that he didn't stop here, like aside that the whole show would have ended, but i think Gabriel needed to grow closer to Nathalie, fighting together, plotting together, maybe at this point he actually get's to know her, and that admiration for her, that she is always standing by his side, is setting the bases for something more... oh let's say it he already loves her uwu.
Gabriel showing himself in public, giving affection to Adrien.
That's it. There's the analysis.
He is loving and caring for his son, like he could have waited until Adrien ends the show. But, it was Gabriel's way to actually show and celebrate somehow that he was actually free. That he can be Adrien's father 100%, that he is proud of the little men he has become. The Agrestes are so extra, you can't change my mind xD.
This is him finding Audrey after akumatize her, with his sad eyes. At this point everything just wasn't worth it, and he harmed somehow his old friend, and later we discover that it was actually Audrey who discovers him.
You can't tell me that Gabriel dislikes Marinette, i mean, look at him. Oh this picture is so much "like father, like son" uwu. He seems really interested in Mari's talent, even happy that she is there. I don't think he would mind if she dated Adrien.
"oh but cat blanc"
I KNOW I KNOW
But as i said before, he knows that if he achieves his goal the future would be erased, and everything would be "worth it". He made them broke up to get the akuma on Marinette, that's all. im not justify him, but trying to understand how his mind works xD.
he looks soft. is my fave version of him uwu
Here Gabriel has this "proud dad" look on his face staring at Marinette xD
BUT THEN
AHHHHHHHH
CHLOE
agreste going :O
But like everything ends just right there.
Gabriel Agreste is the villain, yes, but he would be literally a different person without the burden of being Hawkmoth, having the "responsability" of a promise that he made to Emilie. All things have a cost, obviously the opportunity of saving the one he loves, is taking away Gabriel's chance for a warm present, where he can be free.
Free to be himself around his loved ones, free to actually love them the way they deserve, to feel happy and to spend time with Adrien, free to build his family again.
I'm not saying he would be good, because, yeahhhh his moral is pretty gray, like his hair, sometimes xD, but free of the past, free of his bad decisions.
Free of Emilie, in a way.
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To Have Several first Meetings
Bio Dad Bruce Wayne Month Day 1: Meeting for the first time
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Marinette had known she was adopted since she had been twelve and had a project about genetics in school. Her parents had explained to her that her mother had given her up for adoption since she wasn’t in a situation to take care of her and didn’t think her father would be able to. Marinette’s mother had passed away soon after and while Tom and Sabine had her father’s information neither of them had ever contacted him. They left the option up to Marinette, and at the time she hadn’t cared, she had two loving parents and she was happy.
.oOo.
Marinette meets Batman for the first time when she’s 14. Wonder Woman had been in contact with them from the beginning of the hawkmoth situation, but after Heroes Day Batman insists on speaking to the them. As they enter the Watch Tower she can feel Cat Noir buzzing with excitement next to her. She’d laugh but she’s too nervous to do so.
Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman are waiting for them. Marinette’s glad there aren’t more heroes around, Cat Noir looks like he might explode in excitement. They sit down at the table and Batman speaks first, “You need training.”
She’s well aware of that, but the way Batman says it irritates her, but she ignores it. She’s here because Diana asked, and because Batman is right about their lack of training.
Superman speaks up then, “We can help you with that. You can use Titans Tower for your training-”
“-And due to the nature of the threat you face, the two of you and the rest of your team is welcome there anytime.”
Marinette doesn’t point out that the rest of them are temporary heroes, it will probably alarm them more. She knows Cat Noir is probably jumping at the offer but she wants to know “why?”
Batman’s the one to speak, “if you’re going to protect Paris, then you’re going to need to be trained well.”
Marinette doesn’t know why Batman has a sudden vested interest in Paris’s safety but she’s going to go along with it. They do need the training and it will be nice to talk to more heroes their age.
“And the Justice League won’t interfere in Paris?”
“No.”
“None of them? You have a very large team and not all of them are here at the moment.”
“I will ensure everyone is informed.”
Marinette drops it, Batman sounds sincere.
.oOo.
Cat Noir and Ladybug make their first appearance in Titans tower that weekend. Cyborg and Nightwing are the ones waiting for them. They meet a lot of heroes. There’s Robin, Red Robin, Superboy, Wonder Girl, Kid flash, Solstice, Ravager, Beast Boy, Raven and apparently there are more of them usually but those are the ones she meets.
Civilian names are a whole another thing. Ladybug, Cat Noir and the Bats don’t share theirs but then there are the others. Cassie of course doesn’t have a secret identity. And Kon, Bart, Kiran, Rose and Gar don’t really mind telling another super hero. It’s a bit weird how forthcoming they are with their identities, Marinette’s had the no sharing identities rule hammered into her head for over a year now, and meeting the Teen Titans is making her question that rule.
As time passes and the miraculous team grows larger and the heroes become permanent, Titans Tower becomes steadily more occupied during weekends and training relaxes into hanging out.
They still train of course, the bats help with figuring out hawkmoth and Mayura’s identities, pretty much everyone helps with the actual fighting, and Raven helps with the more magical aspects.
She meets pretty much all of the teenage superhero community over the course of a year. It’s pretty cool.
.oOo.
About a year after they start their training, they figure out Hawkmoth is Gabriel Agreste and Mayura’s Nathalie Sancouer. It’s not surprising but she knows they’re all worried how it’s going to affect Adrien, who as they learn is Cat Noir.
Marinette is fifteen when Hawkmoth’s reign over Paris ends.
Paris celebrates for days. But Marinette can’t bring herself to feel anything anymore. It’s not that she hasn’t been dealing with her emotions with the constant trips to the tower it’s just not letting herself feel anything in Paris becomes normal.
Her parents start to get worried and as much as she would love to calm down their fears she can’t. Luka, Juleka and Alya are the ones who join forces to convince her to reach out to her biological father.
When she gives in and asks her parents, they give her his contact information happily, assuming that’s what had been bothering her all this time. Marinette doesn’t correct them.
It takes Marinette a few weeks to call him but she does call him.
.oOo.
It turns out he already knew about her; he had just figured waiting until she was older was the better approach. Marinette wasn’t really sure what to make of that but he had invited her to his house in Gotham to spend a week getting to know him and the rest of his children.
Marinette accepts his offer happily. It would be nice to learn more about her father and his family (beyond what her research turned up with, Gotham reporters didn’t seem very sensible), and get out of Paris for a while.
.oOo.
Marinette is met by M. Pennyworth, who’s their butler, at the airport. Her parents had let her come on her own after M. Wayne had assured them that she would be safe. There had still been an unnecessarily large number of people to send her off at the airport, though.
Their ride to Wayne Manor is filled with a good amount of nervous rambling, from Marinette’s part. Alfred (he had insisted upon being called so) asks her about school and friends and Marinette goes on a lot of tangents as she talks about everyone in Paris.
There several people waiting at the entrance when they reach the Manor. If she wasn’t anxious about meeting her family, she would probably be more amazed at the beauty of the Manor and the surrounding grounds.
She waves awkwardly at them and says, “hi, I’m Marinette.”
The shortest boy among them, Damian she believes, turns away and walks back into the Manor. Her father turns as if to follow him but he’s stopped by the second tallest of her siblings, Marinette doesn’t think she’ll ever get used to the idea of siblings but she finds she quite likes it, “I’ll go check on Damian. Bye Marinette, see you around.”
She waves at him silently and all of them fall into silence, Alfred having left them. Would it be too late to turn away now?
There aren’t enough pictures of Bruce Wayne’s children on the internet, with the exception of Tim Wayne, for her to recognise all of them but she's pretty sure the one who finally breaks the silence is Jason Todd, returning from the dead created more than enough reading material for her research.
“I'm leaving. Nice to meet ya,” and then heads off. None of the others seem to think it’s strange, so she doesn’t dwell on it.
Mr. Wayne clears his throat and says, “we should probably head inside.”
“Truly one of your brighter ideas B,” Tim says and the other two laugh. They introduce themselves as Cass and Duke once they’re inside and Mr. Wayne tells her she can call him B or Bruce like the others do or whatever she’s comfortable with, Marinette nods in reply. And then she’s being dragged along to somewhere deep in the Manor by her new siblings and they’re talking about some kind of prank war that they’re apparently in the middle of.
Marinette grins. This is bound to be interesting.
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What are your thoughts about Adrien/Cat Noir?
You got me started, so I won’t mince words.
Adrien is a pain in the ass.
The way the show constantly makes it seem like he’s in the right when he absolutely fucking ISN’T is something that has infuriated me for a very long time. The writing makes him seem perfect but he isn’t. He’s not even a good friend, and Marinette’s crush addled brain forces her to listen to his garbage advice even though she knows better and is more experienced in social matters.
This fucking kid has only been breathing fresh fucking air for a few months and somehow he’s suddenly a fucking expert on how to deal with bullies and manipulators. That’s how he comes off to Marinette with how often he lets Chloe’s shitty behavior slide or his dumb advice about Lila: “Making a bad guy suffer has never turned them into a good guy.” Or, “If you humiliate her he’ll just be hurt more.”
But Chloé gets to humiliate and hurt others with barely any consequences from anyone, let alone Adrien. And Lila just gets to publicly make fools out of anyone who believes her nonsensical bullshit. And it’s only appropriate to chastise them only AFTER someone has been humiliated, hurt, and even EXPELLED right Adrien?
And sure, I can acknowledge when Adrien has his moments of a spine but it never lasts and always falls through. People are constantly screaming “but his dad and his childhood and he’s so sheltered and can’t stand up to anyone !” but forget that he chose to be a superhero and fight evil and has stood up to people.
I mean he stands up for Chloé and Lila quite a bit no matter who they hurt. He had no problem standing up to Marinette and shaming her and the others when they were rightfully happy that Chloé, their longtime tormentor and bully was leaving. He gets to be sad that Chloé is leaving and shame on anyone who is happy about that.
He was so concerned that Chloé left hurt and humiliated, (which was her own fault for trying to lie about her school project and after the bullshit she pulled with the Bee Miraculous) that he didn’t care about how badly Chloé made others feel on a daily basis. They were rightfully relieved to have Chloé gone and to celebrate having some peace in school for fucking once.
He seemed to have forgotten about how she nearly killed a train full of fucking people to make herself look like a hero. How soon he forgets how Chloé sabotaged Marinette’s great uncle, how she treats Sabrina, how she broke into Marinette’s room and stole her diary to win a class president election, stole Marinette’s hat design and tried to frame her for stealing, how she broke into Marinette’s locker and vandalized her gift to Bustier. Just so many things.
But noooo. That’s not important. What’s important was that HIS FRIEND was sad and that all her bad behavior is negated and that they shouldn’t celebrate her leaving because SHE kept HIM company when he was kept inside his home. Nothing else matters Right Adrien?
And let’s not forget about Lila. I’ve heard so many bullshit excuses about why he won’t expose Lila and it pisses me off something fierce:
“He doesn’t know that Lila threatened Marinette!” “Marinette didn’t tell him about the threat!” “He can’t stand up for himself because he’s scared his dad will pull him out of school!” “He’s scared of Lila!” “But his upbringing” “But his dad!” “He doesn’t have evidence!” “His advice is right!” “He doesn’t know how dangerous Lila is!”
ALL. COMPLETE. BULLSHIT.
Especially that last one. There has been multiple occasions where Lila has proven how dangerous she is outside of being akuamtized but he still won’t expose her. The time she got Kagami akumatized and WILLINGLY helped Oni-Chan, was proven true by the horn on her head growing every time she lied. Adrien as Chat Noir saw this. Ladybug warned him. A FIREFIGHTER examined Lila’s ankle and basically said she was full of shit about her injury and saw Chat Noir chew her out over her willingly helping an akuma.
Still don’t know how the firefighter didn’t report that to the cops but then I remember that Thomas Astruc is shit and I say to myself, “Ah, that’s why.”
Adrien knew then especially how dangerous Lila was. He even warned Ladybug about her. If I was Ladybug I’d have said “Yeah, no shit. I tried to tell you that 5 minutes ago but sure.” But instead of outing Lila, he still says NOTHING and continues to let her lie and promise his friends things she can’t possibly deliver, continues to let her mess with his friends dreams because she’ll be “hurt more.”
When was this bitch hurt at school I wanna know.
Also, there’s the fact that Adrien has chewed Lila out multiple times about her behavior, so he’s not afraid to stand up to her. He’s even done it in public where anyone can hear him like in school. But he just keeps giving her chances. I was excited when he chewed Lila out after “Ladybug” but then that quickly went away when he said that he didn’t have any proof.
But he does have proof of her lying. He was there when Ladybug chewed Lila out about her lying. If he spoke up about that, they would believe him because he doesn’t have a motive to speak against Lila, like the way others were skeptical of Marinette’s claims because of her crush on Adrien. There’s also the fact that she lied to get into his house and got Nathalie and his bodyguard into trouble.
There is a picture she sent out to multiple people so she can’t rebut that. And then the whole shit about framing Marinette and the red butterflies. He should have spilled all the fucking tea but he still kept his mouth shut. If his little talk with Lila hadn’t panned out Marinette would still be out of school and she would look like some horrible villain and no one would doubt Lila.
But noooooo. Lila will be humiliated, she’ll be hurt. It wouldn’t make her a good guy.
Screw you Adrien.
As for Chat Noir....
*breathes in*
He needs to get a fucking reality check or he needs to not have a miraculous. Yeah. I said it.
Here’s a special message for him:
Ladybug said no. Stop asking her to date you. Stop trying to make plans or trick her into romantic situations with you. Don’t throw tantrums because she doesn’t tell you things or because she won’t do what you want. Stop goofing off during battles. Stop sacrificing yourself you absolute DUMBASS.
Sincerely, me.
It boggles me why he gets to do all the shit he does and has no fucking consequences. Marinette’s toe can’t even twitch without someone breathing down her fucking neck about being the bigger person or just chastising her for not living up to the standards of a Ladybug.
I’m looking at you Tikki.
But Adrien gets to just do all kinds of shit without a HINT of consequences as Chat Noir. It’s fucking WILD. But apparently to some it’s more important that he keeps Plagg because he’s lonely and he shouldn’t be trapped inside his house with Gabriel.
That’s not what a miraculous is for??!?!!?!?!! 🥴
And sure, Marinette has had some slip ups as Ladybug. But not nearly as many as Adrien has as Chat Noir. But like I said, Marinette gets blamed for anything by any and everyone whether she’s Ladybug or not. Tikki and Alya chastised her because she entered the game tournament to spend time with Adrien.
WHY??
She didn’t cheat, she entered fairly and played fairly and won fairly just like Adrien did. But because it was to spend time with Adrien it was wrong. Even Max’s sore loser ass admitted before he left that Marinette beat him fair and square. It’s a competition. He wasn’t entitled to have a spot. He even looked upset when Adrien beat him and Adrien had a worried look on his face. Tikki even chastises Marinette saying that there were better ways to spend time with Adrien.
But there WEREN’T.
Adrien’s time is so closely monitored that he barely ever gets time to spend with friends. That was the only chance Marinette had to spend time with Adrien. But of course Marinette gets the heat for it.
But Adrien gets nearly nothing when he causes Copy Cat because of his lie about Ladybug. He gets to throw a tantrum because Ladybug didn’t come to a picnic she never agreed to in the first place with no consequences. He gets to be upset about Ladybug having someone she loved and refuse to work together with her. And it’s all just glossed over.
But Marinette? Everything she does is always wrong. She has no choice but to be perfect or somehow the whole fucking world ends. And while it’s not right, Adrien only has to look perfect for his dad’s company. The amount of pressure isn’t the same. He gets to be carefree in at least half of his life, but Marinette is always under pressure and always judged harshly while Adrien gets to fuck up with barely any consequences or repercussions.
In conclusion, I’m so tired of this “sunshine boy”. You asked for this, and I delivered.
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IDEA LAND COMING UP!
While I am still working on the fics I currently have, my brain keeps thinking up different ideas for other fics, so here is what my brain has thought up in the last month.
Marvel x DC x MLB:
Symbiote Marinette!
At the age of 16, Scarlett Bug (Tikki + Mari + Her Symbiote), along with the help of Tempête (Kagami), Vipère (Luka), and Honey Bee (Chloé), defeat Hawkmoth . Chat Noir never showed up to the fight, probably a good thing considering it was Gabriel Agreste all along. The gang enjoys the next 2 days of peace and dealing with the reporters. On the third day Mari was having a wonderful time getting ready to open the Bakery with her Parents when Chat Noir walked in. He began his shpeel of how He and Marinette belonged together, when she refused and her parents asked him to leave, Chat ignored it until he forcefully grabbed Mari's arm. Marinette pulled away at the cost of getting her arm clawed. When her parents stepped between Chat and Marinette. Chat Noir called for his Cataclysm and killed both Tom and Sabine. Chat watched with satisfaction as they turned pale before their bodies turned black and fell to the floor. Mari sat shell shocked while Chat Noir looked at her with loving eyes as he said they could now be happy without anyone stopping them. Mari was frozen as Chat took a step forward, her vision going blurry from tears as Tempête and Honey Bee burst through the front door, attacking Chat Noir until he managed to escape.
A few minutes later Paramedics arrived, tending to Mari who sat at the curb with Chloé and Kagami while the Paramedics carried Tom and Sabines body of stretchers.
After that ordeal, Mari gave her god parents a call later that day, telling them her parents died, but not how they died. After the call, she gathered her stuff and went to stay with Chloé. The following day Natasha Romanoff and Dead Pool walked into Le Grand Paris, going up to Chloé's room, where Marinette was sitting on the couch with Chloé, Kagami and Luka by her side. Mari looked over to the sudden noise only to relax a bit before getting up to give them a hug.
After a long hug and tears, Natasha and DP went to get anything Mari may have missed in the rush of packing while Mari stayed with her friends. Once Nat and DP left, Mari got up, saying she had something to do before they got back.
Transforming, Scarlett Bug made her way to the Eiffel Tower, calling for Chat Noir to meet her there. After 30 minutes of waiting, Chat Noir finally showed up. Scarlett Bug didn't say anything as she tied Chat Noir up with some webs, and removed his ring. She apologized to Plagg berore turning to Adrien and speaking "As Guardian of the Miraculous, I strip you of the right to ever wield a Miraculous again, be it in this life time or any other." When Adrien asked why, Scarlett Bug raised her voice as pain and anger were clear in her tone "You are no longer worthey after taking the lives of two innocent people. I trusted you, they, trusted you. And you killed them." As Scarlett Bug turned slightly and saw cars approaching she made her way to leave "The authorities will deal with you shortly."
Afterwards she would go back to the hotel before Nat and DP got back. She spends the last 3 days with her friends and explaining to Paris that the Ladybug, nor the Black Cat Miraculous would be active anymore, as Hawkmoth was defeated and it posed an unnecessary risk. She continued to say that Tempête, and Honey Bee would continue to watch over Paris so the crime rate wouldn't escalate. During her last interview as Scarlett Bug, the reporter asked why Chat Noir wasn't there, which she then went on to say that he took two innocent lives and is now in custody. She left soon after to say goodbye to Chloé and Kagami.
Marinette left to New York with Nat, DP and Luka (who decided he would go earlier and meet with his dad Jagged later (yes he knows Jagged's his dad)) Mari and Luka begin interning at Stark Tower/Avengers Tower.
Mari learns to trust boys again slowly but surely, and is thankful she'll never see Adrien ever again...
Is what she hoped.
Ships?
Marinette x Peter!
Luka x MJ!
Kagami x Chloé !
HTTYD x DC x Marvel:
Everyone gets a dragon as a soul bound pet (Like Dæmons from the Golden Compass/His Dark Materials, but without the "if your dæmon dies, you die." it's a part of you yes, but if it gets hurt it doesn't hurt or kill the person. They rest and live in your soul, just say or think their name and poof! Your soul bound dragon appears) I'm also thinking that depending on how I fully write this idea, the dragons also assist in akuma battles... as in their scales change and they gain an ability similar to whatever ability their soul bound human's miraculous grants. For instance. Adrien has a skrill (an emerald green fading to pastel greens that's shockingly pretty cuddley) and when Adrien is Chat Noir his skrill turns black with glowing green to greenish yellow scales. The Skrill also gains destructive powers, plus its normal lightning. The dragons will stay in their miraculous state until their soul bound human de-transforms. The dragons can also alter their size for convenience.
Dragons to humans:
Marinette- A Stormcutter (Shades of blue to grayish blue and gray. Yellowy orange eyes)
Adrien- A Skrill (Shades of Emerald Green to pastel greens. Yellow eyes
Luka- A Speed Stinger (dark blue with shades of cyan accents. Turquoise eyes)
Kagami- A Razorwhip (silver with coper accents. Orange eyes)
Chloé- A Monstrous Nightmare (slight mustard yellow with dark golden brown markings. Light orange eyes)
Alix- A Catastrophic Quaken (light gray with blue. Sky blue eyes)
Star Wars: The Clone Wars x MLB:
Reincarnation!
Hawkmoth got ahold of both miraculous thanks to Chat, he wished for his wife back and for Nathalie to be in perfect health and it sacrificed Mari.
Mari meets The Creater, the parent of the Kwami and the universe itself. She's reborn and is adopted by Count Dooku. Get 2 robots who become sentient and are able to see the Kwami (DO NOT QUESTION THE PLOT MAGIC) and wield a miraculous. Mari gets a MagnaGuard (who has Pollen) that she names Watt-son, and an SD-K4 Assassin (Basically a spider droid that gets Mullo(my logic for this? Multiple Mini spider droids scaring the shit out of people. CHOAS.) that she affectionately names Anarchy.
Marinette has a double bladed lightsaber (like Maul) that she can split in two for dual wield combat (Like Ahsoka or Ventress). Her blade is Orange (Now you may be asking, why is it orange if she's adopted by Count Dooku, a known Sith? Well, that's because Dooku loves Mari as his own child, and bc orange is close to red. (Dooku and the outcome of the Clone Wars may or may not change thanks to Mari(who may be another chosen one (⌐ω ⌐) )
I am unsure if to also have Chloé reborn (Since Adrien was included in the wish, and he cared for Chloé as well as Marinette, so Chloé can also be reborn)
If Chloé tags along, she is either Mari's Sister or is adopted by one of the Republic Senators, like Bale Organa or Padmé Amidala. Chloé would also be a very high force sensitive and could become Obi-Wan's Padawan.
Ships?
Ahsoka x Marinette. I don't know why, but my brain thinks it would be a funny friends/kinda enemies to lovers.
I'm not sure who I would pair Chloé with though.
Anyway, for this fic I'd let y'all decide if you want Chloé to be reborn, and if so, on the Republic or Separatists side?
With whatever side Chloé is on, she would have a single yellow bladed lightsaber.
DC x MLB:
Mari is Poison Ivy's biological daughter. Father unknown.
Near the age of 4 Mari stayed home while her mom went out with Harley. While they were gone a villain who had a grudge against Ivy would sent the house on fire. During the fire Mari is just barely save by the plants as they get her to the side alley before burning. Mari is fiund by firefighters with major burns and is rushed to the hospital where she was declared dead.
Ivy and Harley get back while the firefighters are trying to put out the fire, when they ask around they say though no one was left in the building. After the sight was declared safe, Ivy and Harley searched for any signs of Mari, but found nothing, leading them to think she died.
Back at the hospital, the doctors are transporting Mari's "dead" body when she jolts awake, pulling the white sheet off her as the doctors look on in shock and horror. Her burns nearly completely gone. She almost became a test subject but escaped and was later found by C.P.S and adopted by a French Couple that own a Bakery.
So began the life of Mari-Gold Isley, now Marinette Isley Dupain-Cheng, the future surper hero Ladybug, and her journey to find out what happened to her mother that night.
Ship?
Chloé x Marinette!
Marvel x MLB:
Mari is a weapon created by Hydra. Using Black Widows DNA as a base, as well as Mystique, Kitty Pryde, Dead Pool, Captain America, and Wolverine's DNA she got most of their powers, which is broken.
Tomoe Tsurugi, High Ranking Secret OPs division of S.H.I.E.L.D. is tasked to find out what this "secret Hydra Weapon" is capable of, only to find out its a child. Ends up adopting Mari as her own. Mari is now Kagami little sister (they are around 3½ months apart).
Marinette will get the Black Cat Miraculous while Kagami get the Ladybug. Both are little Hero Gremlins for the Akumas (who most definitely need therapy if they got Akumatized on one of the heroes bad days... hell forbid if it was a bod day for 𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘩 of them)
Ships?
Peter x Marinette!
Kagami x Chloé!
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Let me know which I should do first after I updated the next chapter to one of my other three fics.
HOPE YOU ALL ARE HAVING A FANTASTICAL DAY! BUG-OUT 💮🐞💮
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IOTA Reviews: Crocoduel
When you stop and think about it, this episode is really just the world's most intense custody battle.
Let's get into the thirteenth (chronologically the twelfth) episode of Miraculous Ladybug's fourth season: Crocoduel
We start off with the band Kitty Section (composed of Luka, his timid sister Juleka, her “best friend” Rose, and Ivan) performing a concert for the super amazing Zoe and all the peons beneath her greatness (Alya, Alix, Nino, and Mylene). Luka notes its been a while since Marinette came to the Liberty. Because I guess even the show wants to forget the events of “Sole Crusher”.
Luka is still upset that Marinette hasn't wanted to be around him since their breakup, so after he walks away, the others scheme to force them to spend time together.
Yep, even though they promised to back off in “Gang of Secrets”, Marinette's friends are once again trying to meddle in Marinette's personal life as well as Luka's this time. Because it's not like they can understand how hard it is for two exes to remain friends after a breakup and give them their space, right? They plan to invite Marinette to Luka and Juleka's birthday party while reminding the audience that they're twins.
YES. THEY HAVE ALWAYS BEEN TWINS. ASTRUC HAS NEVER SAID OTHERWISE OR CONTRADICTED THIS STATEMENT IN THE PAST.
LUKA WAS NEVER TWO YEARS OLDER THAN JULEKA, JUST LIKE THERE WAS NEVER A WAR IN BA SING SE.
In all seriousness, I do feel like I was a little hard on Astruc for this. Compared to other things he's made canon on Twitter, this is fairly minor, and we only knew Luka was the older brother at first through a tweet. And considering the other retcon we'll see in the very next scene, this isn't as big of a deal as I made it initially.
Alya invites Marinette to the party, but she easily deduces that it's a trap. Alya then tries to convince Marinette to talk to Luka.
Uh... since when? When did Marinette lose all romantic feelings for Luka? The whole point of the breakup in “Truth” was to show that she couldn't pursue a romantic relationship with Luka because of her duties as Ladybug. She never showed any signs of not loving him, which made the breakup all the more tragic. Yeah, “Mr. Pigeon 72” was an excuse for her to go back to loving Adrien because the writers don't know how to write anything else, but it didn't mean she stopped loving Luka. You know, it's almost like the writers want to make sure the audience knows Lukanette will never happen and the sacred Love Square is the only way Marinette will ever feel love for someone else.
Alya still forces Marinette to go, making her ask Juleka if Luka won't be there. Some people have gone down on Marinette for this, but she does later acknowledge how wrong this was to ask, and apologizes to Juleka for trying to force her to do something she didn't want to do. If only Marinette's friends learned the same lesson.
Juleka goes to tell Luka about the party, but hesitates to tell Luka he can't go there. While he knows Juleka is hiding something, Luka is distracted by the sudden arrival of his father who he loves despite abandoning him for his entire life, Jagged Stone. However, Luka and Juleka's mother, the anarchy-loving Anarka isn't happy that much like his sperm when the condom broke, Jagged came in without her permission.
At the day of the party, Marinette panics as soon as she sees Luka, who in turn realizes she didn't want to see him. Rather than comfort Juleka who just ran away crying, the others comfort Luka, preventing him from being akumatized by Shadowmoth, though he still keeps his Akuma around just to be safe. Marinette apologizes to Juleka before Shadowmoth can akumatize her too (even though she got a Magical Charm in “Guiltrip” so it wouldn't work either way). Then Shadowmoth tries to akumatize one of the guests as they find out Jagged (who just arrived) is Luka's father, but since they're dumb teenagers who don't know Jagged was winning awards and being celebrated as a rock icon while Anarka was working two jobs and struggling to make enough money for rent, they think it's awesome. Very confusing day for Shadowmoth, isn't it?
Marinette also finds out Jagged is Juleka's father and finds out Juleka worries Jagged loves Luka more since they share more interests, which she thinks is true when Jagged gives Luka a guitar case and instructs her to not tell his sister. Marinette tries to call out Jagged for neglecting Juleka over Luka even though Jagged was more of a father to his pet crocodile than either of his biological children, but it's obviously a gift for Juleka, the first bass guitar Jagged ever owned, which calms her down. Funny how nobody acknowledges how Jagged practically abandoned his family, isn't it? Sure, it looks like he's trying to make up for it, but he just acts like he's always been Luka and Juleka's dad and they don't have any problems with their father literally never being in their lives until now.
Jagged's gift to Luka is a record of the first record he made in his band with Anarka before they broke up, Crododuel, but Anarka is naturally pissed he wants to give that to Luka. Jagged and Anarka argue over which one was the Yoko Ono in their relationship while they both grab the record, which Shadowmoth uses to akumatize the two as it breaks, turning them back into Guitar Villain and Captain Hardrock respectively, Shadowmoth labeling them as Crocoduel.
Unlike the other team Akumas like the Punishers or the Gang of Secrets, Guitar Villain and Captain Hardrock care more about fighting each other than working together, and they see getting Ladybug and Cat Noir's Miraculous as a competition to help prove who was right in their argument. It's a pretty interesting gimmick, though I don't get how Shadowmoth thinks this will help him and not ignore Ladybug and Cat Noir while they fight.
Alya provides a distraction to help Marinette transform, and after we get Adrien's single scene to remind the audience he's still a main character, he transforms into Cat Noir. The two heroes give chase, but then Guitar Villain and Captain Hardrock decide to take their fight to above the clouds.
Yeah, it's not like you have a form that specifically allows you two to fly, right?
All they had to say was that Marinette was still making more potions for that form, and it would have been better than ignoring the fact that they can fly.
Much like the hotel room during the night Luka and Juleka were conceived, the crossfire from Guitar Villain and Captain Hardrock's fight starts to damage the area around them. Ladybug and Cat Noir get Luka and Juleka to safety, and Luka tells them about what's happening, while Ladybug spouts the lesson about people needing to talk even though they don't love each other anymore, reflecting the situation the writers retconned her into learning.
Ladybug summons her Lucky Charm, a roll of scotch tape, and comes up with an idea that involves Juleka. She takes her away into an alleyway and gives her the Tiger Miraculous. The tiger Kwami, Roarr, demands Juleka show some courage, so Juleka yells in her face. Unfortunately, as much as I want to show this scene, the subs I got don't really match up, so I can't really give some screenshots of it. So I guess you can watch this scene from Full Metal Jacket instead to get the gist of things.
So Juleka takes the Tiger Miraculous and transforms into Purple Tigress.
I think the suit has a pretty good design. I like the striped pattern with the gold highlights around the black stripes, and think the color scheme is visually pleasing, especially the hair. I wouldn't call it one of my favorite hero suits, but I still like the way it looks.
Cat Noir launches Ladybug and Purple Tigress into the air where they split up to steal both halves of the record, but when they break them, no Akuma comes out. It turns out that since the record was broken while Jagged and Anarka were akumatized, they need to put it together again before breaking it in order to free the Akuma.
Purple Tigresse goes to distract Guitar Villain and Captain Hardrock with her power, Collision, which she uses to KNOCK CAPTAIN HARDROCK'S SHIP ABOVE THE CLOUDS, TAKING GUITAR VILLAIN WITH HER.
Why the hell did it take four seasons to break this Miraculous out if it gives the user the ability to go Super Saiyan on the enemy? I think Cat Noir's expression after seeing the power in action says it all.
Cat Noir Cataclysms the record (because a record is just so hard to break without using the power of destruction, isn't it?), Ladybug de-evilizes the Akuma, uses Miraculous Ladybug to fix everything, Jagged and Anarka somehow weren't killed by their own daughter, the three heroes pound it, and Ladybug gives two Magical Charms to Jagged and Anarka.
Back at the Liberty, Juleka tells the two to forget what caused them to break up and just apologize while they ignore the past, proving the writers really don't get how hard it is to move on from tough events in life. And despite building it up for the entire episode, Marinette and Luka talk in the final thirty seconds of the episode and just agree to be friends, meaning once again, Luka was sidelined in what should have been a focus episode for him.
Aside from the way Jagged and Anarka's relationship was portrayed coupled with the retcons surrounding Luka, this episode was alright in my opinion. Guitar Villain and Captain Hardrock are some of my favorite Akumas, so I thought it was nice to see them again, even if we didn't get to see their powers at full potential. I also thought this was a really good episode for Juleka, as I felt like the hero debut really helped her grow as a person and didn't just feel like she was given a Miraculous because the plot said so. She wanted to help her parents, and using the Tiger gave her the courage to symbolically speak out while potentially launching them into the stratosphere.
But the biggest problem to me has to be the way Jagged is portrayed in the episode. Just like with “Truth”, the idea of Jagged being a terrible parent is just swept under the rug and everyone just accepts the fact that Jagged is Luka and Juleka's dad very well. Despite the idea leading to some interesting drama in a show that's no stranger to family drama, they don't really do much with the whole “Jagged abandoning Anarka” thing. Aside from a brief interaction between Luka and Jagged while the former was akumatized into Truth, nobody is really angry at Jagged. Nobody really feels angry at Jagged for what he did, despite the drama being the main focus behind the episode that also had the Lukanette breakup. You would think this would at least lead to some tension between his family, but nothing really comes from it other than an argument that was pretty much played for laughs. But considering this show has a history of teaching kids to love their parents no matter how cruel they are to them, I'm not entirely surprised.
Overall, it's just a decent, albeit forgettable episode. If the writing with Jagged was different, it could have been a lot better in my opinion.
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Trust Me, Trust Me
Because for some reason the writers will not give the Lukanette shippers what they deserve, we must take matters into our own hands. If you have not seen the latest ML episode this will contain major spoilers! You have been warned!
But other than that please enjoy this quick little fix-it fic for all you Lukanette lovers.
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If Hawkmoth could get a new hobby that would be great. It really would be. Maybe he can take up bird watching or stamp collecting or origami. You know, just a little something that can take up his time so he isn’t interrupting one of Marinette’s dates for once in her life! She swore, if she had to miss another date because the butterfly man wanted some earrings she was going to hunt him down and skin him alive.
Marinette had made the decision to let go of her crush on Adrien and start dating Luka shortly after their trip to New York. She cared for him, loved him, but he was always just out of reach. Upon coming back to Paris and seeing how happy he was with Kagami, Marinette understood where his heart truly lies. It was the confirmation she needed.
It was hard at first given how long she had been pining after Adrien. He still held a precious place in her heart but every time she was with Luka it blended into platonic love a bit more. Her first step was to get rid of all the pictures of Adrien she had pinned up in her room until all that remained were some catalog snapshots in her inspiration book and a couple friendly group shots on her wall.
She was ready to move forward with Luka. She really was. Now if only she could get through a date without Hawkmoth interrupting it. The man had an uncanny ability to start something the second she was alone with Luka or when they had plans. The movies, ice cream dates, bike rides, concerts, she was missing it all and it tore her apart. She could tell it was starting to wear on Luka too. Not that she blamed him in the least. Marinette left because it was her duty but Luka had to watch her runaway from him dozens of times with little to no explanation.
Lies were becoming as easy to her as breathing and it sickened her. Luka deserved so much better than that. A few times she thought that maybe she should end both their suffering and call things off but then he would smile at her, play her a song, and kiss her forehead and everything would be right again. She couldn’t think of leaving him when he always welcomed her back into his arms with a smile. It was like his faith in her was unshakeable.
At least that’s what Marinette had thought. Luka was very trusting and understanding but everyone has a breaking point. Even someone as patient as Luka. Watching her boyfriend get akumatized because she couldn’t tell him the truth of why she always disappeared broke her heart. Having to fight him hurt even worse. Learning that the father he never knew was actually their favorite singer was jarring. Poor boy woke up in Marinette’s room not remembering anything about his akumatization or what he learned about his family.
That evening after Luka went home Marinette sat in her room debating what to do. The real truth was out of the question. Telling him that she was Ladybug would only put him and everyone she cares about in danger. But she had to tell him something!
She also needed to have a conversation with her friends because apparently, even after dating Luka for weeks, they still think she is madly in love with Adrien. Even if she was, so many people know about it at this point that she hesitates to call it a secret. The only person who never knew was Adrien himself! But that’s a problem for another day.
What she needed to do was talk to Luka. She called him up and they agreed to meet up under the bridge. He smiled when he saw her and it broke her heart all the more, that even after today he could still greet her with that warm smile.
“Hi, thanks for meeting me so late,” Marinette said.
“We did leave things kinda unresolved earlier, didn’t we?” Luka sighed, “A lot happened today and even though I don’t remember any of it I was filled in later. When I went home my mom was waiting for me and asked if I remembered anything from being akumatized. When I said no she told me who my dad is.”
“She did?” Marinette wasn’t surprised, if she didn’t tell him then someone else on the boat surely would have.
“Turns out it’s Jagged Stone.” He shook his head, “ My idol is also my dad. I don’t know how to feel about that. All these years I felt a connection to him but I thought it was just because we were both musicians. Turns it out it runs a lot deeper than that.”
“I can’t imagine what that must be like.” Marinette said, “Do you think you’ll talk to him after this?”
“I feel like I have to. I still have so many questions.” He looked back at Marinette and his smile returned, “Enough about all that though. What did you want to talk about?”
“Well now I don’t know if this is the best conversation to have considering what all you’ve already gone through today.” Marinette suddenly felt like an idiot. She shouldn’t be pushing more onto him when he’s already clearly going through a lot.
“Are you breaking up with me?” He asked, eyes full of careful trepidation.
“What? No! Of course not!” Marinette clasped his hands with hers. “Is that what you want?”
“Never. I just know that you’ve been missing out on a lot of our dates and…” He glanced down at their clasped hands, “I thought it might be because you were unsure about us. I miss you, Marinette.”
“I miss you too.” Marinette squeezed his hands tighter, “I want to tell you the truth so badly, Luka. It would clear up everything and then you’d understand why I do the things I do but I can’t tell you. It’s not because I don’t trust you but because it’s something that I know will only cause problems for you if I do.”
“Does this have anything to do with Adrien?”
“Absolutely not. This is in no way related to Adrien or my feelings or anything like that. It’s a lot more complicated than all that.”
“Can you explain it then? You don’t have to go into details if it is really that precious a secret but you need to give me something here, Marinette. I feel like you’re drifting further and further away from me and I can’t figure out what’s causing it.”
“The truth...the truth is…” Marinette swallowed back all the lies and looked into her boyfriend’s eyes. He had so much faith in her. He trusted her so much, she owed him at least this. “The truth is that I have a certain responsibility that I cannot neglect. I get called to take care of it sporadically and no matter how much I wish that I could take a day off I can’t.”
Tears threatened to spill from her eyes but she willed them back, “It feels like my life has been uprooted because of it but I can’t just back out of it either. I enjoy what I do but it always ends up hurting me and those around me in ways that I didn’t think it would when I took on this responsibility. Is any of what I’m saying making sense?”
“Marinette,” Luke pulled her closer, enveloping her in a warm hug, “It’s okay.”
“No it’s not! Because I can’t control what’s going on and it’s not fair to you and I just wish that we could have normal dates and be together like normal people.” She hiccuped, “I really like you, Luka. I want to be your girlfriend and go out on dates and have fun together but my responsibilities keep getting in the way. Everything is falling apart around me and I don’t know how to fix it. I feel like I’m way in over my head trying to keep everything from crumbling.”
“Hush now,” He rubbed a hand across her back, “It’ll be alright. I don’t know what pressure you must be under but you are doing the best you can. Even if the best you can is struggling that doesn’t mean you are doing nothing. You are doing everything you can at the capacity you are capable of doing it. That is all that can be expected of you so if a few things slip through the cracks it is not your fault. You were not being neglectful of your duties, you tried your very best. If you did nothing then that would be even worse, right?”
“But--”
Luka pulled back, grasping at her shoulders and stared hard into her eyes, “You are doing the best you can! Are you listening to me? You are doing all you can and that is enough! You are doing enough!”
Marinette started sobbing. The tears she had so desperately tried to keep away ran hot and wet down her face. Her throat was making an ugly croaking noise as she wailed and clung tightly onto Luka. She could barely breathe with how hard she started crying. Years of pent up sorrow, anger, and fear was flooding out of her and she couldn’t get it to stop even if her life depended on it.
Luka held her close and let her cry. He didn’t try to say anything to make her feel better. He just held her and hummed a peaceful melody in her ear. She wasn’t sure how long they stood there while she cried but when it was over Luka still did not let her go. Not until her hiccuping sobs quieted down into manageable sniffles.
“Feel better?” He asked, wiping the tears from her eyes. Marinette nodded. “Good. Don’t ever feel like you need to hide your struggles from me, Marinette. If you need to run off and do what you need to do then just tell me. I won’t get angry, I won’t try to stop you, I just want to know that at the end of the day that you’re okay. Dates can be rescheduled easily enough. I’m just happy to spend any time I can with you.”
“I feel like you’re being way nicer to me than I probably deserve.”
“And I think you’ve been denying yourself a lot more than you should. No matter what is going on in your life, Marinette, it doesn’t mean that you need to miss out on everything else. You can be upset and selfish. You should be. Bottling all of that up will only hurt you worse in the end.”
Marinette took a deep breath. “Well, I don’t have any other plans for tonight, did you want to do something?”
Luka smiled and kissed her forehead, “Anything you want, my melody.”
“Is it too late to go back to the boat and have a movie night?”
“Not at all,” He threaded his fingers through hers and they started the walk back to Luka’s house.
They were smiling and laughing the whole walk back. At the ramp to the boathouse though was an unexpected visitor. Luka froze, his grip on Marinette’s hand getting tighter.
“Luka,” Jagged Stone nodded to him.
“Jagged.” Luka said. His expression was unreadable.
“I’m sorry,” Jagged said, “Rock star or not I should have been around for you and your mother and your sister. I guess I felt too inadequate to be a proper father like you deserved. That’s not an excuse but--”
“Hey,” Juleka appeared on the ramp startling everyone. The girl was like a freaking ghost. “Are you my dad too or just Luka?”
“I’m your dad too.” Jagged answered.
“Awesome.” Juleka smiled and returned to inside the ship.
“Wait! Do you not have any questions?” Jagged called after her but Juleka didn’t seem all that concerned with the information. Luka wasn’t surprised. She never worried herself about who her dad was like Luka always had. She figured that she had the family she did and that was that.
“Jagged,” Luka said, “I’m glad I know the truth now and I appreciate you coming out here but it has been a long day. Right now all I want to do is sit down, watch a movie, cuddle with my girlfriend and process what all I’ve learned today. You are more than welcome to come by later this week but I really just need some time to myself to sort through all this first.”
“Yes, of course,” Jagged glanced at Marinette and his face lit up like the Eiffel Tower, “And are you dating Marinette? That is awesome! I knew you must have had great taste in women, just like your old man!”
“Jagged!” Luka’s mom shouted from the boat, “That’s enough out of you tonight! The boy wants to be left alone!”
“It’s alright, mom!” Luka shouted back. “Go back inside, I got this handled.”
Mrs. Couffaine sighed and went back inside, all the while still glaring at Jagged. “She’s right,” Jagged said, “I should be going. Enjoy your evening. And Luka, whenever you’re ready to talk I’ll be here.”
“Thanks,” Luka said, “I’ll be seeing you soon.”
With that Jagged dug his hands deep in his pockets and wandered down the street and out of sight. “You okay?” Marinette asked after he was gone.
“Still taking it all in but I’m fine. Now come here, I promised you a movie night.” Luka pulled her onto the boat. They settled down in the living room area. Marinette picked out a movie while Luka made some popcorn for them to munch on.
The opening credits began to roll and Marinette tucked herself into Luka’s side. One of his hands played idly with the ends of her hair. She sunk into his touch like a puppet whose strings had been cut. “Luka,” she whispered, lifting her head up to look at him.
“Hm?” Luka gazed down at her, “Need something?”
“Can I kiss you?” The questioned breathed past her lips.
“Yes you can,” He pulled her up closer. Their eyes drifted shut as his lips brushed against one another in the gentlest of kisses. Marinette’s insides fluttered happily as she met his soft lips again, kissing him deeper. He held her close tilting her head just so, so he could access her mouth better.
She giggled into the kiss. Her happiness unable to contain itself for even a moment. Luka chuckled too at her giggling so it rumbled against her lips. “What’s so funny?” he asked in a quiet voice.
“I’m just...happy.” She sighed, “I’m really happy here with you. And that’s the truth.”
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The writers/animators accidentally made it seem like Chloé likes Alix more than Adrien!
Before you say anything, I truly believe that Adrien and Chloé are (were as of as Season 4) genuine friends especially during their childhood.
This is to show that Chloé is obviously biased for some reason.
Adrien & Alix's Birthdays
When Chloe finds out it's Adrien's birthday, she makes it Sabrina's responsibility to get him a present & acts like she knew all along.
Just normal Chloé behavior right?
In the First Timeline of Timebreaker, look at her face when she finds out that Alix's watch (that she dropped) is a birthday gift/family heirloom.
She's actually surprised! We know Chloé isn't the biggest fan of birthdays.
So why did she lie about dropping the watch & not laugh at Alix for crying over it at all?
She called it "probably worthless" while talking to Adrien, why didn't she say so to Alix's face?
This scene makes it look like Chloé secretly cares about Alix.
And before you say she was "scared at the thought of getting in trouble", her dad is the Mayor of Paris who is known for making things work in Chloé's favor aka keeping her out of trouble.
Also, why would she be scared to get in trouble with Alix or the Kubdel family?
Back to The Bubbler
Chloé was dancing with Adrien. Happy to be close to him (trying to force a kiss), normal Chloé behavior!
But, where was she when Adrien was no where to be found?
Here, up close and personal with Alix for some reason!
Not looking for Adrien, not hiding behind Sabrina... just with Alix!
Why is that? Why animate them that close?!
Their interests
Chloé says she doesn't like sports (nor girls that play them) & yes, she's been seen in a Miraculous Comic (not sure if those are canon anymore btw) watching Adrien and cheering him on as he played LaCrosse.
But why is she here at this race (that Adrien isn't racing in), smiling as soon as Alix shows up...
But doesn't seem to care that Adrien's playing video games?!
She isn't even seen cheering him on!
If she were paying attention, she'd probably have Sabrina make sure Marinette doesn't spend anytime with Adrien right?
But she just didn't care. Not as much as she seemed to care about the race between Alix and Kim.
When they're infected
When Adrien's "infected", she screams like everyone else sure, but she seemed way more sad when her dad was infected.
Note: She doesn't even rush Ladybug to save Adrien (like she does in another Season 2 episode)
When Alix is infected, this girl looks like she's about to cry.
Note: During the whole bus ride, Chloé says NOTHING until Alix is infected.
The lies Chloé has told
Chloé clearly has no problems lying to and about Adrien.
She lies about remembering his birthday, lies to get his autograph to lie about him to other girls, lies about him liking her romantically, lies to him about being nicer to others, and the list just goes on.
She basically used her friendship with him to show off to others with lies.
Clearly it wasn't always like this, but it's just sad to look back and watch those scenes.
Lying to just Alix seems to be a different story for Chloé.
The two times Chloé lied to Alix were to make herself seem better than she actually is.
In Timebreaker, she lies about dropping Alix's watch despite witnesses seeing her drop it. When Alix blames everyone (not just her), Chloé is seen smirking as she skates away.
In Reverser, Chloé lies to Alix about bringing her selfies to the art club (again!). Saying that would be "Ridiculous, utterly ridiculous!" She refers to her own selfies as utterly ridiculous to avoid being predictable to Alix of all people. Why would she do that if she didn't care about what Alix thought of her?
Note: She doesn't try to ruin Alix's life when she had the whole art club laughing at her, she just left.
Consider This
Alix has done alot of things that hurt Chloé's pride & she's done nothing about it...
While all Adrien has to do is call her out on her behavior twice & now he's Adri-Nothing.
It really makes you think
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Little analysis of the spoiler scripts
Mostly episode 22, which is, according to all those official influencers and whatnot, a massive, super intense episode.
We see how Adrien is being kept away from superheroing more and more by his dad, not even by him feeling personally left out. We’d assume that Adrien feels useless because Ladybug trusts a whole group of competent friends to be heroes while he, her partner, doesn’t even truly know her, but at the same time he respects all their temporary teammates and doesn’t show them resentment. Even though they overshadow him sometimes, he still gets along with them and understands that sometimes he and Ladybug can’t win alone. It’s true that feeling out-of-the loop trust-wise and less valuable to the team is part of the problem, but time and time again (my mind goes back to Crocoduel) Gabriel is the one preventing Adrien from doing anything, making him feel alienated from his friends both as civilians and as heroes. Adrien feels so bad because he can’t help, not because his team isn’t letting him. Gabriel might very well be doing this on purpose.
What “schemes” has Gabriel had this season? He set up the perfume ad from Mr Pigeon 72, funded the student film from Queen Banana, and teamed up with the Tsurugi company to push their O’Hare Bottled Air tower. He’s using his civilian power as a wealthy celebrity and businessman to manipulate specific targets into becoming his next akuma. Very convoluted for someone who spends four seasons losing, but anyways. Moolak is clearly a villain based on money. His name is a pun on moolah (slang for money), and he has a giant indestructible safe full of coins. It’s unclear what his powers are or what he wants other than being greedy, but I bet this is another example of Gabriel choosing a specific mark to target.
Bob Roth, resident CEO of greed, has shown up many times this season, way more than some of the major side characters, even. I’m convinced that he’ll get akumatized at some point. I even thought that he’d be Mega Leech when that title first dropped, but that turned out to be another one of Gabriel’s rich friends who was deliberately manipulated into becoming an akuma. Bob was involved in the perfume ad and student film, and even offered to buy AJT’s dinosaurs. He works closely with Gabriel and does everything for the money, making him an easy target for Hawkmoth.
Since the akuma is not Ladybug nor Chat (nor Viperion for that matter) whatever the “big intense” thing is in the “big intense” episode might not involve the main villain at all. Maybe something happens outside of the context of the akumatized person, such as Adrien deciding he’s had enough, or maybe Moolak’s powers function like Sandboy/Wishmaker and can cause major problems. From this snippet alone, the only “big deal” thing I see is just the sheer size of this team.
Now I’ll talk about the heroes here. This team consists of every currently active holder we’ve seen so far except Rena Rouge, who might also be there as Furtive (and Chat, obviously). Super exciting! We’ll see the girls and Kim again! This Pound It is gonna be legendary, at least until the finale. For the time being, I’ll assume that Porcella is Pigella, just with some sort of translation error. It’s possible that it’s someone else, but that doesn’t make any sense to me. What interests me is that none of the remaining new heroes are on the list. If this is episode 22, then there are only two more and the finale afterwards, leaving too little time for four or five people to get miraculouses. At least some if not most of them have to already be heroes by this time, so why are none of them listed? Are they involved, but not part of this large group, like some sort of a-team/b-team mission? Or are they conveniently not necessary for the “big fight that everyone else got invited to?” Interesting.
If Pegasus had a duck miraculous, he would’ve been able to enter the vault just fine and swim around in coins. Peak comedy in spitting them up though.
I don’t have much to say for 15 since this scene is probably unrelated to the main plot of the episode, and we barely even know the context. What I do want to remind you of is that Feri specifically pointed out that she thinks we’ll like this one, so whatever happens will probably have a happy ending, or if something bad happens, it’ll probably get leveled out by something really good.
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Heeyyy bestie, how are you feeling about the newest GLOOB trailer for Wishmaker? (Very much contains spoilers)
Heeeeey~
Luka
Knows
but waiting for them to downplay it with love square nonsense.
The fact of the matter is that Luka nor Marinette can get anything in the show without sacrifices.
Marinette gets the chance to go to New York for fashion? Completely sidelined because she's Ladybug and apparently she's just stuck in this job she didn't ask for and can't be happy and Chloe drama, so forget what Marinette wants and opportunities she could have; it's Audrey Bourgeois anyway so it doesn't matter.
Luka finds a sweet girl who's a creative type like him and they share a favorite singer? She's already in love with someone else and he didn't stand a chance because love square. It doesn't matter what Luka's personality is or how compatible he is with Marinette; not being Adrien makes him incompatible with Marinette from the standpoint of the show.
Marinette finally gets to be guardian and the convenience of pulling miraculouses out whenever she wants? Fu lost his memory, everyone's identities were revealed barring Ladybug and Chat Noir, and it's "all her fault," literally because she had emotions and was still recovering from Adrien and Kagami being together, no other reason.
Luka gets to know who his dad is, and it's the guy he's idolized? Well, said guy abandoned him, Anarka, and Juleka to chase music, and Luka's favorite song was actually all about how proud Jagged was about that decision.
"Crocoduel" had me laughing at how much of a surrender/retcon it was from the writers, and this episode seems like it's just going to further it. I mean, the whole thing might as well already be out already.
Luka figures out her identity? Well, expect Luka to either realize the "meant to be" of LadyNoir (perhaps figuring out Chat's identity too), or he won't be around like Alya is because Alya puts pressure on Marinette and Luka doesn't. He might not even tell her, or it'll be like a reverse "Silencer" where Luka sees Marinette's identity through Second Chance and then Marinette tells him later, but the "reverse" part is because Marinette is going to Adrien, so whereas Luka gave a confession, Marinette is giving what is essentially a rejection (because she's Ladybug and is thus tied to Adrien/Chat).
Also, I know it wasn't in this trailer, but I find it absolutely disgusting how the show treats Luka. Going off of the first trailer, have you guys ever thought about the fact that this is the second time Luka has played an instrument for the love square? Because he's done it in the removed timeline in "Chat Blanc" too. I don't even care if it's "portrayed" as a love square moment or just a "comforting Adrien" moment.
It's Luka, leading Marinette by the hand to the love interest she's forced to be with who isn't him, and letting them sit together while he plays sad violin (I've predicted that Luka would play violin for the love square for ages after I heard it hinted that he might play it).
Also also, here's Luka and Marinette spending time together, being friends and being cute, and--oh, no, Adrien's here and he's sad, everyone pay attention.
If Luka wasn't a threat to the love square, the writers wouldn't be afraid to give him ample amounts of screen time with Marinette where he's helping out and they're being dorks without any of this other stuff. It's just boring/predictable because basically every episode of Season 4 has been Marinette stressing out or trying to prevent other people from making mistakes.
Remember "Silencer" where Marinette was allowed to be happy? Those first few minutes where it was just her in her creative element with Luka and a group of friends that weren't tied down by the requirement of "must be female"? Marinette blamed herself for Silencer's akumatization in "Crocoduel," but the narrative of "Silencer" itself didn't blame her.
I dunno. I'm thankfully in that position where I can be salty more than heartbroken. I mean, I've been around bad writing for long enough that I can see this stuff coming from a mile away, it's almost sad. Lukanette never kissing and breaking up in S4E01 was so obvious that watching the episode really wasn't necessary for me. I've grown to find fun in doing fix-its or predicting what'll happen, though at this point, both have become a little too easy, lol.
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Gale Reviews: Miraculous World Shanghai: The Legend of Lady Dragon
Spoilers below.
-OH some lore!
-Wow for Shifu, his students got bought out.
-OMG ITS THE JERK IS THE GUY AT THE END OF THE NY SPECIAL. Interesting
-BABY FEI!
-HE DIED! WTF
-She got robbed. So she failed badly
-Like the intro to this. Damn its crisp
-So Marinette is living her best life right now. Love that ladybug and chat noir bonding.
-Marinette gotta deliver a gift to the post office for her uncle.
-ADRIEN IS IN SHANGHAI!
-Marinetter got a lot of information on Adrien, some of which I'm question means of which she acquired. XD
-So Marinette realized she could use the gift delivery as a chance to maybe meet up with Adrien. That isn't really that bad. Its actually really clever.
-Gorilla is best boy.
-Adrien just wants to spend time with his dad. F*** YOU Gabriel.
-Oh damn! Gabriel has the Prodigious! And apparently its more powerful than the miraculous? WTF. Nooru knows about this
-Gabriel of course sucks and won't listen. Because Gabriel is a desperate whore.
-what do you MEAN 15 years ago? Gabriel how deep is this evil hole
-Marinette honey no, I love her. but wow. Her parents are so happy tho.
-Marinette's parents are the best. STOP SALTING THEM.
-Her uncle is so happy to see her.
-Marinette, APPRECIATE YOUR UNCLE!
-I love The uncle.
-Gabriel is such a jerk. Adrien just wants to spend time with him.
-Oh wow the restaurant looks great.
-CHENG LORE! ALSO SABINE IS SO CUTE AS A KID.
-SABINE'S REAL NAME IS XIA PING! I am so happy to know this!
-He is making good points. She could get lost.
-Marinette tracking him. also Kwami speak all languages. Neat
-I just realized... did neither ladybug or chat noir tell each other that they are out of Paris?
-Adrien out with his dad (Gorilla) for walk is precious.
-PROTECT GORILLA HE IS A BEAN!
-Oh Gabriel being a jerk. what else is new?
-How does Gabriel know about this all? I am so confused.
-Fei is back. She is strong. Also She is a kind person.
-Oh no... she is actually trying to rob people.
-Oh she can disguise herself.
-And GABRIEL STILL SUCKS
-PLAGG is still Plagg. I missed seeing plagg.
- So if Marinette had stayed at the restaurant and chilled with her uncle. ADRIEN WOULD HAVE SHOWED UP. This is what happens when you are TOO THIRSTY!
-Marinette found him.
-and Fei just robbed her. Like HOW DID MARINETTE GET ROBBED SO EASILY?! Marinette is confirmed easy mark.
-Marinette she just robbed her don't help her
-and marinette just realized she is LOST IN SHANGHAI!
-Oh damn Fei is kicks butt.
-Adrien is so happy Marinette is in Shanghai! Thats so sweet. The Uncle ships it. The Bird ships it.
-Adrien you are a sweet bean. But I want to sock you for calling her just a friend.
-HOLD UP, HOW CAN GORILLA HAVE AN EAGLE action figure. Isn't this special suppose to take place between season 2 and 3? I am so confused.
-Marinette is lost, and she is lost.
-ADRIEN BONDING WITH HIS FUTURE IN-LAWS
-Adrien just confirmed she is always late.
-The old lady trying to help. Thats so nice.
-Fei, that guy is the d-bag that screwed over your adoptive dad!
-Guy is such a d-bag
-So Fei was being a jerk.
-Oh they are trying to return the necklace.
-Oh Fei speaks French, how convenient
-Fei feels guilty. GOOD
-Goriila is a bean.
-OH THEY ARE WORRIED.
-ADRIEN GONNA SEARCH FOR HIS FRIEND! YES! MARICHAT TIME.
-Chat noir transformation remix! Nice.
-They are making the police efficient here.
-Well Fei is gonna keep feeling guilty about this.
-Chat noir making Parisian heroes look good.
-Fei is gonna feel super guilty about this.
-THE PARROT IS SENTIENT!
-They found the earrings.
-Fei is pissed.
-Tikki found Marinette.
-Fei got fast hands
-Fei redemption arc now.
-OH NO, THE GUY REALIZED IT.
-Fei gonna fight them.
-THE GUYS FROM EARLIER!? They are great.
-Chat noir calling ladybug out of concern for marinette. So cute.
-Gabriel is such an a**hole. He remembered Marinette but not his own son.
-Fei revealing origins now. Oh damn.
-The guy is the one who ruined everything.
-Liar revealed. What a shock (not)
-So this guy is gonna be akumatized. Well he is a jerk. Gabriel knows how to pick em.
-FEI! KICK HIM AGAIN!
-King Money?! NICE NAME.
-Oh damn King Money looks boss as heck.
-Ladybug is finally here.
-I saw that sigh. You love your kitty Ladybug.
-That ladynoir is so strong.
-Fei is pretty boss.
-Oh no! THEY GONNA OPEN THE VAULT.
-I love that vault. The cave looks sweet.
-The guy realized it, kind of a smart man.
-What was Hawkmoth planning for 15 years?!
-Oh damn that power! Oh snap.
-The dragon guard look sick.
-Hawkmoth pulling a baller move with that. Like "B**** I aint fighting your guardian."
-Ladybug on the scene.
-Fei unlocked the power.
-WOW LADY DRAGON LOOKS REALLY COOL. And the Renlings looks kind of cool. Prodigious seems interesting.
-Renlings, the spirits of Human values. And, most of them look better than the Kwami, except plagg. Plagg is the best.
-Oh wow so they have neat requirements.
-SHE CAN SHAPE SHIFT! AMAZING
-I WANT THE PRODIGEOUS
-Only noble people can use the dragon.
-Revenge aint noble
-CHAT NOIR TO THE RESCUE!
-HE AKUMATIZED THE DRAGON GUARD GUY!
-Yan Woshi! OH DAMN, HAWKMOTH BE PLAYING FOR KEEPS!?
-This akuma maybe one of the best ones yet.
-HE LOOKS SO COOL.
-PLOT TWIST! HAWKMOTH ACTUALLY CARES ABOUT HIS SON FOR ONCE! I am shook.
-HAWKMOTH GOT THANOSED. So Hawkmoth cares instantly loses. XD
-"Is that good news or bad news?" Chat noir, you are right. But thats your dad
-RUN ITS NOT GODZILLA!
-Ladybug and Chat noir getting their butt kicked.
-Fei also getting wrecked.
-Zag confirmed furry
-Fei just left them high and dry.
-And Chat noir is dead! ANGST.
-Ladybug gonna talk some sense into her.
-The mascara smeared. Thats real sadness.
-Cue power of friendship talk.
-Fei saves her with the power of friendship.
-dragon v. dragon fight!
-Oh I like this lucky charm.
- Yaloshi is his name now? (these subs are confusing)
-Oh snap, the power of team work! And fighting in the belly of the beast.
-THAT LADYNOIR HUG.
-They tied up the guy.
-Fei should have killed the guy.
-Meishi is adorable.
-I LOVE THIS LITTLE CONVERSATION. THEY ARE GONNA PRETEND TO RACE. and then show up later.
-Oh fei, marinette AND Adrien are celebrating his birthday. Thats cute.
-They BOTH SAID IT! I Cant even! (also I see you Adrien, you aint slick)
-The boys crushing on Fei.
-Adrien has such soft looks for Marinette.
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So overall. The beginning was a tiny bit cringe, but not as bad as the trailer made it out to be.
I really liked Fei. She grows on ya. And I liked Lady dragon. I liked the renlings
I will say it is a better special in terms of Lore and plot than the NY special. It was lacking in the love square interactions that I wanted. But they were still cute when they had them. I do think there are a few plot holes, like Eagle being an action figure. WHEN DID THIS SPECIAL TAKE PLACE. (Edit, found out it was an animation error, NVM)
Also, now the elephant in the room? Was the special racist?
The answer is, no.
It wasn't racist, so we can all calm down about it?
So I give it an 8/10
The lore being my favorite parts.
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Lady Vogue AU
I want a Chloe Redemption™, so I will make one myself!!! (I also want to give Marinette a break, so she will be playing a different role)
Here’s a little bit of concept art!
∙ Chloe is confronted by Adrien and Sabrina about her bullying and general bad attitude. If she doesn’t change, Adrien, Sabrina, and the rest of the class would report her to the principal for bullying. Chloe obviously doesn’t change, so she is reported by the class. (Hawkmoth is NOT active at this time.)
∙ After several interviews with the class, and a final interview between the principal, Chloe, Marinette, and their parents, they discussed what would be done. The Dupain-Cheng’s strongly recommended Chloe see a behavioral therapist and did not want their daughter around Chloe until improvement was seen by a professional. Mayor Bourgeois conceded despite Chloe’s major tantrum. He decided Chloe needed a change, and she would stay with her mother in New York. Chloe is outraged by this, but she is happy to spend time with her mom.
∙ It doesn’t really go well for Chloe in New York. Her mother is never home, flying around to all the fashion capitals of the world. Chloe is instead taken care of by one of her mother’s many fired assistants, now rehired nanny--who isn’t fabulously wealthy. Chloe evades going to therapy until she gets into trouble at her private school, and realizes that her dad being the Mayor of Paris holds no water in New York City (lol). Chloe has to accept her expulsion this time, and her dad is not happy to hear about it. Chloe’s nanny is now has to watch her like a hawk while Chloe does online school and ensures she goes to therapy.
∙ When Chloe is attending therapy, she is resistant and dismissive to her therapist, but they remain patient with her. Eventually, the therapist makes a breakthrough when talking about the subject of her bullying: Marinette Dupain-Cheng. Chloe feels slighted by her due to her jealousy. Marinette has everything Chloe wants: talent, friends, and a good relationship with her parents. Eventually, the therapist is able to work through Chloe’s feelings of inferiority and practicing unlearning behaviors, especially when feeling jealous. Therapy sessions also tackle her relationships with Adrien and Sabrina, and how she doesn’t treat them well. The therapist also recommends finding positive, creative outlets, so Chloe takes up journaling and photography.
∙ 2 years after moving to New York City, Chloe’s dad misses her and thinks she’s ready to move back to Paris and begin her first year as a lycéenne in Paris! Chloe does NOT feel ready to go back, but she does miss her dad and her friends, Adrien and Sabrina. She hopes they will still want to be her friend. On the plane ride home, she writes out apologies for her friends and classmates. She hopes they will accept them.
∙ While Chloe coming home, Gabriel Agreste is about to start his reign as Hawkmoth. At the same time, Master Fu is searching for the new holder’s of the Ladybug and Black Cat Miraculous. He has his eye on Marinette and Adrien, however, he also thinks Marinette could make for a great guardian and holder of the Turtle Miraculous. (In this AU, guardians don’t lose their memories.) Master Fu ends up stumbling upon Chloe coming home from the airport. She is stood in front of her home, Le Grand Paris, pacing and looking nervous. Master Fu does his trip and fall thing, but accidentally spills his drink on her pants! Chloe helps up Master Fu while doing deep breaths and centering herself, like her therapist told her when she felt overwhelming emotions. She tends to blow things out of proportion.
∙ She asks if he’s okay, he says he’s fine, but what about her pants? She says it’s whatever, she can wash them anyways. Master Fu asks why she’s stood outside the hotel, and she ends up telling him about being a little anxious to be back in Paris and why. She’s embarrassed that she ended up telling him so much, but thanked him for listening anyways. Master Fu thinks she could be an unconventional Ladybug Holder, and asks Tikki what she thinks of Chloe. Tikki agrees that she would be unconventional, but she does have the potential to be great. Everyone does after all! Master Fu sneakily gives them their Miraculous’ before Hawkmoth launches his first attack, so that they can be prepared. Tikki and Plagg are given a First Transformation Rendezvous Spot so that the new Holders can meet.
∙ Chloe becomes Lady Vogue. It’s a play on Ladybug because bug is “bogue” in French. When not transformed, the Ladybug earrings appear as pearl earrings.
I still need to plan more of the story, and flesh out many things~ But I hope it’s good so far!
Something that is important to me in this AU is Chloe is still a bit abrasive and bossy, but she is trying to be a better person. She struggles and makes mistakes, but accepts the consequences.
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