#and maybe she didnt want him to be able to force adrien

[jattendschaton]

Émilie Agreste purposefully giving Adrien an allergy to feathers to make sure her son would never be able to use the peacock miraculous in the future

#miraculous ladybug #emilie agreste #adrien agreste #I'm never quite sure what I think about emilie as a parent #but clearly she was aware of gabriel's obsessive tendencies #and maybe she didnt want him to be able to force adrien #(his son who he can literally control to do anything) #to wield the peacock miraculous #hard to do much miraculous-ing when you're sneezing every two seconds ! #she trusted her husband so little she had to magically prevent him from using his son (in this specific way) #((obviously gabriel has lots of other ways of controlling his son)) #(((but this one particular way—the way that emilie is most familiar with and the way that was ultimately going to kill her— #he cant have that way. she will protect adrien at least from this. at least from what killed her))) #that or it was just for the bit #who knows

[familyagrestefanblog]

Theory for “Gabriel Agreste”

Saying that I'm EXCITED for this episode is an understatement, I'm THRILLED! So let me give you my speculation for what could happen in it and how it’ll affect the future, because pieces are literally just falling into place in my brain and I just have to write this down.

The episode is called" Gabriel agreste" because in this episode Gabriel will create a (long time) Sentimonster for himself that'll take his place and cover for him in his civilian life while he himself gets completely swallowed by his Hawkmoth/ShadowMoth identity (which is a direct paralell to the fate Marinette just escaped by telling Alya her secret). He doesn't want to "waste" anymore unnecessary time by having to NOT be Hawkmoth, which then completely separates him from Adrien who very much was one of the last (if not THE LAST at this point) few strings that kept him grounded in his humanity.

The episode takes place right before the middle of the season and since it's season 4 we are talking about here its fair to assume that both Adrien and Gabriel are back at (at least) suspecting each other to be Chat Noir and Hawkmoth again at some point. Adrien is going to be even more rebellious after the status quo break and set up of "Lies" so him maybe (or maybe even confirmed already to Gabriel) to be Chat Noir could definitely be the factor that sets Gabriel over the edge, rips these two apart for good (as I foresaw in my analysis of "Jackady") and brings Gabriel to distance himself altogether while covering his own identity from his son by creating a Sentimonster (bc Adriens secret being discovered by his evil family is already forshadowed to hell and back, just like him ending up getting Homeschooled again this season, mark my words)

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"Queen Banana" is supposed to take place right before "Gabriel Agreste" and we have a leak where it's seen that Adrien is now kinda taking on Nathalies role since she is (supposedly) still bed ridden.

Seriously, just humour me here and stay with me. This would mean that Adrien would get to see and interact with his father much more often and Gabriel wouldn't be able to ditch everything and turn into Hawkmoth as easily as he was able to with Nathalie.

A cover up Sentimonster was actually already kinda forshadowed in "Party Crasher"

by introducing HoloGabe with the intention of providing Gabriel with alibis and to attend meetings etc for him in the future so Gabriel can invest more time into being Hawkmoth. But a Hologramm is not suitable for every occasion, which is where the Sentimonster comes into play.

At first Adrien wouldn't notice much off about his father and the few things he notices Adrien actually doesnt mind. If SentiGabe is really supposed to replace Gabriel as... Well, Gabriel, that also means as a FATHER and my money is on SentiGabe being created to be a better father than the original. SentiGabe does everything Adrien wanted his father to do in s1-s3: Join Adrien at dinner time, spend more time with him, is in general in better of a mood and not such an unpleasant dick and so on and so on.

Easy to say, Adrien basically welcomes the good change he always wanted in his "Father" with open arms and chooses to ignore things that seem suspicious and the always remaining gut feeling of something just being... off. This will collide with the unveiling of more of the family (+ Emilie) mystery which will for Adrien all continue to point at Gabriel as Hawkmoth because of one event that is likely to happen in episode 4.

I'm currently writing on yet another post about this topic in particular, so I will link it HERE for elaboration once I post it, but in short, I think Rena Rouge and the Grimoire secrets Marinette shears with Alya could be the catalyst of Adrien suspecting his father to be Hawkmoth again.

Adriens memories of the time he went through the Grimoire himself in "Volpina" would be triggered again after seing the Grimoire page Rena (honestly, quite recklessly) brings along into battle and from then on things will slowly pile up until Gabriel deflects from himself with SentiGabe in "Gabriel Agreste" (just like he did in “The Collector”)

People WAY to easily forget how ready and serious Adrien was in "The Collector" when he actually concidered his father to be Hawkmoth.

Keep in mind that Ladybug was only able to tell Chat Noir the weakest reasons of her suspicion against Gabriel (while the Grimoire being Guardian property was NEVER found out by Adrien... til NOW) that being Gabriels mysterious personality and the butterfly logo of his brand.

These arguments are weak because they are ONLY actually suspicious in the specific context of Gabriel being Hawkmoth. Once you have proof against that they hardly hold any ground anymore, hence why both Adrien AND Marinette so easily brushed off these points after seeing Gabriel akumatized. I mean, excuse a designer for choosing a BUTTERFLY as his logo when his last name is literally the name of a butterfly type. The fuck kind of accusation is that??

So I hope you understand that when I say that, yes, these reasons DID trigger further memories/realizations for Adrien in that moment

It simply was only the tip of the iceberg.

The fact that Adrien not only gave Ladybug the fucking benefit of a doubt and heared her out about accusing his FATHER of being HAWKMOTH and took it THAT seriously and wanted to find out if his father truly IS Hawkmoth means that Adrien very much sees his father as capable of being Paris villain Nr 1. This... understanding and acceptance of Gabriels nature already had to be in Adrien much prior to "the collector" to set it off like this. And while normally Adrien chooses to turn a blind eye towards his fathers bad qualities in favor of seeing Gabriels redeeming (and even the rare somewhat GOOD) qualities, Adrien only does so because he thinks Gabriel hasn't crossed the line yet that makes his father undeserving of these loving conciderations. But Gabriel being Hawkmoth IS CROSSING that line for Adrien and he immediately sets aside his remaining/choosen love for his heavily flawed father and willingly sees Gabriel for what he is.

Adrien already did it once with only a few somewhat solid reasons and the Grimoire being kept secret from him altogether,

So he will do it again, just this time the proofs and developments are supposed to stay for good.

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This development would not only be forshadowed by "the collector"

But also by the episode "Ladybug". There Mayura used a Sentimonster version of Ladybug against Chat Noir, using their love against him. What she didn't know though was that Ladybug actually isn't in love with her partner (yet) which ended up with Chat Noir being put in the situation of having to decide which Ladybug he believes to be real.

Does he believe and hold onto Sentibug who returns the love he so desperately seeks in life or does he let go of his hopeful wish and accept the heartbreaking reality of once again not receiving his love in return from yet another person he holds so dear?

In "Ladybug" Adrien couldn't make that crushing decision yet (and don't clown in the replies about this, not only was the situation vastly different it's also a cruel thing to ask of Adrien) but as we are used from Miraculous by now, that episode was only the set up for future events.

What Adrien couldn't let himself believe about Ladybug and Sentibug he will have to FORCE himself to accept about his Father and Hawkmoth. Same set-up of the Sentimonster symbolising Adriens desperate and hopeful WISH what his loved one were vs the crushing, heart wrenching reality of what his loved ones actually ARE. Just that letting go of his wish for Ladybugs love didnt seem "necessary enough" for the mission to succeed so he just couldn't MAKE himself give her up whereas accepting and seeing that his father is Hawkmoth is going to be one of the most crucial sacrifices of the show, changing the game forever. So as horrible, cruel and soul shattering as this is, putting an end to his fathers villainous reign for the sake of the greater good is a reason worthy enough to force himself through his pain.Which brings us once again back to “The collector” (which seriously forshadows almost everything I love that episode), because there is ONE major aspect that episodes sets up like crazy

And that is:

And thats where we are heading now.

This entire time Adrien wanted his Father to behave more fatherly, spend more time with him and improve his explosive behavior but he always got disappointed over and over again. So how heartbreaking would it be if over the course of the second half of the season THIS would be the very reason why Adrien gets behind Gabriels secret? Because SentiGabe behaved too fatherly for Adrien to truly buy it in his heart and when forced to decide what he actually believes his father to be - like the fatherly Sentimonster or the villainous Hawkmoth - Adrien has to and WILL recognize and accept his fathers true nature and turn against him, as it has been set up for a LONG time now.

This season shit’s about to go DOWN!

#Miraculous #Miraculous Ladybug #Ml spoilers #Ml Theory #Ml season 4 #Episode: Gabriel Agreste #Adrien Agreste #Chat Noir #Gabriel Agreste #Hawkmoth #Agreste family drama #or tragedy #thats more like it #SentiGabe #I am so EXCITED for this episode!!! #Ml analysis

[gale-gentlepenguin]

Imagine if Gabe and Adrien never went to New York, for whatever reason. Then, in NY, marinette becomes ladybug to meet the american heroes for reasons, and gabe finds out she's in NY, and decides to try get the ring from CN while LBs not there to help. Anything could happen from there but I just thought itd be kinda funny for Marinette to come back, and paris is leveled from cataclysms/akuma

Well I dont think that would happen.

But this did give me an idea.

(What if Adrien did stay in Paris in the NY Special?)

(Spoilers below)

-Despite Marinette’s very convincing speech on Friendship. Gabriel decided it might not be smart to bring his son to the place he plans on causing mayhem in.

- So Adrien has no temptation to force him to leave Paris. Though he is kind of bummed about it, especially because Ladybug is leaving paris as well.

-Adrien decides maybe this is a good thing. This will help him move past his feelings for Ladybug. And while he has no plans on spending time with Lila. He does have Kagami in Paris to hang out with.

-Meanwhile, Marinette decides that maybe it was for the best that Adrien is in Paris while she is in the US. It will give her some space, and time to really help her move on. She will have fun with her friends and totally move on.

-Gabriel makes his move to America, and with some little tricks. Gabriel is able to leave without Adrien noticing a difference.

-Marinette however does find herself feeling down that Adrien couldnt come. But Tikki assures her that things will be fine.

-”Adrien’s in Paris. Chat noir is in Paris taking care of things. You dont need to worry.

-Cue Attack from Techno pirate. And the United heroes saving the day

-Marinette is totally impressed by the heroes and Tikki tells her that this will be a nice little getaway for her.

-Marinette arrives in NYC and Alya and the girls help her out by making sure she has fun. Aeon finds something interesting about her, but is unsure what. Jess doesnt care. She is bored.

-Marinette sneaking to the party bumps into Jess and Aeon. Aeon asks Marinette if something is bothering her. Aeon using her scanners and picking up that this girl is hiding a lot of stress.

-Marinette tries to dismiss it, but Jess now is curious and the two girls wear Marinette down. She confesses that she wanted her friend to come along but she failed to convince his father. Aeon and Jess immediately conclude the girl is into this ‘Friend’. Jess tells her that she should be clear with this friend about how she feels.

-But tells her that she should also enjoy her freedom, this is america afterall.

-So Marinette has fun with her two new friends. Nino and Alya end up with the flying Hotdog and Marinette plays wingwoman for them. Happy for her bff.

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-Meanwhile, Adrien heard from Nino about their Epic save by the United Heroes. He is relieved they are safe, but wishes he could see them.

-His time at home had been standard stuff, His schedule was just as busy. Kagami and him did some fencing, Kagami kicked his butt.

-”I wish I could have gone with you guys, Marinette tried really hard to get me to go. She is such a good friend.”

-”Yep, a Real good friend.” Nino comments.

-”Youre also a good friend.” Adrien immediately tries to tell him.

-”Dude its chill. I think the friendship you and Mari have is different then ours.”

-”What does that mean?”

-”Dont think about it too much my dude”

-Adrien finds himself thinking about it a lot.

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-Back in America, the class is at the museum and things are pretty casual. No romance Plot. But Alya did forget to get a picture of Lafayette’s saber and Alya asks Marinette to get it.

-Technolizer (or whatever the DOC off tech ripoff akuma name was attacks. And Marinette goes Ladybug to fight him. Sparrow and Uncanny Valley hear the action and rush to find THE Ladybug here in America. So the three of them end up fighting.

-Meanwhile, Adrien sees robustus attacking in Paris and transforms. He is confused since Markov is in the states with Max. But he has a city to protect. He will try to contain the damage and then call Ladybug when clean up is necessary.

-Ladybug tells Sparrow and Uncanny valley they may need some help. But Sparrow tells her that the three of them can handle it.

-When a beep on the kitty goes off. Its Chat noir.

-”I think we got a sentimonster in Paris.” Chat noir explains.

- Ladybug asks him to hold it off for a bit while she gets there.

-Ladybug informs them that she has to go back to Paris for a bit and she will be back to help deal with this. But that they really should call the other heroes for help.

-Ladybug gets the Horse miraculous, uses Unify and heads to Paris.

-Ladybug sees Chat noir keeping damage to a minimum. He is happy to see her.

-”Ive been able to slow him down, but there is no akumatized Item. I think we got a sentimonster.

-Ladybug calls Lucky charm to get ready to take Robustus down. But... he poofs.

-Ladybug sees the damage and while confused by everything, remembers she needs to hurry and get back to America.

-”Okay I need to hurry back! Chat noir, try to figure out what the deal with that attack was.”

-Chat noir asks if Ladybug is okay, and if she needs his help.

-”Im fine kitty, just stay vigilant here. Its nothing I cant handle. Im counting on you.”

-She casts miraculous cure and goes to quickly fuel up and head back to America.

-Sparrow and Uncanny valley didnt listen and ended up having more damage done to the museum and Technalizer escaped.

-Ladybug gets back to see the damage. She didnt call a lucky charm for this villain and the damage was already done.

-Majestia and Knightowl were very disappointed in their sidekicks. Ladybug tries to defend them but is told to stay out of it. Ladybug knows this isnt her city and complies sadly. Apologizing.

-Hawkmoth got the eagle miraculous and gives it Techalizer making him Miraculizer or whatever his dumb name was.

-Chat noir investigates but finds no reason behind the attack. He thinks that maybe this was some sort of decoy. Like with what happened with Loveater.

-A international news report catches Adrien/chat noir’s attention. Heroes going nuts. Adrien decides that Paris will be fine for a bit. Hawkmoth is in the US! And Ladybug needs his help!

-Meanwhile back in the states hero riot happens cause Hawkmoth. Ladybug realizes that this was a miraculous and this was Hawkmoth’s Plan!

-”It was a diversion!” Sparrow and Uncanny Valley have to fight along side Ladybug. And the three of them need a plan.

-Ladybug calls her lucky charm. It was the key chain.

-She had no idea how to use it, But with the help of the other two utilize doorman’s powers and manage to get into the Eiffel tower.

- The villain demands Ladybug and Chat noir give him the miraculous. And Ladybug, Uncanny Valley and Sparrow attack Miraculizer. But there is a problem. He is way too tough! They could use someone to help even the odds

-And flies in Astro cat with the snag of the miraculous!

-”Chat noir!” Ladybug was happy to see him.

-Cue a quick hug, and Chat noir telling her its his turn to return the favor. Plus he wanted to see america.

-They beat the akuma and the day is saved.

-Jess still got the eagle miraculous cause plot.

-Eagle becomes her own hero.

-Since There was no identity drama, and they never got insight into Ladybug and Chat noir’s dynamic. Aeon/Uncanny valley never assumed that their identities were a secret from each other. 

-Uncanny valley not effected by the identity hiding effect of the miraculous knows that Marinette and Ladybug are the same person  and Comments. “Is this the ‘Friend’ you were talking about Marinette?” Completely unaware that Adrien and Marinette did not know eachother’s identities.

-”Marinette?”

#ml spoilers #ml au #ml what if #miraculous ladybug #ml ny special #ml ny spoilers #chat noir #ladybug #i added something at the end #Uncanny valley #eagle #sparrow #ml ny special spoilers

[lidongaming]

Story time:

Marinette was busy sewing the last bit of her’s and Chat Noir’s civilian disguises. he didnt know she was making them, and she wanted it to be a surprise. She looked at the clothes and sighed, she knew she needed a model to be able to properly fit the clothes. but *who* was about chats size that she knew? Nino was to broad at the shoulders, Nathaniel was to short, and Kim was to buff. she mind wandered of the boys in her life and it landed on a certain blonde she still couldnt get her mind off of. she was 17 now but still found her self thinking about him every now and then. before she could dwell on that thought any longer, phone in hand, she dialed him. 

“H-hey...i have a favour to ask you..could you come over for a bit?” half expecting a ‘im busy’ or a flat out ‘no’ he said yes and that he would be there in 10.

oh boy here we go. its lying time. she hated to lie, but she had to in this situation. she would simply say that LadyBug asked her to make them so that they would have nice outfits to wear outfit of the suit for better pictures.yeah...he’ll believe that right? and not that she was making them so that her and chat could go to a movie with their kwamis in private or maybe out to dinner or...no no..no dates. you both have grown past pointless crushes.

before her thoughts got to far gone, there was a tap on her trap door. watching it open slowly, the blonde entered her space. eager to see what she needed him of all people for.

“h-here” she handed him the outfit “youre about the right size and...can you just...try it on so i can tailor it properly?” he nodded and went behind one of her dividers to change. while he did she started to fiddle with the ladybug outfit, waiting for him to get finished. he hadnt even made a sound...not even a ‘hey’. he just nodded and accepted the clothes...was she being to forceful? noooo...maybe? 

as she found her self lost in her thought, she hadnt even heard him move to be beside her. nearly jumping out of her chair when she looked over to see an almost familiar figure next to her, she looked up to see, that yes, in fact, it was still only Adrien Agreste. “hey are those masks for these outfits?” he asked, finally talking. she let out a sigh that caught half way in her throat. looking at the set of masks she had made for the elaborate costumes..er...clothes, she grabbed the chat one in almost worry. lifting the mask over his face she did indeed jump out of her chair faster than he could catch her.

jumping to her feet she just mouthed the word no several times, shaking her head as her cheeks tinged pink. he on the other hand furrowed a brow in worry.

He stepped forward in worry, curious if she had but two and two together. he glanced over at the lady bug one, raising a brow. “so...youre making outfits for Ladybug and Chat?” him trying to make light of the situation, but the look of both terror and peace flashing on her face as her mind swirled. she nodded, avoiding his out stretched hand, and grabbing the lady bug dress. “you should try it on..” he spoke “we could take a few photos...” she paled, more so than her normal pale. she couldnt let him see her in this outfit, she would never be able to wear it in public without him recognizing her. but if her thoughts and mind would quite for 5 minutes, she could piece everything together. to late...it was to late. Adrien picked up the mask and put it on. her heart thumped in her chest when she saw familiar green eyes staring back at her. letting out a soft sigh and a muttering of words “i will...if you take the mask off...” she knew. he knew she knew. but she could say his name out loud in fear of making it too real.

she grabbed the lady bug outfit, stepping behind the divider to change, her eyes closed the second she was in his view once more. she hadnt opened her eyes...not until she felt his fingers against her cheek, feeling the familiarity of a mask over her eyes. when she finally opened them, her voice caught in ther throat...he was crying...did he know? has he know? how long as he known? ripping the mask off quickly she threw it over her shoulder... a small blush growing on her checks as his words danced between them..

“there you are M’Lady” her eyes softened. “Hello Mon Chaton”

#miraculous ladybug #mira #miraculous fanart #miraculous fanfic #mlb #mlb fanart #miraculous reveal

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oops nik odds 🤷‍♀️

UR VALID ANON

1. What’s their full name? Why was that chosen? Does it mean anything?

Nik’s full name is Nikolas Isaac Arwaine

Nikolas means ‘victory of the people’ Isaac means ‘laughter’ and Arwaine, I took the Celtic god of the dead Arwan and added a few letters :)

It was chosen bec when i orginally was writing him, he was inspired by Nikolai Lant/sov in Grisha.

3. Did they have a good childhood? What are fond memories they have of it? What’s a bad memory? 

Nik had,,, an interesting childhood. HIs father wasn’t,,, outwardly abusive, perse. But he did lock his kids in places to get out (he broke nates hand bec nate wouldnt stop drawing). His mom taught him how to lie and his parents gave him whatever he wanted besides the one thing he Really wanted

He has fond memories of Adrien and his ohter brothers taking him to the ocean. He had fond memories of hanging out with Nate in Nates studio. One of his fave memories is Nate putting face paint on his face when he was a lil birb

A bad memory he has is getting so afraid of not being able to get out of a room, he threw himself into a panic attack and he was shaking and crying so hard that his dad was so damn disappointed in him that he didnt talk to Nik for a Long Time

5. Do they have any siblings? What’s their names? What is their relationship with them? Has their relationship changed since they were kids to adults?

he had Three (3) sibs. Blake, Adrien and Nate. 

He has a fairly easy going relationship with Blake and Nate. Tho he butts heads with Adrien a Lot. Blake and Nate’s relationship with Nik is kinda the same growing up, tho his and Adrien’s change. Nik used to idolize Adrien, now they just fight all the time

7. Did they have lots of friends as a child? Did they keep any of their childhood friends into adulthood? 

Nik,,, had more superficial friends than Friend Friends. People liked his money and his influence more than they liked him. Tho he is a very infectious person, so he probably does have friends, theyre just awful people who are flighty when things go Wrong

9. Do animals like them? Do they get on well with animals? 

y’know I think Nik does like animals!! he likes all kinds of animals and would like a pet snake or spider but IM NOT GIVING HIM EITHER. He tries to pet Bay’s pet kitten but she claws the hell out of him :(

11. Do they have any special diet requirements? Are they a vegetarian? Vegan? Have any allergies?the main requirement that Nik has is that he doesn’t like his food touching. He doesnt mind mixing his foods, like hot dogs and mac and cheese, but he doesn’t like them touching. He is also allergic to strawberries ;-;

13. What is their least favourite food?

peanut butter

15. Are they good at cooking? Do they enjoy it? What do others think of their cooking?

Nik is actually very good at cooking!! Most of the time he hates it unless hes making something Big or baking something with Cameron, who stress bakes. Cameron secretly likes his cooking but he wont admit it

17. Do they like to take photos? What do they like to take photos of? Selfies? What do they do with their photos?

oh hell yeah!! Nik loves taking nudes pictures and sending them to cameron. His cell phone (if he had one) would be full of random pics of people and of places. MUCH PICTURES OF THE OCEAN. He has a bunch saved on his phone and he has some in photo albums and such

19. What’s their least favourite genres?

mmmm i think nonfiction would bore him, especially for industrial revolution area. I think he would actually really like scyfi and action. Absolutely would love anything that was just fast and action packed. he would fucking LOVE deadpool

Nik: if he backtalks he gets his head cut off but he comes back from the dead. if i backtalk im just DEAD. not fair :(

21. Do they have a temper? Are they patient? What are they like when they do lose their temper?

Nik absolUTELY has a temper. Its quick, its hot and he often makes an ass of himself. He’s not patient. He has,,, some patience, I guess. Where it counts. But it’s nowhere near as long as Nate’s.

When he loses his temper people get wounded or just DEAD. or he just makes an ass out of himself and has to apologize

23. Do they have a good memory? Short term or long term? Are they good with names? Or faces?

Nik has a somewhat good memory. HIs long term memory is much better tho. He’s much more visual and is better with faces.

25. What do they find funny? Do they have a good sense of humour? Are they funny themselves?

NIk has the most juvinle sense of humor lol. But he also has a really fucking dark sense of humor when it calls for it. If someone is bleeding out, and they deserved it, hed laugh

well. he certainly thinks hes funny

27. What makes them sad? Do they cry regularly? Do they cry openly or hide it? What are they like they are sad?

Nik,,, doesn’t really get sad. He gets pissed. He tries hiding his tears, and he tries to not cry. He shoves negative emotions down so much (which is actually why hes such an angry dude :/)

WHen he does break down and cry Cam,,, tries to be comforting with him. They can get surprisingly soft

29. What do they do when they find out someone else’s fear? Do they tease them? Or get very over protective? 

mmmm it would depend on the fear. Like if it was as Genuine fear (like his is) he wouldn’t tease them. But like,,, if it was something stupid hed absoluTELY tease them for it. He would get kinda protective about it, and would tell whoever it was bothering them to fuck off and leave them alone

31. Do they drink? What are they like drunk? What are they like hungover? How do they act when other people are drunk or hungover? Kind or teasing?

DOES NIK DRINK LMAOOO YES YES HE DOES

Nik is mostly a cheerful drunk and hes a fucking idiot while hes drunk. Also is very slutty when hes drunk (tho when isnt he???)

Nik: hungover? I don’t know her. i just start drinking againMe: Nik pls

When ohter people are drunk hes,,, pretty relaxed about it and help them from making an ass out of themselves (tho tbh he would absolutely record them being an idiot). He would try to pry someone off him if they tried to undress him

Nik: yes yes i know i am hot. But unfortunately my conscious would not sit well if i took advantage of the situation :(

33. What underwear do they wear? Boxers or briefs? Lacey? Comfy granny panties?

Nik doesn’t wear underwear. 

Tho he has been known to try on lacy panties ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

Nik: don’t judge they’re surprisingly comfy and make my ass look GREAT

35. What’s their guilty pleasure? What is their totally unguilty pleasure? 

ok Nik doesn’t have guilty pleasures. hes not going to feel guilty for likeing the things he does. His total unguilty pleausres is trashy television shows. He lovesss binge watching say yes to the dress for fucking hours while sprawled out on the couch eating oreos and stoned

37. Do they like to read? Are they a fast or slow reader? Do they like poetry? Fictional or non fiction?

Nik,,,, is not fond of reading. He is Dyslexic and he doesn’t like sitting still or being forced to focus. Tho,,, i think he might read, depending on what he was reading. 

fiction, absolutely fiction

39. Do they like letters? Or prefer emails/messaging? 

mmmmmmmmmm messaging and emails. Much better bec he can read them better. Tho, he does like letters every now and then. Especially if theyre like,,, looove letters 

41. What’s their sexuality? What do they find attractive? Physically and mentally? What do they like/need in a relationship?

He is a slutty, slutty bisexual, my dude. Nik has a hand kink. he finds slender hands attractive. he likes,,,, cool eyes?? if that makes sense?? He finds people who are kinda,,, not,,, cold cold but cool and calmness attractive. That cool confidence, like a sheet of almost frozen water.

He finds delicate features attractive. Like fine bones, not brashness. Sharp as glass cheekbones, slender hands. Tall, not,,, too much muscle. (am i describing Cameron? MAYBE SO) NIk, upon meeting Cameron: oh no hes not

mentally, he finds confidence attractive. he finds assertiveness and dominance attractive. He likes someone who can command a fucking presence. He finds passion attractive. Someone that is so passionate and so devoted to something/one attractive

What does he like? he likes someone that will meet him halfway, who will want him, and that he will be enough for them. He has a bit of an inferiority complex  and he thinks that people will just get tired of him and he wants- he NEEDS- someone that he will be enough for, that they arent going to just bolt when things get rough. Which,,, is interesting bec Cameron,,, is Cameron and hes going to want to control the situation who is afraid fo feeling anything for anyone

43. Are they religious? What do they think of religion? What do they think of religious people? What do they think of non religious people?

Nik,,,, acknowledges that there are gods. But i would not call him religious. If he were in modern day, he might MIGHT be spiritual but he will joke and be like dude, im going to hell.

He thinks of religious people, and nonreligious people the same way. Believe what you want to believe, but don’t shove it down my throat

45. How do other people see them? Is it similar to how they see themselves? 

A lot of people see him as a lost cause, as some druggie who is going nowhere other than down. Some think that he’s just,,, lost. HIs dad sees him as his Son who just needs tough love and the right pressure to Honor His Family

Nik,,, sees himself as a hot guy, whos shallow and with money. People dont like him, they like his money and what he can do for them. 

47. How do they act in a formal occasion? What do they think of black tie wear? Do they enjoy fancy parties and love to chit chat or loathe the whole event?

mmmmmm Nik doesn’t like many formal occassions. He thinks theyre boring and people are fake as fuck. He Hates black tie wear and he only agrees to wear a tie if Cam uses it on him later ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

he hates chit chat but he does fucking love gossip. He’ll find a couple of people to hang out with and get the Dish

49. What is their most valued object? Are they sentimental? Is there something they have to take everywhere with them?

his lighter. Its a flip lighter with engravings on it, that Nate got him. He uses it when he gets anxious. That,,, is actually the reason Nate got it for him, tho Nate did not say that.

If nate said anything about Nik having any kind of disorder, Nik would shut him down instantly.

Tho, Nik does take it everywhere with him

#ch: nik #anon #thank!!! #ask game

[australet789]

Fractal

Omg I’m sorry for taking so long to update. Classes started, it’s dificult to focus and I srsly didnt think this chapter was goign to end up being so long. But alas. I hope you all enjoy it!

a little warning: I wrote a little detailed description of food being eaten so if you are uncomfortable with it, you can skip it, it was mostly for laughs than anything.

Thanks to @lunalocura for being an amazing beta!

Summary: Chaos, besides its own natures, has a little order on it. Chaos, without order, leads to destruction itself. When the object holding the chaos of the world is damaged, maybe a little more than order is going to be needed to fix it. Abomination! AU

AO3

Chapter 4

When Ladybug dropped her transformation inside her room, it felt like as if another weight had been added to her shoulders. Eyes closed and fist clenched, she could feel the worried looks Tikki sent her, waiting patiently for her to speak, which didn’t help to diminish the bitter sensation in the pit of her stomach.  

Too many questions were forming inside her head, bubbling, boiling, twisting her thoughts and making her imagination run wild, with so many different scenarios and so many ‘hows’ and ‘whys’.

Questions that didn’t stop when she comforted Maya after cleaning the akuma and made her brother apologize to her, who hugged the little girl with tears in his eyes, promise after promise leaving the mouth of the teenage boy.

Questions that continued forming when she, as Marinette, forced a smile to the kids and the clearly angry-and apologetic- Ms. Chamack when they said goodbye to her and her mother, who noticed Marinette’s strange behavior and asked if everything was alright.

Questions that only increased when she left her house once again as her alter ego and searched and searched, cold air hitting her face, the smell of winter starting to cover the streets of Paris, the sound of people going on with their lives like they had learned to do after the first akuma attacks.

Questions that came along with a pair of green eyes that belonged to the person she was looking for.

A pair of green eyes that were sad, confused and scared.

A pair of green eyes that were hurting.

And it was all her fault.

“It’s not your fault, Marinette.” Tikki reassured to her holder. Apparently she had said it out loud. “You couldn’t have noticed tha-“

“But I should have, Tikki.” Marinette hissed with a hoarse voice.  

“He didn’t tell you anything. You couldn’t had known.” The kwami said calmly.

“He tried.” Marinette then remembered his hesitation to break the hug, the fear in his voice that she confused with embarrassment. “He tried and I misinterpreted his intentions. I should had paid more attention. But I was so focused in the akuma…”

“You were just doing your job.” Tikki tried again to convince the designer.

“…and so excited for saving Adrien and all the things he said to me,” Marinette continued, not hearing what her kwami said or pretending to not to, “that I failed to notice what Chat was trying to tell me. That he needed my help.”

‘How many times have I done the same? How many times I dismissed Chat’s behavior believing it was something “Chat-like”?’

“Adrien is your friend and he was in danger. It’s perfectly normal that you wanted to help him first. You did the right thing, Marinette.”

Marinette stayed silent for a moment. Walking towards her desk, she extended her hand and grabbed a photo that she kept in one side of her computer’s screen: a cute selfie of her- Ladybug- and Chat Noir that he had managed to take with his baton the day of their “Six Month Meeting Anniversary”: a warm afternoon running around rooftops and challenging each other until, exhausted and giggling, they decided to take a rest on the Jardin des Tuileries. The light was so pretty that day and the atmosphere so calm that she couldn’t stop herself and suggested he to take a picture. And of course, her overexcited kitty took the chance and asked her for one with her instead.

“I’m happy that Adrien is ok, Tikki. I am. But the thing is: I know that Adrien is going to be alright and where I can find him…but with Chat, I don’t.” Marinette finally said, her fingers tracing softly the contour of her partner’s face.

“Chat is my friend and my partner, Tikki. He had always noticed when I felt down and be there for me, knowing exactly what to say to make me feel good again.” She blinked quickly, trying to stop the tears that were forming in her eyes. “And instead of being a good partner and being a comfort to him, I only scared him away!” Marinette shouted, the frustration she had been feeling since Chat ran away from her like she had been Hawkmoth in person finally left her body. “A-and I just stayed there and didn’t move as if I haven’t seen things like that every day since I became a superhero! And that d-damn cat was so damn f-fast and he didn’t let me explain or ask anything! He even turned off his baton so I couldn’t track him down! Ugh! ”

With a groan, she let herself fall over her chair, face hidden behind her hands.

‘Why did he have to be so damn stubborn?’

The same questions kept repeating over and over in her head. She couldn’t understand why Chat didn’t want to tell her about, well, that (even if it was less than 10 seconds, she saw enough of Chat’s face before he bolted). How long had he been like that? Why was he like that? Was it his ring? Was it because of Twinkle Twister’s or Shockwave’s attack? Did he really think that she wouldn’t notice? That he could have solved it by himself like with Copycat? Didn’t he realize that that only made her more worried about him? They were a team, for God’s sake, she wouldn’t have pushed him away!

And most importantly…

“Why didn’t the Miraculous Cure do its work?”

The question resonated between the walls of her room and lost itself within the murmurs coming from downstairs where her parents were probably watching TV. She felt Tikki flying slowly towards her and landing over her shoulder. Her kwami sighed.

“I’m…I’m not sure.” She confessed, her voice lacking its usual cheerful tone.

Marinette turned her head slightly. She watched with concern how the normally happy kwami showed a worried expression on her face, her antenna were down and her brows, deeply furrowed.   Marinette knew that expression, she has seen Tikki do that before, which only increased Marinette’s fears.

“Tikki,” Marinette licked her lips, not ready for the answers she was going to get, “has…has this happened before?”

The little god sent her a quick glance and sighed again. Marinette’s anxiety increased at this, her fingers playing with the photo still in her hands.

“Yes.”

Marinette caught her breathe.

‘It’s ok, don’t freak out, Marinette,’ she told to herself. ‘At least,’ she thought, ‘we can know the reason behind Chat’s transformation.’

Especially if her partner wasn’t willing to talk.

Which lead to her next question.

“Ok, so that means that there’s a way to help Chat, right? We just need to do what the previous Ladybug did and problem solved! ” A shadow darkened her kwami’s eyes. “Tikki…?”

“What happened last time was very similar, yes, but it’s not the same. I can’t promise you that we will succeed, Marinette.”

“But…but you just said…”

“I know, Marinette. I know you are worried but please, you need to hear me out first.” Tikki pleaded.

Marinette nodded quietly. When Tikki noticed the expectant look of her holder, she began to explain:

“For once, I don’t know exactly why this…kind of transformation happens. I guess it’s because Plagg’s magic is affected or the ring is damaged. When it happened my holder wasn’t…s-she was d-d…” Marinette didn’t need an explanation about it.  She could see the sadness in the little god’s eyes. She didn’t push her and waited for her to continue. “I wasn’t active at the time. I know they tried to activate me several times, because what happened to that Chat Noir was affecting other people too, but…they never could.” Marinette suspected “they” were the previous Chat Noir and his kwami. “When they found a new holder, she performed the cure and it fixed the problem.”

“I know what you are going to say,” Tikki interrupted herself before Marinette could even open her mouth, “but my guess about why it worked then…it only worked because… because the previous Chat was too weak…so our magic focused on fixing the Cat Miraculous first but for Chat Noir…it was too late for him.”

Marinette felt like she had been hit in the chest. That meant…that the only way to help Chat…was to let him…he needed to…

The photograph in her hands slid through her fingers and felt into the floor, the frozen picture of two smiling teenagers, a distant memory of what it had been a happy time.

A time they would never have again.

Marinette squeezed her eyes shut and shook her head. No, she wasn’t going to give up yet, they were Ladybug and Chat Noir, they were in this together.

There must be another way.

“What about that old man that cured you? He helped you, doesn’t it? Can he help Chat too and his kwami? Plagg you said?”

“He only cured me because I wasn’t able to let you transform and use your power.” Tikki explained.  “The Miraculous Cure is the most powerful way to heal somebody. While it depends on the amount of energy I have, even in my worst moment, my power is stronger than his.”

“And Chat’s kwami never told you about what happened?” Marinette asked with desperation in her voice.

Tikki shook her head. “He usually changed the subject when I tried to speak about it.”

Marinette let out a whimper and covered her head with her hands.  She was getting out of ideas and time was against them.

Wait.

Time.

“Tikki, how much time passed before finding a new Ladybug?” Marinette suddenly asked, an idea forming in her head.

The kwami thought for a moment before giving an answer. “Almost 4 years, why?”

Marinette straightened herself up, barely containing her excitement. “Then we have time! I can do what the second Ladybug did and save Chat before he d-“She paused and reconsidered her words. “B-before something b-bad happens! I just need to convince him to let me talk to him so you can talk to his kwami and know where the damage is so we can focus the Cure to that point and fix everything! We can help him! We can do it this time, Tikki!”

Picking up the photo and unaware of the warm, but sad smile on the tiny god’s face, Marinette looked at it once more, her hopes rising the more she thought about her plan.

‘Everything will be alright, kitty. I won’t let you go, I promise.’

‘I need to see your smile again.’

It wasn’t the first time Adrien slept with his transformation on.

To give him credit, he didn’t do it on purpose that first time. That particular akuma wasn’t a strong one, but it was a sneaky one and Ladybug and he spent too much time trying to catch him and when they did, it was already past 11 o’clock.

Thank everything above that that day his father wasn’t home. He also discovered that Nathalie was the one who checked on him exactly at midnight.

The suit itself wasn’t uncomfortable (it had to be comfortable enough to allow him to perform those acrobatics movements during fights and patrols, and let him stay in the suit as long as he didn’t use his Cataclysm or he wanted to detransform) but it wasn’t like sleeping in the softest cotton pajamas either. But those few times he slept in his suit, detrasforming always felt like a breath of fresh air over his skin. He missed the confidence and sensation of freedom the magic gave to him, but he also missed being able to feel things again with his bare hands.

Something that, because of his current transformation, he wasn’t sure he was going to be able to do again.

Adrien let out a big sigh.  Hiding his face in his pillow, he tried to fall asleep again, but his mind refused to cooperate.  Flashes from the events of the previous day began to appear in his head: His conversation with his father. Plagg melting. The big cartoonish akuma dragon. His conversation with Ladybug after being rescued by her (he smiled a little at this).  Him transforming and becoming…whatever he currently was. The battle with the akuma. Him trying to hide from Ladybug and being found by her…

Ladybug’s shocked face.

He clutched his other pillow towards his body trying to find some comfort in it. He had wished that everything was only just a bad dream. That everything would be alright, that he would enjoy his free days talking with his friends, inviting them to his house, eating snacks and telling each other ridiculous stories of childhood. They would have had fun, they would have laughed and cried and laughed again.

He should have been happy these days. But here he was. Trapped. Again.

And he couldn’t blame his father on this this time.

It wasn’t fair.

‘CLANK!’

Making a sound like a strangled scream, Adrien jumped out of his bed and landed on all fours, startled and completely awake.

“What th-”

Two things he noticed in that moment: one, although a little scratchy, his voice sounded completely normal (for which he was really relieved) and two, that one of his trophies was on the floor.

Turning his head up to the shelf he used to keep them, he saw that the second level shelf, where his fencing trophy was supposed to be, was empty.

“So you where the responsible of my second roughest wake up ever, huh?” Relaxing himself, he approached the shiny object that lied still and picked it up…

“How did you manage to fall down…?”

…only to see his reflection looking at him.

“Right.”

Gently, he returned the old prize to its place, pushing it a little more into the shelf to prevent more surprises, his hand lingering for a moment at the distorted image that looked back at him.

He sighed.

What was he going to do now? He couldn’t go to school in this…state. He needed an excuse to justify his absence. He could ask Nathalie, but then she would probably ask why he wasn’t attending school and he would need to invent another excuse for it.

And if his father found out…

Shaking his head, Adrien sat down on his bed and tried to think. He could use his father’s fashion show in his favor, saying that, in the end, his father made him help with it. It would make his father look bad, but he didn’t have many options to use for believable excuses. He could also message Nino to tell Ms. Bustier about it. That way his friends wouldn’t worry about him: they already knew how his father was. It pained to him to lie like that, but this way he could take care of his problem without involving other people.

There was still the little detail of how to convince Nathalie and his father that he wasn’t going to go anywhere (that they need to know) or invite anyone to his house. But he wanted to be optimistic and hope that the problem would be solved quickly.

The how, well, he still was working on it.

“If I only knew where to start looking for…” he mumbled.

‘You can always ask Ladybug about it,’ something in the back of his mind told him, but he quickly dismissed that thought. He wasn’t going to involve her into this. He had already turn off his baton to prevent being found out. He only needed to stay out of sight, or be sneaky enough to avoid being caught on camera if he wanted to get out of his house for a couple of minutes.

‘But you can’t hide forever.’

He sighed again and ran his hand through his hair. He should have asked Plagg for more information about the miraculous. But he always was so cryptic about the subject and, truth to be told, Adrien preferred to be transformed and enjoy the freedom the suit provided, which decreased the amount of time he had with his kwami.

What a pair the both of them made.

But if Adrien was going to be a disaster, he was glad that he could have Plagg at his side and be a disaster together.

He already missed his cheese-eating partner.

At the thought of food, his stomach made an embarrassing growl.

Adrien realized he hadn’t had the chance to eat anything since the day before. The akuma and his sudden transformation left him too tired to even think of eating and he probably fell asleep at some point during the night. How many hours he slept, he didn’t know.

He walked towards his desk and noticed that his phone was there.

‘Oh thank God it’s still here.’ Adrien grabbed it and went to load its battery. ‘It was a good thing I rushed to fight the akuma and forgot about it. It would have been lost with the transformation instead.’

He waited enough to let his phone get at least 1% of battery before turning it on to check the hour and his messages.

It was almost midday.

“Wow, it has been a long time since I slept this much…”

He decided to read his messages then. The most recent message was from Alya.

‘Huh, that’s weird. She hasn’t text me personally in forever’

Curiously, he opened it:

“Hey, bro, Nino here. My phone was confiscated so I’m talking using Alya’s phone. Just to check if you are ok. If she knows I borrowed it without her cons- crap, she noticed. Bye, dude, message back!”

Adrien allowed himself to laugh at the imaginary picture in front of him: Alya chasing his friend because of a phone. Nino would be totally screwed if something happened to it, so Adrien understood the urgency of not being discovered.

He had two missed calls and several messages from him too. One of them was a threat to Adrien’s father: “he better let you out of that prison you call home, bro. Or else.” Adrien chuckled at his best friend’s antics. He knew that Nino was never serious with those comments and was just concerned. He hoped that one day Nino and his father could be on better terms though.

He also had two messages from Marinette, one asking if he was well and the other that said that if he wasn’t in the mood to do their nightly chats, she would understand. Adrien felt a sting in his heart. His and Marinette’s friendship was very recent but he already considered their interactions something very precious. She usually was very sweet and gentle but she had a very sassy and snarky side he was glad he was being able to know. So seeing her worrying about him filled his chest with warmth but also sadness because he never answered her and she was probably disappointed with him. He needed to make it up her somehow. He could message her later explaining himself.

The last message was from Nathalie, probably before she and his father boarded the plane, reminding him about the rules he needed to follow when his father was out and that if he had any questions he was to ask her. The message ended with Nathalie sending her and his father’s goodbyes.

Once he finished, he checked the hour again and noticed it was just a little past midday. His friends would probably be in lunch-break so he could send them a message telling them he was with his father in New York and to forgive him for not being able to talk sooner. But first, he needed to eat something too.

He considered his options. He obviously couldn’t go out and buy something, so his only option was to stay inside and eat what their chef had made for him. Giuseppe was a good and very patient man, never asking about Adrien’s requests for stacks of cheese Camembert during the week. He was also very capable in his job, punctuality being his signature: breakfast and lunch were done an hour before being served and then he waited until he or his father ordered for the food to be brought to the table.

Adrien imagined that Giuseppe was waiting for him, so if he wanted to eat, he needed to stay hide, grab something from his refrigerator and come back to his room without being spotted. Since maybe one or two people from their staff, apart from Giuseppe, were still in the mansion, he wouldn’t have troubles reaching the kitchen. Still, he needed to be careful.

Taking advantage of his transformation and cat-like reflexes, he quickly arrived. He double checked that no one was close and then he stepped into the kitchen.

He wasn’t prepared for the variety of smells that hit him.

Usually, when he was transformed, his senses were more sensitive than when he was in his civilian form, which helped during the fights.

But apparently, his new transformation increased that sensitivity, which caused Adrien to perceive every single smell in the room.

And everything smelled so good.

Battling against his desire to pick up the whole kitchen, he decided to make himself a quick sandwich with ham and cheese. When Plagg asked once what kind of dishes with cheese existed, Adrien made him that one (which was the only one he was able to cook without causing a disaster). With resignation, the kwami admitted that the sandwich was good but nothing like his precious Camembert. The sandwich needed to be grilled and it was accompanied by a fried egg but Adrien wasn’t sure about how much time he had before someone discovered him so he decided skip those steps.

He took out a dish and quickly cut off two slices bread, trying not to focus on the way the bread crunched under the knife or the smell that came from it when he opened it. He shook his head and then approached the refrigerator to finish the sandwich.

But when he opened the doors to get the rest of the ingredients, his body betrayed him and a he let out a big yawn.

Which caused him to inhale all the smells that came from the food inside of it.

Adrien had totally forgot about that today was the day Giuseppe filled the fridge. That explained why he perceived all those smells when he entered the kitchen. But that also meant that today was the day that everything was renewed.

And everything included kwami food.

In front of Adrien, laid the biggest wheel of Camembert.

A little line of drool began to come from the corner of his mouth.

He knew this had to be Plagg’s fault. Adrien didn’t dislike Camembert per se, but he was tired of its smell since he had to carry it everywhere.

But right now, it looked like the best food in the world.

And it was right there.

And no one was around.

Adrien forced himself to turn around and step away from the refrigerator, holding his breath.

One step.

Two steps.

Three steps…

…And then he pounced right into the refrigerator.

He practically buried his face in the cheese. His new teeth were a little bit uncomfortable, but they allowed him to take bigger bites. He could taste the strong and salty flavor of the Camembert on his tongue, matching the also strong smell that tempted him seconds ago, the semi-creamy substance coating his mouth and claws while he devoured the food. In that moment, Adrien didn’t care about the mess he probably was making.

“Signorino Adrien, is that you? Scusami for not being here, I had to answer a phone call from mia fillia, but if you are ready I can serve you your fo…”

Adrien stopped abruptly and slowly raised up is head, cheese still dripping from his big green teeth. Giuseppe’s eyes were open wide as well as his mouth, not a single sound coming from it. Adrien gulped the rest of cheese the he had in his mouth while feeling a wave of panic running through his body.

“H-hey, Giuseppe…” Adrien began saying while trying to give the chef the best of his smiles.

But before Adrien could explain himself, the old man’s eyes rolled up his head and the chef collapsed over the floor.

Adrien quickly approached the chef, worried about him being hurt, but when he noticed that Giuseppe had just fainted, he let out a breath of relief. He carried the man, careful to not scratch him with his claws, putting him in a chair next to the table and positioned him in a way it looked like Giuseppe had just fallen sleep. That way, the chef would probably believe he was just dreaming.

Adrien murmured a soft ‘sorry’ before returning to his room. He went to his bathroom and washed his hands and face, trying to clean all the cheese off himself. When he looked up to the mirror, he couldn’t stop himself from flinching at the sight of his own reflection.

The same reflection that scared Giuseppe so much he had fainted because of it.

The same reflection Ladybug saw the day before.

A suffocating sensation began to form inside his chest. He couldn’t stay in his house. At least not for now. He needed fresh air and to clear his mind about what was happening. That he really couldn’t be seen because what happened with Giuseppe was going to be everyone’s reaction. Shock. Disgust. Fear.

Adrien leaped through his window towards the rooftops.

And then he began to run.

He knew he was being careless to going out just like that, that Ladybug would probably scold him if she knew what he was doing, but he also knew that as Chat Noir, he was really fast and civilians would only see a black blur jumping above them. He also knew those rooftops like the back of his hand, so he had some shortcuts he could use to hide.

The cold air filled his lungs and relaxed his mind, his thoughts going everywhere and nowhere while he let his muscle memory act by itself. He liked to think that maybe, if he keep running and accelerating, he would be able to leave all his problems behind.

But reality was always a force that restrained him.

Adrien perked up his ears at the sound of laughs he knew very well.

His curiosity was stronger and he slowed his movements, following with his gaze the source of the laughs. Looking down, he saw Alya, Marinette and Nino coming in his way.

As Adrien suspected, they were in lunch-break.

“Dude, I can’t believe you couldn’t solve exercise 8. That was the easiest one.”

“I’m sorry, but not everyone can’t be a genius on physics.”

“Mari, the answer was supposed to be in milliliters. You ended up with centimeters.”

“Shut up, Alya.”

Adrien watched how the three of them laughed and teased at each other. He felt bad for Marinette for being the target of Alya and Nino, but he chuckled when she stuck her tongue out like a little child to them. How much he wished to be there with them.  

Adrien frowned, his smile replaced for a thin line. He could have been there with them, making jokes and laughing until his stomach hurt if it wasn’t for this.

But he couldn’t be there. He couldn’t be with his friends, he couldn’t talk to them and telling them the truth no matter how much he wanted because he would only scare them away.

They would never know how much he was suffering. They would continue with their lives and believe the lies he would tell to them, because they were easier to believe. Because pretending that everything was okay was the first thing his parents taught to him. Because pretending had been all his life.

That wasn’t fair.

He was tired of pretending.

He only wanted to have fun.

He only wanted to be a kid.

It. Wasn’t. FAIR.

CRASH!

“Oh my God! Marinette, are you ok?!”

“Dude, that was close!”

Adrien woke up of his thoughts and rushed to the edge of the rooftop to see what had happened: a big flowerpot was utterly crashed at Marinette’s feet, some of the dirt covered her clothes and part of her face.

One more step and the pot would have fallen over her head.

Adrien watched the scene in horror, but it increased when he distinguished little black spots coming from the broken pieces covering the street.

Black spots like the ones from his Cataclysm.

‘No. No, that couldn’t be. I must be seeing things. I wouldn’t do-‘

But when he looked at his hands, he clearly saw the magic spots twisting over them, his destructive power spreading over the rooftop and crawling down the edge of it.

Adrien shook his head repeatedly, tears forming in the corner of his eyes.

When Adrien looked down again his eyes briefly made contact with Marinette’s, her eyes widening when she recognized him.

“Y-yeah, it’s ok. I’m f-fine, guys.”

He quickly turned around and jumped away, trying to get far away from everyone, his heart beating hard against his chest.

He had done it.

It was his fault.

He almost hurt someone he cared about.

He almost hurt Marinette.

He was a monster.

Marinette knew she only had one chance.

She wasn’t sure why he was out or why he was near them but she didn’t have the time to spend questioning his actions. She had a mission and she wasn’t going to let it slip out of her fingers again.

She quickly dismissed Alya and Nino, assuring them that she was fine and that she was going to go straight to her house instead of the café like they had agreed to when they left school. She probably sounded a little bit anxious, but they would assume it was because of the flowerpot incident.

A few goodbyes later, when she was sure her friends wouldn’t see her, she fled into the closest alley and promptly transformed into her spotted self.

Ladybug rushed through the rooftops in the direction she saw Chat run away. He was faster now so she was using all the force her legs could provide to give him chase. Her yo-yo was her right hand, ready to catch him if she needed to. She could have used her Lucky Charm to track him faster, but she wanted to talk to him and explain her plan and she wasn’t going to do it if she only had 5 minutes.

Her senses were at maximum, focusing on looking at any sign of Chat. If she dared to let herself be distracted for one second, she was going to lose him again. She didn’t know how he was dealing with his transformation. The way he had sprinted away the roof only increased her worries. At first she thought that he was just passing near them when the pot fell and that he had seen the whole thing. That would explain the shocked face he had when she looked over the roof and noticed him. But now that the think about it, there was another feeling behind his eyes apart of fear.

Guilt.

But that didn’t make sense. Why Chat would feel guilty? It wasn’t like he had been the one who pushed the pot towards her…

Was he?

Suddenly, she caught a glimpse of a black blur by the corner of her eyes.

‘Gotcha.’

Ladybug didn’t think it twice and with perfect aim, she threw her yo-yo towards her sneaky chaton.

The string wrapped around his legs the exact moment he was jumping over a chimney, making him abruptly stop midair. A ‘yelp’ came from his mouth when he face planted. Before he even had the chance to react or untangle himself, Marinette took initiative and jumped around the chimney pots, making the string of her yo-yo wrap around them too. She landed in front of Chat Noir and then she pulled the string of her weapon with all her strength, the action lifting him by his legs and making him hang upside-down, this time with a groan coming from the deep in his throat.

For a couple of seconds, none of them said anything.

If it wasn’t for the fact that the situation was, literally, a matter of life and death, Ladybug would have laughed at the ridiculousness of their position.

She wanted to cry, actually, but she needed to stick with her plan.

She took a deep breathe.

“Look, Chat. I need to t-“

“D-don’t! Please, let-t me go, you n-need to s-stay away from me!”

Okay, she was expecting something like ‘don’t look at me’ instead but she was prepared for this.

She was also glad that his voice was still the same, though.

“Chat, it’s ok. I’m not scared of you.” String still on her hand, she approached her partner. “I’m sorry if I made you think I was. But I have talked with my kwami about what happened to you and she told me that there’s a way to cure you…”

“Please, my Lady, you don’t understand…” Chat pleaded once more while trying to untie himself and half covering his face with one arm.

“…but she needs to talk to your kwami first since he knows what happened the last time this occurred.” Marinette continued. “I know this would mean that we need to detrasform in the same place but I have already thought about it and we don’t need to reveal ourselves if we stay back to back or keep our eyes closed the whole time. We could also use that spot in the Eiffel Tower we usually use as a stop from patrols…

“Ladybug, I can’t…“

“Look I don’t really know what you are going through,” she admitted, “but I want you to know that I’m here for you. I’m going to do anything to help you. It wasn’t your fault that this happened…”

“BUT IT IS MY FAULT!” Chat finally shouted, uncovering his face, rage filling his eyes.

None of them was prepared for what happened next.

From Chat’s hands, a vortex of what seemed to be bad luck escaped in Ladybug’s direction, the magic wrapping around the hand that was holding the string of the yo-yo. Ladybug’s eyes widened at this and she shook her hand trying to liberate it from the magic. But instead of feeling pain, she felt a tickling sensation in the palm of her hand. The tickles were strong enough to make her release the string, which caused Chat to fall to the ground with a ‘thud’.

“What the…” Ladybug began saying, looking curiously at her hand when the magic dissipated.

“No. NonononoNoNO. NO!” Chat sputtered in desperation. He kicked out of the yo-yo’s string and franticly leaped towards her.  “Please not her too, please, I’m so sorry, I didn’t mean it, I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I’m sorry...”        

“Chat! Chat, calm down.” Ladybug tried to reassure her visibly shaken partner. “I’m okay, it didn’t do anything, it just tickled me and I was surprised, that’s all.” She extended her hand to Chat, showing him that it was completely ok. She let him grab her wrist and he gently turned it around, noting that, in fact, there wasn’t any damage.

Chat let out a sigh in relief. Ladybug felt him relax and she directed a soft smile to her partner. No matter the appearances, he was still her dorky and protective kitty.

But Chat’s smiles dropped and releasing Ladybug’s hand, he recoiled and sunk into himself once more.

She walked near him once more, trying to make him feel comfortable in her presence. She didn’t want to scare him again.

“Chat…?”

Ladybug heard him mumbling something before he spoke, but she only could get the words “trophy” and what it seemed to be like an Italian name.

“My bad luck. Something is happening to my powers and my bad luck is leaking.” He explained. “I have tried to control it but I think it reacts to my emotions and I have tried to control them too but…but, I think it’s not enough.”

Ladybug looked at him and noticed how sad his expression was.

“I mean, I expected to something like this would happen, you know. It’s obvious that not only my exterior would change. The suit is part of the magic of the miraculous, if that got affected that means that the whole magic had been affected too.

But I guess, I was hoping that I was the exception to that case. That my powers wouldn’t end up hurting the people I care about.”

She didn’t know what to say. She wanted to comfort her partner, find a way to make him feel better, to assure him that everything will be alright…but now that she knew about the leaking…she wasn’t sure anymore. Still, she needed to try.

When it seemed that Chat would not say anything else, Ladybug decided to ask about something he said before that had been bugging her (pun was totally NOT intended).

“Chat, when your bad luck attacked me…” Marinette wanted to slap herself when she realized what her words implied. ‘Sure, Marinette, that’s a good way to comfort him’. It didn’t make her feel better how Chat winced at them. “Ok, bad choice of words.”

“It’s ok, I get it. Go on.”

“Right. When that happened,” she said instead, “you said ‘not her too’, like the same had occurred before.” Chat hugged himself and avoided eye contact. “Who were you talking about?”

Ladybug didn’t pressure him to talk. If her suspicions were correct, this was going a painful thing for him to remember. And also, for her.

“I…I…” Chat stammered. “It was…I didn’t mean…I was j-just passing by the rooftops and I h-heard them laugh and had f-fun. I didn’t know there was a flower pot and it f-fell so close to her I…” With the back of his hand, he wiped a few tears that had escaped him. “A-and I…I only wanted to be there too. I only wished to feel less lonely. To have their happiness.” He scoffed. “But I guess I did more than wish, eh, Bug? I almost hurt my friend Marinette because I couldn’t control my own selfish feelings.”

Marinette tensed at this. Chat considered her civilian self a friend? But they had only met a couple of times.

Unless…

Unless he knew her in his civilian form?

That would make things even more complicated than they already were.

She could think about that later. Right now, Chat needed her.

“Chat, listen. I know you don’t believe me but I will say it again and again until you do: it wasn’t your fault.”

“Bu-“

“Stop.” Ladybug interrupted him. “You never meant to hurt anybody, didn’t you? It was just an accident. You didn’t even know there was something that could fall and harm anyone. This,” she said pointing at him and her yoyo, “is not your fault. You have a problem and we can fix it. We just need you to detransform and…”

But Chat shook his head in negation.

“My Lady, I already tried to tell you. I can’t…”

“I can’t detransform.”

For the second time that day, Marinette felt a pain in her chest, Tikki’s warning hunting her thoughts.

‘I can’t promise that we will succeed, Marinette.’

“But why…?”

“I don’t know either. It’s too painful to try. I mean the first time it happened I fainted because of the pain so…”

‘…for Chat Noir…it was too late for him.’

“There…there must be another way.” Ladybug muttered, her brain trying to come with a new idea.

Chat Noir straightened himself up and slowly walked past her, arms crossed over his chest, still refusing to look at her directly.

“I appreciate the help, My Lady, but this is my problem now. I will find a way to fix it without hurting anyone else. I promise I will contact you once I solve this. Until then,” he said with defeat in his voice, “I think it’s better if I…disappear, for a while.”

Ladybug glared at him, shocked.

“W-what are you telling me?” She asked, not wanted to believe what he had just said to her.

“It’s for the best, Ladybug.”

“No, it’s not! Chat, you can’t just go away like that!” She yelled at him “What if an akuma attack happens? I can’t fight without you!”

“Of course you can.” He objected. “I have seen the videos, you can do very well without me.”

“Doesn’t mean I like to fight alone, Chat.” She snapped.

“Hmmm…” was his only answer.

Ladybug began to lose her patience.

“Why are you acting like this? We can solve this together, Chat. We are a team! We just need time to think something about and...”

He let out a bitter laugh.

“Time? I think it would need a lot of time to fix this, Bug. How much time until I actually hurt somebody? How much time until I’m discovered by my family? My friends? The whole of Paris?”

“Chat…”

“Besides, you can’t keep your transformation up for too many hours. No matter how much I want to spend time with you, someone will notice you or that your civilian self is gone.”

Damn, he was right about that.

“And what about you?” she asked back.

He lowered his sight at the question, ears dropping flat against his head.

‘Oh, no. Chat...’

The whole loneliness thing made more sense now.

How much didn’t she know about her partner?

Her face must had been reflecting her thoughts because he promptly forced a smile.

“I am fine, Ladybug. Nothing I haven’t deal with before.”

‘But you are not fine. And I won’t be sure if you will do something reckless if I don’t know where you are.’

A moment of silent settled between the two and a soft but cold breeze dared to brush both heroes’ hair.

An airplane passed by.

Chat looked up to the sky and watched it go.

“I think we have been here for too long. You will probably have something to do.”

She woke up of her own thoughts at the sound of Chat’s voice.

‘C’mon, Marinette, do something he is going to leave again!’

“Uhm…” He scratched the back of his neck. “I guess…uhm…this is my cue to go.” He cleared his throat. “Don’t worry, My Lady,” he said channeling his flirty attitude, “we won’t be separated for that long. In fact, I will be back so quickly you won’t have the time to forget my purr-ity face.”  

‘Of course I won’t, you tomcat, because of what I’m going to do. I hope this is a good idea.’

When she didn’t answer Chat back, he sighed and turning his back to her, he ready himself to jump.

Marinette realized she hadn’t replied to him and again, she wanted to face palm herself.

It was now or never.

“Chat, wait.” Ladybug called him in a hoarse voice.

She thought she was too late and he wasn’t going to listen and just leave. So she was a little surprised when he actually stopped in his tracks.

‘I guess I’m not the only who doesn’t want to go yet.’

“Chat, what if…” She licked her lips a second before continuing, “what if you stay with a friend?”

He looked at her like she had grown another head.

“Uhm, My Lady, I don’t know if you have noticed but there’s one little tiny problem about that idea.” He pointed at himself and even shook his finger to reaffirm his point.

This time, she allowed herself to roll her eyes.

“I was talking about someone who already saw you.”

She watched the way his features changed (even with his new appearance, he was as expressive as ever) from surprised to disbelief and finally to suspicious.

“I don’t know who you can be referring to, Bu-“

“What about Marinette?”

“No.” He replied, a conviction and severity she had never heard from him before.

“Bu-“

“I said no, Ladybug.”

“Why not? You two have already worked together, haven’t you?” She resonated. “You told me she was pretty calm when she tried to grab Evillustrator’s akumatized object and when you two were trapped inside the glass box. I must say she is not afraid to face a difficult situation.”

“That was different.” He hissed.

“And why would that be?” She probably sounded angrier than she should had been, but she didn’t like the implications about her he was saying to, well, her.

“Because the akuma was in love with her and wouldn’t hurt her! But I…” He looked at his hands, “…I don’t know if I won’t.”

‘So that was it.’ “Chat, look, I know you don’t like this but put in my place for a second. If I was going through the same thing you are going through…”

“Which you never will.” He noted.

“...and I decided to go missing, wouldn’t you be worried? Wouldn’t you want to know where I am? Wouldn’t you want to know if I’m fine or not?”

“I’m not telling you to go to live with her.” She explained. “Just go to her house a couple of hours so she can tell me how you are and if something has changed. I would be less worried if I know someone is keeping an eye on you while I search for more information. Think about it like a visit to the doctor, but with less uncomfortable questions, less time in the waiting room reading the same magazines all over again and better food. I wouldn’t promise less needles, because she is a designer and she probably has more of them than a doctor would ever see in their life.”

Chat let out a soft laugh at this.

‘There. That’s my silly kitty.’ She thought with fondness.

“I won’t pressure you any more if you don’t want to.” Ladybug said sincerely. “But…think about it, ok?  Can you promise me that?”

Chat looked at her and make a grimace with his teeth. If she had to guess, she would have said that he was biting his lip in concentration.

“Yeah, I will think about it, Bug. Promise.” He said with a smile. This time, it wasn’t a forced one.

“Good.” She said.

Another silent, this time a more comfortable one, began to settle between them…

…that was interrupted by the growl of two stomachs.

Both heroes blushed in embarrassment.

“Ah, well, I think I must…ergh…go.”

“Yeah, sure, I mean it’s lunch time so…”

“Yes, I’m so hungry I could eat two wheels of Camembert. “

“What?” Ladybug giggled at this new piece of information. Chat liked cheese?

“No! I mean…I…ugh…this is my kwami’s fault.”

Ladybug’s giggles only increased.

Picking up her yo-yo, she prepared herself to go.

“Well, see ya later, Chat Noir. Don’t forget about what you promised.”

“Bye, My Lady. And don’t worry, I won’t.”

“Have a grate lunch!”

“My Lady!”

Marinette’s laughs could be heard the whole way to her house.

When she landed on her balcony, she released her transformation off and closed her eyes, waiting for the lecture that her kwami would surely do to her.

But nothing happened.

She slowly opened her eyes and found herself looking to big blue eyes that were very close to her face.

She squeaked.

“What?” Tikki tilted her head at her holder’s actions

“Tikki! Don’t do that again!” Marinette held a hand against her chest. Too many emotions for one day.

“Sorry. But you had your eyes closed and you were making a weird face. I thought you had fallen asleep and were having a nightmare.”

Sometimes Marinette got surprised at her kwami’s innocence.

“I thought you were going to call me out because of what I proposed to Chat. You know…how I’m risking my secret identity and all that jazz?”

Tikki looked at her for a moment and then sighed.

���I may not agree about risking your identity that way but that’s the way I have always believed it should go. But in the end, it’s your decision and I’m here to support you. I know you can handle yourself well, Marinette.”

She smiled at that.

She was so lucky to have such an amazing friend in Tikki.

“Thank you.” Marinette said, scratching the little god’s head with affection.

“Besides,” Tikki said, “Chat being here can still allow me to talk to his kwami, even if he can’t detransform.”

“Wait, really?” Marinette asked with hope.

Tikki nodded.

“It’s not as easy as a face to face talk, but yes I can do it. But it also depends on Chat Noir’s kwami. If he doesn’t want to or can’t talk, I won’t be able to communicate with him.”

‘But it’s better than nothing’. Marinette thought.

“So now it’s up to Chat if he accepts my proposal.” She concluded.

“Yes.”

Marinette nodded in acknowledgment.

“Well, it’s was good thing then that I decided to talk to him this early. It has given us more time to figure out what to do.”

In that moment, her stomach reminded her again what time it was.

‘Right. Lunch break. I think my parents are out so I don’t need to transform again and enter with the front door.’

“Tikki, I’m going to eat something. How many cookies do you want?”

The kwami wiggled at the mention of her favorite food.

“Three please!” She chirped.

Marinette giggled. “Three will be then! Now stay here and if you want to rest between my flowers, go ahead, but be careful, ok? I don’t want another accident like the last time.”

“Sure thing!”

Marinette shook her head in amusement and then went down through her trapdoor, smile still on her face.

Smile that was off her kwami’s face the moment her holder was out of sight.

‘I know you are right about the time, Marinette.’

‘Because Chat Noir is already showing the symptoms of year one.’

After his encounter with Ladybug, Adrien’s day passed out in a dizzy blur.

He sent a message to Nathalie, telling her that he wasn’t going to go to school and instead he was going to stay indoors studying for his exams. Once he was finished he was going to call her again and ask her for permission to have a sleepover with his friends. He knew he was lying, but his excuse to stay in his house and not being out must be believable.

That also would make it so his food would be delivered to his room. That was a relief since he didn’t want to scare Giuseppe -or anyone- again. The Gorilla would also be free these days. Adrien knew how much that man deserved some rest for dealing with his behavior. (The same ones Nathalie deserved too. He would need to convince his father to give her some vacations.)

After talking to Nathalie and checking the Ladybog for any akuma attack, he decided to take a shower. At first he had thought it would be weird, but since the suit was attached to his skin, the feeling of the water dropping on his back was exactly what he needed.

He took several naps the rest of the afternoon, some of them didn’t contain anything. Some of them were nightmares.

He actually tried to study too. If he was going to be confined, at least he was going to do something productive, apart from sleeping.

He thought about Ladybug’s suggestion too.

Adrien wasn’t sure about what to do. He understood why his Lady chose her to check on him. Marinette was one of the few people he knew that wouldn’t freak out because of a superhero and would actually stay focused when she needed to. She wouldn’t hesitate to tell him to stop if he happened to be doing something stupid. He knew that.  He would trust Marinette anytime, in and out of the suit.

But…

He looked at his trash can, the amount of ashes that lied in there, a reminder of all the paper sheets he has ‘unconsciously’ destroyed.

…he was scared of himself.

It was already past 11pm when Adrien tossed away the book he needed to read for his Literature exam. He couldn’t just focus in the words.

‘Ugh, what should I do now?’

‘Stop whining is a good option.’ A voice suddenly spoke to him.

Adrien jumped out of his bed and crouched into a defensive position. He let out a growl and a hiss, his head turning left and right searching for the invader.

“Who is there? Are you an akuma? Show yourself and stop hiding!”

‘Jeez, kid, it’s, what? Ten hours? And you forgot about me already? I’m deeply offended.’

Adrien quickly changed his stance to one of curiosity. He knew that voice, he was sure of it. But who..?

‘Oh, c’mon! I’m in your head but I can’t sound that different! Also did you really think if I was an akuma I would actually answer your question?  And what’s about that double redundancy?  Ugh, kids these days.’

Wait…Plagg?

Adrien felt amusement run through his body

‘Took you long enough, kitten.’

“Plagg! Oh my god, I have missed you so much!” Adrien felt like he was about to cry.

‘Don’t cry kid. And I know, I’m very memorable.’

“What happened? Why are you talking me just now? Where are you?”

‘Uh, I already said I was in your head –thank you very much for the attention, kiddo.’

Adrien felt a little embarrassed at that and for some reason, something like annoyance too.

“Sorry”

‘Eh, don’t sweat it, it’s ok. I’m a little confused too. Also since I’m in your head you can speak without actually speaking, you know? You can just think what you need to tell me and voilà.’

Adrien tilted his head and after a moment of consideration, his first mind-conversation began with a:

‘Hi!’

…And the he felt Plagg facepalming.

‘Seriously, you can tell me whatever you want to and you said ‘hi!’? Unbelievable.’

Now it was Adrien to feel annoyed.

‘I’m sorry, but this is my head you are into so I can think whatever I want.’

‘See, that’s much better. You learn fast, kid.’

For a moment Adrien swore he felt Plagg chuckle and something like… proud… coming from him. But...?

‘Ah, you noticed. Yeah, I think that whatever happened to us when you transformed, has fused our minds and feelings. Basically I feel what you do and you feel what I feel.’

Ok, that was…actually pretty cool. Usually, when he was normally transformed, he could feel Plagg’s presence behind his mind, but nothing else. He knew that Plagg could also see what he saw during battle but they never had had this kind of interaction before.

‘Yeah, it’ is awesome, isn’t it? But you still need to learn how to block your thoughts. I can read you right now like an open book. We may share feelings and mind conversations, but that doesn’t mean I need to know every single though of that teenager brain of yours. Yuck.’

Adrien chuckled at Plagg’s antics. Oh, how much he had missed this.

‘Yes, yes, kiss and hugs for later. Now, I heard you had a problem with a decision that Lady Luck asked of you?’

Adrien raised a mentally eyebrow.

‘Do you really want to know about my problems?’

‘Sure, it’s kinda boring here actually, so go yourself. Tell Dr. Plagg your problems.’

Adrien sighed, physically and mentally.

‘Yeah. She…well…I first told her it would for the best if I disappear for a while.’

‘Why?’

‘Because my powers are leaking. I’m hurting people and I don’t know how to control it. So I told her it would be for the best if I disappear for a while.’

‘Bet she didn’t take it well, huh?’

‘She didn’t.’

‘Well, I see why. You are her partner and her friend. She is worried and actually tries to help and the first thing you said is: ‘I don’t need you, I’m a solitary hero with a sad past so I’ll do my things- wind moving my hair- alone without help.’ Cut to dramatic background music.’

‘That’s not what I said.’

‘Doesn’t matter. The intention was that.’

‘I…I just didn’t want to hurt anybody. If I confine myself, no one would get hurt anymore.’

‘Except for you.’

 Adrien groaned and hid his face between his hands.

‘Look kid, I get you want to do things right but running away…is not one of them. Once you are isolated from everyone what would you do next? You don’t even know what you need to look at for. Miss Spots is offering her help because maybe she has some information that will be helpful. But she also needs yours because she doesn’t have all the pieces of the puzzle. If you kept that information just for you, is not going to lead you anywhere.’

‘So you are telling me…’

Adrien felt his kwami roll his eyes.

‘That you need help.’

He sighed.

‘What should I do about her idea, then?’

“What about it?’

‘I mean…Ladybug suggested that since she can’t be checking on me all the time, that I should stay with a friend that can keep her up to date.’

‘Friend of yours or hers?’

‘Both, I think. I don’t know how Ladybug knows her but she is my friend from school.’

‘Pigtails or Glasses?’

‘Pigtails’

‘Ah, the girl from the Evillustrator incident. She seems fun.’

‘She is great.’

‘Do you trust her?’

‘Ladybug does.’

‘I’m asking you, Adrien.’

‘Yes.’

‘Then what’s the problem?’

Adrien closed his eyes. He really didn’t want to talk about it.

‘Then show me.’

He did.

‘Ah, I see.’

‘So…?’

‘Well, she is very calm for almost being killed by a flowerpot’

‘Thanks for reminding me that, Plagg.’

‘Hey, I’m just telling what I saw.’

‘Can we skip to the part you give me the advice, please?’

‘…Well,’ Plagg began saying after a few seconds of silence, ‘you know her better than I do. So it’s up to you to decide whether you can trust her with this or not.’

Adrien was going to interrupt, but he felt that Plagg wanted to tell more.

‘But, for what I have seen in your memories,’ Adrien blushed at that, ‘she seems a very good person that cares for you. Not only for you, Adrien Agreste, son of Gabriel Agreste fashion designer, nor for you, Chat Noir, hero of Paris. You, Adrien. She cares about you.’

Adrien remained silent, considering every word Plagg told him.

‘So, what are you going to do?’

He wasn’t sure if that question came from his own mind or from Plagg, but he really didn’t care. He had made his decision.

He approached his bed and looked under it, hoping what he needed was still there.

It was.

He grabbed the silver object that had been lying under his bed since the previous afternoon and brushed some dust out of it. He then pressed the big green pawn in the middle of it, which turned on the artifact.

“I have a call to make.”

#miraculous ladybug #adrien agreste #marinette dupain-cheng #chat noir #ladybug #ladynoir #adrienette #marichat #ladrien #plagg #tikki #nino lahiffe #alya cesaire #oc #ml fic #australet writes a fic #fractal #abomination au #long post #really long post #ngl that my favorite part to write was plagg and adrien's dialogue #i wrote all of that in a few hours #it was so easy and flows easy too #i was having way fun writing that

[turnipmage]

ten facts about velimus and adrien?

ok so i didnt know if u wanted ten facts abt both of them or ten each so i went w ten each (actually 12 for adrien bc i love him) (thank u!!!!!!!!)#oc: adrien #oc: velimus

adrien

1. hes still a vanguard and therefore biotic and pretty much 90% of his biotics involve hitting things with force, like his punch, slamming himself into ppl w his dash, his biotic pull is basically playing pingpong w someonr, etc. he has difficulty sustaining constant things like biotic shields or holding someone still midair bc hes just not used to it (+didnt have super official training wooooooooops)

2. is vegetarian (meat only, hes fine with eggs and dairy products (tho hes mildly lactose intolerant))

3. hes chinese + his full name is adrien jiahong zhu

4. the type of guy who will stop what hes doing to help a small bug or worm off the sidewalk. god forbid its something like a large deer thats injured or youll be there forever

5. loves Jokes Jests and Pranks, particularly slapstick humor or stuff like shaking someones hand with a buzzer or putting down a whoopie cushion. is constantly distressed that his prosthetics arent on the left so he can make "im all right now" jokes. at least he has "lemme give you a hand". his turian crewmates are so tired of his shit

6.  still working out his n v's n the others backstories but for rn at least he was an alliance soldier who had to take charge of a squad whether bc he was promoted or bc he old commander died on the mission, long story short everyone except like 1 or 2 ppl died and those few ppl refuse to talk to him and the stress/trauma from the mission exacerbated sooooome issues he has which led to yknow suicidal behaviors like trying to off himself etc until he was discharged. after which he just kinda went into being a freelancer/problem-solver/bodyguard/etc for money. after some fandangling he helps out some turian soldiers and, with his perfectly rational self, decided Sneaking Onto The Turian Warship would be a great idea. somehow they dont kill him, he worms his way into their hearts, etc, everyones happy

7. casually dated a krogan while he was a freelancer, theyre still buddies and keep in touch

8. ive talked abt it b4 briefly but he really likes the 60s california surfer aesthetic. he has a beach boys song as his ringtone, a bunch of vintage pictures he downloaded off the extranet plastered on the walls of his tiny closet bedroom on the ship, wants a vintage woodie car even though wheels seem to be pretty obsolete, and likes to visit the beach when able.

9. he plays the bass and can sing pretty passibly

10. has and will readily complain about minor bumps and scrapes to have an excuse to go visit velimus in the med bay to get around the "no interrupting someones work" rule. velimus goes along with it

11. also the type of guy who doesnt give literally two shits abt respecting orders if someone might get hurt in the process. like to the point where in the middle of battle he picked up and hauled the /captain of his ship/ who can /kick his ass/ off the battlefield bc she would have kept fighting til she keeled over and hes NOT having that

12. can and has eaten turian food and suffered the moderate-to-severely bad allergic reactions REPEATEDLY just to see what it tastes like. has looked velimus (yknow, the Resident Fucking Doctor) in the eyes directly as he popped a whole turian mini doughnut in his mouth.

velimus:

1. became a medic more out of neccessity and feelings of duty than a commitment to protecting life, hes warmed up to the job over the years but still

2. a hopeless romantic but very, very lowkey and guarded about it, even after he gets into a relationship w adrien. like, writes Gay Shit about how pretty n dark adriens eyes are and how soft his skin is but would probably never say it to his face even though adrien would Love it

3. a pretty soothing person to be around, which is good considering his job. nice, low-toned voice, pretty calm and hard to phase when it comes to in the middle of battle. its great

4. sister is antovia, captain of the ship

5. ive drawn him relatively skinny but im gonna practice drawing more heavyset turian body types bc if adrien is a speedy punchy bullet then velimus is a beefy strong professional weightlifter. like adrien still Lifts him regularly but velimus is the true lifter of the relationship and has carried 2-3+ full grown injured turians back to safety at least once probably

6. main weapon is literally a massive cleaver. i still cant decide if its a fancy futureistic light one like the omnitool blade or A Literal Cleaver he carries around. who the fuck uses GUNS when you can carve someone in half with one smooth stroke

7. loves the human dark souls and bloodborne games

8. loves just. space? astronomy? stars and how different they look from planet to planet and just how VAST the universe is? daydreams about being an explorer and discovering new species

9. enjoys sparring in the ring a lot and can get maybe a little too vicious

10. holds grudges like a motherfucker

[artgraveyard]

akumatized marinette design + story figured i might as well post this now because i forgot to yesterday (or 2 days ago)

this is an angsty akumatized marinette au with a bad(ish) ending based on how you interpret it i just wanted to draw the spider bun but i came up with a whole backstory as well because why not? once again, i'm not a writer so sorry if my ideas are all over the place

few ideas i had in mind for this story about miraculous users getting akumatized/akumatizing in general: -the akuma is instinctively drawn towards very high sources of magic, even if hawkmoth intended them to go somewhere else -akuma victims are usually twisted forms of themselves but are still the same person. hawkmoth suggests them to do things, and can use pain to control them, but with an infected miraculous it is much harder to control the victim and he isn't strong enough to hurt them remotely if the miraculous ranks above his -other stuff i'll reveal as i go along

the events leading up to marinettes akumatization go something like this: (didnt really wanna come up with anything that sounds too shallow) -maybe like marinette's dad falls into a coma -sabine and marinette being forced to work overtime to make up for it -marinette getting yelled at by her mom because she sneaks out a lot to do ladybug stuff the stress from all this causes her to get akumatized. hawkmoth feels a familiar energy when he akumatizes marinette but can't quite place it

marinette turns into widow (wanted red widow but turns out thats actually a thing) her powers include: -arms on her waist that help her crawl around on walls and jump really far -talking to spiders telepathically -creating webs from her fingers -venomous bite

i looked it up and black widow bites aren't even fatal most of the time so i've been living in fear for nothing this is a human sized venom injection so obviously itll be deadlier

rest of the story in point form will put it under readmore because it looks like its gonna get long

-plagg starts to act very depressed and adrien transforms into chat when he refuses to speak -he fights widow and recognizes her as marinette because her mom saw her and phoned alya to send out a warning over the ladyblog -plagg starts talking into adriens mind when stalling for ladybug to get in isnt working -meanwhile widow and hawkmoth are constantly arguing because his control over her is very weak and she can't control her temper -widow manages to string up chat and bites through his armour to inject venom into his arm and tells him she won't give him the antivenom unless he takes off the miraculous (because its magically stopping her from just taking it or something, thats why lady wifi couldnt just take the earrings off ladybug) -hawkmoth and widow get into a big argument over the venom injecting because it might kill him before ladybug arrives and widow doesn't want that (akuma and miraculous merging is causing some kind of magical interference with her memories so she doesnt remember she is ladybug) -chat manages to escape from the web while theyre distracted and makes his way to some alley where he collapses behind a dumpster -plagg tells him he has to cataclysm the venom out of his bloodstream before its too late because ladybug won't be able to fix it or anything ever again -chat destroys his arm which was too damaged to save and destroys all of the venom -plagg and adrien manage to get to a hospital which is luckily 2 blocks away, adrien collapses in the lobby due to high fever and bloodloss -few days pass while adrien is stabilized in the hospital -plagg tells him his father came to visit and was muttering "i did this" (surprise, gabes hawkmoth in this) -plagg also tells him that tikki is gone forever, and marinette is ladybug since it doesn't matter anymore -he finds out there was a big battle and a whole tower got destroyed (or whatever the hell hawkmoths lair is in)

2 days ago -widow hears about adrien agreste being found with only one arm and puts 2 and 2 together (and so did gabe) -the shock of realizing chat was adrien causes hawkmoth to lose all control over her and she starts to get her memories back but she still can't control her anger -she heads to hawkmoths lair which she found using her spiders and beats him up -during the fight hawkmoth finally realizes why akumatizing marinette felt so familiar and realizes she is ladybug -hawkmoth escapes but loses the will to go on since the creation miraculous is gone -hawkmoth's tragic backstory is revealed: he accidentally akumatized his wife's miraculous many years ago (because the akumas are drawn to magic) and turned her into a giant bird monster he keeps locked under his lair. he thought using the combined powers of the ring and earrings would allow him to fix it but what's the point because he just killed creation. -hawkgabe walks into the birdcage and birdmom (who went crazy from being locked away for all these years) breaks through the bars and eats him -adrien escapes the hospital and transforms into chat -widow and chat team up to destroy the birdmom who just escaped and is trying to destroy paris after combining with the butterfly and peacock miraculouses and adriens parents (golden sun, anyone?) -adrien realizes what hes fighting but has no choice after widow almost dies trying to protect him -why do i use apostrophes in some words that have them but not all of them -fu shows up after the battle is over and collects the butterfly and peacock miraculouses -plagg tells adrien that the only way to get tikki back is for marinette to die and that she will be back eventually. hes gone thousands of years without seeing her so what's a few more -tom wakes up from his coma and hes like wtf -mariwidow decides to live like a hermit on the outskirts of paris in case anything ever threatens it again -she cant risk her temper rising and accidentally hurting civilians -her family and chat visit her on occasion -chat carries around a lot of antivenom -the end

notes: so basically the idea i had was that once an akuma touches a miraculous it gets infected and they permanently become an akuma unless you somehow manage to break the infected miraculous (which would throw the universe out of balance, plus theyre pretty indestructable) marinette is pretty much stuck in her dumb costume and calls herself the widow but once she's out of hawkmoths influence she acts the same way as usual but with a more dangerous anger problem. gabe walking into the birdcage in his state was pretty much a suicide so that he doesnt infect adriens miraculous too. people eventually realize that adrien is chat because of the one arm thing but they assume ladybug died in the fight with hawkmoth or something (alternatively plagg can give chat some kinda fake magic arm while transformed) adrien ends up with -1 arm. -2 parents, +1 spider gf the first draft of this story i did didn't have hawkmoth as gabriel, and it pretty much went like adrien rejects marinette widow kills chat realizes its adrien then she kills hawkmoth, but i heard someone say 2017 is be nice to adrien year and i figured why not do the opposite. just killing him wouldn't be too much suffering so instead he kills his parents once again, theyre aged up a bit to like late teens

#miraculous ladybug #widow #adrien agreste #akuma marinette #marinette dupain-chang #hawkmoth #gabriel agreste #plagg #artgraveyard

[vintageladylemondrop]

The Vanishing of Ladybug and Chat Noir- Chapter 3

Gah, life gets in the way of me writing this fic but I’m having fun writing it. I finally finished chapter 3 and hopefully I’ll get chapter 4 out sooner than later, so enjoy -VLLD

Here’s the link to the fic on Ao3 if you want to read it there instead.

http://archiveofourown.org/works/9251336/chapters/22432703

Chapter 3 - Revelations and Running

(Scene 1- Marinette’s POV)

She must have been going crazy. She and Adrien were sitting at her desk looking at the research they had collected for their report. Her crush was sitting right next to her, but that’s wasn’t why she felt like she was going crazy. What was wrong with her today! Hell what had been wrong with her all week! She couldn’t even focus on the opportunity in front of her.

She should be happy, She had been partnered with Adrien for a class assignment. She had to keep smiling or he would notice that something was wrong. Adrien had been talking to her all week, she had to take this opportunity, but why wasn’t she…why couldn’t she… It was too late he could see.

“Are you okay Marinette?” Adrien asked her. “Are you feeling sick?” She sure didn’t feel well, but she wasn’t Ill, just going insane in her own mind. She thought her brain was going to explode and then whatever remained of her was going to float away never to be seen again.

“Ya I’m alright, you just surprised me earlier, that’s all” she gave a small fake laugh. He turned away from her, and gave a small sigh.

“I’m sorry, I wasn’t trying to scare you…” She cut him off mid sentence. She didn’t want him to misunderstand her.

“No No, it’s not that… You just sounded like a friend of mine is all.” the tone in her voice deflated a little bit as she spoke. He got quiet and then they directed their attention to the assignment. They worked in silence, every minute that passed seemed more and more awkward… Had she messed up? Then Adrien’s voice rung in her ears

“Soooo, this friend of yours, what’s he like?” he asked. Well crud how was she gonna get out of that question! it’s not like she could tell him that this friend of hers was Chat Noir, because who would believe that, she would just sound crazy.She fabricated a lie as quickly as she could

“You wouldn’t know him, he moved away last year, and since you only started attending our school this year…” Her voice trailed off, she started to regret her lie.

“Oh too bad, sounds like my kind of a friend” he chided. At that moment Marinette started to realize something she hadn’t thought of before.

(Scene 2- Adrien’s POV)

“Where is the restroom?” He asked her. He and Marinette had been working on the assignment when she got really quiet he had tried to make her feel better, but the air between them seemed to be worse.

“It’s downstairs, it’s not to hard to find. If you have trouble just ask my parents” she said

He excused himself and went downstairs to the restroom. He needed to calm down. She had definetly noticed that he spoke like Chat, but still lied about him being her friend . I mean of course it made sense, it’s not like she was going to tell someone she didn’t know about Chat because it would give away she was Ladybug.

He splashed his face with water, he was flushed because being near her made his stomach turn knots. Had she figured out who he was or hadn’t she? He couldn’t tell. Had he hurt her?, was he too relaxed?. He didn’t know he just hoped things would work out for the best.

He climbed back upstairs and into Marinette’s room. As he opened the hatch he started to speak

“Hey, I’m back what did you want to to do for the biblio…” It took him a minute to realize Marinette wasn’t paying attention. She looked like she was going to explode. Something was wrong, very wrong.

“I’ll be back in a second I’m just going to go downstairs to check on something” she mumbled and quickly left her room. He sat down on the desk chair and went to search for his phone in his pocket. It wasn’t there. It must have fallen on the floor earlier when he had gotten up to use the restroom. He picked it up and noticed a message on the screen.

Marinette- Maybe we shouldn’t meet. I hadn’t really thought it through and it’s a risk we should think through.

Shit well if she didn’t know before now she sure as hell did now. Ugh he needed to talk to Marinette when she came back. He leaned back in the desk chair and waited for Marinette to return.

5 minutes passed, then 10 minutes passed and still no Marinette. Something was definitely wrong. He went downstairs, she wasn’t anywhere to be found. He went into the Bakery to ask her parents if they knew where she was.

“Excuse me, Have you seen Marinette anywhere? She excused herself about 15 minutes ago and I haven’t seen her since.” He questioned.

“Oh my that girl” she gave a chuckle and continued to speak" “Didn’t she tell you? She said she had an errand to run and left in a hurry” her mother replied.

“No she didn’t tell me.” He sighed.

“I’m sorry, sometimes our daughter is forgetful, we assumed she had told you and you had left through the back awhile ago.” Her father said trying to make Adrien feel better. He went back up to Marinette’s room gathered his things, and gave his farewell to her parents.

He needed to find Marinette. He scrolled through his phone contacts. He pressed call and waited for an answer.

“Hey, Alya I need a huge favor.”

(Scene 3- Marinettes POV)

“I’ll be back in a second I’m just going to go downstairs to check on something” she quickly told him. She felt like her insides were fighting a war, to say she was freaking out would be an understatement. She rushed to the Bathroom and began puking her guts out. This couldn’t be real, it just couldn’t. If it was real than what hadn’t been real. When she finished she felt better. She had to get away so she could take all this information in. She told her parents a lie, and left. She knew Adrien would definitely be mad at her for this, but it was all too much for her.

She decided to go sit in a cafe her and Alya frequented on the weekends. She could hide here for awhile until Adrien left. Marinette got some iced tea and tried to calm down, and she started to connect the dots.

(Memory- Marinette’s POV/ a few months ago.)

“So are you excited about the dance tonight!” Alya practically shouted while they were nearing their destination.

“I’m not so good with dancing,you know that” Marinette replied sheepishly. She and Alya had decided on going to the cafe to get some caffeine before getting ready for the dance.

“Look who it is!” Alya practically shouted. They had just walked into the cafe, when Alya had noticed that Adrien and Nino, Adrien’s best friend were there.

“Hey guys! What’s up?” Alya easily went over and approached the two boys.

“Just getting some coffee before the dance tonight” Nino replied. Marinette noticed Adrien looking down. She wondered if he was alright.

“Yup what he said!” Adrien perked up and pointed towards his friend.

“So, Marinette what’s this I hear about you not liking dancing?” Adrien teased. She would have cursed her best friend for telling him, if not for that it gave her the chance to talk to Adrien.

“It’s not my thing, that’s all…” Marinette replied as sincerely as she could without stuttering. Alya and Nino went to go order the drinks for the four of them.

“If it makes you feel any better Im new to this whole dance thing, Ive never been to a dance.” Adrien continued “but…well if you don’t mind would you save me a dance tonight?… I know it’s not your thing but everyone deserves to cut loose every once in awhile”

“Surereere , I’d be be honored.” Marinette hoped this wasn’t the doing of Alya. She didn’t want Adrien to feel like he was being forced to dance with her.

The four parted ways and got ready for the dance. Everything had been perfect that night, except Adrien never showed up. Nino explained that Adrien suddenly had to work and wasn’t going to be able to come to the dance. Marinette had been definitely a little disappointed, but probably not as disappointed as Adrien had been about going. She could tell he had been excited about it. She went home early, because she hadn’t really been having any fun. When she arrived home she didnt even bother to undress, she was still all done up for the dance almost as if she didn’t want the magic of the night to end even though it had ended for her before it even started. She hadn’t intended to fall asleep, but did anyway because the day had been more exhausting than planned.

“Knock” she awoke to sound of something knocking on the glass. It echoed off the walls of her room for a moment, she then got up to see what it was, she had a feeling she knew who it was though.

“What do you want you silly cat?” She was slightly annoyed. She opened her balcony hatch and let him into her room.

“Is everything all right? you are usually meowwre welcoming than this.” He asked her.

“Ah, this…” She probably looked strange considering she was still dressed up. “ I… There was a school dance tonight, that’s why I’m all dressed up, but…” She wasn’t sure if she should tell him about the nights events. “…but it didn’t go exactly as planned, sorry for my attitude earlier, I’m just a little salty.” she felt she could trust him, he was her partner… Well even if he didn’t know that, they had this strange relationship between them anyway.

“So what happened?” He gave her a polite smile.

“Ah, well I was asked to save a dance for one of the most popular guys in school but… He wasn’t able to make it to the dance. I know he couldn’t control it, but I can’t help but be a little disappointed… You see I don’t really care for dances and dancing that much. I was really only going cause my best friend had dragged me into it, but for once I really was genuine in my excitement.” She told the Masked Cat Boy.

“If it’s any consolation to you, you look really nice this evening and I would have loved to dance with you if I had the opportunity” he chided. She was trying not to be flustered, it was just she didn’t get compliments on her looks from boys as often and it suprised her. She kept telling herself.

They continued to chat for a little while longer talking about random things, whatever she wanted to, It was easy to talk to him. That evening in her mind took a turn for the better when Chat appeared. It was almost like magic she thought.

(Scene 3 - Marinette’s POV continued)

The dots were adding up in her mind and it was overwhelming. She needed to calm down or she was going to break down here in the cafe.

“Bzzzzzttt” her phone started ringing. It was Alya, dammit she surely had already heard from Adrien. She picked it up, before Alya had a chance to lecture Marinette she was going to speak first.

“Alya, I need a huge favor” She told her best friend.

“How huge of a favor is this?” Alya questioned playfully.

“Big, I need you to hide me from Adrien. I can’t talk to him right now… sooo can I spend the night at your place, because there is something I need to talk to you about” She pleaded.

“Fine, but you at least owe him an apology, for running off like that.” Alya said. She continued to lecture Marinette for another 5 minuted and then Marinette headed back to her house to get her stuff for the night.

(Scene 4 - Alya POV)

“What did you do to my best friend lover boy?"Alya said anxiously over the phone to Adrien.

"Uhh… That’s kind of confidential, but is she alright?” Adrien asked. Alya had called him back shortly after he had called her earlier.

“She’s not dying, but I don’t think she’s ready to talk to you yet… Give her some time she’ll come around."Alya continued ” I can’t help you with that favor though, her favor out weighs yours, no offense"

“That’s alright at least she’s physically okay” Adrien responded.

Alya got off the phone with Adrien after trying to get a few more details on the events of the day to no avail. Adrien hadn’t budged so she was walking into the situation with Marinette almost blind. She waited for Marinette to arrive at her house. She heard a small knock at her front door. When she opened the door she saw her best friend was a mess. Her hair wasn’t done and had obviously fallen out at some point during the day. She had spilt something on the front of her shirt. She looked like she was being held together by a thread and if someone were to even approach her she would snap in two. Alya saw tears start to bubble over her best friends eyes and fall down her face. It was clear to Alya that Her best friend was falling apart at the seams.

“Marinette, come inside let’s talk okay?” She said softly. Marinette stepped inside and she shut the door. Alya took her best friend into a hug. She talked softly “What in the world happened, Are you feeling okay?” Marinette had felt a bit feverish in her arms. Her best friend told her the first truth Alya had heard from her all week.

“No, Alya I’m not okay”

#miraculous ladybug #marinette cheng #adrien agreste #chat noir #the tales of ladybug and cat noir

[gale-gentlepenguin]

ML Fic: Nathalie’s Gift Part 1

She sat up in the middle of the night.

She took a moment to let her eyes adjust to the darkness. She knew it was late, likely an hour or two away from sunrise.

She examined her surroundings until she saw him. There he was, sleeping in the chair at the end of the room. Gabriel Agreste, her boss, her ally, and the one she had fallen for, was asleep in a chair several feet away.

Ever since the defeat of the guardian and the plan to use Chloé to get the miraculous, she had been far too weak to be as mobile as she was in the past. Gabriel had set her up in his quarters, despite the mansion having dozens of rooms. He had reasoned that Adrien would never walk into his room without permission, so that it would never become apparent how her condition was deteriorating.

His logic wasn't entirely unfounded. She was constantly teetering towards the brink. Overuse of the once broken peacock miraculous has left her bedridden most days. Despite the miraculous no longer having such a negative effect now, she knew the damage was already done. 

Yet he hasn't discarded her, was it out of loyalty that he felt the need to care for her despite being more of a burden? Did he perhaps start to feel something more for her as this whole debacle went on.

The later of which was unlikely, she knew better than anyone that Gabriel was far too loyal to his wife to entertain such a notion. So long as he believed there was a chance of bringing her back, he wont stop. She could never be Emilie Agreste, the love of his life and mother of Adrien. She was Nathalie Sancoeur, trusted assistant, and partner in crime. 

She forced herself out of bed. Moving quietly as to not awaken the sleeping mogul.

She snagged her tablet, and the peacock miraculous that was next to it.

She moved to the office and sat in the office chair. Perhaps she could get some work done while she was awake. And should she feel the need to speak to someone, the blue bird Kwami would be a fitting companion.

She started looking through work but her mind kept wandering to one thought

So long as Emilie could be brought back, he could never love me. I could never replace her.

She coughed.

“Not that it matters, I am on borrowed time as it is.” She commented to herself.

She stopped herself as she let her own comment sink in.

She was on borrowed time.

With how she was now, how much time did she have, a few months? A year? Maybe a decade if she really tried to take care of herself. But it wasn't like she was sick with a normal illness. But would Gabriel be able to get the miraculous? Even with everything they had, Ladybug and Chat noir always seemed to best them at every turn. At the rate things were going, she would likely end up in a glass coffin as well, and if Gabriel fails...

In that moment of worry. An idea that could fix everything slipped into her brain.

It was a long shot sure, there was a possibility that everything will backfire. But she needed to do it.

She exited out of her work and went into the security feed using her tablet. She disabled the secret camera hidden in the lair below.

She started making a few preparations.

_______________________________________________________________________

Gabriel awoke to his phone’s sudden vibrating.

He quickly shook himself and looked at his phone.

“The alarm was tripped. Someone damaged Emilie’s chamber!”

The fashion mogul rushed out of the room. His thoughts were firing through his brain a mile a minute.

Who found the lair? Was it one of the heroes? A spy? Who would dare desecrate my beloved wife’s container?

The fashion mogul made his way to the secret elevator.

A purple Kwami emerged from the pocket of the rushing fashion designer.

“Is something wrong master?”

“It appears there is an intruder in the secret sanctum.”

“What are you planning to do?”

“Im going to show them the error of their ways. Nooru, Dark wings rise.”

Gabriel transformed into the villainous hawkmoth, His face covered by a silver mask, and is candy cane color scheme replaced with a purple suit. 

He was armed and ready to fight should. 

As the elevator reaches the bottom. Hawkmoth dashes out as soon as it opens.

He would strike quick, and take care of the intruder before they realized who they were facing.

As he approached, he stopped dead in his tracks. As he noticed someone standing infront of the Glass container.

“Hello?” The figure called out. Her voice having a familiar tone that caught the butterfly villain off guard.

As his rage diminished, he felt his vision clear and noticed the shattered glass on the floor, along with the glass container that was now broken.

“It... It can't be...” Hawkmoth’s words escaped as he realized who was standing in front of him.

“Can you tell me where I am? I woke up in this... thing over hear. Im not entirely sure what’s going on.”

“Emilie... is that you?” Hawkmoth questioned, unsure if this was a dream, or if by some miracle the love of his life was indeed back from the abyss.

“How do you know my name Mr. Masked man?”

“Nooru, dark wings fall.”

The blond woman watched as the costumed stranger revealed himself.

“Gabriel? Is that you?”

A tear spilled from his eyes as he rushed to her. 

“You're here. How is... How is this possible?”

“I... I dont...” She started to stumble as she walked towards him. Her vision was starting to fade and the world was spinning.  

Gabriel quickly moved to catch her as she suddenly fell.

He felt his heart panic, but he could hear her breathing. She was simply sleeping.

“Perhaps it would be best to take her out of her.”

Gabriel walked to the elevator, his wife in his arms, asleep yet very alive. 

His mind had 1000 questions, but in this moment, he didn't care. He was holding the woman he loved in his arms again, and thats all that mattered.

___________________________________________________________________

“Gabriel!” She cried out as she woke up.

Sunlight was beaming from the window, it was clear it had been bright out for sometime.

She felt sheets underneath her. What she expected was a hard floor in a weird sanctum but now she felt the comfort of a room that felt familiar.

She heard the door open and looked to see her husband carrying a tray.

“Oh good, you're awake.” He spoke with soft relief.

She looked at the tray.

“Are those.”

“Lemon tea cookies. Your favorite.”

She smiled at him as he brought the tray to her bedside. Allowing her to snag a bite of one of them.

“So good!” She said as she finished her first cookie. “I feel like I haven't eaten in years!”

Gabriel’s expression faltered. She could see the pained expression as she said that.

“Gabriel... how long was I gone?” Her question verbally stabbed him.

He took a moment to process the curious expression on his wife’s face as she continued eating the tray of treats.

He looked down at his hands.

“A year and 6 months.”

She gulped down her cookie hard at the revelation.

“Wow... I've been gone for so long... Adrien must be taller then... ADRIEN!”

Emilie grabbed her husband by the collar.

“Where is Adrien?!”

“He’s at school” Gabriel answered.

Emilie blinked.

“School? You mean he is no longer being homeschooled?”

“He still has some lessons, but he was insistent on trying to go to school like other children his age. It was more ideal for him to go out than for him to be stuck here most hours of the day.”

Emilie processed that information.

“I see, I am surprised you said yes. You always said you hated public schooling.”

“I still believe the school systems are... inferior, but Adrien’s grades haven't faltered according to Nathalie. So I don't bother intervening.”

“My boy has grown up so much since Ive been gone. Wait, is he dating yet? Please tell me I didn’t miss his first crush!”

“Emilie, I am sure that you didnt miss anything. You and Adrien can catch up once you are rested and he is back from school.”

Emilie took a deep breathe.

“Okay, You're right. It will be nice to hear everything from him.”

She looked around the room a bit and noticed the vase full of roses.

“Oh, fresh roses. Gabe-y you cheesy romantic.”

Gabriel felt his cheeks go pink.

“It was... the room needed some color in it.”

“Much like those red pants you insist on wearing.”

“They are fashionable.”

“If you were in charge of candyland perhaps.”

Emilie loved to tease him about is fashion calls.

“Who is the fashion designer here?” He said with a mock stern tone.

“Speaking of fashion, that costume that you were wearing. That didn’t look like the peacock miraculous.”

Gabriel’s tone shifted to genuinely serious. He figured the time would come to answer that question.

“It is the butterfly miraculous. After your...departure. Nathalie and I investigated the temple where you and I had found the peacock miraculous. We discovered a new miraculous, one that wasn't damaged.”

Gabriel felt a twinge mentioning Nathalie. When he had rushed to bring Emilie up here, he felt guilt and relief that his assistant wasn't in the bed. He would have quite a difficult time explaining that one, even if nothing happened.

“So with that miraculous you were trying to find a way to bring me back.”

“It was a means to an end.”

Emilie processed the information she was told.

“Gabriel, I want you to do something for me.”

“Anything.”

“No more miraculous. None.”

Gabriel blinked.

“But...”

“Those jewels are nothing but trouble. It has only caused our family suffering and pain.”

Gabriel was surprised by the claim, but he knew she was correct. The miraculous have been quite the curse on the family, despite the powers they gave.

“It will take time for me to stop using it outright, there is a... situation with how I’ve been using it. Your sudden appearance and the disappearance of Hawkmoth might be suspicious.”

Emilie looked at Gabriel intensely.

“Hawkmoth? Gabriel what did you do?”

“Well... in order to try an bring you back, the butterfly miraculous wasn't going to be able to accomplish that goal. So the only way I could bring you back with certainty was to attain the ladybug and Cat miraculous.”

The former actress listened as her husband explained how he became a super villain for the sake of getting the jewels.

“Unbelievable.”

“I admit, explaining it makes it sound a lot worse than it actually is. I planned to fix any damage caused once I got the jewels”

“And what if people found out your identity!? You would have been thrown in prison and left our son an Orphan!” Emilie pointed her finger in his chest.

“It was the only way I could think of to attain the miraculous. How else would I have been able to confirm the miraculous were in Paris?”

Emilie was ready to let him have it. But she felt herself calm down. She had to admit, in a weird way, it was quite romantic. Something out of a tragic romance novel.

“I should be angrier with you, but I know if the situation was reversed and I had a way of bringing you back, I would have likely tried the same thing, albeit in a smarter way.”

Gabriel felt a bit of relief seeing his wife not so cross with him.

“So we figure out how to orchestrate your ‘Defeat’ and then we say good bye to the miraculous for good.”

“We will plan it out when you are completely better. Though this does raise the question. How are you back?”

Emilie pauses, she tries to think back.

Protect the Agreste family... no matter what.

She heard that phrase echoing in her head. But she couldn't figure out why. Who said that to her. Why is everything so fuzzy?

“I don't know... I remember hearing glass shatter, and a flash of blue. But the next thing I remember was... seeing you.

Gabriel looks at her, he could tell from her eyes she was telling the truth.

“I will look into that later. In the meantime, you should rest. I will check on you in a few hours.”

He moves the empty tray from the bed.

“Wait.”

Gabriel stopped.

“Get Adrien here. I want to see him now.”

“Dear, he is in school. It will dismiss in a few hours. Besides you should rest.”

Emilie got up from the bed.

“Nonsense. Ive been resting long enough. I am sure Adrien can miss a few hours of school. I want to see my baby boy.”

Gabriel wanted to find some way to dismiss her request, but he knew he couldn't say no to her. She was far to headstrong and determined... and man did he miss her.

“Okay, I will have his driver go an pick him up.”

“You aren't going to pick him up yourself?”

“Emilie I have work to do. Besides that is why we have...”

“You can take some time off to bond with your son. Seriously, you need to stop putting up walls Gabe-y.”

Gabriel took a calming breath to compose himself.

“Very well. But do use this time to rest.”

She moves to kiss her husband.

“I promise.”

Gabriel’s expression turned into a soft smile.

“I will be back with our son shortly.”

Gabriel left the room to go pick up Adrien.

Emilie smiled as she moved to vase of roses. She picked on up and sniffed it.

The rose in her hand began wilting and shriveled up.

She looked in the mirror.

“Everything went perfectly.”

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End of part one

(Should I continue? Let me know your thoughts)

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