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marinetteplztakeabreak · 4 years

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Art Reflects Life, and Lying is an Art

CHAPTER ONE

Chat Noir just wants to be a good friend, Ladybug just wants to be a good person, and it would be so much easier for both of them if they could actually talk. Instead, they’re stuck navigating a web of secrets. But sometimes, a half-truth is better than nothing, and sometimes lies are closer to the truth than anything else.

Pairing: Ladynoir

Word Count: about 2000

Notes: this first chapter is basically just 2,000 words of Ladynoir hurt/comfort, taking place about two weeks after the season 3 finale

Warnings: copious amounts of angst, anxiety, mentions of nausea, self-depricating thoughts, characters having unhealthy amounts of repression as a direct result of akumas being a thing, death mention, sickness mention, crying, it ends on a fluffy note but there’s still a lot that’s not resolved

“Milady?” “What?” “You know how earlier today, you chose to have Carapace help us out?” Chat asked, leaning against the railing that Ladybug had just climbed on top of. “Yeah, we were facing an akuma that was surrounded by a wall of enchanted hail. We needed a shield. Why? Were you disappointed?” “Oh, no no no, I love working with Carapace, I just thought, maybe, y'know...” Ladybug turned back to smirk at her partner, resting a hand on her hip, which was probably unwise while perched on such a tiny ledge atop a six-story building. “No, I don’t know, kitty, so you’re going to have to tell me.” Chat Noir had turned bright red and was looking anywhere but her eyes. He muttered something unintelligible that ended in a squeak. She had no clue what he was so embarrassed about, but couldn’t help feeling amused that her infuriatingly smooth partner was currently tripping over himself. Especially because he was also grinning so widely that it was contagious. “I thought maybe... one of these days... we could... maybe...” he took a deep breath. “team up with Multimouse again?” The way his eyes were sparkling with hope would’ve been adorable if Marinette had been functioning properly anymore. Marinette honestly had no idea what emotion it did spark inside of her, but she knew it wasn't the right one. She tried for a smile anyway, fighting nausea and the sudden exhaustion and trying to pretend like the ambient light of the sky hadn’t just become physically painful. She was pretty sure she failed at hiding it, though, based on Chat Noir’s guilty expression. “Listen, I know you told me to just drop it, but-” “She compromised her secret identity, you know the rules.” Ladybug could do this. She could have this conversation. She just had to stay professional. She was fine. She was totally way more than 15 seconds from throwing up. She was- oh God, Chat Noir was still talking and she had no idea what she had missed him say. She caught onto his tone, rushed and desperate before she managed to tune into the actual words. “-and a couple of weeks ago you let Ryuuko come back even though actual Hawkmoth knows her identity, which is honestly so much worse, and then there was-” “Chat!” she interrupted, wincing at how harsh she had sounded. She tried to lower her tone to something that resembled a rational human. “Please, just let it go.” “OK, but-” he stopped short at her glare, and his ears twitched back in agitation, which would have made her feel worse if she had any further to go. “Okay, I’m not going to mention her if it bothers you that much, but can I ask a different question?” “Go ahead.” Her voice sounded way more hollow than she intended. She desperately needed to get a grip. “Why do we still need the secret identity rule at all?” “What?” She jerked up to look at him, stumbling in the process, and he leaped to catch her before she fell off the roof, Chat Noir gently helped her sit down, hugging her close in the process, which felt unfairly good. And then he scooted back a meter, which she knew was just to be respectful. Despite her common sense, she desperately wanted to grab his arm and pull him back against her. She fought down that impulse and watched him chew on his lip as he tried to sort out his thoughts. “Why does it matter if one of us finds out someone’s secret identity? Who’s going to stop us? Because I’m sure you’ve noticed that Master Fu isn’t going to be taking away anyone’s Miraculous anytime soon.” “Kitty...” Seriously though, why was she so cold now? When had he gotten so warm? She had hugged him before, she would’ve noticed if he’d felt like a heated blanket. More importantly, when had she gotten so terrible at paying attention to anything? She groaned, which Chat seemed to take as a sign that she was mad at him. “I’m sorry, I’ll stop asking now, I promise I won’t ask again, I just-” His voice cracked and he took a shaky breath. “It’s fine,” he said. And then, of course, he immediately started sobbing. She didn’t think. She didn’t even have conscious control over her limbs. All she knew was that Chat Noir was crying and it somehow made her feel even worse than the constant ickiness of the past few months, and then all of a sudden she found herself with Chat Noir in her lap, squeezing him more tightly than she probably should and pressing her face against his hair. “Shhh... shhh... Minou... It’s okay, I’m not upset” He was shaking with his sobs and hyperventilating and she had no idea what had caused this, except that it probably had something to do with her. Thankfully, he pulled himself together after less than a minute, before they had to deal with any purple butterflies. There was no way she would have been able to handle that. Still, whatever she felt when he caught his breath and faked a smile was less “relief” and more “filing away the image to a mental folder of reasons she was going to kill Hawkmoth.” Marinette kept petting his hair and muttering nonsense until he was purring with his head on her shoulder. He smelled really nice, she noticed, and his hair was way softer than she had thought. Also, she was pretty sure that she was losing her mind. "Such a pretty kitty," she cooed. "You're such a gorgeous little kitty, so sweet and precious." Her mouth refused to listen to her brain begging it to stop. Chat Noir hummed. At least he looked a lot calmer now. "love you, milady," he finally said. "Do you want to talk about it?" she asked, and his expression was immediately added to her "reasons to murder Hawkmoth" list. "I- I want to, but I don't think I can. I really don't want to get myself akumatized, and besides, I don't think I can explain anything without compromising my secret identity. It's not your fault though, it's just civilian stuff." Except it kind of was her fault, because she was the one who refused to let him talk about his civilian life ever. "Okay, um, what about if you just kept it really vague, and left out the parts that would give up your identity? Or you could change some details so it can't be traced back to civilian you?" Chat Noir nodded, and she could feel him tense up as he prepared to speak. "My-" Adrien stopped, searching for an explanation that would be close enough to reality. How was he supposed to explain that he hadn't seen Natalie since the day that they had fought Hearthunter and Miracle Queen, and that everyone was dodging questions about it? Where could even begin to explain the craziness that lead up to this being his life? "My, um, my stepmom is really sick," okay, good start, "and I'm scared, and I-" He realized, with what was definitely an unhealthy amount of numbness, that he was hyperventilating again. He couldn't get akumatized; he couldn't do that to Ladybug. He buried his face in Ladybug's shoulder and focused on the way she was tracing abstract patterns across his back with her fingertips. "My dad won't tell me anything, but he's gotten really tense, and he's snapping at me even more than usual." He didn't even realize how stressed he had become until he realized that he could hear the scratchy sound of his tail whipping back and forth across the pavement. "And," he whispered, "this is the same thing that happened with my mom, before she-" Back to the breathing exercises: breathe in for four counts, hold for eight counts, breathe out for eight counts. He was strong. He could say what he needed to without causing the end of the world. He wasn't going to let a little something like his body's reactions to unbearable stress get in the way. "My friends are all avoiding me, not on purpose I don't think, but they're all busy studying for finals or working on projects or whatever they do, and my dad is refusing to let me out of the house anyway; it's gotten even harder to sneak out for akuma battles, and I-" another few deep breaths. "I don't want to go home, but I'm also so scared to leave ever because I think she got a lot worse during an akuma attack a few weeks ago and I'm so scared that I'll miss something." He was expecting to feel terrible and hopeless. He was absolutely not expecting to feel calmer than he had in weeks. But with Ladybug petting his hair while he listened to her heartbeat and the wind swirling against him, and his worries finally out in the open, he felt almost content. Whatever the opposite of claustrophobia was, this moment was flooded with it. "I'm so sorry," Ladybug said. "I had no idea..." "You couldn't have, I never told you." "Still, I'm really sorry. You don't deserve-" "Life isn't really about what people 'deserve' though, is it?" She fidgeted with her fingers, avoiding eye contact with him. "I'm not trying to pry, but if money is an issue in your family, my family would always be willing to help out." Adrien burst out laughing. "Don't worry, that's not a problem." "But really," he said "I am okay, I feel much better already just because we talked." He didn't even attempt to fight the urge to sweep one of Ladybug's flyaway hairs behind her ear, and he may have actually swooned when she leaned into his touch. "I really should've talked to you sooner, we have to do this more often." Ladybug tilted her head up to look straight into Chat Noir's eyes. "Next time something big happens, you can tell me, okay? Even if it's the middle of the night, I'll be there as soon as you call." Her eyes were shiny. "You're always there for me and I want to be there for you too." She was looking at him so intensely and seriously that Chat Noir didn't have any other choice but to nod his head just as solemnly. And then they were back to cuddling in silence. Adrien was brimming with restless energy and needed to do something with his hands, so he found himself braiding Ladybug's hair without any memory of starting. She closed her eyes and they leaned against each other and let the conversation hang in the air. Church bells started ringing across the street, announcing that it was already 5 o'clock. "I'm really sorry," Adrien pulled himself to his feet, discovering in the process that his legs had fallen asleep, "but I really have to go now. Thank you so much for-" he gestured wildly in the air "-everything." "Thank you, too, for everything that you always do for me." Marinette could see the light coming back into her partner's eyes and it made her heart flutter. "It was really CAThartic, don't you think?" he smirked. "Oh my God." She rolled her eyes, but she was giggling uncontrollably and her hands still rested on his hips. "It's nice to take a PAWS every once in a while" "You're so dumb, I love you" She only realized what she had said after it was out of her mouth, and then resolved to wait for another day to figure out her emotions. Now was really not the time. "We're definitely meeting up like this again, though, right?" he asked "Oh, absolutely" "Next time, are you going to tell me what drama happened between you and Marinette that made you hate her?" She smiled slyly. "I guess you'll have to wait and see." And then, with one last hug goodbye, they swung off into different directions, ready to face their everyday lives.

#ladynoir #miraculous ladybug #miraculous fanfic #mlb #love square #chat noir #ladybug #adrien agreste #marinette dupain cheng #ladybug x chat noir

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perditaalottachocolate-blog · 5 years

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Move On

***Warning: This story contains spoilers to Heart Hunter episode, formerly known as Love Eater (part 1 of season 3 finale).***

Summary: How will the aftermath of Heart Hunter change Adrien and Marinette’s hearts? Is it time for them to move on? And if so - who should they move on to?

AO3 / fanfiction.net

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Time slowed down when Kagami turned to him on the river bank. The smile on her face was timid and hesitant. The scent of oranges and mint from the ice cream they had shared still lingered around her. It must have been preserved when she transformed into Ryuko.

‘Is everything okay?’ Adrien asked, then he remembered she had no idea they fought side by side just moments earlier. ‘What happened with Ladybug?’

‘She took me away to… protect us,’ Kagami’s gaze dropped to the ground. A delicate blush appeared on her cheeks, as she chose her next words. ‘Because the monster she was battling against was attacking…’ she hesitated for a split of a second, ‘... people in love.’

Adrien raised his brows in shock. ‘In love?’ he echoed.

Was that the real reason Ladybug had chosen Kagami? Because his partner wanted to protect someone in love? Kagami. In love.

Was she really saying what he thought she was saying?

No, they were friends! Good friends, but still… Was she implying-

He rarely was a quick thinker, so before even a shadow of conclusion appeared on the horizon of his internal monologue, Kagami’s hands snaked around his neck, and then she was rising to the tips of her toes, eyes closed and lips puckered.

His first instinct was to lean in and reciprocate. She wanted to kiss him. Him! She was attracted to him. It’s difficult to think of a better proof that he was desirable, that despite Ladybug not returning his feelings he still could have a happy love life. That the lie he had told Ladybug earlier that day may as well turn into truth. He’d have a girlfriend. Someone to love, to cherish, to spend time with, to kiss-

That last thought was like a spoke in the wheel of his mind. It made him pause just millimeters from Kagami’s face. His lips, almost ready to meet hers, pressed into thin line.

Did he wanted to be kissed?

Yes, but…

Not like this. Not by Kagami.

There was another pair of lips he longed to kiss, he realized. There was another pair of eyes he wished to see flutter shut just before they both leaned in. There was another midnight blue hair he wanted to sink his fingers into, as he drew her closer.

This wasn’t Ladybug he was reaching for in his mind. This was another girl he’d seen that day. Another girl, whose hand he’d been holding, who he’d seen with her hair down for the very first time. And the sight had taken his breath away.

He had given up on Ladybug, but he didn’t want to be with Kagami either. She was his friend, is all. He wanted more, and he wanted it with Marinette.

Adrien grabbed Kagami’s shoulders and stopped her gently.

‘I’m sorry, Kagami,’ he knitted his brows. ‘I don’t-’

She silenced him with a finger on his lips. ‘It’s okay,’ she murmured sadly. ‘You want blackberry, not orange.’

Adrien’s eyes were as big as saucers now. Was it that obvious?

‘Just go,’ Kagami let her hand fall to her side. ‘Go to her.’ And with a last brave smile she turned and left.

He hesitated, but she didn’t turn to look at him and quickly disappeared around the corner. Adrien took a deep breath and broke into run. The bakery was on the way to the hotel. She was bound to be in one of those places. The steady pace of his shoes thumping on the pavement matched his heart rate perfectly.

Ma-ri-net-te, Ma-ri-net-te, Ma-ri-net-te.

This rhythm led him through the streets until his eyes caught the distinctive dark pigtails in sight. He faltered in his step.

She was in Luka’s arms, her face pressed to his chest, while he swayed them gently, humming something under his breath.

Suddenly Adrien’s feet filled with lead. They refused to carry him further. He just stood where he stopped, hidden in the shadow of the arcade and all he could do was to watch the girl he wanted, in another boy’s embrace.

Finally Marinette pulled away. She cast a glance to the side and for a brief moment their eyes met. There was so much sadness and anguish in her look, it froze the blood in his veins.

Marinette looked to Luka, as he tenderly wiped a tear from her cheek.

Adrien couldn’t take it any longer. Was he too late? Did she choose someone else, just when his heart settled on a new target? Did he fall for someone unattainable again?

Suddenly there was no air in his lungs, as if someone suckerpunched him with akuma’s force. It was too much for him. He turned on his heels and ran, ignoring the burning of his muscles and Plagg’s shouts of protest. He’d have to deal with it eventually, but right now he only wanted to get as far away from his newly discovered feelings as possible. He transformed to shut Plagg up and continued through the rooftops, allowing his feet to choose the way.

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Marinette watched Adrien fleeing away and it was surprisingly liberating. She finally felt free, at least of the burden of unrequited crush. She made a choice on that bridge, by Andree’s cart, and she’d be damned if she didn’t stick to it.

The pang of jealousy when Chat wouldn’t call her his Lady anymore, but shamelessly ogled Ryuko, surprised her.

No. She would not lose another boy to Kagami.

She already gave up on Adrien, but she wouldn’t give up on Chat. Finally there was no “other boy”, just the one clad in black leather who’d waited so long for her to love him back.

And she did. She had loved him for a very long time, but without the debilitating crush on another blond guy, she finally realized the strength and depth of her feelings for her partner. She had to hurry. She couldn’t risk losing him.

She withdrew from Luka’s embrace. A small part of her regretted the loss of his warmth.

‘Hey, you okay?’ Luka hummed, wiping the tear that strolled down her cheek.

‘Y-yeah,’ Marinette pursed her lips. ‘Thank you.’

His face lit up with a tender smile. ‘You can always count on me, Marinette.’

She shut her eyes and released a ragged breath. She’d made a choice. ‘Luka, listen-’

‘I know, Marinette,’ his smile was now lined with sadness. ‘I understand. But you can still count on me, whenever you need me, whatever it is you need,’ he squeezed her arms lightly. ‘I mean it.’

She felt the tears threatening to spill onto her cheeks again. With a broken “Thank you” she turned and left.

She needed space, she needed time to think, she needed Chat. But Ladybug had rejected Chat so many times already. She couldn’t bring herself to confess to him now. She really played herself masterfully. Sometimes it seemed like she was her worst enemy.

Her feet guided her to the balcony above her room. Marinette sank to the deck chair and broke into tears again. This time she didn’t stop them, just let them flow and take the exhaustion, guilt, disappointment and tension with them. Tikki hid under the roof, allowing her charge for this moment of solitude.

She didn’t want a chance with Luka. She’d wasted her chance with Adrien. And now it dawned on her, that she might have already wasted her chance with Chat as well.

Another painful sob ripped from her throat and shook her body. She missed the quiet thump of boots on the floor beside her. The touch of a gloved hand on her shoulder that startled her momentarily, but she knew it was him even before she looked into his green eyes.

‘Don’t cry, Princess,’ Chat pulled her into a warm, leather, cheese scented embrace. ‘Please, don’t cry,’ he murmured into her hair.

She felt the hairbands holding her pigtails snap under the pressure of sharp claws. Her hair spilled over her shoulders for a second time that day.

‘I love-’ Chat paused, his voice shaky.’ I love your hair like that,’ he muttered into her ear. ‘You look so beautiful like that,’ he babbled, as he swayed her gently, his hands now rubbing soothing circles on her back. ‘Shhhhh, don’t cry, Princess. Everything is going to be okay.’

She withdrew slightly to look into his feline eyes. ‘It is?’ she breathed.

Chat gulped when his gaze skipped to her lips. He nodded slowly and allowed her to sink into his arms again.

This is where I belong, Marinette thought as she gripped his sides, and pressed her cheek into his chest, surprised by how erratic his heartbeat was. He shuddered under her touch.

Chat had declared he moved on from Ladybug. Maybe he could fall for Marinette?

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Author’s Note: This oneshot was inspired by Heart Hunter. While we wait for part 2 I decided some fanservice was in order. And it’s love square on the menu, and more specifically a reversed love square. The Marichat kind of happened by itself.

Anyway, I hope you enjoyed this story. Please let me know. Reblogs and likes are appreciated!

#ml spoilers #heart hunter #love eater #love eater spoilers #miraculous ladybug #adrinette #ladynoir #marichat #adrien agreste #marinette dupain cheng #ladybug #chat noir #kagami tsurugi #luka couffaine #ml fic #perdita writes

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dfcfanfics · 4 years

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Looking Back At 2019

Greetings! Your sixth-favorite old man who churns out Miraculous fanfics is back again, casting his eyes on the year-about-to-end and what came of it.

Throwing my ramblings behind a cut, for the benefit of those who are less than fanatical about them.

Okay! Still here? Great.

Stories that I wrote in 2019 included:

Longfics:

Let’s Take It From The Top: The conclusion to this one arrived in January. This was a long-running alternate universe story, the longest I had written at that time, rebooting the Miracuverse with two alterations:

1) Gabriel brought the Cat and Moth, not the Peacock and Moth home from Tibet.

2) Gabriel was willing to listen to Nooroo’s pleas to not use his powers selfishly.

That simple starting point cascaded into a very long chain of surprises and reinventions of familiar Miraculous events. Old faces with new Akuma identities, including a new one (Firefly) for Marinette before she ever becomes Ladybug! A Wish gone awry that eventually threatens all of France -- and perhaps more. Good Gabriel exploring the possibilities of Nooroo’s powers while attempting to save his son. The eventual emptying of the Miracle Box in an all-out showdown. Adrien in pink sweatpants. The answer to what happened to Atlantis. And my very first piece of fanart received ever, from the incomparable @yunyin.

It’s a lesser-loved piece of mine, but I think there’s some very solid writing in it, so if you skipped over it I’d encourage you to check it out.

Someone To Watch Over Me: My labor of love. This was inspired by absolutely perfect Ladrien concept art from @buggachat, which I will never hesitate to link. I fell in love with it, considered how I would work it into a longer Ladrien idea that was bubbling in my brain, and reached out to @buggachat with a first-chapter draft. She gave me the go-ahead to continue with it, and I hope she likes what I did to her poor characters along the way. ;)

Adrien’s attempted Akumatization and Ladybug’s last-second rescue leads to far more than either of them bargained for. Marinette reaches out to Adrien with comfort and affection in both of her identities -- and finds Adrien responding to both in kind, as much as he is capable of in his somewhat emotionally numb state. Slowly, she cracks his shell and a Ladrienette triangle forms. Though obviously Marinette would be fine with being Adrien’s girl in either identity... he doesn’t know that, and the slow burn to full-on romance is quite the ride.

All the while, Gabriel is watching his son closely, as his master plan requires someone with emotional ties to Emilie to be Akumatized and Adrien is his last-hope selection. He watches the evolving relationships, ready to pick off whichever one ends up broken-hearted when Adrien makes a choice and the triangle collapses... and is curious when that doesn’t seem to happen. A dinner party at Marinette’s proves memorable, followed by one at Adrien’s that proves... life-changing for all.

24 chapters, 230k words, my longest chapter ever, an Adrien moment that startled many readers in a very good way, and many other delights.

It Seemed Like A Good Idea At The Time...: This one wasn’t supposed to be a longfic. It started out in my mind as a wacky farce, responding to how Heart Hunter / Miracle Queen ended and examining where the Adrigaminette triangle might go. But the more I wrote at the beginning, the more I started digging into the emotional possibilities and felt like, well, this could actually go places.

This picks up with Marinette overwhelmed, hiding out in her room. The blossoming relationship between Kagami and Adrien, the new responsibilities of Guardianhood, knowing what happened to Master Fu, and many other questions are screaming inside her skull and she is out of answers. A ring of her doorbell shatters everything, though, as it reveals a sobbing Kagami; in this version, he tries being her boyfriend but abruptly cuts it off, admitting that he loves someone else. And we all know who that someone else is... and now Ladybug knows that, too.

And our heroine... snaps.

12 chapters so far, a deliberate experiment in writing shorter chapters (each one is under 5k) that has been... well, challenging to both myself and my readers. The response has been good and it is nearly complete; I’m thinking maybe four more chapters unless something changes.

Not-so-longfics:

Two Hearts That Wax And Wane: The first of a small handful of response fics to Puppeteer 2, specifically the car scene near the end, which I found to be one of the definitive moments of the entire Season 3. It certainly created veritable oceans of salt on Tumblr, so I decided to try to make something sweeter out of it.

Marinette has heard “the girl that I love” from Adrien’s lips... and it certainly wasn’t referring to her, at least as far as she knows. So... now what? Adrien isn’t sure what Marinette’s reaction meant, but he knows that he screwed up somehow, and that he needs to make things right with her or potentially lose a very precious friend. And so four chapters follow, one from each Love Square side’s perspective (Adrienette, Marichat, Ladrien, Ladynoir in order).

Angst segueing into fluff, as is my usual formula.

Full Stamen Ahead: A five-parter that makes an utter shambles of the French education system. (If you’re sensitive to Americanizations, this is not the fic for you, unless acres of fluff serve as a sufficient antidote.)

The school is promoting a Carnation Day, in which white, pink or red carnations are delivered to students for a nominal fee. Marinette decides that she’s finally going to confess her feelings, but an interruption by Chloe disrupts her red-carnation attempt. Seeing an opportunity, Chloe responds with a nasty plan of her own... and chaos soon reigns.

Five short chapters of high school antics, detective work and flower petals.

Just One More Minute...: Another fic inspired by Tumblr art, this one by Ladybeug. After five hours of fighting an Akuma, our heroes tumble together to a rooftop, unable to move another inch. They’re about to detransform, and they know it. But... surely... they could rest for just a moment before they act, couldn’t they?

One-shot.

Playing A Familiar Chord: Puppeteer 2 response fic number two, this one from a Lukanette perspective. After hearing what she did in the car, Marinette returned home feeling completely disheartened. Who might be out there that she could turn to, talk to, call on the phone and get a male perspective on about what just happened? Who could be her Big Brother today, even though they both know that he’d like to be more than that?

One-shot. Fluff, comfort, and a Luka who’s smitten but remains assertive as well.

After the Storm Breaks: Heart Hunter/Miracle Queen response fic, examining what might come next. A short time after the finales, Adrigami is fully enabled... as is Lukanette. A party that Adrien, Kagami and Marinette all attend becomes awkward, so Adrien calls Marinette to make sure that they’re still on good terms... and a lot of unexpected truth comes out.

One-shot. Fluff, comfort and friendship. Exploring a far stronger Adrienette forming even while they’re each dating other people.

A Little Promise I’d Made Myself: A super-fluffy one-shot. It’s a New Year’s Eve party at Rose’s house, and while Adrien is having a good time, he notices that Marinette is sitting off by herself. So he joins her, and as the countdown to midnight approaches, Marinette wonders if she has it in her to give him a real New Year’s kiss...

Crack and Silliness:

Assorted bits of insanity, response fics and stuff that popped into my head.

The Logical Conclusion: Ladybug examines why all the Akumas center around one particular classroom... and presents Chat Noir with her theory as to whom Hawkmoth must be.

Reservoir Kwamis: Quentin Tarantino’s film Reservoir Dogs from a Miracuverse perspective. Maybe three people will enjoy this.

Getting Things Backwards: Backwarder response crackfic. Adrien opens Marinette’s “love letter”... which is actually Fu’s constipation medicine prescription... and interprets it in a very different way.

First Times Are Always Awkward: On Ladybug and Chat Noir’s first outing against Stoneheart, Tikki is not fully aware of modern technology... like cell phone cameras. So that “Kwamis cannot be photographed or recorded” extends to their magic as well -- like certain costumes. Alya ends up with quite an eyeful when she watches the footage she captured...

Communication Breakdown: In an emergency, Plagg needs someone else to accept his power, don the ring and be a hero. He’s in a room with someone who is able and willing. But when it comes to saying “Claws out” aloud, there’s one little problem...

Busted, Said The Kwami: Kwami Buster response crackfic. Adrien finds himself dreaming of a midnight visit by Ladybug, who becomes Multimouse, who acts... unusually. This is not Plagg’s first rodeo with size-changing heroine fantasies, though.

Nooroo Uses A Swear Word: He sure does.

Options Include...: A response to an Instagram post by Adrien. Marinette sees Adrien admiring Nino and Alya’s relationship, and pining for one of his own, and reacts...

Leave Some Stones Unturned: Wayzz and Marinette investigate Master Fu’s studio, as Wayzz is aware of many secrets hidden away there in Fu’s absence. They find a pair of Kwamis who are not from the Chinese set, and whose concepts and personalities startle Marinette greatly... (Little Feat fans will appreciate this one.)

If you’ve reached this note, I thank you regardless of whether you’ve actually read my stuff or not. :)

I thought Season 3 had a lot of interesting components and a lot of very flawed execution, both in where it chose to take the characters and the usual nightmares involving episode ordering and character consistency. I sincerely hope that the hiatus before S4 will allow Team Astruc to present a more coherent and consistent approach in 2020.

Tumblr salt of You’re Not Writing The Story How I Want You To! and My Ship Must Sail NOW! will continue, obviously. That’s life. But Tumblr salt picking apart writing choices and characterization in what they actually put out there... that I can get behind. The Marinette Defense Squad remains vigilant. My hat is tipped to the many Tumblr folk who approach these episodes with a critical but supportive eye; recognizing what’s good, pointing out what’s not and wanting what emerges to be great.

Best wishes to all in the new year, particularly @brittsarts, my tireless artist friend still plugging away at the comic-ization of Tyger, Tyger, Burning Bright and doing fantastic work at that as time and energy allow.

#miraculous #miraculous ladybug #fanfic #rambling #old man reviews where all his free time went

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wolfyred-ks · 5 years

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Adrinette April 2019 Day 23

@adrinetteapril thank you for all you’ve done for the event. I know this one is probably to late for the re-blog. If it’s not a problem over the next few days I would like to tag you in my remaining posts just so you can see what I’ve done.

This was my fist ever ‘writing prompt’ event. And I actually only just created my tumbler so I could take part in Adrinette April 2019. I’m going to also do Marichat May and the other two sides. May take me a little to start though.

THANK YOU FOR MANAGING ADRINETTE APRIL 2019 WITH FLARE AND GUSTO!!!!

Day 23 - Fashion Show

(PLEASE NOTE - THE EXPLOSION IS FICTIOUS. I MADE IT UP FOR THE SAKE OF THE STORY. I DO NOT WISH FOR ANYTHING LIKE THIS TO EVER HAPPEN TO ANYONE.)

It’s just the class. It’s just our families. It’s raising funds for a worthy cause. It’s a chance to show my work before I get big.

Marinette tried to calm herself down with these reassurances. She had been floored when Jagged Stone had approached her for another commission. He had loved his shades so much and they were such a big hit on the tour he had done that he wanted an actual outfit designed.

Tikki had been offering comfort to Marinette the 2 weeks it had been going on. She had been such a source of encouragement Marinette would never have gotten through it with her sanity intact. Well, Tikki and all the others that helped her with this.

As she paced in front of Adrien getting into make up she wondered, ‘How did one outfit end up being a fashion show?’

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Originally she had been meeting with Jagged and Penny for a new outfit to tour in. After talking with Jagged she had 5 designs that she wanted to show him. He had liked 4 of them but couldn’t decide which one to use and was suggesting she make them all up. He’d pay for them of course, and if they were all really good he’d use them in his shows.

Penny had joked about Jagged being a personal fashion show for Marinette.

It was at that moment the TV in the hotel suite broke the news that there had been an explosion on the D20 outskirts of Saint-Vulbas. Some terrorists had been on the way to the Bugey Nuclear Power Plant with a bomb in a large van. There was evidence they were going to drive as close to the reactors as they could. However police had stopped the truck before they could get anywhere near the plant. The suspects decided to set of the bomb anyways and the explosion destroyed a portion of the city, leaving a 1km crater that took out a good portion of the town.

Already emergency crews were on the scene and the French Government had offered relief and aid to the small town. A list of places people could donate food, clothing and blankets was being created and the news anchor was urging everyone to help any way they could.

“I want to help them.” Marinette said as the news cast went on. “I want to send them something. I could get some material make blankets and maybe even simple shirts in lots of sizes and slip on pants.” She started pacing and planning, “My parents could make some breads and croissants and we could ship them. And I could organize a food drive at the school with...”

Penny cut Marinette off. “That’s a lot to do for you. It’s great to help out but you don’t want to overdo it yourself and get too exhausted to manage it.” She placed a hand on Marinette’s shoulder. “Also buying all that material to make clothes will be expensive. It might be better to do a clothing and food drive. You don’t need to make it a big show.”

“Yes she does Penny.” Jagged had stood up as well.

“What?” Both ladies said.

“A big show! We can help her put on a big show and gather up supplies, clothes, food and donations towards re-building. Did you say with me using 4 of her outfits on tour I’d be her own fashion show?”

“I meant it as a joke Jagged.” Penny said.

“But we could make it real! We can help her set it. She designs a few more outfits and we get some of her school chums to show them off. Charge at the door! Have a set up for dropping off clothes and food at the show.” Jagged pulled Marinette to his side. “It will be big! I know you can do it.” He grabbed Penny and said theyd be in touch. He was going to talk to the mayor about renting the ballroom.

Tikki floated up from Marinette’s purse. “What just happened?”

“I’m not sure Tikki,” Marinette looked at the little red kwami. “I think I was just signed up to do a fashion show.”

Over the next few days it was sorted out that Penny and Jagged were going to organize most of it. Marinette just had to come up with 4 more designs and sew 8 outfits in 2 weeks.

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After staying up late for 2 days designing the other 4 outfits it showed on Marinette. It was first period and she was asleep at her desk.

Adrien looked at her as he walked in with Nino. He turned to Alya, “What’s wrong with Marinette?”

“She managed to finish the last of the designs last night.” Alya said while patting Marinette’s head. “Poor girl is so stressed right now.”

“Oh, the fashion show to raise funds for Saint-Vulbas. I was thinking of asking my dad if I could be a model for her show.” Adrien looked at Marinette with fondness.

“Well, you’ll have to let her know today. After school she’s going have to get the measurements of everyone and start sewing all 8 outfits tonight. Jagged is picking her up after dinner to go buy the material she needs.” Alya continued to stroke Marinette’s hair.

“She’s sewing them all on her own?” Nino asked.

“Mmm hm.” Alya nodded. “I would love to help her but I keep making a mess of things when I try to sew.”

“I could ask my dad for help.” Adrien spoke.

“Really?” Alya asked.

“Yeah, I know we’re in between shows and shoots so things aren’t busy for the seamstresses. Maybe dad would be willing to let one or two of them help out. They know how to sew on a deadline.” Adrien glanced at the sleeping girl. “Do you think she would like the help? I don’t want to come across as her not being able to do it, but that is a lot of work.”

Marinette chose that moment to wake up with a start. “Put your sleeves back on!” She yelled.

Alya, Nino and Adrien were shocked for a moment. Then they all burst out laughing.

“Not funny guys.” Marinette realized what had happened. “I had a horrible dream that one of my dresses decided it looked better without sleeves and took them off itself.”

“That is funny.” Nino chuckled.

“Hey Marinette?” Adrien asked softly.

“Yeah?” she responded sleepily.

“Would you be alright if I asked my dad if we could get help from one of the seamstresses? You give them the designs and they can do the sewing for some of the outfits.” He smiled at her.

“I wouldn’t want to put them out. I’m supposed to be designing the outfits and I should make them.” She was interrupted by a yawn before she could go on.

“It’s not a problem. You need the help. 8 outfits in 2 weeks while still going to school is going to be a lot. Also,” Adrien started before she could argue further. “While my dad designs, he really doesn’t do the sewing anymore. Maybe on a specific outfit but he usually gets the seamstresses to do the work.”

Marinette thought for a moment and nodded. She was way too tired to put up much of a fight. Besides, all Adrien was going to do was ask. Didn’t mean that his dad would help.

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Adrien went home for lunch and asked Nathalie if he could chat with father for a moment.

She came back after Adrien had finished eating and said that his father would see him now.

Adrien asked his father first if it was alright if he was a model for Marinette and Jagged’s fashion show. Adrien explained what the show was for and how much work Marinette was going to have to do and how he’d really like to help her out. Would he be willing to have a few of his designs in the show too to help draw in more people.

Gabriel agreed to Adrien modelling as it was for a good cause. However he would not have his designs in the fashion show. After all it was supposed to be Marinette’s designs. He commented that 8 outfits in less than 2 weeks would be hard for a school girl so he agreed to lend two seamstresses to help out. But they would all have work in the studio downtown.

Adrien thanked his dad and went back to school really happy. He told Marinette what his dad was going to do.

She almost passed out.

During the last class the teacher said that in support of the Fashion Show Fundraiser Marinette could take this time to get the measurements of the students willing to be models and that those who wanted to help out in others ways could meet with Penny in the main yard to talk about how they could help with the food and clothing drive portion of the fashion show.

Adrien, Kim, Max and Nino would be the male models. Chloe, Juleka, Rose and Alix would be the female models.

Ivan, Mylene, Sabrina and Alya decided to help out at the drives. Nathanael says he is going to ask Penny if it would be alright if he did some artwork that could be sold. Lila says she is helping her mother with some of the government organized things and asks to leave.

Since Adrien’s measurements are in his dad’s file Marinette quickly takes the measurements of the others and has Adrien write them down.

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When Jagged comes by after dinner he says they are swinging by the Agreste place first.

“Why are we going there?” Marinette asks.

“We’re picking up Adrien Agreste. His dad called me this afternoon and said you could have access to his fabric room to pick out stuff for the outfits.” Jagged helped her into the car. “Adrien is going to allow us access into the building.”

Marinette was floored.

Over the next week and a half Marinette went to school during the day and then her and Adrien would go to his fathers business offices downtown and she’d look over what the 2 ladies had done. As the seamstresses could work all day long they said they’d do the majority of the outfits for Marinette.

Marinette insisted on making Adrien’s and Rose’s outfits herself as they were going to be the only matched pair.

Rose drops by a couple of nights in a row for fittings. Adrien has been hanging out with Marinette the whole time. Chatting, trying on the outfit and just watching her sew. The other class mates came by 4 days before the show for their first fittings.

With 2 days before the show all the outfits were complete and final fittings were done.

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The afternoon of the show Marinette was a bundle of nerves.

Marinette was pacing and worrying in front of Adrien as a makeup artist put on the final touches before he was to go out for the show. “Oh gawd, what if people see the outfits and hate them and demand their money back. What if someone trips and breaks a leg or an arm. What if Hawk Moth finally decides to attack. I’m glad that he hasn’t done anything since the bombing but he could change his mind today. What if..”

Adrien, finished with makeup, got up, went over to Marinette and put his hands on her shoulders to stop her.

“Everything will be fine. Everyone is in their outfits and they look great. They’re getting makeup on. We all went through rehearsals yesterday and know where to walk. Safety inspectors have looked over everything and it’s all safe. Nathalie is stagemanaging.” Adrien kissed Marinette’s forehead. “Nothing will go wrong.”

Marinette blushed and almost forgot to breathe.

“Yeah Mari,” Kim struck a pose, “These outfits are amazing.”

“I feel pretty.” Juleka said. And she looked it. Everyone else made positive remarks about how everything looked and how well it would go.

“Now,” Adrien put an arm around Marinette and steered her towards Penny and Jagged. “Go. You need to be with them greeting people before coming back her before the show actually starts. We’ll take care of everything back here until then. When the last of us have come out for the final walk you join us on the stage and receive your well earned congratulations.”

Marinette looked at all her friends backstage and almost started to cry. “Thank you everyone.” She then went out and hugged Jagged. Now she just had to wait for the show to start.

#adrinetteapril2019 #mlp #adrien x marinette #adrinette april 2019

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dapple-grey-mare · 5 years

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Desperada rant

don’t worry, it’s not bad

So I didn’t like this episode at first. Mostly because they kept going with the “Marinette goes crazy in front of Adrien” thing that I’m really sick of.

But they handled it a lot better than I expected.

They acknowledged that Marinette does like both boys (”Luka’s just a friend” my ass) and that she does need to make a choice. They made some of the girls Lukanette supporters (specifically Alya, which I’ll talk about later) and they mentioned how Marinette seems so at ease with Luka.

Why is this important? Because they aren’t force feeding us this “Adrinette forever they have so much chemistry and it’s so adorable how Marinette stutters and blushes and stumbles over herself” which is just bullshit. They are allowing the viewers to like something other than Adrinette.

And it’s fine if you don’t. It’s fine if you do.

But now we have a choice, like Marinette does.

For once, they also pointed out how unhealthy their relationship could be in terms of balancing love and duty. They are meant to work together, but they need to be careful and not let their aspirations of love blind them.

Ladybug nearly disregarded Chat as a person because of Adrien’s presence, and laughed at Adrien’s joke while dismissing Chat’s same joke.

Ladybug was wrong, but Marinette realized how much of a mess she was in soon enough.

During that short moment where Adrien revealed himself, Ladybug looked angry. Surprised, of course, but unless it was an animation error, she was definitely cross with him.

She connected the dots immediately and was appalled by Chat’s lack of responsibility. Because he screwed up big time. She realized how love could blind someone. Especially when he confessed his love for her.

She chose Adrien for the snake miraculous at first, but when Luka used it, it seemed to work a lot better.

A lot of people say it’s because there were three people, which is true, but I think Luka is just a better fit the miraculous in general.

He’s a lot less dramatic and emotional than Adrien. He’s patient, calm, and calculating, which is what the Second Chance requires for a perfect plan. The black cat miraculous is fun and wild and everything Adrien wants to be when he dons the suit and finds his freedom.

Speaking of...

Adrien was characterized incredibly well this episode.

He’s no longer a perfect sunshine child and that’s fine by me.

He let his love for Ladybug make him forget his duty as Chat Noir (while also OBLITERATING the true selves trope) and that’s wrong. His sense of responsibility was not really handled well in Reflekdoll but this is growth and that’s perfect.

He made a mistake, he acknowledged it, he made up for it. This is the constant cycle of Marinette, no matter what she does.

But thank GOD it didn’t happen for her. It happened for him.

She did mess up in saying that Adrien should play guitar, but it was just her being lovestruck and a little immature. Because she’s a kid. Let her be a kid. She didn’t really hurt anyone and she mentioned later on how foolish she was being.

And best of all, she didn’t apologize for no reason. She just felt a little confused over her feelings like all teenagers do and everyone was fine.

Alya recognized this too. And she didn’t push her.

Which I LOVE! God I LOVE this!

Post-Season 1 Alya was pushy, annoying, hypocritical, and really getting on my nerves. She constantly made Marinette do things she was uncomfortable with and never acknowledged that Marinette should figure out her emotions on her own.

But this time, she just reassured Marinette that she’s not the only one with a tough choice and took a bit of pressure off her shoulders.

She was intuitive, understanding, kind, and everything Alya TRULY is.

Kagami was similar, but in her own style. She was honest and blunt and reminded Marinette of what she needed to do.

Marinette understood the closeness of Adrien and Kagami but could not let go of her feelings (that’s a difficult thing to do). Kagami understood the closeness of Marinette and Luka and didn’t realize how strong Marinette’s feelings were for Adrien.

But she soon did, and she didn’t try to push anything onto Marinette. She only told her what she already knew. Perhaps a little harsh, but nothing too bad (considering Kagami’s background).

I’m just amazed at how this episode blended so many different ships (Lukanette, Kagadrien, Ladrien), plot points (the snake miraculous, Jagged Stone characterization), and filler scenes and still managed to create a cohesive storyline with some of the best writing this season has seen so far.

I love this episode.

There’s not much Adrinette or any Marichat, but it reminds me of what I love about the show.

#miraculous ladybug #desperada #lukanette #ladrien #kagadrien #some good fucking writing #marinette dupain cheng / ladybug #adrien agreste / chat noir / aspik #luka couffaine / viperion #alya cesaire #kagami tsuguri #jagged stone #true selves trope #is bullshit #just a friend #more bullshit

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amynchan · 6 years

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CAN I JUST TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS EPISODE???

Mainly Chat’s reaction? Because I can be super proud of him and all, but his entire reaction is something I just wanna dig into and rant a bit about.

LE SPOILERS UNDER LE CUT!!!

So obviously the whole thing starts the way all dates ought to start: him asking LB out.

LB’s answer is pretty solid, actually. She says she can’t because she’s with friends. Chat says he’ll be out if she changes her mind and her answer is a ‘we’ll see’.

He asked her out and she said no. Then her answer changed to ‘we’ll see’, which is still not a yes, but it’s not specifically a no. But given that ‘no’ was her original answer, it’s still kind of Chat jumping the gun here.

This next bit has nothing to do with LB, actually, but has to do with Adrien himself.

He’s tired of being stood up by a father who claims to care about him but doesn’t. He wants company, he wants to not be alone, and Nathalie isn’t exactly being warm and nurturing here.

But that’s still not an excuse for him jumping the gun. Adrien’s taking her ‘we’ll see’ as her answer and saying that “she didn’t say no”. Even so, Plagg warns him that:

Ladybug’s told him and now Plagg has, too. He’s been warned a couple of times that she may not come, but he kind of goes on with his optimism and goes on anyways.

AND SETS ALL OF THIS UP!!! Pretty intense when he knows that she may/may not be coming.

So we’ve got the asking, the setting up (and emotions before the setting up), and then... surprise surprise, she doesn’t show. This is actually where we get to see his optimism go away. The classic “love me, love me not” game, but he goes “a little, a lot, madly, not at all” and ends on:

(look at this poor boy)

But honestly, he knew the possibility of her not showing could happen. He was warned by LB and by Plagg, but I honestly think that being stood up by his father (another expected occurrence that still hurts him) just kind of had him start projecting. He may or may not be losing faith in his dad’s affections (he only ever gets affirmation of his dad being proud of him at all when Gabriel speaks to Chat Noir), but landing on the ‘not at all’, while kidlike, does have an impact on him. He may think that LB doesn’t care at all in his moment of projecting.

What happens next? He reaches out to a friend who he thinks has no clue of what just happened, what he had planned for the evening, and how that left him. All he really says is:

I think it’s kind of because he knows how bad being alone with your bad thoughts can be, and it’s cool that he reached out, but look at his face.

He’s a pouting cat. He keeps this face almost the whole time. At this point, he’s hurt and doesn’t quite know what to do about it. But when Marinette says she’s hurting too, he just pops up with an idea. He takes her to the surprise he set up for Ladybug. I think he thought it would help lift her spirits, it gave him something nice to do, and it wouldn’t really all go to waste, but our glorious Marichat moment feels like a distraction for him so he wouldn’t feel bad.

Which...eh...worked a little bit. He cheers up for a moment, but then goes back to being sad.

But skimming over all that, Marinette and Chat do have the conversation that the reason he’s hurting is because he wanted to believe she would be there.

They only get to talk about it for a little bit before they’re interrupted by the akuma of the day. But by the time Chat drops Marinette off at her house, he seems to have moved from sad to a bit bitter.

So now he’s gone through asking, setting up, having her not show, and now he’s gotta face her. He was optimistic she would come despite the warnings, heartbroken that she didn’t show, and now... now he’s bitter.

This... I’m not gonna deny it. This is just plain rude. He knew she probably wouldn’t come, and even Marinette during their chat said maybe Ladybug got held up. He was told by (to his mind) three separate people before and after the fact that LB probably wouldn’t or couldn’t make it due to something else. LB told him she’d be with friends. Now he’s just lashing out and shutting down.

Granted, after realizing how much effort he put into the surprise, I’m surprised Marinette brought up the couple thing so quickly and nonchalantly, but that’s an aspect of her personality that I kinda wanna dig into later. But Ladybug didn’t know about the surprise to Chat’s mind, so here she is, probably thinking “he said he’ll ‘be out’, but nothing else” and getting this kind of ‘tude.

Unfortunately, she does land on a landmine when she suggests to pretend they’re a couple. Chat lashes out again:

He’s obviously upset at this and tries to directly attack their akuma, ignoring Ladybug’s lead and trying to do things separate from her (as opposed to when he took the lead in season one’s episodes of Animan and Pixellator, where he took action expecting to assist LB or further their goals as a team). As it’s established they’re a team, this is bad.

So far, he’s been really crappy to LB. He hasn’t directly said what’s bugging him, been giving her the cold shoulder, and been all around jerkish. She’s trying to get this done and he’s really not helping. They’ve got a job to do and he’s been really out of it.

But finally, finally, finally he says what’s been bugging him after LB prods him a little.

I can’t get a good cap of it, but his response is “What do you think?”. Which, hello, as established, she said she may not come, Plagg told you she didn’t say yes, and Marinette explained that maybe she was prevented from coming. He’s acting really impulsively because he’s been hurt, and I get that, but it really doesn’t excuse his behavior.

Still, Marinette elects to be the bigger person here.

He should have been fine with this, but in his mind, LB doesn’t know what he went through. Perhaps that’s why he felt he had to say that:

He’s still mad. And he really doesn’t have any ground to be mad on. But he is. LB once more pacifies:

And this seems to do the trick. Because finally, finally, FINALLY we get this:

He doesn’t just simply accept her apology. No, he turns it around, thinks on it, and realizes he’s the one who should be apologizing. And a simple ‘sorry’ isn’t enough for everything he did. It’s one thing to say sorry and not do anything that would back it up, (which would be a sucky thing to do) but Chat’s been a person of action. He wears his heart on his sleeve and his words are always earnest. You can see in his expression that even though he’s still hurt and upset, he seems to realize that what he’s been doing to his partner is not cool.

He says that maybe they could do what he had in mind another time, then looks at the akuma, then starts to fix his act.

He takes LB’s lead.

Goes along with her idea.

And keeps going. He’s surprised in the moment before, but that smile actually made me feel better because, to me, it seemed as though he knew that she’d never hurt him intentionally. Her apology was sincere and he knew it and knew she wouldn’t do anything to seriously hurt him.

It even gets him through THIS

Which, hello. Give a dude some warning, LB. X’D She explains it’s part of the plan hurriedly, and then he goes along with it again, and the akuma’s defeated and their space and teamwork is regained and okay. Throughout the rest of the fight, they work as a cohesive unit, which is great.

So he asked, prepped, she didn’t come, he had to relearn how to face her (she apologized for not coming and he apologized for being a jerk), and now they kind of reach a final stage for this episode.

Ladybug finally arrives. Chat’s happy and all, but now LB knows that his feelings for her are genuine thanks to our lovely Marichat moment. And it leads her to say that she doesn’t want to play with his feelings.

She starts to fumble through her words, but eventually Chat gets the hint.

This. This is the point where we get to see what Chat will do.

THIS LOOK ACTUALLY FREAKED ME OUT SO BAD!! I was thinking ‘noooo, please tell me he doesn’t...’

And then.... he didn’t.

He didn’t fall back into giving her the cold shoulder. He didn’t lash out at her again. He didn’t make her feel bad about crushing on someone else.

(the cheek kisses are normal for friends over there, so I feel it’s important to say that he’s not overstepping his bounds here.) He doesn’t say he’ll give up, but he does say that he understands and reaffirms the friendship she’s given him. He’s not sulky or angry or any of the things he was before. He’s being a good partner, a good friend, and a good person.

And even while alone, he doesn’t plot ways to woo her immediately or draw up some sort of convoluted rival with some person whose name he doesn’t even know. He does say that he’ll love her and he wants her to love him too, but he’s happy to be friends with her. He’s happy she’s in his life and that’s all he needs at the moment.

It feels like there was a lot going on for Adrien as a character here. We get reaffirmation of his impulsive nature, his sometimes almost dangerous optimism, and we’re reminded of the fact that he acts on his emotions. He’s not perfect, and if he hadn’t apologized or cleaned up his act, I would have been a severely disappointed mama. But he did. I hope he doesn’t pull that kind of stunt with LB again, but I think it was good for the fanbase to see that he did. He can be irrational, angry, and frustrated with literally anyone he cares about. It was kind of like seeing him upset during the Christmas Special. But what makes him good is despite the fact that he allows his emotions to take control sometimes, he chose to fix it. And then, when he was tested again literally after he fixed his behavior, the alterations stuck. He didn’t take out his frustrations on LB and he didn’t do what he did during the fight. He said ‘ok’ and was kind.

But...hey, this is just my take on it. And I’m a bit of an Adrien and a bit of a Chat Noir fan, so.... X’D In my focus on Adrien/Chat Noir, I didn’t really go over what I think Marinette did wrong or right as a character (Honestly, I think she was mainly right except for literally one point), but yeah....

Anyhoot, this is just my ranting and some of my thoughts that I somehow managed to organize. X’D I hope you sort of enjoyed?? ^^;

#ml #ml spoilers #long

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