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scoupsahoy · 1 year

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it's 5am and im up for no reason time for everyones favorite segment: ryan's bad opinion corner

todays episode: stranger things fandom and ficdom pet peeves and things i find silly

disclaimer: it's 5am i'm grumpy and none of these things are worth getting angry about. i don't actually get mad at people who do this stuff or write these things. in fact i love torturing myself but more than that i like to read and sometimes people take these things and make it fun or dramatic and i love drama. most of these are just silly little things. we all have them snd i know for a fact that some people's pet peeve is just like. everything ive ever written

people who can't talk about mike wheeler without making it obvious how much they hate him irrationally. especially in fic. why are you making him so antagonistic towards everyone he is so desperate to be liked. have u seen that kid. have u watched the last four seasons of stranger things

people who can't be normal about billy. real bad opinion corner type shit but like. i wish people could write or talk about him without either excusing how shitty he is OR absolving him of all that. if you make him a cartoon villain you're kind of diminishing how fucked up and racist he was in canon, like that isn't enough to make him a shitty guy and an antagonist on his own. let people explore his character without forcing them to pick between "needs to be tortured to death for his crimes on screen Or Else you're a billy apologist" and "needs to be forgiven by everyone and kiss steve at the end"

not a pet peeve just kind of a thing that makes me tilt my head a bit bc i think it's kind of silly. future fics where dustin and suzie get married... like they met before high school i love suzie so bad but like what is the chance that every single one of the kids in the show is going to be with their middle school sweetheart their entire lives. this opinion does not extend to lucas and max i hope they get married.

when people imply that eddie or robin are biphobic. biphobia exists and is complicated and can be explored in fic or whatever but when i see gay characters who are massively biphobic and only the gay characters who are massively biphobic it sure rubs me the wrong way. gay people are not biphobic by default. ESPECIALLY IF ITS LIKE

fic where steve is literally fucking eddie and eddie's like "man i cant believe hes fucking me and he's straight and doesn't like men at all" like thats not even biphobic at that point like eddie you need to be punched in the head with a blunt object you are just stupid and not in a cute way. i can't read several thousand words of that. no one would act like that even if they were biphobic

when nancy isn't annoying. make her annoying. make her abrasive and judgmental and kind of mean. but also like. don't forget that she's like very smart and helpful and caring and full of guilt and love. you think she can't be good and amazing and also a bitch? god forbid women do anything.

******* just in general but i don't want to be crucified ive already made two deeply inflammatory statements

when people don't love lucas enough. love him more. you are silly.

when you're mad about popular fanon and write an angry fic basically using the characters to make your point for you. and i totally get it. if u hate that trope u can also say hit da bricks. but i can tell how pissed off u were about this while writing and it does not make me agree with u more. in fact it's an interesting enough thought experiment that it can stand on its own and having the argument in the fic where you're basically mad at the fandom makes me less inclined to agree with you or want to keep reading. this is mainly because fic is something that is enjoyable to me when it's written out of love for an idea rather than frustration. you can always tell when the writer is annoyed and it makes it wayyy less enjoyable to read

i feel like that last one was kinda mean (or it was before i took out the particular context bc even though it's unlikely anyone will read this i dont want the person who wrote the thing im talking about to catch wind of it) so im going back to sleep i love you

last one

people who go out of their way to tell an author that their headcanon is unrealistic or their writing pisses them off or they didn't like how something played out or how someone was characterized. get over it please if you didn't like it, it wasn't for you. complain to your friends if you must, not the artist. don't make people feel like shit i'll cut off the roof of your house like wile e coyote and i AM serious about this one

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cheeseeatingtrashmonster · 5 years

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Who Said That Every Wish Chapter 10: That Song

Nino wakes up. The new hero shows himself or herself.

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"So, okay, the adults all know the lie that Nino was taking you to his house," Adrien said on the way to the hospital. "Tell me what really happened?"

Felix filled him in, leaving out as much as he could to spare his brother's feelings about their father (like how long he had suspected), and skimming over why it was Carapace he sought out, and what happened once he was at the Lahiffe home.

"You fell asleep at Nino's?"

Somehow that was the part with which Adrien was struggling.

"Yes? Why?"

"You don't fall asleep easily when you're upset. I mean, you did when we got to the Dupain-Cheng's, but I figure you're exhausted. You really fell asleep at Nino's?"

"Yes. That's how he managed to leave without me knowing where he was going."

"You must have felt comfortable with him." Adrien gave Felix a suspicious look. "Which would be weird, because you usually avoid him."

"You know how awkward I am when I have a crush. Of course I avoid him usually."

Adrien stopped dead on the sidewalk. Felix, used to his dramatics, grabbed his sleeve and pulled him along.

"Since when do you have a crush on my best friend?" Adrien asked.

This time Felix stopped dead.

"What do you mean, 'since when'?"

"How long have you had a crush on him?"

"Since middle school?"

"What do you mean, 'since middle school'?" Adrien's eyes widened. He looked around to see if anyone had noticed them, then lowered his voice and repeated, "Since middle school?"

"Why are you acting surprised? You knew I liked him," Felix said, dragging Adrien forward once more. They were nearing the hospital parking lot.

"I definitely did not."

"You do know I'm gay, right?"

"Of course I know you're gay." Adrien rolled his eyes.

"But when your gay brother said 'I like Nino. What the hell do I do? How did this happen to me?' you thought...?"

"I thought you find Nino annoying and liking him as a friend was not something you expected."

"Your advice was to take him to see a movie and have dinner together!"

"Yes, that's a great way to be better friends!"

"I don’t even like going to the movies!" Felix rubbed at his growing headache with the heel of his hand.

"Oh... that's true."

"How did you miss this?"

"To be fair... I thought you were lying about not dating Nath?" Adrien scratched the back of his neck.

"Why would I lie to you about that?"

He never got an answer because Adrien had turned his model charm on the receptionist to find out where Nino was. They made their way to his room with a detour to the waiting room from the night before. The Peacock Miraculous was nowhere to be found.

"Hey, boys," Mrs. Lahiffe said when they knocked on the open door frame. "He hasn't woken up yet, but the doctor said any time now. You can wait with us. I'm sure he'd like to see you both."

"Where's Mel?" Adrien asked.

"Switching places with Chris. He'll be here soon, and Mel will get some sleep when the phone isn't ringing."

They settled in to wait. Adrien chatted with Mrs. Lahiffe and then with Chris when he showed up. Felix was happy to sit by himself and fiddle with Nino's glasses. He tried to make himself look at Nino, but seeing him so still and quiet was hard. Bandages were scattered across his visible skin and IV lines fed into his arm. But with all of that, the thing that looked most wrong to Felix was the lack of glasses, hat, and headphones. Those things were just so a part of Nino's essence that their lack made Felix too sure that this couldn't be a dream. A dream version of Nino would always have those things. Not that Felix dreamed of him (often).

An idea occurred to Felix after another nurse popped in and out. He pulled out his phone and started scrolling through his music.

"Adrien, what's that song?" he asked as he skimmed song titles.

"What song?"

"That one. The one Nino and I talked about."

"You think I keep track of your conversations?"

"You were part of the conversation. The three of us don't talk often. What's that one song?"

"Oh, that one!"

After a minute or two of figuring out if the song was really called what they thought, music came from Felix's phone. He set it down on the bed and went back to folding and unfolding the arms of the glasses.

"He does love this song," Chris said with a chuckle. "I'm so sick of it."

"He got irrationally angry when he found out that Felix likes pop," Adrien said. "Nino says it ruins Felix's entire aesthetic. I say it makes more sense than anything else about him."

"You keep talking about me like I'm not here," Nino said.

The flurry of activity once again overwhelmed Felix. He tried to step into the hallway if only to get some distance from all the tears and motherly affection, but Adrien stared him down. Felix stayed close to the door but didn't leave.

"Am I seeing double, or did Adrien get back early?" Nino asked. He blinked slowly, eyes on one twin, then the other for a few seconds, eyebrows furrowing. "Actually, you both look like Adrien, and that's confusing."

"I heard you were going to meet Felix to bring him home and got mugged and Ladybug brought you here," Adrien said, coming over to stand by the head of Nino's bed as the doctor did some kind of exam. Felix was glad Adrien thought to fill Nino in on the lie instead of leaving him to come up with his own.

"I don't remember." Nino's eyes were falling closed again. "Can I kick you guys out? I love you all, but I just want to sleep for a year."

Everyone moved towards the door except the doctor and Mrs. Lahiffe.

"Wait, Adrien," Nino called, struggling to open his eyes again. "You're here, not in Milan?"

"Yeah, there was a whole thing with Felix being missing. Nathalie dragged me back late last night."

"Okay, good." His eyes dropped closed again. “Nathalie and Adrien are back.”

In the hallway, Chris went to call Melanie. Felix pulled Wayzz from his pocket and huddled against the wall with Adrien to shield the kwami from anyone passing.

"Wayzz, do you want to stay with Nino now? We'll bring you kale each time we visit." Wayzz nodded and zipped into the room, finding a hiding place under Nino's pillow when the doctor and Mrs. Lahiffe looked away.

"So... what do we do now?" Adrien asked as they wandered the halls.

"I think it's time Chat Noir looked for that new hero," Felix said. "Whoever this is- and I suspect it's the Peacock- they just did what we've been trying to do for years. We need to know who this is, and if they're a threat. If they're on our side, they should try to contact us. If they're against us and they were just getting the competition of Hawkmoth out of the way, we have bigger problems. And when and how, exactly, did they take the miraculous from me?"

"Does this mean you'll be the one going?" Plagg asked, poking his head out of his pocket. "Adrien's ring is too tiring, and I've had so little cheese since you ran away." He sighed dramatically.

"Adrien's better at meet and greet," Felix said.

"Hawkmoth is gone," Plagg said. "You were quitting because your dad's Hawkmoth. And now there's no more Hawkmoth. Suit up, kid."

"I can do it," Adrien said.

"Felix is better at city wide searches," Plagg argued.

"This wouldn't be a search," Felix said. "This would be running around the city so the news picks up that one of the heroes has been spotted and waiting for them to come to us."

"Do you think he or she has the Butterfly Miraculous?" Adrien asked.

"I hope so," Plagg said. "Nooroo is annoying. He'll be more annoying the longer he's not with the rest of us, so we better find him soon."

"Will you stay here?" Adrien asked Felix. "I'll go make myself seen, pose on the roof of the mansion and a couple landmarks, stuff like that, but will you stay here? I don't want it to be awkward with your crush or whatever, but I want another miraculous holder here, even if you can't transform."

"Is it still a crush if they both like each other and have already kissed?" Plagg asked.

"Wait, what?" Adrien shot a look not at Felix, but at Plagg. "Are you just making things up?"

"If I remove my finger will the ring no longer belong to me?" Felix asked, shoving Plagg's head into his pocket. "Because we're in a hospital, this would be the best place to try."

"There was kissing?" Adrien's eyes lit up. "Are you and Nino dating? You two kissed? And I missed it? You two make the cutest couple. I'm so happy for you." He threw his arms around Felix.

"We kissed, yes, but that's it," Felix said, relaxing a bit with Adrien's arms around him. "There was no talk of dating or coupledom."

"Felix," Adrien stopped walking, yanking Felix to a stop as well. "Was that your first kiss?"

"That I'm not answering," he said, turning his face away and reaching up to disconnect Adrien's arms.

"It was, he said so," Plagg said from the pocket.

"Please transform so he can't keep talking," Felix begged Adrien.

"C'mon, Plagg," Adrien said, holding open the side of his shirt. "We'll be back soon. I still don't have a phone, so I'll meet you here or at Marinette's."

Felix found Chris in a nearby waiting room, playing a game on his phone.

"Adrien or Felix?" Chris asked. He asked this at school too, despite how different the twins dressed from each other. Felix was starting to suspect Chris could tell them apart and only asked to annoy them.

"Felix." He sat next to Chris and started fiddling with the glasses.

"Are those- are those Nino's?" Chris asked, looking surprised.

"Oh. Yes."

"How did you get them?"

"Ladybug," he lied.

"Why do you still have them?"

"...I don't know." Felix tried to make himself hand them to Chris, but his fingers instead ran over the frames in their familiar lines.

"Did you finally say something to him?" Chris asked.

"What do you mean?" Felix asked, looking up.

"All I know is, one twin spends every second with my brother and the other one spends every second looking at my brother."

Felix chuckled. "I didn't think that many people noticed. Adrien didn't even notice."

"Adrien didn't notice Marinette either," Chris said. "And everyone notices Marinette."

“She flails about too much not to,” Felix said. He flipped the arms of the glasses open and closed.

“Why don’t you hold on to those until he needs them?” Chris asked.

Felix nodded and let his attention focus on the hinge. Chris went back to his game. The hall was quiet, and they waited together, expecting nothing from the other and glad not to need to give for a few moments.

/*****/

Chat Noir was enjoying his run across Paris. He hadn't minded taking time off for the trip to Milan. It had been a nice break in routine, but hearing Felix was missing, then that Nino was hurt, then that his father was Hawkmoth, and feeling like there was nothing he could do about any of it had been difficult. Being Chat Noir always made him feel like he was making progress on anything bothering him. Even now, with each step Adrien felt like he was doing something to help Nino, doing something to solve more of the Hawkmoth puzzle, letting Paris know its guardians and heroes were here.

And maybe, just maybe, being Chat Noir would help Adrien make sense of the man he now knew his father was.

It was getting dark out when Adrien started thinking of going back to the Dupain-Cheng's. He decided to run through his usual patrol route one more time before heading back. He was halfway through when he realized he had someone following him. Whoever they were, they stayed in the shadows enough to keep Adrien from knowing if this was the same person who took down his father, but close enough to the light to let him know they were there. He trained his cat hearing on the figure, slowing just a bit, and heard one spine-chilling phrase.

"Hello, Adrien."

#miraculous ladybug #nelix #felix agreste #nino lahiffe #Who Said That Every Wish #Take Me Home #my writing #ten chapters up!#crazy!#happy new year!!

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