#miraculous team au

[saemi-the-writer]

∇ for Alya and Chloe

∇ -. old age/ageing headcanon

Sorry Anon, I hope you don't mind if I do it for my Miraculous team AU/fanon version of the characters because honestly, at this point of the story, I have a hard time imagining how any character will age ^^;

So Miraculous Team verse:

Alya

She will have a flourishing and fulfilling journalism career just like she dreamt it. After some extreme reports, she will settle back in Paris and will become the editor-in-chief of her own newspapers. After years of journalism, Alya will decide to slowly retire, entrust her newspapers to trustworthy people, and become an author. Her children's books will become especially popular in Europe, and some of her stories will become best-sellers internationally to the point they get (animated) movie adaptations - that she will closely supervise!

As for her relationship status, I can see her either staying single and living happily, being the "cool aunt" and "fairy godmother" of many children (both related and not); or married (not sure with whom yet though!) with 2 or 3 adopted kids.

Alya and Marinette will still be very close/best friends after years and a mentor for new Miraculous users (when she chooses to stop being one herself). Also close to her own family, her parents would be worried sick for her during her "journalist of the extreme" years, but still very proud of her.

Chloé

Choosing a career will be quite a challenge for her, it might take some time for her to know what she wants to do, what her skills would allow her to do, and so on. For about 5 years, she will be a food critic for a famous guide (think of the equivalent of the Michelin Guide), travelling around France. It will be a very good experience for her, but after having various stomach problems and her liver protesting, she decided to change her career path and take care of her health.

Chloé will travel with her girlfriend, then wife, Kagami around the world both for the latter fencer career, and to assist her in her other job. After a while, she will become an event planner and will enjoy it a lot, making some important events for people unforgettable (in a good way!).

She and her father will mend their bond in a healthy and loving way, Audrey Bourgeois merely a shadow of their past. She'll become one of the biggest fans of Zoé and a huge supporter (to the latter embarrassment and joy), advertising her little sister's movies and claiming loudly: "It's my baby sis!! Look! Isn't she cute? And talented? DON'T YOU DARE SAY NO!!!"

#miraculous ladybug #miraculous ladybug au #miraculous team au #alya cesaire #chloé bourgeois #yeah chloé's storyline is clearer #but not because I like Alya less! #it's just that I'm still hesitating for some of the main characters #I am seriously considering pairing Alya with Mireille XD #look I love DJwifi #but some relationships that start in middle school just won't last #and are not meant to #it doesn't mean it has to be tragic #I swear it broke my heart to imagine them breaking up too #but in my story line it makes sense #plus we get to see several example of relationships #I kinda see Alya in the asexual spectrum #or someone very independant

[georgi-girl]

Fanart of Miraculous Team volume 8: The Screamer.

Available to read on Fanfiction.net, Archive Of Our Own, and Deviantart.

In between fighting akumas, the Team members are psyching themselves up for school midterms, while famed rockstar Jagged Stone is psyching himself up to play with the iconic band KISS. He even commissions a certain designer to create a personalized face paint for him…

This volume focuses more on everyday teen stuff than akuma battles. Not that the featured akumas aren’t impressive (especially the titular one) A more appropriate cover would be all the teammates wearing face paint themselves, but there are already official paintings of that in SP’s DA gallery. So, I just drew the band’s faces: Demon and Starman on top, Starchild and Catman on the bottom. And in the middle is Jagged Stone’s; The Crocodile!

#fanart #miraculous team au #kiss band #fanfiction promotion

[aikoiya]

MLB AU - Mentor Kwami AU

I want a rewrite of Miraculous Ladybug where the Kwami really are wise mentors & not, essentially, children.

I suppose that this could work in an au where the Fox, Turtle, & Bee always have holders. In this au, the main five Miraculi, the Fox, Turtle, Bee, Butterfly, & Peacock, are normally supposed to act as the Ladybug & Black Cat’s main team with the Ladybug & Black Cat acting as team leaders.

Typically, the role of leader falls to whichever of the YinYang pair fits the role more, while the other acts as second-in-command.

Meanwhile, the other Miraculous would act as sort of guests.

This would correlate with my Second Power AU rather well.

I feel like I’d also like it if there were other magical things for them to deal with besides Hawkmoth. Things from the hidden magical world. I’d like to see them deal with French myths & legends, as well as other more well-known ones & not have them just brushed off as being a result of the Miraculous or something.

Or, the team could also be on the lookout for missing Miraculous beyond the ones from the Miracle Box.

#mlb #miraculous ladybug #mentor kwami au #miraculous team au

[peachcitt]

i have this special ability it’s like a superpower even. it’s very impressive. watch this (makes anything i make contact with somehow about the french children’s cartoon im obsessed with). yeah. jealous huh

#peach stuff #miraculous ladybug the bear au anyone. Who said that #(it was me i said it) #idk i just feel like sydney is so marinette in like. up and coming super talented and charming girl who is also extremely clumsy & awkward #teaming up with a traumatized pathetic wet cat of a man who is a perfectionist and has a weird sometimes tense relationship with his family #and a charismatic dead relative that died before the first episode started haunts the narrative. so uh. anyone getting that vibe #like. the dynamic is there you have to be real with me on this #anyway i just finished s2 of the bear i feel crazy. this show is crazy

[aganyan]

POKEMON!!

Outfits were originaly made by @pelagobin on Insta!

#miraculous ladybug #digital art #art #mlb #marc anciel #miraculous au #marcaniel #mlb au #nathaniel kurtzberg #marcnath #pokémon #pokemom team #my art

[imthepunchlord]

Zodiac Heroes au

Can you imagine an au where Fu only had the Chinese Zodiac + Turtle when HM arose? And he's kinda panicking as none of these are specifically good against the Butterfly. So what should he do?

What if he decides it's best to release them all. Fly his kwamis, fly!

As a whole Zodiac of heroes against 1 villain, that has to go right, right? The odds are in his favor... right?

And cue the absolute bedlam as there's a whole Zodiac of teens running around Paris, trying to figure out how to organize themselves, who should be the leader, or here to have fun and let loose and goof around. And Gabriel is screaming in his lair as everything but what he wanted came out to fight him. And Bustier is just genuinely scared for her job as most/all of her students just up and disappear during akuma attacks.

Just the sheer potential comedic chaos of this.

And a rare chance for some of the class to get a chance to really shine as characters. And exploring different dynamics and ways to solve akumas as no Ladybug is in Paris.

I may have to see if I can figure out how to write this sometime.

#miraculous ladybug #miraculous class #for those coming to me for miraculous teams #here you go #here's your miraculous team #kwami swaps #kwami swaps everywhere #zodiac heroes au #idk if I'd have Cat count as part of the Zodiac or not #I'm also not sure if all of Bustier's class should get a Miraculous #I'd have to think about it

[a-flaming-idiot]

Hawkmoth: *Sneaks in through the window* Mayura: *Flips light on to reveal her sitting in a chair while stroking Chat Noir in her lap* Mayura: "And where have you been all night, sir?" Hawkmoth: "I- I- *clear throat* If you must know, I was out battling that wretched little Ladybug and her friends into the early hours of the morning." *Spinny chair turns to reveal Ladybug laying across Rena Rouge's lap* Ladybug: "You wanna try again, Hawky?"

#miraculous ladybug #incorrect miraculous quotes #Hawkmoth #gabriel agreste #marinette dupain cheng #ladybug #rena rouge #alya cesaire #chat noir #adrien agreste #mayura #nathalie sancoeur #AU where the Ladybug vs Hawkmoth situation is more like a Team Rocket vs Ash rivalry #They beat each other up but also would totally be up to game night if it means they get to trash talk #Or teaming up to beat up a larger threat #Also Chat Noir is neutral and open to pets from either side

[wackus-bonkus-maximus]

summary

The trust between Ladybug and Chat Noir is stretched to breaking point when a new butterfly holder emerges in the wake of Monarque's defeat. Chat Noir doesn't know who to trust until Chrysalis confronts him with a truth Ladybug had tried to bury: Monarque made the Wish—and she wants Chat Noir’s help to undo it.

excerpt

“I shouldn’t,” she said quietly, turning her face away. “Besides, I’m not really in a party mood… there’s still Guardian stuff to do.” He studied her gaze, fixed on something unseen in the distance. Though he’d long grown accustomed to the way his heart tugged harder toward her the further away she went, this time the pang ground deeper in his chest. “Right, of course,” Chat Noir said, turning away too. “You took Monarque down.” You and Gabriel Agreste, he couldn’t help thinking. “I’m sure you have a lot to talk to Nooroo about. And Su Han. And the team.”  What a talk that would be, when Chat Noir would receive the play-by-play alongside all the other Holders. There was no point being angry about it. Not when Gabriel was gone, when Ladybug wore her victory like a shroud, when there was still so much work to do. Chat Noir didn’t know how to be angry without destroying anything—and so much had already been destroyed.  “And you have to find a new Butterfly Holder too, right?”

so excited to do this collab with @ladyofthenoodle! this fic is gonna be amazing guys. don't let all the angst scare you away from the happy ending ;)

#double posting = double exposure #ml fanfic #miraculous fanfic #enemies au #ladynoir enemies #established adrinette #miraculous team #post-s5 #ml re-creation #lies of attrition

[miabrown007]

Felonies and Other Love Languages

Adrien Agreste: rich, lonely, freshly aware of the fact that he's expected to take over not a fashion, but a drug empire. Marinette Dupain-Cheng: broke, angry, freshly aware of the fact that bringing down drug empires is a blast. But where would she be without her team, Alya and Nino, and her very good friend, Luka? Not to mention the team’s newest addition, the kind, the funny, the ultra charming Chat Noir. If Marinette likes him, that’s alright, though. It isn’t like she’s dating Adrien Agreste for real. It’s all just part of her ten-step plan to make the Agrestes meet their demise.

Chapter 3 - Pandora’s Box (12,708 words, 3/32 chapters)

Adrien would like to walk along the edge of the curb with his arms outstretched. Like he used to when his mother was there, her palm hovering a breath away from his, ready to catch him anytime.

Instead, he scurries between patches of light on the crushed stone path of Place des Vosges. He doesn't understand why being late fazes him.

He shouldn’t even be here.

He should be up at the office, checking the CCTV footage with Kim to notify the police about the break-in. Or he should be at dinner, informing his father about today’s mishap. He shouldn’t be sneaking out under the disguise of meeting Chloé for drinks. And he definitely shouldn’t, under any circumstances, be searching for Carapace’s hooded figure in the shadows of the park.

In his head, Adrien knows that. But he follows his heart. And his heart rounds a corner with a leap, only to come to a halt in front of a well-lit fountain.

“I thought you wouldn’t come,” Carapace says, his eyes shining brightly over his green facemask. He has his arms crossed over his chest in what seems to be a futile attempt at keeping himself warm in the spring chill, dressed in nothing but a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles T-shirt.

Adrien doesn’t hold back his grin. With his own mask in place, it’s not like Carapace can see it. “You know what they say about curiosity and the cat.”

It’s a stupid joke, but if he made up a cat-themed persona for himself, he intends to commit to the bit. Plagg would surely be proud of him. (Even if, realistically speaking, Adrien knows that house cats, much like fathers, are never actually proud. Still, he likes to pretend that what they share is special and goes beyond owning a Blue Ribbon pedigree.)

“You expect you’re walking into your doom and still show up? Admirable,” Carapace chuckles, unaware of the truth those words actually hold. “Now come on, the others are waiting for us. I promise we don’t bite.” He starts on one of the paths leading out of the park, muttering under his nose, “Well, most of us.”

Adrien decides he doesn't actually want to know what Carapace means by that. In his hurry to catch up, the gravel almost slips out from under Adrien’s sneakers, but by some miracle—or years and years of athletic training—he keeps himself upright. “What did you say, who are these people we are meeting?”

The light of a street lamp glinting in Carapace’s glasses as he spares Adrien a glance. “I didn’t.”

It’s more than fair to receive the same non-answer to his question as Adrien had given earlier that day. Still, his chuckle is nervous. He fights the fidgety feeling that urges him to double check that the GPS on his phone is switched on.

“Don’t stress about it, they are friends,” Carapace adds in a softer tone as they exit the park on the northern side and stop in the shadow of the arcades. “We’re almost there, so I’ll have to ask you to put this on,” he says, handing Adrien a baby blue knitted scarf.

“There’s a dress code? This place must be really fancy,” Adrien laughs as he takes the piece of fabric and wraps it around his neck.

Carapace blinks at him, twice, before a chuckle leaves him too. “No, it’s— It’s for your eyes, actually. Just a precaution until we know we can trust you.”

Thank god it’s pitch dark and he can’t see the way Adrien flushes.

“Yeah, I— I knew that. Obviously!”

With much more reluctant motions, he re-ties the scarf around his eyes. He had considered swapping his contacts for glasses—for the sake of an even less Adrien Agreste™-looking disguise—but now he’s glad he’d dropped the idea. Blindfolding himself with them on would be a pain. Actually, merely existing with glasses and a facemask on is a pain, as Adrien was forced to discover this afternoon after much experimenting with the concept.

So, contacts, and anxiety over being only fashionably late it was.

“Sorry, it’s part of the protocol. Let me spin you right round here for a second,” Carapace says, his voice lighthearted. He grabs Adrien by the shoulders and turns him around a few times, until he has no idea what is up and what is down. “Thank you for choosing the Rena Rouge entertainment park, we hope you had a good time,” he says, in the worst imitation of a carnival pitchman.

Still, it somewhat eases the knot in Adrien’s stomach that’s as tight as Nathalie’s hairdo on any given day.

“And now, this way. We’re almost there,” Carapace says, grabbing his upper arm and guiding him forward.

The irony of their first meeting going almost exactly like this—only with their roles reversed—isn’t lost on Adrien, but at this point, he just follows the instructions. He's pretty good at that.

Losing his sight serves to draw his attention to his other senses. He’s acutely aware of the silence stretching between them, the noises of cars and buzzing electric advertisements on shops’ façades.

The pavement under his feet takes a sharp turn, and the city’s noises melt into the background, signalling their approaching arrival. Adrien can’t decide if that or his still spinning head is the reason he feels like he’s going to throw up his supper.

“Who is Rena Rouge?” he asks, despite his nausea.

The beam is evident in Carapace’s voice, even over the sound of a door opening and closing behind them. “Oh, Rena Rouge? Just the most amazing, passionate, talented girl in the whole wide world, who, coincidentally, also makes the best colombo.”

"Your girlfriend?" Adrien guesses.

"For the time being," a cheeky voice slices through the vanilla and pastry-flavoured air.

Carapace comes to a sudden halt. "Hey, what‘s that supposed to mean?"

"Well,” presumably-Rena Rouge says, “we are getting married sometime in the future, aren't we?"

"That's like, the worst way to put that, babe," he argues but laughs along nevertheless.

There’s another giggle, one that eases the trembling of Adrien’s stomach. "Um, guys. The plan."

"Right, the plan!" Rena Rouge confirms, as if she has completely forgotten they are, indeed, in the middle of something that is starting to feel suspiciously like a hostage situation.

Adrien, who at this point would really like to see his surroundings, shifts on his feet. "So, what's the plan?"

Suddenly, someone removes his scarf, two bluebell eyes staring into his soul. "You are the plan, Chat Noir!"

[read the whole chapter on AO3]

#miraculous ladybug #ladynoir #ladybug #ml fanfic #chat noir #miaraculous writing #heist au #faoll #felonies and other love languages #enemies au #in which Chat Noir joins the team dead set on terminating the Agrestes. nothing goes wrong

[kari-go]

How about Feline club kwami swap? I mean, for some reason they had to swap their miraculous. And by the way, I love the feline club idea, It will be an au like Rabbit Hole?

Lila and Alix would not do that great with Prowl. Lila would have an issue with being invisible and that would hinder her, she'd be kinda pissed that she only has one power. Alix would do better than Lila, she still might have some issues with self-control.

Ivan would struggle with Brilliance but would be happy to have a Cure. Alix would have some better control of Brilliance, as it's better to perceive than Cataclysm and her precision is pretty good so she'd do better with staying further away from the fight and doing stuff from there. She probably wouldn't like it tho

Lila wouldn't do bad with Cataclysm but would prefer Brilliance since it's more attention-catching. Ivan would also do better with Cataclysm, Brilliance is just more scary to him.

As for the kwamis, Lila would find Roaar and Plagg a bit annoying. She'd get along with Roaar quicker than with Plagg.

Alix wouldn't mind Luxx but she'd think that he's a bit bland. She'd really like his nonchalantness with the miraculous stuff and how much he tells her (she'd be kinda concerned/suspicious at first tho). Roaar would love Alix, thought Alix would find her a little annoying, and thinks that she could tone it down a bit or be less,,, childish.

Ivan and Luxx? Great, absolutely chill, Luxx would encourage Ivan to be more free and stand up for himself. Plagg would keep his distance at first (just like with all of his holders) but would warm up pretty quickly, maybe he'd think that Ivan is a bit boring and could spice his life up a little.

No, it was just an art request and ask. I wouldn't have thought of this thing if no one asked.

#geez i havent thought about rabbit holes in a while #been thinking about big hero team lately #i love those aus #there are so many opportunities #i actually had one before i even started changing the kwamis #i think i talked about it once here but I'm not sure #adrien and zoe were in it #ask #miraculous ladybug #kwami swap #tiger miraculous #lion miraculous #cat miraculous #ivan bruel #lila rossi #alix kubdel #tiger!ivan #lion!lila #cat!alix #tiger!alix #tiger!lila #lion!ivan #lion!alix #cat!ivan #cat!lila

[saemi-the-writer]

André/Audrey - 16

I- uh... never expected to ever get this pairing into my inbox, to be honest! O_O *cackles*

I hope you were not expecting anything fluffy or healthy for them though, Anon!

16. When the zombie apocalypse comes, how do they cope together?

I'd honestly be more surprised that the two even survive it, even if we imagine Zombizou-like zombies! Canon or Fanon XD

Canon Audrey/André

I guess the reason they managed to survive would be that, thanks to their respective fortune and network, they managed to leave Paris with their daughters (I can't imagine - pre season 5 - André wanting to leave them behind, Audrey, well......) and go either to New York or a (hastly bought) deserted island where they built barricades and hire people to do all the "grunt work" for them.

Best case: André and his wife bond again after escaping a dire ending and they try to rebuild their lives together as a family, a bit like the end of season 3. But since they're kinda stuck together, the two realize that they need to change some things to survive, either they find common ground, and maybe being kept busy and (kinda forced) working as a team help them overcoming (or ignoring) their trauma. Otherwise, the house is big enough for them to live without interacting much.

Worst case: they're more trauma-bonding, and Audrey being the toxic binch she is, gets the upper hand and becomes even worse than before, since she doesn't have her work to take some of her frustration on. Meanwhile, André tries to get some crumbs of positivity or tries to go back to making some amateurish movies with both Chloé and Zoé, to entertain themselves.

Fanon Audrey/André (Miraculous Team verse)

They don't make it together. Only one "survives".

Audrey survive:

she'd use André and the girls as human shields

or she'd straight up leave them behind, running for her life without caring one bit about them

André would survive if he heard/realized Audrey would not only use him as bait or shield but also Chloé & Zoé. He'd be so horrified and furious he'd kick/push Audrey towards the zombies himself.

André: "But darling, wait! The girls can't keep up!"

Audrey: "Whatever, let the zombies eat/kiss them, it'd slow them down!"

André: 😐"........................................." *kicks her towards the zombies, take the girls' hands and run*

#miraculous ladybug #andre bourgeois #audrey bourgeois #chloe bourgeois #zoe lee #asks #saemi answers #my headcanons #ml headcanons #this took me by surprise #never thought I'd be asked about these two as a pairing! #but why not #miraculous team au

[georgi-girl]

Fanart for Miraculous Team Volume 1: Origins.

Available to read in Fanfiction.net, AO3, and Deviantart.

an ancient evil is reawakened, and fourteen teenagers are chosen to become superheroes! This was written long before the Zodiac Miraculous were revealed, so for most of the kids, SP created his own Miraculous, and made some changes to the ones in canon. I figure the best cover art would be all the Miraculous symbols surrounding Hawk Moth’s symbol. Partway through drawing, I realized it was reminiscent of the Cipher Wheel from Gravity Falls; which is fine since both SP and I love that series. Anyway, clockwise from top right the symbols are:

The Cat Miraculous: a ring. Kwami: Plagg. Special Power: Cataclysm (and unlike canon, they can use their powers more than once) Special Tool: collapsible metal staff. Holder: Adrien, alias Chat Noir

The Turtle Miraculous: a jade bracelet. Kwami: Wayzz. Special Powers: Force Fields and minor healing. Special Tool: shield shaped like a turtle shell and a pair of tonfas. Holder: Nino, alias Carapace.

The Bee Miraculous: a hair comb. Kwami: Pollen. Special Power: Shrinking (which I like better than Venom) Special Tool: spinning trombo that creates whirlwinds. Holder: Chloe (who has more character development in one chapter, than she has in the entire canon) alias Queen Bee.

The Spider Miraculous: a wrist watch. Kwami: Arri. Special Power: Sticking to Walls. Special Tool: an extendible lasso. Holder: Max, alias Arachnid.

The Dragonfly Miraculous: a necklace. Kwami: Daria. Special Powers: Flight and Super Speed. Special Tool: Discus. Holder: Alix, alias Dragonfly.

The Deer Miraculous: a pin. Kwami: Pinn. Special Power: Turning Invisible. Special Tools: bow and an an endless supply of arrows. Holder: Mylan, alias Forest Doe.

The Raven Miraculous: a belt buckle. Kwami: Tammura. Special Power: Manipulating Shadows. Special Tool: obsidian mirror. Holder: Juleka, alias Corbie Noir.

The Flamingo Miraculous: a hair clip. Kwami: Flintt. Special Power: Self-Multiplying. Special Tool: walking stick shaped like a flamingo’s head. Holder: Rose, alias The Flamingo.

The Bear Miraculous: a spiked wristband. Kwami: Murria. Special Power: EarthShaking (causing earthquakes). Special Tools: knuckledusters. Holder: Ivan, alias Grizzly Bear.

The Antelope Miraculous: a leather bracelet. Kwami: Impp. Special Power: Incredible Leaps. Special Tool: wooden bat. Holder: Kim, alias Antelope.

The Red Panda Miraculous: an artists’ glove. Kwami: Mullan. Special Power: Bringing drawings to life. Special Tool: a spear that turns into a pen. Holder: Nathaniel, alias Panda Roux.

The Wolf Miraculous: brooch. Kwami: Mikka. Special Power: Ice Breath. Special Tools: bladed fans. Holder: Sabrina, alias Louve Gris.

The Fox Miraculous: pendant. Kwami: Trixx. Special Powers: Mirages (and levitation!) Special Tool: Flute. Holder: Alya, alias Rena Rouge.

The Ladybug Miraculous: earrings. Kwami: Tikki. Special Power: No Lucky Charm, but she still has that sixth-sense special sight that helps her come up with a plan. Special Tool: yo-yo. Holder: Marinette, alias Ladybug.

#fanart #miraculous team au #fan miraculous #Fanfiction promotion

[beezonia]

Okay Félix’s huisian Zoruark is technically his dads

Colt’s family basically bred them for power and since Félix was the only heir it was his job to keep it up

This was only because the fathoms used the power for keeping themselves at the top and the ghost type scared the shit out of most of the subordinates

Felix decides to put a stop to that and make sure he and his zoruark have a good bond instead of hurting the pokèmon by overworking it

She’s really friendly once she gets used to you!

So she’s actually his closest pokèmon next to Molly (thievul)

#miraculous #miraculous au #pokemon au #felix graham de vanily #I really need to think of a name for this au #technically colt was part of the evil team before he died #so using pokèmon for power was in fe’s blood #colt manipulated him to believe it was the right way #until he meets Adrien and Marinette again #they guide him onto a better path for him and his pokèmon #miraculous mons au

[celestiall0tus]

Miraculous AU Hero Redesigns and Swaps

Here are the first set of redesign that I had done that's for my Miraculous AU

#miraculous #miraculous ladybug #miraculoustalesofladybugandcatnoir #fanart #miraculous fanart #au #alternate universe #miraculous au #digital art #design #redesign character #miraculous redesign #mlb redesign #redesign #kwami swap #mlb au #mlb fandom #mlb fanart #miraculous team

[goggles-mcgee]

Ashes of Rage: Act 1 - A Win...And A Lose

Chapter 3 of the story for @miner249er

AO3 Last Chapter

Summary: Nadja was prepared for a story, but not this one.

A Win...And A Lose:

Nadja barely had time to buckle her seat belt before the station van took off, if they had been in a cartoon, Nadja was sure they would have left a cloud of smoke in the shape of the van. Usually she would be annoyed at the driver, Adam, for his horrid driving and lack of consideration for her and her cameraman, Laurent, but at the moment it was a passing thought. They had the potential to get a big story before everyone else. One of their informants had notified the station of a big explosion, the location being the Agreste Mansion. The informant also told them that the local heroes were also there so there was a good chance this was the work of an akuma or sentimonster. Something in Nadja’s gut though felt like that was wrong, or not wrong but not the complete truth. Nadja was never a superstitious person but if her gut was telling her something, she was going to listen. It never steered her wrong, the only times things went wrong were when she ignored her gut, like that disastrous interview with Ladybug and Chat Noir. 

Her gut had told her it was not a good idea to listen to her producers and director but in her fear to please them she ignored her gut. She had always been a people pleaser growing up so it should have been no surprise that she folded to their demands but Nadja still felt like the worst person in the world when she saw how Ladybug reacted to all her questions. Then, of course, Nadja broke under all the pressure and got akumatized, she had never been more ashamed. Especially when she got home and Manon told her Prime Time had been scary, she swore to never let it happen again. Manon was still dealing with her time as an akuma, more so since Hawkmoth used her once more. Nadja had to take her daughter out of the city just to get some therapy, though she didn’t have time to get her own therapist, Nadja would take that time to just have a good cry and curse the man who gave her daughter horrid nightmares. 

Akumas were the number one cause of damage nowadays and boy could they cause some damage, but this…this was worse. This was something more and somehow Nadja just knew this was going to change Paris as a whole. She just hoped it would be for the better, they needed better, they deserved better after the long tirade of Hawkmoth. She fully believed in the heroes that protected Paris but it was hard to live in the shadow that was Hawkmoth and she could tell it had been wearing on the heroes after each battle with an akuma or sentimonster. Ladybug had stopped doing interviews after her battles and just gave a promise to the people of Paris that she would do everything in her power to protect them. Perhaps it had been the tone of her voice, or the look in her eyes or the way she held herself but after that day many news stations stopped badgering for interviews. Some of course still bothered the heroine but for the most part it was like they all saw how serious Ladybug had grown. Oh, she had always been serious but there was just something different that time. 

Nadja had put her foot down after that, she refused to stalk the hero and it had almost been at the cost of her job but something miraculous had happened, her producers and director listened to her. She, of course, still covered the akum and sentimonster battles but instead of trying to question the heroes she instead interviewed the victims and those who were affected by the chaos. It turned out to be a great idea of hers and their station got more popular since others seemed to only try and interview the heroes about what happened. Sometimes they’d interview the victim but never as gently nor as in depth as Nadja did. It painted Bemused News in a new positive light and they got more traffic on their site. Nadja had even been given a raise for all her work. It was wonderful, it was great, but most of all, it was all because of Ladybug and Marinette. 

Thinking of her goddaughter always brought a soft smile to Nadja’s face. Marinette had always been a kind kid and as she grew, so did her kindness. It was a wonderful thing to witness, Marinette was very special and Nadja thanked God that she was able to have the girl in her life, especially when Manon came along. Nadja still made mistakes as a single mom but Marinette helped her so much, she offered to watch Manon whenever she could and even when Nadja brought her at the last minute. It wasn’t fair to Marinette but the teen always took it in stride and Nadja made sure to pay her extra.  Manon adored her god-sister and always ranted for hours after she spent the day with Marinette about everything they did and just how cool Marinette was. Manon loved the teen so much, it was clear to see, that’s why Nadja hadn’t found another sitter. Well, actually, that was a lie. She had tried to find another sitter to take some of the responsibility off of Marinette but none of them meshed well with Manon. Or Manon didn’t like them.

One quit before their shift was up and cited that her daughter was too difficult, okay that was not their original wording but if Nadja thought of what they had originally said she would feel compelled to find them and fight them. One was nice enough to quit after the first day with Manon, they just said they had thought they could handle being a babysitter since their mom thought they’d be good at it, but after watching Manon they didn’t think it was the job for them. One had been a lady who was a ‘professional’ nanny and it had seemed to go well until Manon had come home with a bruise on her backside. Apparently the nanny had been forced to punish Manon with a ‘good’ spanking after her daughter had acted out. Needless to say, Nadja stopped employing the woman and may or may not have found out the other customers the woman had and told them what she had done. It was one thing to put the child in timeout or take away treats, but she thought it was absolutely not necessary for a nanny to put their hands on the children in their care. 

It was a lot, it still was a lot if Marinette wasn’t available but she would never fault the teen for…well, being a teen. The girl always had so much going on, what with being Class President, an upcoming designer, a helper at her parent’s shop and much and much more. The girl was like a professional multi-tasker if she focused, but she tended to have trouble with keeping time and being on time. It was part of her charm though. Though they were still working on the girl not falling for Manon’s puppy eyes, they were good but Nadja had built up a resistance to it. Marinette….not so much, it was funny but the teen swore she would get better and Nadja had nothing but faith in her. Thinking of the teen reminded her she wanted to commission her to make a birthday gift for Manon. The little one had been in a Barbie hyperfixation lately, but especially Island Princess and she had been wanting the fancy dress. She had begged her mom for one and Nadja said she might get it for her birthday, she tried to look for one but none were what she knew her daughter wanted so she had the idea to ask Marinette. Anything the teen made was fantastic and good quality. 

Her thoughts were interrupted when the van screeched to a halt and Nadja felt the seatbelt dig into her body uncomfortably. She heard Laurent’s breath forced out of them and Nadja had been ready to yell at Adam until the doors to the van opened by none other than Adam, how he got out and to the door so fast Nadja would never know, the sight that greeted them was like nothing she had ever seen. A thin layer of dust was swirling and coating the air, rubble was everywhere and there was this… suppressive air that clung to everything it seemed. It was quiet. No one said a word nor breathed too loudly, this was more destruction than they were used to, than they ever hoped to see. The Agreste Mansion was no more, it looked like an abandoned sand castle on a beach that was left behind when the builder went home and the waves and other things destroyed the sand structure. It was surreal. Laurent was already filming but no words were said as they all took in the damage, Nadja sincerely hoped that no one had been in the mansion when the explosion happened but the dread she felt in her heart was not very convincing. 

Everyone in Paris and maybe the whole world knew how much of a hermit Gabriel Agreste was, the times he actually left his home were rare and Adrien, everyone knew how packed his schedule was but they also knew he actually wasn’t away from his home a lot even with how busy he was. Nathalie, Nadja had only met her briefly, but where M Agreste was, there she was. Plus it was night, which didn’t exactly paint a hopeful picture, but Nadja still hoped, she still prayed that no one had been home. The silence started to feel oppressive and Nadja knew she had to start reporting so she took in a deep breath and turned towards Laurent who nodded at her signal. She opened her mouth to give her usual opening but closed it just as fast. It felt wrong to use the word ‘bemused’ in this context and this wasn’t a plan segment. 

“This is Nadja Chamack. I am standing before the Agreste Mansion that, as you can see, has suffered great damage.” Nadja began a little stiltedly. She felt wrong-footed but knew she had to push on. “A source called the station to inform us of the…’explosion.’  No words can explain just how… haunting the scene is, how terrifying. There is no known sign pointing to the origin of said explosion but according to the eye witness, it wasn’t an akuma. They claim that the explosion came from the house itself.” 

It felt wrong to speak so clinically but that was the job and if she even, for one moment, thought about the possibility that they would find a body or more as they filmed she would break down and possibly throw up. The dark, morbid thoughts made her stomach twist. “What happened to the famous Agreste Mansion if it was not the work of an akuma? Was it an accident? Perhaps a gas leak that wasn’t noticed until it was too late. Or was this a direct attack of the remaining Agreste’s?”

Nadja really hoped not. She knew Marinette and the boy, Adrien, were friends and she just knew if it was a direct attack or not, the girl would be very upset. She was fiercely protective of her friends and family. “Could it have been an upset competitor? Or maybe even an obsessed fan? We have yet to know but hopefully we’ll get more answers as we look around-”

The reporter was cut off when they heard a young voice squeal. They all looked up and saw as Noc-Turtle carried a child away from the scene. That’s when Nadja finally noticed that the scene had been a bit too quiet. People were nosy, especially Parisians who hoped to catch glimpses of the town’s heroes. But the scene they came upon had no observers which should have clearly been a sign that the heroes had gotten there first and did what they did best, protect. There were always some heroes who helped evacuate the masses when an akuma or sentimonster were on a rampage. That was one of the reasons that the media took a step back from hounding the heroes with personal questions and such. It was easy to see how seriously they took each attack and it made you feel shameful if you jeopardized the safety of yourself and others just to get a scoop or a half-answer. “It would appear that we are not the first to arrive at the scene but that is to be expected of Team Miraculous.” 

“If the heroes got here so fast, it begs the question, where are the police?” All the media lately had been questioning the police, not so much the BSPP as they still did their jobs and did it well, but it seemed like the police were doing the bare minimum. Usually they pulled up to a scene later than most even if the problem wasn’t an akuma. Officer Raincomprix was the only one who seemed genuinely mad about not being to a scene faster, the man looked more and more stressed the longer it went on, but never resigned. It smelt of corruption, whether it be rookies or higher-ups and not for the first time, nor the last, did Nadja believe they were being bribed by Hawkmoth. As per the usual, the BSPP arrived to help manage the small fires that surrounded the destroyed mansion and the debris.  She assumed they had already been called by eye-witnesses and therefore knew as much as she did. She just hoped they questioned her and her crew after they were done filming. 

Another look around made Nadja aware of not just Noc-Turtle but also Bee-Witch and Fox-Tail clearing out civilians, they did so so swiftly it was like second nature for them. The thought hurt, that these heroes were so used to trying to keep everyone safe no matter the situation. It didn’t matter if the akuma was M Pidgeon levels of harm or worse…like Syren. Not many spoke of that akuma and that’s because not many had worked through the trauma it brought. No news reported on it because most news reporters were stuck somewhere high up, the water took out their power lines, thus their internet and the fact many people had died that day, news employees as well. No one wanted to talk about dying and being revived by the magical power of the ladybugs that washed over Paris, it became known as the Miraculous Cure. One of Nadja’s coworkers had been one of those many who had fallen victim to the water, the poor man was still afraid to go near any water. When they had a segment near the Seine who refused to go anywhere near it. No one could argue with him, not that they wanted to but still. It was hard to argue in the face of the outright terror the man had. 

Looking at all the destruction though, Nadja just hoped that the Miraculous Cure came swiftly. There was no way that the people in the surrounding buildings or just in the area had not been hurt at the least. No the least would be leaving the area with no wounds or bruises, the most would be death and that was never an easy thing to swallow when in the face of such destruction. Nadja looked over everything once again and noted that Laurant was as well, though with the camera. It was definitely something to see, especially for those who knew how protected the mansion seemed to be. They had all seen pieces of the system when Jackady had taken over the TVi Station when they were filming The Challenge . It was as impressive as it was insane, the shutters on the windows, the amount of cameras, it was another thing many did not speak about publicly, but behind closed doors it was major gossip. The recluse Gabriel Agreste fashioned his house with military levels of security? It was odd. More than even. Of course there were some who argued for the man, he was famous, plus his wife was missing and it felt awful to call him crazy if he simply did it to protect his son and himself. But that was the thing, what if all that security was for something more?

Sabine and Nadja were no better than most when it came to gossip and it was one of the things they often spoke of. Nadja was always the one to bring up the outlandish theories, drug ring, trafficking, maybe even the corpse of Emilie Agreste hidden somewhere but Sabine was the one who argued for the man, well not really him but for Adrien. Sabine thought all the security was for Adrien’s safety even if it was over-the-top and worrisome. Sabine wanted to see the good while Nadja saw the odd, she saw the potential story. Looking at how far down the house went, Nadja would bet her entire salary that Gabriel Agreste had skeletons in his closet. She wasn’t the only one to notice how odd it was that the house went further down, way past a basement level. The BSPP members were all looking down too and were shouting if anyone was down there but Nadja could see the apprehension and confusion at the large hole in the mansion. Thankfully she wasn’t the only one weirded out by it. 

“ Nadja .” Laurant whispered harshly which pulled Nadja’s attention back to the camera. 

She quickly schooled her face into her ‘reporter’ face as Manon called it. “As you can see, myself and the BSPP have been caught off guard by a massive…er, hole in the Agreste Mansion. It suggests that the mansion itself had more levels than the public knew. Could this be why it is in such a state now? Was this an attack on Gabriel Agreste for whatever was going on in the house? Hopefully we’ll have answers soon.”

The sound of things moving within the hole had everyone near it step back in alarm but the BSPP acted fast after that and threw down some rope into the hole and yelled for whoever was in there that they would get them out and if they couldn’t move to tie the rope to themselves and tug. It was silent for a couple of seconds and everyone was straining their ears to hear anything. Then a tug of the rope and a pull later and out came Viperion and Donryu, but they weren’t alone, no, they had carried up three bodies with them. Three extremely broken bodies, it took all of Nadja’s willpower not to puke or cry at the sight. Donryu softly told them all that the three, Gabriel Agreste, Adrien Agreste and Nathalie Sancoeur were alive but very injured. The BSPP grabbed the three from the heroes in order to help and find out exactly just how injured all parties were. Nadja was going to continue talking about the new development but something stopped her. Well, more someone, it was Viperion.

The hero was normally one of the softer spoken members so it wasn’t out of the norm not to hear him speak but something about how quiet he was now rubbed Nadja the wrong way. It made her maternal instincts rear up. She was even going to go up to the boy and ask what was wrong but stopped short when she saw what he was cradling in his arms. She didn’t even realize her breath was coming out shorter and faster nor the fact she had pulled her phone from her pocket and dialed the number she needed. It was like she was on autopilot. She hadn't even noticed that she had started crying, but it was obvious she was when the person finally answered the phone and Nadja tearfully said,” Sabine?”

“Nadja?” Sabine’s voice was clearly drowsy, like she had just woken up, which considering the time she most likely did just wake up. “Nadja, what’s wrong? Are you okay? Is it Manon?”

Nadja’s heart broke further. “Sabine…Sabine I need you to tell me where Marinette is.”

“Marinette? Nadja, what?” It sounded like Sabine was still half-asleep.

“Sabine, please , is Marinette at home?”

“Of course she is! Nadja what is this about?” She was more awake now it seemed.

“Can you…Can you check?”

There was some shuffling and grumbling from the other side of the phone but it was muffled as Nadja could only hear the pounding of her heart. “I swear if this child snuck out again..” 

Nadja tried not to sob when she heard Sabine mutter that sentence. She hoped, she hoped that what she saw was an illusion or just a coincidence or something other than the supposed truth. The shuffling on the other end turned to creaking and Nadja could see it in her mind how Sabine opened the trapdoor up to Marinette’s room. She could hear her friend calling out for her daughter and with each call of the name the panic in Sabine’s voice rose. “Nadja! Nadja, she left…Marinette left a note. Why would she leave a note?”

Her friend was in a deep panic but as much as Nadja wanted to reassure her it just confirmed the worst for her, because there, in Viperion’s arms was Marinette’s signature flats, the first shoes she ever made and had ranted about to Nadja before she started her college days. They had even had a celebration picnic after the girl’s successful craftsmanship. She had been so proud of herself and Manon had begged the girl to make her some shoes too and Marinette had laughed fondly and promised Manon she would. And she did, Manon had a matching pair of flats in her closet that she wore with her princess dresses or her ‘fancy’ dresses if they had to go to an event or something important. Those flats and her small little shoulder bag were in Viperion's arms and even from her distance she could spot the dried blood on the items. It covered some of her signature polka-dots and that finally made Nadja release the sob she had tried to hold in. Sabine was yelling on the other line and all Nadja could choke out as she fell to her knees was, “Something happened. Something bad.”

Notes:

*BSPP - The Paris Fire Brigade ( Brigade des sapeurs-pompiers de Paris): a French Army unit which serves as the primary fire and rescue service for Paris, the city's inner suburbs and certain sites of national strategic importance. * Jackady - Simon Says akuma

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#mldc crossover #ml x dc #mldccrossover #ml red lantern au #red lantern Marinette #mldccrossover Nadja Chamack #mldccrossover Luka Couffaine | Viperion #mldccrossover Kagami Tsurugi | Donryu #mentioned mldccrossover Team Miraculous #mldccrossover Sabine Cheng #angst #hurt no comfort #tw blood mention #tw aftermath of explosion #ml salt fic

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is marinette going to realize kagami has a crush on her in the social media au, or is marinette going to be the cannon queen of obliviousness that she is?

Kagami could show up with a bouquet of one hundred roses, take her on a candlelit date on the Seine, top off the evening on one knee with a diamond ring, and Marinette would still assume they’re just casually hanging out as just “gals being pals 👯‍♀️☺️”.

#ml #miraculous ladybug #ml social media au #miraculous ladybug twitter #she manages amazing Adrien levels of density around her sword wielding bestie #nino is currently torn on which side he should take #he ‘team adrienette’ and ‘team kagaminette’ shirts printed for the friend group and class #alya is staunchly on the former’s side #I think nino is being swayed to the latter but he’s still ride or die for his bro #asks #anonymous #‘wow kagami this is…the most extravagant half birthday gift I’ve ever gotten’ #’you really shouldn’t have 🥹🥰’ #[cue kagami staring at the camera like she’s on the office]