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jennagrinsoverml · 2 years

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I know you probably have a million rec lists you’re working on but I am wondering if you have any fics you’ve read since writing your rec lists that you would want to add to your existing lists? Or would you just make a part 2 for them in that case.

Ooh, anon, this is a great question! I usually don't add to my lists after they're posted, even if I come across a fic that would be perfect for it. (Although I will curse my luck to find the fic after posting lol) These days I don't do a lot of self-directed rec lists, since I get so many asks, so I haven't done any part 2s in a while.

The rec list I would most want to update/redo would be Season 4 Angst.

See, when I'm making my lists, I start them in my drafts and add to them over time. I don't add immediately when I'm reading. Usually I email myself fics, but previously I would sometimes copy and paste the fics into a word doc.

This turned out to be a mistake. Because...when I was doing the Season 4 Angst rec list...I forgot to include all the fics I had in my word doc. WHOOPS!

I felt so bad when I realized, but it'd already been reblogged a bunch, so it felt too late to change it.

So, kind anon, I'm going to take advantage of this ask to share the fics I wanted to then! (As well as a few more I’ve found since.) Not all of these are angsty, so this can be a general Season 4 rec list to supplement the angst one 😁

ours, always. By @theanxiouscupcake

Chat Noir knows this is not a regular patrol when he arrives to their spot. She's pacing up and down, muttering to herself, occasionally tugging at her pigtails. When he lands on the roof, she looks up, startled and as her eyes take him in, she jumps at him to swathe him into the tightest she’s ever given him.

“I- I swear, I didn’t mean to,” she says softly. “I- I mean I did, but I didn’t plan to do it! We were just- Everyone was so upset with me, and I couldn’t take it anymore, minou, a-and I…”

He tries to hug her again in reassurance, but she pushes away, eyes scrunched shut as she words burst out of her. “ I told my best friend I’m Ladybug.”

One-shot. This fic is, I think, what we all wanted after Gang of Secrets. That is to say, Ladybug actually TELLING Chat that she revealed her identity to someone else. And it hurts, and Chat is clearly hurt, and he’s allowed to be, but also Ladybug isn’t made out to be wrong or bad. It’s just this real portrayal of how that could have gone (how it should have gone).

The Break (My Broken Bones are Mending) by MoonlightShines

“I can’t believe you broke your ankle!” Alya bemoaned for the hundredth time. She fluffed the pillow underneath Marinette’s bad leg.

Marinette threw her head back on her bed with a drawn out groan. “I know!”

“Girl, what are we gonna do?”

“I don’t know!”

One-shot. The premise of this one is a little ridiculous with Marinette breaking her ankle, and then her and Alya deciding that she can continue to be Ladybug and maybe no one will notice. Needless to say...Chat notices. And proceeds to be sweet as can be because of course he does. And the whole thing is just so sweet and I loved the ending!

The Sun is In Your Eyes by @deinde-prandium

The morning after they’ve revealed their identities to one another, Ladybug and Chat Noir have a much-needed talk. Post-season 4.

One-shot. Oh man, I love this fic a ridiculous amount. We get post-reveal pre-relationship in the aftermath of all of season 4′s angst and it’s beautiful!! Chat trying to hold back because he doesn’t want to pressure her, but his feelings haven’t changed, of course they haven’t. And Marinette’s learned that her partner is the boy she loves and she’s afraid but they actually talk to each other and it’s absolutely beautiful!!!

they took the crown, but it’s alright by welcomedistraction

it doesn't surprise her that she falls for him in that moment. it only surprises her how long it took in the first place.

Two-shot. We all saw the way Ladybug looked at Chat at the end of Strike Back. Here we have the aftermath of Ladybug realizing her feelings for her partner, which leads to a sweet mix of angst and fluff, and an eventual identity reveal. It’s a sweet fic!

Build You Up by @coffeebanana

After the events of Risk and Strike Back, showing up to school and acting like nothing had changed feels wrong. Adrien doesn't want to be there, listening to the fears and criticisms of his classmates. Worrying about Ladybug. Trying not to let his doubts consume him.

But it turns out there's someone else who might want to be there even less than him. And maybe the answer to his problems has been sitting behind him in class all along.

One-shot. My absolute favourite post-season 4 fic! Like, this is EXACTLY the fic that I needed after watching Strike Back. It’s so, so good and there’s an identity reveal and I don’t want to spoil it, but this fic is gorgeous and you should definitely read it if you haven’t already! (And if you have, well, consider this an excuse to read it again!)

Off the Mark by @buggachat

Ever since Nino's (frankly embarrassing) akumatization into Rocketear, Chat Noir's behavior had taken a strange and sudden turn in the presence of Carapace, and Nino could only think of one possible explanation:

Chat Noir hated him.

Somehow, Adrien didn't seem to agree.

One-shot. This is adrino (can be read platonically) not love square but it’s so, so good. As you all may have realized by now, I’m an absolute sucker for misunderstandings, and I’ve been desperate for good fic dealing with the aftermath of Rocketear since it came out. And this is just SPECTACULAR! Nino doesn’t understand why Adrien’s so bothered, but of course it’s clear to us as readers, and it’s finally resolved so beautifully omg I love this fic!!!

#miraculous ladybug #ml fanfic #ml fic #ml fic rec #ladynoir #adrino #prpr #ml love square #ml season 4 #ml strike back #ml gang of secrets #ml rocketear #jennarecsml

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annahi-red · 8 months

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André and Nino get together to talk about what a slut Chat Noir is.

#no one will make me believe otherwise #nino lahiffe #Chat noir #Carapace #adrien agreste #glaciator #ml elation #ml rocketear #miraculous ladybug #Marichat #Ladynoire #Adrinette #Renapace

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howhow326 · 11 months

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NINO SALT FIC MASTER LIST

(Warning: If you like Nino, you will not like these fics. If you hate Alya, you definitely won't like these fics and also you should think about your life choices lol)

Break My Soul

Nino salt levels: Hypertension

Side: Marinette/Max sugar, mild Adrien salt, high Lila/Chloe/Kim/Sabrina salt, Madame Bustier is a b*tch

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Alien Superstar

Nino salt levels: Fresh water

Overpowerd Gary Sue oc, most of the above, mild Adrien sugar, Madame Bustier is a b*tch

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Funk Up The Night

Nino salt levels: Brine water

Felix Salt, most of the above, high Adrien sugar, Oceanic levels of Lila salt, Madame purple hair is a b*tch

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Ring The Alarm

Nino salt levels: Salt water

Most of the above, Madame Bustier is JK R*wl*ng

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Salt Prompts

What if Rocketear had consequences

Nino salt levels: Hypertension

Illusion

Nino salt levels: Brine water

#nino salt #alya sugar #ml salt #miraculous ladybug salt #ml writers salt #thomas astruc salt #saltdom #ml fandom salt #these fics are my revenge against #alya salt #ml fandom racism #master list #ml illusion #ml rocketear #ms bustier salt #max sugar

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adrinoir · 2 years

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Top 10 Favorite Miraculous Episodes

So, I wanted to do a list of my top 10 favorite episodes of Miraculous so far. I like making lists, sooo why not? :D

1. Chat Blanc

I know there’s definitely people in the fandom who stopped liking this episode a whole lot and considering it the best. But, I still do!

I’ve watched it probably 10 times at this point and I’ve cried just about every time. Seeing Adrien cry after the break up, breakdown in front of Ladybug and Hawk Moth, and yell at Ladybug about how she doesn’t love him anymore is just heartbreaking. I can’t not feel upset seeing Adrien this upset.

It’s such an emotionally heavy episode. Marinette and Adrien finally kiss (on the lips!!) and get together. Gabriel ruthlessly ends that relationship. Adrien learns his father is Hawk Moth and gets manipulated so, so badly. It’s such a well done plot, and the fact that it’s still impacting Marinette and affecting how she treats Cat Noir is insane. The fact that Cat Noir ended the world with his sadness is insane.

Minor detail, but it also was the start of the “Little Kitty on a Roof” song. A song that became a cute, comforting song for Adrien while he’s dealing with stress and loneliness. I lost it when it popped up again in Felix.

2. Wishmaker

If you’ve followed me for a while, you know I’ve written about this episode so many times. Well here we go again!

It’s so underrated. I was in the midst of working a god awful job when this episode came out, and I never related to any Miraculous episode so deeply. Ever.

It talks so much about being passionate about your work and why it’s important to a lot of people that their work is meaningful for them. We get Andre’s full backstory on him hating his office job and finding his passion for ice cream and bringing people together. I love it, I love it, I love it.

Also, learning Adrien has been controlled his entire life by his parents was just as sad as everything he endured in Chat Blanc. It was already suspicious that he didn’t have a childhood dream, but still the biggest shock ever when he turned into himself when he got hit by Wishmaker. I couldn’t stop crying after I first watched that scene.

3. Glaciator

This episode is just…a classic. I feel it sums up the entire love square concept in one episode. They don’t know each other’s identities and end up ditching each other for each other because they love each other’s other identities. It’s an episode that both made the fandom love them but also get so irritated.

Cat Noir hopping onto Marinette’s balcony, opening up to her, and taking her to his romantic rooftop picnic without even thinking twice is incredibly wholesome. It really put a big spotlight on Adrien as a person.

It’s also what made me and a lot of the fandom absolutely love the Marichat ship. It was so unexpected that Cat Noir would choose to spend time and have a heart-to-heart with Marinette. They were already cute in Evillustrator, but this was 10x cuter.

4. Risk

This episode had me gasping so much. Risk’s power hit Marinette and Adrien the hardest since they’ve got so much going on in their personal lives. They really did things I was not expecting.

I - and many other fans - already know Adrien is in love with Marinette. But, the fact that a big risk for him is holding her hand and opening up to her about how unhappy he is being a model and being trapped was insane. Marinette reassuring him she understands and seeing him so genuinely happy after she told him that was so, so adorable.

I also loved seeing Adrien finally starting to stand up to his father, and yelling to himself about how he just wants to be his son. He also told off Lila again - no risk involved. Like, yes, Adrien. Simply yes.

Oh and then my favorite gremlin, Felix, makes a grand comeback and is actually kinda looking out for Adrien (despite there being some personal gain involved). And I still can’t believe he’s the first person other than Nathalie to know about Emilie being kept in the basement.

5. The Dark Owl

This episode is just so funny and clever. I can’t even count on hand how many times I’ve watched it. Plus, me and my best friend quote this one the most. That is why I’m ranking it so high up!

Mr. Owl is so ridiculous and I love how he relentlessly tries to be a hero. It’s actually easy to sympathize for him since it’s something he’s wanted to do ever since he was little. I also love how many times Ladybug and Cat Noir kept having to try and stop him. Nothing will ever beat Cardboard Girl.

Dark Owl was also so clever in how he projected a fake scene of dropping a bus onto a kitten, humiliating Ladybug and Cat Noir. And, also in how he captured them in whipped cream. Like, no one else would think of something like that!

Also his akumatized object wasn’t even near him, it was in his office! The fact that Ladybug had to fly all the way to his office was crazy, and she was ridiculously close to getting her miraculous pulled off.

Not just props to Dark Owl, I enjoyed how clever Ladybug and Cat Noir were too! That plan of closing their eyes to feed their kwamis (the scene when Plagg and Tikki learned about the love square!!) and then giving Hawk Moth the fake miraculous Ladybug had used in her Cardboard Girl situation was very clever.

6. Strikeback

What a beautiful season finale. Oh my goodness.

There was so much angst in this episode. Ladybug and Cat Noir fought. Ladybug had another flashback of Chat Blanc.

Also, Felix landing the opportunity of getting a miraculous - the one that obtains other objects like a pokeball- was fantastic. His hero design was wonderful, and he knew exactly how to get what he wanted, thanks to getting that miraculous.

I loved the two ending scenes: Adrien comforting Ladybug and keeping her safe during her anxiety attack, and Ladybug and Cat Noir hugging. It’s not because I want to see Marinette upset and crying, but because it’s such good representation of anxiety, and having the person she loves comfort her both in and out of costume is incredible.

7. Stormy Weather

This is the very first episode of Miraculous I ever watched. God bless.

Not only is it nostalgic for me, but it’s a genuinely good episode! Ladybug and Cat Noir worked so well together in this episode. Cat Noir had his awesome night vision and that cataclysm run he did. Ladybug had a very, very clever idea for the lucky charm.

I also love the scene when Cat Noir first interacts with Stormy Weather. He keeps making jokes and puns simply to irritate her. So incredibly on brand for him.

8. Glaciator 2

I loved the first, I love the second. I was so sure the romance was gonna be gone for good in the Marichat ship after Weredad. Nope. This episode ignited it again.

Marinette practicing her confession on her crush who she doesn’t realize is her crush is hysterical. Even funnier than the first Glaciator episode. And the fact that Cat Noir laughed at it, and Kagami was the one who egged her to do it all based on a manga made it even better.

But, the cutest parts were definitely them going on a movie date and then Cat Noir leaving the fight to rehearse with Marinette again, definitely falling for her after hearing the unscripted version of her confession. I like how close they became in this episode. They instinctively act like friends because they know each other and see each other regularly but obviously can’t reveal that to each other.

9. Oblivio

I live for this because it’s direct proof of how much Marinette and Adrien love each other. They had their memories wiped and they very quickly came to the conclusion that they’re dating. Adrien admitted, “No wonder I fell in love with you.” They kissed.

I’m such a sucker for romance and this episode fills that void for me. It is so nice seeing the love square come together and they toyed with us in this episode with that.

I also thought it was so cool seeing the an akumatized victim form out of two people. It reminded me of a Steven Universe fusion. The crazy thing is that I was able to figure out it was Alya and Nino just based on the voice. You can hear two completely different voices if you pay very close attention.

10. Stone Heart Origins

Cheating a little and combining the two-parter into one lol.

This is the start of it all. The beginning of our OTP. The immaculate umbrella scene.

I will always find it funny how Marinette originally thought Adrien was some stupid bully who had the audacity to put chewing gum on her seat, and also how badly she didn’t want to become Ladybug. Then, in such a short span of time later, she tells off Hawk Moth, decides to keep saving Paris, and falls in love with Adrien after he apologizes.

What’s also funny but also really sad is that Adrien’s rebellious move was running off to school. He felt so alone and trapped that he felt going to the public high school would be his ticket out. Luckily, Gabriel finally ended up letting him attend, but his even bigger escape became his 2nd life as Cat Noir. He wanted to escape so bad, he didn’t even let Plagg finish telling him what he should be doing.

Honorable Mention: Rocketear

This episode - like Wishmaker - is also very underrated.

I cannot begin to tell you how many times I gasped watching this episode when it first premiered. I was floored when Nino revealed his and Alya’s hero identities to Adrien and shit talked Cat Noir to Adrien (unknowingly to Cat Noir’s face!!) It felt very out of character for Nino and I never expected their friendship to get jeopardized like that.

Nino getting akumatized was also devastating for Adrien and they did an excellent job at making that obvious. His tone of voice, his sad facial expressions, and him giving up his baton were all very telling that he absolutely did not want to fight his best friend. He cares a lot about Nino and it shows. Adrien was so hurt after everything that happened.

Aside from the emotion, it was pretty hilarious seeing Nino get jealous over a fake situation: Cat Noir and Alya being in love. The detective act was great, so was Cat Noir thinking he’s too charming which caused Alya to possibly crush on him.

Plot and characters aside, Zeno Robinson really shined in this episode. I wasn’t used to the change in Nino’s VA just yet, but he did a fantastic job in this episode. Bryce Papenbrook also did an amazing job putting a lot of emotion into Adrien’s voice, making him sound incredibly stressed and saddened.

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chattybugs · 1 year

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Thinking that if we get something like Rocktear 2 I want Comrade Ketchup helping Comrade Mayo into making Comrade Béchamel falling in love with him. And Comrade Beurre Maître d'Hôtel would reluctantly help due to not wanting Comrade Béchamel pursuing an impossible romance with Comrade Chat Noir.

#miraculous ladybug #adrien agreste #nino lahiffe #alya cesaire #marinette dupain cheng #adrienette #comrade ketchup #comrade mayo #comrade beurre maître d'hôtel #comrade béchamel #ml rocketear #ml illusion #mine #not a reblog #random bullshit go #meme #comrade chat noir doesn't have a sauce name therefore he isn't a suitable candidate

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lone-berry0 · 1 year

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This is basically what happened, yeah?

#ml #mlb #miraculous ladybug #chat noir #adrien agreste #nino lahiffe #rocketear #ml rocketear #ml fanart

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byebyelittlebutterfly · 1 year

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AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH ADRIEN KNOWS ALYA AND NINO KNOW EACH OTHER'S IDENTITIES

#he was happy for a second and then felt betrayed when nino said ladybug knew 😥😥#god what a disaster #poor nino (i mean he's being ridiculous and going too far but i get why)#also nino with the bubbles instead of a cigarette was hilarious #miraculous ladybug #miraculous ladybug 4.12 #rocketear #ml rocketear #adrien agreste #i reeeeeally hope chat talks to ladybug about this and doesn't let it fester #nino really off the rails here #my miraculous liveblog

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character-fan19 · 1 year

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MLB Season 4 Character Analysis: "Rocketear"

Introduction

Hey everyone, here we are again with another season 4 character analysis. If you missed my previous analysis post, you can find it here. If this is the first time you're reading one of these posts and you have no idea what's going on then here I look into the minds of our favourite MLB characters in every individual episode of season 4 in order to understand why they're acting the way they do and give an overall look at how far these characters have come.

So today we're looking at "Rocketear", an episode centred around Alya learning to keep secrets from the people she loves just like Marinette and how she fails miserably by the end of the episode and how this affects her boyfriend, Nino. We also have some progression for the Ladynoir miscommunication arc so let's get started and see what this is about.

Character POVs

Alya

"I'm still Rena Rouge. But now I'm in hiding and that's why Ladybug asked me not to tell anyone. (Nino: But why area you telling me if no one's supposed to know? Is Ladybug cool with this?) I can't hide it from you, because I love you Nino and we share everything."

Starting off with Alya, like I said in the intro, this episode focuses on how hard it is for her to keep secrets from the people she loves and how she fails miserably at that, continuing her hero arc from the episodes "Mr. Pigeon 72", "Optigami", "Sentibubbler" and "Hack-San". We see in the episode that she's not used to being so secretive about her role as Rena Furtive as we see her asking what version of her costume she should post on her Ladyblog only for Marinette to remind her that her identity must remain secret and that posting those different versions of her costume would expose that secret.

We see that this is especially hard for her with Nino since they share everything, even their secret identities but Marinette reminds her how hard it was to keep her secret from her best friend and that she should try to do the same with Nino as well which she does at first by telling Nino that Ladybug told her she can no longer be Rena Rouge due to Shadow Moth being able to target her family. But by the end of the episode, she succumbs to the guilt of not telling Nino what's really going on and told him that she was really just in hiding now because she can't keep her identity as Rena Furtive from him.

2. Nino

"But I do, I'm part of the team. I see how he acts in real-life. Sure, when Ladybug shows up he throws himself over his feet with roses and big declarations *kissing sounds* but he gets blown off every time 'cause Ladybug thinks he's obnoxious and she's right and then whenever Rena Rouge shows up it's like (imitating Cat Noir) why hello there pretty lady, you look so fine, you smell so good (stops imitating). So yeah! It's easy to figure out that the first mission I missed, I mean Carapace missed, he makes his move and BAM! This is what happened. Now, I'm all alone. I've lost the love of my life. If I could, I would sew his sweet-talking mouth shut with his own whiskers.

Moving on to Nino and how this affected him, the miscommunication between Alya and him led to their relationship becoming shaky. Think about it, the reason Alya and Nino have been such a strong couple is because they never kept any secrets from each other and telling your partner everything is an important part of being in relationship. That is what ultimately caused the downfall of both Lukanette and Adrigami. Miscommunication. And that's what's ruining such a strong relationship here.

When Alya started acting differently, Nino became suspicious of her and that only strengthened his belief that Alya was cheating on him with Cat Noir which made him feel alone and hopeless and unnecessarily angry at Cat Noir. Sure, he had some fault in this as well, with him jumping to conclusions and everything but Alya played a part as well by keeping secrets from her boyfriend. And since Nino isn't very good at regulating his own emotions like his best friend, Adrien he let's his emotions take over due to which it did not occur to him what he had just done just like with Cat Noir in "Hack-San".

By the end of the episode, he realizes his mistake in jumping to conclusions and apologizes for doing so and Alya reveals that she has been Rena Furtive to avoid anything like this ever happening again.

3. Adrien/Cat Noir

"But they're a couple and they know each other's secret identities (Plagg: So?) So why does she make it a rule that we can't know each other's secret identities but it's OK for them?"

Last but not least, we have Adrien progressing the Ladynoir miscommunication arc with the help of Nino telling him that he is Carapace and he knows that Alya is Rena Rouge from the episodes "Sentibubbler" and "Hack-San".

When Nino first revealed to him that he was Carapace and that he and Alya know each other's identities, Adrien felt furious and betrayed at Ladybug's apparent hypocrisy with her rules of identities, unaware that the only reason Alya and Nino know each other's identities as superheroes is because Ladybug was in a hurry to give out the Miraculous on Heroes' Day and had no time to give Alya and Nino their Miraculous separately. To him, it seems like Ladybug is keeping secrets from him and keeping him in the dark, which she kind of is due to her Cat Blanc trauma, knowing full well how much he wants to them to know each other's identities and since if he tells Ladybug about this, she will know that he is Adrien, when Ladybug asked him if he was OK, he said that he was, the miscommunication further cracking their now-fragile relationship and that's sets up a lot for what's to come in "Kuro Neko" and "Strikeback".

Conclusion

Well, that's it for this analysis and I can't wait to get into to next one because you know, Luka knowing both Ladybug and Cat Noir's identities and all. As always, let me know your thoughts on my analysis and let me know if I missed anything for any of the characters this episode as well. With that being said, see you guys next time!

#ml character analysis #mlb characterization #ml season 4 #ml rocketear #alya sugar #nino lahiffe #adrien sugar #marinette sugar #alya cesaire #marinette dupain cheng

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