#hawkmoth defeated

[misty79]

I’ve been working on a Miraculous fic from a while back and so much needs to be cut but it really pains to see this line go so it’s going here

She had forget.. Everyone did. Marinette was once again was a normal girl with a normal life and a secret only she and Adrien shared.

[randomness-is-my-order]

a post-identity reveal au where parisians are having an ABSOLUTE field day over ladynoir and adrinette dating openly, pitting both pairs against each other to win the title of the ultimate it-couple. like there are serious SERIOUS shipwars reaching stan twt, people fighting over which one’s superior: the hot superhero couple laydnoir or the wholesome talentfest couple adrinette. on the one hand, people have been hardcore shipping ladybug/chatnoir since their debut days, vying for the smallest morsels of pda thru the course of their akuma fighting ventures, click baiting news titles incessantly, manifesting this relationship into reality while on the other hand, every teen girl is shooketh to the core that the smokeshow model adrien agreste is dating this hella cute up-and-coming fashion designer out of NOWHERE one day, like after years of being somewhat restrained and uber careful about contact with girls on camera, adrien is fucking DRAPED over marinette in front of any and all paparazzi coverage, both of them seeming utterly and hopelessly in love. there are instagram & tiktok edits, there are twitter thread analyses, there is a whole halloween costuming couple trend – everyone and their mother is chiming into the debate and adrien & marinette are just having the time of their lives, laughing their asses off as paris and the world descends into chaos over their very much singular relationship.

[pinkeoni]

Miraculous has a lot of funny cuts in it but this one threw me off guard

[bugoutreviewgirlie]

"Well done, m'lady. We've--I mean, you have...I mean, Gabriel Agreste has..."

omg should I just jump off a cliff

[percki]

loveybug is too busy thinking about kissing to fight supervillains... anytime an akuma shows up she hits it with a comically large hammer harley quinn style until it's flat and she can go back to unsubtly flirting with chat noir

[wheredostarsgowhenyoudie]

Hey ML fans,

Just read this. Have to share it.

One of the most touching heroes reveal I have read under MLB&CN fandom :)

if you fall (know i've got you)

by Taliax

[diamaker-moon]

Moving Forward — Chapter 10

Chapter Ten

Taking you down

The pained look in Nino's eyes hurts her as if it was telling her that Alya personally hurt him. And she didn't like that feeling.

As she walks slowly, she gradually points at the reason for what's happening around her. Marinette.

— previous chapter... —

It has been four months since Marinette left Dupont behind her—four months of advanced knowledge and a circle of friends who accepted her wholeheartedly. Despite the awkward situation between her and Felix, it didn't hinder their budding friendship.

He also took the initiative to guide her through her other job. He was always there waiting for her to return to safety, normally with a bottle of water and sometimes a whole snack after a fight. As Guardian, she felt uncomfortable in lending out any miraculouses at the moment. Learning her lesson that not all she calls "friends" are trustworthy of such jewels. So instead of distributing the Cat Miraculous to balance out the creation magic at play, she turned to wear it all the time.

She doesn't use the Cat miraculous often, only turning to breaking the object and letting the butterfly fly out on its own before capturing it with her yo-yo.

Some kwamis are worried that the balance of the universe might tilt due to the long absence of the Cat Miraculous, aside from Plagg. The kwami of destruction enjoys not getting used to it and always spends its time roaming around her room, sleeping or eating cheese.

For Marinette, transferring to Jeanne d'Arc l'Académie was a great decision. It opened a lot of different opportunities for her. Despite expecting that it would be a tough time for her to be alone in the hero work, Félix was a great help to her, no doubt.

If she was experiencing happiness on the other side of town, a class of teenagers are experiencing a whirlwind of emotions.��

The sudden drift in their class was nauseating. The silence between them can be cut through with a knife, but no one was willing to break it.

However, the silence between all of them was broken by the opening of their classroom door, a woman in a deep emerald green pantsuit entered followed by another woman wearing casual clothing yet can be considered formal.

"Good Morning Class, due to unspeakable offences, Mme Caline Bustier will not be returning to teaching for a while—"

Gasps and wide eyes ran through the room.

"And I know that all of you have met Mme Cheilr, but she has to go back to her own homeroom class thus, I'll introduce to you your new homeroom teacher, Mlle Irina Cèalza." The first woman said while hovering her hand in front of the second woman.

"Good day everyone! I hope to have a fun year with you lot!" Mlle Irina said.

Lila, who was sitting at the back, slowly turned pale when the new homeroom teacher turned it's her eyes towards her. "And do stay after class, Mlle Rossi, we have much to talk about."

—————

"Mdm Bustier is gone?! When did this happen?!" Alya shouted the moment the class ended.

Students started filtering out of their own respective classrooms.

The class, instead of answering, ignored her statement and preferred to huddle in small groups to gossip about the recent changes in Dupont. Alya was peeved that no one was listening, and since Lila was held back by the new teacher, she was alone at the moment.

Seeing all her classmates huddled in a group without her was annoying her to her ends wit.

"Guys! What the! Hello?!"

"What, Alya?! Stop screaming for god's sake!" Alix sneered.

"What was that show back there?! Ignoring us, for Marinette?! And come on when did you all not care for Mdm Bustier?!"

"Since we realized she was enabling that liar inside that room."

"Lila is not a liar!"

"Yeah, keep telling yourself that Césaire." Alix said to her in a very cold tone.

"Why are you guys suddenly so protective of her?! She has done nothing but antagonize Lila the moment she stepped foot in here!" Alya rebuttled.

Césaire, couldn't understand why her friends are suddenly acting like this.

"When will you see yourself as a hypocrite Alya? Marinette didn't deserve that treatment. She treated you as her best friend, but you threw it all away for someone new? How low of you." Alix said before leaving, Max and Kim in tow.

Alya was left dumbfounded in the middle of the hallway. She found herself alone since Lila was left inside the classroom.

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"Are we ready?"

"Ready as you'll ever be. Are you sure about this?"

"Yes."

Transforming, she gave a nod to Félix. Despite persuading her and offering help to finish the unfortunate task given to her, Marinette refused to have another innocent soul carry the burden of the miraculous. This fight started between Hawkmoth against Ladybug and Chat Noir, however Marinette will make sure that everything ends tonight. Even if it's only Hawkmoth against Ladybug.

With a plan in mind, she'll just pray to whoever is out there that everything will go well.

"Remember, it is an inside job. Treat yourself as a thief if you have to, he's slightly weakened due to you taking the peacock miraculous from before. However, we still need to know why he decided to start this ridiculous villain thing of his." Félix explained.

"Like I said from before, it might be connected to his family, mainly his wife. Adrien Agreste mentioned before that his mother just vanished into thin air, and was soon presumed dead by the family. If my theory is correct, that Emilie Agreste was the previous holder of the peacock miraculous before Gabriel and Mayura, then she might have succumb to the curse of a broken miraculous." Marinette rebutted.

Plan they came up with was simple. Go inside, steal the miraculous for good, return to the dorm and live a fairly normal life. Easy right?

To Marinette, she didn't care if there were no big explosive fight between them, what she wants is to end it for good. To finally close this chapter of her life. That was Marinette's goal.

"Don't worry too much, the kwamis are with me, and we have a good plan on entering without being detected. I only have a one shot on this, and I won't let any kind of stupidity nor nervousness weigh me down." Marinette spoke in a determined voice.

Félix looked at her before stepping back. "Then I wish you luck, Ladybug."

Marinette nodded, before turning and left the room. Deep down, Félix knows that the girl will do it successfully, he just hopes that nothing will be escalated into a full blown battle.

During her travel to Agreste Manor, Marinette couldn't help but feel nervous and anxious that things may not go as planned. And as the distance of the manor slowly dwindles and thus appearing in front of her, those feelings didn't fade away but grew more instead.

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The battle between Ladybug and Hawkmoth... you wouldn't be able to say it was an 'epic' battle. With Ladybug figuring out the villain, a simple slip in and stealing the brooches on top of the night stand could hardly be called an epic battle. But jumping from roof to roof while clutching the two brooches, Marinette felt exhilarated... perhaps a slight excitement.

That night, it marked the opening of Marinette's new chapter in life while closing the previous one. With the silent defeat of Hawkmoth, Marinette can finally sigh a breath of relief, Parisians can finally go back to feeling all sorts of emotion without fearing of being a sudden puppet of a villain.

Upon landing back on her dormitory's balcony and de-transforming, meeting Félix's expectant gaze on her form, she just felt tears brimming on her eyes, all her emotions just poured out. There on the floor, kneeled Marinette wailing like a newborn, finally releasing all the kept emotions that she wasn't able to release. Félix and all the kwamis staring at her curled up form on the floor, knowing to leave her alone for now, letting her release all the build up tension, finally allowing herself to breath.

Chapter 9 — Moving Forward: Masterlist — Chapter 11

Wow! I have been gone for a while~ To be quite honest I wasn't sure myself if I'll be able to upload this T^T but here we are after what? 2 years? Chapter 10 was able to be get out of my dungeons— Anyways, I lost my taglist in the process, but also saw from older chapters that some usernames where not tagged ;-; So I'll be making a new taglist, let me know if you'd like to be added!~ Anyways, do hope for me to get Chapter 11 out of my drafts as well T^T

[sunnyasterop]

"The movie messes up the TV lore" 🥺🥺🥺

Bro the TV lore messes itself up. Master fu destroyed the most important temple ever cause he wasn't allowed to eat for a day.

[starwarsmum]

Day 17, Hawkmoth in Arkham!

@maribat-calendar-events

The cell Gabriel was placed in was almost freezing, thin blankets and padded walls doing very little to reduce the chill. He glared at the ceiling of his cell, wondering how it had gone so horrifically wrong. It had started well enough, his company had been granted an audience with Wayne Enterprises so that he could attempt to expand into the states.

When he had agreed to come to Gotham, he had also sponsored his son's class to come and take a tour of the company. Ostensibly, this was so that he could spend extra time with his son and not be separated for the week-long trip for negotiations, but really it was so that he could try to squash Ladybug while her temporary heroes were abroad. 

It had been during the Miracle Queen fiasco where he had discovered the identities of her ‘team’ and he wanted to capitalise on the knowledge before she could find new allies. She would struggle to defeat him if she could not ask for help, and he would finally be reunited with his love.

He was interrupted from his brooding when a guard slammed open the visor on his door, giving him a view of a surly man. This cretin gave a short order to get out of his room and ready for breakfast, barely looking at Gabriel long enough to see if he was alive. It was humiliating to be ordered around by people so far beneath him, but after a week he was becoming accustomed to the dreary routine.

As always, he glanced at the one cell that didn't open, with an extra slit for food deliveries. Gabriel had seen them depositing the food once, a man with skin as blue as the Bubbler and a demeanour to rival his own. It was silent and the chill that was persistent through the block of cells seemed to emanate from it. 

So far, he had kept his head down and avoided making any enemies, but he knew it was only a matter of time until someone started a fight. He was a sane man, trapped with the criminally insane villains of Gotham, he was an outlier and he knew it. The fact that those brats had managed to convince the police to send him here was outrageous, and he fully expected to be extradited back to France any day.

He survived that day, still flying under the radar of the most sinister villains in the place. But his sleep that night was fitful, and he dreamed of the final battle with Ladybug, Chat Noir and the American vigilante, Robin. He woke with a start, calling out for Emilie longingly.

He lay panting for several minutes, embarrassed and frustrated that he had lost the one thing that could make it possible to save his wife. When he had calmed down, he heard a distorted voice, echoing from a nearby cell. It took a few moments to work out what it said, and then he sat up.

“Is Emilie your lover?” He paused, wondering if he should answer when the mystery inmate continued. “I only ask because I still dream of my Nora, who has been out of my reach for many years. I'm sorry if you are suffering without your love.”

“She was- is, she is my wife,” Gabriel said hoarsely, tears springing unexpectedly to his eyes. He couldn't speak about her in the past tense, or he would have truly lost her. “She got sick after our son was- born. She declined suddenly three years ago and I had to- to put her into stasis to keep her with me until I could fix it.”

“I understand how you feel. Nora had cancer at the age of twenty-three, she would have died if I had not frozen her. If I had access to unlimited resources and time, I could save her, but there are no legitimate ways to get that much money given my…condition.”

The cell block was silent for several moments, neither man going into any further detail. Part of Gabriel was relieved that he was not alone, that someone else within these walls had been through something like him and only turned to ‘crime’ when given no other alternatives.

“My name is Victor,” the other man said at last, sounding every bit as lonely as Gabriel. It had been so long since Gabriel had allowed himself to get to know someone else, to share his burden. 

“Gabriel. Gabriel Agreste.”

_ _ _

Marinette was having a good day. In the past two weeks she had gotten in touch with the Batman, taken down Hawkmoth, retrieved the missing miraculous, and done it all while keeping her identity a secret. And because Hawkmoth was committing a crime on foreign soil, she had no problem convincing the local police to keep him securely in Arkham until France could extradite him.

It meant she had twenty-eight days from the formal request of extradition to ensure there was a suitable holding cell in France for a national terrorist. Given just how hated Hawkmoth was, and with the support of Batman and his band of vigilantes, she had no concerns that he would be buying his way out any time soon.

“Marinette,” a quiet voice called out to her and she paused, flushing slightly at the low tone and intimacy her name was said with. From a corner of her balcony, Robin stepped out of the shadows. She rushed into his arms, sighing as he kissed the top of her head. “I am glad you were safe getting home. Was the flight acceptable?”

“Yes, Ro, the flight was adequate,” she teased, reaching up on her tiptoes to kiss him. He responded eagerly and she giggled against his mouth. They broke apart and she motioned for him to stay quiet as she led him through the trapdoor. He landed gracefully on her mattress, removing his mask so that she could see his features. “I can't believe it's finally over.”

“Tt, you were always going to stop him, it was merely a matter of when,” Damian said with complete confidence, kicking his shoes off and placing them under the bed. She helped him remove his kevlar suit top and curled up in his lap to enjoy his warmth and comfort. 

“I know, but it's still amazing to be able to say it,” she grinned. “And I don't know many people who can say that their boyfriend and his family helped them to defeat a nemesis and international terrorist.”

Because that had been the unexpected cherry on top - after meeting Batman and Robin, she had been attracted to the young vigilante, but had equally been sure that it was another dead end to her love life. Instead, he had approached her as civilians and begun courting her, bringing coffee to her daily, eating meals with her and utterly eviscerating anyone who said a bad word about her.

It had been a relief to realise that the stoic vigilante and the unexpectedly sweet grouchy boy were one and the same. He had caught her transforming before the final battle and confessed his own identity so that he could go with her. The shock at this revelation didn't hit her until it was all over and Hawkmoth was safely escorted to Arkham Asylum. 

Yes, she decided. A good couple of weeks which was looking to indicate an amazing future.

[nixthelapin]

Big Brain Idea:

Confirmed info:

Hawkmoth cannot send out more than one Akuma at once (minus when using Catalyst to become Scarlet Morh)

Outside of a certain range, Hawkmoth cannot control his Akuma (source: s3, Startrain)

Akumas can be trapped in a jar and not be able to escape (source: s5, Representation)

The idea:

After a battle, instead of purifying the Akuma, Ladybug should trap it in a jar then send it to the moon with the Horse miraculous. Boom! No more Akumas :D

[arty-chase]

A Failed Betrothal (12)

It's been a long time coming.

Nearly Two Years in fact.

[Masterlist] [Ao3]

(PART 1) (PART 2) (PART 3) (PART 4) (PART 5) (PART 6) (PART 7) (PART 8) (PART 9) (PART 10) (PART 11)

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Two weeks before...

“So we know that Gabriel Agreste is Hawkmoth and we know what his motivations are for doing this. But you already knew all of this and just needed confirmation. Why haven’t you stopped him yet?” Tim asked, confused at why the Miraculous Team had done nothing about this despite the mounting evidence they had gathered so far.

“We had to be sure. As much as false leads we throw out to cover up our secret identities, he does the same. So it was a clusterfuck to find if he is really Hawkmoth and it had been really hard to gather evidence since he is such a recluse weirdo. And most importantly, this particular plan to defeat Hawkmoth hinges on the fact that Gabriel is Hawkmoth or it wouldn’t work.” Marinette explained.

Chloe frowned, “How come this is the first time I have heard of this plan?”

“It’s just something I thought up when I first suspected Gabriel is Hawkmoth. Also, there was never the right time or the right conditions to carry it out. Mainly because Chat and everyone else made me doubt if he could really be Hawkmoth. Nothing was concrete and it wouldn’t work if I was wrong in my suspicions. I also had other various plans for my other suspects for Hawkmoth.”

“So why does Hawkmoth need to be Gabriel Agreste for this one to work?” Tim asked.

“This plan is tailored specifically for him. Or at least, someone with his mindset and personality. I have met many men like him. Men who are in a high position of power and take it for granted. Men who don't like getting their hands dirty and instead abuse their powers and do everything they can to achieve their goals. They won’t show their faces unless they are certain that they have the complete upper hand. Look at Heroes’ Day and Miracle Queen-”, Chloe winced at the reminder, “-But unlike the others, Gabriel seems more desperate. Desperate to akumatise babies and put his own son in danger for it. Money and fame isn’t much of a problem for him to get. If he wanted world domination, he would have announced it for everyone to know. So why would he need a reality-altering wish that he isn’t willing to risk himself but desperate enough to do this?”

“More power?” Alix ventured.

“Same category as world domination but nice try, Alix. What would a heartless man like Gabriel need a wish for? And be desperate for it. I think he wants to bring someone back from the dead.”

“His late wife, Emilie Agreste.” Tim nodded in understanding but still isn’t getting what Marinette is getting at, “But what does this have to do with the plan?”

“It also means that if we create a situation where there’s a chance he might lose a shot at making his wish forever. He will finally come out of his dark little cocoon and we will have a butterfly net ready for him.”

“Marinette, that pun was terrible.” Chloe said in disgust.

“Yeah. I know. I know. I knew it the moment I heard it. Plagg has been rubbing off on me.”

“How exactly are you going to draw him out?”

“Well, how much is Jason willing to go back into the super-villain business?”

Jason just grinned in reply.

-

“So any questions?” Marinette asked after finishing her hour-long presentation of her plan to her team, her mother and the Bat vigilantes in the Dupain-Cheng living room. They were seated on either the couch, chairs pulled in from the kitchen or the floor with blankets and cushions. Food and drinks were provided by Tom who was currently working downstairs in the bakery.

“Pixie, no offence, but this plan is insane.” Jason said from his seat on the floor while allowing Chloe to paint his nails.

Alix snorted, “This is Marinette’s usual level of insane. You just have to get used to it.”

“I should have figured that out the moment she said that she would destroy the Lazarus Pits.”

“Are you okay with this, Jason?” Marinette questioned, not knowing if his past as a crime lord was a sore subject or not.

“Hell yeah, I’m in. Getting one over a rich asshole sounds fun.”

“And also because Hawkmoth needs to be stopped.” Tim added.

“That too. But mainly the first one.”

“If everyone is clear on the plan, are we good to go?”

A chorus of yes sounded.

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A week before….

Marinette as Ladybug and Red Robin discreetly arrived at the roof of TVi news station.

“Nadja Chamack?” She called the reporter who was waiting for them.

“Ladybug. I have been expecting you since you called me. Who’s the new hero?”

“This is Red Robin. He is from the Justice League to help out. We are here because we have a plan to take down Hawkmoth and we need every major news station to report on an attack tomorrow at the Trocadéro square.”

“How do you know that is when Hawkmoth is going to strike?”

“It’s not Hawkmoth that is attacking. We are going to do a fake out that makes it look like some other villain is going for the Miraculous but they are on our side. Red Robin is going to give you some information in order to convince Hawkmoth that they are an actual serious threat. I hope you know that this plan will require your utmost discretion.”

“Oh, I will help you with anything to get back that vile man. It will finally be nice to not worry about my daughter turning into an akuma every time she doesn’t get her way. Although, she has been getting better about it.”

After hashing out a few more details and Red Robin handing over a small list of Red Hood’s past crimes, the two heroes exited via the window.

“One down, a few more to go.” Red Robin said.

They both discreetly stuck to the shadows as they went to the next news station on their list.

-

Jason looked at the crowd of people that were gathering in the gym that Kagami had rented using her family name.

“Damn, how did you manage to hire this many stunt actors with a tight deadline?” Jason asked, looking at Nathaniel, Kagami and Chloe, who were all transformed.

Chloe smirked in Kagami’s direction. Kagami looked away, her face turning an interesting shade of pink.

“Kagami has a… friend that has connections in the film industry and was more than willing to do anything for her. No questions asked.” Chloe replied with a teasing lilt to her voice.

“Does this friend happen to have a name?” Jason asked as nonchalantly as possible.

“Felix Graham de Vanily.” Nathaniel replied. Kagami shot him a betrayed look.

“Graham de Vanily.” The name vaguely sounded familiar to Jason. “Hey, isn’t that-?”

“Felix is Adrien’s cousin. Their moms are sisters.” Chloe replied. “And he is such an asshole.”

“He’s not that bad.” Kagami defended.

“Only to you. Don’t be fooled by his gentlemanly side, Kagami.” Chloe said.

“Why is he an asshole?” Jason asked, slightly out of curiosity.

“Felix knew for months that Gabriel was Hawkmoth and he also knows that what we are doing is for the sake of the Miraculous Team.” Nathanial explained.

“Aren’t you worried that he would rat us out to Hawkmoth?”

Kagami shook her head. “Felix hates Gabriel. He is more than happy to help in order to see his uncle’s downfall. He would probably come in person if he didn’t have other obligations.”

“Please, the boy was whipped for you. He would have demanded some stupid conditions for us to fulfil in order to get his help. One word from you and he caved like a house of cards and practically did everything for us. For free.” Chloe gestured at all the actors assembled in the gym.

“Enough.” Kagami said, her cheeks as red as her costume. “Where’s Alix?”

A glowing blue portal appeared next to them and Alix appeared.

“Sorry. Sorry. I know that I’m late.” Alix said and she glared at Jason who opened his mouth. “No wonderland jokes.”

“So how’s the timeline?” Jason asked instead.

Alix shook her head. “It’s hard to tell. There are so many different factors that could make it go wrong. I did my best to make sure that the plan goes as smoothly as possible.”

(That consists of one break-in into a school, taking down some assassins with help of Sabine and making sure that a library book was returned on time. The last one was more of a personal errand.)

“There will be a few more akumas this week.” Alix added.

Chloe groaned. “But we have that stupid project to finish.”

“Another friendship assignment by Bustier?” Kagami asked.

“No. Thankfully, it’s Mendeleive so no need to bullshit some inane talk. Truth to be told, I just been writing out the plots of My Little Pony and changing the names for those type of assignments.” Nathaniel answered.

Kagami frowned. "What's My Little Pony?"

"I will send you some clips."

“Enough chit chat. We have work to do. Sooner we finish this, the sooner we can work on our grades.” Chloe said.

Chloe turned to face the crowd and clapped for their attention.

“Hello, as you all know, I am the Bee Hero of the Miraculous Team. I have one question for you all. Who would like to be part of the team to take down Hawkmoth?”

The room was filled with raised hands.

“Great! Here's Ladybug’s insane plan.”

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24 hours until. ...

“So you have these anti-akuma charms?” Jason asked, holding the ladybug-shaped thing to his eye to examine it.

“Yup.” Marinette answered by making more power-up potions. They might not need them but it would be good to be prepared.

“Why don’t you use them often? Maybe get rid of repeated villains like the pigeon guy.”

“Oh, geez. Why didn’t I think of that?” Marinette replied sarcastically.

“So these things don’t even work.”

“It did work. For a while. But that annoying son of a bitch managed to find a way around it by forcefully overloading it with his creepy vibes.”

“That gotta suck.”

“Yeah, I thought I had found a way to maybe slow down akuma attacks enough, especially tedious ones like Monsieur Pigeon, so I can get a decent night's rest for once but Noooo, They didn’t even last for two weeks.”

“Why are you even giving me this?”

“Because they do work, just not as efficiently as I hoped. To Hawkmoth, it is what the victim’s akuma object is like to us.”

“Explain, Pixie.”

“So we have to find the akuma object in order to purify it, right? Well, Hawkmoth has to find where these anti-akuma charms are hidden and evilise them. And then, he could akumatise the victim. But it buys us time for the victim to calm down and not get akumatized or give us a headstart to power up. It will also help you resist him.”

“You sounded like you had experience.”

“There were a few close calls. And I also got akumatized once so Kagami had to be Ladybug in order to throw Hawkmoth off track.”

“You were akumatized?” Jason sat up in surprise, “Isn’t that like ya know….the worst case scenario?”

“I was a pretty lame one. But at least, I wasn’t wearing an eye-sore like the others. Dame Justice. My power was to change people’s outfits into anything I want or make it into a disaster. It was at most just an inconvenience to my team. I was just upset that I lost the tickets to a pretty big fashion event. Didn’t notice the akuma until it was too late. But I managed to get the earrings off in time so Tikki could get it to Kagami. Later, I did manage to break out of his hold which made him pissed.”

Jason cleared his throat to get her attention, “So back to the anti-akuma charms?”

“Unless he finds out about it, you would be able to resist him. The others have mentioned that with the charm, it was easier for them to be able to resist him from bending them to his will by manipulating your emotions. The charms make it so you can think more clearly and logically. Tim told me that you are pretty pig-headed so plan B is for you to resist being brainwashed by being your delightful stubborn self.”

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A few hours until….

Marinette fidgeted in place as she watched Tim fiddled with the equipment and checked if the cameras they had set up so he and Oracle could watch the battle from afar, were working. She felt her father’s lumbering presence behind her.

“Papa, I know that it’s you.” She said without turning around her head.

He huffed in annoyance at the failed attempt of sneaking up on his daughter, “How your mother and you do it, I still can’t figure it out.”

( This was a Dupain-Cheng household joke. Tom would try to sneak up on his wife or daughter or both without getting caught. But the mother and daughter would always know. Even Gina was able to catch him during her visits. He only succeeded once on Sabine and got a sprained wrist for his trouble. He proudly wore his wrist brace despite being unable to bake while he wore it. )

“Trade secrets, Papa.” She looked up at him with a mischievous grin.

“Mon chéri, what is troubling you?” Tom asked, picking up his daughter’s mood.

“Nothing. I know that we would win but I just- I just feel like something might go wrong.”

Tom sat down and hugged her, “Anything I can do to help?”

She leaned into the comfort of her father’s embrace. No matter how old she got, her father’s arms made her feel safe. “It’s okay. I think it’s just the nerves. Well, actually…” Marinette sat up and rushed to her bedroom. A minute later, she came back with something in her hand and Tikki followed her.

“Marinette?”

“Tom Dupain, as the Guardian of the Miracle Box, will you guard the Ladybug earrings until Hawkmoth’s defeat?”

“I- Er- what?”

“This is just a precaution. A just-in-case. On the slightest 0.0001% chance that Hawkmoth wins and gets the Black Cat, there is someone I trust protecting the earrings and Tikki. You don’t have to but it will make me feel better.”

“Okay, I will do it. If it helps you feel better, I will make sure no one else gets them.”

Marinette hugged him.

“Do I have to wear them?”

“No. Just keep Tikki company. It will be in the Miracle Box with the other ones.”

“Thank god. I don't want to get my ears pierced.”

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[chaos-has-theories]

Sudden urge to cut a Love Square video set to

[fanghur]

Have you ever been a second-level fan, like a fan of a fandom rather than the source material, fall away from the entire thing for a bit, and when it trends again you’re just what the fuck happened in the source material??!! I’m looking at a complete clusterfuck of a plot from miles away like the aftermath of a disaster looking like

The season/series finale/big event/whatever happened and, sure, I don’t know enough details to get properly mad, but at this point I’m not even sure if I want the cliffnotes version to know how disappointed I should be in the orig’s creators

[nionom-art]

Miraculous Coccinella

April Fools Comic (2025)

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And then they defeated HawkMoth the end :)

April Fools Comic (2025)

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Master Post

The panel in question + context

[ponytailzuko]

[ID copied from alt text: A digital comic showing Ladybug standing with her elbows on a railing, her hands up in the air in exasperation as she says, "so i found out that my boyfriend's father - gabriel agreste - was actually my arch-nemesis hawkmoth, who has been terrorising the city constantly. and he actually got both of our miraculous and reshaped reality and then he disappeared. so i told everyone that he - gabriel agreste - helped me defeat hawkmoth and now everyone thinks hes a hero. plus he apparently created my boyfriend from the peacock miraculous. so now ive been lying to my boyfriend about being a superhero, about his father, and about how he's a sentimonster."

"so that's what's been up with me lately," Ladybug finishes, looking over to the side.

It cuts to show Zuko staring at Ladybug, sweating nervously. "um…"

Zuko shrugs his shoulders and says, "that's… rough, buddy?"

While Zuko says that, Chat Noir lands on the roof they're both standing on. He's looking down to put his baton on his back while saying, "hey, my lady, sorry i'm late. you wouldn't believe what -"

Chat Noir looks up and cuts himself off to ask, " - is that zuko avatar?" End ID]

prince zuko, i am hawkmoth. i have given you the ability to regain your honor. nobody will be able to evade your capture, especially the avatar. all i want from you in exchange are ladybug and chat noir's miracu--