#these are perfect depictions of them. and especially eiffel there has never been a better style for eiffel specifically

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sweetheart, baby, darlin', and so on. 💞 (by @jamisonrivv)

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ladrien fic recs!

there are SO MANY amazing ladrien fics i cant possibly cover them all but here are a few!

(all the ratings used are ao3 ratings)

((this is a very long post!))

FLUFF

Of Ivy and Sunlight by cyanise [ T, 1509 words, 1/1 ]

When Adrien takes to wandering the streets of Paris in ungodly hours, Ladybug has no choice but to keep an eye on him. Still, things are bound to get a little out of hand between two overloaded teenagers with a lot of love and not enough self-control. 

a lovely post-chat blanc fic :’) it has a great flow and is just soft and so sweet and it’s just perfect. gosh i cannot really say more other than read it!!! also almost all of their other stuff is also ladrien so do check it out!

This can't be happening by PlaPla [ T,  6,467 words, 1/2 ]

Ladybug is unsure whether accompanying Adrien to a gala as his not-date is the best or worst thing that has ever happened to her. But when their table mates turn out to be none other than her long time friends Alya and Nino and with Adrien acting weirder and weirder she finds herself with bigger worries than an unrequited crush.

a djwifi/ladrien double date? hit me up! i love identity shenanigans, ball dancing, ladrien, and djwifi and this is a perfect mix for me. i know it’s incomplete but it doesn’t end in a cliff-hanger really, the part 2 is just a promise of more so it doesn’t feel incomplete! PlaPla also has a short oneshot of ladrien going for a motorcycle ride.

Falling again by emsylcatac [ M,  4,506 words, 2 Works ]

They had been dancing around each other for a while now, and while fifteen year old Adrien would have been ecstatic at the idea of dating Ladybug in secret, twenty-two year old Adrien knew better. But Ladybug wasn’t making it easy. It was like… she, too, was falling for him. And that surprisingly enough, she didn’t mind.

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Or Adrien trying (and failing) to keep things professional between him and Ladybug when the two of them partner up for a mission. Older AU

things are a little steamy~ here (don’t worry, it’s only implied it’s very mild and closer to a T rating than the M) but it’s a great mature take on their dynamics! emsy has more ladrien one-shots in her collection of one-shots!

i'd love to go on a date with you by sae_what  [ G,  6,480 words, 1/1 ]

Once it had been falsely announced throughout Paris that Adrien and Ladybug are in a relationship, Ladybug pays him a visit to turn him down gently.

Only, she doesn’t. And instead, she has a formal dinner date. With Adrien. At 8 pm. Tonight.

LADYBUG IN A SUIT!! aaaaaaaaaaaaaa. okay but for real it’s so sweet and also??? they are on a date!!! a rooftop date!! (too man exclamation marks oops)

Always Welcome by  chatonne-rousse [ T, 1,683 words, 1/1 ]

Ladybug knows that Adrien's window is always open for her to swing by and stop in, whether for video games or a chat or, like tonight, for soft kisses and sweet nothings.

He loves these visits. His girlfriend is always welcome. Always. (Especially for kisses.)

Written for Ladrien June, day 8: bluebell eyes.

established relationship, pre-reveal ladrien. there is something very home-y about this fic and it’s all about the comfort and quiet that i adore about it!

Five Times Gabriel Agreste Caught Ladybug in His Son’s Bedroom (and the One Time He Caught Chat Noir) by agrestenoir [ T,  1,923 words, 1/1]

Gabriel Agreste keeps finding Ladybug in his son's bedroom. As a super villain and father, this will not stand.

this crack fic is... honestly so hilarious. it’s all through gabrie-i-am-trying-to-parent-and-failing-a-lot-agreste’s POV so it is so much ridiculous! 

an uncurtain discovery by  Missnoodles [ T, 4,684 words, 1/1 ]

When he returns from school on Wednesday afternoon, Adrien discovers the darkness in his own home. He struggles to come to terms with it. To his utter mortification and delight, Ladybug is nearby to rescue him.

(He does not discover that his father is supervillain. That will happen on a different Wednesday.)

Adrien is being a cat and gets tangled in the curtains on his window and it’s utterly ridiculous. all the bug and the cat tendencies make it funnier and adrien’s inner monologue is just a cherry on top!

secret valentine by a_miiraculer [ T,  12,245 words, 1/1 ]

this is the moment that we will come alive brace yourself for love sweet love, secret love

If Adrien had known that getting himself stuck in a tree would end like this, he would've gotten himself stuck sooner.

A drabble series.

i just,,,, don’t have words for how much i love it! it’s ridiculous, it’s cute, it’s funny, it’s whole-some and just ladrien. the writer also has a M rated multi-chapter ladrien kissing (no the M is very much real here) and a heroic adrien and ladybug one-shot too! 

Those Benevolent Stars by peachcitt [ G,  23,696 words, 3/3 ]

“Will you come back?”

She looked up at the deep blue sky, as if she could somehow find the answer there. “I shouldn’t,” she said, shaking her head and looking back at him. But the stars were still there, caught in her eyes, and Adrien persisted.

“But will you?”

or

adrien meets his soulmate, a thief who calls herself ladybug. he falls for her, but she seems determined to maintain a space between them.

oh my god this au.... just no words!! it’s poetry and it’s tender and it’s about the yearning and just!!! perfect :’). Her current ongoing ladrien june fic is also akin to this (and the fic i linked before it) so do check it out too! (literally check out all of their works it’s so beautiful)

Flowers on the Window Sill by LNC [ G,  2,144 words, 1/1 ]

The first time Ladybug saw him, really saw him, the universe stopped.

this fic feels like poetry and it’s so lovely. LNC is always short and direct but it always hits right in the feels while also being hilarious. Her  other ladrien works are just as good and i highly recommend going through them because it fulfills all of the ladrien needs (along with Reiaji)

whatever a sun will always sing is you by komorebirei [ T,  32,980 words, 37/37 ]

“I didn't think you'd actually... do anything," Adrien admitted, cheeks prickling with warmth. "I-I mean, I never expected... I didn't know you watched my interviews.” That definitely wasn’t how he'd imagined confessing to Ladybug.

“Of course I do!” Ladybug squeaked. “Uhh, that is…” She looked down at her hands, nervously turning her yo-yo over, over and over. “Maybe you’re not the only one with a crush.”

(After an unexpected confession, Ladybug and Adrien start dating in secret. A progressive character- and relationship-study quilted from drabbles, with the intention of digging treasure out of the cove that is Ladrien. Written using kashimalin-fanfiction's kiss writing prompts from Tumblr.)

it does such an excellent job at exploring this dynamic along with the characters. it’s such a sweet fic, each chapter short and fun!

ANGST

whose woods these are (I think I know.) by  Reiaji [ T,  105,000 words, 25/25 ]

Four years after his future turns to cinders, Adrien is a servant in the house he was meant to inherit. Disowned by his father and abused by his stepmother, his days are filled with drudgery until he meets a masked huntress in the forest behind his father's chateau.

As his friendship with Ladybug turns to first love, he dreams of a future spent at her side.

Then, on the eve of the Princess's masquerade, he meets his guardian—and is granted a wish.

[Ladrien Cinderella AU]

Warnings: Child abuse, Graphic depiction of violence

this is absolutely gorgeous. it has so many troupes and so many amazing character arc and great build up and everything just flows so well. it left me in awe for weeks and i just. want to experience reading it for the first time again. look at this gorgeous art inspired by this! {and you have to read  leonard bernstein too because LETTERS and LADRIEN and YEARNING}

i would do it again (oh, a thousand times) by bugabisous [ T, 2,266 words, 1/1 ]

Knowing you can bring someone back doesn’t mean you’re free of the pain of seeing them disappear before your eyes. He can’t imagine he’ll be able to look at her directly without replaying every horrifying moment when he felt her slip away in a puff of smoke.

When it happens once again, he already knows he’ll be trying again. He just can’t give up.

it expands on adrien’s feelings in the episode desperada (my beloved <3) and it is just ouch. such great angst, such great potential. the kind of tragedy that it offers is unusual for ml (it gets only rivaled by chat blanc tbh). to rival this angst bugabisous also has a fluffy one-shot :)

when the world gets too heavy (put it on my back) by Taliax [ T, 4,720 words, 1/1 ]

Chat Noir isn't allowed to cry over his father. But even when he's just Adrien, Ladybug won't abandon him.

Hawkmoth reveal hurt/comfort + Ladrien

the plagg and adrien bond written is just perfect, and oh this hits right in the feels :’) it hurts all in the right way. tali also has so many other ladrien works in all genres too

By Your Side by omniousunflower [ T, 4,361 words, 1/1 ]

(Angry and alone, Adrien waits on top of the Eiffel Tower for his lady.)

“So, how did my kitty get stranded up here?” Ladybug asks.

Groaning, Adrien pulls his knees toward his chest and presses his face against them. “Because he’s stupid and impulsive.”

“Chasing pigeons, then?”

“No.” Shame burns in Adrien’s veins, white-hot now that Ladybug is here to witness his stupidity. “I threw my Miraculous, and Plagg wouldn’t get it for me.”

post-hawkmoth defeat, and adrien is not doing well at all. i am cheating because it is post reveal, pre relationship but it’s still ladrien. this fic is a roller coater of emotions, starting from a slightly crack scenario to a cute, awkward, hopeful ending.  More Than You Know is another of sunny’s angsty ladrien work!

Breaking The Rules (AKA The Ladrien Fistfight) by ThisKwamiNeeds_aNap [ T, 8,714 words, 1/1 ]

Marinette may or may not be dying, but she’s still going to do her best to fix every single problem in the world. She’s not expecting Adrien to be the one who tries to stop her. (Takes place immediately after Kwami Buster)

Warnings: panic attack, broken bones, PTSD. please read the tags!

*slaps this fic* this fic can fit in so much angst. it just?? left me in PAIN oof. it says ‘ladrien fistfight’ on the lid but nooo there is marinette is just having a freak out and it’s all so much??!! and it’s not just marinette there is adrien too and chloe and alya and- wow it’s amazing. love it so much it fills up my angst needs :’)

so that’s it for now! my personal commentary isn’t impressive nor does it do justice to the fic but i still hope you read a few of these!! happy reading!!

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pipes in paris: jour quatre, cinq et six

 Day 4

The days here just keep getting better! A rainy day in Paris may have been one of the most cinematic experiences of my life. Walking to the marché in the rain was a little bit of a challenge but the chilly weather and gray scenery was actually really enjoyable. The marché was an experience I feel like I could make it’s own blog post about. It was so fun to see the different types of goods sold at them. I don’t think I expected to see a fish stand beside a fruit stand today but i did! At the marché I brought a few of my favorite fruits from home as well as a new jam and cheese that I tried with some very odd fruit combinations. I guess it really is true that everything taste better in France. I bought 2 plums which I eat all the time at home, but when I bit into my plum today after returning to the dorms, I felt like I was having an out of body experience. It was so much juicier and richer in flavor than anything I could get at home. A small group of us also went into a cafe beside the marché lol to get out of the rain for a bit. Seeing as it was gastronomy day, I decided to try a french onion soup, very meta, i know. In all honesty it was very delicious. The onions had been sautéed to perfection and the aroma that left the soup acted as a blanket shielding me from the cold outside. I also made my way to Shakespeare and Co. I walked upstairs to the little sitting room and wrote in my journal on a soft velvet turquoise bench. I took note of the rich burgundy shades of the wallpaper that made the space feel like I had been transported to a different time period. This evening, we ventured out to the Musée de Art Moderne. The actual exhibits we saw were lovely, especially Toyen. Her take on surrealism so clearly depicted every change in her life. You could see her grow from a young woman most concerned about eroticism to a woman with true worry and sorry for the state of her country through the years. After this, we ate the best meal of the trip so far. The ambience of forest, which was attached to the museum was phenomenal. It was so elegantly modern with luxe forestry and projected images surrounding the restaurant. The food itself was wonderfully flavorful and the drinks were so delicious that it made me enjoy a type of spirit that i normally do not prefer. On the walk back to the metro, we caught a beautiful view of the Eiffel tower and caught a glimpse of Parisian night life. Today ended up being a beautiful and exhausting day, even with the rain.

Day 5

Friday was a very large day, so I have opted to reflect on the experience on this Saturday morning which is also my first day off! Learning about the history of the Louvre was so interesting and definitely made the experience of walking through it even more engaging. I will be honest in saying that I was kind of nervous about close examining a statue, but after the Venus de Milo, I found that I now much prefer closely studying a few pieces than running through as much area as possible. As a person who has always had a little trouble identifying art as anything other than something visually pleasing, hearing the history and meanings of the pieces made me much more interested and willing to dig for small parts that could aide in a storyline i made up for myself. I was especially touched by the Venus de Milo because of her reputation of beauty. Walking around her and seeing the shape of a woman that was not wafer thin and had both delicate and harsh features made me extremely appreciative of the subjectiveness of beauty. I also found a piece that i found to be particularly beautiful. I hope to take some time soon to do some research on the piece, which is something I never thought I would say.

Yesterday was a day of many firsts for me because I also found myself extremely engaged with the classical music concert at Saint Chapelle. While I don’t dislike classical music by any means, it is normally something I put on in the background while studying or trying to fall asleep, but yesterday I found myself entranced by the music. As it was playing I was scanning the church imagining what type of sceneries would have taken place while the music was playing. Would there have been a hall or other act of courtship? Would a queen be roaming her own personal garden pondering her life and lack of freedom? It was honestly such an immersive experience for me and I was almost sad to see it end.

As if the day wasn’t long enough, after another gelato stop at Amorino with the entire group, which was such a fun experience filled with memories i’m sure will last a long time, a large group of us decided to trek back to the Eiffel Tower to see it sparkle at night. I don’t think I have words for how beautiful it was to see such an iconic figure up close and share laughs with new and old friends, so i will just attach a few photos. One thing I do have the words to explain was the amount of men running at us with bottles of overpriced alcohol begging us to buy them, which was partially my fault because upon entrance I made one of the vendors sell me a bottle of champagne which went from extremely overpriced to only slightly overpriced. It tasted awful but I am stubborn and like to negotiate.

Day 6

Today was our off day which I spent with a few of the girls at a cafe in Luxembourg! After eating our meals which were so deliciously light yet still filling, we sat in the grass and read our books. The park on a Saturday is a beautiful sight wherever you are in the world, but something about the Luxembourg Palace being in the background of babies being pushed in strollers and young teenagers on first dates made it a more elevated experience. After this we made our way to Galeries Lafayette where I spent entirely too much money on things that will surely require me to check another bag home. Aside from the beautiful architecture and ceiling art displayed, I found the center to be too overwhelming to genuinely enjoy. One thing that I did 100% enjoy was getting macarons from Pierre Hermé. I tried the more exotic flavors including the wasabi macaron which may have been the most exquisite flavor profile. Aside from the flavor, the textures of the macaron were phenomenal. The crunch on the cookie mixed with the soft and somewhat tart filling was the perfect combination.

A bit on how i’m doing

I think I have adjusted fairly well here! There are obvious language barriers but they don’t tend to be too much of an issue because most of the people here speak at least a small amount of english and I can understand a small amount of french so it balances out! The biggest adjustment for me personally has been the sleep schedule!! I’m typically an early riser but I also tend to be quite the night owl, which works fine when I need to be awake for a 6 hour shift at my job back home, but not as well when I am spending the day exploring such a huge and wonderful city! The biggest culture shock has been regarding the way people show affection here. I’m still adjusting to seeing that on the streets, down escalators, and in the middle of shopping centers! People watching has been one of my favorite activities here! I love the way people move around on the streets! It makes me more appreciative of being in a new environment.