What happens after Marinette & Adrien return to their dimension after the events of the Paris Special? (The Tales of Shadybug and Claw Noir) They’ve got to start somewhere… the dark street, right outside the bakery, in the freezing cold, seems as good a place as any.
Nobody ever said that returning to life on the other side of the portal would be easy. For Marinette, things are looking worse than ever. An ominous summons from the Supreme immediately upon their return leaves Marinette shaken and angry with herself, questioning every decision she’s ever made. Will an unexpected visitor help the situation… or just make things worse?
Marinette exited the side door silently and shivered, wishing she’d thought to grab her coat. Crossing the street, she kept close to the building as she made her way slowly toward the streetlamp where she’d seen the movement earlier. He was still there, slouched against the metal pole- definitely a guy, based on size and build. As Marinette drew closer and her eyes adjusted to the dim light, she could make out longish light-colored hair and a white leather jacket, dark jeans maybe. She watched from the shadows as he pushed himself off the streetlamp, standing up straight and pushing his hair out of his face to reveal a sharp jawline that was plastered over every flat surface in Paris, France, probably the world.
Marinette stopped in her tracks, her breath catching in her throat. Adrien Agreste. It was Adrien Agreste watching her through the window of the bakery.
Claw.
Today's the day! My newest Reverse kids fic is live!!
You know there are always two sides to every story...
If you're familiar with my previous Reverse fic, 'A New Beginning,' this is Marinette's POV of that encounter. After returning home, Marinette's not in a great place, mentally- this story is less hopeful, less lovesick, a bit darker in tone than Adrien's.
Getting it in just in time to be part of Adrinette April, yay! @adrinetteapril Hopefully this qualifies as prompt #12 Reverse crush, even if things are looking a little bleak right now. ❤
'No End In Sight'
What happens after Marinette & Adrien return to their dimension after the events of the Paris Special? (The Tales of Shadybug and Claw Noir) They’ve got to start somewhere… the dark street, right outside the bakery, in the freezing cold, seems as good a place as any.
Nobody ever said that returning to life on the other side of the portal would be easy. For Marinette, things are looking worse than ever. An ominous summons from the Supreme immediately upon their return leaves Marinette shaken and angry with herself, questioning every decision she’s ever made. Will an unexpected visitor help the situation… or just make things worse?
Just a reminder that this absolutely beautiful artwork by @beatrice1979a, showcasing some of my favorite scenes (from my reverse fic 'A New Beginning'), exists. These look exactly how I envisioned them when I was writing. ❤️❤️❤️
A companion piece in Marinette's POV will be out, well let's just say, very soon. 😉 Link to Adrien's side of the story below if you'd like to get caught up!
I've got a new Reverse Paris fic nearing completion and I'm just kinda curious what the ShadyClaw temp is out there, since I'm not seeing a ton of new material come across my timeline lately...
(For those of you who are familiar with it, this is a companion piece to my previously posted Reverse fic, 'A New Beginning', which was written from Adrien's POV- the new piece will be Marinette's POV of that same encounter)
UPDATE: the new fic officially has a title ('No End In Sight') and is in beta as we speak. Hoping to be able to post later today or tomorrow.
I was cleaning up some tabs on my phone and realized that I still had this fic open, even though I'd already left kudos, commented & bookmarked it a while back... So, as one does, I read it again. And I still love it, love it, love it and I always will. It is so wistful and bittersweet, but with that happy ending we all want for Adrien & Marinette. ❤️
This is a Marichat-centric hanahaki fic by @marimbles 🌸🌼 Check out her other Miraculous fics too! (they're all so good!!)