#SORRY I AM BORING and complain about the same 5 things on loop

[neonmedusas]

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[atlabeth]

transferred part four - atla smau

TRANSFERRED - zuko x fem!reader

masterlist | part 3 | part 5

summary: trying to run from your past is hard, but falling for your brother’s roommate is even harder. little do you know that he’s falling for you as well.

warning: cursing

a/n: IM SORRY I KEEP SWITCHING POVS the one at the end is katara lmao

taglist:  @ourbestfriend-mishacollins , @lil-lex1 , @xxshad0wxb1rdxx , @zuko-is-the-sun​ 

You slipped your phone into the back pocket of your jeans and got out of your car, taking a few moments to stretch out your arms and legs after the long drive. It was a little weird to think that this was going to be your new home and university, especially after so long in Kyoshi, but you were honestly looking forward to the change. After the disastrous breakup you endured, it was time for a new chapter. 

Your eyes instinctively snapped over to where you heard a noise, and a huge grin broke out on your face. Two people were coming out of the complex, and they were none other than your two roommates. 

“Sokka, Aang!” You yelled as you ran towards them. You barreled into Sokka and wrapped him in the tightest hug you could muster, looping Aang into it as well for a few moments before you pulled away, smiling so wide your face hurt. 

“Aang, it’s so good to see you, and Sokka — Sokka, you’ve gotten so tall!” You mussed up his hair with your hand which he swatted away. 

“It’s good to see you too, Y/N, but it hasn’t even been that long! And I don’t know how many times I have to remind you that you’re only a year and a half older than me!” 

“Sokka, I haven’t seen you since I moved to Kyoshi for college. It’s been far too long.” You gestured with your head for them to follow you as you started walking over to your car. “And Aang, it’s been forever since I’ve seen you too! You better be treating Katara well.” 

The shorter boy smiled sheepishly and rubbed the back of his head, faint red tinting his cheeks. “I like to think I am, we’re really happy together. She’s the best person that I know and the most beautiful girl ever and she always h-” 

“Okay, that’s enough! Seriously Y/N, you don’t have to whip out the interrogations right away.” Despite his complaints, Sokka gave you a genuine smile and you could tell he was just as happy to see you. 

“Whatever. I’m gonna need all the details on everything that’s been going on the past three years. The occasional facetime call has not been enough.” You went to the back of your car and opened your trunk where most of the boxes were, turning your head when you heard another car pulling up. 

“That’s Katara’s car!” Aang exclaimed. “That must be her and the other girls!” 

The car pulled in two spots away from you and as soon as it stopped, an auburn-haired girl jumped out of the driver's seat and streaked over towards you, wrapping you in an even tighter hug than you gave Sokka. 

“Suki!” She was practically suffocating you but you were so glad to see her that you didn’t even care. “I’m so glad you’re here!” 

“Like I would miss my best friend’s moving day?” The two of you pulled away and went through your increasingly elaborate handshake, ending in a hip bump that caused you both to dissolve into giggles. “You look amazing, Y/N. It feels like it’s been forever since we’ve been together.” 

“Well, we don’t have to worry about that anymore, because I’m here to stay! At least for the next four years.” You laughed and looked over to where your sister was helping Toph out of the car and gave her a wave. 

“As much fun as I’m having with all these greetings, we gotta start moving these fuckin’ boxes! At this rate, I’m gonna be sleeping outside.” You hugged Katara as well when she walked over, then you picked the first box up and motioned with your head for everyone else to get one as you started walking backwards towards the apartment. “Toph is the only one who’s exempt from this, everyone else gets a box and s-” 

You stopped in the middle of your sentence when someone bumped into you from behind, causing you to nearly drop your box. You were just as surprised when you felt hands on your waist, keeping you steady and helping you regain your balance. You turned your head and could immediately feel your cheeks heating up as you hastily moved away, laughing nervously and occupying yourself with the box in your hands. 

“Hey! Zuko! Nice to meet you! It is Zuko, right?” His golden eyes seemed to burn into you, but they were offset by his kind smile and the casual nod he gave you. 

“Yeah, that’s me. Sorry I’m so late, I was showering. I didn’t think you were gonna be here so soon.” He waved at Katara and Suki and they smiled back at him. 

He was even more attractive in person. His jet black hair, still a little wet from his shower, hanging just above his eyes was really doing it for you, and god, his eyes. They were intense, but more like a comforting campfire than a raging wildfire. You didn’t even realize you were staring until Sokka elbowed you. 

Your eyes widened slightly and you quickly averted them, adjusting your hold on the box and letting out another nervous laugh. “Now that we’re all here, how about these boxes, huh? I don’t have that much stuff because I’m broke, which is good for all of you.” 

You had gotten out of your flustered state by the time that everyone had a box in hand, save for Toph, and conversation flowed much easier while you and the rest of the group walked into the complex. 

“How was your drive, Y/N?” Zuko asked, holding the door open with his back as you all filed inside.

You shook your head and scoffed as you hit the button to call the elevator. “As boring as you can imagine. Traffic wasn’t horrible, but I swear I hit every single light on the way here. My music was the only thing that kept me sane.” 

“One pro of being blind is that I always have company in cars, but it also kinda sucks when the only source of conversation you have is Sokka or Katara,��� Toph said with a teasing grin. 

“What?” Both of the aforementioned yelled at the same time, causing everyone except them to dissolve into laughter. 

“This is what I missed. I don’t even have to make up for three years of missed teasing because Toph’s had it taken care of.” You patted her on the shoulder as the elevator door opened and everyone filed in. “What floor are we on?” 

“Three. There’s a lot of foot traffic and we have some very annoying neighbors, but it’s one of the cheaper places here!” Sokka pushed the button and the doors closed. 

“Sounds.. fun!” You couldn’t really complain because you had practically begged for Sokka to let you live with him, plus you couldn’t afford anything more than splitting rent four ways in a cheap apartment. “Is there anything else I should know?” 

“Sokka never washes his dishes and only takes out the trash if you yell at him to do it. Zuko always leaves his towels on the ground but he’s a neat freak so the cleanliness of his room leeches into the rest of our apartment, it’s great. And I’m a perfect roommate,” Aang said with his smile that could convince you to give him everything you owned. 

“That is such a lie, Aang! I do everything that I’m supposed to do; your room is a mess that can’t even be cleaned up by Zuko, plus you stay up super late all the time talking on the phone to Katara! Thin walls buddy, THIN. WALLS.” 

“Do you want to talk about thin walls? Because you play your music as loud as possible, and somehow it’s always when I’m trying to study! And every time we drink, you become a huge mess.” After Zuko put his word in, the three boys all started arguing. You made eye contact with Katara and Suki; Katara gave you a sympathetic smile but Suki just grinned. 

“Alright, boys! We’re here, so kindly shut up.” You elbowed Sokka in the side as you walked out of the elevator, giving him an innocent smile when he scowled at you. “Lead the way, bro.” 

~~ 

It took about ten minutes to get all of your boxes in the apartment with six people helping you, and though the girls wanted to stay they had to get back for some stuff relating to their classes. You thanked and hugged them all, and soon it was just you, your brother, your sister’s boyfriend, and the guy that you thought was hot. 

You spun around in the living room before collapsing onto the couch, spreading your arms out above you and sighing heavily. “I feel like I could fall asleep right here.” 

“I hope you can because that’s where you’re gonna be sleeping.” You looked up at Sokka with shock, and he stared back at you for about five seconds until he started laughing. 

“Ah, you should’ve SEEN your face!” He managed to get out through his laughter, wiping a tear from his eye. 

“Do you enjoy causing me pain?” 

“Very much so.” 

“You and Sokka are sharing a room, Y/N. Aang and I are in the other. And don’t worry, there are two twin beds in each so you don’t have to share share,” Zuko explained quickly. 

“Oh, fantastic. My boyfriend always snored a lot so I’ve gotten very good at tuning them out. You’re lucky that I’m the best roommate ever, bro.” 

“First you invade the sanctuary that is my home, and then the sanctuary that is the group chat for the home, and now you embarrass me in front of all of my friends for no reason? You are not my mom!” 

“Come on Y/N, we can show you around your room and the apartment.” Aang interrupted Sokka’s spiel, still going on in the background as the two of you walked over to a door with a large band poster on it. 

Zuko watched your retreating figure with a small smile on his face until you disappeared into the room, snapping out of his trance when Sokka started pulling him towards the room, grumbling about how ‘no one appreciates my genius’ and ‘can’t believe they left me’. 

[leejenooppa]

Dream reaction to their S/O being extremely petite

♡ Renjun ♡

Renjun is 170cm or 5′7″ 

So he’s one of the shortest in NCT

He’s always getting clowned for his height 

Because of this, he’d LOVE having an S/O who’d be extremely short 

He’d love putting his chin on the top of your head and he’d also love forcing you to stand on your tippy toes to kiss him 

It would make the entire experience 1000% more adorable 

It would also make him feel more manly !!! 

Like,,, he’d feel like he could take care of you better and protect you better if you’re a shortie 

He’d also totally baby you 

He’d use a lot of aegyo on you 

I am firm in this belief and you can’t change my mind 

He’d also purposefully put things on higher shelves (but not too high since he’s not that tall himself) just so you could ask him to get them for you 

He’d LOVE it when you do that cause it would make him feel tall and so so happy :) 

He’d love to have his arm around your neck and shoulders 

And he’d like,, cradle your head into his chest whenever y’all are just standing there 

Omg it’d be so cute I’m dying 

He’d also love to kiss the top of your head and your forehead !! 

And when he hugs you, he’d put his cheek on the top of your head and close his eyes and he’d be so content there in that moment 

Overall, Renjun would think that having a short S/O would be the cutest ever and he’d be so happy 

♡ Jeno ♡

Jeno is 177cm or 5′9.5″ 

So he’s like average height for a dude 

But that’d also give a lot of room for a huge height difference 

Like Jeno is literally 30cm taller than me wtf 

I feel like Jeno wouldn’t comment very much on your height 

He would, however, do small actions here and there to show that he’s always thinking about your small stature 

Like, if you’re in a large crowd, he’d loop his arm around your shoulders so you don’t get lost 

My friends do that to me all the time lmao 

Or if you’re trying to get into an insanely tall chair, he’d lift you up 

Or he’d put all the cups and bowls on the lower shelf in the dorm when he knows you’re gonna come visit 

But other than that, I feel like he’d just never say anything about it 

Especially if he knows that you’re insecure about your height 

He’d NEVER make fun of you 

Like Renjun, I also feel like he’d like to force you to reach up on your tippy toes to kiss him 

He thinks it’s really cute lol 

You’d just have to concede to kissing his jawline or neck or smth smh 

He just likes to tease you 

It’s all in good fun 

Overall, he’d be very cute and wouldn’t make fun of your height at all; he’d also be very gentle and caring and considerate when it comes to your height 

♡ Haechan ♡

Haechan is 174cm or 5′8″ 

So he’s also very much average height 

Omfg you’d hate this egg 

He’d CONSTANTLY be making fun of your height 

If you’re too short to reach something? You bet yo booty gon be clowned around with 

If you’re tryna kiss him but can’t reach his lips? He’s gonna laugh at you and say “sorry no kisses then” ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

He LOVES to make you mad 

Because short people who are mad are just the funniest tthing apparently?? 

He’d just enjoy it a lot 

But if you were to ever go to him and be like “yo, I’m really insecure about my height” 

Then he’d totally tone it down a bit 

Not completely, but he wouldn’t clown you as much 

Besides that, he’d also be like Renjun and puts things on higher shelves to make you have to go get him to get them down 

If you were to pull up a chair to get it yourself, he’d get SO offended 

I also feel like Haechan would be one to be extra more cuddly with a shorter S/O 

If y’all are standing up, he’d love to put his chin on your head and his arms around your shoulders 

Or he’d like to reach all the way down and put his chin on your shoulder and hands on your hips 

And then he’d complain that his back hurts from leaning down lmao this dork 

If y’all are sitting down, he’d love to have you sit on his lap and put his chin on your shoulder and wrap his arms around your waist 

He claims you’re the perfect height for him and only him 

And his hugs!!! 

You’d get ENVELOPED in his hugs 

He’d love to just give your entire body a hug 

Not a single square centimeter would go unloved 

Overall, he’d clown you a lot, but he still loves you and your height and he’d be a huge cuddly bear 

♡ Jaemin ♡

Jaemin is 176cm or 5′9″ 

So he’s also very average in height 

Like Renjun, he’d also baby you a lot 

And use that aegyo voice on you 

Idk who’d complain about that though 

But he’d love to pick you up and give you hugs and twirl you around 

And when he hugs you when you’re standing, he’d pout his lips, close his eyes, and rub his cheeks all over the top of your head 

Side note, I feel like Jaemin’s ideal type is someone who’s very feminine and very short, so he’d go CRAZY if you were considerably short 

He just seems like someone who likes to take care of other people, so he’d love to baby a petite S/O 

Once again, he’d totally be one to put things on tall shelves just so you could ask him to get it for you 

Unlike the other boys though, if anyone ever made fun of his S/O’s height, he’d get so defensive and tell them that you can’t change your height, but they can change their attitude 

He never wants you to feel bad about your height 

OH and he always does manner legs too !!! 

(For those of you who don’t know, manner legs is basically when a tall person spreads their legs apart really wide in order to lower their height. It’s seen as respectful in Korean culture) 

He’d do this to talk to you when y’all are standing up 

Just to get more on your level, ya know? 

Always comparing his body to yours too 

Like he’s always showing off to EVERYBODY how much bigger his hands are to yours 

Or telling everybody how small your nose is 

Always pinching your cheeks and calling you baby 

Overall, he’d be very sensitive to your height and baby you around EXTRA HARD 

♡ Chenle ♡

Chenle is 178cm or 5′10″ 

 Average height, more so on the tall side 

I feel like he’s one to think large height differences in relationships are cute 

He’d also be one to make fun of your height though 

And if you’re struggling with something, he wouldn’t even help you 

What a meanie >:( 

He’d literally just stand there and watch you struggle and just do his dolphin laugh 

He’d think it’s SO hilarious 

Besides that, he’d be pretty cute around you 

Like Jaemin, he’d compare the size of his body to yours a lot too 

Especially your hands !!! 

He loves pointing out to other people how much bigger his hands are to yours 

Or his already big head to your head size 

He’d also be really clingy 

Always leaning down on you 

Head on your shoulder 

Boy’s gonna get a back ache from leaning down so much 

His arms around your waist 

And this is just how he chills when y’all are hanging with the boys 

He’d also like to envelope you in giant hugs 

Chenle is an AMAZING hugger,,, I just KNOW it 

Like he just swallows up your entire body and he’s just so content 

He likes making you feel safe 

Always having a hand on your back or his arms around your shoulders or your arms hooked together 

He’s also extremely playful with you 

Not leaning down to give you kisses 

Holding things especially your phone when you won’t pay attention to him above his head and making you jump around to try and get it 

Picking you up and carrying you around 

Holding you up to see over crowds 

LOTS of piggyback rides 

He’s just so adorable with you 

And he’s SO gentle with you 

You’re like glass and he doesn’t want to break you 

Everyone’s envious of y’all’s relationship 

It’s just so cute 

Overall, Chenle would be very teasing to a short S/O, but also very playful and everyone’s really jealous of your relationship together 

♡ Jisung ♡

Jisung is 179cm or 5′10″ goddamn he’s tall 

Like Chenle, he’s technically average height, but he’s a little bit on the taller side 

But if you’re a shortie that’s a HUGE height difference 

Lol he’s a whole foot taller than me 

I feel like he’d LOVE and maybe almost prefer a short S/O 

Being the current maknae of NCT, it would just make him feel more mature 

He’s also the tallest in Dream, so he’s used to there being a height difference with the members 

I also feel like Jisung would like to have a hand on your back or around your shoulders when you’re walking through a large crowd 

He’d be able to see over everyone, so you’d have to use him as a way of getting around lol how adorable 

He’d also like to play with your hair when y’all are just standing around because his hands are just right there and he’s bored 

Makes fun of you A LOT 

Like maybe even more than Haechan and Chenle?? 

It’s just so easy; you’re too tiny and he’s too tall 

If you’re older than him, expect formalities to completely go out the window 

“What you gon do about it?? Slap me?? You can’t even reach my face” 

Maknae on top, am I right? 

He’s kinda awkward with hugs though?? 

Like he just doesn’t know what to do with his long limbs and your small body 

So when he “hugs” you, he’s usually behind you with his arms around your shoulders and neck 

Which is still adorable by the way 

I also feel like he’d be a sweetheart about your height though 

When he isn’t clowning you that is 

Like he’d always be thinking about if you can reach something in the cupboards 

Or if he’d go shopping with you, he’d always be looking on the top shelves for something you might miss since you can’t see 

And like I said before, if y’all were in a large crowd, he’d always be holding onto you and looking over the crowd to help guide you 

Wants to pinch your cheeks all the time since you’re so cute 

Overall, he’d like to make fun of you a lot, but he’s still a total sweetheart and helps you out even more 

Update 9/6/19: The profile I looked at still listed Chenle as 174cm tall, but a reader informed me that Chenle has grown to 178cm! So he’s basically the same height as Jisung. Such tol bois. And thank you for the correction! 

[mr-hawkmoth]

You’re Not Her: 4. Romeo and Juliet

Ladybug Pv Crossover/Brothers Au

Ao3

1      2     3     4(you are here)    5

Thanks @polkadotsdesign for reading some of this beforehand for me :)

Also @justa-dork you wanted to be tagged so here you are my friend. And thank you @squirrellygirlart for the akuma idea ;)

“So what’s with the pigtails?” Alya whispered to Marinette the next day. Marinette had chosen to sit in the same spot behind Adrien once again just to get under Chloe’s skin.

“I thought it was time for a new look,” Marinette shrugged her off.

“It looks good girl. So um how are things?” Alya asked hesitantly. Marinette gave her a deadpan look. “Right, sorry,” Alya mumbled in response.

“Can we please just talk about something else?” Marinette croaked.

“Sure! Uh- well you haven’t missed much other than Chloe hanging all over Adrien,” Alya stated thinking back on the past few weeks.

“Who is this Adrien guy anyways and why is he so special!” Marinette hissed. Adrien’s blood ran cold when he heard her utter his name.

“Well he’s a model and the son of the famed fashion designer, Gabriel Agreste,” Alya explained.

“Agreste… I know that name. Does he have a brother?” Marinette spoke softer now, less angry.

“Yeah, his name is… Felix, I think. I guess Felix has been going here the past few years but because of Adrien’s modeling he was homeschooled up until now,” Alya relayed the information to Marinette.

“So what? Chloe is just in love with him because he’s some arrogant model?” Marinette snorted. “Seems fitting.” Adrien could feel his shoulders tense. Why would Felix ever want him to be friends with this girl? She clearly hated him.

“He’s not so bad.” Alya shrugged coming to Adrien’s defense.

“Hey dude you okay?” Nino asked Adrien pulling him away from his eavesdropping.

“Yeah of course I am! Why wouldn’t I be?” Adrien answered a little too quickly.

“You just seem a little tense that’s all bro.” Nino shrugged.

“Hey uh Nino,” Adrien whispered as not to be overheard. “What do you know about Marinette?” Adrien’s eyes glanced back at the girls still deep in conversation. Nino looked over at Marinette and frowned shaking his head.

“Bro… She’s literally the nicest person I have ever met but… dude right now just don’t mess with her okay? She’s been through some tough shit man and right now she just needs time. And no offense dude but Chloe hangs around you like a  puppy and Marinette most definitely doesn’t need Chloe around her right now,” Nino said tensely suddenly very protective of the small girl behind them. Adrien nodded in understanding. Sorry Felix looks like that friend thing is going to have to wait, Adrien thought to himself.

Class went by in a blur. Occasionally Adrien would feel Marinette’s eyes on him and would tense his shoulders. Nino said she was the nicest person he knew and yet all Adrien could feel was ice coming off of her. As the day bore on he learned more about the girl from Nino. Her sister had been killed in an akuma attack and apparently the two had been very close. He also discovered that her sister was the very same girl who had pestered Felix time and time again. Adrien could hardly draw the connection between the two girls. The way Felix had described Bridgette was that she was annoyingly optimistic and pathetically bubbly. But Marinette… Marinette hardly smiled. When he caught her eye he didn’t see someone happy he saw someone sad, someone angry, someone completely turned off to the world and the people in it. The look in her eyes was more than a little intimidating. Adrien unfortunately experienced Marinette more up close and personal than he had wanted to after school. He had been putting his books away in his locker only to find her standing there when he closed the door. Adrien jumped back startled.

“You’re Felix Agreste’s brother aren’t you.” It was more of an accusation than a question. It was not something Adrien was used to hearing. Most of the time people didn’t even realize the two were related.

“Uh Y-yeah he’s my brother,” Adrien stammered. Was she as in love with Felix as her sister?

“This is his.” Marinette handed Adrien a small book. Adrien looked at the title confused.

“What’s this for?” Adrien asked bewildered.

“A book he let my sister borrow,” She said almost robotically.

“Why did he let her borrow this?” Adrien was certain Felix hadn’t liked Bridgette very much.

“It’s Romeo and Juliet. He gave it to her to teach her that love only ends in heartbreak and tragedy,” Marinette stated the hint of a smirk pulling at her lips.

“Seems kinda dark,” Adrien mumbled rubbing the back of his neck nervously.

“You’re brother was right. I don’t know if Bridgette ever saw it that way but he had the right idea,” Marinette said easily. Adrien looked at her incredulously. She couldn’t be serious could she? “Make sure you return the book to him.” And with those final words she walked by Adrien without so much as another glance his way. Adrien let out a breath he hadn’t realized he was holding. Marinette was… well she left him on edge. He couldn’t even imagine her being the sweet outgoing soul everyone depicted her to be.

Felix was in his own personal hell. When Adrien gave him the book Marinette had returned for her sister his heart nearly broke in half. He took the book with shaking hands and immediately returned to his library. He had given the book to Bridgette as a way to deter her from her romantic advances on him. He even went so far as to tell her that this is what real love was- tragic. He wanted her to understand how foolish she was being how pointless the whole concept was through this play. Felix sat at a table thumbing through it’s contents. At the end of the play he found a folded piece of paper shoved in between the final pages. Heart hammering in his chest Felix unfolded the page finding Bridgette’s looping scrawl inside.

Felix-

I know you wanted me to think this was tragic and heartbreaking but I found this to be beautiful! They had loved each other so much. They sacrificed everything to be with one another and even in death they were together, their hearts so filled with love for one another that they couldn’t go through life without the other. Romeo had the easy part drinking the poison and simply going to sleep but Juliet… Juliet loved him so much that she took her life with a blade. She was willing to endure that kind of pain, to endure a slow death if it meant she didn’t have to endure a lifetime without her Romeo. I think that is what love is- when you don’t think you could live without the other person. So maybe Romeo and Juliet loved each other enough to not live without the other but that doesn’t mean it was a good idea. I think there is something to be said for those who endure through that kind of heartbreak- I think those people must have something even better waiting for them. Just like if Romeo had endured the initial heartbreak Juliet would have woken up and they would have started their new lives together. I’m sorry if I missed the point you were trying to teach me here Felix but I think all this play was trying to do was define what love is- not wanting to live without that person. That’s all. There is no happy ending but there is no tragedy either. This play is simply a definition of what love is but not what it should be, don’t you think?

Love, Bridgette

Felix found the letter painfully ironic. Here he was enduring the pain of her loss because he had stupidly fallen for her without ever realizing it. So where was his better? When were things ever going to be better for him? There was no better. The cup of poison, or the dagger would have been a better fate for him than this mayhem inside his heart. Tears burned Felix’s eyes and he growled as he threw the book along with the letter across the room. He slammed his hand against the table squeezing his eyes shut! She would never know the pain her death was causing him. She would never know that he had been her partner all along. She would never know how much he had loved her.

“She knew you know,” A voice called behind him. Felix turned to glare at the black kwami. Plagg had been incredibly well mannered compared to the hell beast he had been when the ring he wore was cursed but that didn’t mean Felix particularly liked him.

“Knew what?” Felix growled.

“Knew she was going to die,” Plagg said sullenly. Felix looked at him in shock.

“What do you mean she knew!?” Felix was close to losing his cool now.

“She didn’t know exactly that she was going to die,” Plagg explained, “but Ladybug’s they always have a kind of sixth sense about things like this. That letter, she probably didn’t know why she wrote half of what she did but it was meant for you to read after she died. She wanted you to get through this, to know that better things are coming for ya kid.”

“Don’t call me kid,” Felix snapped. Plagg raised his paws defensively.

“I’m just telling you what she would have wanted ki- Felix,” Plagg spoke calmly.

“Why couldn’t it have been me Plagg? It should have been me! Why didn’t my bad luck kill me instead of her!?” Felix cursed.

“Because watching someone you love die is worse than dying yourself. To be honest your bad luck might have kept us alive for that reason alone,” Plagg admitted.

“ ‘How terrible it is to love something that death can touch,’ “ Felix quoted solemnly.

“Shakespeare?” Plagg questioned.

“J.K. Rowling. I don’t read academic books all the time you know,” Felix defended looking towards Plagg. Felix closed his eyes taking several deep breaths to calm himself. His phone buzzed- a notification from the Ladyblog. There was another akuma attack. Felix slammed his fist against the table. “Fucking hell!” He shouted in annoyance.

“You going to transform or what?” Plagg snapped after a moment’s pause.

“Shut up Plagg!” Felix growled under his breath.

“Like her or not you can’t leave Ladybug in the lurch!” Plagg complained.

“She’s not Ladybug!” Felix barked back.

“She is now! And you’re going to have to just accept it! Now swallow your damn pride kid and transform!” Plagg ordered.

“No,” Felix growled.

“Close enough,” Plagg sighed before diving for Felix’s ring.

“Damn cat!” Felix hissed as the transformation took effect. Felix didn’t want to see this new Ladybug. If it was possible he might hate her more than he currently hated himself.

When Felix looked outside it was strangely quiet. This was not good. Chat Noir vaulted through the evening sky from rooftop to rooftop in search of the latest creation of La Papillon’s. Without screams to guide him Felix found himself thanking Alya for her ridiculously detailed updates on the Ladyblog- using them to locate the akuma. To Chat’s surprise the new Ladybug was already there, battling the akuma. Chat sat himself down at the edge of the rooftop figuring he would let himself enjoy the show before jumping in. The akuma was a slender man in what looked to be black and purple silk pajamas. He held onto a a small purple and blue pillow. He would stick his hand inside the pillow and pull out handfuls of black sand and toss the sand into the faces of his victims who quickly fell to the ground in a dead sleep. A fistful of sand was thrown Ladybug’s way, she sidestepped the attack and ducked beneath another.

“Go to sleep little girl! I promise that’s all you need to take your pain away!” The akuma assured her in a sickly sweet voice.

“No thanks! I’ve slept enough for today,” Ladybug growled as she rolled out of the way of another attack. Why wasn’t the stupid girl using her yoyo? Ladybug’s eyes flicked in Chat’s direction. She glared at him.

“Are you going to help me fight M.Sandman or what?” She hollered at him.

“I think you’ve got this under control.” Chat Noir smirked.

“Last time you wanted to do this all by yourself. What’s changed?” She snarled as she dipped beneath another fistful of sand and jumped up into a kick towards the akuma’s face which he quickly blocked with his wrist.

“I’ve realized it’s much funnier watching you get your ass handed to you,” Chat snickered avoiding his real reasons for staying out of the fight. Ladybug snarled at him, as she jumped back from the akuma trying to put some distance between her and him to give her time to think.

“Time to sleep pussy-cat!” Chat hadn’t been paying attention. He had been so focused on taunting the new Ladybug that he missed when the akuma’s attention had turned to him. The black puff of sand clouded his vision making him drowsy and unsteady. Chat Noir rocked forward his vision blurred. His body leaned forward until he was falling into a terrible black abyss of nothingness.

Felix didn’t know how long he had been out but when he came to soft lips were being pressed firmly against his. Felix scrambled away, more than a little disturbed and repulsed by the fact that the new Ladybug had just been kissing him.

“What the actual fuck do you think you’re doing?” Chat Noir hissed at her before wiping his mouth and spitting on the ground. Ladybug rolled her eyes at him.

“Trying to wake you up sleeping beauty! Now are you ready to help me with the akuma or not?” Ladybug stood now folding her arms over her chest.

“Let me get this right, I get knocked out and your immediate reaction is to kiss me?” Felix asked incredulous.

“No, my initial reaction was to save your dumb ass when you fell off a building!” Ladybug hissed. Felix narrowed his eyes at her. “I saw a civilian wake her friend up that way, I thought it best that I didn’t waste anymore time trying to figure out a way to wake you up,” Ladybug explained exasperatedly.

“Yeah whatever brat, just don’t do it again,” Chat muttered as he pulled himself to his feet.

“Don’t worry, it wasn’t pleasant for me either.” She shot daggers his way before walking over to the edge of the building. She pulled her yoyo from her hip a bit uncertainly, searching for a place to throw it. Once she found her target she took aim smiling to herself when the yoyo hit it’s mark this time. With a slight tug on the string the yoyo pulled her forward, sailing back into battle. Chat followed close behind vaulting into the action.

“I am Monsieur Sandman! All shall sleep! Sleep and become my dreaming minions!” The akuma laughed manically. Those sleeping on the ground began to rise, their eyes still closed. They moved forward, their bodies jerking as they did so.

“This is a nightmare,” Ladybug muttered under her breath.

“Was that supposed to be funny?” Chat Noir asked his face twisted in disgust.

“Poor choice of words,” She excused easily.

“Duck!” Chat commanded. Ladybug, though confused, followed his instructions narrowly avoiding being hit in the head by a brick.

“What the-“ As Ladybug turned she saw the sleeping civilians mindlessly pulling the hardware store apart brick by brick.

“Shit,” Chat muttered under his breath. Ladybug glanced over at him just in time to see one civilian with a sledge hammer raised above his head make his way towards Chat.

“Look out!” Chat looked at her skeptically. Without giving him the chance to turn around Ladybug shoved him out of the way taking the blow for him right along her shoulder blade. “Ahh!” Ladybug cried out  as the white hot pain bled through her shoulder and upper arm. Marinette clutched her shoulder eyes squeezed shut as she prayed she wouldn’t pass out. The sleeping civilian raised the hammer again. Chat caught the hammer in his hand ripping it from the sleeping drone’s grasp. Chat gripped the man’s shirt claws tearing the fabric. He growled at the man, low and menacing.

“Don’t! He’s not the one doing this. It’s the akuma we need,” Ladybug informed him. Chat spared a glare her way before throwing the man to the ground. Ladybug panted as she surveyed the scene in front of them. Her shoulder throbbed beneath her hand still cradling the injured area. Before her was the akuma still laughing as he ordered his minions around in a melodic voice. The minions were tearing about the hardware store preparing the bricks for an attack, most likely on them. Others were pulling tools from the store, The others were pulling cloth and pillows of any kind out of homes and stores stacking them on the ground before the akuma.

“Is he seriously just making a giant bed? Is that all this was about?!” Chat Noir said with irritation.

“He’s an insomniac, what did you expect?” Ladybug gave him a patronizing look.

“Shouldn’t world domination be higher up on his to do list than a nap?” Chat Noir said critically. Ladybug’s world shifted to one side her shoulder screaming at her in searing pain. She wouldn’t last much longer.

“Let’s just get this over with. Lucky Cha- AHHH!” Ladybug cried out as she threw her yoyo into the air. Her shoulder protested the movement. Marinette breathed heavily clutching her shoulder as an oversized red and black polk a dot monkey wrench fell to the ground in front of her. Ladybug looked around seeing the fire hydrant and the sand and making a connection.

“Wouldn’t an alarm clock be more helpful?” Chat Noir snickered.

“Shut up,” Ladybug muttered. “You just try to keep M. Sandman occupied until I’m ready, then bring him to me,” Ladybug ordered him.

“You sure you’re going to be much help like that?” Noir asked skeptically.

“Just do it would you!” Ladybug snapped. Chat shrugged before running in to deal with the akuma.

Ladybug picked up the wrench and made her way towards the fire hydrant on the other side of the akuma. The second she started moving the sleeping drones turned on her. Another came at her with a hand saw from her side. Ladybug reacted quickly barely blocking the blow with her wrench. The sleeper drone groaned as he pushed against her. Ladybug began to crumple. She quickly took her bad arm and elbowed him in the stomach earning a groan from the both of them. The sleeping man dropped his saw. Ladybug stumbled back onto her feet and kept running towards the hydrant. A brick slammed into her leg and then her side knocking her to the ground. The wrench slid across the ground as she rolled along the asphalt. Ladybug looked up and glared at the sleeping minions. Ladybug pushed herself to her feet with her good arm. The sleeping minions picked up more bricks beginning to take aim at her once again.

“That’s it. I’m done with this,” Ladybug muttered as she pulled her yoyo from her hip.

She caught her yoyo on the lamppost just past the fire hydrant. As she was pulled towards her target she scooped the wrench up with her bad arm released the yoyo as she approached the fire hydrant landing just to the right of it. Ladybug quickly se the wrench up tightening it on the side bracket. She pushed with the one arm but she wasn’t strong enough. Her bad arm caused too much pain if she tried to use it. Ladybug grit her teeth pulling her leg up to help push the wrench, it was a good thing she was flexible. With extreme effort and some interesting leg work Ladybug was able to loosen the bolt. The minions, however had caught up with her now. They began pelting her with bricks as soon as they were within range. Ladybug kept going with her work fighting through the pain in her body. Finally she could see the water begin to trickle out the sides.

“Chat Noir, now!” Ladybug shouted. Chat glanced over at her before hopping backwards in her direction leading the akuma into the line of fire. With a final push of the wrench water came bursting from the fire hydrant soaking several sleeping minions and the akuma in a wave of water. The akuma fell to the ground sputtering. Chat sprinted towards him, the akuma quickly pulled out a fistful of sand but when he tried to throw it Chat’s way it fell to the ground in messy globs. Chat smiled devilishly as he tore the pillow from the disheartened akuma’s hands. Chat Noir smiled as he ripped the akumatized item in half. The black butterfly fluttered out haphazardly wings wet. Ladybug hissed in pain as she flung her yoyo out to purify the creature. In another minute she threw the wrench into the air as well setting the world back to normal. People woke up from their sleeping states, the bricks were returned to the building as well as the tools. Ladybug on the other hand although dulled, was still in pain.

“Not bad bug-brat but maybe next time try not to hurt yourself.” Chat smirked as he looked at her. Ladybug glared up at him clutching her injured shoulder once again. Her earrings beeped warning her she was just about out of time. “Better get going kid, it’s almost your bed time,” Chat snickered.

“What the hell is your problem?! If it wasn’t for me you would be a Chat pancake on the concrete,” Ladybug shouted crossly. Chat narrowed his eyes at her.

“Get lost kid,” Chat spoke in a low voice before sauntering away from her.

Ladybug grit her teeth as she stared after him. Marinette wondered if he had always been this way or if, like her, he had become this way after the death of her sister and his Ladybug.

[bound-by-reality]

I think we need to talk about something:

This ended up being longer than I intended, once I started I couldn't stop, I'm sorry. TLDR: check in on all of your essential worker friends. We're not okay.

Non Essential, Essential Workers. I'm talking retail stores (not grocery stores), coffee shops, etc. and I know this varies state to state depending on what stay at home orders you have, but;

If you're working in a place like this it is a rollercoaster of emotions and you feel all of them at the same time. When I mention "actual" essential workers, I mean grocery store, gas stations, anyone who's job is required to keep society and communities running. This post is about everyone else labeled "Essential" because their jobs found a way to stay open just because they could.

1. We are told we need to be grateful for having a job (which most of us are thankful for the steady income) but in turn means we can't be upset for risking our lives?

2. We get the social outlet of coworkers and customers that most don't while isolating which is nice but again... our lives?

3. Most companies like this do not provide proper protection for the employees and ultimately seem like they don't care if we live or die.

For example, my work was a location for census fingerprinting, because of that they mentioned having us order gloves; however, they set the site up wrong so none of us could order. A week or so later they suspended the fingerprinting but we never heard anything else about gloves. Eventually we had to buy our own gloves from other stores. Our company just provided us gloves and masks within the past week - week and a half (today is 04/24). Before that we just followed CDC guidelines for social distancing and cleaning as best we could. They did also provide us plexi shields recently which... doesn't help as we have to scan most large items around it anyway and I'm convinced was just actually a selling tool as we now advertise that businesses can buy the shields through us. They did start supplying us with some cleaning supplies but told us to store use the supplies we needed from our truck inventory before it was put out as it was being bought too quickly for us to get any.

Make sure to remember, how companies handle this is entirely up to each individual company despite the stay at home orders. For example, one direct competing company to ours has entirely closed and is doing curbside only, the other reduced their hours to be open 11-7 and closed on Sundays. Our work? We switched from being open 8-9 and are now open 9-8. They took off our two slowest hours and sent out a mass email discussing what they're doing to keep customers and employees safe and stated "We've reduced our hours" with NO explanation of that reduction specifically to look good. It was infuriating.

Hazard pay is also a companies choice and even the companies that do offer can do you so dirty. A friend if mine works for a company who offered an additional $2 an hour in hazard pay and then taxed it at 40%.

My company is doing curbside pick up as well along with walk-in, but did not provide any extra pay or hour reduction to compensate for the additional work, and that we have to drop what we're doing to run the orders outside. (They also mentioned we'll become personal shoppers with no added pay but that hasn't been rolled out yet so who knows)

Most retail companies like this will provide what they need to because they are forced, to look good, or for their personal gain.

4. We deal with customers coming in to browse because they're bored and have to smile for "customer satisfaction" when what they're really saying is "I don't care enough about your life to stay home. Where are your pens?"

And don't get me started on people complaining about our suspended return policy. I get being out that money SUCKS (as someone who lives paycheck to paycheck, I get what not having that money could mean) but we are not the only store implementing this type of policy and you should take it into consideration before buying anything from anywhere right now.

Not to mention my tolerance for customers is at zero. I've actively noticed I'm not being as friendly, and not in a rude way, but in a, normally I would repeat this 4 times for you while you scream at me but there's a pandemic and I'm worth more than you telling me I'm stupid because you don't understand how online shopping works so I'm hanging up now, way.

5. As someone who already struggles with mental illness, I don't know about other people but working right now is like an alternate reality? When I'm home I feel normal and almost okay but at work surrounded by masks, gloves, and constant reminders of a deadly illness I feel like I'm living in two worlds. Physically being in the building is growing harder too. I'll be in a good mood but the second I step into work everything drops and everything in me tells me to leave. I cannot imagine what it must feel like for front line workers and actual Essential workers. My heart goes out to you.

6. This is being talked about a bit more now I feel like, but, most of us have no choice but to work. Most retail locations do not offer paid sick time, so if you get sick and need to take off work, the new bills that were passed will help, but your work will not. Most retail places make you use personal PTO or sick leave as payment and once it's gone, it's gone. Because of this, I don't DARE take Leave of Abscense to self quarantine in case I do get sick and end up needing all of the income I can get. Our choices usually end up being, go into work where you are not "actually" essential, and risk getting sick or spreading to someone who gets sick, OR stay home, stay safe, and don't have the money needed to survive.

People working retail jobs like this will not qualify for unemployment benefits unless they are furloughed or laid off specifically due to Covid-19. It puts us in limbo. Not to mention that more often than not, people who do qualify for unemployment are making more than us right now. Unemployment is about $600 a week. I bring home about $800 every 2 weeks and that's in a DECENT paying position, most people do not make even that.

7. I'm getting so jealous and short tempered with people complaining about being bored in quarantine. Do not get me wrong, I sympathize and understand, it would be hard if I were there too. You guys do not have social outlets, it's bad for mental health, staying productive and entertained is hard. That being said, do you know how much I would give to be in that position? I want so badly for my biggest problem right now to be that I'm bored. I see all of these creative things you guys are doing right now and wish that I had that time and motivation! I struggle with that on my normal days off but now, forget it. Any day off I have I am emotionally 10x more exhausted than normal. Please, please, please understand the advantage of what you have right now, especially if you're working from home and have the best of both worlds. Anytime someone mentions they wish they were in your shoes do not say "at least you have a job" lightly.

8. I in no way, shape, or form want to take away the gratitude from front line workers, first responders, health care workers, and "actual" essential workers, but please remember to thank us too. Everyone mentioning "Essential workers" highlights those AS THEY SHOULD, but no one really talks about the companies staying open because they found a loop hole and their employees have to work. We are risking our lives too.

Before you mention that stores have to stay open or they will close for good, I understand, and I'm sympathetic to that! A lot of small businesses are struggling right now, please help them any way you can. Reach out to the businesses and see if you can purchase a gift card to come back at a later date! Do whatever you can!

Larger chain/ retail businesses facing the same problem also need to do what they can. That being said, if you cannot provide proper care or compensation to the employees that work for you than you need 👏 to 👏 make 👏 adjustments.

Again, I'm sorry this turned out so long but I've been obsessing about these topics for so long now and I needed to void scream. If you took the time to read this thank you for indulging me, let me know if any of you are experiencing the same thing!

I hope everyone is staying as safe and sane as possible. Please reach out to anyone you can if you need help.

❤💜🧡💙💚🖤