#and a hint of adrienette

[just-another-oikawa-kinnie]

Grief.

Adrien knows that feeling, he knows how it feels to cry himself to sleep, to find his mother peering in on his life in his dreams and he knows how he’ll always chase her to the daylight where he knows she’ll fade away. He knows the sleepless nights and the dark hallways. He knows the days under the covers and weeks without eating more than a single real meal.

That’s not what he feels right now though. He can’t feel anything actually. His father was hawkmoth. He lived with a man who desperately tried to kill him on the daily. He lived with a monster in the form of his father, a parasite in his father’s skin, come to light. He’s not sad he’s dead. His father died with his mother. That man was just a mirage after all, a sick man’s dying wish that he follows further and further into the desert. Adrien found no water at his feet, he was dying of thirst right up until he became Chat Noir. He found himself and found the Nile, that river of life, a family of his own. Ladybug, Marinette, Luka, Nino and all his other friends. When he saw his fathers grave he didn't cry, but he couldn't shake that ghost. Then Luka put a hand on his shoulder and Marinette hugged him around the waist. A tear rolled down his cheek, and he let go of that wasteland and embraced the rain.

[aliensunflower-fics]

Man, Adrien's just wants everyone to be happy, and because he goes on the wrong way, he gets a raw deal.

Will he ever get a break in your fics?

... Okay I have gotten 1 to many asks like this even though if you check my pinned post you would see all my fics with tags a fair few of which include Adrienette or even just cool friends Adrien and Mari but to make your life even easier HERE I will link every single fic I have written (to this date) in which there is 0 Adrien salt ENJOY:

Alya Salt Prompt: Views (Alya Salt / Prompt / Mild Lila Salt )

Ladybug Is Addicted to Pastries ( Fluff / Comedy Short )

Corruption: A Prompt ( Light Adrinette / Lila Salt / Prompt)

Marinette Changes Schools: Funny Prompt ( Adrienette / Kagaminette / Felinette / Fluff / Comedy / Lila Salt)

A Sinister Sneaky Lila Prompt (Marinette Harem / Lila Salt / Prompt )

The Liar Trap: Lila Salt Prompt (Comedy / Lila Salt / Hints of Kagaminette )

Marinette The Perfect Daughter In-Law (Marinette Harem / Fluff / Comedy)

‘Akumatized’ Marinette: Funny Prompt (Marinette Harem / Fluff / Comedy / Lila Salt )

The Interview (Comedy /Gabriel Salt / Nathalie Salt / Lila Salt / BAMF Marinette)

The Interview Part 2: Live Broadcast ( Comedy / Gabriel Salt / Nathalie Salt / Lila Salt / BAMF Marinette / Hints of Daminette / Gay Adrien / AdriJon )

Jealousy & Honesty: Sugary Prompt (Innocent Lila AU / Marinette Is Insecure but Sweet / Marinette Talks to Her Mom / Prompt)

Who Framed Marinette Dupain Cheng (Comedy / Marinette Harem / Fluff / Class Sugar)

[geekgirles]

We all know Gabriel is a heartless bastard regardless of how he likes to see himself as a tragic villain just doing everything he can to get his family back, but I really hate the new levels of hypocrisy he is reaching as of Protection and Emotion.

When questioned about dating Marinette, Adrien point-blank reminded his father he and Emilie came from different worlds too, which judging by the Fathom/Graham de Vanily background and Audrey explicitly saying back in Miracle Queen it was thanks to her Gabriel ever became who he is, seems to hint at Emilie being the rich girl while Gabriel was middle class at best. And yet he is hating on Adrienette just because Marinette isn't part of his creepy, magic-fuelled eugenics rich club.

And if that weren't bad enough, there's also the very heavy implications that both Tomoe and Gabriel explicitly created Adrien and Kagami with the intention of the two becoming an item.

Which is just plain wrong for a plethora of reasons, but for now let's settle on the fact that, while he clearly got to be with his one true love and for whom he claims to have become a literal terrorist, from the moment Adrien was born he deliberately chose to refuse giving his son a chance to experience real love by himself.

Seriously, this coming from the guy whose main motivation is supposed to be bring his beloved wife and mother of his child back is just revolting. And then people wonder why I cared more about the effect cataclysming Monarch had on Chat than the fact that Gabriel's body is literally being destroyed little by little...

[little-firebug]

while lukadriennette isn't my favourite throuple/ot3 pairing (that goes to shintododeku, my beloved), i did just have an idea about it lol

So Marinette and Adrien are finally together after god knows how long. And thats great! It's awesome, because they both deserve to be happy.

Just because he dated Marinette and was kind of in love with Adrien for a while doesn't mean thats he's jealous and sad and no juleka he is not listening to 'why don't you love me' for the third time today

Meanwhile Marinette and Adrien are desperately trying to flirt with him because they have finally learned how to Communicate(tm) with each other and are both on the same page. The same page being they want to go on romantic walks and get a hamster with Luka and maybe smooch him a little bit.

Cue a bunch of shenanigans where adrienette invite Luka to their dates, but Luka is just think that he's thirdwheeling every time. Everyone else is cheering from the sidelines (except for Juleka, who keeps throwing things at her brothers head so maybe he can finally get it into his skull that he's going on dates with adrienette take a hint you fucking moron)

[ozzo-the-wozzo]

SPOILERS FOR PROTECTION BELOW BUT I HAVE TO TALK ABOUT THE RINGS ‼️‼️

So while this episode KILLED me as a adrienette Stan, most of my interest in it lies in that it basically confirmed with these scenes that BOTH of the twin rings control Adrien, meaning that his amok is split between the two.

(Sorry side note I LOVE Nathalie for this your redemption era looks so good on you sis ❤️ )

So, both Gabriel and Emilie had Adrien’s amok with them. If we want to be optimistic, this makes sense from a not evil perspective: having Adrien’s amok being in only one ring is VERY DANGEROUS, and so having it split between two rings with two people is best, and what better two people than his parents… right?

Except oh wait, the rings can control him against his will and one of the parents in question is Gabriel Agreste 🤡 But at least his mom was good and she had the other… right?

But wait! Personally, I DONT believe the Emilie is evil (for my mental health 🤡), and as such I don’t think that she ever used her ring to control Adrien… at least, not in a selfish way. Instead, I think how Nathalie used the ring this episode hints as to how Emilie might have used it: to free Adrien of any commands given to him from G*briel.

However there is NO WAY TO KNOW FOR SURE! I for one cannot WAIT to see how this new dynamic with the conflicting commands from the rings plays out! My poor on will be stuck in the middle of it all… bring on the angst!

I wish I could go more into detail with my thoughts, but this post is long enough so… part 2 with more rambling about this ft. my thoughts ab where the hell Felix’s Amok is coming tomorrow!

In conclusion: #FreeAdrien and give him his rings… yes after he gets them he will have to wear THREE silver rings 24/7, but it’s ok he can pull it off I believe in him ❤️

Except it would probably be dangerous for him to have both rings on at the same time…

Hmm………. Whatever will we do about that……

[heidi891]

ML Movie Salt

When I finished season 5, I found the finale baffling and I was quite angry. But the more I thought about it, the more I appreciated it. Now I find it painful but meaningful.

I went to the cinema without much expectations, but I heard the film was okay. But I was disappointed and the more I think about it, the less sense it makes and the more salty I become.

I went to the cinema with my children. They like watching the show, because it’s funny and the fights are clever. But the film didn’t contain their favourite elements and in the cinema they told me it was boring.

What the film is really about? There are things happening, but I see no definite arc. Marinette is afraid all the time and magically rebuilds Paris at the end. She’s like Elsa from Frozen, but Elsa wasn’t the main character (and IMHO still had a more interesting arc). Adrien is just there and he has a crush on Ladybug. Gabriel has something resembling an arc, but his sudden change of heart at the end of the film is a little unbelievable and I just didn’t find the build-up convincing nor moving.

While I love show!Adrien, I find film!Adrien boring and arrogant. He’s just a sad boy who loves Ladybug. It seems that he cares only about having cool superpowers and flirting with Ladybug. There weren’t any moments that suggested he cared about civilians and that he would’ve fought Hawk Moth even if Ladybug hadn’t been around. So it makes the final confrontation with Gabriel less satisfying, because there isn’t any hint that Chat Noir has been fighting for the cause he truly believes in.

The meeting in the library is overrated. I felt nothing. Maybe a bit of cringe. He asked her if she was okay and then he just left. He was neither a boy interested in a girl nor a superhero helping a civilian.

I find Adrien’s crush on Ladybug quite shallow, because it’s easy to fall for a superhero. He doesn’t know her in real life, he doesn’t know her less perfect traits. He doesn’t care about her as Marinette. In my opinion it gives the impression that she needs to change and hide her flaws in order to be with him. I’ve never been a great fan of Ladynoir and I’m glad the show chose the Adrienette route.

In my opinion the film is just a cheap fanservice with bad writing.

[flightfoot]

ML Fanfic recs for 2023: Under 2K Words

So I’ve been going through and adding particularly good fics I’ve read throughout the year. Only Complete fics, of course. Enjoy!

Markov wishes to get to know the Alliance AI better, and discovers an unusual chatroom as a result, one filled with some very surprised creatures who wish for him to convey messages to the class...

After Hawkmoth and his accomplice Chat Noir’s defeat, Marinette wants nothing to do with Adrien Agreste - until she watches him at school.

After Pollen’s capture, Chloe’s feeling some inexplicable sensations - hunger, pain, and fear without cause. For some reason her sister is as well.

Financial advisors have seen it all. Which includes planning for a billionaire supervillain.

The universe is homophobic. It is very bad at it.

All this and more below the break!

Trust by @bisexually-finger-guns

They thought that because they believed Lila’s lies, they would not be trustworthy to Ladybug anymore.

They thought wrong.

I just love how sweet and kind this is to Alya and Nino, and how understanding Marinette is here. Neither Marinette nor Adrien are going to blame their friends for falling victim to Lila’s lies. They just want to help their friends heal.

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The Markov Alliance by CrochetJellybean

Slight spoilers for season 5!

Markov was excited to use Max's class time to learn more about the AI system within the Alliance rings. In his exploration, he accidentally discovers a chat room of 14 non-humans connected to the Alliance network, so he decides to join it.

This was hilarious and fun and heartwarming. Markov accidentally stumbling across the kwamis and them hinting as best they could about what to do and who to tell about them (as best they could without spewing out bubbles) was great, along with the Miracuclass’s reaction to finding out about them. 

Also their groupchat name is “plagg is oblivious” due to Plagg not figuring out that Nooroo was in the same house as him all this time, which is just perfect XD. I’ve reread this fic several times, it’s so good and bite-sized!

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oh, look now, there you go with hope again by @ladyofthenoodle

After the defeat of Hawkmoth and his accomplice, Chat Noir, Marinette is ready to return to her normal life, but she can't escape Adrien Agreste, who was sentenced to a fate many consider worse than prison: public school. Specifically, her public school.

Still, that doesn't mean she has to interact with him, does it?

Except, if she doesn't... who will?

I love a good enemies au, and seeing the aftermath of an enemies au... that’s rare. She’s wary of Adrien, but with how he’s being bullied, and how he’s just taking it in the hopes of being accepted, she can’t help but reach out to him.

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SCP-136: The Cheese Gremlin by Distraught_by_your_Love

The SCP Foundation was transporting a shipment of assorted cheeses for reasons relating to the study of an SCP.

Upon arrival at the European Facility, it was discovered that all of the cheese had disappeared somewhere along the journey.

A replacement shipment was requisitioned, this time with added security measures including closed-circuit security feeds.

This was when the Foundation became aware of SCP-136: The Cheese Gremlin.

Plagg has fun threatening the Foundation for cheese, and Ladybug is exasperated. And I have fun reading about it!

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It Started With by imjustabirb

When a kwami and their holder become close enough, the holder starts to get the instincts of the animal their miraculous represents.

I adore fics where the holders get animal instincts! I especially liked the Alya and Zoe chapters, with Alya being comforted by still having animal instincts after Trixx was kidnapped, and Zoe getting Black Cat instincts because she bonded with Plagg even in just the few hours she was his Holder.

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She’s Cheating On You! by MsSkywalkerWeasleyParkerStark

Lila thinks she finally has it. The thing that's going to break up Adrienette once and for all and allow her to finally get Adrien for herself.

She just didn't count on the love square.

It’s the classic “people catch Adrien and Marinette making out as Marichat or Ladrien while they’re dating as Adrienette and/or Ladynoir”, and it’s as funny as ever XD. They actually decide to play it up a little before revealing that they’re fine with it.

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Can’t Sleep Either, Huh? by EmeraldButterfly

Chloe gets up late at night. Turns out she’s not the only one who’s worried about Pollen.

(AU where former Miraculous holders have an empathetic link with their kwamis)

This is a very interesting AU. Chloe and Zoe are both able to feel Pollen’s emotions and even things like her hunger, and end up taking solace in each other to try and cope. It’s just really sweet.

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Alya Cesaire Should Be Allowed To Swear by @stripesandblossoms

Akuma attacks don't stop just because Alya is no longer a Hero, but that's fine, because she can still help clear civilians from the danger zone. Even celebrity-friends like Adrien Agreste.

Hey guys this is an amazing one-shot, even with as short as it is. I love how it goes into Alya's thoughts and feelings about why she doesn't swear (because you can't do that on-air as a journalist and she has little sisters that she can't swear around anyway) and her coming up with ways to suppress her swears when she's tempted.

Then of course, she finds out a secret that makes all of that go out the window...

Seriously this is really funny, please read it!

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Gabriel Seeks Financial Planning Advice by @uptoolateart

As Gabriel accepts his imminent demise, he decides to make plans to protect Adrien's inheritance and livelihood. This is the letter his trusted financial adviser writes to him, summarising the key points of that meeting.

This is hilarious. The financial advisor just takes all of Gabriel’s statements and aspirations at face value and writes up a letter to help work out what to do, no matter how ludicrous it all sounds.

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Tapestry by @hamsteriffic

Luka’s tattoos mark each milestone in his life, but none is more important than the one prepared for him by Grandmaster Su Han for completing his training.

I love the description of the various tattoos Luka has, it helps to develop him as a character, show what matters to him, and the fic even includes artwork of Luka and all his tattoos!

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Back to Life (Back to Reality) by @2manyfandoms2count

Toxinelle and Griffe Noire return to their world after their night in the canon timeline.

I loved seeing these two talking a bit more amiably, especially with Toxinelle commenting on how silent Adrien is as a civilian. That doesn’t appear to be something he really wants to dwell on.

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Here’s Hopes For Moving Forward... by allthingsasian

Gabriel finds out his son is Claw Noir.

Set just after the Paris Special...

I loved seeing Gabriel’s perspective here, finding Claw Noir broken down, crying on his son’s bedroom floor, and realizing what that means. How badly Adrien must have been hurting, how he’d been lashing out and hurting everyone he could reach, including himself, with the self-cataclysm. 

But now, Adrien and Gabriel are ready to talk, with Adrien getting the hug he’s sorely needed for a long time.

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Where We Go Now by @trishacollins

After going to the other world, after his life-changing meeting with his other self - Adrien comes back to his silent room, in his silent house.

Just because he changed doesn't mean the world has changed to keep up.

Where do you even start?

I love the “What Now?” energy of this work, and Adrien and Marinette talking through things after getting back to their world. They’ve changed, but the world hasn’t. I especially liked the attention paid to how silent Adrien was as a civilian, compared to how chatty he was as Claw Noir. That seemed purposeful.

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oh, no, not again by @bittersweetresilience

Félix doesn't want to broach the subject, but he won't be able to after they leave.

So this is a glimpse into a time-travel fix-it story, with various wielders being sent back into their younger selves. But Felix doesn’t think he’ll be helpful, because well... his backstory. He would be unable to step out of line. It’s pretty angsty and I love Chat’s reaction to learning about how bad Felix had it.

[trainsinanime]

Okay, I apologize, but I don't understand all these complaints about Ladynoir and Adrienette. The problem here is not whether people like Adrienette or not, but that everyone portrays Adrien purely as an accessory to Ladynoir. Maybe I'm surprising someone with this, but Adrienette is no less important than Ladynoir; it's just that their interactions are more frequent due to the "Monster of the Week" formula, while Adrien's appearances on the screen are limited to show how Gabriel isolates him. And now all of this is starting to be resolved.

To be honest, I have many questions about your reasoning. You mentioned complex feelings between them, but the problem is that there are none. Chat Noir simply decided to move on (we saw how he started distancing himself from his feelings after the illusion in "Jubilation," and in "Elation," he even explained why). His pushed behavior towards Ladybug has always been portrayed as a character flaw, considering that it sometimes led to negative consequences, which was character development. Ladybug also decided to move on as a result of everything that happened in "Elation." Therefore, there can't be any romantic complications between them at the moment.

I also don't see the show ever stating that they cannot be together because they don't know each other's secret identities. It's more about the fact that they cannot be together because Gabriel is trying to prevent it. Let's not forget that there are other couples with secret identities in the show as well.

In any case, I believe that going the Adrienette route is the right path. Going the Ladynoir route would be a step back due to a series of circumstances depicted in canon, which puts both characters' development in a corner at this stage (I could elaborate, but it would turn into a whole article). It's also not a bad thing that, despite everything happening in the second arc of the story, Ladynoir won't be together until the reveal. After all, they are still the same people. The way the Love Square is treated in the fandom, as if LS is just "Ladynoir and friends," can be quite tiresome. The hints that it will start with Adrienette were there from Season 1. It's as if people couldn't imagine that progress in romantic relationships would happen outside of Ladynoir, and now they're genuinely surprised by the outcome.

I apologize if my response seemed rude. I didn't intend to be rude. I primarily wrote that because I was surprised that you expected the collapse of Adrienette within three episodes. I understand that everyone was expecting the reveal, but it's based on the assumption that their romantic progress had to happen as Ladynoir.

Hi, thanks for the response, and don't worry, I don't think it's rude at all. That said, I disagree with parts of it.

I think you misunderstand a key part of what I was trying to say (I probably could have worded it better). I don't think either Adrinette or Ladynoir are better. I don't think "romantic progress has to happen as Ladynoir". My point is that before season 5 (even before Kwami's Choice), I thought romantic progress would involve both sides somehow. Because that is how the show has worked so far.

You're saying that post-elation, there are no complex feelings between Ladynoir. That is exactly my problem: There should be complex feelings between them! But then there just aren't any. It's very anticlimactic that both of them just go, "oh well", and move on. Frankly, between you and me, I think it's boring.

But perhaps more importantly, I think it's weird. Their feelings have grown and changed and deepened so much over the school year that lasted eight years, and that's it? They can just move on like that? It's not causing them any sleepless nights where they're wondering about their feelings? That is very surprising to me.

Aside: Chat Noir moving on from Ladybug is not good character development. For one, his crush on her was never actually a problem in itself, just the way he went about expressing it, and even that only rarely. Even if it were a problem, "moving on" isn't actually character growth. Adrien doesn't learn anything new or change his behaviour now that he's in love with Marinette, she just reciprocates his feelings. He's still the same guy as before.

Anyway, back on topic: The Love Square never used to be "Adrinette plus some other stuff", and it didn't use to be "Ladynoir plus some other stuff". It was a finely tuned balance, where the things happening as Ladynoir mattered as much as the things happening as Adrinette, but nothing was ever just a simple mirror. Adrinette grow closer, Ladynoir grow closer. Ladynoir fight and reunite, Adrinette have their own issues to solve. And most importantly, Adrinette was impossible because Ladynoir was standing in the way, and Ladynoir was impossible because Adrinette was standing in the way.

(By the way, the show actually did specifically say that they can't be together because of secret identities. Ladybug specifically told Chat Noir she can't be with him because there's someone else, in Glaciator. Adrien told Plagg and Marinette that he can't be in love with Marinette because he's in love with Ladybug, in Weredad. I'm not sure why you blame Gabriel.)

Season 5 threw that whole thing completely off balance, by literally just deleting Ladynoir for two episodes. If they had done the same thing the other way, e.g. if they had a two-parter instead where Adrien and Marinette decide they have to be in costume at all times and then started dating as Ladynoir, and then just forget about Adrinette, that would have had the exact same problems.

[kuromori4]

In a new post, list the names of all the files in your WIP folder, regardless of how non-descriptive or ridiculous. Let people send you an ask with the title that most intrigues them and then post a little snippet of it or tell them something about it! And then tag as many people as you have WIPs.

@Beatrice1979a Whoo boy, you're trying to open this can of worms? Alright, if you insist! In no particular order:

Untitled Sequel to Friends who kiss (one shot ShadyClaw sequel to my previous Fic)

A Bad Touch? (Funny LadyNoir One shot) (complete and waiting to be posted)

The 9 Lives of Adrien Agreste (Adrien-centric but obvs features lovequare. multi-chapter)

A not-so-Subtle hint (post-reveal relationship smut, currently one shot, might be longer)

I can't wait to kiss you at Midnight (Adrienette fluff one shot)

Twins Die Twice (Felix&Adrien childhood shenanigans multi-chapter)

Marinette's room (Adrienette drabble that may become a oneshot or be absorbed into another fic)

Chat's ears are pierced? (Lovesquare drabble that may become a oneshot or be absorbed into another fic)

Friendly Advice- (lovesquare multi-chapter that will likely include smut with plot)

Adrien's Journal- (not the final title, just a placeholder. Possible title is 'Razorblade romance.' not sure yet.) (Re-Verse ShadyClaw, Emonette/Emodrien Multi-chapter)

Until we say 'I do'- (complicated relationships lovesquare multi-chapter. Will possibly include smut?)

An unhealthy obsession- (Lovesquare, but mostly follows Adrienette, sort-of-AU multi-chapter)

A first time for everything (title is possibly only a placeholder) (my main ongoing Multi-chapter that will likely end up a friggen novel at this point that is full of smut with plot and so much more)

A game of Cat-and-Bug (ShadyClaw Smut with plot story, 1-2 chapters? Maybe a oneshot. We'll see.)

Untitled super awkward teenagers Marichat Smut with plot story- (1-2 chapters? Maybe longer. We'll see)

Untitled gross Gabriel AU story I may never write because it's vomitatious, but my husband inspired the thought and my brain took it too far and now it exists in my mind and there's nothing I can do about it. (Think Judge Claude Frollo and Esmerelda from Hunchback and you might have an idea)

I would tag other people but I don't know anyone other than @Beatrice1979a

[discoveringmiraculouswriters]

Sariahsue ( @sariahsue​ )

I mostly know Sariah for her incorrect quotes, but reading her works on AO3, I discovered she also have a nice pen too. Most of the works are short (read ‘bite-sized’), or are made of short chapters, which makes it easy to read during breaks. 

💛 The Gift of Her Name -  Words:9553 - Chapters:4/4 Summary: Ladybug and Chat Noir are two halves of a dynamic duo. They are best friends, inseparable, unstoppable. As soulmates, Marinette and Adrien- though they've never met- are two halves of a whole, and Gabriel will stop at nothing to keep them separated.

What I liked: Soulmate AU, Gabriel’s despicableness, the end’s fluffiness

💚 A Cat of Their Own -  Words:29514 - Chapters:11/11 Summary: Tom and Sabine have learned Ladybug's secret identity, it's obvious their relationship It's also obvious to them that Cat Noir adores their daughter. How deep do those feelings go? And how far are they willing to go to mother the boy underneath the mask?

What I liked: The Dupain-Cheng being the parents Adrien so badly needs, Over-protective Sabine, The way Marinette figured it out, The entire last chapter

💚 Mischief -  Words:388 - Chapters:1/1 Summary: Chat Noir dove through Marinette's window, knowing he had only mere minutes before she returned from patrol. His lady had told him she would be taking the long way home, and that he'd better not use the chance to peek at her diary, after she'd been hinting all evening that she'd written some very flattering things about both sides of him in there.

What I liked: Actual cat Chat Noir

💚 Miscommunication -  Words:773 - Chapters:1/1 Summary: Adrien was preparing dinner for his wife. Or trying to.

What I liked: It fits my headcanon that Adrien’s a disaster in a kitchen

💚 Miraculously Fluffy -  Words:11306 - Chapters:7/7 Summary: This is my contribution to Miraculous Fluff Month. All adorableness, all the time. Featuring such things as Tom x Sabine, Dadrien, and Adrienette curled up in the sunshine, like cats.

What I liked: The fluffiness (duh!), Tom&Sabine chapter, Plagg’s shenanigans in chap6, The entire chap7

💚 Stars -  Works:4 - Complete: No Summary: "Are you sure you don't want to know my identity?" Chat Noir snuck another glance at the Adrien poster she'd tacked next to her bed. She wasn't sure if he knew she'd seen each time he'd done it tonight. "I'm sure," she said, patting the spot next to her.

What I liked: the soft reveal, Sabine’s advices

💚 Rivals Are Always One "Make Me" Away From Kissing -  Words:10378 - Chapters:1/1 Summary: Tossing the controller onto the desk, Adrien reached for Marinette’s waist and slid her into his lap. She came willingly, looping her arms around his neck and weaving her fingers into his hair. (An Adrinette no powers video game AU)

What I liked: the banter, the natural way they fell in love

💚 The Open Line -  Words:42657 - Chapters:32/32 Summary: "Maybe, Cat Noir admitted as Oblivio knocked him back once again, maybe it was his fault. Just a little. But in his defense, Ladybug was at the top of her game today, and it was absolutely irresistible." An Oblivio alternate ending, where she never learns his identity but remembers what it was like to fall in love with him, and how she slowly falls in love with him all over again. (More like a PG than a G.)

What I liked: The akuma fight, The alternative Oblivio, The reveal, Marinette fighting Adrien’s insecurities

💚 Seeing Double -  Words:12612 - Chapters:7/7 Summary: Ladybug has discovered Cat Noir's secret identity, and he doesn't know that she knows. And she doesn't know that he knows hers. He doesn't know who Marinette has a crush on. She doesn't know why Adrien is suddenly flirting with her.

What I liked: The akuma fight, The official reveal, Alya being Alya

💚 What Will You Do When Everyone Knows? -  Words:34170 - Chapters:13/13 Summary: They stepped in closer, shoulder to shoulder to catch the akuma as she landed, but she twisted in midair, landing squarely in front of Cat Noir, swiping at him. He stepped back, trying to keep his balance. Her fingertips almost touched his face, and Ladybug felt her stomach lurch. “Duck!” she yelled to him as she whipped her yoyo around. He did, but unfortunately, the akuma woman did, too. Ladybug suddenly had no target to latch onto and lost her balance. Her stomach twisted again as she pitched forward. Black hands darted forward to catch her, but too late she realized it wasn't her partner. Cold gloves caught her shoulder and neck, then slid up her face, brushing past her earrings. Cold. The woman's touch froze Ladybug's breath in her throat. Then there was something warm around her middle. Cat Noir's shout sounded distant as he pulled her away. As the woman's black gloves left her face, Ladybug felt even more heat being pulled from her, along with... something else.

What I liked: The akuma is just awesome, Supportive Tom&Sabine, Marinette understanding that sharing secret identities might not be so bad after all

Honorable mentions:

💚 Danger -  Words:459 - Chapters:1/1

💚 Enthusiasm -  Words:3390 - Chapters:1/1

💚 Footsteps -  Words:4094 - Chapters:1/1

💚 Lovesquare Requests -  Works:16 - Complete: No

💚 Out of the Mouths of Babes -  Words:1558 - Chapters:1/1

💚 The Look-alike Contest -  Words:5197 - Chapters:1/1

💚 A Fair Trade -  Words:2305 - Chapters:1/1

💚 The Night of Endless Chances -  Words:2622 - Chapters:1/1

💚 Cards on the Table -  Words:2560 - Chapters:1/1

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Mini-Disclaimers:

1️⃣ The pronouns They/Them were used as I couldn’t find Sariahsue’s preferred pronouns in their bios on either AO3 and Tumblr, and I didn’t ask since these posts are meant to be surprises. Edited post with the right pronouns. Thanks for the clarification, Sariah! 😊

2️⃣ I realized last minute that I forgot a lot of stuff in this post. Sorry if I messed up something... 🥺

3️⃣ I’ve decided to put the same ranking I use on my Honorable Mentions posts for faster referencing. Tell me what you think! (Is it okay? Too much? Actually needs more info?)

[mraculous]

*slams eighth shot of whiskey* okay listen i gotta get this out before more episodes come out, invalidating it all, but can we TALK about the adjusted dynamics of the lovesquare, stick to the end for me losing my mind about ladrien

I never read the bible so no spoilers there, but spoilers for the tfou apocalypse up through elation/exaltation

Ladynoir. The classic. The OG.

We're in a unique position with them because, Ladynoir has historically had 2 distinct dynamics: 1 when Ladybug thought Chat Noir was just flirting and he thought he had a chance, and one when she knew he loved her, and he knew she didn't.

When she was oblivious, it was flirt central! it was cute! light! fun! In the second, it was sad (we the audience knew that lb DID in fact love cn back, just, behind the mask. yakno, the classic, the og) and somewhat frustrating bc we wanted CN to chill tf out, which, eventually, he did, all the while still loving his lady

Now? NOW???? Y'all it's BOTH

Chat Noir doesn't KNOW (yet) that Ladybug is in love with him. He just thinks she's flirting, or testing him.

But Ladybug DOES know. She KNOWS he doesn't love her. When CN was in this phase, flirting to an oblivious LB, he still had hope that she would love him or at least he lived for the moments she flirted back, but NOW?? Ladybug knows!!! She knows exquisitely that CN does not love Ladybug anymore. (even though we AND LB know that he does love her, just behind the mask)

It's just such a beautiful reversal chefs kiss mwah

I basically just keep thinking of that sad look CN gave her when Glaciator was screaming about how CN should love LB, and that little comforting pet she gave him. Tears.

the other sides under the cut

Adrienette. Our cute blushing oblivious babies.

Tbh team? I'm not sure where this one will go! Don't have a lot to say about it that the show hasn't already. Adrien fell for Marinette hook line and sinker, we all saw it coming we're all just happy to be here. Marinette is afraid to love him and "no alya he's just a friend" I'm just thrilled to see where this goes

(especially now that Adrien has kissed Marinette???? AND that he knows she doesn't love him anymore??? I Am All In)

(but also we the viewers have just a little drop of sadness/frustration too in this because, like, We Know!!! we've been here the whole time!! You DUMMIES YOU LOVE EACH OTHER and this is RIDICULOUS and UNNECESSARILY TRAGIC just LKAJSD;FLKJ anyway)

Marichat. Okayokayokayokayokayokayokayokay

In Ye Olden Dayes, Marichat was the sin ship. But even before that, it was always the side of the square where there was no performance, no pretension, just two people who were friends (but didn't know how good) hanging out with lots of chemistry but no blushing.

But now WWHHHHHHOOOOOOOOOOO BOOI I mean the fact that marichat was the first side to consensually, of sound mind, and in the canon timeline, kiSS is bonkers to me, congrats to taylordraws for predicting the future I guess

But! Now!!!! They love each other!! If they're ever around each other again it's going to be a bluSHING NIGHTMARE especially since them being together caused Marinette to almost get akumatized, and that they both understand it can't work, there'S THAT HINT OF SADNESS r u sensing a theme

But okay, that thing I just said 20 words ago, them being a blushing nightmare, it's because this is the side that's in love with each other. Marinette < - > Chat Noir it's a two way door okay and that's what ladrien used to be and what ladrien was based on. But now we have the ladrien dynamic + sads + MORE KNOWLEDGE + EVEN MORE DRAMATIC IRONY and frankly I'm alive

Ladrien. *smashes whiskey glass on floor and screams*

FOLKS. WHEN I TELL YOU. I AM FROTHING AT THE MOUTH FOR LADRIEN CONTENT NOW MORE THAN EVER let me tell u why

I'm a longtime Ladrien stan. I just think they're neat. I just think they should kiss. A li'l smooch. The first fic I ever wrote for this fandom was a ladrien "almost kiss UST" one shot.

But now? NOW??

Ladrien is now the Marichat dynamic. Marichat and Ladrien have flipped. Before, Ladrien was the two way love street, and Marichat was the platonic "no pretenses" street. Now, Marichat has taken on Ladrien's vibe (with some extra Sadness TM), so what has Ladrien become?

You'd think, oh it's just marichat now, no pretenses, they know they don't love each other, easy, *kisses you on the mouth* NO.

Picture this. Ladrien bathroom balcony scene. Or Ladybug saves Adrien. Whatever. All the reasons the show has given us for our heroes/civilians to interact outside their partnerships. With Marichat, they're cursed by knowledge. They know they love the other, but that the other doesn't love them (or so they think). With Ladrien, there's no such curse.

For Adrien? He looks at Ladybug, the girl he used to love. Used to. Past tense. All those pictures on his phone, his silly date ideas, his puns and flirting, that's all in the past now. She made it clear she doesn't love him back, and besides, he loves someone else now. He'll always love her like a friend, of course, she's his best friend, but... anything else is too hard.

For Ladybug? She looks at Adrien. The boy she used to love. She probably still does a little bit but it's different now. How it used to be, all that flailing around, the ridiculous schemes, the presents, the obsession, that's done. He might think he loves her now, but, no, she loves someone else. Outside of the mask, she's still his friend, of course, but, how it was before? It was just too hard.

Basically: THE BIG SADS. These two are exes, they're forlorn lovers, they're each other's "one that got away." But without either of them truly knowing why, or how, or even with the benefit of a real "we were together, now we're apart." These two moved past their unrequited love for each other through sheer force of will and lack of communication and now... now what are they?

I for one am frOTHING AT THE MOUTH TO FIND OUT

[celestiall0tus]

What would be some cute ship names for the couples in your aus without just mushin their names together?

Hmm. Well, I've never done this before not using a portmanteau. And, you've given me an idea. I suppose a way to differentiate the ships between my AUs, why don't I given them names? Some silly fun I'll be sure to pin to my master post because I will forget.

(Note: I may miss the mark on what you mean as I don't see many examples of what you ask as fandom ships primarily only use portmanteaus.)

Now then, I'll divide this into sections of AUs. I will list the portmanteau as an indicator of what ship I'm talking about and the name I'd give the ship in my works. I won't have all listed as I couldn't think of all. So, enjoy seeing some ships I have planned that I hadn't hinted to yet.

Miraculous AU

DjWifi

Julerose - Fairy tale

Marc and Lila (platonic) - Liar reveal

Lukadrigaminette

Lilalix - Wild & Free

Kimdine

Marcaniel

Salvation

Lukanette - Worship

Lukadrigaminette

Coltnath - Malice

Julerose - Sincerity

Separate Worlds

Julerose - Primrose

Lukadrien

Felinette

Paradise

Kagaminette - Forget-me-not

Lukadrien - Paradise Lost

Kimdine - Swan Lake

DjWifi - Foolhardy

Felidgette - Ruin

Chlobrina - Duty

Julerose - Terror

Absolution

Lukanette - Melody

Lukadrien - Venery

Julerose - Dedication

DjWifi - Moxie

All That Remained

DjWifi

Lukanette - Second chance

Julerose - Innocence

Eminath - Enchantment

Siren's Song

Ivangami

Gabine - Forbidden

Julenette - Moonflower

Felumarc - Theater Troupe

Aurose

SocquelinexSabrinaxMylene

Adrikim

Amaranthine

Adrienette - Daffodil

Lukanette - Bluebell

Julerose - Amaranth Court of Miracles

JulekaxMarinettexZoe

Felinette - Creative Destruction

Lukadrien - Beautiful Revelry

Ivangami - Relaxed Determination

Marcaniel - Imaginative Reality

DJWIFI - Intuitive Caution

SabrinaxDelmar - Sorrowful Love

Bloody Bug

Adribrina - Magic Girl

DJWiFi

Rosealix - Beauty and the Beast

Julerose - Sweethearts

Into Another World

I will adjust this list accordingly, but here's the start of it

[mlwritersguild]

MARCH RECAP POST

Hi, all!

It’s the start of spring, and we at the MWG are excited to share with you all what our members have been up to over the past month. 

March Monthly Event - Roll for your Fate

Our event this past month asked our members to try their luck in a randomized event. We rolled (virtual) dice to assign them a universe, trope and line of dialogue! The characters, ships and general content were completely left to them. March event fics in the list below will be highlighted in green and denoted with an asterisk!

March Published Fic List

Our writers are always cooking up something, so here's a quick list of everything our members published this month! (Tags included to help you pick out your next read)

square modified brilliant by @alexseanchai

lovesquare // ladybug and chat noir’s wedding // post-reveal // post hm defeat // disabled adrien and marinette // mwg feb event

these are times that can't be weathered (and we have never been back there since then) by @queer-cosette

oc-centric // ls // hawkmoth identity reveal // valentine’s day // dead emilie agreste // breaking and entering // tw animal violence

Anything To Get You Back by @purrfectlypunny

ls // lukadrien // canon divergence villain!Adrien // hurt adrien agreste // tired luka couffaine // other tags to be added

What Else Did You Imagine? by @coffeebanana

ls // fluff // light angst // prpr // post-hawkmoth defeat // aged-up characters // mutual pining // ‘beach’ fic

we always get along (oh, why, oh, why) by noirshitsuji

alyagami // debate rivals au // background fwb felichloe // exes!djwifi // lila being lila // mwg december event

Blinding Lights by @miabrown007

adrienette // established relationship // fluff and humour // post-reveal // moving in together // adrienette zine

*Road Trip by @asilentsonata

lovesquare, felinino, core 4 + felix, road trips, felix redemption

What’s Coming Next?

Our April Event is hinted at in the recap bulletin board at the top of this post. Think you can guess our theme? Leave your guesses in the tags!

This month is also host to Adrinette April! Our members are always allowed to write for prompt months to complete their participation, but we encourage you to keep an eye on @adrinetteapril and their amazing prompt month posts. Tons of amazing creators will be making content this month for this sweet pairing!

Got a prompt event, zine or other ML project in the works? Tag the blog or contact our mod @marimeetsmischief for a mutual promotion agreement! We're always happy to support other ML fandom projects!

Stay Miraculous,

MWG Mod Team

[ladybugs-and-black-cats]

Adrienette Prompt!

So, I found this on a quote generator and it’s too good not to share! Enjoy!

Marinette: I’ve been dropping them the most insanely obvious hints for like a year now. No response.

Adrien: Wow. They sound stupid.

Marinette: But they’re not. They’re really smart actually. Just dense.

Adrien: Maybe you need to be more obvious? Like, I don’t know… “Hey! I love you!”

Marinette: I guess you’re right. Hey Adrien, I love you.

Adrien: See! Just say that!

Marinette: Holy f***ing s***.

Adrien: If that flies over their head then, sorry Marinette, but they're too dumb for you.

Marinette: Adrien.

[purrincess-chat]

I think I know now why the writers decided in favor of pre-reveal Adrienette. Adrien desperately needs someone to be there for him in his civilian life and inspire him to solve his problems. Unfortunately, Ladybug can't do it without one or both of them revealing their identities, and I guess now isn't the time for an identity reveal yet. What do you think?

I think what a lot of people in the fandom forget is that seasons 4 and 5 were written together, so this whole arc over the last couple of seasons was planned at the same time. It wasn't a random occurrence or the writers just up and deciding to throw something in for shits and giggles. It was deliberate, and likely important for whatever plans they have moving forward.

As a writer, I understand the importance of having the whole picture, which is why I often just tell people to wait and see what happens. Additionally, because I am accustomed to view storytelling from a writing lens, I can say that pre reveal Adrinette wasn't that surprising to me. I saw the hints and signs of it since s1, and especially after what happened in s4, I can see why Adrinette is happening over the other sides. There were certain key developments throughout season 4 that lead to where we are now.

I think the other factor goes along with what you're saying in that we don't fully know the extent of the Agreste plotline yet. We have a lot of speculation, but we don't know it as well as the writers do. I definitely think there is something to what you're saying. Adrien can't go to Ladybug about his home life, which is a very huge problem for his character. His home life has been at the center of this show just as much as the love square. His home life has been the main plot since s1 because everything in the show is linked to it. And one of the main reasons I've appreciated this season so much is it's finally allowing Adrien to speak up and realize that something in his life is very wrong, and he needs help. He needs someone to support him and help him stand up for himself because he can't (either because he's a sentibeing and literally cannot bc he is being controlled or bc the psychological abuse is so bad. Possibly both). And you could argue that they should just reveal their identities already, but the thing is, canon only gets 1 shot to do the permanent reveal. It's not like fanfic where we can write as many reveals as we want. Canon gets 1. And idk about yall, but as someone who has been in this fandom for years, I want that 1 moment to be the biggest one in the show because it has been the whole shtick of this show since it premiered. I want it to be good, ya know?

The way I see it, this season had a two fold problem as it relates to Adrinette. The first one is the situation with Adrien and his homelife, and they set Marinette up to be his person for that at the end of s4 (I mean honestly she kind of has been for a while, but Risk really drove that point home). The second is Marinette's trauma surrounding love. Because of everything, she convinced herself that she was not worthy of love and could not have love because it leads her to making big mistakes. It's clearly an issue the writers wanted to resolve before the reveal. Why? We will have to find out, but my best guess is they have other plans for post reveal that require them to be past this point and go through all of the development they're going through. Everything I've seen and read has told me this season is wrapping up the Agreste plotline we've been following since s1, and we are seeing evidence of that with how things have been progressing. I'm not gonna spoil later episodes for those who haven't watched, but it's clear that something final is going to happen on that front this season. And with how fucked up that whole situation is, yeah, I can see why they gave Adrien a cute gf to hold his hand and help him through it just like I can see why they gave Marinette a cute and patient bf to hold her hand and help her through her shit. Narratively, with everything we've been given, it makes sense to me.

So, yeah, I can see where you're coming from. I think there is more to it, but I think that is one of the reasons we're seeing pre reveal Adrinette this season. I think we also forget that the writers like the love square too. I'm sure they've been waiting for this moment just as long, if not longer, than we have. But they have to be purposeful with how they do things in order to tell the story they're trying to tell. I think this season as well as s4 will make a lot more sense once we have all of it, and we can go back and watch everything in context and see where all the threads were leading. MLs biggest struggle has always been the broadcasting schedule and leaks. People get spoiled to things they don't have context for yet and then run with wild assumptions and bad faith interpretations. It's unfortunately been this way since s1, so I don't see it getting better. 🤷‍♀️ Either way, I think you're definitely on the right track, and I'm curious to see how the rest of their relationship unfolds and bridges the gap we have between episode 11 and episode 20. I think the missing episodes will provide a lot of context that we are missing.