#announcing to everyone that he and Marinette KISSED

[xhanisai]

What the fandom thought an envious Adrien would look like:

What canon envious Adrien looks like:

[mochinek0]

Reunion

No one from Françoise Dupont High School expected Marinette Dupain-Cheng to walk into the ten year reunion. As far as they knew, she hadn't been invited. Marinette strode in, with her head held high, and walked right up to Lila Rossi.

"I want to thank you for being such a bitch to me, Lila." Mari smiled, "You changed my life for the better."

"E-Excuse me?" Lila questioned.

'There' no way that forcing her out of school and isolating her gave her an amazing life!'

"That whole shit about telling people what they wanted to hear." Marinette began to explain, "I got really tired of defending myself and being told that I had to 'love you' to make you a better person by the staff. I got tired of being stacked with doing shit for free: all that babysitting I never said I would do, the banners, uniforms, clothes, fundraisers! It was exhausting for a fifteen year old."

Mari smiled, "Once you turned everyone against me, I realized how much free time I had! I signed up for homeschooling and worked extremely hard to graduate early. I even skipped a couple grades. It turned out that my husband's family were huge fans of my designs, so they offered to pay for my schooling if I moved."

"Husband?" Lila asked, concerned, "I didn't realize you had gotten married."

"Yeah." Marinette stated, "We met when I was seventeen and got married when I was nineteen; we have two kids."

Lila looked up and down at her arch-rival. Aside from a growth spurt and a larger chest, Marinette didn't look like she had changed at all. She looked like she was in her early twenties!

"So, thank you for bullying me." Marinette continued with a smile, "It was the best thing that could have happened to me."

Lila stayed silent. She didn't know what to say to that. None of her other victims had ever thanked her. She could feel eyes on them. She knew people were listneing in on their conversation. If she started to make a scene, it wouldn't end well.

"We'll, I'm married too!" Announced Lila.

"Oh, congrats." Marinette smiled, "Where is the lucky person?"

Lila spotted a tall, dark, and handsome man walk into the venue.

"There he is." Lila smiled.

Lila watched as her prey came towards them.

'Just a few more feet and I'll be able grab him. I'm sure he wouldn't mind playing along for a few minutes.'

Lila reached out a hand to grab him, when he put his arm around Marinette's waist and kissed her.

"Hello, Habibiti." he spoke.

"Everything okay without us at the company?" Mari asked.

He sighed, "Yes. It was just Grayson being himself."

Marinette giggled, "I'm sorry, Lila. This is my husband, Damian Wayne. Where were you saying your spouse is?"

Lila plastered a smile on her face, "They just stepped out. They had their cellphone out. It must be an important client. We're both models."

'There's no way she is married to this guy! The sooner she leaves, the sooner I can tell everyone I recognize him as an actor.'

Lila couldn't believe her luck. Adrien had just walked though the doors.

'Marinette was obsessed with him for years! Her fake marriage will be exposed and I can get the guy to stay with me. It doesn’t matter how much she paid him. I'm sure I could pay him more.'

"Marinette!" Adrien shouted.

He was quick to run over and hug her, pulling her away from her husband.

"Agreste, put my wife down." Damian growled.

Adrien turned his attention to Damian and froze.

"Hey, Wayne." He smiled, before looking around, "Where are the kids? Where's my neice and nephew?"

'Kids? They're really married and have kids?'

"They're with my parents, Adrien." Mari answered, "I'm sure they're being fed sugar and will pass out soon."

"So, is that an invite?" the model asked.

"To my parent's place for sweets?" Mrs. Wayne questioned, "You live here! They call me like once a week saying you were at the bakery!"

Adrien chuckled, "No. What about my time with the kids?"

Marinette looked to Damian, who shrugged. She turned to Adrien and shot him a look.

"Tell you what, you can see them in two days." she replied, "A whole day with Uncle Adrien."

'Uncle Adrien?'

"Really?" Adrien cried out, happily.

"But, you got to plan it." she answered.

"Disneyland Paris?" the Agreste heir suggested.

"Fine." Marinette growled, "But if you lose one of my kids, again, I will hurt you."

Adrien glanced towards Damian.

"Adrien, if you think my husband is scarier, just because you have seen his sword collection, you're wrong." Marinette Wayne declared, "You lose one of my children, I will hurt you worse than my husband could ever imagine."

"Got it." Adrien smiled, "Plan awesome VIP experience for the kids!"

"Great!" Mari smiled back.

"Man, you moving really toughened you up." the model winced.

"I punched my brother-in-law the first day there because I thought he grabbed my ass." Mrs. Wayne spoke.

"That is still one of my best days ever. No one has underestimated you since." Damian stated, before kissing her head.

"So, what are you doing here?" Adrien questioned, "Didn't you graduate like two years before us?"

"Oh, I just wanted to thank Lila for bullying me and getting me homeschooled." Marinette smiled, "It sucked that she bullied me, at the time, but if she hadn't done that, I wouldn't be with Damian and we wouldn't have our kids."

Adrien quickly turned to Lila, "Thank you for being a bitch to my best friend. I love my niece and nephew. Marinette, do you think we should get her like a fruit basket or something?"

Mari laughed, "We have dinner plans so we're gonna head out. Enjoy the reunion, Adrien."

Adrien took a step back and eyed Marinette's dress. It was a short black bodycon dress with puffy transparent sleeves. He eyed the black heels, warily.

"Dressed like that?" he questioned.

"Eyes on my wife's face, Agreste." Damian growled.

Adrien rolled his eyes, "She's all yours. I don't think I've ever seen you dressed like this, is all. You think you'll be able to take care of the kids dressed like that?"

Marinette answered, "They are staying with my parents tonight." before walking away.

Adrien watched as Damian placed his hand at Marinette's waist, likely making sure she didn't fall in those heels.

Adrien smiled, evilly, "Hey, Marinette!"

The designer turned to look back at her friend.

"I want another neice or nephew!" he shouted.

Marinette's face morphed from shock to embarassment, before she quickly glared at her best friend. She squeaked as she was quickly lifted into her husband's arms.

"Damian, you put me down!" she snapped at him.

"No." her husband responded.

"Why not?" she growled.

"Adrien won't get his wish if you're in jail for harming him." Damian smirked.

Marinette buried her face in her husband's chest and remained silent.

Adrien laughed as Marinette was carried out of the reunion. Nino walked up to him, confused.

"You….You kept in touch with Mari?" he questioned.

"Of course!" Adrien smiled, brightly, "I helped her with her math sometimes and she talks with Father about designing. She's my best friend."

"Designs?" Rose asked.

"Marinette is a fashion designer in the states." he answered, "Her husband's family runs an international company. She occasionally designs for their clothing line, but they do other stuff, too. Marinette has an office in their building, but she mostly does custom work. I think last year someone asked for a wedding dress. It was around $25,000."

"Seriously?" Alya asked, full of surprise.

"Oh yeah!" Adrien smiled, "She's an amazing deisgner. A lot of her dresses and suits have been coming out on runways and red carpet events."

"You're forgetting that she bullied Lila!" cried Sabrina, "She was mean to her! How can you be friends with her?"

"Actually, it was the other way around." Adrien stated, "Lila once claimed that Mari pushed her, after school, so hard that she injured her knee and was forced to walk home with a limp. I tried to tell you that Marinette couldn't have done it; Marinette had been with me the day before. You told me I was just confused. You never let me speak. You just decided Lila was right."

The class just stared at him.

'Had they really done that? Had they ignored Adrien when he tried to defend Marinette?'

"You never listened to me or Marinette when we told you about Lila being a lying bitch." he shrugged.

"But you're married!" Kim shouted, "How can you choose Marinette over a model?"

"I didn't. I'm bi and dating a male model from my father's company." Adrien announced, "Lila was fired when she was sixteen. Wasn't Lila held back a grade? Why is she even here? You didn't graduate with us or even from this school."

"It was a computer error!" Max spoke up, "Lila said that-

Adrien rolled his eyes, "Her mother called Natalie and declared she was owed a meeting with my father. She said we ruined Lila's future by forcing her to model. She threatened to sue the Gabriel brand until we showed her the 'signatures' on the forms. Turns out, Lila forged those so her mother's hands were tied. Her mother started shouting how she should send her to boot camp, back in Italy, as the left the house."

One by one they turned to look at Lila.

"i-I wanted to see everyone." she whispered, weakly, "I missed my friends."

"Thank for stopping by." Adrien stated, "You can leave now."

"Adrikins!" Chloe shouted.

"Chloe!" Adrien called back, "I missed you. We loved that spa treatment. You're the best!"

Chloe smiled and pulled Adrien away from the rest of the group to socialize with the other students.

"You still talk to that trash?" they heard Chloe ask.

"Rossi?" Adrien questioned, "Nah. You missed Marinette by a couple minutes. She came here and thanked Lila for being a raging bitch. The rest of them were still trying to kiss ass."

"The queen, herself, and I missed it." the Bourgeois heiress teased.

"Date night." Adrien quipped, "She brought Damian and the demon brigade."

"I missed the little ones?" she screeched.

Adrien laughed, "They're with her parents. Better book your time with them before they leave again. Oh, and Mari is already threatening bodily harm if anything happens to them."

"You lost one last time!" Chloe cried.

"I said I was sorry!" Adrien rebutted.

Chloe scoffed, "You're lucky you didn't die that day."

"I know." Adrien sighed, "Would it be weird if I put them on one of those kid leashes? I feel like they would fuck with me and purposely try to get lost to see me sweat, again. Honestly, I don't know if it's a mini Damian or mini Marinette. Don't get me wrong, Damian is frightening and he could probably work in the CIA torture room, but seeing Marinette pissed off, scares the living crap out of me. She's creative and could probably make something specifically to hurt me."

Chloe looked up from her phone, "I bought you the leashes. They'll be here tomorrow. You're welcome."

"Chloe." Adrien replied, "You didn't answer me."

"I was frenemies with her for years, Adrikins." Chloe answered, "Mari will find some way to hurt you and she wouldn't need her godly husband to do it. You have every right to fear for your life for pissing her off. Look at what happened to the idiot brigade: they believed a liar and bullied her. None of their dreams came true. The Waynes own half the companies those idiots wanted to work for. I wouldn't put it past Damian to rat those losers out to his family and have them blacklisted. You have seen how overprotective he is of their kids; he's the same way with her."

"True." Adrine sighed, "He still yells at me when I hug her."

"Idiot." Chloe declared, rolling her eyes.

The class looked at each other before pulling out their phones. They looked up Marinette and the Wayne family. The class shifted nervously as they realized what Chloe had said was true. The Waynes and Marinette owned their jobs. They were all comfortable with their jobs, but they weren't anything to brag about. They had all wanted bigger and better things at thirteen.

None of them were the doctors, rock stars, DJs, journalists, environmentalists, or the Olympians they thought they would be. They worked desk jobs or became something close to what they wanted. Lila knew she would never model again when Gabriel told her that he was going to blacklist her. The Waynes owned everything from food to biolabs to steel to shipbuilding and aerospace. Lila silently left the reunion as everyone came to terms that their dreams ended long ago.

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[discomedian]

Everyone’s reaction to Adrien announcing Marinette kissed him thinking he was a statue is my favorite thing today.

Luka’s like whaaaaaat😧. Kagami is silently judging. Adrien’s staring proudly into the distance. And Marinette is…Marinette.

[zoe-oneesama]

Love that once I’ve finally dropped the show they decide to upload often. Once you’ve caught you breath from the spam, do you think you’d do a review of the new episodes? I’ve seen glimpses of cursed cabbage patch kids and I’m too scared to try and watch this season, but I always enjoyed your analysis of episodes. (No pressure though)

I don't really like to do immediate reviews, especially in this season, because there is a through line in these episodes so some things won't become clear until future episodes. But I can give a super quick review with my minor pros and cons:

Evolution:

Synopsis: Monarch uses the rabbit's power to attempt to defeat the heroes in the past. By unifying with Bunnix's Miraculous, they thwart him every time despite him using multiple Miraculouses, and, with the help of the present Alix and past Dog miraculous, the Rabbit Miraculous is reclaimed with Alix finally taking the Rabbit permanently, starting her journey through time until Monarch is defeated and it's safe for her to return.

Good: Monarch is using his brain (or like 75% of it) by immediately using the time travel Miraculous and it took a lot of teamwork to stop him. I'm glad Nathalie reached her breaking point in the face of Gabriel obsessing more over defeating teenagers than focusing on what his actual goal should be. I like Bunny Noir's design (mostly. His mask gives him eye bags from up close). This episode went the way I was hoping the season would go, with the heroes one by one reclaiming the lost Miraculouses.

Bad: Alix is not my favorite and I don't really care for episodes about her. It is frustrating that when Monarch passes out from overusing the Miraculouses that the heroes don't start looting his corpse when they had the chance, or any of the other times he's tied up.

Multiplication:

Synopsis: Everyone adjusts to the new normal of Monarch having stolen all the Miraculouses and are awaiting his next move, while reclaiming their lives. Adrien tells his father he wants to quit modeling and Gabriel accepts. Since Marinette gave him the advice to speak to his dad, Adrien starts looking at her in a new light. After many weeks, an akuma finally attacks- Ikari Dozen with the abilities of the Mouse Miraculous, yet when she's defeated, she has no Miraculous. On that confusing note, Gabriel and Tomoe announce their newest product: Alliance, a ring with all the functions of a phone on one finger.

Good: I don't have much in this category since the episode is half montage. It's mostly just "not bad". I guess I'm glad that word has spread to at least Alya that Adrien doesn't want to model anymore?

Bad: Uh, it's Alya though. Marinette has explained explicitly why a relationship with Adrien is a no go but Alya just WILL NOT support her on this and I do NOT approve. And it's one thing to just be like "uh I don't believe you but whatever" and another thing to actively work against Marinette, aka holding her down so Adrien can kiss her when she doesn't want him to??? And also WHY DOES EVERYONE KNOW ALIX IS BUNNIX NOW?!

Destruction:

Synopsis: With all the kwamis at his command, Gabriel demands Ladybug's address as a loophole around the secret keeping magic and is led to Marinette, who is the first step on a scavenger hunt for the answer. This leads Monarch to the Wax Museum where a trap is waiting - Chat Noir and Ladybug, who get the jump on him and tie him to Chat's Cataclysm activated hand. They could never predict, however, that when Ladybug went for the Butterfly Miraculous that Monarch would sacrifice his own body and take the brunt of the Cataclysm just to escape. Despite suffering a growing injury, Gabriel, with Tomoe's help, destroys the Miraculouses and rebuilds them as rings which, combine with his Alliance product, give his akumas Miraculous abilities.

Good: Ladybug's plan is so thorough and to think she set this as far back as between Seasons 2-3 (they're still calling him "Hawkmoth" in flashbacks but allude to Ladybug being Guardian) is quite the contingency plan. It's funny that Chat Noir was willing to walk around with a piece of paper with an insult punchline on it on the OFF CHANCE Monarch would try this shit. It was also funny that I thought the loophole was going to be that the kwami's don't know "Ladybug's" address because she doesn't have one, only Marinette does...but the loophole was that kwami's don't know what an address even is?! Lololol. And Xuppu being innocently annoying made him MVP.

Bad: Chat Noir being so broken up by hitting the MAIN VILLAIN with Cataclysm seems so out of left field after Scarabella, Uncanny Valley, and almost Sole Crusher (and even dumber after "Jubilation"). This is the ONE GUY you don't have to feel bad about but he acts horrified, yet one episode later he almost does it to someone on purpose. This episode also has a long montage section and after "Multiplication" I was like "please don't do more of this". And them taking the first 3 minutes to try to explain the Rooster just made it more confusing to me (though it did add something things that made sense).

Jubilation:

Synopsis: Marinette discovers that not only is Damocles still cosplaying The Owl, but an old school friend is cosplaying Ladybug and they're both getting into trouble. She goes to this friend Socqueline's family store and tries to get her to confess to this "crime" while also getting her own run down of the ins and outs of the Alliance ring. After a fumble where Marinette takes Socqueline's ring with her on a Ladybug mission and having thoroughly scolded both Socqueline and Damocles, Monarch becomes sure Socqueline IS Ladybug and sicks Darker Owl on her. When she's discovered to not be Ladybug, Socqueline is used to bait Ladybug and Chat Noir into being hit by Darker Owl's "Gift" power and traps them in a dream of defeating Monarch, becoming a couple, and having a happy life - until they have to wake up. Defeating Damocles doesn't reveal any Miraculouses and the two are left confused.

Good: I like Socqueline. She pokes a few holes in what we knew about Marinette's backstory but she's pretty well rounded in just one episode. If the dream sequence was meant to make me laugh then I appreciate it for that and I like that they gave Marinette a believable reason to avoid using the Alliance other than "it has my crush/my enemy on it as AI and it's weird". I also approve of this episode confirming all the conspiracy dystopian ideas I had about this creepy ass ring.

Bad: I'm just being nitpicky but the dream seems incomplete and half hearted since there's no identity reveal - in THIS EPISODE Marinette scolds two people for not appreciating the one thing she wished she had: normalcy. Yet her entire dream sequence she's stuck as her hero self? Unless the Gift is influenced by Darker Owl's lack of knowledge about their identity, that just feels like some dissonance. Also, not Sabine using the AI model of the girl that got her daughter expelled. Also, not Gabriel using an AI model of his wife, hope Alliance never goes off IN PUBLIC and reveals THAT feature!

Illusion:

Synopsis: In an attempt to help Ladybug and Chat Noir, Nino starts a resistance and comes up with a plan to record an akumatization to solve the mystery of how Monarch is giving people the powers of the Miraculous. How? By causing an akuma themselves, with Gabriel as the target. Unfortunately Lila has discovered their plans and warned Gabriel, who uses this to his advantage by pretending to be akumatized and giving the heroes false leads. The “resistance” is expanded to the rest of the class - including Lila.

Good: Um, I didn’t really like this episode. The VILLAIN got to be the manipulative, clever one, which doesn’t make me feel good in the end, and Lila IS STILL BE ACCEPTED BY ALYA?! Make it make sense dammit!

Bad: This episode. I don’t like it. Gabriel AND Monarch’s manipulation worked and in the end Alya is apologizing to Nino for “doubting” him despite being the only person thinking through the cruelty of purposefully akumatizing someone? Why does every Nino-centric episode make him a jerk? Why did the two “heroes” go along with this? AND WHY IS ALYA STILL VOUCHING FOR LILA??!?!

Determination:

Synopsis: Adrien is letting his growing feelings for Marinette show and Kagami pushes him into a date with her. Marinette peer pressures herself into reciprocating, but brings Luka, who teams up with Kagami to give the two a push by locking them in the Wax Museum together. Meanwhile, the Mayor is threatening Veronique to shut down her new All Heroes display and is akumatized into Manipula, who controls the wax displays to attack. The heroes defeat Manipula, even with her borrowing from the Ox Miraculous, and return to the musuem. Both have a realization: Adrien is in love with Marinette and Marinette is in love with Chat Noir.

Good: Though I hated the idea of Kagami and Luka joining Team Adrienette by making weird plans to force them together, the way they went about it was pretty mild and seemed to line up more with the two's personalities, down to Kagami sticking around just because she was 100% sure Adrien would mess it up without her and Luka seeing right through Marinette's excuses. I liked Manipula's design (even if she's just an upgraded Puppeteer powerwish) and thought it was interesting that her akuma was split up so ALL the "heroes" needed to be defeated. I thought the episode would be way worse.

Bad: WHY THE WAX MUSEUM?! WHY WOULD THAT BE THE MOMENT HIS FEELINGS CHANGED?! Adrien's love language is clearly words of affirmation, wouldn't it make WAY more sense that Marinette's practice love confession to "Buttercup" would be what changes his mind, especially since Puppeteer 2 was in SEASON 3 which ended with him DATING SOMEONE ELSE?!?!

I also don't know if I should put this in Good or Bad, but damn the mood difference between Adrien bathed in the yellow warmth of the Wax Museum as he happily realizes he's in love vs. Marinette in the dark clouds and rain as she's devastated to realize she's in love. Cinematic marvel, 10/10, what a disaster.

Passion:

Synopsis: Nathalie reacts violently at Gabriel's pretend Good Dad act and Gabriel presents her with his growing 'clysm injury, which has him on a time clock, making her realize he won't stop going after the Miraculouses because his other option is to die and leave Adrien completely alone. Armed with this and videos of Emilie telling Nathalie to stop Gabriel's pursuit of the Miraculous, Nathalie plays double agent, intent to get the Miraculouses before Gabriel, and pretends to be back on his side, accepting an akuma: Safari. Adrien is all set to confess to Marinette but is side tracked by Nathalie's growing illness, which Marinette reassures him through - up until the akuma attacks. Safari's abilities lead tracking crossbow bolts to stun the heroes, but when Adrien detransforms and realizes the bolts lost track of "Chat Noir", he gets the idea to swap Miraculouses. Being Mister Bug and knowing the akuma is Nathalie, whom he blames himself for akumatizing, Adrien maintains a serious attitude, whereas Lady Noire realizes she's around her love, takes on more flirty tactics (to her own confusion and dread). Safari is defeated and Adrien makes a point to be there for her emotionally, bonding the two.

Good: Nathalie is living her best "let's save our wife" moments and I'm so glad to be back on this Doing It For Emilie track instead of For Gabriel. The Akuma x Goat Miraculous match up was really clever and the work around was equally clever. It's nice to see Adrien step up, which is also probably why he was given the "serious" Miraculous, though I'd argue he didn't need to be Mister Bug to show off an ability to take the lead.

Bad: This episode paired with the next starts this annoying trend of "Oh so it's fine when HE does it but when MARINETTE does it it's bad!" Starting with Alya accusing Marinette of running away from her feelings by going after Chat Noir - but no one is double checking Adrien for switching to Marinette? For him, he's just "taking the hint" but for Marinette it's just running away from her feelings? If that were the case, why the big dramatic "Oh god no Tikki I'm in LOVE" at the end of the last episode??

Also I'm disappointed their shooting holes in my "Emilie is just as bad" theory, how dare.

Reunion:

Synopsis: Marinette and Alya go to the Museum to (on purpose this time) look for Miraculous clues. Tikki introduces a way to use the Kwagatama to commune with past Miraculous holders and Marinette accidentally uncovers a letter from Alix, which gets Alix's father to summon (most) of the class. Jalil interrupts the Reading of the Will Letter to accuse Ladybug of tricking his sister into leaving, haven fallen for online reddit conspiracies of Ladybug being the true villain and being willingly akumatized into The Pharaoh with the power of the Turtle. Marinette communes with Jeanne of Arc for love advice, to her annoyance, but sticks around for the akuma. Ladybug relies on Bunnix through written correspondence to get near the akuma and has him use his Book of Truth to tell him if Ladybug is really the villain, which it confirms she's the hero. Pissed that Monarch "lied to him", Jalil banishes his own akuma. Impressed by how Ladybug and Chat Noir handled things, Jeanne tells her love story with her Cat Holder, which ended with them having to denounce their Miraculouses to even have a chance to be together, though it's unknown if they did.

Good: I liked the use of the conspiracy boards turning against Ladybug and Chat Noir because honestly it would probably happen and, if not Lila, Jalil is a good character to channel that through. It's nice they're bringing the kwagatama back and yay for Adrien getting his (but omigod the comedic timing of him gazing adoringly at Marinette's photo and then Plagg straight up BARFING on him lmao).

Bad: What did I say about "Oh so when HE does it-". Here Alya gets on Marinette's case by insisting the reason that the Miraculous holder's they've been finding in the museum are all SOLO is because they're focused on their JOB instead of ROMANCE. Um, hello? What show are YOU watching? We've had FOUR SEASONS OF CHAT NOIR DOING EXACTLY THAT, but NOW you wanna talk about it?! No no no, if Chat Noir didn't get flak for it in universe, neither does Marinette. Pair that with Tikki essentially making fun of Plagg for being worried because when HER holder is in love NOTHING get's accomplished, and it's like this show is getting a kick out of mocking the VERY THINGS that have kept this show going. Guess what, Tikki, if Marinette HAD been straight forward and confessed, she'd have been turned down in Season 1, so maybe don't harp on the very thing that's made you exist for FIVE SEASONS.

This is what I meant in an earlier post about the episodes being mostly okay but then there's just ONE FUCKING THING-

Even in "Reunion", Tikki suggests talking to Jeanne but then takes it back and the episode makes it out like Marinette's the immature one for following Tikki's advice by having Jeanne annoyed with her. Oh, I'm sorry JOAN, are you BUSY? Did we INTERRUPT something?? Pretty sure you were doing a whole lot of NOTHING, so what does it MATTER what kind of question Marinette has?

I’m still waiting on the “Exaltation” english subs, so news on that one.

So that's the season so far~ Most of it came out in just a week so it was hard for me to keep episodes separate.

[charlietheepicwriter7]

Hey, Little Songbird

Final Chapter - AO3

Three days after the defeat of Gabriel Agreste and the arrest of Lila Rossi, Felix was invited out for ice cream by his classmates.

A little flustered, he’d agreed without thinking. Rationally, there was little reason to why Lê Chiếninvited him to join, and even less of a reason why Felix accepted. There was still too much to do in the wake of Hawkmoth’s arrest; lawyers to speak to, statements given to police and press alike, entertaining his mother who’d overtaken his home to take custody of Adrien… Frivolities like ice cream socials couldn’t be entertained.

Despite that idea, Felix found himself smiling under the sun, surrounded by classmates as they all took turns at the food cart.

Couffaine and her girlfriend—a few days of diligent study only unearthed a few of his classmates names, not all—stepped out of his way, a sundae to share between the two. He approached the ice cream stall and—“Where is your menu?”

The man, Andre or something similar, smiled merrily. “Ah, so this is your first time at Sweethearts Ice Cream? Allow me to explain.” Picking up his scoop, Andre started to fulfill his order despite Felix having never ordered anything. “Sweethearts Ice Cream has a special ablility; to connect the hearts of two people in love. The harmony of two hearts in love influences the flavors of the ice cream. And there!” With a flourish, Andre offered him his waffle cone ice cream. “Blackberry for her hair, blue bubblegum for her eyes, and black cherry for her secret you keep in your heart.”

“…This is a terrible business model.” Despite his words, Felix paid the man and took his cone. “I don’t even know who this could refer to.”

“Really? You have no idea?”

Nearly dropping his ice cream, Felix whirled around. “M-Marinette!? When did you get here?”

“Just now,” she said, squeezing up beside him at the counter. “Hey, Andre.”

“Marinette! You’re ready to give Sweethearts Ice Cream another chance then?” Andre grinned at them both. “Or… would you two like to try my Couples Sundae? It’s free for new lovers.”

Felix flushed, a protest frozen in his throat. Fortunately, Marinette could still speak. “No, thank you,” she said, voice pitched higher than usual. “Just a regular ice cream, please.”

“Of course, of course.” Changing his scoop for a fresh one, Andre started on a new waffle cone: a base of yellow with dark chocolate, with a scoop of bright blue on top. “Banana for his hair, cotton candy for his eyes, and…” He flipped the cone over and dipped it in chocolate, “…a dark chocolate shell, since you broke through his.”

Blushing, Marinette accepted her ice cream. Felix offered her his arm and escorted Marinette towards a bench separate from the class, who were watching them. Lê Chiến even offered Felix a grin and a thumbs-up, to which he awkwardly returned with a nod.

“How…” She paused to take a bite of her ice cream, dark chocolate snapping between her teeth. “How has everything been? I’m sorry for not being in class the past few days, but it’s been so busy…”

“I can only imagine.” Marinette—or rather, Ladybug—has been in and out of the police station as often as Adrien was, giving her statement. Between that and the press conference Mme. Bustier stopped class to let them watch yesterday, if she’d spent more time as Marinette than Ladybug these last few days, Felix would French-kiss Rossi. “It’s been quiet, especially once Ladybug announced that Gabriel was Hawkmoth. Ms. Bustier tried to make us talk about our feelings, but everyone’s still a bit too shocked to discuss it.” After all, it wasn’t every day when you discovered your classmate’s father was the terrorist who turned you into a supervillain. Reporters had hounded their class from the moment the news dropped.

They were even worse towards his family.

“The school’s talking about shipping in a therapist for us,” Felix explained. “Not only that whole Akuma Class nonsense, but also because we were in direct contact with a terrorist for months on end. So, you have that to look forward to when you get back.” Rossi was allowed unrestricted access to vulnerable minds for over half a year. There was no doubt his class needed therapy… including Marinette.

“At least she’s been expelled from the country,” Marinette said, sighing. “Honestly, that was harder than giving my statement ten times over. The Prime Minister wanted her trial on French soil. I had to argue with the Prime Minister! All for Lila.”

“Why?” Felix would never do anything to help Rossi.

“News of her involvement is going to drop any day now. People are already trying to attack Gabriel in his cell; when the mob of public opinion finds out about her, they’ll start trying to get her too. At least this way she’ll be tried back in her home country, by people who were never directly affected by her actions.”

Felix didn’t like it, but “It’s understandable. People are also trying to get to Adrien, despite his innocence.”

Marinette nodded, half-expected that. “How is Adrien? I haven’t heard from him at all.”

“One of his photographers leaked his phone number, so Mom took his phone away so he wouldn’t have to read all the vile filth people send him. He’s getting a new one soon.”

It wasn’t that Felix didn’t understand why people were so upset. Gabriel turned Paris into a battleground and friends into foes, but… the police had already released a statement denying Adrien’s cooperation regarding Hawkmoth, yet there are still hateful phone calls and texts coming in at every hour from people who wanted someone to blame. At least Mother was keeping a record of who sent the more illegal messages: the threats, the doxing, the… suicide baiting.

Their family lawyer would be well fed in the coming months.

It was hard with Adrien in his house. Awkward. Despite Adrien’s frame-job, he was still family, and Felix was someone who supported his family. But that didn’t mean Adrien was forgiven. Felix didn’t forgive, and he’d never forget.

Surprisingly, the tabloids were kind towards Felix. He made no effort in hiding his involvement in the case, both as the whistle blower for Hawkmoth and as a hero involved in the final take down. Mother had cut out some particularly flattering articles out to hang in their manor parlor, but fortunately the threat of arrest and restraining orders kept most of the rats away.

“How’d Adrien take it?” she asked.

Felix bit his ice cream, so he’d have time to answer. Damn that ice cream man. It was delicious. “He didn’t believe it at first… didn’t want to believe it. He’s seeing a therapist on Friday.”

Marinette wrapped her hands around her ice cream cone. “Poor Adrien…”

“He’ll recover; he’s stronger than you think. He’s already made plans to hang out for the weekend.” He gestured at Alya and DJ Boy, leaning against each other and sharing a sundae. Alya caught his eye and waved. “Everyone’s going to be okay now.”

“Yeah.” Marinette drank in the sight. Not just Alya and her paramour—though they earned a smile for finally making up—but their other classmates as well. Felix had never been invited to a class outing before, but even though they’d broken up into subgroups of couples and friends, everyone looked happy. “We’ll recover.”

The sun shined down on them all, warming skin like a heated blanket. Felix studied the melting treat at hand. “So. Ladybug?”

She flinched.

“I haven’t told anyone,” he reassured. “I understand why it’s a secret. I understand why you didn’t tell me. But…” He sighed. “I’ve been keeping this to myself for days. Can you please just… confirm?”

She took a deep breath. “Yes.” She peeked at him from the corners of her eyes. “This is me, confirming. Yes.”

Okay. A shiver ran through him. Marinette was Ladybug. His best friend was a superhero and trusted him enough to be a superhero too.

He was in love with Ladybug.

As was Chat Noir. And half of Paris. Shit.

“So, what gave me away?” she asked.

“Little things. Nothing anyone else could put together.” Little things that added up into the big picture. The way Ladybug knew he’d worn a hoodie earlier that day, the inherent trust she had in a man she previously punched in the face, the way she looked at him. But most importantly, Felix felt that she’d wanted to get caught, that Marinette had wanted him to know she was Ladybug, and that was what removed the block in his mind preventing him from realizing.

“Small mercies,” she muttered. “Did you really think I was Rena Rogue?”

Felix hid his face in his ice cream. “…It made sense at the time?”

She laughed at him. “Alya’s never going to let you live that down.”

Alya? Why would Alya care—? Oh. He felt his face growing red and it had nothing to do with the weather. “She really won’t, will she?” He asked, sounding faint.

“Yeah, you really dropped the ball on that conclusion. You should have heard her complain! “Your boy is so stupid, how do you even stand him?””

And now Felix was blushing for a different reason. Her boy?

“—I tried to keep her from talking about it in front of the other temporary heroes, but I think Viperion knows. Carapace definitely does.”

“Did she complain in front of Hawkmoth too?” he grumbled, wishing he was wearing a hoodie to better hide his face. “Throw Rossi into the loop while she’s at it? Maybe my mother would like to know all my follies?”

“Oh! Speaking of your mom—” Marinette pulled a chain out from under her shirt. His breath caught in his throat. She’d kept it on her person? “You can finally return this to her.” Threading the wedding ring off her necklace, she placed it his hand, its matching pair resting on his finger.

He squeezed it, the smooth ridges cutting into his palm… and returned it to her. “Keep it. It’s exactly where it needs to be.”

“What? But this is the entire reason you were here!” She tried to give it back again. “It’s your family ring!”

“It’s my family’s wedding ring,” he corrected. “And while most would consider this too forward of an approach, the realization that you’re the most eligible bachelorette in Paris is making me react… strongly. So, I was thinking about a spring wedding? After we graduate Lycée, of course, so it would be a long engagement—”

Marinette covered his mouth, face blush red from the tips of her ears to the neckline of her shirt. “What!?” She asked, voice cracking. “M-M-Marriage!? Felix, we can’t…”

“Well, yes, not right now. That’s why I said after Lycee.” Obviously. “I don’t see what the issue is? My family has had arranged marriages for centuries, and we like each other. Right?” Had he misidentified her feelings? She always acted sweet with him and blushed when he flirted, but what if he was wrong? What if he humiliated himself and ruined their friendship in one swift move—

“Of course I like you, but you haven’t even asked me out on a date yet!” She burst out, causing the rest of the class to glance over. She buried her face in her hands and continued, voice muffled, “Dating comes before marriage; I can’t believe I have to explain this to you!”

Oh. That was the issue. Gently pulling her hands away, he dabbed at her tears with a handkerchief. “I’m sorry, Marinette. I got ahead of myself.” Alya glared at him from over Marinette’s shoulder. Nosy overprotective reporters, getting in everyone else’s business… “I didn’t mean to pressure you. What I mean with the ring is… a promise. I would love to be in a relationship with you, if you’d have me.”

She looked up at him from underneath her lashes. “A promise?”

“To stay by your side and support you in your endeavors.” His family’s marriage vows echoed in his mind, passed down from his grandparents, from his grandfather who was so in love with his grandmother that he couldn’t think of a world where she wasn’t his equal. “As long as you stay by my side and support me in return. To lift you up through the hard times and rejoice with your success. To be equals in all things. That’s what I want to promise you.”

Tears budded in her eyes. “To stay by your side… to be equals… that’s all I’ve ever wanted.”

“Then, would you do me the honor of being my girlfriend? And going out on a date with me?”

Her tears ran down her face, but her smile lit up the entirety of Paris with her joy. “Yes. I’d love to, Felix.”

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[literaphobe]

I’ve seen a lot of gender swapped mlb stuff where either one or both of their genders are swapped. How do you think any of those variations would change the love square dynamic or the characters in general, if they would change it all?

GONNA TALK ABOUT WLW LOVE SQUARE. other variations will be elaborated on if u come back and ask my sweet anonie <3

adrienette: i feel like fem adrien would give marinette so many more demons. i could go more in depth about my visions but ifl it would be really funny to see alya try and convince marinette that girl adrien TOTALLY likes her like its SO obvious and marinette is like IT DOESNT MEAN ANYTHING ALYA SHES NICE TO EVERYONE!! plus we dont even know if adrien likes girls!! and adrien walks by only overhearing the last sentence and is like oh! i do like girls :) and then after marinette’s recovered from her heart attack the new meta becomes OKAY BUT WE DONT KNOW IF SHES ATTRACTED TO GIRLS. MAYBE SHE JUST THINKS GIRLS R REALLY FUCKING COOL!! the next day the papers announce that girl adrien is in love w ladybug

ladynoir: chat noir has got the biggest crush on ladybug like she is so seriously gay like if she didnt already know she was gay if she was the most repressed gay girlie in this gay girlie world she would know what she was with ONE look at ladybug. ladybug has no fucking idea chat noir is in love with her. she thinks they are best friends. no one understands this life other than Her. one time some sleazy guy hit on chat and ladybug beat the shit out of him. he just so happened to be akumatized but she was so pissed off and violent about it. the dating rumors and the media are the same about it. aka incredibly invasive and ladybug is just as pissed off that they think they are dating. she gets so aggressive about it to the point where chat noir asks her what she thinks about the lgbt+ community. and chat is like im sorry like im a wlw and if u dont like gay ppl thats okay i just– and then ladybug like kisses her and is like im gay too u idiot its just weird of the media to speculate so harshly and then chat is just like FROZEN and ladybug freaks out shes like IM SO SORRY I SHOULDNT HAVE LIKE I MEAN I SHOULDVE ASKED and chat is like NO ITS OK UVE KISSED ME BEFORE ANYWAY and ladybug is like THATS DIFFERENT I HAD NO CHOICE BUT HERE– and then chat kisses her to calm her down (and shut her up) and pretty much just even the scales in terms of initiated kisses. when news about girl adrien x ladybug breaks out ladybug is like ???!!!!!!!! and chat is like um do u hate that she likes u i mean the news probably waaaayyyy exaggerated what they interrogated out of her and like um so overstretched it probably haha what do u think of blonde models and um adrien i guess like do u hate her do u think shes cool do u think you could fall madly in love with her and spend all your days together

ladrien: ladybug saves girl adriens life and shes like oh thank you ladybug… ur so wonderful 😍 like so clearly into her but ladybug is dense af and also nervous af she doesnt even believe the rumors!! shes like ur welcome girl adrien haha um yeah so um i saw the news but dont worry!!!! i know how the news exaggerates all the time like they always call me and girl chat noir a couple even tho we are not!! and adrien is like oh so like… ud never date chat noir? and ladybug is like uh… we are… friends and partners. do you.. want me to date chat noir? So the news really got it all wrong and you dont like me at all? and adrien is like I DO LIKE YOU… UM WHO WOULDN’T LIKE YOU? <- she has no idea how to save this bc she wants to date ladybug but doesnt know which identity to chase her with best and she thinks ladybug might not like EITHER of her identities so shes like confused at shit but also she very easily gets her hopes up and shes like maybe i should tell her???

marichat: ifl the events of glaciator will always be so inevitable for marichat. like marinette will always look so inviting on that balcony of hers staring off wistfully into the evening air and chat noir will always feel drawn to it when ladybug is nowhere to be found… what would be fun about wlw marichat guys

[mercurialrain]

Day 12: Candy Corn

Usually, Marinette knew better than to agree to Alya’s schemes. She’d been embarrassed one too many times in front of Adrien back when she’d had her crush on him and those memories served as her warning enough to decline any involvement whatsoever. But she’d been tired the past week, staying up late to meet deadlines for her senior project. It would be her last project in college and she wanted it to be perfect. 

So while she didn’t remember agreeing to anything, apparently she had, and Alya even had a piece of paper with her signature on it agreeing to help out at the school’s annual Halloween Fest. She’d been expecting something like concessions or face painting, something that took advantage of her natural ability to handle people or her artistry and love for kids. Something in her comfort zone, basically. 

She should’ve known better. 

Marinette twisted around in front of the mirror, eyeing the costume they’d put her in. She was dressed as a fairy, which didn’t bother her. The craftsmanship of the dress did, as did the fact that she would have easily made a better one. Still, from a layman’s perspective, she could admit that the dress looked pretty. 

It was designed as flower petals, asymmetrical on the top with a skirt made of more petals. She had wings that shimmered in the lights as well as delicate pink shoes that reminded her of her old ballet flats. Her makeup was basic but glittery, and her hair was loose but twined with flowers. She felt beautiful. 

Not that it changed how she felt about being tricked into this, mind you. She’d only found out today that she was participating in a fundraiser for the local food banks in the form of auctioning off dates for the Halloween Fest with people. Her only consolation was that the money was for a good cause, and it was only a date. She could handle one night in exchange for helping people. 

“Marinette! You’re up in five!” Sabrina called, beckoning her forward. 

Marinette took her place behind a guy dressed like a classic vampire and a girl in a sexy cat costume, mentally thanking the universe that she hadn’t gotten that one. 

When it was her turn, she channeled her inner designer and walked confidently down the runway, going back up by the announcer to wait as the bids came in. She couldn’t help the incredulous laugh that came out of her mouth as the amount climbed, until someone calmly announced an amount that had everyone’s mouth hanging open. 

She squinted, but with the stage lights it was impossible to tell who it was. The announcer told the winning bidder to come get their date for the night, and Marinette’s heart dropped as she realized who it was. 

Of course, because the universe hated her, it was Felix. The boy she’d shared a passionate kiss with at a party, only for him to completely ignore her existence the next day. Of course!

Marinette pasted the fakest of fake smiles on her face as he walked up the stage, but she knew that her eyes held malice. He linked his arm through hers and guided her off the stage, taking them through the audience to the rest of the festival beyond. Thankfully, most of the people attending Halloween Fest were dressed up, so her attire didn’t stand out as much as she’d feared. 

She immediately yanked her arm away as soon as they were far enough away and they walked silently, occasionally stopping when she saw something she liked. She had no desire to make things easy on him, nor did she feel particularly communicative, so she weaved through the crowd on her own whims, stopping and starting whenever she felt like it. 

They reached the end of the festival and Marinette slipped into the space between two buildings, sighing as she was released from the crowd of people. Her feet were also starting to get sore from the shoes, which was irritating. 

“Candy corn?” She turned when he spoke to see an open bag of candy corn held out in her direction.

She scoffed and turned away, but Felix grabbed her arm and turned her back around. 

“Ok, I tried to be nice, but clearly that’s not going to work. Why do you hate me?”

Her mouth fell open in astonishment. “I hate you? You’re the one that hates me!”

This time, he scoffed. “What are you talking about? We’ve hardly interacted.”

She set her jaw, not surprised but still hurt that he didn’t remember. “Oh, we have certainly interacted. We made out at a party months ago, but after that you barely acknowledged my existence. Pro tip? Girls don’t like you when you do that.” She tried to pull away but his grip on her arm was unrelenting. It didn’t hurt, but it wasn’t releasing any time soon. 

He didn’t say anything, just stared. 

She rolled her eyes, trying to mask her hurt. “Guess it wasn’t as memorable for you as it was for me.” God, why did she say that? That sounded pathetic!

“It was,” he admitted quietly.

“So why did you ignore me the next day when I tried to talk to you?” The anger had drained from her tone. She was mostly just confused now. 

He cleared his throat and looked away, an adorable blush coating his cheeks. Wait, adorable?

“Feelings are awkward for me and talking to the person I have them for is even more so. Especially after the kiss looped through my head all night.”

“So you bid on a date with me, why?”

Felix exhaled forcefully. “To make myself talk to you? To get your attention? To kiss you again and see if it’s as good as I remember? To maybe finally get you out of my head? Take your pick, because I don’t know.”

Marinette stared at him for a moment, open-mouthed as she absorbed everything that he had just admitted. 

You know what? Screw her inhibitions. 

Their second kiss tasted like candy corn and was one neither would forget anytime soon.

[a-chlolix-blog]

Queen’s Bride AU

AU idea by @scuderiagorobets

- It happened after Queen Wasp, when Chloé decides that she goes to New York with Karen Audrey (excluding the part where Marinette just bashing Chloé, in this AU they are on good terms). So, this AU basically swaps Malediktator.

- In college, when Chloé announces her departure, everyone cheers. Except for Adrien (because he is Chloé's friend), Marinette (because she is in good terms with Chloé)... and Alix.

- At this day, Alix goes to college in the nice yellow and black dress (it was surreal for everyone because even in galas where her dad is present, she didn't wore a dress), with bouquet of flowers and was about to ask Chloé to go to date but Bourgeois' announcement breaks Kubdel's heart.

- To make things worse, Kim and Sabrina are going to tease Alix about her dress and how Chloé decides to leave when she saw Alix in it.

- With all of this, Alix takes the akuma and became Queen's Bride.

Hawkmoth: I need the Ladybug and Black Cat Miraculouses...

Queen's Bride: I can give you all of these jewelries but in one condition... I will have the Bee Miraculous, only for my Queen Bee...

- Bride's costume is Alix's dress, but it's ripped in many places, colours are inverted (not swapped, inverted. Like, using Inversion filter on your photos), her makeup is ruined and her face is covered with bride's veil.

- Her powers is basically Queen Bee's flying ability and Venom, but when person is hit by Bride's Venom, they sits on the knee and tells that they love the person they love. If the loved one says "yes", they both become Bride's minions, if says "no", they both are going to be erased (just like after Timebreaker’s touch).

- It all came to the fight (both physical and mental) between Queen's Bride and Queen Bee.

Queen's Bride: *venoms Queen Bee*

Queen Bee: *sits on the knee* Alixandra Kubdel, I love you! Will you be my forever partner?

Queen's Bride: Chloé Elizabeth Bourgeois, yes! I love you to-

Queen Bee: *venoms Queen's Bride*

- After it all comes to normal and Chloé announces that she stays in Paris, Alix sees the list:

"My dear Ally-Kins,

I'm so sorry that I indirectly broke your heart yesterday. I didn't know that you're going to ask me but you need to know: I love you too. I always have a crush on you, ever since you came back to Paris and into my life last September. And I decided to stay in Paris solely because of you. So, feel free to ask me any time you want, I will always say "yes!"

P.S.: Your dress was gorgeous!

Sincerely,

Your Queen Bee,

Chloé E. B."

~Side-plot~

- Marinette recently starts texting a girl named "Zoe L."

- Chloé recognize the name but she thinks that this is just a coincidence, plus she is happy that Marinette is happy and not jealous about Adrien dating Kagami.

- "Zoe" writes Marinette that their first date will be soon because she will be in Paris.

- And "Zoe" arrives to Paris. It is the "Heart Hunter" episode.

- Yes, this "Zoe L." is Zoé Lee Bourgeois, Chloé's twin sister.

- Chloé is happy that Zoé is back and when the latter says something about a date, Chloé finally understands: Marinette and Zoé are going on a date, just like her and Alix.

- Heart Hunter happened.

- But, instead of ruining Adrien/Kagami date and give Kagami a Dragon Miraculous, Ladybug gives Zoé the Bee Miraculous.

- Chloé discovers this, but she isn't angry about it.

- After defeating the akuma, Marinette and Zoé kiss.

- And it was at this moment, when Miracle Queen and Queen's Bride strike…

~Flashback~

- After initial attack, Queen's Bribe become a nightmare ghost in Chloé's mind.

- Every time Chloé was about to snap, she "sees" Queen's Bride, which terrifies her.

- That's why Chloé is trying not to cause any more akumas.

- She even saves herself from getting one ("Miraculer").

- But after Miraculer, she denounces herself from being Queen Bee because she failed to save her secret identity.

- A mere days later, she’s with Alix, Ladybug and Chat Noir founds Future!Alix aka Future!Bunnix (it will strike later).

~End of Flashback~

- After Heart Hunter, she wasn't wanted to be akumatized, but she was forced by Hawkmoth. It wasn't her choice.

- After becoming Miracle Queen, she reveals the secret identities for everyone except four people: Ladybug, Chat Noir (obviously), Vesperia (she didn't wanted to involve her twin sister into her mess) and Bunnix... She have other plans for Alix.

Miracle Queen: I want you to akumatize Alix Kubdel into Queen's Bride! Now!

Hawkmoth: As you wish...

- So, Alix became Queen's Bribe again, but now she is with her (Miracle) Queen...

- But Hawkmoth is more irritated than surprised when Miracle Queen would rather receive multiple comforting kisses on the face from her Bride than get the Ladybug and Black Cat Miraculouses.

Queen’s Bride: You've done nothing wrong, Sweetie! *continues to kiss her face*

Miracle Queen: Thank you, My lovely Bride~

Hawkmoth: DO AS I SAY!

Miracle Queen: You're not the one with mind controlling bees and a VERY protective Bride.

Hawkmoth: ...

Let me know if you guys wanna read more from this AU!

[temporalbystander]

Alright. I'm rested up, I think I'm ready. Nobody has asked anything yet but that's okay, kind of used to it in my life, not your fault. Anyway onto the episode titled Emotion which I believe is where Argos first comes to Paris.

Wow. Andre takes his job as the sweetheart ice cream maker very seriously. He sounds just as relieved that this happened as everyone else. Almost as excited as he was about Ladybug and Chat Noir... I wonder if they have different flavours associated with their hero forms?

Leave it to Tikki to tell it like it is. I mean she's not wrong but that was really weird, he interrupted a kiss for crying out loud. Not to mention he sounded like Marinette making excuses when she runs of to fight akuma's. Something Alya is also terrible at lying about btw. The amount of times I've had to give them both an out, for my own sanity... Anyway. Wonder what's up?.

Oh right. I'd completely forgotten about that. Zoe was not happy being told she had to go. Hell, Chloe was probably just as upset at knowing Zoe was going to be there.

Wow. I mean... Wow. If I didn't know Lila, and didn't have video evidence of the type of person she was, even I might actually believe this. And I figured out most of the heroes identity soon after they were announced... With of course the exception of Ladybug and Chat Noir... And Rena Rouge, still upset at how long that one took me until I was certain... Anyway that's way off topic.

Greatest treasures?... Not to be rude but why is Zoe going then? Is the Mayor bringing her? And it's strange. I could have sworn Prince Ali said he had a good time at the event. At least that's what Rose said. Moving on.

Okay then. So nobody cares she's not going. Either Nathalie invited her to be kind or Gabriel invited her to stir up some potential Akuma victims. There is no inbetween now. But if that's the case who told me she was going?... Sorry but this is going to bug me. This wasn't that long ago so the message should still be on !y phone... One sec.

[ajwinter-is-a-nerd]

Le Chat Et Le Serpent - Chapter 26

Please note that the entirety of this story is a ****TRIGGER WARNING***** - mentions of child abuse, graphic violence, alcohol use, mental health, suicide, suicidal ideation, self-harm - basically a constant blow of pain towards the characters - as well as some "steamier" moments.

Chapter Summary:

We get to see what happens in the moments following the breaking of the Peacock Miraculous.

Adrien, Marinette, and Luka have a celebratory dinner that ends in newsworthy events.

Since the kiss between Chat and Viperion, only a day or two has passed. This chapter does some reminiscence on the boys' sweet moments - this is referring to the time building up to the public kiss.

Chapter 26: The Most Beautiful Things

The most beautiful things in the world

Cannot be seen or touched

They are felt within the heart

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry 

I Have Lived a Great Deal Among Grown-Ups ... And That Hasn't Much Improved My Opinion of Them

Gabriel spun the brooch in between his fingers. “Emelie, look, I believe the Miraculous is broken.” Gabriel pushed the jewel towards her. 

“Gabriel!” Emelie shouted. “Our son is bleeding! I don’t care about that stupid thing!” She slipped her arms under Adrien. With the young boy pressed against her chest, she carried the weight of her dismissive tone; not towards the man wielding the jewel, but the creature who inhabited it. “Sorry, Duusu, I didn’t mean to be cruel.” 

Duusu was still trying to grasp his surroundings. The only aspect of the scene he truly seemed to recognize was the tense woman in front of him. Everything else felt strange; a spinning blur. He still did not fully understand why she seemed worried about her words in respect to himself, so he simply shrugged. There was something glaringly wrong with the human she held in her arms, he obviously needed her attention more than himself. “Just make sure that little boy gets his holes sealed.” The boy’s inside fluid was still draining onto the floor. 

Running toward the commotion, Adrien’s bodyguard was met with the gruesome scene. He didn’t have a moment to question which was more horrific, Emelie’s grip on Adrien as his limbs dangled limply, or the fact that Gabriel seemed incredibly disinterested in the commotion unfolding beside him. Reacting, he lifted Adrien from his mother’s arms. As they marched towards the door, he grunted back to Gabriel, indicating that he should follow. 

Gabriel was ired at the fact that Adrien’s condition for the boy’s own insolence was distracting everyone from the damage that lay upon the piece in his palm. Frustratedly, he set down the Peacock Miraculous and promptly set towards the waiting car. 

The dichotomous reactions continued within the company vehicle. Emelie was frantically peppering Adrien with kisses, begging for him to be okay. Each kiss somehow built a greater dread, each peck feeling icier than the last. 

Gabriel worked to disregard the high pitch clattering beside him by gazing out the window. Duusu was confused, does this mean that we will not be able to use the Miraculous? Is there a way to mend what Adrien broke? 

The bodyguard drove with a stoic determination, cautious yet heavy footed. Surveilling Adrien’s state from the rear view mirror, he saw that his bloodshed had nearly ceased, but his snowy skin was trembling. Without a second thought, he shimmied off his jacket to pass back to Emelie. 

“Oh, uh, thank you.” Gabriel acknowledged his deed. He hadn’t thought that such actions were necessary; but the velocity in which Emelie wrapped Adrien, it must have been helpful. 

Emelie’s tanned fingers coiled around the handle before the car’s tires reached the entrance of the hospital. Overwrought, she barely attended to Gabriel’s ringing phone. 

“Emelie you take the boy in. I’ll take this call while we park the car.” Gabriel announced as he squinted at the contact upon the screen. He was so engrossed in himself, he scarcely noticed the door slamming before he concluded his sentence. 

The bodyguard, professionally, hid his disgust as Gabriel answered his phone. 

“Hello, Nathalie.” 

“Gabriel, I just got in contact with Amelie, she is on her way to the hospital now.” She informed him. 

“And why would you do that?” Gabriel seethed at the thought of Amelie adding her unpleasantness to the situation. 

“My apologies sir, Emelie instructed me to do so. Amelie has the greatest knowledge on the rings.” Her voice was calm as her head reeled. 

“That’s fine. I’ll let you know which hospital room Adrien gets assigned.” 

“Thank you, sir.” 

-

Adrien nearly matched the sheets surrounding him as Emelie tensely watched blood drip down his IV. 

“Let me talk to my sister! You did this too! You did this! Neither of you listened to me!” Amelie’s voice carried through the door. 

“This is not the time for that.” Gabriel warned. 

Emelie held Adrien’s hand, praying for everything to be okay. He had gotten the nosebleeds before, but nothing as heinous as this. 

How could I have let this happen? I was so enthralled within the idea of power, of freedom. Of the fairytales that I dreamed of living since I was a child. I couldn’t imagine that I would bring this nightmare to my family. Adrien never asked for this. Gods of creation - or gods of destruction - please, I beg of you. Save my son. 

“I understand that this is a stressful time,” a new voice carried through the door, “but as his parents he needs the two of you to stay strong.” The handle began to turn before Gabriel could correct him on Amelie’s relation. 

Determined, Amelie ran past the doctor before Gabriel had a chance to stop her. “Oh my god, what have you done?” Amelie’s eyes gaped in horror at the sight of Adrien. 

“Mme, I can assure you that it was not an intentional injury.” The doctor spoke as he flipped through Adrien’s chart. “Although, I wish we could pinpoint what happened. According to his levels, he shouldn’t have been alive when you came in with him. No human should be able to function with that amount of blood loss, I can guarantee you this is no average nose bleed, especially for an eight year old. His cat scans came back clear, there is no indication of injury anywhere that could be correlated to this.” When his eyes flipped back up to the family he comprehended the error he had made in the hall. Engrossed in the convolution of Adrien’s case, he hadn’t realised he was speaking to three adults instead of two. 

Amelie shook her head in disappointment at the doctor’s summary. Of course it’s not showing up on the scans. It’s because of those demonic rings. 

“For now,” the doctor continued, “all we can do is keep observing his vitals and pump some blood into him.” Peering over his clipboard once again, he was befuddled to find that instead of parents eager to ask questions, each adult was throwing a death stare to another. Attempting to calm the animosity within the trio, he added a line of comfort. “We are doing all we can for him, I promise you.” 

Emelie broke the triangular stare down to respond to the doctor. “Thank you. Please let us know if there’s anything we can do.” 

“Just…” his eyes passed from adult to adult, “make sure that you keep a good spirit for him.” He was apprehensive to leave the room, but understood his own limitations within these walls. 

The clicking of the handle detonated the anger erupting within Amelie. She hissed towards Emelie, 

“I fucking told you this would happen!” 

Agitated by her presence, Gabriel pinched the bridge of his nose as he spoke for his wife. “The rings were supposed to make him listen, Amelie.” His voice lowered to a growl as he shifted the blame to her. “I am certain that you never warned us that our son would run around the house with the power to create Sentimonsters.” 

Amelie’s jaw dropped at the new piece of information. “You left the Miraculous’ somewhere he could reach? How stupid are you?” 

“Watch your tongue.” Gabriel spat as he encroached on Amelie’s personal space. 

“Oh this anger sounds familiar, doesn’t it Emelie? Don’t you remember what the last holder of that ring was like?” The deathly flame within Gabriel’s pupil’s were all too familiar as they burned into her. 

“I am not the man who hurt you - stop putting that blame upon me.” Gabriel’s shoulders widened as his anger grew. 

Languished by their futile argument, Emelie focused on her son before her. To her relief, his skin was now warming to her touch. She wished that the two would focus on what can be done instead of dwelling on the mistakes that landed them here. Wistfully, she joined the conversation, her gaze still glued upon Adrien. “We made a mistake. I may have an idea to protect all of us. Amelie, what would you say if we could erase your pain?” 

The room stilled as they tuned into Emelie’s proposition of oblivion, for both Adrien and Amelie. 

I Did Not Know How to Reach Him, How to Catch Up With Him... The Land of Tears is so Mysterious

The restaurant clamoured with people as they were led to the plush booth that was raised nearly two feet above the other tables. Crimson red velvet seats circled a rustic table. A thick layer of varnish magnified the hundreds of rings that belonged to the tree from which the table top was cut. As the trio stepped up to the VIP seats, a steady handed hostess slid the iced champagne to the heartwood of the table. The trailed condensation was immediately wiped up by the hostess, who strived to create perfection for their elite guests. 

“Thank you.” Adrien smiled towards the hostess as he slid to the middle of the U shaped booth. Marinette and Luka followed, sitting on either side of him. 

“Oh my, high class Monsieur Agreste!” Marinette revelled at their royal treatment. When they were with Adrien, people usually inundated him; here, however, everyone parted like the Red Sea. She nearly expected that there would be an attendant to offer wiping services within the bathroom. 

Charmed by Marinette’s delight, he shared the purpose behind his choice of location. “This was my mom’s favourite restaurant.” Adrien’s fingers ran over the same varnish that was once tarnished by his own erratic colouring. 

Luka, however, did not work to cloud his discomfort. He felt on display and incredibly out of place. Attempting to mitigate Luka’s malaise, Adrien addressed the source directly. “It is a bit of an exaggerated social symbol. That, even though architecturally inconvenient, this table still needed to be raised above all the others.” 

Biting at Adrien’s bait, Luka’s lips curved into a smile. “Oh, you want to talk about symbols of social stratification?” He playfully raised his eyebrow towards the famous model/billionaire corporation owner. “How about the fact that you have a driveway that’s bigger than most people's houses? That you still can’t park in! What’s the point?” Nathalie’s disapproving glare she donned towards Luka, the first time he drove to the manor, lived eternally rent free within his mind. 

Not fully comprehending the jovial interaction between the men, Marinette interjected the conversation. “How about,” Marinette reached towards the champagne flutes, her ring clinking against the glass as she spoke, “we celebrate Adrien’s magnificent brain child that brought us here?” 

Their server must have been hovering behind the corner, because he was quick to take over the dispersion and filling of the flutes. 

After conveying a muted ‘thank you’ to the server while he grasped the stem of his crystal glass, he waved off Marinette’s complimentary words. “I did nothing! The whole idea was inspired by you two! That’s why I am taking vous out for dinner.” Adrien raised his glass to salut. 

The champagne bubbles down Luka’s throat with a blend of a dry sweetness. He couldn’t determine if the warmth in his cheeks was from the golden liquid coursing through him, or Adrien’s enchanting tone. “I don’t know,” Luka rested his chin on his palm, subconsciously leaning closer to his Prettyboy, “I would have never thought of trying to build an instrument into a dress.” 

The entire idea was fanatical, violin themed couture. Luka couldn’t imagine anyone would ever wear such a design anywhere besides a catwalk but, apparently, ‘that was the point of fashion week’. 

Marinette cheersed Luka in agreement. “I can’t believe that for my first fashion week I’m going to be working on a project with Adrien Agreste and Luka Couffaine! No - scratch that - I can’t believe I’m part of design team for the Paris Fashion week, eek!” She wiggled her butt in excitement. 

When Marinette and Diane had first discussed Fashion week, she assumed that her work would be more manual and disattached. However, since Diane was undergoing preparation to retire, Adrien and her organised a meeting to discuss concepts. Luka was stringing his violin in the background as they muddled over ideas, and the rest led to an entire sketchbook of possible garments. 

Patiently waiting for a lull in the conversation, their server softly spoke. “Here you are, sir.” It was not lost on Adrien that he was the sole person addressed as the server passed him a single sheeted gold menu. Adrien made a point of passing the first menu to Luka. Comprehending his mistake, he handed the second menu to Marinette before passing the last to Adrien. 

Luka attempted to hide his puzzlement as he ran a finger down the sheened menu. After the waiter’s steps had receded he loudly whispered towards Adrien. “What the hell is half of this stuff?” His question ended in a laugh as he lifted the menu in demonstration. 

Lightheartedly rolling his eyes, Adrien took the menu from Luka’s grasp. “I’ll order dinner for you, you pick out the desert. Deal?” 

“Deal.” Luka desperately wanted to seal the deal with a kiss, but his elation was immediately squandered by his own rationality. Even from their short public appearance, without any prominent affection, Adrien was already constantly shifting and grabbing at his head. 

It was going to be a challenge to suffocate his flirting over dessert; him and Adrien usually sat linked together when they indulged. Baked goods were commonplace, but ice cream or cake was always shared between them as they were intertwined. Gentle kisses along the edges of each other’s lips, guaranteeing not one crumb went to waste. But those memories only lived within the confines of Adrien’s private spaces. 

Exhilarated at the state of comradery, Marinette mimicked Luka’s choice of meal - whatever Adrien judged was best. 

Her elation fed to her ignorance of Luka’s self-restraint and Adrien’s attempt to brush off his discomfort. She watched the scene through rose tinted glasses, further blurred by a warm tug of nostalgia. She reminisced on their times spent together in high school, before their tensions began. When the three of them could waste away their days without feeling subjected to treading through egg shells. No one was concerned about lingering heartbreak, jealousy, or whatever other conundrum’s their adolescent hormones forged. She had no way to know that even then, the two men in front of her were dealing with struggles of their own. That Adrien was perpetually paralyzed within a desire to touch Luka, while Luka was dizzy in the midst of his own love triangle. 

To even be considered for a line prep position at this restaurant, Chefs required years of practice. The intense prerequisite for this job exuded as Marinette and Luka moaned over their food. Adrien couldn’t help but giggle at their exaggerated responses. 

Marinette reached her fork across the table to Luka’s plate, stealing a roasted garlic potato from it. The blue haired boy responded by sticking out his tongue. 

“It’s not fair! You got more than me and,” she paused to savour her stolen bite, “it’s just so good.” 

“Here,” Adrien beamed as he passed her the remainder of his plate of food. He had preemptively ordered extra for Luka, cognisant of the fact that he would need more than the small portions provided, but he hadn’t considered doing the same for Marinette. 

Unable to scold the boy, Luka used his knee to jab Adrien’s leg. He despised it when Adrien wouldn’t eat enough. 

A beat slammed against Adrien’s head at Luka’s protective nudge. Unfortunately, his regular means of distraction were not at his disposal. He could not simply try to mute the man’s worry by blaming it on work, or by employing his flirtatious devices. 

“I need to save room for dessert anyway.” Adrien deflected Luka’s concern as Marinette happily munched away at the extra course bequeathed to her. 

“Dessert?” The server seemingly appeared out of thin air. 

Luka narrowed his gaze upon the man. Was he just hiding around the corner listening in on their conversation? 

“Yes, please.” Adrien replied, realising that Marinette was in the midst of eating and Luka was too preoccupied with brooding to answer. 

Careful to not repeat his last mistake, he offered the first menu to Luka, following the order that Adrien had set out. 

Luka spied as the server went to the next table. He has other tables. He is leaving… What kind of magical hearing does this guy have?! 

“See anything you like?” Adrien cut off Luka’s lingering train of thought. 

Flashing his attention back to Adrien, he held back the instinct to immediately say ‘yes’ in reference to the model himself. Luka knew that Adrien was tormented under these circumstances, but they were treacherous for him as well. Knowing he was within his immediate grasp, but could not touch him. Watching him bite his lip, and not being able to pull his own against it. His body did not understand why his mind was forcing him to keep a distance. 

“Oh this is one of my favourites, let’s do this!” Luka tilted the menu towards Adrien to display the tiramisu he’d selected. He hadn’t noticed his body's natural incline towards Adrien as he did so. 

The remainder of Luka’s positivity abated as Adrien pushed away from his approach. His Prettyboy had been on edge the entire meal, but nothing as vehement as this movement. 

“Yeah, that’s fine.” Adrien forced stability through his hands as he gripped the stem of his champagne flute. 

Marinette, oblivious to the tension, had already taken out her phone to snap a picture. “Oh no! That was so cute, let me take a picture.” 

A pull began to rise at the back of Adrien’s neck. 

Luka, saving Adrien from being the ‘bad guy’, waved off her request, “No, that’s fine Marinette.” 

“Oh come on! Adrien, just squeeze into Luka. It will be an awesome picture to commemorate our celebration!” Marinette pouted. 

To Luka’s surprise, Adrien swiftly pressed against him, his cheek nearly against his. He couldn’t relish in the moment, because the clench Adrien wrapped around his knee told him something was wrong. 

“Got it!” Marinette opened her phone to check the picture. 

Adrien tapped Luka’s hip, indicating for him to move. He clenched the napkin that he had kept close for the entire meal. Before he stood from the bench, he slid his credit card on the table. Brushing past Luka, he covertly grasped his forearm to ensure he noted the card. 

Luka’s eyes met the card as Adrien’s fingers left his arm. He understood that Adrien wasn’t coming back. 

“What’s going on?” Marinette lowered her phone, noting the card upon the table. 

Luka was saved from responding as the server approached the table. “Has everyone finished for the day?” He glanced towards the card.

This guy? How? Did he hear the credit card slide on the table? Jesus. 

“Can I get two of the tiramisus to go, please? And whatever she wants.” Luka motioned to Marinette. 

“Oh shoot, sorry I just need like two more minutes!” She clung the menu in front of her as she scanned the items. 

“I’ll be right back, Marinette. Just running to the bathroom.” Luka hoped if he was quick enough he could catch Adrien before he left, if his hunch was right. 

Luka couldn’t help but feel irked as eyes burned into him as he slid the matte black card into his wallet.

Are you fucking kidding me? Like I’m going to steal the card of the guy who brought me here? Like anyone would believe I was Adrien Agreste when it got swiped at a till? 

He wanted to scream at the condescension that leered through the room. Existing within the realm of the elite was nightmarish without Adrien. Part of him wanted to call his rockstar dad to pick them up, just to make a point. 

By the time he got to the bathroom, it was completely vacant. Indulging his hunch, he inspected the counter for any signs of blood. Cringing, Luka realised that Adrien had diligently cleaned the marble sink tops, but had missed the splatters that reached up the wall. Praying his suspicions were wrong, he shone his phone’s flashlight into the top of the garbage can. 

On a normal day, Luka had no issue with blood. But today, he struggled to clasp against the edge of the counter. He staggered under his weight as he focused on his breathing. He couldn’t block out the image of the wads of blood soaked towels. 

Breathe in, breathe out. 

When he carried Adrien home, it was contained to a bright creek; on his shirts, the stains were brown and faded by time. The new image seared in his mind resembled someone attempting to clean up a murder scene. Scarlett, ebony, and brown layered into a statue dedicated to Adrien’s torment. 

Breathe in, breathe out. 

His head still buzzed, but his feet finally felt firm against the ground. 

Breathe in, breathe out. 

The sight of his own reflection caused him to start clicking his jaw. He looked as weak as he felt. His weight was still pushing against the counter through his clenched fists. His blue hair, that Adrien had carefully styled before they left, was now clumped against his paled forehead. 

Breathe in, breathe out. 

He shut his eyes to his reflection, not wanting to witness the accentuation of his weakness through the tears that were about to emerge. 

Breathe in, breathe out. 

Finally gaining enough composure to stand on his own, he permitted himself to look forward. The forest green dress shirt had a thick line of water from where he pressed against the counter. 

What is happening to Adrien? 

The styled hair went into further disarray as Luka shook his head. 

Why can’t I even be close to him without making him fucking explode? 

Splashing cold water on his face, he grappled to regain his composure. 

Why are you doing this? 

He looked to his reflection for the answer. 

Because you’re in love with him. 

His shoulders sagged at his own inner conversation. 

Fuck. 

-

Night had fallen by the time that Viperion had finally found Chat. Luka had endured the arduous drive with Marinette as she overwhelmed him with countless questions. 

What’s going on? Why did Adrien leave? Was it something I did? He seemed kind of flirty, do you think he has any feelings for me? Are you okay? Maybe it was in the food… oh no that can’t be it, because I ate right off his plate. What did you guys have for breakfast? Did you see the way he looked at me? Do you think we’ll get closer once we start putting the design together? Is Adrien okay? Do you know something I don’t? 

If he had been as sly as Adrien, he would have chosen the same mode of transport. Instead, after dropping Marinette off, he mundanely commuted back to the house. After checking every room he reviewed the security footage for good measure. The answer was so glaringly obvious, blurred by his own distraction. 

Standing as Viperion, he checked the GPS. Sure enough, Chat was suited up. 

Viperion soared through the city with purpose, refusing to take a pause for himself or for gushing observers. Now that Adrien had adjusted to corporate life, his Chat like senses once again permeated to his everyday self; therefore, it was unlikely that Viperion would be able to sneak up on him while he was at his strongest. Softly, Viperion balanced along the ridge of the roof leading to Chat. 

Chat, who normally embodied all sassy and snarky, appeared beaten. A window stood out from the slanted roof, giving Chat a rounded surface to lay his stomach upon, while letting his limbs dangle to the sides. Even his tail, which usually had a mind of its own, limped against the metallic roof. 

“Hey, Pussy Cat.” Viperion announced himself as he began his descent to the dormer that Chat laid upon. 

“Why with the Pussy Cat?” He groaned, his voice muffled by his cheek against the metal. 

“You missed dessert.” Viperion squatted at the height of the dormer, shuffling his feet closer to Chat. 

“Was it good?” A slight tail flick told Viperion that he was glad to see him. 

Viperion, content with the proximity of his position, allowed his legs to slide on either edge of the dormer, imitating Chat’s. “I don’t know.” Viperion ran a supportive graze down the side of Chat’s leg. “It’s in your fridge at home. I wanted to be able to eat it with you.” 

Silently, Chat slid himself backwards to connect with Viperion. 

Startled at the blatenness of affection, and the sexually implied position that they now held, Viperion slid his hand from the outside of Chat’s leg to the crease of his hip. His face scrunched at the unexpected metallic scrape from Chat’s suit against the tin as Viperion pressed them closer together. Damn studded suit. If not for the circumstances, Viperion would be weakened by the sexual tension. But tonight, he only had one thing on his mind. 

“Are you okay?” He tilted forward to hear Chat’s answer. 

“Better now.” Chat raised his claw behind him, pulling Viperion’s hip into him. Though it was already pressed as far as it could go, the extra pressure felt comforting nonetheless. 

Viperion ran his hand down the divet of Chat’s spine, provoking a purr. It was peculiar to witness Chat in such a position of vulnerability. The news didn’t shy away from blasting the moments where Chat had dropped his guard around Ladybug, but he had never viewed it up close. 

Mollified by Chat’s kitten behaviour, Viperion rested his temple between Chat’s shoulder blades. Though his heart's tempo had reached a regulated beat, his objective was still clear. Nuzzling his face further into Chat’s back, Viperion addressed the issue at hand. 

“I’m worried about you.” 

Chat batted his paw behind him until he found Viperion’s hand. To Chat’s pleasure, Viperion instantly linked his fingers within Chat’s. 

“You worry too much.” His low voice sang with endearment. 

Chat didn’t want Viperion (or Luka) to fret over him. He just wanted him there. 

As if he had heard Chat’s thoughts, Viperion wrapped his arms around Chat, pulling him into his warmth. 

You Become Responsible, Forever, For What You Have Tamed

Don’t be bemused, it’s just the news! This just in, we have received footage of a possible romance within the Miraculous superhero team! 

Marinette rolled her eyes at the tv. Are you going to shock the world with Carapace and Rena? Or are we back to Ladybug and Chat Noir? 

Glancing up at the screen, she was stunned to see a completely different pairing. Viperion laid upon Chat, his arms tightly around his waist, as they appeared to sleep on a roof. 

“What the hell is that?” Marinette yelled at the screen. 

The Kwamis floated up to see the breaking news. 

“Aweh, they’re so cute!” Ziggy swooned at their dozing faces. 

“Is this why Luka ‘needed time’ to think about Chat and I revealing our identities? To fucking slither in between us?” Marinette shouted at no one in particular. 

“I don’t think it was anything like that.” Tikki worked to defend the couple. 

“Yeah? Well why didn’t they just tell me then?” Marinette huffed as she began texting Alya. 

Marinette: Did you see the news? Chat and Viperion?!!!! WTF? 

Alya: Shit Girl, I thought you knew! They totally made out after Blade Thrower! 

Marinette: AND YOU DIDN’T THINK TO TELL ME? I CAN’T HAVE A RELATIONSHIP BUT CHAT FINDS NO ISSUE WITH IT?! 

Alya: Calm down! It’s not that big of a deal! You know how hard it is to find love with an alter ego, can you just be happy for them? 

Marinette threw her phone against her bed. “THIS IS NOT FAIR!” She screamed as she punched her bed. 

“Marinette, no one can control who they love! No one was doing this as an attack against you!” Tikki wanted to reason with her, but her anger over Marinette’s relentless childishness was seeping through. 

Stomping, Marinette went over to her desk and pulled the thin band out of the Miraculous box. Tikki tried to defend the second ring, but she had to abide by Marinette’s orders to move. 

Furiously, Marinette shoved the thin band onto her finger. Her chest felt akin to a balloon that was about to pop. Her muscles shook as if she was stuck in a never ending orgasm. Swiftly, she took the ring off. 

“Are you okay, Marinette?” Tikki’s face transformed to worry.

“Holy fuck. Yeah I am.” Still teeming from the sensation of the smaller band, she spun the ring she still ported, trying to prolong her euphoria. 

Author's Note:

The use of "vous" - for those who don't speak French I did this very purposefully. Vous is basically "you guys" - you in the plural and formal sense. I found myself kind of trapped in trying to put it in the perfect way using English, so I decided to lean on the fact that they're in France and I can get away with it (does it count as cheating? Maybe?)

I haven't really acknowledged the Body Guard in the story thus far, because he has always been a type of muted character in my own eyes. But, I did think it was important to demonstrate the fact that he clearly cared for the boy. And it was also a good way to show the disintegration of Gabriel.

Okay okay - so the first part - Amelie coming and raining down hell. Again - I love considering her point of view. She's just like "y'all are idiots". But now we understand why 1 - the miraculous was broken 2 - Adrien's body broke in refuting the orders so fiercely that it left Duusu damaged 3 - Duusu is struggling to put the pieces together (conversations between Nooroo and Duusu are to come) 4 - both Adrien and Emelie lose their memory at the same time

I really hope that everyone thought the roof moment was as cute as I did. It took way too long to figure out what to get Chat to lay on. It was in my notes as "roof outcrop shooty thingy".

Now that the creatures are starting to become more familiar with Marinette, she was able to put on the second ring - but it was still too much for her to handle for more than a few seconds… For now…

We're getting nearer to the end of this part… Can you tell?! Things are starting to heat up!!! Depending on edits, we are looking at probably one or two more chapters until we hit the third part.

Also - the use of the server, as much as it was for comical relief - it was taken from a conversation that I had during my serving days. I was always circling and had very key words that would halt me - but apparently I managed to scare more than one table throughout the years lol

Luka - getting uncomfortable about the condescending eyes - do you think it was in his head, not enjoying being out of his element? Or the blue hair and converse?

Lastly - the opening quote almost felt odd, but I decided to put it there for several reasons. The most important, I think it's gorgeous. But it also refers to the fact that the most beautiful things in this chapter are muted. Dealing with the pain of your partner suffering, but wanting to find them because they mean the world to you, because you don't want to give up cuddled tiramisu moments - the indescribable sentiment of finding a home within another. The beautiful moment where Emelie makes a grave decision to protect the ones she loves; they will never be the same, nor will they know, but she wants to heal what she can. The warmth created by playful jest. The protective glance in the rearview mirror. Not always seen, but felt by Amelie as she takes the jacket.

THANK YOU FOR READING AND I HOPE YOU ENJOYED THIS CHAPTER!!!

Disclaimer * The characters and original plot were written and created by Thomas Astruc. This writing is merely an interpretation in a sad gay type of way.

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hii do you have a list of miraculous fics you think everyone should read at least once?

Anon, I have been excited to answer this request ever since I got it. What better way to celebrate my 50th Rec List (!!!!) than with my favourite fandom fics? 🎉🎉🎉

I've tried to choose fics with a variety of tones, from different fandom eras, and different authors. These fics are all special to me in some way, and whittling this list down was HARD. Others may have fics they think should be on this list, and to those people I say: make your own rec list. This one's mine. 😘

Experimental Kisses by @komorebirei

Ladybug watched him. Maybe it was guilt, maybe sympathy, maybe a streak of playfulness. Maybe the traumatic akuma experience had softened her up. Whatever the reason, a thought wafted lazily through her mind and out of her mouth. “You know… you’re right. It isn’t fair, is it?”

Chat Noir looked up.

“I remember my first kiss, but you don’t.” She hummed and tapped her chin, making a show of remembering. “It wasn’t a bad kiss, but we were in the middle of fighting an akuma, so I didn’t get to enjoy it much, either.”

Oops—that came out sounding a little, no, a lot more flirty than she had intended. Anyway, if she was going to commit to this idea, she may as well go all in.

One-shot. Ladybug offers to kiss Chat since he doesn’t remember their kiss and the way she reacts to the kiss…it lives in my mind rent-free. I have fallen asleep many a night fantasizing about what the repercussions of the kiss might look like. One of my absolute favourite Ladynoir fics.

team is a four letter word by @ladyofthenoodle

Alya didn’t want to come between Ladybug and Chat Noir. But she didn’t want to stop being Rena Rouge either. And if Chat Noir didn’t want to talk to her, then she’d need to find a different way to prove all three of them could be a team.

Her plan unintentionally brings a few secrets to light, which leads to even more secrets coming to light, which leads to… well, Alya is sure it’ll all work out eventually.

Multi-chapter. Warning, this fic is a WIP! (But there’s only one chapter to go.) Honestly, I didn’t want to have any WIPs on this list and I was lowkey hoping that it would be finished before I posted this list but I’m obsessed with this one and couldn’t leave it off. It’s literally one of the BEST fics in the entire fandom and, I think, the absolute best delving into the characterization and relationship dynamics of the core four. This fic feels so dynamic and complex, with all of the characters feelings so like themselves and each having their own distinct voices. The conflict is so well done and so realistic. It’s such a fantastic tackling of the issues that came up in the last couple seasons and I cannot rave about it enough!!

œuf ouch owie by @ominousunflower

Chat Noir enlists Rena Rouge's help to create an Aspik illusion. Absolutely nothing goes wrong.

Ladybug smiles. “I wanted to drop by and welcome Aspik. I know it must be a little intimidating, being surrounded by so many veteran heroes…so, welcome! We’re glad to have you on board.”

“I look like an egg!” Aspik announces, T-posing.

Chat turns to Rena, feeling like he has been punched in the solar plexus. What the hell? he mouths.

Rena grimaces, her eyes wide with panic. Stomach sinking, Chat remembers one of the first things he learned about the Fox Miraculous: that if Rena Rouge isn’t focused, her illusions go haywire.

Oh, no.

One-shot. This is hands down the FUNNIEST fic in the entire fandom asdfghjkl like I have read this fic at least 50 times and I still laugh out loud every single time. If you have somehow failed to read this fic before, read it now. You won’t regret it!

lucky (we're in love in every way) by @carpisuns​

Chat Noir is Adrien, and Marinette is freaking out. If she manages to quiet her internal screaming, maybe she can also find the guts to tell him her identity too. And maybe they'll actually live happily ever after—well, as soon as Tikki and Plagg are done humiliating them.

One-shot. This fic just makes me so incredibly happy. Like it puts a smile on my face every single time I read it (and I have read it many, many times!) I love Marinette’s reactions and Adrien’s sweetness and the kwamis just absolutely ROASTING both of them. Marissa has written a ton of amazing fics for this fandom (seriously we are so lucky to have her) and I was tempted by others (like tell me something i don't know) but in the end, I had to follow my heart with this one.

Your Kitty by @gabriel-agreste-has-no-rights​

“Such a dramatic kitty.” Marinette scratched under his chin, bringing a smile to his face and a purr to his throat.

Your kitty, he didn’t say.

Wait. What?

(The one where Chat Noir thinks he needs pats like a cat, only to find out he may have jumped to the wrong conclusion.)

One-shot. When I think of Marichat, this is THE fic I think of. Adrien being touch starved is 100% my headcanon now. This is just so sweet! Marinette’s affection and Adrien’s determination to do the right thing no matter the personal cost and the way they fell for each other without meaning to... Also I love that they both encouraged the other to go back to their original crushes because that makes so much sense!!

rattle my cage by @lnc2​

In which history, despite Alya's best efforts, does not repeat itself.

One-shot. I am always here for Adrien being rash and Marinette being smart and capable and just switching to treating him as Chat absolutely seamlessly after a reveal. I absolutely love the vibes of this one.

Chasing the C/h/atwalk. by @runningoutofink

Paris. The city of lights, love and fashion. Follow the progress of Marinette Dupain Cheng as she enters the extremely competitive world of Reality television for a chance to be the winner of Project Runway: France.

Multi-chapter. It should come as no surprise by now that I’m a sucker for reality tv and this is my absolute favourite reality cross in the fandom! I love that it’s canon compliant, and frankly the idea of Marinette and Adrien as designer and model on Project Runway is friggin’ BRILLIANT. The slow burn and pining are delicious, and the identity reveal is incredibly well done! (And it has a steamy sequel, Meet me in the Middle, which is 🔥🔥🔥 and intensely satisfying after all of that build up.)

daydream by @clairelutra

you're my daydream

you know that i've been thinking about you lately

In which Adrien finds out Ladybug is Marinette, and beats the 'this is fine' dog at his own game.

One-shot. Shout-out to the author for realizing way before canon let on that Adrien is way more likely to figure out Marinette than the reverse! And then absolutely murdering us with this intense slow burn that absolutely drips with mutual pining and UST.

What Will You Do When Everyone Knows? by @sariahsue

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.

Multi-chapter. There really isn’t another fic in the fandom like this one. The akuma is original and provides an absolutely amazing premise for this fic. We have mystery, intrigue, and a huge upset to the status quo with the public revealing of Ladybug’s identity. I also loved the dramatic irony of Marinette being unable to understand Chat’s reactions to things that make perfect sense to us readers. It’s got amazing characterizations and suspense, and I love it!

But All I’m Seeing Is You by @chelseaapproved

After Ladybug finds out Adrien is her Chat Noir, they start dating. She didn’t think it’d be so hard to keep her identity a secret from him. She also didn’t realize how much it would affect her friendship with him as Marinette.

One-shot. This might be my favourite ladrien of all time. It’s only about 5k, but man does it ever pack in a lot of emotion and relationship development and I really, really, really love it.  I really felt how much they love each other in this one and Marinette is just so, so wonderful to Adrien and he’s so wonderful to her and if you haven’t already please read this.

A Miraculous Reveal by @kasienda​

Series of one-shots and drabbles all centered around The Reveal Moment. Identities will be revealed, feelings will be confessed, and secrets will be discovered through contrived situations, accidents, meddling friends, desperate moments, and moments of emotional vulnerability. Each chapter is a self contained piece. Love-square focused, but will not remain exclusive to them. Each chapter will have its own trigger warnings.

Collection of one-shots. I feel a little like I’m cheating in including a collection here, but like most of us in this fandom, I’m an absolute sucker for identity reveals, and @kasienda is especially talented at writing them! Every single one of these is beautiful, amazing and worth reading at least once.

the wonderful part of the mess that we made by heresie_irisee

They knew.

They knew, and there would be no magical reset button for the memories they'd made today. She'd have to  see him at school every day, and she'd see the Chat in him, as surely as  he'd see the Ladybug in her.

One-shot. Oblivio is probably my favourite episode and this is such a great alternate take on it. The mutual pining is so, so, so good! Especially love Marinette struggling to assimilate Adrien’s identities and Adrien’s obliviousness.

The following fics are amazing and absolutely worth reading, but do feature sexual content, so minors beware.

The Ladybugs and The Bees by @bullysquadess

AKA the early-fandom Ladynoir puberty fic that spiraled waaaaay out of proportion.

Multi-chapter. I’ve avoided reccing this fic for so long as it was literally the most kudosed fic in the entire fandom when I joined. However, the kudos are well-earned and I can’t make a list of must reads without including it. I love the ladynoir, the way it builds slowly, the focus on the developing relationship, both physical and otherwise, the yearning and the devotion and the vulnerability. And, of course, the steamy scenes are fantastic!! The whole thing is just so well developed and feels so grounded and real. I absolutely love it.

one night of moonlight by @mirthaculous

i’ll always think of you

inside of my private thoughts

i can imagine you

touching my private parts

2:13 ok im texting you now like i promised instead of drunktexting adrien and telling him how badly i want his cock tonight. arent you proud of me?

2:19 this is Adrien, hi.

Marinette’s brain-to-mouth filter isn’t great on the best of days. Add some beer and some misplaced texts, and things get a little more… interesting.

One-shot. Rated M. This is one of my favourite fics of all time. This is so steamy, seriously the UST is off the charts!! It is absolutely unreal how much these two want each other and the mutual pining and they’re so stupid and this fic literally killed me and I thanked it.

[xhanisai]

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AO3

Pairing - Adrinette (post reveal, in relationship)

Prompt - ‘Makeup’

Summary - 

Adrien was the literal definition of pure excitement and absolute joy. These feelings simply grew by ten-folds from the start after everyone was assigned their roles for the exciting school play in their year group, the boy was ecstatic to be a part of something so wonderful, something that he's always dreamed of experiencing back when he was still locked up in his gilded cage.

.

Though one would think that his designated role was rather mundane and unexpected, especially since he was an international celebrity and known pretty much by everyone. But that didn't phase Adrien one bit. No, in fact, it made him even happier!

He was part of the makeup squad.

And who was amongst the people that were getting their makeup done by him?

Marinette!

~(x)~ . . . Adrien was the literal definition of pure excitement and absolute joy. These feelings simply grew by ten-folds from the start after everyone was assigned their roles for the exciting school play in their year group, the boy was ecstatic to be a part of something so wonderful, something that he's always dreamed of experiencing back when he was still locked up in his gilded cage. . Though one would think that his designated role was rather mundane and unexpected, especially since he was an international celebrity and known pretty much by everyone. But that didn't phase Adrien one bit. No, in fact, it made him even happier! He was part of the makeup squad. And who was amongst the people that were getting their makeup done by him? Marinette! The amazing, wonderful Marinette Dupain-Cheng! They were going to be in super close proximity, he's going to get to powder her soft sweet skin, line her gorgeous baby-blue eyes and even paint her pretty, kissable lips! Adrien just couldn't wait to work with the love of his life, his one and only Lady and judging by the way she beautifully smiled at him when he turned around on the desk to face her in class after the announcement, she was just as thrilled about it too. Oh, how he couldn't wait at all! ~(x)~ "You're having so much fun with this, Chaton," Marinette mockingly stuck out her tongue at him, earning a playfully warning "Hey!" from her partner who then earned a playful poke to the nose, making him scrunch it adorably. The two were finally alone in the classroom, a place that was once bustling with at least thirty chattering students or more all at once, getting ready for their rehearsals and getting their makeup done by the team. It was now peaceful and quite serene, the winter sun already setting, painting the entire room in a beautiful golden hue. Adrien couldn't help but admire how his love looked under the sun's rays. The light changed her sky-blue eyes into an almost transparent grey, making her seem quite ethereal, especially with all the makeup he carefully applied on her with great precision and skill. His hard work enhanced her perfect features so well, it was as if she was a dream. What were once rosy, dewy lips were now painted in a deep red, glossy colour, complimenting her bow-shaped mouth and her slightly rouged cheeks. Her milky skin sparkled like the glittering stars in the galaxy, thanks to the highlighter he applied delicately along her cheekbones and around her large eyes. Said eyes were lightly lined with a soft, dark brown shadow which complimented the shades of plum blossom and sakura that danced around them, allowing the colour of her irises to shine through naturally. As if they were bluebells that were blooming on the ground, surrounded by the baby pink petals of the fallen blossoms. She was perfect. Just so perfect. Mon Dieu, he loves her so much. "Adrien? What's wrong? Oh my! Did you end up making a mistake because I kept moving around again!? I'm so sorry-" She was halted midway by the searing press of his lips against hers, making her melt immediately on the spot from the warmth and sweetness and adoration. He kissed her harder, firm enough to ensure that the both of them were aware that this was reality and not a dream, his lips parting hers with practised ease (having stolen her breath away with his lips many, many times) before pulling away when the need for air took over. His peachy-pink lips were now stained with the same rich red that coated her own. "Adrien..." Her tone was full of awe and desire, her eyes sparkling with delight. "Sorry, My Lady, I couldn't help myself...I just love you so much," He gently tucked a strand of stray hair behind her ear, fingertips trailing over the shell and then grazing her miraculous which let out a minute chime. "And also, the lipstick was too dark. So I had to take off a few layers~" "You could have used a tissue!" "Now where is the fun in that~?" He ended up falling into a fit of snickers as his partner decided to attack him with kisses all over his face, leaving behind prominent marks and stains and then capturing his lips one more time. He really was in heaven. . . . ~(x)~

[mochinek0]

Daminette December 2023: 29-Disappointment

Marinette watched in disappointment as everything about Françoise Dupont was revealed. She thought she would feel justified, feel happy. Instead, she felt nothing. Caline Bustier had been fired in the middle of class. Lila had been arrested. They didn't tell the class anything; they just told them their parents were there and they had to speak to them before they left. Even their parents seemed confused.

Adrien stood with Natalie in a line. Everyone was spaced out. They had all been told that the students weren't allowed to talk to each other and if a pone was seen, it would go straight into police custody. Adrien looked behind him to see Marinette leaning against her father's large frame and her mother stroking her hair.

Once they were led into a room, they were all let out through a different direction to make sure there wasn't anything yelled out. When it was Adrien's turn, they quickly learned this was mostly about Lila Rossi. Natalie began to ask questions of her own, as they had hired her. At the end of the session, they were told to head straight home. No one was allowed to stick around on campus. As they got in the car, Adrien asked if they could stick around.

"No. The officer said we should head straight home, Adrien." Natalie stated.

"Please. I just want to talk to one person." Adrien spoke, " They were behind us in line so they should be coming out soon."

"We will wait ten minutes and not a second more." she declared, "If an officer tells us to leave before the time is up, we will leave."

"Yes, Natalie. Thank you." the model, smiled.

Just before the time was up, Marinette and her parents walked out of the school. Adrien perked up and unbuckled his seatbelt. As he reached for the car door, another car showed up. A guy he had never seen before, quickly walked out of the car and hugged Marinette. He watched as the guy kissed her head before turning to Tom and Sabine. He could barely make out what was being said.

"Let's go, Angel." he said, "Tom and Sabine said I was to take you away for a few days. How are you feeling?"

"Disappointed. I feel nothing." she answered, causing her parents to tear up.

"Where will you go?" he asked her parents.

"We will be closing the bakery for a week." Tom replied, "We'll be with some family memebers."

"I've already gathered her things." he spoke.

"Thank you, Damian." Sabine smiled.

Damian took ahold of Marinette's hand and led her to his car. It didn't take long for them to drive away.

"Adrien." Natalie called out.

"Uh, we-we can go." he whispered, "I'm sorry for wasting your time. I can ask at a later date."

The school was declared closed for a week. No one still knew what was going on until Tvi did a special on their school. It was under investigation. Their principal couldn't show specific footage to the school board or police. He was arrested for money laundering, as he had never updated the school's equipment as he stated he had. Once he was arrested, they began to dig into the footage and found many inconsistencies, regarding some students. Tvi went onto explain there had been expulsions that were never approved of by the board. The board was now frantically expunging records and reaching out to families. During the special, it was announced that a student had been arrested for lying to not only the school, but also the staff. They announced that a few of the students' parents were now suing the young girl as she took money and items from their classmates, claiming to be well connected with celebrities. They had also claimed to put money towards charities of their choice or would help them get their dream job. Dupont was called a school of dreamers and nativity. The class couldn't help but think of Lila, Marinette, and Ms. Bustier. When they had been questioned about Lila, they instantly got defensive and threw Marinette under the bus as a bully. They were quickly finding out, they had made the wrong choice and Marinette was rigth about Lila all along.

Adrien had snuck out and was hoping to meet up with some of the class for answers. He had no idea his father was one of the people suing Lila, once he had learned she had lied on her resume and forged her mother's signature. The model hoped he could talk to Marinette, as well. He never expected to see her outside of a hotel.

"Hey, Marinette!" He called out, "Did you tip off the school board?"

"No." She answered.

"Then, how did they know?" he questioned.

"Because of you." Mari replied.

"Huh?" he asked, not understanding.

"This ended exactly they way you wanted it to." she continued, "You wanted me to let Lila lie and she would catch herself in her own web of lies. Her going to jail, being sued; this is all your fault. All I wanted to do was tell her lying could get her in trouble. I wanted to make sure everyone was cautious about what she said. They could have double checked, knew she lied, and then went along with her lie, for her sake."

Adrien looked at her, surprised.

"This isn't you, Marinette." he replied, full of disappointment.

Mari shrugged, "Maybe it is. Maybe it isn't. I don't really know anymore."

"Wh-What do you mean?" Adrien questioned.

"I put up with Chloe, with the teachers looking past my harassment for year, with Lila defaming me." Marinette spoke, "I feel nothing, anymore, Adiren. I don't know how to be happy anymore."

Adrien wasn't sure how to reply, when Damian walked out of the building.

"Are you ready?" Damian asked Marinette.

She nodded her head.

"Wait! Mari-" the model began.

"Go inside." Ordered Damian.

Marinette nodded again and went inside, past the security out front.

"Leave her alone." Damian growled out.

"Who are you?" Questioned the model.

"Her boyfriend." Damian stated.

"No. She would have told Alya and Alya would have told Nino. Nino would have told me." Adrien babbled in shock, "She would have told her best friend-"

"The same 'best friend' that pours drinks on her head and her sketchbook?" Damian retorted, " The same one who trips her in the halls and steps on her hand until she had to wear a brace and couldn't design? The same one who would drop her sisters off without any notice because Lila needed her?"

"That girls isn't friend, Agreste. She is a bully." Damian stated, "My girlfriend is seeing a therapist because of your idiotic high road philosophy. Do you have any idea what it was like to come to Paris, to surprise her, and instead, I find she swallowed a whole bottle of pills! She was dying when I found her."

Adrien paled at the thought.

'Marinette tried to kill herself? I'm to blame for all of this?'

"You almost got her killed. Would you have done the same, seeing as how you were 'in this together' with her?" The Wayne heir continued, "I'd tell you to stay away from her, but her parents signed over guardianship to my father so that she can get out of Paris. She won't even be in the country by Friday. Marinette will get the help she deserves."

"You silenced her. You made her feel useless. You made her feel like trash. You are lucky you have nothing tying you to her harassment or I would be suing you; trust me, I looked." Damian concluded.

"Huh?" Adrien asked, still in disbelief.

Damian rolled his eyes, "I called the board when My Angel was in the hospital. Did you know that Lila isn't even her real name? It's Cerise Lerouch. She is signed up at another school, here in Paris. She was never a transfer student from Italy, just a girl who likes attention. All those 'trips out of the country' was just her going back to her other school because she wasn't 'sick' anymore. In fact, she wore a wig and contacts to your school, every day."

Adrien remained speechless.

The Wayne heiress sighed, "I do not understand what she saw in you."

"Who?" The model questioned.

"Marinette. She was in love with you. I believed I had competition and would have to strive hard to earn her favor. All I ha e seen is a boy who is completely and utterly disappointing. " Damian announced, "Be sure to tell your little friends that the only thing they have done is earn the wrath of the Waynes. Same for the supposed 'best friend'. My family owns her dream job and now she'll never have it. How disappointing for her."

The young Wayne turned away from the model and entered the hotel. After a moment, he tried to run in after him, only to be told 'only people with special clearance were allowed in'.

Unfortunately for Adrien, the entire Lila Disaster had only fueled his father's intentions of keeping him homeschooled. He still kept in contact with Nino, but the others were busy with their own things. Nino had told him Alya had hysterical after learning she was being sued by the Waynes. They were suing her for emotional distress, for all the babysitting she had forced on Marinette. Alya had to pay all the money she never gave Mari, once her parents found out. Marinette had kept a detailed planner listing what times and when Alya had dropped off the twins. She had even recorded the twins, asking what Alya had told them and why they were dropped off. Her parents were upset with her and grounded her for the rest of the year. They weren't going to be able to go out on dates and she was now the twins sole babysitter. Nino recanted how Alya said her family was disappointed in her. They were barely looking at her and the twins kept crying how they preferred Marinette. She had also learned that she was blacklisted from the Daily Planet. After that, she shut down and barely said a word.

Nino went on to explain that he was trying to get music files he had given Lila because she knew some DJs. Other classmates were learning that what she had promised them, wasn't true. Juleka had called her father, Jagged Stone, and asked him about knowing Lila and saving his kitten. She quickly filled him in about her tinnitus disability when he didn't remember her, but he claimed to never own a cat of any sort. Even Jagged Stone was looking to suing Lila. After Juleka told Rose, she quickly emailed Prince Ali and was anxiously waiting for a response back. Ivan and Mylene had given Lila money for charities, but were unlikely to see any of their money back. Nathaniel had given her some art to hold for when she went to America to give to her connections. Nino told Adrien they were signed in invisible ink so it was being looked into.

The class itself was slowly falling apart. Max was worried about his grades and how a new teacher would approach everything so he asked to transfer to a private school. There was no evidence he had participated in the bullying so he had been free to leave. Kim no longer had someone to help him focus so his grades fell and he was cut from the team. Kim no longer bet on anything and was even spending less time with Alix. His relationship with Odine was falling apart. There were whispers of the Mayor being tied with Damocles about the money laundering and hints of an investigation looming over his head. Chloe seemed upset and waas pouting, but never answered what was wrong. It wasn't until later he learned that Sabrina had transferred school to the other side of Paris. Adrien couldn’t believe all the chaos that was caused because one person had lied.

Adrien had finally broken down and cried. Natalie found him and once he had calmed down a bit, she asked him to explain.

"I messed up." he sobbed, "I knew Lila was lying, but I used Father's logic: lies don't hurt people. I didn't think any of this would happen. Marinette tried to commit suicide and is now moving out of Paris. Alya is depressed. Lots of our friends are trying to sue Lila and get their things back. Some changed schools. Others are flunking! I got blamed for Marinette and her boyfriend said ther was nothing to stick to me so he couldn't sue me."

Adrine cried himself to sleep. Natalie informed Gabriel and it was only then he saw how naïve he made his son, by keeping him home. He was grateful that ther was nothing holding Adrien accountable, but he knew he needed to do something fast. He called up his sister-in-law and pleaded with her for Adrien to attend school with his cousin. As much as he hated it, Felix would help beat the naivety out of his son.

Meanwhile, in Gotham, Marinette had moved into the Wayne Manor. All the Waynes had been very welcoming. Damian had even introduced her to Jon; Damian explained that Jon also helped him express his emotions. She had an appointment for a therapist next week.

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↳ Request: @hangesidekick - vince are ur requests open bc i’ve had a brilliant idea that i trust you to fulfill >:) chat noir x reader, but a masquerade ball!! hehe and you can do whatever you like with that idea! but no pressure ok babes!! take as much time as you need, and if your requests aren’t open then no worries at all!! :)

↳ Vince Note: Hange please i loved this- this is the second version i decided not to post (or finish) the first version cause it wasn't romantic or sad either- it was more of just eh-

↳ FT: GN!Reader x Chat Noir

↳ Word Count: 1141

↳ Warnings: Literally like none- unless you hate baguettes-

The ball was in full swing, everything was perfect just like how you had planned it to be. It was kind of fitting the theme was a night in Paris, seeing as you were in the city of Paris. But it couldn’t be helped, the theme was such a classic and you had even went to greater lengths by making it a masquerade ball.

You looked into the mirror with a smug grin as you placed your blask mask on your face, it had effectively covered the top half of your face. You were totally checking yourself out in the mirror cause why not at this point. After a twirl or two you decided it best to go back into the party and greet your guests. 

All the major people in Paris had been invited, including the one and only superhero team but most importantly Ladybug and Chat Noir. Upon entering the ballroom, your eyes surveyed the room finding somewhat familiar faces. It was pretty easy to pick out some of your friends through their hair and light up the room type smiles. 

The light shone bright on you from above as Nino announced you to the room. 

“Let’s hear it for the one the only Y/N L/N!! You have our sincere thanks for putting this shindig together! Can I get a Hell Yeah!” 

The crowd erupted in a “Hell Yeah!” and you giggled gleefully in reaction. The music started pumping and you mingled in the crowd making sure everyone was having a fun time.

Much to your disappointment you hadn’t seen any of the superheroes you had went out of your way to publicly invite. 

“If you had invited Queen Bee here you won't be an utter disappointment” Chloe had remarked when you went to check on her out of pure courtesy. 

“Well Chloe everyone knows you’re Queen Bee, and you are here aren’t you?” You asked with a smile on your face dodging her insult. Chloe ‘tsk’ed rolling her eyes as she sipped her drink. You took that as a moment to slip away, your job as a host being completed. As you continued to mingle you ran into who you thought was Marinette, her blue bell eyes were hard to miss under the black as night mask she wore that perfectly matched the black slightly bedazzled dress she wore that graced the floor with its light appearance. 

“Hey Mari!” You said waving to her. “Hey Y/N! Awesome party!” Marinette exclaimed giving a kiss on either side of your cheeks in greeting, “By any chance have you seen Adrien yet- You did invite him right!?” 

You chuckled at your friend and her obvious crush on Adrien Agreste. How could you have forgotten to invite the one the only Adrien Agreste. “Of course I invited him…. Sorta-” You admitted looking off into the distance. 

“What do you mean sorta-” Marinette asked her tone lowering as she looked at you suspiciously. “Well, you see, I gave the invitation to Nathalie- She said she’d ask his father and i may have forgotten to follow up- I’m so sorry Marinette-” You felt ashamed, you were trying to get the two of them together alongside Alya but you had messed up badly by not making sure he was going to come. If only you had been able to give him the invitation personally but he was away on some trip when invitations were being given out- 

Marinette’s mood lowered slightly and you quickly followed up with a, “I’m sure he’ll be here! Nathalie wouldn’t not give him the invitation! And I’m sure his father would see no fault in him coming here! It’d be great publicity after all! Anyone who’s anyone is here!”

“Yeah, you’re right!” Marinette’s mood did a complete 180. “Besides if he doesn’t show me and you can stuff our faces with baguettes of the heart broken!” Marinette paused for a moment seeing you look down to the floor. 

“So he really isn’t here- “ You looked back up, “It’s fine, It’s just a silly celebrity crush. It’ stupid-” “No Y/N, don’t say that! I’m sure he’s just fighting a villain with Ladybug and can’t come yet!” Marinette tried to console you. “It’s fine really! Who else would eat the heart-broken baguettes with you?” You smiled moving a stray hair from her face, “Enjoy the party, I have to go check on some things. Kay?” Marinette shook her head in response watching you leave toward the balcony of the venue. 

The cool air washed over you, the view of the eiffel tower in full view, and no ‘villian’ in sight- For once Paris was calm, as if Hawkmoth had taken an off day. It seemed Chat Noir had also taken an off day and chose a different means of relaxation other than the party. You sighed leaning on the rails. Eyes seemingly trained to the night sky.

“Meow-Za someone looks down in the dumps.”

Surprised, you turned around practically face to face with Chat Noir and his bright cheeky smile sitting atop the roof of the venue. “Chat Noir you came?” You couldn’t help the hint of surprise and gladness that laced your words. 

“Of course I came, I wouldn't miss a star appearance for nothing,” His slipped off the roof almost cat like and you were able to seem him in full view, his regular leather suit switched in favor of a dress suit. “Pray tell who might you be underneath the mask?” Chat Noir asked with a smirk on his face as he neared closer to you.

You rolled your eyes playfully, “I thought those were supposed to remain a secret kitty cat-” You returned the smirk his way and he stalked around you with a smile, “Let me guess, you’re the one the only! Gabriel Agreste!” You playfully shoved him, “Absolutely not! I can’t pull off the outfit-” an unfortunate outfit you wanted to say but you kept the judging to yourself. 

“No one can-” Chat Noir admitted leaning against the rails, a look you couldn’t quite describe written on his face as he looked to the sky above. Almost instantly he looked at you, “But hey this is a ball, where we dance and not judge fashion failures-” 

“You’re right! I should go check on the other guests and make sure they are dancing,” You leaned off the railing and looked over to your watch going over To-do’s in your head. Chat cleared his throat placing himself in front of you, “I meant as in for us to dance-”

Oh- OH- You practically froze on the spot as he extended a hand to you with a small bow, “Shall we?” You placed your hands in his with a nod. Looks like you weren’t going to be having heart-broken baguettes with Marinette-

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[attempting-writer]

Supernette 9

Friends, cousin. Cousin, friends… Oh! Also, Friends.

·         Clark denies it, but Damian will insist that Clark opened the door like that on purpose. (Clark did do it on purpose. He just didn’t want to be the only one to awkwardly know about the two making out, so he decided to embarrass them as much as he was embarrassed to witness that.)

·         After an embarrassing series of back-to-back shovel talks

o   They sit on the couch, in the living room while everyone else were standing around them.

o   Jon gives it to both, first. “That’s my best friend. He doesn’t have many friends, and as his first serious relationship. Please don’t hurt him; he’s making so much progress.” “And that’s my cousin. I’ve known her for my entire life. If you hurt her—and I know that you think I’m going to threaten you, which I’m not—but if you hurt her… She’ll hurt you. This is a warning, not a threat.” “And I love you two so much. If you two separate, I’ll never be able to choose between you.”

o   Then Marinette is excused to idly stand in the kitchen and watch as everyone, one by one, tries to intimidate Damian.

o   He repeatedly glances at her and she just gives a somber smile.

·         The next day, the Kents announce that they’re staying for the week, spontaneously.

·         Lois flies in right away and Clark takes her to a few romantic spots.

·         When Nino, Alya, and Adrien meet up with Marinette and Damian at the bakery they meet the Kents.

·         Alya fangirls over Clark and Lois, mostly Lois.

·         Damian and Marinette announce their relationship status.

·         Alya and Nino celebrate, Adrien congratulates them, a cheeky smile on his face as he pretty much already knows this.

·         Adrien awkwardly stands to the side as he’s the only one who isn’t paired up.

o   Alya and Nino are talking to the Kents,

o   Marinette and Damian are standing to the side whispering inside jokes to each other,

o   Adrien finds himself standing with Jon in silence.

·         Adrien and John exchange the #awkward-friend-of-a-friend convos.

·         The youths take a trip around town and hang out, couples stick together with Jon and Adrien hanging out between them as the fifth and sixth wheels.

·         The six of them run into a specific pair of a tiny blonde and her hair-dyed girlfriend.

·         They decide for a quadruple date group hangout, arcades, park, lunch together, going back to Dupain-Cheng’s place to hang out and play video games and bringing the day down to a close.

·         For the next few days, Daminette is the hot topic, not only throughout the halls of the school, but throughout the more youthful members of the JL and the superhero community.

·         It starts when Jon gets back and, meaning to text just the Titans and then the Waynes, he accidentally sends a message to the entire Justice League message board, (which is totally a thing, you can’t convince me otherwise)

o   “DAMIAN AND MARINETTE KISSED!!!!!!1!!!”

·         He manages to delete it after a moment of clarity to realize what he just did, but it circulated for just long enough for just the wrong people to find out.

·         Fortunately for Jon, the one who spreads the news to the Batfam isn’t himself or any of the more youthful heroes, but Diana.

·         “For the longest time, I was concerned, Bruce,” Diana comments, pulling the bag from her tea in The Watchtower, “Your sons’ close relationships with Kryptonians held a risk leaving you with only Dick to grant you grandchildren, but I’m glad to see your youngest find a loophole with young Marinette. At that age, the first kiss must feel special.”

·         Unlike Diana, Bruce was a bit sleep deprived and, instead of calmly sipping some tea, he was actively chugging his second cup of coffee, only half listening until he heard the phrase, “first kiss”.

·         That day was marked as Batman’s first spit-take in Justice league history.

o   Diana won $1,325 from the “Genuinely Surprise Batman for the First Time” betting pool, which was started by Dick, when he first met the League as Robin.

o   She also won the right to shave off Oliver’s hideous Goatee.

·         The rest of the Batfam figure that something important must’ve happened between Marinette and Damian, when they see Bruce reading parent-help books and asking Alfred if he thinks Damian already got “The Talk” from Talia.

o   Titles of these books include, but are not limited to, the following: Father’s Guide to Giving “The Talk” to Your Son Your Child’s First Crush and Dating True Love’s Kiss or Miss? How to Lower Your Daughter’s Expectations

·         Dick, Cassandra, and Stephanie come to the correct conclusion that Damian’s finally did as that one Little Mermaid song told and “Kissed the Girl”.

·         Jason reads a bit too far into it and thinks that, not only has Damian and Marinette been kissing, but they’ve been experimenting.

·         Tim (who hasn’t come out just yet) thinks that Bruce is onto his developing relationship with Bernard and path to self-discovery, and his plans to come out.

·         Much to Damian’s chagrin, he receives numerous texts from the fam: congratulations from Dick, Cassandra, and Stephanie; a somewhat inappropriate congrats from Jason regarding a third base; and a panicked text from Tim asking if anyone knows a certain fact about him.

·         He sends a simple “thanks” to everyone except Jason, who he simply ignores, and Tim, to whom he sends a “Everyone knows you’re bi, but that’s not why everyone is freaking out.”

[boldlyanxious]

Kiss me more: rivalry

Timari January

Masterlist

All her friends had decided to have an old school game tournament. Winner got bragging rights. Marinette thought it would just be a lot of fun and was excited to play Ultimate Mecha Strike again. She hadn’t played in years but she suspected she could still easily defeat most of them. They were all in full trash talking mode, but she just held back and watched. It seemed that everyone already expected Tim to win so she knew he would probably be her greatest rival.

None of the other players were really any serious competition until she got to Dick. He definitely seemed like he had played quite a bit before but he was rusty. She was rusty too. Her hand remembered the controls but it was clumsy. Tim was saying that he had just been playing the game last week so he would be more recently familiar with the game. Even with his experience, Marinette managed to beat Dick fairly easily but everyone seemed to think she just got lucky.

“See Tim, Marinette has luck on her side. You may not have this in the bag,” Dick said.

“I guess that does seem pretty lucky, but now I have to beat TIm,” Marinette said, pointing at him.

“Luck or not, I could defeat you with my eyes closed,” Tim bragged.

With that, They set up quickly. Marinette peeked at Tim while he was choosing his character. He winked at her. He always seemed flirty with her, but Marinette worried that she was reading more into it because she wanted him to be flirting with her. He was friendly with most everyone. She just really hoped it was more special with her. She selected her character and then the match counted down. She turned to him as he focused on the screen.

“So, you said you could defeat me with your eyes closed?”

The countdown was finishing but he looked back at her for a second before the start.

“Well–”

“Try it then.”

Marinette leaned to him and kissed him as the match started. She didn’t know if he closed his eyes when he kissed her back. She was still pushing the buttons on the controller but she was turned away from the screen. She made sure not to be on his controller to make the battle fair. It was not a long match, but they did not break apart the entire time. She opened her eyes and looked up at him. His lashes were still half over his eyes. She turned to look as the winner was announced.

She won.

“I suppose you will want another match.” Marinette said.

“Absolutely,” Tim agreed.

He set his controller to the side and slid his hands into her hair as he kissed her again.

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