Queen Without a Crown
This is more of a standalone fic, but it’s also slightly related to the 31 Letters AU
Lila Rossi had manipulated her way to the top enough to know not to fall for the queen bee standing in her way.
Yet that’s exactly what she did.
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Lila asking Chloe to a movie was a purely tactical move. She figured she’d get to be friends with the leader of Bustier’s class and figure out exactly where to hit her by hanging out with her.
She made sure Sabrina was left out of the equation, pawns like her always inadvertently ruined her plans.
Lila had it all planned out to the very detail. After the movie she was going to make it seem like her mother was out of town. Then, after playing Chloe like a fiddle she’d get her to invite her over for a sleepover. Lila planned on building up their bond for as long as she could until she could exploit the friendship.
What Lila didn’t know was that Chloe was just coming to terms with having attraction to her same sex. The blonde was having trouble figuring out how to bring it up to her family and her friends (Adrien and Sabrina).
It didn’t help that her first crush, Ladybug, had thrown her out like yesterday’s trash shattering her heart beyond repair. Plus, when she went to talk to her mom about her sexuality, Audrey waved her off and said she was busy.
Her mother and her first and most passionate crush couldn’t have cared less about her.
Chloe knew she was the queen, but she felt like her crown had been broken in half, and stomped on until it was practically dust.
Chloe was already in an emotional state when Lila asked her to the movies, but realizing someone could care about her especially someone as beautiful as Lila, who had travelled the world and seen everything and everyone there was to see, put her over the edge.
When she got back home she cried.
Whether it was anxiety for fear of screwing it all up, or happiness she didn’t know, but nevertheless Chloe wiped away the tears and got herself ready to meet Lila.
~ ~ ~
Chloe knew she was a vision in yellow, which is exactly why she wore her yellow sundress. Casual date attire, she figured as she picked it out. When she got to the movie theatre she saw Lila’s jaw drop, but she quickly realized it was not for the reason she wanted.
Lila was wearing the same clothes that she wore to school. She had put no effort into makeup, and she clearly didn’t think they were on a date like Chloe did.
Chloe felt her lips quiver and her hands tremble. She threw the utterly ridiculous flowers she had gotten for Lila on the ground and ran outside as quickly as she could. Tears stung her eyes as she found herself in the parking lot.
Once again, Chloe Bourgeois, the queen of DuPont, was without her crown.
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Did I ever tell y'all about my weird shipping thing??? Well, maybe not weird but, probably not common????
Yes? No?
I'm telling y'all (again maybe) anyways.
So.
Characters, in general, fall into one of three places: like, neutral, or dislike.
With new shows and/or new adaptions of shows, everyone starts off in the neutral. I have no real opinion on them and don't really care all that about them. It's a whatever happens, happens area.
It doesn't happen all the time, but there are times when certain characters just immediately go into the like or dislike area. The first thing to come to mind with this is Miraculous, and how in my first viewing, Marinette quickly went into the dislike area, while Adrien quickly went to the like area. Does it mean they stay there? No. Marinette has had moments where I felt neutral about her again, not really caring what she did, but never truly disliking her, but for the most part she does stay in the dislike area.
So, when it comes to ships, it works like this.
To make things easier: LIKE, NEUTRAL, DISLIKE
LIKExLIKE - Most likely an OTP. These are two (or more) characters I like and feel might make a good couple. Often times at least one character in the ship is my favorite character. Examples of ships in this are: Zukka, Lukadrien, BatCat and Capril (03)
LIKExNEUTRAL - I might ship it but I more so just, support it. This again, might include a favorite character, but more often than not, these are ships that change. And by that, I mean they can become ships I like or dislike, depending if the neutral character leans towards one end or the other. Examples of this are: Chlila, Jetko, DickBabs and Stendy
LIKExDISLIKE - Never going to happen. Better known as my NOTPs. I can't bring myself to like these ships because one of the characters is one I just don't like. Even with AUs or "fix it" fics/comics/art. Examples of these ships are: The entirety of the Love Square, Dramoine, and Kybe
NEUTRALxNEUTRAL - These are more so BroTPs. I ships these, but they tend to not go into anything beyond strong friendship?? I enjoy these ships and they often include characters that eventually make their way into one of the other categories. Examples of this are: Chlogami, Ronarry, Stary and Leorai (03)
NEUTRALxDISLIKE - I support it, do I ship it?? Maybe. Often times, the neutral character in the ship is there, because they made their way back into the area. These ships are ones I tend to just, not really know how to feel about, again, because it involves a character I don't like, but the other has potential to enter the like area, therefore making it an NOTP. So, in the end, it's just, support. If you ship it, great. Examples of these ships are: Marigami/Kagaminette, Bendy, and Linny
DISLIKExDISLIKE - In a way, it's like the LIKExLIKE ships, difference, besides both being characters I dislike, is that I just don't see these ships as ones that catch my interest. They're there. That's it. Example of these ships is: Lilanette. It's the only example I could think of.
And yes, some names (well part of said names) are in more than area, and it's because those are characters that jump between neutral and like/dislike. And with both Capril and Leorai, I added (03) to specify which version they were, the early 2000s (2003) version, which is where I first saw both ships.
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Miraculous Absolution - Chapter 11 - Comfort
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Alix yawned and stepped out of her room. Fang stretched and followed her. Ondine finished setting up dinner when Alix joined her.
“Evening, sleeping beauty,” Ondine teased.
Alix grunted and flipped off Ondine.
Ondine snickered and took her seat. Alix moved to take her seat when there was a knock on the door.
“Huh? Were you expecting company?” Alix asked.
Ondine shook her head.
Alix hummed and answered the door. Her eyes widened seeing Luka.
“Uh, hey, Alix? Having a nice evening?” Luka asked.
“What the hell are you doing here?” Alix asked.
“Oh, right. Juleka swung by earlier and borrowed Fang to fetch Luka,” Ondine said.
“Ok, well, then why are you here? At my apartment?”
“I was hoping I could borrow Fang.”
“What? No. Papillon is about to cause trouble before long and I need to be out there. And if I’m lucky, I’ll see the cat.”
“Please. I need to talk with Nette.”
Alix pinched the bridge of her nose. “Yeah, right. Talk? At that time of night for her? Look, Luka, I know you miss Mari and you probably haven’t been touched in two years, but I’m not about to let you use Fang for damn booty calls.”
Luka’s eyes widened and his face turned beet red. Ondine roared with laughter in the other room.
“Look, I promise it isn’t like that. I just need to speak with her about something really important. Just give me thirty minutes, please.”
Alix rolled her eyes. “Fine. Thirty minutes and you don’t make a habit of this.”
“Deal!”
“Fang!”
Fang howled and teleported Luka to the Cheng estate. Luka froze in the darkness with Fang at his side.
“Do you know where she is?” Luka whispered.
“Transform and follow.”
Luka transformed and followed Fang. He glanced around and saw infrared outlines of people in buildings all asleep. He glanced down at Fang who gave had an empty outline. He worked to piece together this vision as they neared a building with one person in it. His heart leapt as they entered the building and headed down the hall to a door.
“Wait here,” Fang instructed.
Luka waited until he heard a playful bark and a loud gasp. His breath caught hearing Marinette’s voice. He knocked on the door as Fang appeared halfway through the door.
“You may come in now.”
Marinette yawned as she reached for the light. “Are we starting earlier now?”
Luka chuckled as he sat on the end of the bed. “Not exactly.”
Marinette froze. “Luka? Luka, is that you?”
Luka grinned as Marinette turned on the light. “The one and only, Nette.”
Marinette threw her arms around Luka. “Oh, it’s so good to see you! Wait! What are you doing here?”
“I might have made a little deal with Alix. Thirty minutes and not to make a habit of this.”
Marinette smirked. “Dangerous deal. You now Alix never holds her end of the bargain.”
“Well, I just need some time. I don’t want to keep you. Plus, Juleka told me about Xiu.”
Marinette’s smile faded. “What did she say?”
“Just that Xiu doesn’t approve of me and would rather you be with Chat Noir.”
Marinette huffed. “I told her I wouldn’t do it. That I would rather see him beaten into the ground and face the justice of the people for everything he’s put us through.”
Luka ran a hand through his hair. “Yeah, Nette, I hate to say this, but I can’t have you doing that.”
“What? Why?”
“It’s based on what Juleka told you earlier. He needs help and I don’t mean as a hero. He needs a therapist.”
“Then sit him down with Rose.”
“I don’t think Rose would be able to help him. Rose has a more forward approach that won’t work with someone like Chat Noir. It’s why I’m here. I’m hoping to work on getting Chat Noir to open up.”
Marinette opened her mouth but was cut off by Fang’s yelp. She and Luka looked over as Fang vanished in a blip of light.
“Oh, crap! There’s no way it’s been thirty minutes. Hold on. Let me call Juleka.”
Luka de-transformed and stepped out of the room.
Marinette growled and crossed her arms. She didn’t want to help Chat Noir in any way or form. She wanted to see him pay for his failures as much as seeing Papillon strung up for his crimes. However, she recalled Juleka’s point of preventing another Papillon from being created. Was Chat Noir really that far gone to become Papillon? Surely there was no way. It had to take a special kind of monster to become Papillon and Chat Noir wasn’t anywhere near that.
Marinette considered as she listened to Luka speak with Juleka. Perhaps she could convince him to stay here for a while. He wouldn’t need to be back for another couple of months to take the field. She didn’t think she could keep him here for the entire time, but maybe a month.
“Sorry about that. Turns out Alix has already hit the field,” Luka announced as he entered the room.
“I see. Well, knowing Alix, she’ll likely be out all night. So, why don’t we pick up this conversation in the morning?”
Luka sighed and rubbed his eyes. “Might as well. I-.”
“Perhaps you could stay for, I don’t know, say about a month?”
“Nette, I don’t think I should. Chat Noir-.”
“He’ll be fine. C’mon, he’s like any mangy stray you find around Paris. Besides, it has been two years since we’ve been together like this. Perhaps we can take this time to enjoy it? We don’t know what’ll happen once I get back, so why not now?”
“I’m not sure. Juleka was worried. Plus, there is the matter of your grandmother.”
“Oh, Xiu will, well, she won’t be fine with it, but it’s not like she can just send you away. After all, I want you here and I’m the ladybug now.”
“I don’t know. Sass? What do you think? Will Chat Noir be ok?”
Sass snorted. “He’s with the black cat. No one is ever ok in the hands of Plagg.”
Tikki materialized and glared at Sass. “Excuse you, McSassy Britches. What’s wrong with my Plagg?”
“Oh! Let me get my list. I’ve been saving it for a few eons now.”
“C’mon, Plagg isn’t that bad. He’s got his good qualities.”
Sass roared with laughter.
Tikki glared at Sass.
“Oh, wait, you were serious? Let me laugh harder then.”
“Enough! Don’t make fun of my Plagg!” Tikki yelled.
Tikki and Sass continued their back-and-forth. Luka frowned and scooped up the two kwamis.
“Alright, enough yelling. Sass, please stop badmouthing this Plagg. Tikki, please let it go.”
Tikki and Sass shot each other nasty glances, then turned away from the other. Luka handed Tikki to Marinette and then turned to Sass.
“So, will Chat Noir be ok?”
Sass shrugged. “Hard to say with you mortals. Maybe, maybe not.”
Luka sighed. “Well, I’ll sleep on it. Alright, Nette?”
“Of course! And we’ll make sure to talk about it. I promise.”
“Thank you, Nette. So, when do you need to start your training for the day.”
“Not for another two hours.”
Luka smiled and snuggled Marinette. “Cuddle time?”
Marinette kissed Luka. “Cuddle time.”
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Lila stepped into Chloe’s room with a tray of food. “Curore mio, I brought you dinner.”
Silence.
Lila peeked over to the bed to see Chloe curled up in a tight ball. She placed the tray on the coffee table and approached the bed.
“Chloe?”
“What?” Chloe growled.
“Are you still upset over that stupid cat?”
Chloe glared at Lila. “Of course, I am! What do you think? My best friend just ditched me for no real reason. And I don’t know what I’m about to do without the team.”
“Why not go solo like the cat?”
“An idea, but what use am I on my own? My powers are only useful when I have others. I couldn’t accomplish anything on my own. I need a team to be part of.”
“Why not join the Ladybug then?”
A long silence.
“I want to join your team,” Chloe admitted.
“I don’t have a team. I’m not a hero.”
“But you are a holder, Volpina.”
Another long silence.
“How long have you known?” Lila asked.
“Over a year. A couple months after we started dating.”
Lila laughed. “Was I really that bad at hiding it?”
“Only when it came to me. I’m sure the boys were too stupid to realize why you would cave to Queen Bee.”
“A blessing in disguise, but are you sure? It’s not as glamorous as being seen with Chat Noir.”
“But the people believe in your efforts. You’ve kept them safe, at least to the best of your abilities. I bet you’ve even seen the real Papillon, haven’t you?”
A pause. “I have.”
“What’s he like?”
“She is like a twisted, dark fairy.”
“‘She’?” Chloe echoed.
Lila nodded.
Chloe’s jaw dropped as she worked through her annoyance and anger. “I wish you would have told us the truth. We’ve been chasing a man all this time. Perhaps we could have ended this sooner if we knew it was a woman.”
Lila snorted. “Not likely. She is cunning and gives me a run for my money. Not to mention horribly ruthless. She hasn’t hesitated to cut down innocents just to get me to back off.”
“You’re kidding. Please say you are.”
“I wish I was. Take the Dupain-Cheng bakery. I encountered Papillon that night. I went to save the cops there, but she dodged me and killed the cops in the way I had told you guys.”
“Shit. Well, there’s still hope. Let me help you. We can end this together.”
Lila took a deep breath. “No.”
“What? But I’m-!”
“I know what you are. You are Queen Bee, the people’s hero. You are the one with Carapace that kept the people safe while cat chased glory. I do not doubt your abilities, but I will not see you face Papillon. I cannot best her, how will you?”
“Well, what would you have me do then?”
“Help the people out of the city.”
“What?”
“Look, we’ve been working on slowly evacuating the people the past month since… well, since I saw the ladybug earrings.”
“You know who the ladybug is?”
“I have an idea, but she’s not in the city. She’s out of the country. Training I believe.”
“I see. But you’ve been able to get people out? And Papillon hasn’t noticed?”
“Not yet. It takes extra time to oversee the evacuation efforts. Perhaps you could help me with that?”
Chloe considered and nodded. “I will.”
“Thank you. Eat up. We head out soon.”
“Hey, Lila?”
“Yes, mia regina?”
Chloe kissed Lila and hugged her. “Thank you. Ti amo.”
Lila smiled and hugged Chloe. “Io ti amo di più.”
“Ti amo troppo.”
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