#edendaphne writing

[mlwritersguild]

MWG 2022 WRAPPED LIST - PART SIXTEEN

What wrapped list would be complete without some good stats? As our final category, we asked our members to approximate a few different amounts to give us a glimpse into just how active (and mentally ill) they were last year!

On average, MWG members read roughly 87 fan fics per person. On the high end of the list was an impressive 250 fics, compared to our lowest of one single fic.

Not all fics are created equal though! Some people definitely read more words than others. The average words was approximately 666,233 words read per person. One particularly voracious reader estimated their count at 3 MILLION words read last year.

Now, out of these fics, some things we read were just extremely long. Like. Really long. Here are the longest fics that our members read last year!

10. Trickster by @sallertiacallidusacallidus - 131,836 words

9. lucky us by @geek-fashionista - 136,130 words

8. discordant sonata by @edendaphne - 142,083 words

7. one does not love breathing by @wackus-bonkus-maximus - 144,704 words

6. withered wings by @graaythekwami - 198,603 words

5. miraculous dupont by @agrestebug - 199,608 words

4. Come What May by @fettucinne - 211,160 words

3. there's more magic out there by @justanotherpersonsuniverse - 342,272 words

2. baby boom by ShawnaCanon - 401,210 words

1. Adventures of Panthera Noire by @justanotherpersonsuniverse - 431,281 words

While the average guild member did quite a bit of reading, there were a few tags that they just kept coming back to. The graph below shows our most popular (non-ship related) Ao3 tags!

Of course, the MWG focuses on one thing above all, which is writing. During 2022, our members wrote roughly an average of 83,000 words per person. On the impressively high side, one member estimated they'd written 360,000 words.

More than just promoting writing and events, the MWG strives to be a community. We hang out with each other, talk about other fandoms we love, share playlists and just get to know the talented writers with whom we share a guild. This year, guild members spent an average of 438 hours chatting, discussing or just lurking in the MWG discord server.

And we were so happy to haven them! We're continually grateful for all the wonderful and amazing people who join and become part of the guild dynamic. They truly make every single day interesting, to say the least. Thank you to our members and our followers for a wonderful year.

This is the end of our MWG Wrapped 2022! We hope you enjoyed this taste of what goes on in the guild. See you next year!

[their-destinys-writer]

You are the Music in Me: Lukanette Fan Zine

We can finally share our pieces! The Lukanette Fan Zine has finally been shipped and we are allowed to share our pieces. I had the honor to write a story in art collaboration with the awesome @edendaphne, who made gorgeous artwork depicting a scene from it. Show her some love! And thank you to the team behind @youarethemusicinme-lukanette for letting me be a part of it. Enjoy some Lukanette goodness!

Wedding Magic

No one said seeing Luka in a well-tailored tux would make life—and a confession—so much harder than it already was. But alas, there Marinette was, doing her best to not drool on her own sparkly Maid of Honor dress. Just as she let out another wistful sigh, said man tucked a stray hair behind his ear.

Oh yeah, because the handsome suit wasn’t enough, he also had his hair slicked back. For the first time in his life, according to Juleka.

The sigh turned into a noise more akin to a whimper. When did Luka become so handsome? How long had she been away for? How long had she been fantasizing with confessing her feelings for him, that he suddenly seemed ten times more attractive?

“You’re doing it again,” a voice sang next to her.

“I can’t help it,” Marinette whined, turning to Rose. “I’ve never seen him like this before. He looks so good. And the way he’s laughing…” Her eyes turned soft. “I’ve never seen him so happy.”

“He better be,” Rose laughed. “He would be a terrible Best Man if he wasn’t happy for his own sister.”

“That would make him a terrible brother,” Marinette agreed, gaze still locked on those irresistible silky strands that made her want to brush her fingers through it.

“Marinetteeee,” Rose sang again.

The lovestruck woman whimpered once more. “I need a distraction. Yup, that’s what I need.”

Marinette pushed her way through the crowd until finding a waiter carrying glasses of wine. She grabbed one and made a round around the room, stopping to chit-chat with several old classmates.

But in less than ten minutes, she was already back merely three meters away from the Best Man. She watched for a moment, as Luka laughed at something Mylène had said. Marinette let out a resigned sigh, ready to give up and leave it for another time. Yet, just as she was turning, Mylène left her spot, leaving Luka on his own.

This was it. It was the perfect moment. Marinette stood straight, squaring her shoulders, chin up high. A deep breath filled her lungs, giving her the needed confidence to take large strides to him.

“Luka, I—”

Marinette slipped on the skirt of a table, tripping her enough to spill some of her wine on the very man she was calling. Her eyes almost shot out of her eyes, as the shirt and vest of the gorgeous suit became tainted in plum.

“Marinette, are you okay?” Luka asked, his hands holding her elbows.

“Your suit,” she breathed.

“My suit is fine,” he insisted, attempting to catch her gaze, which was focused on his chest. “I’m more worried about you. Do you need anything?”

“I-I…” Marinette sighed in resignation, all confidence gone. “I’m fine. Let me help you with that.”

She lightly pulled on his arm to lead him to the doors next to the bar, into the kitchen. Once inside, Marinette sought out the first aid kit her parents always took to events they catered. Something they had learned to do after one too many accidents that ended with several scrapes on Marinette’s knees.

“I’m not hurt,” Luka said, brows furrowed.

“It’s for the shirt,” Marinette clarified. “I can mix this with dish soap to clean it up.”

She took out a bottle of hydrogen peroxide, along with a teacup, a spoon, and the soap. As she did a small chemistry experiment, her eyes remained focused, refusing to look at the object of her current embarrassment.

“Marinette,” Luka said quietly, lightly touching the hand that was furiously mixing the ingredients, making it stop. “I know I never ask you to tell me what’s wrong, but I can’t help but feel this is about me.”

Her lips pressed together. How is he always so perceptive, she thought. Shoulders slumping, Marinette let go of the spoon.

“I was gonna talk to you about something. But I lost my nerve,” she admitted. “And now I can’t find it again.” The hand that was on the spoon moved to pick up a cloth napkin instead, and dip it in the mixture. “This should help with the shirt.”

When Marinette was about to start scrubbing away the stain, Luka’s hand was back on hers, this time with more strength. As she looked up, she was startled to see how close he was. So close, she could make out the light pink color on his cheeks.

“You know you can trust me with anything, right?” he said, with a husky voice she had never heard come from him. 

Marinette gulped. “Y-Yes,” she stammered. “It was just, you know—I mean, well… I-I, um, it was stupid, don’t worry about it.”

“Nothing you need to say to me will ever be stupid,” Luka proclaimed, still in that tone that was making Marinette melt.

“You sound different,” she blurted out.

“Oh.” Luka slightly pulled back. “Do you… not like it?”

Marinette shook her head, until realizing how it could be misinterpreted. “I mean, no, I don’t dislike it! Like, you don’t sound bad, just different. But hot different—I MEAN GOOD DIFFERENT! I didn’t mean, like… Oh gosh.”

A snort escaped Luka’s lips, which made him quickly slap a hand to his mouth. “It’s okay!” he rushed to say. “Um, thanks.” His face sobered almost instantly, focusing on her irises. “Marinette, would you allow me to try something?”

“What?”

Softly, he tucked a stray hair behind her ear, making her heart quicken. Already sensing what was very possible to happen next.

“Stop me, if it’s not okay,” he said, in that tone that made Marinette weak in the knees.

Luka slowly leaned down, until his lips touched hers. It was a shy touch, unsure, but hopeful. The tension that had been building up on Marinette’s shoulders suddenly vanished, making way for sweet bliss. She pressed closer to him, turning the kiss from something chaste to a declaration of the feelings she hadn’t had the courage to speak.

Her fingers slid up to that hair she had been itching to touch, carefully brushing through it, as a hand slithered to her back, pulling her closer to him. Marinette could almost swear she could hear his heartbeat. Or maybe it was her own. She wasn’t sure.

One thing she was sure of: This was real.

Luka slowly pulled away, softly connecting his gaze to her own. Marinette sucked in air she desperately needed, yet focused on the bright blue color of his eyes.

“Did that have anything to do with what you wanted to tell me?” he asked, almost teasingly.

“Maybe,” Marinette breathed. “I may have had some more to say.”

The words brought a smile to both, as they simultaneously dove in for another kiss.

* * *

“Have you seen Luka?” Juleka asked Rose. “I haven’t seen him for almost thirty minutes.”

“You know, I haven’t seen him in a while,” Rose responded, tapping her chin as she looked around. “I could’ve sworn I saw him earlier by—Oh! There he is!”

She pointed with her head towards a frazzled looking Luka, struggling to keep his hair pushed back. Walking next to him was Marinette, with her lipstick slightly smudged. In fact, after taking a closer look at Luka…

“Where have you been?!” Rose fake scolded them, as Juleka started connecting the dots. “My wife, your sister, has been going nuts looking for you!”

Luka coughed. “Ah, sorry,” he said, as he straightened his tie. “Had a small incident—”

“It’s a hundred percent my fault,” Marinette intervened. “You know me, clumsy as always, ended up drenching Luka with my drink. So, I was cleaning it.”

Juleka frowned. “Were you really?” she said, squinting at the very noticeable plum stain on Luka’s shirt. “I’ve never seen you leave as much as a dot on the clothes you clean.”

Both Marinette and Luka stared at the large stain, and almost simultaneously looked away, faces turning red.

“I forgot,” Marinette said under her breath.

“It didn’t even occur to me,” Luka said at the same time.

Dots connected.

“Well,” Rose sighed, “it’s a good thing we took all the pictures we wanted, because it would have been such a bummer if you appeared in them drenched in… wine, is it?”

“I think it was liquid courage for Marinette,” Juleka snorted.

“Jules,” Luka whined, as the woman he had probably just made out with covered her face.

Rose let out an excited gasp. “OH MY GOSH, MARINETTE, YOU DID IT!”

“Rose!” it was Marinette’s turn to whine.

Juleka chuckled, as Marinette and Luka sputtered about how they had finally, after so many years, admitted their feelings to each other. It seemed that Juleka and Rose’s plan had worked like a charm, having both the Best Man and Maid of Honor look drop-dead gorgeous. Enough wedding magic to make them want to create a magical moment for themselves.

[jarino]

Fanfic Recs

Complete

Detroit: Become Human

Like Fire and Powder by isiac_ (Connor/Reader)

Love; Defined by HighAsHope (Connor/Reader)

Mechanical Heart by Wolveria (Connor/Reader)

Dragon Age

As the World Falls Down & All I Ask of You by Khirsah (Trevelyan/Cullen)

Cherry Wine (Series) by jellopunch (Trevelyan/Cullen)

Enemies to Lovers by Caramelized (Trevelyan/Cullen)

Honey Whiskey by samzillastomps (Lavellan/Cullen)

Steel and Roses (Series) by ScriptrixDraconum (Cousland/Alistair)

The Lion of Skyhold by CometEclipse (Lavellan/Cullen)

The Way You Make Me Feel by speedgriffon (Cousland/Alistair)

Mass Effect

A Sensitive Spirit (Just Waiting To Shine) by Stratisphyre (Ryder/Jaal)

Experiments in Diplomacy by Dulcidyne (Ryder/Jaal)

Jaal x Sara (Series) by buttsonthebeach (Ryder/Jaal)

Like Starbursts So Bright (Series) by bicetea (Ryder/Jaal)

Reflex and Response by KamalasFanfiction (Ryder/Jaal)

Starlight’s Bridge by Tiara_of_Sapphires (Ryder/Jaal)

Strong and Clear by canongoddess (Ryder/Evfra)

Thaw by erinaceous (Ryder/Jaal)

The Galaxy’s Worst Book Club & The Galaxy’s Best Improv Group by interventionandlullabies (Ryder/Jaal)

The Holes of my Sweater by DedeDrabbles (Ryder/Jaal)

Miraculous Ladybug

Danse Inversee by Nomolosk (Marinette/Adrien)

Drowning (In Plain Sight) by buggachat (Marinette/Adrien)

For Better or Worse by Cameo_Cat (Marinette/Adrien)

The Bravery of Adrien Agreste by Druwho (Marinette/Adrien)

Open My Eyes by buggachat (Marinette/Adrien)

Where This Flower Grows by ApomaroMellow (Marinette/Adrien)

The Legend of Zelda

Colors of the Heart (Series) by traumfesser (Link/Sidon)

I Write to you From the Road by okamiwind (Link/Sidon)

Paradise in the Open by DakiWaaban (Link/Sidon)

Simple Solace by GalacticConcatenation (Link/Sidon)

The Prince’s Plan by GalacticConcatenation (Link/Sidon)

The Stone Unturned by surverycorpsjean (Link/Sidon)

To my Dearest Friend by surverycorpsjean (Link/Sidon)

Voe Armor Made me do It by MiKUSABBATH (Link/Sidon)

———

In Progress

Baldur’s Gate

Fell For Your Prey, Didn’t You? (Series) by DedeDrabbles (Tav/Astarion)

Dragon Age

Ellinor Trevelyan (Series) by tollofthebells (Trevelyan/Cullen)

From the Beyond by Auriana Valoria (Modern Girl/Cullen)

The Light You Still Hold by briannasroger (Trevelyan/Cullen)

Mass Effect

Before, Between, and After by RaeScribbles (Ryder/Jaal)

Doll by LadySpaceRadio (Ryder/Jaal)

Pity by Everyday_Im_Preaching (Ryder/Evfra)

Population: Me + You by LadySpaceRadio (Ryder/Evfra)

The Untraveled Road by RaeScribbles (Ryder/Evfra)

Miraculous Ladybug

When Duty and Desire Meet by EdenDaphne & midnightstarlightwrites (Marinette/Adrien)

The Legend of Zelda

Her Knight by traumfesser (Link/Sidon)

My Favorite Place is at Your Side by FaeWren (Link/Sidon)

Various Titles (Different Not Less) by fellowfights (Link/Sidon)

Untouchable Things by Bitterlikesweets (Link/Sidon)

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Potentially Abandoned

Detroit: Become Human

I am Alive by forsakenoathkeeper (Connor/Reader)

Mass Effect

Explain it Again, Slowly by interventionandlullabies (Ryder/Jaal)

The Space Between by Mikalah (Ryder/Jaal)

Miraculous Ladybug

The Bravery of Marinette Dupain-Cheng by Druwho (Marinette/Adrien)

The Legend of Zelda

Rumors (Series) by rocketdeer (Link/Sidon)

———

Most Likely Abandoned

Dragon Age

Breaking the Divide by Fatally_Procrastinating (Trevelyan/Cullen)

Dignity, Devotion, and Darkspawn by samzillastomps (Amell/Alistair)

Dissonant Verses by purrfectj (Trevelyan/Cullen)

Every Moment We’re Alive is Absurdity by lonelyspaghetti (Trevelyan/Cullen)

Green Light in my Eyes / And my Lover on my Mind by storiesliveoninsideus (Lavellan/Cullen)

Gold Lion by NoisyGhost (Lavellan/Cullen)

Knight of Swords by NowhereAtAll (Trevelyan/Cullen)

Least Likely to Succeed by bushviper (Trevelyan/Cullen)

Midnight at Skyhold by LadyDanya (Trevelyan/Cullen)

Someday We’ll Try to Walk Upright by sirinial (Trevelyan/Cullen)

Mass Effect

Language Barriers by rievu (Ryder/Jaal)

Miraculous Ladybug

Not That Kind of Hero by FallenGale (Marinette/Adrien)

[wishmemel]

Heyy! I saw your ask a fanfic writer post so I hope you don't mind me participating :D

5, 17, 19, 20, 39, 42, 45, & 64

[ I would've asked more, but I don't want to overwhelm you w a bunch of asks 😭]

hi hi i appreciate you going out of your way to ask ! thank u sm for this as i’ve never gotten a chance to participate in one of these before > <

5. have you ever made a playlist about something you were writing as an elaborate means to procrastinate when you could have been actually writing and if yes drop a link, son

when it comes to playlists, i make them for my own OCs - not really for fics that i've written ! (but i have a playlist for satoru that is... still a work in progress. i'll totally share once i feel like i'm actually getting somewhere > <)

17. what is your favorite line you’ve ever written?

this is such a good question omg - had to scroll through all my unpublished wips for this, but my favourite line at the moment would be:

"IS A STORY DEEMED A TRAGEDY IF YOU TAKE BACK WHAT WAS YOURS (you can raise the dead, climb through hell, and fight the devil if you must; even the gods won’t interfere when they see a wrath like yours, harbinger. fear not, child of stars, lady midnight, the gods need not your wrath to bring about your damnation.)"

hehe this is from one of those never-ending fics that i keep in my drafts and finish two years later cause why not !

19. what are some books or authors that influenced your style the most?

rick riordan honestly altered my brain chemistry as a child. he was my favourite author for so long which is why i was a little disappointed when i grew up and read about all the cultural stereotypes in his writing :( aside from him, i know this is controversial, but i really like sarah j. maas's writing style for some reason? she focuses a lot on characters, rather than plot, and i tend to do the same, but overall i just enjoy her silly writing.

20. what is your favorite trope to write?

ahh this is such a hard one to choose from, but if i'm being honest i'm always a sucker for two characters in a relationship arguing and being really hurtful towards each other, and then later making up and being so so soft. idk if it counts as a trope, but i have countless wips of this ^.^

39. are you an avid reader?

yes ! ever since childhood ! i used to be a really shy kid and would always read while the teacher was talking until i was told multiple times to put my book away > < i'm more social now and usually only read during breaks when i don't have school to worry about !

42. describe the aesthetic of a story in 5 words.

this question confuses me a little, honestly... like one of my stories? a story i like? i'm so confused > <

since it's not very specific, i'm going to do it based off of this: JJK Men Tropes, if that's okay !

Suguru Version (cause i've been thinking of @mambalae-s recently and i'm always reminded of her love for Suguru): imprints, confessions, promises, childhood, and forever !

45. name three of your favorite fanfic writers.

it's been a while since i've read fanfic and this is more than three, i'm sorry > <

@tawus, @/beaubcxton on ao3, @/impxria on ao3, @edendaphne, and @/xoxodee on ao3 !

64. what is your favourite title for a fic you’ve read? 

honestly, any taylor swift lyrics, but also you don't even know me at all (but i was made for loving you), and What Shall I Swear By? (Swear By Yourself, and I’ll Believe You), and Say It Later, Say It Now, and i put this heavy heart in you (it's not your fault) !

i find them all so so poetic and heart-wrenching !

ask game - come say hi (i promise i don't bite ^.^)

[cryoverkiltmilk]

Tagged by @ladynox

rules: in a new post, show the last line you wrote and tag as many people as there are words

This is from a draft snippet for the latest chapter of Their Hero Academia: Rise of the New Generation. Co-writing and editing with @comicgeekscomicgeek

"If I'm showin' my back to the enemy, I deserve whatever I get."

Tagging: @mandsleanan @infp-obsessing-over-everything @flawlessglamazon @comicgeekscomicgeek @flawlessglamazon @edendaphne @zoe-oneesama @shinobimagpie and I don't know off the top of my head who else is working on anything

[freedom-shamrock]

WIP Challenge

I was tagged by @goldenlaurelleaveswrites on the WIP folder thing just as I was getting smacked up the face with the first cold I've had in over two years.  So I'm a bit behind. Hoping this helps motivate me.

Rules: post the names of all the files in your WIP folder regardless of how non-descriptive or ridiculous. Let people send you an ask with the title that most intrigues them and then post a little snippet of it or tell them something about it! And then tag as many people as you have wips. (You can make your own post or reblog this one!) This isn’t just for writing either. Sketch titles? Comics? Dnd campaigns? If you have an unfinished project, it counts!!

This is just the things that have made it to my computer and some of these have chapters posted on AO3 (marked with an *), but aren't done.  The list is not small.

Old Kingdom

Walking in Life*

ATLA

By Falling We Learn to go Safely* Kataang

MLB

I Regret to Inform You That I Am Resigning My Position* Hello Stranger* Treading in the Brackish Pool* Two are Better, But Three is Best* Hero Cafe* Chat on a Hot Tin Roof* Tickling the Chat's Whiskers* The Underpinnings of Companionship* A once and Future Love* An Auspicious Day In the Lion's Den Sweardrien

MLB Outlined in the Document of Ideas, But Don't Have Their Own Folders Yet

Slutty Cat Princess Dominatrix Adopt a Chat Sense of Touch Scrap Book All Aboard the Friend-Ship Nicht Dieses Apfel This is Not My Beautiful Life Labeled for Your Convenience Name TBD The FriendZone Mari Me Chloe/Queen Bee Mental Health Advocate

MLB Outlined Continuations of Existing Stories

A Familiar Story Series

A Familiar Stray

Something Lost

A Familiar Future

Random Familiar

A Little Secret Series

Eine Kleine Geheimnis

Miraculous Acts of Kindness Series

Fan Comissions

Model Predator from Chat's POV

Hot Leather Follow Up

Catching Chances

Ritual Spoiling of the Boyfriend: A Guide

Subtle Valse Musette Follow Up

Everyone Needs a Shower Follow Up

Improvements Follow Up

Saltinette Follow Up

I can not possibly tag this many people, and I know several have already done this challenge (so feel free to ignore if you've already done this and I missed it).  That said, I’ll no-pressure tag: @tbehartoo, @overworkedunderwhelmed, @lunian, @chrwrites, @itsmoonpeaches, @mikauzoran, @edendaphne, @jamiehascateyes, @tog84, @bbwoulfc, @galahadwilder, @ao3bronte, @the-rosey-one, and @masilvi

[lycorogue]

For your ask game... 7, 13,15 and 16!

Livrever! You're just as bad as @cyhyr! You should also be well aware of my wordiness! Welp. Looks like I'm dusting off that good old Long Post hashtag again today. 😂

[Fanfic Writer Ask Game Questions]

7. What story/headcanons do you feel the proudest of?

By far the headcanon (which became a story) that I'm proudest of is the origin story of the lucky charm bracelet Marinette gave Adrien in "Gamer."

She already had it on-hand, and she didn't seem to have made it specifically to gift to Adrien. She even said he could "borrow" it, but never got it back. I think the charm bracelet was a spur of the moment decision to try to cheer him up and build up his confidence. When I was a kid, my mom gifted me various inspirational cards and worry stones to help me through finals and remind me that I could achieve anything I put my mind to. It felt fitting that Marinette's parents would do something similar, and THAT is where the bracelet originally came from.

If you want to read the full headcanon-inspired story, you can find it here: Build Your Own Luck

I love this headcanon so much I'm making sure to work it into my "I promise, I'm still working on it" WIP One and the Same.

Honorable Mention for favorite headcanon would be the headcanons I came up with for my Plagg-centric/Plagg-Appreciation story Forever in Darkness. In particular, my headcanon that Plagg was Aladdin's "lesser genie of the ring" from the 1001 Arabian Nights tale. I basically had that headcanon since I first saw Origins and Plagg mentioned meeting a genie before.

(Also, ya know, I still consider my first completed multi-chapter story Peeping Tomcat my magnum opus... so... yeah... proud of that one too)

13. When did you start writing fanfic?

I've been dabbling in fanfic pretty much ever since I understood what fandom was. When I was in elementary school I would create a whole series of X-Men OCs (only to discover a decade or so later that nearly every OC I thought of is already a canon X-Men character, they just never made the cut for the 90s cartoon).

In middle school and early high school (so roughly ages 12 through 15), I created a self-insert Batman OC (and love interest for Dick Grayson's Robin). She was Selena Kyle's niece that moved in with her. She struggled between excitedly being her Aunt Selena's apprentice as a cat burglar, and using those skills to be a hero with Batman and Robin. I can't recall the character's name anymore, but she went by the alias Black Panther (because that was my school's mascot and I'm a nerd like that).

About the age of 16 or 17 I joined my first play-by-post role-play game where I played Harley Quinn. It didn't last long before the game master went to college and the whole thing fell apart.

Then there was a fanfic dry spell. I did work on original works almost constantly from the age of 10 straight through to college. Then I had a college professor that more-or-less broke my creative writing spirit, sadly. I still wrote for video production classes and scriptwriting classes, but I didn't write anything recreationally for over 5 years.

Then, in 2009 I got back into the "Hey, Arnold!" fandom. August 2010 I wrote my first fanfic for the fandom. It would be the first fanfic I would ever publish online. I've been working on fanfics again ever since. 😁 (if you don't want to read the story on FFN, you can find the import over to AO3 here)

15. What is the fanfic you’ve written that you’re most proud of?

As I said before, I still think of Peeping Tomcat as my magnum opus. It is the longest story I've written. It is the first multi-chapter story I was able to actually complete. There are a lot of moments in that story that I just love to reread myself. It's the first story I've written that I felt compelled to write a sequel to (sadly, said sequel, One and the Same, has been stubborn the past 4 years and won't properly form, so that's still a WIP). It's the only ML fanfic I've published that has inspired fanart (but it's not my first fanfic ever to inspire art. That honor goes to my sadly abandoned HA! fanfic What is Truly Meant to Be). Plus, I got to emotionally torture poor Adrien, but also give him a happy ending.

Runner Up, I think, would have to be Prescription for Love, which is my interpretation of what Adrien did off-screen during the season 3 episode "Backwarder." A lot of my reviews have stated how much people loved Kagami in that story despite not particularly enjoying her canon characterization at that point in the series. Plus, Adrien is an oblivious little mush.

Honorable Mentions to the aforementioned Build Your Own Luck as well as my first Christmas-themed story Woven Heartstrings. I am still amazed at how perfect the gifts are for all of the characters, and I was the one who thought of them!!!! Plus, I've had a surprisingly large number of kudos/comments on that story outside of the holiday season, so it must really resonate with people even outside of December. Final Honorable Mention goes to the aforementioned Plagg-Appreciation story Forever in Darkness.

16. What fanfic tropes do you avoid writing for?

Goodness. I actually don't write for tropes. Not really. I aim more for "how close to a legit episode can I make this story?" or just general "This plot bunny showed up and I guess I'm nurturing it now???"

I don't know if I even KNOW all of the basic fanfic tropes....

If I used the This or That (Fanfic Edition) game as a guide, I think the tropes off of that list I'd avoid would be:

Flower Shop AU - I don't know much about flowers for that to be worth trying

Historical AU - I am TRASH at historical anything... although I'm a HUGE steampunkest... go figure

Major AU reworks in general - I am perfectly content snuggled into the canon. I like this show for a reason. And I like fanfic because the world building has already been done for me.

Crack??? - I don't have anything against crack. I quite enjoy it. I just... I'm not creative enough to come up with something so bonkers????

Whump - Not intentionally, at least. I almost never go into a story with the goal to torture the characters. That just... kinda... sorta... happens??? Sometimes???

Enemies to Lovers - I ADORE this trope, but I don't know if I could ever manage to write Adrien/Chat Noir as Marinette's/Ladybug's enemy nearly as masterfully as the other works already out there. Especially when some of my "competition" includes Discordant Sonata by @edendaphne and Curiosity and Satisfaction by @imthepunchlord.

Whew! This was even longer than the 4-question ask from Cyhyr! You ladies sure do know how to get me to talk. 😁

Thanks so much for the ask! Anyone else interested in getting to know more about me and my writing style? Feel free to drop me those asks. 😁

[thelastpilot]

Merman!Nino AU, first kiss????? 👀

The ocean was cold and wild, heaving and slashing at theair. Even from far beneath the waves he could feel the pull and the rage, theroll of thunder shaking him as he pushed against it, driving himself forward.It wasn’t smart to be in a storm like this, where the waves crested high andthreatened to pull you out into the air, only to crash you against its surface.But he couldn’t think of wisdom or stories or warnings, he could only think ofthe barely visible shadow of the hull of a boat, bowing wildly as the wavesrocked it and sucked it down. For a moment the lightning cracked and thesurface was filled with white light, and he could see the familiar shape of itcompletely before it fell back into darkness, thunder dominating the ocean.

He knew the boat so well now, the faded but cared forunderneath of it still showing the pucker in the paint from the barnaclesharshly ripped from the side. Another crack of light and roll of thunder, thewaves pulling him up almost painfully, but he focused on the muffled panickedshouting and kept going, ignoring the cold and the fight and the rage.

When he broke the surface it was only for a second, whatfelt like a half ton of water slamming him back done and stunning him. Heflailed and pushed powerfully against the wave, the muscles of his tail achingfrom the fight to get here but he swam fiercely for the boat. The symphony ofthe storm was almost deafening, but he focused on the shouting and zeroed in onthe dark forms sprinting across the deck through the pounding rain.

Nino swam forward as quickly as he could, being forced belowthe surface several times as he tried to keep an eye on the boat, panic seizinghim as it rode a wave so high it threatened to pitch over. As he finally cameclose enough to shout he was yelling for her, shouting louder and louder overthe thunder and searching the shapeless forms on the deck for her. No onehalted, no one could hear, so he dove closer. Warnings and promises rang in hisears with the thunder but he ignored it, he just pushed forward, riding thewave and crashing with the water into the side of the boat, gasping in pain ashe grappled the railing and shouted again.

This was dangerous, he was completely exposed, but thebright blue scales of his tail caught the flash of lightning and his hearthammered with the waves and he shouted for her again, his grip on the metalslipping.

“Alya!!” he screamed again, gasping as the storm slammed himagainst the hull again, the fury of the air and the ocean for the first time inhis life making him feel like he couldn’t breathe. His grip fumbled and heslipped a bar down, his tail pushing against what water was there as the boat turnedand heaved and allowing him to hold on with his upper body, screaming again asthe thunder cracked.

The humans on board were running back and forth, theirlights swinging and smashing, many going out as they grabbed at ropes andshouted to each other in panic. The waves crashed again and a few were thrownoff their feet, sliding across the deck. Inside where the lights flickered andthe helmsman stood the captain was casting about, searching things before himand the sky and the ocean and shouting things Nino couldn’t hear. Then thelightning cracked, and for a second blinding light drenched the boat, and hesaw soaked, dark red hair.

“Alya!!” he shouted for her, the world being plunged intodarkness and the boat pitching dangerously as the humans scattered, and hesearched for her and searched, and suddenly she was there.

He laughed in pure relief when he saw her face, every inchof her soaked and battered and her glasses cracked but she was there, stillbreathing, still standing. She fell to her knees in front of him, her wet hairclinging to her face as she slid towards him, grabbing the railing too as shelooked into his face.

“What are you doing here!?” she shouted, forced to in orderto be heard over the storm. She said something more but he was still laughingand the thunder was still rolling and he couldn’t hear it, he just looked ather with the furious storm clouds behind her and rode the wave that surgedbeneath him to pull himself up. One hand slipped free and with the next wash oflight and sound and water and rain he grabbed her, pulling her against him andkissing her as the storm raged.

And for a moment there was silence.

There should have been pain and cold and fear, but for amoment and a moment only it was quiet, and she was warm. In that silence shekissed him back, one hand daring to slip from the railing and touching him.

Just one, stolen second.

And the storm crashed again, throwing him painfully into therailing and forcing him down, dragging him beneath the boat as she screamed outfor him.

There were a few terrifying crashes of the waves before shesaw him again, the merman grabbing helplessly at the boat as he tried to shoutout to her.

“You have to get out!! Your boat will never survive here youhave to leave the storm now!!”

“We don’t know which way to go!” she answered hoarsely, herheart hammering from fear and adrenaline and a moment of warmth. “We losteverything!”

“I can take you!!” he answered, holding out his arms desperatelyas he fought to keep his head above water. “Trust me!! Jump in I can take youout!”

“I can’t leave the crew! They’ll die here!”

“Then follow me!” he shouted, pushing his hands against thehull and forcing himself away, fighting to keep his eyes on her. “Follow meout!!”

She shouted his name, but her voice and everyones voice waslost to the storm, and in the flash of lighting she saw the bright blue as itjumped away, swimming powerfully starboard. Another flash and another shine ofblue and she saw him wave, and after another a few moments of crashes andcracks and shouting she stood up, sprinting for the captain.

She knew the way out, and she ran and slipped and climbed tothe tell them.

They just needed to follow the flash of blue, follow it allthe way out.

[inotheflower]

Coming out from hibernation to post some fanart I made based on @edendaphne & @midnightstarlightwrites artistic take on Marinette in the fanfic “When Duty and Desire Meet” —

it’s been my guilty pleasure read recently ahskdnajs ty guys for the wonderful writing/art qwq

[gamma-squad]

The Ultimate Gamma Squad Fic Rec List

From Angst to Fluff to Reveals, fanfiction will make you cry :D

Adrinette

Double Blind Date -  Alya knows Ladybug and Chat Noir's identities, and now that they're finally in the same city at the same time, she is determined to get them to meet.

The Bravery of Adrien Agreste -  adrien ends up living on the streets for a while, it's extremely well written and has also adrien marrying marinette to emancipate from his father.  There's also a sequel, the Bravery of Marinette Dupain-Cheng, which the author is currently writing. 

Lovelace -  Convinced that he's unlovable, Adrien is quickly thrown for a loop when Marinette confesses her love for him out of the blue. An akumatization and reveal later, he changes his mind about being unlovable.

The Bravery of Marinette Dupain-Cheng -  After the defeat of Hawkmoth, Adrien and Marinette are strangers to each other, but somehow… married? - Sequel to The Bravery of Adrien Agreste

Soulmate Survey -  A brand new dating app hits the scene, giving you a percentage of how well you match with someone else. And it is taking the world, and certain teenagers, by storm.

Cats are Colorblind! - Reverse Crush AU - Ladynoir/Adrinette - Adrien is blind but he can... feel Marinette’s features? Which happen to be the same ones as Ladybugs (Reveal)

have the stars blotted out in a brilliant morse code - Fluffy Adrinette moments and reveal? beautiful

Strength - Crack/Fluff oneshot with a reveal

Marry That Girl -  Adrien finds Marinette’s plans for their wedding and just falls

League of Losers - Slightly Different Superhero AU with crack angst and fluff

You, Me & A Little Bit of the Future - future ladynoir asks adrinette to babysit and everythings cute

Practice Makes Purr-fect - Adrinette/Ladynoir + Reveal and kisses (all you need in life <3)

wish you were here - demon au, adrien is just really confused

The Moving Statue - AKDJSSD - Adrinette + Reveal

Operation Mega-Sleepover - Adrinette Sleepover Shenanigans

Butt Dial - Marinette butt dials Adrien and all his plans for a normal afternoon jumped out the window (Reveal)

The Wedding Plans of Marinette Dupain-Cheng - Adrien finds Marinette’s wedding guest list for their future wedding and he’s like ‘WHERE AM I?’ (boy you’re the groom)

Plagg Meets Marinette

i hope that fate will forgive us (for tempting the sea) - mermaid royalty au and arranged marriages - Felix x Bridgette and Adrinette - also the author is v nice <33

The Player and the Princess - Childhood friends turned enemies turned lovers <3

take me back- By marvelousmsmol

By Design - By marvelousmsmol (Still going!)

Graine de toi - By komorebirei (Still going? I’m not sure)

Smoulder - By midnightstarlightwrites (this is adorable and full of ships! Also, finished 36/36).

Lucky Us - By PrincessKitty1 (Sigh, it’s too cute! Finished 30/30).

Facades -   AU with dark!Adrien. Has even a short sequel (lovesquare but mainly centered around the two main ships)

 Kiss shy - By emsylcatac (This is a great one-shot!)

i don't have a latte but give me a shot - By marvelousmsmol (The one-shot, i wish was a series).

 Under Lock and Key - By EdenDaphne, Maerynn (the antics! Finish 10/10)

The Woman With Blue Eyes - By ghostgirl19 (One-shot!)

 Friends By Day, Enemies By Night - By Dristi5683 (This is 49/49, there’s also marichat and angst ladynoir)

A Bride for the Prince - by ChocoluckChipz (Totally_lucky) and TheNovelArtist

Penumbra - Adrienette hurt comfort, rated M for serious topics like implied noncon as a minor

keep me in your thoughts - adrienette soulmate au

Passionfruit- Adrienette soulmate au series with 3 parts

a chat in disneyland - pretty self explanatory, chat noir antics and slightly traumatized workers, everythings great

Finding Diamonds in the Rough -  A prince escaping the confines of his castle. A girl who saves a naive visitor. The connection built between these two of different worlds. Welcome to another Arabian night.

Out of Your Hair -  Adrien wants to support Kitty Section during their first large concert in the park, but dad says no. So of course there’s only one way this can go

Infatuation - Adrinette childhood enemies to ‘I hate you but i seriously want to kiss you’

Blindsided - Adrinette/Ladynoir - Ladybug gets hit by an akuma and goes blind but hey! Adrien/Chat Noir is literally the most amazing person ever and that helps (Reveal)

Just a Friendly Game Night -  The four teenagers arrange a game night at Marinette’s house. What could go wrong

Just Best Friends -  The sequel to ‘Just a Friendly Game Night’ where the teenagers deal with what went wrong

We’ve Got It Covered -  Marinette needs to create a concept album cover design for Jagged Stone, but when she can’t get anything, the stress builds…

Le Prix du Silence -   this is in French, by Etoile-lead-Sama, but it's so worth google translating! Especially her inverted umbrella scene where Marinette gives the umbrella back to Adrien because she wants to rid her feelings for him and in that moment he realises that he's in love with her…  *heartbreak* but it's all wonderful and her slow burn is exceptional

Shop, Bake, Eat... - Crack, mature humor and content

Having a Ball - Adrien and Marinette attend a Victorian ball without recognizing each other.

In Which Adrien Agreste Butt Dials Ladybug - Based on NY Special, what if Adrien kept the remote to the cat toy in his back pocket?

The Jacket - Marinette gives a black jacket to Adrien and he thinks she's figured him out. 

Stuck In A Bakery (With You) -  during the pandemic, Adrien gets stuck in the bakery with Marinette and family. 

MariChat:

Chat Got Your Back - Lila I don’t like you and neither does Chat

Burgundy and Blush -  Marinette needs a date for the dance, and Chat Noir is happy to help. But can the two teens in denial make it through the night without catching feelings?

The Trouble With Kissing Boys -  When an akuma handcuffs Chat Noir and Marinette together, true feelings are revealed… but only to get the cuffs off. Really

double jeu -  An injured Chat Noir leads to a frantic Marinette and frequent midnight visits neither of them had expected to get used to.

Lace or Leather - Sequel to Burgundy and Blush

Stand-In Journalist - MariChat being besties

spark - marichat dating app shenanigans

Forget-Me-Not  -  Marinette looses her memories a little bit (unfinished)

Jealousy - Onesided reveal and then it turns into a love confession and a reveal

When Duty and Desire Meet - By EdenDaphne, midnightstarlightwrites. (Still going! Its so romantic, the yellow rose hits me the most)

Selfless - By ghostgirl19 ( I wish this fic was still going but it’s not! It’s discontinued!! T~T)

The Cat, the Bell, and the Wardrobe (Malfunction) - ChocoluckChipz (Totally_lucky), Eizabet, KryallaOrchid, Maerynn, midnightstarlightwrites. (I know the embracement... It’s also a one-shot!)

The Wingman Visits - By NiuNiu. (This is completed with 16/16 and rated mature!).

I Won’t Hold You Back - THE BEST PROM FIC YOU’LL EVER READ. Adrien invites Mari to prom. In which Adrien Awkward Awkward Awkward Athanase  Agreste makes an appearance. 

A Gamer’s Pride - No miraculous but they’re video game partners and they hate each other but they like each other and HHHHHHHH

Diamonds never leave you... men do! - Marinette the cop and Chat Noir the criminal (they’re dating <3)

Kiss and Dash -  It starts of when Marinette kisses Adrien on a dare and runs off but it really spirals out of control when Chat Noir takes revenge with his own kiss and dash. Do all people kiss the same way? Adrienette/Marichat/Ladynoir/Ladrien. - I THINK I ASCENDED WHILE READING THE FIRST CHAPTER

No Longer Running From -  After an Akuma attack, Marinette runs off in order to avoid Chat Noir, but she didn’t count on him being so willing to come after her.

Chat Blanc - Chat Blanc fights with reveals and Adrien being a good person even when akumatized

Worries - Chat is very concerned for the well-being of Marinette who he has noticed, decides to run into akuma battles in a very much not safe way

Rooftop Tears and Gentle Hugs [Vent] -  Marinette goes mute for a week, and everybody is worried. It seems only a concerned Chat is the one to finally reach her.

Tendencies - (series) lots of good writing starting out as marichat and then a reveal

Just Chatting -  Chat crashes onto Marinette's balcony and continues to visit. Marinette finds herself impulsively getting closer to him, and then everything goes to shit.

Reves de Noir et Blanc - LISTEN. MARICHAT HURT/COMFORT AFTER A NIGHTMARE MAKES ME FEEL CERTAIN THINGS

Physical Touch - Chat Noir, my amazing child, is touch starved. Marinette is happy to help with some cuddles

It’s Okay to Cry - THE SUMMARY ALONE GOT ME FEELING SOME STUFF LET MARINETTE SHOW EMOTION -  Marinette feels the burden of not letting her negative emotions show, since Ladybug cannot let herself be akumatized, no matter what. A cat is there to let her vent.

heartstrings - HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA - they frggin kiss and its dramatic and teenage drama and romace 

Crushed - Stuck under a collapsed building together, Chat Noir and Marinette have a heart to heart.  (Reveal)

Every Heartbeat: A Marichat May 2021 Story:  -   Reeling from a brutally difficult day, Marinette finds her life becomes amazingly complicated after impulsively inviting Chat Noir to spend the evening with her. But when the suave feline begins to weave his way into her heart, she realizes rather quickly just how conflicted her feelings for her partner truly are.

A Roll of the Dice - AVERT YOUR EYES INNOCENT CHILDREN - mature (obviously) Alya gives Marinette an adult dice set and at night time, Chat Noir dares her to use it. 

tell me something i don’t know - the infamous marichat soulmate au by the beloved carpisuns

Trading (Momentary) Burdens - UM. YOU HAD ON RIGHT?? I AM SAD??- Ladybug gets hurt mid-fight and Chat has to turn into Misterbug to save her

Miraculous Dupont -  Marinette finds herself attacked by Chat Blanc, an akuma at the orders of Hawkmoth. But before the akuma can do any damage, she's saved by Chat Noir, a superhero who is fighting the akumas. Chat Noir senses something in her and takes her to the magical school he attends, Miraculous Dupont, where Master Fu, the head teacher, agrees that she has potential to be a Miraculous holder. So Marinette is thrown into a world of hidden identities, akuma fights and mysteries and ends up by discovering that this whole world wasn't that unknown to her to start with, that the boy behind the mask, of whom she desperately falls in love, wasn't a stranger from her too, and it's all connected to two lucky charms, a seal and a mysterious magical potion she (and her friends) should never have been exposed to...

Tyger, Tyger, Burning Bright -  chat noir gives the tiger miraculous to marinette. I love her concept of the tiger miraculous, so cool!

Terror on La Seine - Villains weren't supposed to help when there are others in need. But can Hawk Moth truly stand aside and do nothing? Especially when a young woman he knows personally is in danger? TW: implied trafficking

Madness Within -  If you want slowburn, feral Chat Noir and dark themes this is a great place to start and I’m super excited for what’s to come. Very highly recommend

you came to me with gold and i mended the pieces -  Adrien gets into a really ugly argument with his father, and as a result the poor boy gets a slap right across the face. In a daze, he runs away from home, transforms, and decides to seek comfort in a really close friend of his.

I’ll Be Your (Wing)Man -  When Chat Noir finds Marinette sighing over her failed love life, he decides to help her get the boy of her dreams. Nothing can go wrong here. Absolutely nothing.

The Tendencies Series -  HIGHLY RECOMMEND and will sure to keep you busy for a while

LadyNoir:

A Summer Treat - LadyNoir Icecream date in Shanghai and lovestruck adrien

TKO - LadyNoir workouts and they KISS

Doctor, Doctor, Give me The News (Your Lips Is The Only Cure I Could Use) -   Plagg’s sick, Adrien’s in love, Shit Happens™ 

 Of Yellows, Pinks and Blues - New York Special LadyNoir but with ROSES 

Long Live - LadyNoir based on the song <3

Letters of Lovers - LadyNoir writing down all their feelings on letters BUT THEN AT THE END THEY READ IT + Reveal

A Bad Dream - Ladybug tells Chat about a ‘dream’ where he was Chat Blanc (spoiler alert: it wasn’t a dream)

The Bug and Cat Show - ADKLJSASD READ THIS

You’re My Sight - Adrien is blind but with the miraculous, he can see and this is very much a wonderful thing to happen to him. One day he tells Ladybug.

United - OMFG - ladynoir established relationship (+Reveal)

a nine-year-old - i havent met anyone that hasn’t read this fic but still (im still sorry emsy, i believed you were 9 with my entire heart 😭)

Death By Ladybug - Flirty Ladybug and Flustered Chat Noir

Chat Noir’s White French Man Hitlist For Feminist Purposes - (THIS HAS A PODFIC NOW)

Liquid Luck - LadyNoir Banter + Reveal

Symphony - Adrinette/LadyNoir + Reveal (with the best ending ever omg)

 The Miraculous Tweets of @luckylady and @chatnoir - Internet Shenanigans

Problems - ladynoir fluff

Only a beat a cat can hear - Ladybug tells Chat when he finds out about her blindness that she scared about him leaving her. He’s having none of this self deprecating stuff and reassures her that he loves her a lot and nothing changes that. 

M’Lady - THEIR LAST DAYS AS SUPERHEROES :’’’’))) (Reveal)

It was just a cheek kiss! - Ladybug slowly falling for Chat and them finally getting together (my friends thought I was getting murdered when I readthis. So many screams)

Discordant Sonata - EdenDaphne (Still going!)

like poles of a magnet - By maketea (8/8! It's finished!)

From the Ashes - By MiniMinou (Finish! Btw this is angst and mature rated)

Ladybug and Chat Noir's Guide to the Rooftops of Paris - PipTheMagnificent (One-shot!)

 in the dead of night, your eyes so green - this ones by miraculouslycool so you know its good 

 Day 7: Interview - Chat Noir being cute with kids

Misunderstanding - LadyNoir Identity Shenanigans <3

Not Kitten Around, Badylug - the road to reveal, integrating parts of S4, all in mobile texts. Sweet, funny. The kind of pick-me up you need after an angsty ep.

Two Seconds -  perfect for a light morning read.

i think it’s time i told you (im a fan of your universe) - LadyNoir (AND THEY GET MARRIED)

It’s Not PDA If You’re Just Friends - They’re just friends! Friends can kiss each others shoulders and spin each other around, right?

I Guess That Makes Us Even - Chat Noir dying = REALLY SAD LADYBUG AND COMFORT - its by buggchat so you already know its simply superior

Red Strings and Markers - Soulmate AU my beloved

little kitty on the rood, wearing his lady’s boxers - Adrien in Ladybug boxers, Marinette in the pool with her pjamas, Adrien uses his one braincell and realizes some pretty shocking things (Reveal)

dont let me die alone - okay so you may get a lil sad but you know

Return to Base - LadyNoir laser tag baby, Adrienette laser tag with LadyNoir dynamic, reveal

The Ladyblog Comment Section - they like to annoy alya in the comments. and flirt. but they dont realize the last part yet

Irreplaceable -  Adrien is insecure. Marinette doesn't let anyone talk bad about her partner.

Where are you Chat Noir? -  As the final battle unfolds to their defeat, Hawkmoth and Mayura use plan b and withdraw in a 'Sentiworld', a parallel reality created with an Amok. What's worse, they drag Chat Noir with them. What's even worse, Ladybug can't say goodbye, or I love you. Guilty and desperate, what will she be ready to sacrifice to get her partner back? (Rated R for mature content)

Kitty Chat Kisses -  Give Chat more kisses please, this was so sweet and cute and sad and just...someone give Chat some hugs and kisses and tell him he did a good job

i’ll marry you - Chat Noir talks to his sleepy girlfriend about their future.

Upon the Eiffel Tower, They Reveal it All. -  Chat Noir spots Ladybug heading towards the Eiffel tower without telling him, and when he checks on her, finds out more than he thought he would.

Two Hundred and Fifty Four -  aspik angst :’)

Ladrien:

bang bang - KISSES

whose woods these are (I think I know) - FIRST OF ALL, its a cinderella au and its MAGNIFICENT - Four years after his future turns to cinders, Adrien is a servant in the house he was meant to inherit. Disowned by his father and abused by his stepmother, his days are filled with drudgery until he meets a masked huntress in the forest behind his father's chateau.As his friendship with Ladybug turns to first love, he dreams of a future spent at her side.Then, on the eve of the Princess's masquerade, he meets his guardian—and is granted a wish.

The Tell-Tale Kiss - Adrien gets discouraged when Ladybug turns down Paris’ favorite cat every time. But what if Paris’ favorite model asks her?

The Cat and His Daffodils -  I adore Hanahaki AU’s and this was one was really good and wonderfully angsty.

Post/One Sided Reveal: 

Serendipitous Fate -  With Hawkmoth growing stronger, Chat Noir and Ladybug need to practice. And get teammates. And grow stronger together. Which means learning each other’s identity, no matter the risks. Unfinished, but worth it. Also, there is some smut near the end, but the author warns the reader on the exact chapter and it is very skippable

switch it up - Adrien uses the Ladybug miraculous and everyone simps even harder

Remember That Time When... - Marinette is ready to enjoy her wedding anniversary with her wondrful husband. Except when she wakes up, she’s not going to be able to celebrate her anniversary. In fact, she’s seventeen again.

Divide By Infinity - Post-Reveal Adrinette being adorable and looking at LadyNoir moments

Bad Day - Adrien finds out Marinette’s Ladybug on the toilet and everything just does downhill from there

Get Agrekt - Post Reveal + Drunk Adrien my beloved

Under The Stars - PROPOSAL

Do You Hear That, Love? - Post-Reveal angst and babies

Side Effects of Paw-esome Merch: Model Chokes on Air - Post Reveal Marinette making my poor boy adrien consciously try not to die by wearing Chat Noir merch

Serotonin Boosts - ADRIEN LOVES HIS GIRLFRIEND OKAY?

When the Wedding Bells Toll - Post Reveal Adrinette pretend to date to get free food at a wedding (ha ha guess who fell in love againnnn)

All You Had to Do Was Stay - first of all, OOF - Marinette and Adrien reveal their identities and he panics and Marinette, three years later, sees him again for Alya’s wedding with the urge to both kiss him and punch him in the face

Adrinette April Day 23: Sunset - CUTE FLUFFY PEOPLE (its by sketchy-panda)

Forget-Me-Not - written way before oblivio but basically, oblivio

The Wall Between Us -  Lukanette, Adrigami, Alya finding out, lovesquare reveal, Adrien finding out Gabe is Hawkmoth, then theres Adrinette being in love and MarcNath walking in them making out. Its a whole vibe. Two Seconds was written in response to this :D

Mari Me - CHRISTMAS PROPOSALS AND CHILDREN ARE BEAUTIFUL OKAY?

Trolling Alya -  After Adrien and Marinette reveal their identities to each other, instead of going right into dating, they agree to just be friends and take their time. Alya is not having it.

The Biological Imperative - excellent explicit story with an interesting concept about tikki being able to freeze the power of all miraculouses in her box in case of marinette's pregnancy. Adrienette of course. 

The Closest Thing to Love - god i love a good fake dating story - post reveal Aged Up - adrien decides that the best way to gain independence from his dad was to get married. To who you ask? Of course its his lady, Marinette Dupain Cheng. Nothing could go wrong! They’re just friends after all.

Not A Ship But Hella good Stories

Papa Bear -  In which Tom is the one to figure out Adrien’s home life is putting him in danger and helps Adrien escape.

Nooroo Uses a Swear Word -  He really, really does. But he has a very good reason, so... let's hear him out, shall we? Crackfic, one-shot.

Move to Safety - Sort of a longer take on the ‘ Adrien runs away and seeks shelter with the Dupain-Chengs’. Involves the final battle and Adrien knowing Gabe is Hawkmoth. 

I Know, Kid - Plagg has a very important conversation with his holder when they return home after defeating Guiltrip.

Chat Noir is My Science Teacher - When Mattheu Magan witnesses his chemistry teacher, Adrien Dupain-Cheng, transform into his favorite superhero Chat Noir, he becomes the Monkey Miraculous holder Monkid, going on adventures and learning what it means to be a hero alongside under his new meow-ntor. (OC, Adventure, Aged-up - Yall ive only known Mattheu for like, a month BUT I LOVE HIM WITH ALL MY HEART)

Won’t Tell a Soul - Nino finds out that Marinette is Ladybug and keeps the secret. Kind of. 

Motherfucking Superheroes - Directly following the events of the season 3 finale, Alya Cesaire decides to create a groupchat with all the known Miraculous holders, which sets off an investigation into Ladybug’s identity. (Crack, Groupchat/Text fic)

My Boy - Gabriel creates a sentimonster copy of himself to free himself from unimportant matters, but he didn’t expect it to become more human than himself. (Angst, Mentions of torture)

The Malicious Pavilin - Evil gay Emilie is a whole ass mood

Never Sing At Home - Based on that ‘hey, bad news and good news. Bad news, Hawkmoth knows my identity, good news, I know his!’ prompt on tumblr

Bite off more than you can chew and you’ll choke - Lila gets exposed fics my beloved

ouef, ouch, owie - Chat and Rena plan some Aspik-related shenanigans to cover up Chat’s secret identity when Ladybug decides to have all the Miraculous heroes train together. (Crack)

What the Cat Dragged In - MCU Crossover

the last day on earth - Chat Blanc angst is top-tier

Air Miraculous - Miraculous but with Basketball and Shoes

how the strings intertwine - MDC Fic - UNFINISHED BUT AMAZING

Nine Lives - Hurt/Comfort, Adrien Centric

In Good Hands -  in which Ladybug tells Chat Noir about her new confidant and Chat chooses his own.

How Nino Waged War with Gabriel Agreste - By ChocolateXMyMouth (Still going!)

The Inappropriate Touching Talk -  this is another pure crack. Gabriel finds out that Adrien "touches inappropriately" Marinette and decides to have "the talk" (or rather have someone else have the talk with him)

Broken - Cop AU with lots of angst :D

Informant - miracuclass group chat au with identity shenanigans 

Lucky Fox Paradox - Marinette gives succeeds in giving Alya the ladybug miraculous. And regrets it. Enter, the fox miraculous.

“I have plan” - based on the ‘Ladybug joins the fight as multimous and she and rena rouge won’t let adrien leave to transform and its just crack’

Sting -  Chat Noir mysteriously vanished, and as much as Ladybug hates it, she can’t do her job alone. Which is why she decides to give Adrien to bee miraculous until her partner returns!

Accidental Dates - The four friends make a group chat to plan game nights. Some people tend to take it further

Leave for Mendeleiev -  Marinette is in Mendeleiev’s class instead of Bustier’s, meaning new friends and different relationships

Ridiculous, Utterly Ridiculous - rejected one time too many, Chat Noir ends in tears on someone's balcony. No, not Marinette's. Chloé's. And no, it doesn't end with an adrikloe (or how it's called). Chloé actually ends up being a good friend (*insert ohhhh of surprise*)

I’ll Handle This - Adrien accepts a deal with Plagg for the black kwami to resolve his problems. And Plagg succeeds. 

let’s get covered in flames and play some games with the smoke -  1920s enemies to lovers soulmates au that makes me want to jump off a building in a good way

Ruffled -  Harry Potter AU

Passionfruit -  Adrienette soulmate au series with 3 parts

Repetition -  One day adrien stumbles upon hawkmoth’s lair. In response, Gabe wipes his memory and is done with it. until it happens again, and again, and again…

Bite Me. -  Vampire!Alya one-shot. Really good world-building in this one chapter alone!

“I have a plan.” -  Really funny one-shot where Marinette’s idea of going in as Multimouse doesn’t exactly pan out how she wanted it to.

Back to Us -  After a reveal so shocking it rocks the core of Paris itself, the villain Hawk Moth is finally defeated...at a great personal cost to heroes Ladybug and Chat Noir. With the city safe, they go their separate ways, returning to the lives they were forced to put on hold since receiving their Miraculous.

Free Falling - Fantastic story with amazing and well written themes that I really just adored reading. Beautifully written and wonderful plot/story

Other Ships (outside of Love Square):

The Worst and Best Thing - GabeNath, drama and angst with a happy ending

Operation Lovebirds -  DJWifi - Alya and Nino try and get Adrien and Marinette together, and get more than they thought they would

Phase Eight - Sequel to Operaton Lovebirds -  Three years after the failure of Operation Lovebirds, Alya and Nino’s relationship is tested when Alya comes across a startling secret.

Cola Date - DJWifi -  When Alya finds herself on a date with the wrong guy she searches for unconventional help to get her out of this. Luckily, the cute waiter doesn't mind to help her out with a favor.

Soundless - Lukadrien - Luka has the Ladybug Miraculous and can pretty much tell who’s Chat Noir

Hotdogs and Icecream - Lukagami - Luka and Kagami hanging out while Adrinette are being in love during the NY Special

[matchaball]

like flying, like falling

I got the loveliest @edendaphne as a part of a little gift exchange! I wanted to do something for sidekick!Adrien au, especially based off a few of her wonderful drawings! Thank you @powerdragonmoon for your help, and thank you @baneismydragon for pulling this together! 

“It's just like flying, I swear.”

Ladybug eyes the motorcycle purring quietly away beneath Chat’s hands with doubt.

“When you said I was going to be entertained, this isn't what I imagined,” she says, hands on her hips. Her eyes follow the blades of silver light running along the polished, black metal of the motorcycle’s solid frame, up to the point where Chat’s leather-clad leg bisects the view as he braces his feet against the ground. Her gaze travels up, instead, to the sleek leather of his tight pants, to the tailored, fitted cut of his bulletproof jacket.

The thing about leather is that it leaves little to the imagination- little, but just enough...

“Want to ride me?” Chat offers.

Ladybug can see the way her jaw drops open at the suggestion, reflected in the mirror-clean visor of Chat’s helmet. The visor slides up with a sharp click in the next second, revealing his green eyes, acid-bright in the night and comically wide in panic.

“Ride with me, with me,” he squeaks, voice cracking in his haste to correct himself. He coughs, and hurriedly adds, “It’s super safe, I promise.”

Except that Chat’s definition of safe is often way off base from her own. Ladybug still vividly remembers the one time he leaped off a building and landed on his moving motorcycle with a wild, exhilarated whoop that did not match the rush of sheer terror that jammed her heart up her throat at the time. She’s pretty sure he knocked off at least five years off her lifespan in that single moment.

Still, when his hand unfolds out toward her, she takes it without a second thought.

“Like flying, you said?”

“Hey, you've got your magical supersuit,” he laughs. “These are my wings.”

Ladybug can feel the moment she gives in as his eyes sparkle at her. She swings a leg over the motorcycle and settles in snugly behind Chat, wriggling until her front is pressed to his back. Her hands take their time ghosting up his hips and around his lean waist; even through the leather, she can feel his pulse quicken, can see when his breath hitches in his throat even as he slides his visor back down.

“Alright handsome boy,” she purrs into his ear, underscoring the heavy beat of his thundering heart. “Show me what you've got.”

The motorcycle stirs beneath them before awakening with a roar. Chat kicks off, and then only the wind catches Ladybug’s delighted shrieks as they race down the empty city streets.  

Riding his motorcycle always fills Chat’s veins with adrenaline, but Ladybug’s exhilarated laughter and warm, possessive hold around him makes him feel positively electric. The city passes by them in flashes as they travel along the lightning of the moment.

“Enjoying yourself?” Chat yells back at her.

Her grip around him tightens, and the way her hands splay over his chest is not entirely necessary for her safety, but is utterly capable of producing a flush that shudders over his whole body.

“Definitely!” she yells against the wind, the teasing grin audible in her voice. “But if you wanted flying, then I can do one better.”

- - - 

“This is falling,” Adrien argues. His helmet and motorcycle rest in a tucked away alleyway, safe from any curious passerby and woefully far from the high rooftop he and Ladybug stand on.

“You coming, chaton?” Her yoyo swings in lazy circles as she beckons him over to her with her free hand. He comes, irresistibly drawn to her like a magnet.

“My turn to show you how it’s done,” Ladybug laughs. Her yoyo snaps back to her hip before she turns around and offers her back, gesturing clearly for him to hop on.

He slowly steps right up behind her, savouring the way her muscles tense at his proximity. His breath ghosts along her neck, raising goosebumps, before he murmurs, “Ready?”

Before she can answer, he jumps up and wraps himself around her back, hooking his legs over her hips and slinging his arms over her shoulders. He laughs, a shit-eating grin on his face, as Ladybug curses and stumbles at the sudden weight. She quickly finds her balance again and straightens up, turning her head to the side so he can see the unimpressed look on her face. Mischief glitters bright in her the sky of her eyes though, betraying her amusement.

“Dirty trick,” Ladybug comments.

“Nothing dirty about it,” Adrien assures her with a wink. He chuckles against her neck as she turns to face the front again with a huff, a blush rising from the high collar of her suit. His hold around her tightens as she braces a hand under one of his legs and unhooks her yoyo from her hip with the other.

“Don't scream,” she reminds him.

“Not a problem.” Then, as her yoyo begins spinning before them, he asks, “Do I even weigh anything to you?”

“Nah, it's like holding a couple of grapes,” Ladybug laughs. Despite the levity of her answer, heat pools at the bottom of Adrien’s stomach as he marvels at her strength, at the way she effortlessly, easily holds him up. Before he can worry about the unexpected turn of his thoughts, her yoyo whips out, hooks onto a nearby rooftop, and launches them into the air, saving him from himself.

He’s watched her fly over the cityscape dozens, hundreds of times, through camera feeds he’s hacked into from his computer, and through the dark visor of his helmet when he rides out into the streets to help her. Ladybug is nothing but purposeful and sure in her every move, her every step. He’s seen it, over, and over, and over again.

But feeling it is something else entirely. Even with his added weight, she lands and leaps with total control, with an ease and confidence to be envied. They soar up into the clear night air, high enough until they seem like the only two people in the world with all the city laid before them.

The wind flying by on the long drop down claims Adrien’s wild, ecstatic whoop. When his eyes begin to water from the speed, he buries his head into the crook of Ladybug’s neck, laughter still spilling over in his giddiness.

“I still don’t know if I’d call this flying,” he says, his lips tracing her skin. He can feel her swallow as his words press on her neck, can feel the way she falters ever so slightly as she swings them both down to land on the solid ground of a rooftop. Emboldened, he gives a little nip, smiling at her quiet gasp, before humming, “It’s falling.”

Ladybug stills, her muscles tense, her breaths coming in quick and hot. That can be blamed on adrenaline and exertion- but not entirely.

Adrien murmurs, “I’m still falling.”

His steel-toed boots hit the ground and Ladybug turns on him like fire unleashed, grabbing his collar and pulling him down into a deep kiss that has him not flying, not falling, but floating and seeing stars. He wastes no time in winding his hands around her slim waist, his fingers tracing the curved red pattern of her suit.

“That was so cheesy,” Ladybug groans breathlessly as they break apart.

“It worked,” he grins as she pulls the zipper of his jacket down.

“If you’re free enough to talk, you’re free enough to make good on your promise to me earlier,” she reminds him, her hands diving beneath his jacket to trace hard muscle beneath the thin black turtleneck. Her fingers rake over his stomach and she grins as she feels him gasp at her touch.

Instead of coming onto her strong like she expects, Adrien lifts her chin up with a hand and captures her lips in a soft, slow kiss. The unexpected tenderness completely wipes her mind blank as she sinks into him, heat simmering low in her belly. His hand tangles into her hair and just as she begins to relax, he gives a sharp, authoritative tug, pulling a moan from her throat as her head rears back.

Ladybug’s hands bunch the bottom of his turtleneck up in frustration, but she gives as good as she gets as she hooks her fingers into his belt loops and pulls his hips flush against hers, startling a groan from Adrien.

Undeterred, his head dips down, lavishing attention onto whatever bare skin he can reach. He leaves a necklace of kisses and hickeys around her throat for her to wear. His grip on her hair tightens when she tries to lean forwards to kiss him again, leaving him free to take his time planting kisses along her cheeks, her forehead, the corners of her mouth, everywhere but where she wants it most.

He gets closer and closer then always denies her, until a frustrated whine finally escapes her.

With Ladybug’s short hair and long ribbons hopelessly tousled from his hands, her cheeks flushed a bright red, and her eyes burning fever bright in excitement and want, Adrien grins as he leans forward to purr into her ear.

“How's that for entertainment?”

[their-destinys-writer]

I posted 122 times in 2022

That's 103 more posts than 2021!

17 posts created (14%)

105 posts reblogged (86%)

Blogs I reblogged the most:

@buggachat

@frostedpuffs

@zoe-oneesama

@carpisuns

@overworkedunderwhelmed

I tagged 110 of my posts in 2022

Only 10% of my posts had no tags

#miraculous ladybug - 49 posts

#ml - 22 posts

#bakery enemies au - 14 posts

#marichat - 13 posts

#writing - 11 posts

#ml spoilers - 9 posts

#fanfic - 8 posts

#scarlet lady au - 7 posts

#adrinette - 7 posts

#miraculous - 6 posts

Longest Tag: 94 characters

#i hate been so busy that i had to get through the entire work day to finally watch the episode

My Top Posts in 2022:

#5

Exaltation literally revived me. I am literally sitting in front of my computer, furiously writing. I’ll be damned if I don’t have at least 90% of this chapter done!

18 notes - Posted November 3, 2022

#4

“Yes!” Ladybug punched the air. “We still have ten minutes left!”

Chat Noir landed behind her, barely catching his breath.

“We missed a whole block back there,” he panted.

“We did?”

“Uuugh, we need to go back.” Chat Noir threw his head back as he said it. “I don’t wanna.”

“Wait!” Ladybug had grabbed his tail, right as he had turned around to take a running jump.

Chat Noir looked over his shoulder, giving her a stare that sent goosebumps down her spine. She bit her lip, trying to think of a justification for her decision, but couldn’t find one.

“Let’s stay,” Ladybug resolved to say. The truth was easier anyway. “I don’t care right now. Paris will survive one night we don’t do a full sweep of the city. I wanna rest. With you.”

Chapter 6 of Rattled is up. Check out my contribution for the @mlbigbang, updated every Saturday.

20 notes - Posted February 20, 2022

#3

I have so many questions about the trailer. Like, is Master Fu DEAD? Did she just find the earrings on the FLOOR? Why does the yoyo have a mind of its own? How does it fly? Did they just break a centuries old window?

25 notes - Posted December 4, 2022

#2

You are the Music in Me: Lukanette Fan Zine

We can finally share our pieces! The Lukanette Fan Zine has finally been shipped and we are allowed to share our pieces. I had the honor to write a story in art collaboration with the awesome @edendaphne, who made gorgeous artwork depicting a scene from it. Show her some love! And thank you to the team behind @youarethemusicinme-lukanette for letting me be a part of it. Enjoy some Lukanette goodness!

Wedding Magic

No one said seeing Luka in a well-tailored tux would make life—and a confession—so much harder than it already was. But alas, there Marinette was, doing her best to not drool on her own sparkly Maid of Honor dress. Just as she let out another wistful sigh, said man tucked a stray hair behind his ear.

Oh yeah, because the handsome suit wasn’t enough, he also had his hair slicked back. For the first time in his life, according to Juleka.

The sigh turned into a noise more akin to a whimper. When did Luka become so handsome? How long had she been away for? How long had she been fantasizing with confessing her feelings for him, that he suddenly seemed ten times more attractive?

“You’re doing it again,” a voice sang next to her.

“I can’t help it,” Marinette whined, turning to Rose. “I’ve never seen him like this before. He looks so good. And the way he’s laughing…” Her eyes turned soft. “I’ve never seen him so happy.”

“He better be,” Rose laughed. “He would be a terrible Best Man if he wasn’t happy for his own sister.”

“That would make him a terrible brother,” Marinette agreed, gaze still locked on those irresistible silky strands that made her want to brush her fingers through it.

“Marinetteeee,” Rose sang again.

The lovestruck woman whimpered once more. “I need a distraction. Yup, that’s what I need.”

Marinette pushed her way through the crowd until finding a waiter carrying glasses of wine. She grabbed one and made a round around the room, stopping to chit-chat with several old classmates.

But in less than ten minutes, she was already back merely three meters away from the Best Man. She watched for a moment, as Luka laughed at something Mylène had said. Marinette let out a resigned sigh, ready to give up and leave it for another time. Yet, just as she was turning, Mylène left her spot, leaving Luka on his own.

This was it. It was the perfect moment. Marinette stood straight, squaring her shoulders, chin up high. A deep breath filled her lungs, giving her the needed confidence to take large strides to him.

“Luka, I—”

Marinette slipped on the skirt of a table, tripping her enough to spill some of her wine on the very man she was calling. Her eyes almost shot out of her eyes, as the shirt and vest of the gorgeous suit became tainted in plum.

“Marinette, are you okay?” Luka asked, his hands holding her elbows.

“Your suit,” she breathed.

“My suit is fine,” he insisted, attempting to catch her gaze, which was focused on his chest. “I’m more worried about you. Do you need anything?”

“I-I…” Marinette sighed in resignation, all confidence gone. “I’m fine. Let me help you with that.”

She lightly pulled on his arm to lead him to the doors next to the bar, into the kitchen. Once inside, Marinette sought out the first aid kit her parents always took to events they catered. Something they had learned to do after one too many accidents that ended with several scrapes on Marinette’s knees.

“I’m not hurt,” Luka said, brows furrowed.

“It’s for the shirt,” Marinette clarified. “I can mix this with dish soap to clean it up.”

She took out a bottle of hydrogen peroxide, along with a teacup, a spoon, and the soap. As she did a small chemistry experiment, her eyes remained focused, refusing to look at the object of her current embarrassment.

“Marinette,” Luka said quietly, lightly touching the hand that was furiously mixing the ingredients, making it stop. “I know I never ask you to tell me what’s wrong, but I can’t help but feel this is about me.”

Her lips pressed together. How is he always so perceptive, she thought. Shoulders slumping, Marinette let go of the spoon.

“I was gonna talk to you about something. But I lost my nerve,” she admitted. “And now I can’t find it again.” The hand that was on the spoon moved to pick up a cloth napkin instead, and dip it in the mixture. “This should help with the shirt.”

When Marinette was about to start scrubbing away the stain, Luka’s hand was back on hers, this time with more strength. As she looked up, she was startled to see how close he was. So close, she could make out the light pink color on his cheeks.

“You know you can trust me with anything, right?” he said, with a husky voice she had never heard come from him. 

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249 notes - Posted April 30, 2022

My #1 post of 2022

You know what the craziest part of Elation is? Suddenly, a whole lot of the people I have been following for years, who had moved on to other fandoms, suddenly just showed back up. Screaming Marichat at the top of their lungs.

265 notes - Posted November 3, 2022

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[maerynn-blog]

“Chat Noir was currently an interesting shade of red.

A shade that, up until that day, was still unknown to the human species.

In the seat in front of him, Alya gasped loudly, stammering a half-hearted apology, the shame she put in her words not quite reaching her eyes.

The hero face-palmed, his cheeks burning hot, and groaned miserably, “Not again.””

This is a sneak peek of Snap Chat, the drabble I wrote for The Cat, the Bell, and the Wardrobe (Malfunction), the collab I did with @chocoluckchipz @kryallaorchid @midnightstarlightwrites and @eizabet for the birthday of the amazing @edendaphne   !!!

We had a lot of fun writing it!

[fuyusarah]

While I was writing this Feral!Adrien drabble, @edendaphne gave me the will to continue. Look at this masterpiece. Bless.

[miraculouslycool]

Mlb fix recs???

I gotchu ;D

Dug all these in my AO3 bookmarks.And I don’t know everyone’s tumblr handles so sorry I can’t tag them!

With every heartbeat I have left (I’ll defend your every breath) - by lalaunaoscura (Adrienette - Post Reveal, they’re married in this one, super fluffy, pregnancy reveal in the funniest way ever)

The A Brand New Dawn series by whitebear_ofthe_tribe (3 Parts, still ongoing. Future College AU, but not really lol. Canon divergent from Season 1.)

i think it’s time i told you (i’m a fan of your universe) by a_miiraculer, @clairelutra (Aged up Ladynoir, Pre-reveal, marriage proposal but angsty angsty angsty)

The Other You by @chocoluckchipz and maerynn (Aged up, fashion designer Marinette, Teacher/CEO Adrien, Enemies to Friends to Lovers, the angst and fluff is chef’s kiss)

Smoulder by @midnightstarlightwrites (Canon divergent from season 1 but it’s one of the best older fanfics I have ever read!! Identity shenanigans, super fluffy, super angsty, mutual pining on all sides but extra stupid and dumb and sweet in the best way)

Two Hundred Seventeen Days by @mostlovedgirl-writes and @zenmisery (Made for LoveSquareFluffWeek2020, Aged up Characters, Adrienette fluffy goodness, hella underrated fic, they get fake engaged in this lol) 

Puppy Love by @coccinellesroses (Aged up Adrienette, No Miraculous AU, Fashion designer Marinette adopts a dog named Tikki and needs Dog Trainer Adrien’s help in obidience training ;) )

Makings of a Marriage by @thenovelartist (three-shot of married, post reveal love square, lots of domestic fluff) 

The Open Line by @sariahsue (LET ME TELL YOU HOW MUCH I LOVE THIS FIC AND HAVE CRIED ALL THE 40000 SOMETHING TIMES I’VE READ IT OK- made for Ladynoir July 2019, post-Oblivio, Ladybug falls HEAD OVER HEELS for Chat Noir and he is SO confused as to why and they just love and care and respect and just would jump off cliffs for each other AND IT’S JUST SO GOOD HAHA kill me pls)

Lucky Us by PrincessKitty1 / @geek-fashionista on Tumblr (Email AU, No Miraculous AU, Aspiring designer Marinette and Model Adrien, Mutual Pining on all sides, best slow burn EVER, and the dialogue is so witty and well-written and the PLOT ugggghhhh its amazing give it a read)

Second Chances by @thenovelartist (Single Dad Adrien employs Marinette as his daughter Emma’s nanny, so sweet and cute and Dadrien makes me weak I cri)

For This, We Are Partners by BreG21 (Made for Ladynoir July 2019, post-dating, pre-reveal Ladynoir, and might I just add i’m so grateful for fics like this one and The Open Line that have pre-reveal Ladynoir who are so gaga for each other even though they don’t know WHO the heck the other person is and just don’t care no matter what comes their way, they’ll face it together) 

A Bride for The Prince by @chocoluckchipz and @thenovelartist (is it that obvious that I love both their works so much? lol. Royalty AU, Middle Ages, Prince-Adrien-who-moonlights-as-Guard-called-Chat-Noir and Maid Marinette who is pretending to be a Lady to court the prince, it’s so fluffy and cute and I’m a sucker for Royalty AUs)

Bound to Be by @crystaljins (Another Royalty AU ft. Arranged Marriage!! The best combo!! Marinette is the long-lost princess and future queen of a kingdom and she agrees to marry some dude named Adrien who is the prince of the neighbouring kingdom so that she can save her dying adoptive father - it’s soooooooo good)

Discordant Sonata by @edendaphne (BOTH THIS FIC AND ITS AUTHOR ARE ICONIC!!! Enemies AU but they both secretly have a Thing for each other and Chat’s father is Evil and he is forced to be Evil too but this Beetle girl who calls herself Ladybug has melted his heart with her kindness - features Marichat as roommates Who Are Totally Not Falling Asleep In The Same Bed hahahahaha. And Eden is not just a great writer, she’s a fantastic artist too!! I’m dying at how beautiful her DS redesigns for Ladybug and Chat are omg)

(Also is it cheating if I do some self-promo here?)

Right now these are the only three fics I have written that I can actually stand -

Her Light To His Darkness (Canon - Divergent from Season 3, Aged Up Characters. Ladybug is struggling and drowning from the stress that being a guardian offers and as a result hers and Chat’s relationship is strained, but don’t worry, it gets better! Mutual Pining on all sides, I wrote this in 2 months as a coping mechanism, whoopeee)

Laser Pointers (I was inspired by how trigger happy Adrien got in the New York special when it comes to catching Marinette.)

in the dead of night, your eyes so green (mutual pining Ladynoir, aged up, they go on a date as civilians but with their masks still on, very very very long one shot, about 12.6k words and I wrote it in like three days hahaha what was I thinking)

Anyways, I hope you enjoy these!! 

[winterlili]

This is my addition to @edendaphne ‘s DTIYS! Eden I’m a huge fan of yours, both your art and any collab or writing you do yourself. I was thrilled to be a part of this!! Thanks for being a part of this fandom!! We all love you!! ❤️❤️❤️

Here is her original post!!