#lukanette I AM SORRY!

[margarethelstone-2]

"You tired already?" "I'm tired still." ~~~~~

so ages ago I had this idea for a marichat comic but because comics are hard and my motivation often can't even last long enough for a single panel, it got buried with all the other wips and forgotten, so much that rn i can't even remember what it was supposed to be about. heck, i might even swap it with lukanette at this point and write a fic for them or whatever, because that's just how my brain goes.

what i mean is, please see this as an opening to whatever pairing/story you want and let your imagination go from there.

old sketch under the cut:

[goldenlaurelleaveswrites]

Fic authors self rec! When you get this, reply with your favorite five fics that you've written, then pass on to at least five other writers. Let’s spread the self-love ❤️

Ahhhhhh, Nonny!!! This is so hard to answer! I love all my fics (otherwise I wouldn't write them). So I guess I'll post the five I've loved the most recently and that are posted (I don't want to include ones that aren't posted yet because who knows when they'll go up 😅 😂)

In no particular order... (and without the actual blurbs for each story because some of them are a bit long)

December Dreams (AO3)

It's just a simple little story about two people in love (and it's Christmas).

All it Takes to Grow (AO3)

Another, fluffy little story. Specifically, a meet cute with all the balcony scenes.

The Big Day (AO3) - in progress

Luka and Marinette's wedding day doesn't go exactly as planned...

Chords and Courtship (AO3) - in progress

My Regency AU, aka, my excuse for all the romance.

I Should be Asleep (AO3) - in progress

This one is a little different in the way I've written it, but I am a sucker for these two falling in love.

I'm obviously in the romance mode right now, which is definitely informing my answers 😂

And I'm going to cheat and also say The Weight of the Mask (AO3) (in progress) because it's such an exciting and challenging story to write

[bmx3-lukanette-blog]

(This blog isn’t dead. And while I’m back, I can’t promise frequent updates.) In the meanwhile, enjoy this lil’ snippet of a oneshot I’m currently writing. It's only Luka & Tikki right now, but Lukanette is implied. 

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"Is she happy?"

"No."

"But I thought-"

"So did she… but you know our Mari." The Kwami responded from her spot on Luka's shoulder. "She's way too in over her head when it comes to the Agreste." She said bitterly, as she wasn’t really fond of the blonde. Honestly, what did her holder even see in him?

Tikki knew how much Mari always stressed to make things perfect between them. Her crush on Adrien had always been so unhealthy, unlike the one she had on Luka.

"Remind me again why you let her go."

"You know why, Tikki… I could never make her that happy." He sighed. "Everyone knows Adrien is the one."

"You're an idiot if you think he's good enough for her. Honestly, did you hit your head somewhere? Because I don't get it."

"I don't like it anymore than you do, but we gave it a fair shot."

"No, you didn't! Marinette was scared, and you didn't know her identity then… so there was a reason for that break-up, but now? Now you know and that's no longer an obstacle in your way!" Tikki practically screamed, annoyed with the guitarist. She wanted her holder's happiness, and deep down she knew Marinette was going after the wrong guy. "So stop being stupid, and get her back! Because I am tired of hearing her freak out about Adrien time and time again."

[tempests-bards-and-birds]

me: i should be working on my requests

my brain: yeah yeah buuuuuuut look at this -> ✨ladynoir in silencer✨

[spikartxx]

LBSC Secret Admirer Exchange 2024

Hello! Long time no see hehehe

Anywhoooooo~ I decided to take a tiny break from school duties and I participated in the LBSC Secret Admirer Exchange of this year! Organized by @lovebugs-and-snakecharmers (quite a lovely event, as always!)

I’ve never forgotten my Lukanette roots hehehe so here I am!

*drum rolls* 🥁✨

@trixxiephantomhive … I’m your secret admirer this year! ♪( ´θ｀)ノ✨

I did this piece based on the third prompt you proposed! It was a wonderful time reading the story, so it was a pleasure doing this piece too! I hope you enjoy it~

Also, sorry for the delay, I’ve had quite a busy day, but here it is, yaaaaaay!

Happy Valentine’s Day! 🩷

[kari-go]

Welcome!

You can call me Kari, my pronouns are she/her. English isn't my main language, so I make mistakes sometimes. Please be aware that I am a minor.

I post my art here, currently only of Miraculous Ladybug (kwami swaps mostly) and my own AU

I have a sideblog just for the kwamis so if you have any questions about them (that don't really apply/correlate to MD), ask them there. I won't answer them here.

My asks are always open so ask away (especially about my au pls)

I get nervous with social interactions and like to think that I'm funny, so sorry if I'm awkward.

Requests

My kwami swap requests are currently closed.

Rules:

I'll do a maximum of 4 characters per request

I'll use my au's rules, so the show's miraculous might look different or not exist at all, in that case, I will not do that request

list of all the miraculous

I won't do characters from other fandoms/shows, only ML (my version ofc, so no Adrien) and my ocs

Drawing takes time so please be patient with me :]

Miraculous Disaster

MD is my Miraculous Ladybug au. I guess you could consider it a rewrite even though that wasn't my intention. It's very much in a production hell right now but you can still ask questions. I always appreciate the interest :D

Other stuff about ML:

I stopped watching the show around season 3 and get the new stuff from Tumblr and the wiki.

I don't really care about Adrien (I hc her as trans tho) and she doesn't exist in MD

I don't ship the lovesquare

actually, the only canon thing I ship is Lukanette lol

[flightfoot]

So, that one ask about Luka got me curious: Do you have fic recs for Luka being an actual, fleshed out person? I know you read a lot of fic and you mentioned it specifically, so I thought you might? I'd be interested in really getting into his head. Bonus points if there's Lukagami involved (since that's my preference), but stuff about Wishmaker or Desperada or any other episode were he was particularly relevant should be the most interesting? Or Couffaine/Jagged family stuff. If you do, thanks!

Sorry it took me nearly a week to answer this, but there was a fanfic one my radar I needed to read first, since I suspected it would be perfect for this list. And I was right!

In The Shadows by @19thsentry-blog is the best Luka fic I've ever read. I just finished binging it today, and am looking forward to reading its sequels!

On one side is Luka, 140-year-old Snake Miraculous holder and keeper of the Guardian's secrets, on the other is Marinette Dupain-Cheng, a relatively newly minted hero of Paris and Guardian of the Miracle Box. Each is looking to fulfill their promises to their now gone mentors to reunite the Kwamis and keep them safe. Sounds simple--until you throw in a rocky start, the Atlantic Ocean, Félix Graham de Vanily, and a whole host of secrets…and suddenly simple becomes complicated (story of Marinette's life, right?).

Yes, this is a Lukanette fic. I don't normally read those since I've had enough bad experiences during my early days in this fandom (particularly while season 3 was airing) with Adrien, Alya, the class, etc getting demonized in those sorts of fics, that it put me off of the pairing as a whole, even though the pairing itself is fine (I happily read poly fics that include Lukanette so long as Adrien's in there too, since those have historically been pretty nice to all the characters).

This one I decided to take a chance on, since I read one of 19thsentry's more recent works (See This Chance, a FeLuka fic where Luka's a ghost, it's under 4000 words so if you want something bite-sized it's a good read), was impressed, and decided to give "In the Shadows" a shot since it had an interesting premise and the sequels sounded like they were nice to Adrien and Alya, with the second fic featuring Alya as Scarabella and the third fic going into Adrien adjusting to adult life post Hawkmoth-defeat.

I wasn't disappointed. I adore how fair it was to all of the characters, From Luka to Adrien to Marinette to Felix, and even though it's tagged as having slight Master Fu bashing, it's fair to him as well. Felix received some of the most interesting characterization in fact. He's not exactly the greatest guy, and he's not super well-liked for good reason, but he is intriguing and I found myself enjoying watching his machinations, as well as him very obviously getting a crush on Viperion that he resolutely tried to ignore. 19thSentry's love for FeLuka shown through here quite a bit.

Luka's a little different since he has a very different backstory in this fic than in canon, but he's still recognizably himself. We get to see a lot of his thoughts, feelings, concerns, and baggage, and while his feelings for Marinette are an important part of the fic, they're not the driving force behind his entire character, he's got a lot of other things going on.

Honestly even if you're normally put off by Lukanette, I'd still recommend this fic, just for the plot and characterization alone, it's really solid and deserves FAR more attention than it's gotten.

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Now as for other Luka fics, ones that build out his characterization while still being recognizably him, I'd be remiss if I didn't bring up this next fic, though it's not Luka-centric by any stretch of the imagination.

one does not love breathing by @wackus-bonkus-maximus

All of Paris watched as Hawkmoth murdered Chat Noir, taking the Black Cat Miraculous for himself. Ladybug swears revenge, but her enemy—and every miraculous in his possession—disappear without a trace.

Six years later, a new team of villains launches an attack for the last remaining Miraculous: Volpina, armed with new powers; Queen Bee, with questionable loyalty; Argos, the new holder of the Peacock Miraculous; and Cat Walker, who Ladybug hates the most.

Takes place after S4 - Strike Back.

I adore this fic for so many reasons, but as far as Luka goes, this is the fic that gave me the best insight into why Luka might have lied to Ladybug in Wishmaker about not discovering hers and Chat's identities, and didn't bring up that he knew them in Ephemeral, when it was relevant. One of my biggest issues with Luka has been my inability to get into his head, to see what he could reasonably have been thinking and feeling that makes his actions and characterization in the show make sense. Wackus delivered here, really showcasing what he might have been thinking in those cases, with Luka not wanting to rock the boat, afraid of causing harm, until a catalyst came along and spurred him to action. Luka's characterization in one does not love breathing may not be the focus of the fic, but it's one of the parts of it that stands out the most for how unique and exceptional it is.

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When Feelings Are Too Big For Words by ClockworkCaptain

When Luka takes a gig playing for a drag show he's falls hard and fast for the drag queen Buttercup who uses her performances to work through her own emotions. Meanwhile Adrien's been using drag to work through his own emotions and thinks maybe Luka coming back into his life and showing interest might mean a second chance.

Made for @mlsecretsanta 2022

I greatly enjoyed this one-shot, seeing Luka's feelings about "Buttercup", and him getting to know Adrien a bit better. It's a fun read!

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Come Take My Hand by @carelisswriting

Luka heard his soulmate for the first time when he was ten. All he knows about her is that she likes fencing. It's just a coincidence that Kagami likes fencing, right?

(Lukagami Soulmate AU, written for the Miraculous Ladybug Secret Santa Exchange!)

You specifically mentioned liking Lukagami, so I recommend giving this one-shot a shot! I loved seeing Luka figure out that Kagami was his soulmate especially, with Kagami having figured it out first.

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Forced Perspective by @emmalylis

A bodyswap akuma hits Ryūko and Viperion, then promptly vanishes. While Ladybug and Chat Noir track down the akuma, Luka and Kagami must live each other’s lives. Along the way, they discover some things about each other.

Another Lukagami one-shot here that I think you might enjoy! They both have to live with each other's families, which is interesting.

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Transparency by kopycat_101

Luka and Juleka come out of the closet.

(An apparently very thin, very transparent closet, but a closet nonetheless.)

A story about two siblings, the complications of family, standing strong in the face of hardship, bonding, and supporting one another no matter what life throws at you. Told in three parts/three days.

You asked for some Couffaine family stuff, and this is some of the best I've seen, with it mostly focusing on Luka's, Juleka's, and Anarka's family dynamic. Jagged isn't their father in this, partially because it wasn't revealed as canon yet, and partially because the author didn't feel like using that (at the time) popular headcanon.

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I hope these help satisfy your craving anon!

[starlight-vixen-emiko]

Lukanette MerMay 2023 - Love

Oh god I am suffering from such brain rot...But this was fun to write.

Enjoy lovelies!

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Only love could break this curse.

A curse Marinette placed upon herself when she made a deal with the sea witch to become a human to be with Prince Adrien.

She gave away her voice and her life as a mermaid to be with him, and while the handsome blonde-haired prince smiled at her, he didn’t love her. And Marinette didn’t feel comfortable in the human world.

Sure, she got to wear beautiful ball gowns and learn to dance, but she always felt awkward, and the bright sunlight was harsh as opposed to the peaceful and welcoming sea world.

But Marinette remembered she had to win the prince’s love, or she would turn into sea foam.

Marinette tried to make Prince Adrien love her, but her message could never be conveyed, no matter how hard she tried. And Prince Adrien confessed that he would marry another girl, a princess named Kagami.

Adrien told Marinette how happy he was for this event, but Marinette could only silently scream. Her entire world was falling apart, and when she was finally alone, she curled up in a ball and cried without a single soul hearing her.

Marinette thought she was already returning to the ocean with salty drops of water escaping her eyes. She would’ve laid down and died right there, but she heard the sea calling her through the open window. And Marinette felt that if she was going to turn into sea foam the following day, then she should sit by the ocean until it happened.

Marinette sat by the beach that night. The wind blew in gales, and the salty air filled her nose, and she yearned to dive back into the water and be free as a mermaid again.

But she gave up that life and Luka for a prince who only thought she was funny and strange. And now she couldn’t even tell Luka how sorry she was, but Marinette thought about what she would say to him if he were here.

Father, Mother, Tikki, Sass, my dearest friends…

And Luka…

I went on the journey of a lifetime in the human world and saw many beautiful things. I wish I could’ve made this journey under different circumstances.

I wish I could’ve made this journey with all of you.

Because while I learned about the treasures of the surface world, humans weren’t very kind and laughed at me. And the beautiful prince I thought I loved fell in love with a beautiful human girl, and I realized I was wrong to leave everything behind.

I was so focused on wanting to go beyond the ocean that I forgot all the gifts the ocean gave me, my home, and everyone I love.

I miss the ocean surrounding me and keeping me safe, and making friends with all the creatures of the sea. I miss causing mischief with all the girls and Luka; I miss all the adventures we had together.

I thought you were just my best friend, but I am starting to realize how much I loved you all this time.

But I said I loved Prince Adrien, and you watched the sea witch turn me into a human even if you were so worried. You swam away in so much sadness when you saw me walking on the beach with Prince Adrien.

After hours of being alone in her thoughts, Marinette looked up as the dawn was breaking on the ocean’s horizon. She picked herself up as the wind blew through her dress and walked up to the shifting waves. Her eyes stung as she moved closer, so the waves nearly touched her bare feet. She lifted up her foot and prepared to turn into sea foam with the touch of the ocean water.

Luka, I hope you know that I loved you all along.

Another tear fell from Marinette’s eye that fell into the water.

“Wait!”

Marinette silently gasped and quickly moved away from the rushing waves.

The rising sun became brighter as Luka swam to the shore as frantically as he could.

Marinette thought she would faint seeing Luka swim to her just as she was about to surrender her life. Still, Marinette was so grateful, and she couldn’t cry out to him and express it. Even if Luka didn’t have legs like her, he still used all his strength to meet her on the sand, and even if he was exhausted from swimming to her aid, he looked up to her and pleaded.

“Please don’t do this!” Luka cried.

Marinette covered her lips with her hands. Luka looked so heartbroken, and she couldn’t reassure him, but Luka took her hand and continued.

“I know you love the human prince, and I know you only see me as your friend, but I can’t lose you Marinette!”

The mermaid boy was so overcome with emotion that he was starting to notice his eyes water in a way that was so unfamiliar to him.

“So please…” Luka looked down in despair. “Please don’t sacrifice everything for him because I love you Marinette! I always have!”

A salty drop of water released from Luka’s eye and into the sand.

There was a moment of silence between them as if Luka had said magical words to cause the world to stop.

Marinette questioned if she was dreaming. She felt her eyes were about to leak again, but then she looked at the sun rising rapidly, and then there was a loud crash from a nearby wave.

Marinette caught Luka off guard by grabbing his face and leaning down to kiss him. The merboy’s eyes went wide, and he questioned if he was dreaming. Still, Marinette closed her eyes as she enjoyed this kiss so much.

Marinette felt that if she were to die now, at least she got to show Luka she loved him and would have no regrets. Luka returned the kiss and held her closer so she was kneeling in front of him. The morning dawn caused Marinette to glow, and the human legs she was given turned back into her beautiful pink mermaid tail.

When Luka opened his eyes, he almost couldn’t believe it. Marinette sat before him, staring at her hands and then grabbing her pink tail.

“Marinette…”

“Luka!” Marinette grinned. “I’m back to normal!” Then without hesitation, she threw her hands around Luka and hugged him as tightly as she could, and Luka hugged her in return.

“I love you too Luka! I never should have left you!” Marinette almost felt like she was going to cry tears of happiness.

Luka smiled as he continued to hold her. “It’s ok Marinette; I am just happy you’re safe.”

Marinette giggled, but then Luka cupped her chin with his hand so she could see him smiling at her.

“Let’s go home.” He said.

Marinette grinned and rushed ahead, indicating that she wanted to race him. But she was also eager to dive into the water again. She made a big splash as she finally returned to the world of eternal cascade blue, and soft bubbles surrounded and tickled her body.

She was free now, but Luka was one of the best swimmers she knew, and he made a big splash after her and teased her as he got ahead.

She was free now and with the merboy she loved.

But before they returned to the kingdom, they swam in circles before surfacing and flipping their hair. The two mermaids then started to playfully splash each other with water feeling so happy to be reunited.

On the beach, Prince Adrien took notice of the two merpeople and watched in silence. But eventually, he noticed that the mermaid with the midnight blue hair and pink tail looked awfully similar to the mute girl he met on the beach.

It was a weird coincidence for him. But then Kagami took his hand, and he turned to see her smile so warmly at him. Adrien smiled in return and stroked her cheek before they laced their hands together and walked away.

Shortly after, Marinette and Luka returned to the sea with the undersea kingdom in their sights.

Luka was eager to tell everyone that Marinette had returned safely, but little did he know Marinette had something else in mind.

“Luka!!!”

Marinette caught Luka off guard by tackling them, and the two merpeople spun around as Marinette held him in her arms. Marinette’s bluebell eyes looked deeply into his aqua-blue eyes. She looked so adorable, but he was caught off guard by Marinette giving him his first underwater kiss. He blushed hard before returning the kiss, and the two of them continued to kiss as they laced each other’s hands together and spun around slowly.

A love like theirs could break any curse.

[fragileizywriting]

i read one of the best, cutest oneshots for lukanette today by @mintaka14 (sorry i don’t want to tag you on this but i also really want to praise you for the astounding work you did) and i’m sitting here on my bed laying down thinking about how much i miss writing lukanette (i literally wrote something like a week ago for it why am i pretending that it’s been 8 thousand years) i am full of yearning and AHHHHUHHHHHGGGHHH I WANT

[blueberry-macaron]

✨Determination fake dating AU✨

So I have exams coming up and instead of studying I procrastinated and wrote a Lukanette version of determination based on this idea. Idk I‘m not super happy with how it turned out but writing is a learning-by-doing skill so🤷🏻‍♀️

Sorry in advance for any grammar or spelling mistakes! Please enjoy💙

„Marinette, are you still sure this is a good idea?“

Refusing to let any more doubts about the whole thing consume her brain again, she tightened her grip around Luka‘s arm as they turned the corner, approaching the Grevin Museum.

„I don't know,“ she admitted. „But we‘re going to stick to it now.“

She knew that didn‘t convince him. He had made clear fron the moment Marinette has proposed the idea that he didn‘t like it, and she had had a hard time trying to convince him to play along. Ultimately, he had given in, because Luka just was that kind of friend, and had eventually agreed to her plan. Luka was pretending to be her boyfriend.

She’d make it up to him later. Maybe show him more strictly confidential kitty section designs later. Or make him a gift and buy him the new album from this metal band they‘ve seen together with Juleka and Rose some time ago. Or maybe buy him ice cream… no, ice cream was exclusively for people who were actually romantically involved. André had scolded her in the past for not following that rule. Ice cream was for real couples to have a magical moment, not… whatever her and Luka were doing right now. Though she kind of did crave ice cream. The blueberry flavor from that one time she went with Luka when they were dating was really good...

„It‘s just,“ Luka said, „I don‘t get the point. Adrien has asked you out so that you guys can figure out your feelings, and instead of doing that, you‘re lying to him about your relationship status.“

„The point is to let Adrien down gently,“ she explained, „I can‘t date him. My crush on him has brought me nothing but stress and trouble, and now he’s interested in me while I no longer am interested in him. And he hasn’t yet gotten the hint that I’m not comfortable giving him a kiss on the cheek as a greeting. So if he thinks I‘m off the market, he’ll stop and hopefully we can just move on and never talk about it ever again!“

Luka tilted his head.

„I don’t think that’s the way to ‚let him down gently’. Also, you could‘ve also just told him earlier on the phone that you weren‘t interested?“

„Right, so that Juleka, Rose and Mylene could scold me over that later?“

Luka bit his lip, clearly regretting what he had said.

„You‘re right, I‘m sorry. I want for you to figure out what you want at your own pace. I just have a bad feeling about this.“

Marinette looked away.

„I know, it‘s not exactly the best way… but I really don‘t know what else I‘m supposed to do.“

„I want to trust your judgement. Just… I hope you know what you‘re doing.“

The situation sucked. For everyone involved. She really didn‘t want to rope Luka into her drama even more, but she didn‘t know what else to do. After not being able to confess to Adrien all this time, she would certainly not be able to just reject him now. Not because she didn‘t want to, but talking to Adrien has always been something she was bad at.

It did feel cowardly, hiding behind a lie of being already taken. But at least bringing Luka along might keep her anxiety at a tolerable level. And clinging to his arm right now already made her feel somewhat optimistic.

She looked up at Luka.

„I‘m sorry for getting you so involved. But I want to promise you that after this, I‘ll be done with that chapter of my life. Right now, I just need you to act like my boyfriend. Please.“

„Don‘t be sorry,“ Luka said and stroked Marinette‘s arm with his free hand, „love can be hard sometimes. I just want you to be happy.“ He grinned at her. „And if you need me to take the role of the boyfriend, I‘ll be the best boyfriend you‘ve ever had!“

Marinette laughed.

„I couldn‘t thank you enough, Luka.“

A few minutes later, they arrived at the museum and were greeted by a surprised looking Kagami and and an irritated looking Adrien.

„Marinette, you brought Luka…“, he said, „are you guys-„

Marinette took a deep breath, trying to calm herself down. Ok, this was it. Just stay calm.

„We‘re dating,“ said Marinette a little loud, tightening her arms around Luka‘s waist and smiling. „I wanted to let you know we‘re back together! More together than ever. An item. Just a couple of two people who really really REALLY love wach other! Haha, love is in the air, am I right? Soooooo yeah I'm no longer single. Anyway, how are you?“

…With the way both Kagami and Adrien looked at her, Marinette suddenly wished that the ground would open up and swallow her whole. God, why was it so hard for her to just be NORMAL for once?

Adrien opened his mouth, but before he could comment anything, Marinette felt Luka wrapping an arm around her. A surprised squeak escaped her as he pulled her a little closer, so that she was currently pressed against him.

„We were talking a while back and discovered that we still have feelings for each other. So we wanted to give our relationship another shot,“ he explained, „it‘s all pretty new, so I‘d like to ask you guys to not immediately spread the news. We‘ll do that ourselves when we feel comfortable enough.“

While they must certainly look like a real couple like this, Luka suddenly being so touchy caught her off guard. She felt safe and protected in his embrace, but there was also a feeling of excitement growing in her chest area.

Marinette‘s head was pressed against Luka‘s chest so that she could hear his heartbeat in her ear. Loud and erratic. Was his heartbeat always this fast? … why was she so fascinated by Luka‘s heartbeat, anyway?

Adrien looked from Luka to Marinette and then back.

„Oh, I see…“, he tried not to sound bitter, and failed.

Kagami stayed silent. With her entirely stoic expression, it was hard to tell what exactly she was thinking, if she had seen beyond the facade and was currently judging their life decisions or if she actually believed that Luka and Marinette were dating again.

"So… we should go in", Kagami finally said, and the gang followed her into the museum. Much to Marinette's disappointment of not being as physically close to Luka as a fee seconds ago.

But the feeling immediately came back when he leaned down, grinned at her and asked "So, am I being a good boyfriend so far?"

Marinette slowly met his eyes and nooded, and prayed he wouldn't notice the blush spreading across her cheeks. She was pretty sure her heartbeat wasn‘t normally this fast, either.

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"You know, I didn't feel awkward that time when you kissed me as a statue-"

"NO- I mean, uh... this has been a long time ago and-", Marinette took a few steps backwards and almost crushed into one of the wax statues. She desperately wanted nothing more that to get out of that situation.

Maybe back into Luka's embrace. Yeah, that might work. After all, Kagami had dragged him only a few meters away to „have a little chat with him“. Judging by the why he held his hands up in defense while Kagami leaned forward, arms crossed, she was interrogating him. Yeah, she totally must've figured what was going on.

Maybe this was a bad idea after all.

Then again, Marinette got holding hands and cuddles out of it, so was is really that bad?

… Wait no, this isn‘t what this is about-

Adrien stepped towards her.

"Listen, it's just... I think since then I started seeing you differently... and I know you' re with Luka, but..."

He awkwardly rubbed the back of his head.

"I don't know, I guess I was just hoping for a chance... for the both of us..."

She couldn't do that anymore. He was really going to confess to a girl who, to his knowledge, was taken. Maybe she should just tell him directly, as Luka had said earlier. Just rip the bandaid off. It will hurt a little, but they’re going to be fine in the long run.

Hey Adrien, that's very nice, but I'm not interested, but we can stay friends...

You're just a friend. Even though I had a crush on you, I no longer do. I don't want to be with you.

This is fine.

We can be friends.

Please don't cry.

Let‘s stay friends.

The words were all there. Kind of. The only challenge was for Marinette to just say them out loud and don't make them sound too hurtful.

She could do this.

"Adrien, I... uh... look, I know... I mean I want to... it's nice that..."

Why couldn't her stupid mouth just cooperate for once?

Adrien stepped even closer, apparently not noticing how completely and utterly overwhelmed she was.

"Marinette, I just... I really, really like you-"

This was it. Every logical though Marinette might've still had left her and she ran, half crushing into Luka and pulling him along with her to the next room. Just out of there. God damnit, why was this so hard?

"I can't do it, Luka," Marinette said in a low voice and came to a halt in the middle of the room to press her face against his chest.

"I can't do it! He still confessed to me and I don‘t have the strength to say no and hurt him.“ She felt tears forming in her eyes. „Why can‘t I just say what I feel? Why is this always so hard?“

„Hey," he put his hands on her shoulders and and rubbed the lightly. "No need to freak out, you're not alone with this, I'm here."

Marinette pressed herself a little more against him. For a moment, she forgot everything around her. There was just her, and Luka, and that funny feeling he gave her when they were standing so close. It was calming, yet at the same time exciting. She felt her entire body relax, expect for her heart, rapidly beating in her chest, matching Luka's heartbeat. Did that mean Luka felt it, too? Was it normal to feel that way about your friend who was right now just pretending to be more than that?

Luka bend down to whisper in her ear. „I know how scary this is for you. But you‘re going to be okay. Just have a little more confidence. I‘m sure Adrien will understand.“ He gave her a kiss on top of her head. „You‘re more amazing than you think. Just be your wonderful self and everything will work out.“

With the way Luka stroked her shoulder and with what he’s just said to her, Marinette couldn’t help but ask herself, was this charade really fake? Why did Marinette wanted to stay so close to Luka, being absorbed by this feeling? Even if thier relationship was fake? Was all this really entirely fake?

Then it hit her. She really didn‘t want this to be fake. She wanted to stay in Luka‘s arms not as his fake girlfriend. She didn‘t want to hold his hand and be pressed against his chest and listen to his heartbeat as his fake girlfriend.

She wanted it to be real.

Marinette lightly lifted her head, taking a few deep breaths and turning her head to see Adrien and Kagami observing them from afar. Adrien did not look happy, and Marinette would lie if she said she didn‘t feel a little sorry for him, but she finally felt like she knew where she was supposed to be: in Luka‘s loving embrace.

Luka followed her gaze, then looked back at her.

„What are you thinking about right now?“

Marinette met his eyes and smiled.

„I‘m going to talk to him right now,“ Marinette said, „I know what I want and I‘m ready.“

And with that, she put her hands on his waist to steady herself to get up on her tippy toes and kiss his cheek. Luka‘s hands lightly squeezed her shoulders out of surprise and he stared at Marinette for a moment when she let go and smiled at him.

„Thank you, Luka. I appreciate everything you do for me… I appreciate you.“ she whispered. Then she turned away to talk to Adrien.

———

Marinette turned around to see Adrien waving at her before getting in his car. She waved back, then grabbed Luka‘s hand.

„He took it pretty good,“ he said, „I told you, everything will work out.“

He was right. Her talk with Adrien and the knowledge that now, she didn’t have to worry about it anymore had lifted a huge weight off her shoulders and she finally felt like she could breathe again.

„He did say he might need some time to get over it,“ she explained, „but at least he wasn‘t angry with me. I‘m just glad we‘re still friends.“

They went back and forth between chatting and walking in comfortable silence next to each other, enjoying each other‘s company. Their fingers were intertwined the whole time, and Marinette couldn‘t help but wonder if Luka was thinking about that as much as she did.

„Hey,“ she gently broke the silence between them, „I wanted to thank you again for helping me out today. You being there with me… that gave me a lot of courage. Even though you weren‘t into the idea of a pretend relationship at first, you still came along.“

Luka chuckled. „Of course, Mari. I‘ll always be here for you whenever you need me. Though now that I think about it, there was no need to make him think we‘re a couple, actually,“ he said, still not letting go of her and and instead, squeezing it lightly.

Marinette smiled and decided to be courageous one more time for today.

„I agree,“ she said, „but to be honest, I… I‘m still glad we- I mean…“

„Marinette,“ Luka stopped and turned to face her, looking at her with a mix of patience and encouragement. „Breathe. You know you can talk to me about whatever you want.“

Marinette did as he said and took a deep breath. She could do this.

„Uhm… what I meant to say was, I… I didn‘t mind. Us pretending to be a couple, I mean. It… I liked your hugs. They made me feel safe and encouraged and…“

She looked down and squeezed his hand.

„It didn‘t feel fake to me, Luka.“

She didn’t even really register what she had actually just said, but slowly the realization kicked in that she may or may not have just confessed to Luka. This was the first time she had ever confessed to anyone and she was pretty sure her heart was dangerously close to exploding. Had Luka felt the same when he had confessed to her?

„And earlier I thought about maybe inviting you for an ice cream at André. Even though that‘s a couple thing, but… I don‘t know. I liked the idea of us… being a couple, I guess, and… god I‘m making this weird-“

Luka took her free hand and put both her hands in his. She slowly looked up and noticed he was blushing. She had never seen him like this, but he looked awfully cute.

„Marinette,“ he said, „are you saying that you want us to be a couple? An actual couple, I mean?“

She couldn’t manage to form any words, so, she just nodded.

Luka stared at her for a few more seconds, then his lips turned into a smile.

„Well, if we‘re making confessions to one another… I kind of really enjoyed playing the role of your boyfriend. And also…“

His cheeks reddened even more.

„Right before you went to talk to Adrien, when you kissed me on the cheek, I… I had almost kissed you. That was the only thing I could think of at that moment.“

Now it was Marinette‘s turn to stare at him dumbfounded. Even if she couldn‘t see it herself, she was probably blushing too. She noticed his eyes dropping down on her lips, but he didn‘t move.

She swallowed. „Uhm… if you want to kiss me so bad… just… why don‘t you do it already?“

He bumped his forehead against hers.

„Are you really sure?“

She didn‘t answer. Instead, she put a hand on his cheek and slowly closed the short distance until their lips finally met.

It was shy, uncertain and the way their lips moved was a little clumsy at first, but still… it felt amazing. So amazing that after breaking the kiss and gazing into each other‘s eyes, they leaned in a second time, this time with more confidence. At some point, they had wrapped their arms around each other, pulling each other closer, forgetting everything around them.

They eventually pulled away, still wrapped in each other‘s embrace, foreheard pressed against each other, smiling.

„So,“ Luka broke the silence, „I guess our relationship isn‘t so fake anymore?“

Marinette laughed a little and gave him a kiss on the nose.

„No, Luka. This is real.“

[findrps-minor]

Hey everyone! I am f17, and am looking for preferably 16+ roleplay partners!

I write non starred, semi lit to lit roleplays but generally try to match my roleplay partner’s length. Also totally understand we can’t be heavily detailed all the time! As long as we give each other something to work with. I prefer CxC within fandoms, but honestly am willing to try OCxOC in a fandom or fandomless, you will just have to be patient as I haven’t done an OC roleplay in a while.

Some fandoms I am looking for…

The Promised Neverland -> DESPERATE to roleplay these guys. I am mostly searching for a tpn roleplay honestly. I have always been interested in seeing how it would play out post manga/human world but anything in between I am interested in. I would prefer to roleplay Emma, maybe Ray, but can do any of the trio or other characters if needed. I do not mind maybe playing a mxm in this case but we can discuss further!

Miraculous -> Lukanette is my absolute favourite, I prefer to roleplay as Marinette, but I am flexible. Just be warned I am not completely caught up! And I may play Marinette a bit differently from canon.

Genshin Impact -> Specifically Ayamiya, I can play either!

Project Sekai -> I can play pretty much anyone from Nightcord, but just a warning I am not too caught up on everything

The Darkest Minds -> one of my favourite books and honestly I think an OCxOC or CxC roleplay could be really fun

Within these fandoms I would prefer to do f/f or f/m, and will only do f/f or f/m with OCs.

I prefer to roleplay on discord but can roleplay here if that is your preference! I do even have a roleplay Instagram. I would also love to be friends outside of roleplay, but completely understand if you prefer being more anonymous. Of course do not tell me any personal details if we do become friends, only what you want. Sorry for the long post, but please interact with this if you are interested and I will reach out! :)

(Just as a side note, I appreciate what you do on this blog!! Have a lovely day <3)

Hope you had/are having an amazing day too ^^

[nolzo]

posting my akuma class + quantic kids headcanons because i have strong opinions about a lot of them pt 3:

akuma class - adrien, nino, alya, lila, & marinette

adrien agreste

- white french or wasian

- he/they prns

- hes the pretty boy hes also literally a model in canon so.

- in salts hes spineless and like a coward but hes also sometimes becomes really fucking rude and like controlling and stubborn which i dont see?? but im also not a big fan of adrien salt

- however them in canon is kinda crazy. in derision they apparently almost cataclysms kim over a prank from a year ago?? so yeah i can see irrational a little

- i ship him with nino in a classic friends to lovers or they both end up in a qpr. yea chloe is technically his first friend but i doubt it was bc they wanted to be friends and more bc of proximity

- im not a particular fan of adrienette either mostly bc i dont like their dynamic. like ive seen similar dynamics and i get the hype kind of, but . i dont like them tgt. not even in fanon. i also am like allergic to canon hetero ships sorry its a disease

nino lahiffe

- black and arab

- they/he prns

- i only hate the salt fanon version of them theyre like a bitch in salts for no reason

- he has locs, past his ears like close to his jaw. he keeps his headphones like in canon but loses the cap

- i think this is the only character where i talk ab their appearance? i just think nino should look a little different

- i hc them with adrien (refer to adrien for reasoning) BUTT i also hc them with adrien AND luka

- i like adrino's dynamic more than adrienette's (lowk nonexistent) dynamic

- lowk could see nino as a stoner

- superr into edm i like that hes an aspiring dj

alya cesaire

- black/creole

- she/her prns

- i dont like canon or fanon alya shes just unlikable to me? idk what it is

- her making up those plans for marinette to confess to adrien was crazy. she was really up concocting schemes

- i also cant rmbr much about her actually so this is a really watered down opinion about her

- i dont shop her with anyone except maybe nino or like sabrina . i will not elaborate

- i hc alya as that one friend who is like nice but like mean nice? like the type of person you wouldnt be able to tell if they were being genuine or not when they mess with you . which honestly it would be exhausting to have someone like that as a friend

- also i think alya being prone to lashing out or like quick to challenge someone is canon?? but if not i hc it

- i really dont have much on her personality wise i swear i just dont rmbr her at all

lila rossi

- italian (canon)

- she/her prns

- fucking hate fanon lila ppl write her as such a bitch like shes horrible

- like realistically how stupid do the classmates have to be to actually believe lilas bullshit in fanon. some of the fics are bad bro they shit on like all the class except marinette . marinette is not that great guys.

- canon lila is alr she doesnt do much. shes just a petty MIDDLE SCHOOLER lets rmbr everyone is in middle school

- lila doesnt do much except when she terrorizes the city with hawkmoth. almost forgot sorry guys. does she still do that or

marinette dupain-cheng

- mixed chinese and french (also canon)

- no prns or they/them prns

- i hc marinette as nonbinary

- marinette is also autistic

- marigami 4life i literally cant see marinette with anyone but kagami.

- ppl ship lukanette but i cant see it . lukanette is like a weird rebound situation in canon i dont like it

- some of the fanfic writers need to write marinette better, or actually accurate to canon. ive seen sm ooc marinettes (lets ignore how im completely changing marinette) that dont make sense

- canon marinette is embarrassing. the stalking thing (which is apparently explained in derision?), the schedule thing, and all that is literally insanity. i dont like thinking about canon marinette

- i actually do not like marinette that much, canon or fanon. which is kind of surprising?

[litcrazh]

PART 2 BABY!!

MLB if the characters were more realistic and the show was more ~mature~

ok so i know i went into detail about the “adrienette” side of the story (which is my the best ship, undoubtedly) but this is more of the first kiss- i got rid of dark cupid being there first kiss bc i really want adrien to remember this, and it might help them with identities in the future 🫣🤭

DONT WORRY GUYS I WILL TALK ABOUT ALL SIDES OF THE SQUARE (and lukanette + adrien jealously teehee)

so this is when they are 15 and adrien and mari are finding success in each respectful careers. adrien is now more of a well known model (think ross lynch type of looks but even MORE ✨) and mari is getting more and more commissions ever since jagged shouted her out.

^^^ tbh tbh this isn’t really THAT important to the story but just wanted to let you guys know that they are thriving career wise af rn.

guys this is really angsty and out of character for the show, but really in character for my cannon.

so it’s career day for the parents and everyone is like

“my mom is a chef!! i love how’s she always there for me”

“my dads the chief of popo here! he always has my back🤞🤞”

and adrien no surprise because gaberial is a bitch has no one there. so mme. bustier is like, “adrien it’s your turn” and he’s like what???? this bitch

so he casually plays it off, and is like “i’ll call my dad rn he’s just late 😄😄” and on the inside he’s emo. so he leaves but mari being the #cetifiedlegend follows him bc she worried.

i’m switching into story mode guys don’t be alarmed!!

mari pov:

i watched adrien walk out of the class, the door shutting louder then intended. mme. bustier cleared her throat, her hands fidgeting due to the uneasy tension.

“maman,” i whispered, her leaning her head down to hear me, “i’m going to check on him,” she simply placed her hand over mine and plastered a sympathetic smile, one that i returned. i met madam’s eye and she nodded, alluding towards the door.

“-do is what you ask, father. please!” his voice cracked desperately, a mirage of the happy model he always portrays.

“adrien i am not wasting my time on this. i have more important things to do,” M. Agreste’s voice rang out through the phone, and i cringed at his words.

he let out a dry laugh, “stuff that’s more important than me?” adrien asked, his voice dripping with sarcasm.

“do not pity yourself, adrien. you are an agreste, start acting like one and not an emotional toddler,” i didn’t know what i was expecting from adrien after that comment. more and more he had been rebelling from that fucking monarch like father. but not in a million years would i expect what happened next. No, two million.

“i’ll stop acting like a toddler when you start acting like a fucking father,” his voice was cold, expression dark. a beep signaled the end of the call, and adrien tossed his phone to the bench. then, he punched the wall. i gasped and he finally noticed my presence. his eyes were watery and i walked toward him, arms opening for a hug.

“adrien i am so sor-“

“sorry?” he cut me off, “you’re sorry? i bet you are.”

“adrien what are you talking about?” i asked, my voice trying to remain calm.

“your fucking good, i’ll give you that. always being perfect little marinette who’s so ready to help out anyone!” tears were leaking down his face now, shaking his head frantically, “do you even fucking care about me? or am i just another step to get to the top?”

“what the fuck?” i demanded, my voice raising slightly, “your one of my best friends, of course i care,”

“it’s really fucking funny when you act innocent, know that mari?” his voice matched my level, “everyone cares about adrien agreste, but n-nobody cares about adrien. adrien with a dead mom and a father who doesn’t love him!” he was borderline screaming now, and i was thankful that we were outside alone. my eyes grew wide and i felt tears pool at the bottom of my orbs.

“you know that’s not true,” i whispered.

oh no.

a black butterfly flew behind him.

“adrien, please calm down. there’s an akuma right there, i- i please you know how much i care.”

“do i?” he shouted, “i don’t even fucking care if i get akumatized,” closer.

i took a step towards him, pleading.

“nino loves you! he tells me all the time how grateful he is to have you. alya too! you know that she’s all tuff love,” my voice had to be raised to match his, otherwise his anger might block out everything, “kim, max, alix, ‘gami, jules-“

he shook his head frantically, backing himself into the wall as i came closer. now, with a slight tilt of my head i could see his eyes. his usual bright green eyes that now showed the purple neon mask that i was too familiar with.

“unrole model, i am hawk-“

i kissed him.

i tried to convey every emotion i felt, and everything good about him in it. his head jerked away, but his body pushed me closer.

he’s fighting him.

my arms wrapped around his neck, fingers running through silky hair. his lips started moving back, kissing me with such fever i could (and have) only dream about. one of his large hands traveled to undo my pigtails while the other delicately cupped my jaw. our tears mixed together, a salty taste on the lips.

it was sloppy, it was desperate, it was perfect.

reluctantly i pushed away, seeing a white butterfly on his shoulder, but that was the least of my worries. i gazed up into those beautiful eyes that never failed to make me speechless, but today it made me a preacher. his arms rested held me close and i cupped his jaw.

“i care about you. more then you could ever know. i lo-“ his eyes widened, “i look forward to seeing you everyday day and every night i only hope your as happy as you make me feel. you’re not alone, not ever,” a beat passed, then another. i put my hand out towards the butterfly, both of our mouths parted in suprise at the now purified akuma.

“did- did you just purify that?” i simply nodded and we watched it flutter away. he took a deep sigh.

“marinette,” he whimpered, then rested his head face down against my shoulder. his quiet sobs shook his body, and i petted his hair to smooth him. his voice, raw and defeated muttered, “i’m so sorry for saying that. i know you don’t think that i-“

“shh, it’s ok, i know adrien,” he lifted his head and stood to his full height. he smiled a small smile and cupped my jaw. his lips met mine, now slow and full of passion. a smiled softly against his, then returned it.

“thank you,” he whispered in my ear, then left one more kiss on my checks. i wiped his tears, and nodded.

“me and you, always,”

FINE I ADMIT IM NO WRITER.

the fucked up part of it was fucking gaberial wanting adrien to get angry SO he can akumatize him. this really sets adrien and maris relationship going, but adrien is still like “mari saved me from hawkmoth, she’s such a good friend 😄😄” and nino is like WTF.

[nerdypanda3126]

I Can Fix This (Just Kiss)

This is for the @lovebugs-and-snakecharmers 2022 August Minific Challenge. 

So my minific Challenge I Can Fix This split into two paths while I was writing, so this became a Choose Your Own Ending scenario 😅 This one still moves in tandem with canon, but removes the lukanette breakup and has a totally different outcome. 

Luka gets distracted by Marinette.

Read on Ao3

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Day 23: Distracted

There was something about Marinette when she was sewing. Her usual whirlwind of activity was… not quieted, that wasn't the right word, but focused. Like a scatter of light that becomes a beam when passed through a prism. With every push of the pedal, he could almost hear her thoughts blossoming from dreams into a tangible reality. 

He set his guitar aside and leaned his head back on her chaise to listen to the steady humming of the machine, the starts and stops as Marinette adjusted constantly, fine-tuning her machine until it sang for her. 

"Luka?" she asked, and the humming stopped as her chair squeaked to face him. "You okay?" 

"Listening," he said back without opening his eyes, smiling as her voice added another layer to the music in his head. Like bells, a little flutter of brightness in the maelstrom of creation. 

After a moment, her weight settled on top of him and her hands clasped around his neck. When he opened his eyes, she was nose to nose with him and she kissed the hollow of his throat. 

"Sorry, am I distracting you?" she asked, batting her eyelashes innocently. They brushed against his collarbone in a way that was too purposeful to be an accident.

He grinned back at her. "Always," he answered her, and tipped forward to kiss the tip of her nose before he sighed and laid back again. 

"Always," he repeated, like a promise, and wrapped his arms around her to hold her tight. 

[quickspinner]

Meme’ing on along

I blame @19thsentry-blog for tagging me in this. Also I called in reinforcement to help me pick fics because I am indecisive as hell. 😂

Rules: Pick any 10 of your fics, scroll somewhere to the midpoint, pick a line (or a few), and share it! Then tag people!

You know I gotta make @verfound and @livrever suffer along with me, aaaand how about @haphira​ and @nerdypanda3126 too 😁

Okay here we go. I’m gonna start off with a Dragon Age fic just for the hell of it and the rest will be mlb.

To Those Who Wait | 4,638 words | Oneshot | Dragon Age Inquisition (Cullavellan)

“You won’t,” Cullen told her, taking her hand again. He was finding it hard to stop touching her, making sure she was real, though he certainly didn’t want to pressure her with his presence. She hadn’t pulled away yet. “Mia–I told her, about you. About–my feelings for you.” Maker’s breath, he hadn’t meant to bring that up so soon, but she didn’t look away when he said it, nor pull away her hand. He took heart from that. “You don’t have anything to worry about as far as that.”

Her smile grew, just slightly. “That’s good,” was all she said, but his pulse jumped.

“You must be tired,” he said quickly, before he could do anything foolish. “And I’m filthy. I’ll leave you to rest and…I’ll see you at dinner, then?”

She nodded, and he thought he saw a faint color grow on her cheeks.

Snake in the Silk | 3,932 words | Series: I’ll Never Not Know You: First Meetings | Miraculous Ladybug (Lukanette)

“This is the weirdest fucking day,” he muttered under his breath, carefully moving more underthings aside and trying not too hard to think about what other kinds of things a lady might keep in her underwear drawer. Ugh, why did the damn drawer have to be so deep—wait, was that—

Luka picked up a distractingly pretty blue pair decorated with black ribbons, and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the familiar tip of Sass’s tail sticking out. “Got you, you little shit.”

Killer Combo | 60,783 words | Oneshot | Miraculous Ladybug (Lukanette)

Luka snorted, folding his arms. “Color me shocked. If only someone had warned you—oh wait. I did. Repeatedly.”

Jean pressed his lips together for a moment, clearly trying to keep his temper. “I’m sorry,” he said at last. “We should have listened to you. We should have trusted you. Casey’s been miserable ever since. We’re truly, honestly sorry.”

"Good,” Luka grit out. “Thank you.”

“So you’ll play with us?” Jean asked, motioning vaguely towards the state, and Luka scoffed.

“No. Now get out of my face. I don’t want to see any of you and if I catch you even near my sister again, I got no problem going to jail for a night, you understand?”

Plausible Deniability | 4,679 words | Oneshot | Miraculous Ladybug (Lukanette)

The piping voice fell into place right about when he woke up enough to remember the night before. Luka groaned and pulled his covers over his head, wishing he could just curl up and die. He really did want to go back in time and kick drunk Luka’s ass. What had he been thinking, getting that drunk and letting Marinette bring him home alone?

Pink Frosting | 4,679 words | Series: Pink Frosting (Derbynette) | Miraculous Ladybug (Lukanette)

“I love it,” Luka said, taking the helmet and inspecting it. “Roller derby’s got a reputation for being sassy and aggressive and yet you’re bringing your own sweetness into it. I really love it.” He gave the helmet back and Marinette put it back on her desk. “So how do you actually play? I really don’t know much.”

He sat back and listened to her go on about bouts and jams and jammers and blockers , trying to follow but mostly just enjoying how excited she was. By the time she finally wound down, it was time for him to leave, but he was happy to see her enthusiasm restored.

“You’re really going to come to the bout?” Marinette asked, big blue eyes turned up to him as he stood to go.

“Absolutely. And I won’t have a single bandaid in my pockets, I promise.” He winked, and she laughed, and the sound followed him down the stairs and kept him smiling even as the bakery faded from sight behind him.

Triple Threat | 12,249 words | Oneshot | Miraculous Ladybug (Lukanette)

Viperion looked at her sharply but was blinded by the light of her power activating. He took a step back as she glowed brightly, and when he could see again, his partner was gone. He looked down to see the Multimice grinning up at him. One of them waved him down. Viperion knelt and put his hand down. One of the Multimice climbed onto his palm and he lifted her to his face. “I’ll stay with you,” she said cheerfully, hands on her hips. “Wouldn’t want you to get lonely.”

Viperion chuckled. “Welcome aboard.” He brought his hand up to his shoulder and the Multimouse hopped up.

Under the moon, by the sea... | 3,965 words | Oneshot | Miraculous Ladybug (Lukanette)

The movie was just as cheesy and silly as Marinette remembered, and Luka’s whispered asides had Marinette burying her face in his shoulder to muffle her laughter. Fortunately, the theater was not exactly packed, and no one made any effort to shush them. They both doubled over with barely suppressed laughter as Jagged threw himself dramatically into a mudslide down a cliff in the rain after his crocodile co-star, only to land up to his ears in a lake of muddy water at the bottom.

“Back before the age of green screens,” Luka snickered in her ear. “How many times do you think they had to do that take?”

The image of Jagged flinging himself repeatedly into the mud because the first take hadn’t been rock ‘n roll enough sent them both into another fit of giggles.

Pink Envelopes |  5,050 words | Series: I’ll Never Not Know You: First Meetings | Miraculous Ladybug (Lukanette)

Luka tried to remind himself as he walked to the T&S Bakery that he knew absolutely nothing about his mystery neighbor, and he shouldn’t be nervous. If he was lucky, he’d make a new friend. If he wasn’t, he’d buy them a coffee, make awkward small talk for half an hour, and go home and hide under his covers until he didn’t feel like dying of embarrassment anymore for being so incredibly wrong and his next hit song would be about shattered illusions and the stupidity of self-indulgent fantasies and he’d have to laugh awkwardly in interviews while trying desperately to avoid telling the truth of his inspiration.

Luka took a deep breath and blew it out slowly, acknowledging the thought and letting it go with his breath like his therapist had taught him. 

He shrugged his shoulders slightly to resettle his leather jacket, and then pushed open the door. 

Hey Gorgeous | 36,703 | Series: I’ll Never Not Know You: First Meetings | Miraculous Ladybug (Lukanette)

See?” he said softly, showing it to her. It was intimate, even a little sexy, but not at all explicit, soft with the morning light, her hair mussed and spread across the pillow, his cheek leaning on her temple, both wearing still sleepy expressions of contentment. The dark mark on Luka’s collarbone, visible just over the curve of her shoulder, and his eyes looking right at the camera, intense where hers were soft, made her body warm. “Can I keep it?” he begged. Marinette pursed her lips, considered the worst case scenario, and decided she wouldn’t die of embarrassment if, say, her parents saw it. It looked kind of like a sexy perfume ad, actually.

“Y-you c-can keep it,” she sighed. “B-but j-just for us.”

“Promise,” he said, saving the photo. Then he kissed her neck in a spot he knew was ticklish, making her scrunch her shoulder up.

“L-luka,” she laughed, and he leaned further and kissed her cheek.

“Can I keep these too?” he grinned, handing her the phone.

Indelible | 48,577 words (and counting) | Multichap | Miraculous Ladybug (Lukanette)

Luka had to admit there was something admirable about the level of audacity necessary to turn your worst trait into your brand.

Jagged might be an artist and he might be the greatest rock ‘n roll star of his generation, but a “pure” artist? Not even close. It was moments like this morning when he was reminded that Jagged was a businessman as well as an artist, and that all his lip-service to the purity of the emotion he put into his work was—well. It wasn’t all bullshit. Jagged’s songs were emotional, it was something Luka had always admired about his work, but he’d walked away from the meeting this morning feeling like Jagged’s tears must be shaped like tiny dollar signs.

[verfound]

Some Ver(y) Important Notes...

....I was trying to be witty. That's not very witty. Hi, guys, I'm Ver, and as you can see I make bad jokes. 😂

This is my personal blog, so it tends to be a hodgepodge of multifandom whatever that catches my fancy? Yes, I do post fics here instead of maintaining a separate writing blog. I'm a bit of an anal retentive with OCD tendencies, so I'm usually pretty good about labelling and tagging. I'm mostly writing/posting Miraculous Ladybug these days (mostly Lukanette, mostly ignoring everything after S3, mostly living in my own fanon that finds Lukanette with a House Band on a Misfit Farm, mostly not a fan of Adrien/Chat Noir), but I am a chronically obsessed fangirl and you never know what's gonna pop up here.

I can be found on Ao3 under verfound. I do not post on the Pit/FF.net anymore, but I've been there under Veritas Found since 2001 (and am slowly moving those fics over to the Archive). On here, my fics can be found under #ver fic (the posts always link to the Archive). I also write explicit fic sometimes, which is found at #ver's lemonade stand (and because I think I'm funny, sometimes #lulu lemon). I'm awful about maintaining masterposts, but I do have this handy Chronological Guide for Winters that I'm trying to keep up with? I also doodle sometimes, which can be found under the tag #ver draws (seeing a pattern yet? 😂). I also have this handy guide for the House Band ages.

Aaaand I think that's everything? Oh. Yeah. Dingo King is my dumbass son, I'm only a little sorry, and I have no problem with people kidnapping him - I just ask to be credited and a link? (I maintain a collection on Ao3 I like to keep the fics in so people can find him in one place.) Same applies to Bri and the Band. C:

Ask box is always open. I try to respond in a timely fashion, but that doesn't always happen and I do apologize for that. 🖤 I think that's the important stuff? Idk. I always feel like I'm forgetting something. Someone will call me out on it later I'm sure. 😂