If, shortly after Desperada, Marinette had learned of Adrienās huge crush on Ladybug, she probably would have assumed that sometime in the course of Adrienās 25,713 time loops, heād fallen in love with her. And while sheād of course be over the moon to know he loved her back, it would also cause her to spiral over the fact that she has absolutely no idea of what led him to fall for her in the first place. (*cue her ranting about her mess of a love life to Chat Noir*)
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Adrien: Is it something to do with superheroes?
Ladybug: *left, then switches to right*
Adrien: Itās okay if you mix them up, just correct me if Iām wrong. So itās related to superheroes. Does it have anything to do with Chat Noir?
Ladybug: *hard left*
Adrien: Not Chat Noir then. But still something to do with me?
Ladybug: *right, then gestures āsortaā*
Adrien: With me, but not directly? Is this about my father?
Ladybug: *hesitates, then right*
Adrien: You donāt have to feel responsible for what happened to him. He sacrificed himselfā
Ladybug: *left hand shoots up*
Adrien: Heā¦ didnāt sacrifice himself?
Ladybug: *winces, but raises right hand*
Adrien: What happened?
Ladybug: *opens her mouth, but no words come out*
Adrien: Sorry, you donāt have to say anything. If Father didnāt sacrifice himself to stop Monarchā¦ Was my father there when Monarch was defeated?
Ladybug: *right hand*
Adrien: Was he trying to help defeat him?
Ladybug: *left hand*
Adrien: He wasnāt? So does that meanā¦ my father was working for Monarch?
Ladybug: *bites lip, then raises left hand, while gesturing her fingers getting closer together*
Adrien: Not working for him, but close? Business partners?
Ladybug: *left hand, eyes tearing up, mouthing ācloserā*
Adrien: Family?
Ladybug: *closer*
Adrien: The only thing closer would be ifā¦ if Father and Monarchā¦ were they the same person?
Ladybug: *closes her eyes. right hand.*
Adrien: Iā¦ youāre sure?
Ladybug: *right* Iām so sorry, Adrien.
s6 ladrien where ladybug is checking in on adrien. she does this often, and he finds it sweet she still drops in to see how he is. he isn't good, if he's being honest, but he doesn't have to think about that when she's around.
(he doesn't know she checks in on him out of anxiety. if she can't be around him as Marinette for whatever reason, she wants to know if he's found anything out. if he's found out she's a liar.)
one day, though, she can't keep her nervousness in. her stomach is cramping, she's fidgeting with her fingers, ripping up napkins in her lap from their takeaway. she can't go more than a few minutes of him speaking without having to ask him to repeat himself. all she can think about is what she's keeping from him. he keeps asking if she's okay, and she says she is.
so, finally, he confronts her. says he was going to let it slide, but there's something troubling her. she says she can't verbalize it. (when she tries, she feels like throwing up).
so, with a smile, he proposes an idea. "it's one I made for my girlfriend. this worked really well for us."
he raises his left hand and says it's for no. the right is for yes. he'll ask the questions, she can raise her hand in response, no words needed.
is she ready?
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The āI want to take care of youā is such a core part of this boy, it comes out whether heās reaching out his hand for her to hold or if heās handing her an umbrella to protect her from the rain. He prioritizes others even when he is hurting inside because he starts to feel better when others feel better too. And while this often has the side effect of him not asking for help with his sorrows, his inclination to offer kindness and support so freely is exactly the thing that helps ground her, that helps her to have the strength to continue forward, that gives her the clarity to know the right thing to doāall of which, in turn, will lead her to give this boy exactly what heās needed all along.
do you remember when cat walker said "now I want to take care of you" because mentally I am still there
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ok this probs won't get many notes but I see a lot of aroace people in the miraculous fandom? So please reblog if you identify as either if those identities, I'd be curious to see how it turns out
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Thank you for making this! It has been very useful for me :)
I made a pattern for AstroChat wings, feel free to use it however you want ā
No need to give credit, but if you use it please share it so others can see it too
Free download [here]
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Opening Line Patterns
Thank you for tagging me, @nemaliwrites (sorry it took a while to do this, I've been in a rut on anything that requires being perceived in all but the most cursory of ways and I only just started feeling normal-ish again)
Rules: List the first line of your last 10 posted fics and see if there's a pattern.
The People You Call Home
Adrien found himself, yet again, being dragged down to the school basement.
How to Be Someone You Are (But Aren't) (But Are)
Marinette fell through her trapdoor and collapsed onto her bed, where she promptly screamed into her cat pillow.
Losing the Light of Your Life
The akuma alert had given practically no details to speak of, just that a bunch of tourists had started disappearing from around the Eiffel Tower.
On Cloud Nine (I'm Fine) (I'm FINE)
Marinette was feeling giddy.
Replacements and Abandonments
Marinette sat on her balcony, holding the last rose Chat Noir had given her beforeā¦
Adrien and Loveybug HOLD! HANDS!
Adrien ducked into an alleyway so he could transform.
To Be Loved Back
Loveybug met him for their ādebriefingā with a bouquet of roses in her hands.
The Self I Should Be (The Self I Could Be)
Adrienās transformation wore off upon landing in his room.
Elusive Love
āTikki, spots on!ā
No More Holding Back
Catwalker had barely made it back from London by the skin of his teeth.
Patterns:
I tend to start with a character arriving at a place and/or performing an action that the reader is already familiar with. Occasionally, the first line will have a nugget of what the main theme of the fic will be (e.g., people disappearing without explanation in the fic where Ladybug disappears without explanation), but this is largely inadvertent on my part. But overall, my openings are pretty barebones, nothing fancy or poetic (which, frankly, are just like the rest of these stories, so at least I'm consistent).
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