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Ok. Which background ship do you like better? Julerose or marcaniel? For me it's julerose, because their relationship gets shown more. But Marcaniel is so cute too. Btw love your comic.
JuleRose - they have more moments together that could be read as a building relationship, their relationship is supportive (or as supportive as background characters can be allowed to be) they haven't done anything heinous to each other...
Like, good for anyone who likes M*rcN*th but I can't get over the fact that their "relationship" started with one of them doing property damage to the other over a misunderstanding - Nat is allowed to be upset if he thinks he's being pranked, but his retaliation does NOT fit the crime, especially when he was wrong - and every moment they share on screen all they talk about with each other is their freaking comic book. They read like coworkers, not a romantic couple. To me.
(But don't worry SL fans my feelings with no effect the AU, I worked very hard to make something really sweet for y'all in "Reverser").
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Why I dislike Marc (and why Marcnath isn't my favorite Nathaniel ship)
I didn't feel any "hype" for Marc when he was first introduced. I only really like him in fanfics, but even then, I've only read one fanfic that has multiple long chapters where he's one of the main characters. He's just never interested me as a character. And I've been thinking about it for the past few days and I'm pretty sure I've figured it out: Marc doesn't feel like a full, individual character.
From his first introduction as a character, he's looking at Nath's art while writing. Then Marinette comes in and drags him to the art club. After that, she's the one to try and team them up. We only get to see him floundering around his crush and then crying after Nath confronts him (rightfully so). And then he's akumatized for the rest of the episode. We don't see him make many of his own choices until the end. It would've been nice to see him choose to go to the art club or make the choice to erase his name himself or something to give an insight into his character. In the ending, he leads his and Nathaniel's part of the conversation, which feels out of character for both of them (which I'll explain later). Throughout the episode, he came across as a somewhat cowardly personality, but now he's leading their speeches/conversations with ease. He's never been introduced as an individual with his personality up until Penalteam. In the episodes previous to that he only shows up when Nath's on screen.
Compare that to characters like Lila, Felix, or Luka. They all have defining character moments and can be seen as individuals outside of other characters in their very first episodes.
In Volpina, Lila is more than a liar. She's crafty, buying a necklace that looks just like a miraculous. She somehow deciphered enough of the Grimoire in a single afternoon to know what powers the fox miraculous has, compared to the literal years Gabriel owned the book. She told lies to her classmates that appealed to each of their individual interests. We know she's not easily forgiving, which makes sense. She was publicly humiliated in front of her celebrity crush and thrown in a fountain. We can tell what she's all about from just her introduction alone.
In Félix, we can immediately tell that he's a more serious counterpart to Adrien. Throughout the episode, he demonstrates his talents, pretending to be Adrien with enough accuracy to throw off his classmates he's spent nearly a full year around. He's great at fighting hand-to-hand, seeing as he fends off 3 akumas on his own. And we see at the end that he was willing to do everything he did because his mom wanted the twin rings. Keep in mind that we didn't even know why she wanted them at the time. With the context of S5 spoilers (cause I haven't watched an episode of s5 after Evolution), we know that it's where his Amok is hidden. So, he was willing to do all of that and still trusted his mother with his own amok. The point is that he's immediately set apart from Adrien. He's not just a swapped version of Adrien. We get the sense that he knows more than we're let on.
In Captain Hardrock, we're introduced to Luka, who's meditating, so we know he's someone who values calmness and (seeing how he wasn't with everyone else above deck) likes being alone. When he makes a joke, he immediately notices that it makes Marinette uncomfortable and apologizes. Later on in the episode, he immediately asks Ladybug if Marinette is okay, while no one else expresses the same sentiment. I can see this being an argument about his feelings for her, but I feel that it's just him having been in his head about everything going on. He has no clue that Marinette is safe and given that his mother is just destroying any bridge or noise-making venue she can see, he's just rightfully worried that some girl his sister is friends with might be hurt or dead. Overall, we can tell he's a good guy who's got a sort of chill personality
While I can say that Lila's a liar with good deduction skills, Luka's an outwardly calm guy who likes making jokes but knows when to back off, and Felix is a manipulative, martial artist mama's boy who knows way too much, I can't say much about Marc as an individual. The most I can say is he's a writer who isn't very confident in anything.
Except I can't because he immediately acts confident by the end of the episode while Nathaniel loses his own characterization and they become this weird hivemind with Marc at the forefront.
Speaking of Nathaniel, we get his whole personality from the beginning. In Evillustrator, he spaces out, writing his cringy superhero comic. When Chloe mocks his art, he defends himself and grabs his book. I think his walk of shame in that episode is misinterpreted as him being shy, but I don't think that's the case. In context, it looked more like he was just embarrassed that he got caught drawing a comic about his crush and sent it to the principal over it. Another character moment for him is in Rogercop, where he's once again caught with a drawing that could incriminate him. He defends himself immediately. Then, in Horrificator, he breaks from the group briefly to do something on his own, like investigating the good in the room. Even though seconds before that, he was initially horrified.
In Befana, he joins the group's efforts in both setting up Mar's birthday party and trying to apprehend the Akuma.
In Zombizou, he's seen being initially aggressive with another boy, and later in the episode, he breaks off from the group before they even leave the school (and if Asstruc's Twitter is to be believed, he managed to survive on his own).
In Despair Bear, Nathaniel is shown enjoying the party on his own to the side. Even though we know he's friends with Alix and some of the other classmates, he's alone and doesn't seem to mind. Actually, looking at any of the class hangouts, he always shows up with the rest of the class. He's just doing his own thing, watching everyone else.
Up until the End of Reverser, he's established as an artist who can and will defend himself and likes to do his own thing (even if it's reckless). He's a guy who's been bullied enough to resort to anger when his trust is broken as a first response, and seems to like going to social events, as long as he's not pressured to do anything he doesn't want to.
Comparing him in Despair Bear to Party Crasher though, he bails on Mylène with Marc and shows up to the party with Marc. He goes along with whatever Marc does. In Penalteam, he initially doesn't even want to join the class soccer game, yet he's dragged to the stadium by Marc cause that's what Marc wants to do. In the end, he joins the game with the other kids, though that's mostly from the influence of Ladybug and his earlier experience. Even in Gamer 2.0, he really wants to test Max's game, but Marc shuts it down when he asks. From previous character moments, it feels like that interaction should've played out differently. Nathaniel agrees immediately, but then Marc has to remind him that they have to meet an editor. That would've at least established a much-needed dynamic. Gabriel Agreste, Nathaniel is once again just waiting for his time to finish Marc's sentences.
Let's compare their 'dynamic' to the other queer couple in this show. Pulling from their Akuma episodes, Rose is shown to be an emotional girl with an optimistic and romantic view of life, while Juleka is shown to be more pessimistic, but still supportive of her girlfriend's viewpoints. These two are fun to watch, because Rose is loving and supportive of Juleka and tries to help her in Reflekta, and Juleka in turn seems to not mind Rose being emotional over Prince Ali and is even looking at her fondly while she does so. Compared to Julerose, it's kind of bland to watch Marcnath on screen together. Because they're always on the same page in a way that makes them a single, one-dimensional character. I prefer other ships, even though the rest aren't nearly as popular. Like Lukanath, or Ninath. As I said, Luka's the type of character who is in his head a lot and prefers solitude. Meanwhile, Nathaniel likes doing his own thing and can be a reckless person. They could play off each other well. Or with Ninath. Nino in s1 is a fun-loving dudebro who's a ride-or-die for all of his friends, but is also shown to do what he wants or thinks should be done without consulting others. I think it'd be cool to see where that friendship could've gone. We've seen them interacting in the background a few times (mostly in early seasons), one of the more recent episodes being Queen Banana. And in the official Alya Instagram post, they both seem to like indie movies and go to an event with a group. I wish we could see them interacting more.
I'm not saying all of this to make people hate Marc, but I am airing my personal gripes about his character. I'm not really attached to him and just kind of wanted to voice that. I also tried not to let my bias influence this post much. Here's a post on my old account of me analyzing him back in high school, I think. It's old, be warned.
#sir ani talks#nathaniel kurtzberg#marc anciel#miraculous ladybug#should i tag as slander?#long post#luka couffaine#felix graham de vanily#felix fathom#lila rossi#might as well#marcnath#marcnath salt#nathaniel kurtzberg analysis#marc anciel analysis#felix fathom analysis#lila rossi analysis#luka couffaine analysis#julerose analysis
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Fanfic Idea
Ugh! I had this idea to write a fic about what-if Marinette was evil instead of Gabriel! But now with the whole Shadybug and Claw Noir special coming, I feel I have to wait, so things like 'Good Gabriel's good guy name' and what he calls who makes heroes (currently I'm calling them champion but I don't know anything) are more accurate to the show!
Plot
Essentially, it would've been in this universe, so no Shadybug. Instead, her name would've been Miss Fortune (I've been in this fandom since the beginning, I've always wanted that name to be canon). She takes the image of a shy sweet girl Marinette Dupain-Cheng but when things don't go her way, she becomes Miss Fortune.
Luckily, Paris has a hero in its corner, the amazing Chat Noir who battles the evil Miss Fortune. However, he also has an ally in the form of Papillon, a mysterious benefactor who helps him by sending him champions.
Characters
Adrien will still be our innocent sunshine child, but he has a whole lot more on his shoulders, trying to stop Miss Fortune from wrecking havoc and eventually becoming Guardian.
As Chat Noir, he and the champion have to work together to fight Miss Fortune. I have this system where Miss Fortune has a anti-charm (like Anti-bug) and if the two destroy it, the world healing begins.
Alya is still how she is in the show. Except she despises Miss Fortune. Her blog is towards Chat instead and she insults Miss Fortune anyway she can. She wants to rid the world of Miss Fortune, unaware she's her best friend.
Chloe would be a much better person (she still has some of her original flaws, so she would be not be like Zoe), liking Adrien like a brother and treating Sabrina like a real friend. Of course, Marinette doesn't see their relationship as platonic so she targets her. This version of Anti-Bug would've have Papillon give Chloe the power of the original Ladybug miraculous until Chat decides to give her the bee miraculous to use.
Lila would've been a person who always told the truth and while not all of her stories from canon were true, she does have some real amazing tales. This attracts Adrien to her (again platonically) much to Marinette's chagrin. One story is that Miss Fortune stole her bag once and Chat Noir got it back for her. Marinette thinks Lila is lying and Chat doesn't remember Lila specifically but he does remember giving someone back their bag.
So she briefly becomes Miss Fortune to embarrass her but this just inspires her to become Volpina and her and Chat briefly work together to take her down.
Gabriel is a much better father here! He's still busy and Emilie is still dead. But he's allowed Adrien to go to school and have a less stricter lifestyle. He still misses his wife but goes on a more healthier path instead and tries to move on while helping Chat Noir as Papillon.
Zoe would've been a person who acted nice when in reality, she's a massive witch. She still has feelings for Marinette but Marinette takes advantage of these feeling instead. She assist Miss Fortune also, not liking when things don't go her way. Half of Chloe becoming akumatized episodes would be Chloe either needing the bee miraculous or her helping Chat as a champion. Zoe would play dumb when confronted but some people start seeing the truth through her and Marinette's lies.
Shipping
So Marinette likes Adrien to disturbing degrees. Finding her strange since kindergarten, Adrien at best can be civil towards her. In the Animan episode of this AU, he would've weirded out by Nino's crush on her but would've still helped him, because he's a good friend and he feels he would be a good influence of her.
He and Miss Fortune jokingly flirt with each other sometimes, but they really hate each other with a fiery passion.
Adrien is bisexual in this fic. Who is Adrien's partner? Luka. Instead of liking Marinette, he takes a shining to Adrien instead. Adrien is smitten as both himself and Chat Noir. Luka would be a frequent character in season 1. Often times, Chloe and Juleka (and sometimes Nino) would try pairing them together frequently.
Marinette used to have a crush to Luka and he used to give her a chance but with all the lying and her accidently making it clear she likes Adrien, he also can now only be civil to her.
Chloe is also bisexual. Nathaniel initially has feelings for her instead of Marinette in 'Evilluastor'. Season 1 would plenty of cute moments. Not sure I should write whether they broke up but are on good terms or have them be in a poly relationship with Marc and Kagami.
Down the line, Chloe gains feelings for Kagami. Marinette in this AU, never lets go of her mean feelings for Kagami and instead Kagami enters the scavenger hunt in 'Ikati Gozen' with Chloe, causing the two to bond. Kagami never has feelings for Adrien (but I'll say it again, Marinette doesn't see it that way).
That all I have to write, bye!
#marinette salt#miraculous ladybug#shadybug and claw noir#fanfiction#lukadrien#Evil Zoe#zoe lee salt#Yandere Marinette#adrien deserves better#chlonath#marcnath#chlogami#lukadrian#zoenette#chloe deserves better
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Talking with Thomas - Reverser Part 2
The boyfriends walked into Astruc’s office, looking very unamused. The creator just smiled at them, unaware of their frustration with him. “Ah, Nash and Mork.” he greeted, “Excited for the new episode?” The boys just rolled their eyes.
“Wow, Nath. You were right. He is terrible with names.” Marc said. “Yeah, unless they’re the main characters.” Nathaniel added. Thomas decided to try and put some smiles on their faces. “So, pretty good script, huh?” he prodded. “Actually, sir,” Marc replied. “There were uh... some things we wanted to talk about. Some problems.”
“A lot of problems, actually.” Nathaniel said, looking straight at Thomas. Marc didn’t even let him argue before beginning his critiques. “First of all, why does it feel like you just copied Nath’s akuma plot for me, just tweaking a few things to make it fit better?“ Marc asked. “W-well...” Thomas replied, nervously taking a sip from his mug. “W-well, it's to show how similar you two are. How you're the perfect fit for eachother!” Thomas answered, his voice shaking with uncertainty.
“Oh, but not perfect enough for us to get together? Despite the extreme amounts of gay subtext in the episode?” Nath countered, his eyebrow raised in doubt. Thomas gulped. “Ah, w-well, you know how certain... people can be about things like that.” he tried to explain. “Who gives a fuck about that?! I just want our characters to date like we do in real life!” Marc shouted, already tired of the man’s bullshit. “Are you honestly so scared of countries like China and Russia.” Nathaniel asked, looking disgusted.
Thomas just huffed and crossed his arms in response. “Well, sorry that that wasn’t enough for you kids. It was the best we could do for this episode! We really put everything we could into making this script a classic for every aspect.” Thomas complained. “Really?” Nathaniel exclaimed. “Because you sure didn’t seem to put much effort into Marc’s akuma!”
“Yes! I’m a writer!” Marc agreed. “That's the whole idea of my character! Nath got a form that reflected his artistic skills, why didn't I get the same thing?“ Thomas scoffed again. “Well, a writing akuma seemed too obvious, too boring. But we compromised with the paper airplanes!” Marc could only stare at the man like he had grown a second head.
“Too boring?! TOO BORING?! How is someone with the ability to alter reality with merely a pen, boring?! The possibilites are endless!” he shouted, as Nathaniel calmed him down with a pat on his shoulder. “But that's the least of our concerns.” Nathaniel reminded. “Next, let's talk about how my character's been assasinated before it even got a chance to shine.“ At this statement, Thomas looked confused. “Oh please, what are you talking about, Nagatha?”
“It. is. Nathaniel. And what the hell was that fountain scene? Why did I assume it was Ladybug? Why did I get angry at Marc when he clearly didn’t know that was the assumption made? And SERIOUSLY, ripping his journal? Since when was I such a dick?!“ he growled.
“Well, your crush for Ladybug clouded your mind, and the pain of thinking you were the butt of another cruel joke caused you to act irrationally.” Thomas explained, unaware why the boy was getting upset for no reason in his eyes. “Well you sure didn't have me explain why! All I said was that I "jumped the gun". JUMPED THE GUN! ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!” Nathaniel yelled, his eyes wide with confused anger. “I straight up berated the boy, destroyed his property, and stormed off. I didn't even do anything to Marinette, the one who ACTUALLY messed up!”
“Well…Marinette was only trying to help! And she had to be Ladybug, so there wasn’t really time for you to have confronted her!” Thomas reminded. “Was she helping me when she read my journal without permission?” Marc replied, feeling like he could deck the man at any point. “Oh, come on, Morty! She’s your friend and she thought it was great, so what does it matter? Why wouldn’t you want to share it anyway?” Thomas said, even chuckling at the idea that this was worth getting mad about. Marc and Nathaniel were so stunned they didn’t even bother correcting the man about getting the writer’s name wrong.
“I... did he just say that he doesn't understand why I wouldn't want to share my private journal?” Marc said, barely able to comprehend what he had just heard. “Nath, tell me I'm not hallucinating.” Nath shook his head and felt another wave of disgust through his body. “Nope, I heard it too. WOW, DUDE! You need to learn about people’s boundaries!” Thomas was about to reply, but Marc cut him off.
“It's ok, Nathaniel. Because ‘it's Marinette’ who can do whatever she wants because ‘she has good intentions.’”, he said with a mocking tone, using air quotes. “I bet if I was a girl, Marinette was a boy, and you were still a dude, this episode wouldn't get green lit. But it's fine for girls and other queer boys to berate me and meddle with me, according to this straight guy.”
“Let’s not blow things out of proportion now! So things get a little heated and Marinette makes a mistake! The important thing is that it’s fine in the end, you two make up and become partners!“ Thomas replied, trying to sweep this whole mess under the rug. Nathaniel was quick to catch him on his BS. “No we don't! Marinet-, oh sorry, "Ladybug" forced us to reconcile. And I never actually apologized.” Nathaniel said. “And even worse, I accepted it!” Marc hissed. “I was smiling! WHY?!”
“Because everyone loves when a misunderstanding is resolved!“ Thomas admitted. “Remember the umbrella scene? Tumblr's gonna love you guys. MarcNath will be a great fanship!“
“Oh, don’t start with that crap!” Nathaniel snarled. “This is not how you lay the foundation for a healthy relationship! This entire episode is toxic as hell!”
“Marinette herself has asked if we can change the script.” Marc noted. “She's already getting a lot of backlash, and she doesn't want to get more. And this'll probably be our only episode where we matter. This is not how I want me and my boyfriend to be represented.” Thomas just rolled his eyes. “That’s show business, boys! Sometimes you gotta do the uncomfortable stuff for the end results!” Nathaniel could feel the urge to throw up from that statement.
“I may be Jewish, but Jesus Christ! Do you know how creepy you sound right now? You know what? We'll do the episode, but don't expect us to agree to be relevant ever again.” he stated. “Yeah, I'd rather be a background fan favorite than a supporting cast member in this dumpster fire.” Marc agreed. Thomas looked disappointed by this. Not because he CARED about them, but because he wouldn’t make as much money if they didn’t become superheroes. “But what about our plan to give everyone Miraculouses?” he asked. “When the time comes, just throw us in with some other classmates. We're not having our own episodes for you to ruin.” Nathaniel replied, with him and Marc getting up and walking to the door.
Thomas frowned and humphed at them, like an angry child. “Fine by me!” he scoffed. “We were already planning on lumping together Evan and Serena getting their miraculouses, we can just throw you two in as well!”
“IVAN AND SABRINA!” the boyfriends said in unison, before shutting the door. “Man, what a jackass.” Marc said, as Nathaniel nodded in agreement. “I don’t even know why we still do this show.” he admitted. “I mean, it's not like we have a choice. You know what usually happens when characters leave the program they were created for?” Marc reminded. “They rarely get hired for anything else.” Nathaniel sighed in annoyance. “Oh yeah...”
“I'm more concerned about everyone seeing me as a soft uwu boy.” Marc worried. “I know I'm pretty anxious, but I can be confident sometimes!” Nathaniel nodded and snuggled him. “I know, babe. Lord knows what assumptions people are gonna make about me after this airs. I guess we just have to hope for the best, Marcy. I love you so much.” Nathaniel said, nuzzling his face in Marc’s neck, causing the writer to giggle.
“I love you too, Nathie. Wanna go make out in front of Thomas?” Marc asked, with a sly grin on his face. Nathaniel nodded eagerly.
“You read my mind!”
So after awhile, here it is! The next in the “Talking with Thomas” series. I couldn’t have gotten this done without the help of Weeby, who assisted with the dialogue. I’ll be answering an ask for them soon, a fanon Talking with Thomas, which serves as what may have happened in canon if their OC was written into the show. I’m still in the process of editing it, but it’ll be out soon, hopefully. Make sure to reblog, reply, post and ask, and tell me in detail what you thought of this, and your issues with the episode. In my opinion, Canon NathMarc is trash, while Fanon NathMarc is superior. @artzychic27 @msweebyness
#nathaniel kurtzberg#nathaniel#marc anciel#marc#thomas astruc#thomas astruc salt#thomas astruc crit#miraculous ladybug#miraculous#canon nathaniel salt#reverser salt#as said before canon! nathaniel does not deserve canon! marc#marcnath#nathmarc#marcaniel#marc x nathaniel#nathaniel x marc
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One must never speak of such things!
(to learn more, read here)
#miraculous ladybug#miraculous tales of ladybug and chat noir#tales of ladybug and cat noir#ml salt#mlb salt#ml fandom salt#mlb fandom salt#miraculous ladybug season 5#miraculous ladybug season 4#thomas astruc#marc anciel#nathaniel kurtzberg#coq courage#rooster bold#caprikid#marcnath#nathmarc
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[ch2] élémentaire
Fandom: MLB
Ship: Eventual Felinette, MarcNath & Chlogami, Past Lukanette
TL;DR: HBIC Marinette + Rich Marinette + ML Salt Fic + Canon Divergence
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Note: another surprise update for myself!
also i’m thinking about making marinette be poly (i’m a multishipper. i like lukanette. i like felinette. and marigami and chlogami), but for the time being i’ll just focus on felinette (after this chapter). idk i might decide to go crazy, or maybe make a side story for my polyshipper indulgence while letting élémentaire be solely focused on the salt and felinette (felix will hopefully be here in the next chapter, whenever that may be) and imply lukanette happening later in life
this will be crossposted on ao3 under the same name
there is salt in this fic. idk how much yet, but please take care of your blood pressure–
NOTICE (PLEASE READ FOR CW):
• EMETOPHOBIA and EATING DISORDERS
at the last scene of this chapter, there is 1 paragraph that mentions (for the emetophobia) and implies (for the eating disorder)
you can skip the exact mention of it by stopping at “I’m… I… I’m so sorry,” and continuing at “You’re okay,” -- truthfully you can skip the dialogue paragraphs altogether (there are only 2 paragraphs with dialogue in the last scene)
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ii. les azalées magenta
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Marc Anciel had always been a wallflower.
Not a lot of people ever noticed him — that was something that Marc very much appreciated, especially when he was a student at Notre Dame. He wrote his stories and kept to himself, and he would always quietly observe the world around him.
His grandpère had always been a wealthy man, but he always stressed the importance of never revealing the truth of their wealth. It was to prevent people from using them, he used to always say — his parents always agreed with him, and now that Marc was older, he understood.
When people found out that he wasn’t a girl, they feigned… kindness and had been rude to him behind his back. They mocked him for acting like a boy, claiming that he’s a freak.
That was how he met Marinette Dupain-Cheng for the first time. She confronted them over their mistreatment of him even when he hadn’t fully recognized it back then, and had told him that he didn’t deserve any of it, that he deserved to have friends who genuinely cared about him and to be happy. Granted, that was among the many things that Marinette Dupain-Cheng had done for him, but it was one of the most memorable.
Shortly after that, they went to separate schools, and it had been a coincidence that his family hired the Dupain-Chengs to cater for a business party. It was a coincidence that she remembered him and spoke to him.
It was another coincidence that he happened to transfer to Dupont, the same school where most students of Notre Dame had gone to.
And, when he offered to help Marinette whenever with whatever, as thanks for helping him talk to Nathaniel and for their blossoming partnership (which might even lead to more than just business), he never thought it would lead to this.
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A few hours after the beginning of The Magentas, everything seemed… baffling, to say the least.
“Did Lila actually rip Marinette’s sketchbook?” Marc asked, feeling more and more horrified as he listened to Nathaniel.
Nathaniel paused from his sketching to give Marc a grim look. That was more than enough of an answer, but Nathaniel verbally confirmed it, continuing, “Yeah. She ripped all the pages out until everything was taken out. It wasn’t her commission sketchbook, but that doesn’t change the fact that Lila destroyed Marinette’s property. If anything, there’s more than enough evidence for Marinette to take to the Board of Education regarding how Dupont hasn’t been handling everything properly regarding bullying. Marinette could easily file a restraining order against Lila, too, but she hasn’t, even with cameras in the school to prove it.”
Well, he knew that Marinette had a plan — of course she did — but it didn’t seem like she was going to tackle that issue until later. Granted, that was assuming that she was going to do something.
Even Aurore didn’t know what was going on. All she knew was that Chloé — and he’s quoting Aurore on this — had the gall to tell her what to do after everything she’s done to her. The only reason why she was actually helping them was because she owed Marinette a favor and because Marc’s one of her friends.
Hearing a confirmation of their friendship was nice, he had to admit. Still, he doesn’t understand why she carries around that old yellow parasol if she’s not happy with Chloé.
(Actually, she’s been wearing an awful lot of blue sundresses nowadays. It’s possible that she’s now a neutral party or decided to change factions… then again, that wasn’t any of his business.)
Nathaniel sighed.
“Did… Marinette, um,” Marc fumbled, unsure of how to say it without sounding accusatory. “Did she… tell you anything?”
“Huh?” Nathaniel blinked, looking at him owlishly — that was so cute.
“You were part of Le Jardin back then,” Marc rubbed the back of his head, the uncertainty creeping in as his cheeks started to feel warmer than it needed to be. “So… I was wondering if Marinette told you anything apart from what she told all of us?”
“Oh,” Nathaniel awkwardly said, seeming a bit, well, he didn’t want to say disappointed, because it felt almost as if Nathaniel found the question to be more off putting and uncomfortable than anything else. “She didn’t really tell me anything yet. She wanted to make sure that everything was falling into place first before confiding in us. If anyone knew anything, it might be Alix.”
“There’s definitely more that we don’t know,” Marc nodded, calming a bit as he resumed his work on his computer. “I’m really curious about what she has planned.”
“You and me both,” Nathaniel nodded. “I already tried asking Alix after she left the bakery last, but she told me that Marinette didn’t say much. Assuming that Marinette even said anything to her, Alix is our best secret keeper; she would never budge, even when she got in trouble back in élémentaire.”
“Really? Nothing?” Marc slumped his shoulders, feeling a tiny bit frustrated from his curiosity.
At this, Nathaniel stared at him, so much that Marc felt a little too tense and nervous and couldn’t focus on writing anymore. He could feel Nathaniel’s stare, and he couldn’t help but wonder if he ought to feel guilty for trying to pry so much.
Alix may have been the closest person to Marinette back then, but Nathaniel was pretty good at keeping secrets too…
(The thought of Nath keeping a secret from him hurts more than Marc would like to admit.)
“The only thing that Alix told me was that it depended on what Rose and Nino would do,” Nathaniel admits after what seemed like hours — three minutes, actually, Marc’s brain unhelpfully notes as he glanced at the time on his computer screen. “She told me that Marinette will tell us the full plan either by the end of this month or the first week of next month.”
Huh… that really didn’t make sense. Rose and Nino betrayed Marinette and were no longer part of her inner circle, right? And yet the plan depended on them?
It didn’t seem that Nathaniel knew what she was going to do, and that fact comforted Marc more than it should.
Maybe it was just one of those things that Marc will just have to patiently wait for.
. . .
Still, he does wonder why Marinette wanted them to make a blog similar to the Ladyblog.
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Luka and Juleka Couffaine could’ve easily been mistaken to be twins, however, Luka was a year and half older than Juleka. He was in the same grade as Félix and Claude, and he was the son of Jagged Stone — the last part had been a well-kept secret that Marinette hadn’t even known until she herself started working with Jagged.
Most would never expect the rockstar to let his kids attend a rich kid school, but they did. Penny Rolling — now Penny Rolling-Stone — made the recommendation, as many French celebrities chose to send their children to this private school in particular.
While Anarka Couffaine and Jared “Jagged” Stone had broken up, they both decided to give the school a chance for the sake of their children, no matter how snooty the rich kid school seemed.
They were both creative children, and got along better with the creative bunch of kids than the others.
However, they both chose different factions for different reasons.
Fondamentaux for Luka, Méticuleuse for Juleka.
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Stitch the needle and thread in. Stitch the needle out.
Pull the thread by the needle.
Repeat the process.
Repeat.
Stitch in. Stitch out.
Pull. Repeat.
Repeat.
For the first time since they’ve broken up, Luka Couffaine was standing at the entrance to Marinette’s room. He wasn’t here as a friend, nor was he here as her ex-boyfriend. That was a rather obvious fact that needed no words, yet Marinette couldn’t help but take note of it.
Because it was quite simple: Luka Couffaine was here as an older brother.
Stitch in.
“Juleka is being manipulated,” were the first words that came out of Luka’s mouth, his usually calm demeanour being a touch panicked. His shoulders were tense, his mouth in a firm line, and his eyes seemed to be searching for something.
She’s not quite sure if he’ll ever find what he’s looking for — well, only if she doesn’t help him. That was the real question, wasn’t it? Should she help him before everything is set into place? It’s only been several days since her meeting with The Magentas. She still had at least two more weeks before she could safely tell anyone about her plans.
Stitch out.
Luka is a kind-hearted soul, and he would easily have been a perfect match for her own, if only she could tell him the full truth. Their relationship was a cruel thing, in a way. It was a glimpse of a happiness she had never anticipated in her life, a calm happiness that lingered with affection that could be mistaken for love. On one hand, that affection had the potential to blossom into a love that Marinette’s heart had always yearned for.
On the other hand, it was a relationship built half-heartedly around lies and kindness. Complications will inevitably arise left and right, and if she hadn’t known any better nowadays, if she had stayed naïve, she would’ve deemed it as trials that lovers must overcome to have their happy ending.
Fortunately or unfortunately, however one might see it, she was merciful, but not naïve.
At least, not until Lila showed up.
Pull.
Marinette doesn’t respond, nor does she shift around in her seat on the chaise to look back at him properly. She merely glances up at him with a brief flicker of her eyes before looking back down at the black leather jacket in her hands.
A mere look had been more than enough, but she needed to hear more if she were to answer him.
And perhaps by then, it will be enough.
Stitch in.
“I know that’s no excuse for being a bystander,” he continues, taking her silent cue to continue — he was always good at that, at knowing her silent cues. Most would’ve found him annoying for reminding her of her stuttering whenever he greets her, but everyone knew she stuttered, even in the past. “But Juleka shouldn’t be punished for being swayed by a liar. She’s already hurting herself for listening to the liar’s advice.”
That was certainly true, and it really is unfortunate that Juleka was getting dragged into everything. In fact, the last thing she heard regarding Juleka was that she was starting to lose hope in her dreams of becoming a model.
It was fairly obvious who was at fault for that, too.
Stitch out.
Marinette resisted the urge to let out her bone-weary sighs. She manages to remain still, calm and composed.
“Juleka plays a vital role in my plans regarding Lila. If you’re asking me to exclude her, then I’m afraid that’s impossible. Even before I started planning, it was always going to be impossible to keep her out of it.”
Pull.
Marinette already knows that the statement crushes him, and still her gaze briefly flickers back up to him before refocusing on her work. That glimpse was enough for her to see the desperation in his eyes, the worry for his sister, the frustration in being unable to do anything for his little sister.
“Is it because of Rose?”
Stitch in.
An accurate assumption — Juleka and Rose had always been attached to the hip. Whatever plans Marinette considered for one of them, it always factored in the other. This situation was more or less the same. Rose was an undeniable part of her plans, and therefore, Juleka would naturally be involved.
Marinette considered him for a moment. It would seem her silence for that moment was enough of an answer for Luka.
“Melody, please,” he quietly pleaded. Despite their relationship not working out because of Ladybug, he did have a very special place in her heart. “Will you not reconsider?”
It was a shame that she couldn’t do as he asked just this once.
Stitch out.
“If you’re concerned for Juleka, then you have no reason to be,” Marinette stated, the sewing needle firmly held between her thumb and index finger. “This is a matter involving Méticuleuse, Luka. No more, no less. You’re very dear to me, but when it comes to the factions, you made your choice a long time ago.”
The statement did little to reassure him, but it was the truth. He has no reason to be concerned for Juleka, just as much as he was an outsider to the issues of Méticuleuse.
Pull.
She is Marinette, his ex-girlfriend, she is also Dupain-Cheng, a renown baker’s clumsy daughter. She is MDC, a rising fashion designer known only in the fashion industry. Above all else, she is Ladybug, the Hero of Paris and the Guardian of the Miraculous.
Now, maybe it was because Marinette couldn’t be at peace with herself that they didn’t work out as boyfriend and girlfriend. Perhaps it was because she didn’t know who she wanted to be, and only knew who she was and is, for that matter, but that was that.
Despite everything that she — is, was, will be — at the end of the day, she is still Marinette, the Mirthful Majesty of Méticuleuse, a faction leader who knows exactly how to prioritize everything that matters most.
It was for that exact reason that he came with the intent to negotiate, rather than make outright demands.
“Is there really nothing I can do? Nothing at all?” Luka asked.
Stitch in.
Marinette was not at all like Chloé or Félix, who placed the importance of their status as faction leaders. She knew that colour was typically a matter of preference, she knew that there would be people who dyed their hair regardless of its brightness and saturation.
People dye their hair in this world. It was a natural part of this world, just as how it was natural for people to wear the same colours aligned with a faction.
Stitch out.
For the former students of Notre Dame, who took part of the unofficial factions with a gleeful joy that always comes to the children younger than ten, it wasn’t that simple. Colours were everything. Ranging from hair to the outfits they wore, just one item was considered their chosen symbol, one article of their outfit to declare their choices.
It didn’t matter if it was the shoes they wore, the accessories they keep, or even their hair.
The former students had been dedicated to their faction colours.
Pull.
For Rose, it was a pink ribbon. She always wore pink casual dresses that matched with it, or if she felt like changing things up, she would use that ribbon as a headband. Sometimes she wore it wrapped around her wrist, or had it tied around her neck. She was never far from anything cute and pink.
Nino had always been a casual wear sort of person, but he was firm in wearing a red baseball cap. He felt that pink was a little too confining, that it claimed people. (Case in point: Rose in her pink, pink, pink outfits.)
The more surprising of them all had been Alix. She dyed her brown hair a dark pink — pink so that it wasn’t exactly red, but dark enough to not be mistaken for Rose’s pink.
Nathaniel had also dyed his hair red, and it suited him perfectly well that most wouldn’t think anything of it. It suited him, more than people thought it would.
Others were simple — Ondine didn’t dye her hair, but she was happy to think of it as her symbol. Marc always wore red hoodies, and Juleka had dyed her hair pink at the time.
Stitch in.
Despite wearing different colours in most of their cases, they consistently wore the same colour to signify their faction. Nino had always been the most subtle about it, while Rose was always obvious.
A handful of her classmates knew nothing. Adrien, Ivan, Alya, Mylène, Max, and Lila. Six of her fifteen classmates. And an additional three of the fifteen who weren’t a part of Méticuleuse.
Kim and Sabrina had always been a part of Charmante. Kim was one of her close childhood friends, much like Nino, so Marinette had been a little miffed that he picked Chloé over her back then.
(Granted, the Valentines incident painted a clear picture as to why he picked Chloé.)
Stitch out.
Luka Couffaine still wears a blue jacket, but now old and worn down, its colours muted.
But as always, Luka still had blue highlights in his hair.
Pull.
She was half-tempted to tell him to dye his hair pink just to see how he would react, but it would be rather cruel of her to do so.
“Not even Maman could change my mind,” she stated.
He says nothing.
Stitch in.
Marinette sighs, quiet and weary, as the silence stretches on. For a moment, she halts, contemplative as she stares at the black leather jacket in her lap.
“I won’t involve you in my plans, nor will I tell you anything except for the matter regarding your sister, Luka. Juleka will be safe. I haven’t forgotten that she did nothing as I watched my sketchbook get torn to shreds, but I acknowledge that she’s stuck in Lila’s clutches, and I am considering whether or not to forgive her because I know she’s already remorseful.”
Stitch out.
He says nothing, but there is a relieved sigh.
A pause.
“But wait… why would Juleka be involved in your plans? You just told me that you know she’s actually remorseful over…”
He froze.
Pull.
And that was it, wasn’t it? How could she know that Juleka was remorseful for doing nothing about the sketchbook?
Stitch in.
Tucking the needle into her light pink pin cushion, she places her latest sewing project off to the side.
“Wherever Rose goes, Juleka follows. We both know this,” Marinette stated, her eyes remaining on Luka, mirthful at his shock. “Rose used to be a very close friend of mine, and Juleka joined Méticuleuse just to be with her more easily. Unlike you, however, Juleka doesn’t constantly get pink highlights in her hair anymore.”
He remains silent.
“I’m not like Chloé. I don’t want to dictate a person’s fashion choices, but that doesn’t mean I won’t critique and criticize the abhorrent colour combinations and outfit choices I do see. However, I have to admit that the faction colours can be pretty handy to have,” she smiled sweetly at him. “After all, the former students of Notre Dame can be very… dedicated. Juleka may not have that same level of dedication, but her girlfriend does, don’t you think?”
He blinked, before his eyes widened in realization.
“I know that she’s very sweet, but did you know that excessive sweetness can’t always be good? It could drastically change a baking recipe after all. That’s why measurements have to be consistent, otherwise the end result can be too much.”
“What…?”
“See, you’re worried that Juleka would be hurt because of Rose’s actions — or rather, inaction — against me. I’m not the one that’s hurting your sister, and I won’t be if I can help it because she is somewhat of a friend. Frankly, Juleka is at her safest by Rose’s side.”
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Rose knows that she had the most charm within Méticuleuse, only second to Marinette Dupain-Cheng. Past or present, she was a social butterfly, and she had always been firmly aware of the role she’s expected to play.
From the beginning of their first meeting, she knew that it was a lie when Prince Ali finally responded to her text messages stating that he only worked with Children’s Hospitals. For a while, Juleka took the liar’s words with a grain of salt, and Rose simply went along to keep the peace, because surely everyone else knew about the lies.
She’s had enough time to regret the decision in letting it go. Ever since Lila became an actual model, Juleka started to think her words had merit to it and started listening to the liar’s harmful lies. She didn’t know what the hell Adrien was thinking, letting a snake model with him. It took everything in her not to tear into him for letting Lila gain fame and influence, no thanks to their modeling shoots with the Gabriel brand.
But Adrien was a problem for Nino to deal with. She agreed to that, just as much as she agreed to wait.
That didn’t change the fact that this was by far the most painful thing Rose had ever dealt with in her life. It broke her heart, seeing the love of her life hurting herself like this. She knew that Juleka was starting to listen to Lila’s lies about being a model, and only recently did Rose realize the extent those lies had been affecting her.
“I’m… I… I’m so sorry,” Juleka hiccuped, hunched over the toilet in the girl’s restroom, choking out apologies in a sobbing mess. Her eyes were red, from lack of sleep or from the crying, she didn’t know. “I’m sorry, Rose.”
“You’re okay,” Rose stated, reassuring as she gently rubbed Juleka’s back. “You’re not alone, Juleka. I’m here for you.”
She held Juleka’s hair back, murmuring words of comfort as she tried not to cry. There was nothing Rose could do against Lila having some form of credibility by being a model. Not yet, not right now, not while Juleka is trying to achieve her dreams in the worst way possible.
Right now, she’ll get Juleka the help she needs later when they see Anarka. She’ll stick to Juleka’s side more than before, making sure she won’t keep listening to those poisonous lies.
And later, she’ll cry when it’s all over, but for now, Juleka needed her the most.
#hbic marinette#fic: elementaire#fic: élémentaire#rich marinette#wynter writes#past lukanette#marcnath#ml salt fic
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Miraculous A La Mode FAQ
welcome to the FAQ! this one is a long one; we wanted to give you as much information as possible! at the current moment, there are three mods taking care of everything here.
what is miraculous a la mode?
miraculous a la mode is an event where the most important rule is the fic you’ll be posting with us cannot include the tag Adrien/Marinette, also known as the Lovesquare (or commonly abbreviated to LS). this includes adri(e)nette/marichat/ladrien/ladynoir. this also includes any kwami swaps or reverse crushes.
we want to give pairings (such as marigami, DJWIFI, julerose, marcnath, alyanette) that aren't written about as much a chance to be in the main spotlight for a fandom-wide event!
continue reading to see the entire FAQ!
is this a salt event?
this is not a salt event! this is an event simply catering to lesser-known and lesser-used relationship tags, giving them a chance to shine. we celebrate all aspects of the show here, but for this event specifically we want to focus on all the other ships. rare-pairs, crackships, polyships of all kind are welcome here, too!
can the polyship include both Adrien and Marinette?
for this event we’re going to have to say no, as it would still be adding to the Adrien/Marinette tag on ao3.
what’s a rare pair? what is a crack ship?
a rare pair is a ship that does not have a lot of fandom coverage, be it in fic or fanart form. statistically, these are ships that make up for less than 10% of Miraculous tagged ao3 fics. at the 10% threshold, pairing tags become common. as of Oct. 4, 2022 there are 58,267 miraculous ladybug fics, so the 10% threshold would be 5,826 fics. only two ships meet this criteria:
the lovesquare and djwifi. that being said: djwifi is still being allowed, as it is barely a thousand off from being a rarepair, and is only as common as it is because it’s a background pairing. if you exclude all lovesquare fics, djwifi drops down to less than 5% of Miraculous fics.
examples of other rare pairs would include Felix/Luka (feluka), Chloe/Kagami (chloegami), or Marc/Adrien (adrimarc).
a crack ship is a ship that is wildly impractical and unexpected, yet equally entertaining and interesting. these are ships that allow fic writers and artists to have fun with tropes. examples of crack ships would include Amelie/Anarka, Jagged/Gabriel, or Juleka/Felix.
i would like to participate! what are my options for participation?
we will have four different applications available:
the mod form will be the first available and will close before we open the writer applications
the writer form will open second, and will be available after mods have been selected. our calendar dates the writer's form opening on december 1st 2022, and will close january 7th 2023.
the beta form will open third, and will be available after writers have started writing. we will be updating this question in the future to represent the actual dates of the applications.
the artist form will open last, and will be available very much after writers have been accepted. our calendar dates the artist's form opening on march 5th 2023, and will close april 8th 2023.
i want to participate as a mod! what type of mods are you looking for?
we are looking for mods who are willing and able to moderate and oversee the following aspects of the event:
graphics mod that will help make this event come to life! our current artist is a snake with a paintbrush, and while we love him dearly, we’d love someone more capable.
behind-the-scenes administrative on Discord to keep the event going
those with Discord modding experience are preferable, but not necessary.
i want to participate as a writer! what will i need?
you will need an account on discord (you must be 13 or older to create one) so that you can join the server and an ao3 account in order to participate! both of these are free. you will be allowed to post your work on tumblr at posting time as well.
i want to participate as an artist! what do i need?
you will need a discord account in order to join the server, as well as some sort of online posting space such as twitter, instagram or deviantart so you can post your work online!
what is a beta-reader?
for our purposes, a beta-reader is a person who reads the fic before it’s published in order to catch spelling/grammar mistakes, and potentially suggest improvements. there are many different types of beta-readers, and many artists have different preferences on how much help they want to receive.
i want to beta some of these fics that have caught my eye! what do i need?
you will need a discord account in order to contact and communicate with your writer, and some means of sharing the fic between the writer and beta reader. this could be using Google Docs as a means of collaborating, or sharing a Word file back and forth. the specifics of how a writer wants their work to be beta’d will vary from writer to writer, so it’s advised that beta readers are flexible and able to accommodate to the needs of their writer. a strong constitution against typos is also recommended.
i’m a writer; is a beta reader required to participate?
no! sometimes being forced to have another person look over your work can stress a writer out to the point that their creativity is hindered or slowed. having a fic beta’d is a recommendation, but not required for posting.
i’m a writer; can i bring my own beta?
yes! they are allowed to join the server though it’s not a requirement. if you need any help such as creating a thread within the server for you to use feel free to ask one of the mods.
can i sign up as a writer and then do art for another fic i like?
yes! please read the requirements for participating as an artist further down on the FAQ.
can i sign up as a writer and then do art for my own fic?
yes!
can i sign up as a writer and beta someone else’s fic?
yes! more information about beta-reading will be within the server after everyone has accepted the invites.
how many fics can i sign up with?
you can write a maximum of three. each fic you submit an idea with will get an ID that we will ask you to keep track of so when it is time to advertise your fic for an artist to potentially match with you, we’ll know which fic they’re referring to.
will i get emails about the event?
yes! you will be getting an email from [email protected] indicating whether or not you’ve been accepted into the event. please add us to your address book so we don't go into spam.
are multi-chapter fics allowed?
absolutely! the more words the merrier!
is there a minimum word count?
the minimum word count for this event is 5,000 words.
what if i end up writing a fic that doesn’t meet the minimum?
no hard feelings! it’ll still be included in our collection. the goal is just to write non-LS fics, the minimum word count is there to give you a goal to aim for.
what if i don’t finish my fic 100% by the day it’s time to start posting but i want to keep writing it after the fact?
that is fine, you’ll still be included in our collection.
can i collaborate with a friend for this event?
sure! multiple writers can work on a fic together. we will ask on our forms just to keep track of who is working on which fics. have decided on an artist-writer pairing, too? awesome! since the writer application will be first to come out, we'll have a spot in the form for you to write the artist's name down.
is this event nsfw friendly?
absolutely! but you must be 18+ in order to write nsfw for this event. if you are underage and write an NSFW fic in an attempt to add it into our event, you will be banned. there are no exceptions.
i’ve never written a non LS fic before. am i still allowed in? even though i don’t have any references?
absolutely!
what type of fic isn’t allowed?
fics that are homophobic, transphobic, sexist and racist are not allowed. fics that talk about these topics are allowed, but will have to be tagged appropriately on our forms in order to not trigger any mods handling your fics. content warnings for any of the above must be used on your fics, or serious penalties can arise.
translated fics of existing works are not allowed.
lovesquare content (adri(e)nette/marichat/ladrien/ladynoir) is not allowed, even as a background pairing.
crossovers are not allowed. this is a miraculous ladybug event only, which means that the popular ship maribat will be disqualified from the event.
although we're not considered a salt event, salt (in moderation) is allowed. please note that extremely salty fics will need to be tagged.
as for fics with suggestive content, we ask that it be tagged properly with any content warnings you believe fits your work, so if you word contains NSFW or violence, we ask that you tag for it on ao3 as well as on your forms so that we do not potentially trigger any mods handling your fics.
what if LS is at the beginning before one of the two (or both) move onto different ships?
that would still be tagged on ao3 as marinette/adrien, even if it’s not the endgame ship, which is not our goal for this event. that would not be allowed in. this event is to not add any marinette/adrien content to ao3 and end up boosting the numbers.
is gen (non romantic ship) allowed?
absolutely! friendship stories and queer platonic relationships are just as valid as romantic ones!
can i have a miraculous ladybug oc paired up with a canon character as my ship?
yes!
what are ’check-ins’?
check-ins are your way of communicating with mods about your fic(s) progress. for each monthly check-in, we will link a google form where we will ask for your fic’s ID as well as the progress of this fic. questions such as ’have you hit significant progress into completing this fic’ and ’would you like to put a callout for a beta-reader’ will be on the form.
what are fic IDs used for?
organizational purposes, we require fics to have IDs attached in order for the mods to find them easily on the spreadsheet. when we post artist calls, we will be using your ID for the fic in order to entice an artist and/or a beta-reader to potentially work with you— they will show up into the discord with the ID ready and available for us to properly pair you both. that way, you’re still anonymous to the public while you work on your fic, but still get to advertise that this story is potentially on its way.
how much progress should i be aiming for whenever there’s a check-in?
check-ins will be once each month after writers join. each check-in, we ask that you have 20-25% of your fic done.
what are snippets?
snippets are pieces of your story that you’re willing to share on tumblr in order to gain the attention of an artist. when it comes time to share snippets on our blog, we will have more information on how we’d want it to be formatted.
what are the requirements for the snippets?
standard procedure is a snippet being about 2,000 words long, with a summary at the top as if it were AO3, and relevant tags that you need the artist to know about before potentially selecting your fic to work with. we will have more information on this once it’s time for us to ask for snippets for the blog.
i’ve finished! where do i post my fic/art?
for fics, we ask to post on ao3 since that is our initial goal. we will have a collections available for works completed with our event. we will also reblog it if you post on tumblr, too! for art, wherever you see fit! whether you post it on tumblr, instagram, deviantart, we’d love to see it! we’ll reblog your art onto our blog if you post it onto tumblr.
i don’t have an AO3 account! can i still join?
you’ll have to make one in order to join our event. if you don’t currently have an AO3 account but would like one, you can contact the mods for an invitation code to see if they have any available. you can also add yourself to the AO3 Invites Request queue. it’s recommended you make that account long before you’re ready to start posting.
what does posting look like? do we have to post the whole thing on the day we choose, even if it’s multiple chapters?
if your work is multichapter, you will not be uploading the whole fic on the same day! we will have a schedule laid out for you to be able to post at minimum once a week until you finished.
how do i know when to post?
you will be provided a “calendar” form when posting date starts to get closer. this will be the day you will post the first chapter of your fic. as long as you maintain a one chapter per week, you are free to post whenever.
is there a minimum/maximum requirement for my art?
if you pick a fic that is less than 20k words, you will only need to draw one artwork. however, should the fic be longer, we ask that you draw two arts accompanying the fic.
your art piece must be fully completed, with lineart, color, and including a background (as long as it isn't a solid background). if you’ve chosen to work with an NSFW fic, you are not required to draw NSFW.
i’m an artist and i love a fic posted onto the tumblr! how do i claim a fic?
in april, our blog will be circulating anonymous summaries and snippets of stories looking for an artist to draw for it. when you see a post of a story that you find interesting and would like to stake a claim to it, there will be an artist form available for you to fill out. please have all the fic IDs of all the fics you’d like to potentially draw for ready for your form for us to start matching you.
please only claim an NSFW fic if you’re older than 18. if we find out that you’ve lied about your age, you’ll be banned. no exceptions.
how many fics can i claim?
you can claim as many as you would be willing to work with. ideally, if you are capable of drawing what is expected of you, there is a potential of you being selected to draw art for up to three fics.
as a writer, what if i don’t like one of my fics i proposed? can i drop it?
you will be able to switch out any of your proposed fic with another idea until april, where we will be asking for artists to pick from the selected summaries we’ll be posting on the blog. if you’ve submitted more than one idea, you’re allowed to drop any of them, as long as you still keep one fic, so you can be active in the event.
can i drop out? how do i get banned?
you’re always allowed to drop out. the only way to get banned is if you don’t communicate with any mods of you wanting to drop out. please, just notify us that you wish to leave the event there is no penalty. please keep in mind that while dropping out when you have an artist or a writer working with you on your event piece could be considered rude, we understand if you have an emergency, and you won’t be held hostage to stay.
i have a question that wasn’t answered…
if you’ve got a question we didn’t answer, our inbox is open, so go ahead and ask!
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hot take about Reverser
Its the reason I cant ship MarcNath. Because Nathanael is such a d***. Also the second most effective akuma in the series.
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My Miraculous Ladybug Fanfictions
Most of these are going to be MarcNath lol
https://archiveofourown.org/works/26051308/chapters/63355555 - Prompt Book
https://archiveofourown.org/works/29436945 - Valentines Day Fic
https://archiveofourown.org/works/29220228 - Chat Blanc but its someone else, featuring time traveling Nathaniel and Bunnix
https://archiveofourown.org/works/29122551 - Extreme gore and graphic descriptions of tourture
https://archiveofourown.org/works/29102292 - Luka Angst, and Batman crossover
https://archiveofourown.org/works/28911024 - Salt and an ot3 that doesn’t get enough recognition
https://archiveofourown.org/works/28703613 - Sick Fic
https://archiveofourown.org/works/28246950 - Hurt/Comfort, ft. Trans Marc
https://archiveofourown.org/works/28289937 - Con Fic
https://archiveofourown.org/works/28196931 - TW for Attempted Suicide
https://archiveofourown.org/works/27972044 - Ever had a nightmare your being chased by an elrich horror that looks somewhat like you? No? Well I have so this was me projecting
https://archiveofourown.org/works/27808510 - Short as balls
https://archiveofourown.org/works/26852467/chapters/65515615 - Ah yes my most popular fic, filled with Lila Salt
https://archiveofourown.org/works/27664646 - Warnings for mention of Rape, its not on screen but it is mentioned
https://archiveofourown.org/works/27541096 - Misunderstandings but not the angsty kind
https://archiveofourown.org/works/27541042 - Pure unfiltered angst
https://archiveofourown.org/works/27541012 - Tutor fic, also angst
https://archiveofourown.org/works/27540967 - Proposal Fic, surprisingly no angst
https://archiveofourown.org/works/27444391 - Angst or Fluff depends
https://archiveofourown.org/works/27431269 - Fluff
https://archiveofourown.org/works/27098899 - Cannibalism
https://archiveofourown.org/works/26703790/chapters/65139175 - Matchmaking gone wrong and a pinch of Alya salt
https://archiveofourown.org/works/25945384/chapters/63067192 - Ghost fic,
https://archiveofourown.org/series/1931029 - Trans Nath time babyyyyy
https://archiveofourown.org/works/26114266 - Adoption
https://archiveofourown.org/works/26092147 - :)
https://archiveofourown.org/series/1890163 - This could be hurt/comfort or straight angst, it depends really
https://archiveofourown.org/works/25960636 - Baby’s first fanfic
#miraculous#miraculous ladybug#miraculous ladybug: tales of ladybug and chat noir#marc anciel#nathaniel kurtzberg#adrien agreste#marinette dupain cheng#luka couffaine#marinette salt#fanfic#fanfiction links#marcnath#nathmarc#marc x nathaniel#marcxnath#nathxmarc#nathaniel x marc
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Marc and Marinette are given a chance to be normal and are over the moon. However, when a lying fox enters their lives and hurts their friends, they find that there are benefits to being feared.
Pairing: Marc Anciel & Marinette Dupain-Cheng (familial); Background and Minor Relationships
Rating: Teens and up
Warnings: Violence from chapter 4 onward
#miraculous ladybug#marcnath#marc anciel is in a gang#badass marinette#badass marc#alternate universe#ao3 fanfic#fanfic#lila rossi salt#Zhímíng Băoshí
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I spent 3 whole days writing this, please help me get it out there ya’ll
#fanfic#fanfiction#miraculous ladybug#marinette#marc anciel#nathaniel kurtzberg#adrien agreste#alix kubdel#nino lahiffe#MarcNath#AdriMarcNath#Adrien x Marc x Nathaniel#ot3#marinette salt#Marinette bashing
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“Marcnath is overrated and I hate seeing it everywhere”
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MarcNath not canon?
Someone told me this morning that Marc and Nathaniel are not a canon couple. I wanted to know where they were going with this. According to them, they are just friends working on a comic. Marc does have a crush on Nathaniel, but Nathaniel doesn’t have one on Marc.
That makes sense, it could be shown later of Nathaniel is starting to have feelings for Marc. That could also be a good fanfic idea. I told/showed them about this one post on twitter saying that they were. That’s how I found out they were canon.
This person said that doesn’t confirm anything. It only says they are part of the LGBTQ+ community, not that they are dating. I brought up that one scene in Frozer. Everyone knows what I’m talking about. This person counters with all it does it showing them working on their comic. If anything Adrien is wondering if they are together not if he should I talk to them about love advice.
I’m the type of person that can overthink things and get the wrong idea on what people say or mean. This person sounds like either they don’t want them to be canon, don’t like this pairing, or in denial about them being canon. Maybe this person is right and they’re not canon, or them being canon is base on a person option. I really don’t know what to think at this point.
#MarcNathaniel#Nathaniel Kurtzberg#Marc Anciel#ML#ML salt I think#Marcnath#Don't know what to say about this#Random post#Random Thoughts#I wonder if there are others like this
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Talking to Thomas - Reverser: Part 1
Marc Anciel had just been happy that he finally received a smidge of screentime when he was featured right next to his boyfriend Nathaniel, dancing in Clara Nightingale’s music video. Sure he had a mask over his face and his hood up, but he was there! So when he found out from Nathaniel that he was going to be the akuma of his own episode, he was flabbergasted.
“Are you serious?!” he had shrieked, grinning from ear to ear. “Not just that, the main plot will focus on us meeting each other!” Nathaniel squealed. Marc jumped for joy, kissing his boyfriend on the lips. When their world was created, the two boys had quickly grown to liking one another, even if the studios didn’t plan on Nathaniel being interested in men. While it was true that the artist was interested in women as well as men, he just found Marinette to be a friend. Still, he faked his crush for the cameras so that he could finally get a starring role in a episode, a charade which would finally end!
Now that Marc was going to get a proper introduction, the couple just knew that their characters would at the very least be confirmed to be in love. Maybe they’d do the same thing that Adrien and Marinette were doing. Sure the “Love Square” thing was taking forever, but at least it was popular.
“Alright, let’s take a look at this sucker.” Nathaniel cheered, holding the episode’s script. As the boys began reading through it, they smiled. But those smiles didn’t last long. In fact, by the end they were positively fuming. They had some words for Mr. Astruc, and they weren’t pleasant.
Yeah this will be much longer than the last one. In my opinion, Reverser butchered what could have been a great episode for Nathaniel and his love-interest Marc. I’ve got a lot to say about it, so it’s gonna be more than one part. As usual, reblog, reply, post and ask to share your thoughts. @artzychic27 @msweebyness
#nathaniel kurtzberg#nathaniel#marc anciel#marc#thomas astruc crit#thomas astruc salt#thomas astruc#canon nathaniel salt#reverser salt#reverser#miraculous ladybug#miraculous#marcnath#nathmarc#marc x nathaniel#nathaniel x marc#canon salt#marcaniel
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Because so many of you guys are unclear about who you’re including in your ships, then as revenge I propose an absolutely horrible ship that at the very least is clear about who it’s about
Nath-Nath
Nathalie and Nathaniel
Because y’all gotta be confusing
#miraculous ladybug#ml#miraculous#miraculous tales of ladybug and cat noir#nathaniel kurtzberg#nathalie sancoeur#gabenath#nathanette#adrinath#theres others#ml salt#is that salt?#marcnath#chlonath
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[ch4] élémentaire
Fandom: MLB
Ship: Eventual Felinette, MarcNath & Chlogami, Past Lukanette
TL;DR: HBIC Marinette + Rich Marinette + ML Salt Fic + Canon Divergence
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Note: ngl, this chapter kinda took my ideas and ran it through before i even realized it. i had only 2 main ideas and it ended up getting better than expected -- it even fit the theme of the chapter LMAO
4 words: karma is a bitch
ALSO I DIDNT FORGET THE TAGS THIS TIME!!!!!!!
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iv. jacinthes bleues
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Even though they’ve been classmates for years at Dupont, Nino couldn’t really consider himself to be friends with all of them. Maybe the guys, but certainly not the girls.
So, despite how friendly Rose has always been even when they were attending Notre Dame, he didn’t actually know her well enough to feel comfortable calling her a close friend despite their shared circles. He knew nothing of her involvement in any of Marinette’s plans unless Marinette or Alix talked to him, and apart from info gathering, he couldn’t think of any other reasons on how she factored into Marinette’s plans. An insider job, perhaps?
Rose still wore a pink ribbon, her unspoken sign of her allegiance to Marinette, so… they were in the same boat. They both fell for Lila’s lies and were trying to make it up to Marinette. Rose was a much better actress than he ever realized.
“What a screwed up situation we’re in, huh?” Nino asked wryly, leaning back into his seat. They were both in the library, working on their assigned project for their history class in the peace and quiet.
“I wouldn’t say that,” Rose said with a smile, though her eyes narrowed at him. “If anything, it’s a minor setback.”
“If that’s how you wanna call it…” he frowned, trailing off as he looked at the textbook. “Y’know, there’s no shame in admitting—”
“We are both in very different situations, Nino,” Rose sharply stated in a sweet tone of voice. “You let yourself be fooled. I let myself be complacent. There’s a difference.”
He didn’t get why Rose seemed so on edge, but it was probably for the best if he let the conversation drop. Out of everyone, Rose was the worst person to be stuck in an argument with, especially because she had that effect on people in making them feel as if they kicked a puppy.
It didn’t seem all that different to him, though. They were both in the same situations, just different end results.
Still, Rose was also the most observant person in their group who could easily pick up on a wide range of information, and her grudges were long-lasting. He’s not gonna argue about technicalities.
“You’re slouching,” Rose started frowning.
“I know,” he awkwardly admits.
“You can’t avoid it forever,” she gently said.
“I know, Rose.”
At this, she sighed, “If you don’t do anything about it, I will.”
It wasn’t a threat; it was a promise.
He doesn’t say anything in response to that, because he knows. Everyone is doing their part, no matter how hard it might be, and he’s been stalling.
But what he’s about to do is going to hurt either way.
His relationship with Alya is on the line — if she doesn’t believe him then… they might break up. He knows that the likelihood of their relationship surviving into adulthood is pretty slim, but he doesn’t want to lose her over a liar, he knows that much. If he says nothing, he’s letting her be manipulated; if he says something, it’s over even if he doesn’t want them to be. The only possibility of it going great is if Alya hears him out, which is definitely going to be a 50-50 chance.
And if Adrien doesn’t believe him, he might go crazy, but it’d be bearable — Adrien and Lila kinda have a thing going on. Adrien’s already pretty clueless about a ton of stuff, even more so when it comes to girls flirting with him, but with how he lets Lila hang off of him all the time, he wouldn’t be surprised if he was blinded from infatuation.
“If I were you, I would talk to Alya first,” Rose smiled sweetly. He’s not sure if it’s genuine kindness or if it’s part of her own plans, because it’s Nino’s problem to begin with, but it’s good advice nevertheless. “It’ll be easier to convince Adrien, but harder with Alya. If you do end up arguing or breaking up over this, then she’ll have time to come around and apologize.”
Adrien would be easier to convince.
As much as he thinks his feelings for Alya might be tipping into love, his girlfriend’s got a short temper and he can’t deny it. She was easy to rile up, and it does get hard to communicate with her when she’s adamant about being right.
“…yeah, you’re right. Thanks, dudette.”
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“For the record, this is a terrible idea.”
Alix knew that her words would do nothing to deter Marinette from seeing this meeting through to the end, but she has always been her right-hand man and stating the obvious is her job. Honest to a fault, some might say, but frankly that’s the way Marinette prefers it. Despite their past disagreements, it will always remain the same.
Despite what happens, Marinette leads, and Alix follows.
“Oh, believe me,” she dryly chuckles, shooting Alix an amused look. Alix didn’t see why this was so amusing to Marinette, but maybe her suffering was the funny thing here. “I know it is.”
Standing tall before them was a very familiar building — a rather sizable hotel. It was overly fancy and had long since lost its charm, and yet it was the only place that Dupont could get a free field trip at on short notice: Le Grand Paris.
Despite knowing that it’ll be far from pleasant, it was necessary. There was no set precedent when it came to disbanding a faction and rebuilding it in later years, but this felt like a matter of formalities.
It was during the faction meeting that Marinette disbanded Méticuleuse, and so she herself needed to correct her past action — even if it never really stopped her followers from still following her unofficial guidelines.
The first step of doing so was holding a faction meeting, and that required a proper apology to Chloé Bourgeois (yeah, the irony of this fact wasn’t lost on Alix — Mme Bustier has consistently been badgering Marinette to apologize to Chloé despite being innocent, and here she was, doing exactly what Mme Bustier would be ecstatic to hear). Before they could move forward, they all probably need to air out their grievances, which was going to be the worst.
At least it was only Chloé who was going to be complaining.
(Félix technically needed to be there as well, but he was a special case considering that he isn’t attending Dupont and wasn’t even in France to begin with.)
So, apart from Marinette and Alix, it was just Chloé and Sabrina, and Claude Sainté-Pierre who was acting as Félix’s proxy (as he always did) who would be in attendance.
‘She’s going to be insufferable,’ Alix sighed, already feeling slightly irritated at the thought. “Would it be too late to ask you to swap me out with Rose for the meeting?”
“Absolutely,” Marinette smiled serenely, looking at Alix with a clear statement of “you’re not getting out of this that easily” — which, fair. Alix knew what she was getting into when she agreed to remain as her second. “Besides, Rose has more pressing matters to attend to from what I’m aware of, while you just have your daily bets and competitions with Kim. Ondine can easily help you get out of that by asking to spend more time with him.”
Ah. An unexpected bonus. That was also the reason why Kim didn’t seem to complain too much when Alix told him she had to bail on their race for the day, if Alix put two and two together.
Alix knew that Ondine was popular and reliable, and they both get along well enough (and Alix can say for certain that Ondine’s too good for Kim), but she never really stopped to think of her beyond that. Kim and Ondine were still in that phase of figuring out their maybe-relationship, so Alix did actively try to avoid thinking of Ondine more often than not purely because she wanted nothing to do with that.
‘It sure is convenient that Kim’s definite-girlfriend is in our group,’ Alix nodded. ‘I’m tired of all his demands for a rematch.’
“We should probably go in now,” Marinette sighed, sealing Alix’s fate for the next few hours.
‘On second thought… never mind.’
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‘I would do anything to get out of this,’ Claude Sainté-Pierre thought, a fake smile plastered on his face as takes a sip of water.
They were sitting at one of the private tables of Le Grand Paris — something normally offered to celebrities and VIP guests. Chloé’s butler had assured them at the start that no classmates of theirs will be allowed to take a foot into the building before bowing and taking his leave.
The butler and the whole secret meeting was a bit much, but Claude was somewhat used to it. His parents were on the wealthy side, yet his family didn’t have a butler or anything — a regular cleaning service and security system, yes, but not their own wait staff. Allegra’s family had no qualms about employing maids and their own personal chef, and Allan’s family may have been similar to his, but Allan’s family had their own home studio and an indoor cinema.
Marinette’s probably the only one who would get it — Félix had the chance to go to her house when they were younger, and they didn’t have any hired help. At the bakery, yeah, but not within the house.
The sound of a glass cup thumping against the table brought him back to the conversation at hand.
Or rather… the lack of conversation.
They were seated at a table for six, with Claude kinda sitting across from Alix. Chloé was unfortunately next to him, while an empty chair remained on his other side. Empty seat, Claude, Chloé, Sabrina, Marinette, and Alix — the typical setup to prevent a faction leader from sitting next to another leader. It was mostly to prevent them from being fixated on the other person, since it often led to distractions.
Marinette and Chloé argued, Chloé and Félix would make snide comments against each other, while Marinette and Félix would, well… Claude’s not sure what to call it, exactly. It wasn’t flirting, but it also wasn’t really arguing or getting along.
Just talking, he supposes, which would make this meeting far less awkward.
“I believe you have something to say to me, Dupain-Cheng,” Chloé stated with sharp narrowed eyes, smiling.
Everyone knew that Chloé only stopped referring to Marinette by her first name ever since she stepped down from her position. Claude was under the impression that it would’ve changed once he heard from Félix that Chloé finally won.
Marinette maintained her smile, her lips twitching just the slightest bit as she relaxed her shoulders and fixed her stare on Chloé.
“Congratulations, Bourgeois,” Marinette stated. “You were right; I was wrong. You won.”
He expected as much.
For reasons beyond his comprehension, the Akuma Class believed the liar girl over Marinette for the better part of the year or two — he wasn’t paying too much attention to them, just Marinette given how haggard she was from overwork. It was even more noticeable with how their peers on the student council would always talk about her worriedly.
“I know I am,” Chloé had scoffed, leaning back into her seat as she regarded Marinette with a rather cold look. “That’s not what I was talking about.”
“And what exactly do you want to hear?” Marinette asked incredulously.
Looks like he wasn’t the only one who was confused — even Sabrina and Alix seemed surprised over the statement. Sabrina should’ve known everything about Chloé, and for her to be thrown off by this just goes to show that Claude really was wrong about the Charmante Faction Leader.
“What I want,” Chloé seemed to glare, “is an apology.”
“For what?” Marinette’s brows knit, clear confusion on her face. “For being naïve by not believing you?”
“That, and for your deplorable behaviour,” Chloé practically sneered. “It was disgusting, watching you act beneath your station.”
Alright… now she was definitely matching Claude’s memories of her. Claude was starting to think that maybe Ladybug was actually making a bigger and better positive impact than Adrien Agreste, but he stands corrected.
“Right,” Marinette dryly stated. “You’ve always been the type for extravagance like all the others who prefer to indulge in their wealth. How dare I show such a shameful side of me, for preferring to disregard status. I’d prefer to call it moderation, however. Ah, what was it again? Moderation is key, isn’t it?”
“Ridiculous. Utterly ridiculous,” Chloé wrinkled her nose in distaste. “Moderation,” she scoffed, looking at her nails as if to ignore Marinette. “Well, look where moderation brought you. Acting like a mere commoner, lowering yourself as if you were a feeble servant to our peers, becoming not only a doormat, but also becoming a stalker!”
Oh… oh.
Claude suddenly had a feeling that maybe, just maybe, this was becoming personal. It was no wonder why Chloé wasn’t finding delight in Marinette’s defeat right from the get go — something that all of them had been expecting — she was pissed because of Marinette’s former fangirl crush on her friend.
Judging from the look of dawning realization on Marinette’s face, she got the memo.
“I’m sorry,” Marinette stated, looking away from Chloé. She was ashamed, he could tell that much. “I shouldn’t have let myself get so obsessed with the idea of Prince Charming. For what it’s worth, I have made strides to improve myself for the better.”
“I’ll believe it when I see it,” came Chloé’s clipped reply. “Adrikins is innocent and naïve — he needs someone to snap him out of it like I tried to do for you. I’m waiting until he finally opens his eyes on this whole Liar Rossi thing, because with how much he cares for the simpletons of our class, he’s going to realize that she’s the worst type of person to associate with. What he doesn’t need is to get dragged into your fantasy and unresolved issues — despite the distance, he is still my childhood friend.”
“I get it,” Marinette stated with gritted teeth. “When I realized how kind he was, he…” she sighed, shoulders slumping. “He matched my idea of a perfect prince.”
At this, Chloé leaned back into her seat once more, giving Marinette a glare. “You weren’t using him to get back at Félix for leaving, were you? Considering how similar they look.”
Oh, jeez… Claude didn’t want to hear any of this conversation for plausible deniability, but now he has no choice. This was definitely going to bite him in the ass later, because, well, for starters he’s the only guy here and if Félix says anything, it’ll get traced back to him. Sure, Alix was nonbinary and didn’t care about pronouns, but she was loyal to Marinette to begin with so no worries about breach of privacy there. Félix was unaware of the Marinette’s crush on him from back then, but there’s no doubt he knows now.
(It didn’t help much that Claude was probably the only one in the Quantic Kids who picked up on this whole crush situation. He never said anything to avoid getting on Marinette’s bad side, besides, he thought Félix was only nice to Marinette due to being all businessman-like.)
“Of course not,” Marinette huffed. “Yeah, I wanted to forget Félix, but I didn’t even realize that they were cousins until he came back. Félix is a common name, and I didn’t remember his last name beyond Graham until I saw the film with Adrien’s mother.”
“Hmph. Fine. I’ll accept that for now,” Chloé said, pursing her lips. “I won’t apologize for my words and actions. I’m still far too upset at what you’ve done to him under the guise of friendship to even want to.”
“As long as we’re done airing out our grievances, that’s fine with me,” Marinette smiled. “Now, can we finally move onto what we’re really here for?”
“Hold it,” Chloé cut in. “Sabrina, call our guest.”
“Yes ma’am,” Sabrina complied to the command, pulling out her phone.
“A guest?” Marinette blinked. “You never mentioned that another person was joining us.”
“Why would I waste my time on that when you’re going to be meeting them anyway, Marinette?” Chloé rolled her eyes. “Just wait.”
Claude, who left one of his hands in his hoodie’s pocket with his phone, finally ended the call with Félix before Sabrina could call him herself.
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Nino’s not sure if it’s because he knew, deep down inside, that this was going to happen, but it’s a strange feeling nevertheless. He thinks that maybe he’s heartbroken, maybe numb, but he knows that he’s upset because he did cry in the restroom for several minutes after it happened.
Like ripping off a band-aid — hurts and then it’s fine for a while. Not great, not terrible, but fine.
As much as he didn’t want to, it’s either stick with the herd, or save the rest of his class from further manipulation.
It does hurt, though, knowing that he and Alya won’t be spending time together any more, that she’ll give him back his stuff and he’ll give hers back as well. He’s going to get bombarded with questions from the guys, and he’s not sure if that’s something he’s capable of handling emotionally at the moment.
“Nino…?” Adrien hesitantly called out, frowning with his brows pinched in concern. “Are you okay?”
He doesn’t think he is. On the bright side, he won’t be akumatized until maybe later. Can’t really say the same for Alya who just stomped off, but he expected that.
“Alya and I broke up.”
It was a quiet statement, simple, straight to the point. For the past several minutes, he’s been staring at his phone, trying to decide whether to actually drop Alya’s number like she yelled at him to do.
Huh. How long did he keep Adrien waiting? He hopes it wasn’t too long.
“What?!” Adrien shouted, eyes blown wide as he was very obviously taken aback by the news. “Why?! Don’t you two love each other?”
“We… had a fight,” Nino admits, not really wanting to rehash the last 15 minutes of his study period. But Adrien was his best friend, and he was also Alya’s friend, and Nino wasn’t gonna blind side him by making him feel awkward about hanging out with one over the other. “Rose and I finished our project early during our study period, so I went to go look for Alya.”
He should probably thank Rose for pushing him into doing it, otherwise he wouldn’t have, and then it’d be too late to do anything. She did look worried about him, when she caught sight of him heading towards the restroom, but she was with Juleka who’s been looking really pale lately.
Rose definitely knew how the conversation with Alya was going to turn out, and while he is upset at her for that fact, he knows that it’s not actually her fault.
“Uh huh…” Adrien nodded, looking increasingly worried. “What’d you two talk about?”
“It was about Lila,” he breathed, and he could see Adrien perking up at the mention of the girl. It made him feel terrible, having to break the news that Adrien’s crush isn’t as great as everyone thinks she is.
“What… uh, what about her?”
Like ripping off a band-aid, he had to remind himself. Taking in a deep breath, then letting it go as he steeled his resolve.
“I told her that Lila’s been lying to us. To all of us,” he looked away, not wanting to see Adrien’s heartbroken face. “And Alya… she didn’t believe me. She accused me of still liking Marinette and that’s why I’m siding with her. Stuff about how…” his eyes burned with unshed tears. “Lila’s been telling her a bunch of lies. About how I’m always looking at Marinette when Alya wasn’t looking, that she thought she saw me talking to Marinette after school the other day, that I was standing really close to her, like we were gonna…”
Nino took in another breath, letting it out with a sigh, willing to keep the weight of the heartbreak off his shoulders. He didn’t want to deal with getting akumatized for the day — it always made him feel worse in the aftermath.
It’s already been a bad day.
“What…?” he regrets looking back at Adrien, seeing a look of horror crossing his friend’s face. He hopes it’s for the situation that Nino’s in and not because of Lila’s lies. He didn’t know if he could handle something like that so soon after the breakup with Alya.
“I didn’t expect it either,” he smiled wryly, feeling all the bitterness bubbling up in his chest before suppressing it with a tired chuckle. “I thought that maybe…” he shook his head, his vision blurring. “Well, I guess Lila’s lies were stronger than our relationship, stronger than everything we’ve been through together, apparently.”
And oh, did that admittance hurt. Alya chose to doubt him over Lila, choosing a liar over her own boy—ex-boyfriend. She didn’t want to hear him out, claiming that he wanted to cover his unfaithfulness by throwing Lila under the bus.
“Nino, I’m… I… I know that’s not true—”
“Thanks for believing in me,” Nino gave his best friend a pat on the shoulder. “But I kinda expected this would happen if I talked to Alya about it,” he shot Adrien a weak smile. “I know you like Lila, just… be careful, yeah? I just… I don’t want you getting hurt like I did.”
Adrien said nothing. Nino didn’t blame him. Poor guy was still in a state of shock from what Nino could tell. It did make him feel better, knowing that he still had Adrien on his side if not Alya.
“Thanks for not calling me delusional. I… I know I said that I’d come hang out with you and Kitty Section today, but uh… I’m… not really up for it right now,” he gave Adrien a side hug. “Kinda don’t want to be around anyone from school.”
Maybe he’ll stop by the Dupain-Cheng Bakery on his way home. He could really use the warm hugs he’d always get from Sabine and Tom, and maybe a warm, freshly baked chocolate croissant. They always knew how to make him feel safe and at home whenever he’s had a bad day, and maybe they might have some advice for the heartbreak and—
Ah shit, Nino was definitely crying now.
“See ya tomorrow, dude,” he tugged his cap down and headed off.
Breakups are the worst.
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