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i hope no one minds if i read this bitch: rules for vanishing from page 68
wish i would’ve started this earlier but whatever, i’m doing it now! so far i’m really into this whole concept.
“he looks like he is ready to turn, to head back to the street and the cars they arrived in, to decide that this is a dream or a mistake and return to a life where things make sense and roads don’t stitch themselves together out of moonlight. i wish more than anything that he had.” well based on that i’m gonna say he either dies or disappears later on in the book considering the earlier 9-1-1 call.
“whose hand am i holding?” what the FUCK
sara: we broke a rule, but we escaped the consequences. it’s fine.
narrator: it was not, in fact, fine.
“behind them, farther down the road, someone screams” alright.
SHE DOESN’T REMEMBER NICK???
why are they telling us they found becca so early on…
aaaand i’m guessing this guy they just came across is the villain
that dude is creepy
whta if miranda’s the villain…she seems to know how that place works a little too well and mel just met her
yeah i don’t trust miranda at all, she’s being really dodgy. i bet she’s the wicked amongst them.
just remembered that trina knows something the rest of us don’t
SHE KILLED HER STEPFATHER?!
WHAT THE FUCK
wait wait wait so was vanessa a clone?? like how anthony was when sara let go? and does that mean nick is out there lost?
damn all these people do is make mistakes
OMG???
can’t believe i saw how different vanessa was and still didn’t realize something was off
not miranda knew the whole time omg?
jeremy’s so damn stupid
okay but i wonder if it’s jeremy or an imposter
wtf why is sara lying about what happened to miranda??
MIRANDA DIED WHEN?!
she had her notebook. because of course.
so the words on sara’s arm must be the same ones on becca’s
not too trusting of grace rn and i don’t like that description of trina either.
oh grace is DEFINITELY an echo or at the very least, evil.
though becca didn’t say a name so for all i know she could be talking about miranda
i’m guessing we’re getting closer to sara realizing how much of a mistake it was to let trina keep that book
well. becca warned them.
“when ashford enters several minutes later, she appears perfectly calm” this bitch is crazy
oh my God, jeremy!!
“i tried not to write the words. i’m sorry” bitch??
my God.
i desperately wanna know about miranda
? she just. wrote down what happened to her so why doesn’t she remember?
WOAH THAT’S HARSH
something’s definitely going on with sara cause she would never say that
DID BECCA JUST CHOOSE A DUDE OVER HER SISTER?!
“it’s half past dawn, becca. she was in bed” EXCUSE ME?!
is sara an unreliable narrator even more than she previously was? is the sara we’ve been getting the story from even real or is she an echo?
“the rules are the rules” she says as if they haven’t been breaking them since the start
would be funny if lucy’s an echo or like the big bad and she’s been drawing becca and sara there to possess them or something
wait. we still don’t know who they called 9-1-1 for in the beginning
LUCY IS EVIL
“one of them is lying”
MIRANDA LEFT THE NOTEBOOK NOT BECCA
wow. i did not think the pattern would come to miranda.
not them all meeting up that night in the woods being sara’s plan omg??
“we’ve got plenty of life ahead of us” oh that’s so sad
WHAT
not this book making me cry
THAT PLOT TWIST??????
#this book so so good omg???#rules for vanishing lb#rules for vanishing#sara donoghue#becca donoghue#anthony beck#trina jeffries#kyle jeffries#vanessa han#jeremy polk#lucy gallows#lucy callow#nick dessen#melanie whittaker#books ive read#books#lgbt+ books#ya horror#horror novels#kate alice marshall
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Last and most recent 2016 cover.
Fun fact, I originally made all my usts from scratch but eventually got so sick of getting the timing right (still struggle with this in music) that I gave up and started using other peoples' usts and it turns out I did not suck at utau I was just purposefully inconveniencing myself and my cover-making ability is actually pretty good. It's basically like I was working out with a 50 lb weight on my back and then figured out I could just...stop judging myself for not being good enough and just take the weight off and my skills improved ten-fold without it lol
Credits:
Song by DECO*27 (originally featuring Hatsune Miku)
Aki Hantsuki (chai) managed by Disty (iirc that was their name? They've since vanished and I don't even think Aki is avaliable for download anymore)
Anna Nyui (vivid) managed by Aoka
I do not know who made the ust since it was on my old computer which has since broken but if anyone happens to recognize it I will update to credit the original maker
Tuning/mixing by me :)
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Aaliyah Ramirez has been missing since April 27th, 2021. The 14 year-old was last seen leaving her father's home in Syracuse, Indiana. Aaliyah was supposed to walk to the nearby school bus stop, but she never arrived. She was reported missing later that day, after her school called to notify her family about her absence.
Aaliyah was reportedly struggling in her home life in the months leading up to her disappearance. According to various social media posts, Aaliyah's mother had kicked her out of the house a few months prior. After this, Aaliyah went to stay with her aunt. However, this was short lived--as Aaliyah's father went to court to petition for full custody. The judge granted her father's request, despite the fact that Aaliyah did not want to live with him. In fact, she wrote the judge a letter requesting to stay with her aunt. In the letter, Aaliyah wrote that she did not want to live with her mother OR father--as she faced abuse in both homes. Despite this, the judge still placed her with her father.
The judge's ruling also reportedly banned Aaliyah from having any contact with her boyfriend. It is unclear why her parents did not want her to contact him--as he lived in Florida and it was primarily a long distance relationship. Aaliyah met this boyfriend while staying with her grandmother in Palm Beach City. Aaliyah's grandmother allowed her to see the boyfriend, but her parents did not--which caused further rifts in her relationship with them.
Investigators believe that Aaliyah is no longer in Indiana. It's speculated that Aaliyah had help getting out of the state, but authorities still believe she is in danger. Prior to vanishing, Aaliyah was a dancer at the Indiana Ballet Conservatory in Indianapolis. Many members of the dance community have been sharing her in story hopes of spreading awareness about her disappearance.
Aaliyah is described as 5'9" and approximately 138 lbs. If you have any information that could help locate her, please contact the Syracuse Police Department at 574-267-5667.
#aaliyah ramirez#missing teen#missing person#missing girl#tw abuse#indiana#2021#true crime#true crime research#tcoriginal#signal boost#last photograph
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Callista Lorne
Universe: Excruciating Duplicity
Katakana: ローン カリスタ
Nickname(s): Calli (preferred), Woman (Shu), Lady Loren (Reiji)
Sign: Libra
D.O.B.: 9/27
Age: 21 (physically, unknown actual age)
Race: Adler (Eagle Demon)
Sex: Female
Pronoun(s): She/Her
Sexuality: Straight (Alley)
Height: 5’ 8”
Weight: 160 lbs
Hair Color: Black with Gray (decorated with changing feathers)
Eye Color: Pale Green
Occupation: College Student / Fiancé of Shu
Family:
Ajax (Father)
Catalina (Mother)
Alexander (Older Brother)
Meteo (Older Brother)
Evangeline (Older Sister)
Lucille (Older Sister)
Ioanna (Older Sister)
Helios (Younger Brother)
Stevi (Younger Brother)
Xylander (Younger Brother)
Xylon (Younger Brother)
Onan (Younger Brother)
Hobbies: Reading, Writing, Linguistics, Sitting Outside, Traveling, Eating, Art, Music, Coffee
Favorite Food(s): Any kind of meat, she loves to try new food
Keeper: Shu Sakamaki
Seiyuu: n/a
Voice Actor: n/a
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Callista Lorne (ローン カリスタ) is the sixth child and youngest daughter of the Adler Clan’s Head Household. Callista is the daughter of Catalina, wife of Ajax, the Head of the Demon Eagles.
Appearance: (images by @secretiovesick)
Callista is a stunning young woman. She has curly black hair that fades from gray to white as it reaches it's end. Typically pulled back from her face, her hair reaches to about the middle of her back. All throughout her hair are feathers, which are actually part of her - rather than just decoration. Her eyes are an intense pale green color. On the side of her head, black horns curl out and up.
While in her human form, the horns on her head vanish. Her hair changes to a brown consistent color, with the feathers still visible. Her eyes also change to a darker of black color.
Callista typically dresses in flowing clothes, favoring dresses over anything else. She enjoys the freedom they offer. When not in a dress, she perfumers to wear as little clothing as possible - hating anything too constricting.
Personality:
Callista has a rather calm and upbeat personality. She can be oblivious to certain things, but tends to catch on rather quickly when it comes to intellectual topics. Callista is a deceive person, who thinks things through and makes informed decisions. While having been raised as both the youngest and oldest in the same house hold, she is neither spoiled rotten or feels compelled to be overbearing towards others.
Since her family would travel often, Callista has been exposed to many different cultures in the Human and Demon Worlds. She is very conscious of others and is always eager to learn about new things. Possessing a curious mind, Callista can often be found reading and journeying her new understanding of things.
History:
Since the Adler Clan sided with the winners of the Millennial War of Demons and The Kings - they were granted the privileges of being in the Demon King's royal council. The current clan leader, Ajax has held his role since his father past after the War. Since that time, the clan has enjoyed the benefits and freedom it brings.
The Adler Clan is large, with most families having anywhere from four to over ten children. Although, none of them stay in one place too often. This was set into motion by their ruler. Ajax rules his people from a distance, allowing them a chance to spread their own wings and dictate their own lives - within reason.
When their first child was born, Ajax and his wife decided to continue this idealism of eternal freedom. Every child after, was raised the same. Traveling often. Nesting only when there was a new baby. After the birth of their fifth child, the couple waited before having another. The arrival of Callista was a shock to all of them - but they were excited none the less. She was treasured above all things, being the youngest.
During her childhood, Callista was exposed to many different forms of life. Traveling both in the Human world and through the Makai. She was raised with the proper manners and etiquette, while also being allowed to do whatever she pleased. Her parents and siblings were all quite protective.
She grew to have a love of the world. A love for learning. Always asking questions. When she was well into her school years, the first of her younger brothers came. He would kick start a long line of boys, as the once pampered little girl was made into the helpful older sister.
Callista enjoyed her life at home, though she longed for the day when she could leave it. To be free like her older siblings. These dreams however, would be changed, as the news that Karlheinz request her hand for his eldest son. None of her siblings had ever been married off, but it seemed that her father was unable to refuse the Vampire's Ruler.
Powers/Abilities:
Superhuman Strength
Like all demons, Callista has inhuman stamina, a more resilient body, can move very quickly and has an enhanced sense of hearing and smell. Demons are also resistant against all human viruses.
Shapeshifting
Callista can transform into a human appearance so that she can blend into the Human World. She can stay human for many days, weeks, months or even years, depending on how much blood she has consumed.
Transformation
Being of the purest Adler bloodline, Callista is able to transform into an eagle during the night of a full moon. Outside of those nights, she is able to change parts of her body for a small amount of time.
Enhanced Senses
While all demons poses enhanced hearing and smell, Adler posses the keenest sight of all.
Limited Magic
Callista did not spend much time studying magic, so she does not know how to do much. However, she does have a natural affinity for it, as most high demons do.
Flight
Adlers posses the ability to levitate and even fly.
Trivia:
Callista currently goes to School for Linguistics and Foreign Cultures
She is ambidextrous
She has a fascination with bugs, is totally a bug pacifist
She loves classical music
She enjoys board / card games
She is fluent in many languages
She can cook
She can play the piano and viola
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One thing I want to go over is a couple of the more major plot changes in Lady Rose, aka NEW AKUMAS AND HEROES (not everything will be shared here but still some)
Origins part 2 is where I become the new Ladybug holder, and it ends up having me reveal to my discord server my identity because I panic
Timebreaker is replaced by an overly competitive and impatient Kim as super-stuntman DoubleDare, and serves as the new debut episode of Bunnix due to a retooled powerset for the Rabbit Miraculous and a much clearer story to the Watch
Dark Cupid is replaced by my British boyfriend Mr L Productions (referred to as “L” in-story) as Mr Heartbreak, with a similar purpose but a different cause (old relationship trouble don’t ask) and ends in a kiss scene between him and I instead of LB and Chat
Antibug is avoided entirely due to me actually listening to Chloé due to a weird mutual understanding we have and the episode instead focuses on Vanished only, give Sabrina love everyone she needs more of it
My mom gets akumatized during a photoshoot or something and ends up as a photographer akuma (different from Pixalator) called either Photoshoot or Snapshot and her camera is now like a freaking GUN and it’s AWESOME
My teen brother Derek gets akumatized into the freaking LynelMaster, and summons an Indoor Running of the Lynels (an in joke the two of us have) as in Zelda Lynels as in BOTW Lynels as in I’m ready to quit life in that episode
My kid brother becomes a literal King Arthur with Mind Control Powers because honestly it fits him and also is very scary and I love it it’s perfect for him
Lila doesn’t end up Volpina as she never actually gets to proceed that far in her lying, instead ending up as a Vocaloid-song-inspired villain Ghost Rule due to her saying the wrong thing about Miku in a class with a very vocal fan (me) and I have a one-shot of this on my AO3
Frighteningale serves as the first hero debut, with Mr L Productions getting the Snake and becoming Aquaconda and the episode ends with Derek learning my identity
Robustus serves as Derek’s debut as the Tiger hero Panthera Mauve, and I can’t explain much more until Crocoduel explains said more with Tigresse Pourpre
My friend Geri gets akumatized on Halloween in one of the darkest parts of the whole AU: Nightmare, a psychotic homocidal villainess who’s power is giving people freaking heart attacks with dark water also she has a bloody scythe and we battle her in the PARIS CATACOMBS worst Halloween ever
The big one: Style Queen has me CHOOSE Chloé as the Bee hero, as I now have the missing piece to understand why she acts like a bully and as one of the few people to see the person behind it (because Hatsune Miku fan solidarity don’t ask) and want to fight a woman
This leads to the Queen Wasp replacement, and the biggest wham episode of the AU: Mother Hen, MY akumatization episode, where I straight up turn completely overprotective mother bird and want to KILL a woman and this is where we all learn Marinette was the ladybug hero in origins 1
The Rooster hero will most likely be @aloudbirb because BIRB
Lila is redeemed in her debut and eventually will get a miraculous, most likely either the monkey because chaotic trickster or the raccoon from my version of the Native American Box because thief
We get the full Native American Box in the NYC Special
Mari still trains as the new guardian, and while she uses the Mouse for a time she eventually decides on the Thunderbird from the Native American Box as her permanent miraculous
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⌜ ⁰⁰¹ anna marie. michelle veintimilla. she/her. cis female. ⌟ looks like ANNA MARIE has joined the search for the missing mutants. the TWENTY-NINE YEAR OLD is known as ROGUE and works alongside THE X-MEN. they were spotted recently in NYC, hopefully they’ll have some luck finding the missing mutants.
𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹
FULL NAME: anna marie
ALIASES: rogue
BIRTHDAY: august 26th
GENDER: cis female
SPECIES: mutant
HOMETOWN: caldecott county, mississippi
AFFILIATIONS: the x-men
𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽
FATHER: owen -----
MOTHER: priscilla ----- // raven darkholme (foster mother)
SIBLINGS: kurt wagner (foster brother)
OFFSPRING: none
𝗣𝗵𝘆𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆
FACECLAIM: michelle veintimilla
EYE COLOR: green
HAIR COLOR: brown with white streak
HEIGHT: 5′8″
WEIGHT: 149 lbs
𝗔𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀
▹ ABSORBTION
▹ SUPER STRENGTH
▹ FLIGHT
▹ ACROBATIC SKILLS
▹ SWORDSMANSHIP SKILLS
▹ FLUENT IN FRENCH
▹ CAN AND WILL KICK ANYONE’S ASS
𝙎𝙐𝙈𝙈𝘼𝙍𝙔
anna was born mostly in an attempt by her parents to fix their deteriorating marriage after getting married so quickly into their relationship.
not long after anna was born her parents were recruited into a nature loving commune (cult) whose goal was to reach a native american mythological dreamland, where the rules of the physical world no longer applied.
something went wrong with the ritual and her mom along with the commune vanished.
her dad, not knowing where else to turn went to his wife’s sister, carrie, to help him raise her.
it was a strict upbringing, since her aunt didn’t want her to repeat the mistakes of her mother, but the whole unattainable aspect of her made her desirable to most of the boys in town.
eventually she fell in love with one boy in particular, cody.
the night they shared their first kiss, anna’s first kiss ever, she developed her power to absorb the life energy and psyche of others with skin-to-skin contact and left the boy in a lifelong coma.
after the other townsfolk discovered her abilities they ambushed her home with torches and guns.
her father fought off the mob while she ran off into the swamplands. not long after this is when she ran into raven darkholme, the mutant known as mystique, who took her in as her own daughter.
in time mystique turned rogue's loneliness, envy, bitterness, and despair into anger, using that to get her to join the brotherhood of evil mutants.
rogue fought with the brotherhood for a while before she turned to the x-men, more specifically charles xavier, to help her with the effects of her powers. since absorbing people’s life energy also had her absorb their memories and it was essentially overloading her own mind.
after this the professor invited her into the x-men, even though the others were weary about her joining the team. eventually she was welcomed
she still struggles to keep her powers in check at times and the trauma of putting people in the hospital because of them has her usually wearing body-concealing clothing that eliminates the possibility of accidental skin contact but she’s learned to deal, even choosing to become a mentor for younger mutants.
#vanished.intro#( ✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:* ℜ𝔬𝔤𝔲𝔢 || INTRO *:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧ )#finally posting these so i can get my ass on the dash svknjadf
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ML x Labyrinth Crossover: 16 years old Mari is wished away by all her classmates, and with such a strong wish, she was taken away by the Goblin King who was immediately charmed by such a powerful magic girl. She finds home in the Underground and with the Fae; she finds love, understanding and true acceptance; no more neglectful parents, no more fake and cruel friends, no more pushy Chat Noir. With the power of creation the Fae became stronger and Mari, with Jareth ruled well. Paris suffered...
ML x Labyrinth crossover pt2: unlike what usually would have happened, the Wishers didn’t forget about Mari. Since she was Ladybug and Guardian, her absence caused severe imbalance and the Kwami had to even things out by taking away everything good Mari had ever done to them, even the lives she saved as Ladybug. After she was wished away, Adrien lost his ring, and the class was found guilt of vanishing Mari/LB by means of dangerous magic. One by one, all the good things were undone. Ppl died...
It started with their clothes they had gotten. Those were all gone. Then Alya noticed her blog was missing many things in it.
Then people started dying. Not every person died permanently but those who were victims of multiple attacks stayed dead. The Fae left a message helped by Kwami on a wall.
‘You wished away Ladybug to the Goblin King. You lose everything she gave you.’
It didn’t take long for Paris to figure it out. After all, Alya had a video up of them wishing Marinette away.
They argued against it, many of them. They hadn’t known they had thought…
Of course, Lila herself now was exposed with the fact Marinette had been Ladybug and her own words against the girl. Some of them were inconsolable about the whole thing.
Tom and Sabine were both as well harmed. They lost much of their recipes and their logo. Marinette was the one who made them or refined them and they hadn’t really noticed. But their customers and employees did and looks were given to them.
Gabriel and Nathalie were harmed as well. The photos revolving around the hat and even some of Gabriel’s designs were gone, and about a quarter of their employees dead. Gabriel was in shock. Did that many die thanks to him? Was he that much of a monster? He had always been able to convince himself that there wasn’t any lasting damage…
But now…
The last to fully realize he’d messed up was Adrien who refused to accept any responsibility until his ring was gone and a message detailing everything he’d done was left for him. His father’s book was missing again, he was locked up again. He had nothing.
All because of a silly wish.
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Marinette did Not sign up for this part 5
so, this happened. i would feel bad, but the characters hijacked this story after chapter 1 and i’m just along for the ride and checking that words makes sense.
First part here Previous Here ao3 Here
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“Hey Alya, you haven’t been getting more hits on your blog from Gotham lately, have you?” Marinette asked.
Alya rolled her eyes as honestly, could her bestie be any less obvious? She could see the “new” necklace. The one that only shows up when Multimouse is on call. Honestly—why is it everyone keeps thinking she doesn’t know who’s who? She’s the Fox—Illusions and Truth are her bread and butter.
“Now that you mention it,” Alya pulled up her latest stats. “Yes. The whole site—jeez these guys must have just found out and want the scoop from the best source in Paris,” Alya preened.
Marinette acted… different after she got that answer. Moved in on herself. Alya could feel the attempt at a cover-up before she even asked.
“Hey, is something up?”
“Nothing! Nothing is up, why would something be up! Ha, that’s a good one Alya!”
Ah, the miraculous-related tic was in full swing then. Marinette isn’t exactly the most in-the-know miraculous user, and the Mouse is always taken back after its been used. She could be forgiven for assuming Alya, the expert in all things Miraculous second only to the Original duo and their boss, would not know that something was going on in a certain spotted heroine’s life, and it was all hands on deck.
“Okay,” Alya switched to her theory notes, “Any new names to add to the ‘would not be surprised if they were Hawkmoth’ list?” Marinette is a goldmine on this topic, and while miraculous adjacent, definitely able to ease the whole ‘not in control’ and helpless feelings this situation was probably stirring in her girl. She knew it was for herself atleast.
Marinette perked up with a familiar ‘I know what you will say, but lets do this anyway’ type of sly smile. “Okay, so we do agree that it has to be someone that knows Gabriel’s schedule and doesn’t want to interfere with it for the most part, right?”
“Well,” Alya wasn’t letting this hunch go anytime soon, no matter what LB and Chat said about evidence against. She knew she was onto something with it, and for all she knew, some miraculous magic could be interfering. “I still say it could be him and Natalie taking turns, but that doesn’t rule them both out.”
Marinette shot Alya a look, of the ‘I strongly disagree, but feel it is futile to remind you why’ variety.
“I’m kidding, your boss isn’t Hawkmoth, I know… He’d totally have better designs for akumas if he was.”
Marinette leaned forward conspiratorially. “You should have seen him tear into the Bubbler one when I brought it up as an example of horrible design. His face was perfect!”
Alya would love to imagine the many, many ways to torment Gabriel after what she and Nino have come to understand about the man from their friends. Ranging from negligent and uninvolved control freak at best to manipulative, victim-blaming, and abusive POS. If Adrien and Marinette were a little less attached (re: not pedestalling the man so much), then she could get them to see the truth and they could go over the pair’s options to get them both away from his BS and make the man pay for the all the crap he put Adrien through, and was starting to put Marinette through. Why else would the girl be running herself ragged—especially the past week—if the man wasn’t a demanding asshole boss?
“That’s great, next time, get a pic or vid and share the love.”
“I will, so I met another one of his suppliers and…” Alya began to take vicious notes, glad for Marinette’s attention to detail on these things. It made looking for possible Hawkmoths much easier on her and Max—yes she knows who Pegasus and Cowboy are, Markov in a hat is still Markov in a hat. It was a wonder that no one else noticed.
Alya grinned when she saw Trixx peek out of her hiding place, a wide smile that reminded her exactly why Alya could catch everyone’s identity while her friends still hadn’t put together she’s Rena; a Fox casts illusions. To do that well, you have to learn to seek and see the truth, and get your evidence. And Alya? Is a damn good fox.
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Tim hates his stupid insane list of designers. He managed to knock of half by using his own damn filters, thank you very much for dominant genes from the Wayne side that could be seen visually. It knocked out a good chunk (about two thousand out of five thousand) on hair alone. He decided he would let it keep running for those that linked their socials to their psueds and aliases.
The problem was the handful (about ten) that didn’t. He’d have to meet them in person, used his glasses to get pictures, and run those against social media posts in Paris to find out who these more private designers were—all to find out if they really are in the right age range, and if their natural features do put them in the ‘likely a Wayne’ category for Wayne dominant traits (and those possible given Bruce’s own DNA makeup, which he doesn’t know Tim has. Hey, he’s the Robin that Gets Shit Done, never said he was the polite one. That’s Dick’s job, not his.)
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Adrien hates not having Plagg with him. Not that Tikki isn’t great and all! Really! Just… he misses him and his stinky cheese, okay?
“Adrien,” Natalie knocked on the door.
“Come in.”
Natalie entered the doorway, but no further. “When is Marinette free for consultations next? we have a high end client who would like to commission her as soon as possible.”
“Give me a minute…” Adrien checked his ‘overseeing Marinette’ schedule on his phone. “Uh, she has walk-ins around four until five tomorrow.”
“Excellent. Will she be at her home or the studio Gabriel has provided for consultations?” By her tone, he could tell which Natalie and Father would prefer.
“Let me check with her.”
“See that you do.”
Adrien sent a lipstick, X arm lady, and house emoji to Marinette.
In a minute she sent back a thumbs up and apartment building emoji.
“Studio it is.”
Natalie nodded. “Excellent choice. I will let them know to be there at four ten, given Marinette’s… difficulty arriving on time.”
Adrien grimaced a bit on that as yeah… no longer having a Danger sense meant her punctuality was… not very good. “Are they speaking to Marinette or MDC?”
He’d need to know if he should just pick her up or not. MDC didn’t have to get picked up—designers to celebrities are allowed to be late and can blame it on getting caught up in a few details on a commission design for a walk-in consultation. Marinette was tied to the Gabriel Brand and needed to reflect that, therefore, be there on time and ready.
“Marinette for now, though they expressed an interest in MDC as a budding designer, and they are well within the MDC price range,” Natalie hinted.
Adrien kept the hiss growing in the back of throat quiet. Marinette chooses who MDC works with, not his Father.
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Stephanie is both delighted and upset when she sees Cass. As its Cass—she probably figured it out already damn it!—but its Cass and she missed her since she left a few months back for a mission and got caught up in the Chinese crime scene again.
“Hey Cass!”
Cass grinned when she saw Steph and made her way over.
“Found her!”
Stephanie was gutted. She really wanted to win, just this once, at a detective thing. You know, be the normal one that managed to out-do the prodigies and geniuses. Not to be again. “Oh, that’s great. Where is the baby bat?”
Cass shook her head. “Not her, Soup Girl.”
Stephanie opened and shut her mouth. Then lit up as she still has a chance! “Oh, right—right! You said you wanted to meet her a while back.”
Cass nodded. “Her family is nice.”
“Did you talk to her or…”
Cass shook her head. “Busy.”
“Ah.” That made sense. “Well, uh, still competing?”
Cass raised an eyebrow. That was a yes.
“Maybe we should work on helping her on the hero side of things together, you know, so we don’t freak her out when we all swarm her place. Make the whole thing a bit less…”
“Dramatic.”
Stephanie nodded. It would help ease the girl into the family, and keep Cass on that case instead of finding Baby Bat for a bit. Win-Win for Stephanie and Baby Bat.
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Chatte Noire really, really hates dealing with akumas. She's built for strategy, to see tricky parts and work out how to make them safer for the team and minimize risk. She is not made to be Chatte Noire. Yet here she is, in an akuma attack, trying to play the role of a Black Cat—identify and destroy threats to the team. Problem is, she lacks Chat Noir's heightened ability to sense danger. In fact, she lacks it completely--and she knows the team isn't happy.
The attack is taking longer than it would if she was Ladybug. This would be over if she had just managed to keep her big mouth shut and not talked to Aquaman. Then the Justice League wouldn’t be involved. Then the whole promise to Murder Robin would not be broken and Paris would already be saved for the day instead of dealing with another Sandboy attack going on well into the night, with a cure that won’t be able to handle fatigue, energy renewal or relax the body for sleep post ‘I’m scared out of my mind’ fear.
She made sure to avoid this Sandboy’s attacks and she would save whoever got caught. Her Cataclysms may not be as strong as Chat’s (his do make the whole thing go away) but she is just as quick on her feet and just as good at getting civilians out of danger.
“Chatte!”
“On it Buggaboy! And not yet!”
It was too off for the Lucky Charm. They’d need Viperion, and he was stuck underwater with Aquaman trying to get him out at the moment. Until then, she just had to minimize damage, keep civilians away from their nightmares hunting them down, and keep moving and planning and work everything out while playing bodyguard for the team at Cha—At Mr. Bug’s call.
She hopes things turn out okay.
Then she sees a bat symbol and the world vanishes.
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Red Hood blinked when he saw some girl running around on rooftops in… Isn’t Chat Noir supposed to be the cat one? Where the hell is Ladybug—and why is some guy in her place? Shit, did the baby bat lose her miraculous or was it stolen? Damnit, now he has to steal it back for her!
“Okay, how did LB get hit when she isn’t even here?” The fox girl groaned as she dodged another attack. “Aren’t these guys supposed to go after who’s scared of them?”
The bee girl rolled her eyes. “More than just Ladybug can be terrified of the bats. They’re the Ghosts, remember?”
“Hey, can we argue about fears and who has rights to them some other time?” fake ladybug asked, flinching and moving closer to the Turtle guy. “Uh, Chatte, that way!”
Cat girl—Chatte— said something he didn’t catch and grabbed a kid stuck in a mob and bounce out.
“I—” the boy threw his hands up. “We’re screwed. She really, really isn’t getting the whole Cat thing.”
Red Hood pulled out his guns, checking that the darts were loaded and aiming for Spots.
“Chatte---guy with a gun!”
This time cat girl managed to look over and froze. She started… hyperventilating? Shit—kid’s having an attack.
Red Hood lowered his gun and made sure to get closer to her---seeing as the other heroes—Dragon girl, Monkey boy and Snake Guy were busy with the bee and fox girls trying to circle some kid on a pillow. No clue where the other kid in black was, but the cat girl losing it? that was his current focus.
“Kid, come on, breathe.”
“Oh my—” the kid looked at him like he was the threat. “Fuck, no—I shouldn’t have talked back to---shit. Shit, now I’m gonna—”
“VOYAGE!”
Just like that, Red Hood was dropped into Gotham harbor. Jason didn’t even get to look around to see what happened. He did manage to tread water and work out which was to go to get to shore.
“Oracle!”
“Jesus Hood—sending Robin to your location. What happened?”
“Some kids stole baby bats’ jewels, some akuma attack, the actual cat thief was hyperventilating and then I end up here.”
“Oh, B is not going to like this.”
“I already don’t like it.” Batman growled out over comms. “Did someone say voyage?”
Red Hood wracked his somewhat waterlogged brain. “In French, yes.”
“One of the local heroes.” Jason could feel Bruce’s annoyance. “Why were you in Paris.”
“Well,” Red Hood kept swimming to shore. “When you find out a long lost bat is in life threatening danger, one must locate and meet this possible winner of the ‘avoided having crappy parents raise me’ lottery to give a well-earned ‘congrats, you’re a well-adjusted person in a family of crimefighter! Mazel tav.”
“Hood.” Robin began on a private channel. “We need to talk.”
“Gotta go B, life to live, baby bat to find.”
“Red Hood!”
“Bye!” Red Hood climbed out of the harbor, finding his baby brother on his motorcycle that was definitely not Bruce-Approved.
“What’s up buttercup, didja miss me?”
Robin scowled at him. “Of course not, the world is more peaceful without the drivel that falls out of your mouth.”
Red Hood snorted. “Yeah, and that’s why you hide in my room all the time.”
Robin refused to make eye contact, shoving Red Hood onto his bike. “Is it true, did my sister lose her miraculous?”
“Unless she’s B and Catwoman’s lovechild and she decided to embrace it.”
Robin was quiet on the way to the cave. “…how long would it take to get the pilot to return and take me to Paris?”
“…you’d make it there around their in time for dessert.”
Robin frowned. “that’s not soon enough.”
“Closest you’ll get. And don’t’ think you’re going alone.”
Robin frowned. “I am not exposing my sister to you.”
“She’s our sister first of all,” Red Hood corrected. “and second of all, I have a bet to win, and I’m behind thanks to this portal guy. So I’m coming.”
Robin rolled his eyes. “Only if you get past Father and Alfred.”
“You wouldn’t dare.”
Robin smirked as they pulled into the Batcave.
“Father, I believe Red Hood needs your full attention given he was in the harbor for so long, and we all know how cold they are this time of year.”
Jason decided Damian was by and far his least favorite sibling in that moment. “Wait, B, no, look—no signs of hypothermia, no shaking, just need to change and—”
“I will check and ensure you don’t develop it with Alfred on standby.”
Jason glared at Damian, already stripping from his Robin gear with that self-satisfied smirk. “Traitor!”
“I simply want what is best for my siblings, how is that wrong?”
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I hope this gave you all a good idea of what’s going to happen next… I do love the Batfam and all, but some of their approaches here… no good and need to have that hit over their head.
And if I’m screwing up ladybats characterization, feel free to let me know so I can fix it---going off what I could find from DC fans and lore but I also do not know these characters inside and out, and want to do them justice.
OH and for anytime i refrence princess Justice, got a refrence for you now! picture the one made by @tinymelonbug right here with the only (maybe?) change being that below the cut it is cut off as a romper: Here
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#0006 - Aquaman (Arthur Curry/Orin)
Age: 43
Occupation: King of Atlantis
Marital status: Married
Known relatives: Atlanna (mother), Tom Curry (stepfather), Atlan (father), Orm Marius (half-brother), Mera (wife), Arthur Curry Jr. (son, deceased), Koryak (son, deceased), Mareena Curry (daughter).
Group affiliation: Atlantis, formerly Justice League of America, Others
Base of operations: Poseidonis, Atlantis
Height: 6’1”
Weight: 325 lbs.
History:
43 years ago: Orin is born to Atlanna, queen of Atlantis. An ancient Atlantean superstition stated that children born with blond hair are cursed, and Atlanna and baby Orin are cast out from the kingdom. Atlanna travels to Amnesty Bay, Maine, where she meets lighthouse keeper Tom Curry. The two fall in love, and together they raise the child, newly rechristened Arthur.
33 years ago: Atlanna dies of pneumonia, due to a weakened immune system not accustomed to surface illnesses. On her deathbed, she tells Arthur of his true nature.
27 years ago: Tom Curry dies of a heart attack. After his funeral, Arthur leaves home to seek out his heritage.
26 years ago: Arthur briefly spends time in Alaska, falling in love with an Inuit woman named Kako and, unbeknownst to him, getting her pregnant. He’s driven away by the demonic god Nuliajuk before he can learn of the pregnancy.
24 years ago: Arthur is led to Atlantis by a pod of dolphins, and there he meets royal advisor Vulko and claims his birthright, learning of his heritage and usurping the crown from the corrupt king Orvax.
22 years ago: Orin first comes into conflict with Orm Marius, his half-brother, the Ocean Master, who tries to usurp the throne of Atlantis for himself.
20 years ago: Orin teams up with Barry Allen to fight the Trickster, and Barry dubs him “Aquaman.”
19 years ago:
Aquaman becomes a charter member of the Justice League after helping Earth’s heroes repel an alien invasion.
Orin meets Mera, queen of the exiled Atlantean city of Xebel, and the two marry soon thereafter.
Orin first encounters the undersea terrorist Black Manta.
18 years ago: Orin takes the young Atlantean mage Garth on as a protege.
17 years ago: Orin and Mera have their first child, Arthur Jr.
15 years ago: Arthur Jr. is murdered by the Black Manta as part of an elaborate scheme to take revenge on Aquaman and Atlantis for past defeats.
12 years ago: In the wake of the Justice League’s disbanding, Orin joins the Martian Manhunter’s new League, headquartered out of the Secret Sanctuary in Happy Harbor. Mera leaves him soon thereafter, wrecked with concerns over his commitment to her.
11 years ago: Aquaman is one of the many heroes involved in the fight against the Anti-Monitor.
10 years ago:
Aquaman again fights Ocean Master when the latter attacks Amnesty Bay.
Orin returns to Atlantis to find it conquered by a race of giant jellyfish. He succeeds in driving them out, and reclaims his throne.
9 years ago: Atlantis becomes embroiled in civil war, as Poseidonis is besieged and overrun by forces from Tritonis, allied with Black Manta
8 years ago:
Orin receives the Atlantis Chronicles, learning of his relation to Ocean Master and beginning to sink into a deep depression.
Orin and his ally Dolphin are kidnapped by the terrorist Charybdis, who plunges his arm into a pool of piranhas, cutting his left hand off at the wrist. He replaces it with a harpoon.
Arthur returns to the Arctic, meeting again with Kako and his fully grown son, Koryak. Koryak chooses to travel with him and Dolphin on their travels.
Orin joins the newly reformed Justice League of America in response to a White Martian threat on Earth.
Orin and Garth reunite after time apart, and Garth takes the new title of Tempest.
7 years ago:
Orin reunites the scattered city-states of Atlantis to stand together against the threat of Tiamat.
Orin’s harpoon hand is broken, and he is given a robotic hand to replace it, indistinguishable from flesh and blood.
Arthur and Mera reconcile as Atlantis goes to war with the island nation of Cerdia.
6 years ago:
Atlantis vanishes in the wake of the war against Imperiex, hurled into the Obsidian Age by Atlantean magic and enslaved by the sorceress Gamemnae. The Justice League and Orin succeed in returning Atlantis to its proper time.
A large portion of San Diego, California is sunken into the Pacific due to the machinations of Dr. Anton Geist. Orin annexes the city into Atlantis, taking San Diego native Lorena Marquez on as the new Aquagirl.
5 years ago: Atlantis is besieged by Lex Luthor’s Secret Society, and Aquaman leads the charge to defend it. Koryak dies during the battle.
4 years ago:
Arthur re-joins the Justice League.
Atlantis joins the United Nations, appointing Garth as their ambassador to the world.
3 years ago:
Orin comes into conflict with the Trench, a lost tribe of Atlanteans evolved to live in the deepest parts of the ocean.
Orin recruits a group of individuals into a team called the Others to search for lost Atlantean artifacts across the globe.
Half-Atlantean mage Kaldur’ahm comes to stand alongside Orin as the new Aqualad.
2 years ago: While Orin is on a mission with the Justice League, Orm seizes the throne of Atlantis for himself. Orin takes it back, and then decides to retire from superhero work to better rule his kingdom. Lorena Marquez becomes Aquawoman in his stead.
1 year ago: Arthur and Mera have their second child, a daughter named Mareena.
Present day: Orin and Mera begin to investigate the disappearance of the sea god Poseidon.
Commentary:
Aquaman is an interesting one, as for a long time he was a bit of a wildcard character, having many portrayals across various runs that differed wildly from one another, many of them a direct reaction to his depiction in Super Friends, which earned him a fair bit of public ridicule. What resulted was a regular cycle of Arthur being king of Atlantis and then being exiled, and he and Mera being together and then separated. This depiction aims to streamline that, with only one major period of exile from the throne, leading into the events of Peter David’s run, which are largely preserved here.
The lack of major Aquaman storylines in the twilight years of the post-Crisis DCU also allowed me to bring in several New 52 stories here, as well as introducing the idea from Young Justice of Arthur retiring from superhero work and passing his mantle on, again tying into the major theme of legacy that I’ve chosen to embrace. (Although, as Kaldur’ahm isn’t yet old enough in this timeline, that responsibility instead goes to Lorena Marquez.)
Arthur as a character is defined here by his responsibility, to his kingdom and to his family. He will defend them to the death and prioritize them before anything else, even if it causes him personal tragedy. Despite their past difficulties, he and Mera have reconciled and have a stable, loving relationship, and Arthur works hard to ensure that the disparate city-states that make up the loose nation of Atlantis remain at peace, even forsaking his duties with the Justice League to focus on his kingdom.
As far as physical appearance is concerned, the recent, Jason Momoa-inspired look DC’s been using as of late is absolutely perfect. It preserves the classic orange and green while giving him a little bit of an edge with the long hair and beard - a nice middle ground between the classic clean-cut Aquaman and the hook-handed Orin from David’s run. He’s a warrior king, he should look the part, and it’s almost a rule that every male superhero looks better with a beard.
Coming up next: Aquawoman (Lorena Marquez) and one that will sure to piss people off: Nightwing!
Got any questions? Asks are open!
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In 1986, a young woman disappeared while fundraising for the Unification Church. What could have happened to Hiromi Kazuni?
It was either the 10th or 11th of July 1986 in Fort Myers Beach in Florida's Lee County. (NamUs gives the date as the 10th, while contemporary newspapers give the date as the 11th; Doe Network and Charley Project give the 25th and 26th of the month, but there is an article on the case dated July 16, 1986, ruling these dates out.) A small group of members of the Unification Church were knocking on the doors of various businesses and residences, soliciting donations and giving out Garfield hand puppets in exchange. One of these members was 25-year-old Hiromi Kazuni. Born in Japan and still a national of that country, Hiromi (who also used the English name Rachael, or Rachel depending on which source you go by) had only taken up residence in the USA two years prior, having moved to Miami in 1984. However, she had been a devoted member of the Unification Church for a longer time; she had joined as far back as 1981. The group had been, for the past week or so, knocking on the doors of various businesses in the area seeking donations. How exactly is unclear based on the sources, but apparently the group became separated, with Hiromi eventually ending up walking along a predetermined route along the intersection of San Carlos Boulevard and Summerwinds Court. She was last seen around 6PM in the parking lot of Dino's Restaurant, which was closed for the summer. Then, she vanished. Shopkeepers and residents on the road beyond Dino's Restaurant say they never saw her; Hiromi was reported missing.
The case was baffling. In an article dated July 16, 1986, Lee County Sheriff's Sergeant Rod Shoap commented that the police were "seeking any leads whatsoever." He added that there was "no sign of foul play. She just disappeared." It was even considered possible, in the immediate aftermath of her disappearance, that Hiromi may have returned to her family in Japan, though this eventually proved to not be the case. Simon Tufnell, the treasurer of the Church's fundraising department, said she "could have just run away from the church". He added that it was "unusual for people to run away from the church, but it has happened."
The Unification Church, for those who aren't familiar, is a relatively recent offshoot of Christianity founded in 1954 in South Korea by Sun Myung Moon. It is also referred to as the Unification Movement. The group's teachings are significantly different than other sects of Christianity. Their views include viewing their leader Moon as a Messiah who had been visited by Jesus, as well as such an emphasis on the importance of marriage to the point of holding mass wedding ceremonies. The Church has been criticized by other Christian groups as well as secular sources who consider the group a cult.
Interestingly, an October 2014 publication by the Vision 2020 Japan Unification Movement Newsletter (which is, as you probably could guess, a newsletter sent out by the Unification Church of Japan) mentions Hiromi, saying that "Sister Hiromi Kazuni became a martyr in the US." I have linked this newsletter below.
Despite the odd details of this case, it is rather obscure. It did not receive much media attention even at the time, and these days the case isn't known even among online sleuthing communities. Hiromi's family resides (or at least at the time resided) in Japan, so I would not be surprised if they were unable to do much; however, it is odd that nobody in her church, in which she was by all accounts very involved, thought it was worth pursuing.
Another odd thing about this case is just how many discrepancies there seem to be depending on which source you look at- besides the disagreements on the date Hiromi went missing, there's also major discrepancies in her height (according to Charley Project and NamUs, she was 5'3-5'4; according to the Doe Network, she was 5'8) and weight (Doe Network says she was 140 lbs, NamUs says she was 110-115 lbs, and Charley Project says she could have been anywhere from 110-140 lbs. For what it's worth, all the contemporary news reports list her at 5'8 and 140 lbs.)
These things aside, what could have happened to Hiromi? Could the Unification Church be involved in her disappearance, or is her involvement just a red herring? Or maybe she really did run away from the church- but in that case, would she really have remained hidden all these years? And though her family lived abroad, why didn't her case receive more coverage, when she was a well-integrated member of the Church and had many people who knew her in the USA?
I have tried to compile all the information on the case that is available. If anyone finds any information I have missed, please share!
Charley Project
NamUs
Doe Network
Newspapers.com
Encyclopædia Britannica Article on Unification Church
Vision 2020 Japan Unification Movement Newsletter
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Dystopian world where the Reign of Terror in France evolved into a police state. Ladybug is a symbol of the Resistance but who are they?
(Alright but imagine a legitimate spin-off with this like that would be everything)
Rival/enemy AU (ain’t those the best), Powers from Miraculouses remain (minus catch phrases), and Paris is a mess
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There were three things Adrien knew is his life:
Training, bullet shells, and his father’s expectations.
Akuma were the syndicate of police in the anachronistic streets of Paris. Adrien grew up with ear-splitting gun shots and makeshift weapons thrusted into his hands. He learnt from his father fast: No one’s innocent, no one’s nice, and no one’s going to be honest.
He also learnt to fight.
Chat Blanc was a ruthless, cutthroat akuma. Carnal and skilled, Adrien lived most days as his police general alias, waiting for the moment he returned home just to see whether he earned a cold nod or frown of disapproval.
Those were pensive afternoons, but it was the soundless endorsements that got him through; that at least informed him he was doing something right in Gabriel’s eyes, no matter what his gut yelled at him. His hands were beyond stained and bruised, yet it was fine - he was doing the right thing; the thing he’d always been taught to do.
He’d be his father’s successor - his current prodigy. He’d worked hard and he’d gain that title no matter how many city shifts he’d have to fight during. How was he supposed to know if anyone hadn’t done anything wrong? Wasn’t like people didn’t want to pick fights with him anyway. In the meantime, being second-in-command was wonderful.
Heart-wrenching sounds and streets run rampant honed the fragile title of Paris. A bloodstained dystopia, illegitimate rulings, and Adrien’s strengths and years of training yielded and harvested by the akuma ruler - Hawk Moth.
Once crime plagued the land until taxes, legal documents, and laws practically lost its existence (weird powers didn’t help the transgression), Gabriel Agreste stepped up and collected emotionally vulnerable victims to the injustice to work them into a strict form of police. Trust fell with the old Paris, and although crime collapsed with each day, civilians’ well-being did too.
It was a horrible way of life, but it was all there was. As far as Adrien had been told, it was the best; the only. No change, just dominion. Most times, akumas played dirty and caused more havoc upon current chaos - but it wasn’t like they were the unbathed criminals. ‘They were in charge, so it was fine’, Gabriel had lectured a younger Adrien.
Not like anyone could stop Hawk Moth.
‘Ladybug’ fell from his father’s mouth bitterly one fugitive discussion.
Adrien had settled into late teens and still carried more skills and destructive behaviours than any akuma out there. Teams lurked more nowadays, gun strapped and tool belted behind crippled sheds Parisians called homes. Food was scarce and thievery was the largest matter for the police to guard. Adrien dealt with more serious matters, and this one seemed the most rattling yet.
“A resistance force. My akumas are not handling it well. They mark their wrongdoings with a ladybug in spray paint.”
Instantly, Adrien knew if he destroyed the Ladybug resistance, his father could never disapprove again.
Days in the hunt turned to weeks. It didn’t help that he’d set out alone, his pale suit striking amongst the ruins with him, his extendedable staff, and destruction powers. Sharing the glory would defeat the goal of independence; to show his father that he could do what he’d always been taught, but better. Not like they was anything else to live for.
And then, he caught them.
Well, her.
He’d reached a crumbled wing of the city. It wasn’t a dignitified building. The brick exterior hardly existed, and the windows were framed in dark oak that seemed to be eating itself in. The doors in the entryway were flanked by stacked rubble and dripping with fresh vandalism.
Chat Blanc would’ve turned away if his feet didn’t go weightless under him, ripped before he could think and his upper-half crashing into the dirt. His body flew up and he found himself grimacing into a face upside-down.
(Okay, so maybe she’d caught him.)
“Seems you found my hideout.”
He spat the dirt in hopes it’d touch her face. She dodged, disappointedly. “It’s pathetic.”
Adrien knew it was Ladybug when he got a better look at her through a sharpened gaze. Her painted mask had blotches of red, the eyes sparkling back at him a pure bluebell shade. Dark hair like midnight, a grin that mocked him from every angle...
She was beautiful.
“Says the guy dressed as a pad.”
He loathed her.
“Where’s the rest of you?”
“Oh, they’re not around. They’re not as dedicated as I am. I’ve been waiting for your visit for weeks!”
Ignoring the hit to his failed huntings (wait, she’d been watching? She was close?), he struggled in the brace. She held something to her side, probably the source of the tight bearings around his feet, hanging him indignantly on the broken streetlight. “So you know who I am?”
“Everyone knows you. You’re Hawk Moth’s son.”
He knew he should’ve felt a swell of pride, but, nothing.
“You’re ruining our lives.”
“What? I am not.” He flexed his ankles, hoping the bleach-steel boots would loosen her bonds. He had come to threaten and destroy, not be lectured while strapped helpless, yet here he was rolling his eyes dangling. “You’re ruining your own. Now release.”
She stared him down haughtily. “No.”
“That’s a command.”
“Ooh, you’re an akuma. That’s right. I’m supposed to be idiotic enough to think you rule me or something! I’m so scared. What power!” The red figure blurred with more blood that pooled the base of his skull. Better off it made him sluggish, or else he would’ve swung to bite her or something. “Listen, Chat—can I call you Chat?”
He growled, remorsefully appropriately.
“—Thanks to your ‘crime guard’, there’s only more tyranny and less justice going around. Seems you only stop thievery for fun when people just want food. Not to mention one’s who don’t even break your dumb rules! Attacking innocent Parisians and confiscating their goods doesn’t help anything,” the next words came thick, rumbling and bitter, like she’d be deliberated them often, “only yourselves.”
He met her through hooded eyes.
‘Enough of this.’
Chat wrenched the bond from above his swinging head and burned it, from her judgment; a slithering dark coat engulfing the impossible material of her restraints leaving a darker, withered string behind that he snapped through.
Next was a haste. Ladybug found her shoulders locked to the same streetlamp and a far taller teen taping carnal eyes to hers.
“Little lady, I don’t think you should be out so late saying such ridiculous things.” The spread smirk sickened her. He looked too clean, too dressed - too... normal, under the whitish mask. No cold colour sporting his eye bags or lines of dirt, ash, or hunger. A fresh sight she’d begun to despise for envy.
“Now,” the baton he’d abandoned hopped from his foot as he kicked it to his hand, the cool metal forcing her chin up, “it’s considered a felony to disturb an akuma, especially such one as me, but considering your... talent around the city, I say I can offer you a job.”
She mimicked his try at spitting. “Go rot.”
Her surge excited him. Scolding twice, he thinned what he hoped was a chilling gaze she’d burn to memory. “LB...” he said, slow and sly and tantalising, “and here I thought we could be friends.”
“Stop ruining lives with barbaric control and join my team, and just maybe we can.”
Her face sat dully, some dirt across her nose and brows so low and unimpressed he could easily bet her sarcasm level. For some reason, the analysation irked him to brush the glaring streak of smut with the same thumb that’d helped disintegrate her weapon.
Ladybug’s mouth tipped. A question formed in her eyes, but didn’t touch her lips.
He grinned. He’d caught her off guard.
“You repulse me.”
Adrien’s grin bloomed. “Likewise.”
He’d expected her to retaliate at some point or another - throwing his tight grip off and sailing to the sky before he caught her and threw the delusional, justice-starved nuisance at his father’s feet in hopes to receive approvement of any kind. That’d be the end of this chapter.
Instead, she didn’t flinch, as though she had no escape.
But then she smiled.
(The smile mimicked burned memories, and Adrien found his heart suddenly bruised. Of course his new enemy would carry a smile so much like hers. His luck loathed him.)
“Here;”
Something behind her—something definitely not there before—jumped up and flashed before his face. A little black jar with a small-print label unreadable by first glance.
Did she have ‘creating little jar’ powers or something? Was that supposed to scare him?
“Wha—”
“A parting gift.”
Then his face filled with black ink, stinging his eyes and staining his mask, cold splatters indifferent against his suit. He heard the rest of the jar splat in a spiel of glass, the sound coughed on by the dirt. Chat Blanc groaned and rubbed and spat out the dark liquid.
While the next blink, she’d slipped away.
“Oh, and Chat?”
Blood boiling, sore gaze throbbing, he searched helplessly for the spotted girl before seeing that her yoyo-style binder had mended and carried her to the shattered shingles atop the building she’d earlier called her ‘hideout’.
He could follow. He could move. He had to move. He was supposed to extend his baton and lurch and follow her so what was he doing standing covered in ink like an absolute idiot come on Adrien just move—
But she was smiling, and he could see it from there.
“Black’s a much better colour on you. Makes your eyes stand out, don’t you think?”
She vanished.
He didn’t end up moving.
He didn’t even mind his father’s glare that night after stumbling home late, ink-faced and hiding a sheepish grin.
He didn’t even mind that he’d most certainly see her again.
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Hello! I have a question regarding the episode. Since you are fond of analysis, and I'm fond of how reasonable & understanding your approaches are, I'd like to know your opinion on a "flutter of butterfly wings". It looks like first flutter was presented in Timetagger(?) How do you think it might be used in future episodes and how much our heroes are going to fix or not, given Bunnyx is the one who's, let's say, responsible for return of the "right" line, since she has access to "time-tags"? [1]
Also it seems like timelines are “overwritten”/erased with each intervention. I’m sorry if I expressed myself ambiguosly (though time related things are quite complicated themselves).
P.S. I also liked that in your post you made accent on how Gabriel acted like a trash in _that_ timeline. Meaning we’ll keep in mind what he’s capable of, but not denying that in future something might influence on his decisions, either for better or for worse. Correct me if I misinterpreted. Thank you! [2]
It depends intrisically on how the time continuum theory is interpreted by the creator and his writing team which then defines how the ML universe works according to those laws they have set for the story and for themselves to respect no matter what.
Here’s a little video about time travel in fiction so you know where I start.
By concept, the Miraculous Ladybug superpower – the one that allows to set everything back to normal – is a form of time-travel superpower to fix the timeline back to its balance. All damaged are erased as if what has happened didn’t happened. If bystanders were brainwashed into minions, they don’t remember their experience because their state is revert back before that anormaly had caused them to not be themselves. And because there were not themselves, they took actions that they wouldn’t have taken otherwise. (ex : Princess Fragrance, Puppeteer, Despair Bear, Oblivio)
That doesn’t mean negative emotions are bad that they must be erased from the timeline. They are part of the balance. What isn’t normal however is there currently is a Miraculous Holder who is misusing his supowerpowers and provoking an imbalance by preying on those negative emotions. And when things go wrong, Ladybug has to erase the imbalance and find a solution, an alternative. This didn’t work and you were very upset by it? All right! Let’s try this instead, shall we?
In other words, ever since Marinette has started to be Ladybug, she is protecting the timeline to stay on the path of balance. In fact, I think we could say the path of balance is one single continous timeline. So when LB is casting the Miraculous Ladybugs, she is putting the timeline back on track, on the path it has to follow, but the events are still part of it.
Of course, it’s not a complete do-over like Code Lyoko. In Code Lyoko, everything is resetted but the memories of a few selected people. In Miraculous, the time of the day doesn’t changed back. People who weren’t brainwashed by a supervillain still remember the Akuma attack and what damages they have caused.
However, this not much a time-travel thing than a general narrative rule. You don’t write a story to in the end have characters who learn nothing. You know, the “It was all a dream. The end” narrative? It’s really frustrating to get invested in a story and its character – whether it’s a book, a comic, a movie, a tv show or even a video game – for everything to be set back to the initial situation with characters who ultimately went through all of this no concrete impact on them in the very end. (Note : there is a nuance between a character who didn’t learn anything concrete from their experience and a character who chose to not learn anything)
That’s why it is of the utmost importance that something must be left of it and still affect the characters afterwards. Doesn’t have to be necessarily good, but there must be a reflection that is ingrained that will affect the character later on.
The true soft-resetter in the ML Universe is the holder of the Snake Miraculous. The Rabbit Miraculous is another level. Bunnyx must not interfere with events. If she does, it is because it is already written in some sort. Her interventions are already part of the balance. The Rabbit Miraculous being camouflaged as a watch and transmitted as a Kubdel heirloom so it reaches Alix (Timebreaker) for example. Or Bunnyx remembering the Timetagger events because she has lived it as her younger self, and thus meeting her Future!Self was part of the timeline.
A detail shown when Chat Blanc was about to trigger the end of the world is that all of the holes of the Burrow showed static snow, including the one of the past dating before the terrible mistake has been made. Indicating that in the ML universe, everything is connected. Everything is part of the balance. Everything is part of the world itself.
When Bunnyx initially appears in the episode, she has no information but the date to find Mini-Bug, lead her to the Akuma and fix the balance. The only person who could have given her these indications is Future!Ladybug herself. Because Future!Ladybug remembers she had made a mistake that day and without Bunnyx intervention, there was no other way to fix the balance drifting to its end.
Bunnyx realized this as she kept watching and invistigating the timeline drift.
First, Bunnyx starts disappearing. Next thing is with Licorne-Bidouchou, Rose’s plushie, who Rose wins it back in this drifting timelime – while in the original timeline – Bunnyx it supposed to still have it before the plushie vanishes out of thin air.
So really, can the future truly be rewritten by a single flutter of the butterfly wings or is the flutter of the butterfly wings actually an integrated part of the time continuum for the world to keep its balance? I think it’s the latter.
Because, even using the Ultimate Power granted by the unification of the Ladybug and Black Cat Miraculous which would alter the world as we know it, the world will always seek back its balance. The world will no matter what follow the balance as its true timeline and it will always find a way.
Thus why the Miraculous exist in the first place and why the Order of the Guardians of the Miraculous was established : to help the world keeps its balance.
Speaking of the Order, let’s talk on in Feast, Master Fu’s mistake was fix by the Miraculous Cure. The temple of the Order that was destroyed suddenly reappears after 172 years. The past was not rewritten. Allowing to preserve Master Fu’s mistake impacts. How his mistake shape the world how it is today.
So yeah, in Miraculous, everything happens for a reason.
And about your P.S. Yes, you understood me perfectly what I was implying there ^^ That turn of events was erased, including Hawkmoth’s actions. Ladybug is only aware of the final result, not the details. That was Bunnyx’s role to show us a brief summary to what lead to Chat Blanc’s akumatization. Telling us Hawkmoth is capable to lead the world to its destruction. Telling us what extreme measures he is ready to take in order to accomplish his goal. This also tells us, that as long as Hawkmoth will want Ladybug and Chat Noir Miraculous, Marinette and Adrien will never have an happy ending together.
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Maria Azamat: The Cold Moon
Art by D-dy from Deviantart, great work for the character.
Age: 18-24
Blood Type: A-
Height: 5"8
Weight: 150 lbs
Eyes: Deep Blue
Hair: A layered bob haircut of dirty blonde hair that reached her jaw.
Personality: Maria started off as being introverted, keeping to herself and only opening onto subjects that she enjoyed like classical music. She grew to have many hobbies as she wanted to learn so much, and the hobbies that stuck made her passions grew. She learned to play the violin and had grown a love for reading, specifically poetry. To this day her cherished possession, that she wrote her name on the back of, is a William Blake Anthology that held all the poems and prose he had made.
Presently however, though some aspects of her past remain, she is now cold and more distant than before. Not having much love for humanity as she was exposed to trauma and hardship that the world forced her to endure. She believed that the world can be better if under one rule instead of divided, and she will become that ruler whether it be through politics or being a tyrant. Her search for knowledge and power had made her be calculated and deceptive as she had gained much experience to know why humans are fragile and weak in her eyes, and that is their heart. She can act however she wants when needed but she cares not for anyone anymore and works to not make any attachments as that only will leave her vulnerable and weak in her eyes.
[Likes] Reading, poetry, classical music, violins, magic, ramen.
[Dislikes] Waste of time, loud noises, spicy tastes, her brother, weaklings.
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Appearance: Matching her cold and calculating nature, Maria wears practical attire for her needs of combat and isn’t so focus on fashion, though she keeps herself clean and decent with her magic. She wears a white buttoned top, white pants tucked in brown thigh high boots that matched her gloves that cover her forearms, a black shoulder plate on her right shoulder that connects to her gauntlet, and a maroon open cloak, strapped to her waist is a pouch that holds many items. She keeps herself in shape, having a few abs at her torso with bust size being at average. Her body however does have tattoos at her chest, back and arms that were part of rituals for her spell powers that are now permanent. Over her heart is a scythe with a crescent moon as the blade, her back having a rose engulfed in flame over ash, and her arms being transmutation engravings for casting.
Her trademark sword whip has a pure silver handle with the guard that belonged to a rapier being gold and red, while the blade has imprints of stars and a moon at the inner section.
Equipment: Along with her sword whip Alcmene she does have a pouch that is a pocket dimension to carry her belongings. Alcmene has long reach and can pierce the ground to emerge below from her opponent, as well as split into multiple shards to fly at them with a glowing trail as if they were shooting stars. Any element the blade can snatch and be redirected back or even used along with other attacks.
Abilities: Maria’s primary sources of magic come from the tattoos engraved on her body. Her heart actually absorbs magic from defeated foes so she can use their abilities as her own. The one on her back allows her to call out familiars that connect to her life force, if they suffer harm she does too. Her arm tattoos are transmutation engravings that allow her to cast the spells, but she has limited uses and depending on the spell can cause a marking of her twenty to vanishes till it recharges for five minutes. If she were to go past the limit it is using her life energy.
Her spells can range from simple elements, to casting a barrier, to healing, mind control, necromancy, and opening portals. Some simple ones like telepathy or casting light don’t effect her magic cost, but things like enhancements to her physical form or powerful spells do. It’s mostly why she uses Alcmene with her magic as it can hold an element for a day while she uses other magic unless dismissed.
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Summoning Magic
Building off an idea by @twocubes, I’ve decided that magic that creates matter out of nowhere in @shotguns-and-socialites works as follows. Consider this more of a lore post, rather than rules that should be used at the table.
A conjuring spell creates a certain number of moles of matter, arranged in some particular way. At some point in time, all the matter created by a single casting will vanish all at once. Given a number of moles x, the odds that it still exists after t seconds is:
\[ e^{-C t x^2} \]
where C, Corigliano’s constant, is about \(7.658\ 024\ 92\times 10^{-14}\) (I won’t change this formula again; promise!)
Here are some examples:
A sword is about 3 lb of steel. 3 lb of iron is about 24.367 moles. 1000 years is 3.154×10^10 seconds. \( e^{-( 7.658\ 024\ 92\times 10^{-14} ) ( 3.154 \times 10^{10} ) ( 24.367 )^{2}} = 23.8%,\) so about a quarter of all magically conjured swords last a whole century.
If you used a single spell to summon two swords instead, \( e^{-( 7.658\ 024\ 92\times 10^{-14} ) ( 3.154 \times 10^{10} ) ( 48.734 )^{2}} = 0.32%,\) so they would almost certainly be gone.
Since \( e^{-( 7.658\ 024\ 92\times 10^{-14} ) ( 3.154 \times 10^{9} ) ( 48.734 )^{2}} = 56.35%,\) the two swords would have a 50/50 shot of lasting the decade.
The Three Gorges Dam is 144,309,356,753.51 pounds of concrete. Assuming it’s mostly calcium carbonate, that’s 6.54×10^11 moles. \( e^{-( 7.658\ 024\ 92\times 10^{-14} ) ( 2 \times 10^-{11} ) ( 6.54 \times 10^11 )^{2}} = 51.9%,\) so out dam has a half-life on par with a kaon.
A 5 gallon bottle of water holds 1,051 moles. 100 days is about 8,640,000 seconds. ( e^{-( 7.658\ 024\ 92\times 10^{-14} ) ( 8 \times 10^{6} ) ( 1051 )^{2}} = 48.2%,\)
This feels about right to me. The best magic items are made one by one, and not in batches. Intricateness, and some exotic material property, impacts the energy costs required to work the magic. In Shotguns and Socialites, a certain amount of this energy must come from the caster’s own body, to be replenished by food and sleep, but much of it can come from magically active reagents, which are mostly either spell casting plants and animals, or the remains of ancient such creatures, transformed by geological forces. Better mages can cast spells using a lower percentage of their own energy. For most spells, this is a small convenience, but for spells with huge costs, it determines how fast the spell can be finished, since many people can farm or mine reagents in advanced, but the mage can only contribute their own energy at the time the spell is being cast, and adding more mages increases the total cost.
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AU: ARE YOU LYCAN MY STYLE
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Xigbar is a Werewolf in this One and As Usual There’s a Lot To Unpack So Get Ready Kids
[[bio subject to change/additions if necessary]]
Name: Originally Unknown, designated Luxu, and has changed names throughout the course of time. Currently goes by “Xigbar”
Age: Exact age unknown, but was human-born during the Medieval Era
Birthdate: Year unknown, but celebrates the anniversary of Turning on May 22nd
Birth Location: Modernly the Russian region, exact location unknown
Ethnicity: Modernly identifies as Russian, possibly half something else, but uncertain
Languages: English, Russian, West Slavic languages, and plenty of bits and pieces of various other languages
Height: Human form - 6′0" (About 183 cm) ; Wolf form - Approx. 9ft fully standing (About 274 cm)
Weight: Human - 180-ish lbs (About 82-ish kg) ; Wolf form - Uhhh Heavy. :|
Race: Lycan
Sex/Gender: Male/Male
Sexual Orientation: CHAOS Idk probably pansexual (yeah that’s what I’m putting for ALL his verses so nyeh)
History:
Xigbar cannot recall the exact circumstances of his birth---only that he lived in Kievan Rus’ under the rule of Yaroslav the Wise, and that he and his mother were steeped in devastating poverty, struggling to survive. He relied primarily on his cleverness to provide for himself and his mother, which only improved with each year, and he became amazingly skilled at hunting, and---during the off-seasons---stealing the food and riches of those above him.
However, this would all soon change during a single full moon night, when he and his mother were attacked by a vicious creature, which gravely wounded him and slaughtered his mother. Much of what happened Xigbar can’t properly remember, only that he had awakened with a large scar on his face while under the care of a man named simply “the Master,” and that from then on, he was to be his “apprentice” under the name “Luxu.”
He was then met with five of the Master’s other apprentices, who all wore strange, animal-themed masks, and the Master---he himself disguised in a black robe---gave Luxu his own mask in the shape of a goat, and explained that he, just like the others, had been turned into a monster known as a “werewolf,” and that he was to be taught how to control these powers and carry on the werewolf lineage.
Of all the apprentices, Luxu proved to be the strongest and most adaptive, and after a century under the Master’s tutelage, the Master explained that soon he would “disappear,” and that he had chosen a strong set of wolves in order to find the one that would carry on his legacy. It seemed that Luxu had proven himself most worthy, and so the Master passed on the Gazing Eye---his own eye, which had been passed down from the most ancient of times. The Eye allowed the power of foresight---however, only to a certain extent, serving as a sort of “sixth sense.” However, its use required a great amount of energy and strength, and only when powered by the full moon could it be utilized to its full potential.
The passing-on of the Eye was excruciating, and upon awakening after the transfer, the Master had vanished without a trace.
Donning an eyepatch to conceal the Gazing Eye, Luxu departed from the Master’s circle, no longer desirous of their company.
It was time he searched for his own purpose.
Over the many years he was a wanderer, adopting many new names and identities as he roamed across Asia and into Europe, all while picking up various odd jobs, developing his skill and knowledge, and engaging in a slew of... sinful behaviors.
Admittedly overcome with ennui, now going by “Braig,” he searched out others of his ilk, and by utter coincidence, one was drawn to him. The werewolf delivered what would have been a fatal attack, but Braig survived, and, upon recovering from his fainting period during which he had to heal, an old man named Xehanort approached him, offering refuge in his ever-expanding pack, currently made of part of his family and those he had taken on as his apprentices. It seemed the other werewolf was not aware he was already one of their own kind, and so Braig accepted the offer.
He was given a new designation---Xigbar---and joined the ranks, and over his years as a part of Xehanort’s pack he became an increasingly reliable confidant and right hand to Xemnas, one of Xehanort’s relatives who served as one of the pack’s primary leaders.
However, during one of his transformations, the Gazing Eye gave him an intense vision: all paths they currently walked were leading to the demise of Xehanort and his entire pack---including himself---save one. The circumstances of their destruction were not clear---it appeared to him as a war of bloodshed ending with no survivors, all initiated by Xehanort---and so Xigbar took it upon himself to sew seeds of betrayal within the ranks, so as to break apart the pack, and lead them all from their destruction. The in-fighting soon reached its peak, and Xehanort was killed in the aftermath. The pack dissolved, and crisis had been averted.
Once again, Xigbar was a loner, and to this day, while he continues his wandering in North America, he is still looking over his back, awaiting the time when what remains of Xehanort’s family will seek their vengeance against him.
World Notes:
This is the kind of world where everything fantastical exists. Therefore, ethereal beings, mythical monsters, and all creatures that are a part of global lore are real in this universe, and have been around for as far as history recalls. However, they’ve all had to adapt over time to fit into the ways of the modern world, no longer exactly feared and revered as they used to be. So catch your vampires working at your local 24-hour gas station during the nightshift, forest nymphs tending to the gardening section of the hardware store, and---for the G.aiman fans---djinns driving taxi cabs in the big city. To the untrained eye, though, they’re just people like anyone else.
Werewolf Rules:
There are actually an array of forms of lycanthropy that differ from the type of curse that Xigbar himself has, with their individual quirks. This particular lycanthropic curse is passed through a bite---however, only if the victim of the attack survives. Often werewolf attacks prove fatal due to their grotesque and vicious nature, but those with strong blood and resolve will recover, albeit now burdened with the curse.
Initially, the transformations of newly-born werewolves are uncontrollable and completely dictated by the moon, victims of the curse thrown into a mindless, frenzied state, starving only for a release from their bloodlust. However, over time and through force of will, one can control their urges during the full moon metamorphoses, and---eventually---engage in transformations at will, even without the aid of the moon’s power. In the end, though, a metamorphosis must take place during the full moon.
No matter their age, however, transformations still take a physical toll, and depending on how long they’ve been transformed, time equivalent must be taken to recuperate.
Werewolves are usually grouped into families or packs. Within families, usually there is an understood hierarchy, but when wolves from different families, unrelated by blood, form a pack, this often causes an innate power struggles for dominance---hence the creation of ranks.
The particular form of lycanthropy Xigbar has rendered him sterile, so the only way to make more howlers is through the Bite.
The number one weakness of werewolves as a whole? Silver. (And, hilariously, Xigbar himself has a whole cache of silver bullets---just in case he has to deal with any unwanted guests.)
There is no known cure for the lycanthropic curse.
Odds and Ends:
Xigbar has studied a slew of religions and spiritual beliefs, but ultimately, he has become somewhat enamored of Paganism. The deities he occasionally pays tribute to are Jarilo (a Slavic deity) and Dionysus (Greek), both of which are closely tied in origin---and he likes them because they’re just overall pretty chill in his book. He also admires Artemis, due to her association with archery, the hunt, and the moon.
He jokingly identifies as a Vědmák, even though it’s not completely accurate, but it still gives him a chuckle.
Originally incredibly skilled with a bow, Xigbar has updated his skill to firearms, and---as always---is an amazing shot.
He once attempted to have a normal life while living in Europe back in the 1400s... but we don’t talk about that.
He currently semi-resides in Salem, MA, due to New England’s rather magical leanings drawing him there.
[[more to be added]]
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