#yes. dolphins are cruel. dont fight me on this.
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like siblings - under pressure
Rating: G
Pairings: Marinette & Adrien, Ladybug & Chat Noir (No romance)
Length: ~ 4,180 words
Type: Original chapter
(Takes place immediately after Volpina)
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After the trouble with Volpina, Ladybug rushed back home; school could wait, Tikki’s frantic excitement and worry had infected her. She would have to think hard to come up with an excuse that both her friends and her parents would believe. Her balcony offered refuge from prying eyes, and she slipped quietly into her room to detransform. Hopefully, Gabriel hadn’t already realized that the book was gone. Marinette’s heart tightened with anxiety when she thought about Adrien being in the proximity of Gabriel’s inevitable anger.
Tikki was already inside the chest with the book and the Peacock Miraculous by the time Marinette had unlocked and opened it, and she was flipping through the pages and frowning at the pages. “We have to get this to the Guardian.”
“That sounds like something you’re going to have to explain to me, Tikki,” Marinette said with no emotion. She knew Tikki had to keep important secrets, so important she couldn’t even tell her Chosen, but Marinette couldn’t help the betrayal she felt when Tikki revealed something new. She supposed it wasn’t even directed at Tikki, and instead at the situation itself, the unfairness of everything.
Tikki frowned apologetically at her, and Marinette knew Tikki was unhappy to have to keep secrets as much as Marinette was. “Have a seat, Marinette,” she said softly, flitting up to sit on the backrest of the chaise, “We must hurry to visit him, but explaining some of this to you myself will be more efficient in the long run.”
The two sat and talked, Tikki explaining who the Guardian was, what his duties were, what the Miracle Box was, and finally, what the book was. “It holds the secrets to unlocking more power and potential from the Miraculous, giving us kwami special abilities that we can pass on to our wielders for a short time. If this fell into the wrong hands, Marinette, and they were able to translate it... It could cause devastation to Paris, to the world, even to kwami ourselves.”
“And Gabriel had this, hidden in a secret vault, along with the Peacock Miraculous, who had been missing for quite a while, and is currently broken?” Marinette waited for Tikki’s confirmation that she understood the situation, then continued. “Something tells me that he didn’t only have this book for fashion inspiration... Something tells me we need to make sure Adrien stays safe.”
With Tikki’s agreement, Marinette sent Adrien a text with an open invitation to come over that night, if he wanted to. It may have been a school night, but Marinette lived close to the school, and at least Adrien’s bodyguard trusted the Dupain-Chengs enough to let him stay in their house without a chaperone. An arm wrestling match with Tom had seemed to assure him that someone with at least as much physical strength as himself would be able to protect Adrien, should it come down to it.
Packing the book and the brooch into her school bag and sneaking down the stairs to the back entrance of the house, Marinette got out unseen. She stopped in at the bakery to let her parents know she was okay after the akuma alert; she had hidden in the supply closet, you see, because she got the akuma alert on her phone on the way back to class, and she got stuck until the maintenance worker came in for a step-ladder after classes ended.
Thankfully, her parents bought the excuse. She let them know Adrien might come over tonight, and she explained she was going to check out a meditation lesson (an excuse Tikki had provided her with) and might not be back until it was dark, and she would have to keep her phone off for the lesson. It was good to know her parents trusted her as much as they did, though it broke Marinette’s heart that she had to lie to them.
With explanations done, Marinette left, and let Tikki lead her through streets and alleys to the Guardian’s house.
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Adrien’s phone buzzed in his pocket. He was in the middle of his piano practice, but his attention had wandered so far from the piece he was supposed to be playing that his muscle memory took over and he had switched to a song he was much more familiar with. The text alert drew him out of his trance, and he was relieved to see Marinette had invited him to come over that night. He checked the clock; his practice was over in a few minutes and then he could go find Natalie to ask her. He hoped she said yes, he didn’t want to have to sneak out and sneak back in very early in the morning as Chat Noir.
A familiar but intense pang of emotion hit him, and he rested his forehead on the piano keys, maybe a bit to hard. The resulting discordant noise shocked Plagg awake, and he flew over from under Adrien’s covers to sit on his head. Usually, in situations like these, Plagg would make a snide remark about Adrien moping, or give him some unwanted advice that would probably get him in trouble if he followed it, or complain about a lack of cheese. Today, though, he was quiet, and while Adrien appreciated the silent comfort, he also recognized that this situation actually was as serious and bad as he thought it was.
“Plagg, I don’t know what I’m going to do.” Plagg didn’t answer, just patted Adrien’s hair with his tiny godly paws. “If Father really is... him, what am I going to do? Mother is already gone, and what will happen to Father? What will happen to me?”
Plagg purred, but it wasn’t the kind of purr he made when he was happy. It was the kind of purr he made when Adrien woke up covered in a cold sweat, a scream in his throat, mind reeling in fear from a nightmare. “We’ll get through it together, kid.” Adrien wished he felt as confident as Plagg sounded.
The anxious thoughts running through his head kept coming back to one thing. Custody. If something happened to his father, would Adrien be forced to stay with Aunt Amelie and Felix? Would Natalie or the Gorilla be assigned as his new guardian? While he liked both of them, he wouldn’t want to be put under their care. What about Chloe? She would probably fight to have him live with her, and as much as she was getting somewhat better at being ni- ... well, less intentionally mean, he still would hate to spend the rest of his childhood with her stuck to his side.
Maybe...? No, they probably didn’t... But... In a world where at least some of Adrien’s wishes could be granted, Tom and Sabine would be legally appointed his guardians. Their apartment felt more like a home than his mansion ever had, their food was better than what any of the professional chefs made for him, they even seemed to spend more time with him than his father, or even his mother, ever did. But they wouldn’t want to adopt him...
.... Would they? Marinette always joked about it, or at least he thought they were jokes, but looking back he realized that most of the times she’d said that, it was after Adrien had had a particularly stressful or harrowing day because of something his father had done. He felt tears rise for the umpteenth time that day, and pressed his hands to his eyes to try and stop them.
She had invited him over. He wanted so desperately to go. He had to wash his face, think positively, and face Natalie. With Plagg following him like a lost kitten, Adrien packed an overnight bag with pajamas and clothes for tomorrow, his review homework, and some Camembert for Plagg- sealed securely in an airtight bag. When his bag was packed, he washed his face, practiced his smile in the mirror, and went to find Natalie.
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Master Fu wasn’t quite what Marinette expected. He was shorter, for one, and wore a more vibrant shirt than she was picturing. He knew who she was immediately, and though it took her a few moments to place it, she was familiar with him from when she brought Tikki in to be healed. Tikki, for her part, seemed to be superior to the Guardian from the way they interacted with each other.
After official introductions and serving tea and snacks, the two humans, along with their kwami, got down to business. When Master Fu explained in more detail what Tikki had already shared, Marinette made careful note of everything. She may forget dates and times, but when it came to important information like this, something she was invested in, her memory was sharp as a tack.
Eventually, though, Marinette had to bring up the bad news. “The book was found by Adrien Agreste in his father’s safe, along with the Peacock Miraculous. From what I know about Gabriel Agreste, he’s never been akumatized, and he’s cruel enough to his employees and his son that I wasn’t even shocked at the idea that he might be Papillon.”
“This is troubling news. I take it you and Adrien are friends, then?”
“Friends is an understatement. He’s more like a brother to me now. I trust him with my life. Oh, but! Don’t take that to mean I’m biased. Well, maybe I am, but I’m willing to look past biases. Sorry, I’m just worried about what this means for him, if Gabriel actually is Papillon.” She broke a wafer cookie in half, and though the baker in her was yelling at her not to waste her now mutilated snack, her appetite had disappeared.
“Regardless of whether he is or not, Gabriel had the book and a Miraculous in his possession. I will personally monitor Adrien’s safety if need be. Do not worry, Marinette, you are not in this alone.”
“Speaking of which... I’d like to share what’s happened with Chat Noir. He deserves to know this too, he needs all the information I can safely share with him to keep himself safe.”
“Marinette, there is much that we cannot share with Chat No-”
“Marinette.” Tikki cut off Master Fu, who seemed shocked, with a stern look. “We are considering making you the next Guardian, if all goes well. Don’t- I can see you starting to panic, don’t do that. None of that is immediate. Take a few breaths, and listen.” She floated down to the table, resting her paws on Marinette’s hand. “Master Fu has been the Guardian for a long time now, and though he currently shares Wayzz’s power, he is human just like you and he cannot live forever.”
Though the Guardian looked worried, Tikki seemed to pay no mind to him, so Marinette gave the kwami her full attention. “We’ll train you over time, there is no rush for you to learn. You will take over when you’re ready. For now, what you need to know as the next guardian in training, is that it’s your own decision what to share with Chat Noir- to an extent. Sharing your identities is still very dangerous, even more so now that we know who Papillon may be.”
“I wasn’t going to share my identity, just about the book, the Miraculous, and who it was taken from.” Tikki gave Marinette a smile, floating back up to eye level again.
“Master Fu, I take it you have no objections to this?” Marinette couldn’t see Tikki’s face when she turned to talk to him, but she didn’t have to in order to know Tikki was using her Boss face. Master Fu shook his head, and bowed slightly at the small god. “Then it’s settled. Marinette, your meeting with Chat Noir is soon, do you have any other questions?”
Glancing at the clock, Marinette realized her timeblindness had gripped her again, and she nearly cursed. “For now, I think... Just one. You said there are other Miraculous. Papillon uses the Butterfly Miraculous. Are there any other ones missing?”
“The only Miraculous out of the Miracle Box at the time are the Ladybug and Black Cat Miraculous, the missing Butterfly Miraculous, and Dusuu’s brooch, which I will get to repairing immediately.”
“Are the other Miraculous able to be used?” Master Fu and Tikki shared a look, before Tikki answered.
“We mustn’t leave more Miraculous outside of the Miracle Box’s protection. However, if the need arises, you can take one out to lend to a trusted ally. Marinette, I know your mind went to Adrien immediately, but until we figure out what’s going on with Gabriel, we can’t risk making a link between Adrien and the Miraculous. You should avoid talking to him as Ladybug as much as possible, as well.”
Marinette nodded, disappointed but understanding of the situation. “Well, thank you for tea, Master, but I have an appointment.” She stood up to go and Master Fu stopped her before she left.
“I’d like to talk to Tikki briefly, if you don’t mind.” Marinette got the hint, and glanced at Tikki. When Tikki smiled and nodded at her, Marinette was reassured, and went outside to wait for Tikki.
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Chat Noir laid flat on his back, sprawled out on the empty viewing platform of the Arc de Triomphe. It felt like he was there for hours with his eyes closed and a breeze cooling his cheeks. Logically, though, he knew it had only been a quarter of an hour or so that he’d waited for Ladybug. When he heard the wind whistle, and her light landing on the stone tiles, he sat up and looked for her. “Nice to see you again, Little Bug!”
“Hey I’m only a few inches shorter than you,” she said with faux irritation, poking him lightly in the forehead. “I’m glad you’re here, Kitty. There’s... A lot to talk about.” She sat next to him on the cold floor, drawing her knees up and wrapping her arms around them. “Get comfortable.”
“So, I guess, to start... You know Adrien Agreste?”
“Yeah?”
“Well. Today, he gave me a book. He gave me a book containing ancient and secret knowledge of the Miraculous, including knowledge to give kwami and their partners special abilities temporarily, but also knowledge to control kwami. He also gave me another Miraculous, one that’s broken and has been missing for a long time.” She didn’t look at him, and Chat put his hand on her shoulder briefly.
“The thing is, Chat, he found it in his father’s safe.”
“Gabriel Agreste.”
“Yes.” She let out a heavy breath, and Chat Noir wished he could do the same without revealing how close he was to the situation. “So I brought the book and the Miraculous to an ally.” This surprised Chat Noir, more than hearing about Gabriel Agreste’s involvement, and he hoped it didn’t show in his body language.
“An ally? Who, another Miraculous user?”
“Yes and no. He once was, but he’s retired from that now. He’s the Guardian of the Miraculous. My kwami introduced me to him today, and we talked about the book and... and the whole situation,” she said, with a vague wave of her hands. Chat knew how she felt- this whole thing was bigger than they’d originally thought.
“I don’t think he wanted me to talk about most of this with you, but Tikki- my kwami- she overruled him. She said, get this- she said I’m the next Guardian, in training now I guess. I went from having no idea who or what the Guardian was, or even that he existed, to becoming the successor in this line of very important people, with very important responsibilities. I’m- I’m already Ladybug! And I have a civilian life- a BUSY civilian life!” Ladybug was yelling, but Chat didn’t think she realized it.
He put his hand on her shoulder again, turning her gently to look at him. “LB. I’m here for you, I’m here with you. You know that I’ll help you in any way I can, right? Anything you need.” He let her lean into him, giving her a tight hug, and then letting her sit up again.
She sighed heavily. “Thanks, Chat. I think I just needed to have an outburst. That hug helped, too. In any case, Tikki thinks that since I’m going to be the next Guardian,” she still sounded frazzled about that whole thing, “I should be given the responsibility to choose what gets shared with you, and I quote, ‘to an extent’. Identities still have to stay secret, especially with the new information we have.”
“That’s alright with me, Bugaboo. Is there more I should know?”
“... Yes. There are more Miraculous than the ones we knew about, and we have access to them.” Chat Noir took a breath to speak, but Ladybug cut him off. “In certain situations. It’s important that they stay in the Miracle Box, to protect the Miraculous and the kwamis they’re home to. We can’t take a bunch out or give them to allies every battle, we have to be responsible and extremely careful. I don’t think we should both know the identities of any ally we choose, but the people we choose need to be people we trust. We need to take the Miraculous back after the battle, and return them to the Miracle Box.”
In Chat’s mind, there were endless possibilities. How many Miraculous, how many allies? ‘A trusted ally’ immediately brought thoughts of Marinette, but fighting akumas was dangerous, and he didn’t know if he was willing to bring Marinette into the responsibilities and secrets of the Miraculous at all. Especially with Father now being involved. If he gave Marinette a temporary Miraculous, and his father and/or Papillon found out and targeted her? He wouldn’t be able to forgive himself. She was too important to him.
“I understand, Ladybug. It’s good to know we have access to allies, but at the same time, I hope we won’t ever have to use them.”
“Exactly, I’m glad you feel the same. It’s difficult trying to think of someone I trust enough to fight alongside me, that won’t directly link back to me if they were discovered.”
“I know some people... Though, I don’t know if they’re ready yet. I guess we’ll see if it comes to it,” he said, trying to reassure Ladybug with a smile. She smiled back, but he could see the stress weighing her down. “We’re in this together, Ladybug.”
She nodded, and the serious conversation came back. “I guess, to sum up what the Guardian, Tikki, and I talked about... Gabriel Agreste has some connection to the Miraculous and may or may not be Papillon, or an ally of him. The Peacock Miraculous that Adrien recovered is broken, but the Guardian is working on fixing it. Speaking of Adrien, we need to limit our contact with him in order to make him less of a target, and less suspicious to his father in the case of the missing tome. We have other Miraculous within reach and we can, if needed, gain a temporary ally. Our kwami may be able to gain temporary abilities that will affect our powers when we’re transformed. And, last but not least, I’m supposed to become the next Guardian of the Miraculous, some of the strongest forces in the universe, and I’m just a normal person and I don’t know how I’m going to deal with this.” By the end of the sentence, her chest was heaving and she was starting to hyperventilate.
Chat leaned over and gave her another hug around her shoulders, resting his head on top of her shoulder. “Deep breaths, LB.” He waited until her breathing was back to normal before he released her. “Better?”
“Better.”
“Your kwami will help you. I’ll help you too. For now, it’s night time, and you don’t have to think about it right now.”
With another deep breath, Ladybug stood up, and Chat Noir followed. “Speaking of night time,” she said, “I should be getting home. Stay safe, Chat.” She gave him one last hug, and swung away on her yo-yo.
Adrien had gotten permission to stay at Marinette’s house, and his bodyguard dropped him off near the bakery earlier, though he hadn’t actually gone inside. With his duffel bag, he had transformed and went to meet Ladybug. With it getting as dark as it was, Marinette would worry if he wasn’t there soon, so he took one last look at the sky, disappointed by the light pollution blocking out most of the stars, and vaulted away towards the bakery.
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The spicy-sweet smell of dinner tempted Marinette up the stairs when she got home. Adrien wasn’t there yet, but her parents were setting four spots at the table anyways. There were extra blankets on the couch, a few game controllers out, and a tray of leftover bakery treats on the coffee table. Just knowing that Adrien would be there soon lifted a weight off of Marinette’s shoulders.
“What’s for dinner?” Tom turned around at grinned at his daughter, and gave her an almost-crushing hug.
“Some recipes your great-uncle sent us to try! He told your mother he wanted Adrien’s opinion on them, too,” he said with a wink. “I think he likes Adrien just as much as we do!”
There was a knock on the door, and then Adrien came in- the three residents had always told him he was welcome to let himself in, and after a year of knowing the family, Marinette was glad that he was starting to become comfortable with such casual behaviour. “Hello, everyone!” he said with a wave. Tom gave him just as big of a hug as he had given Marinette, and Adrien let out a laugh as he was released.
“Ready for some new dishes, Adrien? Cheng Shifu is working on a cookbook and sent us some recipes to try,” Sabine smiled, and gave Adrien a comparatively gentler hug. She took his bag from his shoulder and set it beside the couch. “Both of you go wash your hands for dinner, it’ll be ready in a few minutes.”
In the washroom, side by side at the sink, Adrien asked, “Did you just get home?”
“Yeah. I was out at a meditation lesson.”
“They have those? You should teach me some stuff.”
Marinette blushed and let out a laugh, “I don’t know if I would be a good teacher for it. You know how high-strung I get around the beginning of the school year.”
“Oof, yeah, I do. Need help with anything? I brought the review work; I was looking at it earlier and I think I have most of it figured out.”
“I could definitely use some help. The review is a good place to start, but I’ll have to figure out what my next task list is and see who can help with what, and I’ll let you know.”
“Sounds good, Mari,” he said, grinning at her in the mirror. They took turns rinsing the soap from their hands and arms, and soon they were all sitting at the table.
“This is meant to be an appetizer,” Sabine explained, pointing at a dish of finger foods. Next she pointed to a delicious smelling soup and a salad of fresh vegetables, “and these are the main courses. There’s dessert setting in the fridge for later!”
“Dessert?? Maman, there’s already so much stuff brought up from the bakery! How am I going to choose what to have?” Letting out a laugh, Marinette started helping herself to the food, knowing Adrien wouldn’t serve himself until everyone else had gotten some of everything. “I guess I should try Uncle’s dessert, if he needs opinions on it. You both already know that everything in the bakery is great!”
“I second that,” Adrien said with a charming smile. He was almost able to hide the stress he was under, but Marinette could tell, even without knowing what he was going through. She was glad to have him here, to have him home.
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After a boisterous dinner and dessert, some Ultimate Mecha Strike II, and some quiet work on their review work, Marinette and Adrien were both feeling better. Though they were both still too stressed for a pair of fourteen year olds, knowing this sense of home would be waiting for them every day filled them with hope. With people like this at their backs, the two superhero teens felt more prepared for what was to come.
Meanwhile, Tikki made her way from Marinette’s bag into Adrien’s bag. Even through the plastic and the wrapping, she could smell the Camembert. Before now, she had chalked it up to coincidence, that Adrien just enjoyed the stinky cheese. Now, knowing what the Guardian told her, Tikki understood. “Plagg,” she said, covering his mouth so he wouldn’t shout when he woke up. “We need to talk.”
#miraculous ladybug#miraculous adventures of ladybug and chat noir#miraculous ladybug fanfic#ml fanfic#my first original chapter posted! hooray for me#friendly reminder that Gabriel Agreste is more stinky than Camembert. more cold than the arctic. and more cruel than a dolphin.#yes. dolphins are cruel. dont fight me on this.#like siblings au#no beta we die like prehistoric transitional mammals#-uses sad face emoji instead to denote this one is slightly more angsty than usual-#i dont mean to cast shade on fu but we all know tikki is the real boss here
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You know what, im a literary analyst and a classicist, which basically means i look at how and why humans and society are like we are. And the whole alien abduction thing bothers me, not because i patently believe it to be untrue -- it's certainly plausible -- but because of it's popularity within our culture
First of all, we use it to discount actual incredible human feats of strength an engineering (pyramids of giza anyone?) which not only devalues ancient societies because ohhhh theyre so stupid they didnt know anything theres no way they could do that, but also devalues US, like in 2000 years someone will look at the supercollider and go "Theres no fucking way they built that on their own, especially without it blowing up, aliens must have told them how to do it." the pyramids line up with the stars? Line up with true north? Math was one of the first inventions in EVERY society and were a huge part of Egyptian and Mesopotamian culture, and the zodiac we still used today was developed in pre-modern era mesopotamia because they noticed consistencies in the stars, and the greeks used complicated astral equations to measure distances and navigate the Mediterranean. What else was there to do at night with no electricity except stare up at these weird things in the sky! Not to mention the god with the sky domain in almost every pagam religion is the most important in the pantheon -- of course the stars were hugely important to the egyptians, and of course they would place their most important monuments to the pharoes under the brightest of them!
Second, alien abductions, by their nature, must be completed by cognizant, sentient, and intellegent peoples. They are aware of other beings and worlds with differences to their own, sentient enough to form bonds and communications in order to survive and create, and intellegent enough to create and fare space travel as well as find life in different solar systems. Before i go on with my point, id like to posit that sentient creatures are not inherently cruel -- humans, elephants, dolphins (you can argue whether elephants and dolphins are sentient, but you get my point). You may disagree with me but that isn't the point. If one sentient species were to look at another sentient species, would they realize they are also sentient? Perhaps not, but given that humans have created incredible infrastructure and live in huge social packs and are constantly developing new ways to communicate, all facts which are easily seen in any town or city, it's reasonable to assume any sentient alien would realize we are also sentient. I've already posited sentient beings are not cruel. Without getting into the WHYS of alien abductions (why do they want humans? What are they studying?) think about yourself for a second. Would you, upon realizing there is a similar sentient being to you, take them out of their natural habitat to probe and experiment on? Would you go to the undiscovered peoples in the Amazon, kidnap a child, and touch them, force feed them, drug them, even if theyre screaming and fighting, even if you can't understand what they're saying but know theyre saying something? (if the answer is yes, please go see a psychiatrist, for me)
Im not saying alien abductions are untrue, or what happened to these people (real or not) isnt horrible, but the fact that AS A CULTURE we assume that any visiting sentient life would immediately try to kidnap and harm us says something about US. If, in the future, we discover sentient life on another planet, are we going to approach them with hostility? Kidnap and drug and torture members of their race? Shove fingers up their butts to see if they also have a prostate?
Sure, we dont have a great track record with our own kind, let alone some aliens we dont know, not to mention as a species we have a tendency towards fear of the unknown. Which is all the more reason to approach sentient life with more understanding, even now as we are years and years away from any seeming interaction with it.
Given how much we fear aliens? Let's not be someone else's aliens.
Stop this rhetoric of violence. Its whats gotten us into every mess in the history of homo sapiens. Stop assuming the worst in people, especially ancient people who you think you're so much better than. Just stop
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Emoji Prompt
@dark-demons-tears-rp this is for you! i loved yours! Hope you love mine!! <3
YOUR MUSE SHARING A DESSERT WITH MINE
Leonardo: He would never ever share his Dangos but for Nÿx, he'd let her have them all. Or of course watch and tease her as she eats the treat he made for himself. "Do you enjoy balls in your mouth love?"
Lori: She LOVES her cold stone creamery birthday cake ice cream with chocolate chip, but when her beloved dragon wants some, she’ll give him but making a mental note to order a pint next time she was in the mortal realm.
YOUR MUSE CELEBRATING MINE’S BIRTHDAY WITH MINE
Lori: Hadn’t forgotten her own but she didn’t remember telling Jabb. So whatever he does to surprise her, she’s gonna be super grateful. “Jabberwock! I love you but I don’t need more lingerie! You always tear it anyway!!”
Leonardo: He will be shocked but happy. He and his brothers never settled on a date so they just said the week after Lori’s would be good. He’d be grinning behind his mask, enjoying his present: Nyx in their playroom for begging for him.
YOUR MUSE BRINGING MINE A WARM DRINK
Leonardo: He’d welcomed the peppermint tea Nyx so graciously brought to him. He loves hot tea. Any tea really. And to be honest, it’s been awhile since he’s had a good cuppa. So he’ll pull her in and hug her tight as he sips the drink, thanking her.
Lori: It can only mean one thing when Jabb brings her hot chocolate, the cruel red sea is about to crash. She will never know how he knows but no matter the weather, the hot coco will help get through the roughest parts. Thank god her husband can reheat her cup at will.
YOUR MUSE MAKING DINNER FOR MINE
Lori: The blonde tends to be in awe at a lot but when she sees that her husband has made her favorites, it’s like she has fallen for him all over again! “Devilishly handsome, a smile to kill my heart, is a bad-ass dragon, AND can cook?”
Leonardo: He would eat it happily and gratefully. And he would fight anyone who tried to take his wife’s cooking away from him. IT’S ALL SO DAMN GOOD!! He will be in a food coma for a good hour after eating everything up. “I have died and married an angel.”
YOUR MUSE TELLING MINE A SPOOKY STORY BY TORCHLIGHT
Leonardo: He isn’t scared of anything. His training made him face every fear in the book and on-line. He’s a trained ninja, jump-scares don’t even make him blink. Try as Nyx will, he wont budge from his calm smile as he listens to her voice.
Lori: This girl? Oooooo boy. She is a scardy cat through and through. She cant even make up a story. She HATES horror. So when Jabb tries to scare her, best believe she is running away screaming like a banshee. FIGHT or FLIGHT? OH HELL NO!!! BBBYYYEE!!
YOUR MUSE COMFORTING MY MUSE DURING A SCARY MOVIE
Lori: How she let him talk him into a scary movie, she’ll never know but that girl has made herself a fort of protectiveness! Withing her couch cushion and pillow fort, she’ll hide and tremble at all the gore and murders. Her hand will wiggle out to hold her beloved’s but she’s gotta stay in her fort.
Leonardo: Again scared? Hardly! He’d point out the shot wasn’t in focus and that the boom mic is in the reflection. He’s been through so many horror movie marathons with Mikey that he knows pretty much every movie there is. But his arms would stay securely around Nyx. She was his lifeline after all and there is cuddling in movie watching.
YOUR MUSE PROPOSING TO MINE
Lori: Would be giggling as she falls to one knee dramatically in their bedroom, “Oh dragon! How can I wait for a knight I do not love? Don’t you see? I’ve fallen for you!” She’d laugh at his shocked face but stand and kiss his ring that was given to him by her. She’s got her beloved ring on her left ring finger but she thought she could try her luck of proposing.
Leonardo: Oh boy, it’s happened already but a quick summary: He is nervous as hell!! Like there’s a .001% chance she could say no. But he goes through with it, showing off the ring he chose for her. Of course she says yes! No one had seen a truly happy Leonardo until that moment. He can’t stop smiling for the rest of his life.
YOUR MUSE REVEALING THAT THEY ARE PREGNANT WITH MY MUSE’S BABY
Lori: Is already prego with his child but: If she could have surprised him, she would. She’d be almost romantic about the reveal, planning it for a day where it was just the two of them. “So where could we put the nursery?” She’d ask this when they plan the layout for their joint floor in the castle. She’s wait for his question and grin at him, “Well I mean your heir will be coming in 9 months so you might want to decide now….father to be.” I dont think their eyes would stop crying for quite some time.
Leonardo: Losing a prank off by Mikey, Leo has to prank Nyx. It doesn't go over well but Nyx does laugh at his attempt of the humor. (Note: if she turned it around on him, he’d fall to his knees crying. He’s always wanted a family of his own and having his wife pregnant...it’s a miracle to him.)
YOUR MUSE GIVING MINE A KISS (SPECIFY WHERE)
Lori: Being a romantic at heart and being failed in the boyfriend department, this girl would just swoon at any kiss Jabb is willing to give her. She can’t believe he is hers. Like bonded and a married in every way possible. But as she looks at him, lips swollen from a stolen kiss, she’s gonna grin and blush like mad. She’s not use to being loved this much. To this day she is still adjusting.
Leonardo: Getting random kisses from Nyx just makes his day so much brighter. He could be irritated by his training and one kiss from her and it all disappears. If hearts could be in his eyes, they would be when she’s around. But when it comes to those neck kisses, better believe she is being picked up and taken to their playroom. She can’t make him horny and get away with it. Not on his watch.
YOUR MUSE GIVING MINE A HUG
Leonardo: He would do this in secret and never ever tell anyone he did. He’d hug Jabberwock once he found out that Jabb paid for the ring on Nyx’s finger when he didnt have to. He would choke back a sob as he whispers a thank you before disappearing.
Lori: Would always hug Nyx when they are near. “Lo! You just saw me in the other room!” “I CANT HELP THAT I MISS MY SIS! NOW GET OVER HERE FOR A DAMN HUG WOMAN!!!”
YOUR MUSE TAKING MINE TO THE AQUARIUM FOR THE DAY
Lori: Being called a dolphin because of the way she swims. Literally this girl can’t get enough of water. In her youth, she would only come up for air in small breaths. She loves the ocean and sea though she’s never been so going to a aquarium with her beloved is like the best thing ever. She’d never let go of his hand for anything, always in awe and looking at him happily.
Leonardo: Being a turtle he’s always curious to watch the turtles at aquariums. If Nyx took him there, he’s be lost in watching his normal counterparts. He’d not move. At all. He just cant stop watching them and comparing himself to them. “They have the same eyes as me..”
YOUR MUSE ‘SAVING’ MY MUSE FROM AN ‘ENORMOUS’ BUG
Leonardo: Would laugh at his demon wife high on the kitchen table pointing to a normal spider as it carried out its day. "Really? Spiders? That's what you're afraid of?” He’d capture the spider and set into the gardens before calming his wife down.
Lori: She doesn’t seem to like them but like Leonardo she’d be grateful when Jabb doesnt kill it but let it free. The fabric of the clothing in her hands might have nail holes from her death grip.
YOUR MUSE BRINGING MY MUSE FLOWERS
Lori: When Jabb presents her with any number of flowers, she’s gonna tear up. “This (these) is (are) for me?? Thank you!” Needless to say, Jabberwock is gonna get a acquainted with all his flowers as Lori thanks him in the garden..Without panties on.
Leonardo: Is not use to getting flowers. He’ll accept anything from his wife. “Oh I see you are giving me another one.” (“Huh?) He’d wrap his arms around her and breathe her in lovingly, “Ah! You are the most beautiful flower in the garden, wife.”
YOUR MUSE AND MY MUSE PLANTING A GARDEN TOGETHER
Leonardo: A zen garden. For him? No way. He’d be precise and creative when helping her. And when the project is done, He’d use it straight away to show just how much he loves it. But trust me, when he’s done, he’s gonna find her and mess up their work. The lines will be blurred with Nyx’s back marks.
Lori: Is already spoiled but having time with Jabb, alone, is more than she could dream. They plant her old state’s flower and a few crops so she can always have a piece of her past with her future. “Think Junior will like seeing corn?”
YOUR MUSE CUDDLING MINE AS THEY SETTLE DOWN TO SLEEP
Leonardo: Is like Jabb. He loves to watch Nyx sleep. She looks so precious as she curls into his chest. You can bet her hair is played with a lot as he watches her. When she has a nightmare, he’s right there to hold her, whispering calming things to her, “Get them Nyx. Don’t let them in. I’m here. I’m here.
Lori: She loves, just LOVES, cuddling Jabb. He is her heater and she could not ask for more. But on the few times, he falls asleep before her, she cant help but look at him. He’s so handsome and she likes to try to memorize every scar on his face that he shows to her. Like Leo though, Lori is gonna run her hands through his hair. It’s so soft and it seems divine and she’ll drift to sleep, one hand on his cheek, and the other in his hair.
YOUR MUSE TAKING MINE STARGAZING
Lori: Stargazing? She has never! And thankfully Jabb can tell her everything she wants to know. Cuz the girl has endless questions. Like a child, she’ll trace the stars with her finger, trying to connect them. But after so long her hands are gonna wander. Jabb might be in mid lecture and cut off with his wife kissing her way down his chest to his pants.
Leonardo: When Nyx tells him of her origin with the stars, he’s gonna love them more. He’ll watch the stars as he listens to her, never really interested until now. When she is finished, he’ll pull her onto his chest and kiss her into next Tuesday. And with this couple, hot making out always leads to hot sex :)
⛈ YOUR MUSE COMFORTING MINE DURING A THUNDERSTORM
Leonardo: Loves water so naturally rain makes him calm. It’s the noise that makes him. And finding out that Nyx shares the same joy? Who needs comforting? They will both be out and dancing. A kiss in the rain? PPFFFTTTT Oh hell no, Nyx better be ready for hot sex in the rain, cuz the rain isn't the only thing that will drip down her thighs if he has anything to do with it!
Lori: So quick secret here. Lori has a fear of thunderstorms so she and Jabb will be snuggling in their room for the storm. If it’s an all day thing? Well sleep, eat and some loving, but that bed wont be left. And for once Jabb will be worn out with their….uh….sexual activities.
YOUR MUSE SLATHERING MY MUSE IN SUNBLOCK
Lori and Leo: Yeah I mean I think all 4 would tease the shit out of the other in the couple. I mean...like having them begging for more and then playing as innocent as possible….which with all of them….not so much. LOL
☂ YOUR MUSE SHIELDING MY MUSE FROM RAIN
Leonardo: He has to smile as she uses her magic to shield him. How sweet of her. And he would tell her over and over. “You dont have to love. But thank you. Don’t catch a cold.” He’d tell her over and over. But it warms his heart that she cares so damn much for him.
Lori: “Jabb…..what are you doing?” “Shielding you both from the rain.” With a large wing spanning over her head, she can walk in peace without being drenched. Secret time again. Though scared of thunderstorms, Lori cant help but love the rain. She will stare at it and listen to the calming effect for hours.
YOUR MUSE THROWING A SNOWBALL AT MY MUSE
Lori: Would squeal as the cold hit her back, “NYX!! IMMA KILL YA!” She’d turn and be throwing them right back. Win it comes to tit for tat, Lori always brings it. So Nyx will have quite a battle on her hands. Friendly of course. :)
Leonardo: Would laugh and then see who it was. A smirking Jabb. Oh hell no. Though the demon buries him, Leo doesnt give up so easily. He’ll plow through until he collapses from exhaustion.
YOUR MUSE CLIMBING INTO THE SHOWER WITH MINE
Lori: HAVE YOU SEEN JABB? HE’S A FREAKING GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!! SHE’D BE DOWN ON HER KNEES PRAISING HIM AND….a bit more than that ;)
Leonardo: A wet Nyx? SIGN THIS TURTLE UP! That shower water would turn cold but nothing could be further. It’s hot, hot, HOT!!!!!!!! Like her body on his!!
YOUR MUSE ‘SAVING’ MY MUSE FROM AN 'ENORMOUS’ MOUSE
Lori: After crying and screaming, Jabb will be her savior and she would be all over him when the cof baby mouse is gone. “You saved me baby!” Followed by multiple kisses all over his face.
Leonardo: Saved? Sure. He’d let her save him from the ‘huge’ mouse. Even though he didnt know it was there until she screamed bloody murder first.
YOUR MUSE RUNNING A BUBBLE BATH FOR MINE
Lori: Is the luckiest girl in the world to have found this demon. With a sigh, she’ll sink in and watch him, “Join me love. Your tub is big enough for us both.” It will be a soothing time for them both. Cuz they need it bad.
Leonardo: Will churr happily as he sinks in. His eyes will lock with Nyx and he will smile like a devil. “You are amazing...aaaahhhhhh.” A relaxed Leo? Call a doctor he must be sick?! His only cure?? Nyx joining him for some relaxing time.
YOUR MUSE DRAWING/PAINTING A PORTRAIT OF MY MUSE
Lori and Leonardo: Will be so honored and overjoyed. A portrait of either of them?? Seriously?? That shit would be framed and glorified! “Oh yeah that portrait? It was done by wife/husband/sister/pain in my ass.” (Can you guess who is who?)
YOUR MUSE CHALLENGING MY MUSE TO A GAME
Lori: Sucks at so many sports. So she will pretty much she will fail immediately, whether she misses the ball or completely trips over her own feet, she will fail. BUT she will laugh and keep trying! How else is she gonna learn for Junior?
Leonardo: Is gifted….not like that!!! Well.. yeah but!! He can pretty much do any sport Nyx challenges him. And no, unlike Jabb, he’s playing for the gold. Even if its against his wife, he wont hole back. So enjoy the comparativeness cuz hes bringing it!
YOUR MUSE PLAYING MUSIC/SINGING FOR MY MUSE
Leonardo: Stops in his tracks. That voice was coming from his wife? That heavenly sound was coming from Nyx?? He will always ask her to sing for him. He loves her voice and it just soothes him to no end.
Lori: Will be wide eyed shocked. Like for real. That baritone panty dropping voice is from Jabb?? No way! She will melt when he sings for her, eyes shut to get the tingles his voice gives her.
YOUR MUSE SENDING MINE A LOVE LETTER
Leonardo: Will keep it locked away forever. Bedside drawer. He will reread it so many times, he could recite it to her. And he does. He loves her honeyed words and loves to make her blush with them. Will he use it in the bedroom? Of course hunny!! that turtle will kiss down her throat slowly, making her tell him what the note said. If she gets some wording wrong, the slow torture becomes slower until she isn't coherent anymore.
Lori: Note in hand, this girl is gonna find Jabb and tackle him with love. She’ll kiss him over and over, crying at his words. “You are the sweetest man ever!!” Like Leo, she’s gonna keep it close. If Jabb is away at a meeting and she is lonely? She’ll read it and smile. He does love her huh?
YOUR MUSE GIVING MINE A GIFT
Lori: Still not use to being given gifts, she’ll be surprised, “Oh Nyx! It’s wonderful! Thank you!!!” She could not be more thankful and the giver will be showered with thanks and praises.
Leonardo: Will not accept them from Jabb. He’s done to much for him. Nope. He can’t. But from Nyx? Hes gonna treasure it, no matter how small or large it is. “Nyx. Thank you. I love it.” And he isnt lying at all.
YOUR MUSE DECLARING LOVE FOR MINE
Lori: Can not believe he is doing this in the middle of the market and screaming it to prove a point. She will blush and blush and blush some more. Oh boy! But she does smile happily, pulling him down and kissing him for the world to see. That’s how Jabb introduced Lori to the surrounding town by his castle.
Leonardo: Will be shocked. Nyx is openly affectionate but publicly telling the whole realm she loves him? He’d never expect it. She’d be embraced so quickly that her head would spin as he dips her low and kisses her. Yes, he was hers and she was his. And that thought always made him smile.
YOUR MUSE TELLING MY MUSE THAT THEY WILL ALWAYS BE FRIENDS
Lori: Would laugh loudly, “Nyx! Of course we will be friends! We’re better than that though! We are sisters!!” The raven haired beauty would be hugged to death by her sister.
Leonardo: Will laugh in Jabb’s face regardless if it was a dare or not. “More like thrown together family Jabb.” He can’t even like pretend. It’s Jabb. He is always messing with Leo.
(oh wow. this took forever but i loved it!)
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The Desperate Housewives of the Nail Tech World.
Many years ago I started into an industry that was designed to bring a wee bit of income while I was at home with the younglings. Needless to say I had no idea of the world that I was about to step into. If you enjoy a soap opera or two then read on, honestly the world was like a non-stop teenage angst filled drama day in day out.
So why write about it? Because I have watched friends I had made in the industry get pushed aside because they don’t share the same passion about 1 particular brand of nail product that is all the rage at that time. So yes, I am going to have a say. I dont want people to suffer at the hands of a cruel fake and unnecessary world that I fought so hard to be in, then quickly realised that my attempts were futile...I think I may have been a bit more of a forward thinker rather then a follower.
Lets talk brands. Now I’m talking about acrylic nail design here, or gel or whatever the flavour is at the moment. A well respected famous nail artist will design or promote a new acrylic powder, mostly launched in America then brought over here by said artist. Some are designed here in Australia but mainly name changed, repackaged and brought over here. Now this famous nail artist is made famous originally by sitting at a chair designing a piece of work on a nail or a fake nail on a popstick that is showcased as amazing. Artist is then promoted and spread like a disease all over the internet. So this artist has said...this product is amazing! And all shall flock to the internet to buy it. But..not before a page is created on facebook to promote the product, and look for “educators” that wish to get a new title for their facebook pages as this new products state educator! Its a big deal! There are fights! Like serious rip to shreds fights! (on messenger mind you...noone crosses that media to face each other). I have watched a friend get passed over because she wasn’t part of the nail clique. Yep there’s one of those too! So the pecking order is established and the educator starts out offering classes and taking orders. However, if you are not a cert 4 nail artist or god forbid a diploma level, then that spreads too, and before you know it you’re cast out like a flea-ridden mangy dog. So if you don’t follow or buy that brand....you can guess what happens.
The Nail Clique: This blew my mind. I had no idea that this clique honestly acts like the school yard bullies. They are nice to your face, but spread the nasties when you aren’t looking. And if you fight with one of the clique and word spreads, they will ALL remove you from pages, groups, and friends. Without so much as an explanation or any reason that directly relates to you. Just gone.
Your work: Now this had a deep impact for me and probably one of the reasons I backed away very slowly and did my own thing for many years before putting the brush down and choosing a new path for me to take. Within the clique there is a code, it seems to reflect deeply on your work. If you cannot produce 3d images of dolphins or mermaids or can’t embed a shell into a nail then you will never get inner promoted. By this I mean, if some asks for a service on a page somewhere then the regulars are names. “Oh try so and so she’s amazing, try such and such shes fantastic”. And we have taught the public that this is the only way to discover a new nail tech. Because unless they clique says so...you don’t exist. I was not passionate about 3d nails, embedding crap, or shapes. So you can only guess how I was made to feel. Yep you guessed it, untalented and mediocre’. For awhile there I really did feel like I was worth nothing. It is only when I stepped back and said hang on a sec, why do I care what they think?, is when i became truly free.
The moral: I don’t write this to be bitchy, I don’t write this because I appear sore, far from it, I have moved on well and truly. I write this because there is a lot going on about harassment in workplaces, equlity, and what we don’t see underneath is what is really affecting peoples health. I was nearly a victim of that world, they nearly drew me in and destroyed me. I want YOU to know what is going on out there, I want you to pass this on to someone you love that is thinking about this as a career. If you love yourself, and you love your family, do yourself a favour and choose something else. This world has created a very hard shell around my heart and I have a permanent frown wrinkle from it. People you think you know will backstab you. The rollercoaster is serious. If you know someone in this industry already share with them, they may not even realise they are throwing the punches as well, and destroying peoples lives and souls. And the worse thing is....they put up memes about building each other up! Fake.
I give you my love and say to you be the person you want to be, strive for what you want and really take care of the people around you. <3
#nails#nailsofinstagram#artist#salonlife#nailsalon#fashion#people#love#self love#truthseeker#i share with you#real housewives#drama#stiletto
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