Much to Luka’s relief, there were no further issues between Marinette and the red string as time continued to pass. Much like with the pictures, it seemed that fate had limitations; lines and restrictions that even it couldn’t go beyond. His best guess was that it could only fight Marinette so much without getting worn down, leading it to the state it was in now after its desperate attempt to stop her from breaking away from Adrien.
He shuddered whenever he thought of what it’d be like had he never known about destiny’s effect on her. Marinette may have given up on fighting fate altogether, convinced of what was meant to be without actually realizing what that meant, and he - being none the wiser - would’ve blindly encouraged it. The song sheet would’ve been changed to fate’s liking, and they would’ve both played along without a single thought being given as to how things were being changed.
But as things were, they could fight back, and the extra help he’d provided was enough to override the push that fate had against her. They could test its limits together, and Luka couldn’t be prouder of Marinette for being strong and determined enough to tackle something that she hadn’t even been aware of, at least not consciously. It was as Sass had said - that it was up to the person as to whether or not they could overcome it - and in that respect, Luka really shouldn’t have been worried about anything.
That being said, the string wasn’t gone exactly. It was severely damaged, of course, but it remained uncut and acted as a constant reminder that things weren’t over yet. So long as the string was still around her neck, it would heal and continue to do whatever it could to lure Marinette back into the relationship that it had chosen for her. Luka also knew that, unfortunately, this would be where his usefulness ended.
The rest was up to Marinette. He’d helped so far, but she was the only one who could get rid of the string for good.
Ok so here’s the story featuring Puppet Queen and Marionette. I worked them into a request for my friend, @naruwitch, where Marinette and Luka get akumatized and Adrien learns his inaction and bad advice has serious consequences. I had a lot of fun writing this so yay me. Also I’m closing requests for these prompts for a little bit. I have a few I need to catch up on so I’ll reopen requests when I’m caught up but I’m not sure when that will be. Anyway hope you guys like this :)
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Tears rolled down Marinette’s face as she held onto the lucky charm Adrien had given her for her birthday. She was sat on her chaise lounge with a number of her handmade dolls near her. She had a Volpina one on the floor, along with the Bubbler and the Lady Wifi doll. She had been talking to them as if they were their real life counterparts. She was trying not to bottle up her hurt as she knew it wasn’t healthy. Normally, it worked but today she was finding it harder then usual. Today in class, Lila had claimed that Marinette had attacked her and had been bullying her. As a result, Alya and Nino had renounced their friendship with Marinette and turned their back on her. They completely believed Lila’s lies about her supposedly bullying her and told Marinette in front of the whole class, including Miss Bustier, that they would couldn’t be friends with a jealous bully like her, which in turn had caused the rest of the class to turn against her, expect for Juleka. She had been the only one who tried to point out that it wasn’t Marinette’s normal behavior. Sure, she had her moments when she got jealous of people but always got past it. As usual everyone ignored her but the real blow had came when Marinette tried to stick up for herself and tell them the truth. Hoping that Adrien would tell the truth, she turned to him and asked him to tell them. Adrien, however, didn’t. She wasn’t sure if he panicked or if he just didn’t want to call Lila out but he turned around and said that he didn’t know what she was talking about. As if that wasn’t bad enough, he then pulled her aside and told her to drop it, telling that ‘they were just lies’, that 'no one was getting hurt’ and long as they both knew, it didn’t matter if Lila was lying or not. She didn’t stay after that. Despite Miss Bustier calling for her, Marinette rushed home and straight into her room, where she cried for a few minutes before taking out her dolls. She tried to talk them, telling them about how she felt but the real string of betrayal had come from Adrien. Since she didn’t have a doll of him, she took out the lucky charm he had given her but instead of talking, she just began to cry again. In a simple act of trying to 'keep the peace’, he had broke her heart in two. She jumped a little as she heard a knock on her trapdoor.
“C-Come in?” The trap door opened and to her surprise, Luka climbed through. As soon as he fully in the room and the trap door closed, Marinette rushed over to him, throwing her arms around him. He caught her and held her close as she began to cry.
"Ssh, it’s ok, Melody,“ He whispered, leading her back over to her chaise longue. Marinette let him sit her down before he sat next to her and held her close to him. "Juleka messaged me and asked me to come by to check on you. She didn’t tell me what happened but mentioned that you ran out of the school in tears,”
Marinette nodded as she held onto him. He frowned a little as he held her, stroking the top of her head.
I literally just binged read this in the middle of the night currently 3 am and OMFG this is absolutely amazing completely hooked and inspired for fanart if I have your permission ofc - this is def one of my new top favs and UGH but the use of sabrinaaa oml genius - ahhhh don’t mind me stalking your work lmao I’m literally in love 👀🙌✨❤️
This is not for my SoulTember challenge but the idea is you feel the pain of your soulmate. Marinette feels a familiar pain in her tongue but it fades quicker than last time. Now she has an idea and some suspicions as to who her soulmate is.
Marinette knew she was being rude by ignoring her best friend but this was way more important. The this being the mouth of one Luka Couffaine. It had been bugging her ever since Juleka let it slip that her ever so lovable dumbass of a brother and his walking fashion hazzard disaster of a best friend had done something stupid and Luka had bit through his tongue. The same day hers had started with a sharp pain that faded into a dull one that meant her soulmate had done something to theirs. Which meant that her soulmate could be Luka. Or wishful thinking but she had to prove it one way or another.
"Girl you stare at his mouth any longer and he might just offer his lips to you."
"I want to kiss him but that's so not what this is about." A beat of silence passed and Marinette realized she said that out loud. "Juleka said a couple weeks ago that Luka did something and bit through his tongue right?"
"Uh-huh?" The unsaid I'm not following was loud and clear in the reporter's tone.
"The same day I had a really bad and lingering pain in my tongue. I was thinking about it and a couple years ago I had a sharp unexplainable pain that lasted about four weeks. Looking it up back then to find answers, I found some piercing care websites and the typical healing time frame is four to six weeks. I think Luka has his tongue pierced and he's my soulmate."
"Okay wow, hold on girl." Alya pulled up her notepad on her phone and started a list. "Evidence we can prove please."
"He never shows his tongue, ever. When he laughs, it's always behind his hand or just a quiet chuckle that doesn't show it. Never sticks it out when Juleka does it to him. Juleka always mentions his obsession with rocky road ice cream and how he was ready to die when he couldn't have it for a month. Luka hurt his tongue the same day mine hurt. He's always careful of what he eats, using mouthwash after meals as recommended on those piercing sites."
"Clearly you need to be the Ladyblogger and not me. So what are you going to do? Just bat your pretty blue eyes and lay one on him?"
"Maybe but I need proof first."
"I gotta say, I'm glad we're over the Adrien days."
"Me too Alya, me too."
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The plan was simple: try and make Luka show his tongue. The only problem is she was making him nervous with all her staring and Juleka was noticing. Marinette forgot how focused on something she could be but decided to tone it down otherwise he was going to think she had an unhealthy fascination with his mouth. Which okay she did but not like in a creepy way. Whatever.
"Did Luka do something?"
"Not recently, no."
"Okay… Can I ask why you're staring at my brother like he's a piece of meat?"
"I'm not meaning to! I mean I am staring but like it's for a reason!" She groaned, this wasn't sounding any better by the second. "You can help me. Do you know if Luka has his tongue pierced?"
"Why?" Marinette really hated how all the Couffaines had that stare into your soul look.
"I've been thinking about it and two years ago my tongue had this sharp pain that lasted about a month and then last week it was kind of similar and it seems when Luka hurt his tongue mine started hurting which you know soulmates share each other's pain and it's possible he's mine?" That was tame as far as her rambles normally would go and now she just had to wait.
"So you've been trying to catch… His tongue?"
"Yes."
"You could just ask him"
"I know!"
"Or kiss him, see if it's there." The purple loving girl shrugged as if it wasn't a big deal either way.
"Juleka!"
"No need to sound so scandalized. So maybe he does and maybe he doesn't. How are you going to prove it?"
"Haven't gotten that far."
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Luka grabbed another popsicle from the freezer, it was like back when he had gotten his tongue pierced. He had had it checked out and nothing was wrong with the piercing or the slight scar so the only conclusion he could come to was something to do with his soulmate. Which was weird to think about because it caused a trill of happiness and an equal response of upset. He still held feelings for a certain pink designer after all.
"Oh my God! Have you seen it?! Have you seen it?" Alya's voice could be heard before her footsteps clamored across the deck. Signing, he grabbed a large cup of ice and took that too. They had band practice but his mouth pain was killing him.
"What are you talking about Alya?" Oh hey, Marinette was here too.
"Ladybug! I had a short interview with her and she got her tongue pierced!"
"What?" Okay that wasn't his voice but Juleka was keeping the convo going and he stayed where he was just out of sight for a moment.
"Yeah! She got her tongue pierced! I asked her why she wasn't talking as much in the last few akuma battles and her face looked like she was in pain so she just stuck out her tongue and then yo-yo'd away!"
"That's cool but it must be painful." Marinette was coming around the corner and paused as she saw Luka, raising a fine arched brow as if waiting for an answer.
"It was so cool! I almost missed it on camera but look Rose!"
"Hey Marinette."
"Hey Luka, I have an important question. For tongue piercings at what point is kissing considered okay?"
"Four to six weeks depending on the person and their healing ability. Sometimes its less and if you take good care of it then usually a month as long its not tonsil hockey battle." The response was a knee jerk reaction and recited the exact same words his piercer gave him.
"Hm well I guess I can live with that for now." Why was she getting closer and why- Oh. Oh. Marinette was kissing him. Wait. Kissing him?! Luka froze up and a blush took over his face, causing the sneaky girl to giggle as she pulled back. Patting his cheek with a shy smile, Marinette promptly stuck out her tongue to reveal a bar with two balls the color of Viperion's suit.
"Wait, what?" Luka.exe has crashed.
"You work on getting your brain working again and maybe you can get a second chance at that kiss later."
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A world in which they finally defeat hawkmoth but ladybug sacrifices herself in order to save chat from a final blow
The city of paris falls apart knowing that they lost their favorite hero , who is exposed to be marinette dupain cheng
Hawkmoth, Gabriel agreste along with all his workers since they are all suspects to treason and they are all sent to prison for life leaving his son all alone
Chat/adrien now becoming the new guardian struggles to adjust to the new responsibilities of being guardian and being in charge of all his fathers responsibilities since he is now in jail
With out his lady he feels completely lost and slowly loses sight of everyone around him trying to find a way to bring her back
Nino and Alya distance themselves from adrien since he begins to turn into a rebel - keep in mind that no one knows he chat and everyone just assumes it’s because his father was hawkmoth
In hope of bringing back his lady chat begins to unite the two powerful miraculous finding secrets about the past holders
He is now the new villain , he is his fathers son
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I’m writing this down so I don’t forget and also so I can make a drawing comic ones I’m done with my midterms BWAHHAH you guys aren’t ready
Ok ok so you know how Alya was substitute Ladybug or whatever - now that we know she’s capable DOESNT that make marinette vulnerable in a way that she can get akumatized. Wouldn’t that be greatttt like here me out .
Marinette- feeling negative emotion and being forced to be alumatized who knows why maybe adrien is forced to leave or Lila comes back
So she takes off her earring really quick n give them to tiki- ofc tikki already knows what to do
Alya: being Alya figures out what to do to day the day
BONUS:
Chatnoir asking what happened this time and where the real ladybug
Alya: instinctively saying that the real LB got akumatized
Five times Luka’s Scottish accent slips out (and one time Marinette picks it up)
a/n: So I personally love the headcanon that Luka has Scottish ancestry, and I started wondering if during certain moments when his guard is down it might be a little more present. And after some spitballing in the LBSC server, this little plunny started hopping around and… well… look, plunnies are fun to play with but sometimes they’re just too cute and they have to be adopted 😅
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Chapter 1 – Drunk
“Marinette, can you… walk him home?” Juleka asked, nervously eyeing her brother as he tipped yet another drink back.
Luka didn’t drink often, and when he did he usually managed to stay within his limits. But there were rare occasions when he got fed shots and didn’t seem inclined to turn them down and… as Marinette looked over at him, it looked like tonight was one of those nights. She didn’t blame Juleka for wanting to make sure he got home okay. So instead of saying anything that would give away how the thought of being alone with him was making her heart do funny flips in her chest, she nodded.
“I would,” Juleka continued, “but…” She glanced at Rose, who was most definitely three sheets to the wind, barely hanging onto Juleka’s arm, and Marinette nodded again.
“No, I totally get it. It’s fine. It’ll be fine.” Her voice was too tight, and Juleka raised an eyebrow at her, but steered Rose away regardless.
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