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[godofthedeadlands]

I just remembered a Miraculous Ladybug comic on YouTube with an AU where Stoneheart kills Chloe, and then it was like, "And there were no more akumas ever again," and it was played for laughs.

Now I'm just thinking about how that scenario would affect Cat Noir, because his mom had just gone missing without a trace not even a full year ago, and now his only friend since childhood is dead. He'd be so messed up by this, and it is so interesting to think about.

It would really mess my boy up so bad.

[generalluxun]

His childhood friend is dead, the ONE person who was there for him when his mother died. No one else is sympathetic, this time he's all alone. With no more Akumas there is no chance to be Cat Noir. There is no escape from his home. There is no escape from his father. There is no escape from those marble halls. It's entirely possible Gabriel keeps him home now, even as Gabriel spirals, too afraid to use the butterfly again but a shell of a man without his wife.

Two people children with one blow.

[generalluxun]

It gets so bad Nathalie sneaks the Peacock Miraculous from the safe. If Chloe's death caused this spiral, she need only live again. Nathalie is no stranger to cheating biological limitations.

[swapauanon]

Another point to bring up, Ivan in canon felt really bad about being the first Akumatization, to the point of feeling a lot of (irrational) guilt over it.

How do you think he'd feel if he killed someone while in that state?

[richardsphere]

and then there's André, doting father and mayor of Paris. Just because HM and the heroes are no more, doesnt mean that the establishment didnt just see these powers.

Chloe, blond, white innocent and rich. She's exact the drmographic crossection for a perpetual manhunt to find her killer.

And there is no way Noe wouldnt use his press-oligopoly to puppeteer her corpse to for public opinion as the Kingdom tries to get laws passes "regulating" the dangerous miraculous.

France would likely become the first non-super state with Sokovia accords. Chloe, who only wanted to be special and beloved would finally get her wish as a martyr to the "threat" posed by the miraculous.

[jeinell]

Alright, now I need that fic, so I could choke with my own tears

[nova-asker]

saw the reference picture going around, immediately thought of Jesse Faden (Control)

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HAPPY HOLIDAYS THE ONE AND ONLY @foxssie !!! SURPRISE, THIS GIFT IS FOR YOU !!! :3

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my contribution to @mlsecretsanta !! foxssie asked for chloenette friendship which is my absolute favourite thing to draw ;_; so yeah, i hope you like it & happy holidays to all !! :3

[ripplespate]

Womp

[panonne]

i cant believe we’re letting a bi disaster and a useless lesbeean run this economy

[generalluxun]

ChloAlya! Once more brought to you by @catmelot.(Quick, go get a commission from them, they're so good!) This is a scene from my fanfiction In Direct Opposition which I will link below. And yes, this is EXACTLY what it looks like. It's an Alternate-timeline Miraculous... or is it?

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

[aysbes]

Lapidot week day 5: Beach day

this drawing was one of my favs

Thank you @katyvern for hosting!

[k-chips]

“I alone was there for you”

[dariellon]

THE BOARD: < /Guiding star/ has arrived >

[generalluxun]

The worst part of the whole "Chloé is an irredeemable monster" is the fact we spent two seasons getting to know her humanity. Then on seemingly a whim, the show pivoted hard into "you can disregard someone's humanity because you think they deserve it." Which is also conveniently the same logic Thomas uses when dealing with any fan who disagrees with him.

This is the logic of supremacy. Whether Thomas intended it or not, this is the logic of supremacy.

I mean, it is. You are not wrong. Pick your flavor. Religious, cultural, racial, gender, sex, what have you.

If you don't think a child deserves a good home and a good upbringing because they are a little mean, then you're really just not cut out for anything to do with children, or laws involving children.

[starguardianniom]

Honestly it still baffles me that Chloé gets booted out of Paris but Tomoe is still allowed despite Marinette knowing she willingly helped Gabriel ever since coming to Paris. I swear the logic escape me, yeah Tomoe is Kagami's mom but still, Kagami still shouldn't be anywhere near Tomoe after knowing that.

Like the mean bully girl gets banned out of the city but the adult woman who helped a magical terrorist and is secretly still evil gets more leniance than the 14 years old girl who's so mean that it's fair she gets shipped away to her awful mother. What the hell?

[jeinell]

Let’s not forget about Natalie, how she willingly helped Gabriel by being his right hand, whose job also included beating up teenagers, and in the end get allowed to play house with Adrien.

So only Chloe, an abused child, is an irredeemable one and gets kicked out to be further abused by her mother.

What a joke 🤡

[redactedshapes]

Day 25 - Mess

[langouuuuu]

For your safety, take this .

[fr0zencharl0tte]

“The point is, yesterday was your birthday. I thought you'd want to know.”

[donsveertje]

The Blue Fairy 🦋✨

Fun fact! I thought I finished this yesterday (and nearly posted it) but then realized I forgot to paint the embroidery on her lapels.

[zutaranti]

the oldest daughter argument to uplift zuko is crazy because for one he's the oldest son who still benefited from the patriarchy while azula suffered and used as an extension even if she was the golden child which is a burden to be perfect like that's textbook daughter syndrome like azula was groomed and had to adopt an identity just to fit into the power structure and when she lost she was dehumanised by the very system she served

[ilikepjo24]

Will forever be flabbergasted that Zuko put Azula through what's probably the worst torture she could possibly experience and then had the nerve to talk about idealism.

What did you think would happen here Zuko? You put your disgraced sister to sit before her abuser while she's in the most compromising situation she has ever been in, to be judged and scorned at and watch as her abuser is treated with more dignity than her. What did you think would happen? She'd cry and then you'd get to hug her? Make her feel better and finally become friends with your sister? Fuck you.

[balanceoflightanddark]

I could say a lot about this scene. I could say Zuko became an irredeemable piece of shit, but that would be my own personal biases and experiences doing the talking. I could say this was part of the reason why I absolutely detested the show for years due to the unsatisfactory nature of Book 3, but that would just be retreading old ground. I could go ballistic at the fandom who still try to coddle Zuko and play the "ignore the comics" card, even though the issues present with his writing in the comics were apparent in the series, so it becomes impossible to ignore.

What I will say is this: this scene right here is a problem that's rampant both in the fandom and in the series. An inability to recognize that what Azula went through was abuse. Oh, sure, I do agree that Azula isn't exactly the best person in the world. But pinning all of her issues on her is completely ignoring all the indoctrination, conditioning, and abuse that Ozai put her through. It's only ever been brought up maybe once or twice in canon, one of which was her comic that was released years after the fact before we got another "Azula is the worst" comic with Ashes of the Academy. It doesn't matter what the creators might say. The writing and constant refusal to acknowledge that Azula went through hell speak a lot more than some comment from out of universe might say.

At most, you might get "it doesn't excuse what she did" or "abuse victims can become just as bad as their abusers". Except that's what Zuko did and what he became both in the series and in the comics. We were told and promised that he would get better. For me, it never happened. He just kept doing the same thing he did as a bad guy, except now he was a good guy. Sure, there were hints he was getting better, but when it comes to his inability to recognize or even care about somebody else who went through something similar to what he did, it's still a massive blind spot. Which makes me wonder if he even comprehends just how awful Ozai is since he keeps treating the latter with some degree of civility. Yes, it's the most basic level, but he doesn't even extend that to Azula.

But hey, let's say that Azula WAS just as cruel as some people claim. I did say she wasn't a good person after all and did some pretty questionable stuff.

Guess what? That still doesn't excuse what Zuko did because that would mean he was sinking to her level. Just because he's a good guy now doesn't give him the right to act like other people are just tools to get what he wants.

And you know what the worst part about this whole thing is? I, honest to God, want Zuko to get better. I want him to actually learn from his mistakes and become a better person. To actually be what both the end of the series and the comics claim he's becoming. But now, I can't get that story. His so-called "transformation" was left unsatisfactory for me, was never built on in the comics, and thanks to the godawful time skip, it's never going to happen in canon. Meaning that every time I watch the series and Zuko's storyline, all I get are empty promises.

All I'm left with is a story that says that abuse victims will never be better than their abusers. Yes, it's not intended. But with a half-baked redemption arc, it's what I got.

[visjules]

Human!Lapidot