MiladyChance 🐞

it’s you and me against the world, m’lady

[milady-chance]

hi there!

Welcome to my new side blog for my latest obsession 💫. My name is Elisa (she/her), I’m relatively new to the show and the fandom

Mainly me just fangirling over the loversquare and being overly attached to the characters 🤗

(Also I am in my first year of uni so pls don’t mind my random periods of inactivity)

[cinnamonbvnxx]

adrinette cutes! 🍀🐞🎼

[bananagreste]

oh, hey, it’s adrinette → day 209

[fandomofone]

I've been thinking about Adrien and running.

There have been plenty of posts theorizing and breaking this down, so I'm sure I'm not covering any new ground here, but I have a couple of points to make that I specifically have not seen come across my dash that I wanted to mention. Put it under a cut because this got long. (whoops)

We first see Adrien running with Sublime in Sublimation and it seems like just an activity he's taken up, a new hobby. We get a deeper look at how he gets into this hobby at the end of Climatiqueen- where we see him walk past his house and pick up the pace, falling into a run and eventually bumping into Sublime, where voilá, a new friendship is born.

A lot of people have theorized that Adrien breaking into a run once he reaches the gates of his home symbolizes him running away from the oppression of the house that he shared with his father, symbolizes him running away from his life. Sublime even straight up asks him if he's running away. And I do believe that is true, in part. Just look at the angle that has been chosen to display the house as it comes into view- the house literally looks like Gabriel Agreste looking disapprovingly down the length of his nose at his son. It's looming over him ominously, a huge, imposing structure that suffocates the frame, taking up the majority of the space and making him seem small. This seems to perfectly encapsulate how Adrien is feeling about himself at this time in his life. Added to that he's probably got conflicting feelings and guilt over his father being gone. I wouldn't want to go home either.

But I think there's more to it than that.

Why Adrien starts running.

Adrien has just come from a very stressful and depressing day where, through no fault of his own or anyone else's, he's been made to feel marginalized and useless in contrast to all of his friends who seem to have something driving them, especially his extremely passionate, enthusiastic girlfriend. Despite her attempts to be helpful, all that's been demonstrated to him throughout the course of the day is that the only passion he has in his life- being a superhero, being Chat Noir- is something he can never do as Adrien Agreste, and it's something he can never share with anyone. This is a personal failure for him- he's letting Marinette down. Bad boyfriend move #1. Despite all her hard work and encouragement, he cannot settle on a passion that he can have as Adrien. He's made her inadvertently feel bad for having so many, so easily, and he can't even partake in the passion that he does have full time. His identity is literally and metaphorically fractured. Following all of that, having to return home to a house that no longer feels familiar or safe to him (for a variety of reasons) triggers a panic attack.

Physical exertion, specifically running, is a very common way to handle a panic attack. It is literally the flight response in 'fight or flight' manifesting during a period of high levels of stress- the feeling that you can't sit still, need to move, everything is building and you need an outlet to burn off that excess energy, until the adrenaline in your body normalizes.

Why Adrien keeps running.

Routine gives him something to focus on. Joining Sublime during her regimented training routine provides structure, the very thing that his entire life has consisted of and revolved around for 14 years, and has now been completely removed from his life, in a well-meaning attempt by the people who love him to encourage him to do what he wants to do for once.

This is terrifying.

The literal one-step-after-another aspect that running provides gives him a predetermined course to focus on. It's an automatic response; his body already knows what to do and there is no decision for him to make. It's something that he doesn't have to think about, something that's within his control. Additionally, the physical exercise itself provides endorphins, something he's sorely missing at this point in his life.

Ugh, Adrien. It's going to be a long, hard road for you, I'm afraid. 🥺💔

[milady-chance]

MLB fics recs - Sport AUs 🩰⚽

I've read so many fics that I have lost track of them, so I've decided to compile my favourites of different tropes I have read. I'm a sucker for the loversquare so most recs will be lovesquare centric. If you have any recs that aren't on this list, let me know! I always love reading new ones. Also, if any of these are your fics and you have a tumblr let me know and I'll tag you!

We are starting off with a fun one: sport AUs!

Come What May [M] by fettucine (LFA)

This is one of my absolute favourites that I always think about. It's a figure skating AU (No Miraculous) and adrienette childhood best friends to enemies to lovers. The writing for the figure skating scenes is amazing I felt like I was actually watching them skate. I don't want to spoil too much, but their last performance genuinely made me so emotional. It is rated M, but if i remember correctly the spicy scenes are easily skippable.

tangled ribbons [G] by demistories

Fun fact about me i've done ballet ever since I was three years old, I am no pro, but it has been a big part of my life, so I had to include this one. Once again, this is a no miraculous AU, but this time make it ballet. It's a cute story that takes place over a summer ballet intensive with wholesome adrienette scenes. Highly recommend!

Chorégraphie [T] by courtneyjjigae and KellBell39 What can I say, another ballet AU! Similar to the last, expect they attend a full-time arts school. In this fic, Adrien and Marinette start off on the wrong foot (similar to the show). One of the author also has some amazing artwork for this fic on their Instagram!

Served! An Adrienette AU! [T] by ArtlessMaroon

If you are looking for a shorter read this ones for you! Another no miraculous AU where Adrien and Marinette are on opposing volleyball teams. Its very fast paced and has some funny flustered marinette moments :)

Bonus:

Tandem [G] by BullySquadess

This is a very old and popular reveal fic. It's not really sports AU, but Adrien and Marinette are playing dogeball at school, and their ladybug and chat noir sides start showing. I figure I would include it here since I have so many accidental reveal fics, but I still want to give this one a shoutout.

Which group of fics should I post next?

Accidental Reveal (Funny lighthearted reveals)

Social Media / Texting AU

Reality TV fics

Other

Voting ended onApr 29, 2025

[miraculous-floconfettis]

On a scale from one to ten, how much do you think Marinette will freak out when she discovers that this wasn't their 100th kiss? 😏

Bonus point: Adrien knows about the 2 Marichat kisses but Marinette doesn't know 🤭

[livsmessydoodles]

im back in the fucking building again

[buggachat]

task FAILED, but with surprisingly beneficial results

[buggachat]

super secret special mission!!

(want a chance to get a comic or illustration by me? I'm doing prizes for a charity raffle for @fandomsforpali, more info here!!)

[cat-chilling-out]

I have finals I should be working on but this scene was so cute

[starssoblue]

“things were so hard with dad in recent years...how did he go from paparapluie to père? i wish i could face him and understand, but while he was still here i didn't dare try to tell him [any of my feelings] and now...it's too late.” * paparapluie is a pun on the words papa and parapluie (umbrella) since the plush is a frog. père is the french word for 'father.'

[miraculous-floconfettis]

Le Pont Neuf

On peut voir un beau plan du Pont Neuf et de sa statue équestre d'Henri IV dans l'épisode "El Toro de Piedra" :

Contrairement à ce que son nom pourrait laisser croire, le Pont Neuf est en réalité le plus vieux pont de Paris !

Commandé en 1577 par Henri III, sa construction s'achèvera en 1607 sous le règne d'Henri IV (Les guerres de Religion interrompront les travaux entre 1588 et 1599).

Appelée à l’époque "le Cheval de Bronze", une statue équestre de Henri IV est érigée en 1614, quelques années après sa mort. Détruite pendant la Révolution française, la réplique que l'on connaît aujourd'hui a été installée en 1818.

Les lampadaires du Pont Neuf, installés entre 1853 et 1855, ont été conçus par Victor Baltard, architecte des anciennes Halles de Paris.

Premier pont à traverser entièrement la Seine, le Pont Neuf relie directement les deux rives de la capitale du quai Conti sur la rive gauche au quai du Louvre sur la rive droite sans avoir besoin de passer par l'île de la Cité.

(Plan de Mérian - 1615)

Ce pont était considéré comme révolutionnaire tant par son design que par sa fonctionnalité à l’époque de sa construction, et il doit son nom à plusieurs de ses particularités :

1) le pont a été construit en pierre et non en bois, et était, de ce fait, bien moins vulnérable aux incendies, aux orages, et aux crues de la Seine.

2) ce pont était le tout premier pont pourvu de trottoirs protégeant les piétons de la boue et des chevaux.

3) il n'était pas bordé d'habitations comme l'étaient les autres ponts.

(Pont Saint Michel)

En effet, à l'époque où Paris se développait autour de la Seine et débordait de ses limites historiques, les ponts n'étaient pas seulement des ouvrages d'art permettant de traverser le fleuve : ils étaient de véritables artères urbaines, bordées de maisons, de boutiques et d'ateliers.

A l'origine du projet, le Pont Neuf devait être lui aussi surplombé de maisons. Des caves avaient même été aménagées dans les piles du pont, mais lorsqu'il a été décidé que le pont de serait pas couvert, les caves furent comblées (il n'en reste aucune trace aujourd'hui).

Ce type de ponts surchargés d'habitations est apparu au Moyen-Âge et perdurera jusqu'au au XIXe siècle : la densité croissante de la population, les incendies, et les risques d’effondrement poussèrent les autorités à démolir ces constructions pour des raisons de sécurité avant tout, mais également pour des questions d'embellissement de Paris et de salubrité.

En bordure du Pont Neuf, qui était alors l’artère la plus fréquentée de Paris, s’installent comédiens, bouffons, jongleurs, boutiques en tous genre, et ceux qui deviendront les fameux bouquinistes parisiens !

La pompe de la Samaritaine

La pompe de la Samaritaine était un édifice construit sur le pont Neuf qui permettait de prélever l’eau de la Seine pour alimenter les résidences royales du Louvre et du Palais des Tuileries (Aujourd'hui disparu).

Conçue par le flamand Jean Lintlaër, elle a été réalisée de 1605 à 1608 à la demande du roi Henri IV.

(La pompe de la Samaritaine sur le plan Turgot (1739))

(Vue du Pont Neuf et de la pompe de la Samaritaine à Paris en 1743 par Hyacinthe de La Pegna)

La pompe était décorée d'une représentation de l’épisode évoquant la rencontre de Jésus et de la Samaritaine au Puits de Jacob, sculptée par Bernard et René Frémin (1672-1744).

Cet édifice aujourd'hui disparu (la pompe a été détruite en 1813) donnera son nom au grand magasin de La Samaritaine qui s'installera au XIXe siècle sur la rive droite et dont la façade Art Déco se dresse encore aujourd'hui au bout du Pont Neuf.

Classé monument historique en 1889, le Pont-Neuf est inscrit au patrimoine mondial de l'Unesco depuis 1991.

[little-mari-on-a-roof]

while we're at it I thought it'd be nice to mention that Gabriel's nickname from Adrien's childhood is "paparapluie", which is a pun on the words papa (dad/daddy) and parapluie (umbrella). you know who else has a lot of history associated with umbrellas? that's right. Adrien and Marinette (not only the umbrella scene but also Chat Blanc and Ephemeral to cite a few). do you see where I'm going with this? the schism between who Gabriel used to be in a distant memory and who he really became will be a new turning point in Adrien and Marinette's relationship, creating a divide between them and I am NOT ready for what will happen when the truth about paparapluie comes out

[sidsinning]

If no one got Ivan's back I know Marinette got it!!

[literaphobe]

guys sorry im not over her yeehaw hat. bc it did nothing so it honestly just feels like when she lucky charmed tikki went yoooo u have this under control i just thought you’d look really sick in this. and she did

[ladymiraclewings]

The S6 episodes continue to just be absolute bangers one after another, and it's the same for El Toro de Piedra.

Juleka's song is so cool, and the fact that it's playing at the same time as the battle with the heroes...it's amazing, really.

[milady-chance]

WHAT IF THE REASON WE HAVEN’T SEEN CHRYSALIS YET IS BECAUSE ITS NOT LILA? (OR WELL NOT JUST LILA) WHAT IF THERES VOICE BECAUSE ITS EVERYONE IN THE SECRET SOCIETY???

WHY IS THIS KIDS SHOW DRIVING ME INSANE HELP