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a bunch of non chronological MLB drabbles (100-500 words), flashfic (500-1000 words), and general one shots (1000+ words)

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LadyNoir July - Day 8: Admiration

Word count: 614

"According to the latest survey sent to Paris' citizens last week, and in commemoration to Chat Noir month this October, he ranked first in multiple categories: 'Personality' and 'Cultural Impact' being the strongest ones.

Chat Noir is a super hero that enjoys the contact with people. You can often see him watching a movie, asking for to-gos at local restaurants and walking down the main streets greeting the citizens, especially the kids. 98% of Paris population affirms they feel safer when he is around and the top comments out of the negative 2% response highlights fear for a possible akuma victim around. However, most of Paris is now used to see him when there are no akuma attacks and his presence statistically has decreased the occurrence of minor crimes, as robbery, creating a safer environment for everyone.

In addition to that, Chat Noir is part of multiple charities and—"

"My Lady, stop!" He said, embarrased, for the zillion time that evening.

"No, this article is really good and I need to make sure you read it" she said, eyes back in the yo-yo screen.

"I will read it when I get home, don't worry, you don't need to do it outloud" he tried, again, to stop her without succeed.

"But I enjoy so much when people say nice things about you and you are recognized for all the good job and nice things you do, going beyond your scope for our city—"

"My Lady! Please, stop" he said, hiding his face with both hands.

"Never! I will drown you in sweet and lovely comments all night. There's already more than 2k comments about you in the comment section. People is uploading photos they took with you! And we are still half way the article anyway!"

"If I would have guess this is why you wanted to meet today I would have skipped it."

"We both know that's not true. You'd come anyway because you love me too much" she said, with a playful smile.

"That is not fair. I can't fight that logic" he pout.

She hugged him. "Look, I don't know what is going on in your personal life lately. But I feel like you are... different. Not as happy as you used to be. And I can't do much to help you, because we can't know who we are. But what I can do is to get every opportunity I can to tell you how much I and the rest of Paris admire you and love you and—"

"Wait, wait. Did you just say you love moi, My Lady?"

She got separated from him as fast as a blink. "Don't take it neccesarily the romantic way. I love you the way you love your friends" she said, avoiding his eyes.

He grinned. "Tell me more about how much you love me, I'm all ears"

"You know what, this is suddenly a bad idea. You are right, you can read it at home" she said, faking indifference.

"No, please My Lady, please keep reading it to me"

"You know the kitty eyes don't work on me" she said, as a big liar. His kitty eyes are harder to resist than Manon's.

"Are you suuure?" He said, making his eyes bigger, if that was even possible.

She sighed, "Fine, but quit the interruptions. I'm getting to the best part. Come here"

Chat laid his head in Ladybug's lap and with her free hand she started to stroke his hair, he closed his eyes enjoying the moment and her voice "In addition to that, Chat Noir is part of multiple charities and have been the face of multiple campaigns for fundraising, donating his time and—"

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author's note: I watched sentibubbler today. i am not ok. I need more happy LadyNoir content in the world. im not prepare for the drama ahead of us, guys. I'll dedicate this month to write comfort LadyNoir content haha. i want someone to hug chat so so so soooo bad.

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LadyNoir July - Day 6: Clown

Word count: 406

"Do you have any fear, my Lady?" They were patrolling, today they were keeping an eye on Mr. Ramier (Mr. Pigeon) at Luxembourg gardens.

"Besides the constant struggle of not being able to defeat Hawkmoth and save Paris one day?" She said, making a reference to last night's akuma: Sandboy

"Of course besides that. It reflects your superhero nightmare. But what were you afraid of before becoming a superhero? Spiders, perhaps?"

There's no way she is going to tell HIM that her nightmare was Adrien loving Chloe and naming their hamster Marinette.

"... Clowns, actually. When I was a kid, I would hide behind papa whenever I saw one."

"Oh! Then you can hide behind me next time!"

"I'm not as scared of them as I used to be, but I don't really like them. I don't like the makeup. Their fake smiles creep me out. I won't run after papa anymore but if I can avoid them, all the better."

"So if Hawkmoth akumatizes a clown, will you be ok?"

"Well... yes, I think I will. As you say, my fears and Ladybug's fears are different"

"It's weird to hear you say 'my fears' and 'Ladybug's fears' as if they were separate things. But I get it. My civilian fears are different from an evil version of you"

"Did you get hit by Sandboy in your civilian form?"

"Yeah, I did, I was in my room"

"What was it?"

"Being in a cage..." Ladybug arched an eyebrow "the door and windows had bars and every step I'd take a new set of bars appeared making the cage smaller. Until I was right in the middle unable to move, like a personal prison. I kept crying for help until Plagg showed up."

"Oh Kitty, that sounds horrible"

"It was... something, but once I was Chat Noir, it was just cata— you know the word, I don't want to trigger it right now. And then the bars dissapeared. So everything was fine."

"I'm sorry Plagg was not with you at that time, Tikki wasn't with me either"

"Were you also hit? Did you see a clown last night?"

Ladybug laughed. "Something like that"

They were interrupted by a yell "Pigeons are not rats! You'll regret saying that to my babies!"

"Oops. Sorry my Lady. I distracted you too much."

"Don't worry Kitty." She said, getting out of the bushes where they were hidding "Hey Mr. Pigeon! Let's talk!"

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LadyNoir July - Day 5: Milk

Word count: 1137

N/A: I originally wrote this thinking the butler's name was Jean-Paul. But then I saw my mistake in the wiki and I named him just Jean.

"What are you even talking about, Rena?"

"I'm telling you, Chat Noir has a drinking problem"

"Impossible. He is underage."

"Last time, when you sent me on your behalf for patrolling, we split and I ended up finding out that he was on the Hotel Bourgeois' bar"

"In the bar?"

"Yes, in the third floor"

"Did you talk to him?"

"No... I somehow felt out of place. He was talking to the bartender. And I needed to keep patrolling if clearly he was not doing his part. You know him better than I do, that's why I wanted to tell you first."

Ladybug crossed her arms and gave it a long thought. "Thank you for telling me, I'll take it from here."

"Always a pleasure LB, see ya"

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'I can't meet today. Please go on solo patrol, Chaton. I'll make it up for you later, thanks!'

Chat heard the audio again, with an empty glass of milk in front of him "Another, please"

"May I suggest some cookies Monsieur Noir?" Jean said filling the glass again.

"Do you have chocolate chips?"

"We have a new variety made with white chocolate"

"Give me two plates. I'll be here for a while"

Ladybug arrived after that, Chat didn't notice her entering through the window. She felt angry and sad at the same time upon finding him. Angry, because Chat was indeed ditching the duty. And sad, because her partner looked absolutely devastated"

"Kitty?"

"Ladybug!" He straightened his back as fast as a blink. "What are you doing here?"

"Rena discovered your little secret a couple days ago. I wanted to see if it was true with my own two eyes. What are you doing in a bar? Isn't that illegal? And aren’t you supposed to be patrolling?"

"I found this place some months ago. I was actually patrolling, keeping an eye on Chloe"

Ok, that made sense to Ladybug.

"And I'm not drinking alcohol. I'm just drinking milk"

"Milk?"

"Yeah, milk. I do like it when I'm in my civilian form, but somehow I prefer it over water when I'm transformed."

"I see. But you didn't look ok a few minutes ago. Did something happen?" She approached the bar, Jean offered her a drink. She accepted a glass of milk as well.

"Do you want the truth?"

"Of course"

"I was missing you. I started to come every time you skip patrol. And somehow I became a regular client. I even have discounts now"

"I'm sorry, Kitty. I —"

"Don't. This is not your fault. I understand, you are the guardian now. You are more busy. I was just here realizing that I love to go on patrols with you because it is usually the best part of my day. I have a... complicated civilian life. But my happiness is not your responsibility, I need to learn to handle my feelings."

Jean served Ladybug her own glass and blushed a little bit, Chat Noir was repeating what he told him last time. He was not just serving milk to the hero every other day, he was trying to help him. It felt nice that some of his words were reaching Chat.

"Woah, that's— That's a real mature thing to say."

"I can be mature too, you know" he took a sip and smiled at her with a milk moustache over the lips.

She laughed and cleaned it with her fingers, the same way she does with Manon when taking care of her. Chat blushed a little. She did too.

"Yeah, I know you can be mature too. But is still not ok to be here while in duty"

"Chloe is in the balcony, if she starts to yell to somebody I'll be the first one to know. I'm keeping an eye on our major akuma trigger. I'd say I'm doing a good job."

Ladybug sighed and took a sip of milk on her own "Oh, this is really good"

"Yeah it is"

Silence.

"What kind of problems do you have in your civilian life?"

"I can't really tell you without giving you major clues about who I am"

"Are you a famous person?"

"I'm Chat Noir"

"Right. Sorry I shouldn't ask personal questions"

"You know I want you to know who I am. But you are right, is too dangerous"

Ladybug drank the whole glass with a long sip. She felt miserable. She hasn't tell him that Rena knows. She would have told him as well if it was not because of Chat Blanc. She hasn't told him about Chat Blanc too. She has so many secrets she can't share with him. But she wants, and it is hard to keep the secret. That is why she was avoiding him more. Which is bad. It is hurting him. But the truth would hurt him more. Ugh. She couldn't stay more or she would tell him all.

"I have to go now"

Chat sighed. "Sorry I overstep it"

"No, no, Kitty. It's not because of you. I remembered something. I need to go now. But same time next Friday? In the same rooftop?"

"Sure, bye my Lady"

"See ya"

Ladybug exited through the window. Leaving Chat with Jean. "See? She kind of avoid me when I'm getting too personal about my feelings"

Jean cleared the bar counter. "Monsieur Noir, would you perhaps have the means to seek for professional help in your civilian form?"

"What do you mean?"

"Initially I suggested to you to talk about your distress with your partner. Because she was the only one in the same position as you. But it seems she has some problems on her own and the conversation makes her uncomfortable. And that is not something wrong, but she is probably going through something as well."

Chat nod, his head low. Hurts that she wouldn't trust him.

"The main problem here is not related to her. It is related to you and the things that happen to you at home that make it so precious for you the time with her."

Chat nod again.

"If money is an issue, I can help you with some. And you can take it to look for somebody in your civilian form. I'm telling you this as a friend"

Chat looked at his eyes for the first time. "Thank you"

"I will investigate what is the price for the average session"

"No, no, thank you for saying that. But money is not a problem." He said, taking out some cash to pay for his and Ladybug's drinks. "I appreciate what you say. I think... you are right. I will look for help in my civilian form. Thank you, friend"

"Anytime"

"I must go now, to keep patrolling. See you next time." Chat exited through the window, leaving Jean alone.

He wished the cat-boy luck in his endeavors.

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LadyNoir July - Day 4: Patrol

Word count: 319

"Marinette, you are going to be late for patrol"

Marinette let her hair down, facing the mirror with a pout. She was trying new hairstyles but nothing really was convincing enough for her. "I know, Tikki"

"The bun was cute. Why don't we go with that one?"

"It is not really battle friendly, you know. It basically screams 'date' and 'I'm trying too hard' at the same time"

"Isn't it quite the opposite? Like 'I didn't have time to care about my hair'? That's what the magazine says" the little red kwami was on Marinette's divan looking through the pages of the magazine her holder borrowed from Alya.

"It would if I was a civilian meeting a guy. But I'm a superhero going for patrol. It just doesn't fit."

"And why don't you go like that? With your hair down? It looks pretty."

"So when I'm running or jumping all the hair goes to my face?"

"Well... The braid to the side also looked pretty"

"But it is too princess-like"

"But Chat Noir would like it" Tikki pointed out, embarrassing Marinette.

"I don't know. Maybe." She let out a resigned sigh. "Let's go, we can think about this later. Let go as usual today"

"Okay!"

"Tikki, spots on!"

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When Ladybug landed on the rooftop, Chat Noir was already waiting for her.

"My Lady! Good morning. Ready for a ride to the— are those hearts?"

"What?"

Chat Noir approached her, touching her pigtails with his hand. "Your hair ties, they have a little heart in the knot. Subtle, but really pretty. It looks good on you"

"They do?" She got the yo-yo out to check the front camera. A small heart in each pigtail was there. Tikki. "I am actually surprised you notice it, they are pretty small"

"What can I tell you? Cats have great vision for pretty things. Shall we go?"

She smiled "Yeah, let's go"

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LadyNoir July - Day 1: Older

Word count: 412

"What do you want to be when you grow up?"

"An islander"

Ladybug pulled her yo-yo to get the zoo animals back in the cage. "A what?"

"I want to go far away from here to a place where nobody knows me. Preferably with you by my side, my Lady" Chat Noir closed the third cage.

"Haha, what are you talking about, Kitty?"

"I mean it, if I live in a deserted island I'd be free to do whatever I like. No cages. Nobody judging or giving opinions" He said, while hitting with his baton the lion's cage to make his point.

"Here I thought you were an attention seeker that lives for the public"

"Oh, I am. But I only seek your attention. You are all the public I need. And I can have that if we move to a deserted island as well." She just rolled her eyes "What do you want to be when you grow up?"

"I'm not sure" she said, jumping from the last cage and cleaning the dust from her knees. They were done with the little zoo emergency. "I have a homework to think about it. I thought I knew it, but there are so many options and I'm not sure if for the things I'm good at, if I do them as a hobby or if I want to work doing that the rest of my life. It's complicated."

"Well, it is just homework. To make you think about it. You can change your mind later. I have a homework about that too, by the way. Must be the time of the year."

"Are you going to put "Islander"?

"No, that is my most beloved and secret dream, my Lady. I'm only sharing it with you, because you are part of it. I wrote something senseless for the homework. Like a model career in the fashion industry. I have the looks anyway"

Ladybug played with his bell. "You sure do"

"A fan of mine, bugaboo?" He said, flexing his arms.

"Sometimes. But not fan enough to move to a deserted island with you. I love my family too much as to abandon them that way, thank you very much" With a wink, she pulled the yo-yo out "See you later, Kitty". He remained there, waving her goodbye until she was out of sight.

"I can welcome them in my island too, you know" he whispered. Delaying as much as possible to go back home.

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LadyNoir July - Day 3: Tease

Word count: 671

"That is the worst pun you have ever told me" giggling, Ladybug pushed him a bit with her shoulder. Both were sitting over the Arc of Triumph eating an ice cream. Enjoying a sunny akuma-free afternoon in Paris.

"It made you laugh, though. So, points for me"

"Points? What for?"

Chat Noir finished his ice cream with a final bite and did an over dramatic model-like-hair-movement as he replied: "Each point is a step closer to make you fall in love with me. They say the fastest way to the heart is the laugh, so that's what I'm aiming for"

"I'm pretty sure they say that about the stomach, though"

"It is the way to MY heart, not going to lie. Or it would be, if it wasn't already occupied with you" He had forbidden himself to flirt with her for almost six months. But he missed it so much that it just slipped off his tongue. He was trying not to make her uncomfortable since she didn't reciprocate his feelings. But he relaxed after seeing her smile.

"Do you say those things to you girlfriend? That there is no space for her in your civilian heart because Ladybug has it all?" She raised and eyebrow.

"Me-ouch, my lady" he said faking a wound directly to his heart. "But I should let you know I don't have a girlfriend anymore"

"Oh" she said. "How so?"

He just shrugged "It was almost a month ago. She didn't want to date a liar"

"What do you mean?" Her partner, a liar? Can't be.

"You know, I can't exactly tell her the truth when I'm ditching a date to fight an akuma. I guess she thought I was two-timing her. Which is partially truth, because I was running to see you."

She finished her ice cream as well. She tried not to smile. But it was hard. Last time she tried to confess to her partner, he came and told her he was trying to move on, and that he started to date a girl. But now, well, he was opening a door. "I guess I'm also a liar. I don't have boyfriend because of that, too. I'm lucky my friends don't get mad at me because I disappear all the time"

"You are Ladybug after all. The perfect and beautiful embodiment of good luck"

"Woah. Did it hurt?"

"What?" Her sweet smile did not prepare him for what was coming:

"Did it hurt when you fell for me? You fell hard."

Chat Noir short-circuited. Did he hear correctly? He tried to talk, but no words came out of his mouth. Ladybug said that. To him. Out of the blue.

He was just a man.

Not happy with just that, she came closer to his ear, and in a low voice she said: "I know your stomach has a shortcut to your heart, why do you think I buy you ice creams all the time?"

He couldn't talk. He was just looking at her big blue eyes. She was looking at him in such a sweet way that even swallow was hard.

Suddenly, she started to laugh. She laughed so much she actually cried. He then snap back into reality. "Were you teasing me?"

"Poor Kitty couldn't handle it?" She hit his bell with her fingertips, to make it sound.

He hid the disappointment with a goofy smile "You left me speechless my Lady, I though you meant it"

But she took his hand. "I didn't lie. I meant it. I like you. I almost told you six months ago. But I didn't. But I'm telling you today."

Chat face was full red, but he interleaved her fingers and kept listening to her "I don't know if you really like me, but your smiles, including the ones when I buy you some ice cream, live rent free in my heart. Can I ask you out some day?"

Chat Noir started to cry. Happy tears.

Ladybug started to cry as well. Happy tears as well.

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The LadyNoir July 2021 prompt list is here! We’re very excited to be able to celebrate these two dorks for a month.

A huge thank you to the APS server for voting on this year’s prompts and to @chocoluckchipz​,  @thenovelartist, and @gryffindorcls for creating this wonderful calendar.

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This month is for celebrating LadyNoir, so please keep your entries revolving primary around them.

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