I love those posts about the Miraculous holders gaining animalistic habits out of costume (Adrien purring, Alya shrieking like a fox, Marinette eating aphids) so I’m going to make one about my OC, María Sugrue-Dupain, who holds the whale Miraculous.
her appetite goes way up. all the holders have an increased appetite but María is especially affected due to how much whales have to eat to sustain themselves.
interestingly, her appetite goes way down in the winter (when whales live off their fat reserves).
she makes clicking noises all the time. when she’s hungry. when she’s eating. when she’s excited. especially when she’s angry, and it becomes more of a creak. every time Lila opens her mouth María just stands there unconsciously making a very loud creaking noise. has the bonus side effect of drowning Lila out if her bullshit is particularly annoying.
she’s got a bit of a crush on Luka and has occasionally clicked loudly and excitedly upon seeing him. María shares the hopeless romantic trait with Marinette.
gets very excited when she sees a baby. doesn’t matter if it’s a human baby. babies are suddenly more adorable than they used to be and she would gladly adopt/die for all of them.
increased fondness for calamari
she’s accidentally tried to eat a plastic bag before. so has Klikk (her Kwami).
undisputed breath-holding-contest champion
her bone structure and organs actually becomes a little affected. she’ll take really bad hits in gym class and just walk them off. she also discovers completely by accident that she can collapse her ribcage while holding her breath. she has managed to fit through gaps that no normal-sized teenager should be able to fit through.
once during a school fair she came across an apple-bobbing game and impulsively stuck her head in and tried to hoover up as many apples as possible in one go. they were small apples and she actually managed to fit two in her mouth. the disturbing part was when she resurfaced and just let the water drain out of her mouth. people are still talking about it.
one time Lila made up a lie about knowing a famous marine biologist who is actually María’s father. María impulsively head-butted her in the ribs. María cannot explain why she chose to head-butt Lila. Lila cannot explain how María head-butted her hard enough to leave a bruise but straightened up without even a headache. Klikk won’t explain anything but finds it hilarious.
