#kaldinette

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Black Cat and Desert Flower

'Kaldur, what are we doing in Paris? We finished the mission, we should be heading back home.' Said Robin, via mind-link.

'Patience, my friends, I arranged for us to have a day in the city. A vacation, if you will.' Aqualad said to the team.

'Kaldur, I don't know if you noticed but it's night.' Kid Flash was also getting impatient.

'Why are we standing under a bridge with a bunch of locks on it?' Superboy asked. He hated not knowing things.

After busting a minor league drug ring in Versailles they expected to relax in the Bioship until the arrived back in the US, not stand under a bridge.

'Can you at least tell what we need 'patience' for-' Kid Flash whined until he was interrupted by a voice.

"Who are you and what are you doing in my city?" The voice was like steel. In a way it sounded like Batman's. Not in sound, but in its tone of command. It sounded young and feminine.

'Brace your selves.' Said Robin, hands inching towards his tool belt.

'There are 6 of them. Should we attack?' Superboy adds.

'No. These are friends.' Aqualad sounded completely at ease. It would have calmed them if he wasn't always calm and collected.

Before they could refute he walked into the moonlight. They heard the voice take in a sharp breathe. So they recognized them, maybe it will prevent a fight.

"I am no less than a black cat." What? The team had no idea how this conversation took such a turn. What was she saying?

"And I am no more than a desert flower." What was their leader saying? It must have meant something because the voice squealed and a figure clad in red and black polka dots came barreling at him.

'Stand down.' He sound completely unbothered. How could he be so whelmed?

'But she's-' One tried to reason.

'Stand down, she is a friend.' He sounded, breathless? Something was going on, maybe M'gann should do a scan of his mind when they get back.

The force of the girl's impact knocked them both over. They were both smiling, eyes never straying from each others. They got a clear view to analyze the girl. She look developed and fit, but still pretty small. She shouldn't have been able to knock down a door, let alone a military trained Atlantean. Was this a secret Kryptonian?

"You're, you're here," she sounded out of breath, though clearly out of amazement rather than the run. "Oh kwami, it's been to long. Is Roy here too?" How did she know Roy? Did she know all of their civilian I.D.s?

"Sadly no, Speedy is not here. But my team and I are." He said as they stood up. They could see exactly what she was wearing. A red and black skin tight body suit with a open black leather jacket and a hood. The bodysuit was red down to her navel and black the rest of the way. Each of her palms had a black circle with a unknown ideogram in red on them. Her shoes were black army boots with red laces. So she has a theme.

She moved her gaze behind Aqualad to look at the team. They took note of her mask. Her hood covered her forehead and her eyebrows, and she wore a mask connected to her body suit that cover everything nose and down.  Leaving only her eyes exposed.

"Aqualad, who is she?" Artemis asked, hands already itching towards her arrows.

"Team, this is Ladybug. Ladybug, this is the team." He introduced, stepping away to allow them to assess each other.

"It's an honor to meet you all, Aqualad has spoken fondly of all of you. Welcome to Paris." She greeted professionally.

No one returned her greeting. They looked to Aqualad for more context.

He then gestured to Ladybug to speak. "You're probably confused as to who I am. I'm Ladybug, one of the heroes of Paris. We surfaced to reclaim a misused ancient magic artifact."

"Who is we?" Robin asked.

"Well, I realized that one city to one hero wasn't an equal ratio. So I formed a team to take some of the responsibility. Bunnix, Carapace, would you like to introduce yourselves?" A woman with an umbrella jumped from the top of the bridge and a man walked out from the shadow behind Ladybug. Both taller than her. Based on their themes, the man was Carapace and the woman was Bunnix.

"Sure thing, Boss." They said in unison and with exaggerated bows and salutes.

"Good Kwami, don't call me that." She said, pinching her nose.

"Our deepest apologies, Master. We beg your forgiveness." They spoke in unison again and with straight faces, too.

"God damn it, I'm not even fully trained-" She was interrupted by poorly muffled laughter behind her.

"Singe, you've been doing this for 3 years, and you still manage to reveal your presence in almost every situation-" Robin felt like he should interrupt before this escalates.

"Is that an umbrella?" He genuinely wanted to know.

"Are you judging? 'Cause, you shouldn't judge since you spent a year or so running around Gotham in green panties and a pole." Robin blushed in embarrassment. The team looked ready to fight these so called heroes.

"Ryu!" Ladybug reprimanded, looking affronted. Wait, Bunnix didn't say it? Then, who did?

"I'm so sorry about her. They're all really defensive about the umbrella." Okay?

"Who spoke then?" Kid Flash asked, still looking all little miffed about the comment.

"You know, Aqualad, there's enough of us for a spar." She said smirking, and ignoring Kid's question.

"If we're sparring, I want a few minutes with who ever said that stuff about Robin." He said glaring in no particular direction.

"Actually, I was thinking we do a group spar. Aqualad's team versus mine."  She suggested.

No one seemed to be against it.

"Okay then, prepare yourselves-" Aqualad started.

"Wait! I have to call of Pegasus." She brought her hand up to her ear and looked toward a building.

"Woah-woah-woah, hold up, you have a sniper?!" Kid Flash exclaimed, speedily looking around to see them.

"You have to be prepared for anything." She responded after finishing her comm-call.

"Yeah, but still, you have a sniper-"

A turquois portal appeared and a white-haired man in a brown leather bodysuit stepped out of it. His hair was held back in vertical braids gathered in a ponytail. He also wore pitch black sunglasses, even though it was the middle of the night.

"Hello." He greeted the teams before walking to stand next to Bunnix and Singe.

"Let's get ready to spar." Aqualad announced, walking not-to-subtlety towards Ladybug. The teams both walked of to strategize.

"You sure your ready to fight me again? It's been a couple months since our last spar." She quipped with pop of her hip and challenging smirk.

"If my memory is correct, you were the one with the losing streak." He smiled back with his patented sass.

"We'll see about that." They shared eye contact and a firm hand shake.

With a quick turn of a heel, "Formation!"

Bonus #1

For more context: Mari and Kaldur were not always this touchy feely. Mari spent a year or so out of Paris to train for Guardian purposes. She would have cataclysm herself before leaving Paris alone. But Tikki and Plagg convinced her that she was unstable with all of the guardian power and she would have to learn to control it. Outside of Paris. So they decided to give out the miraculous and have the new team pass around Tikki and she would take Plagg out of Paris (too many billboards and Plagg wasn't good at emotions).

So she was backpacking America, trying to find someone to help her. Unfortunately someone found her. Namely Aquaman and his partner.  Interrogating her just left them both offended.

But she did learn that she was now fluent in ancient languages, like the guardian language and Atlantean.

("What are you doing here?"

"That's not your problem."

"You sunk Atlantis! Of course it's our concern!"

"You Atlantean's think you're entitled to everything. That's why Plagg sunk your city."

"{In Atlantean} My King, should we take her to Poseidonis-"

"{in Atlantean} Excuse me, but I'm not going anywhere other than out of this cell."

"{In English} How do you-"

They call in the JL for backup and try to interrogate her, until Diana vetoes and pardons her. She offers to take her to Themyscira and train but Arthur vetoes that so now she's going to train with Roy and Kaldur. [Because they are the oldest and I believe that they worked together most pre-canon YJs1.]

{Whispers and Glares}"Atlantean bitch."

{Whispers and Glares} "Guardian scum.")

5 months and numerous fights later, Roy was tired friendTM of their shit and sat them down to make them talk. They spoke of both versions of the Sinking of Atlantis and came to the agreement that Plagg was sorry for taking things too far and that modern Atlanteans could not be blamed for the mistakes of one of their selfish past monarchs. [king whoever tried to use Plagg's miraculous to conquer and terrorize neighboring kingdoms, so in retaliation Plagg cataclysmed the entire country/city]

After getting over that they both realized, 'Hey, he/she's actually pretty cool."

Everyone kept in touch after she went back to Paris and bitched to each other about teammates and leadership and how it's, quote-unquote, 'unfair that it's legal for Mari to drink but not Roy'

I'm not good with timelines so I'm going to say that, Kaldur still has hopes for him and Tula, Mari's not entertaining anything more than friendship (no distractions), and Roy is too focused on teenaged rebellion.

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Oh! I've had this Kaldinette prompt stuck in my head for a bit. I'm interested to see your take on it! It's "The second he meets Marinette, Kaldur knows she's ladybug."

was I writing this instead of doing homework? you betcha.

-_-_-_-

The second he meets Marinette, Kaldur knows she’s Ladybug.

He had only seen the heroine at Justice League meetings a couple of times, but he had heard of her and her achievements.

Only a year younger than him, she had managed, with the help of her partner who retired afterward, to defeat their Villain Hawkmoth and bring peace back to Paris.

He had seen the fights, seen her mind at worked, and at times it boggled his mind to know that she was only a year younger.

Now though, meeting her civilian self for the first time, face to face, he finally understood.

Her kind heart, her cunning mind, the way she walked with determination, all of It made Kaldur thinks of the red-clad heroine, the savior of Paris.

He said nothing, of course, knowing that the heroine was tightlipped about her identity to everyone, even Batman. Kaldur doubted that she would appreciate him having figured it out so easily. He would tell her, of course, but he wanted to formally introduce himself to her first.

How though, that was what he was stuck on.

He didn’t want to disrespect the superhero, or offend her for that matter, so how should he tell her that he figured her out without coming off as condescending or rude? It was a predicament that he didn’t know how to deal with.

“How do I tell someone I know a secret they have?” He asked his team randomly a couple of days after the revelation, during movie night. “In a way that won’t offend them or make them think I have ill-intent.”

His team looked at him with various expressions, most of them having at least one eyebrow raised.

“What?” Wally finally asked.

“I recently discovered someone’s secret and she- they deserve to know that I-“

“Oh,” Wally said as a realization hit him. “A girl has the hots for you, and you don’t know how to tell her you’re not interested,” Wally explained, as if it was the most obvious thing in the world.

“What?” Kaldur asked incredulously. “No that’s not-“

“Wait, so you do have the hots for her?” Wally asked, but he didn’t give Kaldur a chance to answer. “Of course you do, so what you have to do is get her a bouquet of flowers and just come right out and say it, maybe even say a pick-up line or two,” he shrugged as if it was no big deal. “Just ask me for one if you don’t know any.”

Kaldur was about to respond, to deny the misconception that Wally seemed to be under, when he thought over what the redhead said.

It wasn’t bad advice. Yeah, Kaldur wasn’t confessing any feelings, but a bouquet seemed like an appropriate way to perhaps apologize.

So, the The next day, Kaldur bought a bouquet and headed towards Marinette’s boutique.

He had spent some time with Marinette since he ran into her for the first time. When they met, he had walked right into her, causing her to fall to the ground, and to apologize he had taken her to get coffee.

After that, they had met a couple more times, and he had found that the girl was running her own boutique.

Kaldur opened the door, the bell jingling as the door hit and signaling a customer, and Marinette walked out of the backroom, a tray in her hand and a welcoming smile. She stopped in her tracks when she saw him and her brows raised at the sight of the bouquet.

“I… have something to confess.”

“O-kay…?”

Kaldur gestured to the couch where normally consultations would happen and waited to sit until Marinette had seated herself and placed the tray of tea and cookies on the coffee table.

She looked at him expectantly, a light blush covering her cheeks, making her bluebell eyes stand out like sapphires.

“I, um, I would like to apologize.”

Her eyes widened at that, surprised.

“For… what, exactly?” Marinette asked.

“When we first met as civilians, I realized your identity and I didn’t know how to tell you,” he handed her the bouquet, looking apologetic. “I’m sorry for not telling you sooner.”

A look crossed her face, one he couldn’t identify, and for a moment he feared he had said the wrong thing.

“So that’s why you’ve been spending time with me?” She asked, voice slightly accusatory. “You’ve just been trying to find the right way to tell me you just happened to figure out my biggest secret?”

Kaldur winced at the implication. That wasn’t what he meant.

“I- no. After we first met, we went for coffee and I found that I enjoyed your company. Us continuing to meet had nothing to do with you being Ladybug.”

The confession surprised her, her cheeks dusting a lovely rose color as she softly whispered out, “oh” and averted her gaze from him for a moment.

He coughed, causing her to look at him again, to which he looked away awkwardly as he asked, “Perhaps you would like to go out for coffee again?” He looked at her, this time more determined. “Like a date?”

Marinette’s eyes widened before her face relaxed into a soft smile.

“Yeah, I’d like that.”

[lovemidnighteclipse12]

Kaldinette, Kaldur x Marinette

Why isn’t there much of this ship?

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Spirit’s Respite

AO3

Prologue [First Chapter]

Should I be making another maribat fanfic while I’m still writing HiWtHi? Probably not. Do I care? A little bit. Will I start one regardless? Yes, yes I will.

This will be updating a lot slower than HiWtHi though. Home is Where the Heart is, is my main priority, I promise.

-_-_-_-

No one was listening to Mme. Bustier. Tension filled the classroom, thick enough to be cut with a knife. Marinette's eyes were glued to the clock, much like the rest of the class'.

Today was the day. Today, they would defeat Hawkmoth once and for all.

They knew Hawkmoth was planning a major attack on the city, courtesy of an inside source. The team, the entirety of Mme. Bustier's class, had a vital role to play. They were split up in teams, with the Fighters, those who would be dealing with the various Akuma that would attack, and the Defenders, those who would find and take civilians to somewhere safe.

And then, there was Chat Noir and Ladybug. They would be fighting Hawkmoth and Mayura on their own while the class took care of  everything else.

The wait for the bell to finally ring cut deep in Marinette's soul, the ticking of the clock grating  more and more on her nerves. She didn't want to think about how this was it. This was the final battle against Hawkmoth.

And after that...

The bell rang, signaling the end of classes for the day. When the students of Mme. Bustier's class got up, no one said a word.

As far as Marinette was aware, the only people who knew one another's identity was Alya and Nino. She wouldn't put it past Max to have figured out the majority of the class, and maybe Juleka and Rose had told each other.

Not that it mattered much, not after today anyway.

When Marinette entered the bakery, she quickly called out to  her parents and told them she was home before running up to the apartment and into her room.

Making sure her door was locked so her parents couldn't suddenly barge in, Marinette conjured up the battle plan against Hawkmoth.

For as long as Marinette could remember, she had been gifted with the power of creating. She didn't have a limit, only her imagination, and her own rule of never creating a soul. Marinette had always felt that was something she should never mess with.

"Are you sure about this Marinette?" Tikki asked, once she had been let out of Marinette's purse. Marinette nodded, her face set in determination.

"I have to do this," Marinette said, hearing the singing in her ear that had come ever since the plan against Hawkmoth had been set. "No matter what, I won't be able to stay in Paris after today. You all know that." The last part was said to all of the kwami, who had come out to greet their Guardian.

The kwamis were more somber now than they normally had been. It would be the last time they would see their current holders.

Looking at the attack plan one last time, she nodded to herself.

Today was the day.

All of the heroes had been contacted by Ladybug and told to meet up in an abandoned warehouse, where they would be given their miraculous one last time.

"And you all know what the plan is?" Ladybug asked one last time, just to be sure. Nothing could go wrong, not today. "Beta teams," the assigned beta teams nodded. "You will be taking care of the civilians, make sure as few people get hurt as possible. Alpha teams," the alpha teams snapped to attention. "You will be taking care of the akumas. Destroy the item, capture the akuma, and wait for me to cleanse them. Are you ready?" Unsure looks were shared between the class, before they all collectively nodded.

They were ready.

The teams headed out, spread themselves throughout the city to cover as much ground when finally, the Akuma alert started blaring.

Ladybug and Chat Noir didn't stay with the rest of the heroes to help with the akumas however. They headed towards Hawkmoth's lair. It felt like the wind was cutting her cheeks as she flew through the air in a stark tempo. They had to defeat Hawkmoth and Mayura as fast as possible. They had to end it.

Ladybug and Chat Noir got in through the giant window.

Hawkmoth just scowled at them.

The explosions from the world outside rumbled the building.

In front of them was Hawkmoth and Mayura, the latter looking a little worse for wear. The broken miraculous was taking its toll on her, Marinette thought.

Marinette was acutely aware that Emilie Agreste was underneath them too.

"I'm only asking one last time. Give me your miraculous!"

She almost wanted to roll her eyes at him, seeing as how this had gotten quite repetitive over the last three years.

"I think you already know our answer," was all she said.

"Then so be it."

The battle commenced.

Ladybug blocked out most of it. Chat Noir took care of Mayura. She took care of Hawkmoth.

Maybe it's for the better that she didn't remember the fight itself. All she needed to remember was Chat Noir's devastation at finding out Hawkmoth was Gabriel Agreste. She had never felt more powerless than when he broke down in her arms.

With Hawkmoth and Mayura defeated, the sentimonsters and akumas were defeated as well.

Then came the goodbyes.

There was still much to do of course, but that was left to the authorities.

One by one, Ladybug collected all of the miraculous, until finally, she reached Chat Noir.

"I... I have to take your ring, Chaton." It was clear she didn't want to, but she also knew that it was for the better. The miraculous had already brought enough trouble to him.

"What about you, M'Lady?" he asked, eyebrows furrowed.

"My work... it isn't done yet. I'm sorry. I— I know you wanted for us to reveal our identities to each other but— I can't. After this, I'll be leaving Paris. For good."

Chat Noir was silent for a moment, until shakily, he slid the ring off his finger. The green glow revealing Adrien Agreste. Plagg emerged with tears in his eyes. He hugged Adrien's cheek, one of the few times Marinette had ever seen the kwami of destruction outright caring.  He darted behind her head, probably to hide the fact that he was crying from his former holder.

"I'm gonna miss you, Chaton," she choked out, tears welling in her eyes, before she engulfed him in a hug. "I'm really gonna miss you."

He hugged her back with all the power he had left in him. She ignored his sobbing.

"Heal," Ladybug said, kissing his forehead. "That's all I ask."

"Okay, Ladybug," he said, nodding shakily. "I will."

With a final kiss to his forehead, she left.

Ladybug didn't return to the bakery however, instead, darting into an alley where she detransformed.

"Are you really sure about this?" Tikki asked, looking at Marinette with worry. Marinette just nodded determinedly and took a deep breath.

Her eyes turned gold and at her fingertips, a glowing golden sphere formed before it went to the ground, and finally it took the form of a battered and bruised Marinette. Marinette took off her purse and left it at the complete copy of her body.

"Ready, Marinette?" Tikki asked.

Marinette heard the singing again.

"Yeah, I'm ready."

She made a portal, and she left Paris.

For good.

-_-_-_-

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850 followers

Alright, so seeing as I’m at 850 followers, why not celebrate?

Send me a prompt and a pairing and I’ll write it!

And how about this? Let’s try to keep the salt to a minimum. I will still take salt requests, but let’s not make that the main thing I write.

Pairings! Maribat!

Kaldinette

Jasonette

Maridami

Timinette

Dickinette

Roynette

Marijon

Or maybe even come up with a completely different maribat pairing! 

ML canon(ish)

Lukanette

Ninette

Felinette

Adrinette

Marigami

Marikim

Completely random ship

Hironette

(Basically, I’ll write for almost any Marinette ship)

You can also send in other pairings of course, both for maribat and canon, but know I generally write mostly Marinette stuff

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Project: Null ship

okay so I’m kinda stuck on which ship to write in project null so now I’m like, why not ask the people who will be reading it?

So Wally x Mari

or

Kaldur x Mari?