#maketea

[jaubaius]

[quotent-potables]

"My kitty," she said, and touched his face. "Always trying to impress me." He didn't know whether to be embarrassed or enamoured. With Ladybug, he was always both. "But you know what?" She was back on her side, now, but much closer than before. The duvet no longer separated them — it harboured them both beneath the same white square. His skin tingled where it touched hers. "I've always thought you were cool. Right from the very beginning." "Y-you did?" "Yeah. Because you were honest. And people aren't usually brave enough to be honest." She glanced down at his lips. "Remember how you'd say it so easily? When I'd ask you for an opinion and you'd so casually say you'd be biased because you're in love with me?" "I don't actually remember that. Wow, embarrassing. For me, I mean." Ladybug shook her head. "It was the best thing I'd ever heard. You always said it how it was. You always treated people's feelings like facts. That's cool."

— "i'm cool!" and other lies chat noir tells himself, a Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir fanfiction by @rosekasa.

Read it on AO3

[rosekasa]

can’t believe at age 16 i swore that i would never drink tea because it’s just ‘flavoured water’ and now at 19 i have four different types in my cabinet and am unable to function properly during the day if i don’t have a cup at breakfast

[morimatea]

Biluochun is made by fried tender bud which is picked off in the spring.

Bi Luo Chun Spring Tea

Chinese: bì luó chūn Translation: Mingqian Bi Luo Chun Type: Green Tea Cultivar: Biluochun Origin: Suzhou, Jiangsu Harvest dDate: 2023/03/15

[wackus-bonkus-maximus]

Omggg I just finished binge reading ondlb and I am IN LOVE!! Its so good am amazed at your writing!! Literally the best enemies fic in the fandom and one of my all time favs!!

ahh thank you! 🥺🙏🏼💗 sometimes i shake my head at myself for going so hard on a fanfic, but honestly i'm really proud of how it's turning out! i'm so so glad you're enjoying it 💕

if you like odnlb, i have more enemies au recs for you by some very talented authors who are truly skilled and whose abilities give me this exact feeling!

citrus and lavender by @heartfulselkie - this is like one of THE fics that inspired odnlb! the way selkie writes is just delicious, and the story is incredibly and lovingly crafted. they are exceptionally good at grabbing you by the heartstrings and making you feel the characters' emotions in your own body. c&l is one of my favorites and has a really special place in my heart <3

as time goes by by @redundant-lava - based on casablanca - 1942. it's amazingly written, clever, and emotionally gutting. this was MADE to be an mlb enemies au and lava did such a good job with it. i will never stop rec-ing it!

once more, with feeling by @zimtlein - this one is rated e, just a heads up. it's so so good! the way the relationship develops between marinette and adrien had me reeling from the first chapter. it's kind of dark but sooo romantic. if it's your speed, it's a good one to binge!

et donc, ils dansent by dame_de_la_chance - amazing, awe-inspiring! the feelings i felt while reading this! the way the enemies dynamic is portrayed is just so juicy, and there's so much pining. i go back and read it every so often to soak in the masterfulness.

heroes don't love villains by vrdant - gosh this one is so good. i have read it so many dozens of times and it's still not enough. this author is such a good writer and captures feelings so well. this one will be burned into your soul for sure.

marionette strings by @rosekasa (maketea on ao3) - absolutely stunning. omg. i reread it again while writing these recs and it shook me to my soul. alizeh is a master of the craft and a master of enemies ladynoir. this fic changed me and it will change you too.

(can i rec my own fic as well? matter of luck is just a fun romp. i haven't abandoned it, just had all my time sucked in by odnlb :) but as soon as that's done, back i go to matter of luck!)

all of these fics have inspired and influenced me in some way. i cannot rec each one enough, especially because enemies ladynoir is currently my favorite flavor of fic >:))

[carpisuns-archive]

“You know … I never knew it could be this way. … I thought being in love with you would be hard.” She paused. “Not like I had much of a choice, either way. … It makes me sad I can’t be with you every day yet, but I’m happy I can be with you like this. I know we’ll know each other one day.”

“And then you’ll marry me?” In her lacey dress and Ladybug eyes.

She laughed softly. “Yeah… I’ll marry you.”

Ladybug’s breaths grew heavy and periodic. He took a peek at her face — she was out like a light.

—from “i’ll marry you” by maketea (rosekasa)

Happy birthday, @rosekasa!

You are one of my favorite creators and you’re truly a gift to this fandom! You’re also just a really sweet person and a great friend and I’m glad to know you 💜

This illustration is from one of her amazing fics—literally everything she writes is so so good so i highly recommend her stuff!! check her out on AO3 here :D

[mireculous]

it's tough hiding your secret identity from your girlfriend -- especially if you know hers already.

by: maketea

words: 1,074

rating: G

[phillipgallant]

Have found that some brown sugar and maple syrup goes great with cardamom french toast tea from DavidsTea!