#ml marigami

[trainsinanime]

I just received this Marigami commission from @bambieheart444. It's so amazing, thank you so much!

[danichat]

Everyone's talking about this episode's Marichat scenes but for me, MARIGAMI GAVE IT ALL

[lady-charinette]

May I request a marigami fic? Older! Kagami proposing to older! Marinette

A/N: *deep sigh* I'm so sorry this took so long!! I was so nervous writing Kagaminette since I never wrote for them before! T_T I apologize in advance, this is a little OOC. @princess-anatha

Also: My overactive, overthinking brain decided to write 2 versions for this. One where Kagaminette is older than they are in canon (mid-twenties, early thirties) and one where they are already old, 'grandma' old.

Version 2 features Marinette (subtly) proposing :3

Hope you enjoy!

Version 1:

It happened after both women had gotten stable jobs, both flourishing in their respective businesses and enjoying the things life had denied them in their teenage years.

Marinette worked as a accomplished baker and renowned fashion designer, while Kagami followed her dream in becoming the best of the best. She lead a school where children of poor to middle class families could learn how to fence and learn archery, courtesy of Adrien convincing her to try out other sports.

It happened after their close friendship over the years had deepened into something more, something not even Kagami understood.

It happened after a movie night and a sleepover became regular activities they did, it happened after they agreed to move in together due to how convenient it was for work; it closer and they didn't like being alone.

It happened after one morning of drinking coffee together at breakfast, that Kagami had looked at her best friend Marinette and saw something she was convinced wasn't entirely how a best friend should look like.

Like the entire world.

Beautiful and all encompassing and kind.

Kagami knew how harsh the world could be, but whenever she was close to Marinette, that world, at least her world, seemed a bit more brighter, a bit warmer.

A bit more welcoming.

So, in the months after they've lived together, Kagami had made a decision.

She was sure, her younger self would've given her a tongue lashing about her sudden hesitancy. Kagami Tsurugi never hesitated, she was strict but well-meaning, expectant but supportive. She was a wall not ready to crumble under any circumstances, but she found herself shaking when she walked towards her best friend's desk that day with a box in her hands.

Marinette had already been looking at her with a smile and a curious look and when Kagami, with a flushed red face, offered a 'alternate' living proposition, the designer couldn't stifle the laughter that bubbles from her throat.

She shook her head, standing up and opening the small velvet box from the dancer's clammy hands.

The smile on her face was warm and bright and it reminded Kagami of the sun.

But the words she'd said burned brighter than the sun ever could.

"I thought you'd never ask."

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Version 2: (Marinette proposing)

Years had passed, well over forty years.

Forty years since the appearance of the miraculous jewels.

Forty years since the chaotic events that nearly destroyed Paris.

Forty years of service to the city they both loved and never failed to protect.

Forty years since they'd met.

A wrinkled hand moved to gingerly grab the small cup off the low table, the steaming green tea soothing her senses.

Kagami lifted the cup to her lips, lines of a fulfilling and long life marking the expanse of wrinkly skin.

She'd aged well, having trained vigorously all these years, she wasn't quite as mobile as she used to be with Longg, but in Adrien's terms, she could still 'make a dragon cower in fear'.

"Want some more?" a familiar and old voice caught her attention and a soft smile stretched the woman's lips, extending out her half empty tea cup.

Marinette poured the green liquid inside, pouring herself some before both women sighed and gazed out at the garden, a sense of peace filling them both.

"Thank you." her previously hardened voice had softened over the years, perhaps due to old age, perhaps due to all the friends she'd managed to find and cherish.

Marinette had resigned as the guardian, a role she now gave to one of Nino's children, a girl who had inherited Wayyz as her kwami.

The next generation had flourished under the careful care of the older one and Paris, as well as some other parts of the world, remained safe from the evil forces of the world.

Even with all the help they'd gotten over the years and all the resources they used, some miraculous were still scattered across the globe, the old monks of the temple having lost the other boxes when the temple had gotten raided.

Still, the previous ladybug and dragon holders were certain the evil of tomorrow would be combated by the young heroes of today.

They were too old to fight anymore, but never too old to give advice, something that Marinette and Kagami still did to this day.

Now they served as advisors, retired heroes of Paris.

Simple women.

Marinette glanced towards the elderly lady sitting on the small pillow on the other side of the table, a fond smile gracing her lips, the wrinkles around her mouth deepening.

'Laugh lines' Adrien called them, ones he had earned over the years as well, thanks to her, to Kagami, to all of their friends.

"It's nice outside." she mused, taking a sip from the fine porcelain of her mother's Chinese dishes.

"Yes it is...it's peaceful." Kagami mirrored her musings and Marinette expelled a throaty giggle.

A hand slid across the table and Marinette smiled, taking the aged hand into her own, squeezing reassuredly and rubbing one finger over the calloused and wrinkly skin of the retired fencing master.

Their gazes met over the steam of their tea and both women smiled, joy and contentment filling their eyes.

It was Marinette that spoke first, breaking the silence but keeping the peaceful atmosphere. "It's...a miracle we can continue living our life like this, isn't it?"

A knowing smile crossed the Japanese woman's face and Kagami squeezed the hand in her grip. "Yes, it is. It's truly miraculous."

Both women giggled and Marinette's expressioned softened at the sight of the light falling on Kagami's graying hair, like a soft veil over the once dark tresses.

"You know...what I most look forward to is spending this miraculous life with you."

Silence settled over the two older women and Kagami sighed deeply, turning her head to catch Marinette's own earnest one. "I thought we are already spending it together, grannybug?" she teased playfully, the term having come as soon as Marinette had hit her 'sweet seventies'.

Marinette grinned, giggling and squeezing Kagami's hand. "You're right, we do, wrinkly scales."

There was a moment of peace, before Kagami gently chided, a look of life springing forth from her old brown eyes. "I thought we agreed not to call me that."

Marinette smiled, giving her a challenging look in return. "I thought we agreed we would, it's a cute nickname."

"Please choose something else, it makes me feel old, Marinette."

"I apologize, oh wise dinosaur."

Kagami fixed her better half with a look. "You had to go that route, you ancient beetle."

"Did you just call me 'beetle'?"

"Of course that's the only thing you picked up."

"Sorry, my ears aren't what they used to be, oh wise lizard."

Kagami sighed and the two women laughed.

Thank you for reading! :)

[halcyyonn]

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Miraculous Ladybug Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Marinette Dupain-Cheng | Ladybug/Kagami Tsurugi Characters: Marinette Dupain-Cheng | Ladybug, Kagami Tsurugi, Alya Césaire, Luka Couffaine Additional Tags: School Dance, prom au Summary:

After Alya is dumped by Nino, she drags Marinette to the Louvre to look for someone to take to the school dance. While they're there, they run into Luka and Kagami. Alya and Luka hit it off and quickly begin scheming to get Marinette and Kagami to the school dance together.