#mlwritingprompts

[mlwritingprompts]

Submitted prompt:

Set in episode Weredad.

Another day, another akuma.

One Marinette did not want destroying her bedroom. And one she could have absolutely stopped, if it wasn’t for Chat Noir hounding her for kisses once more. 

She knew miraculous ladybug fixed everything at the end of the battle, but the absolute indifference -no, the smirk on Chat’s face, since he was still touching her- he had regarding her, Marrinette’s, room being destroyed sickened her.

Didn’t he remember her helping him during Evillustrator? Didn’t he care about her at least a little bit? No, scratch that- he should be trying to save her even if he didn’t have any affiliation with her. He was a hero, for Pete’s sake, or at least he was supposed to be. Not some kind of creep, demanding kisses and dates at every opportunity. 

She really wanted to tell him to piss o-

Ice cold dread made it’s way to her stomach. No, what would he do then? Harass her more? It’s not as if she could just take his ring; she had no authority over Fu’s choices, and even if she disagreed, she was sure Fu would not be happy to hear that; after all, he was over a hundred years old. He wouldn’t take kindly to a child questioning him.

Before she knew it, the battle was over, and Chat Noir let her go to maintain a pristine image in front of August’s mother. 

She left almost immediately, and detransformed, her eyes glazing over. Why did she let him walk over her? No, no, she did tell him a lot of times to knock it off, but then why didn’t he? 

She had no time to think about why, because Chat appeared on her balcony for seemingly no good reason.

“What are you doing here?” He asked, as if it wasn’t her line to say.

“It’s my balcony. You, Chat noir,” she said in a scathing tone, “are not welcome here”. 

She saw his eyes widen in shock, and couldn’t help but feel satisfied. The icy dread turned into blazing anger in her stomach, and blinded by its heat, she wondered why she had not done this more drastically before.

“Meowch, purrincess, what have I done to deserve-”

“You let me die, you absolute asshole! I should have known by now that you weren’t fit to be a hero.”

He stood there, apparently overwhelmed. He was clearly not used to being righteously mad at. However, he got over his shock quickly, and loomed over her with a leer.

“Marinette. You don’t mean that-”

“If you don’t leave, I’ll scream for my parents and they’ll come”.

“Why?”

“Because I feel uncomfortable in your presence and you are trespassing on my property.”

Cold. Icy. Straight to the point. The way Ladybug would never act towards Chat Noir because of her fear of losing him as a so-called partner.

Marinette did not have a partner to lose.

Her parents got on her balcony- had they been listening?- with their mouths slightly agape and their eyebrows furrowed. Chat took one look at Tom’s hulking figure and at Sabine’s defensive pose and fled.

In her parent’s arms, she gritted her teeth, and right then and there, she decided; if one side of her coin could not hate Chat Noir, then the other would make up for that. 

Marinette Dupain-Cheng would be the one to expose Chat Noir as the selfish fraud he is, and if she lost a debilitating crush in the process?

Good.

[adriensaltprompts]

Marinette and her boyfriend are miraculous holders. They are both professional and keep their relationship a secret as heroes. Her boyfriend has to leave Paris but they are still dating. Adrien takes his place and starts harassing LB for dates and kisses. LB calls him out. CN throws a tantrum and stops coming to fights. Marinette’s BF return not long after. CN arrives after one of their fights and tries to force LB to date him. He is punched in the face. LB announces that she is dating BF

Rules for the blog - send a short prompt - send a long prompt

[mlwritingprompts]

Submitted Prompt: "Compromised Court of Miracles"

This diverges from the events of "Miracle Queen" in one critical fashion: the identities of the temporary Holders are not just exposed to Hawkmoth and Mayura, but to Paris at large.  This is due to Alya being in the middle of livestreaming over her phone when she's hit; rather than dropping her cell, she brings it along with her, unintentionally broadcasting over the Ladyblog.  By the time she's freed from Miracle Queen's control and has a chance to realize what's happened, it's far too late: the footage has already gone viral, copies of it spreading like wildfire across the 'net.

Naturally, this has massive implications and consequences.  Among them:

-- The exposed heroes find themselves at the center of a media firestorm, facing harassment from its less scrupulous members, along with similarly awful members of the public.  While some flood them with admiration and thanks for their service, others take it upon themselves to give them hell, coming up with all manner of excuses to 'justify' their cruelty... or simply doing it because they can.

-- Alya grapples with guilt and horror over the fallout, as she finally understands all too well why Ladybug was so adamant about protecting her own identity.  While she recognizes that she's not completely to blame for what happened, she still feels responsible... and it certainly doesn't help that Chloe lashes out at her, furious over having to face her own consequences for her actions.

-- The reputation of the Bourgeois takes a massive hit, as Mayor Andre struggles to mitigate the damage and protect his daughter to the best of his ability.  This only fans the flames, especially as more and more evidence of her past bad behavior is dragged out into the open.  The train incident comes back to haunt her, along with the way she exploited her father's position.

-- Practices at College Francoise Dupont are called into question.  The fact that so many of the exposed heroes attend the school is quickly noticed, and combined with the amount of akuma that originated from its grounds... paired with Chloe being among the students, and mounting evidence of the way she conducted herself there (and was shielded from the bulk of the consequences)... People naturally have questions.  And are drawing their own conclusions, painting a rather bleak picture.

-- Master Fu still leaves Paris with Marianne as a measure of protection... not just from Hawkmoth and his allies, but from the public as well.  Even with his memories wiped, he could still face harassment or far worse at the hands of others.

-- Struggling to safeguard her own identity as best she can, Ladybug issues a public statement on the matter.  Declaring that the temporary bearers were each chosen because they were available at the time, and imploring the public to stop hounding them and treat them with more respect.  Her pleas feel as though they fall on largely deaf ears; while many Parisians do listen, and try to counter the cruelty as best they can, said cruelty still cuts deep.

-- Chat Noir tries to leverage the situation to his benefit, trying to convince 'his lady' that they need to band together in the face of this... and rely on each other even more, given that they're now all that the other has.  He also tries to use this new information to figure out her identity.  (This potentially blows up in his face by forcing her to confiscate the Ring.)

-- Marinette's parents sit her down for a serious discussion about recent events.  While still unaware of her secret identity, they regret not doing more about the Chloe situation, wondering whether things might have turned out differently if they'd pursued the issue.  They also bring up the idea of potentially transferring her to another school, as Francoise Dupont no longer seems safe.  (However, they don't necessarily FORCE the idea upon her... and Marinette may not be entirely opposed to transferring, for the sake of her alter ego if nothing else.)

-- Lila also finds herself facing fallout from all this.  With Francoise Dupont coming under deeper scrutiny, the lies she spun around it now run the risk of being pulled out and exposed as well...

-- In addition, seeing firsthand the storm surrounding Chloe in the wake of Miracle Queen may cause Lila to second-guess her own dealings with Hawkmoth... wondering whether the potential benefits really outweigh the risks.  Especially given how the temp heroes are being harassed as well...

[mlwritingprompts]

Anonymous said: Alya is chosen to be Ladybug instead of Marinette, who runs her version of the Ladyblog.

Marinette is the first temporary hero chosen to help fight Akuma, and up close, she notices Adrien’s harassment of Alya, and his recklessness.

People send videos in to her site, and while looking through them, she realizes that what she witnessed wasn't an isolated incident.

She calls it out, and eventually other people start doing the same.

(Edited so that it's not stealing someone else's idea)

[mlwritingprompts]

Submitted Prompt: "Phone Tapped"

Splintering off the climax of “Oblivio”: when Alya gleefully shows off the photo she snapped of the amnesiac Ladybug and Chat Noir kissing, Ladybug doesn’t even think.  Just reacts.  Before she’s fully processed the situation, her hand snaps out, and she wrenches the cell from Alya’s grasp.  Naturally, Alya tries to recover it, but she manages to twist away from her - and from Chat, who screams at her to stop.

Quickly realizing that she won’t be able to do what she needs to do with those two (plus Nino) trying to get the phone back, along with the fact that she’s still on a timer transformation-wise, Ladybug’s forced to retreat, cell still in hand.  Alya’s left in utter shock while Chat furiously pursues; thankfully, she’s able to evade him and find a safe place to change back.

Tikki’s rather horrified upon learning that Ladybug just straight-up snatched Alya’s phone, and furiously berates her for the theft.  Pushed past her limit, Marinette snaps back that she knows it’s wrong - but what else was she supposed to DO?!  Let Alya post that to the Ladyblog?!  Chat’s difficult enough to deal with already; he doesn’t NEED any more ’excuses’ for his HARASSMENT!  Yes, she panicked, she made a mistake, she’ll have to return Alya’s phone as Ladybug and explain herself… but what was she supposed to do?!  Just stand there and take it?  Let him sneer and taunt and tease, while Alya and Nino passed off her protests as simply stemming from embarrassment…?

…Tikki doesn’t have any easy answers for her.  And when she goes out on patrol that evening, heading for the Césaires’ in order to return the phone, she finds Chat out there waiting for her.  He knew she’d be swinging this way, and is keen to confront her.

By this point, the incriminating photo’s already been deleted.  Wiped away.  Adrien knew that there was no way she’d preserve it, or offer any chance of recovering it.  So he takes out his frustration on her, sneering about how he never would’ve guessed that Ladybug was a common thief.  Sarcastically wondering whether she just wanted to make a copy for her own collection, knowing full well that was the polar opposite of his motivation.

Ladybug’s in no mood for his guilt-trippy shit.  Coldly, she calls out his refusal to respect her boundaries, and how he keeps screwing around during battles - if Oblivio had any powers other than mind-wiping, they would have lost everything in that fight the moment they both got hit.  And they only got hit because of his refusal to take things seriously.

Chat sneers that if anything, this whole incident’s taught him that he should goof off even MORE - because look what happened!  He got rewarded for it!  She gave him a kiss - and it doesn’t matter that they don’t remember why, or what happened leading up to it; all that matters to him is that he won.  He got what he wanted.  Getting right up in her face, he leers that she can’t erase that.

She snaps back that he’s got it all wrong.  She’s not some prize to be won… and his actions have been anything but winning.  Chat just laughs at that - doesn’t she get it?  It doesn’t matter what she thinks.  Only what everyone believes.  And it’s only a matter of time before all of Paris is convinced that they’re partners in every sense of the word.  Really, she should just give up already.  Give the public what they want.

But Ladybug holds firm.  Spells it out for him yet again: she’s not interested in him.  Will never be interested in him.  They will NEVER get together.  And honestly?  He should be just as upset by what happened with Oblivio as she is.

Chat stares at her, asking what she means.  With a bitter little smile, she points out the obvious: they weren’t themselves.  Oblivio wiped the slate clean… and that was what it took for him to stand a chance.  For them to be complete strangers to each other.  To have absolutely no history together, as if they were meeting for the very first time… no baggage.  No unpleasant memories.  Nothing.

He only stood a chance when she had literally no idea who he was.  But for them to get together as they are… it’s literally impossible.

Bristling, Chat tosses out a few parting barbs before retreating.  Impulsively deciding to ditch the rest of patrol, snarling about how if she’s so sure of all that, she can take care of the city herself.  Once he’s gone, Ladybug gives herself a chance to exhale, destressing as best she can before going down to meet with Alya for another fun conversation.

(For bonus points: Alya overhears at least part of the argument, giving her much better insight into WHY Ladybug reacted the way she did to the photo.  Whether or not she admits that she eavesdropped or reveals how much she overheard is up to you.)

—————–

Only comment is that technically it’s not eavesdropping if they’re having this conversation right outsider her bedroom window, lol

[mlwritingprompts]

Submitted Prompt: "Scooped Out"

Diverges from canon following the events of Oblivio.  Alya is riding high the next day, as the photo she snapped has drawn a ton of traffic to the Ladyblog.  Adrien's also clearly in a good mood, while Marinette... well, she seems pretty distracted.  Hard to read.  Evasive and uncomfortable.

That evening, Ladybug pays her a visit.  But this isn't a social call, and she's not offering her another interview.  Instead, she asks her to take down the photo.  Naturally Alya protests; she can't just take down the picture now--!  Not only will that confuse and upset her readers, it won't stop it from existing -- by now it's been copied and spread all across the 'Net!  If she takes it off her blog, that'll just make it even easier for others to claim credit...!

...Ladybug doesn't seem surprised by her resistance.  Rather than arguing the point with her, she just sighs, looking distinctly pained... and increasingly resigned.  Finally, she fixes the young reporter with a serious expression and informs her that Rena Rouge is now officially retired.

Alya reels at this.  W-wait, she can't mean that, right--?!  But Ladybug holds firm: by posting that photograph, she's proven that she can't be trusted.  She prioritized her blog over the person she's supposedly devoted it to, ignoring her feelings on the matter for the sake of... what, exactly?  A 'big scoop'?

'But Chat liked it,' she naturally protests!

'Of course he liked it,' LB snaps back.  He's always harassing her, trying to make their partnership more 'romantic' despite the fact that she doesn't WANT to date him.  She doesn't want that kind of relationship with him, but guess what?  He doesn't CARE about how she feels!  Much like how Alya apparently doesn't care how she felt about that awful picture!  Both of them focused on what THEY wanted to her detriment, and dealing with one 'ally' like that is bad enough...  She refuses to deal with two.

Reeling from this revelation, Alya struggles to figure out the best way to respond.  But Ladybug isn't done, pointing out how her making this picture public is only going to embolden Chat further.  No, she's not blaming her for his behavior; she makes that much perfectly clear.  But she's provided him with ammunition - and worse yet, she's spread it around.  Everyone who sees that picture is going to be more inclined to believe that there's some kind of mutual attraction there, which is going to make it so much harder to convince them otherwise... making it even easier for him to lie.

What's more, the fact that she disregarded Ladybug's feelings on this matter also makes her leery of other ways that she could potentially betray her trust... or their other allies.  Such as when it comes to maintaining their secret identities, or other secrets of the Miraculi - what's to stop her from deciding to turn anything else she learns or witnesses into her next 'exclusive'?

Has she even considered the fact that for all they know, Hawkmoth is keeping tabs on her blog?  Or could come across anything she posts while searching for any information he can get about his adversaries?

If Alya tries defending herself by bringing up Queen Bee, and how she shouldn't be allowed her Miraculous either, Ladybug actually agrees with her.  But that's between the two of them, and has no bearing on her ability to trust Alya.  And after this, she no longer believes that she can.

Alya is left to ruminate on this after LB leaves.  While this likely marks a turning point for her, what direction she pivots in naturally depends upon the author's tastes.  How does she process all this information, and what does she decide to do with it?  Does she take a closer, more critical look at her own actions?  At Chat's behavior?  Or does she try finding fault with Ladybug's logic and convince herself that she was in the wrong...?  Maybe a complicated mixture of all the above...?

[mlwritingprompts]

Anonymous said: 

AU where an old friend of Marinette’s is Ladybug.

Marinette is the first of the permanent heroes. 

Adrien starts out as Chat Noir like canon, but is quickly stripped of his Miraculous because of his behavior. 

When she recruits Marinette after confiscating the Ring from Adrien, Ladybug tells her that Adrien was Chat Noir

Adrien recognizes Marinette’s Miraculous in its dormant form during class and tries to get it so he can be a hero again. 

He tries to guilt trip Marinette into giving it to him but it backfires because Marinette hates him for how he treats Ladybug.

He tries to take it by force but fails due to Marinette’s power from always showing up to fights and her training with Ladybug.

(posted this way because there was a hilarious typo)

[mlwritingprompts]

Submitted Prompt: "Signals Missed, Mixed and Misinterpreted"

It all begins when Marinette misses out on one too many hang-outs.  Her various responsibilities and commitments, not just as Ladybug, but helping out at the bakery and juggling various projects, mean that something has to give... such as her ability to agree to spontaneous get-togethers.  Which is fine, right?  That's just a natural consequence of having so much on her plate.  But she's fine with that.  Alya and the others understand, and she can weather the disappointment of having to opt out just fine...

...Until she sees some pictures from one such gathering.  One that she wasn't aware of at all.  One nobody told her about, and that she only finds out through said pictures... which include Lila snuggling up to Adrien in her usual clingy fashion, aiming to play up just how close they supposedly are.

Marinette's imagination runs wild once more, spinning worst-case scenarios about being intentionally excluded.  That after so many failures, Alya's finally given up on helping her out with Adrien, and is instead helping her new bestie hook up with him.  Tikki tries to keep her from getting too wrapped up in her own thoughts, but can't completely stem the flow... and worse, makes a poorly timed comment about her skewed priorities that only serves to stir her up even more.  Tikki's words cut much more deeply than she intended, and hit the wrong artery - while she was trying to convince her that she was blowing everything out of proportion, Mari misinterprets it as a complaint about her focusing on anything aside from being Ladybug, dismissing all of her concerns as invalid.

Unfortunately, they aren't able to correct that misunderstanding before one of Mari's parents calls for her, effectively ending that conversation on a sour note.  Marinette continues to stew over this for some time, and by the time she next sees Alya, is still upset about... well, all of it.  This naturally seeps into their interactions; while Mari tries to put on a brave face and smile her way through it, she can't keep a bit of passive-aggressiveness from seeping in, asking a few pointed questions about how much fun they had hanging out.

If Lila is present, she naturally exploits this simmering tension in her usual fashion, which only serves to make Marinette even angrier.  By the time Alya finally gets a chance to privately ask her what's going on, she's been wound up tight - and once again, something has to give.  All that pressure has to go somewhere, and it comes out in her angrily accusing Alya of betraying her, intentionally leaving her out so she could help Lila and Adrien hook up behind her back.

Deeply wounded, Alya fires back, clearing the air even as her anger heats it up: she didn't deliberately exclude her.  That meet-up was serendipitous and spur-of-the-moment, and she didn't call her because she figured Mari was already busy with her own plans.  Like how she's BEEN so busy lately.

Mari starts to relent, struck by guilt... but Alya's not done.  Spurred by her own pent-up frustrations, she blurts out that frankly, she's glad Marinette wasn't there, because damn girl, she can get SCARY when Adrien's involved.  Like Chloe levels of bad.  Stung, Marinette calls her out on her double standards, pointing out both that Alya has encouraged her to cross lines when pursuing Adrien, and that LILA is also clearly clinging to him and tramping over all his boundaries just like Chloe does... so why is she calling her out on that and not her other friend?  Receipts are pulled and thrown in each others' faces, and both go away mad... though neither gets akumatized over the matter.  (Unless you want to go that route, of course...)

In the aftermath, after both have a chance to calm down, one contacts the other online, and they have a more productive conversation about the matter.  Marinette admits that she jumped to a lot of wrong conclusions; Alya acknowledges that she actually brought up a good point about Lila, and that she'd developed a bad habit of dismissing what she said about her simply because... well, because they were obviously both into Adrien, and she'd seen how carried away Mari could get with that.  Both are able to acknowledge the issues the other raised while admitting their own mistakes, and bridges are mended rather than burnt.

(For bonus points, Marinette has a similar conversation with Tikki concerning her earlier comment, with the kwami realizing that while she misinterpreted her words, that wasn't completely without basis, either.  Again, it's all about clearing the air and repairing relationships rather than letting the underlying misunderstandings blow up even further.)