#nadja chamack

[schsas]

mlp au! miraculous ladybug side and not-so-side characters

based on @frostedpuffs's mlp au. old art, ok?

[kari-go]

she has a masters in cuntology from the university of servington

[flightfoot]

So Nadja has her own show now at a different news network? Or is this more of a "solo youtube channel" type thing? Either way, I wish her well, she's run into trouble from her superiors a few times at this point.

[airi-p4]

Retreat!

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✨Fairy Misunderstood AU - Chapter Guide🧚🏼‍♀️✨

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BONUS:

[moonfly7]

Given that the Love Square (TM) is already resolved in the Kwami Swap AU, does that mean Kamagi and Luka's contribution to the romantic mess is completely ruled out? I also wonder if this completely prevents Prime Queen's akuma or if it would give it a different motivation.

Yeah, Kagami and Luka aren't really an issue romantically speaking in this story.

There is a small period where Adrien keeps his relationship with marinette a secret from his dad because he's(completely fairly) worried his dad will dissaprove and interfere. This culminates in his dad and Madam Tsurugi trying to set Kagami and him up. Which, to his credit, causes Adrien to immediatly come clean to Kagami about his relationship with Marinette.

They don't immediatly tell their parents, and Kagami basically uses Adrien as a screen to keep her mom off her back for a bit. But it really is only for like, a few months at most?

This does lead to like, a really funny series of dates between Adrien and Marinette where Kagami is just... there. Quietly hanging out. Which you think would be a massive vibe killer, but Chloe has crashed like, half of their dates before, and Kagami is a hell of a lot less of a problem than Chloe.

The fake relationship ironically is how Kagami integrates into the friend group, and she ultimately considers the "relationship" a net win, because she gets a lot of friends out of the whole thing. Kagami really finds that she likes just, vibing around people with a lot higher energy than her, so you'll often see Kagami just, casually around more high energy people quietly sipping her juice. Chloe and Sabrina, Adrien and Marinette, Alix and kim and their little group, Julleka and Rose, etc.

Kagami is like, the designated third wheel, and is really, really fucking good at it. Basically, by the time the class as a whole is on good terms with Kagami, they're all more or less very used to her just... showing up on other peoples dates. And it is universally agreed that this improves the quality of dates or even just casual hangouts quite a bit.

So....yeah. That's the Kagami shenanigans, Kagami is There TM, and that is just that. I do have ideas for actual pairings for Kagami, but I'm still deciding on that.

I will say that Kagami and Adrien drop the dating shenanigans the moment that Kagami has a partner, because the big thing about the fake relationship was to stop Madam Tsurugi just... matching her with successively dumber people.

So, you do get some of the mandatory relationship weirdness in Miraculous.

As for Luka, he never has any kind of relationship stuff with Marinette. He meets them after they started dating, or very close to it, and immediatly tells them that he "adores their duet" and absolutely would not ever do anything to break that up. If anything, Luka is a heavy Adrienette shipper. This is his favorite song. The longer these two play together, the better each individual song of their souls gets, and when together, they make something breathtaking.

Translated: They are making each other better, and he finds their relationship extremely cute and healthy and he will be fighting anyone who messes with it. Luka would absolutely throw proverbial hands with Lila. He's mostly a pascifist, but Lila can try him to see how far that goes if she touches Adriens arm one more time.

So, Luka is just a very supportive friend. He likes the duo, and he likes having them around. But there's no romance anywhere in there.

As for Prime Queen, this probably will still happen, but for different reasons.

I think I've mentioned before that Lady Noir does not like talking to the media? Well, she doesn't like it when Mr. Bug does it, either. Mainly, because she sees it as an unnecessary security risk. Mr. Bug doing a televised, pre-planned interview is crazy dangerous, because hawkmoth will know where they Ladybug Miraculous will be. She's actively thwarted and denied basically any interview with any news station, and has only done very, very brief interviews on the spot of an akuma. And that's generally only at Adriens insistence, or when Lady Noir needs to stall so Mr. Bug can comfort the Akumatized victim(they take turns).

Nadja Chammack gets fed up with the constant run around and, under extreme pressure from her producer to get SOMETHING, gets akumatized.

They basically distract Nadja by revealing that they're dating(not a trick) to get her akumatized object. As a solution to this later on, Adrien officially declares Alya the only reporter they'll give interviews too. Despite Alya being not super pro the heroes, which is actually why Adrien chooses her. She's very, very neutral, and dedicated to publishing only the exact truth of what she experiences and discovers. She might not fully approve of them, but you better believe she will report honestly and without bias, on anything they tell her.

And yeah, that's about it for this! Had a bit more detail than I thought I would, honestly.

[killervelveteenrabbit]

Reaction to “Noe” (S6, E16)

Is it just me, or are we getting more “beach” episodes since the Miracuclass aged up a bit? Then again, this series has spanned ten years IRL, and many of the kids who watched it from the beginning are now teenagers themselves.

All Adrien and Marinette want is to be themselves and to be together. But Adrien’s “legacy” and Marinette’s Big Secret never let them stay happy for long.

Mylène makes for an unlikely influencer. Remember how back in the “Horrificator” ep in season 1, she couldn’t even get through the rehearsals for a middle-school student film? Mylène’s done some growing up herself over the years.

What precisely does the Kingdom have against a healthy, happy, educated, and equitable Paris? Allow me to suggest a theory. In the Shadyverse depicted in the Paris special, the whole world is controlled by “the Supreme”, to whom Gabriel once owed fealty but ultimately betrayed. The Kingdom is seeking world domination as well, by means of the Miraculous. But in this universe as well, Gabriel betrayed them so he could use the Miraculous for his own ends. And the idea of Mayor Bustier offering her city as a vision of the future, a future the Kingdom doesn’t control, is unacceptable.

Manon isn’t well-liked in the fandom, but perhaps it’s because she reminds them too much of themselves: a relentless shipper who doesn’t know when to shut up.

Based on Nathalie’s reaction to Noe’s offer, she wanted to tear up the paperwork and shove it down the guy’s throat. But she didn’t, because she wants whatever Adrien wants. And yet Nathalie’s apparent disapproval was enough to give Adrien pause. Also, the Gabriel brand is one of the last connections Adrien has to his father, regardless of how the company dictated his life in the past.

Observant viewers will note that Mylène has prepared vegetarian dinners for two. Additionally, they’ll read between the lines and realize Mylène’s mother has passed, making her one of three Miraculers with a deceased parent and the only one who didn’t die from Miraculous-wish disease. (Not even “Yaksi Gozen” covered what happened to Kagami’s father, nor do we have any in-show intel on what happened to the mothers of Alix, Ivan, Kim, or Sabrina, or on Max’s dad.) Perhaps Ivan’s mother is also dead, and his and Mylène’s mutual grief helped bind them together?

Fred’s situation is what happens when you look at the money and sign your name to something before reading all the documentation. Josiane (renamed from “Sarah” since her first appearance) did the same thing, as we’ll see later.

Noe is obviously working at the Kingdom’s behest, and his goal is equally transparent: sowing enough controversy and “debate” about ML and CN’s role in defeating Hawkmoth to make people lose trust in them, therefore destabilizing Mayor Bustier’s placid and perfect city. The allegations leveled against Mayor Bustier by the new “fair and balanced” TVi serve the same end. (Sadly, this plotline is another one ripped from the headlines.) This gambit is reminiscent of how Vincent Asa’s social media channel nearly sabotaged Marinette and Adrien’s relationship… coincidence?

Here it is, folks: the shot that’s been on your Tumblr feed since the trailer dropped… and probably your cellphone wallpaper as well.

Shit, Manon, isn’t there a Parcheesi set or an electrical outlet you can play with?!?

I really thought we were gonna see a Miraculer get akumatized this time. I’m glad we didn’t, but I’m still waiting for the butterfly to land. Mylène does, however, join the list of Miraculers who ended up fighting their own possessed parents (full list: Adrien, Ivan, Juleka, Kagami, Marinette, Max, Nathaniel, and Sabrina).

The return of the Mime raises the question of whether violent vigilante justice is an appropriate reaction to seemingly untouchable heads of maleficent corporations. This program posits the idea that it isn’t necessary as long as we have a financially and ideologically independent press that publicly confronts people who abuse their power. It’s a lesson Nadja took to heart, launching her own podcast to counter the narrative of her old network, which can no longer be trusted as long as Noe Luxsus owns it.

There’s a trend among akumatized villains to obscure their objects of power in places hard to find or easily overlooked. The Watsonian explanation is that Chrysalis is spreading her wings, finding new ways to wreak havoc. The Doylist counterpart is that the writers are themselves innovating to avoid repeating plots, a perpetual hazard of the “Monster of the Week” trope. ML and CN can still get the job done; they just have to work a little harder at it.

This show already has three pairs of superhero lovebirds who know each other’s identities… how long before there’s a fourth?

Between “Wreckless Driver” and this ep, Polymouse has been in the forefront lately. Involving a hero who specializes in multiple approaches to complex problems provides a subtle commentary on how we can fight the forces of “fake news” and misinformation. Specifically, the solutions will come from responsible journalists willing to defy the people writing their paychecks, an educated public that demands and seeks out responsible reporting, media companies that monitor and moderate their own content (however reluctantly), and everybody just calming the hell down and thinking about the implications of their actions.

Fred Haprèle gives his finest performance yet, not as a mime, but as himself. If you didn’t get chills from his warning to Noe about remembering who saved him from the Mime’s wrath, check yourself for a pulse.

I had this nagging feeling that Noe looked familiar, and at the end of the episode, we get it. My compliments to Audrey Bourgeois on keeping her figure after three kids, one of whom has reached the age of majority. Her possible involvement with Gabriel and Tomoe's plot has been teased before--refer to the end of the "Feast" episode, where she's shown taking particular interest in the reappearance of the Guardian's Temple. The only question left is whether Audrey is the new Diamond, or if it’s Noe acting on her behalf to engineer a betrayal of her own.  

[starsfic]

Marinette Dupain-Cheng, Girlfriend of Ladybug

Summary: During another invasive interview pushing her towards Chat Noir, Ladybug panics and claims that she’s dating someone. Who? Oh, just her civilian identity. Dominos unexpectedly topple.

Ko-Fi

-_-

It was a heat of the moment thing.

Ladybug really couldn’t blame herself. Well, technically she could, considering she had agreed to another hour-long interview with Nadja and Chat Noir. Where, of course, the topic inevitably turned back to the nonexistent romantic relationship between her and her partner, not helped at all by the fact  that Chat kept egging it on and nobody seemed to notice or care about her discomfort. The moment Alya appeared on screen and asked “So when are you going to admit your feelings for each other?”

She snapped.

“I have a girlfriend.”

Dead silence encased the studio. Chat gaped at her, Alya gaped at her, Nadja gaped at her, everyone gaped at her. It was only until a hand reached out of the audience that noise came back in. “Excuse me?”

“Yes, I have to agree,” Nadja said, a flustered blush making her cheeks red. “Excuse me?”

Welp, she had already said it, so might as well. “I have a girlfriend,” she repeated. Chat and Alya continued to gape at her. She took a deep breath in and plastered on a stern look. “Nadja, did you ever think the reason why I don’t confess my feelings for Chat is because I don’t have any?”

Silence encased the studio, but it was the silence where people were muttering to each other. Ladybug waited. Chat continued to gape, but Alya shut her mouth and made an odd squeaky noise.

Nadja finally took a deep breath in. When she opened her eyes, she seemed to be staring at her in a different way. Not as an icon or an idol or a celebrity, but as if Ladybug was a real person. She hadn’t even realized that she hadn’t been looking at her that way. “No,” she said. “I’m…so sorry, Ladybug. I hadn’t considered that.” Ladybug nodded but didn’t say a word. “May I ask who it is?”

Well, crap. She hadn’t expected that. She was tempted to say, “No comment,” but then it would be possible that people would catch on to the fact that she was lying. She needed someone. Ladybug thought for a moment and then prayed Tikki wouldn’t be too mad.

“Marinette Dupain-Cheng.”

Once again, the room descended into muttering silence. Chat was pulling out his staff with the angriest look she had ever seen on his face. Ladybug couldn’t help but raise a brow at that. But then Alya spoke with a “NO WAY!”

Ladybug raised a brow. “Are you calling me a liar?”

“Yes!” Alya said, seeming to not care about the fact that she was being televised live. “She’s in love with Adrien Agreste! He’s her soulmate, I’m sure of it!” Geez, Alya, thanks. Chat’s muttering stopped. “She’s been struggling to confess to him since the attacks first began! He’s-”

“A boy, Miss Cesaire,” Ladybug cut her off, keeping her voice bored. Yes, she did have a crush on Adrien once. But her feelings had faded over time, especially when she thought of how he reacted to Chloe and Lila hurting her. “A boy that is well-known and popular with the female population of Paris. A boy that would be expected if a person asked about a celebrity crush.”

Alya stared at her. She could practically see her put the pieces together. “What about Luka Couffaine? She dated him for…a few months!”

“Her and Luka Couffaine, I have discussed with her,” Ladybug said, keeping her voice calm. Her mind raced- she would definitely need to talk to Luka after this. “I will not pretend to be a good girlfriend, Miss Cesaire. Marinette does not know who I am under the mask- if anyone says that they do, they are lying-” Hopefully, that dealt with Lila. “Our relationship had to be kept secret. I cannot take her out on dates or meet her parents. So, we agreed to an open relationship.”

Nadja cleared her throat. “She does not know who you are?”

Ladybug shook her head. “No. We agreed that, after Hawkmoth is defeated and I can retire, I will reveal myself to her and discuss our relationship from there. I’m only being open with my relationship now since she knows I am uncomfortable with people trying to ship me with Chat Noir-”

“Because they know we’re meant to be!” Chat burst out. Honestly, she was surprised that he hadn’t spoken up sooner. He grabbed her hand and tried to pull her close. “My Lady, think about it! We have so much more in common than some random civilian!” His eyes were dark, sending shivers up her spine. “You’re lying about Marinette, right? There’s no way you could fall for some random person-”

“Hey!” Alya spoke up, her voice bordering on fury. “Marinette’s not just some random nobody!” The camera shook as something slammed, most likely Alya’s fist slamming into the desk. “Marinette is the smartest, most creative person I have ever met! She’s probably the greatest actress of all time, and I would say that she has done so much more for Paris than you ever have on your own!” She took a deep breath. “Ladybug, you have great taste.” And with that, Alya’s camera cut short.

Nadja nodded. “Okay, next question,” she said, her voice still a touch strained from the bombshell that was just dropped on her.

Hopefully, this didn’t blow up.

-_-

It blew up.

Tikki, thankfully, didn’t seem mad. “It was clever,” she said before encouraging Marinette to go to bed.

When Marinette woke up surprisingly early, it was to a ton of messages on her social media and email. By the time she left for school, it was a flood that she was too afraid to look at. Her parents were surprisingly happy for her, with her dad apologizing for blowing up in such a way on Chat Noir. “It’s okay,” she said, hugging him. “It was awkward, but it kept Chat from following Ladybug.”

“Which I can’t believe he did!” her mother groused. “You think he would know better!”

“Yeah,” Marinette sighed, old annoyance flaring up. “Me too.”

Thankfully, there wasn’t a crowd of reporters- yet. So Marinette wasted no time in rushing over to school before one did form.

Once she was there, she found herself pausing. A large portion of the people she saw were wearing Ladybug’s spots or LGBTQIA+ merch, from full outfits to just hair clips. Several stopped to smile and give her friendly waves, while others looked starstruck. This was a bigger reaction than she was expecting.

She waved back and headed to her classroom. She sent another prayer to the surprisingly quiet Tikki that nothing happened and opened the door.

The classroom was surprisingly quiet, with Lila sitting in the back looking like she had all the life drained from her, until Marinette stepped inside. “Marinette!” Alya said, jumping to her feet. She had switched her orange flannel for one bearing the pan colors. She wasted no time in rushing up and practically scooping her up in a hug. The shock meant that it took a second before Marinette realized that Alya was apologizing into her hair. “-so sorry, I should’ve thought more about Ladybug’s feelings, I never meant to hurt her, swear-”

“It’s okay,” Marinette said, pulling away to smile at her bestie. “I know how people can get with superheroes, I think Ladybug forgives you.” She poked Alya’s nose. “Although I’m annoyed that you tried to air out my crush on Adrien to all of Paris.”

Alya sighed, nodding. “I know. Now that I think about it, it was super not cool.” She tried for a smile. “I’m sorry, girl.”

Despite herself, Marinette couldn’t stay mad. “I forgive you. But, don’t do it again.” Alya nodded and with that out of the way, she could move on. She looked around and couldn’t help but raise a brow. “But what’s going on? Why is everyone either wearing Ladybug stuff or pride stuff? If I had known, I would’ve dug my pride stuff out.”

“Oh, haven’t you checked online?” Nino called, his headphones decorated with bi stickers.

Marinette shook her head. “I’ve been too afraid to,” she admitted. “My social media has been flooded with messages and emails.”

“Oh, I can sort those for you, dudette.”

“Thank you,” she sighed, handing over her phone. “The code’s still the same.” Nino nodded as he began to fiddle with her phone.

“Anyway,” Kim said, wearing a transmac hoodie instead of his regular red hoodie. “The entire queer community adopted Ladybug as a queer icon after her interview last night. People have been debating for hours whether she’s a lesbian or bi.”

“Uh huh,” Well, at least the community was supportive. “I’m glad people are supportive.”

“Of course they are,” Alya said, leading her to their seats. “It’s Ladybug and you, the biggest sweethearts in Paris. If anyone isn’t, they look-”

“RIDICULOUS!” Chloe stormed in, wearing her normal clothing. Her gaze could’ve set Marinette on fire as she marched up and slammed her hands on her desk. On closer inspection, her eyes were rimmed red. “Break up with Ladybug.”

“Excuse me?”

“Are you deaf?!” Chloe shrieked, slamming her hand down. “Break up with Ladybug! There is only one girl that is perfect enough for her to date, and it’s certainly not you!”

“And I’m guessing that’s you?” Alya scoffed before Marinette could figure out a proper response that wasn’t not in your life. “Please, everyone knows Ladybug hates your guts.”

“She does not!” Chloe shrieked, tears beading up in the corner of her eyes. “She thinks I’m great! She chose me to be a hero! She knows I’m great! She-”

“Lost the Miraculous by accident, and you refused to give it back.” Marinette interrupted. Chloe’s jaw dropped, and she gaped at her. “Yeah, she told me about that. She thought you would do better, be better if you understood how your actions affect Paris. But you didn’t.” She leaned forward and that angry spark in her, the one that had been burning in her since Adrien pouted and moaned, burned. “Your actions are why people were celebrating that you were leaving Paris when you decided to go to New York.”

“Marinette!” Adrien called, also dressed in his normal clothes, but she held her hand out.

“You are nothing to Ladybug. Just a hazard and a safety risk.” Marinette leaned back in her chair. “The only reason I made that party for you is because Adrien asked. Nobody else.”

Chloe shut her mouth. She looked around the room. Sabrina looked away. Nobody else did, staring her down, bonded in silent agreement. Marinette expected her to rage, to scream, to throw a fit. Instead, she straightened up and walked to her seat. The moment she sat down, she hid her face.

“Marinette!” Adrien barked. “That was horrible! You-”

“Told her what Ladybug thought of her and what she needed to hear,” Marinette said, interrupting him. She leaned forward, allowing the anger brewing in her at him to burn in her eyes. “And if you don’t stop and think about your actions, so will I.”

Adrien stared with wide eyes. Without another word, but a nasty glance back, he turned and sat down. Nino scooted away from him before turning and holding up her phone. “Here, Nette,” he said. “There was some hate mail from people like Chloe,” Chloe flinched. “But a lot more of people supporting you.”

“Oh, that’s sweet,” Marinette said, taking her phone back.

The rest of the school day passed in silence. Twice, Adrien tried to get her alone, apparently undeterred by her threat, but Alya and the rest of the girl squad made sure there was a bodyguard nearby until Adrien had to leave for a photoshoot. (Rose was tiny but fierce in her desire to protect Marinette.) The rest of the school left her alone, excluding a few people who asked for her autograph and pictures and a whole bunch of gifts and letters in her locker. Marinette tried to ignore the heat in her face with all the love and care. 

Finally, the school day was over. Marinette walked out and breathed a sigh of early relief. She could see a few news vans waiting outside the bakery, so she had that to stress about, but she had gotten through the school day relatively unscathed.

The sound of a guitar met her ears and she paused, coming to a stop on the stairs.

Right. Luka.

She meant to talk to him after the interview, but Chat Noir had been following her, insisting to talk more about them, that she hadn’t been able to. So, here she was, standing on the steps, trying her best to not be seen by the musician as he strummed his guitar, probably waiting for Juleka.

It was tempting to run. But Marinette had to be braver than that. 

She took a deep breath and marched down the stairs, coming to a stop right next to him. Luka paused in his playing, staring at her. Marinette couldn’t look him in the eyes. Instead, she found herself staring at her feet. “Hi, Luka,” she said and immediately wanted to facepalm. Hi, Luka? Just that? Not, hey Luka, did you see the interview where Ladybug revealed I was two-timing you with her even though we’re the same person-

“You should’ve given me a heads up that we were poly,” Luka’s voice broke through her haze. She glanced up. Luka smiled at her, although it was edged with something. “I have a cute boy in my class, his name’s Felix, and I think you two would love each other.”

Marinette’s mind blanked, at first wondering what he was talking about, and then realization. “You…you aren’t mad?”

“I…I don’t know how to feel,” Luka admitted, and it was strange to see him admit that. Luka was the only boy she knew who was best in touch with his emotions. “On one hand, it makes a lot more sense than you pining over Adrien like everyone thought. On the other-”

“I lied,” Marinette admitted. “I lied, a lot, to you and everyone.” She gripped the edge of her shirt. “I kept ditching dates for something dumb, not related to her,” Luka raised a brow, but she continued on. “Sometimes I wished she didn’t exist because I trust you, Luka, I trust you so much but I keep having to lie because I care about her too and hurt you and and and-” Warm arms engulfed her but she couldn’t allow it, she needed to say it. “I’m so sorry, Luka.”

Luka didn’t say a word, just held her. Finally, he sighed. “I’m sorry too, Marinette,” he admitted. “I should’ve been better, maybe then-”

“No!” Marinette shoved him away. Luka stumbled back, looking hurt, but Marinette wasted no time in gripping his shoulders, staring him down. “You were wonderful,” she said, making sure he understood. “You were wonderful. I was the one who should’ve been better. I should’ve communicated better, I should’ve explained better about why I was leaving you in the lurch.”

“I was the one who got akumatized,” Luka said, staring back with wide eyes. “I went after you.”

“It was my fault you got akumatized in the first place!”

“No, it was not-” And now Luka was holding her shoulders, making sure she was looking at him. They probably looked strange, gripping each other’s shoulders like this, but Marinette didn’t care. “It was not your fault. It was Hawkmoth’s fault.” Right, right, Marinette needed to remember that. He was the one who took advantage of people. “We’re both crappy at communicating. We can work on that.”

Wait…

“You…want to try again?”

Luka paused and then nodded. “Now that I know more, enough to possibly understand some things,” He took in a deep breath. “Only if you want to?”

Marinette nodded back. “We can try,” And isn’t that what they all could do? “Maybe you can introduce me to Felix, and I can introduce you to…” She held up her hand at the sight of a familiar red car. “Hang on real quick.”

Luka blinked but nodded. Marinette smiled as they released each other before she turned and marched up to Kagami, who paused with a raised brow. Much to her delight, she wore gloves marked with the queer pride flag. “Wanna go on a date?” she asked promptly.

Kagami blinked. She opened her mouth, closed it, and then hummed. Marinette waited patiently. If Kagami had to think about it, than she was willing to wait. “Yes,” she finally said. “If your girlfriend is alright with it?”

Marinette nodded, feeling her face heat up. “Luka and I are trying again,” she admitted. “So he’s introducing a friend of his on our date. I wanted to introduce you to him, because I think you guys would be good friends, if not datemates.” She wanted to be honest where she could.

Kagami’s eyes brightened at the mention of friendship. “Then I certainly will come,” she said. “You have my number, so let me know the details.”

“I will.” She held out her hand and Kagami didn’t hesitate in giving it a squeeze. “Maybe after practice today, we can have our first date? At our usual spot?”

Kagami smiled. It was awkward, but it was sincere. “I would love that.” With one last squeeze of her hand, Kagami marched into the school.

Luka was chuckling when Marinette returned. “I guess we’ll have a full table,” he said, pulling out his phone. “I’ll talk to Felix and figure out a good time for us.”

Marinette nodded. “Let me know the details.” She paused. “And, thank you, Luka.” Before he could respond she took off running.

Lying about her girlfriend went better than expected!

[bugoutreviewgirlie]

guys, if Nadja is part of The Kingdom, I don't know what ML adult I'll be able to trust anymore

edit: she was fired

edit: she started a podcast instead