I'm back with chapter seven of my lil' Sabinefic written as part of the @mlbigbang! The story is from Sabine's POV as she tries to figure out what has been traumatizing her little girl (who, by the way, will not tell her anything).
Synopsis
Marinette runs away during an akuma attack, Sabine worries she and Marinette are on a path to destruction, and memories of a family dinner with Uncle and her own mother.
Extract
“Akumas aren’t the only dangerous thing out there!” Sabine began enumerating with her fingers. “First you disappear, then you never text, you sneak back into the house to avoid a scolding, then your school calls to tell me you’ve been playing hooky! What has gotten into you? Are you trying to ruin your life? Do you want to get hurt? I’m sick of this, Marinette! You’re grounded until further notice!”
Her daughter gaped at her. They had never grounded Marinette for anything before. She was a model child, obedient in all the important ways, but without the cloying pantomime of obsequiousness that marked children as annoying. She was going to do great things one day.
But today, she was going to be shuffled back under Sabine’s wing and chained there until something changed.
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Thank you so much to @uptoolateart and @raspberrycatapult for all your help.
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