the_reading_wren

A cartoon-style digital drawing of a wren perched on a stack of two books.



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    (bits and pieces from a salt-heavy AU I made on my Tumblr)

    Immediately after the events of "Oblivio," discussion is brewing over the photo of Ladybug and Chat Noir kissing, with Alya excitedly soaking it all in. However, not all opinions are positive, and once Marinette takes Ladybug's side in the debate, the class ends up dividing itself on the matter completely.

    Questions are asked, seats are changed, and Marinette gets an idea of her own: if no one else will step up for Ladybug, she will, and she'll make a blog herself in order to do so.

    As friends come and go, a crush is crushed, new heroes are considered, and Marinette is able to clear her mind to focus on the more important things in her life.

    Her happiness, her new blog, and finding Hawk Moth.

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    13 Oct 2025

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    “Ms. Bustier,” Marinette says a little desperately. “I have been fighting akumas nonstop for the past twenty four hours, I’m running on seven expresso shots right now and I can barely read the words on the board. Can we please reschedule the test?”

    Adrien doesn’t look up from where his head is buried in his arms but he waves a hand and says, “Agreed.”

    Or: the world knows their identities, but life goes on.

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    10 Oct 2025

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    After Gabriel arranges for Lila to be his date at Paris Fashion Week, Adrien rights a wrong as best he knows how: with a little bit of sweetness, a little bit of subtlety, and a lot of social media magic.

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    10 Oct 2025

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    Damian looks at his notebook, scanning his research.

    Combining what info the internet has provided on good romantic partners, along with some of his own preferences, she’s statistically the best option.

    “Hm. Yes, you will do.”

    “Oh! Uhh… what?...”

    Damian’s family are pestering him to be more of a normal teenager. He doesn’t want to be more of a normal teenager. The average teens he observes at school are brainless savages. But his family is getting so annoying about it he’d do almost anything to get them to shut up.

    Then Marinette Dupain-Cheng transfers to his school. She’s intelligent, quiet, respectful of his boundaries— generally acceptable.

    His family want normal teen behavior? Fine. He’ll bring a girlfriend home.

    “Will you be my girlfriend?”

    Marinette blinks. Ya know what? This might as well happen.

    “Sure.”

     

    Daminette as told through equally socially unaware messes, general misunderstandings of each other's skill and experience, and a total lack of awareness as to how many flowers are too many flowers.

    Portuguese translation!
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    link da tradução nas notas do capítulo 1

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    10 Oct 2025