Kales | She/her | 20I thrive on angst*miraculous fandom* I return every 2 months
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Hate how the show just never addresses that even though the entire hero squad got there identities revealed, ladybug still gave them their miraculous back even though she explicitly said that she can’t give them back…
marichaaaaattttttt❣🐾🌸
Hes probably like sorry ur mum died or whatever :/
Not people saying Adrien “lost all character development by the end of the episode” 💀 When are people going to realize losing their feelings for their original love interests is NOT character development and doesn’t resolve anything lmao. There’s nothing wrong with them being in love. This is a romance series ffs. Enough of that “reverse the lovesquare” bs
They need to learn how to HANDLE their feelings. They need to learn how to be themselves around their crushes. They need to be the ones to take initiative to overcome their personal barriers and show their crushes who they really are. That’s character development.
Y’all, Adrien literally experienced THE most important character development in regards to the romance plot. Hearing Marinette’s confession about how she acts around her crush, and how she thought her crush was stuck up and pretentious before she realized how kind and genuine and sensitive he could be and fell for him, made Adrien finally realize what’s been holding him back. Adrien finally realized he needs to stop playing casanova and crossing Ladybug’s boundaries and just be himself - i.e. kind, genuine, and sensitive - to have a chance at Ladybug returning his feelings. This means Ladybug is finally going to be able to see ADRIEN shine through Chat Noir.
Recall Origins, where Marinette realized she was wrong in what she initially thought of Adrien after he opened up to her about how new he is to school and friendship, and she fell in love with him after seeing his kindness and vulnerability.
Now we’re moving towards that repeating with Ladynoir - and this time Ladybug will see Chat Noir’s vulnerabilities. We’re now closer than ever to not only having Ladybug realize her feelings for Chat Noir, but also to her eventually learning and coming to terms with his identity, which is something she hasn’t considered at all thus far, unlike how Adrien has already thought about Marinette being Ladybug. And given how it’s been foreshadowed all season, I’ve been betting on Ladybug learning Chat Noir’s identity by the end of this season — whether it happens this season or later, this is a big step in warming her up to seeing the resemblance before it happens.
Adrien realized he has to be genuine and vulnerable with Ladybug if he wants any chance of her truly loving him. THAT’S HUGE. That’s the realization he’s been needing to make for three and a half seasons. That’s the realization Kagami was trying to get him to make in the art room scene back in Lies -
That even when he’s being silly he’s still playing a character and not being genuine. He wears the mask of a perfect dutiful son as Adrien. He doesn’t stop wearing a mask as Chat Noir – he puts on a different one. One where he can ignore and hide all his vulnerabilities and loneliness and solely play the part of the charming, funny Cat-sanova with superpowers. Just because it’s a character he LIKES playing doesn’t make it any less of a character. He wasn’t ready to come that realization then, but he’s done it now.
And what did he do in the very next ep that comes after this one?
He was vulnerable and honest with her about his feelings. He opened up about how terrified he is of losing her, of being abandoned. It can’t have been easy given what we know about what happened with his mother, and you can see that it wasn’t easy for him – his voice wavers and he curls in on himself and looks away from her. But it worked, and it brought her closer to him – both literally with her hand on his, and emotionally, by softening her up to him more and helping her understand him a bit better and finally allowing her to give him heartfelt reassurance.
Not people saying Adrien “lost all character development by the end of the episode” 💀 When are people going to realize losing their feelings for their original love interests is NOT character development and doesn’t resolve anything lmao. There’s nothing wrong with them being in love. This is a romance series ffs. Enough of that “reverse the lovesquare” bs
They need to learn how to HANDLE their feelings. They need to learn how to be themselves around their crushes. They need to be the ones to take initiative to overcome their personal barriers and show their crushes who they really are. That’s character development.
Y’all, Adrien literally experienced THE most important character development in regards to the romance plot. Hearing Marinette’s confession about how she acts around her crush, and how she thought her crush was stuck up and pretentious before she realized how kind and genuine and sensitive he could be and fell for him, made Adrien finally realize what’s been holding him back. Adrien finally realized he needs to stop playing casanova and crossing Ladybug’s boundaries and just be himself - i.e. kind, genuine, and sensitive - to have a chance at Ladybug returning his feelings. This means Ladybug is finally going to be able to see ADRIEN shine through Chat Noir.
Recall Origins, where Marinette realized she was wrong in what she initially thought of Adrien after he opened up to her about how new he is to school and friendship, and she fell in love with him after seeing his kindness and vulnerability.
Now we’re moving towards that repeating with Ladynoir - and this time Ladybug will see Chat Noir’s vulnerabilities. We’re now closer than ever to not only having Ladybug realize her feelings for Chat Noir, but also to her eventually learning and coming to terms with his identity, which is something she hasn’t considered at all thus far, unlike how Adrien has already thought about Marinette being Ladybug. And given how it’s been foreshadowed all season, I’ve been betting on Ladybug learning Chat Noir’s identity by the end of this season — whether it happens this season or later, this is a big step in warming her up to seeing the resemblance before it happens.
Adrien realized he has to be genuine and vulnerable with Ladybug if he wants any chance of her truly loving him. THAT’S HUGE. That’s the realization he’s been needing to make for three and a half seasons. That’s the realization Kagami was trying to get him to make in the art room scene back in Lies -
That even when he’s being silly he’s still playing a character and not being genuine. He wears the mask of a perfect dutiful son as Adrien. He doesn’t stop wearing a mask as Chat Noir – he puts on a different one. One where he can ignore and hide all his vulnerabilities and loneliness and solely play the part of the charming, funny Cat-sanova with superpowers. Just because it’s a character he LIKES playing doesn’t make it any less of a character. He wasn’t ready to come that realization then, but he’s done it now.
And what did he do in the very next ep that comes after this one?
He was vulnerable and honest with her about his feelings. He opened up about how terrified he is of losing her, of being abandoned. It can’t have been easy given what we know about what happened with his mother, and you can see that it wasn’t easy for him – his voice wavers and he curls in on himself and looks away from her. But it worked, and it brought her closer to him – both literally with her hand on his, and emotionally, by softening her up to him more and helping her understand him a bit better and finally allowing her to give him heartfelt reassurance.
Everyone wants mistletoe kisses but dang it I just want snowball fights
A few Marinettes and a tikki from miraculous ladybug!
I’m so excited this show will premier soon- can’t WAIT
what do you mean this conversation hasn’t happened canonically?
I finally learned how to make custom brushes in medibang and I was just testing them but then oh no
(he thought he was asleep)
Hawkmoth vs Luka Couffaine
The Big Reveal
Splash!🐠
“it’s all sort of… new to me”
a friend requested i redraw the umbrella scene, and so it shall be done !
it’s my favorite scene from the entire series so far ;A;
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Thinking about how Marinette included Adrien in her future dreams….. while Adrien only mentioned Ladybug to talk about how he thinks she’s going to replace him………
MY HEART 😭😭😭
Season 1 ladynoir dynamic
Season 4 ladynoir dynamic
They’ve swapped! Ladybug tries to initiate banter but chat stays silent
the way Luka essentially just goes up to people he doesn’t know very well and diagnoses them through music metaphors always kills me. “your inner happy music is drowned out by sad piano” it’s okay Luka just say “i think you have depression and should see a therapist” we all know that’s what you’re thinking. it’s okay
forget ladybug let marinette be the knitting fairy !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I was scared they'd have Chat being cold to Ladybug or something but the bits of Ladynoir we got like him saving her, her saving him, Ladybug being unfortunately oblivious to the fact that Chat really didn't know what he wanted when he was a kid...and Adrien outright saying in the beginning that Ladybug choosing more miraculous holders meant that one day she wouldn't need him anymore - easily the best parts of the whole episode.
I know we’ve all been waiting for the impending Ladynoir fight/fallout, but this line makes me wonder if it’s going to really be much of a fight at all. This whole moment was absolutely heartbreaking because he just sounds so resigned to it, like he truly believes he has no use to her anymore. It punched me in the gut almost immediately, but it also struck me how different of a reaction it was from his previous reactions we’ve seen this season. He doesn’t seem so angry anymore, and it makes me wonder if by the end of the season instead of accusing Ladybug of ignoring him/leaving him out, if he’s just going to offer his Miraculous to her silently somehow. Just resign from being Chat Noir entirely because he thinks it’ll be what’s best.
okay but adrien acknowledged the growing roster of new heroes. he vocalizes his fear of being replaced. things are happening gang.
Wild how so many people are like, "how can adrien not have childhood dreams or even memories of his childhood?" Like really goes to show people think trauma is just being scared sad and mad. No one understands it changes how your brain functions. My childhood wasn't all bad but some traumatic stuff happened to me that wiped entire years of memory. Bad and good. And when my parents bring it up I draw a complete blank because the traumatic events were so overpowering in order to protect myself my brain just made me forget most stuff.
That's probably what's going on with adrien. His childhood was likely very traumatic but his brain is making him forget so he doesn't completely break apart. Hell he probably even has bad memories of emilie but because the loss was so devastating to his family the bad memories were probably forgotten so he's left with the rose colored memories that remain.
Like I haven't seen abuse this accurate in a children's show like ever.
yeah, I feel ya
i know it’s supposed to be a serious moment and all but i am absolutely losing it at shadowmoth doing the Crazy Anime Face™️ again right after the reveal
maybe im reading too much into it but uh
what’s going on here
like???
their eyes are obviously different colors????
guys the fact that adrien got hit and his flashback was him as a BABY and he looked EXACTLY THE SAME AS HE ALWAYS DOES because his childhood dream was to BE WHAT HIS PARENTS WANTED HIM TO BE which is EXACTLY WHAT HE'S DOING RIGHT NOW even though he DOESN'T EVEN WANT TO DO IT.....
im depressed
I think the development I’m happiest about in this ep is Luka actually using words to talk about his musical metaphors instead of just playing them. I usually just end up laughing at whatever comes out of his mouth cause he’s great at being accidentally funny; but this time he hit the nail right on the head!
Adrien and Marinette both being “melodies” that are suppressed in opposite ways (one being silenced by something/someone and the other being drowned out by too much noise) is the type of parallel goodness I watch this show for
Me after this episode knowing that chat noir is dead silent and unreceptive to ladybugs teasing and he doesn’t make puns and doesn’t smile at all this episode and he has one foot out the door while ladybug has no idea he’s a hairs breath from ghosting the whole team as soon as he figures out a new career path and is just going through the motions at this point
Diamonds & Spots
the hottest pattern this and every upcoming season
who else do you think she’d be in love with anyway? chat noir! haha, yeah, right! how about jagged stone’s crocodile while you’re at it? —– Days of Adrien Agreste #168