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# general
@ladyblogger just joined. Everyone, look busy!
Welcome, @dinonino, we hope you brought pizza
@mariposa has joined the server. It's super effective!
We've been expecting you @underagreste.
Roses are red, violets are blue, @rose<3 joined this server with you
Swooosh. @juleka just landed
@winner just joined. Hide your bananas
@ACTUALwinner just arrived. Seems OP, please nerf.
Where's @if(!robots)? In the server!
A @richgirl just spawned in the server
@sabrinaa just slid into the server!
Welcome, @mylene. Stay a while and listen!
Big @Ivan just showed up!
It's a bird! It's a plane! Nevermind, it's just @tomato
@lilarossi has arrived. Party's over
mariposa
adshsjdhajs
update: i love discord
underagreste
lmao
ladyblogger
mari, please
dinonino
idk babe, you gotta admit, that was pretty funny
ladyblogger
... i don't have to admit anything.
Anyways!! be nice!!
ACTUALwinner
chloe's in the chat so thats not gonna last long
if(!robots)
Yes, why is Chloé in the server?
ladyblogger
because this is a class server so everyone has to be here
mariposa
it's cause she couldn't add Sabrina and not Chloe and she didn't want to leave Sabrina out
ladyblogger
well damn girl since when can you read my mind?
mariposa
bff powers
underagreste
hey nino can you read my mind?
dinonino
you're thinking about ladybug
underagreste
you did it!!
dinonino
my dude, you are always thinking about ladybug
underagreste
touche
mariposa
asjdhasukfsa
ACTUALwinner
are marinette's only contributions to the groupchat going to be keysmashes?
ladyblogger
it honestly wouldn't surprise me
mariposa
I'll have you know I'm a very eloquent person perfectly capable of talking in full sentences
ladyblogger
what about you know who?
mariposa
I'm a very eloquent person perfectly capable of talking in full sentences... except with you know who
underagreste
who?
ACTUALwinner
andre the ice cream man
ladyblogger
chat noir
juleka
jagged stone
rose<3
fang the crocodile
mylene
hawkmoth
mariposa
...
nailed it
richgirl
ugh this is ridiculous. Would all of you just shut up already?
ACTUALwinner
either mute the channel, leave, or shut up
mariposa
Alya how come you're not telling Alix to be nice?
ladyblogger
A) its alix
B) its chloe
dinonino
2 very good points
mariposa
blatant favoritism
lilarossi
Oh, hi everyone! What's this?
ladyblogger
class group chat! well, discord server but tomato tomahto
we talked about it at lunch today don't you remember?"
lilarossi
Oh, that's right. I'm so sorry, I've been so swamped with work for the charity lately my mind is all over the place. I must have zoned out, I'm really sorry Alya!
ladyblogger
hey, no worries! I totally get it
lilarossi
I just don't want you to think I don't listen to you when you talk to me. I swear it won't happen again. It's just with how little sleep I've been getting it's hard to stay focused sometimes.
ladyblogger
girl, If I got mad everytime someone I was talking to zoned out on me I would no longer have a best friend
mariposa
hey, I listen to you!!
ladyblogger
*side eyes*
mariposa
*side eyes right back*
ladyblogger
mari, i love you, but you are the single most scattered-brain person I've ever met
lilarossi
Well, I think you deserve to be listened to, Alya.
ladyblogger
thanks, Lila <3
underagreste
aw man, now I'm feeling left out
dinonino
???
underagreste
I'm the only one out of the 4 of us that doesn't have Alya in their picture!
dinonino
LMAO
ladyblogger
don't worry Adrien I'll take a selfie with you later XD
mariposa
(7/10 distraction +5 points to Hufflepuff)
don't Adrien, it'll get to her head! quick, Nino, change your picture!
dinonino
sorry dudette no can do
ladyblogger
I deserve to be in your pictures! I'm amazing!
mariposa
oh no it's too late, we're losing her!
ladyblogger
you should be grateful I'm allowing you to have me in your picture!
Simple peasants you are! You're just ridiculous!
mariposa
Alya no! don't do this!
ladyblogger
Utterly ridiculous!
dinonino
PFFFFFT BABE
underagreste
(10/10 follow up +10 points to Slytherin)
tomato
what just happened??
ACTUALwinner
I think Alya just got Chloe-fied
juleka
rip
winner
she will be missed o7
richgirl
How dare you!
ladyblogger
let me guess, your daddy will hear about this?
underagreste
*malfoys your chloe*
mariposa
lmao
richgirl
I hate all of you
mariposa
what terribly shocking information!
richgirl
you especially, dupain-cheng
mariposa
Alya, Chloe is being mean, aren't you going to tell her to be nice?
dinonino
pettiness increases by 20%
ladyblogger
Chloe, be nice
richgirl
suck it cesaire
ladyblogger
*gestures* see?
mariposa
lmao
lilarossi
It shouldn't be Alya's job to tell us all to be nice to eachother! Being kind shouldn't be somthing we need to be reminded of but something that comes naturally!
underagreste
there, much better. All of my best friends <3
mariposa
akhrjdkd
+5 points
dinonino
aww dude
richgirl
I'm not in the picture.
underagreste
ahhh
mariposa
LAJDJFKDKF
ladyblogger
very cute, Adrien
And hey, we shouldn't gloss over what Lila said! You are so right, girl!
mylene
Yeah!!
rose<3
You are so nice, Lila!
Ivan
Very true!
underagreste
mmm look at that, I have to go! Talk to you later guys!
mariposa
bye, Adrien! Talk to you later, everyone!
ladyblogger
wait where are you going?
mariposa
I'm going to
help my parents out in the bakery!
so bye!
rose<3
bye Marinette! bye Adrien!
ACTUALwinner
yeah, okay. Bye guys!
dinonino
bye dudes!
Notes:
i based my formatting on this skin / guide:
https://archiveofourown.info/collections/A_Guide_to_Coding_and_Fanworks/works/12142470
by Heterochromia_Mars
shoutout to them cause their discord work skin looks amazing <3
Chapter 2: like I like my coffee
Chapter Text
@ underagreste
mariposa
I crave death
underagreste
good morning to you too
mariposa
how are you cohternt rigth now
cohernt
coherent
underagreste
rigth
mariposa
shut up
underagreste
a lot of coffee
mariposa
how much is a lot?
underagreste
a lot
mariposa
ah
underagreste
i'll stop by the bakery before school
we can walk together
mariposa
bring me coffee?
underagreste
mari your parents sell coffee
mariposa
ok so get me one
underagreste
yes ma'am
mariposa
if there's an akuma today i'll kill hawkmoth istg
underagreste
how are you going to do that?
mariposa
contact bunnyx.
time travel to when hawkmoth was a baby.
pillow
underagreste
princess you can't kill a baby
mariposa
mmm not with that attitude
underagreste
do you always get murderous when you're sleep deprived?
mariposa
you better get me that coffee agreste
underagreste
almost to the bakery
you ready?
mariposa
ah shit
underagreste
finish getting ready my lady
coffee will be here when you're done
mariposa
and you?
underagreste
I'll be here too <3
mariposa
mm good
hey adrien
i like my lovers like i like my coffee
underagreste
strong?
mariposa
sweet
underagreste
*blushes* *swoons*
i'll put sugar in your coffee princess
mariposa
thank you kitty
wait won't it look suspicious if we get to school together
underagreste
ayy look at you you spelled suspicious correctly
also you think they'll notice?
they haven't noticed anything yet
besides I plan on getting there with a bag of pastries bigger than myself
so I have an alibi
mariposa
lol
operation see how long it'll take them to figure it out is still a go, then?
underagreste
hell yea
mariposa
alright
ready
coming downstairs now
underagreste
<3<3<3
Chapter 3: the one where nobody pays attention in class
Notes:
(See the end of the chapter for notes.)
Chapter Text
# general
underagreste
is marinette asleep?
ladyblogger
yep.
dinonino
mood
winner
big mood
mylene
shouldn't you wake her up, Alya? Mlle. Bustier isn't going to be happy she's asleep in class
ladyblogger
hell no. Mari gets super cranky if you wake her up
lilarossi
Can't blame her, fighting sleep can be very hard. I have barely slept the past couple of days because of my charity and I'm exhausted.
rose<3
really? you don't seem tired at all!
lilarossi
yes, well, I'm kinda used to it. Between my travels, my work and school I just have so much to do. This isn't even the longest I've been awake. And besides working on the charity is just so gratifying I really can't complain.
if(!robots)
Sleep is really important, Lila, not getting enough sleep can lead to all sorts of health problems
ACTUALwinner
hypocrite
lilarossi
I know, but I just don't have the time...
Anyways I don't want you to worry about me. I promise I have it under control, I'm not about to fall asleep in class or anything.
rose<3
you are so strong, Lila!
tomato
Yeah! whenever I don't get enough sleep is usually because I lose track of time drawing or something silly but you are so busy and still manage to come to class and do your work! It's really impressive.
lilarossi
It's not silly at all!! It's a perfectly valid reason and your drawings are worth it! And I'm sure that whatever Marinette was doing last night that didn't let her sleep was super important too.
Ivan
But a charity, modelling and school? I don't know how you do it, Lila.
mylene
if you need help with anything you can tell us! Your health is more important!
dinonino
we are all here for you dudette!
lilarossi
Aww, thank you guys, you are all so kind.
mariposa
IM AWAKE
what did i miss
underagreste
not a lot
I'll lend you my notes later
mariposa
akdhsj thanks adrien
underagreste
anytime!
maybe we can study together too?
ladyblogger
omg omg it's happening
rose<3
omg!!!!!!!
juleka
everybody stay calm
mylene
aaaahhhhhhh
mariposa
actually Adrien I can't today :(, maybe some other time?
ladyblogger
WHAT
underagreste
oh don't worry!
I really don't know when I'll have free time again though
mariposa
oh, that's too bad
@ underagreste
underagreste
so i'm definetely going to your house after school?
mariposa
of course ;) stay for dinner?
underagreste
yesyesyes
mariposa
<3<3
# general
lilarossi
Adrien maybe you and I can study together? I could really use some help!
underagreste
ahhh
mariposa
actually madame Chamack just texted me that she doesn't need me to babysit Manon anymore so I'm free!
oh shoot Lila I hadn't seen your text
maybe we could all study together?
underagreste
that's fine by me!
lilarossi
Nevermind, I wouldn't want to impose
mariposa
you wouldn't be imposing at all! :)
lilarossi
it's okay, maybe it's better if I take a break...
mariposa
well, whatever you want to do
lilarossi
thanks.
underagreste
impressive safe, quick thinking, good improv
a latte worth your troubles?
mariposa
make it a caramel latte and a brownie
underagreste
deal
ladyblogger
wait what just happened?
mariposa
nothing at all
underagreste
don't know what you mean
ladyblogger
suspicious...
dinonino
"marinette and adrien were ejected."
mariposa
"marinette & adrien were NOT the Impostors."
underagreste
????
mariposa
adrien have you not played among us??
underagreste
i have not
mariposa
NINO!!
dinonino
making a lobby right now
Ivan
guys we are in the middle of class
dinonino
Ivan dude it's an emergency
adrien!! download among us right now
underagreste
sir yes sir
tomato
I think mlle Bustier is gonna notice if ALL of us are on our phones
mariposa
not all of us! chloe isn't playing
richgirl
says who??
mariposa
so you do want to play video games with us?
richgirl
ew no
that's lame
mariposa
thought so
ladyblogger
soo everyone not named chloe in?
ACTUALwinner
max kim and i are in
juleka
rose and i are playing too
mylene
Ivan and I are in!
tomato
I'm in!
mariposa
Sabrina?
sabrinaa
um...
richgirl
ugh whatever
but you better win
sabrinaa
I'm in!!!
mariposa
great! so that's everyone!
ladyblogger
girl, we're missing Lila
mariposa
ah,, yes,,,
lilarossi
I've never played
ladyblogger
don't worry girl! Adrien hasn't either
we'll walk you guys through it
lilarossi
Alright, I'm in
dinonino
code is ADKFUH
mariposa
psss adrien you can customize your character
underagreste
!!!!!
mariposa
and of course you went for the cat ears
underagreste
:3
underagreste
chloe i can see you sulking just get in here
sabrinaa
it's really fun!!
richgirl
you are all a bunch of losers
what was the code again?
ACTUALwinner
i can't believe Rose just dominated us like that
juleka
she killed me
rose<3
sorry!!!
juleka
no
it was really cool
winner
I think i just learned information about juleka i didn't want to know
tomato
big yikes
ladyblogger
wow Lila you're really good at this game!!
mariposa
yes, very surprising
ladyblogger
Mari...
lilarossi
Aww, thanks Alya
tomato
the marinette/adrien impostor combo was way too effective
ACTUALwinner
YES i don't think I've lost an among us round that fast in my life
underagreste
dream team!
mariposa
you know it!!
dinonino
we should play the hide-and-seek mode later!!
winner
HELL YES
if(!robots)
Perhaps we can play it with mods as well?
mariposa
proxy chat proxy chat
ladyblogger
!!!! yes!!!!
tonight?
underagreste
yes!!!
Notes:
this wasn't supposed to include them playing among us idk what happened
i am really glad the class has 15 people exactly so they can all play together lmao
also of course lila is the ultimate impostor and you can bet everytime marinette got impostor she made a point to kill lila first
hope you like this chapter!! please comment if you can <3
Chapter Text
# general
ladyblogger
has anybody seen Marinette?
mylene
she's not with you??
ladyblogger
she ran off earlier and she's still not back
and class is about to start
i swear this girl is always bailing on me
dinonino
adrien is MIA too
i'm assuming his dad's assistant called or something
ACTUALwinner
maybe they're making out
tomato
holy shit alix
ladyblogger
LMAO PLEASE
i would throw her a party if she was making out with adrien
ACTUALwinner
we all would, alya, we all would
lilarossi
I don't get it
ladyblogger
don't worry, girl
i'll add you to the other channel
lilarossi
I'm sorry Marinette ran out on you, Alya
ladyblogger
It's okay
nothing new here
that girl is always disappearing
dinonino
good ol' hurricane marinette
lilarossi
Doesn't it annoy you?
I think I would be upset if my best friend was constantly running out on me
It's okay if you are
ladyblogger
It's just Marinette being Marinette you know?
i've accepted it
i love that little disaster, terrible excuses included
lilarossi
Of course, I didn't mean to imply otherwise
I know I disappear sometimes too, sometimes things just come up
But I always try to explain what happened, and I hope I don't upset you guys or make you feel like I'm running out on you all the time
rose<3
of course not!!
we know you always have a good reason
and you usually let us know beforehand or at least as soon as you can!
which is super considerate of you!!
!!!
not that marinette isn't considerate!!
I didn't mean it like that
juleka
we know rose
ladyblogger
Mari is just really scattered-brained
she doesn't mean any harm, she just forgets things super easily
girl literally forgot her own birthday
ACTUALwinner
oh my god I remember that
she looked so confused when everyone started giving her presents
ladyblogger
and yet somehow she remembers OUR birthdays
dinonino
yeah, Marinette is always been like that
though she's somehow gotten even worse this last year
ladyblogger
mmm I wonder why
does it perhaps start with an A ends with please get your heads out of your asses?
dinonino
it might
lilarossi
You guys are really good friends
You're very patient and understanding
ladyblogger
awww thanks girl!
and Marinette is a really good friend too, I swear! I know you guys aren't really all that close but Mari is great once you get to know her.
lilarossi
Yeah, I wish I knew why she doesn't like me
it must be something I did but I don't know what...
ladyblogger
I'm sure it wasn't! It's just... Marinette getting too in her head probably
she'll come around
lilarossi
Thanks, Alya. I'm really happy you're my friend
you know, maybe next time Marinette bails on you, you and I could hang out.
ladyblogger
I'd love that
Thanks, Lila
wait shit was that the miraculous cure??
did I miss an akuma fight??
mylene
I didn't even hear the Akuma alert!
ACTUALwinner
Must have been a quick one if we didn't notice
20 says it was Mr. Pigeon
winner
pffft suckers bet
if(!robots)
Statistically speaking, its likely it was Mr. Ramier again
ladyblogger
Marinette just texted me, she's on her way back
apparently her mom texted her and it was an emergency
dinonino
Adrien is coming back too
ACTUALwinner
soo they disappeared together and now they're coming back together??
I'm telling you
making out
ladyblogger
If Marinette was making out with Adrien she would be nowhere near coherent enough to text me back
she would have exploded
mariposa
okay WHAT is going on in here
ahjksdhjfgveu
for the record, I was NOT making out with Adrien
underagreste
maybe next time
mariposa
JSBHJDGSAJGF
ADRIEN
ladyblogger
holy shit sunshine
underagreste
what? were we not joking about me and Mari making out?
it was obviously a joke right?
mariposa
i will gut you like a fish Agreste
underagreste
before or after making out?
mariposa
blocked
dinonino
we really need to work on your joke delivery, dude
underagreste
:(
Hey, Mari, want to dissappear randomly again together to NOT make out?
mariposa
BLOCKED
Notes:
Writing Lila is hard
I'm trying to make it so she's not just making up stories but actively trying to manipulate and drive a wedge between Marinette and the others (especially Alya) all the while looking like just a concerned friend
and i want the others to fall for it but not look like idiots or assholes and ugh
Chapter Text
# adrinette-shippers-club
ladyblogger
Everybody please welcome Lila!!
mylene
welcome!!
rose<3
hii!!
ACTUALwinner
welcome to hell
lilarossi
Hello! What's this about?
ladyblogger
We made this channel to complain about Adrien being oblivious and Marinette being hopeless
lilarossi
I'm sorry?
ladyblogger
girl don't tell me you haven't noticed that Marinette is in love with Adrien
lilarossi
she is?
tomato
it's kind of obvious
winner
it's kind of VERY obvious
lilarossi
Is the whole class on this chat?
juleka
pretty much
only adrien, marinette and chloe aren't here
lilarossi
Oh... I see...
ladyblogger
everything okay, girl?
lilarossi
Yes, of course
So... everyone wants them to be together?
mylene
Yeah! They'd be so cute together!
lilarossi
Yeah... I'm sure.
ladyblogger
Lila, seriously, is something wrong?
lilarossi
No, no
Adrien and Marinette are both wonderful, I'm sure they'll make a great couple.
Do you... Do you know if Adrien likes Marinette back?
dinonino
my dude is completely oblivious when it comes to feelings
he'll go on on a long rant about how great mari is, how talented and kind and pretty and whatever and end it with "she's such a good friend"
like, my guy, we left the realm of platonic like 12 compliments ago, wake up
lilarossi
haha
I didn't realize...
That's great for them...
ladyblogger
omg
lila, do you like Adrien??
lilarossi
Oh, is it that obvious?
rose<3
omg!!!
ladyblogger
shit, girl, i had no idea
crap, I'm so sorry
i shouldn't have added you to this chat
lilarossi
It's okay, Alya, you didn't know
And Marinette is your friend, of course you are rooting for her and her crush
Of course you want her to be happy
mylene
you are our friend too!
rose<3
we want you to be happy as well!
lilarossi
Yeah, but if Adrien likes Marinette then... I mean It's fine, I'll just have to move on, it's not that big of a deal...
ACTUALwinner
I mean we don't know that he likes her back
mylene
yeah, there's still a chance!
lilarossi
You guys don't have to do this
I know you want Adrien and Marinette to be together, and I get it, really
they... they deserve eachother
It's okay if you're rooting for them, I don't want you to feel guilty...
mylene
It's not that we prefer Marinette over you or anything!!
rose<3
yeah, we want you both to be happy!!
lilarossi
I know, but I guess that's not really possible is it?
It's fine, I guess I'll just get over it
rose<3
wait no! don't give up!
you're wonderful! and Adrien would be lucky to have you!
maybe we can help you!!
lilarossi
What about Marinette?
rose<3
oh, right
lilarossi
I told you, it's okay if you want to help Marinette and Adrien get together... I understand.
rose<3
but that's not fair to you!
lilarossi
Marinette's been your friend longer
she's probably liked Adrien for longer too
ACTUALwinner
I mean, 'who liked him first' shouldn't really matter
tomato
and you're our friend just as much as Marinette!
mylene
yeah!!
ladyblogger
Wait, where is this going?
helping Lila wouldn't be fair to Mari, either
ACTUALwinner
so we don't help either of them
Adrien can choose who he likes without us playing matchmakers
mylene
we'll just be here for either of them if they need us! Just, no interfering!
ladyblogger
What if Marinette asks for our help?
lilarossi
Alya, of course you should help your best friend get with her crush...
I'm sorry I'm putting you in an uncomfortable position!
ladyblogger
No, girl, it's not your fault
It's just... I've been helping Marinette try to confess to Adrien from the start, I don't know if I can just stop like that, it doesn't feel right
lilarossi
That's totally fine, I would never ask you to!
You're a relly good friend, Alya, Marinette is lucky to have you in her corner
ladyblogger
You're so kind, Lila
lilarossi
just, could you not tell Marinette about this?
I'm sorry if that's asking too much
I just... don't want her to hate me anymore than she does
or do you think she already knows? maybe that's why she doesn't like me...
ladyblogger
Marinette doesn't hate you!!
She just
She just needs to get to know you better
lilarossi
i don't know, Alya, she seems really uncomfortable around me
and I know sometimes people just don't click and it's not like she's obligated to like me or anything
but she acts kind of hostile around me...
maybe she's picked up on my feelings for Adrien? I don't want to accuse her of being a jealous person or anything but...
ACTUALwinner
I mean she kind of is
ladyblogger
Alix!
ACTUALwinner
what? I'm just saying, when it comes to Adrien she kind of has a one track mind
mylene
But she wouldn't be mean to someone just because they like the same guy!
ACTUALwinner
you're right, that doesn't really sound like Marinette
winner
doesn't it?
listen, I like Marinette but she's a little obsessive with Adrien
ladyblogger
Okay so she can be a little over the top
But she's a really nice person, she wouldn't dislike Lila like that just because Lila also likes Adrien
lilarossi
do you think it was something I did then?
because I swear, I never meant to do something to hurt her!!
ladyblogger
no, I know!!
It's not your fault!! Maybe it's like you said, you just haven't... clicked
but I'm sure with time you guys would be great friends!!
lilarossi
I don't know...
And I don't want all of this stuff with Adrien to impact whatever friendship we may have
Maybe I should just back off
ACTUALwinner
wait no, you're both mature enough that you should be able to like the same guy and not hate eachother
I mean you don't hate Marinette
so why should she?
mylene
Alix is right, you shouldn't have to back off the guy you like just because you're worried Marinette will like resent you or something
ladyblogger
which she wouldn't!! I'm sure of it!
ACTUALwinner
if she DID then maybe she shouldn't be with Adrien at all, that level of obsessiveness would not be healthy for either of them
lilarossi
Still... Everyone is so sure it's only a matter of time before they get together and Marinette doesn't like as it is...
I just don't know if it's worth it
Maybe it was silly of me to think a guy like Adrien would ever be interested in me in the first place
mylene
Lila don't say that!!
ACTUALwinner
Yeah, you are SUCH a catch
you and Adrien would be a great couple
lilarossi
Thanks, girls, I guess I'll have to think about it
mylene
If you ever need anything, you know you can come to us! We'll be happy to listen
lilarossi
Thanks, Mylene but I don't want it to be weird beause of Marinette
mylene
It's not good to keep things to yourself though! I know we said we wouldn't interfere but there's other ways we can help you! We mean it, Lila, you're our friend.
lilarossi
Just... Thank you so much, you are fantastic friends
tomato
so are you! It's amazing how willing you were to step back for Marinette and how you were okay with, you know, the whole "adrinette shippers" thing
ladyblogger
shit yeah, about that, are you sure you're okay, lila? None of this could have been easy to hear or talk about
lilarossi
I'm okay, Alya
I'm happy you thought to include me even if it turned out awkward.
ladyblogger
well, I guess this is the end of this channel
see you guys back on general!
Notes:
take a shot everytime lila uses "..." in this chapter lmao
she really said "strategic use of ellipses"also i hate this chapter ajsdhksjah i rewrote it like twice and i still kinda hate it
but it's a necessary evil so i couldn't avoid posting it forevermarinette and adrien are back on their shenanigans next chapter, don't worry!!
Chapter Text
# general
mariposa
if anybody sees Adrien, tell him he's dead meat
ladyblogger
what... the actual fuck
what did I miss?
mariposa
he knows what he did.
dinonino
if anybody sees Adrien, tell him to run like hell
ACTUALwinner
marinette, has anyone ever told you you are actually kind of terrifying?
mariposa
thanks, alix
lilarossi
Marinette, if you and Adrien are having a fight, maybe we can help? I've helped mediate conflict between people before a lot, is there anything I can do?
mariposa
mmm, thanks but no thanks
i've got this handled
lilarossi
Oh... okay
Sorry
ladyblogger
girl, maybe you should take Lila up on her offer!
I'm sure she's only trying to help
mariposa
yes, very kind of lila to offer
but like i said, i've got this
as soon as adrien stops hiding like a COWARD
underagreste
okay, i resent that
i'm not hiding
mariposa
tell me where you are, then
underagreste
... no
mariposa
*chicken noises*
underagreste
offended
mariposa
*LOUDER chicken noises*
underagreste
it's called self-preservation
mariposa
YOU DID NOT JUST
DON'T TALK TO ME ABOUT SELF-PRESERVATION YOU DUMB CSLKAJFJ
FUCKING DUMBASS
underagreste
i think i just made a grave error
ladyblogger
okay seriously, WHAT is going on between the two of you
tomato
did... did Marinette just call Adrien a dumbass?
did that just happened?
ACTUALwinner
yeah, you heard that right
if(!robots)
He read that right*
underagreste
yeah she realdjakldsfne
sabrinaa
I think Marinette just killed him
dinonino
RIP Adrien Agreste
He was killed by a girl half his size
He was my best friend
He liked videogames, bad jokes, and Ladybug
He will be missed
Ivan
A moment of silence for Adrien
juleka
...
winner
...
tomato
...
underagreste
I LIVED
dinonino
HE'S ALIVE!
underagreste
thank you, Nino, for your beautiful words
dinonino
i got you, dude
tomato
so what happened with Marinette?
underagreste
nothing you can prove
juleka
way to make it sound like you killed her
ladyblogger
RIP Marinette Dupain-Cheng
She was killed by sunshine itself
She was my best friend
She liked design, videogames, sweets and *gunshot sound*
sabrinaa
what just happened?
ACTUALwinner
Marinette came back and killed her before she could finish
mylene
RIP Alya Cesaire
juleka
she was killed for trying to tell her best friend's secrets
richgirl
~cause 2 can keep a secret if 1 of them is dead~
ACTUALwinner
did chloe just actually say something funny?
unprompted?
richgirl
fuck you kubdel
ACTUALwinner
Ah, there she is
also, you watched Pretty Little Liars?
wait, actually, i'm not surprised
richgirl
YOU've seen pll?
I never knew you had taste
ACTUALwinner
I mean it's not that good
it goes downhill on the later seasons
richgirl
you DARE
Ivan
can we please refocus?
ladyblogger
yes, can we please circle back to WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON
mari?? adrien??
mariposa
mmm?
underagreste
what's up?
ladyblogger
that's what I would like to know??
marinette why did you want to kill Adrien earlier??
mariposa
.... reasons
tomato
ladyblogger
Oh no no no
You better spill, girl
mariposa
nothing to say
I was mad at Adrien and now I'm not
happy endings all around
dinonino
Adrien bro how did you get Mari to forgive you that fast?
underagreste
flattery
mariposa
bribery
underagreste
a healthy mix of both
ACTUALwinner
you must have done something really bad to get Marinette to yell at you like that
I wanna know, what could model boy possibly have done?
underagreste
I am a perfect gentleman all of the time Alix
mariposa
ahem
underagreste
I said what I said
mariposa
Anyway I'm seeing too much flattery and not enough bribery, where are my macaroons Agreste
underagreste
coming, my lady
dinonino
ti-
title of your-
mariposa
consider you next words carefully Nino
dinonino
mariposa
*loud sighing*
I regret everything
dinonino
...
title of your se-
mariposa
NINO
ladyblogger
I'm so confused
I've been confused all day
I hate it here
dinonino
babe have you still not seen brooklyn nine-nine??
I'm breaking up with you
ladyblogger
Alright then
hey Marinette, want to go out? *wink*
dinonino
WAIT
mariposa
I would love to Alya!!
god is it getting hot in here or is it just my new girlfriend?
underagreste
ummm EXCUSE ME
ladyblogger
why are YOU freaking out sunshine??
underagreste
well
because
you are just leaving my boy Nino like that!
how dare you! you don't know what you're missing out on!
dinonino
damn adrien you really know how to woo a guy
wanna like, go out or whatever?
underagreste
you know what nino? I'd love to
dinonino
great
you are paying, though
winner
boyfriend of the year everybody
dinonino
stop being jealous that my boyfriend's rich
ACTUALwinner
gold digger
dinonino
yeah so?
my girlfriend left me for my former crush, i deserve a little pampering from my new man
juleka
for your what
winner
for you what
richgirl
for your what
dinonino
first she breaks my heart and then she steals my gal @mariposa
underagreste
~everybody wants to steal my girl~
mariposa
you snooze you lose ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
underagreste
(how do you lose a woman?)
mariposa
(you forget to cherish her)
winner
wait wait wait back up
nino, you used to like marinette?
dinonino
yup
tomato
I have so many questions
lilarossi
Alya, did you know about this?
ladyblogger
of course I did
lilarossi
and you're... okay with it?
ladyblogger
I think it's hilarious
besides I know he doesn't like her anymore, and that I've got nothing to worry about
dinonino
apparently I was the one that should have been worried
ladyblogger
aww don't worry babe you know I wouldn't actually leave you for anyone
dinonino
not even ladybug?
ladyblogger
... hmm...
dinonino
rude
ladyblogger
i mean, can you blame me?
underagreste
i would in fact dump anyone to be with ladybug
richgirl
fair
mariposa
me, personally, would trade every single on of you for a chance with chat noir
underagreste
akdhjsjdfhs
ladyblogger
damn mari you've got adrien keysmahing now
mariposa
lmao
underagreste
why do you do this to me
mariposa
<3
lilarossi
So, Nino liked Marinette and told her and she rejected him, and you guys are still friends?
mariposa
we're actually mortal enemies
ACTUALwinner
could have done without the sarcasm
mariposa
i really couldn't have
dinonino
yes, Lila, we're still friends. It sucked at first but Mari was always my friend first and after Alya honestly i forgot why i even liked mari in the first place
mariposa
well damn nino
dinonino
like that, why i even liked you like that
mylene
see, Lila, you can be friends with someone even if they reject you, you shouldn't be afraid to tell them how you feel!
lilarossi
i don't know... Nino and Marinette have been friends for years, it's different
rose<3
I'm sure it'd be fine! Maybe a bit awkward for a while but nothing you can't overcome!
lilarossi
I'm just worried about things changing... it's been so hard, fitting in with you guys, you've known eachother for years...
I don't want to lose a friend, and not to mention a potential friend, over this... It's like I told you all, I don't know if it's worth it
ACTUALwinner
It's like we told you, there's no reason this should ruin anything, not if every party is capable of being mature about it. You clearly are, so just trust they will be too
mariposa
context?
ACTUALwinner
nothing
mylene
nothing!
rose<3
nothing!!
mariposa
the increasing use of ! makes me suspicious but okay
@tomato do you mind?
tomato
mariposa
thanks, nath!
tomato
you're welcome!
lilarossi
It's really nothing Marinette
mariposa
sounds like you're having crush problems
trust me, been there
need any help?
lilarossi
No, thank you. I'm alright. Thanks for offering, though.
mariposa
mmm of course
anytime
ladyblogger
hey look at you two getting along better!
mariposa
yeah
mhm
underagreste
alright sooo
macaroons?
mariposa
hell yeah!
Notes:
alternative title: way too many references
this chapter is all over the place, I have a hard time deciding when I should end a chapter and i feel like you can probably tell xd
hope you guys like this anyways!
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# the-garden
lotus
hey girls!
lotus
hello?
is anyone free right now?
lotus
heyy
I could really use some help if anyone isn't busy
tigerlily
hey sorry girl
umm... what did you need?
lotus
this is kinda... full garden business if you know what i mean
tigerlily
oh did something big happen with Adrien??
lotus
yeah kind of
@everyone anyone there?
tigerlily
maybe you can just say what it is and everyone will just read it when they can?
I mean you got me dying of curiosity over here
lotus
okay so maybe it's not that big of a thing
it's just about the whole getting macaroons together
tigerlily
you mean after the whole weird fight you still won't tell me about?
lotus
yeah that's the one lmao
vc and i'll tell you?
tigerlily
of course, girl
lotus
hey is anyone free tomorrow afternoon?
I'm thinking picnic at the park?
tigerlily
oooh are you bringing pastries??
cause yes yes yes
lotus
sure!!
I just feel like we haven't hung out in a while
tigerlily
well I'm totally free!
@everyone girls?
rose
umm sorry rose and I have plans
maybe some other time?
sunflower
yeah I can't tomorrow
violet
raincheck?
lotus
yeah, that's totally fine!
when are you guys free?
@everyone ?
# wth
#
Welcome to #wth!
This is the start of the #wth channel
ladyblogger
okay you guys what the hell
you need to stop avoiding Marinette
mylene
we're not avoiding her!
it's just a little awkward to talk to her about Adrien now
ladyblogger
I get that, but Mari is still your friend is she not?
you can't just stop hanging out with her or replying to her texts indefinetely
ACTUALwinner
hey you weren't replying to her for a while there either
so don't act like this is just us
ladyblogger
okay so it was a little awkward but I'm trying to get over it
it's marinette we're talking about here
juleka
what are we supposed to do
she's gonna want our help and we said we wouldn't get involved
mylene
yeah, we can't encourage Marinette and help her make plans to tell Adrien how she feels without feeling like we're betraying Lila
ladyblogger
you were encouraging Lila to do just that before so what gives
you can do that for Lila but not Marinette?
ACTUALwinner
it's not like that at all and you know it
it's just different
ladyblogger
different how?
ACTUALwinner
different as in we've been helping mari this whole time, shipping her with Adrien, playing matchmakers, making bets about when they'll get together
but it turns out Lila also likes Adrien, has liked him this whole time
mylene
we kind of feel guilty
ladyblogger
that's not on Marinette, though
she doesn't know Lila likes Adrien
ACTUALwinner
doesn't she?
I was talking to Lila and she's still worried Mari does know and that's why she doesn't like her
and you have to admit it kinda makes sense
ladyblogger
what? no it doesn't! That's not like Mari at all
ACTUALwinner
are you sure?
ladyblogger
YES. She would have told me if she suspected anything and besides, she's friends with Kagami even though she also liked Adrien
I mean, I thought she was just jealous of how much time Lila and Adrien spend together because of the photoshoots, and that's why she didn't like her, but at this point she would have gotten over that if that was the only issue
ACTUALwinner
what else could it be, though? You have to admit, it's weird how Mari acts around Lila. It's not like Lila has done something to her
ladyblogger
i don't know
but it doesn't matter right now
we're talking about you guys avoiding your friend
I get the feeling guilty part, i really do, i know it's uncomfortable, but you can't stop talking to Marinette altogether
ACTUALwinner
Adrien is basically all she talks about though so what are we supposed to do
ladyblogger
okay that is NOT true
mylene
it kinda is...
ladyblogger
because we always encourage her to talk about it!
i think you're being unfair
rose<3
maybe Alya has a point
Marinette always talks about Adrien because we always ask her about it
ACTUALwinner
that is true
but still, what are we supposed to do?
ladyblogger
hang out with your friend?
being good friends to Lila shouldn't mean being bad friends to Marinette
ACTUALwinner
yeah, you're right
though it kinda feels that way, like we have to choose who to support
ladyblogger
and you chose Lila?
what happened to team adrinnete?
mylene
it's not that we chose Lila! but... i guess we're not really team adrinette anymore?
i mean, we are not team anyone!!
juleka
look, we don't know how to interact with Marinette because it's not like we can explain that we don't feel comfortable talking about her and Adrien without telling her that Lila also has a crush on Adrien
Lila gets it, it's different with her because she knows
rose<3
yeah exactly!
we can't tell marinette the truth without breaking LIla's trust but we don't want to lie to her either!
ACTUALwinner
and so the avoidance
ladyblogger
well, this sucks
ACTUALwinner
no kidding
ladyblogger
But encouraging mari to tell adrien how she feels is not betrying lila though
you're not pushing them together, just encouraging her to be honest, get it off her chest
that's not like, a bad thing
mylene
right, of course not
but "telling adrien how she feels" usually involves some elaborate plan that teeters the line of "making adrien fall in love with her" when it comes to marinette
and again, how do we back off helping her with her plans without explaining why or lying to her?
ladyblogger
i... i dont know
ACTUALwinner
well what have you been doing?
ladyblogger
what do you mean?
i'm just interacting with her like i normally would?
ACTUALwinner
and you don't feel weird about it at all?
ladyblogger
marinette is my best friend!
ACTUALwinner
so like, you chose her over lila
ladyblogger
okay thats NOT fair
I shouldn't have to choose anyone!
ACTUALwinner
you clearly have though
ladyblogger
if i "chose my side" by continuing to talk to mari then you also chose by stopping
but that stupid because there are no sides!
i mean lila understands that i can't just stop talking to mari about her crush so
look, i know this is an awkward situation but you guys need to figure something out because this? it's not working
rose<3
you're right, Alya
but i guess we just need sometime to figure it out
ladyblogger
right
mylene
marinette is still our friend okay? it's not like we like not talking to her
we just gotta work this out
do you think mari will forgive us?
ladyblogger
yeah, i'm sure she will
@underagreste
mariposa
sooo the girls aren't replying to me
except alya i mean
the conspiracy thickens
underagreste
yeah the guys have started asking weird questions about me and lila
like, very poorly-disguised "so do you like her?" type of questions
i think you are right
mariposa
i tooold you so
underagreste
and as usual you are always right, my lady
mariposa
and don't you forget it
how long do we think its gonna take before she graduates into full on telling everyone you two are dating?
underagreste
she's not going to do that, i could refute that easily, she won't risk it
mariposa
oh she's gonna figure a way, i'm sure of it
you wanna bet on it, kittycat?
underagreste
alright then, you're on
i'm sorry your friends aren't talking to you
mariposa
it's fine, they are just doing what they think is right
they don't mean to hurt me
underagreste
but they are hurting you
so i'm sorry
mariposa
yeah, well
it's not their fault, not really
underagreste
doesn't change the fact that it hurts
mariposa
i hate that you can read me so well
underagreste
no you don't
mariposa
no i don't
i just... miss them
even though it's only been a few days
i don't want to lose them
underagreste
you won't, we won't let lila get away with this
is there anything i can do?
mariposa
can you sneak out and come cuddle me?
underagreste
i can't, but a certain black cat might
mariposa
mmm i suppose he'll do
underagreste
i'll be there in five :3
Notes:
this was physically painful to write xd
anyway the girls have officially left the adrinette train (not knowing it has long since left the station), and lila has gotten her claws deeper than ever
at least we still have alya, right?edit: just realized one message between mari and adrien didnt show up? wth
fixed it!
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# bestfriendsquad
underagreste
guys guys guys
dinonino
adrien adrien adrien
mariposa
what what what
underagreste
my dad is leaving for a week for some work thing!
mariposa
you mean the launch of his new collection?
underagreste
yeah yeah that thing
point is, he'll be gone all week and so will nathalie
dinonino
okaayyy
mariposa
!!!!!
sleepover??
underagreste
sleepover!!!
ladyblogger
oh hell yes!
wait your dad is just, leaving you alone for the week?
underagreste
with the gorilla technically
he said that I'm old enough to start handling more responsibility and that this will be a test to see if he can trust me
dinonino
sooo party at your house?
ladyblogger
yesss
underagreste
wait wait hang on
that miight be pushing it too far
mariposa
hey doesn't your house have like security cameras?
how are we getting away with anything?
underagreste
i convinced Gorilla to deactivate them
mariposa
sooo we just have to clean up after and we're good?
underagreste
yup
ladyblogger
so we could totally pull off a party!!
underagreste
i mean
mayybe
mariposa
it doesn't have to be like a party-party
just,, a get together
dinonino
an at-home celebration
ladyblogger
a gathering
underagreste
you guys are terrible
mariposa
it doesn't have to be a big thing! we invite the class, play some games, watch some movies
veery lowkey
and nino, alya and I can help you clean up after!
if you're not comfortable we can always do it someplace else? as long as the Gorilla doesn't rat you out you can do whatever right?
you are almost never free for class-activities we HAVE to use this opportunity
and you have a whole week! we can plan something with the entire class for one day and do the sleepover just us some other day!
underagreste
you know mari, you are like really smart
mariposa
i know ;)
ladyblogger
!!!
damn girl
underagreste
soo party?
dinonino
HECK YEAH
i'm djing!!
mariposa
i'm baking!
ladyblogger
i'm organizing!
underagreste
I'm bribing the gorilla!
dinonino
let's gooo
# general
ladyblogger
alright, listen up schmucks!
ACTUALwinner
schmucks??
if(!robots)
it means a foolish or contemptible person
ACTUALwinner
I know what it means
winner
contemptible??
ladyblogger
cancel your plans for friday!
if(!robots)
as in, deserving of contempt
ACTUALwinner
kinda like you kim!
ladyblogger
excuse me, i'm trying to make an announcement here!
@ underagreste
mariposa
wait, adrien!! what about lila?!!
underagreste
what about lila?
SHIT LILA
# general
underagreste
wait hold on, pause!!
ladyblogger
what now?
underagreste
ummm
mariposa
@squad sidebar!
# bestfriendsquad
ladyblogger
what's going on guys?
underagreste
i uh i don't think this is such a good idea anymore
ladyblogger
awww come on sunshine it's gonna be fine!!
underagreste
it's just that if my dad hears about this he's going to kill me. he might pull me out of school
ladyblogger
yeah but how is he going to hear about it? it's not like anyone in our class would tell him!
underagreste
right...
mariposa
i mean Lila works for him though
ladyblogger
Lila would never sell Adrien out like that!!
mariposa
sure, sure, but it would put her in an uncomfortable position with her boss
underagreste
yeah, exactly! i don't feel comfortable asking Lila to lie for me like that
mariposa
yeah we don't want Lila to have to lie
ladyblogger
I see your unsubtle jab and I choose to ignore it
ok ok fine, I see your point
dinonino
so no party? :(
underagreste
we can still do the sleepover!
mariposa
maybe we revise the idea of doing something with the class elsewhere?
underagreste
that would still require me going behind my father's back and lila knowing about it
mariposa
yeah, you're right
ladyblogger
well we have to tell the class something since we kinda left them hanging
mariposa
is there really nothing we can plan that your dad will actually let you go to? you don't have any responsibilities for friday or anything
underagreste
i dont know mar, i can always ask but you know how he is
mariposa
yeah...
but it doesn't hurt to try i guess
# general
ACTUALwinner
i can't believe alya complained about us not letting her do her announcement and then just left
tomato
the suspense is killing me
juleka
the mystery... the intrigue...
ladyblogger
alright alright don't be so dramatic
ACTUALwinner
you started it!
rose<3
so what's the announcement?
ladyblogger
party!! Adrien's dad is leaving for the week and he left sunshine with the week off so we were hoping that means he'll let Adrien hang out!
ACTUALwinner
oooh I'm so in
where we doing this?
mariposa
maybe my place? I have to ask my parents but I'm sure it'd be fine
ACTUALwinner
I'm hearing free pastries?? cause YES
richgirl
ew, no
we are doing this in the hotel, that way Gabriel might actually let Adrien come
I'll get daddy to call him, he'll totally say yes if it's me
and Dupain-Cheng if you want to bring your desserts so bad I'm sure we can atrange something. Your bakery does do catering right?
mariposa
i uh wha
yes, yes we do
richgirl
Great
Friday, 6pm
But don't show up at 6, learn to be fashionable late, on time is for losers
except you Dupain-Cheng, though I suppose nothing will make you look less like a loser
mariposa
simultaneously screw you Chloe, but also thank you?
underagreste
my father just told me I'm attending a party at your place omg chloe thank you thank you thank you
richgirl
Yes, yes, you're welcome
ladyblogger
did chloe just solve all our problems?? did what just happen??
mariposa
yeah I think she did
I can't believe I'm gonna say this but thank god for Chloe Bourgeois??
dinonino
did I enter an alternate dimension or did mari really just say that?
mariposa
trust me I'm surprised too
ladyblogger
Anyway, party at Chloe's place!!
show of hands, who is coming?
ACTUALwinner
I'll be there, definetely
winner
me too!
if(!robots)
I'll come.
tomato
I'm in!!
rose<3
me too!
juleka
I'll come, i guess
mylene
I'll be there!
Ivan
me too!
sabrinaa
I mean yeah of course!!
lilarossi
I'll have to check if I'm free, but I'll cancel my plans if I have to
I wouldn't want to miss this!
mariposa
Are you sure? You don't have to come
ladyblogger
But we'd love it if you could!!
mylene
yeah, it wouldn't be the same without you there!
lilarossi
Trust me
I wouldn't miss this for the world
Notes:
thats not ominous at all...
as much as part of me wants to go full on TGIF by Katy Perry it's probably going to be a pretty tame party, like slumber party vibes. Still a lot of ways shit might go down though so fun!!
well, fun for me at least lmao
thank you guys so much for commenting!!! it does things to my heart everytime i get a comment <3<3<3
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@ underagreste
underagreste
what time are you arriving
at chloes?
mariposa
like 5:30-ish so we can set up
my parents just about fainted when i told them we were asked to cater for Chloe Bourgeois' party lol
i mean we're just doing a dessert table, really, but still
my papa insisted on everything looking super fancy like this was like an actual banquet or smth and not a bunch of tweens playing truth or dare
underagreste
to be fair this is Chloe we're talking about, she would have insisted on the over the top fanciness 100%
mariposa
all of that just so Kim and Alix can do some eating contest and eat everything in 5 minutes
underagreste
lmao
you guys need any help setting up? I was thinking of going to yours beforehand and we can arrive at the party together?
mariposa
That is so sweet but we both know chloe is just gonna whisk you away as soon as you get there
underagreste
idk she's been surprisingly tame lately
mariposa
you know what that is true
i've been so distracted by Lila's bs that i haven't thought about it but she's been surprisingly quiet this past couple of weeks
which is GREAT cause i can't imagine having to deal with chloe on top of lila
underagreste
yeah, no kidding
mariposa
you don't think she's gonna try something at the party do you?
i mean it's weird that she offered to host a party for the class right? and hiring my parents?
oh gosh what if its a setup? she has to be up to something
what if she's teaming up with lila?? or what if she KNOWS something??
what if she tries to expose us in front of the entire class??
underagreste
my lady, take a deep breath
it's okay, everythings okay
I'm right here
nothing's gonna happen
mariposa
how are you sure
underagreste
chloe doesn't know anything, we've been careful, not even alya or nino know and if anyone was gonna figure it out it would be alya
and you know chloe hates sharing the spotlight she wouldn't team up with lila
Lila wants to get close to me right? and Chloe would never help her, you know how she is, she hates sharing
and even if she is up to something, i'm going to be right by your side during the party and so will Alya and the others okay? there is nothing she can throw at us that we can't handle
mar? you okay?
princess?
mariposa
sorry
im fne
underagreste
should i come over? i can get ready at yours
mariposa
no, i'm fine, really
a little shaky
but not panicking anymore
i'm sorry, that hit me out of nowhere
underagreste
you got nothing to apologize for
not to me, not ever
mariposa
thanks, for like, stopping my catastrophizing
and just, being you i guess
underagreste
:3 <3
mariposa
can i call you? i'm supposed to help my parents downstairs but i don't feel steady enough to be decorating rn
underagreste
of course my lady
underagreste
heading to yours now!
mariposa
i'm getting ready but i told my maman to let you in
that miiight mean you get roped into helping out once you get here
underagreste
i have cero problems with that
mariposa
kitty you're gonna get frosting in your clothes
underagreste
and i have cero problems with that too
mariposa
dork
underagreste
your dork
mariposa
that's right ;)
i really hope there's no akuma today
underagreste
there hasn't been an akuma like all week
mariposa
yeah so we're like overdue for one
it's weird, right? this is the longest we've gone without an akuma attack in a long time
underagreste
yeah but i'm not about to complain
mariposa
oh me either
i'm just saying
underagreste
i'm here btw!
mariposa
oof i haven't even decided which outfit i'm wearing
have fun helping papa putting everything in the truck :p i'll be downstairs in a little bit
underagreste
take your time princess
mariposa
adrien where did you go? the table all set up so my parents are leaving
underagreste
oh shoot tell them to hang on so i can say goodbye to them
sorry, chloe wanted to talk to me
mariposa
oh??
underagreste
i'll tell you in a bit but it was an actually normal conversation by chloe's standards so there's that
she asked me if i was happy?? which was really weird but other than that if was just like normal catching up with a friend vibes
mariposa
huh, interesting
hopefully the nomal carries on for the rest of the party
she did look at me all weird when we came in
underagreste
yeah i noticed that
no idea what that's about
mariposa
me neither
but it wasn't like a bad look so i'm choosing to not worry about it for now
this is supposed to be a fun night with friends damn it
underagreste
and lila
mariposa
and lila
underagreste
oh hey i see you guys!
Notes:
shorter chapter today, sorry about that
but anyway party is about to start! this should be fun ;)
anything you want to see happen at the party? i'm trying to make like a list of events so i can see what would make sense for them to text each other about during and after (cause i don't really want to write the party scenes like a normal chapter and break the formatting but should I?)
Chapter 10: hide and seek (part 1)
Notes:
(See the end of the chapter for notes.)
Chapter Text
# general
tomato
this place is huge!! are we sure it's okay we're running around like this?
richgirl
just don't bother the guests and it's fine
or like, brake something
mylene
i'm more worried whether they'll be able to find us, nath is right it's huge
mariposa
it's not like we're playing in the ENTIRE hotel and there's a lot of us
we need a lot of places to hide
ACTUALwinner
speaking of I see a lot of talking, kim and I are coming for you
tomato
WHAT ALREADY??
crap crap crap
@ underagreste
underagreste
Lila is following me :/ she's trying to hide in the same place as me
mariposa
damn
you need any back up? can you lose her?
underagreste
i'm trying
maybe i'll hide somewhere small so there's no way she can cram in with me?
trying to hide from Lila AND Kim&Alix simultanously is ROUGH
mariposa
we love a multi-tasking king
well i've got my hiding place if you wanna try and make it here
underagreste
wait i think i hear alix gotta goslkaldfh
@ dinonino
ladyblogger
hey you found somewhere to hide?
dinonino
yep, there's no way anyone is finding me here
and no I'm not telling you where it is
ladyblogger
i bet my hiding place is better xp
hey am i going totally crazy or was marinette glaring at lila all through out never have i ever?
dinonino
i'm preeetty sure i even heard her scoff
what do you think that was about?
ladyblogger
i dont know
mari isn't really the jealous sort
dinonino
that one exception notwithstanding
ladyblogger
so it can't be that she's jealous of Lila's experiences and stuff right? but then what?
dinonino
i dunno
but it was weird
ladyblogger
right??
and she's been side-eyeing lila since she got here i swear
dinonino
this really bothers you doesn't it?
ladyblogger
it's just
mari is my best friend, and she's like the sweetest, kindest person i know
so i just don't understand what her deal with lila is
not particularly liking her i get but being so hostile? it's just not like her
something's wrong
and i need to find out what
dinonino
you're right it is weird, but i don't think this is a job for 'reporter alya' to solve.
this seems like a 'marinette's bff' issue
ladyblogger
i know but she won't talk to me about it
besides her general "i don't like her"
it's like since she stopped claiming that lila was lying about everything she can't think of a good excuse to dislike her
she hasn't even explained what THAT whole thing was about
i thought when she stopped it was because she was getting over her jealousy over the adrien thing and finally letting it go but she is still so weird around Lila
dinonino
maybe she hasn't quite gotten over it? Lila and Adrien ARE closer than ever
ladyblogger
that's what the girls think too but i just
it feels wrong somehow
and do you really think mari would hold a grudge for so long over a guy? as in love as i know she is with adrien, it's been months, and Lila isn't doing anything wrong
dinonino
i don't know, babe, i don't want to think so either but i can't think of what else it would be
ladyblogger
it can't be that, she can't be that petty
dinonino
why not?
ladyblogger
cause if she is then
maybe i don't know marinette at all
# general
winner
adrien, lila, and nath are out!
ACTUALwinner
thats 3 down, 10 to go!
aaand since adrien and lila are the first out they get to be seekers next round
lilarossi
i can't believe you guys found us that quick!
@ underagreste
underagreste
she sabotaged me!!
mariposa
what??
underagreste
Lila! she's the reason Alix and Kim found us so fast!
mariposa
what the hell why
ooohhh
that little
you are stuck with her next round
underagreste
yup! well i guess being stuck with her seeking is better than being stuck with her hiding but still
ugh
mariposa
big ugh
underagreste
gigantic ugh
we are back in the event hall while they find the rest of you
mariposa
well at least nath is also there
underagreste
omg yes
mariposa
i would tell you i'd lose on purpose to be with you buuut i also kinda want to win
underagreste
lmaoo
you better win
i'm rooting for you
mariposa
of course you are
you know i'm kidding right? if you want me there i'll be there in a heartbeat
underagreste
i know, princess, but don't worry she isn't doing anything
idk if it's because nath is here or because no one else is but she is just sitting and smirking to herself
mariposa
i can envision that in my head perfectly and i hate it
underagreste
i'm looking at it and i hate it :s
is there anyone by you?
mariposa
i know rose and juleka are nearby cause i can hear them whispering but alix and kim haven't even been on this floor yet i don't think
underagreste
aww rose and juleka are hiding together? we should have done that :/
mariposa
i would say we should do that next round buuut
underagreste
i can't believe you're mocking my pain
you're a terrible girlfriend
mariposa
yeah yeah you love me
ooh i hear kim and alix
wish me luck!
# general
rose<3
maybe letting alix and kim seek together was a bad idea
tomato
what why?
rose<3
cause they are very loudly arguing
mariposa
apparently Kim's seeking strategies suck and he only looks in the obvious places and "no one would be dumb enough to hide there Kim" and Alix is "barely looking" cause she's being too fast? something like that
rose<3
wait marinette you're nearby?
mariposa
yeah I'm like literally next to them
aand they're full on yelling now
didn't Chloe say to not be too loud?
richgirl
if they get kicked out I'm going to pretend I don't even know them
that's what they get
mariposa
mayybe we should call this round a fail
maybe switch games altogether?
lilarossi
Oh, i was really looking forward seeking with Adrien...
mylene
I'm sure we can do at least one more round!
mariposa
I mean we don't want to get in trouble
lilarossi
Of course not, you're right
It's just... I can't even remember the last time i played hide-and-seek... you know with my mom and i moving all the time, this is the first real friend group I've had since i was little...
And I'm sure Adrien hasn't had the chance to play before either
underagreste
I've played!
yeah, I've played lots of times
lilarossi
Really? With who?
underagreste
umm
richgirl
with me
and felix
underagreste
yeah! exactly! thanks chloe
lilarossi
Oh, well, even so. Can we really not play another round? We didn't even get to finish playing this one...
mylene
I'm sure we can! As long as Alix and Kim split up it should be fine right?
Ivan
Yeah, we can keep quiet, there's no reason we can't keep playing!
rose<3
Let's just restart!
mariposa
Alright, alright, I'll tell Kim and Alix to stop fighting
@everyone meet back at the events hall!
lilarossi
Great!
underagreste
yeah can't wait
underagreste
ready or not, here we go!
@ underagreste
mariposa
i'm in the room to the right of the events hall
do you think it'd be too suspicious if I insisted on joining you guys?
underagreste
probably
better not risk it
mariposa
damn
ok do you think it's be too suspicious if I texted everyone to find out their hiding spots and you guys just so happen to find everyone conveniently quickly?
underagreste
lmao
As much as I appreciate the thought I think it would be more trouble than it's worth my lady
mariposa
you underestimate how much you not having to be alone with Lila it's worth to me, kitty
if she makes you uncomfortable at all you tell me, i'll do something about it consequences be damned
underagreste
thank you, princess
ok we're starting I'm coming to your spot
# general
underagreste
mari and chloe are out!
winner
damn that was quick
ladyblogger
yeah, really quick
mylene
wait does that mean marinette and chloe are going to be seekers next round?
juleka
i thought this was going to be the last round?
ACTUALwinner
oh no no no I NEED to see this, we're doing at least one more round after this
tomato
oh this is going to be a trainwreck
@ underagreste
mariposa
HOW did you find chloe before me??
underagreste
she was just standing outside the door?? she didn't hide at all
mariposa
what the heck
underagreste
yeah, idk
mariposa
I think chloe just gave me the shovel talk?
underagreste
what???
mariposa
anyways chloe ahm, needs to look for her dad so we're gonna walk around the hotel for a bit
and if we just so happen to find some of our classmates on the way well then that's just a coincidence
how are things going with Lila?
underagreste
wait wait wait go back chloe gave you the what??
mariposa
i'll tell you later
so Lila?
underagreste
she has her arm hooked to mine and is making us walk at a glacial pace, this is gonna take forever
can i have the chloe story now please??
mariposa
i'm not sure either to be honest?? she just glared at me and said "you better treat him right, Dupain-Cheng" and i was like ??? and then she stood up and asked if we were really gonna let you at the mercy of "that little lying ass sausage-hair bitch" and here we are
underagreste
i... what??
mariposa
exactly
since when does chloe know about us?? and also she's what? cool with it??
underagreste
I don't know, she hasn't said anything to me
mariposa
i feel like i'm in the twilight zone
Kim is in the third floor btw, and i think so are Mylene and Alya
by the balcony doors
underagreste
wait so you guys are really just gonna help us cheat?
mariposa
what? is for a good cause
tikki is scouting too just so you know
underagreste
Lady justice herself, everybody
mariposa
oh shush
# general
underagreste
alya, kim, mylene and Ivan are all out!
sabrinaa
wow you guys are really fast!
tomato
yeah you and Lila clearly make a great team!
lilarossi
Haha, I guess so...
@ underagreste
mariposa
well well well, if it isn't the consequences of my own actions
@ mariposa
ladyblogger
girl where are you? why aren't you in the party room?
mariposa
oh, chloe strong-armed into helping her with something
we'll be back in a bit
ladyblogger
you are just, haning out with chloe?
mariposa
yeah :s
ladyblogger
well, I guess that's what you get for losing so fast lmao
mariposa
*offended gasp* how dare you
my pride is already wounded as is
ladyblogger
speaking of... how come you lost so absurdly fast?
mariposa
I mean, I guess I didn't hide well enough
it happens
ladyblogger
right... I'm pretty sure I saw you go into the room right next to the party room
interesting tactic
mariposa
ah ok so not my brightest moment lmao
i figured they wouldn't look there idk
ladyblogger
aha sure
mari did you throw the round?
mariposa
whaaat
why would you think that?
ladyblogger
because I know you and I saw the look in your face before the round started
did you even try to hide?
mariposa
ok so maaaaybe I didn't really put in a lot of effort this round
ladyblogger
mhm thought so
but why?? You are like, the most competitive person I know
mariposa
untrue, you know Kim and Alix
ladyblogger
well I don't know, I haven't played ultimate mecha strike with Alix or Kim
mariposa
:P
ladyblogger
so, what gives? is something wrong?
mariposa
no!! i was just not feeling it this round i guess
ladyblogger
because Lila is seeking or because she's seeking with Adrien?
mariposa
are those my only two choices?
ladyblogger
am i wrong?
mariposa
i uh...
i plead the 5th?
ladyblogger
wrong country
seriously girl what's the deal with you and Lila?
you've been acting weird around her all night
You're eyeing her like you're waiting fot her to explode or smth
and what was with your attitude during never have i ever?
mariposa
you know I don't like her
ladyblogger
yeah but I don't know why
mariposa
I've told you why
ladyblogger
No, you told me that she was lying about like, her entire life experiences when she first joined the class, and then you stopped with that and since then you've just acted real weird around her and glared at her whenever she was in the room
and I thought you just needed time to come around but that's clearly not the case so I'm asking, what is it?
mariposa
does it really matter?
ladyblogger
yea, of course it does
Lila is my friend, and you're my best friend and I hate that you don't get along
And, well, everyone seems to be under the impression that you're weird around Lila because you're jealous but I know that can't be right so I need to know what's going on
mariposa
i'm sorry what?
what do you mean everyone thinks I'm jealous? of what?
ladyblogger
of Lila and Adrien
mariposa
why would I be jealous of Lila and Adrien? Is something going on between Lila and Adrien?
ladyblogger
no, no!
shit
mariposa
alya?
ladyblogger
nothing, really, it's nothing. Nothing's going on between Lila and Adrien
mariposa
sorry, Chloe is demanding my attention
can we talk about this later?
ladyblogger
you never answered my question
mariposa
sorry, alya
later, ok? promise
@ underagreste
mariposa
@ ladyblogger
that can't be right so I need to know what's going on
mariposa
i'm sorry what?
what do you mean everyone thinks I'm jealous? of what?
ladyblogger
of Lila and Adrien
mariposa
why would I be jealous of Lila and Adrien? Is something going on between Lila and Adrien?
ladyblogger
no, no!
shit
+ | Message @ladyblogger
Let the record show that I did, in fact, call it
underagreste
damn it
do you think she means that Lila likes me or she's already telling people we are like a thing?
mariposa
I don't know, I feel like if everyone thought you two were dating we would have had some weird interactions already
so i'm guessing is the Lila likes you (and you like her?) thing
underagreste
why are you and Alya even talking about that?
mariposa
she was asking why I was being weird towards Lila during never have I ever
and why i dislike her in general
was i really being that obvious during the game?
underagreste
i mean i could definetely tell you were .2 seconds away from strangling her
but i'm very familiar with your "i'm about to kill you if you don't shut up" expression
mariposa
fair enough
hopefully alya'll be too distracted during the rest of the party to keep asking cause i don't know what i'm supposed to tell her
lila update? how are you guys doing?
underagreste
almost done thank god
the only ones we haven't found yet are nino and max
mariposa
nino loves the hiding in plain sight strategy
I honestly wouldn't be surprised if he was walking around acting like a guest or a server or something
have you checked right behind you? lmao
underagreste
holy shit how long has he been following us
mariposa
HAHAHAHA
# general
underagreste
@if(!robots) you won!!
ACTUALwinner
ayyy good job Max!!
rose<3
congrats max!
dinonino
damn it I was so close :(
totally winning the next round
mariposa
I wouldn't be so sure about that, Lahiffe
dinonino
oh yeah, mari is the seeker
never mind
richgirl
alright let's go so dupain-cheng and i can kick your asses so we can do something else
ACTUALwinner
truth or dare after?
winner
fuck yeah
Notes:
me, just wanting to write a silly chapter about the class playing hide-and-seek:
marinette and alya about to have a whole friendship crisis:(they almost had like, a full-blown fight and I had to cut it short lmao)
this chapter is all over the place i'm so sorry
next up marinette and chloe being a dynamic duo on their round and other party-shenanigans
Chapter 11: hide and seek (part 2)
Notes:
(See the end of the chapter for notes.)
Chapter Text
# general
mariposa
times up! ready or not, here we come!
# bestfriendsquad
dinonino
are we sure about leaving Marinette and Chloe alone?
underagreste
depends, are you worried about them killing each other or killing the rest of us?
dinonino
a bit of both
mostly the first one
ladyblogger
yeah those two are a time bomb together
underagreste
I'm hoping their competitive nature will join them together
which means they'll be fine but the rest of us are screwed
dinonino
I don't think the desire to win a round of hide-and-seek will be enough to overwrite the years of bullying and mutual hatred, dude
underagreste
and I think you're underestimating how much they both like to win
mariposa
@dinonino I can see you.
dinonino
well fuck me that's terrifying
# general
mariposa
Nino is out!
dinonino
this is the last round right? cause I don't want to play this game anymore
mariposa
aww don't be such a baby
richgirl
@mylene is out too
mylene
wait, whaajdjak
@ lilarossi
rose<3
heyy how was last round with Adrien?
lilarossi
Oh, it was great! I was a little nervous at first, cause I don't really spend time alone with him outside of photoshoots but working with him is always easy.
rose<3
aww that's so sweet!
and you two made a great team!
lilarossi
Aww, thank you!
rose<3
I don't know if you've talked to Alix yet, but I think she's thinking of using truth or dare to ask Adrien who he likes?
I just wanted to make sure you were okay with that
lilarossi
Oh! I really don't think she should do that...
Because of Marinette, I mean! It could be really awkward, I don't want this to ruin the party or anything...
rose<3
yeah of course, I totally get it!
and I'm sure Alix will, too
she's just a little forward, you know
she just wants to help
lilarossi
Yeah, of course! And I really do appreciate it, and you for telling me.
All of you are such good friends.
I'm just worried.
rose<3
don't worry, I'll tell Alix not to do anything
lilarossi
Thank you so much, Rose.
I'd really hate to ruin Marinette's night like that.
Not that I think he'd say me! Though, I mean, from the conversation we just had...
rose<3
wait, what, really?? what did he say??
lilarossi
I mean, nothing really...
I don't know, maybe I'm reading too much into it...
rose<3
aww c'mon, tell me!
lilarossi
He just told me he really liked spending time with me... Specially just the two of us... I'm probably reading too much into it... Adrien is so sweet, but he's like that with everyone.
rose<3
oh my gosh, Lila! That's so exciting!!
lilarossi
Haha, I guess maybe it is.
@ ACTUALwinner
rose<3
I talked to Lila
she doesn't want you to do the truth or dare thing
she doesn't want to make thinks awkward with Marinette
ACTUALwinner
wouldn't it be better to get things out in the open?
things are ALREADY awkward with Marinette
rose<3
yeah but that's their choice to make, Alix
do you really want to put them in the spot in front of everyone?
ACTUALwinner
yeah yeah I know
you're right
it's just so frustrating
especially the tension between Marinette and Lila
I just want to get this whole thing over with
rose<3
what if it makes things worse?
ACTUALwinner
what do you mean? what could possibly be worse than this
rose<3
like, if Adrien and Lila get together, that'll crush Mari! And you know how much she loves Adrien... won't that make things worse between her and Lila?
ACTUALwinner
idk Rose, maybe it'll be what she needs to get over Adrien
and we'll be there for her
rose<3
we haven't been, lately
ACTUALwinner
that's why I want to get things out in the open!
i just hate this
rose<3
me too
ACTUALwinner
well, we won't do the truth or dare thing but surely we can figure something else out
give them a little push
rose<3
just don't go too overboard
ACTUALwinner
me? never
@ mariposa
underagreste
soo how are things going with chloe? you two kill each other yet?
mariposa
surprisingly well?
I haven't even gotten one murderous urge yet
underagreste
whoa that's a new record
mariposa
I know, right? she's being surprisingly not bitchy
underagreste
chloe bourgeois? not bitchy? in this economy?
mariposa
she says to tell you "shut up adrien"
underagreste
tell her I said that with love
mariposa
she just scoffed
underagreste
my love has been rejected
however shall I recover
mariposa
mmm if it's love you're trying to give I know a willing recipient
underagreste
oh, yeah?
mariposa
yeah
i'm sure nino won't reject you
underagreste
:/
mariposa
:D
underagreste
anyways
have you talked to her about how she knows about us?
mariposa
I asked her and she said that we are not as sly as we think we are
underagreste
ah
i mean we weren't really trying to be
mariposa
that's what i said! she said everyone else is an idiot
underagreste
she didn't say they were utterly ridiculous?
mariposa
i guess times are changing lmao
# general
mariposa
juleka, alya and kim, out!
ladyblogger
you guys are surprisingly good at this
richgirl
what the hell is that supposed to mean
ladyblogger
I mean, I figured you two would have killed each other by now
dinonino
I can't believe Mari and chloe can get through a round no problem but kim and Alix nearly killed each other 5 mins in
richgirl
why is my name not capitalized lahiffe?
dinonino
capitalization is a sign of respect
winner
hey!!
ACTUALwinner
as you should, @dinonino
dinonino
thank you dudette
ladyblogger
aaand we're getting off track
mariposa
What can I say, hide and seek brings people together
lilarossi
it really does, doesn't it?
mariposa
Immediate regret
ladyblogger
c'mon mari, don't be like that
mylene
maybe you and Lila should seek together!
mariposa
wait wait I thought we agreed this is was the last round
mylene
one more couldn't hurt!
rose<3
yeah, i'm sure no one would mind! It could be so much fun having you guys team up!
mariposa
well idk if i'm really up to seeking twice in a row
maybe we should just swap games like we were going to do
richgirl
I agree with dupain-cheng
that felt weird to say
i'm sick of this game let's do something else
underagreste
yeah, I can't wait to play some more games!
mariposa
oh btw Adrien
you're out
underagreste
really? this is how you repay me?
mariposa
:]
richgirl
rossi, out
lilarossi
Aw... Looks like we were hiding kinda close together, huh, Adrien? It's funny...
underagretse
yeah, funny
mariposa
aand it's over! Ivan wins!
mylene
congrats, Ivan!
Ivan
Thank you <3
richgirl
Alright let's do something else now
ACTUALwinner
I know just the thing!
@ richgirl
ACTUALwinner
Hey, chloe, you know where I can find a bottle?
richgirl
oh, boy
Notes:
ok so I'm sorry this took so long to get out, last couple of weeks of this semester were a trainwreck. I had like 5 big proyects to hand in last week and i'd barely started any of them so i was Busy. But the semester is over so hopefully I'll get a lot more written during break!
that said, also sorry this chapter is so short. this was supposed to be the last party chapter but i just felt like i needed to get it out so one more party chapter to go!
thanks for reading!!
Chapter 12: spin the bottle
Notes:
(See the end of the chapter for notes.)
Chapter Text
@ lilarossi
ACTUALwinner
ok so here's the plan: when the bottle lands on Adrien (or if Adrien spins and it lands on you, whatever) you're gonna kiss him
like, for real
lilarossi
I thought we were just gonna do kisses on the cheek?
ACTUALwinner
sure, sure, because we don't want people who have partners to kiss someone else
but you and adrien are both single sooo
we are gonna tell you guys to commit to it
lilarossi
Is this the best idea?
ACTUALwinner
you don't to like make out or anything
just a quick kiss
to get some sparks going
lilarossi
Ok, ok... I guess we can try
ACTUALwinner
excellent
@ underagreste
mariposa
im going to kill Alix
underagreste
surely im not unlucky enough to get Lila right??
mariposa
says the personification of bad luck himself
underagreste
may i borrow some good luck, lady luck?
mariposa
unfortunately I clearly seem to have misplaced mine
underagreste
speaking of, where ARE plagg and tikki?
mariposa
im assuming tikki is following plagg around to keep him out of trouble
underagreste
soo they are probably in the kitchen
im gonna have to replace the burgeois' entire cheese pantry tomorrow
mariposa
i think you should be worrying about plagg going into a food coma
if kwamis can even get food comas
wait stop distracting me!! we're on crisis mode!!
we only have until alix finds a bottle to make a plan
underagreste
to be fair you and I are almost always on crisis mode
mariposa
i can't believe we're being bullied into playing spin the bottle
i fight supervillains daily! Why am I cowering in the face of alix kubdel?
underagreste
because alix is freaking scary
like id rather fight hawkmoth right now than her
mariposa
true
would calling a lucky charm be overboard right now?
underagreste
my lady, it's only a kiss on the cheek
mariposa
yeah, because there's so many couples here
but if you get Lila id bet you a box of macaroons they'll push for a kiss kiss
or she'll "accidentally" turn her head
underagreste
that's... probably accurate
maybe i won't get her?
mariposa
with our luck?
underagreste
yeah we're screwed
@ underagreste
richgirl
you know you two idiots could just tell the other idiots you're dating and solve all your problems right now, right?
underagreste
what?
richgirl
i can see dupain-cheng freaking out
based on Lie-la's fake nervousness and the girls crowding around her im assuming that the plan is to have her kiss you and your girlfriend's freaking out over that
so, easy solution, tell our dumbass classmates you 2 are dating
underagreste
it's not that simple
richgirl
why not? rossi won't be able to lie about her relationship with you if you're already in a relationship
so tell them
or easier still, if the bottle lands on dupain-cheng just make out with your girlfriend
problem solved
or just do it anyway bottle or not
underagreste
chloe!
richgirl
what? if that doesn't get it through their thick skulls nothing will
underagreste
i'm not gonna make out with Mari in front of the whole class
richgirl
then use your words adrikins, but do something
i don't get why you haven't already
underagreste
like i said, it's not that simple
Lila works for my father, we didn't want to give her any proof of our relationship so she wouldn't tattle on us, we figured we'd just wait, let the class figure it out on their own without needing to really confirm anything, at least not in front of Lila, so she'd have less material to make us miserable
who knows what bullshit she'll say if we tell the class about us
richgirl
what, because this is better?
what are you afraid gabe will do if he finds out?
underagreste
honestly? anything from pulling me out of school and forbidding me from seeing Mari to making Mari's like miserable and ruining her chances at a design career
richgirl
so you're keeping your relationship hidden to keep your father from finding out?
underagreste
kind of
if Lila goes to my father about Mari and I's relationship he'll ask her for proof so we're keeping our relationship in the downlow, and not outright saying anything about it, so she can't get said proof
we kinda thought it'd be funny too, waiting to see how long it'd be until the class figured it out on their own
richgirl
mhm, and how is that working out for you?
underagreste
it's not
in our defense we didn't know Lila would start lying about my relationship to her.
in hindsight, we should have.
but at the time, not saying anything seemed like our best bet and it didn't really have any downsides
i mean, it was supposed to be funny
and it was for a time, our inside joke
and then Lila's lies grew and now it's screwing us over
richgirl
ok well, since it's not funny anymore what are you gonna do?
underagreste
i don't know
my father is still a concern and Mari is worried about lila's retaliation if we come out, and it's been so long that the class' is gonna react badly to us not telling them sooner and we can't explain the why cause they won't believe lila would do that
richgirl
god you're starting to sound like dupain-cheng
Adrien, the longer you don't tell the class the worser it'll be and the more Lila will lie. Tell them you're dating or tell them you like her i don't care but tell them something
kubdel is coming back, time's up
make a choice
@ mariposa
underagreste
chloe thinks we should tell everyone
well actually she thinks actions speak louder than words and we should just make out and call it a day
but it's the same principle
mariposa
what about what we decided?
underagreste
i think we need to rethink our strategy, my lady
we'll deal with the fallout if it comes to that
do you trust me?
mariposa
always
underagreste
then follow my lead
@ mariposa
richgirl
well that could have gone worse
i can't believe that bitch tried to turn her head
mariposa
thank god for adrien's reflexes
richgirl
kubdel and the others better keep that energy when it's you and adrien's turn
the fuck where they pushing that kiss so hard for?
mariposa
i don't know
richgirl
i thought they were your friends? where the hell is the loyalty
mariposa
they don't know me and adrien are together, remember?
richgirl
they know you like him
mariposa
is there a point you're trying to make here, chloe?
richgirl
I know you're better than this, dupain-cheng
mariposa
better than what?
richgirl
better than letting people walk all over you
richgirl
oh this is gonna be good
@ underagreste
richgirl
HAHAHAHA
that was great
did you see Cesaire's face?
of course you didn't you were busy smooching your girlfriend
underagreste
CHLOE
richgirl
dont tell me you're embarrassed by the word smooching
aaand there comes the tears
aand there goes rossi
good riddance
underagreste
damn it
do you think she's gonna get akumatized?
richgirl
oh yeah for sure
look at lavillant
i think shes trying to figure out if shes supposed to be sad for rossi of happy for dupain-cheng
do you think she's ever felt more than one emotion at once before?
underagreste
chloe...
richgirl
god you're no fun
@ mariposa
richgirl
look at lavillant
i think shes trying to figure out if shes supposed to be sad for rossi of happy for you
do you think she's ever felt more than one emotion at once before?
mariposa
im pretty sure sad for lila is winning out
since none of them will even look at me
richgirl
props to Cesaire, at least she looks excited for you
mariposa
she looks like she's gonna interrogate the shit out of me
richgirl
as soon as she figures out how to close her mouth
damn i should have recorded it
mariposa
me and adrien kissing?
richgirl
cesaire having a stroke
are you gonna tell them you've been dating for a while or play it off?
mariposa
ahh we didn't think that far ahead
richgirl
yeah of course you didnt
this was adrien's idea after all
mariposa
wasn't it technically yours?
richgirl
you know what i mean
well im declaring this party offically dead
thanks for the show
mariposa
you're not welcome
@ underagreste
mariposa
i think im gonna run before Alya starts asking questions
underagreste
good idea
should probably stay nearby though, my lady
mariposa
oh i know
im gonna go look for tikki and wait for the inevitable
underagreste
just in time, i think Alya's brain just finished rebooting
oof gotta go
let me know if you find our wayward bug and cat
mariposa
found lila
most of the girls are with her
no butterfly in sight though
im gonna go before one of them sees me
underagreste
hawkmoth is taking his sweet ass time huh? usually he's so fast i wonder if he just stands around in his evil lair waiting for someone to get upset
mariposa
do you think he has a job? where does he get all those butterflies?
underagreste
now im just picturing hawkmoth, transformed, trying to catch butterflies in a park like spongebob trying to catch jellyfishes
mariposa
hawkmoth as spongebob and mayura as patrick i like it
found tikki and plagg btw
underagreste
is there still cheese left at the hotel?
mariposa
mmm hard to say
tikki has a very stressed expression on her face
underagreste
damn
@ richgirl
sabrinaa
hey um
are you okay?
richgirl
should i not be?
sabrinaa
um right of course sorry
richgirl
brina why are you asking?
sabrinaa
well its just
Adrien?
richgirl
adrien?
sabrinaa
and Marinette?
and you like Adrien? and he uh you know
and you don't like Marinette?
richgirl
i dont like adrien
not like that anyways
i dont think i ever did
sabrinaa
oh my gosh im so sorry I should have known
richgirl
brina how could you have possibly known, I didn't know
sabrinaa
still, i should have realized, im sorry, i shouldnt have said anything
richgirl
It's fine, brina
I didn't tell you so you couldn't have known. Relax
sabrinaa
yeah, okay
richgirl
thanks you checking up on me i guess
where are you anyway?
sabrinaa
uhm nowhere
richgirl
sabrina
sabrinaa
with Lila and the others
richgirl
????
the hell are you doing with Rossi?
sabrinaa
i just uhm
i dont know
richgirl
dont tell me you're friends with Lila fucking Rossi
is that why you are hanging out with me less?
sabrinaa
i didn't mean to! I swear!
richgirl
Brina, rossi is bad news.
sabrinaa
thats um, part of the reason i texted you? its just... some of the things shes saying about Adrien?
richgirl
What is she saying about Adrien?
@ mariposa
richgirl
please tell me you 2 have some plan against rossi
mariposa
...why?
richgirl
cause i want in
im 2 seconds away from punching her in the face
mariposa
welcome to the club
actually hold on
# the-anti-rossi-club
#
Welcome to #the-anti-rossi-club!
This is the start of the #the-anti-rossi-club channel
underagreste
um, what?
mariposa
i mean It's pretty self explanatory
richgirl
ok great youre both here
@ sabrinaa
its just... some of the things shes saying about Adrien?
richgirl
What is she saying about Adrien?
sabrinaa
she was like crying and saying she didn't understand and uhm alix was apologizing? but Lila told her it wasnt her fault and that she was stupid for thinking adrien might like her
and then rose was telling her that she wasnt and lila said she should have known Adrien didnt mean it
and Alix asked what she meant and she said Adrien had told her that he was interested in her but that he couldn't uhm go out with her because of his dad and then it got really quite and alix got like really mad
and like I know adrien wouldn't do that!!
+ | Message @sabrinaa
@ sabrinaa
but Lila started crying again saying he'd lied to her and was probably just trying to let her down easy and uh I think it was Mylene? she asked lila if Adrien knew she liked him and she said yes, and that she hadn't told them because adrien made her promise she wouldnt say anything because he was worried his dad would like fire her or something
richgirl
hold on so Rossi claimed Adrien knew of her feelings for him and he told her that he liked her too but they couldn't date because of Gabriel. Do i have that right?
sabrinaa
yeah
but then he kissed Marinette so they think he was just stringing her along
richgirl
fuck
+ | Message @sabrinaa
mariposa
FUCK
underagreste
thats... not good
mariposa
not good??? this is a DISASTER
what are we going to do??
richgirl
here's a thought: you tell the class that you two have been dating for a while and that rossi is a lying bitch
mariposa
fuck, chloe, why didn't i think of that
maybe because all of my attempts to tell anyone lila is a liar have backfired and confirming my and Adrien's relationship could potentially fuck us over completely
richgirl
so you'd really rather deal with rossi than with Gabriel?
underagreste
Whatever Lila throws at us, she can't force us apart
My father? Yeah not a risk we're willing to take
richgirl
well you've already kissed, she's probably already planning to run to Gabriel
mariposa
yeah thanks for the reminder chloe
richgirl
listen, your method of standing around and hoping shit will solve itself out is not working
we need to figure something out and we need to figure it out now
mariposa
we?
richgirl
well I'm part of the club now, aren't I?
@ sabrinaa
richgirl
thank you
for telling me about rossi
you're a good friend
sabrinaa
oh
you're welcome
richgirl
you want to stay the night or whatever?
sabrinaa
yes! I'd love to!
richgirl
Good. I've gotta catch you up
Notes:
chloe really said move bitch im the protagonist now and took this chapter. very Chloe of her lmao
everybody give a warm welcome to the anti rossi club!
i dont know if adrinette's reasons to keep their relationship quiet made sense? they basically were like "im worried that if we tell the class lila is gonna rat us out" "ok what if we dont say anything and see what happens" "aight bet" but if that sounds stupid im sorry
(me, looking at the first few chapters: what do you MEAN this wasn't supposed to have a plot?!)
also i really made all of these problems for mari and adrien and now ive gotta figure out how they're gonna work them out huh? my bad lol
hope you guys enjoy the chapter!! (im finishing this up at the airport because my flight got delayed and i was bored so if you see any formatting errors or smth let me know cause i did not proof read this)
Chapter 13: the anti-rossi club
Notes:
(See the end of the chapter for notes.)
Chapter Text
@ mariposa
underagreste
have you talked to Alya yet?
mariposa
no, not yet
i dont want to tell her anything until we figure out what we're going to tell everyone
she's blowing up my phone, though
underagreste
I'm sorry
mariposa
what? for what?
underagreste
kissing you
that sounded bad
during spin the bottle i mean
I made everything worse
mariposa
mon minou, that's in no way your fault
we were trying to get Lila to back off on her advances toward you
which i mean we did
we just,, have a new problem now
but you didn't made that decision on your own, i knew what was happening and i was okay with it
underagreste
i shouldn't have listened to chloe
we shouldn't have done that without talking it through
mariposa
okay so it was a little reckless
it is your middle name
but, as much as it pains me to say it, chloe diiid have a point
we had to do something eventually
underagreste
adrien reckless agreste? not bad
mariposa
adrien reckless agreste-dupain-cheng
underagreste
I love it
damn
I could have almost been ACDC
AADC just doesnt have the same ring to it
mariposa
i dont know, i think it's pretty good
underagreste
oh it's probably the most wonderful thing ive ever heard <3
mariposa
good <3
so Lila?
underagreste
way to ruin the moment
mariposa
you literally started it
underagreste
:p
mariposa
i think we should assume the worst and figure out what we are going to do about your dad
underagreste
what is there to do? he's gonna pull me from school and ban me from seeing you or something equally as shitty
you're gonna have to get used to dating chat noir instead
mariposa
there has to be something we can do
underagreste
i could run away and just be chat noir full time
mariposa
yeah lets keep that as plan z
underagreste
i dont know, my lady, i just dont know how my dad would react
mariposa
i mean... yeah you kissed me but we were playing spin the bottle
will he really make such a big deal about it?
I mean it's not like anyone took a picture of it right? your reputation / the brand / whatever is safe
underagreste
that we know of
mariposa
if chloe, who was actually expecting something to happen, didn't get a picture, i don't think anyone did
underagreste
ok so we might get away with the kiss itself but if we come clean about our relationship then we'll be in trouble
and we are thinking of coming clean right?
mariposa
i dont want to lie to our friends
but we might have to
i mean it's like we said right? what matters most is staying together, which right now means not giving your dad reason to push us apart
underagreste
my lady, keeping quiet was hard enough, but actually lying to them? do you really think we can do that?
mariposa
we lie to them all the time
underagreste
yeah, and we hate it
mariposa
ok so what are our options?
1) we come clean about our relationship and have Lila tell Gabriel who either believes her outright without proof or starts looking more closely at us until he finds out and potentially has you homeschooled again, but it does stop Lila from lying about you and her liking each other. Maybe. Hopefully. Assuming they believe us over her and don't buy into her saying you two had a thing kinda going on while we were together and maybe you were leading her on or cheating or me or smth. Oh and let's not forget that the class gets mad at us for not telling them about us dating sooner which she might use to convince them that we aren't trustworthy thus leading into them believing her over us.
underagreste
ok so option 1 sucks
mariposa
2) we play the kiss off and say we were just going along with the game. Lila doesn't tell gabriel anything cause lack of proof or if she does we play it off with him too. She continues to lie about your relationship with her which we could deny her claims and you tell them you never implied anything about liking her and didn't know she liked you which she either plays off as you being oblivious and she "misinterpreted" what you said or says you're lying and continues playing the victim and taking stabs at your reputation or mine or both. Anything we do to drop hints about our relationship she'll probably use to further her bs about you leading her on. We have to continue keeping the secret and we have to lie to our friends
underagreste
this option sucks too
mariposa
yup
underagreste
option 3?
mariposa
nope
underagreste
:|
mariposa
ok option 3
but you're not gonna like it
underagreste
hit me
mariposa
we have to tell your dad ourselves
underagreste
mari...
mariposa
i know, i know, but as long as we have the threat of Lila using your dad against us hanging over us we won't be able to do anything
which means we have to tell your dad before she can
underagreste
isn't my dad finding out the thing we want to avoid?
last time i tried talking to my dad about the possibility of me dating someone he shut me down
mariposa
he let you date kagami
underagreste
because it was "good for our relationship with the tsurugi's" of whatever
mariposa
well, we have to find a way to convince him us dating is not a bad thing
# the-anti-rossi-club
richgirl
have you figured out what you're gonna do?
underagreste
what happened to "we"?
richgirl
i mean if you want me to tell the dumbasses off i will
underagreste
we don't, but thanks
richgirl
so?
underagreste
we're trying to figure it out
mari wants us to tell my father
richgirl
mmm tell him before Lila can, I'm guessing?
i guess it would be better if it was coming from you and not from miss manipulation
underagreste
sure but it's not like he's gonna actually listen to me
he's gonna dismiss anything I say
and if he forces me out of our relationship or the school then what?
richgirl
why does dupain-cheng want you to tell him then, if you're so sure it will fuck you over?
mariposa
because right now a lot of Lila's power over me and Adrien comes from the fact that she can rat us out to Gabriel
but if he already knows then she loses her advantage over us
richgirl
so either you tell Gabriel yourselves or you make sure she can't tell him at all
underagreste
and how would we do that?
richgirl
i could tell my daddy to force her out of Paris
mariposa
hmm...
underagreste
NO
mariposa
:c
i guess we shouldn't cause a political mess
isn't Lila's mom an ambassador or something?
richgirl
allegedly
fine fine
what if we got her fired?
mariposa
I'm listening...
richgirl
well, if you exposed she was a liar she becomes a liability to the brand
mariposa
chloe, if we could expose Lila is a liar do you really think we would be in this predicament?
richgirl
how hard can it possibly be?
don't you have Jagged Stone on speed dial?
mariposa
well yeah but that won't change anything she'll claim them as harmless lies to make herself look more interesting because she was new and just wanted friends and blah blah blah
we'd have to expose her as a malicious liar and a manipulator and if i knew how to do that I would have done it already
richgirl
i'm not talking about exposing her to our group of 1-shared-braincell-that-fell-on-a-sewer classmates
mariposa
????
oh
huh okay
underagreste
?????????
mariposa
wait but for that to work we'd need proof she said those things in the first place
she's been very careful about only saying her bs to us and not allowing Alya to post her at all
we'd need her to go public with her bs for this to work
underagreste
okay, what is happening?
richgirl
so we need to get her on video saying one of her stupid stories and post it
it can't be that hard
mariposa
maybe if we weren't on a time crunch
and anyway I don't know if just one would work
underagreste
yeah you 2 teaming up is not gonna be good for my sanity
explain please?
mariposa
chloe is saying we should expose Lila as a liar
underagreste
... right
mariposa
but not to the class
or rather, not necessarily to the class
to the public in general
if we expose her as someone that constantly lies for attention then her being a model for Gabriel will attract negative attention to the brand
underagreste
and my father will cut her out
but even if it fires her it won't stop her from spying on us
richgirl
but suddenly she'll be a known liar that happens to be bitter and pissed
it discredits whatever she says
makes it less likely that gabriel would believe her
underagreste
so we would need multiple instances of Lila making up stories about someone else and then for them to come forward and expose her
do i have that right?
richgirl
yup
mariposa
i know for a fact Alya has recorded Lila making up stories about Ladybug even if Lila convinced her not to post them
richgirl
do you think Ladybug will attest to not knowing Lila publicly?
mariposa
i think she might
richgirl
hmm
underagreste
wait wait wait
if we do this, no one can know it was us
there's a reason mari stopped trying to get the class to believe Lila was lying to them
even with proof, Lila will make herself to be the victim and accuse us of ruining her and trying to humiliate her and etc
so no asking Alya to post the videos or using security footage from the hotel or anything that might make it look like we had anything to do with this
richgirl
i hadn't even thought about the cameras at the hotel
damn, adrikins, look at you thinking like a proper spy
underagreste
i'm like the great mouse detective
(get it is funny cause i'm actually-)
mariposa
-_-
richgirl
actually what?
mariposa
a dumbass, actually a dumbass
underagreste
:o
richgirl
well the dumbass is right
we have to be smart about it
mariposa
yeah which leads us back to the problem of what are we going to do in the mean time
if we are planning on exposing Lila to get her fired, that means keeping quiet about our relationship until then
so what about the kiss?
richgirl
what about it? you played the game
mariposa
adrien kissed me and not her
also what about what sabrina said?
richgirl
ok so adrien calls her out
we just need to play it off long enough for the plan to work
mariposa
the plan solves the gabriel problem not the class problem
richgirl
doesn't it? cause it sounds to me like suddenly you were right all along and did have a reason for disliking lie-la that had nothing to do with adrien
even if she digs herself out of the hole, you'd have regained your good standing with the class
mariposa
i guess that's true
it'll at least give us back the advantage
richgirl
ugh im sensing a but
mariposa
we'll have to lie
richgirl
really? you're gonna get hung up on that? you were the ones who decided not to tell them in the first place
underagreste
it's different
we've always wanted them to know
and not telling is not the same as lying to their faces
richgirl
seriously? i figured you 2 out of everyone would understand the need to lie for the greater good
underagreste
??
richgirl
you're being forced into a corner. you may not like it but you're gonna have to find a way to deal with it
enough whining, let's figure out who to expose a liar
@ underagreste
mariposa
i hate this
underagreste
i know, me too
but it's gonna be alright eventually
mariposa
yeah
kitty, i know this is what we have to do, and i know we just agreed to do it but
underagreste
but?
mariposa
i don't know if i can lie to alya
i don't know if she'll even forgive me once she finds out
underagreste
i know, i don't want to lie to nino, either
it'll be bad enough with everyone else, but
mariposa
yeah
underagreste
so maybe we don't? they'd keep the secret right?
mariposa
alya is not gonna like it
especially since we can't really explain why
well we can, but they won't believe us
which is stupid cause you're my boyfriend, what reason would i have to still be jealous of lila fucking rossi, but alya is not gonna understand and it kills me
it's not fair
why can she take lila's word but not mine?
except that's not fair either cause lila hasn't given her any reason to doubt her but clearly i have
underagreste
mari...
mariposa
i know, i just
adrien, i don't wanna lose my best friend
and lying to her now... i can't
i'm scared that she'll still think i'm making stuff up or whatever even after she knows you and i are together, that she'll take lila's word over mine
underagreste
she won't do that
mariposa
but what if she does?
underagreste
mari, you and alya are best friends
your friendship can survive lila rossi
mariposa
i hope you're right
underagreste
so are we telling them?
mariposa
if you're ok with it
i trust alya to keep the secret even if she doesn't understand why
even if she gets pissed at me
underagreste
then we are telling them
it's gonna be okay
at the sleepover?
mariposa
shit right the sleepover
why do i have the feeling it's going to be a trainwreck?
underagreste
mmm because it's us?
mariposa
true :p
underagreste
so we're telling alya and nino the truth about us and the rest of the class that nothing's going on
mariposa
at least until we can do something about lila
let's just hope the plan works sooner rather than later
underagreste
i've never doubted your plans, my lady, and i'm not gonna start now
mariposa
well this is at least 33% chloe's plan sooo
underagreste
it'll work
mariposa
mm and how do you know that?
underagreste
because you and me can do anything as long as we are together
mariposa
god that was so cheesy
and don't you make a camembert joke
underagreste
:3
mariposa
thanks, minou
lila won't know what hit her
Notes:
this entire chapter isn't just me trying to decide where this story is going and disguising it as the characters making plans. of course not. why would you think that.
Chapter 14: the sleepover
Notes:
(See the end of the chapter for notes.)
Chapter Text
# bestfriendsquad
mariposa
*pokes head in* hi?
ladyblogger
MARINETTE DUPAIN-CHENG
mariposa
*ducks out* *frantic whispering*
ladyblogger
don't play cute with me girl
mariposa
*more frantic whispering*
@underagreste get in here
underagreste
i don't wanna
mariposa
what do you mean you don't wanna?
underagreste
alya scares me
mariposa
*pushes you in alya's general direction*
underagreste
*scared whimper*
mariposa
pussy
underagreste
you are the one still hiding!
dinonino
ok as adorable as this interaction is, what the hell you two?
underagreste
heeeyyy
mariposa
heyy
ladyblogger
girl, what the hell?? why haven't you been answering my texts???
mariposa
uhm well you see
totally valid reason
that i will explain
later?
ladyblogger
marinette.
mariposa
we need to talk, i know, ok?
adrien and i have something to tell you guys
we were thinking of doing it at the sleepover if that's still on?
dinonino
why wouldn't it be?
mariposa
alya how murderous are you feeling in a scale from one to ten?
ladyblogger
dont ask questions you dont want the answers to
mariposa
thats why
dinonino
well im all in
babe?
ladyblogger
oh, I'm in.
underagreste
ok, good!
mariposa
(is it?)
underagreste
so my place tonight, and no one is gonna kill anyone
ladyblogger
no promises
@ mariposa
underagreste
you okay?
mariposa
yeah
no
i don't know
im glad we're telling them, but im worried about how alya is gonna react
underagreste
about us dating or the fact that you didnt tell her?
mariposa
both? mostly the second one
but i cant stop thinking about when we kissed at the party and the fact that everyone looked... upset?
and i always thought that when they finally found out we were dating the girls were gonna be happy for me
that was one of the reasons the idea of letting them figure it out was so funny, cause i thought they'd freak out
and they did but in the worst way possible
they were so upset for lila they couldn't even be happy for me
and i dont know how to feel about that
none of them have even texted me
apart from alya obviously
we kissed, the friends i know would be spamming my chat with exclamation marks and keysmashes
but its like they're dissapointed that you kissed me and not lila
i dont think i could handle it if Alya was dissapointed that we got together
which is irrational i know cause Alya would never
crap im ranting im sorry
underagreste
hey, don't apologize, you know i never mind your rants
mariposa
and im so anxious about what we're going to do about the class and what lila is going to do and basically everything
and i just really don't want to fight with alya right now
we really messed up by not telling them from the start didnt we?
underagreste
maybe
but we're telling them now
mariposa
and asking them to lie for us
underagreste
look, it's our choice who tell or don't tell and they will understand that
and if anything the way everyone else reacted is just one more reason for us to keep the secret no?
mariposa
yeah because alya is totally going to buy that I'm keeping our relationship a secret to protect lila's feelings
underagreste
fair enough
but she'll understand eventually right?
mariposa
right
but still
i hate this
underagreste
i know, i hate this too
i hate seeing what this whole thing is doing to you
it makes me so angry
plagg has had to talk me out of cataclysming lila on more than one occasion
mariposa
you know its bad when plagg is talking you out of things
underagreste
he says he has to tell me no or tikki will kill him
mariposa
that makes sense lmao
god, this sucks
i dont want to fight with Alya, but i cant give her an explanation she'll accept and you know what? i dont want to explain, because she should know, because ive already told her, she just didn't believe me
and how is that fair? how come lila can say whatever and get believed blindly but i get told im jealous?
how come everyone chose Lila over me like it was nothing??
underagreste
princess?
mariposa
im sorry, i dont know why im so angry
im just frustrated
underagreste
you have every right to be angry, my lady
mariposa
do i?
underagreste
Of course you do
mariposa
at Lila, sure
but im not only mad at Lila
and fuck thats unfair
i cant get mad at the class for being manipulated
its not their fault Lila is a liar
underagreste
okay you know what? hold on
# the-anti-rossi-club
underagreste
@richgirl can i get your opinion on something?
richgirl
depends. is it stupid?
underagreste
do you think its fair to be mad at the class for falling for lila's manipulation?
richgirl
ah, it is stupid
of course??? Rossi might be a manipulative bitch but the only reason her bullshit has worked is because the class lacks any and all kinds of critical thinking skills
their actions are still theirs
they made their own decisions, and they might have been influenced by Rossi but thats because they are gullible idiots
if i were you i would be pissed as shit
mariposa
okay but chloe isnt exactly an unbiased party
richgirl
what and you are?
you tried to warn them about rossi's bullcrap and they chose not to listen to you
so as far as i'm concerned it's their own fault
what brought this on, anyways?
mariposa
adrien and I are going to tell Alya and Nino the truth. Tonight
richgirl
are you dumb? how do you know they're not gonna run to rossi?
underagreste
they wouldn't do that
richgirl
are you sure?
underagreste
we trust them
richgirl
well they sure as hell don't trust you seeing as they're friends with rossi
underagreste
chloe
richgirl
what? i'm just saying
mariposa
that's not fair
richgirl
no, you know what's not fair? having to hash out a complicated ass plan because your "friends" won't take you for your word
not fair is rossi having people believe adrien is an asshole who strings people along for shits and giggles and no one even disputing that or asking for adrien's side of the story
not fair is your "friends" not even being able to pretend to be happy for you because rossi sheds one tear and suddenly nothing else matters
oh and how about blatanly trying to get rossi and adrien to kiss in front of you, not giving a shit whether it'll hurt your feelings, actually scratch that, knowing it'll hurt your feelings, but when you kiss adrien then all that matters is that rossi is sad
you can pretend they're innocent little beans and that rossi is the only one at fault here all you want but i'm calling bullshit. and if you give me some bs about them having good intentions, dupain-cheng, istg
mariposa
why do you care so much? this doesn't affect you at all
am i supposed to believe you give a crap whether my friends are being fair towards me? you couldn't care less about me
richgirl
i'm on your side, remember?
mariposa
on adrien's side, maybe
richgirl
fine, you want to hear it?
i'm sorry for giving you shit all this years. you like, aren't half bad
mariposa
???
im sorry what?
richgirl
ugh
look, rossi is a bitch, and that's coming from me
and whether or not you and I were friends in the past, you don't deserve this shit
take it or leave it
mariposa
i'll take it?
thanks chloe?
richgirl
yeah whatever
let me know how things go with cesaire and lahiffe
for what is worth i hope you are right about them
underagreste
thanks, chloe :3
richgirl
ugh stop that i can practically feel your stupid grin all the way from here
underagreste
love you too!
richgirl
yeah yeah save it for your girlfriend
# bestfriendsquad
dinonino
are there like inflatable mattresses in your rich mansion or do we have to like bring bedrolls? @underagreste
underagreste
i think we'll be okay haha
dinonino
alright alright
but im telling you, i'll steal your bed if i have to
underagreste
noted
see you guys in a bit!
@ ladyblogger
mariposa
alya c'mon
please come back
let me explain
ladyblogger
i think i heard enough
mariposa
it's not that i didn't trust you or whatever you're thinking okay?
seriously, can we just talk?
alya, please
ladyblogger
weeks
WEEKS
how could you be dating Adrien fucking Agreste for WEEKS and not tell me???
mariposa
i can explain okay? just hear me out
ladyblogger
i would have LOVED to hear you out WEEKS AGO when you got together with adrien. fucking. agreste.
mariposa
alya, c'mon. I get that you are mad i didn't tell as soon as it happened and I'm sorry. I fucked up. Not telling you was a stupid decision in hindsight but I swear it wasn't about me not wanting to tell you or not trusting you
ladyblogger
then what the hell was it about??
mariposa
we just... didnt want certain people to find out
ladyblogger
certain people??
jesus, is this really about Lila??? you gotta be kidding me
mariposa
it's complicated okay? we just, we had reasons for wanting to keep our relationship on the low
good reasons
reasons like avoiding Adrien's dad retaliating against him
and yes okay? it's about Lila a little too
but we just didn't want to go public with the fact that we were dating
so we thought to just play it cool and wait for you and Nino to notice
cause I thought you would clock us immediately and it was going to be a joke you know? like me and Adrien would just drop hints and wait for you guys to catch on
a silly prank
and we would just tell you if you didn't notice in time
but then other things happened and things got more complicated and we still weren't telling you
but i didn't mean to hurt you alya, i swear
ladyblogger
okay i can maybe understand the wanting to prank Nino and me at first but damnit Mari you should have told me
i never would have guessed you and adrien were dating cause i never imagined that you would get together with adrien "three kids and a hamster" agreste and not immediately call me
mariposa
it was reeeeaaally hard not to
and i wish i had. i've been wanting to talk to you about it for so long
ladyblogger
and i don't understand why you didn't
what does "things got more complicated" mean?
mariposa
i know about what Lila said after the party
and i know she told everyone she likes adrien and thats why the girls will barely talk to me
ladyblogger
girl... look, Lila can't help her feelings and what happened between her and Adrien...
mariposa
nothing happened between her and adrien! that's the problem
she's lying
ladyblogger
mari.
mariposa
no, look, she never told adrien she liked him and adrien damn well never told her he liked her, he doesn't
and this isn't me being jealous or whatever everyone thinks, i have no reason to be jealous of Lila Rossi
she told everyone she liked adrien to make them feel guilty for helping me and now she's trying to make him look bad because he chose me in front of everyone
ladyblogger
okay i think you're reaching
mariposa
am i?
i've been telling you she's being lying since she got to the school and you don't believe me
ladyblogger
because it's ridiculous! how can you expect me to believe she's lying about literally everything?
why would she lie?
mariposa
why would I???
why would i claim she's lying if she isn't???
ladyblogger
i dont know!! I don't understand why you don't like her!!
mariposa
BECAUSE SHE'S A LIAR
why is it so much easier to believe her than me???
you are mad cause you think i didn't trust you but you clearly don't trust me
ladyblogger
mari that's not true!! of course i trust you!
mariposa
then why won't you believe me???
ladyblogger
mari
mariposa
adrien and I aren't ready for people to know we are dating
please don't tell anyone
talk to you later alya
ladyblogger
wait hang on
mariposa
I do trust you. So i know you won't say anything until Adrien and I are ready to do so ourselves.
ladyblogger
of course i wont
but mari we are not done talking about this
mariposa
yes we are.
@ richgirl
underagreste
heyyy
so our sleepover kinda died
alya stormed out and nino followed after her
and mari is going home, she says she wants to be alone for a bit
so i was wondering
richgirl
I'll be there in 20 minutes
get the popcorn ready
and i'm sleeping on your bed and your girlfriend can deal
underagreste
thanks chlo <3
i've missed our sleepovers
we haven't done this in years
richgirl
since i decided i was in love with you, you mean
i don't know what i was thinking
underagreste
hey i'm a catch
richgirl
i pity dupain-cheng
underagreste
auch
richgirl
you better tell me exactly what happened with cesarire and lahiffe btw
underagreste
ah i see, you just want the gossip
richgirl
obviously
Notes:
nino's reaction next chapter, i promise!
things have come to a head between marinette and alya! Don't worry, alya is on her way to getting her head out of her ass, she just needed a wake up call.
the rest of the class will show up next chapter as well, let's see what'll happen!
Chapter 15: something's gotta give...
Notes:
(See the end of the chapter for notes.)
Chapter Text
@ underagreste
dinonino
hey dude
underagreste
hey man
dinonino
sooo marinette, huh?
underagreste
yeah, marinette
dinonino
cool, cool
underagreste
hey are we good?
i'm sorry i didn't tell you dude, i just thought it'd be funny if you figured it our on your own
well, because of Alya, mostly
dinonino
yeah maybe leave the pranks to me my guy lmao
i really am happy for you and mari
honestly if you two didn't get together soon i was gonna rip my hair out
you were so oblivious
underagreste
okay i was not THAT bad
dinonino
"marinette is so cute when she blushes" "marinette is just so talented" "hey nino, do you think marinette doesn't like me, she is always stuttering around me but she doesn't really do that with anyone else" "man, luka is so lucky to have a girlfriend like marinette" "marinette is so cool" "what are you talking about, nino? marinette is just a friend"
underagreste
ok ok i get it
dinonino
oh, i have more
such hits like "marinette is really pretty. what, i'm just making an observation. i mean, objectively, she is."
underagreste
alright, maybe i was a little oblivious
dinonino
a little??
you are so blond
underagreste
do you mean blind?
dinonino
i said what i said
underagreste
???
dinonino
case in point
underagreste
okaaaay
how's alya? mari told me they had a big fight
dinonino
yeah she's upset
she just needs a little time i think
she's stoked you 2 finally figured shit out it's just... everything else
underagreste
does "everything else" include lila?
dinonino
it doesn't not include lila
underagreste
you can't confuse me with your double negatives
dinonino
damn maybe he isn't THAT blond
yeah, it's a little awkward with the lila thing
underagreste
yeah you think you can explain the lila thing to me?
dinonino
i mean i think you know more about it than i do my dude
underagreste
i really don't think that's the case
dinonino
idk man it's really not my place to tell
underagreste
i was kinda expecting you to ask me
dinonino
ask you?
underagreste
my side of the story?
look man, i know what Lila said after the party, and i know that's at least part of the fight mari and alya had
and alya not asking me for my side is one thing but i was expecting you to ask
dinonino
yeah? well i was expecting you to tell me when you finally got together with Marinette and yet
underagreste
that's not the same thing and you know it
dinonino
fine, you're right
and i do want to know
what happened between you and lila? why would you tell her you were into her if you were together with marinette?
underagreste
i didn't!
Lila never told me she liked me dude
we barely even talk during photoshoots or at all really
i never would have led her on like that
dinonino
wait so why is she saying you told her you wanted to date her but couldn't?
i figured you were using your dad as an excuse as to not break her heart, like let her down easy
you know, blond activities
underagreste
dude, i wouldn't tell her i liked her and then kiss mari in front of her
you have to know i would never do that
dinonino
yeah dude, you're right
you're oblivious but even you aren't THAT oblivious
but then why? i don't get it
underagreste
look, i'm gonna say something i need you to listen to me alright?
lila is lying
about basically everything
has been since she got to françoise dupont
dinonino
man you really are spending a lot of time with marinette
underagreste
dude i'm being serious
mari figured her out and lila had being targeting her ever since
trying to make her look bad, lying about liking me so the class would feel guilty and stop talking to her, trying to get close to me to get under her skin
she's a liar, i've seen her get caught in a lie myself way before talking to mar about it, this isn't about me going along with my girlfriend, i'm being dead serious
dinonino
dude c'mon there's no way, we would have noticed by now
and lila targeting mari?? we definetely would have noticed THAT
underagreste
read through the chat, ok, you'll see it
pretend i'm right and read through Lila's messages
please nino, mari doesn't want to talk to alya about this anymore and i don't think she'll hear what i have to say
so please, help me out here
just trust me
dinonino
look, i'll try to keep an open mind but i'm not promising anything
you sound crazy, you know that?
underagreste
that's all i can ask
just, for mari and alya, yeah?
dinonino
yeah, dude. for them and for us, too
underagreste
thanks nino
@ ladyblogger
dinonino
babe you're never gonna believe the conversation i just had with adrien
ladyblogger
is it better than the one i had with marinette?
dinonino
not a high bar but yes, kinda
ladyblogger
alright what did sunshine had to say?
dinonino
that Lila was lying, about adrien telling her he liked her, about everything
ladyblogger
oh you have got to be kidding me
dinonino
i don't know, als, you have to admit telling lila he liked her and then kissing marinette and not her during the party doesn't sound like something adrien would do
ladyblogger
ok so maybe he didn't realize what lila was saying or maybe lila misunderstood what he said
dinonino
he's saying the whole conversation didn't happen though
ladyblogger
babe, c'mon, you're saying lila made it up?
dinonino
well, i don't know, that's just what Adrien said
he says lila's been lying since she got here, that marinette caught her and lila has been targeting her ever since
ladyblogger
ok that's even more ridiculous
targeting her how?
dinonino
trying to make her look bad and trying to get close to adrien
ladyblogger
ok how is lila having a crush on adrien "targeting marinette"??
dinonino
idk
ladyblogger
and making her look bad?? lila hasn't done that at all
dinonino
adrien told me to look through the chat and try to read lila's text with that in mind
i told him i'd try
look, babe, idk what's going on but i trust adrien and i know you trust marinette
what if they're right?
ladyblogger
Nino
dinonino
i'm just saying, there's no way they are just making this up
ladyblogger
no, you're right
but there's also no way lila has just been what? lying about everything and trying to manipulate the class away from marinette and literally NO ONE has noticed right?
and c'mon, lila is such a sweetheart there's just no way
dinonino
now this does sound like something for jounalist alya cesaire to solve
ladyblogger
damn right
@ underagreste
ladyblogger
alright i'll bite
what exactly has lila been lying about?
underagreste
hello to you too Alya
ladyblogger
i have a problem to solve sunshine, no time for chit-chat
underagreste
you are a girl on a mission i gotcha
man, where do i start? about knowing jagged stone, being friends with ladybug, her charity in Achu
about having a crush on me, about me telling her i liked her but couldn't date her
she told me first day of class that she had the fox miraculous, as some kind of family relic, and laybug called her out in front of me, that's how i found out she was a liar
that's actually why she got akumatized into Volpina
ladyblogger
i don't even know where to start with all of that
how do you know she doens't know Jagged Stone?? or that her charity in Achu isn't real??
that charity means the world to her and she works really hard on it, that's a really shitty thing to accuse her of lying about
underagreste
wouldn't there be info about it somewhere online?
also prince Ali famously only does charity work about children
ladyblogger
she has said that she asked to keep it lowkey, that she is not doing it for the fame or anything so it's not a well known thing
and what? a person can't support multiple causes?
underagreste
ok so maybe lila's involvement wouldn't be well known but the charity would be
there's no reason that a charity would be completely kept from the public
or that Prince Ali wouldn't talk about it at all when talking about the causes he supports
tell me that's not suspicious
ladyblogger
ok sure but that's not any solid evidence that the charity doesn't exist at all
underagreste
do you have any solid evidence that it does exist?
ladyblogger
Why else would lila have lost so much school? or are you going to tell me her mom just lets her skips to keep up the charade?
underagreste
no clue
but that's also not solid evidence
ladyblogger
touche
underagreste
marinette asked jagged stone about her though. he's never had a cat
and lila and i barely talk it at all during photoshoots
after she threatened mari i told her i wanted nothing to do with her
ladyblogger
what??? what the hell are you talking about??
what do you mean she threatened marinette?
underagreste
ok, that's more marinette's story to tell than mine hold on
# the-anti-rossi-club
underagreste
@mariposa ok don't get mad
i talked with nino and he talked to alya and now she's asking questions and i figure it's easier if it's all of us talking rather than dms
richgirl
oh fuck yes
let me at them
mariposa
are you sure this is a good idea?
underagreste
what's the worst that can happen?
mariposa
oof you shouldn't have asked that
Welcome, @ladyblogger. We were expecting you.
Glad you're here @dinonino!
ladyblogger
"the anti rossi club??" what the hell is this??
richgirl
shit's pretty self-explanatory don't you think?
ladyblogger
????? CHLOE??
richgirl
ah, so you can read
mariposa
chloe, please, peace
richgirl
if you and adrikins wanted peace you should have kicked me off the server
underagreste
aww but then who was gonna tell us we are stupid?
richgirl
you ARE stupid
but not as stupid as Cesaire and Lahiffe
mariposa
i guess that's one way to bring us back to the matter at hand
adrien said you were asking questions, alya?
ladyblogger
yeah and now i have even more questions
dinonino
seconded
i mean, chloe? what?
richgirl
i actually have enough braincells to figure out rossi is a piece of shit liar
unlike the rest of you, who take her word as gospel and follow her blindly.
ladyblogger
ok what?? that's not true
richgirl
no?? so you have looked into her various claims, especially after your "best friend" told you she thought rossi was lying?
because you actually, you know, believed in your bff enough to be at least a little suspicious?
whats that? no, you didn't? mmm
ladyblogger
that is NOT fair
mariposa
(should we do something?)
richgirl
not fair?? are you fucking serious??
underagreste
(probably)
richgirl
if you'd listened to dupain-cheng at all you would have noticed rossi's bullshit AGES ago
but instead, you dismissed her completely and now rossi has the whole class wrapped around her finger and your bff is catching bullets
dinonino
wait is chloe actually defending marinette?? am i in the twilight zone??
mariposa
OKAY that's enough of that
adrien maybe you can explain why you wanted me to add alya and nino?
underagreste
right, yeah
so i told nino that lila was a liar, that she's been lying since she got here, and has been targeting mar because she figured her out
and i told him to re-read lila's texts with that in mind and he'd see what i was talking about
and i guess he talked to alya cause she texted me asking what, exactly, lila has lied about
richgirl
oh, you want a list??
go, dupain-cheng
mariposa
why do you just assume i have a list of lila's lies??
richgirl
are you gonna tell me you don't?
mariposa
shut up chloe
underagreste
we've kind of already covered the charity in Achu bit
and i told her Mari had talked to Jagged Stone and he'd confirmed he's never had a cat
actually you know what
@ ladyblogger
man, where do i start? about knowing jagged stone, being friends with ladybug, her charity in Achu
about having a crush on me, about me telling her i liked her but couldn't date her
she told me first day of class that she had the fox miraculous, as some kind of family relic, and laybug called her out in front of me, that's how i found out she was a liar
that's actually why she got akumatized into Volpina
ladyblogger
i don't even know where to start with all of that
how do you know she doens't know Jagged Stone?? or that her charity in Achu isn't real??
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@ ladyblogger
underagreste
wouldn't there be info about it somewhere online?
also prince Ali famously only does charity work about children
ladyblogger
she has said that she asked to keep it lowkey, that she is not doing it for the fame or anything so it's not a well known thing
and what? a person can't support multiple causes?
underagreste
ok so maybe lila's involvement wouldn't be well known but the charity would be
there's no reason that a charity would be completely kept from the public
or that Prince Ali wouldn't talk about it at all when talking about the causes he supports
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@ ladyblogger
but that's also not solid evidence
ladyblogger
touche
underagreste
marinette asked jagged stone about her though. he's never had a cat
and lila and i barely talk it at all during photoshoots
after she threatened mari i told her i wanted nothing to do with her
ladyblogger
what??? what the hell are you talking about??
what do you mean she threatened marinette?
underagreste
ok, that's more marinette's story to tell than mine hold on
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richgirl
i'm sorry, pause, what?
ladyblogger
that's what i would like to know!
mariposa
she told me i was gonna lose all my friends and end up all alone
and that adrien would be hers
ladyblogger
??????
dinonino
dude WHAT
ladyblogger
when was this??
richgirl
what, you believe her? that's new
mariposa
idk, her first week in the class? like the first day she was like "i'm gonna give you one more chance, you're either with me or against me" and then when i obviously didn't go along with her shit she told me we were "at war" and that whole thing
richgirl
please, can she sound any more like a c-grade villain?
mariposa
i mean the sad part is she was right
except the adrien bit, anyways
underagreste
not for lack of trying on her part
richgirl
hey, peanut gallery, anything to say?
underagreste
i hate to break this to you chlo, but i think, if anything, you're the peanut gallery
richgirl
how dare you
ladyblogger
i?? what??
underagreste
i told you, she's been targeting marinette since she got here
ladyblogger
no, no, this can't be right
richgirl
for fucks sakes
fine, let's review, shall we?
# general
ladyblogger
girl, If I got mad everytime someone I was talking to zoned out on me I would no longer have a best friend
mariposa
hey, I listen to you!!
ladyblogger
*side eyes*
mariposa
*side eyes right back*
ladyblogger
mari, i love you, but you are the single most scattered-brain person I've ever met
lilarossi
Well, I think you deserve to be listened to, Alya.
+ | Message #general
unsubtle jab #1
ladyblogger
wait thats not
richgirl
# general
ladyblogger
hell no. Mari gets super cranky if you wake her up
lilarossi
Can't blame her, fighting sleep can be very hard. I have barely slept the past couple of days because of my charity and I'm exhausted.
rose<3
really? you don't seem tired at all!
lilarossi
yes, well, I'm kinda used to it. Between my travels, my work and school I just have so much to do. This isn't even the longest I've been awake. And besides working on the charity is just so gratifying I really can't complain.
if(!robots)
Sleep is really important, Lila, not
+ | Message #general
attention seeking
# general
lilarossi
Anyways I don't want you to worry about me. I promise I have it under control, I'm not about to fall asleep in class or anything.
rose<3
you are so strong, Lila!
tomato
Yeah! whenever I don't get enough sleep is usually because I lose track of time drawing or something silly but you are so busy and still manage to come to class and do your work! It's really impressive.
lilarossi
It's not silly at all!! It's a perfectly valid reason and your drawings are worth it! And I'm sure that whatever Marinette was doing last night that didn't let her sleep was super important too.
+ | Message #general
unsubtle jabs #2 & #3
mariposa
i feel like this is going to take a while
richgirl
# general
lilarossi
I'm sorry Marinette ran out on you, Alya
ladyblogger
It's okay
nothing new here
that girl is always disappearing
dinonino
good ol' hurricane marinette
lilarossi
Doesn't it annoy you?
I think I would be upset if my best friend was constantly running out on me
It's okay if you are
ladyblogger
It's just Marinette being Marinette you know?
i've accepted it
i love that little disaster, terrible excuses included
+ | Message #general
unsubtle jab #4
oh i can do this all day
underagreste
i understand that reference
mariposa
anyway i think you've made your point
dinonino
ok, i'll admit it, that looks bad
ladyblogger
but you guys are reading into it
richgirl
you want me to keep going? i can keep going
i haven't even covered her little guilt trip on the adrinette group chat
mariposa
i'm sorry, the what now??
ladyblogger
how the hell do you even know about that?? you weren't in the chat
richgirl
yeah but sabrina was, duh
telling everyone she likes adrien was a calculated move to make you feel guilty over shipping adrikins and dupain-cheng
and don't get me started on her bs during the party
underagreste
she followed me when i went to hide and made noise when alix and kim were nearby so they found us first, so we would have to pair up for seeking
mariposa
you asked me why i was glaring at her during never have i ever? because i'm pretty sure she was lying about 90% of the things she says she's done
she's been doing that since she got here, making up stories and saying she knows all these people and "of course i can hook you up with this famous celebrity you admire so much, we're like super close friends, i can totally introduce you"
richgirl
ugh it's so annoying
i swear one of these days she's gonna tell me she can hook me up with my own mother or something
underagreste
anyways not to derail but adrinette chat??
mariposa
yeah what??
dinonino
the whole class had a separate chat where we complained about you 2 being idiots and oblivious
and i mean the whole class
i think alya was going to add kagami and luka too, but we didn't know if that was like, appropiate
underagreste
... wow
mariposa
wait and sabrina was on this chat?
richgirl
yeah she told be about it after the party
honestly funny shit until you added lila
ladyblogger
god i don't know how to process any of this
mariposa
alya, look, i know this is a lot, and i know you believe lila to be a nice person
but you have to admit, all these things she says, the promises she makes to people...
remember that first week? how she got the class to carry her things and fetch her food cause she'd sprained her wrist or her arthritis was acting up or something i don't even remember
how she skips schools and gets everyone else to help her with her work
how everyone thinks she's a saint
all of it, it's a lie. she's manipulating you
she got close to you by saying she was ladybug's bestfriend right? but adrien and I both heard ladybug say she had no idea who lila was when she was claiming to be a descendant of a fox miraculous holder.
she told me, when i called her out as a liar on the first day, that she "only told people what they wanted to hear".
alya, please, i swear i'm telling you the truth
please
ladyblogger
i just, i need to think
Sad to see you go, @ladyblogger
dinonino
yeah, look, i trust you guys
i've known mari for years and adrien is my best friend
umm not you chloe sorry
and alya trusts you guys too, but she also trusts Lila, so this is hard to swallow
just, give us a little time okay?
i promised you i'd keep an open mind, dude, and i am, but shit idk what to do with any of this either
but we're still friends yeah?
i'll talk to alya later, promise
Sad to see you go, @dinonino
Notes:
Well, this chapter is a lot, i'm not sure how that happened.
but hey!! nino and alya got to hear the truth, even if they (especially alya) aren't ready to accept it just yet.
I'm going to be fully honest, i forgot the ladybug episode was a thing that happened, so if you're expecting me to talk about the whole trying to get marinette expelled and the lying disease bit i'm sorry, it's just too dumb i can't do it.
like?? what did they tell the class afterwards?? help??
so yeah, if i'm ignoring some canon things then just roll with it.
Chapter 16: ding ding ding!
Notes:
(See the end of the chapter for notes.)
Chapter Text
# general
richgirl
some idiot left their jacket in the hotel
tomato
oh, i think that's mine
richgirl
honestly i should do you a favor and burn it but i guess you can come pick it up
tomato
gee, thanks
ACTUALwinner
so speaking of the elephant in the room
juleka
you really were just waiting for someone to bring it up huh
ACTUALwinner
Yup :)
@mariposa
@underagreste
mariposa
yeah?
underagreste
sup?
ACTUALwinner
dont you two yeah and sup me
something you want to tell us?
mariposa
is there something you want to ask me alix?
ACTUALwinner
oh you know damn well what this is about
you??? kissed??
underagreste
i mean we were playing spin the bottle, that's how the game works right?
ACTUALwinner
oh come on, you kissed-kissed, that wasnt the game
underagreste
well, you guys were trying to convince me to kiss-kiss Lila since we were both single, and everyone seemed so bummed out that i didn't, and marinette and i are both single too, so i figured i was supposed to kiss-kiss her
richgirl
adrien, im going to buy you coffee for a week
ACTUALwinner
yeah and why didn't you kiss Lila?
underagreste
is there a problem that i didn't?
ACTUALwinner
yeah!! kinda!!
underagreste
why??
I'm sorry if you were offended Lila! i didn't mean anything by it! i was just caught off guard and a bit overwhelmed
lilarossi
Oh... Yeah... No worries! I totally get it haha
mylene
no wait, lila, you don't have to do that, it's okay if you're still upset
lilarossi
No, no, I have nothing to be upset about...
ACTUALwinner
okay, that's bullshit
mylene
of course you're right to be upset!!
underagreste
okay i have the feeling i'm missing something
ACTUALwinner
oh fuck off agreste, you know exactly what you did
underagreste
i really don't though??
lilarossi
I clearly misconstrued what happened... It's really my fault, I guess.
ACTUALwinner
no, no, don't do that!!
richgirl
psss brina i'll buy you coffee too
sabrinaa
i feel like we should just ask Adrien!
lilarossi
No! We don't need to do that.
It's fine, really!
sabrinaa
hey, Adrien, it's just that, I mean, telling Lila you were into her and then kissing another girl at a party instead of her kinda um sucks
especially cause you knew she liked you
underagreste
what? what are you talking about? I never told Lila I was into her! and i had no idea she liked me!!
sabrinaa
you didn't?? Lila said you did
underagreste
what?? Lila when did this happen?
richgirl
you know what? two weeks of coffee, both of you
lilarossi
Oh, haha, you know, that one time during a photoshoot. You remember, right, Adrien?
underagreste
I mean you and I rarely talk during photoshoots
I'm sorry, Lila, i really don't know what you're talking about
ACTUALwinner
are you seriously going to play dumb right now??
underagreste
I'm not playing dumb!!
i would never tell someone I was into them like that if I wasn't, I'd never lead someone on, especially not a friend
i swear i have no idea why Lila thinks i did
rose <3
wait so you don't like Lila??
underagreste
shit, sorry, but, well... no? I'm sorry!! I really like you as a friend Lila, but i've never thought about you that way, I actually like someone else
lilarossi
Oh... I see... I guess I misunderstood what you said... You were probably talking about this other girl and I just thought you meant me.
underagreste
but Lila i didn't know you liked me, I wouldn't have just talked about my crush with you knowing you liked me, i'm really confused
lilarossi
This is just a big misunderstanding... This other girl is very lucky.
Ivan
are you okay, lila?
lilarossi
Yeah... I just feel kinda stupid...
tomato
hey, no!! you're not stupid at all!!
juleka
yeah it could have happened to anyone
lilarossi
I guess it was just wistful thinking.
ACTUALwinner
I mean idk from what you told us i don't see how you could have misunderstood, i really don't get how this happened
lilarossi
Yeah... I don't know either... But it's like Adrien said, he wouldn't have done it, so it must have been that I misinterpreted him... right?
ACTUALwinner
right... but you told us you told him, so did that happen or not?
lilarossi
I mean, I thought I did... I thought he understood what I was saying but I guess I wasn't direct enough...
rose <3
so this really was just miscommunication?
lilarossi
Yeah, it certainly looks that way. I mean, the only other possibility is that Adrien changed his mind for some reason... Or someone made him change his mind about me... But obviously no one here would have any reason to do that... right?
richgirl
ding!
mylene
?? ding??
richgirl
oh that's not for you
that's for dumb and dumber
mylene
?????
mariposa
really, chloe? you're just going to ding everytime?
richgirl
until dumb and dumber catch on
and you could help, i don't see why i have to do all the work all the time
underagreste
why a ding? at least make it a fun sound like boom, or ka-chow
mariposa
you're a dork
richgirl
you're such a dork
mariposa
jinx!
you owe me a soda
wait no you're rich
you owe me
uhhh
a million euros
underagreste
hey i'm rich too and you never ask me for stuff
mariposa
that's because i love you, and i would never take advantage of you or your money
if(!robots)
I'm sorry, did Marinette just say what i think she said?
rose<3
!!!!!!
mariposa
SHIT
asbdhagsdfjdsgd
uhhh
underagreste
aww, i love you too marinette! you're such a great friend!
mariposa
sjdkhfdsj
i think i just broke out in hives
haha, thanks adrien, you're such a good friend too
mylene
oh my god
richgirl
fucks sakes you 2 are hopeless
how have you made it this long
mariposa
anywayyy, i want in on the coffee thing instead
richgirl
fine, whatever
mariposa
nice
juleka
what just happened
mariposa
nothing important, just a week-long coffee supply
richgirl
at least adrien and sabrina actually earned it
mariposa
excuse you!! i've so earned it!!
juleka
no srsly whats happening
ACTUALwinner
okay stop distracting from what Lila was saying!
richgirl
excuse YOU, this is a class server, everyone is allowed to talk, if you want to have a private conversation try a private chat
ACTUALwinner
Lila was talking about something important!
mariposa
i really don't understand what she was saying
richgirl
what she was implying you mean
lilarossi
I wasn't trying to imply anything!
underagreste
look, lila, i promise i haven't "changed my mind"
like i said, i never thought of you that way, i'm really sorry but that's the truth
lilarossi
Right, yeah, like I said, I was just stupid and thought you meant something you didn't.
mylene
Lila, c'mon stop saying that, you're not stupid at all
ACTUALwinner
yeah adrien not understanding you when you were trying to declare your feeling for him is not your fault
underagreste
(is it me or is alix saying i'm the stupid one?)
mariposa
(it is true that your obliviousness know no bounds, but it wouldn't be your fault if someone doesn't just say what they mean, so that's still pretty rude of alix)
richgirl
stop talking in parenthesis like it means the rest of us can't read what you're saying
underagreste
(i just don't want to distract from the main conversation!!)
ACTUALwinner
(sorry Adrien, you're not stupid, you're just blind)
underagreste
(still feeling a little insulted but alright)
lilarossi
No, no, Marinette is right. It's my fault I wasn't clear enough. After all, it shouldn't be that hard to express your feelings for someone, communication is the key to any relationship, if you can't talk effectively with someone you care about then maybe you are not meant to be together.
richgirl
DING
mariposa
oof big ding
winner
i don't understand the ding thing, can someone explain the ding thing??
ACTUALwinner
hate to agree with kim but please what's with the dings
mariposa
dont worry about it
and hey Lila, talking about your feelings is hard, don't beat yourself up, trust me I know, i don't think having trouble talling someone how you feel is a sign that the relationship won't work out
lilarossi
Well if you're not confortable talking to someone you really like or even love then do you really love them? At least I managed to have that conversation even if my communication skills were a little off... but at least it's something, and at least I can be proud of that a little... I can't imagine being in love with someone I can barely talk to or needing to try so hard, like making elaborate plans and getting other people involved, just to have a conversation with that person.
richgirl
ding
underagreste
I can't believe the ding counter is up to 3 and it's only been like 30 minutes
mariposa
yeah haha who could possibly have it that bad
unless you mean someone in particular, lila?
lilarossi
No, of course not! It's purely hypothetical.
And yeah, communication is hard, but it really is so important! Honesty is really essential, don't you think?
richgirl
ding, ding, ding!
@ ladyblogger
dinonino
hey babe, are you okay?
als?
ladyblogger
no
i'm not
not even a little bit
dinonino
you want to talk about it?
ladyblogger
no
yes
god i dont know
i probably should but fuck i don't even know what i think right now
dinonino
i mean, that's fair
i don't know what to think either
ladyblogger
you believe them right? about Lila?
dinonino
i mean... like i said, i don't really know what to think
ladyblogger
nino, it's fine, just tell me
dinonino
yeah, yeah i believe them
ladyblogger
right
dinonino
you don't?
ladyblogger
no, i do! of course i do
it's marinette and adrien, they wouldn't lie to us about this
dinonino
okaaaay... so what's the problem?
ladyblogger
where should i start?
the fact that apparently Lila has being lying to everyone from the start, that we fucking BELIEVED her this whole time??
dinonino
babe, c'mon, don't be so hard on yourself
ladyblogger
are you kidding me???
i've been trying to make sense of it, you know? I mean surely it can't ALL be a lie, right?
fuck do we even know Lila at all?
i can't have possibly been this blind about everything right? i'm not, i mean i'm not that stupid am i?
dinonino
hey you're not stupid at all!
ladyblogger
aren't i? aren't we all? fuck we just trusted her and i
I trusted her, nino, from the start
why did i do that?
dinonino
I still remember when you first got to the school, you defended mari from chloe, practically claimed her as your best friend right then and there
you are the kind of person to give out your loyalty when you think someone deserves it and never take it back
i love that about you, babe
you make friends fiercely
ladyblogger
i told marinette that chloe was evil and that we were the good people, so we couldn't let her get away with it
"all that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good people do nothing"
well we certainly proved that huh
we did nothing against lila
dinonino
alya...
ladyblogger
you know, i always prided myself as a good judge of character
that's why standing up for marinette back then was so easy
cause i could just tell, that girl was all good
of course i wanted to be her friend, i just knew we were going to be close
but i'm not
i'm not a good judge of character at all
because if i was how could i have possibly missed this??
and i thought i was a good friend, a loyal friend, but i've been anything but
mari has been trying to tell me ever since lila got here and i just refused to believe her
dinonino
okay that's not true, you are an amazing friend, and sometimes being a good friend doesn't mean taking your friend side blindly but being able to tell them when they're wrong
ladyblogger
but she wasn't wrong, I was, I should have taken her side
dinonino
yeah but you didn't know that at the time
from your perspective, mari was being unfair to lila, a new and sweet girl, and you just wanted mari to realize that. Because from what you knew mari's behaviour wasn't right and you are a good friend, and you want your friends to grow and be good, be the best versions of themselves.
ladyblogger
but I was the worst version of myself
I, i didn't hear what she was saying I just wrote it all off and i was so gooddamn stupid not to see what was happening
have you read the class server today? you know chloe is dinging for us?
dinonino
yeah i read it
ladyblogger
lila been doing that this entire time hasn't she? taking shots at marinette under our noses?
dinonino
i think so yeah
ladyblogger
and it took chloe of all people to point it out before i noticed it
you know why i want to be a reporter?
dinonino
because you enjoy risking your life taking pictures?
ladyblogger
because i like stories and i like the truth
dinonino
well lila certainly has one of those things
ladyblogger
i think the truth is important, and i think everyone deserves the truth. And because i thought it might have been something i could be good at. Getting to the bottom of things, finding the truth out
dinonino
als, you're an incredible reporter
ladyblogger
lila has been lying to my face for months now
mari has been trying to tell me the truth for months now
I'm a shitty judge of character and i'm a shitty friend and i'm a shitty reporter
i mean fuck rule number one of journalism is to check your sources
dinonino
alya, babe...
ladyblogger
it's like everything i thought of myself is a lie
i dont... nino who the hell even am i
dinonino
you're Alya Cesaire. You're reckless and obsessed with Ladybug and a great writer and a firm believer of bigger the risk bigger the reward, and you stand up for yourself and others because you're not the type of person to stay quiet when somethings wrong and you're a superhero in your own right. Alya, you are the person you've always been. You fucked up, yeah, but that doesn't change who you are
ladyblogger
nino, do you think we can come back from this? do you think marinette and adrien will forgive us?
dinonino
honestly als? knowing them? they're half-way there already
you okay? what do you need?
ladyblogger
i want to punch lila rossi in the face
i need to apologize to marinette
Notes:
important conversations happening next chapter!!
i'm not totally happy with how alya's and nino's conversation at the end turned out but it was just hard, Alya is having a lot of feelings right now
hope you enjoyed the chapter!
Chapter 17: untimely communication
Notes:
(See the end of the chapter for notes.)
Chapter Text
@ underagreste
mariposa
akuma alert!! hawkmoth's back in business
underagreste
damn i was really enjoying our hawkmoth-free week
my father's back too, i can't leave yet
nathalie is going through my schedule
mariposa
crap alright I'll handle it in the meantime
think she'll take too long?
underagreste
honestly yeah probably, it's like i now need to make up for not working the last week but like times 10
is it a bad one?
mariposa
dont know yet, i dont hear screaming or explosions so that's a good sign i guess
underagreste
mayyybe we do need to revisit the idea of giving some of the temp heroes their miraculous on a permanent basis, i dont like the idea of you fighting alone even if it's just for a little bit
mariposa
maybe think about that next time you throw yourself at an akuma mon minou
ok transforming now gtg
underagreste
please be careful my lady, i'll join you as soon as i can
@ mariposa
ladyblogger
hey, girl
i was looking for you but i can't find you anywhere
you there?
i'm at the bakery and your parents let me in but you aren't here, where are you?
i was hoping we could talk?
look, girl, i wanted to apologize.
ladyblogger started a call that lasted a few seconds
ladyblogger
okay i guess i'll just word-vomit and you can text me back whenever you're ready and we can talk
so uhm, i've been a really shitty friend
you are my best friend in the entire world and when you told me you didn't trust Lila I damn well should have at least looked into it regardless of whether i believed her or not
because i trust you enough that you being suspicious of Lila should have made me suspicious too, and especially when your dislike for her didn't go away, I should have at least tried to figure out what the hell was going on.
i shouldn't have just assumed that it was just like a matter of time, or that you just needed to get eachother better.
because i know you better than that, i know the person you are, and i trust your judgement.
not that you have any reason to believe that with the way i brushed you off in regards to Lila
it was my job as your friend to listen to you
and you know i'm not the type of person to just take someone for their word, which i know sounds super hypocritical cause i kinda took lila for her word, but i thought i was a good judge of character and i just, i formed my opinion of Lila and then refused to change it, and i should have, if not taken you for your word when you told me she was bad news, i should have been willing to admit i might have been wrong about her.
i hate that i'm so fucking stubborn that i would rather let myself get duped than get my head out of my ass and admit that i'd maybe judged someone wrong.
But more than anything, i hate that i hurt you
Mari, girl, i love you, and i'm so so sorry
i'm sorry i didn't listen to you, i'm sorry i was too prideful and stubborn, i'm sorry i haven't been the friend you deserve
just, please let me know if you're up for talking
there's so much i need to tell you and so much i need to hear
and i swear, i'll listen
i love you
call me when you're ready
@ ladyblogger
lilarossi
Hey, Alya! Are you free to chat? I really don't mean to bother you, but I was hoping we could talk.
ladyblogger
I have absolutely nothing to say to you
lilarossi
Alya? What's wrong?
ladyblogger
what's wrong? what's wrong is that you are a fucking liar and you have been hurting Marinette and you are fucking lucky Mari is a better person than i am cause if it was up to me i would drop you into the Seine and not even blink
lilarossi
Alya, what are you talking about?
Did, did Marinette say something about me?
Because I swear, I really don't know why she hates me, I've been nothing but kind to her, or at least I've tried to be.
ladyblogger
oh, drop the act, you're not going to get me on your side
Actually, i lied, i do have things to say to you
threaten or hurt my friends again, and I'm going to make sure everyone in fucking Paris knows exactly who you are
lilarossi
Alya... I haven't threatened anyone! And I would never hurt someone on purpose!
ladyblogger
Drop. The. Act
you told Marinette you two were "at war"? Well, guess what? You go after my friends, you go after me
which means we are at war, and i'm damn well not going to pull my punches
you want war? War it is.
lilarossi
Are you sure this is how you want to play it?
I mean, you saw what happened to Marinette, right?
We can still be friends, Alya.
With your journalism talents and my charisma, I'm sure we could be an amazing team.
ladyblogger
god you really are a bitch
lilarossi
It's like I told Marinette, I only tell people what they want to hear.
I'm sure you can relate to that, can't you Alya? Journalism requires a bit of... spice, after all.
ladyblogger
shut up. you and I are nothing alike
lilarossi
Aren't we? What does Marinette think?
ladyblogger
what?
lilarossi
After all, you haven't exactly been a paragon of integrity and friendship yourself, have you? Oh so desperate to get the scoop that you'd sooner drop your "BFF" for the more interesting person, hm?
ladyblogger
that is NOT true
lilarossi
No? So it wasn't me telling you I was Ladybug's best friend that made you so stupidly blind to anything else?
Face it, Alya, you were too invested in getting more information on your little heroine to bother listening to your friend.
ladyblogger
that wasn't it at all! i trusted you you bitch, this was never about the fucking ladyblog
lilarossi
Hmm, I guess I should give you some credit, after all, you were one of the only ones that at least stuck by her side.
God, it was laughably easy to get everyone else to stop talking to her alltogether, but you, you are so stupidly loyal.
Unfortunate that you put your loyalty in the wrong person, but I think it's hardly my fault you people are so naive.
I wonder how your precious best friend feels, though... No one would take her side completely, not even you.
If I were her, I would never forgive you.
ladyblogger
don't you talk about how marinette feels
lilarossi
Betrayed, I bet. She'll probably never trust you again.
And who can blame her, really? I, certainly, would rather be alone than have the likes of you as a best friend.
ladyblogger
thankfully, Marinette is absolutely nothing like you.
lilarossi
Still, here you are declaring war for someone who, if she's at least slightly smarter than the rest of you, will drop you as a hot potato.
I wonder how you'll fare, seeing as most of my work will have already been done.
ladyblogger
I don't care if Marinette never talks to me again, I won't let the shit you've done to her slide.
I'll help her, and i'll defend her, even if she wants nothing to do with me
because that girl? is the best fucking person I know and we've done her dirty
and i swear on ladybug herself, rossi, you won't get away with this
lilarossi
How cute...
I wonder how long this optimism of yours lasts.
You are making one hell of an enemy right now, Alya.
ladyblogger
No, you've made one hell of an enemy.
your connections might be fake Lila but you forget, you have some people with actual connections and power against you.
I'll figure out a way to end you Lila. Just you fucking wait.
@ underagreste
ladyblogger
hey sunshine, is marinette with you? she's not home and she's not answering her phone
adrien?
you there?
i really need to talk to mari
please text me back when you can? and let mari know i'm looking for her if you see her
@ underagreste
mariposa
well that sucked
underagreste
hawky really came back with a bang
mariposa
please dont call him hawky
underagreste
alya texted me??
mariposa
really?
oh shit
@ ladyblogger
mariposa
shit, i'm sorry, Alya, I wasn't ignoring you, I swear
are you there?
ladyblogger
yeah, girl, i'm here
mariposa started a call that lasted 2 hours
Notes:
now, would it have been better for the Plan(tm) if alya didn't declare war on lila? probably. but was it just so satisfying to write alya's and lila's conversation? yup.
sorry for the short-ish chapter! next one is mostly written already soo it should be up in like a week or two
happy halloween everyone!
Chapter 18: new recruits
Chapter Text
#the-anti-rossi-club
Welcome, @ladyblogger. Stay a while and listen.
Welcome, @dinonino. Leave your weapons by the door.
richgirl
we're doing this again?
underagreste
eyyy welcome back
dinonino
heeyyyy
mariposa
everyone please welcome the newest members of our club!!
ladyblogger
happy to be here
richgirl
oh you are?
mariposa
chloe, please
richgirl
no, no, i want to hear this. You finally came to your senses, Cesaire?
ladyblogger
I did. And i'm sorry i didn't sooner, mari & adrien
i've apologized to mari but i really am sorry sunshine
underagreste
you don't need to apologize to me alya, we're good
ladyblogger
no, i do. We might not be as close as me and marinette but you're my friend too and i'm sorry i didn't listen to you
underagreste
as far as i'm concerned, you did listen. It took you a little bit to come to terms with what we said but you listened, and i'm glad you and mar made up
I'm sorry i didn't try to tell you sooner
ladyblogger
yeah i clearly wasn't ready to hear it anyway
richgirl
oh please for the love of good is the mushyness over
mariposa
you were literally the one that wanted to hear it, chloe
dinonino
yeah, i'm sorry too
richgirl
oh for fucks sakes
dinonino
i'm sorry it took me this long to really hear what you guys were saying, especially you marinette
i just sort of figured it would solve itself out and i didn't want to take anyones side but you 2 are my best friends and i should have taken yours
underagreste
aww dude
richgirl
alright alright everyone is sorry and blah blah blah
it's bad enough having adrien and dupain-cheng mooning over each other, take your The Power Of Friendship shit elsewhere
underagreste
hey we're not that bad
richgirl
"I'm so happy I found Marinette, she's so amazing and strong and sweet and she inspires me so much and ... "
i'm never having a sleepover with you again
dinonino
oh yeah he was like that from before they started dating
ladyblogger
trust me that's nothing compared to Marinette
mariposa
we've made a big mistake @underagreste
underagreste
yeah could you 3 stop bonding by making fun of us
ladyblogger
no
richgirl
no
dinonino
no
mariposa
ok let's talk about literally anything else
hey @richgirl should i add sabrina to the server? she's on our side right?
richgirl
yeah she is but there's no way she's gonna wanna participate in our take-the-bitch-down plans
mariposa
fair enough
and hey speaking of plans
ladyblogger
oh there is a plan? thank god
how are we convincing the rest of the class lila is lying??
mariposa
okay so we don't have a plan for that
ladyblogger
????
underagreste
we have a plan to get lila off our backs so mar and I can go public with our relationship
ladyblogger
oh hey do we finally get the extended reason why you 2 kept that a secret and what is has to do with lila?? marinette just said it was complicated and you had your reasons
underagreste
oh yeah i forgot you guys don't know about this part
Lila spies on me for my father
dinonino
bro WHAT
ladyblogger
she does what???
underagreste
yeah they have some kind of weird alliance going on
it's why we had to abort on having the party at my place since Lila would have DEFINETELY sold me out
ladyblogger
back up back up
what?? how?? why??
underagreste
i guess my father needs to keep tabs on me?? and lila gets to model for the brand and be near me and whatever
dinonino
dude that is,, so fucked up
like, i know you don't like to hear this but your dad kinda...
mariposa
sucks
richgirl
sucks
dinonino
yeah that
underagreste
yeah well anyways
so mari and i couldn't tell the class we were dating cause we knew lila would go running to my father, and we really don't want him to find out
but like we also really didn't want to hide?
so we just stayed low and just,, waited to see what would happen
richgirl
and what happened is rossi made everyone feel guilty for wanting adrien and dupain-cheng to be together, effectively got everyone on her side, and tried to claim adrien had told her he liked her but went and kissed dupain-cheng in front of everyone
mariposa
yeah so not our best plan
we figured it would be for the best if we just kept it lowkey so lila couldn't get proof that anything was going on and we could avoid adrien's father from finding out but umm new plan! we need to keep lila from telling adrien's father anything
soo we are going to get her fired
dinonino
well damn dudes
ladyblogger
i'm assuming you mean fired from both modeling and spying but how??
richgirl
we expose the bitch
here, general public, lila rossi aka the new face of gabriel is a pathological liar and attention seeker.
she gets fired because she's a liability and well you really can't believe anything she says, she's a known liar who's bitter and out for revenge.
bonus points, dupain-cheng was telling the truth about rossi, she wasn't jealous
dinonino
well damn dudes
how do you expose lila as a liar to the general public though? it's not like there's records of her lies online
underagreste
not yet
ladyblogger
i have her saying she's best friends with ladybug on camera!
richgirl
hold your horses blog girl
no one can know it's us doing this
ladyblogger
???
mariposa
she'll just turn it on us, we have to do this completely anonymously
ladyblogger
mari, girl, i hate to say this, but you know you're the first person she's going to point fingers to regardless
dinonino
yeah it's really not gonna matter that there's no proof it's you, i mean it's never mattered before to anyone in the class
richgirl
i would like to point out that until like yesterday that statement included you, bozo
and we're going to literally proof she's a liar are there still going to take her word for it?
actually they are that stupid, they just might
underagreste
no way!! i mean we have to give them some credit
it doesn't matter how she spins it, she's been lying to everyone about everything for months
mariposa
i guess it depends what lies we manage to catch her on
she could get away with some of the smaller ones
ladyblogger
so what are the big ones? ladybug?
underagreste
yeah and achu
maybe jagged stone?
mariposa
arthritis and tinnitus and etc definetely right? she's been getting people to do things for her by claiming disability
underagreste
yeah but i don't think we can disprove any of those.
i mean we can prove she didn't get tinnitus from saving jagged stone's cat but not that she doesn't have it at all
mariposa
yeah, you're right
so ladybug and prince ali and jagged
that should be enough that the class starts to doubt what she says, right??
richgirl
honestly with this batch of idiots you never know
ladyblogger
i mean the charity is a big one
she misses classes and has people lend her their notes and homework for it
which speaking of, what the hell, does she just skips school for no reason? do you think if we expose that her parents might get involved?
underagreste
can we expose that??
ladyblogger
well... not if we're going anonymous
but if we get the rest of the class involved...
dinonino
babe, what are you thinking?
ladyblogger
what if we pretend we're filming a video for the ladyblog about lila? we get everyone talking about how great she is and all of her accomplishments, how hard she works for the charity, that she has to miss school for it all the time, get clips of lila herself saying it like we were already planning to... and well it's for the ladyblog so obviously gotta talk about how she's best friends with ladybug, and i've already got the clips for that ready to go
underagreste
sooo we play it off like we are trying to do something nice for lila?
ladyblogger
well nino and I do, you guys can't be involved
richgirl
so we get the morons talking about rossi on camera?
dinonino
i don't know if that's such a good idea... i mean won't the rest of the class get hate for believing her? do we really want to expose the class to all of that? and what about the ladyblog?? als, this could discredit the blog
ladyblogger
i mean i'm willing to sacrifice the blog if it means we take lila down but i see your point
mariposa
alya no, nino is right you can't risk the blog like that, you've worked so hard on it!!
do you really think the class would get that much hate??
richgirl
well i know if I was watching a bunch of idiots talking about shit that's obviously fake I would go at them
i mean srsly saving jagged stone's cat that he's never had from getting ran over by a plane or whatever is the dumbest thing i've ever heard
dinonino
yeah chloe has a point, there's no way the class comes out unscathed from it
ladyblogger
i... i'm starting to realize how dumb some of her lies actually are i can't believe we let her get away with that
knowing famous people sure, i mean a lot of people in the class also are or know someone famous but like the stories themselves are a little crazy
richgirl
everyone mark down this historical moment, Cesaire got ahold of a braincell
ladyblogger
fuck you chloe
mariposa
sooo back to the original plan?
we record only lila and publish it anonimously?
ladyblogger
yeah, i guess so
well i'm definetely in
i've recorded more dangerous things than lila rossi
dinonino
yeah please don't remind us
richgirl
and hey since Cesaire is her friend this should be easier, just bait her into saying shit
ladyblogger
yeah... about that...
underagreste
???
ladyblogger
@ lilarossi
lilarossi
Hey, Alya! Are you free to chat? I really don't mean to bother you, but I was hoping we could talk.
ladyblogger
I have absolutely nothing to say to you
lilarossi
Alya? What's wrong?
ladyblogger
what's wrong? what's wrong is that you are a fucking liar and you have been hurting Marinette and you are fucking lucky Mari is a better person than i am cause if it was up to me i would drop you into the Seine and not even blink
lilarossi
Alya, what are you talking about?
Did, did Marinette say something about me?
+ | Message #lilarossi
+5
richgirl
holy shit
Chapter 19: the worst undercover agents ever
Notes:
(See the end of the chapter for notes.)
Chapter Text
# the-anti-rossi-club
richgirl
holy shit
underagreste
you already said that
richgirl
shut up adrien
mariposa
alya oh my god
ladyblogger
yeah I should have probably talked to you guys first to see if you had some sort of plan but I just couldn't contain myself
dinonino
fuck yeah, get her babe
underagreste
alya, remind me never to cross you
ladyblogger
offended that you even need a reminder, sunshine
richgirl
i dont know if i should cringe or clap for the "you want war? war it is" line
like, nothing more cringy than rossi's original "we are at war" or whatever the fuck
but like, still
ladyblogger
okay I really don't need the play-by-play commentary chloe, but thank you
richgirl
still, way to show you hand cesaire
ladyblogger
i know, i know
to be fair I didn't know I would need to go undercover
dinonino
also, lila just had horrible timing in texting als
i dont think you would have been able to play nice even if you did know at the time babe
ladyblogger
yeah, no, she's lucky she didn't run into me in person or she'd be missing one of her pigtail thingies
richgirl
sausages
ladyblogger
whatever
underagreste
yeah, when i first learned about lila threatening mari I had to be held back from actually killing her
ladyblogger
yeah, as if you would kill anyone sunshine
underagreste
haha
yeah
you'd be surprised
dinonino
dude, what is that supposed to mean??
underagreste
nothing
dont worry about it
dinonino
im worrying it about it
underagreste
dont worry about it
ladyblogger
yeah i'm also worrying about it
richgirl
i think we're all worrying about it
mariposa
a lot of worrying going on
alya can you check dms please?
ladyblogger
yeah girl of course
@ ladyblogger
mariposa
hey alya
are you okay?
ladyblogger
am i okay?? why do you ask?
mariposa
because that conversation with Lila was a lot, and she said some pretty shitty things to you,
and like, you know it's not true, right? what she said about you being a bad friend and me never forgiving you
ladyblogger
god girl what did i do to deserve you
yeah, i'm okay
not going to lie, i was afraid you weren't going to forgive me
i wouldn't have blamed you
i've not exactly been the friend i should have been to you
mariposa
alya...
ladyblogger
no, it's true. I know you said you forgave me but mari, i fucked up, i've been fucking up, and when lila said you'd probably never trust me again, yeah i figured she was probably right
mariposa
alya i do trust you!! of course i trust you
lila manipulated you, she manipulated everyone, that's not your fault
ladyblogger
i should have listened to you
mariposa
you're listening now, aren't you?
ladyblogger
yeah, i am
i swear to you, i will never not listen to what you have to say
mariposa
i trust you
and thank you for defending me, even though you didn't think i would forgive you
ladyblogger
i will always defend you, mari
it's like i told her, you are one of the best people I know and you mean the world to me
mariposa
and i know you have been defending me to the rest of the class despite everything and I appreciate that a lot too.
you are a good friend, alya
ladyblogger
you are the best friend a person could have, marinette dupain-cheng
thank you for not giving up on me
we're going to be okay, right girl?
mariposa
we're okay <3
# the-anti-rossi-club
mariposa
anywayy adrien stop scaring everyone with your murderous tendencies please
underagreste
what murderous tendencies? i have no idea what you're talking about, i'm a model citizen :3
mariposa
maybe it's my murderous tendencies that I'm thinking about
underagreste
you wouldn't kill me, would you, princess?
mariposa
i think i would be justified in my actions
richgirl
you definitely would be
ladyblogger
totally
underagreste
nino, the girls are conspiring against me, help!!
dinonino
do you want me to hold your bag while you kill him, marinette?
underagreste
:o
et tu, brutus?
dinonino
sorry dude, but i dont want to die yet
underagreste
i get no appreciation in this chat
richgirl
i'd apreciate you shutting the fuck up
underagreste
hey remember when you liked me, remember when that was a thing, what happened to that?
ladyblogger
oof i'd start running if i were you agreste
richgirl
you sure you want me to answer that question, adrikins? you're totally sure?
underagreste
well now i'm scared
richgirl
good. you should be.
ladyblogger
okaay how about we channel all this aggression into the Lila take down
dinonino
yeah about that, could we send the class the screenshots of als and lila's conversation? to prove she's not just lying for attention but like actually evil and shit?
mariposa
wouldn't she just claim they're fake?
dinonino
can't max check?
underagreste
can he? how does that work?
dinonino
well i dont know but like, I'd believe you if you told me Max and Markov can hack the french goverment surely they can check if a screenshot is fake
richgirl
how much would you like to bet rossi convinces everyone they're fake and cesaire is an evil bitch and that if kante checks is because he doesn't believe her and ergo is on cesaire's side and they can't trust him?
mariposa
that.. feels like a lot
i dont think alix and kim at least would turn on max
so that wouldnt work, i dont think
but she'd probably guilt trip him into not checking
richgirl
point is, everyone is too stupid to think for themselves let alone check shit
underagreste
i mean we would have to do it after we reveal her to the public right? so there's a chance the class will believe us then?
mariposa
mmm i guess it'd depend on how she's able to recover
ladyblogger
okay so I keep the screenshots on hand and we'll see what happens then?
richgirl
and in the meantime we really need to start working on getting rossi on record
underagreste
The Plantm is a go!
richgirl
i can hear rossi spewing some bs to couffaine from here
can one of you get close enough to record
underagreste
why dont you do it?
richgirl
because it would look suspicious of me to try and get closer to those losers on purpose
underagreste
wait do you plan on not helping record whatsoever??
richgirl
what? we have cesaire and lahiffe now, let the grunts do the work
dinonino
well I was gonna say i can get close but now i dont wanna
richgirl
you guys are so sensitive
dinonino
hey, girls like sensitive guys, right?
ladyblogger
of course, babe
underagreste
@mariposa
mariposa
love a sensitive guy <3
underagreste
<3
richgirl
please god stop
will someone just go do what we said we would do
dinonino
okay I'll try to record them but I want it known it's not because chloe told me to
underagreste
of course bro
richgirl
why the hell is he holding his phone like that
ladyblogger
okay I'm gonna have to give you guys classes on how to surreptitiously record someone this is just embarrassing
underagreste
oooh big word
mariposa
dork
richgirl
theres no way no one notices lahiffe very obviously recording rossi right?
oh wait, class full of idiots, nevermind
ladyblogger
we would make terrible spies
underagreste
hey speak for yourself, i think i would make a great spy!!
mariposa
well...
underagreste
*gasp* betrayal??? from my own girlfriend??
mariposa
adrien your idea of an undercover outfit is a banana costume
and lets not forget that One Time you stopped to costumize your disguise in the middle of a Situation
underagreste
well you're not much better
mariposa
hey I successfully stole your phone for like an entire afternoon one time
underagreste
you what??
mariposa
long story
underagreste
nonono
now you gotta tell me
mariposa
i... left an incriminating voicemail and i needed to delete it
underagreste
so you stole my phone
my girlfriend is a criminal
mariposa
oh shush I gave it back
that's not even stealing it's... borrowing
ladyblogger
it was definitely stealing
mariposa
i'll remind you you were an accomplice
dinonino
babe??
ladyblogger
heyyyyy weren't you filming Lila??
dinonino
yeah i'm back
just in time to hear that my gf is an accomplice in a crime
ladyblogger
ok i didn't even do anything, it was all mari
dinonino
buuuut you knew about it
ladyblogger
well yeah but i'm no snitch
richgirl
as interesting as this conversation is
did you actually get something lahiffe?
dinonino
i did and i'm offended you guys are doubting my spy abilities
richgirl
we're not doubting them we're flat out saying you don't have any
dinonino
rude
ladyblogger
what did you get, babe?
dinonino
she was talking about her travels
no name-drops so i dont know how useful it actually is
underagreste
it's okay nino, i think we learned a much more valuable piece of information anyway
mariposa
oh my god you're never letting this go are you
underagreste
absolutely not, no
wait so when did the Great Phone Heist actually happen?
mariposa
uhm it was the day the lb&cn statue got revealed i think
ladyblogger
oh yeah!! copycat day! that was an interesting akuma
@ mariposa
underagreste
wait wait wait
are you telling me the reason you didn't make it to the statue unveiling was because you were busy stealing my phone??
mariposa
mayyybe
underagreste
omg my lady
mariposa
i panicked okay!!
i feel terrible about it
theo got akumatized because of it
underagreste
okay no, theo got akumatized because he was jealous, it's not like you knew not making it to the ceremony would get him akumatized
mariposa
maybe but it was a terrible thing to do
he made that statue in our honor and i couldn't even make it there to show my appreciation because i was trying to delete a voicemail from your phone
which i'm also really sorry about by the way
underagreste
hey don't worry about that, i think it's really funny
what did the voicemail say, anyway?
mariposa
i don't remember exactly? but i know for a fact i called you hot stuff
underagreste
oh my god
you think i'm hot? B)
mariposa
a hot mess maybe
underagreste
hey you stole my phone, if anything you're the hot mess
mariposa
shut up agreste
underagreste
are there any more criminal activities i should know about, my lady?
mariposa
ummm no nothing
underagreste
marinette...
mariposa
gotta go bye!
Notes:
i don't know why i struggled so much with this chapter, i swear i had like 70% written and it still took me a month and a half to get it out
the plan is in motion!! finally!
aaanyway happy percy jackson show day!!! i'm so excited it's kind of embarrasing lmao
Chapter 20: the most annoying akuma to date
Notes:
(See the end of the chapter for notes.)
Chapter Text
# general
tomato
did anyone finish ms. Mandeleiev's assignement???
ACTUALwinner
same question ^^
if(!robots)
I did.
ACTUALwinner
of course you did max. but are you willing to share your answers with your poor classmates?
if(!robots)
No
ACTUALwinner
then you're useless to me
if(!robots)
I could explain how to solve them if you'd like, Alix
ACTUALwinner
thanks, nerd, but i need a quicker solution.
ok who else is Nerdtm enough to have it
@underagreste
underagreste
i actually didn't finish either
ACTUALwinner
adrien agreste??? not doing his homework???
underagreste
you didn't either!!
the akuma kept me up
mylene
same here
juleka
ditto
winner
yup
ladyblogger
so no one has it??
besides max, obviously
ACTUALwinner
sabrina probably finished it for chloe
richgirl
we don't have it either
if(!robots)
If no one was able to finish it, perhaps we could ask Ms. Mandeleiev for an extension? I believe it would be understandable in this situation.
mariposa
i could talk to her!
dinonino
thank you miss class president
mariposa
you're welcome, peasant!
ladyblogger
you're president not queen
underagreste
all in favor of changing mari's title to class queen?
mariposa
i would be a tough but fair ruler
ladyblogger
no! down with the monarchy!!
mariposa
off with her head!!
tomato
aand she's already cutting people's heads off
mariposa
do you want to be next, nathaniel?
tomato
no, ma'am
ACTUALwinner
okay before the power gets to marinette's head
change of subject
or i guess, back to the previous subject
mariposa
my subjects? the peasants?
ACTUALwinner
aaanyway
that was the most annoying akuma to date right??
Ivan
it was so loud
tomato
so loud!!!
ladyblogger
ugh don't get me started
i think it blew my mic and everything
and i couldn't even get a good shot of it!!
sabrinaa
it was so fast!
ACTUALwinner
dudee yesss i dont know how ladybug an chatnoir kept up with it
mariposa
with a lot of struggle
at least that's what it looked like
underagreste
they must be so tired
mariposa
so tired
richgirl
in unrelated news i'm now bringing extra coffee. adrien, dupain-cheng you want some? brina?
sabrinaa
ooh yes please
underagreste
omg yes please
mariposa
yes!!! thank you!!
ACTUALwinner
why?? is chloe?? offering marinette?? coffee??
mylene
yeah what??
richgirl
none of your business
ACTUALwinner
and you 2 and adrien had that weird ding thing going on too, like some kind of inside joke?? are you two like friends now??
richgirl
ew. no
mariposa
you know you like me, deep down
richgirl
i barely tolerate you
mariposa
!!! you tolerate me!!!
richgirl
i regret everything
winner
what's going on???
juleka
^^
lilarossi
I'm sorry, i'm confused, I thought Marinette and Chloe didn't like each other?
richgirl
we don't like eachother, keep up
mariposa
you tolerate me :)
richgirl
ugh
ACTUALwinner
don't worry, lila, we're confused too.
since when are you 2 friends??
richgirl
for fucks sakes I offered her coffee i didn't declare my undying love for her, why are you freaking out for
mariposa
we talked a bit while playing hide and seek, we're not friends we just don't hate each other anymore
ACTUALwinner
huh
mylene
well that's great for you guys!
rose<3
yeah!!
lilarossi
Wow, it takes a real big person to forgive someone like that. I know I would have a hard time being friends with someone that used to bully me just like that. I mean don't get me wrong, forgiveness is wonderful! Of course I'm happy for you Marinette, but I at least don't think I could ever be friends with someone that bullies anyone, let alone me. I don't see how anyone could, unless you condone bullying yourself... Unless you agree with their actions towards others... Which, you don't of course, right Marinette?
ladyblogger
mari is just the kind of person to give second chances, she's great like that
underagreste
I'm also friends with Chloe, for the record, and she's not the nicest but she is trying to change. I don't think she needs to be shunned or something
lilarossi
That's not what I was saying at all! I was just wondering how Marinette could get past Chloe's actions and attitude towards others if she doesn't agree with them.
mariposa
which I don't, but like adrien said chloe is trying to be better
ACTUALwinner
is she? she was being a bitch towards me a couple days ago in the chat
richgirl
oh please i barely said anything to you
lilarossi
Well it's good you don't agree with them, Marinette... So you wouldn't be rude to anyone like that, right?
mariposa
of course not. bullying is wrong.
lilarossi
Right, of course...
richgirl
something to say, rossi?
lilarossi
It's just... well... Marinette hasn't been the nicest towards me... And of course you don't have to like me, I totally understand if I'm just not your type of person but between some of the things you've said to me and knowing you're friends with Chloe...
rose<3
wait are you saying marinette is bullying you lila??
lilarossi
No, no, I wouldn't go that far!
ladyblogger
mari would never! And the fact that she and chloe are friendly doesn't mean anything, the fact that they've put their differences aside is a good thing, it doesn't mean mari is okay with bullying it means chloe is not a bully anymore.
lilarossi
Maybe you're right...
ladyblogger
I am
ACTUALwinner
ok but can we circle back to "some of the things you've said to me"?? like what??
lilarossi
Oh, nothing really... Just little comments... I know Marinette doens't like me very much.
mariposa
you know what, you're right, I don't. But i try to be polite to you anyway, i'm sorry if you've gotten the impression that i was being rude or something
lilarossi
Right...
underagreste
okay bell's about to ring, maybe let's table this conversation
Chloe?? where are you??
richgirl
you just want your coffee don't you?
underagreste
nooo of course not
richgirl
i'm here come grab your cup
underagreste
have i told you lately how much i appreciate you?
richgirl
yeah yeah save your flattery
# the-anti-rossi-club
richgirl
thanks for like defending me or whatever
dinonino
aww you're welcome chloe
richgirl
you literally didn't do anything, lahiffe
dinonino
i was in the bathroom buuut i feel like i helped in spirit
richgirl
whatever
underagreste
the anti rossi club sticks together!!
mariposa
besides, we did nothing but tell the truth
underagreste
yeah!!
richgirl
yeah okay there's no need to get cheesy with me or anything
mariposa
adrien if you make a cambembert joke i swear-
underagreste
whaaat i would neveeer totally wasn't typing on out when you said that what
mariposa
mhm
ladyblogger
you know, you two have a different dynamic than i thought you would have
underagreste
yeah??
ladyblogger
yeah
i mean it's a good dynamic i just thought it would be different.
you banter a lot
mariposa
what did you think we'd be like??
ladyblogger
with you, girl? one of those perpetually in the honeymoon phase couple, annoyingly adorable
richgirl
well, adrien and dc are definetly annoying
mariposa
is that a nickname??
richgirl
don't get too excited, it's just because your last name is too long
mariposa
you gave me a nickname!!!
richgirl
ugh
Notes:
Me: I'm just going to make a little interlude before getting back to the plot.
Lila: so Marinette is a bully...
Adrien + Mari, tired out of their minds because akuma: you've got to be kidding me.no i literally had this chapter marked as interlude lmao. It was just supposed to be the class complaining about an akuma and then lila got involved and this happened
happy new year everyone!!
Chapter 21: superhero talk
Chapter Text
@ underagreste
mariposa
ok so hear me out
underagreste
i'm already scared
mariposa
shhh
this is a good idea
you know how we've been talking about making some of the temp heroes permanent? so if one us can't join the fight or get taken out the other won't be alone?
underagreste
yes...
mariposa
ok what you DONT know is that Alya and Nino are Rena Rouge and Carapace
underagreste
That... makes a lot of sense actually
I can't believe I didn't make that connection sooner
holy shit
my best friend is a superhero
mariposa
Adrien, your girlfriend is a superhero.
YOU are a superhero
underagreste
wait are all the miraculous holders people we are friends with??
mariposa
I mean yeah pretty much
underagreste
oh my god
mariposa
anyway this is NOT the point of this conversation
back to my great idea
so since we are going to give Alya and Nino their miraculous permanently and add them to the team
i was thinking maybe we should tell them our identities
underagreste
is this about them being part of the team or about wanting to tell Alya your identity?
mariposa
are you telling me you don't want to tell Nino your identity?
underagreste
i am NOT saying that
mariposa
obviously i want to tell alya my identity
i just, her knowing about lila has been a huge weight off my shoulders
our friendship finally doesn't feel strained
and like, not having to lie to her about lila and about our relationship is great
and i don't want to lie to her about anything anymore
underagreste
i get it
of course i get it
and i would love to tell nino my identity
it's just weird that you're the one suggesting it
mariposa
i know i was very against the idea of telling anyone our identities but revealing our identities to each other is the best thing that's ever happened to me
underagreste
me too <3
mariposa
<3<3
and of course i'm worried
i mean you and i have avoided getting akumatized, barely, and alya and nino have both been akumatized before and if they were akumatized again and they knew our identities it would be bad but we've avoided akumatization so maybe they can too?? maybe having their miraculous full time will be good for them in that sense, right??
underagreste
you think us having a miraculous makes us less suceptible to hawkmoth??
mariposa
i dont know, maybe
i mean we are the only 2 people in our class not to have been akumatized
underagreste
that's true, i'd never thought about that before
mariposa
i mean we're also just more careful because we have the miraculous hawkmoth wants
underagreste
and alya and nino would be too if they had theirs and knew our identities
mariposa
right
us knowing eachother's identity has worked out so far anyway
underagreste
well i'm all in
ok so how do we do this?
mariposa
ok so this is part 2 of my brilliant idea
underagreste
aaand i'm scared again
mariposa
you know how we tried to prank them by not telling them we were together and instead let them figure it out themselves by dropping very stupid and obvious hints?
underagreste
oh no
mariposa
oh yes
underagreste
do i need to remind you, my lady, how bad that backfired on us?
mariposa
weeell this time it's my idea so it'll be fine
underagreste
i mean i admit, it would be hilarious but are you sure about this?
mariposa
i'm game if you are
underagreste
are you kidding?? i'm so game
mariposa
let's do this kitty
i'll give them their miraculous during my next patrol and then the shenanigans can begin
now for the plan
do we start saying like, really suspiciously superhero-y things as us in the gc or do we make like a superhero server and start saying really suspiciously us things?
underagreste
so basically do we make them panic by making them think we know their superhero identities or that we know their civilian identities?
mariposa
i mean they know i know their civilian identities as lb
so not that much panic
but wouldnt it be funny if we like started talking about our homework in the superhero chat
underagreste
we just start complaining about ms mandeleiev or something
mariposa
yeah lol
or or or
we make it very obvious we know they're rena and carapace
and we bitch about akumas in the normal gc
underagreste
i feel like im on sophies choice
but its which way do i wanna fuck with my friends
mariposa
they're gonna kill us after this
underagreste
oh for sure
counterproposal: we do both
mariposa
oh?
underagrestes
just,,, completely make them lose their minds
mariposa
i like where your minds at
i love it
yes
absolute madness
underagreste
*evil cackles*
Notes:
hello everyone and welcome to the b plot lmao
we'll be back to our regularly scheduled Lila bs in the next chapter, don't worry
it won't get too derailed
...probably
Chapter 22: two new challengers appear!
Notes:
(See the end of the chapter for notes.)
Chapter Text
# the other garden
mylene
hey i noticed you and alya seem a little tense recently, everything okay? @lilarossi
lilarossi
Yeah, yeah, everything's fine! I guess we just had a little disagreement, is all.
mylene
really? anything we can help with?
lilarossi
I'm not sure... And anyway I wouldn't want to worry you guys with this.
rose <3
it's not a bother at all!! we want to help you
lilarossi
You guys are so sweet, thank you.
It's just... Well, it's about Marinette.
ACTUALwinner
is this about what you were saying in the class group chat the other day?
lilarossi
Yes, it is. It's just... things between me and Marinette haven't gotten better at all... And, well, Alya was ust defending her friend.
ACTUALwinner
defending her how?
lilarossi
I was just trying to ask her for help with Marinette... I mean, Alya knows her best so if anyone would know why Marinette doesn't like it would be her, right? And I just really wished I knew why she dislikes me so much... But Alya told me to leave them alone and that Marinette is right not to like me.
ACTUALwinner
woah what??
juleka
why would she say that?
lilarossi
I really don't know... I thought I hadn't done anything to either of them... I swear all I've wanted was to be friends with Marinette...
mylene
we know, lila, we've seen you being nice to her
i'm so confused
lilarossi
And I thought Alya and I were friends, but I guess not...
ACTUALwinner
what the hell is alya's problem?? like i get that she wants to be on marinette's side but this is too far
mylene
did she say anything else to you, lila?
lilarossi
She just walked off and told me to never talk to her again.
rose <3
I'm so sorry lila
mylene
yeah, losing a friend like that is terrible
maybe we can hang out tonight? to get your mind off of things
rose <3
yeah!! girls night!
lilarossi
That... would be lovely, actually.
ACTUALwinner
hell yeah let's do this
juleka
i'm in or whatever
lilarossi
You guys are really good friends... I'm really glad you believe me.
mylene
of course we believe you!! why wouldn't we?
lilarossi
Well, you know, with Marinette being convinced I was a liar for some reason... I guess I just always worried other people would think the same.
ACTUALwinner
yeah no idea what was Marinette's deal with that
but you've never given us a reason to doubt you lila
mylene
yeah, exactly!
we trust you
lilarossi
That's great to hear.
# the-anti-rossi-club
mariposa
alright rollcall, what do we have
@underagreste
underagreste
a charming personality, a lovely girlfriend, and way too much cheese
mariposa
you're off the hook just for the lovely girlfriend comment
but get serious
underagreste
Lila telling rose about wanting to take a trip to the us to meet up with her friend Clara and vague allusions that said Clara is famous but no last-name given
also vague charity talk with mylene
mariposa
alright, @richgirl ?
richgirl
way too much charity talk, i had sabrina ask her questions
she did mention prince Ali so that's a check
mariposa
nice! @dinonino ?
dinonino
uhm i have her telling kim something about jagged but nothing especific?
mariposa
@ladyblogger
ladyblogger
charity stuff too and another vague jagged mention
mariposa
i have a conversation about ladybug with nathaniel but nothing super incriminating
richgirl
god this is going to take forever
you'd think with her talking crap every day this would be easier
ladyblogger
well to be fair everyone in the class already knows all her normal stories, she doesn't have any reason to repeat them
which is what we actually need
mariposa
so what i'm hearing is need new people for lila to "win over" and tell her stories to for the first time? hmm...
underagreste
what are you thinking, my lady?
mariposa
i'm thinking we need some undercover agents
and that i know who we can text
@ lukaontheguitar
mariposa
hey luka, can I ask a super weird favor of you?
lukaontheguitar
of course, marinette, you know i'm always here for you
mariposa
so this kind of a long story
basically, there's this girl in my class, her name's lila
@ the-anti-rossi-club
ladyblogger
she's been gone for like 20 minutes what is she doing
mariposa
sorry i had to help Kagami set up discord
@lukaontheguitar is here, as the prophecy foretold.
Challenger approaching - @KagamiTsurugi has appeared!
mariposa
and, you know, explain the whole thing to them
anyway, welcome luka and kagami!
KagamiTsurugi
Hello. :)
lukaontheguitar
hello, everyone!
underagreste
hi kagami, hi luka!
KagamiTsurugi
Hello, Adrien.
:)
underagreste
marinette explained emojis to you?
KagamiTsurugi
Yes, she said it makes me appear more friendly and help convey tone.
underagreste
nice, you're doing great!
we'll get you used to texting and internet slang in no time
KagamiTsurugi
Thank you.
lukaontheguitar
so Marinette said you needed some undercover agents?
dinonino
yeah, dude, we're dealing with a major liar we're trying to expose
lukaontheguitar
yeah i cant say im a fan of dishonest people
and i'm definitely not okay with my sister being manipulated
so i'm all in
what do you need me to do?
KagamiTsurugi
I, too, find myself disliking this Lila. I will gladly asist in your efforts to expose her.
:)
richgirl
well, dc, what's the master plan?
mariposa
so glad you asked
Notes:
why i'm writing kagami like she's an adroid that's interacting with humans for the first time we'll never know lmao
kagami and luka are probably only going to be here for a couple of chapters max, sorry guys
Chapter 23: local superheroes gaslight their friends
Notes:
(See the end of the chapter for notes.)
Chapter Text
# team-miraculous
@Ladybug is here to kick butt and chew bubblegum. And @Ladybug is all out of gum.
It's dangerous to go alone, take @ChatNoir!
Cheers, love! @RenaRouge is here!
Hello. Is it @Carapace you're looking for?
Ladybug
Hello!
ChatNoir
hi!!
RenaRouge
hi!!! this is so cool omg!!
Carapace
hello dudettes and dude!
Ladybug
we're so excited to have you on the team!
i know full-time superheroing is a lot of responsability but you guys have more than proven yourselves and Chat and I have your back!
ChatNoir
plus with the four of us things should be easier!!
RenaRouge
thank you guys so much!!
honestly fighting akumas more often is worth it just to have Trixx around full time
Carapace
ditto with Wayzz
and we're happy to help
RenaRouge
totally!
mewmew
you guys say that now but wait until you have to feed your kwamis full time
Ladybug
i dont know what you're talking about, feeding my kwami is super easy
also, really, chaton? that's the name you chose?
mewmew
sure is!
and you dont count, your kwami eats cookies and you live above a bakery
i get to stink of cheese all the time
and plagg only likes like, super expensive and super stinky cheese
Ladybug
dont worry kitty, i like you despite the cheese smell
mewmew
<3
RenaRouge
wait, you
you guys know each others identities?
mewmew
yep!
Ladybug
yeah we found out a little while ago
mewmew
my lady, aren't you gonna change your name??
Ladybug
i'm not going to make it bugaboo
mewmew
do you even love me?
also this means both of your discord accounts names are insects
think about that
Ladybug
you're so dramatic, fine I'll change it
mewmew
<3<3
Rena, Cara, you too!!
foxygirl
way ahead of you!
shellboy
i was bullied into this name
bugaboo
me too, Carapace, me too.
mewmew
aww rena and carapace match why dont we match
bugaboo
because you made your screen name mewmew?
chaton
well, it was fun while it lasted
bugaboo
literally no one made you change it
chaton
but my lady!! the aesthetics!!!
bugaboo
dork
foxygirl
you know, you 2 remind me of someones but i cant put my finger on who
bugaboo
mm i wonder
chaton
a real mystery
bugaboo
anyways
make sure to @ me and chat if there's an akuma, let us know if you can't make it to a fight for any reason, and if you guys are interested in doing individual patrols let us know! We should do group patrols regardless to practice fighting as a team, so whenever you guys are free next we should meet up!
foxygirl
i'm free whenever!!
shellboy
me too, just say the word dudette
chaton
tonight? I'm down!
foxygirl
me too!
shellboy
let's do it
bugaboo
alright, Eiffel Tower at 8?
chaton
the Miraculous Team first meet up!!
bugaboo
you guys did amazing!
foxygirl
that was so much fun!! trixx is demanding white chocolate chip cookies for some reason? got her to eat a regular one but i gues im going shopping tomorrow haha
shellboy
really? wayzz ate the first cracker i found
bugaboo
yeah some kwamis are clearly more high maintenance than others lmao
chaton
welcome to the my kwami is a prima donna club, rena!
bugaboo
im telling plagg you called him a prima donna
and at least rena has to carry around cookies instead of, you know, smelly cheese
chaton
as if i dont call him that to his face
also, :(
foxygirl
im gonna have to resist the urge to eat my kwami's snacks on a daily basis
bugaboo
now THIS is the actual struggle
mine and tikki's shared love of macaroons is gonna put my family our of business one of these days
chaton
you know who else loves macaroons?
bugaboo
is that a play to get me to bring you macaroons to school tomorrow?
chaton
mayybe
bugaboo
you're lucky i like you
chaton
sure am <3
foxygirl
wait.. are you 2 dating??
bugaboo
literally how?? did you?? figure that out??
foxygirl
well you 2 just seemed a lot closer today, it wasnt that hard to figure it out
bugaboo
i-
im never gonna let you live this down
ONE day??? seriously??
chaton
HAHAHAHA
foxygirl
????
bugaboo
im almost offended
foxygirl
??????
wait what did i do??
im sorry, were you guys trying to keep the secret??
chaton
oh the irony
bugaboo
you're fine, rena, dont worry, this will be funny later
and we arent telling like the public yet, but we dont mind you guys knowing
foxygirl
okaaay i'll take your word for it
shellguy
well congrats my dudes!
chaton
thanks cara!!
bugaboo
thanks carapace!
foxygirl
yeah you guys make an incredible couple!!
shellboy
hey rena how hard are you fangirling because you ship became canon?
foxygirl
shut the fuck up
shellboy
didn't you once call yourself ladynoir's number 1 truther or smthg?
foxygirl
SHUT UP
chaton
hey I'm ladynoir's number 1 truther back off
foxygirl
ok but you dont count you're half of ladynoir
bugaboo
how did i never realize my name when we swap kwamis is our ship name
now i have to change it damn
chaton
what nooo
you cant change it!! it's a great name!!
bugaboo
you just like still being able to call me my lady when we swap
chaton
guilty as charged :)
shellboy
*tips fedora*
bugaboo
please no
aaanyway i'm going to bed, talk to you guys later!
shellboy
yeah me too, later dudes!
foxygirl
bye guys!!!
chaton
yeah have to get some sleep before m martin's test tomorrow :(
bugaboo
ugh dont remind me im so gonna fail
foxygirl
yeah same
wait WHAT???
Notes:
and the b plot begins!!
Chapter 24: alix vs kim, round (?), fight!
Notes:
(See the end of the chapter for notes.)
Chapter Text
# general
winner
hey everyone's coming to see alix lose today right?
ACTUALwinner
in your dreams! you're soo going down
if(!robots)
I'm taking bets. if you want in, place it before the match starts
tomato
guys gambling is wrong
5 on Alix
winner
hey!!!
ACTUALwinner
smart guy nath
ladyblogger
there's a match happening today?? why is this the first im hearing of this?
mariposa
x2
same spot as always?
aw man i didnt get to make a banner :(
juleka
rose and i made one
mariposa
oh okay, cool!
ladyblogger
sooo details? when and where?
ACTUALwinner
yeah same spot as always
5pm
dinonino
dope!
richgirl
did you have to choose the lamest word possible, lahiffe?
dinonino
yep!!
richgirl
hey how come you losers were the only ones that didn't know this was happening
mariposa
what you knew?
richgirl
do you really think i would have listened if someone told me
underagreste
not even a little bit, no
richgirl
my point stands
ladyblogger
wait are we the last ones to find out?
mylene
um yeah we knew
tomato
yeah i guess
ladyblogger
huh
mariposa
but we are invited?
ACTUALwinner
of course you are, everyone is always invited to watch me beat kim's ass
mariposa
okayy, just checking
lilarossi
I'm so excited to see you guys compete, i've been looking forward to it all week.
I'm still sorry I couldn't help Juleka and Rose with the banner
rose <3
its okay, lila!! its not your fault your arthritis was acting up
lilarossi
Thank you for being so understanding, Rose
richgirl
all week huh
hey dc you were always the one to make the banners before, right?
mariposa
well not always by myself
why?
richgirl
no reason
mariposa
riiight
dinonino
richgirl
ok you know damn well what im getting at
mariposa
i choose to feign ignorance and be happy
underagreste
hey thats my favorite pastime!
ACTUALwinner
so um are you all coming today?
richgirl
dont sound so excited
ACTUALwinner
i wasnt even talking to you chloe
underagreste
well i cant :(
quick question, can i still bet even if im not going?
if(!robots)
I don't see why not
underagreste
great! 10 against kim
mariposa
is this about what i think its about?
underagreste
maybe i just like alix a lot
mariposa
riiight
dinonino
ladyblogger
wait what is it about?
mariposa
ill tell you later
anyway im free!
ladyblogger
me too
dinonino
same!
ACTUALwinner
okay, great
winner
wait is anyone betting for me?
Ivan
umm...
# the-anti-rossi-club
richgirl
you geniuses do get they werent going to invite you, right?
mariposa
yes, chloe, i got that
richgirl
so why are you going?
seriously, have some self respect
mariposa
and what just surrender my friends to lila?
richgirl
those are just friends? give me a break
ladyblogger
they're not dumb. they can tell somethings going on with us and lila they probably just dont want to deal with the awkwardness
richgirl
arent they? dumb?
also they chose to invite lila over you
so whats your point
ladyblogger
my point is mari is right, they ARE still our friends and we are not going to let lila change that
dinonino
well said babe
richgirl
whatever
if you want to go somewhere youre not wanted be my guest
ladyblogger
is it me or is chloe being more bitchy than usual?
richgirl
well someone needs to counteract your unyielding possitivity in the face of the worst friends in the planet
ladyblogger
i- im not even going to argue
hey @mariposa @underagreste context for the kim thing?
mariposa
oh youre going to hate this story
# general
underagreste
soo who won?
ACTUALwinner
offended you even have to ask
underagreste
hell yeah!!
dinonino
and the rich get richer
mariposa
hope you put your earnings into something productive
like buying snacks for your friends :)
underagreste
fine, but only because youre such a good friend
mariposa
i will hurt you
mylene
that was a lot of fun!!
rose<3
yeah!!
tomato
we, like, havent all hung out since the party
richgirl
for the record neither me or adrien were there today anyway
ACTUALwinner
and adrien sure was missed
richgirl
you know what kubdel
mariposa
okaaay
moving on
yeah it was nice being (mostly) all together
lilarossi
It is a shame we can't do that as often
mariposa
mmm sure is
lilarossi
I wish things weren't as tense... I can't help but feel it is my fault we can't all hang out
mylene
noo lila its totally not your fault!!
richgirl
let me guess, its dc's fault?
mylene
no no of course not
mariposa
i dont think its anyones fault, things are just weird, right, lila?
lilarossi
Right...
ladyblogger
im sure things will work out soon enough :)
# the-anti-rossi-club
richgirl
im surprised cesaire hasnt yelled at me
ladyblogger
see i want to, but you being a bitch to mari in the past is not new and if she's moved past it so can I
kim on the other hand
underagreste
THANK YOU
mariposa
okay, okay, calm down, it was a long time ago and im over it
lukaontheguitar
i'm sure it wasn't an easy thing to get over, marinette, i'm really sorry it happened to you
richgirl
ok im going to be honest i forgot you were even here
mariposa
thanks, luka
how are you and kagami doing with the lila thing?
KagamiTsurugi
I find Lila to be a very unpleasant person to be around
>:(
lukaontheguitar
her melody is all off
mariposa
thanks again for doing this, guys
lukaontheguitar
happy to help
KagamiTsurugi
:)
underagreste
hey how actually was the match?
ladyblogger
well everyone was mostly ignoring us and Lila spent a good chunk of it whispering with mylene and rose
but at least alix and kim were entertaining to watch
underagreste
i really cant wait for this to be over
@ mariposa
richgirl
hey so im sorry about the kim thing or whatever
mariposa
or whatever
thanks chloe
richgirl
listen, i was a bitch
ok im still a bitch but
you know what im trying to say
mariposa
chloe i dont expect you to apologize for every single thing you did in the past, you've changed and you're trying
we're good
richgirl
god you're really too forgiving
im buying you coffee this week
mariposa
are you trying to buy my friendship?
richgirl
just take the damn coffee
mariposa
okay for the record you dont need to buy my forgiveness or friendship
but i wiil take the coffee
richgirl
ok good
see you tomorrow marinette
mariposa
you called me by my first name!
richgirl
shut the fuck up
Notes:
ok so really quick, im sorry this took me so long, i ended up completely rewriting it
we're getting close to the plan being finalized and i realized i kinda screwed up my planning, so things are just a mess, please be patient with me for the next few chapters <3
thank you everyone for commenting you gave no idea how much i appreciate every single comment i get, even if its just a little heart <3<3
(also i had to change juleka's photo cus its not showing up anymore but would you guys judge me if i didnt change it in the previous chapters? lol)
Chapter 25: some more gaslighting happens
Notes:
(See the end of the chapter for notes.)
Chapter Text
# bestfriendsquad
mariposa
hey alya, since you have inside info on superheros, you should do like a fun facts post for the ladyblog
ladyblogger
what i dont have inside info what are you talking about??
mariposa
oh i just meant since you're sort of friends with ladybug
ladyblogger
oh
uh i dont know if i would call us friends
but yeah I'll think about it
mariposa
cool!
underagreste
hey @dinonino where were you today man, i was looking all over for you!
dinonino
oh sorry dude
i was
you know
um with the akuma and everything
i had to
go
underagreste
hey man if you were spending some time with alya just say that no need to act so suspicious
dinonino
haha you caught me thats exactly what i was doing
right, babe?
ladyblogger
right! yes
we were uh
making out
mid akuma
yeah
underagreste
okaaay
no need to get specific lol
underagreste
that was a weird akuma huh
mariposa
you know sometimes people get akumatized for like genuine reasons and sometimes...
underagreste
hawkmoth gets bored
mariposa
surely there are more upset people in Paris at a time than this poor girl today
underagreste
or that one baby
mariposa
the baby!!
ladyblogger
oh man gigantitan, that poor baby
and yeah today was just like ??
mariposa
oh hey alya should i expect a new post from the ladyblog today?
ladyblogger
oh ah no, actually
mariposa
oh? how come?
ladyblogger
i couldn't record
i was
busy
mariposa
oh well its good youre staying away from akuma fights alya
you should do that more often
ladyblogger
I'll keep that in mind haha
underagreste
hey alya do you play any instrument?
ladyblogger
why??
underagreste
just curious
ladyblogger
no, i dont
underagreste
really no instrument at all? not even like an oboe?
maybe a flute?
ladyblogger
nope no never played a flute haha
underagreste
huh interesting, i dont know why but you strike me as a flute player
ladyblogger
haha
mariposa
whats everyone's favorite animal?
ladyblogger
really girl?
mariposa
what im bored, humor me
underagreste
mmm i really like octopuses
and cats
i really like cats
mariposa
whats your opinion on snakes?
underagreste
hate snakes
ladyblogger
woah really?
underagreste
yeah i used to like them but not anymore
ladyblogger
you had a traumatic experience with a snake?
underagreste
something like that
mariposa
nino, alya, favorite animal?
dinonino
i like lizards
like komodo dragons and shit
underagreste
realiy? i thought yours were turtles
dinonino
turtles? why turtles?
i have no association to turtles
underagreste
you know
dinonino
know what??
underagreste
because of the teenage mutant ninja turtles
dinonino
oh
ok yeah i guess i do like turtles haha
mariposa
how about you alya?
ladyblogger
you know im suddenly busy and cant answer, bye!
mariposa
you know what would be really crazy
if one of us was a superhero
underagreste
omg yes
what if two of us were superheros?
mariposa
that would be so crazy
ladyblogger
yeah haha what would be the odds of that
mariposs
i dont know alya you tell me
ladyblogger
what???
mariposa
since you know superheros better than anyone
because of the blog i mean
ladyblogger
ah haha yeah very, very low odds
mariposa
right
underagreste
what do you think being a superhero would be like?
mariposa
any king of superhero or miraculous kind of hero?
underagreste
miraculous
mariposa
akumas would be really annoying
underagreste
true
what kind of miraculous do you think you'd have, mar?
mariposa
mmm maybe the mouse
multiplying sounds fun
underagreste
xD
you know, i think i could rock the monkey
mariposa
really? the monkey??
underagreste
yeah why not
mariposa
mmm
underagreste
hey nino and alya are being very quiet
mariposa
you'd think alya would be all over this topic
i think alya would wield the fox
underagreste
omg i can totally see that!
she actually looks like rena rouge a little
mariposa
omg you're right
ladyblogger
what?? no i dont
i look nothing like rena rouge haha
mariposa
nono you totally do
actually nino gives off carapace vibes now that i think about it
dinonino
whaaaaat
haha that's crazy
underagreste
wait but could you imagine?
mariposa
nah alya and nino wouldnt become superheros without telling us
underagreste
yeah you're right
ladyblogger
right of course we wouldnt haha
@ mariposa
underagreste
i can practically feel them sweating
mariposa
yeah they are so gonna kill us
underagreste
how did your talk with master fu go?
mariposa
great actually
underagreste
do i finally get to know what you wanted to ask him so bad?
mariposa
so i was complaining to tikki that i feel like my costume is too plain
soo she told me i could change it if i wanted to and that she's had holders completely change their costumes in the past
cause like, it's your subconcious choice so you have some control over how you look like transformed
underagreste
ok so you're having a makeover??
what does master fu have to do with that?
mariposa
sooo i was thinking if you can change your appereance
and if you also changed your superhero name
you could just pretend to be a whole different wielder right?
so, say, if your identity had been exposed you could still keep your miraculous
underagreste
right...
wait
!!!!
are you saying what i think you're saying
mariposa
yeah i might have asked master fu to give me one more miraculous to hand out
underagreste
!!!
my lady are you sure?
mariposa
she's changed
and weirdly i trust her
so long as no one finds out her identity again, yeah, im sure
underagreste
hell yeah!
so are we also pranking chloe now?
mariposa
well it would only be fair
underagreste
chloe is going to lose it when she finds out it's us
mariposa
oh definitely
but that's the fun part
underagreste
lets do this then, my lady
Notes:
for all of you that wanted chloe to get her miraculous, there you go!
im now taking suggestions for the new bee alter ego namealso chapter count has been updated!, its only an estimate so it will probably change but yeah, we're getting there folks!
(also also im posting miraculous animatics on tiktok (@samianimated) if any of you are interested, i manage to post even more sporadically there than here so xd)
Chapter 26: cue editing binge
Notes:
(See the end of the chapter for notes.)
Chapter Text
@team-miraculous
Glad you're here, @Apicultrice
bugaboo
Everybody welcome the new bee miraculous holder and our new team member!!
Apicultrice
yeah hi
foxygirl
welcome!!
shellboy
hello dude(ette?)
chaton
hiii!!
Apicultrice
is the lame screen name a requirement?
shellboy
absolutely, yes
Apicultrice
ugh
foxygirl
dont forget your pfp too!
chaton
yeah gotta mantain the aesthetics
Apicultrice
im changing the photo but i'm not coming up with a stupid nickname
chaton
hey that pfp is not up to code!
Apicultrice
i'm not going to transform just to take a selfie
chaton
buzzkill
bugaboo
that was terrible
chaton
really? i think it was quite the stinger :3
bugaboo
no.
chaton
:c
Apicultrice
they're always like this?
foxygirl
yep!
shellboy
yup
Apicultrice
great
chaton
anyway we have to come up with a nickname for you!!
Apicultrice
no thanks
shellboy
hey sorry what are your pronouns?
Apicultrice
she her
shellboy
alright cool! he/him for me
chaton
me too!
foxygirl
i use she/her
bugaboo
so do I
aanyway now that introductions are out of the way
Apicultrice
i was the only one to be introduced
bugaboo
I would just like to say it's great to have you on the team, apicultrice!
like we told rena and cara when they joined, we know being a full time holder is a lot of responsability, but know that we have your back!
chaton
of course!! we're really happy to have you on the team!!
now nickname
bugaboo
oh my god
chaton
mmm maybe stinger?
Apicultrice
no
chaton
oooh honey??
Apicultrice
you want to call me honey? what would your girlfriend think?
chaton
huh??
Apicultrice
you're dating ladybug
chaton
literally?? how??
bugaboo
do we have it written on our foreheads or something??
Apicultrice
you're not as sly as you think you are
bugaboo
oh my god
chaton
you went back and read through the chat didn't you?
Apicultrice
whatever lets you sleep at night
chaton
ok nevermind on the honey thing you're giving wasp
oooh how about yellow jacket?
Apicultrice
isnt that longer than my actual name??
chaton
nicknames arent about being shorter, its about the vibes
bugaboo
yeah trust me though, api, you dont want chat nicknaming you
chaton
!!!!
my lady you're a genius!
apis!! it literally means bee in latin!
foxygirl
you just know that off the top of your head?
bugaboo
he's a nerd
shellboy
a piss?
foxygirl
waay to ruin it cara
shellboy
someone had to say it
chaton
damn it
foxygirl
breaking news! giving someone a bee themed nickname is difficult!! you heard it here first folks!
shellboy
teechnically a bug themed nickname could also work
chaton
unfortunately bugaboo is already taken
bugaboo
i'll give it away
chaton
:(
bugaboo
kidding <3
chaton
<3<3
Apicultrice
well this has been a lot of fun but i'm gonna go now
bugaboo
sure! let's us know when you're up to do patrol so we can get to know eachother a little more and do some team bonding
foxygirl
bye apicultrice!!
shellboy
bye dudette!!
chaton
bye!! and don't worry i'll figure out your nickname in no time
Apicultrice
can't wait
# the-anti-rossi-club
ladyblogger
alright i just finished going through everything Luka and Kagami sent me and guys,
i think we have enough
underagreste
!!!!
richgirl
finally
let's get this bitch
mariposa
@lukaontheguitar @KagamiTsurugi seriously guys thank you so much for your help
lukaontheguitar
of course!! I'm happy to help
not just for you, marinette, but also for Juleka
I just can't believe she's fallen so deeply for lila's deceptive cadance.
i know she'll be upset to learn the truth but i can't let her get further manipulated by lila
mariposa
yeah none of them are going to take it very well
richgirl
well they could have avoided this if they hadn't been idiots and if they'd believed dc from the start
mariposa
chloe
lukaontheguitar
no no, she's right marinette
they should have listened to you, including my sister
mariposa
yeah well
at least we're finally going to uncover lila
and it's thanks to your help, luka, and kagami's
KagamiTsurugi
I was very happy to be of assistance.
Even if interacting with Lila was a challenge.
underagreste
oof yeah, I bet
but you did great, Kagami
you proved to be a great undercover agent!! and Luka too!
KagamiTsurugi
Thank you, Adrien.
Despite everything I think this experience was rather... fun :)
lukaontheguitar
yeah i don't know if i'm really built for the double agent life but it was a little exciting i guess
and it'll definitely be worth it
KagamiTsurugi
Yes. I can't wait to see Lila be taken down.
ladyblogger
well, i'm starting to edit the video right now!
dinonino
yeah this is the last we're going to hear from alya for a while, she's about to enter the editing zone
mariposa
let me know if you want some snacks or some company for the editing binge
ladyblogger
you know i'll never say no to your pastries, girl
mariposa
i'll be at yours in 10!
ladyblogger
alright it's ready!!!!!
my best exposé so far if i do say so myself
dinonino
have you even done other exposes?
ladyblogger
shhh
underagreste
hell yes!!
mariposa
aaahfybdsiuf
ok ok let's do this
lukaontheguitar
good luck, guys!
KagamiTsurugi
I hope this works out as intented :)
mariposa
thanks again you two!! literally couldn't have done this without you
underagreste
yeah thank you!!
dinonino
thanks dude and dudette!!
ladyblogger
thank you!
richgirl
yeah thanks
lukaontheguitar
see you guys around!
Sad to see you go, @lukaontheguitar
KagamiTsurugi
Goodbye, everyone.
Sad to see you go, @KagamiTsurugi
richgirl
okay so are we ready or what?
mariposa
lila won't know what hit her!
Notes:
so many great suggestions for the queen bee rebrand!! thank you guys so so much!! I was reeeally close to going with Abeille, but decided to change it last minute for Apicultrice, thank you to @BeeTeeDubya14 for the suggestion!
also shoutout to @Bardic_Knowledge for telling me deceptive cadance was a thing, of course i had to have luka say it
and we're here!! the takedown is coming!! i know this chapter is on the shorter side but the next couple are going to be quite the doozy
see you next chapter for the aftermath!
Chapter 27: who the hell is lila rossi? (part 1)
Notes:
(See the end of the chapter for notes.)
Chapter Text
# the-anti-rossi-club
ladyblogger
it's loading!!
dinonino
we're sure this isnt going to get tied back to us right?
ladyblogger
i mean i'm sure it could, but hopefully no one will bother trying hard enough
dinonino
well that's reassuring
ladyblogger
i live to please babe
underagreste
man i hope it does go viral, we need this to gather so much attention
mariposa
she's a model for the agreste brand, surely people will be interested
ladyblogger
okay it's up and it's started to get views let's just wait a bit and see
dinonino
oof rip lila she's trending
ladyblogger
no one has even disputed her claims and people are already ripping her to shreds
richgirl
good to know the brainlessness is contained to our class and not the rest of Paris
fuck people on twitter are so funny
Kat-aclysm @KatherineLM
you're telling me this girl told someone she saved Jagged Stone's nonexistant cat from being crushed by an airplane and they actually believed her??? what??
33 Retweets 102 Likes
missying in action @MissyC
Replying to @KatherineLM
literally!! did no one question why no one knew this cat existed nevermind what it was doing on the tarmac?? hell what was she doing on the tarmac??
kyararara @kyara_prince
Replying to @MissyC
the fact that wasnt even the most unbelievable claim is actually sad
LindaPaez @Linda_P
Replying to @KatherineLM
Can we not bully a teenager please?
Kat-aclysm @KatherineLM
Replying to @Linda_P
Im not bullying her. Im bullying everyone that believed her lmao
mariposa
jagged just posted something!
dinonino
thats a really nice way of saying i dont know who the fuck this girl is please stop asking me about her
mariposa
yeah penny definitely cowrote that tweet
richgirl
shhh can you hear that? is the distant sound of our classmates losing their minds
underagreste
its been like 5 mins and nathalie is already asking to talk to me
ladyblogger
yess fire her ass nathalie
dinonino
jagged stone stan twitter is going crazy
rocknroll @mialovelace
its giving when i told everyone i was jagged stones daughter in the 5th grade
12 Retweets 87 Likes
rockkkooon @istanjagged
Replying to @mialovelace
bestie liverpool couldnt torture this info out of me
sierra was here @sierrahadley
Replying to @mialovelace
frr like isnt she a little old to be lying about knowing celebrities?
bella @notswan
Replying to @mialovelace
the fact jagged had to come here and say he doesnt know her like,,, duh???
emma @yesswan
Replying to @notswan
people love lying for attention, nothing new here
ladyblogger
hey does prince Ali even have a twitter?
mariposa
im not sure but his charity does so
maybe we'll hear from him there
ladyblogger
lets hope so, charity is the one we need to shut down the most
richgirl
yeah yeah prince ali blahblahblah
i want ladybug to drag her ass
ladyblogger
ok i dont think ladybug is going to drag her
richgirl
oh she better
mariposa
im sure we'll hear from ladybug later
oh hey jagged posted something else
ah passive-aggresive fang appreciation post
richgirl
nice random mention of his cat allergy
underagreste
just in case it wasn't clear enough Lila's story was fake
mariposa
hey what did nathalie say to you?
underagreste
asked me about the video, i told her lila does, in fact, lie that much to anyone that will listen, she got a very constipated look on her face and dismissed me
richgirl
man i cant wait for people to go after the gabriel brand
full offense, adrien
underagreste
offense taken
ladyblogger
Achu for the Youth ![[verified fictional Twitter user]](https://i.imgur.com/4TxfiQO.png){kind=small}
@AchuForTheYouthOfficial
In the name of our founder, Prince Ali of Achu, we'd like to come forward and say that Prince Ali has no current association to any other charity than Achu for the Youth, and though he is deeply passionate about the enviroment and climate change, all of his efforts are focused on helping children around the world, so they may have the quality of life they deserve and are able to live in safety.
If anyone has been misled to believe Prince Ali is actively participating or leading another charity, we are very sorry. If he does decide to start a new charity it will be made public through official channels. Transparency is important to him and to Achu for the Youth.
2.6K Retweets 9.1K Likes
Etta Finch @EttaFinch12
Replying to @AchuForTheYouthOfficial
because literally why would prince Ali keep his involvement with a charity for the enviroment secret??? that makes no sense??
gottagofast @gregwilson
Replying to @EttaFinch12
exactly!! like there would be info somewhere online, did no one try to fact check this girl?
Sun & Stars @nicointheshadows
Replying to @gregwilson
like yeah kids are gullible but they aren't that young, they shouldn't be this gullible. Also what excuse did she give teachers and faculty for her missed days when she was "working for the charity"?? cause if it was the same one and the adults didn't fact check her...
wise girl @leah28
Replying to @nicointheshadows
there's no way her teachers just bought the charity excuse without checking with her parents at least, right??
got her
dinonino
unfortunately everyone did, in fact, buy the charity excuse without checking
mariposa
ahem
dinonino
okay but you knew she was a liar for other reasons, you dont count
richgirl
hello??
dinonino
you... actually i dont know
ladyblogger
m & m @mariana_and_maria
Replying to @AchuForTheYouthOfficial
man, its a good think she was just using it for popularity and excuses, what if she'd tried to get her friends to like help and donate?
i just really like fossils @blaathers
Replying to @mariana_and_maria
surely the kids parents wouldnt have given them the money to donate to an unkown, kid-led charity
heart of iron @riri_parks
Replying to @blaathers
man i hope not. though with all her absences, she was probably asking her friends for favours all the time. might have not exploited them financially but emotionally for sure
a christmas @carol343
Replying to @riri_parks
i mean that had to be at least partly the point, right? to have people eating at the palm of her hand doing whatever she wanted?
dinonino
damn
underagreste
thats,,, wow
richgirl
god can i send that screenshot to the class chat?
mariposa
chloe why
richgirl
reality check
they obviously need things spelled out for them
underagreste
hey we don't even know what their reactions are going to be, have a little faith
richgirl
yeah right
on that note, any word from any of our thick-headed classmates?
mariposa
nope
ladyblogger
nope
i'm sure we'll all find out when they come out of their shock
dinonino
because they'll blow up the chat or because they'll get akumatized?
ladyblogger
if only hawkmoth could take the day off so we could implement our own evil masterplan in peace
mariposa
yeah there's no way
underagreste
who do you think gets akumatized first, lila or someone from the class?
richgirl
the dumbasses
ladyblogger
lila
dinonino
ooh bet?
ladyblogger
i'm down
how much money are you willing to lose, bourgeois?
richgirl
oh please
how about this
you'll owe me a favor or viceversa
dinonino
mmm a favor from the mayor's daughter this could be interesting babe
ladyblogger
alright i accept
richgirl
great
you'll regret that
ladyblogger
well that's not ominous or anything
richgirl
hey look at this
ladybug spotted @redspots
okay can we talk about the ladybug thing?? girl why are you claiming to be friends with Ladybug, Heroine of Paris?? like not only unbelievable but kinda dumb?? you want to be targeted?
48 Retweets 162 Likes
my lady-noir @buggycat
Replying to @redspots
dude i keep coming back to this too cause isnt she friends with the girl that runs the ladyblog?? like, imagine if it was just out there, from a credible source, that this girl personally knows Ladybug. she would've been targeted so bad, and her friends and family too
miracu-luisa @Luisa_gomez
Replying to @buggycat
fuck thank god it never was posted on the blog. i mean im pretty sure that girl has already been akumatized more than once as is, no?
ladyblogger
oh yikes that's... upsetting to think about
richgirl
bet you're really glad you didn't end up posting any of your videos of her, huh, cesaire?
ladyblogger
yeah, thanks for convincing me it was a bad idea, mari
mariposa
hey what are friends for <3
ladyblogger
<3
i have,,, so many people asking me to talk about lila
the blog forum is like 80% lila right now
richgirl
drag her ass
underagreste
so you just want everyone to drag her ass
richgirl
you know i'm sure you're also being asked about her on your socials, adrikins
underagreste
yeah well I can't drag her, nathalie might kill me
i'm still not sure what their statement is going to be
dinonino
dude they have to fire her
underagreste
well i sure hope so
nathalie was so stressed
ladyblogger
oh i bet
what a headache
dinonino
what are you going to do about the blog, babe?
ladyblogger
no clue
i guess i'll wait for ladybug to say something
assuming she will
mariposa
so now we just wait for gabriel to make a statement?
and ladybug
dinonino
guess so
underagreste
i'll keep you guys posted
mariposa
carefree and dreamy @fashionbyleah
awfull timing that Agreste just put out his new collection with that girl front and center
194 Retweets 571 Likes
child of oizys @chris11
Replying to @fashionbyleah
bro imagine lying for attention when you're literally a model for one of THE fashion brands worldwide
the Chosen @millie_ram
Replying to @fashionbyleah
on that note, the agreste brand has been awfully quiet
carefree and dreamy @fashionbyleah
Replying to @millie_ram
id imagine its going to have to be a very carefully worded statement
line and sinker @harryhook
Replying to @fashionbyleah
"shes a kid so we arent going to speak ill of her but also she doesnt represent the brand's values so she's fired" ta-daa
underagreste
if only
I think father's dragging his feet because of the spying thing
richgirl
he can't still think she's a good source of information
underagreste
i don't know honestly
richgirl
great, so the whole plan relies on gabriel being at least a somewhat logical person but apparently adrien's dumbassery is hereditary
underagreste
hey!!!!
dinonino
appa-rently @atlafan138
so to recap, one of the faces of Agreste's new collection has been claiming to be leading a charity with Prince Ali of Achu, who does lead a charity but not the one she said, that she's friends with Jagged Stone because she saved his cat that he's never had, and that she's besties with Ladybug to the point she knows her identity and is her biggest confidant
did i miss anything?
1.8k Retweets 3.2K Likes
rotten to the core-y @CoryMat
Replying to @atlafan138
I don't know why everyone cares so much, it's not like she's been saying these things publicly
ava-nt garde @ava_white22
Replying to @CoryMat
maybe she hasn't been saying it online
but she's been saying them to apparently anyone who would listen
wine aunt @tia_moore
Replying to @ava_white22
also she wasn't a famous figure before, just a kid with a lying problem, but she is now
eSpresso @SabHunter
Replying to @tia_moore
also lying to people, specially your friends, is just a shitty thing to do. And to think she might have used her fake influence and connections to get herself a job as one of the top models for one of the top fashion brands, a dream job for so many people, is really upsetting
the Chosen @millie_ram
Replying to @SabHunter
not to mention what it says about the Agreste brand, and with how quiet they're bieng so far? yeah speculation about her connection to the brand is only going to grow and get worse
ladyblogger
no offense, sunshine, but your dad needs to it together
richgirl
FULL offense, adrien, but gabriel needs to get his shit together
underagreste
yeah i know
mariposa
hey does anyone hear that?
ladyblogger
SHIT akuma!!
underagreste
damn seriously???
richgirl
dont tell me youre surprised
only question if its rossi or one of the empty-headed idiots
mariposa
actually i think its multiple people
underagreste
like oblivio style or punishers trio
mariposa
punishers trio
i think it's mylene and rose
at least
richgirl
pay up cesaire
ladyblogger
god damn it
underagreste
damn
ill be
um
back in a bit, nathalie is calling for me again
mariposa
i have to go too brb
ladyblogger
welp i have to go
film
for the ladyblog
nino, come with me?
dinonino
sure thing babe!
richgirl
god you're all hopeless
Notes:
nathalie: gabriel, we need to do something about lila rossi
gabriel: yeah, give me a minute
nathalie: ...you're going to go akumatize someone, aren't you?SO sorry for the wait, this chapter was a struggle for me
Next chapter: the miraculous team, ladybug's statement and gabriel's statement!!
Next next chapter: the class' reactions!
(twitter skin I based it on: https://archiveofourown.info/works/26754208)
Chapter 28: who the hell is lila rossi? (part 2)
Notes:
(See the end of the chapter for notes.)
Chapter Text
# team-miraculous
foxygirl
well that sucked
shellboy
yeah no kidding
foxygirl
hey lb, you stopped to talk to them right? how are they doing?
bugaboo
not great
chaton
thats ladybug speak for terrible
bugaboo
yeah basically
bee-tch
not that anyone is surprised
hey ladybug, what are going to say about Rossi?
chaton
thats??? the name you chose??
bee-tch
what? you liked a piss better?
chaton
thats...
ok rude
and you complain about my nicknames, bugaboo
bugaboo
i actually think it's kind of funny
chaton
my lady!!!
if i had suggested it you would have killed me
bee-tch
forget lb I would have venomed you and dropped your ass on the seine
back to the subject
rossi???
bugaboo
right, lila
apicultrice, i'm so sorry this was the first akuma you had to deal with
well, akumas
today's fight was rough
foxygirl
yeah that's some bad luck
but you were great out there!!
shellboy
dude, totally!!
chaton
yeah!! the miraculous team is killing it!
bee-tch
yeah yeah very sweet
chaton
like honey?
bee-tch
no
but what are you going to do about rossi?
bugaboo
honestly i'm not sure, i'm trying to figure out what and how to say it
bee-tch
you can say you're very much not friends with rossi and how stupid it was of her to say that and how stupid everyone that belived her was
does that help?
bugaboo
certainly a good example on what i'm not going to say
bee-tch
okay but am i wrong?
bugaboo
well, no, but still
foxygirl
i do think it would be very funny if Ladybug, hero and icon of paris, went on record to call people stupid
shellboy
i like that you capitalized ladybug but not paris
foxygirl
capitals have to be earned, carapace
shellboy
well damn
foxygirl
a statement warning people against claiming to be close to you might be good lb
bee-tch
mmm nice and passive-aggresive ill take it
chaton
pawsive agressive
bee-tch
no
bugaboo
yeah okay, i can see that
ill try to word it so it doesnt sound too aggresive
chaton
ive got faith in you my lady, you got this <3
bugaboo
thanks kitty <3
foxygirl
ksjdjksjs
sorry i didnt mean to send that
shellboy
how high pitched was the squeal you just let out?
foxygirl
this is why your name doesn't get capitalized
shellboy
im okay with that
bee-tch
right, a ladynoir fangirl, of course
foxygirl
how could you not be??
bee-tch
easily?
foxygirl
youre telling me you dont ship them??
bee-tch
i suppose i do now
i was too busy shipping ladybug with myself to give a shit about ladynoir
foxygirl
you know what thats fair
bugaboo
ALAKDKDJEK
????????????
bee-tch
dont worry im over it
that crush died a quick traumatic death
foxygirl
why??
bee-tch
lets just say i figured some things out
shellboy
like, about yourself or
bee-tch
whatever
bugaboo
okay moving on from that
before my brain explodes
good work out there, everyone! lets hope we dont have to deal with another akuma today
chaton
dare to dream
god school is going to suck
bugaboo
yeah big time
looking forward to the following however long of ~tension~
chaton
would it be too much to ask that she switches schools after all of this? I feel like we deserve it
bugaboo
oh that would be great
but lets not get our hopes up
i have to go make a statement i guess, talk to you guys later!!
chaton
bye bug! bye everyone!!
foxygirl
waitwaitwait what was that??
lb?? chat???
bee-tch
oh you have got to be fucking kidding me
@ foxygirl
bugaboo
hey alya!
think the ladyblog's down to host a quick interview about the lila thing?
foxygirl
ahhhh omg yes of course!!
bugaboo
great!! i'll be by your house in a bit!
# the-anti-rossi-club
ladyblogger
guys guys guys!!
Ladybug asked me to interview her!! she's going to speak up about lila!
dinonino
eyyyy babe that's great!!
richgirl
about time
ladyblogger
i dont think she's going to be dissing her as hard as you want, chloe
richgirl
i know
but ill take what i can
underagreste
nice attitude there
richgirl
dont get used to it
dinonino
anything from your dad man?
underagreste
i think he and nathalie are finally talking about what to say
i dont know what he was doing before
richgirl
if he calls rossi in to fire her film it and send it to me
underagreste
yeah im not gonna do that
richgirl
spoilsport
mariposa
you dont have to film it
you can ask gorilla for the tape
underagreste
mar not you too
mariposa
im just saying!!!
richgirl
you and me dc
adrikins cmon
mariposa
yeah adrien cmon
underagreste
no no nono
this is not fair
mariposa
pleeeaaase
richgirl
your girl is begging adrien
underagreste
i hate you both
mariposa
:(
richgirl
you made her sad
mariposa
:(:(
underagreste
oh my god
dinonino
dude you cant make your girlfriend sad
underagreste
et tu, brutus?
dinonino
give us the video dude
underagreste
he might just call her
or email her
richgirl
but if he doesnt…
underagreste
nooo
mariposa
</3
underagreste
okay fine
if she comes i'll ask gorilla
mariposa
!!!
thank youuu
<3<3
underagreste
princess arent you supposed to be doing something?
mariposa
yes yes im going
dinonino
dude you are so susceptible
underagreste
shut up you were bullying me too
ladyblogger
we were bullying adrien??
and i missed it??
underagreste
thanks a lot alya
dinonino
ladybug show up yet babe?
ladyblogger
no i was just setting up for the video
richgirl
you set up? i thought you just recorded on your phone
ladyblogger
i have a little more class chloe
dinonino
you do record on your phone, though
ladyblogger
i have a tripod!!
shut up babe
richgirl
ah yes the pinnacle of class
ladyblogger
not all of us can afford high-end cameras chloe
richgirl
yeah yeah
ladyblogger
lb just got here!!!
richgirl
and what's dupain-cheng doing anyway adrien?
underagreste
ehhh
she was supposed to get something done for the bakery
which she told me about
so that
richgirl
aha
right
underagreste
yes
right
richgirl
mhm
underagreste
???
richgirl
nothing
underagreste
right
dinonino
is this how rich people talk to each other?
underagreste
honestly pretty much
dinonino
that sounds exhausting
underagreste
it is
richgirl
it is
dinonino
i would say i pity you guys
but you are rich
so i dont
richgirl
good
i would be hitting rock bottom if you were pitying me
dinonino
i feel like that was an insult somehow
richgirl
it was
dinonino
ah okay
well at least you're consistent
underagreste
being friends with chloe is just her taking swings at your ego
richgirl
adrien most of your “ego” is fake theres nothing to take swings at
underagreste
ouch
dinonino
rip
ladyblogger
how do i keep missing adrien being bullied
underagreste
life doesnt completely hate me
dinonino
how was ladybug?
ladyblogger
great, obviously, as always
richgirl
what she say?
ladyblogger
basically that there’s a reason the heroes are so careful to keep their identities secret, so hawkmoth wont target them or their friends and loved ones. and how dangerous it is for anyone to claim they are friends with them cause then they could be targeted
so please don't do that
she didnt even name lila but obviously thats what it is about
dinonino
niceee
underagreste
hell yeah!!
ladyblogger
ill get it up on the blog in a bit
richgirl
and now we're just missing gabriel
dinonino
dude just from the post announcement people are going at her
Ladyblogger @theladyblogger
Stay tuned! New post going up at The Ladyblog today: Exclusive interview with Ladybug!
801 Retweets 2.8 K Likes
red and black and green @kittybug
Replying to @theladyblogger
i think we can all guess what this will be about
AND PEGGY @margieS
Replying to @theladyblogger
poor ladybug having to take the time to say something we all know already
actual princess @mary_nolan
Replying to @theladyblogger
like even if they were friends for some reason, this girl claiming as much would stil be wrong!!
oi oi oi @sarajorgensen
Replying to @mary_nolan
and theyre obviously not, because this girl clearly hasnt said a true story once in her life
richgirl
and the shitshow continues
mariposa
at least it's almost over
dinonino
well this part is
we're still missing the class shitshow
mariposa
yes thanks for the reminder
thats,,, going to suck
richgirl
for you
i think it'll be very entertaining
mariposa
of course you do
richgirl
i can’t wait
i’ll make some popcorn
mariposa
my god
underagreste
ooh i would love some popcorn
mariposa
adrien!!
underagreste
you want lila getting fired on video but i can’t have popcorn?
mariposa
… yeah fair enough
ladyblogger
post is up!!
dinonino
how does marinette keep beating me for the first comment
mariposa
skill issue
dinonino
you have superspeed i swear
ladyblogger
hey guys guess what
@ lilarossi
yours lasts.
You are making one hell of an enemy right now, Alya.
ladyblogger
No, you've made one hell of an enemy.
your connections might be fake Lila but you forget, you have some people with actual connections and power against you.
I'll figure out a way to end you Lila. Just you fucking wait.
lilarossi
You are going regret this, Alya.
ladyblogger
get fucked
+ | Message @lilarossi
richgirl
HAHAHAHAHA
this is the best day
mariposa
alya you're the best
ladyblogger
why thank you
richgirl
i bet she's fuming
ladyblogger
oh for sure
mariposa
kinda wish i could see her face
but also not cause i dont want to be near her, ever
richgirl
dont worry we just have to wait for adrikins to film her getting fired
underagreste
i cant believe i agreed to this
mariposa
buuut you did :)
underagreste
i was coerced your honor
ladyblogger
your honor theres no way my client intimidated him, look at her, she wouldn't hurt a fly
mariposa
;)
underagreste
what about chloe?
ladyblogger
… yeah i got nothing, take her away!
richgirl
he agreed out of his own free will, he signed the contract
underagreste
what contract?? im not even being paid??
richgirl
im giving you popcorn
underagreste
the popcorn was unrelated!!
dinonino
and this is why you read the whole contract before signing, folks
ladyblogger
yeah adrien you brought this upon yourself
underagreste
i need better friends
dinonino
you're not going to find any dude we're the best
underagreste
will neither confirm nor deny
dinonino
awww bro
ladyblogger
i knew you loved us sunshine
mariposa
i mean you were stuck with us either way so thats good
underagreste
oh im stuck with you is that right?
mariposa
yup
cant get rid of me
underagreste
good <3
richgirl
yuck
let us know when rossi is let go adrien
underagreste
lov u too chloe
richgirl
never say that to me again
underagreste
!!!!
ITS HAPPENING
dinonino
hell yeah lets goooo
ladyblogger
!!!
DETAILS ADRIEN I WANT DETAILS
underagreste
father just called her in
richgirl
so she's going to your house?
underagreste
yup
any minute now
ladyblogger
i want the play by play agreste
underagreste
im already getting you guys the video later????
ladyblogger
yeah and im impatient
underagreste
to reiterate: i need better friends
ladyblogger
we've been over this, you love us
underagreste
yeah yeah
oh she's here!!
dinonino
mariposa
update
whats happening??
underagreste
idk i just hear incoherent yelling
richgirl
from rossi or from gabriel?
underagreste
lila
im guessing father is just watching her waiting for her to shut up
or maybe he'll call gorilla to escort her out we'll see
wow i think nathalie just sighed loud enough i heard her from one floor up
dinonino
that woman needs a raise
underagreste
yeah
richgirl
what do you mean one floor up are you hiding in your room?
underagreste
yeah?? where else would i be??
richgirl
ear to the door
where we need you
underagreste
and risk lila seeing me? i dont want to interact with her
ladyblogger
honestly, smart
underagreste
oh she's leaving
wait
mariposa
waiting
dinonino
waiting
ladyblogger
waiting
impatiently
mariposa
super impatiently
richgirl
you are all dorks
mariposa
you are a dork by association now, chloe
richgirl
i have no association with you losers
i refuse
mariposa
too late for that
underagreste
way too late
mariposa
!!! spill!!
underagreste
nathalie just came up to talk to me
to let me know lila is no longer employed by the agreste brand
dinonino
woooooo
underagreste
AND
dinonino
and??
underagreste
asked me if there's something i needed to tell her or father
and i was like ??? no?
and she says “i figured as much. miss rossi must have been trying to get a little revenge in. spiteful little brat.” and then turned around and left
soo i think we're in the clear!!
richgirl
oh yeah they're for sure not going to believe anything she says ever again
and nathalie actually called her a brat?
underagreste
yup
richgirl
as she should
mariposa
asdkrmeicfk
we did it!!
underagreste
yes we did!!!!
ladyblogger
good job everyone!!
dinonino
not that bad spies after all
richgirl
no you were pretty bad
dinonino
hey!!
richgirl
so just one more thing to wait for today?
mariposa
yup
underagreste
Agreste Fashion @AgresteBrandFashion
As of today, Lila Rossi is no longer employed by the Agreste Brand. We have found that her actions don't align with the values of the company, and have made the difficult decision to let her go. We wish her the best in her future endevours. The Agreste Brand is a family-oriented business, and, as such, prides itself in upholding a standard of honesty and modesty.
41.3K Retweets 102.5 K Likes
my only defense @sarcasm
Replying to @AgresteBrandFashion
seeeveral hours late but finally
daylighter @simooon
Replying to @AgresteBrandFashion
the last line was just shade lmao
not via-ble @Olivia55
Replying to @AgresteBrandFashion
we waited all day for this??
carefree and dreamy @fashionbyleah
Replying to @Olivia55
at least they actually fired her
well id say today was a raging success
ladyblogger
we make one hell of a team
mariposa
i certainly think so
underagreste
yup!
a miraculous team really
ladyblogger
haha what
underagreste
just that we are that good you know?
ladyblogger
right yeah
richgirl
i hate it here
# general
ACTUALwinner
okay WHAT THE FUCK
Notes:
thank you guys so much for all the comments!! your engagement keeps me motivated <3
hope you enjoy the chapter!
Chapter 29: popcorn and soap operas
Notes:
(See the end of the chapter for notes.)
Chapter Text
# general
tomato
what?? happened today???
winner
good question
ACTUALwinner
WHAT THE FUCK??
mylene
i cant believe this
i mean what???
ACTUALwinner
@lilarossi
rose<3
this cant be happening
juleka
its happening
ACTUALwinner
@lilarossi ANSWER YOU FUCKING PHONE
# anti-rossi-club
richgirl
this is my favorite show
adrien im coming by your place now with popcorn
underagreste
uh i dont think father is going to want people over right now
richgirl
whats he going to do? not let me in? please
underagreste
yeah okay
ladyblogger
those of us that would be turned away at the agreste mansion, popcorn?
mariposa
eating popcorn at our friends freaking out is awful
your place, alya?
ladyblogger
yep come on over
dinonino
man i wanted rich people popcorn
ladyblogger
does rich people popcorn taste different from normal popcorn?
dinonino
how would i know? im not rich
ladyblogger
just get over here
dinonino
yes ma'am
# general
ACTUALwinner
i'm losing my fucking mind right now
has anyone talked to lila all day??
mylene
no
tomato
nop
lilarossi
Hey, everyone.
ACTUALwinner
lila, what the fuck
lilarossi
I'm so sorry, I know I owe you all an explanation. It's just been a very rough day.
richgirl
oh, has it really?
lilarossi
Yes. It has.
richgirl
poor you
getting exposed must be oh so hard
lilarossi
It's not what you guys think.
ACTUALwinner
then what the hell is it??
lilarossi
I swear I didn't want to lie to you... It all just spiraled out of control...
rose<3
what do you mean, lila?
lilarossi
It was wrong of me to lie about Jagged... I was just so intimidated by all of you... I mean Adrien is a famous model and Chloé is the daughter of the mayor of Paris and Aubrey Bourgeois and Alya has a popular blog, and all of you are just so talented...
And I used to be made fun of because of my tinnitus... So I figured if I could make up a cool reason why I had it maybe I wouldn't be teased for it... Maybe you'd think I was cool.
ACTUALwinner
what about ladybug?? the fucking charity??
lilarossi
I, uhm, It's complicated...
ladyblogger
Uncomplicate it
lilarossi
It's just... there's some things I can't tell you.
I'm so sorry I lied about the charity, I... I couldn't tell you the truth of what was going on, I still can't... The charity was the best I could come up with, to explain why I was so busy and had to travel so much without, without being able to tell you what I was doing...
mylene
i don't understand, why can't you tell us?
lilarossi
It's... something to do with my mom's work. I'm sorry, I can't tell you more, I wasn't even supposed to tell you that much, it could get her in a lot of trouble.
But I swear if I could have told you, I would've, I mever wanted to lie to you guys, I just didn't know what else to do, and I didn't want you guys to hate me... That's why I told you I was running a charity, so you'd think I was doing some good... And because it's the closest thing to the truth, I suppose.
Wait, I shouldn't have said that, god.
Please don't tell anyone, I'm sorry.
ACTUALwinner
how are we supposed to believe anything you say now?
lilarossi
Alix, please, I swear I'm telling the truth. I know you don't have any reason to trust me anymore, and I totally understand, I... I know I broke all of your trust, and I shouldn't have lied about Jagged... I'm so, so sorry... I just wanted to finally have friends...
ACTUALwinner
you've been lying to us as long as we've known you, we literally don't know you
rose<3
maybe... maybe we should give her the benefit of the doubt
ACTUALwinner
rose...
lilarossi
It hasn't all been a lie! Not, not to me. Our friendship has been true, I swear.
tomato
I don't know what to think
Ivan
me neither
mylene
this is a lot
I want to believe you, Lila, but
lilarossi
No, of course, I totally get it. I know I screwed up, and if... If you can never forgive me then... I'll understand.
ladyblogger
what about Ladybug?
lilarossi
What?
ladyblogger
You told us about jagged stone, and the charity, but you forgot Ladybug
lilarossi
Right, of course.
It's the same as with Jagged Stone, I suppose.
I exaggerated what happened with Ladybug because I wanted to impress you all, but you especially Alya. Like I said, I just wanted to make friends, but then things spiraled and I didn't know how to stop it without admiting to the lie and I was afraid you'd hate me if I did.
I know I shouldn't have lied, and I'm sorry.
I just wanted to be friends... I never meant to hurt anyone...
richgirl
well that's rich
underagreste
(*ba dum tss*)
lilarossi
Sorry?
richgirl
Nothing, please continue
Or are you done with your soap opera?
lilarossi
I don't know what you're trying to imply. But yes, I- I guess I'm done... There are no words to express how sorry I am, guys, truly.
rose<3
I, I think we can all understand wanting to be friends and wanting to impress someone, lila, but lying to us was wrong
lilarossi
I know, I was just so desperate... I'm sorry
mylene
we would have liked you for you, lila, you didn't need to lie
lilarossi
I know that now... You guys are so kind...
mylene
then why didn't you come clean?
lilarossi
I was scared... I didn't want to lose you.
I've never had friends before... I guess I'm just bad at it...
rose<3
thats not true! you were a good friend, i mean besides the lying
lilarossi
Thank you, Rose.
tomato
alix is right, though, it feels like we dont even know you now
if(!robots)
A lot of the things we thought of you were tied to what you lied about, Lila. I suppose that was your intention, to make us thing you were 'cool', but what are we meant to think now?
lilarossi
I understand... And I know it's a lot to ask but if, if you could give me another chance...
richgirl
another chance to lie to everyone's faces?
lilarossi
I promise, I'll never lie to you guys again.
mylene
i honestly dont know how i feel about that
i dont know if im ready to forgive you, lila
lilarossi
I'm not asking you to forgive me right away... But maybe a chance to, to start over, I guess... To try again... Maybe I can re-earn your trust in time.
ACTUALwinner
long time, maybe
rose<3
well, you weren't trying to be malicious, right? you just wanted to be friends
lilarossi
Yes, I just... wanted this time to be different, to finally make friends... I never meant any harm, I just didn't think things through.
juleka
i mean i guess we can all empathize with that
rose<3
yeah and the charity stuff, i mean you didnt have a choice
lilarossi
Yeah, I would've told you the truth if I could, I swear.
ACTUALwinner
i dont really understand what's up with the charity thing but i guess i can accept that
i'm still mad about everything though
lilarossi
And you have every right to be, Alix.
rose<3
but maybe we can forgive you eventually, right guys?
ACTUALwinner
i guess
mylene
as long as you don't lie to us again, then yes
winner
what the girls said
Ivan
same
lilarossi
Thank you guys so so much.
richgirl
yeah okay, thats it
enough bullshit
lilarossi
Excuse me?
richgirl
you're excused.
ACTUALwinner
what are you on about chloe?
richgirl
im talking about rossi spewing some bullshit sob story and the lot of you eating it up
lilarossi
It's not bullshit.
richgirl
oh please, what about your mom's job would have forced you to lie and say you were headlining a charity with a world leader? Your mom, the ambassador? Alleged, anyway
lilarossi
I told you, I can't tell you.
richgirl
You remember my dad's the mayor, right? so I'd know you're full of shit even if I didn't already know you were a filthy ass liar, because there's no way in hell your story makes sense
lilarossi
I told you, it's, it's complicated... I would explain if I could but it might put my mom's job in jeopardy.
richgirl
mhm, right. Do you even know what an ambassador does, rossi?
lilarossi
Yes. I do.
richgirl
so is your mother an ambassador in this story of yours or are you now trying to claim she's some kind of special agent or spy?
lilarossi
Well I couldn't tell you if that was the case, could I?
richgirl
you know what, doesn't matter. either way you're full of shit
lilarossi
You don't know what you're talking about.
richgirl
ah ah ah, you had your turn.
next up
dc?
mariposa
ok so, here's what actually happened
Notes:
i procrastinated this chapter way too long i'm sorry, it's also shorter than I wanted but I had to finish it eventually. More revelations and more of the class's reactions next chapter!
gave myself the ick writing lila it was awful haha
Chapter 30: the truth, the full truth, and nothing but the truth
Notes:
(See the end of the chapter for notes.)
Chapter Text
# general
mariposa
it was one gray, dreary morning…
underagreste
was it?
richgirl
you’re spending too much time with adrien
mariposa
well it was sunny but whatever, that Lila joins the class. She's telling everyone she's best friends with Jagged Stone and that she's traveled the world and etc and flirting with adrien
underagreste
that was flirting???
mariposa
you're an idiot
anyway
i follow adrien and lila to a park because she rubs me the wrong way and i hear her tell adrien she's best friends with Ladybug and she’s the long lost descendants of a fox miraculous holder and she has the fox miraculous
and then ladybug shows up, says Lila is lying and shouldn't lie about having a miraculous and Lila gets akumatized
underagreste
can confirm all of the above
mariposa
so Ladybug and Chat Noir defeat volpina, and I now know Lila is a liar
I tell her as much and she tells me she “only tells people what they want to hear” and tries to like, get me on her side? but I know she's lying about everything so that's not happening
And later she threatens that she'll make it so I'll lose all my friends and Adrien will be hers
so yeah
she's been maliciously lying to everyone
It wasn't about making friends at all, she was using all of us
lilarossi
That's not true! I never threatened you, I'd never do that. And Adrien I, I know I lied to you about my friendship with Ladybug and I'm sorry, but you don't have to go along with Marinette's story.
underagreste
I'm just telling the truth, lila
what mari said is exactly what happened
ACTUALwinner
ok wait wait WHAT
lilarossi
It's not true! I don't understand why you would say this… I know I screwed up and I have so much to be sorry for but why would you lie like this…
richgirl
I thought we established your turn was over, rossi. Let Marinette talk.
mariposa
It's not just Jagged Stone, Ladybug and the charity she's lied about. It's everything. She's been manipulating everyone since the start, so you'd like her and do stuff for her
And she's been trying to isolate me since I called her out for it
lilarossi
How can you even say that, Marinette? I've been nothing but kind to you.
richgirl
what did I just say
mylene
she threatened you??
mariposa
yes, she did
she tried to get me to go along with her stories and when i told her i wouldn’t she threatened me.
and i tried to get everyone to see she was lying but no one believed me
so she tried to make true of her threat
lilarossi
You hated me from the start! I… I never understood why and I still don’t… But even though you hate me, I tried to be nice to you, Marinette, be your friend.
mariposa
I think you and I have very different definitions of friendship, lila
ACTUALwinner
you’ve been claiming Lila was lying since she got here and we all dismissed you because it was too outlandish that lila would lie about all of that but
but
if(!robots)
But she was lying. Maybe not about everything but about a lot of things
ACTUALwinner
that
lilarossi
I’m so sorry for lying, you know I am, but what Marinette is claiming is not true.
I wasn’t trying to be malicious, I… I just screwed up… And I wasn’t trying to manipulate anyone, I swear!
mariposa
No? claiming you knew everyone’s idol, were best friends with them even and maybe I can get you to meet them sometime, or that you were running this big charity that excused all of your absences and your need of help with school work and made you seem like you had a moral superiority from us isn’t manipulative?
ladyblogger
get her ass girl
lilarossi
I already explained why I had to lie about the charity.
richgirl
mmm but did you though
juleka
umm i’m a little stuck on the trying to make good of her threat thing
what did you mean by that?
mariposa
there’s a lot to that
actually i’ll cede my time we can come back to this
richgirl
alright
cesaire you're up
ladyblogger
wait when did we decide this turn system
why do i feel like I'm being called to the stand
dinonino
do you swear to tell the truth and nothing but the truth
ladyblogger
well yeah, what am I, lila?
lilarossi
Alya…
ladyblogger
and anyway shouldn't adrien go first? he's known for longer
richgirl
are you questioning me, cesaire?
ladyblogger
yeah
richgirl
fine we’ll do chronological order, whatever
adrien, go
underagreste
where?
richgirl
i will kill you
underagreste
ok, ok, damn
sooo it was one dreary, gray morning
richgirl
fucks sake
underagreste
yeah so what mari said is all true. Lila told me she was super close with Ladybug cause they have a lot in common cause lila is the descendant of the fox holder Volpina
and she has the fox miraculous cause her grandma gave it to her
and then ladybug shows up, calls lila out about everything she said and lila runs off
So then i started doubting all her other stories
and mari starts trying to out her as a liar but no one believes her and it just keeps getting worse so I tell her that I also know lila is lying but we shouldn’t try to expose her and just wait for her lies to crumble
mariposa
0/10 advice
underagreste
yeah well
then lila gets hired by my dad
and I tell her to leave marinette alone, cause i knew she’d been intentionally targeting her
but she keeps trying to make mari look bad
richgirl
dont forget the kiss
underagreste
i'm getting there i’m getting there
anyway me and Lila don’t get along at all for obvious reasons
we dont talk to each other during photoshoots
so the whole thing after chloe’s party was a lie, Lila doesn't even like me like that she was just trying to drive an even deeper wrench in mari’s and the girl’s relationship
did i miss anything?
dinonino
the spying??
underagreste
oh yeah
richgirl
we’ll circle back to that
dinonino
also why is it chloe’s party? it was our idea!
richgirl
i organized everything
dinonino
not everything!!
richgirl
how exactly did you contribute to the party, lahiffe?
dinonino
i helped come up with it!!
ACTUALwinner
okay no wait
how can you say Lila doesn’t like you like that adrien??
underagreste
because she doesn’t? she hates me
lilarossi
How- How can you say that, Adrien?
I… I never thought you’d mock me for my feelings… Even if you didn’t like me back, you’d at least respect how I feel about you.
underagreste
we’ve literally never had a positive interaction
actually, you make your contempt for me quite clear during shoots
lilarossi
That’s not true! I’ve always treated you nicely Adrien, how could you say otherwise?
rose<3
you told me you and Adrien got along great, that he told you he loved spending time with you
lilarossi
We do!
Or, at least, I thought we did…
underagreste
yeah I definitely never said that
mylene
i’m so confused right now
all you’ve said about you and adrien isn't true??
i mean he says you hate each other
and marinette said you threatened her?? hello??
lilarossi
I didn’t! I would never.
You guys know Marinette has always had a problem with me. She hates me, that’s why she’s saying this.
mariposa
I’m saying it cause it’s exactly what happened
You threatened to take all my friends from me
lilarossi
You’re lying.
richgirl
isn’t it ironic it’s you saying that?
lilarossi
How can you accuse me of such a horrible thing without even any proof?
richgirl
haven’t we already established you’re a liar?
whatever moving on we still have a lot to go through
ladyblogger
my turn now?
richgirl
oh now you want to go?
chronological order means I go first
ladyblogger
ok ok tell your story chloe
underagreste
(so it was a gray, dreary morning…)
mariposa
(we should have planned this better)
ladyblogger
(or like, at all)
richgirl
all of you shut up
since I actually have a brain, i knew rossi was lying for a while now
I mean seriously, “saved Jagged Stone’s cat from being runned over by a plane”?? give me a break
it was blatantly obvious she was playing you, and it was even more obvious she was trying to ruin dupain-cheng.
let’s start with her cutesy little performance at the adrinette chat
ACTUALwinner
a chat you aren’t even part of??? how do you even know??
richgirl
im going to let you think about it for a second, see if the singular braincell you have decides to work for once
mariposa
chloeee be nice
richgirl
no
so rossi claims to like adrien to guilt trip you idiots into not talking to dupain-cheng about her crush on adrien
rose<3
chloe!!!
mylene
haha what are you talking about what crush on adrien
underagreste
aww mari you have a crush on me how embarrassing
mariposa
i’ll break up with you right now
underagreste
no, please :((
mylene
what??
ACTUALwinner
HUH??!!!
richgirl
as i was saying, rossi guilts you gullible morons into not talking to dc anymore
because it “would be unfair to help marinette over lila”
not that that stopped you from pulling that bs on the party
i mean seriously, you try to get adrien to kiss rossi to help her out, but he kisses dupain-cheng and he might’ve as well committed murder with how unhappy you lot looked.
but we already knew about your hypocrisy.
mylene
it wasn’t like that!!
richgirl
no? so you weren’t trying to get adrien and rossi to kiss in front of dc? and you weren’t disappointed that he and dc kissed instead? whatever happened to not wanting to help a friend over the other?
ACTUALwinner
we were just trying to help lila, we’ve helped marinette out a lot. it wasn't favoritism! and of course we were happy for marinette but we knew lila was upset, that’s all
mariposa
but you didn’t care that i would’ve been upset if lila and adrien kissed
ACTUALwinner
of course we cared!!
but things were just so awkward with you and lila liking adrien, we just wanted it to be over.
so yeah we wanted to give lila a push, you’ve been trying to get together with adrien for forever, we were just giving lila the chance, to see if maybe things would work out and we could move on
i’m sorry, we didnt mean to hurt you
i didn’t mean to hurt you
mariposa
i know, alix
but you did
and when you cheered for lila and adrien and tried to get them to kiss but didn't do the same for me, and when you didn’t talk to me at all afterwards and just ran after lila, it hurt
mylene
marinette, im so sorry
you’re right, we messed up
mariposa
and you already weren’t talking to me before that
juleka
we didn’t know how to talk to you, we couldn’t explain why we were pulling away and not getting involved in garden business without telling you about lila’s crush on adrien and we promised lila we wouldn’t tell you
but we shouldn’t have stopped talking to you
i’m sorry
rose<3
i’m so so sorry marinette!! we’ve been bad friends to you
alya was right, we ended up picking sides while trying not to pick sides
mariposa
we can talk more about all of this later
but thank you girls
richgirl
where was i?
dinonino
as if you didnt know
richgirl
right right
so then rossi tries to spin some bullshit ass story that she’d confessed to adrien already and he was leading her on
which she later had to take back
i’m sure we all remember that
lilarossi
That was just a misunderstanding…
richgirl
mmm was it though?
because i seem to recall you first said you’d told adrien your feelings and he’d explicitly told you he liked you too but couldn’t have a relationship with you because of his father.
but afterwards it was just a miscommunication and adrien must have not understood your confession and you must not have been clear enough, oops, no harm done.
that's quite the change in story
lilarossi
Well I don’t really remember what I said… I was so emotional, I might have gotten some details wrong.
underagreste
more like all the details.
seeing as you and I don’t talk during shoots at all. The last actual conversation we had was when I told you to leave mari alone.
lilarossi
That’s not true.
I don’t know why you are saying these things… I, I thought we were at least friends, Adrien… We always talked so much while at work and I thought… Well I was clearly wrong but still… I just don’t understand where this is coming from.
underagreste
it’s coming from you being a lying ass bitch
dinonino
damn dude
winner
wooooow
mariposa
chloe, give adrien his phone back
underagreste
ugh fine
richgirl
i just said what he was thinking anyway
underagreste
i definitely wouldn’t have worded it like that
richgirl
but the sentiment was there
you are just too much of a pussy to say it
underagreste
i resent that
richgirl
doesn’t change the fact
which brings me to my next point of you idiots being not only stupid but also hypocritical assholes
which is how you were all so ready to brand adrien as a jerk that leads people on without oh, i don't know, trying to get his side of the story
underagreste
oof okay we’re doing this
richgirl
we sure fucking are
ACTUALwinner
so now we’re hypocritical assholes for defending our friend??
richgirl
you can’t be this fucking dense
adrien is your friend too, is he not? and you weren’t even going to give him a chance to defend himself
mylene
well we didn’t want to make it seem we didn’t trust lila’s story
and girls have to stick together about these kinds of things!!!
ACTUALwinner
yeah exactly
look, i didn’t want to believe that about adrien, and okay maybe we should have asked him and given him a chance, but i dont think we’re assholes for taking our girl friend on her word
richgirl
okay so the girls are claiming girl power
boys?
tomato
uhhh
winner
uhhh
Ivan
yeah we dont have a good excuse
tomato
we like, already didnt have the full story cause none of the girls would tell us
and we should have asked adrien what was going on
sorry adrien
Ivan
yeah sorry
if(!robots)
Sorry, Adrien
winner
sorry man
mylene
we are sorry too, we should have asked anyway
ACTUALwinner
yeah
underagreste
hey it’s all good! I get you guys didn’t have a reason to doubt lila’s word and obviously wanted to stick up for your friend
and sabrina asked so I was able to defend myself so it didn’t go too far
richgirl
i’ll allow the “didn’t have a reason to doubt lila” to pass for now but i do think its bullshit just for the record.
okay next
cesaire go ahead this is where you come in
ladyblogger
alright so
after the party me and nino talked to mari and adrien and they told us what was really going on with lila
and then lila texted me
and i told her where she could shove her bullshit
and well, here
@ lilarossi
lilarossi
Hey, Alya! Are you free to chat? I really don't mean to bother you, but I was hoping we could talk.
ladyblogger
I have absolutely nothing to say to you
lilarossi
Alya? What's wrong?
ladyblogger
what's wrong? what's wrong is that you are a fucking liar and you have been hurting Marinette and you are fucking lucky Mari is a better person than i am cause if it was up to me i would drop you into the Seine and not even blink
lilarossi
Alya, what are you talking about?
Did, did Marinette say something about me?
+ | Message #lilarossi
+5
ACTUALwinner
okay woah woah
WHAT
lilarossi
Those aren’t real!
Alya I can’t believe you’d edit our conversation just to frame me like that.
ACTUALwinner
back up back up
mylene
i think i’m going to be sick
rose<3
me too
i dont understand what’s happening
richgirl
where exactly did we lose you?
ACTUALwinner
i don’t know, like from the start??
Lila what the fuck
lilarossi
Alix, everyone, they’re lying, I swear!
ACTUALwinner
Adrien is claiming you guys don’t like each other at all, and all you’ve told us about being close with him was bullshit
Marinette is saying you threatened her and have been targeting for ages
Alya has screenshots of you admitting to lying, getting us to stop speaking to marinette and generally being a bitch
so which part of that is a lie
lilarossi
All of it!
dinonino
hey I just realized I didn’t get a turn
richgirl
what do you want to say exactly, lahiffe
dinonino
uhhhh
lila is a liar and i know that because friendship power?
richgirl
that’s what I thought
lilarossi
They’re all lying! I never did any of that!
This must all be Marinette’s fault! She’s hated me from the start and now she’s gotten Adrien and the others to turn on me.
I don’t know what I did to her to deserve this… But please you have to believe me, they are lying about me.
richgirl
so here’s what’s about to happen.
You can either believe Rossi, who’s been lying to you from the start, which you have proof of.
Or you can believe 4 of your friends, who you’ve known for longer than Rossi and who aren’t lying sacks of shits
Which will it be
underagreste
there’s also you
richgirl
i figured it would hurt my argument
mariposa
that’s probably wise
mylene
i
i can’t
god what
ACTUALwinner
i’m losing my mind
this can’t possibly be happening
lila couldn’t have been doing this the whole time she’s not
lilarossi
Of course I haven’t!
All I wanted was to have friends… And I might have screwed up on the way but I’ve never… I’m not, I’m not a bad person, not like they’re trying to claim, I don’t understand why…
I just wanted friends.
richgirl
god save the sob story
you never wanted friends, you wanted lackeys and servants
trust me, i'd know
lilarossi
Because you've never been good at being a friend, isn't that right, Chloe? You treat Sabrina like your own personal slave. How is anyone supposed to trust what you say?
richgirl
unlike you rossi, i've never hidden who I am. I'm a bitch, i've never claimed to be anything but.
i don't lie, and i don't play the victim
yeah i'm a shitty friend but at least i can admit it
sabrinaa
you're not a shitty friend chloe!!
ok you haven't always been the best but you try!!
you're trying
and and you're my friend and i like you as you are
ladyblogger
i kinda like your bitchiness from time to time
dinonino
it is funny
specially when directed at adrien
underagreste
hey!!
dinonino
you're one of us!!
ladyblogger
you know what? yeah
there
richgirl
perish the thought
get this dumb ass color off my name
ladyblogger
nope! you're going to be part of the squad and you're going to like it
richgirl
ugh
thanks i guess
thank you brina
sabrinaa
you're welcome!!
lilarossi
So you can forgive Chloe for being a bully but you can't forgive me for lying to impress you?
richgirl
you can repeat that story as much as you'd like but it won't change your actual intentions
mariposa
and that's not the only thing i cant forgive you for
not that you're sorry
there's the trying to make me lose all my friends part
lilarossi
I didn't do that.
mariposa
yes you did
I said i'd get to it later and here it is
you made my friends feel guilty about helping me with my crush and said i hated you because we like the same guy. you've been trying to make me look bad, you make underhanded comments about me constantly.
mylene
no, no, we
wouldnt we have noticed that?
richgirl
hey this feels familiar
you want to take this one, cesaire?
ladyblogger
oh i got this
# general
ladyblogger
girl, If I got mad everytime someone I was talking to zoned out on me I would no longer have a best friend
mariposa
hey, I listen to you!!
ladyblogger
*side eyes*
mariposa
*side eyes right back*
ladyblogger
mari, i love you, but you are the single most scattered-brain person I've ever met
lilarossi
Well, I think you deserve to be listened to, Alya.
+ | Message #general
here's one
# general
lilarossi
Anyways I don't want you to worry about me. I promise I have it under control, I'm not about to fall asleep in class or anything.
rose<3
you are so strong, Lila!
tomato
Yeah! whenever I don't get enough sleep is usually because I lose track of time drawing or something silly but you are so busy and still manage to come to class and do your work! It's really impressive.
lilarossi
It's not silly at all!! It's a perfectly valid reason and your drawings are worth it! And I'm sure that whatever Marinette was doing last night that didn't let her sleep was super important too.
+ | Message #general
and another one
# general
lilarossi
I'm sorry Marinette ran out on you, Alya
ladyblogger
It's okay
nothing new here
that girl is always disappearing
dinonino
good ol' hurricane marinette
lilarossi
Doesn't it annoy you?
I think I would be upset if my best friend was constantly running out on me
It's okay if you are
ladyblogger
It's just Marinette being Marinette you know?
i've accepted it
i love that little disaster, terrible excuses included
+ | Message #general
trying to pit me against my girl quite blatanly
hey you guys remember the dings?
# general
lilarossi
No, no, Marinette is right. It's my fault I wasn't clear enough. After all, it shouldn't be that hard to express your feelings for someone, communication is the key to any relationship, if you can't talk effectively with someone you care about then maybe you are not meant to be together.
richgirl
DING
mariposa
oof big ding
winner
i don't understand the ding thing, can someone explain the ding thing??
ACTUALwinner
hate to agree with kim but please what's
+ | Message #general
obvious shot at marinette having a hard time confessing to adrien
# general
mariposa
dont worry about it
and hey Lila, talking about your feelings is hard, don't beat yourself up, trust me I know, i don't think having trouble talling someone how you feel is a sign that the relationship won't work out
lilarossi
Well if you're not confortable talking to someone you really like or even love then do you really love them? At least I managed to have that conversation even if my communication skills were a little off... but at least it's something, and at least I can be proud of that a little... I can't imagine being in love with someone I can barely talk to or needing to try so hard, like making elaborate plans and getting other people involved, just to have a conversation with that person.
+ | Message #general
and another one
lilarossi
You're taking my words out of context.
You should know as a journalist how damaging that can be, Alya.
ladyblogger
how about this one?
# general
lilarossi
Wow, it takes a real big person to forgive someone like that. I know I would have a hard time being friends with someone that used to bully me just like that. I mean don't get me wrong, forgiveness is wonderful! Of course I'm happy for you Marinette, but I at least don't think I could ever be friends with someone that bullies anyone, let alone me. I don't see how anyone could, unless you condone bullying yourself... Unless you agree with their actions towards others... Which, you don't of course, right Marinette?
ladyblogger
mari is just the kind of person to give second chances, she's great like that
underagreste
I'm also friends with Chloe, for the
+ | Message #general
# general
record, and she's not the nicest but she is trying to change. I don't think she needs to be shunned or something
lilarossi
That's not what I was saying at all! I was just wondering how Marinette could get past Chloe's actions and attitude towards others if she doesn't agree with them.
mariposa
which I don't, but like adrien said chloe is trying to be better
ACTUALwinner
is she? she was being a bitch towards me a couple days ago in the chat
richgirl
oh please i barely said anything to you
+ | Message #general
trying to make marinette look like a bully
# general
lilarossi
Well it's good you don't agree with them, Marinette... So you wouldn't be rude to anyone like that, right?
mariposa
of course not. bullying is wrong.
lilarossi
Right, of course...
richgirl
something to say, rossi?
lilarossi
It's just... well... Marinette hasn't been the nicest towards me... And of course you don't have to like me, I totally understand if I'm just not your type of person but between some of the things you've said to me and knowing you're friends with Chloe...
+ | Message #general
trying to make it seem she was bullying you especifically, even though all she ever really said about you was that you were lying about your stories and she was right about that
you tried to make it look like marinette hated you for no reason or just because of jealousy but what she hated you for was your lying, and you knew she was right about you being a liar and you made her out to be the bad guy anyway
how is that not malicious?
ACTUALwinner
god you told us you worried people were going to believe marinette about you lying
we told you we trusted you
lilarossi
Alix, I know I broke your trust, but you can't believe what they're saying!
mylene
but they're right aren't they
marinette was right about you lying and you had us believe she was lying about you and targeting you for no reason
thats
thats not okay
lilarossi
Mylene, please...
rose<3
is it all true? have you really been manipulating us from the start?
lilarossi
Rose, no! Of course not!
tomato
but if you and Adrien really don't get along then you were lying about the crush
why would you do that if not to make marinette look jealous?
lilarossi
Adrien is lying!
juleka
so what? you lied and adrien is lying and alya is lying and marinette is lying and nino is lying?
and chloe
richgirl
yeah thanks for the add-on
lilarossi
Yes!
I don't know why they are doing this but they are lying! Marinette turned them against me!
Ivan
and why does marinette hate you then?
lilarossi
I don't know!
if(!robots)
Ok so
Lila lied about knowing Jagged Stone, being friends with Ladybug, and running a charity with Prince Ali of Achu, all of which was confirmed by the aforementioned people.
Marinette, when Lila first joined, tried to get the rest of the class to believe Lila was lying about knowing different celebrities and other stories from her travels including the now confirmed to be lies.
Lila denied Marinette's claims and later said Marinette hated her for no reason, or perhaps because she was jealous that Lila worked with Adrien and was close to him. Adrien is claiming they aren't and have never been close at all.
Lila said multiple times that Marinette was rude to her and implied it was down-right bullying, but all anyone has heard Marinette said about Lila that might be speaking ill, was her saying Lila was lying, which we now know to be true.
By doing this, Lila did successfully get the other girls to minimize contact with Marinette which Marinette said she threatened to do.
Lila also said Adrien led her on, but Adrien says they've disliked eachother since before she was even working with him.
And she pretty much admitted most of the above to Alya which would be why they aren't in speaking terms anymore.
Did I get all of that correct?
lilarossi
No!
mariposa
yep!
ACTUALwinner
jesus fucking christ
god
i cant believe
lila you bitch
lilarossi
What?! Alix you can't tell me you seriously believe them!
ACTUALwinner
why wouldnt I?? You've been lying to us the whole time, you have been going after marinette, and like chloe said why wouldnt we believe four of our friends over your lying ass?
lilarossi
Alix!
mylene
alix is right
we have no reason not to trust then
and you said you were so confused why marinette didnt like you but if you really were just lying to make friends you wouldn't have made it seem like she was targeting you for no reason and making her look bad
you lied to us about everything
lilarossi
No!
rose<3
how could you?
lilarossi
God damn it!
Fuck you Marinette. You ruined everything!
mariposa
and it was my pleasure
lilarossi
I had all of them eating at the palm of my hands and you had to come and fuck it all up.
Gullible idiots you all are, I barely even had to try at all.
I mean, seriously, I can't believe the dumb shit you all fell for.
I would have had you doing what I wanted forever if not for goody-two-shoes.
You couldn't leave it well enough alone?
rose<3
my god
mariposa
you were using my friends. there was no way i was going to sit back and let you
lilarossi
Some friends. Tossed you aside at the earliest opportunity and didn't look back.
Almost like all they needed was an excuse to stop talking to you, no? Like you were nothing to them.
mariposa
give up, lila. You don't have power over me anymore, you can't hurt me
lilarossi
Can't I?
mariposa
no. you can't
lilarossi
I'm not trying to hurt you, Marinette, I'm simply telling you the truth. That's what you wanted from me, isn't it? That I was honest?
mariposa
i dont want anything from you lila
ladyblogger
none of us do
i warned you against hurting my friends
enjoy the end of your reign!
Sad to see you go, @lilarossi
Notes:
god this chapter is a rollercoaster!
dont worry, once they get their bearings the class will remember the spying thing and the adrienette thing, and they will be asking about it lmao
they have a lot to think about and a lot to apologize for still, we'll get all of that (or at least most of that) next chapter!
and lila is out! that was a very satisfying end point, at least for me. Her castle has finally crumbled and she will not be missed <3
Chapter 31: sidebar: what?
Notes:
(See the end of the chapter for notes.)
Chapter Text
# general
underagreste
well i'd say that went well
ACTUALwinner
i'm going to be sick.
jesus fuck
mylene
i
god i cant believe we fell for any of that
richgirl
trust me, neither can I
you people are dumb as hell
mariposa
chloee
richgirl
what? im right
ladyblogger
ignore her
you're not dumb. you just trusted the wrong person
richgirl
fine, naive, then
ladyblogger
maybe a smidge
tomato
i think dumb might've been accurate cause i still feel confused
if(!robots)
I understand if this is not the time, but what did you mean by spying, nino?
dinonino
oh yeah
are we circling back to this now?
underagreste
guess so
Ivan
ok, so?
tomato
guys?
underagreste
ahh never mind belay that
we'll be right back
# team-miraculous
chaton
guess who
bugaboo
lila, is it lila?
chaton
lila
bugaboo
great
bee-tch
wow who's surprised
chaton
they don't even let people celebrate anymore
foxygirl
celebrate?? celebrate what?
chaton
you know
a job well done
shellboy
???
bee-tch
as i was saying
you people are dumb as hell
foxygirl
!!!!!
WAIT
# help
ACTUALwinner
ok while we wait for adrien and the others to come back
im freaking out over here
i feel like i still haven't wrapped my head around this whole thing
mylene
me neither
i cant believe i was shipping lila and adrien so hard
i was rooting for them so much
rose<3
yeah me too
i was so convinced they were going to get together
ACTUALwinner
why?
rose <3
what?
ACTUALwinner
why were you so convinced?
sorry im just trying to process im not judging you
rose<3
because lila told me they were close
like really close
that he told her he loved spending time just the two of them
that he always reached out to grab her hand in shoots
ACTUALwinner
right
but did we ever see them together?
mylene
what do you mean?
ACTUALwinner
like
did we ever see them spend time together?
like, besides the party, did we ever see adrien seek her out at all?
mylene
i dont think so
ACTUALwinner
right
and we didnt think that was weird?
if adrien and her were so close, why didnt they ever spend time together besides photoshoots? why didnt he ever gravitate towards her during class events?
mylene
well we knew lila and marinette didnt get along
and adrien, marinette, alya and nino are always hanging out
ACTUALwinner
you know that's not really good enough
its not like he had to always hang out with them, he could've taken time to be with lila if we wanted but he never did
mylene
yeah i know
how many things do you think we turned a blind eye towards because we trusted lila?
ACTUALwinner
more than we'd care to admit probably
like god looking back on her interactions with marinette, how did we not notice anything weird?
mylene
you mean those screenshots alya sent?
ACTUALwinner
yeah but also just reading through the chat
and OUR chat with her
just, everything
rose<3
i cant believe we ever thought marinette could be mean to anyone without a proper reason
ACTUALwinner
she made us believe that
marinette had been telling us lila was lying since she got here and she made us believe marinette was jealous
sorry no
we believed her
rose<3
we havent been talking to her
she's our friend and we stopped talking to her
and and chloe is right we were bad friends at the party
ACTUALwinner
i dont know what i was thinking with spin the bottle
actually thats a lie, i know exactly what i was thinking
im just an idiot
mylene
you're not an idiot alix
making a bad choice doesnt make you an idiot
ACTUALwinner
yeah? how about a long list of bad choices
we almost didnt invite them to the last match
we chose to exclude them and for what
so much for not taking sides
mylene
right, lila told us she got into a fight with alya
at least we now know exactly what that was about
rose<3
we should've asked alya
why didnt we ask alya about it?
she's our friend too
ACTUALwinner
we just took lila at her word
again
we just believed alya was at the wrong without question
it made too much sense at the time. of course lila wasnt lying so of course marinette is wrong for disliking her and of course alya was taking her best friend's side.
god we got played for fools
rose<3
i feel so used
mylene
me too
ACTUALwinner
me three
hey where's juleka?
@ lukaontheguitar
juleka
hey
lukaontheguitar
hey, how are you doing?
you're still at rose's?
juleka
yeah
why didnt you tell me?
lukaontheguitar
tell you what?
juleka
really
lukaontheguitar
what?
juleka
i know it was you on the video
lukaontheguitar
what video?
juleka
not that dumb
you can hear your voice asking lila about jagged in the video
you think i wouldnt recognize your voice?
lukaontheguitar
jules im sorry
its not that i didnt want to tell you
but you needed proof to accept the truth
juleka
you thought i wouldnt believe you?
lukaontheguitar
its not that simple and you know it
but no
i wasnt sure you'd believe me
juleka
because we didnt believe marinette
lukaontheguitar
who said anything about marinette?
juleka
luka please
it's obvious marinette and the others were the ones to do the video
especially since i know you were involved
lukaontheguitar
damn
do the others know?
juleka
i dont know
i dont think it matters
lukaontheguitar
you're not mad at them?
for publishing the video?
people are making fun of you guys know on social media
juleka
not really
i mean they're making fun of the people that believed her
they dont know its us, especifically
and no, im not mad
i get that the must have had their reasons for posting it publicly
lukaontheguitar
oh they haven't told you yet?
juleka
what?
lukaontheguitar
not my thing to tell
and yes, they have their reasons
and i have my reasons for not just telling you
im sorry juleka
juleka
why did you say yes? to participate in the video and being involved in this whole thing
lukaontheguitar
umm isnt it obvious
juleka
you wanted to help marinette?
lukaontheguitar
i wanted to help you
she was hurting you, even if you didnt realize it yet
i wasnt going to let that stand
juleka
oh
thank you
lukaontheguitar
anytime
you're staying over with Rose?
juleka
probably yeah
lukaontheguitar
ok i'll tell mom
see you tomorrow jules
love you
juleka
yeah u 2
# help
juleka
hey
sorry im here
agreed, i feel like a damn idiot too
we did so much for her
she kept missing class
and we just kept helping her with everything
mylene
yeah
why and how she was missing so much class without being caught i dont get
and she'd never do her part in group projects and we excused it every time
i dont think i was even bothered by it until now
ACTUALwinner
why would you be? she was running a charity, of course that was more important than helping us with school work.
she's just been laughing at us this whole time
rose<3
we changed plans for her constantly too
she never wanted to do what we usually did, she was always tired or busy or really wanted to do something else she'd never gotten to do before
we just wanted to be good friends to her
ACTUALwinner
we were
thats the problem
we were good friends to lila and bad friends to marinette and alya
juleka
we really need to apologize to marinette
for not believing her and not talking to her
rose<3
and the party
and the match
and everything
ACTUALwinner
fuck where do we even start
i feel like i need a list
we really fucked up
juleka
we start by apologizing for not believing her about lila
and we go from there
rose<3
maybe we can bake her something
like an apology cake
mylene
that's not a bad idea
marinette would like that
ACTUALwinner
alright lets do it
we should still try to apologize today, though
not drag it out
rose<3
agree
two-step plan, then?
mylene
back to the garden we go
# team-miraculous
bugaboo
good work today guys!!
shellboy
that sucked!
chaton
yep!
bee-tch
hey did you see rossi's face when she was de-akumatized? i thought she was going to take a swing at lb
bugaboo
she was welcome to try
chaton
i would have killed her
bugaboo
stand down, kitty
chaton
i got claws and im not afraid to use them
bee-tch
do you ever let up on the cat jokes?
bugaboo
no, never
trust me, i've tried
chaton
the cat jokes can't be contained
they're purrr-etty relentless
bugaboo
okay that's enough out of you
talk to you guys later
chaton
:3 <3
@ dinonino
ladyblogger
nino
NINO
dinonino
what is it?
do you need me to come back to yours?
if you are being roped into babysitting the answer is no
ladyblogger
no. i mean yeah, but that's not why i texted you
tell me if i'm crazy
dinonino
you're crazy
ladyblogger
ha ha
i think chloe is apicultrice
dinonino
what?
why do you think that?
ladyblogger
what she said before we left to fight lila
how we are all dumb
she said the exact same thing in the class server
dinonino
so you think she's chloe just from that?
ladyblogger
think about it
they have like, the same personality
dinonino
i mean they are both prickly i guess
ladyblogger
calls everyone dumb
exclusively calls lila by her last name
done with all of us all the time
dinonino
okay i kiiind of see where you're coming from
but do you really think ladybug would have given chloe of all people her miraculous back?
ladyblogger
why not? she's changed for the better
dinonino
right and we know that cause we're friends with her
how would lb know that?
ladyblogger
mmm thats true
how would ladybug know that
still think its her tho
dinonino
whatever you say babe
# the-garden
violet
hey marinette, hey alya
can we talk?
here, if you'd rather, or we could all meet up somewhere
lotus
hey
alya and i just split up actually haha
tigerlily
yeah terrible timing too cause now i have to watch my sisters
lotus
so great timing
tigerlily
oh shush
sorry girls, cant hang out right now
violet
thats okay
we just want to apologize
and like, we'll apologize in person too but we don't want to drag it out or procrastinate it
you deserve to hear it now
sunflower
we're so so sorry
rose
we should have believed you about lila all those months ago
we know you, and we should have believed what you had to say
violet
or at least been more receptive to hearing it
sunflower
we definitely shouldn't have believed lila about you
she made it seem like you hated her for no reason
that you were jealous of her
and we know you aren't like that
tulip
you're a good person and a good friend
and we haven't been, lately
and then when lila told us about liking adrien we
we screwed up
violet
we made a bad call
it felt like the only thing we could do, at the time, but it wasnt
there were so many better ways we could have handled that, even if lila had been telling the truth, but we didnt
sunflower
you're our friend, regardless of the garden and the adrien thing
and not talking to you was never the right thing to do
violet
and god im so so sorry for what happened at the party
you were right, we, I was callous with your feelings
i was an idiot
rose
we all were
we focused too much on what lila was feeling, but your feelings are important too
tulip
sooo important
but we didnt act like it and im sorry
and alya we should have asked you what happened when you and lila had a fight but we didnt
sunflower
apparently not asking for the other side of the story is a flaw of ours
we're sorry
violet
and the not inviting you to the match was shitty
we said we wouldn't take sides and that's exactly what we ended up doing
we've just been really bad friends in general
i'm sorry
rose
sorry
tulip
im so so sorryy
sunflower
i'm sorry, for everything
and if you can't forgive us, that's fine
but we wanted you to know
tigerlily
okay thats a lot
lotus
yeah
look, i get the not believing me about lila at first. I know the claims sounded wild and I had not proof and lila is a little too good at making people believe her.
yeah it hurt, but i can forgive you for that
and i understand that lila put you in a difficult position with the adrien thing
and that you didnt know how to handle that
but it really hurt, that you just stopped talking to me
and what happened at the party
i dont know what to do with that
violet
we should've just stayed out of the whole thing
and yeah, we really weren't expecting you and adrien to kiss but we shouldnt have reacted like we did
im really sorry about the whole thing
lotus
i know you are
cause i know you're good, too
and i know lila manipulated you, and she hurt you
and im sorry this happened to any of you, you didnt deserve to be taken advantage of
so maybe i can forgive you, with time
sunflower
take all the time you need
and we'd really like to talk to you guys in person, like we said
if you're up for that
lotus
i am
tomorrow?
tigerlily
that works for me
and for the record, im not really mad
i was in your shoes, i know what it's like
so i'm with mari here, whatever she decides to do i'm with her
lotus
<3
tigerlily
<3
violet
okay, tomorrow then
thank you for hearing us out
lotus
thank you for apologizing
i know today has been hard for all of you
we'll talk more tomorrow
i have a lot to tell you
rose
theres more?
lotus
you'll see haha
@ mariposa
ladyblogger
you okay, girl?
mariposa
yeah im okay
i dont want to be too hard on them
they're victims of lila too
ladyblogger
they hurt you
both things can be true at the same time
mariposa
i know
adrien and chloe already tried to convince me of it
still, lila is the true villain here, it feels weird to be mad at the girls
ladyblogger
your feelings are more than valid
they made their choices and they hurt you, whether they meant to or not
im proud of you for not forgiving them right away
mariposa
thanks alya <3
ladyblogger
<3
back to the gen chat now?
mariposa
this is going to be a mess
ladyblogger
yup
# general
underagreste
okay we're baaaack
so the spying thing
my father like, had lila spying on me and reporting back to him
tomato
dude what???
underagreste
yeah, thats the real reason he even hired her
which sucked because i couldnt do anything against lila without her going to my father with some bs or another
also meant we couldn't tell any of you marinette and I are dating
ACTUALwinner
you what??
underagreste
:D
if(!robots)
is this a surprise?
Marinette threatened to break up with him earlier.
ACTUALwinner
I hadn't really processed it yet, max!!
if(!robots)
I apologize, please continue.
ACTUALwinner
holy shit
wait
how long have you two been dating?
mariposa
ummm
a while
almost 2 months
rose<3
akhfjkfhd
omg!!!
im so happy for you guys!!
mylene
same here!!
mariposa
we wanted to tell you sooner but lila would've told gabriel
underagreste
thaaankfully he has now fired her so we can finally tell you guys!
juleka
so that's the reason
rose<3
what do you mean, jules?
juleka
nothing
congrats you guys
tomato
yeah!!
Ivan
congrats!
underagreste
thank youuu
ACTUALwinner
i cant believe we didn't notice adrinette becoming canon
richgirl
and they were so obvious about it too
ladyblogger
ok ok we get it you noticed and we didn't
stop lording it over out heads
richgirl
never
mylene
soo can we ask for the full story?
underagreste
let's just say me and mar had a very revealing incident happen ;)
winner
well it was about time
i cant believe lila was spying on you man
ACTUALwinner
yeah wtf
just when i thought she couldnt get any lower
that fucking bitch
mylene
yeah thats awful!!!
tomato
dude working with her must have been a nightmare
ACTUALwinner
god yeah
how did you deal with that
underagreste
oh it sucked for sure
and she was constantly goading me too
mariposa
all the yikes
underagreste
sooo much yikes
thankfully I had someone getting me macarons to cheer me up <3
mariposa
i knew you only liked me for my pastries :p
underagreste
you know i have more than a million reasons i like you
ACTUALwinner
wait, two months
does that mean that time with the akuma when i said you 2 were making out I was right?
underagreste
ummm
mariposa
adfhdsh
i have to go, bye!
underagreste
no comment at this time
see ya!
Notes:
not alya clocking chloe but not adrien & marinette lmao
we'll be back with the anti rossi club next chapter, i think they've earned some gloating <3
happy reading!
Chapter 32: the ddr incident of ???
Notes:
(See the end of the chapter for notes.)
Chapter Text
# anti-rossi-club
dinonino
so you know that everyone thinks you use akuma attacks as opportunities to make out now, right?
underagreste
ahh if only
mariposa
i wish
i dont know why they dont think that about you and alya
you 2 are always disappearing too
ladyblogger
haha i mean not always haha
richgirl
fucking hell
underagreste
heyy we should do something to celebrate!!
dinonino
hell yeah
isnt your dad fuming right now, though?
underagreste
its okay i have a secret weapon
richgirl
is it me?
underagreste
:3
richgirl
ugh whatever
what do you want to do?
underagreste
bowling!
no wait laser tag
wait wait arcade
dinonino
i hate to ask
but dude have you never been to an arcade
underagreste
no :(
ladyblogger
his room is an arcade
dinonino
true though
underagreste
it's not the sameeee
dinonino
well im so down for an arcade
gotta beat marinette in ddr once and for all
mariposa
in your dreams
i cant believe you still remember that haha
dinonino
remember?? im traumatized!!
mariposa
oh please
its not my fault you tripped in the last combo in front of everyone
dinonino
you tripped me!!
mariposa
lies and slander
dinonino
@richgirl
richgirl
dc definitely tripped him
dinonino
SEE??
ladyblogger
you also have no idea what they're talking about, right, sunshine? this was before our time?
underagreste
yup
well i have heard the ddr story before
nino IS traumatized
mariposa
baby
dinonino
crazy person
ladyblogger
are you 2 going to kill eachother if we go to an arcade?
mariposa
probably not
dinonino
probably yeah
ladyblogger
perfect
when do we do this?
underagreste
tomorrow?
dinonino
bet
ladyblogger
oooh no can do sunshine
mari and I have plans with the girls tomorrow
richgirl
wait seriously?
youre hanging out with them?
mariposa
they apologized and they want to talk
richgirl
and youre going to listen?
of course you are
mariposa
why shouldn't i?
richgirl
would you like that list in chronological order or order of relevance?
mariposa
no thank you :)
dinonino
wait wait let her talk i wanna see what she says
mariposa
its not that ive forgiven them yet, okay? but they deserve to at least be heard out
richgirl
deserve?
seriously?
mariposa
chloe
richgirl
whatever
they're your friends so do what you want
but for fucks sake, dont let yourself be won over by a lame apology
they fucked you over
you can be mad about that
mariposa
i know that
mostly
its just hard to be pissed at them when i know they're hurting too
underagreste
it's not your job to make them feel better by absolving them, my lady
yes, they are hurting, but they hurt you
mariposa
they're not bad people, though
ladyblogger
no, they aren't, they were just dumb
and as someone that was also dumb, you absolutely dont have to forgive them or let it go.
no one will begrudge you needing time
dinonino
then again, you forgave chloe of all people so clearly you are the most forgiving person on planet earth
richgirl
you know what lahiffe
mariposa
okay okay i get it
thank you guys
alya and i will let you know how it goes
dinonino
talk to you tomorrow then dude and dudettes
ladyblogger
bye guys!
@ mariposa
underagreste
you busy, my lady?
mariposa
you thinking what i'm thinking?
underagreste
eiffel tower in 10?
mariposa
see you there chaton <3
# the-garden
sunflower
heyy we're here
lotus
oh shoot are we late?
sunflower
no no you're good!
we just wanted to get here a little earlier
tulip
yeah no rush!
we were just letting you guys know we already have a spot
lotus
oh alright gotcha
alya and I are on our way now!
# the-anti-rossi-club
underagreste
do you think like, if you wear the same perfume for too long or carry something smelly for long enough at some point it just becomes part of your natural scent?
dinonino
regretting Adrien, the fragrance, already?
underagreste
well i don't actually wear that so no
dinonino
what??? what is this false advertising??
underagreste
wouldn't wearing a perfume with my name on it be a little, i don't know, egocentric?
dinonino
bro, isnt that like, the whole agreste brand?
underagreste
dude didn't you hear? The Agreste Brand prides itself in upholding a standard of honesty and modesty.
dinonino
right right how could i forget
richgirl
dont you 2 have a private chat where you could be having this conversation?
underagreste
chloe thoughts on my original question?
richgirl
no adrien, the cheese smell won't become part of your natural scent
underagreste
how did you know i was talking about cheese??
dinonino
wait the cheese is not part of your natural scent?
underagreste
dude!!
richgirl
seriously, your girlfriends have been gone for like, an hour, you can't possibly be THIS bored
underagreste
is that a challenge?
richgirl
you challenge my patience
dinonino
what patience? you are always done with us
richgirl
have you met you?
dinonino
that's fair
how do you think alya and marinette are doing?
underagreste
idk, mar seemed really nervous, she really wants to be back on good terms with everyone
dinonino
als said the girls were really apologetic in the group chat
i'm sure they are fine
underagreste
yeah
or they will be, anyway
dinonino
have you talked to any of the guys?
underagreste
yeah they've all texted me
so did the girls, actually
dinonino
yeah?
underagreste
well, alix did
apologized for spin the bottle again
richgirl
good
underagreste
yeah i mean it wasn't my favorite thing in the world but it wasn't that bad
richgirl
adrikins i know you're used to being in the spotlight and having your boundaries crossed and people believing random crap about you, but that doesn't make it okay for people that do know you to do it
underagreste
ok i should have known defending anyone in the class would get me a chloe mini lecture
richgirl
i don't lecture
underagreste
eehhmmm
dinonino
ehhmm
richgirl
ugh whatever
underagreste
but no seriously im good, i just hope things work out with mar and the others
dinonino
oooh alya just texted me
the girls baked them a cake
underagreste
oh man tell her to save us some
dinonino
way ahead of you
richgirl
she's just telling you this now?
dinonino
apparently conversation just slowed down enough for them to actually eat it
aand now they're interrogating mari about adrien
so i guess all is right in the world
underagreste
ah perfect
im so glad they're not interrogating me
dinonino
dude if you think alix and the others are not going to jump your throat at school you got another thing coming
underagreste
suddenly missing the secret relationship
richgirl
oh please we all know you've been dying for the chance to brag about your girlfriend
underagreste
yes i have <3
dinonino
alya and i are not this bad, right?
richgirl
you definitely could be worse
underagreste
i'm uninviting you both from the arcade hangout
richgirl
oh yeah? and who's gonna convince gabriel to let you go?
underagreste
... okay whatever but i'm going to be even more sappy then
Sad to see you go, @richgirl
underagreste
i dont know what i was expecting
mariposa
heyy we're back!
underagreste
heyy how did it go?
ladyblogger
pretty well
things felt a lot less awkward at the end
mariposa
for you maybe haha
i was facing the spanish inquisition
hey what happened to chloe?
dinonino
adrien finally annoyed her off
@richgirl just showed up. Hold my beer.
mariposa
hey there is no leaving the club!!
ladyblogger
yeah chloe we're ALL here to be annoyed by adrien!
underagreste
hey!!
richgirl
oh but he is so annoying
underagreste
hey!!!!
dinonino
so everything's okay with the girls now?
mariposa
i mean they're not perfect
but as good as they can be, i guess
underagreste
i'm really happy to hear that my lady
richgirl
for what its worth i am glad you made up with your friends dc
even if i think they're idiots
ladyblogger
you think we're all idiots
richgirl
well you are
so i guess you deserve each other
mariposa
thanks chloe
i think
underagreste
hey you know what we should do?
mariposa
is it celebrate?
underagreste
arcade here we come!!!
Notes:
(s)HE HAS RISEN BABYGIRL!!
sorry for the extended delay, i promise i haven't fallen victim to the ao3 author curse hehe
and i promise next chapter will be out soon!! i'm just finishing it up, you won't have to wait another 3 months (again, sorry) <3<3<3
Chapter 33: and the (b) plot thickens...
Notes:
(See the end of the chapter for notes.)
Chapter Text
# team-miraculous
chaton
you know what we should do
bugaboo
no and i have a feeling im not going to like it
chaton
nah you'll love this
we should go to an arcade!
bugaboo
... as our superhero selves?
chaton
yeah!! i bet they have saving paris discounts
bugaboo
you're rich, chaton, why do you care about discounts?
chaton
i can still appreciate a good deal
shellboy
woah woah chat noir's rich??
foxygirl
but you have such strong alley cat vibes
shellboy
also what's with arcades lately lmao that's the second arcade invite i've gotten this week
foxygirl
right? what are the odds haha
bee-tch
everyday i regret more and more agreeing to be a part of this
foxygirl
aww c'mon there's no way we make you regret your miraculous that much
bee-tch
oh i don't mean my miraculous
foxygirl
??
bugaboo
ignoring that
wow really you guys are already planning on going to an arcade? what a coincidence
foxygirl
yeah haha
i mean arcades are really popular hang out spots so i guess it's not that weird
chaton
hey maybe bug and I can just crash your plans!
foxygirl
ummm wouldn't that out our identities
chaton
pshhh i'm sure your friends are very trustworthy
shellguy
aha and what about the arcade employees and everyone else lmao
chaton
shhhh let me dream
foxygirl
wait go back why did that feel like chat noir was giving us the green light to tell our friends our identities
chaton
ahhhh
i mean the one that can give you the green light is lb sooo
bugaboo
@chaton sidebar
shellguy
ah shoot is chat getting lectured?
bee-tch
i'm sure a very interesting conversation is happening yes
@ chaton
bugaboo
wait would that be hilarious or too far
chaton
if we told them to tell us their identities? i meaaaan
it is kinda funny
bugaboo
i really don't think i'd be able to keep a straight face
but i'd feel guilty
if alya told me she was rena
chaton
and you didn't tell her you were lb yeah
but picture this
we tell them to tell us
and everytime one of them tries to do it we just run
bugaboo
omg wait
chaton
"hey i have to tell you something" "OMG MY FAKE HAMSTER JUST DIED GOTTA GO BYE"
bugaboo
HAHAHAHAHAHA
no way how long do you think we'd be able to keep that up
chaton
until one of them explodes from frustration probably
bugaboo
we're going to end up on a true crime podcast
chaton
plagg will avenge me
bugaboo
as funny as this is
i dont know if i'd be able to rebuff alya.
like if she told me she really needed to talk to me
yeah, i'd know what it is about and why it's funny, but to her i'm avoiding her for no reason
chaton
you're right
nino would probably just say it with no warning and i wouldn't get to run
bugaboo
first moment of silence he got yup
chaton
alright fiiine
back to seeing how many times i can reference conversations we've already had then
bugaboo
XD
# team-miraculous
foxygirl
hey api question for you
bee-tch
okay?
foxygirl
if something absurd happened what would you say
bee-tch
?? absurd how?
foxygirl
just, you know, nonesensical, like what phrase would you say?
like idk
ludicrous, truly ludicrous
shellboy
oh my god
foxygirl
or um preposterous, simply preposterous
anything like that?
shellboy
are you looking up synonyms right now??
foxygirl
shut up carapace
so api, any catchphrase or
bee-tch
...
no
foxygirl
no? you sure?
bee-tch
yes i'm sure
foxygirl
damn alright
what's your ideal hair accessory? you know like headband or hairclip... or sunglasses...
bee-tch
fucking hell
has anyone ever told you you're not subtle at all
chaton
yeah rena you'd make a terrible spy
shellboy
hey man did you get teared a new one?
chaton
nope, my lady is ever so merciful and forgiving
bugaboo
buuut there will be no exposing identities, sorry guys
foxygirl
it's okay lb, we get it
shellboy
the thankless life of a superhero
chaton
sooo arcade or what?
shellboy
hell yeah superhero discount here we go
bee-tch
you mean the superhero discount you're making up?
shellboy
that's the one!
foxygirl
how long do we think we'll even have before a) akuma or b) reporters
bugaboo
well I'm sure the ladyblog at least would give us a pass haha
but rena's probably right
what do you think kitty?
chaton
ugh yeah staying unnoticed will be probably be even harder as chat
foxygirl
i dont know what to do with the implication that that's something you worry about as your civilian self too
shellboy
so chat's rich and famous? damn man i never would have guessed
chaton
i gueeeess you could say my family runs a pretty successful business
bugaboo
my family runs a pretty successful business.
you live in a mansion
shellboy
duuuude
you haaave to invite us over sometime
I've got to see this
chaton
hahaha
foxygirl
i can't believe all the lore we unlocked about chat today
shellboy
i admit im pretty surprised
you do not act like a rich guy
foxygirl
to be fair the other 2 rich people we know act VERY differently from each other
shellboy
true that
i guess based on those two, chat does like a rich boy haha
bee-tch
fuck me im going to get a concussion
foxygirl
????
bee-tch
from how hard im banging my head on the wall
you're all idiots
foxygirl
hey api are you rich, by chance?
shellboy
oh my god rena
foxygirl
im just asking!!
chaton
sooo no arcade?
foxygirl
i mean I'd be down to try, i just don't think we'll be very successful
shellboy
hey since chat's rich, can't he rent out the whole arcade?
chaton
idk how my father would feel about that specific purchase lmao
shellboy
ah darn
bugaboo
maybe lets put a pin on the arcade hangout lol
foxygirl
well, back to the drawing board for hangout plans
bugaboo
i wouldn't worry too much about it rena, im sure we'll get to hang out soon enough
when are you guys going out with your friends anyway?
shellboy
tomorrow actually
bugaboo
cool! see you guys tomorrow!
foxygirl
dont wish an akuma on us lb haha
bugaboo
i wasnt
foxygirl
?????
bee-tch
ok im going to go hope i get run over by a car
bye.
chaton
(you're kidding right?)
bee-tch
only barely
chaton
(you're supposed to respond in parentheses!!)
bee-tch
no
bye
bugaboo
bye!!
# the-anti-rossi-club
mariposa
heyy we're on for tomorrow right?
underagreste
absolutely!!!
ladyblogger
hell yeah!
dinonino
yupp
richgirl
i guess
mariposa
okay okay just checking you hadnt like, gotten another invitation and were flaking on us haha
ladyblogger
another arcade invitation? what are the odds of that haha
mariposa
i mean arcades are really popular hang out spots so i guess it's not that weird
ladyblogger
yeah thats what i
wait
mariposa
i mean you could tell me if you did have an invitation alya, you know im very trustworthy
ladyblogger
WAIT
underagreste
huh you think that did it?
mariposa
no way
@ bugaboo
foxygirl
MARINETTE DUPAIN-CHENG
# the-anti-rossi-club
mariposa
nevermind lmao
Notes:
me, at multiple points while writing this chapter: it's getting stupider how is it getting stupider
you could even say it was getting ridiculous, utterly ridiculous
okay i'll see myself out
Chapter 34: secrets revealed
Notes:
(See the end of the chapter for notes.)
Chapter Text
@ bugaboo
foxygirl
IM GOING TO KILL YOU
bugaboo
heyyy alya how you doing
foxygirl
YOU FUCKING TROLL
YOU WERE DOING THAT ON PURPOSE
bugaboo
doing what? i have no idea what you mean
foxygirl
YEAH RIGHT you and adrien kept joking me and nino were rena and cara! you were stressing us the hell out!!
oh my god
you and adrien
ADRIEN IS CHAT NOIR???
bugaboo
akdndisndk
HAHAHAHAHA
foxygirl
THIS IS NOT FUNNY IM LOSING MY MIND
and the referencing our school on the miraculous chat!!! you had me going like a conspiracy theorist!!! girl!!
bugaboo
its kinda funny
foxygirl
youre a terrible person and i hate you
bugaboo
worth it hahaha
in our defense, we needed a successful prank after the secret relationship one failed
which, by the way, you figured out me and chat were dating in ONE DAY
one day!!!
foxygirl
oh my god
holy shit
bugaboo
i almost lost my shit right then and there
foxygirl
no cause why was it so obvious ladynoir got together to me but not adrinette
what's wrong with me
bugaboo
i dont know but it was very funny for us
foxygirl
i hate you
bugaboo
i love you too!
foxygirl
how was it finding out adrien was chat noir?
let it be known I SAID IT and you told me there was no way
bugaboo
i think i had a heart attack haha
you were almost down a best friend like 2 months ago
foxygirl
2 months? wouldnt that have been right before you started dating?
oh my god is that what adrien meant by revealing incident
bugaboo
yup hahaha
foxygirl
okay i want all the details
as payback for the weeks of headaches you've given me
bugaboo
hahahaha fair enough
@ ladyblogger
dinonino
okay what just happened and why did marinette's texts give me deja vu
ladyblogger
probably because she copied off the conversation we just had on team miraculous
dinonino
no way
are you saying what i think you're saying
ladyblogger
our friends are fucking trolls
@ underagreste
dinonino
duuuuude
what the hell!!!
you ass
im getting you back for the turtles comments just you wait
underagreste
HAHAHAHAHAHA
# bestfriendsquad
dinonino
reading back on this chat feels like psychological warfare
underagreste
HAHAHAHAHA
mariposa
adrien and I had mayybe a little too much fun
ladyblogger
maybe?? girl
underagreste
well, I'd say this was a very successful prank, my lady
mariposa
i think so too chaton
ladyblogger
okay but that just feels weird
underagreste
dont worry it took some getting used to for us too
dinonino
well als, at least now you have a lot of fun facts about lb for the blog now
ladyblogger
mm how do you think paris would take the fact that ladybug pranks her friends for fun
dinonino
and chat noir
ladyblogger
well yeah but no one would be surprised about that
dinonino
true
underagreste
I'll have you know this was mari's idea
mariposa
heyy dont throw me under the bus!!
underagreste
im just giving you your credit princess
mariposa
yeah right
ladyblogger
i cant believe ladybug, hero of paris, is my devious little shit best friend
or that chat noir, chaos incarnate, is perfect sunshine himself, adrien agreste
dinonino
nah the second one makes sense
im sure everyone else would be real shocked but like, spend 10 mins with adrien you can totally see it
ladyblogger
and somehow we didn't, for WEEKS
dinonino
... good point
mariposa
you think that's bad?? look at me adrien!
ladyblogger
oh my god you had a crush on him, and he had a crush on YOU
but THE OTHER YOU
omg you turned chat noir down
didnt you???
mariposa
multiple times yeah
ladyblogger
OH MY GOD
mariposa
i know right??
ladyblogger
alright thats it, im coming over to yours right now, we gotta TALK
mariposa
i have so much to tell you
dinonino
alright agreste, you, me, a few rounds of ums, im beating your ass as payback
underagreste
you're on dude
@ mariposa
ladyblogger
hey mari?
mariposa
heyy did you leave something at ny house?
ladyblogger
nope, just forgot to tell you in the excitement
thank you
for trusting me to be rena full time
and telling me your identity
even after lila
mariposa
alya of course!! you are my best friend
i trust you
you're one of the people i trust most
i told you, we're okay
ladyblogger
<3
# general
tomato
sooo marc just texted me
guess what class lila moved to?
winner
oof rip to marc
if(!robots)
She moved to Ms Mandeliev's class? That should be interesting
ACTUALwinner
oh she's screwed
has she said anything nath?
tomato
apparently she tried telling them she had some kind of lying disease and so it wasn't her fault and we were bullying her over something she couldn't control
mylene
oh wow
tomato
but they all bombarded her with questions until she gave up
juleka
just like that?
tomato
i guess she can't keep up under scrutiny
ACTUALwinner
now I kinda wish we'd interrogated lila more about her stories, like her "friendship" with ladybug
at some point she would have cracked surely, even if we were asking sincerely
tomato
well we wouldn't have interrogated her cause we believed her and we are nice people who wouldn't have asked her about something she couldn't tell us
ACTUALwinner
chums, all of us
juleka
i mean yeah
ACTUALwinner
i will say, claiming besties with ladybug is BOLD
like, all of her lies were BIG
mylene
i mean i dont know, she seemed like someone who would be friends with Ladybug
juleka
acted like it
mylene
yeah
ladyblogger
yeah, it really didn't seem that far fetched
mariposa
mmm i don't know it seemed pretty far fetched to me
ladyblogger
oh yeah you were convinced otherwise
wait
mariposa
lmao
ladyblogger
WAIT
oh my god that makes so much more sense now
girl how the fuck did you keep it together
mariposa
HAHAHAHA
ladyblogger
please the way it hadn't even crossed my mind someone kill me im so stupid
richgirl
yes you are
ladyblogger
chloe you don't even know what we are talking about
richgirl
i don't need to
you are just stupid in general
ladyblogger
wow thanks
@ ladyblogger
richgirl
i know dupain-cheng is ladybug
ladyblogger
chloe WHAT
richgirl
you people are so unsubtle
obviously she told you and you've finally realized just why dc was so adamant rossi being friends with ladybug was a bunch of bullshit
but seriously go freak out in private chat
you guys are so obvious
ladyblogger
that's not
i mean that's
what
richgirl
what? i mean please when you think about it it's really obvious
i'm assuming you also know who chat is?
ladyblogger
i really shouldn't confirm or deny anything
i know nothing
richgirl
i'm taking that as a yes
like, i've known adrien my entire life, who else could possibly be that dorky
and the disappearing any time there's an akuma? chat noir being allergic to feathers? adrien calling marinette my lady?
idiots, both of them
ladyblogger
does marinette know you know?
richgirl
oh hell no
i dont feel like dealing with whatever those 2 are doing
ladyblogger
what do you mean?? and why the hell are you telling me then?
richgirl
cause this way YOU get to deal with it
have fun, cesaire
ladyblogger
wait wait
chloe?
typical.
@ mariposa
ladyblogger
heyyy girl
so, don't freak out
mariposa
immediately freaking out
ladyblogger
dont freak out!!
it's nothing too bad
i dont think
mariposa
okaaay so what is it
ladyblogger
chloe texted me, she knows yours and adrien's identity, i didn't tell her i swear love you bye
mariposa
WHAT??? since when???
Alya get back here!
ladyblogger
umm i dont know
look i really don't think she'll tell anyone, she made it sound like she's known for a while
mariposa
of course she has
oh i'm not worried about her telling
ladyblogger
you're not?
mariposa
course not, i know we can trust chloe, i wouldn't have given her the bee miraculous back otherwise
ladyblogger
CHLOE IS APICULTRICE???
I FUCKING KNEW IT
mariposa
ah whoops had i not told you that part?
# team-miraculous
foxygirl
@shellboy I TOLD YOU CHLOE WAS APICULTRICE
YOU SAID I WAS CRAZY
shellboy
wait really???
bee-tch
you figured out i was apicultrice but couldn't tell your best friend was ladybug? seriously?
chaton
uummmm chloe knows who you are? @bugaboo
bugaboo
oh yeah i was just texting you but i guess this works too
bee-tch
i also know who you are adrien, you aren't fooling anyone
chaton
damn it chlo why cant you let me have nice things
shellboy
i cant believe alya was right
foxygirl
shellboy
you finally watched brooklyn nine-nine???????
foxygirl
i was waiting for the right moment to bring it up
shellboy
i love you
foxygirl
i know
bee-tch
okay if you're going to be gross, be gross in just one chat ffs
shellboy
i meeaaan do we need 2 chats now?
chaton
guess not
bugaboo
yeah this chat has served its purpose
foxygirl
you mean tormenting us?
chaton
that's the one!
foxygirl
you're both terrible people
bugaboo
love you too! <3
# the-anti-rossi-club
ladyblogger
at least now apicultrice being annoyed by us all the time makes sense
richgirl
how could i not be annoyed you guys are idiots
dinonino
we cant even deny it anymore
ladyblogger
i do have a question though
when you said your crush on ladybug died cause you figured something out, did you mean...?
richgirl
that i figured out ladybug was dc and was immediately disgusted? yep
mariposa
i feel like i should be offended by that
richgirl
if you'd had a crush on queen bee and then found out it was me how would you have felt
mariposa
i would have thrown up on the spot
richgirl
glad we understand each other
underagreste
do i even want to know how you figured me and mar out?
richgirl
i used my brain
underagreste
that wasnt helpful at all
richgirl
wasn't meant to be
dinonino
this group is a mess
underagreste
i think it's great
ladyblogger
it's definetely something
mariposa
mess is accurate lmao
but id say its a pretty successful mess
underagreste
we took down lila, now we just gotta kick hawkmoth's ass
mariposa
we got this ;)
underagreste
absolutely <3
Notes:
Merry late christmas!!!
Chapter 35: epilogue
Notes:
(See the end of the chapter for notes.)
Chapter Text
# the-anti-rossi-club
dinonino
man i kinda miss our spy days
i miss having a project
ladyblogger
do you need me to bring up all thr school projects you haven't started
dinonino
those dont count
underagreste
it waaas kinda nice working on something all together
mariposa
there's always hawkmoth
underagreste
less of a project more of a general life goal
dinonino
lila is gone, adrinette is canon, me & als are going strong, that just leaves...
richgirl
if you say me, lahiffe, im going to make you regret it
dinonino
... nothing, there's nothing to do
ladyblogger
its like you manifested the akuma ,
@everyone
mariposa
see what you did nino
richgirl
nice going lahiffe
dinonino
this is not what i meant!!!!
@ underagreste
mariposa
do you think posible akuma powers have a limit to what they can be?
like, does it solely depend on the person being akumatized or are there powers that are out of bounds?? cause like, we had an akuma with your powers so
underagreste
a) you could have asked tikki that question and b) i thought you were going to do the chemistry hw
mariposa
chemistry sucks
underagreste
what about the chemistry between you and me ;)
mariposa
...
anyway
underagreste
do you need some help bugaboo?
mariposa
yeah sure, i love when you explain convalescent bonds to me
underagreste
;)
underagreste started a call that lasted 2 hours
mariposa
thanks chaton <3
you didn't answer my original question though
underagreste
any time my lady <3
and hmm i dont know
but why do i feel like this is about to spark a debate
mariposa
im texting the group chat right now
# the-extended-best-friend-squad
ladyblogger
alright, i'll bite, what's with the name change?
mariposa
adrien happened
underagreste
weeell since we are no longer plotting to take lila down, it was time to change the club name!
dinonino
what is this, a dictatorship, where's our vote?
richgirl
out of all the corny ass names
mariposa
adrien wanted to call us the superfriends
richgirl
hmm yeah that's worse
underagreste
it is not!!
ladyblogger
at that point just call us the justice league or the avengers
underagreste
well we kind of are!!
dinonino
he has a point
mariposa
all in favor of NOT superfriends?
ladyblogger
I
richgirl
i
mariposa
i
outvoted
underagreste
:(
at least it's shorter than 'the extended best friend squad'
ladyblogger
it iiiis kind of a mouthful
dinonino
but accurate
richgirl
we are not best friends
dinonino
you say that but you know you love us
richgirl
ew
mariposa
ok well until someone can think up a better name, this one stays
a name that is NOT a superhero pun @underagreste
underagreste
:((((
# the-extended-best-friend-squad
dinonino
wow that akuma was a doozy
ladyblogger
it was really fun to have Pegasus with us though
whiiiich
dinonino
here we go
ladyblogger
mari you chose all the temporary heroes right?
mariposa
sure did
ladyblogger
sooo they are all people we know?
mariposa
yuup
ladyblogger
!!!!
so who's pegasus?
mariposa
i could tell you
... or i can wait and see if you figure it out
ladyblogger
girl do NOT do this to me again
mariposa
good luck alya!
ladyblogger
@underagreste sunshine tell me
underagreste
i could tell you
... orrr
ladyblogger
i hate you both
underagreste
:D
ladyblogger
@richgirl what do you think? someone from class right? he gives max vibes
richgirl
oh yeah its kante for sure
mariposa
ok well that was a lot less fun than i thought it was going to be
# general
tomato
good news!!
mylene
what is it nath?
tomato
Lila's gone!! she left school
ACTUALwinner
hell yeah!!
No one mourns the wicked fr
juleka
do we know why she finally left?
tomato
no clue, running theory is her mom got transfered or something and she's not in paris anymore
Ivan
i do not envy whatever school she moves to
ACTUALwinner
we can only hope the exposé follows her wherever she goes
rose<3
or maybe she learned from her mistakes
ACTUALwinner
...
tomato
...
winner
...
ACTUALwinner
HAHAHA good one rose
rose<3
XD
mylene
i'm just happy we don't have to bump into her at all anymore
mariposa
oof same
sabrinaa
it's like the air is already lighter
ladyblogger
absolutely
ACTUALwinner
honestly i'm still surprised she lasted this long
mariposa
right?? like how did they not expel her she missed so much class
ladyblogger
i wonder what excuse she pulled
tomato
like, i want to say Monsieur damocles wouldnt fall for any of her bs but
ACTUALwinner
i guess we'll never know
mariposa
yeah you know, i'm actually okay with that
tomato
No one mourns the wicked
# the-extended-best-friend-squad
mariposa
i crave death
do you think if i tell mlle bustier im ladybug and havent slept in 2 days she pospones the test
ladyblogger
i definetely dont think you should out your identity just to get out of a test
on the other hand i also dont want to have this stupid test so actually...
dinonino
think about it, we could out ourselves and then pull a chloe and come up with a diferent superhero identity
underagreste
ok who's least attached to their hero name we need a sacrifice
dinonino
fuck it i volunteer as tribute
underagreste
goodspeed carapace
richgirl
this is stupid
adrien put that cup down thats your 4th coffee today chill the fuck out
underagreste
no and you cant make me
mariposa
we're absolutely failing this test huh
ladyblogger
yup
# the-garden
Where's @richgirl? In the server!
@sabrinaa hopped into the server. Kangaroo!!
richgirl
??
sunflower
welcome!
violet
hello!
richgirl
ok what's with the flower names
lotus
they're codenames
richgirl
why??
tigerlily
super secret garden missions obviously
richgirl
aha
lotus
you and sabrina are going to need some
maybe orchid? daisy? peony?
sabrinaa
oooh can I be marigold? those are my favorite
richgirl
i thought lilies were your favorites
sabrinaa
umm not really, i mean i like them!! and i like getting them but they aren't my favorite
richgirl
huh alright
lotus
marigold sounds like a perfect code name!
marigold
yayyy!!!
orchid
i guess i'll accept this one
tulip
perfect!! now the garden is actually complete!
rose
great
orchid
do i even want to know why couffaine is rose instead of lavillant
tigerlily
stop questioning the garden chloe
violet
did you seriously miss out on asking why someone is rose instead of rose just to not use rose's first name?
orchid
i have principles kubdel
violet
right but we are the weird ones
marigold
soo what are the super secret missions?
tigerlily
oh, allow us to tell you some stories
lotus
aaand i regret everything
@ richgirl
mariposa
hey chloe
is everything okay with you and sabrina?
richgirl
why do you ask?
mariposa
i've just noticed you guys are hanging out less
like, a lot less
richgirl
yeah well
me and brina had a very particular friendship
and now its weird
mariposa
because you were used to treating her like a lackey instead of a friend?
richgirl
im trying to be less of a bitch in general okay?
mariposa
i know, chloe
but shouldnt that be good for you and sabrina?
richgirl
we dont know how to be friends
mariposa
huh
that must be tough
richgirl
neither of us are used to having friends or being friends to other people
and with eachother we just go back to how it was before
mariposa
and so you dont hang out anymore
that makes sense
hey, im proud of you
richgirl
??? for what
mariposa
i know you care about sabrina and it must have been hard to distance yourself from her
but it was the right thing to do
you both need room to grow
and your friendship was pretty toxic
so yes, im proud of you
richgirl
and now im down the only friend i had, yeah its great
mariposa
hey you have more friends now!!
we're friends
richgirl
mmhm
the extended best friend squad was it
mariposa
that's right
richgirl
.... thanks marinette
mariposa
you're welcome <3
# takedown-girls
Yay you made it, @mariposa!
It's @ladyblogger! Praise the sun!
Ha! @richgirl has joined! You activated my trap card!
Hey! Listen! @KagamiTsurugi has joined!
mariposa
hiii
KagamiTsurugi
Hello :)
ladyblogger
heyy
what's this about girl?
mariposa
uhhh
im bored
i was thinking icecream?
ladyblogger
oooh andre's?
richgirl
i am not chasing that man through paris
there are normal ice cream parlors
mariposa
but andre's are the beeest
KagamiTsurugi
I have not had Andre's ice creams.
mariposa
kagami hasn't had them chloe we gotta
richgirl
yeah yeah whatever
KagamiTsurugi
Thank you for inviting me on this excursion
:)
mariposa
of course! we're friends!
KagamiTsurugi
Yes.
ladyblogger
i'm glad to get to know you better, kagami
KagamiTsurugi
You as well, Alya and Chloe.
richgirl
i am not changing my name though
KagamiTsurugi
Why would you change your name? Chloe is a lovely name.
mariposa
she means her screen name, gami
KagamiTsurugi
Ah. I suppose I'm also a rich girl.
richgirl
yup, but i am the richgirl
ladyblogger
of course, chloe
mariposa
whatever you say, chloe
richgirl
screw both of you
ladyblogger
meet up at mari's, then?
richgirl
ugh fine
# the-extended-best-friend-squad
ladyblogger
you know what would be fun?
dinonino
for classes to be over?
ladyblogger
yes
but no
if we swapped miraculouses
dinonino
zero shot i give wayzz up
ladyblogger
not forever!! but like, for a patrol or an akuma or smthng
mariposa
and whyy would we do that?
ladyblogger
well, you know, so if either you or adrien cant make it to a fight someone could still be lb or chat
i mean, you guys have had to swap before, stuff happens
this way we could all familiarize ourselves with each other's miraculous in case there's an emergency!
mariposa
mmhmm so this isn't because you want to be ladybug for a bit?
ladyblogger
i just want to see what its liiiikeeee
richgirl
that's ridiculous
ladyblogger
because you don't think we should swap or because you want to be ladybug?
richgirl
shut up cesaire
mariposa
well actually i'd love to not be lb for a bit
sounds like vacation
underagreste
yeeesss but we should make it like a week or something, not just one patrol or fight
dinonino
tired of the cheese?
underagreste
cheese-free vacation? hell yeah
who wants plagg?
ladyblogger
i want tikki!!
richgirl
i want tikki
ladyblogger
ha! i was first
richgirl
were not!
ladyblogger
was too!!
richgirl
hey cesaire remember that favor you owe me
ladyblogger
you CANNOT use that for this!!
mariposa
yeah okay, we're doing this at random
alright, nino you get tikki
richgirl
you're fucking kidding me
mariposa
chloe, you get plagg
alya, wayzz
adrien, pollen
and i get trixx
can everyone live with that?
richgirl
no
ladyblogger
no
mariposa
well too bad!
underagreste
i do bee-lieve this is going to be awesome!!!
dinonino
i can't believe i'm going to be ladybug
underagreste
beelieve
mariposa
please stop
underagreste
does that mean nino is bugaboo now?
ladyblogger
i mean you don't have to call him that
underagreste
i'm gonna
richgirl
this is going to be a fucking disaster
@ richgirl
mariposa
heyy partner
richgirl
how did i get stuck with you again?
mariposa
alya was sick and you love me
richgirl
one of those things sounds right
mariposa
sabrina and mylene huh?
when did that happen?
richgirl
no idea
mariposa
i guess the garden works miracles
good for sabrina, mylene is a good friend, i can see them getting along
richgirl
i guess
i thought haprele was very anti-police though
mariposa
must have found a middle ground
kinda like us!
richgirl
what middle ground was that?
mariposa
our mutual hatred of lila, duh
richgirl
ah yes, a friendhip born out of hate, the best kind
mariposa
awww you admitted we're friends
richgirl
i'm going to block you
# SOS
#
Welcome to #SOS!
This is the start of the #SOS channel
mariposa
help!!
ladyblogger
whats wrong girl?
mariposa
i dont know what to get adrien for our anniversary
richgirl
this is the big crisis?
mariposa
its our one year! i have to get him something special
ladyblogger
girl you know adrien always loves your gifts, you are going to be fine
mariposa
that's not the point!! it has to be PERFECT
what did you get nino for your anniversary??
ladyblogger
oh we agreed on no gifts
we just went out
mariposa
ahhh that doesn't help!!
chloe you've known him for longer what do i get him?
richgirl
dont look at me im shit at gifts
just make him something, that's what you usually do, no?
mariposa
but WHAT??
richgirl
dc you could give him the ugliest thing ever created and he would be estatic
mariposa
again, not the point
his gifts standards are really low, but i want to give him something actually good
i dont want him to like it just because its a gift, i want him to like it because he LIKES it
ladyblogger
look, its the anniversary of your relationship, so what's something meaningful you could give him that has to do with your relationship?
mariposa
hmmm
i gave him a lucky charm once?
richgirl
that thing with beads he always carries around?
kinda simple no?
ladyblogger
unhelpful, chloe
richgirl
it was very helpful
mariposa
ugh you're right
wait i have it
ladyblogger
well what is it??
mariposa
gotta go
thank you!!!
ladyblogger
she's got the design zoomies doesn't she?
richgirl
we'll pester her later
ladyblogger
absolutely
# help
#
Welcome to #help!
This is the start of the #help channel
underagreste
guyyyys
what do i get mari for our anniversary
richgirl
yeah, no
Sad to see you go, @richgirl
underagreste
??
ok well
ninoooo heeeelp
dinonino
oh man
# general
ACTUALwinner
yo, losers, me vs kim, this friday
if(!robots)
Bets taken as per usual
ACTUALwinner
all of you better be there!!
rose<3
of course we'll be there!!
Ivan
absolutely!
mariposa
wouldn't miss it!
underagreste
i'm actually free!!
max, mark me down, 10 on alix
if(!robots)
Noted
sabrinaa
i'll be there!
dinonino
count als and I in!
ACTUALwinner
hey @richgirl you coming or what
richgirl
you want me to come?
ACTUALwinner
well yeah, you're invited
you better bet for me tho
winner
hey no fair!!
richgirl
hmm betting on who adrien is already betting for or having to bet for chien le
winner
hey what's that supposed to mean!!
ladyblogger
i do think the rich kids should spread out
richgirl
you dont stay rich by making bad financial decisions
i'll abstain
ACTUALwinner
but you are coming?
richgirl
yeah, i'll go
this better be good kubdel
mariposa
wait will this be the actual first time everone is going??
ACTUALwinner
guess so!
this will be epic!!
# the-extended-best-friend-squad
underagreste
so umm
guess what i did
mariposa
what happened kitty?
underagreste
i told my father i didn't want to model anymore
mariposa
!!!!!
ladyblogger
holy shit sunshine
dinonino
fuck yeah dude!!
richgirl
well damn, adrikins
mariposa
kitty, i'm so proud of you
what did he say?
underagreste
he said okay?
richgirl
he did??
ladyblogger
just like that?
underagreste
just like that
said i don't have to do it anymore
dinonino
dude that's amazing
underagreste
i'm a little shellshocked to be honest
i thought i was going to be stuck modeling forever
mariposa
well, i think this calls for a celebration
ladyblogger
girl if you say arcade i'm going to lose it
dinonino
cant believe we got arcades banned on this friend group
underagreste
for nowww what do you say to a city-wide game of tag
ladyblogger
hell yeah
ooh we should swap miraculous again
dinonino
omg dont give me the ladybug please i'd never been more stressed
mariposa
hahahahah noted
let's meet up and go from there
underagreste
eiffel tower?
mariposa
let's do this!
@ underagreste
mariposa
hey chaton?
underagreste
yes, my lady?
mariposa
i love you
underagreste
i love you too
what brought this on?
mariposa
nothing, just felt like it
underagreste
you know, this feels like the perfect weather to walk around with the world's most beautiful umbrella a certain someone gave me
fancy a stroll around the park, princess?
mariposa
i can't think of anything better <3
Notes:
and that, my friends, is a wrap
did this take so long because i was procrastinating actually finishing this fic? yes, yes it did. I had an absolute blast writing Brace yourselves, in huge part thanks to all of your wonderful comments. I never expected this level of engagement and I can't thank you guys enough <3<3<3
but seriously, sorry for the wait, i just couldnt bring myself to actually write this stupid epilogue it's been sitting half finished since i posted the last chapter lmao
as a peace offering, i posted a ladynoir blog fic if anyone is interested!
https://archiveofourown.info/works/63515323
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