i headcanon that gabe and emilie would want to create a sentibaby that's a mix of their own DNA--which, why can't they do that? Dusuu's got to use some sort of genetic material

but what if they wanted to test the possible combinations of their DNA before deciding on their perfect designer baby? what if you're adrien agreste model 1.0? it's a little weird when you come into the world, fully grown, and the first thing you're asked to do is turn around slowly on the spot. there's some lady in a mask and a peacock dress, smiling as you stand there, awaiting judgement. her counterpart, standing behind her, seems uncertain. but you don't think much of that. there's no time to think much of that--not when all of a sudden you're sitting at a desk, with pages of equations written on them. problems you're meant to solve.

somehow, you know you've learned this math somewhere--even if you don't remember when or how. but they keep watching you--scrutinizing every line of your pencil. you finally dare to ask them about it--because it's weird, right? and god, if they could just leave you alone for ten minutes, you could probably finish this easily. but your examiners' lips turn down at your outburst. and you're snapped away before you even manage to look back down at the page

what if you're adrien agreste model 13.6, and everything you do elicits little whoops of joy from the peacock lady? in your several hours of existence, you've spoken five different languages and carried out a slew of endurance, agility, and cognitive tests. and most importantly--although you don't know why your examiners seem to praise you for this--you never talked back once

the peacock lady claps her hands together, and even the man behind her--who you've come to realize isn't nearly as easy to crack--can't seem to stop smiling. and you don't understand why something about that fills you with dread, but it does. it's a sort of all-consuming, impossible to shake dread. but you smile through it anyways

you don't know that once you disappear, a smaller version of you will come forth into the world. or that, years later, you'll feel that same sort of sick feeling in your gut

you're adrien agreste model 13.7, and you don't know there's anything weird about the way you came into this world. you don't realize your mother sometimes misses 6.8's dimples, or that your father often wishes they'd gone with 11.2--who would have had a real head for business

and you never do figure out why something always feels just a little bit wrong

@wisteriasymphony hi WHAT hello you made it so much worse. i love it. AAAAH

Im so in love with the narrative use of sentimonsters in ml???? And how it serves as a metaphor for parents who are Wrong??

When Plagg meets Adrien, he can smell Duusu on him. Plagg knows exactly what that means - and it's not hard to figure out where the feather must be.

In this version of events, instead of trying to tell Adrien to disobey his father, Plagg tells him what the loopholes in Gabriel's orders are.

"He said you couldn't leave the press conference until it was over, but he never said you couldn't be the one to end it."

"He said you had to put on that outfit, but he didn't say you couldn't take it off again immediately after."

"He said he didn't want to hear the name Marinette, but you can still talk about Baker Girl." Et cetera

With Plagg's guidance, Gabriel's magical control over Adrien becomes essentially negligible, for the most part. Of course, still being Adrien's father, he still holds some sway in the boy's heart, but at least now Adrien is choosing whether to take Plagg up on those loopholes.

The sentiadrien is not the main part of this story, but definitely a component. But I just love the way this one reads like it’s a children’s book.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/31452083

I read another one where Adrien used being a sentibeing to slow his aging down so he would age at the same rate as Marinette as the guardian and I just LOVED that idea so much!! But not sure I could find it quickly.

the Ring Bearer

How about a fix-it fic for everyone feeling confused about the sentiAdrien thing, huh?

Warning - this story contains spoilers from the episode “Risk”.

Summary: Rings can be burdensome. Rings can be traps. But can they also be liberating? Can they help instead of restrain? Can they mend what’s been broken and bring solace? Adrien hopes to find out.

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Before I begin, this is my ramble of SentiAdrien and my thoughts on it

Do not dump your salt on this post ✌️

I remember my first reaction to the sentiAdrien theory when it was first going around in season 3. I thought “huh that’s a pretty interesting concept”.  But I moved on from that for awhile before I really reflected on it anymore. When I saw the backlash towards those who were vocal about considering the theory to be true I thought it was odd. To me, Adrien being a Sentimonster changed nothing about him. 

What I mean by that is we have been apart of Adrien’s journey from the moment he decided he wanted to go to school and was given the ability to change into one of Paris’ greatest superheroes. His family’s past was a mystery I already accepted and I knew there had to be a reason for Adrien’s odd upbringing. The only thing Adrien being a Sentibeing changes for me is that I now have a better understanding of the Agreste family’s past. But in terms of Adrien himself? He is still the same character I met in season 1 in the episode The Bubbler. 

Obviously he has develop more as a character since his first appearance and he continues to grow. Adrien has went through a lot since we first met him and throughout his character’s journey there was always obstacles he had to overcome or are still preventing him from further developing. The biggest obstacles being his own father, Gabriel Agreste. Gabriel was always controlling of Adrien’s life and kept a tight grip on his son. Adrien is prevented from hanging out with his friend more, forced to stay home most of the time or when he isn’t stuck at home he is working for his father on a new campaign. Gabriel’s controlling behavior was something that was always accepted in the fandom since the show started. In Bubbler we learn that Adrien was not even allowed to throw a party to celebrate his own birthday. 

Gabriel Agreste controls his son. He does not need an amok to do so either. Adrien being a Sentibeing does not lessen the hardship of this control in my opinion. Adrien is full of love and life. His experiences reflect that. There is no question about it to me that Adrien is a very real person. He has love for his friend, for his partner, and for the world. He also loves his father and with that love comes an overwhelming feeling of not wanting to disappoint him. Gabriel’s control on Adrien never leaves him and it is not because of a feather. It’s because Gabriel raised his son to fear disappointing him. This fear burden’s Adrien but in moments of bravery, he was able to rebel. That’s because Adrien has always freely thought for himself, shared his own opinions, and form his own relations. 

The reason why Adrien is not more vocal about his true emotions when it comes to his home life and modeling is not because there is an amok preventing him from being his own person. He is his own person, always has been since we’ve met him. In moments of intense control from Gabriel (aka his father actively chooses give a command with influence from the amok) Adrien’s true feelings and opinions are the only things not influenced. Adrien is not suddenly happy about going to this boring work event instead of getting to be with his friends. He is not suddenly filled with immense happiness from being a model and listening to his father. He feels sadden and disappointed that his father is forcing him to do/not to do something.  And the reason Adrien is not vocal about his true feelings is because we learn it’s a deep risk for him to do so. He does not want to seem ungrateful or whiney. To me that’s a reflection of Gabriel lack parenting skills and raising him to feel ashamed of expressing himself. 

Which leads me to my point that Adrien was created to be a son to Gabriel and Emilie. Every Sentimonster is created with different purposes and as we learned from the episode Ladybug, some are more advanced than others. So we shouldn’t be comparing a lolipop Sentimonster to Adrien because they are both different levels of advancement and created with different intents. The lolipop was not created to a human. The first result I get when I google “What does it mean to be human” is this list of 12 points from humansandnature.org

The only things we can argue is that point 11 since Adrien was conceived through a method that does not involve genetics, he did inherit genes from past relatives. However, he clearly has inherited his mother’s behaviors and probably can now pass down his own genes since he was made to be human. He was literally created to be human and Adrien is human. Adrien is a human that was conceived differently. That does make him different but it does not take away his human experiences. Adrien has a controlling father, a father that is such a big coward he would resort to drastic means of getting his way. So yes Gabriel can use an amok (for now) but I think of that as another way someone can control another. Humans can be controlled by fear. They can be blackmailed into submission. They can be guilted into doing something. There is many ways a person can be abused or controlled. I see the amok as just another tool for control. But it cannot change Adrien for who he really is and what he goes through. 

With every problem identified in a show you expect a resolve. We expected Adrien to stand up to his father and break away from his control since the very beginning of the show. Now that we can be certain he is a Sentimonster (a far more advance one mind you) that narrative is still the same. Adrien needs to gain control over his life. That resolve will still come. Nothing has changed. Adrien is still Adrien. And eventually he will be able to overcome this control Gabriel has both emotionally and physically with the amok. Nothing will lessen Adrien’s human experience to me nor take it away from him. 

I don’t have nearly enough ML followers to add on to this thread, but this has been bugging me for a while and I really wanted to jump with a tiny addition.

Something that seems to bug people a lot with senti!Adrien theory is that they assume that symbolism =/= representation, but as an abused child myself, symbolism tends to be the best way to really represent what you’re going through. Because it’s not something explicit, because there’s no physical harm or bodily neglect, you can only think of saying something along the lines of “I don’t know why I feel so bad with my parents but I do :c” because that’s your own best comprehension of your situation and the people around you can only feel bad for you but never fully understand, so you instantly feel invalidated.

To me, making Adrien a sentimonster rather than spelling out the trauma is way more powerful because it’s a message that can be transmitted to younger children who might be going through a similar situation without traumatizing them and making resentment grow. I would have loved to see something like this when I was around 5 myself. 

Another thing that I feel gives extra points to the narrative choice is that it helps explain to people who are unfamiliar with this kind of trauma what it feels like. It feels like you’re not real. Like you’re a possession and owe everything to your owners. Like you can’t dare disobey because, as Adrien said, there’s an invisible wall keeping you from speaking up, and the cost of risking that wall is your existence itself. 

People who have gone through something similar, like myself, can look at the screen and scream “dat me!”, while people who haven’t, can get a clearer taste of the horror and what the stakes feel like. Because Adrien might not even suspect that he’s a sentimonster, but we do, and therefore, we understand what he feels like.

Sure, the representation could have been handled way better if there weren’t as many restraints on the show as @chatonnoir​ explained, but I really think that they’re doing a good job of sending an important message with the tools they’re allowed to use.

That’s it thank you have a good day I hope you find a dollar on the floor today or something thank you for reading so far bye