Multiple Factions AU

Years before Hawkmoth’s rise, a conflict led to war between the Order of the Guardians and the descendants of previous miraculous holders. The former believed that their heroes needed to be chosen based off of merit and should be evaluated based off Order values, while previous heroes wanted to choose their successors and train them (or rather, raise their children to become new heroes). The heroes also thought the Order’s training of their Guardians was far too strict and cruel. 

During this conflict, the miraculouses were scattered across different factions. Five of the most powerful, the Ladybug, Cat, Fox, Bee and Turtle, remained with a Guardian-in-training, Wang Fu. The remaining two, the Peafowl and Butterfly, went missing somewhere in Europe. And the zodiacs were taken by various parties. Hoping to protect the five kwamis, Fu fled the Temple, bearing a grudge against the Order, and what would eventually be known as the Rightful Heroes.

Fast forward to present day. Hawkmoth attacks the city of Paris, looking to claim the Ladybug and Cat miraculouses and make a wish to save his wife’s life. However, Team Miraculous are not the only ones interested in putting a stop to Hawkmoth’s evil-doing. Now knowing where the location of the Butterfly is, the rival factions close in, promising to make our heroes’ lives far more difficult than before.

What none of them realize is that all of this conflict will lead to the rise of a new group… and an old enemy from the ancient past.

Kitty Shoegaze (Kitty Section + Shoegaze) Vol. 6

Closer by Low (Luka Couffaine)

Ciel Errant by Alcest (Marinette Dupain-Cheng)

Sitting by M83 (Ivan Bruel)

Home Again by Beach House (Rose Lavilliant)

The White Witch by A Sunny Day in Glasgow (Juleka Couffaine)

I Am Over It by the Dandy Warhols (Anarka Couffaine)

A Cover Over by Grouper (Adrien Agreste)

BONUS TRACKS

Jessamine by Darling Violetta (Lila Rossi)

Subject to the Ladder by Broadcast (Chloe Bourgeois)

Tears Are in Your Eyes by Yo La Tengo (Kagami Tsurugi)

Subzero Fun by Autolux (Mylene Haprele)

All Through the Day by Asobi Seksu (Lukanette)

Listen here. 

Restless AU

So a while ago, I mentioned something about a Restless AU, where all our heroes get weird, psychoanalytical dreams ala the Buffy episode from the end of season 4. Here are some ideas, I guess:

--> Playing up the light vs dark motif in Luka and Adrien’s names in Marinette’s dream. When Luka appears, the lighting is always perfect and Marinette can see him clearly. It’s more like a gentle glow. But with Adrien, the lighting is always either too bright, blinding her if she looks at him, or too dim, not able to see him even if she squints. At some point, there is a ball, and she knows she dances with Luka, but she’s not sure if her other dance was with Adrien or Chat Noir.

--> Adrien’s dream is similar to Xander’s, in that no matter where he goes or where he tries to escape to, he ends up back in his bedroom. Also, playing into his love for anime, everyone in his dream fits some sort of role in a slice of life comedy (Marinette is the class president, Chloe is his tsundere childhood friend, Nino is his chill, laidback bro, etc).

--> Alya’s dream is in black and white, with anything that could be considered gray or not fitting in the shade range, impossible for her to see. 

--> Lila appears glamorous and bigger than life in both Nino and Alya’s dreams. In Chloe’s dream, she’s wearing a sheep costume and plays up a “damsel in distress” routine. In Adrien’s dream, she essentially acts like Monika from Doki Doki Literature Club. And in Marinette’s dream, she switches between her civilian form, Volpina and the forms she takes as Chameleon.

--> Nino’s dream is similar to Willow’s, but instead of taking a theatrical route, it’s Hollywood themed. No one gets their lines right or insists that the script is wrong. Lila is supposed to be playing the heroine of the movie ala Molly Ringwald. Adrien is her love interest but is clearly uncomfortable. Nino thinks he just needs more time with his lines.

--> Chloe’s dream as her follow her dad for “Bring Your Child to Work” day. Using her mayorial power, she attempts to rewrite her past, but can’t get the public to approve her choices. Adrien contacts her through a hologram, but can’t come to visit her right now. Marinette is always wearing business attire and is always serious. Ladybug is all smiles and waves, almost like a beauty queen.

We Used to Be Friends AU - Part 2

--> Both Alya and Chloe serve as a foil to Lila. Alya will be Lila’s rival this time around, with her being the target of Volpina’s wrath. Chloe, on the other hand, starts off as a bully towards Marinette, but later on ends up on good terms with her after doing the right thing and being held responsible. Chloe and Lila hate each other from the start. Chloe hates Lila because she can see her hidden, snake-like nature, and Lila “hates” Chloe because she bullied Marinette. In actuality, she doesn’t care about Chloe, but is wary of her because of how much everyone dislikes her.

--> Lila, at first, isn’t evil, per se. Just greedy for popularity and attention. So she’s not as likely to become a regular Hawkmoth minion, because being associated with a known terrorist would ruin her reputation if she was found out. If she was truly desperate, though, she’d consider it.

--> I also like the idea of a potential mentorship between Nathalie and Lila. Lila wouldn’t know that Nathalie is associated with Hawkmoth though, and Nathalie would have her trained to use the peacock miraculous after her own botched attempt. It’s not a definite though.

--> Romance is not the focus of this AU, it’s pretty much pushed to the background. That being said, ships will probably form as characters bond in light of the *drama* 

--> Lila shows up to school prior to Volpina, but still closer to the second half of what would be season one. Lady Wifi, instead of being about Alya trying to find out who Ladybug is, gets blasted for the interview she posts on her blog about Lila and Ladybug being friends, with forged evidence provided by Lila. She intends to expose Lila for the liar she is, but before things go too far, Marinette stops her. Undeterred, she confronts Lila in the park the next day, exposing her as a liar in front of Adrien. Again, as Volpina, Lila targets Alya.

--> Chloe episodes: any episode with Chloe being really bad in season 1 --> Antibug --> Volpina --> Despair Bear --> Style Queen and NO Queen Wasp. After Despair Bear, Chloe goes out of her to help civilians, in her own way (encouraging her dad to pay security guards more for all their work against akumas, setting up a proper system that will alert everyone in Paris of an attack, going to a therapist regularly and taking anger management classes, treating Sabrina and Jean much nicer than usual, etc).

--> Alya’s arc revolves around learning to be more sneaky and subtle in order to find out the truth. Learning how to read people and catch them in their mistakes. But also in being more careful and thorough in her research and interviews. When the Lila backlash takes a heavy toll on her blog, she has to take the proper steps in the future to make sure she does proper fact checking and following up with sources.   

ML x VtMB Clans HCs

So! I just heard that Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines is getting a sequel! So, it’s time for some Clan HCs!

Marinette - I like the idea of her being a Tremere. At first, feared by everyone, since the Tremere aren’t to be trusted. But she’s just so nice and smart, that everyone fears her even more but she also gains quite a few allies and support. 

Adrien - Either Brujah or Gangrel. Brujah especially would allow for him to lash out and develop into his own person.

Alya - Oof. There’s a couple that could be interesting. Brujah, since Alya’s a pretty outspoken person with a strong sense of justice. Malkavian might make an interesting arc for her, because she knows things but no one would believe her. She’d also be able to use Obfuscate. Nosferatu means sacrificing her looks, but in return, she would be able to get into places others can’t, and learn all the secrets she wants. 

Nino - Toreador.   

Chloe - Nosferatu would give Chloe an interesting arc. Probably the meanest option to be honest. Toreador would also be fitting, since she would be distracted by almost everything pretty.

Luka - Whatever option Adrien isn’t. Although, Toreador would also be interesting (imagine Marinette constantly distracting him). Imagine Toreador Nino and Luka bonding over being distracted all the time. Throw in Toreador Chloe and everything becomes a mess.

Kagami - She might start off as a rival Tremere to Marinette, with the two eventually joining the same side. Ventrue!Kagami would make an interesting contrast to Brujah!Adrien and a good rival for Lila though. 

Lila - This girl would be a Ventrue that obsessively uses Dominate. Although Malkavian!Lila would be great too.

Bonus - Adrien dancing like this:

Imagine Chloe meeting Rima Mashiro from Shugo Chara. It would be the ultimate Clash of Queens.

Akuma Corruptions/Corrupted Butterfly

This is based off an idea  from my “Two Souls” AU where the butterfly miraculous was corrupted by the peacock. Every time Hawkmoth makes an akuma after the incident, they turn out different from how he intended. Furthermore, he can no longer recall the akuma, so Ladybug and Chat Noir absolutely have to defeat the akuma in order to return things to normal.

The corruptions are random. They can enhance or nerf powers. They can also give out entirely different powers from what was intended.

So far, I did corruptions for Bewitched (Marinette) and Space Patrol (Adrien). So let’s have some corruptions for the rest of the Miraculous Team.

SPOILERS for OBLIVIO, do not continue if you aren’t caught up.