Pronoun Trouble

There was a Tumblr meme where someone sends you a blue heart emoji and you respond with the summary of an AU fic? Anyway, I did that, and here are some of the results:

( Chloe actually takes the redemption route in Origins )

( Adrien the Dreamer )

( Cardcaptor Sakura AU )

I wanna sign up for mlsquaredance for the exchange, but I need to figure out which fics would even work. Only one of them can be a smut fic, and that's kinda what I have the most of that's not like. Blatantly reveling in identity reveals? Under Cover(s) would probably work, but that was very heavily influenced by my podficcing partner, and I think I'd want her permission/blessing before I offered it up either way.

Maybe I should just sign up for the Buffet version and leave it at that...

Okay. You know that tweet Astruc made about Nino's hat, about the reason Nino was so sad his hat got hit by an akumatized supervillain that one time because it was supposedly (a gift from?) Nino's older brother, who is no longer with them? The tweet that may or may not be complete bullshit, because Astruc is well known for trolling the fanbase?

Right, background established.

So. Assuming that tidbit was legit, and Nino actually has an older brother who is gone:

Nino really, really looked up to his older brother. He thought his older brother was the coolest person in the world, and it's his goal to be at least as cool for Chris as someone to look up to. Nino's brother really emphasized that Nino should be true to himself, and not care about what other people think, or change how he acts for other people, because the important people in his life won't care about Nino calling them "dude" all the time, or stuff like that.

In other words, Nino's older brother is the reason why Nino has so little experience with code-switching.

Nino is having to learn how now, between Adrien's dad being a mega abusive hardass and his own secret identity, but he hasn't had much practice with it, and his older brother's support of him is a major reason why.

Fandom: Miraculous Ladybug, Meta
Summary: Adrien, Alya, Marinette, and Nino are transported to a strange space, where they discuss suggested changes to a popular fanfic archive.
AO3 link: Link!
Wordcount: 1000
Ships: Friendship only
Notes: Written for end-otw-racism's Call to Action
Fic: ( End Racism in the OTW )

I know that one Tumblr post claims that Marichat is the preferred Love Square ship in Miraculous Ladybug because everyone who likes it is secretly (or less secretly) a furry, and I also know that the "true selves" bit has been tossed around quite a lot (particularly by Marichat fans), but I think I may have landed on a deeper reason?

Let's face it, y'all. We ship the Love Square for the dramatic irony, and of the four sides, Marichat has the highest level of dramatic irony going for it, whereas Ladrien (the least popular/"most boring" side) has the lowest.

Hahahahaha... ha ha... ha.

Yeah. I keep remembering that Community Thursday is a thing in the middle of the day, then completely forgetting to do anything about it before it's almost too late. Yesterday it turned into actually too late. D'oh! In the spirit of only being a day late rather than a week late this time around:

Today, I posted the Thursday Friday Recs at queerly_beloved. I aim to have an actual rec to contribute next week.

I also made a post at allthemiraculous about Miraculous Cocktail Recipes/Flavors. For those of you who are remembering Your Flavor, this is not quite the same, in that the cocktails are more set dressing than subject, but I do apparently have fun trying to come up with themed food and drink ideas related to my fandoms 😂 "Spoilers" for a not-yet-written fic appear in the comments, so be aware if you go digging; I'm prepared to cross-post what I've gathered over here if anyone would prefer that.

Fandom: Miraculous Ladybug
Summary: Ladybug talks to Carapace about relationships and secret identities.
AO3 link: Right over here
Wordcount: 2699
Notes: For pod_together 2021, with podfic by alexseanchai (who also made cover art and other art available at the AO3 link!), and beta read by podfic-chicklet
Fic: ( Workplace Romance and Other Safety Hazards )

Behold, a surprise podfic of Your Flavor!

BRB, gonna go happy dance a while ♥