So I Guess, Arguably, Amelia Is The Main Protagonist Of Infinity Train.

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I drew some angsty Adrien Agreste and couldn't decide which version I prefered, so I'll just post both.

I know I'm supposed to hate him, and I do hate his actions, but I also can't help but relate to him too. In other words, I reserve the right to try and work out my complicated thoughts about Simon Laurent through art.

My hand slipped and, um . . .

I wrote another all left fic for the au by @sabertoothwalrus! One chapter up, the other two written. It's what I've been referring to in my head as the prosthetic fic. I am quite happy with it actually and, um, I would be even happier if you would read it . . .

me tagging when i first started posting to A03: ok i’ll tag the main characters, relationship, and content warnings.... maybe a little explanation of the plot? oh jeeze i hope that’s not too much...

me tagging now: welcome, readers, to the director’s cut (with commentary)

Even Simon wouldn't make the mistake of cancelling Infinity Train

Hopes for Optygami

Miraculous Ladybug set up a good stakes system in the first three seasons with this simple rule: identities must not be revealed. If they are, there will be dire consequences. Hence, while we don't really believe that our main characters are ever at risk of dying, we can accept that they might someday lose their masks, and that that would be bad. It's a risk that adds real weight to the action and plot. It also justifies the endless identity dance between Marinette and Adrien. But then Miracle Queen happened, and all the heroes except for our main two were outed. We saw no consequences in that episode. We saw no consequences in the NY special, and we've seen no consequences in season four yet, either. This makes the entire narrative feel far less convincing and lowers the tension immensely. Not to mention that it almost completely invalidates how Adrien and Marinette continue to hide their identities from each other. (It doesn't invalidate their secrets completely because we're not going to forget Chat Blanc any time soon, but it still lowers the stakes considerably.) Not only are almost all the superheroes out, but Alya still sometimes runs around as Rena Rouge, despite her identity being publicized. And she knows Ladybug's identity, which we've been told is dangerous, but we haven't seen anything that convinces us it's dangerous. The thing is, we have seen negative consequences of identity reveals. Chloe being akumatized is one instance, and another is Chat Blanc. But the show has done nothing with the biggest large-scale identity reveal so far (the one at the end of season three), which makes the "we must keep our identites a secret" spiel very hard to swallow, and makes the entire plot feel almost risk-free. I hope that Optygami shows us the negative consequences of this large-scale identity reveal, and returns strength to the narrative by doing so. TL;DR: With a few rare exceptions, we haven't seen much to back up the story's constant claim that identity reveals are dangerous. I hope that Optygami will finally show us some of the disastrous consequences of identity reveals, thus adding more weight and stakes to the narrative and justifying Marinette and Adrien's continued secrecy.

I heard that Ladrien can be called Sunspot and this is the image that came to mind:

Sticky lines from fics I've read:

“Adrien still thought that home meant a big, lonely bedroom with barred windows. Chat Noir knew better.”

—"tell me something i don't know" by @carpisuns

"It’s not your fault, Milady. I don’t blame you."

—"Sebben, crudele, mi fai languir (Although, cruel love, you make me languish)" by @komorebirei

“"We’ll be together tomorrow, won’t we?' he asks, moving his face closer to hers on the pillow. She does the same, their foreheads touching.

She says: 'Yes, always.'

Cut to black."

—"tomorrow" by @peachcitt

"Above him, the sky is black. It’s a void of another name, stretching beyond the horizon and swallowing the world in darkness. But it’s not empty, not in the slightest. A dazzling array of stars glitters above him, packed denser than he thought stars could be."

—"make beautiful things" by @aquaquadrant

"Her grief is not gone. Her grief will never be gone. But for now, the Castle of Lions needs a leader, and she is the only one they have. Her grief drives her. It will not be put to rest, and neither will she.

There is a war to win."

—"change of heart" by rythyme (pugglemuggle)

"Some things don’t make any more sense under a microscope.  You can spend all night turning them over in your head, and the harder you look, the more they seem to shift, made inscrutable.  It’s the difference between observing things and actually living them, maybe.  The risk of getting too close."

—"quantum mechanics, smirks, and other complications of the universe" by @amillionsmiles

"This vexing, brilliant, beautiful boy was laughing so hard she couldn’t tell if his cheeks were wet with water or his own tears. Like everything else, he put his whole heart into it."

—"Tu Eres Mi Corazon" by 13Vivacious13

“'Real.'"

—"Real" by @carpisuns

Sticky Lines Ask

You know when you come across A Line in a book or a fic that just makes you stop in your tracks and let it sink in because it’s so beautiful? Or one that makes you lose your mind and wheeze-laugh for five entire minutes? Or just one that’s said in such an interesting way that you’ll never forget it? I call those “sticky lines.” The ones that stick in your brain for a long, long time after you’ve finished reading, sometimes forever.

Writers, reblog this if you want people to tell you what your sticky lines are! Or feel free to make your own list of favorite sticky lines :)