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me, about to start reading “it”: wow i sure can’t wait to read more about my favourite boy stanley uris 

me, barely three chapters in: 

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Maximilian’s Fic Recs

My personal recs for the Miraculous Ladybug fandom. I’ll be rating each story out of 5 stars for both angst and fluff. Honestly, I’ve read a whole lot of stories that I just absolutely love, but these are the top ones that I remember.

I should make a point of saying this— Not all of these are romance fics. In fact, most of these are probably not going to be romance fics. My favourite fics tend to be ones that don’t focus strongly on romance. 

I’m also going to try to be as vague as possibly in my reviews so I don’t spoil anything too much. If you want anything more specific, you should check the summaries the authors put up on their stories, as well as the maturity ratings.

Incomplete and/or Ongoing Fics

Through A Doll’s Eyes — Incomplete Angst:✦✦✦✦✧ Fluff:✦✦✦✧✧ Review: This story is simply phenomenal. It deals with the idea of inanimate objects having a sort of a soul, specifically objects hand-made with love and care. There were many instances in this story where I was close to tears. I loved it, I loved Marinette, her perseverance, and heart of gold. The way she watched over her families over the years and cared so whole-heartedly. I’m upset that there wasn’t more. Unfortunately, it hasn’t updated in a long while, and I don’t think it will in the future.

Red For Fortune — Incomplete/Ongoing(?) Angst:✦✦✦✧✧ Fluff:✦✧✧✧✧ Review: REALLY loved this!!! Honestly, I love any fics that touch on Marinette’s biracial heritage, but this one seriously takes the cake. And I like that this is one of the stories where they don’t make the nice white friend somehow knowledgable of racial issues. They don’t understand what’s racist and what’s not, they don’t understand why Marinette’s so upset, and they need to figure out why they’re wrong on their own. They’re ignorant, aren’t excused for their ignorance, and aren’t portrayed as being a horrible human being at the same time. They fucked up and need to learn a lesson, simple as that.

Voyance — Incomplete/Ongoing Angst:✦✦✦✧✧ Fluff:✦✦✧✧✧ Review: I honestly wasn’t expecting to get so enamored with this story when I first clicked on it, but it quickly dug its way into my heart and planted itself there. It’s an ongoing story that is truly satisfying, to say the least. Characters are told point-blank what they’re like and how they need to improve, and no matter how indignant the character is, they always leave respecting the tarot reader’s abilities. (Except maybe Alya, but that’s for a reason.)

#BonAnniversairePrincess — Incomplete Angst:✦✦✧✧✧ Fluff:✦✦✦✦✧ Review: Truly one of the sweetest fics I’ve read. Marinette being treated like the princess she deserves to be is one of my favourite things to see in fanfic. (If it wasn’t obvious already, I REALLY love her.) 

Missing — Incomplete/Ongoing Angst:✦✦✦✦✦ Fluff:✧✧✧✧✧ Review: No fluff to see here! A good, angsty Marinette-centric fanfic without really focusing on Marinette’s point of view too much, which is something I love quite a bit. The Lila salt is strong in this one, too, which basically makes me love it more and more. I’m anticipating each and every update.

#No R-Agrestes — Incomplete/Ongoing Angst:✦✧✧✧✧ Fluff:✦✦✦✦✦ Review: Honestly Marinette is an absolute walking, talking natural disaster in this and I need you all just to read it please it’s just. So funny and good. 

Complete and/or One-shot Fics

Oleanders and Belladonas — Complete Angst:✦✦✦✦✧ Fluff:✦✦✧✧✧ Review: This is a fic with an akuma that’s treated like a legitimate murder mystery, and I’m in love with it. I’m a HUGE fan of murder mysteries, but I’m also not a fan of children dying or there being too much gore. This is not a terribly gory story and still manages to give you a sense of suspense and thrill, satisfying all my wants. I was positively giddy through a lot of this, and not because it was funny. It was just that good. 

What The Cat Dragged In — Complete Angst:✦✧✧✧✧ Fluff:✦✦✦✦✧ Review: I’m usually not crazy about crossover fics, but this was done rather beautifully. Many characters truly shine in this, both in personality and intelligence, and I sincerely loved every word. Every part of this story is engaging and fun. 

Girl’s Night Out — Complete Angst:✧✧✧✧✧ Fluff:✦✦✦✦✧ Review: This is honestly just one of the most hilarious fics ever. Marinette is a badass, Adrien doesn’t know what the fuck is going on, and everything is practically burning down around them. I couldn’t ask for anything better even if I tried. 

The Second’s Lament; Walking to Paris — Complete/One-shot Angst:✦✧✧✧✧ Fluff:✦✦✦✦✦ Review: This story honestly is just straight up adorable. It’s sweet, long, and calming. It’s just absolutely beautiful, and I wish there was more. I have a soft spot for unusual scenarios like this. I also have a MAJOR soft spot for friendship bordering romantic Marichat. This story encapsulates EXACTLY everything I want in Marichat and I’m just ecstatic about it.

Elephant — Complete Angst:✧✧✧✧✧ Fluff:✦✦✦✦✧ Review: Another absolutely hilarious shenanigans fic that I will NEVER forget. I’m particularly happy over the fact that there’s two endings you can pick from, which is weird because I’m not one to like multiple endings. I suggest reading this when you need a laugh or a pick-me-up, because this will certainly do the trick.

Welcome to WC — Complete/One-shot Angst:✦✧✧✧✧ Fluff:✦✦✦✦✧ Review: Honestly this is so funny and cute at the same time. The fact that these two idiots just ignored everything around them was so funny I can’t even describe it. I found myself struggling to keep quiet. 

Botched Blind Dates — Complete Angst:✧✧✧✧✧ Fluff:✦✦✦✦✦ Review: This is just wholesome all the way through, and also pretty hilarious. I love the whole blind dates trope, especially in AUs, but this concept, which expands on Nino’s interest in film (which I’m VERY happy about), is even better and much more engaging. I also love that Chloe is considered a friend and good person without sacrificing her key characteristics. 

Series

I won’t be putting an Angst/Fluff rating on these since the different stories within the series can have varying levels of angst and fluff.

Unconventional Scenarios — Incomplete/Ongoing Review: I had fun reading all of these stories. At some points it was depressing, in others it was super funny, and sometimes it was just super sweet. 

Allez Savoir Pourquoi — Complete Review: Honestly one of the most well-written soulmate AU’s I’ve read in a while. Marinette and Adrien are adorable in this, and Adrien’s STILL a Big Dummy which I am happy about, because that’s my favourite characteristic of his.

Miraculous: Tales of Littlebug and Chaton Noir — Incomplete/Ongoing(?) Review: I have nothing to say other than you should do yourself a favor and READ THIS. I think about it all the time. Every day. Nothing can possibly top how cute this series is. I daydream about it and giggle randomly sometimes when I remember it. It’s just,,, SO ridiculously cute.

BAMF Mari — Incomplete/Ongoing(?) Review: I honestly love any story where Adrien realises that Marinette’s a badass, and this series takes that idea and ramps it up to a million. It’s funny, awkward, and adorable. I love that it almost entirely switches up the dynamics- Marinette’s calmed down and Adrien’s a total ball of anxiety and teenaged hormones. It’s brilliant. I guarantee you’ll be smiling throughout the whole series.

It Was Only Meant To Be A One-Shot — Incomplete/Ongoing Review: I very recently read this and I loved absolutely every minute of it, and I can’t wait to see the next installation to the series. Every character gets their moment to shine (with the exception of Gabriel), and this includes Emilie Agreste, who isn’t treated as a flawless human being. There’s No Camembert in Tibet, the sequel to the first fic, Plagg and the Butterfly Costume, was completed about two days ago, and I’m very satisfied. And super excited!!!

Some of my angst/fluff ratings may not be totally accurate because I haven’t had the time to reread every fic, but I believe it’s still accurate enough.

This list will definitely be updated in the future.

French fairy tales

Princess Rosette, Marie-Catherine d’Aulnoy : FR / EN

The fair with golden hair, Marie-Catherine d’Aulnoy : FR / EN

The friendly frog, Marie-Catherine d’Aulnoy : FR / EN

Aurore and Aimée, Jeanne de Beaumont : FR / EN

Beauty and the beast, Jeanne de Beaumont : FR / EN

Bluebeard, Charles Perrault : FR / EN

Cinderella, Charles Perrault : FR / EN

Donkey skin, Charles Perrault : FR / EN 

Little red riding hood, Charles Perrault : FR / EN

Little thumb, Charles Perrault : FR / EN

Puss in boots, Charles Perrault : FR / EN

Sleeping beauty, Charles Perrault : FR / EN

The fairy, Charles Perrault : FR / EN

Blondine, Sophie Ségur : FR / EN

Ourson, Sophie Ségur : FR / EN

Sophie’s misfortunes, Sophie Ségur : FR / EN

The little grey mouse, Sophie Ségur : FR / EN

(You can download the Wikisource PDFs legally for free at the top of the page as they are part of the public domain)

will when the mind flayer comes back in season 3

Here are some of my favorite fics!!! mostly tom holland bc im a hoe for him

smut - 🔥

Blow a Kiss, Fire a Gun 🔥(mob!tom au) - @hollandroos

Against the Agenda (fratboy!tom au) - @hollandroos @cosmetologynerd @holland-ish

Forever (fuckboy!tom au) - @starksparker

Knuckles (boxer!tom au) - @agoniedcafe

Call Me King 🔥(mob!tom au) - @thewiseandfree

The Nanny 🔥(mob!tom au) - @thewiseandfree

Battle of the Sexes (college!tom au) - @tomhollahoe

Tag (peter parker) - @multi-parker

Irresistibly (tom holland) - @madmadmilk

World War 3 (harrison osterfield) 🔥- @tomhollandimangines

Spontaneous Love (college!peter au) - @spxderbarnes

Remember When (neighbor!tom au) - @h-osterfield

Unsteady (peter parker) - @starksparker

I’m Always Here (bestfriend!fuckboy!tom au) - @curlyboyholland

Radient Stars (peter parker) - @softboy-holland

Ground Rules 🔥(tom holland) - @madmadmilk

Irreconcilable Differences 🔥(fuckboy!tom) - @bi-writes

What Would They Say? (mob!tom) - @ijustreallylovezebras

Take Me Backstage 🔥(tom holland) - @madmadmilk

Best Friend’s Brother (bfb!tom au) - @spiderbiteholland

Domino 🔥(tom holland) - @madmadmilk 

Rooftop Conversations 🔥(peter parker) - @softspideyboy

Your Decent Into Hell

I wanted to do this for a long time. a fic rec of our decent into hell for all our sins. so enjoy your decent miraculours :D

SAFE HEAVEN

Anything for a friend by babycougar Adrien would love it if fangirls left him alone for once in his life, but he knows that this will likely be a problem for as long as he’s single. Nino comes up with a potentially genius plan: just pretend to date a kindhearted classmate, and the problem will go away! Aka Adrien is oblivious and Marinette is too nice for her own good.

Mon dieu by Mooncactus “Kiss me, quick!"Not the words Marinette expects to hear from Adrien Agreste, especially especially prefaced with "I’ll make it up to you and explain it all later."But a girl’s got to do what a girl’s got to do.

It’s complicated by konekat Chat Noir wants to confess to Ladybug. Marinette wants to confess to Adrien. Somehow, things just keep spiraling out of control instead.

Five steps by eLJay It doesn’t take much for Chat Noir to fall for Marinette.

the person that you’d take a bullet for is behind the trigger by asterbells He used Cataclysm, and the furthest his memory reaches is when he was sitting on top of Ladybug, likely to have been pinning her down.The pieces push together into a picture he doesn’t want to see.His pencil falls with a clatter against the table.

Someone to hold on to by Chebitz Chat Noir finds himself looking for comfort in places more likely than he’d think.

Honesty by panda013 (Amiria_Raven) “Well, if I’m wonderful,” he started, a teasing lilt in his voice causing her to look up and give him the ‘kitty don’t you dare’ look he so adored. His grin grew wider and he finished, “then you must be purrty Miraculous, don’t you think?”His honesty had given them this chance, and she would forever love that earnest part of him.

GOD WILL LET THIS ONE PASS

heartstrings by taylortot one of marinette’s rare unlucky days turns into something treacherous. thanks to a certain cat, the real danger passes, but there are other things to be more afraid of. her heart, for example, might be one of them.

Gently Into The Night by Lady_Lombax Even heroes need a pick me up sometimes. For Chat Noir, a certain Princess is just the remedy.

In Sickness and In Health by kali_asleep It’s not everyday you see a girl passed out on a roof in the middle of the night. But when that girl is a certain Marinette Dupain-Cheng, well, there’s not much else Chat Noir can do but help her, right?

YOU CAN STILL REPENT

Obsession by KryallaOrchid was meant to be only once but Marinette and her magic hands keep drawing him back. He can’t get enough.

Sunlight, Firelight, Starlight by AdJiT Adrien knows he shouldn’t do it. Adrien knows that there will be consequences to this action and Adrien knows this is probably a bad idea but Adrien is not here on this rooftop, Chat is, and Chat is tired of staring up at the girl who hung the moon and wishing, and every fiber of his being is telling him to leave that behind and take the chance to do something with someone who is with him, on his level. So he does.

Months Later by Inkkerfuffle somehow, this whole secret dating thing was working out just fine. It had been a couple of months, and they’d been working on getting to know each other and figuring out just how they worked together. There were some dates, but as far as school was concerned, the game was ‘how many kisses can one sneak upon the other’. And so far, the answer was plenty.In which there is secret dating, formal events and creepy classmates.Series

FORGIVE ME FATHER FOR I HAVE SINNED

That thing you do by mercy_angel_09 There were two possibilities for how this could end:1) Their friendship would be stronger than everor2) She’d never be able to look him in the eye again.He was willing to bet on the latter. (Or, the one where an akuma shoves Ladybug and Chat Noir into a tiny utility closet while it goes on its roaring rampage of revenge, and things get a little hard between them.)

It Had To Be You by mercy_angel_09 Sometimes the person you’re looking for has been right in front of you the whole time.Like. Literally. Five years you two idiots wasted. (putting it here cuz it’s sin yet sweet sooo)

The Ladybugs and The Bees by BullySquadess The Miraculous Ladybug and Chat Noir have survived many things together. Monsters, curses, hoards of pigeons…they’ve seen it all. But how will they handle one of life’s biggest challenges? ((What started as an awkward little puberty fic has slowly morphed into LadyNoir SIN))

Sin by BroadwayyyBabyy Just. Sin. (PURE SIN OMG)

I’M IN HELL…(WHY AM I NOT SURPRISED)

Dance in the dark by MisterDoctorProfessorPatrick Chat Noir decides to pay his princess a visit, but since black cats are hard to see in the dark, he overhears a little more than he might have expected.

Puppeteer by clairelutra (exosolarmoon) i don’t bite, but i heard you might so let me feed your appetiteChat Noir pays his princess a visit. (you sin more every chapter you read)

There is SOOO MUCH MORE but i couldn’t possibly put everything here cuz i also haven’t read everything…yet

ENJOY

Language Practice for Upper-Intermediate and Advanced Learners

One of the most abso-fucking-lutely frustrating and terrible useful and effective methods of studying I’ve found is to practice simultaneous interpretation. What’s awesome is you can do this anytime your target OR native language is being spoken, as interpretation works both ways.

For instance, when watching the news at night, if I’m not multitasking in some other way, I’ll just start doing my best (no matter how terrible it sounds/how much I don’t know) to interpret it out loud into Russian (or sometimes Spanish or French). You can also do this in your head if there are other people in your house – that’s what I normally do.

Because you’re not interpreting for anyone, it doesn’t matter how badly you do. What’s important is simply practicing the rapid recall of words as they appear at native speed.

Interpreting into your target language is obviously much harder than interpreting from it, so for upper-intermediate learners it can be extremely helpful to find a news source in your target language. For instance, in Spanish and Russian I am advanced enough to try interpreting into it (again, albeit with MANY mistakes – but I’m not doing it for anyone but myself so it doesn’t matter). However, my French sucks. It used to be okay, and it is getting better, but I would not (and have never) called myself “advanced” at it [hopefully within a couple years]. Thus, it is easier to interpret French into English.

Here are some of the resources I use to do so:

French:

France24

EuroNews en Français

France Info

TV5Monde

France.TV

Streema France

rfi - Les Voix du Monde

There were all found via google and the same can easily be done for any language. Streema is a great resource for any country – for instance Streema Spain and Streema Mexico and Streema Russia – definitely an amazing resource that probably deserves its own post.

I hope this helps!

Glitter & Gold - Spellbound

Hands down, the best Umbrella Academy video edit I’ve seen.

Better than the trailers even.

MasterList

It’ll be updated regularly!

IMAGINES:

The Walking Dead: 

Dwight

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Negan

Interested

Glenn Rhee

Reunited Again

Maggie Greene

Glad You’re Back

Stranger Things: 

Steve Harrington:

Owe Me

None of that Matters

Badass (platonic)

Enough

Worst Day of my Life

Mistakes Were Made

A Call Prompt

That’s New

I’ve Always

Attractive Babysitter

I’ve Always

Need Some Help?

Tainted Love (songfic)

Doesn’t Deserve You (platonic)

Worst Date

You Did Good

Mistletoe

Mike Wheeler:

Freak

Lover-girl

Finally

Scaring Me

From A Distance

Plagues My Sleep

Confession of Rejection

Separated & Alone

Flung My Heart at You

Dustin Henderson:

Diggin’ The Hair

Dancing or Studying?

Dart Down!

Max:

The Snowball?

Jonathan Byers:

Drunken Secrets

Intervening

Jim Hopper:

A Night To Remember

Will Byers:

Did She?

IT (2017):

Loser’s Club:

Missing?

A Little At That

Bill Denbrough

Get Lost

Partner?

Kiss… Of Life?

Back Off

It’s Your Fault

Cuddle?

All Alone

It’s Not Awkward, Is It?

Why Again?

Why Don’t You Tell Me The Truth?

Can I?

I’m Here Now

Pretend It’s Okay (song-fic)

Thank You

Back In Town

Beautiful

No, You Can’t

Embraces From Behind

It Isn’t Real

Eddie Kaspbrak

You Already Do

Because You Live

Thank God

Got Game!

Year After That

Coming Out

Til’ The End

Young Love

Ocean Eyes (songfic)

Stan Uris

You Left Me

I Know

‘Losers’

Bird Watchers

Need a Pair? (plus Richie x Reader)

This Is…

I’ll Go

Touch and Feel

Nothing To Be Ashamed Of

Drowning With You

I Should’ve Told You (soulmate AU)

Together But Apart

Richie Tozier

That Day Back Then

Glo-Up

Dumbfounded By You

Out Done Ya’

Welcome to the Loser’s

I Thought You Were Different

Together

You Bet I Am

Bottle Up Those Feelings

Road Trip!

I Cannot Believe You!

Your Fault

A Rush

I’d Like That

Come Watch

I Choose Not To

Fear of You

Diary of my Heart

Hell, I Think I Love You

You and I

Beverly Marsh

Old and New

Ain’t Nothing Wrong

Amazing Friends

One Last Time

Mike Hanlon

Pick on Someone Your Own Size

Ben Hanscom

Cover Girl (song-fic)

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them:

Newt Scamander

The Muggle in Me

You’re Amazing

Justice League:

Barry Allen:

Telling You The Truth

So Fast

Brother’s Pride

Indoor Dates

Mystery

Riverdale:

Jughead Jones

Part 1

Part 2

Utterly In Love

This Dance

Body Language

One More Chance

Something Just Like You

Best Friends

Sardonic Humour

You’re My Story

We Stick Together

It’s Okay

Passing Our Affections

in Another Life

Musically Talented

You Were My Family

Bad Grades

Murder Board

Watching After You

Just In A Towel

The Leather of His Jacket

Archie Andrews

Date Drug

Apology

Slight Unaware

Reggie Mantle

A Chance

Seven Minutes With You

I Was Stupid Last Night

I’d Like To

Sweety

Actors:

Ross Butler:

Big Spoon

Cole Sprouse

Jealousy’s A Killer

Game of Thrones:

Robb Stark

Hit The Bullseye!

And My King

you must really love me

live on through you

Jon Snow

I Worry

Hidden Feelings

Newly Wed Promise

How About…?

My Little Fighter

Jaime Lannister

My Lord…

Long Ride Home

Tyrion Lannister

My King

Dan and Phil:

Dan Howell

i’m not leaving

And it’s killing me

Meet and Greet

The Interviewee 

Taller Than You

Second Vidcon

The Interviewee

Care and Nurture

Would Includes:

IT:

Loser’s Club

Being Apart of the Loser’s Club

Being in a Poly Relationship with Eddie and Richie

Richie Tozier

Dating Richie Tozier

Bill Denbrough

Dating Bill Denbrough

Eddie Kaspbrak

Dating Eddie Kaspbrak

Stan Uris

Stan Uris Dating Shy Reader

Stranger Things:

Steve Harrington

Older Brother Steve Comforting You

The Walking Dead:

Carl Grimes

Dating Carl Grimes

Game of Thrones:

Jaime Lannister

First time with Jaime Lannister

Youtubers:

KickThePJ

Dating KickThePJ

Dan Howell

Kids with Dan Howell

Pregnant with Dan Howell’s Child

Riverdale:

Archie Andrews

Dating Archie Andrews

Cheryl/Jason Blossom

Younger Sibling

Veronica Lodge

Dating Veronica Lodge

Jughead Jones

Jughead Sister

Jughead’s Best Friend

Actors:

KJ Apa

Dating KJ Apa 

Preferences:

The 100:

Chubbier Lover

Game of Thrones:

Chubbier Lover

Chubbier Lover 2

Headcanons:

IT:

Richie Tozier:

Dating Richie Tozier

Dating Richie Tozier (Beverly’s Twin)

Eddie Kaspbrak:

Eddie Kaspbrak’s Little Sister

Stan Uris:

Dating Stan Uris (Bubbly Reader)

Dating Stan Uris (Photographer)

Bill Denbrough:

Dating Bill Denbrough (Drummer)

GIVEAWAY IMAGINES:

Dan and Phil:

Phil’s Plan: Dan x Breeanne

Riverdale:

I Like You: Jughead/Archie x Tara

School Dance: Jughead x Madison

Stranger Things:

City Travels: Steve x Monica

Day Spent Home: Steve x Natalie

IT:

Sweet and Kind: Bill x Haleigh

You Do Know We’re Dating?: Richie x Evelyn

Detention Talks: Richie x Hollie

RECENTLY UPDATED: 12/13/2017