I wish a very happy birthday to my younger sister Lenora! I promised her evil!Lukanette and everything.
And I apologize, I didn't watch the Paris Special even if I was told it was actually pretty good. I hate Miraculous so much that I don't even want to hate-watch it and I refuse to line Astruc's pocket. And I am not very good at writing villains but I have to say this was a nice challenge for me.
I hope you enjoy!
Disclaimer: Miraculous Ladybug belongs to Thomas Astruc and ZAGToon. This is just a fanfic written by a fan.
In this alternate reality of Paris, it was still the city of lights and romance.
However, in this version of Paris, Paris was also somewhat of a crime ring for the wicked, not to mention the number of teenage delinquents in the high schools.
But one of the most notorious was Marinette Dupain Cheng. She was such a beautiful girl but so heartless. The 14-year-old girl made her teachers anxious, and no nice girl stood a chance against her, not even goodie two shoes Chloe. Tom Dupain and Sabine Cheng hoped their baby girl would be a beautiful soul, but they cried their eyes out at night seeing their daughter go down a dark path. But to Marinette, that was the only path to enlightenment, the only path she knew. And her destiny was in her grasp.
Although Marinette was far from the queen of mean, that role went to Chloe's twin sister Zoe. She was described as the embodiment of evil, wearing dark colors and ripped jeans. She was a queen wasp and could get any weakling teenager at school to be her servant.
But that would change one day, Marinette was determined. Because in secret, she was the evilest ladybug—the dark ladybug, Shadybug. She came from a world of darkness, with black wings and crimson-red dots. She had the power to create chaos wherever she went and enjoyed every second.
She lived a wonderful, pleasant life as a villainess, but if there was anything she hated. It was the Universe chaining her to that stupid pathetic Claw Noir.
They were meant to be "partners" due to "fate" and "destiny" or whatever woo-woo stuff that starry-eyed brats believed in. But how was fighting over who was the better villain the definition of romance?
She hated that stupid, smelly black cat for always getting in the way and being a second-rate villain.
And then there was Adrien Agreste. The devil spawn of the benevolent Gabriel Agreste.
Marinette had to admit Agreste's mischief in school was admirable. He used his rich boy status to get whatever he wanted and enjoyed every second of it.
But other villains in the villain school circle forced them together at gunpoint, saying they were "made for each other" and would be the perfect evil team.
Marinette had to laugh! That's what hypocritical heroes believed!
Only hypocritical heroes who don't mind their business and watch too many romantic comedies would believe that she and Agreste were "meant to be" for the most surface-level reasons. Besides, Agreste was seen multiple times with the equally rich and evil Kagami Tsurugi. Those two seemed more fitting together, and Marinette couldn't care less.
Some things boggled the evil ladybug's mind. Even if Marinette aspired to be the ultimate villain, how was she evil just for not being interested in weakling romance and wanting to conquer Paris alone? And she would be the teenage villain that would destroy all of Paris. Every citizen will fear the shadowy Shadybug.
But if any fellow villain caught her attention, it was Venom Viperion.
A beautifully creepy snake villain with dark emerald scales and a sharp tongue.
He first visited Marinette as a civilian as she sat on her balcony to observe the blood moon over Paris.
Venom stood on Marinette's roof and played the most haunting tune on his violin. This tune actually made the evil girl gasp, and she saw the sneaky snake hero glow under the red light. He had an unapologetic smirk, and with his fangs were gleaming, Marinette had to admit he looked impressive, as stupid lovestruck girls would put it.
Venom said nothing after first. He continued to play his ominous violin music as Marinette walked closer. She knew Venom Viperion in passing when she was Shadybug. His powerful violin playing scared all the citizens of Paris. It caused them to run to the safety of their homes while Venom broke windows and stole from stores.
Marinette couldn't help but rest her head on her hand and smirked up at him, and then Venom Viperion stopped playing and sat down.
"Does this impress you, Pigtails?"
Marinette mused for a moment. "You're pretty good…"
She wouldn't let Venom win that easily, ending with, "But not nearly as good as Jagged Stone."
Marinette cackled to herself. "Sadly, since he is a rich musician with expensive protection, no villain has been able to kidnap him and make him their personal songbird."
Viperion laughed maniacally in return. His purple snake eyes gleamed for Marinette. They were much prettier than Claw Noir's purple eyes.
"Well yeah, I guess I haven't reached true villain status yet since I haven't caught Jagged Stones yet," Venom summoned his harp and played a soft, almost sweet tune.
He turned to Marinette again and gave her a look, causing Marinette to turn away slightly and smirk.
"But maybe I could capture Jagged Stone so he could be your own personal songbird," Venom said.
And that was the start of multiple flirty conversations between Marinette and Venom.
Although there was also another boy who was into heavy metal rock music and deathly blue flames.
Marinette walked through the incredibly boring school garden, where normies just kept to themselves and tried not to look Marinette in the eye. But they never bothered to argue with delinquent rockstar Luka Couffaine.
When she first met the boy, Marinette had to admit there was some semblance of a spark. Not to mention, he was gorgeous! Luka had blue hair that would scare responsible adults and plenty of piercings on his face. He wore jeans with rips, a shirt with cut-off sleeves, and matching black jewelry. Sometimes, he shamelessly brought an amp and played his guitar loudly. The school board was so terrible about stopping bullying that soon, the teachers were scared of delinquents and didn't even bother to punish Luka.
Sometimes, it seemed like Luka was born to take a mugshot, not that the police would ever catch him. His music would someday be appreciated by the entire world. A different way for Luka to conquer the world, but much more admirable in Marinette's eyes.
And Luka played his glass-shattering music and sang with reckless abandon, not caring what anyone thought. As much as Marinette enjoyed it, she sat at a bench a good distance apart to protect her ears. But her gloomy blue eyes still glanced at the attractive rockstar as his song of vengeance and power filled her ears.
Luka smirked, seeing his one eager audience member. He flashed a rock sign, and Marinette blinked her gloomy blue eyes in return as he played more passionately.
As stupid as it may have seemed on the surface, it was a beautiful rock concert for two. On weird days like this, Marinette could almost believe that such romantic cliches could happen in real life.
But Marinette's daydream shattered when a girl with golden blonde hair walked up nonchalantly toward Luka as if she owned this school.
Oh, did Marinette have to beat Chloe up? She was the biggest goodie two shoes in the school. She wore a white shirt that made her shoulders bare and jeans without a single rip.
How she talked to Luka, and Luka seemed intrigued, almost made Marinette consider grabbing Zoe and both of them locking Chloe into a closet.
But timing was everything.
Marinette still showed no mercy, and her stare became darker as she approached Luka and Chloe.
"Did you enjoy my music Chloe?" Luka asked with a glint in his eye and his tongue sticking out slightly.
Chloe gave the punk boy a sheepish smile. "Well, you do have a certain talent."
"And you are really good at flowery language," Marinette said in an annoyed tone.
Chloe turned and saw the evil delinquent girl Marinette staring her down. "Miss Dupain-Cheng!" Chloe looked like she was visibly sweating. "I wanted to talk to you as well!"
Marinette merely responded by raising her eyebrow, and Luka smirked in amusement.
"Anyway!" Chloe cried as she turned back to Luka and smiled sheepishly again. "I wanted to invite you and Miss Dupain-Cheng to the party my mother is hosting."
Despite being cold unfeeling delinquents who borderline on being criminals, both Luka and Marinette were taken aback by such a proposal from the most lawful good girl in the entire school.
Chloe took a moment to bat her eyelashes at Luka. "And it would be great if you could play music at this party, Luka. I told my mother how much of a talent you are."
Luka mused as he chuckled under his breath. "Nice to know someone appreciates my music." Even if Luka noted that Chloe is such a goodie two shoes, that could just be sweet talking. Chloe handed him a pretty ivory invitation, and Luka took it, noting how frilly it was.
Marinette started to shake in anger, but then Chloe quickly turned to her, her smile unwavering. "And, of course, for Miss Dupain-Cheng," Chloe gave Marinette another ivory invitation, which Marinette studied quizzically. It was so extra.
"You'll have so much fun, and we can learn so much about each other," Chloe said warmly.
Marinette couldn't bring herself to respond. She was more so amused by this entire notion.
"That does sound fun Chloe!" Luka suddenly said in an oddly enthusiastic tone.
Chloe turned around, overjoyed, and Marinette looked like she was going to vomit.
"I mean, you can learn how good it feels to walk on the wild side and not be a part of any messed up system," Luka said while using his fingers to play an air guitar.
Marinette thought, "Oh!" A pleased smile formed on her face.
"I'm sure you have what it takes to be a rebel, Miss Chloe," Marinette said as she placed her hand on her hip and smirked. Chloe replied with a blank expression.
"You could probably outdo Zoe," Marinette said.
Chloe tried her hardest to smile sweetly. "I don't think I could ever do that, Miss Dupain-Cheng." She tried to walk away, but Luka walked beside her, still smiling, and Marinette walked by her side.
"A good girl like you is nice for a date or two, but the hidden potential…" Luka's voice was as sneaky as a snake.
"And I don't really have many friends. I am certainly not friends with that sister of yours, but you have plenty of potential to be better than her Chloe," Marinette said.
Chloe started giggling and then picked up the pace, running away from Marinette and Luka. The two delinquents were floored, but Chloe turned back one last time.
"Thanks for considering you two! I hope to see you both at the party!" And then Chloe ran off.
Marinette and Luka couldn't help but laugh a bit, and then they smiled at each other.
"Oh, you are so bad, rockstar!" Marinette said.
Luka grinned. "And you're more clever than most delinquent girls."
They both would've headed their own directions and made their own mischief. Still, there was something undeniable that Marinette couldn't stop thinking about.
"Y'know, I could take you to my family's bakery and make you a huge blueberry galette the size of your head. But my parents would probably call the police on you if they saw you."
Luka placed his hands on his hips in delinquent talk, that was the most flattering comment in the world. Other bad girls said that about Adrien Agreste, but he was the type of baddie who often enjoyed living in civilized society, not a prison rock concert.
"I can take you to my pirate ship. My mom would be happy to see you, and Juleka."
"Ooo!" Marinette cried. "I would love to see Juleka again. She just gets more and more beautiful each day! The perfect goth model!"
Luka was even more pleased, and the two delinquents eagerly headed for the houseboat while talking and laughing about everything stupid in Paris. When they finally found the Couffaine family boat, The Liberty, Marinette had to admit it was a beauty—much more interesting than living in her parents' bakery.
The gangplank was already placed, and Luka helped Marinette aboard. As unconventional as his chivalry was, it was charming. And then Marinette's mouth went agape when she saw a familiar face.
"Luka, my young lad! I am so happy you brought the baker's daughter to our humble home!" Anarka said.
Marinette grinned and shook Anarka's hand. "I'm so happy to meet the great Captain Haddock in person!"
Captain Anarka, also known as Captain Haddock, was every police officer's worst nightmare. She never abided by societal rules or pressure.
"You're such an adorable sneaky baker girl. But I am just a humble woman of free will. You'll achieve greater heights than I ever will, young Marinette, " the captain said.
Marinette couldn't help but blush slightly. Once from Anarka being such a flatterer and also from Luka placing his hand on her shoulder. Surprisingly, she didn't oppose such a gesture. Anarka said to call her if they needed anything, but Luka insisted they would be fine as they headed for the lower deck.
In the adorable roomy living area, Marinette was stunned to see Juleka posing in front of a tall mirror. With her goth outfit and dark makeup on her pale face, she was a mixture of evil and cute. But she mumbled to herself, asking if demon wings were the best fit or bat wings.
"I think bat wings would suit your look best, Juleka," Marinette said.
Juleka gasped as she turned around. "Marinette, you're here!"
Luka and Marinette smiled constantly, and Juleka ran to give Marinette a hug. Juleka's long black hair filled Marinette's nose with beautiful lavenders filled with malice that would put stupid red roses to shame.
"You look so lovely Juleka. You are the perfect goth model," Marinette said softly into Juleka's ear.
Juleka pulled away. "Oh no! I can never be like the goth models who inspired me!"
Luka smiled as he shook his head. "Well, someday they will look up to you."
Just then, Juleka couldn't stop giggling and pulled both Luka and Marinette into a warm hug. As much as they were having fun together, Juleka let them go because both Marinette and Luka wanted to spend alone time in Luka's bedroom.
It was a lovely bedroom filled with Luka's guitars and posters of edgy rock stars that Marinette also adored. Not to mention, since Marinette had a dark soul, she wasn't taken aback that Luka's curtains were up aside from a little bit of sunlight. Luka got in bed and crossed his legs. He patted the edge of the bed, beckoning Marinette.
Marinette gave a sideways grin and sat with him.
"You're bold for asking a girl like me into your room."
Luka grabbed his guitar and played a little tune before speaking again.
"Well, I like girls like you. And my charm worked. Didn't it, Melody?"
Marinette felt something new in her chest and touched her heart. What was it? …Warmth? Others have described her heart as cold as the Arctic. But this was all new…
"Yes…It did…"
Luka placed his guitar down, and his beautiful aqua-blue eyes gleamed in desire for her. The look an evil boy gives to the person he desires, whoever it is. He licked his lips, and his hand moved closer. But Marinette's other hand touched his in return.
"So babe, how bout it? You want to make out?"
Marinette's smile grew as she gave him the most adorable evil giggle.
"Of course!" Marinette rejoiced. "I would love nothing more than for my first rough makeout to be with you, Luka Couffaine!"
And with that, the two evil teens suddenly couldn't get their hands off each other. It was two hours of enjoying each other's soft lips and the taste of their venomous tongues but also playfully rough wrestling with nail marks and biting! These two troubled youths ' idea of affection was rough red marks on each other's collarbones, lips, shoulders, and hands.
Even if this relationship was spontaneous, both of them were thrilled to be marked by the other. They were loved in a way no wishy-washy do-gooder could love them.
Eventually, both of them had to lie beside each other and breathe. Then Luka affectionately played with Marinette's pretty blue hair.
"I must admit, I usually don't feel this way at all. But you made me feel better than anyone else could, much less a girl like Chloe."
Marinette mused as she leaned into Luka, who continued to play with her hair. Marinette ran her hand over Luka's chest, wishing to do much more to him and claim him in other ways.
"Go on my dear muse…" Marinette said.
"I just hope I could impress. I know I am not the "ultimate villain" that Adrien Agreste is…"
Just like that, Marinette sat up on her knees and grabbed Luka's neck. Marinette gave Luka a stern look with her gloomy blue eyes, and while Luka was at first taken aback, he then smirked, realizing how hot this was.
"Luka, I hate most people in this rotten world! But every time I meet up with you, I feel something different. Something I thought I could never feel in my entire life…"
Marinette then removed her hand from his neck and placed it on his heart. His heart was beating rapidly, all for her, and this was a whole new feeling. Luka smirked and closed his eyes.
"If I feel any semblance of love for anyone…."
Marinette paused as Luka opened his aqua-blue eyes that gleamed like a hungry wolf.
"... It's for you, Luka."
The bedroom was silent for a moment. Both Marinette and Luka shook from delight, and then Luka grabbed Marinette by the shoulders and laid her down so he could get on top of her. Even as an evil boy, Luka smiled at her as if he were seeing the entire world. He moved closer to her…
"And when I conquer the world you will be my evil queen ruling by my side," he said as if planning the future before them. Luka moved down to rub his face on her chest. "You and I together under a blood-red sky…"
Then his face met hers again.
"Let's make out again," he whispered.
"Of course!" Marinette cried before they pecked each other's lips multiple times before feeling each other's warm breath, but then Luka remembered…
"Wait…"
"Mmmm," Marinette said.
Luka pulled both of them up to sit on the edge of the bed.
"You are awfully cruel for letting your evil queen wait…" Marinette teased.
"This is important," Luka said. And Marinette didn't argue further as she placed her hands on her lap.
Luka then laced his hand with Marinette's. "If you declare your love to me, I will tell you the truth."
"The truth?" Marinette gaped as she squeezed Luka's hand.
Luka merely turned to her and smiled as the dark energy of the kwami enveloped him until he transformed into the beautiful snake villain Venom Viperion. The snake hero saw a new side in Marinette, and she nearly fainted, as Luka Couffaine wasn't just her beloved but also the snake villain who courted her more than once.
"Oh Satan!" Marinette cried.
Venom chuckled. "Surprised little Melody?"
Marinette felt like she was about to die. She questioned if this was a beautiful dream. Still, after taking a moment, she touched Viperion's chest. Marinette didn't hesitate to kiss his toxic lips and share saliva.
Whether it was Luka Couffaine or Venom Viperion. This trouble-making boy was a toxic addiction that Marinette didn't want to get rid of.
"My snake king!" Marinette breathed out as she pressed her lips against his again. Venom rubbed his cold, scaly hands against her back. After another makeout session, they broke off for air, and Venom looked so impressed as he grinned.
"At your service any time for a little trouble," he said seductively.
"Oh wait!" Marinette cried.
Venom stroked the evil girl's chin. "What is it my adorable mouse?"
Marinette smiled and removed the hair that covered her eye. "I got a secret too!"
"Hmmm," Viperion grinned. "I figured an extraordinary girl like yourself would have plenty…"
"I'm serious!" Marinette said as she placed her hand on Venom's heart.
"You can tell me anything, my dearest Marinette…"
Marinette giggled as dark energy enveloped her. Then, it was almost time for Venom to faint as it was revealed that Marinette Dupain-Cheng, an ordinary delinquent, was also the infamous Shadybug.
The dark ladybug smiled at her beloved snake, and Viperion looked like he couldn't be happier. He was stuck making a goofy open smile with his fangs bared.
"Surprised, my beautiful viper?" Shadybug batted her eyes.
Venom laced her hands with his again. "Well, I always knew you were an extraordinary delinquent…"
Shadybug moved in closer and sat on his lap to kiss his chin and leave a black lipstick mark. "To think, us conquering the world won't just be a fantasy…" She marked him with more black kisses that filled the evil snake with glee. "With both of our powers, it is closer than ever…"
"Yes queen," Venom breathed as they kissed each other's lips again. He kept on enjoying her taste.
"Also…" Shadybug said.
"Hm?" Venom said.
Since Shadybug was the creator of malice, she used her magic to summon a lot of malicious blue roses for Viperion, which all fell on his bed. Beautiful blue roses also meant malice and fear, and Viperion adored them and held one in his hand.
Without any words, Shadybug pushed Venom onto the bed as they started to lock lips again in this paradise they had created. But as they made out on the rose bed, they eventually noticed the ivory invitations that Chloe gave them on the other side of the bed. Venom and Shadybug eventually grabbed their letters between kissing and pondered momentarily.
Shadybug was disgusted by the notion, but Venom smirked at her, and Shadybug realized the wheels in her boyfriend's head were turning.
"Whaddya say babe? Shall we cause trouble at this party?"
Shadybug's eyes widened momentarily, but soon, an evil smirk formed on her lips as all the possibilities filled her mind.
"Absolutely!"
Marinette had to admit that Chloe's estate was the most beautiful in Paris. In a world that she and Luka would create, this would be the type of base they would occupy. She had been to the Agreste manor for a wild party that she crashed, and it was a total dump, and not in a good way.
Chloe was having pleasant conversations with all the kids from school she had invited. Her mother, Audrey, the kind-hearted wife of the evil Mayor Andre who made Paris the criminal ring it was, was restless to ensure everyone at the party was comfortable.
Little did the mother and daughter know that Venom helped Shadybug teleport to the top floor where they could see the party below them. Both villains knew nobody would suspect a thing.
Venom smirked as he used his powers to make all the twinkle lights explode into amusing little fireworks. The little fireworks and the sounds of the guests screaming filled Shadybug with a sadistic delight. Then Shadybug used her powers of creation to create darkness that filled the entire estate and rapid gusts of wind that caused all the tables and furniture to rattle. After, she swung with her yo-yo and laughed maniacally as she headed for the chandelier. She took a moment to swing from the chandelier, amusing herself, and Venom teleported to be next to her. With both of their powers, they broke the chandelier and caused it to fall on the ballroom floor, causing the party guests to scream even more.
It was too dark to notice the two teenage villains shrouded in darkness, but Venom and Shadybug had one last component of their plan.
Venom summoned his violin and harp and filled the ballroom with elegant music of despair. Shadybug used her powers to create more instruments, creating an entire orchestra to fill the guests with fear.
Then Venom took Shadybug's hand, and the two villains disappeared.
Chloe and Audrey felt shattered at the mindless destruction that had ruined the party for everyone. Now, they could only think about keeping everyone safe—until they saw the most unlikely guests come to the door as if the party hadn't just been destroyed.
Luka and Marinette dressed in their party clothes and eagerly ran to the party hand in hand with their invitations.
"Thank you for inviting us Chloe!" Luka said, smiling nonchalantly as Marinette hugged his arm.
Chloe was shocked, and Audrey put her foot down.
"The party was destroyed. It's too dangerous for you kids!" Audrey insisted.
But Luka took Marinette by the hand, and they both headed to the dancefloor, dancing by the destroyed chandelier to the beautiful orchestra. They looked so content in each other's arms as they saw the faces of despair and fear around them. Some of the other delinquent kids noticed that Marinette and Luka made this party far more interesting and started to dance as well. Surprisingly, no police or any of Audrey's servants kicked them out.
After dancing, Marinette and Luka took a break to sit on one of the destroyed clothed tables. Luka broke open a bottle of juice to pour into two glasses and handed a glass to his beloved dark melody, Marinette.
The two teenage delinquents toasted the new beautiful partnership they created…
And the twisted love they shared with one another.
If you ask me why I made Chloe good in this universe...Spite! And Lenora loves Chloe so I thought I'd give her that. I was stunned how it was confirmed that Chloe is evil in each universe. Like I know it's a children's show and I expect black and white in kids shows with only a little grey area but dear god! Miraculous is certainly shameless with how black and white it is with no room for grey area whatsoever.
It's lovely how Astruc has so much energy to hate a character he created in the first place...And how Miraculous teaches kids great messages of "If you act shitty once you can never be the victim!" and "Good people are good and bad people are inhuman."
Still, that was fun to write. Thank you so much for reading and again, very happy birthday to my beautiful Lenora! 💙