Miraculous Team - Joyride by SonicPossible00 on DeviantArt (original) (raw)

I know this might sound a little pompous and all, but here goes... I am a genius! xDDD Okay, not that is out of the way, let's talk about this beautiful drawing I commissioned dani_smilek, who was kind enough to accept it, once again. In it, we see Ladybug giving Manon a ride. One of the things that I'm proud of in my Miraculous AU, is that I broke the rules and decided to have somoene knowing about Marinette's secret, way before they did that in season 4 with Alya (let's face it, it should've happened back in season 3, and not in season 4). But instead of having Alya finding out that Marinette is Ladybug, we have Manon finding about it. I already had people asking me why Manon was able to find out that Marinette was Ladybug so easily, and the answer is simple: kids tend to see things that adults usually don't. On top of that, being scared and fearing that she would never get to see her mom again, when she was kidnapped by Madame Romani, tends to make someone more perceptive to certain things.

Also, by making her aware of Marinette's secret identity, as well as the secret identities of the rest of the team, it gives me a reason to have Marinette babysitting Manon more often, and to have Tikki and the rest of the kwamis playing with Manon.

This particular illustration is also an illustration of a moment that happens during chapter 15 of the "Miraculous Team: Connections" fanfic. I must say that I really love how dani_smilek was able to illustrate the scene, you know? Do you folks like it?