Marigami Week!!

Hello all! This is a reminder post for Marigami Week 2025!

We're now just a little over two months away from starting! Thank you to everyone who has shown interest so far, it's great that we've had so many reblogs of our first post and people choosing to follow this blog for the event. At this point we'd like to do a special thank you to @marigami-week (ran by thekitsune) @marigamijuly (ran by coffeebanana and bocadelicate), @mlbfemslashfebruary (ran by mexicancatgirl) and anyone else who were pioneers in doing previous events for our beloved Marigami ship and Miraculous wlw pairings, respectively. We appreciate your support!

There's been very little organised Marigami activity over the past few years (@marigamijuly ran the last time in 2022 and unless we're mistaken, the original @marigami-week has been inactive since 2020) -- but we want to revive something similar and try anew. With eight prompts spanning eight days -- from October 18th to October 25th -- we hope people will join us in creating lots of brand new Marigami content! 💞

A quick rundown of how the event will work:

Anything you post for this event should either @ our account, or go into the #marigamiweek2025 hashtag (no spaces). That way we can reshare it to the community -- through reblogging and likes and similar.

Art, writing, edits, videos, moodboards, whatever you want - any content is allowed, so long as you made it yourself for the event.

- - - Note that we mean "made it yourself" literally: AI generated content is not allowed.

- - - NSFW content will also not be shared by us.

You can create content for as many or as few days as you want; nobody is obliged to participate for every single day.

You don't have to follow the prompts! If you have a Marigami idea but it doesn't fit into anything, you can post it for the last day (which is a free slot) or, if you want, any of the other days. You're also allowed to post things late, if you didn't have time to make them for the day itself.

Want to put Marigami into a poly/queerplatonic situation? That's also absolutely allowed.

Any questions? Feel free to message us or send us an ask! (Also, click Keep reading just below this for additional info.)

Part One | Part Two | Part Three | Part Four | AO3

Written for Day Seven of Marigami Week: Teasing Each Other

This is the final part of Warm Smiles and Open Hearts. I wasn’t able to finish it in time for Marigami Week, but here it is (in all it’s slightly late glory).

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Kagami held the bouquet of flowers tightly in one hand as she walked to Marinette’s house. She had spent all day getting everything ready for the date. Setting things up, texting Marinette about what to wear, lighting candles, picking out the perfect bouquet - it was a lot of work, but Marinette was worth it. For Marinette, Kagami wanted everything to be perfect.

“Hello, Kagami,” Mrs. Cheng greeted Kagami as soon as she stepped through the bakery door. “Marinette will be down in just a moment.”

“Okay, Mrs. Cheng.”

“Please, call me Sabine.”

Kagami smiled. “Okay, Sabine.”

Just then, Kagami saw Marinette come down the stairs. Marinette was beautiful. She was wearing a white cable-knit sweater, black jeans, and black boots - warm, comfortable clothes, just like Kagami texted her earlier that day. The location of the date was still a secret, a secret that Marinette would hopefully enjoy.

“I got you flowers,” Kagami said, handing over the bouquet. Pale blue delphinium and white carnations held together by a pale blue ribbon - Kagami hoped that Marinette liked them.

“So pretty,” said Marinette. She was reaching for the flowers, but the way that she was looking into Kagami’s eyes made her believe that the flowers might not have been the pretty thing that Marinette was referring to. “Thank you.”

“I hope you like them. They reminded me of you.”

Marinette’s bright smile made Kagami’s heart skip a beat. “I have to go put them in water. Wanna come upstairs with me?”

“Sure.” Kagami followed Marinette upstairs, glancing at the framed pictures of the Dupain-Cheng family that decorated the living room as Marinette searched inside a cabinet for a vase.

“So are you going to tell me where we’re going?” Marinette asked innocently.

“Nope,” Kagami said, “It’s still a surprise.”

“Can I try and guess?” asked Marinette as she put the flowers in water.

“You can certainly try.”

Marinette narrowed her eyes at the implication that she wouldn’t figure it out, and Kagami had to turn away to hide her smile.

“You told me to dress warm, so it has to be outside. Botanical gardens?”

“No.”

“Bike tour of Paris?”

“Nope.”

The duo said their goodbyes to Tom and Sabine in between guesses, both having too much fun to end their game, even after they left the bakery.

“Is there some kind of festival tonight?”

“Not even close, Marinette,” Kagami teased.

“This is totally unfair. You have an advantage. You haven’t even given me a single clue.”

“So you’re calling me a cheater?”

“I’m not not calling you a cheater,” Marinette teased. “One more clue. Please.”

“You’ll need a change of shoes, but I already have them for you.”

“Bowling,” Marinette blurted out. “Outdoor bowling.”

Kagami couldn’t stop herself from laughing as they entered the park. The stone pathway was still lit up by Christmas lights, not yet taken down after the holiday.

“It’s isn’t that crazy of a guess,” Marinette pouted. “I’m sure tons of people go outdoor bowling.”

“In January?” Kagami teased.

“Sure. Outdoor bowling is a year-round activity.” This time not even Marinette could keep from laughing. “Okay, fine. I give up.”

“The question to your question is right through here.” Kagami grabbed Marinette’s hand. The duo left the park path and started walking into the woods. “It’s not too far, don’t worry,” said Kagami. She could already see lights through the trees.

All of Kagami’s preparations had lead to this. She didn’t even have to look at the scene in front of her, she already knew it by heart. Instead, she watched Marinette. She watched the wonder and awe that light up Marinette’s face as she smiled, and then turned to Kagami.

“You did all of this for me?” It was a secluded spot, one that Kagami wouldn’t have found if she wasn’t Ladybug. Hidden, except from above, was a frozen pond in the middle of the woods, lit up by candles and fairy lights that Kagami put up earlier that day. It looked very pretty during the day when Kagami last saw it. She hadn’t expected it to look so absolutely magical at night.

“Anything for you, Marinette. You told me last week that you wanted to learn how to ice skate, but you would be too embarrassed to fall around so many other people. So I set this up so that I could teach you tonight.”

“Can I kiss you right now, Kagami?”

Kagami nodded, and Marinette pressed her lips against Kagami’s. It was good, for a first kiss. Marinette’s lips were soft and warm, and the kiss tasted like vanilla chapstick. A few moments later, when they separated, Kagami stared into Marinette’s eyes and said, “I really like you, Marinette. Will you be my girlfriend.”

Marinette smiled and nodded. “Only if you teach me how to ice skate.”

Kagami laughed. “The skates are in the bag to your left. I had to ask your Mom about your shoe size.”

Kagami laced up her ice skates, then helped Marinette put her own on. “It’s easy, Marinette. Just hold onto my hands, one foot in front of the other, and relax.”

Kagami had always enjoyed ice skating. It didn’t hold the same responsibility that fencing did in her life, and Kagami never felt the need to be perfect at ice skating. Instead, it was just something she did for fun. Which made it the perfect thing to do with Marinette.

They skated the night away, stopping for a break every once in a while to get a snack (Kagami prepared an entire picnic basket full of food for them to eat) or warm up a little (Kagami brought a portable heater along, aware of how cold it could get at night). It was the perfect night, just like Kagami imagined. Kagami wanted to remember forever the look on Marinette’s face when she first saw the lake, or the taste of Marinette’s lips during their first kiss, or Marinette’s smile when Kagami asked to be her girlfriend. She hoped that those moments would never fade from her memory.

When Marinette’s legs were beginning to get sore, and both girls’ fingertips felt numb, they decided to pack up and go home. Kagami pulled down fairy lights while Marinette blew out candles, and Kagami replayed every perfect moment of the date in her head. On the walk home, the girls holding hands to keep away the cold, Kagami asked, “Did you have a good time tonight?”

“A perfect time, Kagami. It was absolutely wonderful.”

“I’m glad.” They reached the bakery door, and Kagami was hesitant to leave. “Goodnight, Marinette.”

“Goodnight, Kagami.” Marinette pressed a kiss against Kagami’s lips. “I’ll see you tomorrow.”

“Tomorrow. Sweet dreams.”

Marinette gave Kagami one last smile before she turned to shut the door. “They’re sweeter when you’re in them.”

And with Monday here, the 2020 Marigami Week has ended. I want to say thank you to everyone who participated in the week. Your participation was great and loved ^^

I hope everyone liked it. I’m sorry for being slower this go around in comparison to last year’s. The next time I hold Marigami Week, I’ll do my best to keep up for everyone’s sake ^^

If I have missed anyone’s submission for the week please let me know. I’d hate for them to feel left out. If anyone is late, then go ahead and upload whenever you can and just let me know so I can reblog to the Marigami Week blog ^^

Here we are! The last day of this ship week! Today is a free day everyone! Draw or write any Marigami thing you want!

Thank you to everyone who has participated or has enjoyed the submissions of the participants! If you’ve fallen behind (like me) then continue posting your submissions when you finish them and make sure to tag @thekitsune or @marigami-week so I can reblog them here ^^

Disclaimer: I don’t own ML.

Day 3 of @marigami-week 2020!

Yes I know late update but this is what happens when you have like 3 or 4 WIPs and next to no ability to commit for longer than a day oops

Day 2 | Day 4 | AO3 link

3. School festival

“I can’t believe your mother let you come!” Marinette’s saying as she pulls Kagami along through the stadium, where the students of Françoise Dupont have set up their school festival fundraiser. As class president, having done most of the work organising the festival behind the scenes, Marinette’s been granted the day off to have fun and survey the fruits of her labour, along with the other class presidents such as Aurore Beauréal from Ms Mendeleiev’s class. Although Aurore’s hot-tempered and a little self-centred and a bit of an airhead – literally, what with her obsession with the weather – she’s very likeable and thrives as a natural leader, and she’s one of the few people who have earned a rare wide smile from Kagami.

“I may have led her to believe that my attendance was mandatory,” Kagami says. She’s also been given free reign due to her job as vice president and the work she and the other vices had put into helping their presidents, and although she’d never thought that she’d end up with this role over Marinette’s outgoing, outspoken other best friend, Alya had insisted that she had enough on her plate with the Bugablog and that Kagami should take the role. And, well, Kagami was never going to say no to spending more time with Marinette. Although judging by Alya’s sly grin when suggesting this, Kagami’s never been able to shake the suspicion that Alya had had an ulterior motive for turning down the position.

Part One | Part Two | Part Three | AO3

Written for Day Five of Marigami Week: Confessions

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“Goodnight, Ladybug,” Chat Noir said as he vaulted off of the rooftop.

“Goodnight, Chat,” Kagami replied. She and her partner had just finished their nightly patrol. Being that it was late January and their patrol lasted several hours, both teens were exhausted and cold. However, Kagami wasn’t quite ready to go home.

The route to Marinette’s balcony took her right past the Eiffel Tower. Paris looked pretty at night - so pretty that Kagami could almost pretend that she didn’t miss her home city of Kyoto. Becoming Ladybug had certainly given her a greater appreciation of Paris, but Kagami still dreamed of her past home. She dreamed of walking under sakura trees on a breezy spring day, laughing with her friends, picking fallen petals out of each other’s hair.

Yet all good dreams come to an end, and every morning when Kagami woke up she was still in Paris, holding the weight of the city on her back. There was one good thing about Paris, though, one shining star that lit up Kagami’s whole world.

“Ladybug!” There was her star, standing on a balcony, face lit up by the fairy lights that decorated her room. She gave Kagami a warm smile, warm like the summer breeze coming through the window of her bedroom in Kyoto. Dark hair, blue eyes, and the warmest smile Kagami had ever seen - Marinette Dupain-Cheng was Kagami’s light in the darkness.

Kagami couldn’t help the smile that graced her lips. “Marinette. How are you tonight?”

Marinette beamed at Kagami and Kagami couldn’t quite remember what she was so angsty about, only minutes prior. “I’m having a great night. I finished my calculus homework early, which gave me enough time to get to work on some of my class president duties - my class is going to Kyoto, Japan in a few months, but don’t tell anyone, it’s still a surprise.” Kagami muffled her shocked gasp. “Speaking of surprises, take a seat and wait right here. I have something for you.”

Marinette disappeared down the trapdoor, out of sight. Kagami collapsed onto the polka-dotted chaise lounge, tears starting to form in the corners of her eyes. As class president, Marinette was in charge of choosing the class trip location. She chose Kyoto. Which meant that Marinette… Marinette chose the class trip location for Kagami. Because she cared about Kagami.

Not even the sound of Marinette coming back upstairs could stop Kagami’s emotions. “Ladybug? Why are you crying?” The concern in Marinette’s voice only made Kagami cry harder.

“It’s nothing,” Kagami lied. She couldn’t tell Marinette the truth, even though she wanted to. It was too dangerous to let her friend know that Kagami and Ladybug were the same person. “I’m just having a rough day.”

“Okay.” Marinette sat down next to Kagami. “I got you a gift. For saving me from Evillustrator.”

“You didn’t have to. It’s my duty as Ladybug to save all civilians from-”

“I wanted to,” Marinette cut Kagami off. “I made it for you because I wanted to.” She handed Kagami the present, a ladybug-themed gift bag, overflowing with black and red tissue paper.

“Thank you, Marinette.”

“Your welcome, Ladybug. Now open it!”

Kagami carefully pulled out the tissue paper to reveal a box full of black and red macaroons, along with a beautiful handmade coat, dark blood red on the outside with soft black velvet lining the inside. It was the mouse thoughtful gift Kagami had ever been given. “You got this for me?”

“Of course. I made the coat and the macaroons myself. Homemade gifts are always better.”

“I’m… this is amazing Marinette. You’re amazing.” Suddenly Kagami’s reasons for keeping her secret from Marinette no longer mattered. The only thing that mattered was that Marinette was the best person that Kagami had ever met, and Kagami never wanted to lie to her again. “Marinette, can I trust you to keep a secret?”

“Of course, Ladybug. I swear, I would never tell.” Marinette said earnestly. One look into her wide, honest eyes was enough for Kagami to make up her mind.

“Tikki, spots off.”

Marinette’s eyes widened; her lips parted in silent awe. “I guess the cat’s out of the bag on the Kyoto trip.”

Kagami gave her a wry smile. “I’m sorry for not telling you sooner. I promise the lies were necessary, for your own protection. Hawkmoth is ruthless. But I couldn’t keep it a secret any longer. Not when I like you the way I do.”

“I like you too, Kagami.” Her voice was sweet, like the pastries her Mother would take her to get after Kagami won a competition.

“Thank you, Marinette,” Kagami said, but it wasn’t completely genuine. Kagami had assumed that revealing her identity would satisfy her desire to grow closer to Marinette, but she still wanted more. She wanted Marinette to know that she didn’t just like her as a friend. Kagami liked Marinette in a romantic way: in a holding hands, sharing ice cream, staying up late just to talk to each other way.

Marinette suddenly flushed, her cheeks turning pink. “I have a crush on you, Kagami,” she blurted out. “I’ve had a crush on you since the first week of school when you told Chloé to leave me alone and asked to be my friend. I’ve had a crush on Ladybug since she saved me from Evillustrator and then came back every day that week, just to ask me how I was doing. I didn’t know what to do before now, because I thought that they were two separate people, but now I realize that it was you the whole time. It’s always been you Kagami.”

Kagami couldn’t remember the day she fell in love with Marinette, but there was never any doubt about it. Kagami didn’t hesitate. “I feel the same way. Marinette, would you like to go on a date tomorrow night?”

Marinette’s blush deepened. “I would love to.”

“I’ll pick you up at six, if that’s alright.”

“That sounds wonderful.” Kagami wished that she could take a picture, just to make sure the memory of Marinette’s smile would never fade.

The moment was broken by the sound of bells ringing from a church down the block. 12 tolls of the bell - it was midnight.

“I need to get to bed,” said Marinette. “Promise you’ll pick me up tomorrow at six?”

“I promise.”

Marinette smiled. “Goodnight, Kagami.”

And we approach Day 3! I was inspired for today’s prompt by the school festivals you would see in anime ^^ but if you want to take your school festival in a different direction then go right ahead ^^

Disclaimer: I don’t own ML.

Day 2 of @marigami-week 2020!

Day 1 | Day 3 | AO3 link

2. First Meetings

“– Adrien’s arriving today, and since that’s going to be his seat, this is going to be my seat. Get it?”

Kagami Tsurugi’s first impression of her new class is…not great. An unpleasant blonde dressed in eyewatering yellow and white – whose pale pink lipstick is not doing wonders with her tan skin, and Kagami is willing to bet that she considers herself some kind of fashion icon – is looming over a pale girl who looks like she’s of East Asian descent just like Kagami, with her jet-black pigtails and her softer nose ridge in comparison to the blonde girl.

“Who’s Adrien?” the pigtailed girl says. The blonde bursts into shrill peals of laughter, accompanied by the pale redhead next to her.

“Can you believe she doesn’t know who Adrien is?” the blonde says. “What rock have you been living under?”

Kagami turns to look at the redheaded teacher, waiting for her to use her authority and resolve the issue, but the teacher is just sitting at her desk and regarding the confrontation with an air of detached interest. Ah. A teacher who believes that children should solve their own problems. While Kagami might ordinarily respect that, this seems to be far from the first altercation that these girls have had, so why hasn’t the teacher spoken up and resolved it?

And Kagami was so hoping to go an entire day without making an enemy. Oh well. It’s hardly the first time she’s gotten on the wrong side of someone with an inflated ego. Before she can intervene, however, she’s beaten by a dark-skinned girl with reddish-brown curls, who’s sitting alone at the front desk in the other column of seats.

Part One | AO3

Written for Day Two of Marigami Week: First Meetings

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Kagami’s Mother didn’t bat an eye when Kagami requested to be placed in Mlle. Bustier’s class. She simply shrugged and relayed the information to Principal Damocles over the phone. Kagami felt a tinge of guilt about it - after all, she would be placing Marinette in an incredibly awkward position, trying to get to know the girl as both Ladybug and as Kagami Tsurugi. But Kagami didn’t want to go to Françoise Dupont if she couldn’t have Marinette there with her. It had been two weeks since Kagami met Marinette, and she still thought about her newest friend every day and every night.

On the first day of the new semester, Kagami’s first day at Françoise Dupont High School, she felt nervous. Kagami wasn’t a naturally anxious person. Years of fencing tournaments had taught her how to rid herself of anxiety, as it would only cause her to make mistakes. Yet, Kagami couldn’t seem to stop the anxiety threatening to overcome her. Not when her friendship with Marinette was on the line. What if Marinette only liked Kagami as Ladybug? What if Kagami was only good enough for Marinette because she was a superhero? What if Marinette didn’t like the real Kagami?

“Kagami. It’s time to go.”

“Yes, Mother.”

Kagami rushed to the door, taking the stairs two at a time. She greeted the family chauffeur as she slid into the back seat beside her Mother.

Though her Mother was blind, she always seemed to know how Kagami was feeling, sometimes even before Kagami herself recognized her emotions. That morning was no different. “I know that the move to Paris was difficult for you. The friendships you made in Kyoto meant a lot to you. But I promise you, Kagami, you will make new friends. Everything will turn out fine in the end.”

“I know.”

“Yet you’re still worried.”

Kagami fidgeted slightly, a habit she thought she broke long ago. “Mother, why did Father leave us.” It was a conversation Kagami had wanted to have for a while but was always too scared to talk about.

Kagami’s Mother sighed, and placed her hand on top of her daughter’s in a comforting manner. “Oh, my dearest Kagami. You did nothing to drive him away. He lost sight of the truly important things. He became ruthless in his pursuit of success, and in the end, when I made him choose between his company and between his family, he made the wrong choice.”

“I thought that being ruthless was important. You always tell me ‘never hesitate’.”

Her Mother shook her head. “'Never hesitate’ is for the truly important things in life. It’s for standing up for what you believe in and telling people how you feel when you feel it. Not for success or for money.”

“I understand, Mother.”

As the car pulled in front of Françoise Dupont High School, Kagami felt her dread start to dissipate.

“Have a good day at school,” said Mother.

“Goodbye.” Kagami shut the door behind her and watch as the car pulled away.

As soon as Kagami walked through the classroom door she spotted Marinette. Sitting in the second row, with that perfect smile on her face, was Marinette Dupain-Cheng.

“You must be our new student,” Mlle. Bustier spoke. “Why don’t you introduce yourself to the class.”

“My name is Kagami Tsurugi. I was born and raised in Kyoto, Japan. I moved to Paris a few months ago, though today is my first day at a Parisian school. My hobbies include fencing, archery, and ice skating.”

“Why don’t you take a seat behind Chloé.” Mlle. Bustier gestured towards an open seat on the left side of the room.

Being a part of Mlle. Bustier’s class meant having to deal with Chloé Bourgeoise. It was a necessary sacrifice to spend time with Marinette; however, as Kagami saw the sneer on Chloé’s face, she wished that Mlle. Bustier had placed her in the empty seat behind Marinette instead.

Kagami took a seat and pulled her notebook out of her backpack, ready to take notes. The classes at Françoise Dupont were much easier than Kagami’s accelerated online classes. The only reason that Kagami’s Mother chose Françoise Dupont was for the school’s world-renowned fencing team, coached by Olympic Gold Medalist Armand D'Argencourt.

A few hours later, classes let out for lunch. Kagami was preparing to find a quiet place to eat when she passed by Chloé and Marinette in the halls.

“Stop trying to befriend Adrien. He doesn’t need friends like you,” Chloé snapped.

“If Adrien wants to be my friend, that’s his choice,” Marinette defended herself.

“Adrien doesn’t know what he wants. His only flaw is that he can’t recognize that some people aren’t worth his time. You, Marinette Dupain-Cheng, are not worth his time.”

“Stop,” Kagami surprised even herself with the amount of authority she projected into her voice. “Leave Marinette alone, Chloé Bourgeoise.”

“You leave me alone. This is none of your business, new girl.”

“It is my business if you think you can get away with bullying people. Leave Marinette alone, or else.”

Kagami glared at Chloé. For a moment, it seemed like Chloé was going to protest, but eventually, the blonde caved. “Fine, whatever. Marinette isn’t even worth my attention.” Chloé whipped around and stormed down the hall, out of sight.

“Thank you,” Marinette sounded pleased.

“It’s no problem. At my old school, we didn’t tolerate bullying.”

Marinette sighed. “Françoise Dupont used to have a very strict no-bullying policy, but when your Father is Mayor Bourgeoise, you can get away with pretty much anything. Chloé keeps causing akumas, but she never faces any repercussions.”

“That must be very frustrating.”

“It’s very frustrating. But don’t worry. With the right friends, Françoise Dupont is a pretty good school.”

Kagami saw her opportunity and didn’t hesitate. “Would 'the right friends’ be able to include you?”

Marinette smiled. “I would love to be friends with you, Kagami. If you want to, you could ask Mademoiselle Bustier if you could sit behind me instead of behind Chloé.”

“I think I’ll take you up on your offer.”

“You should come with me and eat lunch with my friends. Alya, Nino, and Adrien are all really nice. I think you’ll like them.”

“Thank you, Marinette. You’re very kind.”

"Anything for a friend.”

Kagami did end up liking Alya, Nino, and Adrien, but in the end, it was Marinette who consumed Kagami’s every thought. Marinette was the most genuine person Kagami had ever met. She was kind to Kagami, kind to Ladybug, kind to all of her friends, kind to strangers she met on the street. Even though Kagami was the one who wore the earrings, she knew that Marinette was the truly miraculous one.

(Per Marinette’s suggestion, Kagami returned from lunch a few minutes early.

“Mademoiselle Bustier. I would like to sit next to Marinette, for now on.”

Here’s my submission for today’s prompt!

Got tired halfway so here’s a sketch

Day 1 of @marigami-week​, “kwami swap”, picked the kwamis at random

The design sheet is a lot prettier, tho!