solaris

First, the Akumas entering a material possession of the soon-to-be-villainized gave them a weakpoint that Ladybug and Chat had to figure out how to get to. It wasn't just "hit them 'til they throw up the bad butterflies" but an exercise in strategy.

Second, the lack of the Lucky Charm was weird since it's not like an instant win button so much as the universe gives Ladybug something that they can plan around, something that's not apparent in the moment. It was part of what made a lot of the victories work, especially when there was a margin for error.

I offer you ladynoir crumbs

(it has some really fantastic adrinette lines though)

but like. ladynoir is on another level to me. there’s little that could touch that level of intimacy and something that essentially ties them together, their miraculous and duty, but there’s respect and admiration at the baseline for both of them. and they go beyond the necessary job description, and learned so much from each other.

so yeah anyway. to me, ladynoir is this beautiful, secretive yet trusting relationship, and any way you slice it to me, they care about each other. like, I think their talk in the beginning of Perfection is so sweet.

she asks him if his girl loves him back. he asks if she told her guy how she feels. their two biggest problems!!!! they care about each other so much.

In the rain. Ladynoir version: