#jecily

ME TOO!! WHICH IS WHY I DID THIS

i put the songs into a ‘podcast’ of the sorts!! because i am MAD that there’s not a soundtrack!!

cover art closer up because HEY IT’S THE WATERFALL SCENE!!

In honour of my pre-teen self, who grew up under Section 28, I would like to mention Joan and Cecily from The Two Princes. It was the first audio fiction podcast I listened to. Although Joan and Cecily’s story isn’t technically at the centre of the podcast, I’d argue that the princes wouldn’t have a hope in hell without them. I am, after all, a life-long fan of non-main-characters.*

One evening, when I was in late primary school, my mum and I went to the library. The same one where I’d later have my first job. We'd gone because my mum needed to look something up (these were the pre-internet days, folks). She was busy with the librarian, while I sat at one of the big desks in the reference room. And that was when I found it. 

Strange to see a novel in that part of the library. Balanced on top of some maps or encyclopaedias. Almost as if someone had left it there on purpose. 

Tamora Pierce’s Alanna: The First Adventure. A girl who poses as a boy to train to be a knight. My entire heart!

The only other Alanna I’d ever heard of was a girl who attended ballet classes at the same dance studio as me. She was a year or two older and she could do the splits. Funny the things you remember. 

During Section 28, queer books were scarce -- especially in public libraries. I found one anyway. 

Seeing queer YA books openly being published today is wonderful, and it makes me feel a bit wistful too. What might it have been like if I’d realised I was bisexual at 9, rather than 29? What if chronic illness hadn’t got in the way? 

Let’s just say that when I listened to The Two Princes for the first time in my early thirties, Joan and Cecily were making up for a lot of lost time. Also they are two of my favourite character types: girl/woman knight + exuberant bisexual.

All this to say: podcast makers, please keep creating the romances you need to hear. Because I need to hear them too! <3

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here are some changes i've already made:

there are only 8 miraculous

the roles will be altered from the canon

the relationships will be altered from the canon

all ages are the same ( 18 and up ), so the setting is college

for right now, i have no images, but expect the costumes to look different, as i hate most of them

disclaimer - i don't watch or support the show, i am merely a viewer from afar ( aka via fandom ) and i like the base concepts, so i decided to give in and indulge myself.

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Characters . . .

Marinette - Amir ( Sir Ruby ) Adrien - Rupert ( Vesper ) Chloe - Cecily ( Lady Wasp ) Alya - Joan ( Vixenary ) Nino - Percy ( Terraperc, but Rupert said that was a terrible idea, so now it's just Terrapin ) Luka - Darling ( King Serpentine ) Natalie - Chamberlain ( Mr. Plume ) Gabriel - Lavinia ( Queen Admiral )

rest are various other side characters that will serve the main plot and subplots, rather than me making up a bunch of bullshit on the fly.

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Key Relationships . . .

Amir .

Rupert - strangers to friends to lovers Cecily - one-sided awkwardness to friends to 'lovers' Joan - childhood best friends Percy - cordial acquaintances to... sorta friends? Darling - absolutely hate each other Chamberlain - polite strangers to... Lavinia - polite, but on edge strangers

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Rupert .

Amir - strangers to friends to lovers Cecily - friends to best friends Joan - respectful acquaintances to friends Percy - no one knows why they're friends Darling - awkward exes ( like, bad awkward ) Chamberlain - father // son-like dynamic Lavinia - cordial at best

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Cecily .

Amir - 'we're so friends!' to actual friends to 'lovers' Rupert - early teenhood friends to best friends Joan - unknown to friends to lovers, somehow ( it was Cecily ) Percy - chaotic friends Darling - 'you're on thin ice, mister' Chamberlain - they think the other is funny Lavinia - only met her a few times, very tense

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Joan .

Amir - childhood best friends Rupert - respectful acquaintaces to friends Cecily - unknown to friends to lovers, somehow ( Joan has no idea ) Percy - that one meme of A having B on a leash Darling - they haven't met ( yet ) Chamberlain - respectful and agreeable ( they talk about work ) Lavinia - Joan kinda sorta idolizes her just a little bit ( she has no idea what Lavinia is doing )

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Percy .

Amir - "rivals" to tense acquaintances Rupert - not even he knows how they're friends, he just rolls with it Cecily - chaotic friends Joan - 'tense' friends Darling - thinks he's pretty, but doesn't know him that well Chamberlain - friendly-ish acquaintances Lavinia - has only seen her once, and it was on a bad day

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Darling .

Amir - they hate each other Rupert - awkward exes ( Darling keeps trying ) Cecily - keeps getting vaguely threatened by her Joan - they haven't met, but only doesn't like her because of her relation to Amir ( yes, he's that petty ) Percy - thinks he's cute, but doesn't him that well either ( way too focused on Rupert ) Chamberlain - used to be friendly, but now also gets vaguely threatened by him Lavinia - hardly cared for his existence, even after the breakup

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Chamberlain .

Amir - polite strangers to... Rupert - father // son-like dynamic Cecily - thinks she's hilarious Joan - respectful and agreeable, almost colleagues Percy - is only nice to him because of Rupert Darling - displeased at best Lavinia - haven't gotten along on personal levels in years

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Lavinia .

Amir - judgmental, but won't say it ( Rupert knows ) Rupert - loves him very much, wishes he'd understand Cecily - doesn't see her enough to care a whole lot Joan - likes that she feeds her ego Percy - got on her nerves once, hasn't seen him since Darling - does not give a fuck Chamberlain - frustratingly opinionated ( the irony )

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Extras . . .

Amir and Darling already did not like each other, due to wicked bad vibes, but after Amir is noticeably developing feelings for Rupert, Darling becomes a bitch.

as a society, we simply don't know if Percy and Darling will get together. not even i know. only time will tell.

there are Miraculous swaps, but only if necessary and // or akumatized with that miraculous ( for ex, there's a thing where Darling gets akumatized with the fox miraculous ).

Joan isn't necessarily like Alya in terms of personality, but she is very interested in documentation of abnormal // supernatural events, reporting, etc., and does become a fan of Sir Ruby and Vesper.

the Kwamis are the animals within the podcast or based off other characters ( Rupert's kwami is a cat-version of Fitzroy, Amir's is a ladybug-version of Porridge, etc. ), and it's unknown if the Kwamis can actually choose their holders or not.

there are not many side villains. to be honest.

Rupert isn't very flirty as Vesper at all, that's more in line with Darling // King Serpentine. similar thing with Amir, he's not nearly as awkward ( or creepy ) as Marinette.

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this AU is very focused on the relationships of the characters rather than the superhero-y stuff, but i do dabble in that every now and then in my train of thoughts.

Cecily: forty five seconds??

Joan: NO, I SAID FOUR TO FIVE SECONDS

me, definitely binging all of s3 in one go:

after many a sleepless night, i've finally finished the transcripts of "the two princes" season 1!!

the attached google drive folder includes regularly formatted versions in 12 pt verdana font (black text on white paper), dyslexia-friendly versions in 14 pt open dyslexia font (black text on light gray paper), and low-contrast versions in 12 pt verdana font (cream text on dark gray paper).

please don't hesitate to send me an ask if you have any corrections, want clarification, or need a certain format!! enjoy!

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ul2hB2_x7acDNDWRIGs4mCV2GspzSucB?usp=sharing