#tigerbee

Happy pride month y'all!! i bring you my rarepair for the first week :D

this doesn't really have any dialogue (oops), but i hope you like it! :]

sorry for any formatting issues, i couldn't submit this through my laptop for some reason, soooo... mobile instead i guess!!

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Juleka is very observant of her classmates, watching them come and go, bleeding into the shadows and never getting involved. Maybe that's a mistake, because she watches Marinette's sharp turn from hating Adrien to being obssessive over him. She watched with discomfort as Marinette pursuaded the other girls into her schemes. Juleka rumunated every night, she was terrible for letting this happen, but to speak up would lose her only friends.

Weeks passed and Juleka had spoken to Luka about what was going on, so he convinced her to slowly distance herself from the group. She knew it was for the best, it was putting her at risk of being an Akuma victim.

Slowly, Juleka found herself in the off company of Kim, Max, Nathaniel and Alix. It was odd, but Juleka was thankful at how they all understood her limits and didn't presure her. (She still gets flustered upon remembering when Kim had her shout that she was confident.)

Despite the distance between her and the other girls growing, Juleka still observed them, seeing how each attempt at getting Adrien's attention failed. (Juleka would never tell them that she saw him blush at guys from other classes.)

She also started to notice the shift in Chloe. Small, barely noticable, but one where Juleka's keen eye had always been drawn to.

Chloe didn't bother Marinette unless the other provoked her, she didn't throw snide remarks at the other students unless she deemed them to be unacceptable actions, Chloe spent more time around Adrien pulling Marinette's focus from the poor girls that interacted with him. Taking the assult of Marinette's schemes instead of the other girls.

Juleka watched, never speaking about Chloe or mentioning the change to anyone. She watched as Chloe would whisper to Sabrina for help, how Chloe would use her money and start a project for Akumatized victims.

She watched and watched as Chloe changed. But it didn't seem to matter to anyone else, Juleka had attempted to cut contact with the rest of the girls, but she somehow kept getting pulled back into their circle no matter how much she tried to leave.

Even so, Juleka tried her best to ignore them, tried her best to not be involved with their problems and schemes. Kim, Max, Nathaniel and Alix proved to be better company, bringing more teenager complaining about school than drama that could lead to Akumatized.

Chloe's change seemed to have ceased after being Akumatized once again. Juleka watched as the girl regressed into old habits, her snark and bite began to get louder and more obvious. (She hears Marinette whisper to Alya that Chloe will never change)

Juleka hates this, so she swallows her fears and insecurities, marching up to Chloe just before the two walk into class and asks if she can help her with modeling. (Chloe's quick to surpess her shock, as if she had been practicing for years)

She scoffs but agrees, in which they exchange numbers. Juleka is quick to follow Chole's demands when it comes to modelling but nothing more, stating firmly that she's not doing anything outside of it. Chole doesn't push, but still puts Juleka through hell when they spend time together.

(Marinette's frantic words of flat encouragment, dismissing Juleka's fears of modeling, pushing her and pushing her until Juleka felt like she couldn't breathe or how her body felt a million miles away.)

But, Juleka can see the passion that Chole has, how she takes into Juleka's sense of fashion, providing colors but keeping the gothic and emo style to it. Juleka reaches out, asking Chole about her other designs, and Chole (reluctantly) shows her.

Juleka is amazed at the variety. Different styles and aesthetics, some clashing together that make it impossible to tell who would even wear such a thing, and yet Juleka flips through the sketch book.

(Marinette's designs come to mind, about how she bragged and shoved into everyone's faces that she was the best designer in all of Paris. Ignoring any critics that dared to try to give advice.)

An outfit with inspirations drawn from Lunar Moths and the Chinese Lion dancers. One that mixes a tradional white suit and a black wedding dress. Colors clash, styles overlayed on top of one another. Inspiration pictures tapped and glued around the pieces.

Chole rambles about how they don't look good, that no one would ever wear such things. Juleka's eyes land on a mostly black Lolita outfit, the front of the dress opened up, the inside of the dress a bright blue with bits if white to resemble the sky, black shorts that went down to about mid-thigh, and black combat boots. The figure carried a parasol that has rabbits and birds hanging from strings on the edges, while the top was that of various flowers.

It clashed and looked like a mess, but there was a certain charm to the design that Juleka felt when looking at it. The outfit called to her, and she smiled.

She was in Chloe's face, pointing at the outfit and asking if she could wear this. Chole's face is read, flushed and embarrassed and she agrees, but states it'll take time to get ready. Juleka beams and says that's okay, and that she wants to take pictures in the outfit when it's done.

Weeks pass and Chloe informs Juleka that she'll be modeling with Adrien, who she made an opposing outfit for. Juleka asks why and Chloe looks baffled saying that she knows she gets nervous when on camera so Adrien can ease her worries during the photoshoot. Juleka nearly breaks into tears as she hugs Chloe tightly.

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Luka should have seen this from a mile away, he had been asked by Juleka to accompany her to the photoshoot. He could see the fear in his sister's eyes as she explained Marinette's tendencies when it came to Adrien.

He smiled and joined his sister, sitting to the side, strumming along to the notes of the three in front of him. The melodies worked in harmony with one another, he focused on the intertwining dance of acoustic bass and the thrum of the viola.

Juleka's song sang along to Chloe's, following the rythmn that only he could hear, base and viola were mixing and matching each other's pace.

A screeching halt as the mimic of Adrien's song had Luka standing up abruptly and turning in the direction of Marinette. She glared at the group, her eyes switching between Juleka and Chpoe. Her song became haunting, dangerous, pulling out from behind the tree, Marinette stalked over.

Luka moved towards Juleka, Chloe turned around, glaring at Marinette and quickly meeting her half-way.

He looked at Adrien and Juleka, noticing how Adrien's song picked up and how he clenched his fists. Luka took his sister's hand, easing her shaking just a bit as the bass stuttered and stopped occasionally. Both were keeping their emotions in check, Luka glanced around for Akuma's that could appear.

The volume of Marinette's voice grew as she pointed at Juleka calling her a traitor, scum, and much more. Luka tightened his grip on Juleka's hand, seeing how she surpressed tears and tried to control her breathing.

Marinette continued shouting at them all, mostly Juleka who had started to cry. Eventually the police arrived, escorting Marinette away but nothing more.

Chloe said that they'll try another day.

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Juleka was interrogated the next day. Marinette had the girls surrounding her, shoulders shaking and sobbing when Juleka had arrived. She had turned to leave but Myleen was already calling to her and Rose was pulling at her arm.

They asked question after question, Juleka didn't respond finding her throat closing in as memories replayed of yesterday. Marinette had grabbed Juleka by the shoulders demanding, nearly screaming, at what she was thinking. How could she betray her and work with Chloe and how Juleka knew that she liked Adrien.

Juleka looked away from Marinette's tear-stricken face, guilt pooling into her stomach. Mind racing as everything dissappeared around her.

She was a terrible friend.

Were they even friends?

It was an awful decision.

Marinette can't even talk to him.

How could you do this?

A harsh pull to reality as Juleka was pushed toward the back. Marinette shouted at Chloe, who turned and sneered at Marinette.

Chloe had begun to defend herself.

Juleka interrupted, glaring at Marinette and the others for being so blind, how could they be so stuck in their world that they can't see the changes around them.

Alya points out that Chloe hasn't changed, but Juleka refutes, stating anything and everything about Chloe and the changes she made. That they decided to turn a blind eyes to the differences.

The group tried to argue but Juleka refused to listen to them. Months of pent-up anger, disgust, discomfort, and anxiety spilled out.

It was quickly over when Chloe gently placed her hand on Juleka's shoulder, telling the group that there is nothing more to disscuss. Marinette opened her mouth, but Kim's loud precense silenced her as the two sat in the back of the class.

Juleka & Chloe spoke in hushed voices during class, leaning against one another as they made plans on where to do the photoshoot. Juleka smiled as Chloe showed her more of her designs, saying that she'll be stopping at the library to print more pictures.

Juleka decided to join Chloe, linking their pinkies under the table.

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i don't know what to call this ship (T0T) i've just been kinda going with TigerBee. anyway, again happy Pride Month and i wish y'all well :D

🍃🔥🐉🌠🐅🐕🌊🐇⚡🐅🐝

Briar Thatch (Aka Thatch) the Tigerbee!

My dumbass tried animating something using LAYERS IN INFINITE PAINTER

Not fun. 0/10. Turned out SOOOOO so cute tho

Oc belongs to @daftpatience 😎🩷