The Orders He Defies

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Fanfiction
Title: The Orders He Defies
Author(s): MulliganFlowers
Date(s): December 14, 2020
Length: 8638 words
Genre(s): het
Fandom(s): Miraculous Ladybug
Relationship(s):
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The Orders He Defies is a GabeNath fanfiction written for the GabeNath Reverse Bang by MulliganFlowers. It is rated G for General Audiences. The fic was beta-read by xx-Katastrophe.

The premise for the fic is based on artwork created by gabriel-fucking-agreste. [1] A Ukranian translation is set to release soon.

Fic Info

Nathalie sits in an avant garde white chair cross-legged with red heels. She wears a skirt and her hair is styled down and wavy. Gabriel, sans vest and jacket, holds a coffee and reads his tablet. A stained glass window depicting Jagged Stone illuminates the dark space.
This art piece by gabriel-fucking-agreste served as the inspiration for The Orders He Defies.

Summary

After her husband’s death, Nathalie Sancoeur fell into deep despair. Determined to bring him back, she set her goal on obtaining the Black Cat and Ladybug miraculous, using the power of her own one. All her attempts for the last year, however, were futile. Should she remain careful? Or should she let it all burn, as her assistant Gabriel suggests she should? And is the goal even worth its price?

Additional Tags

Alternate Universe - Role Reversal, Kwami Swap, Angst, Discussions of Self-Sacrifice, Referenced Death of a Minor Character, GabeNath Reverse Bang, GabeNath Reverse Bang 2020

Reception

It's really fun seeing the their (and the Lovesquares!) positions reversed here-even if they manage to continue to be a complete mess!

And it's really well done how you managed to keep them still themselves despite the changes in their circumstances.

And all the names were great too!

fleurjaune, Dec 14, 2020 [2]

Another amazing fic, Mulligan! I love your writing style and even better are your character interactions, which are especially fun given the role reversals happening here. I adore the way you have portrayed Gabriel and Adrien’s relationship. It feels like them even though they’re both in much different positions. Nathalie’s realization that she’s in love with Gabriel was stunning. Their brief fight was heartbreaking and I was so relieved when Nathalie’s mask dropped and their love/concern for each other won out. I loved this beginning to end!

ReminiscentLullaby, Dec 14, 2020 [3]

Nathalie notices that. Her progressions become more complex, and her melodies — more ornamental. He follows her, listening to every change in her tone. It is his job, after all — catching her, when she falls. There’s sometimes hesitation, then he tooks it on himself to follow through.

This part was precious.

The story was soooo good. Thank you.

carola_tavs, Dec 14, 2020 [4]

Hurting, hurting, OH my gosh.... This entire thing is written so wonderfully, especially in how everybody fits so well into this universe!! None of the roles feel forced- they're all so specially catered to that one character, and everybody has their own space!! This entire thing just made me go ouch and I can't stop going to the top to start again!!!

AstroangelNova, Dec 16, 2020 [5]

References

  1. ^ Tumblr masterpost, GabeNath Reverse Bang, Dec 14, 2020
  2. ^ fleurjaune's comment, Dec 14, 2020
  3. ^ ReminiscentLullaby's comment, Dec 14, 2020
  4. ^ carola_tavs's comment, Dec 14, 2020
  5. ^ AstroangelNova's comment, Dec 16, 2020