Strike At Midnight || Luka Couffaine

QnA

Are bats your favourite animals or was it just something that fit for your story?

Bats are not my favourite but there are cute ones out there! I was actually deciding between a wolf and a stag because I had ideas for their special abilities. So I asked my sister for any new ideas for a new miraculous and she blurted out bat on a whim. I took note of it regardless and after a while, I thought it made much more sense; the ability to isolate and focus on a task one at a time when you have Selene who juggles work and multitasks. (Grimm believes in being clear-minded and that there's a time and place for everything while Selene believes that time is limited and nothing lasts forever so she has to be constantly on her feet.)

Also the bat is blind and has sensitive hearing which serves as Blood Bat's weakness.

Where did you get the idea/Did you come up with the concept  of the bat and sunbird miraculous all by yourself or were they inspired by other miraculous you has seen?

I view lots of ideas on Pinterest for the bat miraculous- mostly so I won't accidentally copy an idea someone already claimed. But I got general inspiration from there. The sunbird on the other hand is based on Singapore's national bird; Crimson Sunbird, which sounds fitting for the fictional superhero of Singapore.

Are the bat and sunbird kwami's friends despite their previous users being enemies?

Yup. Like how Nooroo and the other kwamis still care for one another. Sunbird kwami, Da-Xia, especially makes a fuss over anyone in particular about their health, safety, well-being, etc. Grimm is realistic and knows Da-Xia isn't malicious.

Will you write more chapter-length stories?

Yes, I would love to! But I still have countless one-shot ideas to write down first.

Do you see yourself writing more miraculous fanfics?

To be honest, no. Not a chapter-length at least. Not because I've lost interest, but because I have ideas for other fandoms. My goal is to write at least one story for every fandom I'm in. If anyone's interested to know, I'm considering Webtoon Lookism, anime Demon Slayers, multi-fandom Bad End Friends...

Did you make up the story as you go?

Of course not! I would have hit writer's block several times if that was the case. I planned out only 12 chapters since I wanted it short, but I came back to it and slipped new chapters in until there were 30 chapters in all. I had the ending in mind from the very beginning and there are no fillers.

Hard work creates good results and a greater sense of achievement.

How do you feel about fanart?

Glad you asked. If drawing my OCs is called making fanart for myself then yeah I love them. I enjoy drawing but it's mostly to remember the appearance of my OCs. So besides this, I have no plans to draw them again.

I have actual fanart from an artist! Would you look at that? Follow tsuzuki.moeha in Instagram!

Will you ever post a photo of how Blood Bat looks?

Yeah I can do it right now. This is my first attempt which I didn't quite like. I'm kinda embarrassed of it.

And this is my final attempt. I modified my art style a bit.

Will you write more about the children?

Nope. You've had your fill. Now be satisfied xD I actually brainstormed on what Adrienette's children would look and act like. They have the black hair because I think black would be the dominant genes and they keep Chat Noir's mischievous personality. And of course, they're twins. Marianne is named after Master Fu's lover (and Marinette herself maybe?) and Rolland is named after Marinette's grandfather.

I don't have a ship name for Selene and Luka because I think Luka is for everyone to love. Hahaha! Haruka is, as mentioned in the last chapter, similar to Selene's mom since he has the peach hair and blue eyes! Haruka is named after...every single Couffaine with the '-ka' in their first name.

That's all the questions!

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As farewell, here's the final cookie for this story! I drew the children just a few years older after the last chapter. There's lots of inspiration from Pinterest on this one.

As you can see, planning, drawing and writing was for my own enjoyment and I'm glad others enjoyed it too.

Thank you for reading Strike At Midnight and see you around!