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Marinette Dupain-Cheng wears black lace gloves to hide the scars on her wrists. Adrien Agreste doesn't know this when he falls for the mysterious girl who treats him like he's invisible.
What starts as his desperate attempts to break through her walls becomes the love story neither of them saw coming—tender, fragile, and everything Marinette swore she'd never allow herself to have.
But love, it turns out, is the most dangerous thing of all.
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I Will Show You Fear In a Handful of Dust by notesfromtheunderworld
Fandoms: Miraculous Ladybug
22 Jul 2025
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Her life is luckless by design.
She does not see herself as divine, though her power echoes creation itself. Every life saved, every wound healed, takes something from her—her bones ache with fractures that aren’t hers, her skin remembers deaths she should not have died.
In another life, Marinette might have been whole. In this one, she is the knife that cuts through ruin, the thread that holds Paris together. She knows she is dying slowly. She knows she will never stop.
Marinette does not weep for what she has lost. She laughs at the thought that she was ever fated to be anything less than the one to bear it all.
(or, I'm re-writing canon.)
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Marinette had known the definition of duty before she'd known how to write —before Ladybug, before France: as a member of the royal family of Nimaresh, she was born into responsibility.
When 13-year-old Marinette accepted the mantle of Ladybug, she hadn't felt all that royal; Paris was her city, and Nimaresh had been doing just fine without her for years. But 5 years later, tragedy forces the country to call for a new order of succesion. Marinette is on a time limit: Nimaresh wants a proper heir, and if she wants to stay in Paris, she's got to become one, no matter what.
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OR: The Princess!Marinette AU where it's an actual political role and I spend too much time on worldbuildingUpdates every month!
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Hidden Passions, Part I: The Hero and the Civilian by OlympiaCouffaine
Fandoms: Miraculous Ladybug
19 Jul 2025
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The last thing Marinette needed was to fall head over heels in love with Paris's most beloved and coveted superhero. Couldn't that be dangerous? But Chat Noir is so sweet, gentlemanly, and attractive... And Adrien? Marinette cares a lot about him, a lot, but as a friend.
Marinette was no longer just a friend. Adrien was in love, but she only had eyes for his masked hero alter-ego. And Ladybug? Chat Noir knows he'd do anything for his partner, he would risk himself as many times as necessary, but his heart was screaming for another name.
However, danger is lurking. Hawk Moth has the Butterfly Miraculous and unafraid to go to extremes to fulfill his goals, he becomes an increasingly ruthless and merciless man, and it's only a matter of time before Mayura returns. And there's one more person, a thousand times more powerful than Hawk Moth and Mayura combined, without even needing a Miraculous: the Queen of Manipulation, the cunning new-coming Lila Rossi.
In the end, what's worth more?
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Adrien tries to offer his umbrella to the cute girl in his new class, but isn't expecting her response. He can't quite put his finger on it, but there's just... something about her.
Part of a a prompt challenge in the ML Big Bang2025 Discord server.
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Ladybug and Chat Noir fight another akumatized victim, only to discover the villain’s snow lingers after the magical ladybugs repair the damage. When the two heroes discover the consequences of lingering powers, finding a way to fix everything will prove to be more difficult than they’d imagined.
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What if instead of Marinette taking the Ladybug Miraculous? Someone else did. Meet the perky goth girl, Destiny Deadman! An artist, dancer and bassist by day, but by night (or afternoon it depends) she's the amazing Crimson Luck! Can Destiny be a good hero? Find out here!
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- Part 1 of AlterBug
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Playing with the Big Leagues by MorallyDraconequus for BroadwayCutie16
Fandoms: Miraculous Ladybug
24 Jun 2025
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Marinette’s social life has been rather turbulent since Lila Rossi returned. Lila had sway over her friends and teachers due to her silver-tongue, got up nice and close with Adrien thanks to her very real modeling gig but the most painful thing of all was that Lila always had to come first and if possible, she’d spin things around so Marinette had to be put last. Doesn’t help that Marinette feels like she has barely anyone to talk to without risking destroying everything she knows after the Chat Blanc debacle.
Enter Henri Leroi, a handsome new kid with plenty of charm and chivalry. Someone who would put Marinette first. And unbeknownst to Marinette, would put everyone else - besides himself of course - dead last without a shred of remorse and wouldn’t even salt the earth for afters.
Her friends would learn that the hard way. And Adrien just couldn’t shake off the feeling that something was terribly wrong. It's going to be a near-impossible task with Henri being a reverse-Lila but bigger and badder. And to think that another villain entering the battlefield was the hardest challenge he’d face. Oh right, he almost forgot about that last bit. How fun.
A spin-off to Jerk in Sheep’s Clothing.
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When Marinette found a magical ring and a chaotic cat god in her room, she knew her life was going to be turned upside down. Protecting Paris seems like something she should love, especially with her handsome partner Crimson by her side, but with the city fearful and untrusting of Lady Noire’s destructive powers the stress slowly begins tearing her up from the inside out.
Adrien thought going to school would be the big change of his life, but a kwami called Tikki and the villain Monarch swiftly proves to be the adventure he never even dreamed of having. Being Crimson Beetle gives him the freedom he’s always wanted, and while he’s used to being in the spotlight being hailed the leader and savior is something entirely new. It’s nearly as overwhelming as his crush on Marinette– but at least that’s a normal teenage thing.
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"It all started with a masquerade ball.."
A Miraculous Royal AU where Marinette is the daughter of the king, Gabriel Agreste. After five years she has to meet her childhood enemy, Félix Graham again. Little does she know that their reuniting will change everything.
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- Part 1 of Thorns of Roses
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They say karma always comes back to bite you in the end. Madame Bustier's class learns this the hard way after Lila Rossi's lies are exposed and a bigger, badder bully takes her place.
Henri LeRoi is the handsome new guy. His first day at Francois Dupont, he sets his sights on the beautiful, endearing and mysterious Marinette Dupain-Cheng. Which would be okay-if he wasn't a reverse Lila. He torments the rest of the class ruthlessly behind her back, and if anyone tries to tell Marinette the truth, he makes it look like they're the ones bullying him. Marinette is so convinced by Henri's gentlemen act and blinded by lingering feelings of resentment of the past that she believes everything he says and disregards her friends' claims completely.
Adrien knows he made a mistake when he chose not to help expose Lila. He's determined to not make that same mistake twice when Henri starts manipulating Marinette into turning on her friends. The question is, how does he do that without Henri turning the situation on him and the class and making them look like bullies like he always does? And why does Adrien feel jealous of Henri whenever Marinette flirts with him?
{FANART AND SPINOFFS WELCOME}
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Adrien was never supposed to receive the Miraculous of the Ladybug. He hadn't even made it on the shortlist. But when his ticket to freedom appears in the form of a pair of earrings and an ancient godess, he's not about to just give that up.
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Marinette was never meant to bond to the Miraculous of the Black Cat. She shouldn't even know Master Fu. But when her parents needed a babysitter for their daughter, they gladly accepted his offer to watch her. And who would Marinette be, ten years later, if she refused to help her grandfather get back the Miraculous of the Ladybug and the Butterfly?
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A Kwami-Swap AU with a rival twist. Loosely follows canon.
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Marinette spent years invisible, until one summer caused everyone to turn their heads. Expect one.
Adrien Agreste, her academic rival and personal menace. Now he's critiquing her crushes, correcting her calculus, and always one step ahead.
But when their rivalry sparks more than just insults, Marinette starts to wonder.
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𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐀𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐥𝐬 𝐅𝐚𝐥𝐥 | Miraculous Ladybug | by WispyRose (elissawashere)
Fandoms: Miraculous Ladybug
22 May 2025
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Emelie 'Emi' Anouk Agreste, named after her late mother, was the perfect reflection of her name. Beloved daughter of Gabriel Agreste, she was the spitting image of her mother: prim, demure, and docile. A girl seemingly sculpted for perfection. (A girl seemingly content in her gilded cage.)
"Marinette 'Nette' Min Dupain-Cheng, the cherished daughter of Tom Dupain and Sabine Cheng, was a force of nature. Brave, brilliant, and always ready to lend a hand, she was a beacon of selflessness in a city that often needed one. (She is a true guardian spirit.)
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Darkness stirs within the citizens' hearts, their emotions drawn and chained by the wings of a darkened butterfly. They are lorded over by Fama, who seeks to turn the City of Love into a nightmare.
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[Miraculous AU] After a messy fallout with a former best friend and years of suffering, Marinette becomes a self-proclaimed realist. Nobody seems to understand her anymore, and life seems grey and bleak… But will a chance encounter change everything, or is she destined to be cynical forever?
(Each chapter contains a PoV switch!!! We see more backstory and additional character development this run)
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Adrien hates being on the sidelines when his hurt superhero partner gets to face their enemy. But it turns out that it's the right thing to do, because father and daughter need this moment.
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Mister Bug has been more stressed and tired than usual and Lady Noire tries to find ways to help her bugaboy out. How will she be able to make him smile again?
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Swapped in More Ways than One by DaisyGirl5 for SailorSun777
Fandoms: Miraculous Ladybug
27 Mar 2025
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What Master Fu never gave Marinette (here Marin) the Ladybug Miraculous, it's instead in the position of Luka Couffaine?
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What if Adrien (here Amelie) never had a crush on Scarlet Beetle but instead Luka Couffaine?These are one-shot/episode rewrites with these scenarios in mind.
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Amour Chassé-croisé by rizzlybearxo for myself cus this is the highest form of self love
Fandoms: Miraculous Ladybug
26 Mar 2025
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Marinette finally gives Luka a chance, letting go of her longterm fantasy of a relationship with Adrien. Of course, Adrien is happy for her— but Chat Noir not as much. As he learns to embrace adulthood alongside Marinette, they both learn the ugly truths and tribulations that come alongside it.
But after all, Chat Noir is the holder of the miraculous of destruction. How could he expect things to be anything but a cat-astrophe?
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Adrien figures out Marinette's identity and struggles to reconcile the two