So just a quick blurb before we start.
I don't own Miraculous Ladybug or any of its characters (obviously). Also, there are some references in this fanfiction to other fanfictions. We've been in this horrible between seasons phase for so long now, I can't even remember what's canon and what has just been accepted by the fandom as truth. I'll list below some names I may have pilfered from other fics and update when people point stuff out to me (as I'm sure you all won't hesitate to do!)
Also, this story is complete, but I will be uploading chapters as I finish editing them for grammar (Basically, you don't need to worry about getting invested in this only to have me fall off the map and never finish it. All 50 chapters +epilogue are done. yay!)
References: (may contain spoilers, read with caution)
1. there's a mention of "Project Runway" which is a nod to another fantastic fanfic from Inkkerfuffle (best name ever) called Chasing the C/h/atwalk (http://archiveofourown.org/works/6095266/chapters/13971763)
2. Hawkmoth's transformation phrase (chapter 29) is taken (i'm pretty sure) from a comic somewhere. If you find it, let me know and I'll link it here (it makes me chuckle every time, so I had to include it.)