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back when i was a hero. tales of ladybug & chat noir.

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Time 6h 51m

one moment can change everything. 

one day, one pair of earrings, one choice that led to countless sleepless nights, to risking everything each day, all for the chance to save a world she never thought she'd be part of.

marinette dupain-cheng, a fashion student simply trying to survive, finds herself balancing a life she never expected-one where she's ladybug, a hero side by side with chat noir.

and it wasn't any different for him.

one ring, one decision, and suddenly, everything shifted-freedom, self-discovery, a chance to love in ways he never thought possible.

adrien agreste, a model who had never known school, never known friendship, finds himself as chat noir, standing alongside ladybug, united by the weight of a responsibility neither of them could have foreseen.

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as a child, i was absolutely obsessed with miraculous ladybug. i had a youtube channel dedicated to it, tikki plushies everywhere, and watched the show nonstop. now, as a nursing student, miraculous is still close to my heart, especially since it's still airing new episodes. but as i've grown, i've started to see the show through a different lens and realized that what i truly want is a darker, more mature version-one with older characters, real character development, and some deep plot twists.

in this rewrite, i aim to fix the things that never quite sat right with me, like marinette's stalker-ish tendencies, chloe's redemption arc that never really went through, and chat noir being stuck in the role of the sidekick. instead, i'll take you through a reimagined miraculous where the plot takes different turns, characters face real consequences, and we take a deeper dive. it's all rather slowburn, including the romance. 

have fun reading. / almost daily chapters 

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Keep the Mask, It Goes With Your Costume by youreverydayladybug

Paris' favorite Marinette Dupain-Cheng has gone missing for good, and Cat Noir just can't settle with the fact that no one seems to care, but he will keep searching, and never give up until she's found, even when all hope is lost, even at the cost of giving away everything he loves. 6/17/2021: STORY RANKED NUMBER 1 FOR #MIRACULOUS AND #MIRACULOUSLADYBUG , THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH!🥳🥳 _________________________________________ "I can't give up, I just can't, we must find her." Cat Noir looked with fear and sorrow in his partners beautiful blue bell eyes, that seemed to only glow more in the evening sky, but he didn't pay much attention to that, too much going on in his head as he feared for the fate of the young woman he used to know. Ladybug could tell he was scared, scared they might not be able to find her, but she couldn't tell him the truth, she just couldn't. She had to keep it a secret, no matter how wrong it felt. And if Cat noir knew the truth about this, he would only feel sorry for his dear lady, and she didn't want that. She looked down from him to avoid eye contact, knowing she couldn't explain, and she didn't want him to see the tears filling up in her eyes. _____________________________________________________ Appropriate for all ages! There may be slight violence, and a few kissing scenes, but nothing else. There is no crude humor, profanity, or anything sexual. ~ I do not own Miraculous Ladybug or any of the characters, credits to Thomas Astruc and Zag Animation. ~ You can also find me on instagram, @youreverydayladybug!

MariChat: Chat Out Of The Bag by QuirkQuartz

Chat Noir's identity has been revealed in the worst possible way imaginable - In front of a nation-wide broadcast crew while facing an Akuma. His life is shaken dramatically, nothing can be the same again, and there is only one source of stability for both Adrien Agreste and Chat Noir now. Meanwhile, Marinette has to come to terms that the person she's admired and her occasionally irritating but trustworthy partner, are one in the same, all while reeling from visits from a certain cat she's grown particularly fond of. Primarily MariChat and Adrienette (It's all the same ship anyway, lets be honest here). First Marichat/Adrienette fanfic, so let me know any criticisms that you may have. Rated T for language and possible suggestive scenes. You can find my Tumblr here, for updates and ideas I have regarding my writing - http://gamingempire.tumblr.com/ I also do YouTube stuff, for those of you who like the games and the animes - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWXKJg-NcK9EE-QtPNbjCsg

His Mute Princess by Mistressdemalchance

A Miraculous Ladybug AU (In this AU Marinette isn't ladybug. Chat Noir and Labybug are bestfriends and he doesn't have feelings for her) UNDER EDITING Adrien had finally convinced his father to let him attend public school. On top of that, he had become Chat Noir and he could express himself. He had 3 bestfriends, Ladybug, Nino, and Alya. A few weeks into the first semester, a new student arrives. A girl. She has blue hair in pigtails and wears a brown sweater that's slightly too big for her, paired with a brown skirt and flats. Her quietness intrigues him and he begins visit her as Chat Noir. Everything is fine until there's an innocent accident. Now the cat is finding himself falling in love. ~~~~~~~ Highest ranks 4/5/19 - adrienagreste #1 4/28/19 marinettedupaincheng #1 7/13/20 marichat #5 7/26/20 miraculousladybug #1 10/22/20 miraculousladybug #2 11/24/2020 chatnoir #2 11/30/2020 marinette #1 5/18/2021 - ladybug #1 Cover drawn by me Characters belong to Astruc

From Ashes to a New Beginning: A Miraculous Fanfiction by StaceyHoltFanfiction

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