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Miraculous Ladybug Fanfic Recs for 2022

As a lot of you know, I read metric butt-ton of Miraculous fanfics, so I wanted to share with you 19 multi-chap fics, and 16 Miraculous one-shots (I just went through all the ones I really wanted to rec people instead of trying to fit a particular number) that I think y’all should take a look at. I tagged people’s tumblr blogs when I knew them, but I may well have missed some, especially if their username was different between AO3 and tumblr. Feel free to tag authors who I missed. Note that I’m only counting fics that were completed in 2022, so no ongoing fics. Enjoy!

Multi-chap fics:

When The Morning Comes by @into-september:

Gabriel Agreste has been unmasked as Hawkmoth, and the girl who was fighting him all these years turns out to be Tom Dupain’s daughter. And standing between them is Adrien Agreste with his life in shatters that Tom Dupain has no way of piecing together.

But baking is at least a place to start.

I love how this not only digs into Adrien’s character, but Tom’s as well, especially how both of them have been estranged from their fathers. I haven’t seen that come up much.

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Walking That Mile by @nomolosk

Nino and Alya wake up in the wrong bodies. Several things result from this, including, but not limited to, identity reveals and a better understanding of what their respective best friends are going through.

Never knew I needed Nino!Plagg and Alya!Tikki in my life, but there you go XD. It’s not all fun and games though, this is a Hawkmoth Takedown fic as well, and dealing with the effects of that.

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The Sidekick Conspiracy by @bring-the-storm:

It’s common knowledge among the heroes of Paris that their sidekick, the civilian Marinette Dupain-Cheng, is actually secretly their leader, pretending to be a normal girl who just ‘happens’ to show up at battles. Common knowledge to everyone except Marinette. What do you do when you’re in the center of a conspiracy that doesn’t actually exist? In which Marinette is confused, Chat has no idea what’s going on, Master Fu just wants Marinette to be safe, and everyone is misinterpreting the situation.

This one is just fun! Marinette has no idea she keeps on being given jewelry all of a sudden, and Fu’s frustrated that she won’t actually USE the damn Miraculous already.

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As the dust settles by @pengirl91:

After Ladybug lost everything and yet her partner stood by her, she realized what she had been trying to lie to herself about for months. She is undoubtedly in love with him. The only problem is that she’s terrified of what that could lead to and there’s a monumental task ahead of them before it might be safe to act on her feelings for him… more than she already has.

Post Strike Back with my hopes, wishes, and predictions for season 5 as I wait with great impatience. Now complete.

The meat of this story is mostly a SentiAdrien fic. Adrien discovers that Gabriel is Hawkmoth, so Gabriel orders him to stay silent about what he found out, as well as giving orders to help him with plans to obtain the Miraculous he needs. Luckily, he doesn’t know that Adrien is Chat Noir…

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A Little Fall Of Rain by @funnydoesntlookdruish:

Unable to transform in time, Marinette sacrifices her life to save Adrien from an assassin. With the help of the Kwamis, Adrien is able to bring her back to life, but it comes at a price. One that Adrien alone must pay. Now, Adrien is forced to keep even more secrets. The fact that Marinette is alive and that she has been his Lady all long. More than ever, they must defeat Hawkmoth. Only then can Marinette return to her life.

This one’s pretty angsty, arguably even more on Adrien’s end than Marinette’s. As part of their cover, Adrien has to be injured pretty badly, in ways that couldn’t be reversed if not for magic.

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Strangely Familiar by @sunfoxfic

Alya Césaire’s life is perfect. Indeed, between the success of the Ladyblog, how well she’s doing in school, and the fact that she’s a superhero who has never bore the weight of a crisis of epic proportions, her life almost couldn’t be better. Almost.

But Alya has always been a go-getter, and so she’ll chase after that perfect life if it kills her. Which is how she ends up rushing to move out of her father’s apartment and in with Marinette, Adrien, and a complete stranger: Nino Lahiffe. And in fact, her life does seem perfect — she and Nino are fast friends. They spend a lot of time together and get to know each other really well.

But in the end, fortunate situations will bear unfortunate truths, and she learns things about herself that aren’t quite comfortable. Like I said, though: Alya has always been a go-getter, and she won’t let new feelings deter her from chasing after her perfect life.

This is the single longest DJWifi-centric fic on AO3 (which is a travesty) and it is GLORIOUS. Alya and Nino are both well fleshed-out here, with their own problems and baggage they’re dealing with, but it’s easier together.

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final girl by @picayunearts:

Marinette has ninety-nine problems, and the superhero trio of Paris counts for a hundred.

[AU where Marinette follows through on giving up her earrings after Stoneheart, but becomes the Guardian to protect her replacement.]

This is just great. Marinette thinks she failed, but the other heroes wouldn’t agree. And eventually, she gains some confidence in herself as well.

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Over and Over by @stcrsquad:

Marinette Dupain-Cheng has had the worst day possible. She’s failed to confess to Adrien (again), made an embarrassment of herself, and got into a fight with Chat Noir.

Adrien Agreste has had the worst day possible. He is tired of being pushed aside by everyone, including his crime-fighting partner Ladybug.

Luckily, fate (and Bunnyx) works in mysterious ways because they wake up again on the same day. A do-over. Except it keeps happening. Can the two figure out what they need to fix to break the loop, or will they be stuck forever?

Look these two will sit down and has things out even if it takes being stuck in a time loop together to make that happen.

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When Bunnyx Brings A Baby by @funnydoesntlookdruish:

Marinette thought she was up to any challenge. She was Ladybug after all! But when Bunnyx arrives with a baby in her arms asking her to babysit, Marinette quickly learns that Akuma battles are easy compared to taking care of a baby. A baby that seems to know her and for some strange reason… Adrien?

Anentry in the “Lovesquare has to babysit their future children” genre! This is just adorable. Has an ongoing sequel too.

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The Call of the Running Tide by @nemaliwrites: 

To escape an arranged marriage, Adrien runs away from home, leaving behind all that he has ever known. In search of easy transportation, he sneaks aboard a ship at the docks. Everything seems like it is going according to plan — until he finds out that the ship belongs to the fierce pirate captain Ladybug.

I’m amazed this isn’t more popular. I mean, Lovesquare pirates!AU, with the Miracuclass as Ladybug’s crew? Come on! 

It mostly has Adrien trying to fit in with the crew, find his way, that sort of thing. Though there is a confrontation with his father at the end.

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metamorphosis by @peachcitt:

“I was thinking about that time you hated me.” “Why?” “I don’t know.” “I didn’t.” “I know.”

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three years after hawkmoth’s defeat, marinette is still trying to figure out her version of normal. there’s also sleepovers.

This has been a very popular fic so most people probably at least know of it, even if they haven’t read it themselves, but in case someone out there hasn’t: basically, Chat runs off with the Butterfly and Peacock Miraculouses after Hawkmoth’s defeat and never shows up again, worrying Ladybug sick and making her fear that he died. But then a mysterious new Butterfly Holder starts attacking Paris, only he seems a lot nicer than the last one, more of an Anti-villain than anything…

A Major Test of Strength by @nemaliwrites:

There is only one thing in Paris hated as much as the akumas: Ladybug herself. In an effort to help the Savior of Paris, Adrien winds up on the wrong end of an akuma attack — only to find himself stuck reliving the same day.

With enough time, anyone can be a hero, and as he continues dying over and over, he is forced to confront the idea that these loops may be just as much of a blessing as they are a curse.

This is loosely inspired by “All You Need Is Kill”, but no knowledge of that manga is needed to understand the story. There’s a bit of a mystery element going on as Adrien tries to figure out why he keeps dying even when he takes steps to prevent it, how he keeps coming back, and what the deal is with Ladybug, anyway. 

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Cataclysm by Lucid:

When Chat Noir uses Cataclysm on an akumatized ring that ends up being his amok, Marinette is left alone to solve the mystery of Hawkmoth’s motives and bring back her missing partner.

This Sentiadrien fic does something I haven’t seen really explored before: it delves into what might happen if Adrien had to be recreated after having been destroyed, and the problems that might arise from that attempt. I love when we get to see Adrien’s perspective especially.

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in case you don’t know me tomorrow by @thelibraryloser:

“We live in a crazy world where pieces of our lives can be erased like they never even happened. I just wanted to memorize this moment so… so I could keep it, if that makes sense.”

Adrien’s heart gave a little flutter. She wanted to keep this moment, meeting him. She wanted to keep… him.

“I understand exactly what you mean.“

In a world that has created a way to selectively delete memories, no moment is truly safe. So how do you hold on to something when the memory of it is gone? And how do you keep fighting for someone when you’re the only one who remembers?

This is a SEVERELY underrated fic. It’s got some shades of “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind” in the world, though the plot is very different - the memory erasure ain’t willing. 

Basically, the first few chapters are establishing Adrien’s and Marinette’s romance, and then the rest of the fic is dealing with Gabriel being an absolute DICK and using any means at his disposal to break them apart. It’s fantastic and I highly recommend reading it!

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Shelltering Others by @rosie-b:

When Ladybug wakes Nino up in the middle of the night to scold him for revealing his identity, he thinks his career as a Miraculous holder is over. But instead, Ladybug gives him the opportunity to prove himself by becoming Chat Noir’s confidant and learning his secret identity through a scavenger hunt of sorts. Will Nino pass Ladybug and Chat Noir’s test, or will he fail to put the pieces together in time?

Quick disclaimer here: the first chapter looks kinda salty towards Nino, with Ladybug laying into him for revealing his and Alya’s secret identities to Adrien and Marinette. She’s mostly just trying to scare him into taking them seriously, though, since she herself has just proposed that Nino become Chat’s secret-keeper, and he can’t afford to be lackadaisical with that identity. I highly recommend getting through at least chapter 2 of the fic when giving it a shot, because this had some great character development and introspection for Nino, on Chat Noir, Adrien, Ladybug, and himself. 

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run boy run by tinuviel_tinuviel

Nino was sprawled on the floor of his room with Alya when his phone chimed, in the quiet of a premature autumnal sunset. It was one of those lazy evenings that had become rare lately. Contrary to popular belief, he and Alya could get studying done when in the same room, and he was elbows-deep in late assignments, which meant his phone was on Do Not Disturb, which meant the notification could only have come from one person.

ADRIEN 🐈: cmoe ove rnow ADRIEN 🐈: like riggt now ADRIEN 🐈: plag NINO: that is literally incomprehensible NINO: wait is that you plagg ADRIEN 🐈: mov faster

So this is a “Adrien finds out that his father is Hawkmoth and consults with Nino about what to do” fic, with Nino throwing Hawkmoth off Adrien’s track, though inadvertently at his own expense. Love Nino’s perspective here, and I always enjoy a good Hawkmoth-takedown fic!

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Restorative Justice by @kasienda:

Chloé has never been a fan of Ms. Bustier’s community building activities. In fact, she detests them. She doesn’t want to learn about the drab boring lives of her peers. And she absolutely can’t stand it when their confessions make her feel things. Feelings that she doesn’t even have names for. But when Adrien unknowingly shares his struggles with his double life, Chloé vows she will do anything to get Ladybug to set things right. Even if it means pissing off the heroine. Chloé was already mad at her anyway.

I ADORE people talking out about what hurt them, with everyone growing to understand each other, and focusing on making recompense rather than just punishment, so this was fantastic. This isn’t all about Chloe either, Marinette, Adrien, Alya, and Nino all get to hash things out with each other as well in a group session, and it’s just really, really nice to read.

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48 Hours To Make You Love Me by @mysticraven20:

“When did you stop?”

“Stop what, M’Lady?”

“Stop loving me?”

When two heroes miss the minibus for their winter get away with the gang they have no other choice but to make their way to the resort by themselves.

After avoiding their feelings for years, a freak snow storm makes them reconsider more than just whether to carry on driving.

Luckily, they find a quaint little bed and breakfast where suddenly they’re thrown into a situation where their feelings can no longer be held back; but, is it too late?

The interference of an elderly couple after an eavesdropping accident helps both Adrien and Marinette come to terms with their feelings and their actions.

Through movies, hot chocolates and snuggling to keep warm, Marinette wonders if it’s possible to make Adrien love her again, and more so can she do it by the time they need to leave their little sanctuary?

This just has a lot of adorable Adrienette shenanigans, with a fun time travel twist that had me inwardly squealing XD. If you want some Lovesquare fluff, this is a good one.

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team is a four letter word by @ladyofthenoodle:

Alya didn’t want to come between Ladybug and Chat Noir. But she didn’t want to stop being Rena Rouge either. And if Chat Noir didn’t want to talk to her, then she’d need to find a different way to prove all three of them could be a team.

Her plan unintentionally brings a few secrets to light, which leads to even more secrets coming to light, which leads to… well, Alya is sure it’ll all work out eventually.

This is a season 4 fic, with a heavy emphasis on repairing the relationships that were damaged, or could have been damaged, during that season. I love how everyone gets to really feel and react, be hurt and then gain understanding, with a happy ending to cap it off!

One-shots:

hella enchanted by @xiueryn:

Years ago, Marinette’s father died and she was left with her awful stepmother. With magic forcing her to obey every command, she lived as a servant and gave up hope. When a man appears, searching for the very fairy that blessed her, Marinette decides to give life one more try. AU.

(a different ella enchanted au.)

Even though it’s a one-shot this one is pretty long, clocking in at over 30k words. Absolutely worth a shot, though. The first third is basically Marinette dealing with being pushed around because of her “blessing”, and the other two-thirds is just some adorable fluff of her and Adrien touring the country together. 

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Is it cool that you’re in my head? by @bring-the-storm: 

Alya stared at the picture plastered across the homepage of every single tabloid and news site, whispering every curse she could think of under her breath. SHOCKING SECRET ROMANCE BETWEEN LADYBLOGGER AND PARISIAN SUPERVILLAIN REVEALED!!! the headline announced, casually shouting the words she had been dreading for all of Paris to read.

— Alya had always assumed that someday Paris would discover that she had secretly been kissing their most wanted vigilante, but she had never thought it would happen so soon. As the domino effects of her relationship with Ladybug go spiraling through her life, Alya turns her sights towards the one responsible: the elusive superhero Hawkmoth.

AKA Someone outs Alya and her girlfriend so she retaliates by deciding to take down Hawkmoth

I recommend this to anyone who either A. Loves Alya and wants to see more of her in a starring role, or B., wants to see an AU where Parisians could feasibly believe that Hawkmoth is the good guy, and that Ladybug and Chat Noir are, if not villains, at least reckless. 

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We’re breaking free (there’s not a star in heaven we can’t reach) by @pauliestorylover:

Wing binding was a symbol of prestige in high society, but Adrien would much rather be born a pauper than be forced to bind his wings for another day. Becoming Chat Noir might be the chance he had been waiting for to break free and gain a taste of the heavens.

Meanwhile, Nino and Marinette were quickly learning the joys of the pastime called ‘hating rich old white men who moonlighted as supervillains’.

Excellent Wingfic here! It’s got some excellent worldbuilding in it. I especially like how it’s customary to exchange feathers with people you’re close to, and put them in particular places on your wings to symbolize what they mean to you, whether they’re friends, family, or lovers. That particular piece of lore is used to great effect in the story.

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How Could I Not? by SorryJustAnotherPerson

In fairy tale books, Princesses were saved by nights from ferocious dragons. Those books were not their story, but Rose was happy to flip over a new page with her Juleka every single day.

Many years ago, she was put to this tower by her parents and her kingdom, along with a fire breathing dragon, so she could find her prince charming one day. How foolish for them to not calculate her falling in love with the dragon. I mean seriously.

How could she not?

I love fairy tale type stories, especially fractured fairy tales. And Juleka being a dragon is awesome. This is just a fun and adorable story.

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Once Upon A Time by kao_rei:

"Humans fear wolves. I mean, we’re horrible, sickening creatures, aren’t we?” Adrien laughed.

“I don’t think so,” Marinette muttered. “Well, not anymore when I met you.”

Marinette’s days are all the same—she puts on her red cape, makes deliveries for her parents’ bakery, and goes home to rest before another busy day. Adrien is a wolf-boy who watches her from afar, awaiting the day they finally meet to change their stories.

While falling in love may bring about some challenges, they’re willing to fight through them together because they’d never settle for a “the end”. They want a “happily ever after”, too.

(In which Marinette is Little Red Riding Hood, Adrien is the Wolf, and they fall in love somewhere between deliveries, flower fields, and shiny red apples).

Did I mention I love fairy tale stories? Because I do.

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(pockets full of) stones by felledstar:

Even though he wants to be “normal” and go to a “normal school” and have friends just like everyone else, Adrien’s discovered that he’s… not very good at it. It isn’t that he’s a superhero in his nonexistent spare time, or that he’s got a job modelling for his father, or that he’s got so many activities that it takes a whole other person to keep track of his schedule. It’s that… he’s always tripping over things that everyone else seems to know that he… just doesn’t know.

First day of school and we already have two lovebirds.

But there are some things that he does know, no matter what anyone else—Nino, Plagg, the entire population of Paris—thinks.

How he feels is one.

Whatever. She’s just a friend. A friend.

He loves Ladybug. Marinette is his friend.

Why doesn’t anyone believe him?

This is an aroace!Adrien story, that digs into the effects of amatonormativity on people. Especially with how the class all assumes that Adrien would be romantically interested in Marinette, and tries to matchmake him and Marinette in order to make both of them happy, much to his frustration. Based on what the class did in Guiltrip, I could see this happening. They love and care about their classmates and want to help them as much as they can, but that doesn’t mean they always know how best to do that.

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Lady… bird? by @graaythekwami:

“Marinette!” Tikki called, flying towards the small room of water. “Marinette there’s an akuma– we need to transform!”

The parrot’s head popped up, recognizing these words. They were always said when the report came on TV– a routine he had come to know well. Akuma report, we need to transform, and finally–

“Tikki!” The bird cawed happily. “Spots on!”

This story is just hilarious. Tikki ain’t happy afterwards XD

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I Won’t Let You by @generalluxun

After Gabriel’s defeat, two individuals not party to the celebration run into each other, and find each other.

The summary doesn’t give much of an idea of what the fic’s about. Post-Hawkmoth Defeat, Chloe and Felix run into each other at the celebration of Gabriel’s downfall, and vent about their problems. Neither of them think the other one has it too bad - Chloe’s worried about disappearing, since her worth was entirely tied to her family’s prestige and wealth, and being seen as friends to a terrorist is gonna cripple both of those, while Felix is on edge about Ladybug having the Peacock Miraculous, since she has the ability to kill him at a moment’s notice (yes this is a Sentifelix fic). 

They both make each other understand the turmoil the other is going through in extremely visceral ways, showing the other what it’s like to be them, in the circumstances they’re in. I don’t want to spoil what, exactly, they do, but needless to say, it’s worth a read.

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don’t you worry child by kopycat_101

Marc and Nathaniel have a good life, married and living together in a cottage in the woods. But they consider having children at some point.

Marc in particular really wants to start a family with his husband. He knows the fey are real, so he goes searching in the woods to find one to strike a deal.

He may get a bit more than he bargained for in the process.

This is based on a tumblr post that’s been going around, which I think a lot of people will recognize as they continue going through the story. That post is credited at the end of the fic, so as not to spoil the plot.

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Chat Walker’s Trial by @pearl484-blog

Instead of Catwalker showing up to serve as her new Chat Noir, Ladybug is stunned to find that Chat Noir has returned to her, having “improved” himself by repressing his emotions, memories, and willfulness. Deciding that this will not stand, she organizes her teammates to convince Chat Noir that giving those traits up and becoming the perfect partner was not the right move, but how can she argue against perfection?

Adrien Augreste 2022 entry for the day 23-24 prompt: Swap

This is a really intriguing fic. Instead of becoming Cat Walker in Kuro Neko, Adrien instead runs across a mage who helpfully provides some spells to make him into the “perfect” partner for Ladybug, magically suppressing his emotions and urge to rebel, as well as his memories of being Chat Noir, in order to make sure he doesn’t love her anymore. Ladybug, naturally, is distraught about this, but since Chat did all of this of his own free will, she needs to actually persuade him it was a bad move, which isn’t as easy as it sounds. It’s exquisitely painful at times with the amount of self-hatred Chat has for his previous self, and how the Miracuteam is divided on how bad these changes actually are, since he does seem more focused now - though the holdouts are a lot less on board when they think of someone who’s closer to them going through this process.

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disconnected by @just-an-ordinary-fan

Lady Wifi believes she might be the only one who does not want to obey Hawkmoth’s orders.

When she sees another akuma hesitate in the battle, she finds she might not be entirely alone.

I actually wrote my own fic, Nullius in Verba, based off of this one. It’s short but has an intriguing premise, with all the akumas being transported to this warehouse after the fight’s over, having been basically forced to do Hawkmoth’s bidding. The akumas also don’t seem to remember who they were before, or even that they WERE ordinary people before, which is an interesting twist.

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Shadow of the Chat by @pearl484-blog

Chat Noir discovers that he has a living Shadow. Unfortunately for him, it is not fond of Ladybug.

Inspired by the prompt: 5 times Character A and B thought they didn’t have anything in common and 1 time they realized how similar they are.

I wrote a fic based on this one and @wackus-bonkus-maximus fic “One Does Not Love Breathing”, basically importing Shadow into odnlb in order to help take down Monarch. It’s called “One Does Not Love Shadows”, btw.

Anyway, I love how this one-shot uses some of Carl Jung’s ideas about everyone having “shadows”; parts of ourselves that we consciously reject or suppress, and using that to get Chat some help. If you’ve ever played a Persona game, this will be familiar to you, as those games are based off of Jung’s ideas as well.

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Day 7: Book by @andromeda612

During one of his works, Marc comes across a rather interesting book.

MarcNath AU fic here! Basically Marc is a super powerful warlock, and is brought in to help with the case of a lying witch who apparently caused a lot of problems for people, using her magic to help fool everyone. She’s actually dead by the time the story starts, and everyone’s trying to go back through and figure out what she’s done and why memories surrounding her seem to be foggy. Meanwhile there’s a book she left behind which appears to be sentient, and which Marc’s taken a liking too…

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Find the Sentimonster by @taketwoinink:

Nino has a lot of conspiracies. He watched one too many mystery movies and now fancies himself a detective. It’s not often that he gets the entire class together for an interrogation, but it’s never fun. Chloe makes everyone’s life miserable and Marinette and Lila never get along.

And this time? Secret sentimonsters in their class? The fate of Paris hanging in the balance?

Mylene doesn’t need this stress in her life.

This is based off of an episode of Glitch Techs, so if you’ve seen the show, it might be familiar. I just really enjoyed watching the class trying to puzzle out who the sentimonster spy might be, with all the wild accusations and theories being hurled around, especially knowing the actual truth.

Come Take My Hand by @carelisswriting:

Luka heard his soulmate for the first time when he was ten. All he knows about her is that she likes fencing. It’s just a coincidence that Kagami likes fencing, right?

(Lukagami Soulmate AU, written for the Miraculous Ladybug Secret Santa Exchange!)

I’m a sucker for soulmate fics, and this had an interesting take on it, with your soulmate able to hear you thinking only about the thing you’re most passionate about. Loved Kagami’s way of showing Luka she’s his soulmate especially!

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When Feelings Are Too Big For Words by ClockworkCaptain:

When Luka takes a gig playing for a drag show he’s falls hard and fast for the drag queen Buttercup who uses her performances to work through her own emotions. Meanwhile Adrien’s been using drag to work through his own emotions and thinks maybe Luka coming back into his life and showing interest might mean a second chance.

Made for @mlsecretsanta 2022

Published on New Year’s Eve, this just barely makes it to the deadline for this list. I’m glad I don’t need to wait a year to talk about it though! One of the issues I tend to have with Luka shipfics, and with Lukadrien especially (though I think Lukanette actually has this problem worse) is how Luka tends to disappear within the fic and the pairing, feeling more like “The Love Interest” than his own person. Not so here! While most of the intrigue surrounds Adrien, I still got the sense of Luka being his own person, not just existing in the fic for Adrien.

 I adored Adrien getting to display an aspect of himself through persona and performance - that does align well with how he approaches Chat Noir -  and overall I just had a lot of fun with this fic!

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Ladynoir / multi-chap / 43,417 words / (please check ao3 tags / note)

“I mean, how dumb does the mayor think we are? Offering us a permanent hotel room as a ‘gesture of gratitude for all our work for Paris’, like it isn’t clearly just some half-baked political ploy to place him more in the public’s favor after the whole school funding scandal, like we’ll allow ourselves to sleep in a hotel that we were publicly offered, making ourselves sitting ducks for Hawkmo—”

“It’s a pretty big building,” he countered, and at least he seemed amused, because she certainly wasn’t, “Nobody knows which room we were given but us.”

“It doesn’t matter!” she scoffed, “It’s still a security risk that he can narrow our location down at all! Also,” she jutted her arms out towards the bed a second time, “May I remind you? ONE. BED. ONE!”

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Or, Ladybug and Chat Noir receive a hotel room from the city, which they most certainly will not use. After all, that wouldn’t be very professional, would it?

Yes, it’s a Ladynoir bed sharing fic.

So… I wrote this aged-up ladynoir fic back in early March and it’s been sitting in my drive ever since. Decided to finally post it!

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i miss my children, i know it’s lottery not even been 6 days since the last episode but like still i miss adrien and marinette

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adrien telling marinette how much she means to him, i think imma pass out

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TIL Spiders don’t have muscles in their legs. They extend them using a system of hydraulics powered by their blood pressure. When they die, spiders’ legs curl up because the blood pressure is gone.

via reddit.com

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hello, idk if you've done this yet, but do u know any good post reveal pre relationship fic recs? sorry if this request is kinda vague lol

General requests are easier than super specific ones lol so you don’t need to apologize for that! I have been meaning to do a PRPR rec list for a while now (and, not directed at you, anon, but yes, PRPR stands exclusively for post-reveal pre-relationship) so thanks for giving me the push to finally do it! (Sorry, I may have gotten a little carried away with this one, but it’s truly one of my favourite things to read.)

The Official Summer Buster Kiss List by @peachcitt

“You’d really be alright with kissing me?” he asked, and Marinette popped the cap of her dry-erase marker on and off.

“I mean, yeah,” she said, and they stared at each other for a moment. “Of course,” she hurried on, “you’d have to be alright with being my candidate. Teacher. Guide. Whatever.” She made a few empty gestures with the marker, and the loose cap flew off the end, bouncing off the wall and rolling off her desk.

Adrien caught it before it could fall to the floor, handing it back to her. “I am,” he said, looking her in the eye. “I’ll do it.”

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a very simple four-point plan to tackle the issue of marinette's abysmal kissing life that turns into a six-point plan and also results in an outcome that literally no one could have predicted (sarcasm)

One-shot. They’re just so incredibly stupid (affectionate). The writing is gorgeous, the humour is spot on, and I loved all the little details of their lives with the passage of time. It’s so clear that they love each other, but as always, it takes them way too long to admit it haha.

Emergency Contact by @coffeebanana

When Marinette invites Adrien to live with her temporarily while she recovers from an injury, she thinks the hardest part is going to be hiding her feelings from him. But Adrien's idea of being helpful might go...a little overboard.

Post Shadow Moth defeat, Aged Up Characters, Read the Tags

Multi-chapter. This fic is just so real and messy and beautiful. The mutual pining is absolutely perfect! The backstory and how that impacts their current dynamic is so well woven through and adds another layer to their relationship. But also, I love the lack of perfection, that these are real people with real flaws and the way that all plays out. I absolutely love this fic!

rainwater and brown sugar by @aerequets

He knew they shouldn't do anything (whatever that 'anything' was). They couldn't. Not until they defeated Hawkmoth. Not until their relationship wouldn't get in the way of their work (or whatever other excuse they'd come up with over the course of three months). He knew all this. He knew.

But it was the raindrop that did it for him.

One-shot. It’s seriously unfair that someone who draws so beautifully should be able to write equally so. And yet. This is just so beautiful and SOFT and lovely. And then THAT KISS!!!!!

An Open Secret by @kasienda

Adrien whirled around toward Marinette. She smiled at him.

He couldn’t smile back. He stared at her like the dumb blond model that he was often accused of being.

Something shifted in her expression. And her warm open Marinette smile transformed into Ladybug’s grin. He was looking at Ladybug right now.

He knew Ladybug’s name!

Her name was Marinette Dupain-Cheng.

And he couldn’t say anything! Not to Marinette! Not even to Plagg, who had confided two weeks prior that Master Fu was growing increasingly paranoid since the location of his home and hideout had been compromised. Their master had apparently decided that Chat Noir and Ladybug would have to give up their miraculouses if they ever discovered each other’s identities.

It wasn’t fair!

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A fic where they both know, but can't openly talk about it.

Multi-chapter. I absolutely love the early reveal in this fic. I’ve read a lot of reveals, but this one is really fun and original! And then the premise of the fic itself isn’t one I’ve seen anywhere else, which makes it very different from the usual PRPR fare. Because even though they both know...they can’t actually talk about it. And it’s so interesting and different and sweet?

A little push by @emsylcatac

Alya asks Chat Noir to record a video of himself encouraging Marinette to confess...to Adrien.

Of course his mouth speaks on its own. Of course he says yes.

Of course his Lady is most likely sure to kill him.

...And of course Marinette feels like she's the one who's about to die.

One-shot. @emsylcatac‘s fics never go the way that I expect them to, and I really love that about her writing. Although this starts off really silly, the way Adrien expresses himself at the end wasn’t something I saw coming at all, even though it’s SO TRUE to his character. The pining and miscommunication is wonderful, but it’s the ending that really sells me on this one.

17 days, 2 hours and some odd minutes by @miabrown007

It has been 17 days, 2 hours and 14 minutes since Chat Noir flirted with Ladybug for the last time.

It has been exactly 17 days, 2 hours and 13 minutes since Adrien realized his very good friend and his best friend were, in fact, one and the same.

Consecutively, it has been exactly 17 days, 2 hours and 12 minutes since he constantly fought the insurmountable desire to kiss the said friend.

One-shot. The yearning in this fic is absolutely e x q u i s i t e . I love it when Adrien stops flirting post-reveal and Marinette takes it the wrong way. And they’re just SO STUPID here, and then they get to be adorable in love dorks.

the wonderful part of the mess that we made by heresie_irisee

They knew.

They knew, and there would be no magical reset button for the memories they'd made today. She'd have to see him at school every day, and she'd see the Chat in him, as surely as he'd see the Ladybug in her.

One-shot but a lengthy one-shot. How about some post-Oblivio fic that has the magical ladybugs NOT erase their memories of the fight (because lbr that made no sense anyway)? Oblivio is probably my favourite episode and this is such a great fic. The mutual pining is so, so, so good! Especially love Marinette struggling to assimilate Adrien’s identities and Adrien’s obliviousness.

The Boy She Loves by @goth-bias

Adrien just wants to know who Marinette has been in love with this entire time, but she refuses to budge. Accidentally reading a part of her diary, however, gives Adrien the answers he has been looking for.

One-shot. So you may not know this about me, but I’m absolute sucker for the trope of Adrien fixating on the boy Marinette loves post-reveal. (And tbf for him fixating on the boy Ladybug loves pre-reveal.) I love how well done the miscommunication is here, where their failure to confess makes sense and all of the tension naturally follows.

Make it clear by @amiraculousplatypus​

After years, the masks have fallen. Marinette and Adrien figure out what has changed. And what hasn't.

One-shot. This one is all about the yearning. And then Adrien’s beautiful honesty that pushes Marinette to finally do something. They’re both so in character and I love them so much!

White Lies Over White Nights by meirencollector

“Tell me, Marinette. The other boy, is it me?"

There’s something about the way he says it. The way his lips move. The way his eyes glaze at her. The way he looks at her as if she hung the moon and stars. The way there’s a warm glow when he's drawing close to touch. Even in this snowstorm, he was a ray of sunshine, and she was a sunburn.

One-shot. This one is really interesting because of both its device--a game of Truth or Drink--and its use of non-linear storytelling. Even though the fic is set post-reveal, we get all kinds of flashbacks to memories of their pre-reveal interactions that really illuminate the present and are extremely well woven into the narrative. I also really appreciated how honest Adrien was about his feelings, even with their relationship being so ambiguous.

The following fics are amazing and absolutely worth reading, but do feature sexual content, so minors beware.

your lips are meant to be kissed by @zimtlein

During a tipsy evening, Adrien kisses Marinette’s forehead.

Understandably enough, Marinette has a complete meltdown.

One-shot. Rated E for sexual content. This is one of my favourite fics and I’ve read it a good half a dozen times at least. The pining is absolutely phenomenal and Adrien is so, so oblivious. And the tension between them just builds and builds and builds until I thought I was going to die! But instead it all leads to a phenomenal resolution.

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Part 113 of my bakery “enemies” au!

taking a small break after this part because my wrist hurts <3 oops

First / Prev / Next / All

Kofi

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Oh PRPR Love Square... Adrien invites Marinette (now that they are the best of friends) to a gala!

Also:

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academic rivals to lovers au - meet the counselors 😌

first year students get academic counseling in order to choose their specialty courses in lycée général. even though marinette and adrien are now second year students and don’t really need the academic counseling, they keep visiting their respective counselors because they’re nerds who are trying to one-up each other. tikki can predict marinette’s every move while plagg (unsuccessfully) tries to make adrien rebel against his father… not very professional but it is what it is

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The princess taking care of his knight. I can imagine some ladynoir dynamic with them but instead of Chat, it's Mari who sacrifices herself for his royal highness. Adrien has already lost his mother, he can't lose her too 👀

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no thoughts head empty only academic rivals to lovers au

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what are some words that sound like they mean something other than their actual meaning? i’m obsessed with “pulchritude” which means “beauty” but sounds like it’s a measurement of how quickly an animal dies when you poke a hole through it

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Human vs Animals

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thinking about how an anonymous group (WHO DOESN’T SEEM TO BE AFFILIATED W/ SESAME STREET!!!) found out where jon armond lived and made him swear he wouldn’t show anyone cracks before they gave it to him

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One Scoop (A Maisy/Macdaisy mini fic)

Note: If you’re wondering, yes, this is Babybirdblue. I needed a break from ao3 idk idk. Mac and Daisy don’t know each other in this.

It started out like most things do: with a prank. Mac was going to get Toddman good this time, he could feel it. This plot would be so legendary it would put him in the official Pranksters Hall of Fame. The only problem was that he needed one hundred cones of double scoop ice cream.

So, he did what any reasonable person would do: went to the nearest chain shop with a faded sign and an almost-twenty-four hour schedule.

“Welcome to the Scoops Emporium, how can I help you tonight?” A brunette with a false-chipper voice and a perfect smile said as he entered.

“Hey, can I get twenty gallons of ice cream and 400 waffle cones? Flavor doesn’t matter,” he added when he saw the look on her face.

“We don’t do wholesale. Would you like a kids cone?”

“You said you’ve seen my kiss cam compilation? It’s always nice to see a fan; I won’t kiss you on the lips but I do offer services in other places.” He wiggled his eyebrows and she glared at him.

“It’s eleven o’clock on a Thursday. I have homework to do and you’re wasting time I could be spending doing it. Do you want a kids cone or not, white boy?”

“You’re feisty, huh?” She raised an eyebrow, and he continued, “Not in a racist way, I say that to my cousin’s dog too.”

“That doesn’t make it better.”

Mac blew out a breath.

“Fine. I’ll have the kids cone,” he glanced at her name tag, “…Daisy.”

“$4.99, coming right up.”

“The menu says $3—.”

“Give me the five dollars. You’ve wasted my time and you owe me at the very least two dollars as compensation.”

He gave her six, just because he didn’t feel like listening to her.

She put on that same smile before ushering him out, swatting him with her notebook. As he walked out the door, he started to plan his next visit. He was thinking another Thursday night.

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fall into you (macdaisy fanfic)

fall into you

1. catch

Daisy was riffling through clothes, not yet having found something that caught her eye. Mac was somewhere among the maze of fabrics. She had heard him some seconds ago, saying, - "Hello, my new shirt. I can sense we'll go on many amazing adventures together because you must make my eyes pop," – like the complete vain little lunatic that he was. She smiled before riffling again, then she stopped because she could have just struck gold.

The wrap around dress was gauzy, its print an elegant deep blue and white. It seemed to be a genuine Diane Von Furstenberg, too, - which, yeah, Daisy knew who Diane Von Furstenberg was. Her mom was a little bit of a fashion nerd who admired from afar. Maybe the universe would squeeze a drop of kindness and the dress would fit into Daisy's $140 budget?

Absently worrying down on her bottom lip, Daisy took out the garment and reached for the price tag. She was out of luck: the dress was out of reach at $175.

"It's nice, Daisy. Mrs. Jiménez would look very pretty in it," said Mac from somewhere behind her.

Mac's voice was warm and sincere, which didn't stop Daisy from inwardly bristling. It stung, not being able to buy what she wanted for her mother after months and months of saving her allowance. "Yeah, well, it's $35 out of my buying range, buddy," she said, unsurprised when her words came out balanced over a snarky, sullen tone.

"We'll get it," Mac assured her. She turned fractionally, fixing him with a dark look. "You're telling me you can save up $140, but not manage to pay me back $35, Daisy?"

Well, … when Mac phrased it like that. The gray cloud that had settled over her mood lifted, the tension that had seeped into her frame vanishing. "I guess.. – yeah. I guess that could work."

They shared a smile after Daisy turned around fully, her amazing, amazing dress for Mom kept tightly in tow.

Passing Mac the dress, which he held over the shirt he'd found, Daisy shed her backpack and started looking inside it for her wallet. She was quick to find it. She grinned and gave Mac the $140, which he stashed inside his own wallet, his expression at ease, nothing about him betraying irritation or embarrassment or, what would be infinitely worse, barely concealed pity.

Karen at the cash register was returning Mac's card and Mac was thanking the tall woman when a voice Daisy unfortunately immediately recognized barged into her happy bubble.

"Two people come in, only one pays," said Jake. It was unmistakably Jake. Daisy turned her head, and – yes, that was her ex. Telling herself not to grit her teeth, she arched an eyebrow in his direction as he continued with, - "I wonder… - who's the charity case and who's the one being charitable?"

"What are you even talking about, you unbelievable asshole?" spat out Mac, his tone all edges. "We came here to buy a joint birthday present for Daisy's mother because people who are together sometimes do cute, smart stuff like that."

Jake's expression had turned thunderous. His nostrils were flaring.

Wanting to offer a credible texture to Mac's lie, Daisy slipped her hand into his. She swallowed and tried to ignore the jolt, like electricity, at the contact, a reaction that echoed through her again when Mac just went on and shifted their hold on each other, lacing their fingers together. His eyes found her for an instant, something weighty and intense, some emotion Daisy was still foreign to playing there.

Daisy shifted her gaze to Jake. "Yes. Exactly. Didn't I tell you I only date guys who win at spirit?"

Mac ducked his head slightly and chuckled at that. Jake chuckled just once, humorlessly.

Mac received the bag with their purchases from Karen at the register and went for Daisy's hand again, quick in lacing their fingers once more. The jolt like electricity traveled through Daisy a third time, making her so very stupidly aware down to the last atom in her body as they started walking out of the store.

Daisy made sure to flip her hair as she and Mac drew level with Jake, who made no move to stop their progress.

Daisy was nearly certain that Mac would let go of her hand once they were far enough from Olive (which was the name of the vintage store) and the possibility of Jake catching them in their lie. Her friend's car was, after all, parked a long block away.

Mac brushed his thumb gently across her skin when they were approximately two minutes into walking. He didn't let go until they'd made it to the car. Neither did she.

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2: gravity

Reaching her locker, Daisy sighed, absently clicked the combination, and tried to get out of her head again. Failed again. She was feeling too much, hopes and fears warring within her. She had been withdrawn all through the bus ride to school, thankful because Aisha, wonderful friend that she was, had seemingly sensed that Daisy needed the space and simply let her be. Before that, she had barely been able to sleep, and not from the excitement of having gotten her mom a really pretty birthday gift. No, she'd kept going back to how electric holding Mac's hand had felt, and then to the glowing, fierce joy traveling through every corner of her being despite what might have been her better judgement when they hadn't let go.

It was… - she'd been crushing on Mac for the past two months, she knew that. Yes, he considered the Fast and the Furious movies sophisticated high art and he could get relentless and so thoughtless he almost crossed into cruel, but his better parts kept pulling him afloat. He paid attention to her and what she had to say, and he had these wonderful moments of stepping out of himself like he did for the spirit competition obstacle race, and – she liked his shoulders, and his stupid expressive eyes, and his smile and lips. Plus, she liked that he'd asked her to tutor him for Chemistry, loved their study sessions in which they got to joking around and talking as well as going over facts. It was during these study sessions that Mac had introduced her to the thorough chaos of his favorite TikTok feeds, where Daisy had learned how Mac looked when he was truly focusing, where she had tried to ignore how aware she felt when Mac crowded closer, and –

Oh, damn, she was past soft crushing and down for Mac. She was down for Mac bad.

Daisy breathed in deeper, telling herself to relax as realization continued washing through her. She took hold of her Pre-Calc II book and stashed it inside her backpack. How was she supposed to act when she saw Mac later today (he always arrived approximately 5 minutes before the bell rang) after their hand-holding incident and now with her mind choosing to spell out the extent of her emotions where her friend was concerned?

"Hey, Daisy," – Mac's voice suddenly cut through the din inside Daisy's brain. Mac was here? What was he doing here so early?

"Hey, buddy," said Daisy, turning a fraction to throw him a look, placing and odd cadence on the 'buddy' part of her greeting. Her voice kind of went up on the word, lending it bright emphasis. She sounded… - awkward was the only way to describe it. Like she'd burst out speaking after her twenty-fifth cup of coffee.

"So, what would it take for you to help me pull off The Straw Man?"

Mac was of course referring to the latest prank picking up a massive number of views on TikTok. Ordering herself to return to her usual chill self around Mac, she picked up her Spanish book. "Is there a compelling reason to pull off The Straw Man, Mac?"

"Yes, there is, Daisy," he started, and then he trained a mischievous smirk at her that she definitely did not find too cute. Like, at all. "Because I want to."

Daisy rolled her eyes hugely in his direction, laughing a little. "In that case: you do not currently own anything, nor will you ever own anything that would come even slightly close to compelling me to help you pull off The Straw Man."

"Aww, you do know how to pull a guy's heart right out of his chest and trounce all over it, Jiménez."

She laughed some more before closing her locker, done with collecting her things for their morning round of academics.

Mac caught her eye as they started walking down the hall, arching an eyebrow. "So, did Mrs. Jiménez love her birthday gift?" he asked.

Holding on to her backpack straps, Daisy remembered her mother's reaction to the gift this morning. "She did. She was the cutest, tried it on before going to work and everything."

As they progressed toward their homeroom, their hands brushed casually. Daisy didn't know what possessed her, but she sort of… - lengthened the contact, let herself linger. She stopped in her tracks for a long beat when Mac simply reached for her hand, next second she was smiling and lacing her fingers through his, amazed when that got Mac to duck his head slightly, a small smile on his lips.

What do you know: sometimes things just fall into place...

Mac brushed his thumb across her heated skin where they held on to each other when Daisy regained her composure and started walking again, the caress feeling just as amazing as it did yesterday, causing the same intense awareness in her it had then. Cocking his head and fixing Daisy with a look, he explained, - "We will, however, take a cuddly, smiley pic and put it up on Instagram because you know Jill the sucker is stalking both our accounts since yesterday."

She crowded closer to Mac's side, unable to keep her bubbly grin at bay. Mac nudged her, and then he was catching her stare, the weighty, intense something it seemed like Daisy would become familiar with playing in the expression in his gaze once more. "I like that," she replied, her tone transparently affectionate. I like you.

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Note: Jill is Jake. Mac just holds incredibly fiercely to his grudges and never calls Jake by his name.

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2021 Adrinette Fic Rec List

We’ve decided to compile several recommendation lists out of our contributors’ favourite fanfictions that were published during 2021! We’ll be sharing these lists with you throughout December, in order to provide you with plenty of reading material before the ML Big Bang fics are published in January.

Can I Date You(r Character)? by @midnightstarlightwrites 36,231 words, Teen, 8/? Chapters

A unique take on the fake dating trope, with slowburn and mutual pining. It has lots of Adrienette, but also other Love Square sides. And if you’re into reading about a group of friends hanging out and having fun, this has that, too!

It’s Just A Kiss by jokermans 19,231 words, Teen, 4/4 Chapters

They’re idiots your honour. Adorkable idiots. In which it is once again proven that with these two, “just a friend” will never be a true statement. Sweet enough for Tikki and cheesy enough for Plagg, this is stupidly wholesome.

Ain’t No Mountain High Enough by @alexseanchai 3,674 words, Teen, 2/6 Chapters

It has Adrien eschewing all identity stuff to save Marinette, all around chaos, Alya and Nino being awesome, angst, yes.

A Royal Thief by meeble 6,426 words, General, 1/1 Chapters

I love that it is a royalty AU and the fic is super cute and has a lot of fluffy Adrienette moments.

Marinette, Get Your Head on Straight by @missjoann 2,089 words, Not Rated, 1/? Chapters

Pre reveal Adrienette and it was absolutely hilarious with Adrien literally asking Marinette to be his girlfriend and her thinking he was talking about someone else and basically this whole thing is a series of misunderstandings

Paper Thin Walls by @valiantlyjollynightmare 5,329 words, General, 1/1 Chapters

Adrienette being dumbass sweetheart neighbours who have never met, but talk through their shared wall and are having the time of their life for 5k straight. This fic is full of fluff, familial moments and the trademark Adrienette pining, and it’s also incredibly funny!

Si'l Suffisait D'aimer by LadyConstellation 69,212 words, Teen, 1/1 Chapters

This is one of the most magnificent AUs I’ve ever read. The worldbuilding is excellent, and the plot builds and builds. Well worth the 69k one-shot read.

Totally Not a Rom-Com by @nomolosk 8,518 words, Teen, 1/1 Chapters

Very very adorable au with Adrien and Marinette meeting on a plane

wish you were here by @xiueryn 27,950 words, Teen, 1/1 Chapters

Amazing approach to demon! Marinette idea. I love the development betweeen Adrein and Marinette

two idiots and a hamster by @carpisuns and @botherkupo 12,602 words, Teen, 6/? Chapters

this fic is still a WIP, but i really enjoy that it’s very funny and witty, with lots of fluff sprinkled here and there. there’s the good old roommates trope, and they get *the* hamster together!

golden (like daylight) by @anna-scribbles 12, 986 words, General, 2/2 Chapters

this fic is SO GOOD, kind of an adrien character study, with a dash of adrienette. i absolutely love the “adrien falling in love with marinette” trope and this fic is full of it, 100% recommend

Adrien understands love better because Marinette is so loving and he loves her so much!! I love the Adrien character study and introspection and some of the imagery is so beautiful. In my mind this fic is full of sunlight.

Dearly despised, (I love you) by @snacc-noir 27,855 words, Teen, 14/? Chapters

a good adrienette enemies au, with ladynoir mutual pining. i put it under adrienette because that’s the ship we see up close most of the time, though. gotta love the enemies to lovers dynamic! the way the author writes tension between them is amazing <3

Shipping Status: In Transit by @katieykat513 1,420 words, General, 1/1 Chapters

Luka is good with ships. He had grown up on one, after all. So when he enters the shipping war raging on between Alya and Nino, one better pays attention to him. OR Luka is absolutely fed up with the love-square in the most hilarious ways

certified most embarrassing boyfriend in the world™ by @rosekasa 554 words, General, 1/1 Chapters

just them being stupidly sweet

switching targets. by @theanxiouscupcake 9,139 words, General, 29/? Chapters

its a journey to see how the 2 of them deal with being together, with one’s heart is not entirely in it, but fall in love along the way, while the other? She stops falling

A Miraculous Reveal: An Unintended Confession by @kasienda 5,152 words, Teen, 1/1 Chapters

Okay I know the rule is the works have to be started in 2021, but this is a collection of one-shots and the one-shot was posted in 2021, so I think it should count. Anyway, it’s a super lovely piece where Marinette sees how Adrien’s been struggling this season and approaches him to offer comfort and they COMMUNICATE and work through their issues.

heaven help the fool (after the flood) by noirshitsuji 821 words, Teen, 1/1 Chapters

The song is such a good choice and just!! It brings so many elements of the Adrinette relationship and makes it all make sense and it’s just! Very good!