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Hey Everyone! Satisfied is finally finished and it has been a roller coaster for sure. I can’t tell you how much your support means to me. So here’s kinda the breakdown. I’m going to take two weeks off from posting (one for an actual break [if I last that long] and one to get ahead, so you guys aren’t waiting around for stuff. I’m planning on doing one to two shots for the next month and a half (I know that sounds like a lot, but I have a lot of one shot to get out there, which will be updated weekly. During this time, I’ll also be developing longer stories, so the transition is seamless.
I broke all my WIP to make it simple; I broke it up in different sections. I will note that this is a fraction of the stories. There’s at least 6 to 7 that aren’t on here. (Including a Halloween two shot). The last disclaimer I have is my muses do change their mind, so everything is tentative (Like the Satisfied’s plotline changed three times).
One Shots:
Satisfied continuation- So if you finished Satisfied, you noticed that Adrien proposed. I'm willing to write the wedding in a one-shot if you all want it, but you have to let me know.
Missed Kiss- Christmas one-shot- Adrienette fluff involving mistletoe and Hershey kisses Posting on Dec. 7th Pairing: Adrienette
“Want to bet?” A set of oohs spread through the crowd at Kim’s response. Adrien cocked an eyebrow and nudged Nino. “What’s going on?”
“You’ll see,” he replied.
“What do I get when you fail miserably?” They had placed bets since middle school to the point it had become a sort of a tradition, and as the two grew older, the stakes grew higher.
“When I kiss every single girl under the mistletoe tomorrow, I want a date with you.” Adrien’s mouth dropped, Kim’s affection had jumped from girl to girl, but it seemed to always go back to his pink haired classmate.
“What?”
“And if I fail, which I won’t, I’ll-I’ll streak at graduation.” Alix’s lip curled between her lips, and the room went dead silent. If she accepted, then there wouldn’t be any take-backs. She held out her hand, and the two shook hands. A smirk played Alix’s lips a new rushed through her.
“Prepare to lose, because the only way you’ll get me under the mistletoe is if you drag me under it.”
Only Us- It was a mistake, but when she saw that he was Chat Noir, she just froze. All the times she pictured the reveal, she never imagined this, now if she could only convince Adrien that she doesn’t hate him. Based on Only Us from Dear Evan Hanson. Pairing: Adrienette
Three days. That was how long it had been since the incident, but it felt like an eternity. Marinette had spent countless hours screaming into her pillow unsure if it’s from joy or anger. It’s not like that she wasn’t excited that the blonde model was her partner, but she had spent the last couple years convincing herself the exact opposite. Marinette knew it would take some time for the truth to sink in. The first day, she avoided him like the plague. The pit in her stomach curled watching his face fall when he couldn’t find her. She even considered hiding within in her locker like a coward. But what could she even say to him? Sorry to be bugging out, I’ve just been in love with your civilian side for years, and now I can’t deal knowing you travel around in a skin-tight catsuit for fun?
Day 2 she had grabbed enough of her bearings that she thought she could attempt to hold a conversation. Much to her disappointment when the bell rang, and Adrien’s seat remained empty.“Don’t worry girl, Nino said that he called in sick. I’m sure he will be back tomorrow.” The unsettled feeling stirred inside her as her chest constricted. Somehow, she doubted that Adrien’s absence had to do with being sick. Instead of focusing on the lesson for the day her eyes kept drifting to the empty seat.
Day 3 didn’t prove to be better, Alya was wrong, and his seat sat empty once again. Worry flooded her system. They would have announced it is something happened to him, wouldn’t they? When the bell dismissed them for lunch, Marinette found that her feet dragged themselves down the stairs. This was all her fault.
These next two one-shots are different; I have a short story planned out if you all want me to continue the story.
A Guy That I’d Kinda Be Into- Ladybug goes to return Adrien’s bracelet and gets herself into a pickle when asked who she likes, she panics and blurts out the first name she thought of; Chat Noir -Based on The Guy that I’d kinda be Into from Be More Chill
Ladybug sat there and allowed her eyes to linger on the blonde for a second before perching on the windowsill. A certain satisfaction lingered while watching Adrien’s jaw grow slack at the sight of her.
“La-Ladybug,” by his surprised tone, the last thing he expected to see was her. “What are you doing here?”
“Am I interrupting something?”
“No! No, not at all.” Was he blushing? “Come on in. Can I-can I help you with something?”
“I came to return something actually. I found it in your bodyguard’s pocket, but I thought it looked a little small for his wrist…so I kind of assumed it belonged to you.” A safe assumption if she didn’t know for a fact that she gave it to Adrien; Gorilla lived up to his nickname.
“My lucky charm! I thought I would never see it again. Thank you!” His fingers lingered longer on her palm than she expected; not that the contact was unwanted. It increased her confidence more around the blonde that she couldn’t be prouder that she hadn’t stuttered once since she arrived.
“Your lucky charm huh?” The way he pulled it out of his pocket earlier on the subway, it seemed like he carried it with him wherever he went. “It must be important to you.”
“Oh, yeah,” “It was given to me by someone important to me.” She shouldn’t. It could be considered using her miraculous for her advantage, and yet she found herself tempted further until she caved.
“What are they like?”
Control - Lady Missfortune- Marinette gets akumazited after a mass outing of her as Ladybug; she finds herself falling faster in the dark. Can Chat Noir be the one to pull her out?
“I’m not going to hurt you!” Chat shouted back at her.
“Good,” she scoffed. “That means this will be easy.” Miss Fortune lunged in his direction which he narrowly escaped by clinging to a ledge.
“What happened to you Marinette?” The distance between them brought safety for the moment, but he had no idea how he could defeat her while keeping the promise he made to himself.
“Don’t call me that. The Marinette you know and love is dead, and it was all thanks to people like you who abandoned her once her secret got out. I snubbed her out, so only her shell remained.”
“You’re lying.” Marinette couldn’t be gone; she was one of the strongest people he knew. She had to be in there somewhere.
“You’re such a pretty kitty, especially when you get riled up. What’s so special about Marinette anyway? Isn’t Ladybug the one you’ve always wanted, isn’t that right, Chaton?” He misstepped on the beam but managed to recover. She mimicked Ladybug’s voice perfectly. “I know how long you’ve wanted to kiss me, hold me...and touch me, you bad kitty.” When had she leaped up to his beam? If he didn’t act fast, he would be pinned against the support beam. “I can make all your dreams come true. You wouldn’t believe what I could do with my yo-yo. ” His body screamed for him to move, but her voice acted as a siren’s song; it pulled him closer to the danger. “Just say the words, and I’m all yours.” Adrien swallowed hard, aware of exactly where his blood was flowing as she dragged her fingers down his chest. Sudden her hand stopped in place, and he watched as her eyes widen in shock.
“Chat watch out! It’s a trap!” His world stopped, Marinette was alive! It seemed that Marinette warned him in time for him to jump to safety. Conflict ran rampant as misfortune once again pushed Marinette down out of the driver’s seat. Marinette was fighting to stay alive for him, and that gave him the hope that he needed.
Short Stories (5-10 chapters)
What the Heck I Gotta Do- It’s been two weeks since Alya and Nino break up and Marinette and Adrien have had enough with their moping and set off to play matchmaker to reunite them, only to find feelings started to spring up between them. Pairings: AlyaxNino and all sides of the love square. Post-reveal
"I can't take it anymore!" Chat complained as he laid back on the roof next to his partner. "All Nino ever does is mope around and one or twice I've caught him doodling Alya's name with broken hearts beneath it. It's like this break-up has sucked all the life out of him."
"It's not much better for Alya either," Marinette chimed in, her eyes remained fixated on the sky above. “She tries to act strong, but I didn't even see her at the last Akuma battle, and you know how much she loves to catch even a glimpse of us for the lady blog. She's just so"-
"Stubborn?" Her partner offered his voice laced with sympathy.
“Yes, can’t they see that they’re made for each other?” There were benefits to knowing who each other was, Adrien often covered for her in class and vice-versa. They could talk openly about their lives to each other, dreams, hopes, frustrations. But every decision came with its consequences.
“Just like us, bugaboo.” Marinette’s body stiffened at the nickname; things had become harder since they accidentally revealed themselves. She was almost convinced that she had inherited the bad luck, to pretend that she didn’t melt in a puddle every time Adrien delivered a smooth line.
“We talk about this Adrien. We can never happen.” Her jagged words forced an uncomfortable silence. Marinette never wanted to hurt Adrien, but she had to be the strong one against the temptation. If Hawkmoth ever found out- no she couldn’t think like that. Not to mention she wasn’t sure how much of his affection was birthed out of herself and not just her alter ego. A pang of guilt jerked her stomach. Why did she get the sense that she ruined their night?
“I should probably get going. Wouldn’t want father to discover my empty room again. I’m running out of excuses. “ he stood and extended his staff.
“Wait,” she cried out desperately. They couldn’t leave the night there of all places. “What if we mend things between them?”
Outside the Screen ( Title pending) - Adrien had gotten used to face timing with Marinette to experience the outside world...until it wasn’t enough.
“What did you get for number 10?” Adrien asked studying his scribbles which may as well been a different language. The one thing he could be thankful for was these FaceTime study sessions that Marinette volunteered to be a part of. It had given him a chance to get to know her more without the stuttering. The only time she had trouble conversing was when they were face to face. That would have to be a mystery to be solved a different day. “You do realize that we see each other in…4 hours, right? Maybe it’s time we need to call it a night. I think we’re both ready for that test tomorrow.”
“I’m still-“ her voice faded out, if she wasn’t asleep yet, she would be soon.
“Mar, are you still awake?” He received a moan as she waved her hand towards her phone sleepily. “Maybe you should get some sleep.”
“No, no I’m awake,” her head jerked up from the desk, eyes half-lidded. Adrien didn’t know how she could be any more adorable.
“I bet I could ask you anything right now and you would answer it, wouldn’t you?”
“Nope,” she popped the ‘p’ then giggled. “You won’t get anything out of me.”
“Do you think Chat Noir is cute?” This was toeing the line at best, but he had asked her the same question when she was awake, so he felt less guilty.
“He is,” she purred. “But he’s nothing compared to you hot stuff.”
Wait…what?
Sweet Dreams The sleep dust affects the miraculous holders differently, and it lulls Ladybug into a deep slumber in which the longer she sleeps, the more powerful he becomes. Now it’s up to Chat to travel inside her dreams to convince her that reality is better than her dreams.
“What happened?” Master Fu cleared off the table for Chat to lay down his lady.
“Sandboy got her...and she hasn’t woken up. If I didn’t get her out of there, Hawkmoth would have her miraculous. I didn’t know where else to go.” Master Fu circled ladybug which didn’t ease his anxiety. Ladybug needed to be awake before they could purify the Akuma and the longer she slept the more powerful he became almost as if the action drained the life out of her body.
“I have just the thing,” the guardian slipped into the other room giving the two a small window of privacy.
“Fight this LB; you’re the strongest person I know.” He hesitantly reaches out and stroked her cheek the cool flesh stirred doubt inside him. She was fading, and fast.
“Drink this,” Master Fu returned carrying a purple liquid in a cup. The aroma wafted in his direction made him want to gag. If this was how it smelled, he could only imagine the taste. “We don’t have time. I can’t bring her out of her subconscious state; something is keeping her there. I can, however, link your dreams so you can go in and convince her to wake up.” Adrien opened his mouth to argue the impossibility of that, but since he became a superhero, there wasn’t much he didn’t believe was possible. “Won’t I know her identity?” If he went through this, he would have access to her mind and thoughts without her permission.
“We will deal with that after you wake her. There is no other way, and Paris needs her.” Adrien glanced at her sleeping form for a couple of seconds before grabbing the liquid and chugging it down. His world started spinning and instantly felt the need to lay down. Master Fu helped him on the table, and he grasped ladybug’s hand lightly.
“I’m coming, my lady,” he uttered before sleep claimed him.
Regular Stories ( 10 chapters )
Spiraling Down [Revamped]- I already have this story started, but I’m considering revamping the story. It’s my version of Le Paon or Mayura
“Give me one reason I shouldn't end you right now." The low growl escaped his lips hands fully clenched, either she hadn't realized that her life laid in his hands or she dared to deny the fact; either way, she leaned in her mouth hovering right outside his ear.
"Because I can give you what you desire." The words caused his body to freeze, a chill shot down his spine.
"How could you possibly know what I desired?" He scoffed. It was a game between the two, the one who held up their appearance would be the winner, a silent battle for dominance. The urge to shoot her dead decreased as his curiosity grew with every word that left her lips.
"To bring back your wife," a dark chuckle escaped her throat "it's such a noble pursuit, but you have no idea what those two miraculous are truly capable of." She returned to the bookshelves that lined the wall running her fingers against the spines nonchalantly.
"Who are you?" He demanded as he slammed his cane on the floor gaining her attention. The Cheshire grin grew as the purple eyes looked up innocently, he was rattled which only meant she gained the upper hand.
"You can call me Le Paon, but the question you should be asking; what can I do for you?" A deafening silence rang through the room, so she took the opportunity to continue. "Are you tired of losing, doing the same thing every time only to be defeated?"
"What do you have in mind?" She shook her head clicking her tongue.
"Put away your toys," the emphasis on the last word didn't go unnoticed making him grit his teeth. "And we can sit down and talk." She draped herself once more in the chair that was at her disposal.
A Thousand and One Nights- AU, [based loosely on 1,001 nights] It all began when he asked for a servant to read the records to lull him to sleep. Instead, she lures him with stories of Ladybug and Chat Noir.
Marinette paused at the doorway. Surely this was a sign that she was favored among the king if he trusted her with more responsibility; especially since it involved his son. She barely knew anything about Prince Adrien or what to expect, if she upset him- would he take it out on her? Her knuckles gently rasped on the door, and after no response, Marinette ventured cautiously into the room. The room would hold twenty of the quarters that she lived in on a day to day basis. Trinkets lined the tables and walls that she would never see, save inside the room, it fascinated her. Her eyes scanned the room but came up empty for the prince, until she saw a silhouette barely peeking through the curtain.
"Finally, you're here. Read to me," the voice commanded through the curtain. Marinette reached for the records of the day with full intention to read him the events of the past week. That was her job for the night, to lull the prince to sleep with her voice. "You may begin." As her fingers danced down the page's boring scribbles, her lip curled between her teeth.
"The oxen were moved from the far fields to ensure proper feeding-" Marinette paused, her eyes flicked back to the prince who continued whatever preoccupied him. "A farmer who lived in the region traveled into the marketplace to fetch food for his family. As he exited the story, he saw her; a lady whose beauty had surpassed anything he had seen. The man got so caught up at the sight of her that he dropped the belongings in his arms. The action drew all attention of those around him, including her. In embarrassment, he bent down and started to scoop up the food. Suddenly a hand offered out food and when his eyes traveled up to meet its owner and met the kindest blue eyes. They exchanged smiles that couldn’t have lasted more than a second. He knew at that moment that they belonged together. Within a flick of the eye, she had disappeared among the crowd. He searched tirelessly, but his search came up void. After asking everyone he met, he found out that she went by the name Ladybug, for everything she touched, turned for the gold like she spread good fortune wherever she went.”
"I asked you to come and read me to sleep, and instead you beguile me with love stories?" Marinette's eyes jumped up in surprise at the proximity of the prince's voice. He had emerged from the curtain, and she found that she couldn't tear her eyes away.
This is War [Posting in March/April ]
Series 1: Dangerously Awake
Series 2: Burned
Series 3: Rising From the Ashes
The aftermath of getting his hands on the miraculouses and making his wish.
“Don’t you get it, Adrien, we lost, give up already.” she snapped only to regret it when hurt spattered over Chat- Adrien’s features. To lash out when his world changed not once but twice in one day was wrong. Luka, Chloe, and Alya turned away from the duo not wanting to insert themselves into the middle of a fight right before the supposed end of the world. “I’m sorry,” she reached out to try and comfort him against her backlash only to be met with a cold shoulder.
“No, you’re right. This is all my fault.” He tucked his legs in and as he curled into a ball. “Hawkmoth was my father this whole time, how could I not see it? Sure he wasn’t the best father but this?...” any more of his musing were lost were tears pricked the corners of his eyes. He never imagined a day when he would allow himself to cry in front of ladybug, but it seemed that today was an exception. He didn’t look up as her arms draped around his torso and head rested against his shoulder.
“Hey,” she cooed. “This is not your fault. He was able to trick all of us, not just you. If this is how it ends, I couldn’t have asked for a better partner.”
“But”-
“Adrien,” he felt her familiar touch as Marinette cupped his face tenderly and guided him till their gazes locked. “This is not your fault. We’re superheroes, no matter what we can do this if we stand together. Nino is still out there, with Master Fu’s help, they’ll rescue us.”