by Nalalaa
In which Adrien leaves Paris to escape the mediatic storm of Hawkmoth’s defeat and forget about the nightmares that crawl along the walls of his bedroom.
In which Marinette stays, left caring for memories and a child she cherishes more than anything.
Six years later, a string of coincidences has the two meeting again as strangers. Secrets long left untold are revealed and slowly, they work to untangle the lies and misunderstandings that had once kept them apart.
Words: 10789, Chapters: 2/7, Language: English
- Fandoms: Miraculous Ladybug
- Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
- Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
- Categories: F/M
- Characters: Adrien Agreste | Chat Noir, Marinette Dupain-Cheng | Ladybug, Alya Césaire, Nino Lahiffe, Chloé Bourgeois, Louis Dupain-Cheng
- Relationships: Adrien Agreste | Chat Noir/Marinette Dupain-Cheng | Ladybug, Alya Césaire/Nino Lahiffe
- Additional Tags: post ladynoir, ladynoir were THE it couple, Pre-Reveal Adrien Agreste | Chat Noir/Marinette Dupain-Cheng | Ladybug, season 1 ladynoir dynamics, bc we all miss it let's be real, lovers to strangers to lovers, Single Parent AU, Marinette is a mom, Adrien doesn't know he's the dad, Messy, Future Fic, Post-Defeat of Gabriel Agreste, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Canon was shot out back, Friendship / Flirting / Thinking of You Fest, Mutual Pining, HEAVY ON THE PINING, but also drama, Angst, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, very emotional, hints of PTSD, Adrien Agreste | Chat Noir Has PTSD, Healing, banter is the 6th love language, Tooth-Rotting Fluff, Family Fluff, Domestic Fluff, Louis is a cutie patootie, Marinette is a bad bitch in charge, Flirty Marinette Dupain-Cheng | Ladybug, Adrien Agreste | Chat Noir is So Whipped, Character Study, Character Development, Adrien Agreste | Chat Noir-centric, Adrien Agreste | Chat Noir Is Not Okay, until he is, Aged-Up Character(s), they're 23