The Agreste's had, for the most part, retreated from the public eye. Adrien had done a few photoshoots as a child, some of Gabriel's designs got off the ground, and Emilie was, well- Emilie. When Adrien was 5, Emilie Agreste fell ill, and retired. Her and Gabriel sold their mansion, opened a small boutique, and lived off of Emilie's trust fund. Every couple of years, she would do an interview or two at her father's behest, and if she was honest, she missed the spotlight. And then, when Adrien was 12 years old, Emilie Agreste died. Her funeral was grand, the people mourned her, and then she was forgotten. The boutique lived on, Adrien was pulled from school, and confined to his home. Sad.
The Dupain-Cheng's, on the other hand, were decently well known. They ran the most successful chain of bakeries in all of France, thanks to the renowned Cheng Sifu. They started small, but were quickly sponsored by Sabine's uncle, and grew into a beloved franchise. They weren't Agreste rich, that was for sure, but Marinette always had brand new yards of fabric, and was running a business out of their home by 16.
They had no reason to know each other, and so, they didn't.
Until Monarch made her appearance, that is.
Words: 4349, Chapters: 1/35, Language: English
- Fandoms: Miraculous Ladybug
- Rating: General Audiences
- Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
- Categories: Multi, F/F, F/M, M/M
- Characters: Adrien Agreste | Chat Noir, Marinette Dupain-Cheng | Ladybug, Kagami Tsurugi, Luka Couffaine, Chloé Bourgeois, Alya Césaire, Nino Lahiffe
- Relationships: Adrien Agreste | Chat Noir/Luka Couffaine/Marinette Dupain-Cheng | Ladybug/Kagami Tsurugi, Adrien Agreste | Chat Noir/Marinette Dupain-Cheng | Ladybug, Luka Couffaine/Marinette Dupain-Cheng | Ladybug, Marinette Dupain-Cheng | Ladybug/Kagami Tsurugi, Adrien Agreste | Chat Noir/Kagami Tsurugi, Adrien Agreste | Chat Noir/Luka Couffaine