by MissEcchi
Bittersweetly, he wished that he was normal.
That he could just say what was on his mind and converse with everyone around with ease and not be treated as if he was made of glass that was ready to shatter at any moment. That he could laugh properly whenever Ladybug made one of her silly faces at an annoying Akuma and be able to tell her to her face how much he truly loved her.
That he would do anything for her.
Until then, he wouldn’t let anything stop him from expressing himself and treating his loved ones the way he wanted to treat them to the best of his abilities.
(The shock and anguish upon the disappearance of his beloved mother was so strong, it took away Adrien's ability to speak at ten-years-old. As if losing his means to communicate wasn't bad enough, he became practically invisible to his father after that event. Ultimately, Adrien believed he was broken and would only cause pain to anyone who came close but that all changed when he found the Miraculous of Destruction in his room and met Plagg, Nino, Alya, Marinette and...Ladybug. Soon he began to see the light again.)
Words: 13728, Chapters: 1/2, Language: English
Series: Part 11 of ML Angst
- Fandoms: Miraculous Ladybug
- Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
- Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence
- Categories: F/M
- Characters: Adrien Agreste | Chat Noir, Marinette Dupain-Cheng | Ladybug, Plagg (Miraculous Ladybug), Tikki (Miraculous Ladybug), Nathalie Sancoeur, Gabriel Agreste, Emilie Agreste, Chloé Bourgeois, Alya Césaire, Nino Lahiffe, Original Akumatized Character(s)
- Relationships: Adrien Agreste | Chat Noir/Marinette Dupain-Cheng | Ladybug, Alya Césaire/Nino Lahiffe
- Additional Tags: alternative universe, AU, Romance, Humour, Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, what if au, adrien is mute, Neurodiversity, neurodivergent adrien, neurodivergent marinette, Grief, Muteness, disibility, Bullying, Adrinette, LadyNoir - Freeform, Marichat, ladrien, all sides of the square, marinette knows from the start, half reveal, Identity Reveal, Protective Nathalie Sancoeur, Parent Nathalie Sancoeur, Bad Parent Gabriel Agreste, Protective Plagg, protective Marinette, Protective Adrien, nathalie isn't helping gabe with his butterfly business dw dw fellas, happy ending THIS WILL HAVE A HAPPY ENDING, adrien wants to speak again, more tags to be added later, mainly adrien centric, tl;dr this fic is of Adrien's overall journey, chloe is the bully here btw and her actions against marinette and co are quite intense, on par to what she's done in episode derision, and many questions should be answered in ch2 too, there will also be some blood and gore and heavy violence from akuma battles, so yeah be sure to keep an eye out for the tags