“He’d always thought he’d wait. Until he’d earned it. Until it felt like he’d lived up to his mother’s expectations. He’d failed. And now the entire city was depending on him. He couldn’t fail them too.”
“She wasn’t a hero. Not even close. She was a walking disaster, a thief, a murderer…She didn’t deserve it, not at all, And even then, part of her, a tiny part that had been long pushed into the very depths of her soul, wanted nothing more than to make them proud.”
Words: 2377, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English
- Fandoms: Miraculous Ladybug
- Rating: Explicit
- Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death, Rape/Non-Con
- Characters: Master Fu (Miraculous Ladybug), Chloé Bourgeois, Plagg (Miraculous Ladybug), Tikki (Miraculous Ladybug), Luka Couffaine, Théo Barbot, Nathaniel Kurtzberg, Lê Chiến Kim, Gabriel Agreste, Nathalie Sancoeur, Caline Bustier, The Kwamis
- Relationships: Adrien Agreste | Chat Noir/Marinette Dupain-Cheng | Ladybug, Alya Césaire/Nino Lahiffe
- Additional Tags: Alternate Universe, split POV, equal partnership, Miraculous Ladybug Love Square, Alternate Origin Story, Trauma, Childhood Trauma, Past Child Abuse, Emotional/Psychological Abuse, Physical Abuse, Sexual Abuse, Orphan Marinette Dupain-Cheng | Ladybug, Adrien Agreste | Chat Noir Never Went to Public School, Cop Adrien, Teacher Adrien Agreste, Marinette is a thief, Panic Attacks, Anxiety Disorder, Depression, Starvation, Eating Disorders, Trust Issues, Angst, Hurt, Comfort, Fluff, Strangers to Lovers, Eventual Smut, Slow Burn, Eventual Romance, Flashbacks, battles, Blood and Injury, Character Death, Character Revival, Healing, Friendship, Found Family, Team as Family, Secrets, Drugs, Non-Consensual Drug Use, Alcohol Abuse/Alcoholism, Bad Parent Gabriel Agreste, Cohabitation, Self-Worth Issues, Miraculous Team, Tags May Change, Other Additional Tags to Be Added, Poverty