(College/Soulmate AU) The average human heart beats at sixty beats per minute when resting. Anything below that, aside from certain exceptions, is considered bradycardia (slow heart rate). This is the story of how a piano major fell in love for the first and last time. Excerpt: "Hey, Adrien?" Adrien glanced at the bluenette next to him, "Yes?" "Do you..." Marinette kept her eyes on his timer, "Know what that timer indicates?" Adrien brought his wrist up to his face and examined the timer. "Isn't it counting down to the day I meet my soulmate?" Marinette's stomach dropped, along with her face. He had no idea what it was counting down to. But she knew. She knew the truth about that timer, and now she was more petrified than ever. *CURRENTLY UNDER EDITING - please point out any errors, it doesn't annoy me at all and will help tremendously ^^* 🌸Cover art drawn by me🌸 ⚠Warning: people have told me that this book made them cry⚠ 🚨Rated 13+ for mild language, death, alcohol use, depression, and suicidal content in the later chapters🚨 There is no underage drinking involved. The characters are all 20+ and the legal drinking age in France is 18.

Hawkmoth was defeated. But at what cost? After the battle in which Adrien lost both his father and his Lady, he stops. He stops smiling, he stops trying, he stops living. He's an empty shell of a human being. But when vivid flashbacks and a masochistic craving begin to take over his life, Adrien learns to live again. *Set after season three* *characters are not mine, they belong to ZAG* *Plot and cover art belong to me*

Adrien and Marinette WERE happily married until one event came across their marriage and it lead to divorce. 4 years later, Adrien owns and teaches in an art school while Marinette decides to work in her parents' bakery. Then one day, fate leads the both of them to see each other again. Will there be a chance for forgiveness? "Men have forgotten this truth, but you must not forget it. You become responsible, forever, for what you have tamed." - The fox (The Little Prince) Cover by: @frostedlaterns ADRIENETTE I do not own the characters. This story comes straight from my imagination. Please do not copy it. Thank you. March 2016

|| 2024 AMBY'S Fanfiction Favourite || || FEATURED Official Fanfiction Reading List || || FEATURED Official Ambassadors Fanfiction Reading List || "royalty is a dark curse under a jewelled veil" Marinette Dupain Cheng has secrets. Quite a lot of them, more than she should have. She is Ladybug; The Parisian superheroine that battles daily against powerful supervillains with her partner, her identity secured by a polka dotted mask. But while her partner is just like every other teenager under the mask, Marinette wears another facade beneath her alter-ego's magical suit. A Princess undercover as a Parisian teenager. The Princess of China. Forced to leave China due to the threat of rebels, the royal family of China camouflages under their disguise of being bakers. But their time of stepping back up in front of their people isn't far away as Princess Marinette's eighteenth birthday approaches. Along with her eighteenth birthday, comes Marinette's coronation. What happens when the Queen makes the mistake of sending the invitations of the coronation to Marinette's oblivious friends? And their plan of disappearing from France quietly goes down the drain as her friends follow them to China, making it harder to keep her identity a secret. Let's add boy troubles, liars, rich blonde brats, nosy friends, ready-to-kill rebels and oh, not to forget, a homicidal cousin. Sounds like a party, huh? Can Marinette sort things out in a messy whirlwind where every aspect of her life is thrown together to make a detestable mixture? [tw: strong language, mild violence, mentions of death and gore, panic attacks]

Cat Noir squeezes her hand. "Please... I need you to stay." A tear sneaks down Marinette's cheek. "Kitty, that's very sweet of you to say, but you're not the one I want begging me to stay." "You mean Adrien, right?" She nods with tears in her eyes. "Yes, and he's not here, so neither am I. I have to go. Goodbye, Cat Noir." "Plagg, claws in!" *** Ladybug and Cat Noir have been partners for a year now, and he's desperate to finally discover his lady's secret identity. With Hawkmoth still terrorizing their beloved Paris, she decides it's still not safe. Feeling angry and betrayed, Cat Noir secretly follows Ladybug home, shocked to learn his partner has been his classmate all along. *** ❗️These characters are not mine. I don't claim rights. All rights reserved to original creators❗️ Setting: Season 3 *** Highest Rankings: #1- ladrien (April 15th, 2024) #1- ladybugandcatnoir (October 24th, 2022) #1- miraculousladybugfanfic (August 6th, 2022) #1- sentimonster (May 16th, 2024) #1- tikki (December 19th, 2022) #2- adrienette (September 10th, 2022) #1- ladynoir (June 30th, 2025)

Reputations are important... ...especially when you're framed for murder. - - - When Marinette is framed for Lila Rossi's murder, she's exiled out of Paris and becomes a runaway, forced to live alone in the dark sewers under the streets of her beloved city. Adrien refuses to believe it and vows to work day and night to prove Marinette's innocence, and spends his free time as Cat Noir searching for her. It's hard for the truth to come out when there's concrete and fool-proof video evidence. When Darla-Lila's cousin-visits from Italy to attend her funeral, Adrien suspects she may have other intentions. He pretends to be her friend and plays along with her so called sweet and perfect girl act. When her family and friends don't believe her and the evidence just keeps piling against her, will Marinette ever clear her name? - - - ❗️These characters are not mine. I don't claim rights. All rights reserved to original creators❗️ ⚠️ This fanfic covers darker themes such as mild violence, depression, suicidal thoughts, abuse/neglect and more ⚠️

This is an alternate universe, one in which Marinette and Adrien were never given the miraculous. Marinette is still in love with Adrien, even when he began partying and taking random girls home. She couldn't confirm that he had ever slept with them, but rumors flew. After a party one night, Marinette drives him home, bringing his attention to her. She didn't try to get in bed with him, didn't throw herself at him. What happens when Marinette finally reveals her feelings for her friend? What will happen if rumors turn out to be just that? Rumors. I suck at these. The story isn't as bad as all that. 18+ Content. The characters are 18+ 18+ language I do not own the rights to the characters or Miraculous Ladybug. I just own the story.

Book - 1 of the series "The Tyrant's Villain" Lady Marinette Dupain, the daughter of the most powerful Duke of the Empire, woke up as a 16-year-old girl again after being tortured and killed at the age of 22. Believing that the gods has given her another chance at life, she decides to make things right and repent after living as an evil woman in her previous life. And the first step to do that was to break off her engagement with the person whom she had hurt the most because of her obsessive and possessive love for him, the same person who hated her to his guts, the Crown Prince, Adrien Agreste. But she never suspected that the new and better life she set out to live will come up with many surprises and changes that she never knew were possible for her. *** Historical Fantasy Fanfiction Suitable for all types of readers The story in the book is completely original and it's my work, only the character names and looks belong to their rightful owner, Zag Animation Studio. (If someone knows the artist of the book cover, please let me know so that I can credit them.)

When a game of spin the bottle takes a dramatic turn, Marinette gets even. The group of four friends falls apart, and in an attempt to save their friendship, Alya makes them all go on spring break together. Will this save their friendship? Will Adrien move on from Ladybug and start noticing Marinette? Will Marinette start noticing Chat? What will happen when during their trip, Hawkmoth discovers Ladybug's identity? Read to find out. All Characters are 18+ 18+ content I do not own these Characters, just the story.

Distractions have always gotten the best of Marinette. One day a distraction leads to her plummeting to her death off of a building, but luckily a certain cat stops her free fall. This single action sets off a chain of events, each one worse than the last. Paris assumes Chat Noir has a new girlfriend, Chat assumes she jumped on purpose. Hawkmoth assumes he found Chat's weakness. One lie after another is spilled forth, leading Marinette to become Hawkmoth's new favorite target, but what happens when Marinette gets pushed too far? How will Paris react to learning Hawkmoth's identity? How will Adrien react? Mostly fluff, vague hints of sin. All characters are 18+ I do not own the rights to these characters, just this story. I will be posting daily, so stay tuned.