This is a sequel to Behind the Mask. If you haven't read that book yet, please do so before reading this book. Adrien struggles with his depression after his father was thrown into prison. Akuma attacks never happen now that Hawkmoth is in prison. However, a powerful new villain arises when they least expect it. How will Adrien cope with his emotions? And can Ladybug and Chat Noir defeat this new villain? Trigger warning: depression, PTSD, self-harm, and some suicidal thoughts *Once again, the characters are not mine!* And yes, the title of these books are meant to have a double meaning :D

Adrien Agreste may seem like he has everything together. Being a famous model, all the girls crushing on him, secretly living a double life as a famous superhero, saving everybody... And most of all, having the perfect smile. But a smile can hide so much pain. He is broken. Lost his mother. Abused by his father. Wearing a mask everyday. But unlike them, she saw behind the mask. Trigger warning: child abuse, suicidal thoughts, self-harm, and depression. I tried not to make it extremely graphic, but some scenes may still be a bit graphic and it may still be triggering! This book also contains mild language. *I do not own the characters! All characters belong to Thomas Astruc! I also do not own the videos used in the story!* This is my first Adrienette/Miraculous Ladybug fanfic. Hope you enjoy! :)

⚠️TW 18+⚠️ Marinette had everything she needed to be happy, a great house, a great job, a great boyfriend, great friends, everything was perfect, until 𝘩𝘦 disappeared. After his disappearance nothing was ever going to be the same again. 𝘾𝙧𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙩𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙁𝙖𝙡𝙨𝙚𝙑𝙮𝙥𝙚𝙧 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙥𝙞𝙘𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚. Disclaimer: I do not own the characters, they belong to Zagtoon. ⚠️This story contains smut (sin), so beware of this before starting to read this story.⚠️

Marinette's life is crumbling around her. Adrien and Kagami are an item, Lila is working to steal away her friends, and tragedy strikes her family life. Not only that, but her work as a superhero has become much more difficult and dangerous with the new villain miraculous holder who isn't afraid to take her miraculous by any means necessary.

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)

Marinette Dupain-Cheng has disappeared for good. Chat Noir refuses to give up on finding her, even if Ladybug already has. * * * Started: July 27, 2017 Finished: December 17, 2018 Idea inspired by @its_nusa_obviously 's book, Stuck. Cover drawn by me. Disclaimer: I don't work for or own Miraculous Ladybug or any of the brands mentioned in this fanfiction. This work is purely fictional. Miraculous Ladybug belongs to ZAG Animations.

"What have you been hiding from me?" "What?- nothing. Totally nothing." I could feel my heart pounding. No one was allowed to know. But somehow it felt like my heart wasn't pounding because Cat Noir wanted to know what I've been hiding. Somehow, it felt like I was... Falling for him! - Marinette has a crush on Adrien Adrien has a crush on Ladybug This is a story in which everything seems to turn around. Marinette now has a crush on Cat Noir And Adrien has a crush on Marinette. ------- Book One: A Sudden Realization Book Two: A Sudden Situation Book Three: A Sudden Return ___________ I don't own Miraculous Ladybug characters or anything, but there is one character that is mine. Vex/Lucas is a character I made up. I made up his powers too, so please don't steal them. Thank you... ___________ The first three chapters of this book have not been edited, but the rest has been edited...

It has been five months since the tragic Akuma-attack. Today we remember the lives lost that day. Among them, an old married couple and a father with his five-year-old daughter. ~ Le Parisien, daily mail Paris. Nowadays it's a ghost town. Since the incident, when people were killed for the first time, Hawk Moth has disappeared. Will he strike again? Nobody knows. Because all responsibility lies with Marinette, she must put her heartache caused by Adrien aside. Then suddenly Luka is back after years and she seems unable to escape his dark and mysterious charm. However, Adrien wants to settle his debt from that time, though the means he chooses are devastating.... Volume 1 [word count: ca. 76.000]

When Marinette slips up and reveals her identity to Chat Noir, their lives are flipped up-side down. Romance flourishes, secrets grow, and Papillon grows more daunting with each passing day. WARNING: MAJOR SPOILERS

In which fate brings two together by a red string. [A Miraculous Ladybug short story] #68 in Fanfiction (May 4th, 2016)