*~ May the Lucky Charm be ever in your favor ~* (Miraculous Ladybug/Hunger Games AU) --- Marinette, the local baker girl in her district, volunteers to protect the little girl she babysits. Now, with Nathanael at her side, she must defeat the rest of the Charms in the Miraculous Games arena. Adrien is being forced to be betrothed to the winner of the Miraculous Games by order of his father, President Agreste. But, ever so surely, he starts secretly rooting for "Ladybug", which brings some terrible consequences... While Marinette is struggling with enduring to the end of the games, Chat Noir has been doing some undercover work. He chases down the "Game Master" in order to try and find a way to break his beloved "Ladybug" out from the horrible prison. Will Chat Noir save the one he truly loves from the deadly arena or will Adrien be forced to marry a stranger? --- COMPLETED 3/22/17 Written before Season 2

A sequel to: Red Strings and Markers Adrien Agreste didn't remember much after the cathedral collapsed. He recalled hearing a voice, a female voice, calling out to him. "Chat! Chat Noir! God damn it, you'd better be alive when I get in there!" "Kid! Adrien! Are you okay?" The red string of fate connects you to the person you're fated to be with. Whenever you mark your skin, your significant other gets marked as well. The last thing Adrien remembered seeing before his world went dark was the elegant yet rushed pink ink on his forearm. "I'm sorry." October 4, 2016 - ranked #14 in fanfiction

❝ whoever makes their opponent blush first, wins. ❞ who knew marinette dupain-cheng was so good at this game? [i do not own miraculous. awful writing. biggest crackfic ever. known for its stupidity. some stuff is edited.]