#breaking free by uptoolateart

[babywitchofthesouth-responds]

God I just read the trippiest MLB senti-Adrien fic where the original Adrien was a copy of Gabriel and Emilie’s original son by a different name that died, and then the current Adrien was a copy of the original Adrien when he was sacrificed by Gabriel’s Miraculous Wish to bring Emilie back, then in the new timeline Gabriel was the one a used the broken Miraculous to create another copy of Adrien causing him to fall into a coma and Emilie used the Miraculous Wish to bring him back, leading to the copy of Adrien being sacrificed and so on in an endless loop

All of them were copies, no one was the original, it was the most mind blowing thing I’ve ever read

[mysticraven20]

I’m excited to announce that this year I have once again taken part in the @mlbigbang

‘The Situationship’ will begin releasing on Friday 5th January (my birthday 🥳) as a special celebration. Then chapters will follow on a Sunday.

This year I have been paired up with the incredibly talented @peonyfanart and Miraculouslyshellie and I cannot wait to share the artwork for the fic! I am completely overwhelmed by what I’ve seen so far and I cannot thank you both enough for choosing this fic to work on 💗

Also, a huge thank you to my beta @uptoolateart for being magnificent and such a wonderful support, and also Lorena for reading through for inconsistencies in the story line.

Be prepared for 32 chapters of shenanigans, chaos and fun — with a twist

The Situationship

Synopsis: What if ‘the one’ split into two…?

Marinette Dupain-Cheng, Lady Luck herself, has finally fallen on her feet after years of playing catch-up. Her boss, Mary Humphries of The House of Humphries, has invited her to be first assistant at an important meeting in London with none other than Gabriel.

But with bad luck seemingly always knocking on her door, she needs to make sure she doesn’t ruin this opportunity — which is easier said than done.

When she mistakes handsome, geeky looking Adrien Agreste as Gabriel’s personal assistant, suddenly she seems to have magicked up some luck.

They could not be more different in personality, yet after surviving a rather interesting Akuma together, a strange and exciting friendship begins… It’s just a shame one person doesn’t agree.

Someone who happens to be his ‘other half’.

Except:

Absent-mindedly, she reached out and grabbed her Chat Noir plushy, holding it tightly against her chest and feeling the bubbling emotion edge to break free. She didn’t want to leave him, not when she’d just figured it all out, when she’d figured out what she wanted them to be. It wasn’t just Paris she was unwilling to let go of — it was her partner too.

They’d been dating for just over three months, and what a blissful three months they’d had! But now it was all prematurely ending. They’d known this would happen. They’d known when they decided to give it a try that there was an expiration date looming over them. Both understood that their lives were about to take drastic changes in direction – but they’d decided to do it anyway, to finally give in to their overwhelming feelings — even if it had a short shelf life.

And now, the inevitable was happening and she hated it. More than anyone could ever imagine.

Alya stood from her position, making her way around the back of Marinette and wrapping her arms around her neck, her chin perched protectively on her shoulder. “I’m sorry,” she whispered.

Marinette nodded in response, aware the bubbling had finally broken free, spilling over and making a great escape down her cheeks. Alya knew the heartbreak she experienced every time she thought of leaving her partner. It felt like a divorce. Like a bereavement.

Every time Marinette thought of saying goodbye to her partner it was as though her heart had been ripped out. Nothing more than a confetti of complicated and complex emotions.

“I just… I…” She broke down, tears falling as she buried her face in her hands and grieved the loss of the most important thing in her life.

The sobs continued late into the darkness of night, as she and Chat Noir said their final goodbyes. Their hands were joined tightly together as they sat under the moonlight.

They were spending their last remaining hours together on their rooftop — exactly where they should be, spending hours talking into the darkness of night, reminiscing and conversing about nothing and everything – Chat Noir being his usual fun self even through the heartache he easily displayed on his sleeve. He was an open book to her, an encyclopaedia of all that was good and sweet in this world. No one would ever come close to him, and she understood that. No one was Chat Noir.

“You’re my true love,” he said. “And, as in the fairytales, true love will always prevail — because it's strong, and we’re strong. Stronger together.”

Marinette didn’t know where he was going, or what he was doing, but the pain of having to say a final farewell hurt more than anything she had done before, both giving in to one more night of passion before reluctantly leaving in the early hours of the morning.

Later that day, he left Paris.

Three weeks later, she did too.

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All the Missing Pieces

All the Missing Pieces by UpTooLateArt

At 14, Adrien stepped into the time burrow and saw the truth no one could have guessed. When he came out, he was changed forever. And after defeating his father, he was finally free...or was he?

At 37, Adrien has everything he ever dreamed of – married to Marinette, three kids, the hamster – but none of it has turned out as expected. Marinette's career is such a success that she's never home, Hugo is an angsty difficult teenager, and Adrien is still struggling with his secret identity as a sentimonster.

And now, Lila Rossi is back after more than 20 years. But has time changed her? Or is she up to her old tricks?

***Alternating timelines between age 37 and ages 14 upwards, this is the first of a series of sequels to Breaking Free (summary in Ch 1 end notes). This new fic is fully written. The one after is planned out and will be from multiple POVs. The one after that…well, the mental cogs are spinning, and I'll figure out the details along the way. I opened a massive can of worms with something in Breaking Free, and it's all spiralling hard, people. Enjoy the chaos!***

Words: 8523, Chapters: 2/29, Language: English

Series: Part 2 of Breaking Free

Fandoms: Miraculous Ladybug

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: F/M

Characters: Adrien Agreste | Chat Noir, Marinette Dupain-Cheng | Ladybug, Hugo Agreste, Emma Agreste, Louis Agreste, Félix Fathom, Alya Césaire, Nino Lahiffe, Marinette Dupain-Cheng | Ladybug's Parents, Lila Rossi, Plagg, Tikki, Order of the Guardians, Others are incidental

Relationships: Adrien Agreste | Chat Noir/Marinette Dupain-Cheng | Ladybug, Adrien Agreste | Chat Noir & Hugo Agreste, Adrien Agreste | Chat Noir & Félix Fathom, Alya Césaire/Nino Lahiffe, Adrien Agreste | Chat Noir & Nino Lahiffe

Additional Tags: I might be writing this series until I die, Sequel, Adrien's POV, Unreliable Narrator, Multiple Timelines, I needed a spreadsheet to plan this, Set in the future, Aged Up, Post-Monarch's defeat, Post-Reveal Pre-Adrien Agreste | Chat Noir/Marinette Dupain-Cheng | Ladybug, Sentimonster Adrien Agreste, Existential Crisis, Bonding with Felix, Pining over Marinette, Heavy Angst, Also humour!, Marital Drama, Parenting Drama, But I promise Adrinette will work things out, Self-Discovery, Healing, I had too much fun with the Lila scenes, Occasional swearing but nothing gratuitous, Occasional sex but nothing graphic, Nothing worse than anything I've read in any other book marketed for teens

Read Here: https://archiveofourown.org/works/45204895

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Breaking Free

Breaking Free by UpTooLateArt

A multi-chapter novel following the events of 'Strike Back'. The reveal will happen fairly early, to make way for the real story, which focuses on Adrien's identity and some new ideas regarding the truth about Adrien and Felix.

My writing is very character-driven. I love watching relationships unfold, and I'm a big fan of twists. I'm aiming to include all of that in this work, and I may do illustrations to accompany it.

Thanks so much for reading :)

The title might change, when I've written more.

Words: 1919, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Fandoms: Miraculous Ladybug

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: F/M

Characters: Marinette Dupain-Cheng | Ladybug, Adrien Agreste | Chat Noir, Alya Césaire, Gabriel Agreste | Papillon | Hawk Moth, Félix Graham de Vanily, Tikki, Plagg

Relationships: Adrien Agreste | Chat Noir/Marinette Dupain-Cheng | Ladybug, Adrien Agreste | Chat Noir & Marinette Dupain-Cheng | Ladybug

Additional Tags: Identity Reveal, Angst with a Happy Ending, Angst and Feels, Angst and Hurt/Comfort, Identity Issues

Read Here: https://archiveofourown.org/works/38681040