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  1. Public Bookmark 57

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    She was Marinette and she was tired. Tired of fighting villains, tired of bearing witness to those she loved turn their backs on her, tired of tiptoeing around her own city whenever she had to go out. Tired of having to watch her back, of having to record every conversation lest it be used against her. Of not being able to just exist as a normal teenager.
    Normal teenagers were not forced to leave their home country for an indefinite amount of time to stay with people they do not know.

    OR

    Marinette is sent to live with her father in Gotham. No one is amused.

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    10 Jun 2026

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    An encounter with a truth-based akuma reveals a devastating secret of the Dupain-Cheng household, specifically that her parents were planning to give her up for adoption. With Hawk Moth's ability to prey on negative emotion, those plans had been put on hold. Her family has a deadline, but that doesn't mean she can't search for a new one before the deed is done.

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    “We’ll just need to find you a home before she defeats him.” Chloe sprung forward slightly in excitement, eyes wide as she exclaimed, “Oh! I know! You could ask Wayne!”

    “Uh,” Marinette looked at the others and saw their expressions were just as blank as her own. “Who?”

    “Bruce Wayne!” Chloe stuck her nose in the air as her smile turned over-confident with a hint of know-it-all. “That American Billionaire. He has a penchant for adopting kids with tragic backstories, and you’re just his type. Dark hair and blue eyes, and he’d love that whole ‘Goody-Two-shoes’ thing you have going on. I bet he’d adopt you in a heartbeat!”

    “Sure, Chloe. I’ll just send him the adoption papers with a ‘Congrats, it’s a girl!’ letter.”

    [Cross posted on Wattpad, Username: L3T5G3TKR4K3N]

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    08 Jun 2026

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    Another Marinette's class goes to Gotham story.

    Marinette wins a contest to go the Gotham with her class, whom all hate her. She uses the opportunity to try and get in contact with Batman, but things don't go as planned.

    A few things will be similar to some other stories as I did take inspiration from them, but I made sure to add my own spin on stuff to make it my own.
    This is a repost, as I took it down with my account for personal reasons a few months back, but now I'm back!

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    29 May 2026

  4. Public Bookmark 88

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    Paris remembers every akuma attack.

    They remember the fear, the destruction, and the people lost before Ladybug always put everything back together. They remember smiling the next morning because life did not stop just because they were terrified.

    When Hawkmoth is finally defeated, the truth about Paris reaches the rest of the world.

    Adrien learns who his father really was.
    Then he leaves.

    Marinette stays long enough to realize that winning did not give her anything back.

    Burned out, grieving, and no longer sure who Marinette Dupain-Cheng is without a mask, she accepts a Wayne Foundation program in Gotham to start over somewhere no one needs Ladybug.
    Unfortunately, Gotham comes with its own problems.
    One of them is Damian Wayne.

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    26 May 2026

  5. Public Bookmark 81

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    There's a French exchange student at Gotham Academy. But she has no bearing on Damian's life whatsoever. Until she does.

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    26 May 2026