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    Mariam al Ghul died when she was seven years old by order of the league of assassins.

    Marinette Dupain-Cheng has lived the last eight years of her life thinking that her twin brother hated her and wanted her dead, and now her class was being forced to go to Gotham, where he lives on a trip. She is not okay with this for a variety of reasons, but guardian duties and whatever hope she has left for her brother compelled her to go anyway.

    After all, avoiding both her family and the local vigilantes shouldn’t be too hard, right?

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    20 Jun 2026

  2. Public Bookmark 93

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    After losing her parents, her bakery, there is no life left for her in Paris. Not one she can live as a civilian anyway.

    As she recovers from her injury, Marinette learns that her ‘Papa’ is not her biological father, but billionaire, philanthropist Bruce Wayne is.

    Grief-stricken and battle-hardened, she hauls herself and the miracle box to Gotham, a city which breathes shadows. She quickly learns that the Waynes aren’t just an ordinary family, but one full of secrets.

    Between new beginnings and old responsibilities, Marinette must learn to find a balance.

    Will she be able to be the perfect new daughter and be Paris’ Ladybug? Or we will she fall into the void that is her own darkness.

     

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    A biofam au, but with a slightly darker edge to it. Just slightly.

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    16 Jun 2026

  3. Public Bookmark 11

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    Damian Wayne believed he had left the first circle of hell behind, only for Marinette Dupain-Cheng to reappear, delivering a sharp slap and a deadly ultimatum.

    The terms of their agreement, made a decade ago, are coming due, but the conflict goes beyond the written words. Marinette will not allow herself to be overshadowed by Damian’s heartbreaking relationship with the genie, Djinn.

    Now, the Demon Heir must confront the partner he abandoned before the Inferno drags them both back.

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    14 Jun 2026

  4. Public Bookmark 72

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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.

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    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