hii do you have a list of miraculous fics you think everyone should read at least once?
Anon, I have been excited to answer this request ever since I got it. What better way to celebrate my 50th Rec List (!!!!) than with my favourite fandom fics? đđđ
I've tried to choose fics with a variety of tones, from different fandom eras, and different authors. These fics are all special to me in some way, and whittling this list down was HARD. Others may have fics they think should be on this list, and to those people I say: make your own rec list. This one's mine. đ
Experimental Kisses by @komorebirei
Ladybug watched him. Maybe it was guilt, maybe sympathy, maybe a streak of playfulness. Maybe the traumatic akuma experience had softened her up. Whatever the reason, a thought wafted lazily through her mind and out of her mouth. âYou know⊠youâre right. It isnât fair, is it?â
âI remember my first kiss, but you donât.â She hummed and tapped her chin, making a show of remembering. âIt wasnât a bad kiss, but we were in the middle of fighting an akuma, so I didnât get to enjoy it much, either.â
Oopsâthat came out sounding a little, no, a lot more flirty than she had intended. Anyway, if she was going to commit to this idea, she may as well go all in.
One-shot. Ladybug offers to kiss Chat since he doesnât remember their kiss and the way she reacts to the kissâŠit lives in my mind rent-free. I have fallen asleep many a night fantasizing about what the repercussions of the kiss might look like. One of my absolute favourite Ladynoir fics.
team is a four letter word by @ladyofthenoodle
Alya didnât want to come between Ladybug and Chat Noir. But she didnât want to stop being Rena Rouge either. And if Chat Noir didnât want to talk to her, then sheâd need to find a different way to prove all three of them could be a team.
Her plan unintentionally brings a few secrets to light, which leads to even more secrets coming to light, which leads to⊠well, Alya is sure itâll all work out eventually.
Multi-chapter. Warning, this fic is a WIP! (But thereâs only one chapter to go.) Honestly, I didnât want to have any WIPs on this list and I was lowkey hoping that it would be finished before I posted this list but Iâm obsessed with this one and couldnât leave it off. Itâs literally one of the BEST fics in the entire fandom and, I think, the absolute best delving into the characterization and relationship dynamics of the core four. This fic feels so dynamic and complex, with all of the characters feelings so like themselves and each having their own distinct voices. The conflict is so well done and so realistic. Itâs such a fantastic tackling of the issues that came up in the last couple seasons and I cannot rave about it enough!!
Ćuf ouch owie by @ominousunflower
Chat Noir enlists Rena Rouge's help to create an Aspik illusion. Absolutely nothing goes wrong.
Ladybug smiles. âI wanted to drop by and welcome Aspik. I know it must be a little intimidating, being surrounded by so many veteran heroesâŠso, welcome! Weâre glad to have you on board.â
âI look like an egg!â Aspik announces, T-posing.
Chat turns to Rena, feeling like he has been punched in the solar plexus. What the hell? he mouths.
Rena grimaces, her eyes wide with panic. Stomach sinking, Chat remembers one of the first things he learned about the Fox Miraculous: that if Rena Rouge isnât focused, her illusions go haywire.
One-shot. This is hands down the FUNNIEST fic in the entire fandom asdfghjkl like I have read this fic at least 50 times and I still laugh out loud every single time. If you have somehow failed to read this fic before, read it now. You wonât regret it!
lucky (we're in love in every way) by @carpisunsâ
Chat Noir is Adrien, and Marinette is freaking out. If she manages to quiet her internal screaming, maybe she can also find the guts to tell him her identity too. And maybe they'll actually live happily ever afterâwell, as soon as Tikki and Plagg are done humiliating them.
One-shot. This fic just makes me so incredibly happy. Like it puts a smile on my face every single time I read it (and I have read it many, many times!) I love Marinetteâs reactions and Adrienâs sweetness and the kwamis just absolutely ROASTING both of them. Marissa has written a ton of amazing fics for this fandom (seriously we are so lucky to have her) and I was tempted by others (like tell me something i don't know) but in the end, I had to follow my heart with this one.
Your Kitty by @gabriel-agreste-has-no-rightsâ
âSuch a dramatic kitty.â Marinette scratched under his chin, bringing a smile to his face and a purr to his throat.
Your kitty, he didnât say.
(The one where Chat Noir thinks he needs pats like a cat, only to find out he may have jumped to the wrong conclusion.)
One-shot. When I think of Marichat, this is THE fic I think of. Adrien being touch starved is 100% my headcanon now. This is just so sweet! Marinetteâs affection and Adrienâs determination to do the right thing no matter the personal cost and the way they fell for each other without meaning to... Also I love that they both encouraged the other to go back to their original crushes because that makes so much sense!!
rattle my cage by @lnc2â
In which history, despite Alya's best efforts, does not repeat itself.
One-shot. I am always here for Adrien being rash and Marinette being smart and capable and just switching to treating him as Chat absolutely seamlessly after a reveal. I absolutely love the vibes of this one.
Chasing the C/h/atwalk. by @runningoutofink
Paris. The city of lights, love and fashion. Follow the progress of Marinette Dupain Cheng as she enters the extremely competitive world of Reality television for a chance to be the winner of Project Runway: France.
Multi-chapter. It should come as no surprise by now that Iâm a sucker for reality tv and this is my absolute favourite reality cross in the fandom! I love that itâs canon compliant, and frankly the idea of Marinette and Adrien as designer and model on Project Runway is frigginâ BRILLIANT. The slow burn and pining are delicious, and the identity reveal is incredibly well done! (And it has a steamy sequel, Meet me in the Middle, which is đ„đ„đ„ and intensely satisfying after all of that build up.)
daydream by @clairelutra
you know that i've been thinking about you lately
In which Adrien finds out Ladybug is Marinette, and beats the 'this is fine' dog at his own game.
One-shot. Shout-out to the author for realizing way before canon let on that Adrien is way more likely to figure out Marinette than the reverse! And then absolutely murdering us with this intense slow burn that absolutely drips with mutual pining and UST.
What Will You Do When Everyone Knows? by @sariahsue
They stepped in closer, shoulder to shoulder to catch the akuma as she landed, but she twisted in midair, landing squarely in front of Cat Noir, swiping at him. He stepped back, trying to keep his balance. Her fingertips almost touched his face, and Ladybug felt her stomach lurch.
âDuck!â she yelled to him as she whipped her yoyo around. He did, but unfortunately, the akuma woman did, too. Ladybug suddenly had no target to latch onto and lost her balance. Her stomach twisted again as she pitched forward. Black hands darted forward to catch her, but too late she realized it wasnât her partner. Cold gloves caught her shoulder and neck, then slid up her face, brushing past her earrings. Cold. The womanâs touch froze Ladybugâs breath in her throat.
Then there was something warm around her middle. Cat Noirâs shout sounded distant as he pulled her away. As the womanâs black gloves left her face, Ladybug felt even more heat being pulled from her, along with⊠something else.
Multi-chapter. There really isnât another fic in the fandom like this one. The akuma is original and provides an absolutely amazing premise for this fic. We have mystery, intrigue, and a huge upset to the status quo with the public revealing of Ladybugâs identity. I also loved the dramatic irony of Marinette being unable to understand Chatâs reactions to things that make perfect sense to us readers. Itâs got amazing characterizations and suspense, and I love it!
But All Iâm Seeing Is You by @chelseaapproved
After Ladybug finds out Adrien is her Chat Noir, they start dating. She didnât think itâd be so hard to keep her identity a secret from him. She also didnât realize how much it would affect her friendship with him as Marinette.
One-shot. This might be my favourite ladrien of all time. Itâs only about 5k, but man does it ever pack in a lot of emotion and relationship development and I really, really, really love it. Â I really felt how much they love each other in this one and Marinette is just so, so wonderful to Adrien and heâs so wonderful to her and if you havenât already please read this.
A Miraculous Reveal by @kasiendaâ
Series of one-shots and drabbles all centered around The Reveal Moment. Identities will be revealed, feelings will be confessed, and secrets will be discovered through contrived situations, accidents, meddling friends, desperate moments, and moments of emotional vulnerability. Each chapter is a self contained piece. Love-square focused, but will not remain exclusive to them. Each chapter will have its own trigger warnings.
Collection of one-shots. I feel a little like Iâm cheating in including a collection here, but like most of us in this fandom, Iâm an absolute sucker for identity reveals, and @kasienda is especially talented at writing them! Every single one of these is beautiful, amazing and worth reading at least once.
the wonderful part of the mess that we made by heresie_irisee
They knew, and there would be no magical reset button for the memories they'd made today. She'd have to  see him at school every day, and she'd see the Chat in him, as surely as  he'd see the Ladybug in her.
One-shot. Oblivio is probably my favourite episode and this is such a great alternate take on it. The mutual pining is so, so, so good! Especially love Marinette struggling to assimilate Adrienâs identities and Adrienâs obliviousness.
The following fics are amazing and absolutely worth reading, but do feature sexual content, so minors beware.
The Ladybugs and The Bees by @bullysquadess
AKA the early-fandom Ladynoir puberty fic that spiraled waaaaay out of proportion.
Multi-chapter. Iâve avoided reccing this fic for so long as it was literally the most kudosed fic in the entire fandom when I joined. However, the kudos are well-earned and I canât make a list of must reads without including it. I love the ladynoir, the way it builds slowly, the focus on the developing relationship, both physical and otherwise, the yearning and the devotion and the vulnerability. And, of course, the steamy scenes are fantastic!! The whole thing is just so well developed and feels so grounded and real. I absolutely love it.
one night of moonlight by @mirthaculous
iâll always think of you
inside of my private thoughts
touching my private parts
2:13 ok im texting you now like i promised instead of drunktexting adrien and telling him how badly i want his cock tonight. arent you proud of me?
Marinetteâs brain-to-mouth filter isnât great on the best of days. Add some beer and some misplaced texts, and things get a little more⊠interesting.
One-shot. Rated M. This is one of my favourite fics of all time. This is so steamy, seriously the UST is off the charts!! It is absolutely unreal how much these two want each other and the mutual pining and theyâre so stupid and this fic literally killed me and I thanked it.
