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We Break Things Down Just to Build Them Back Up Again (3530 words) by GalahadWilder
Chapters: 2/?
Fandom: Miraculous Ladybug, Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Chat Noir
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Adrien Agreste | Chat Noir/Marinette Dupain-Cheng | Ladybug
Characters: Adrien Agreste | Chat Noir, Marinette Dupain-Cheng | Ladybug, Tikki, Plagg, Gabriel Agreste | Papillon | Hawk Moth, Sabine Cheng, Tom Dupain, Lila Rossi, Chloé Bourgeois, Roland Dupain
Additional Tags: Abuse, Abusive Parents, Angst, Hurt/Comfort, anti-salt, Miraculous Ladybug Love Square, reverse love square, Love Square Reversal, It starts off normal and flips partway through, We stan a compassion queen, do no harm but take no shit
Summary:

Adrien promised he'd have Marinette's back, but no matter how badly she needs him, he won't take any kind of action to protect her—or, for that matter, himself. When Marinette discovers WHY he finds it so impossible to stand up to bullies, she resolves to put aside her crush to help him escape his abusive household.

But the less she thinks about Adrien, the more she thinks about a different blond boy in her life—and the more time she spends taking care of Adrien, the more he starts to see her as more than just a friend...


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How does Mme. Bustier's class compliments exercise usually go? (As seen in "Zombizou".) Also, fic prompt!

EVEN BETTER my mom's macaroni salad

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tastes enough like the original to satisfy the craving I've been having, but also different and better

ETA: also carrot, and more seasoning