It was only after Ladybug and Chat Noir had appeared again over the rooftops of Paris that Alix realized that the Miraculous they had given her must have been fake.

She had been livid that first day – silently stewing as she and Kim had realized that the broach had been taken. But since there were no other check outs for that box, she could also assume that she'd been duped.

If Kim suspected, he didn't say a thing.

After a few days, Alix realized that she couldn't be too mad, especially not if whoever it was that palmed the brooch had no idea what it was they held in their hands.

No one else was better equipped to take out an unknown, super-powered super villain. She'd just been lucky enough to have leverage over Jalil.

It seemed unlikely that they would be so lucky. But stranger things had happened.

She'd never been expecting to receive a wedding invitation at the precinct.

But Kim had flashed a matching invitation.

It seemed that a decade and change after they'd left Francois Dupont, Adrien Agreste and Marinette Dupain-Cheng had finally managed to communicate well enough to find themselves engaged.

Alix shrugged, rolling her eyes as Kim jokingly offered to be her plus one.

Perhaps there was hope for Paris after all. But until then, she'd keep watch.

Nino and Alya were carefully watching over Paris for any sign that the Butterfly miraculous had resurfaced.

And they were keeping a careful eye on Zoe…who needed every bit of supervision she could get right now.

Alya frowned, scrubbing a plate from the dinner Nino had prepared. She wasn't sure who had taught her daughter to lock pick, but as soon as she found out, for sure there was going to be hell to pay.

They had renewed appreciation for Zoe's teachers, considering just how much trouble she had gotten up to.

They both decided to make more of an effort for their date nights and for some time alone.

The benefit of a little added babysitting help had been all the extra encouragement they'd needed. It hadn't hurt that Trixx could totally school Zoe in video games.

Nino was only reasonably decent in UMIII, and poor Wayzz had always been a little too slow on reaction time to be particularly effective at it.

But Wayzz had been happy enough watching the noisy screen at Trixx's side.

Alya smirked. She had been suspecting the turtle Kwami had developed a little bit of a crush on Trixx, despite his overly serious demeanor.

Then again, Trixx had kept stealing all the stamps, hiding them in caches throughout the living room so he'd come and hang out.

Alya smirked. It didn't hurt that Adrien and Marinette kept sending interesting ones on the postcards they sent back.

Long after the honeymoon had technically ended, Adrien and Marinette were still travelling the world

Nino and Alya had insisted upon it. They had drifted, from pristine beaches of their honeymoon to smaller villages filled with history, Adrien sought out hints for threads of research to pursue.

Tikki and Plagg got all the culinary benefits of the extended travel, finding a whole new avenue of sweets and cheeses to sate themselves.

And the ever-shifting travel brought a treasure trove of inspiration for Marinette, who was forever sending designs back to her studio where her assistants had taken over the day-to-day operations.

They headed, hand in hand, to the post office each afternoon to mail off a new batch of her designs and send the Lahiffe's their normal post-card check-in, acutely aware of their own responsibilities.

But every night, Ladybug and Chat Noir raced the rooftops of the remote villages and the nearby forests, side by side. Reckless and free as they had been as children.

Then again, they did have an awful lot of years to make up for.

Author's Notes:

And that is it (for now anyways). ;) I hope you enjoyed it!

As I said at the beginning, I do have some ideas for follow ups or bits to be explored, especially if people are interested. And while I have my favorite characters, I'm always interested to hear who (or what) might have struck a chord with each of you.