AN: First, let me say I know it's been a while since I last posted. I've been binge reading a bunch of stories because last time I posted I had over 900 favorite stories and now I have over 1200. So sorry. Anyway, I was reading some of my old stories and it inspired me to post something. This is an older story that I wrote last year but it was way shorter. So I added on to it. It's 2:15 am right now so as always if you see any typos mention it in the comments please.

Disclaimer : I don't own anything worth suing for.

If you asked any of Adrien Agreste's classmates if they could describe him they would probably say he was polite, reserved, and kindhearted. However, if you asked anyone of them to describe Chat Noir it would be a totally different story. He was known to be brash, outgoing, and flirty when he was with Ladybug.

They had completely different personalities. The only obvious similarities between the two was that they both were kind and caring, and they looked a lot alike. There was a reason for this though. As the son of Gabriel Agreste, Adrien simply couldn't afford to be all that he was as Chat Noir.

Adrien had to be perfect so that Chat Noir could be imperfect

Had to be fake so Chat could be real

Had to obey so Chat could do what he wants

Had to be submissive so Chat could be defiant

Had to be caged so that Chat could be free

Had to maintain his image so that Chat could dictate his own

If Adrien was all these things- perfect, obedient, fake- no one would ever guess that he was Chat Noir - free, happy, defiant. Adrien Agreste was who he has to be, but Chat Noir was who he hopes to be. He needed to be Adrien so that he could get to be Chat Noir.

But Adrien didn't need to be happy to help other people be. And that was what he loved about Chat Noir. Despite all the flaws he had to hide as Adrien he could still save people as Chat Noir, and without having to hide his imperfections. Adrien didn't have to be okay to do a good deed.

That was just how it was. Adrien was who he was forced to be while Chat Noir was who he wanted to be. Everything he had to give up as Adrien could be his as Chat Noir. But the freedom he gained as Chat Noir was worth all the silent suffering he went through as Adrien Agreste. The friendship he had with Plagg helped him bear his father's silence. He was okay because he had to be, otherwise he might go insane.

Chat Noir was his freedom to be himself and he would never let that go. As Chat Noir he could protect Paris with the lady he fell in love with. It made everything he went through as Adrien Agreste worth it.

And that's why he loved being Chat Noir.

AN: It feels good to post again, even if it's just a short drabble. I'll try to post more often. Anyway as always here's snowflakes! ❄ ❄ ❄ ❄ ❄ ❄ ❄ ❄ ❄ ❄ ❄ ❄ ❄ ❄ ❄ ❄ ❄ ❄ ❄ ❄ ❄ ❄ ❄ ❄ ❄ ❄ ❄ ❄ ❄ ❄ ❄ ❄ ❄ ❄ ❄ ❄ ❄ ❄ ❄ ❄ ❄ ❄ ❄ ❄ ❄ ❄ ❄ ❄ ❄ ❄ ❄ ❄