The Spark's Lullaby
Based on the Polish nursery rhyme: "Na Wojtusia z Popielnika"
"How about I tell you a little story, with your light dwindling?" a voice murmured in the hazy darkness. "Just a short fairytale...oh, but, I'm afraid it may get a little long."
There was a gasp of air in response, before a forced, "Go to hell," echoed in the dome.
"Once there was a mean old witch, who lived in a house of butter."
Although a house of butter brought the boy's thoughts right to the bakery, he also was swept away into the house he was forced to call home, guarded by a cold father who was never around.
"In that house were amazing secrets, and the spark has gone out."
The spark has gone out? What did he mean by that?
"There was once a young princess who fell in love with a musician."
Footsteps sounded around the body laying on the floor, motionless as the words set in. A princess? A musician? Marinette…and...Adrien…?
"The king granted them a fine wedding, and that's the end of the story."
A happy ending really sounded nice to the teenager's ears. A wedding, his lady donned in a beautiful white dress, blue eyes twinkling with unshed tears.
"He's been looking, watching with tears glazing over, waiting."
Who?
"Why have you deceived me, child? He will never forget."
The black-clad hero looked up at the man standing over him, his mind connecting the dots of why this person was saying all of this.
"Now I'll never believe you again, my little spark."
Chat Noir felt his heartbeat slow down as his vision began to blur. "Father…?"
"You'll shine a little but then go out."
Le Papillon released his transformation just as Plagg escaped the ring, revealing father and son, and Adrien felt his eyes close.
"Poof—no time for another story."
"Adrien!" he heard Ladybug scream before the world faded around him.
author's notes:
not one of my better pieces but i was listening to a version of this lullaby my mom used to sing to me and wow it's kinda dark?
like clearly i was taught a censored version because the end never happened
but then i was like "hey i like making adrien suffer so yeah let's go"
and now here we are
delving into the tragedy
whoops