Chat glanced at Ladybug who was desperately trying to get out of the cage Hawkmoth had trapped her in. He could easily destroy it with a swipe of his cataclysm.
But no. That would be too easy.
Hawkmoth's gaze burned into his son, making Chat's eyes shift to look at him.
His father was guarding the cage.
Chat growled in frustration.
This time he would not lose.
He crouched into a defensive stance when his father straightened and spread his arms in a welcoming gesture.
"Adrien why are we fighting?" He asked suddenly.
Chat felt his guard lower against his will in surprise.
Was Hawkmoth having a change of heart?
"Together we could accomplish anything, I already basically have Ladybug's miraculous. And with yours ultimate power can be ours," he offered.
Adrien scoffed. What kind of fool did his father take him for?
"Aren't you missing the comforts of home? Come back to where you belong. By my side." Hawkmoth continued.
Adrien's mind flashed to the depressing portrait of him and his father, the lack of warmth and intimacy he had now grown used to while living with Marinette and her family.
Hawkmoth seeing no change in the boy decided to try again.
"I am the only one you have left in the world. Your mother would want us to stick together son."
Adrien stiffened.
"What did you say?" He demanded in a low voice.
"Son?"
"How dare you bring Mom into this! Stick together? Don't make me laugh. I've been waiting all my life for you to acknowledge me. To be proud of me, and you know what I discovered? Nothing I did was good enough. And now I've realized I don't need your approval. How dare you try to claim me now, when I've finally found happiness. Without you." He hissed, his words so powerful that Gabriel actually took a step back.
Taking the opportunity of seeing a rattled Hawkmoth, Adrien lept over the stunned man and freed Marinette with his Cataclysm. They skittered around the lair to put a decent amount of distance between them and the pissed off supervillian who was glaring daggers at Adrien.
"Let's do this M'Lady" Chat said with a smirk.
Marinette responded in kind with a similar half smirk of her own before nodding as they took their fighting stances.
~Post Battle~
Hawkmoth lay sprawled on his back on the floor, barely conscious.
Adrien strode over and kneeled down next to him, plucking the brooch off the man.
Adrien stared as Gabriel Agreste appeared before his eyes.
He wanted to laugh. Why had he ever sought approval from this man, bend to his every whim as his father oppressed his freedom and ruled his soul with an iron fist?
Chat got up and started walking away as Gabriel turned his face towards his son, still unable to say anything.
Ladybug stood silently by the window, her eyes still on the pitiable man on the floor.
He had lost his son long ago in favor of his delusions, and now he had lost them too.
Despite her kind soul she felt little pity. Gabriel always should've chosen his son. And now he was paying for it.
Adrien stopped at the window, not moving to leave. He didn't even turn around to face his father as he taunted the man one last time, in a way the boy's final goodbye.
"Well father, I'm staying with Marinette for awhile longer now if that's alright with you." Adrien sneered. His voice softened at the next part and Marinette recognized words similar to what she had once said to Adrien.
"Clearly you're going through some issues but you've pushed me away for far too long. When you're ready to find me, You better have one hell of an apology."
Adrien dashed out the open window after that.
Marinette smiled.
The kind stoic boy had proven he was capable of forgiving even a supervillian, that he'd grown past the need to harbor resentment towards his father. He'd even hinted at the possibility of reconciliation.
Marinette hurriedly followed after her kitty, not bothering to glance back at Hawkmoth to see how he had taken his son's words.
She caught up to him quickly and noted how light he looked, like a weight had been lifted off his shoulders.
To him, he was finally free.
Looking to his side he spotted his partner and love of his life.
His future was looking pretty bright.
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A/N : Hello dear readers, my next few stories will be a hurt/comfort but don't worry because I do have some lighter hearted fics on reserve and am also working on non angsty fics (I say as I finish one more hurt/comfort fic) anyway hope you enjoy them as well!
Also it has been requested that I do a chapter from Marinette's point of view, and so you have wished it, so it will be. I'll be posting it tomorrow!
