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They were cuddled up on the couch, him on his back with her snuggled on his chest. His hands were mindlessly running along the strands of her hair as their eyes were glued to the random movie they popped in the TV. The couple were just enjoying their date night when Adrien remembered something important he wanted to ask his girlfriend.

He wondered if she could feel his heartbeat begin to race underneath her hand whenever he thought of the word, or when he just thought of her in general. Perhaps when she simply just touches him and he melts into a puddle of gooey camembert. How her mere presence just affected him in such a way that he just could not comprehend?

"Adrien, are you okay?"

Oh, wait, what was he saying again? "Uh, huh?"

She giggled at his mumbled words, lifting her head off of his chest, she looked up to his gaze."You looked like you were about to say something, but then your heartbeat picked up. Are you alright?"

No, no he wasn't. He wasn't sure if he ever wanted to be again.

But he couldn't very well tell her that, so instead, he said, "Yeah. Just some things on my mind. I actually need to talk to you about something." He went for the remote and pressed the pause button to talk to her.

"Okay..?" She said wearily as she moved to sit up, hands clasped in her lap as she eyed him cautiously.

He was quick to reassure her. "Nothing bad," He watched as her shoulders drooped, as she exhaled some air she had been holding in. "Just...a question."

The suspicion returned almost instantly. Her mouth dipped into a frown and he wanted to kiss it away. "Nothing identity, right?"

He shook his head. "Of course not." Her shoulders relaxed once more. "Next weekend is fashion week, and I'm running the catwalk for my father's new line, and while I won't be able to know it's you, and I swear, I won't guess or look for you, I was wondering if you'd be willing to go? You can go yourself and just be in the croward. I won't be any wiser than if you were just another person there."

She threw her head back and laughed before scootching back into his personal space— not even two weeks of dating and Adrien found they couldn't go five minutes without touching, her hand just holding his could make everything in the day worth it— "I trust you, Adrien. Plus, I already planned on going. What kind of girlfriend would I be if I didn't go to support you?"

He shrugged. "An understandable one. We always have to be cautious and I'd understand if you didn't want to risk your identity."

Her laughter was now softer, but it still rung beautifully in his ears. "I'm not worried about this one, hot stuff. I've thought over it. No worries, okay?"

Adrien leaned forward, letting his forehead fall on hers. "Okay." Like that, he handed his complete trust over to her, as he always did and would.

She titled her head just a bit to bring her lips almost to touch his, but daring him to be the one to close the gap. "Now, with that out of the way, and the movie paused, do you think there's something else you might wanna do?"

He pounced.

The camera lights were blinding— as they usually were— but Adrien couldn't fight the smile, nor did he really want to.

Because somewhere out in the sea of people, was his girlfriend, his Ladybug, his bugaboo, his….lovebug.

Yeah, he was definitely gonna use that one later on.

As he strutted down the catwalk— never a bad time for a good pun— out of the corner of his eyes, he caught sight of Alya, Nino, and Marinette, cheering him on. He couldn't deny the boost to his ego that it brought.

A few more strides, and it was over. His eyesight was still somewhat intact from all the flashes from the camera, but it was just something he was used to at this point. No point in complaining to father. He would probably wave him off anyway.

With the showcasing of fashion over with, Adrien went to greet his friends, wanting to thank them for showing up

The second he was in the three's line of view, they waved, motioning to hurry over.

When he finally reached them, they all pulled him into a group hug, Nino being the first to speak. "That was awesome, dude! You rocked that show!"

He chuckled. "Thanks, Nino." He looked at the girls. "I hope you guys enjoyed it as well."

With her phone in her hand, Alya faced the device forward to show the footage of the fashion show. "Of course we did! I can't wait to put this on the blog!"

Throughout Alya and Nino's excitement, he noticed Marinette staring at him, silent, but a smile lighting up her face and causing her eyes to admit happiness. "Did you have a good time too, Marinette?"

She nodded. "Definitely. I'm glad we were able to make it."

A grin of his own broke out. She had gotten through an entire sentence without stuttering, something she'd been doing better at. He was happy for all the progress.

Adrien felt a large hand grab his shoulder and caused him to turn to the Gorilla towering over him, his usual angered expression on his face. He grunted, indicating that it was time to head out.

Adrien gave a curt nod. "Would it be okay if I ran to the bathroom first?" The silent man agreed.

Turning back to his friends, he bid them his goodbyes. "That's my cue to leave, guys. See you at school." He waved and fell into step with his bodyguard for several feet before he broke off and headed into the direction of the bathroom.

His hand was on the door leading into the bathroom when a pair of hands came and cupped his eyes from behind. "Hey there, hot stuff."

Ladybug.

His lady was right behind him, detransformed. He could tell because the hands that were covering his eyes weren't wrapped in spandex. He could actually feel her hands, and that was already becoming addicting. Along with the fact that she trusted him enough to be without the mask right behind him spoke volumes to his heart.

He had to cough a couple of times to clear his throat of the large lump that had started to form. "Hey, lovebug."

She groaned, but he could tell it was in play. "Lovebug, huh? I should've seen that one coming."

He laughed. "Of course." He paused for a moment, debating on whether to ask her what was on his mind. In the end, he decided to just go for it. "Would…. Would it be okay if I turned around and kiss you? I promise I'll keep my eyes closed the entire time."

He could almost feel her thinking it over. "You promise?"

"Yes."

He could just picture her biting her lip. "Okay. But we gotta be quick. I have people waiting for me."

He did as she requested and twirled around without a second thought. His hands found her face, and then chin to tilt up as he dived down to meet her in the middle.

Her arms came around his neck as he deepened the kiss. He tried to keep the kiss tame, but it was always such a hard feat with her. He just wanted more. More kisses, more hugs, more cuddles, more dates, more time with her. Just more.

But, all good things must come to an end, and this was one of them. As they heard footsteps approaching, they broke apart. He could feel her eyes linger on him before she moved to whisper in his ear, "I loved the show. See you tonight." And like that, he was alone once more.

His eyes snapped opened as he heard the telltale signs of his bodyguard approach. When he saw Adrien with flushed cheeks, slightly swollen lips, and dazed eyes, he grunted, asking in his own way if he was alright.

Clearing his head, he affirmed that he was just fine, just tired after the show and was ready to go home.

He couldn't wait for that night.

It was a slow drawl until night, but then again, he suspected that it would be. When she finally did arrive, she almost toppled him in his chair, locking him in an iron death grip as she peppered his face with kisses.

When her kisses slowed, he couldn't help but ask with a chuckle, "What brought all this on?"

She laughed along with him. Pressing a soft kiss to the corner of his mouth, to his eyelid, anywhere she could, really. "Don't know. Just happy to see you. I really enjoyed the fashion show, and while I was able to give you a kiss, I wasn't really able to tell you what I thought."

He returned a kiss of his own just under her mouth on her chin. "Well, what'd you really think of it then?"

She pulled back, eyes sparkling with delight. "I thought you owned that cat walk. Just...don't tell Chat I said that." She shot him a wink.

Shifting herself so she sat comfortably on his lap sideways, they just relaxed there, neither of them really intending to move anytime soon.

Ladybug was the first to break the silence. "So, did you enjoy the show?"

He shrugged. "I liked it better knowing you were out there watching me."

She giggled and snuggled in closer. "You don't enjoy molding, do you?"

Once more, all he could really offer was another shrug. "It's not that I don't… enjoy it. It's just something I don't want to do for the rest of my life. It makes my dad happy, and right now, that's what I care about."

She pulled back and he was surprised to see the determination set in her stare. "What would make you happy though?"

Adrien stiffened at that, eyes blown open. He had never really thought about that. About what he wanted. What did he want for a career? He wasn't exactly sure at that moment. But something stirred deep inside knowing that she was thinking of what he wanted, that she cared that much.

"I'm… not sure. I haven't given it much thought."

She hummed, and went back into his hold. "You don't have to know at this second. Just know you do have full control over what you do and don't want in your life. Whatever you want to do, do it for you."

Hot tears may or may not have been pricking in his eyes at that. But that was only for him and him alone to know. "Thanks, lovebug."

She giggled. Oh gosh. Would he ever get tired of that sound? He sure hoped not. "Of course, hot stuff."

But that did leave him with one thought in mind.

"But what if whatever I wanted to do in life, I wanted to do it for us instead?"

The whine that steamed out of her mouth was his second favorite sound.

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