Fluffy love is fluffy.

Adrien has no filter when he's tired.

Marinette cannot function when Chat comes out to play, even though she's too blind to see that.

Can they just get married already and have Emma, Lousi, and Hugo already? Thanks.

She missed him.

Adrien had been gone for over a week now. He was in Glasgow on another charity event with his Father, and would be due to be back Friday.

It was Monday.

So, Yay!

Ugh, four days never seemed so long.

She would've gone with, too. If it hadn't been for the fact that school was in session and while her parents didn't mind in the summer, they surely cared about her missing school, thus leaving her to be without her boyfriend for a full two weeks.

Chat also had to go away for a family trip.

Hm.. weird timing.

At least, that's what she told herself.

Tikki was still giving her odd looks every now and then as if she was just...done? That was the best way to describe it.

Marinette had just gotten home, greeting her parents and asking if they needed any help in the kitchen. To which they said no. Monday evenings were usually quiet, so she figured that would be the answer anyway, and headed towards the stairs.

She had homework to complete, and with how quiet Paris had been the past week, she figured there was no time like the present. Fishing out her tablet, she went straight to her assignment. She quickly peeked over at Tikki, to see her grab a cookie off a nearby plate and flew over to her little bed.

Turning her attention back to the task on hand. Minutes pass and her phone dinged and a familiar name popped up. She smiled as her chest eased just a bit at the name.

Hey, you. Up for facetiming before bed?

Definitely. In four hours?

The reply was almost instant.

Sounds good. See you then, ma Cherie. :*

She giggled at the nickname. He always did that when he could tell when she was missing him just a bit extra. And maybe when he was missing her a bit extra as well. Which meant he had been calling her that all week whenever they texted or video chat, which she really didn't mind.

She once again returned to her homework, determined to get it finished. Another reason she might've been on edge, and Adrien knew it too, even if he tried not to bring it up, was the fact that Kagami was with. Because their parents were still business partners.

Seeing as she knew he had been interested in her at one point— she found out the reason he didn't pursue her later on was because while he had been somewhat interested, he just couldn't force himself to feel something that he didn't — Apparently, he hadn't felt for Kagami what he felt for his mysterious work buddy, thus just wanting to stay friends with the fencer. Which brought her to her next thought.

If a girl as cool as Kagami couldn't make him avert his eyes from this work buddy of his, how did Marinette? What changed that made Marinette become more than a friend, when Kagami stated point blank that she wanted more than friendship, whereas, it took herself a year to stop stuttering around him and Alya blurting out her feelings?

The thought… it made her feel really good if she was being honest. Because she trusted Adrien a hundred percent. With Kagami and the work partner. Adrien wasn't a cheater and to know that he picked her over the two— probably, because she never met the one girl— amazing people that he liked at one point. It was something else entirely.

It brought so much happiness that she didn't even know she could feel. She felt special. He was hers and no one could change that. She knew without a shadow of a doubt she was in deep. She was in love with this person, even if she was too afraid to tell him. Heck, she only just admitted it to herself recently.

While Alya and she would play around when he was just her crush and saying she was in love with him, she was finally understanding just what it meant to be in love. It was scary and exciting all at the same time, but completely worth it in the end.

She may not always be lucky, but she'd count her blessings for the few times that she was.

"And then, his girlfriend took his drink and spilled it all over his head."

Marinette couldn't hold back any laughter at the retelling of Adrien's story. "Did he seriously call her a we lil' piggy in the dress? Cause that sounds like it'd be something written out of one of those cheesy American romances?"

The teen model laughed along with her. "Right? But I swear, I was at the table with them. I heard him say it to her, how she should 'start hitting the gym some more.' He deserved that water on his head."

Still riding off of her laughter, she agreed, "He definitely did. I mean, who does that?"

Adrien smiled, eyes sleepy. "That's what I thought."

She hummed as she snuggled herself deeper in the sheets and pulled the blanket closer for warmth, enjoying the quiet air that had fallen around them.

"Miss you." She whispered.

His smile broke into a grin. "I miss you too, Cherie."

His sweet mint eyes swam with tiredness, happiness… and...love?

Oh.

That was new. Or was it? Maybe she just wasn't looking hard enough? Who knew.

Oh, well. Something to think about later when he wasn't miles apart and when both of them weren't sleep deprived. She could just be seeing things. Her mind playing tricks on her and showing what she wanted, things that weren't actually there.

Adrien snapped her back to the present by asking, "So, how's school? What've I missed so far? Anything of interest?"

She pondered his question for a minute, thinking if there was anything interesting that had happened throughout the past week. "No one is willing to talk to Lila yet, so nothing really new there."

Which was true. Marinette had given Alya an interview as Ladybug a bit back, and when the question arose about how close she and the liar was— because Alya wanted to know all the cool deets on the newest-ish students— Ladybug immediately asked who that was, and when explained by the blogger of who she was, the superhero said while she had saved Lila once or twice with being akumatized, they definitely weren't even friends, let alone best friends.

The class was in an uproar after that. Practically shunning her. Marinette had scolded the class, saying that while Lila was a liar and everything, it wasn't right to bully her. Her classmates mumbled their apologies, but made it a point to her that they didn't and wouldn't believe another word from her.

From what Marinette knew, Lila had been suspended for two weeks— this had happened five weeks before— and she was still adjusting to things back at school. Mariette tried to make peace with her, but she wasn't having it.

Which, unfortunately, was her choice in the end. Marinette knew better than to blame herself.

"So." Adrien's voice broke through once more. Boy, she must've been tired. "How's Chloe?"

Chloe had, in fact, been doing better with her… well… personality, for a lack of a better term. Which surprised everyone. "She's doing good. Missing you, too. I think since realizing she's not in love with you, she's starting to branch out and really trying to make a change. I know it won't happen overnight though. Remember: baby steps. But she still misses her friend."

He nodded. "I miss her, too. With the rest of the group and class. Especially you." He winked, a twinkle in his eyes.

Stupid twinkle in his eye. Stupid model good looks. Stupid messy blond beautiful hair. Stupid sassy smirk that could make her heart melt if he did it just right. Stupid smooth talker that made her ogle at times when he said the right words.

At least he was hers to ogle over. Forget what anyone else said.

"Oh, shut up, you."

His eyes narrowed. "Only if you're the one to make me."

Okay. Tired Adrien was no filter Adrien.

He laughed at the scarlet rash that took over her face and made her squeal. Note to self: don't talk to sleepy boyfriend. Lifespan will greatly decrease. Avoid. Avoid.

She pouted, trying to make him feel bad for basically making fun of her, she mumbled out, "I think that's enough video chatting for you, misour Agreste."

He did a pout of his own, causing her heart to swell. "Aw, c'mon, sweet tooth. Just a few more minutes?"

She checked her phone. Three in the morning. "Sorry, but it's getting late, and I promised I'd be off the phone by three if I woke up when my alarm goes off. I've set up five of them."

He threw his head back against the pillows as he laughed carefree. "Okay. I gotcha. I have a photoshoot early tomorrow anyways. Honestly not looking forward to it. Get some sleep, beautiful. Talk to you tomorrow?"

She kissed the screen. "'Course."

He mirrored the action. "Night."

The sudden urge to say 'I love you,' struck again, as it had been for the past month now. But she didn't know exactly where they stood in that aspect. She didn't want to mess up a good thing. What if he didn't feel the same? So she opted instead for, "Sweet dreams."

Pressing the end button, she grabbed the charger, connecting it to the phone, and laying down, cuddling into her pillow, just wishing Adrien was next to her instead of being miles apart.

She really did miss him.

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