Day 12 Prompt: Touch Starved

Marinette was getting antsy.

She wasn't really understanding why she was getting antsy but just knew that she was antsy. It probably had to do with the fact that she hadn't seen her boyfriend in a couple of days.

True, there was the fact that she had seen him before his last visit… as Ladybug.

But then again, it was when she was Ladybug.

Ladybug and Chat Noir weren't in a relationship. Marinette and Chat Noir was.

Ladybug and Chat Noir didn't know their civilian identities.

She couldn't help but groan as she hugged Cheesecake as she lied on her bed.

Marinette knows that Chat had a life outside the mask and that he couldn't always visit. She knows, but it can't stop her feelings of insecurity rising up. Was it insecurity? Or was the right word longing?

She likes him. She likes him a lot. No she loves him, she's sure.

Perhaps it was the fact that their relationship was somewhat new. Afterall, whenever her parents were gone separately for a baking convention of somesort and the other had to watch the bakery for a week, they were fine. They didn't need to be around or touch each other constantly because they were used to not having to. No… or was it because they loved each other enough where they were willing to wait for each other or was it due to the amount of time that the relationship had to develop.

Love is complicated.

Marinette grabbed the black cat plush that Chat Noir had given to her prior and hugged it along with Cheesecake.

Love is complicated, but it was also worth it.

Marinette sighed again, feeling the urge to hug or even touch Chat Noir rise up again.

"I miss that alley cat"


Adrien was getting antsy.

He wasn't sure why he was getting antsy, but he thinks it's because he hasn't seen his girlfriend in a couple of days due to his schedule.

Albeit, he has seen Marinette already in the week… as Adrien.

But then again, it was as Adrien.

Adrien Agreste and Marinette Dupain-Cheng were not in a relationship. Chat Noir and Marinette were.

He thinks that it would be easier if he could tell him his identity, but he knows that if he does, he could possibly put Marinette in danger along with Ladybug. He understands that if anyone else knows, they're a liability. He loves Marinette too much to put her in danger.

Adrien groans as he hugs his stuffed croissant plush Toasty before falling onto his bed.

It was finally a free day for him … errr night… since he didn't have any photoshoot or the some sort. He was just waiting for Plagg to load up on his camembert.

Was it wrong of him to constantly want to be around Marinette and touch her?

He feels clingy… needy almost.

Was this was love supposed to be like? The desire to around them?

He remembers that he was never like this when he was in love with Ladybug.

Did that meant he was never really in love with Ladybug? Or was it because they were never in an established relationship with each other?

He really likes her and wants to see and touch her.

Love is complicated.

He looked back towards Plagg who was almost done eating the last wheel he needed to be ready to stay transformed throughout the night.

He thinks back to Marinette's smile and the twinkle in her eyes whenever she sees him. He couldn't help the urge to hug and kiss her right then and there as Adrien.

Love is complicated, but it was also worth it.

'She supports me no matter what happens.' Thinking back to the late nights they spent talking about their problems and revealing their innermost feelings to each other. 'And I'll support her no matter what happens.'

"I miss my little purrincess"


Marinette heard a small thud from her balcony before she shot up from her position on her bed. She looked up through her trapdoor before seeing Chat Noir's smile as he was about to knock.

Smiling to herself, she opened the trap door for him before he tackles her back onto her bed. They begin to wrap their arms around each other before nuzzling their cheeks against each other and kissing each other on the lips.

"I miss you Purrincess~" Chat Noir breathed as he shifted him and Marinette up from the bed so that they were sitting on it.

Marinette reaches over and hugs him placing her nose towards his cheek. "I miss you too kitty."

Chat turns his head so that his forehead touches Marinette's forehead as he looks her deeply in her eyes taking in the blue that he sees. Marinette giggles as she puts a distance between the two so neither could get crossed eyed. She reached her hands up to his cheeks and held him tenderly as Chat reciprocated the notion. They slowly blinked towards each other for a couple of minutes before Marinette boops Chat's nose.

They giggled to themselves as Chat gets Marinette's hands and begins to intertwined them.

"How have you been kitty?" Marinette asked gently rubbing her thumb against his hand.

"It was busy, but I really couldn't wait to see you. And yours princess?" Chat answered while beginning to play with her thumbs with his own.

"I came up with a few new designs and finished my school work ahead of time! Really couldn't have waited to see you kitty."

Marinette and Chat stayed at that for a couple more minutes before moving off her bed and down to her chaise to play UMS3 and Mario kart while having some cookies that Marinette had in her room.

They continued to hold hands as they went down the stairs of her bed. Even when playing UMS3, they had interlocked their arms to each other to have a way of touching each other. The couple sat close together, exchanging little kisses during any intermission the game provided them.

After playing games and eating, they both went up to Marinette's bed to share a few more cuddles and stories with each other before it got too late.

"My place is with you." Chat said bring her hand up for a kiss.

"And my place is with you." Marinette went up to kiss him on the forehead.

They continued to lie there on the bed, sharing small kisses and touches filled with love as they both drifted off into a content sleep, still holding hands.