Some days when it felt like too much to leave the house and find something to do, usually after hectic Akuma filled days, or just busy work days, it was best to just stay home and find something to do. Usually that didn't mean that Ladybug was spending time with her husband, because she was normally detransformed.
Today was a large pile of stress, a day where she wanted peace and quiet in a way, and yet all that she wanted was to be right next to her husband.
"Ladybug, your turn." His cheeky smile was not at all necessary as she knew without a doubt he was winning, but she didn't mind too much. It was great for her husband when every now and again, he drew a lucky hand.
"Do you have a black cat, Kitty?" Ladybug couldn't resist as her competitive nature kicked in for her.
"Aww, how'd you know?" He handed over his black cat, and she set down her newly formed set of three.
"Lucky guess. Do you have a fox?" Ladybug hoped and hoped, but to no avail.
"No, I don't. Go fish, M'lady." Adrien smiled at his wife sitting right across from him.
"Okay," She sighed as she picked up a random card and deposited her turtles in their own pile: all two of them.
"So, Ladybug," Adrien began dramatically, and she could have called the next words that would come out of his mouth, "Do you have your namesake?"
She handed over her one ladybug, wincing when she realized that he only had two cards left, "Here you go."
He set down the ladybug with his one, "Do you have a bee?"
She'd swear luck was on his side today as she handed over her bees and watched as Adrien won with a bright smile on his face.
"Uno next?" Ladybug would win, she just had to. Some days, weren't for pulling out the game consoles and absolutely demolishing her husband at Ultimate Mecha Strike, some days wanted the peaceful, well sometimes peaceful and quiet nature of card games. Well, playing a version of Go Fish based off of them and some other Miraculous holders was still really weird, but when a fan had gifted them each a copy of the card game, it eventually came to the point that they had to play it. Rena still wouldn't play with them when they were all suited up, even Alya avoided it. Oh, well.
"I was hoping to play Bull." Adrien pouted, and Ladybug shook her head.
"You chose Go Fish, and besides that, you have a terrible poker face whenever we play." Modeling can only get you so far after all.
"Alright, you win." Adrien easily conceded, "Are you dealing this game?"
"Yeah, since you dealt for Go Fish." Ladybug easily grabbed the card pack off the table, glad that this game wasn't based off of them.
Honestly, Ladybug needed card game nights and cuddling afterwards until they both fell asleep, perfectly relaxed in the other's arms. Just some days called for being more relaxed, for just being together, no major plans, no public places, no needing to say another word to anyone else for a while.
Adrien accepted nights like these whenever she needed them, supported her, and loved her so, so much, and honestly, she done the same for him every time that he needed one. They rejuvenated them, relaxed them, and helped them carry on past the stresses for the next day, They also reminded them of how they'd fallen so hopelessly in love with the other, why they worked so hard for this marriage past secret identities that they no longer had to hide from each other, past work, Akuma fights, long patrols, past everything.
Adrien was worth if for Ladybug, worth finding time for and falling even more in love with, and these quiet nights were worth all of the not so quiet ones that they had as well, and for Adrien, Ladybug or when detransformed, Marinette was well worth quiet nights in, well worth finding time for past their busy schedules, well worth falling more in love with every day.
