A/N: *listening to All I Want by- wait who is it by again... Kodaline?? while literally crying my eyes out over some sad fanart that came on my for you page (please tik tok I beg you STOP W THE SAD FANART I CANT ANYMORE )*
I've just realised where this story is heading and I honestly NEVER DID plan for it to go this way but I guess I'll just go with it I guess
(possible fluff and light smut chapters coming up soon so keep on reading you lil beans)
Adrien (Chat Noir)'s POV:
Mari had been mid-sentence ranting about how my puns interfered with her concentration and I instantly thought damnnn... did I fuck up that bad? well yeah, I guess I really did fuck up because now we both have a warning of getting stripped from our Miraculouses permanently- how ridiculous is that *sounded like Chloe Bourgeois there for a minute-*.
As much as I found it ridiculous, Mari didn't- she literally broke down into tears; she tried to stifle the sob now wracking through every nerve in her body, but as soon as the first shaky exhale of breath passed her lips, I stared deeply into her eyes knowing well something wasn't right. "Marinette? What's wrong?" She ducked her face into my chest as if that would mask her wet cheeks. "I'm sorry," I heard her say through the hitching breaths. "I-I've just been so stupid and pathetic and I feel like I've lost everyone's trust and I can't do anything right."
I hate to see herself breaking down like this in front of me. I thought she was always happy but the truth was, she wasn't always the positive, energetic bugaboo I knew- she was literally masking her own feelings and emotions.
I could tell something was up with her in the past few weeks, she seemed quite distant and not as engaged in her battles as she normally was- I guess that's what comes with the price of being the next guardian of the Miracle Box- Mari had been trying to keep herself from falling apart ever since the fight with Hawkmoth that ended in Master Fu's sacrifice of his beloved Marianne.
"Marinette, you have people who trust you, like me besides, if Master Fu didn't trust you he would never have entrusted you with a Miraculous in the first place- let alone be the new Miracle Box owner. You're a good person, and a great partner, I wouldn't have been able to save Paris all those times an akuma attacked, it's me and you against the world m'lady. You aren't any of those other things. And I'm not saying that because I'm a superhero, I'm saying it because it's the truth."
I brought Marinette into a hug. "You don't need to apologize. We all need to be saved sometimes." She melted into my embrace, letting the cast iron emotions sink her before being replaced with the lightness and freedom of laying her heart bare before another person. A friend. When the aching of her heart was reduced to a dull throb, Marinette pulled away to swipe at her reddened eyes.
She noted the way I simply held her until she was ready to let go; and, when she did, I gazed at her intently, scanning her face for any discomfort or traces of sadness. Offering a smile to assure me that she was okay, Marinette added, "Thanks, Kitty it's jus-" I interrupted and smash her lips against mine, a tingling sensation ran through me and a feeling of warmth blossomed in my heart. I had kissed her with such passion and adoration that it felt so right... yet wrong, my first instinct was to pull away and pretend nothing happened but the taste of her cherry chapstick (vibe with me if you get that reference) kept me wanting to not stop- our lips moving in perfect synchronisation.
I pulled away, half expecting her to yell at me but instead she gave me a warm smile and whispered "You're all I need Chat" I gave her a small smirk and pulled her into a tight hug close under the moonlit sky.
"I'm sorry you had to see me like this." Mari mumbled. I donned a bright smile and placed a finger on her lips "Honestly don't sweat it buginette, I get how stressful it was knowing that Hawk Moth almost got ahold of your Miraculous and receiving that message then suddenly panicking- all because of a pun I made. Though, I'm pretty sure another pun can't hurt, after all I would do anything to get you feeling purrfect." I winked after my optimistically clever, realistically cringey, joke. She snorted, regardless. "Yeah, let's hope you don't fuck up as bad again."
I blinked at her. For a brief moment, I could see an almost perfect reflection of the moon's silver lights in her eyes. A smile tugged at the corners of my lips and for a moment she wondered what a strange reaction that was to a passing joke, a string of banter. "If I do mess up again, I can count on you to save me this time, right?" She smiled, imitating my previously obnoxious, but now begrudgingly endearing wink. "Deal."
finally finished this chapter after what, three hours of planning and writing? WAIT IT'S MIDNIGHT ALREADY SHIT GOTTA GO️
ight hope y'all enjoyed this part, kinda sad tbh but trust me, next few chapters are gon get spicy- stay tuned you lil beans and as usual stay miraculous 3
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