Disclaimer: The sound of Hawkmoth's butterflies is pale in comparison to the threat of all those scary lawyers I would face if I claimed ownership. Enough said.
AN: This one is set in the same universe as my fic Black Roses and its sequel, That Night Patrol. In it, Adrien is dating Juleka.
Juleka could feel her eyelids growing heavy as Chat Noir tried (unsuccessfully) to get her to safety.
It was another akuma of course. Some petty brat with a celebrity crush on Adrien Agreste who thought she, not Juleka, deserved Adrien.
And it was this akuma who was responsible for the fact that Juleka's left lung was currently filling with blood. Her blood.
"Put her down and leave her!" the akuma screeched as she blasted away the ground in front of them. "How dare you protect that boyfriend-stealing bitch!"
Boyfriend stealing…? Juleka was pretty sure that she had never stolen anyone's boyfriend from them. Had she? Her mind was growing fuzzy.
"Adrien was supposed to be mine! Not hers! Mine and mine alone! I am the one who left heartfelt love letters in his locker! I am the one I shared meaningful glances with! It should have been ME!" the akuma continued and Juleka felt Chat stiffen.
"Nobody talks about my girlfriend like that," he hissed quietly and Juleka's eyes widened.
"Adrien..?" she murmured, almost too quietly for even cat ears to hear. Almost. Chat Noir's eyes widened in surprise and Juleka allowed herself a weak smile. "Go on, save the day. I'll be…fine."
Placing her gently on the ground, Chat turned and faced the akuma. Waves of intense anger rolled off of him that made even the akuma pause for a moment. And then he attacked.
Witnesses would later describe how Chat Noir was unusually aggressive in this fight and how the akuma was defeated in record time with Ladybug barely having to do anything.
And later that day, Adrien explained everything to his girlfriend as the two shared an ice cream.