Marinette couldn't have planned things better if she had written them herself, and she basically had. For much of her life, she imagined that she would be married to Adrien, have three children named Louis, Emma, and Hugo, raise a hamster, and live happily ever after. Every scenario led to that ending. Including, apparently, the very real scenario in which she lived.
No longer were Adrien and Marinette, Chat Noir and Ladybug. Long since has their role as protectors moved on. Perhaps the Miraculous weren't in France anymore, but as retirees, they had little opportunity to keep track of and chat with Tikki and Plagg. It was a little lonely to know they had to leave them, but comforting to know that they still had each other.
Marinette kissed her youngest son Hugo on the check before letting him go, while Adrien did the same to Hugo's partner. They had found a home not far from where Marinette and Adrien lived and had planned to move out as soon as possible to start their lives together. This was, of course, more than Marinette could have hoped for. With all of her children out of the house, there was nothing more to do.
Her lovely Louis had long since left, and she had beautiful grandchildren as a result. Emma, she saw frequently enough, as she decided take over a bit of their business, but it didn't feel the same when she didn't come home to the same house. And now it was Hugo's turn. She couldn't have been more proud, the warmth swelling in her chest, as she watched him leave. Beside her, her husband Adrien leaned toward her and held her waist. Marinette choked back tears.
"I guess everyone's gone now," she sighed. "Moving on with their lives. Leaving us behind." Adrien squeezed her tighter.
"Wasn't that the goal? To make sure that nobody needed us anymore?" Marinette's head fell onto his chest.
"I suppose so."
"Then I think we did a really good job. Paris is relatively safe, and our kids are self-sustainable." Marinette scoffed.
"I wouldn't call Hugo self sustainable, but he's getting very close. We'll be seeing him next week by my guess." They both chuckled fondly, but their laughter subsided when it sank in how alone Marinette truly felt. "Promise me you'll never leave me," she whispered, turning to face her husband of 40 years. Both of his arms held her waist now and met at the small of her back, his forehead resting on hers. Her hands found their way to his face, cupping with such care it was as if it were more valuable than the world. Adrien closed his eyes his embrace tightened. He hoped he could communicate just how precious she was to him.
"I'm yours forever."
Author's Note: And here ends my reposting of Miraculous Fluff Month! Thank you all for joining me in this adventure. I just wanted to say that this is my first time writing and posting a story every day and it was very difficult but I am super super happy for all the support I received this month. Thank you all for your kind comments and words of support, as well as those who followed and/or favorited me and/or this story. Just, thank you. You're all so much more than I deserve 3
Please look forward to a new fic relatively soon. I'm in the process of turning a comic drawn by hogeky (on tumblr) into a fic with her permission.
Also! For inktober, I've been doing small sketches on my tumblr blog myladyladybug of some Miraculous characters, so feel free to check those out!
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