A/N: I have about five docs alone for all those drabbles and snippets I have already written roughly, a few more docs on smut alone and also a few others for Blanc Noise and stories I will write in the future...oh. And a bunch more floating around on discord. Damn this show, making me so productive.


"Caught between Yin and Yang
I'm just listening to the beat
Bind together dots and lines
A requiem for the lost days"

表裏一体 (Hyouri Ittai) - ゆず (Yuzu)


Pairing- Adrinette

Prompt - 'Sacrifice'


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"Is everyone back? No one hurt!? Oh, Dieu merci!" A distraught Alya was quick to wrap both Adrien and Nino in her arms as tightly as she possibly could, her body still trembling and cold from the murderous Akuma attack that transpired mere minutes ago, giving huge trouble to even the powerful Ladybug and Chat Noir (the feline hero clearly injured and continuing to brave the battle despite so) because of how dangerous and deadly it was. "That was so scary, so, so scary. I'm so glad you guys are okay!" Her fingers dug into the backs of both boys, the duo feeling goosebumps rise from the way she shivered, clearly impacted by the experience.

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Alya then pulled away and slapped Adrien's shoulder hard, making him slightly wobble in his step with astonishment and eye her with his big green eyes. He was thoroughly taken aback by the fire burning not just in her hazel eyes, but also in his best friend's, an expression that they'd never flashed at him before, ever.

And they were fuming.

"Erm...ouch?" The model cocked his head to the side, wondering why he was now on the receiving end of Alya's ire and Nino's rage, a small part of his brain screaming for him to run away since he was never too good when it came to confrontations and the anger of his loved ones. However, he trusted them with his life and everything so it was more than enough to keep him rooted on the spot despite the suffocating tension that filled the area.

Alya didn't get a chance to explain because just as she opened her mouth, Marinette came barrelling through the room like a tornado, rasping out his name in a manner that completely shattered his heart. Adrien was swift to steady his hands out in case the petite girl crashed into his arms and was waiting to wipe off the distraught expression on her face but she managed to slide to a stop a few centimetres away from him(much to his dismay).

"Adrien! You're okay! Oh, you're okay!" After frantically assessing his body with her eyes alone, Marinette finally sank to her knees on the cold, dirty floor with tears of relief streaming down her ashen face. The blond was absolutely baffled, wondering just why she was so upset and got to his knees on the floor to join her, hands on her quivering, tiny shoulders, ready to ease his beloved friend.

"Marinette? What's wrong? Why are you crying-"

"Why am I crying? Why am I crying!?" Her baby blues were now stormy ice, mercilessly piercing through his body as if it was made of a single sheet of paper and steeling all the blood that coursed through his veins. "No, I have a better question for you! Why did you take that hit for me!?" She shoved his chest with her fingers alone, teeth clenched tight but she underestimated just how solid he actually was, evident in the way he didn't even budge.

How much stronger he really was than what they all thought in comparison.

"I could have dodged that!" She carried on, brows furrowed and tears continuing to cascade down. "I could have definitely dodged that! You didn't have to get hurt because of me! You! You idiot!" It was then that her words became incomprehensible and all that she could repeat was how much of an idiot her beloved was, voice cracking and eyes red.

Adrien quietly observed her, green eyes soft with sombre and a frown still on his face until he decided to bring her shaking frame into his arms. Not once did he flinch as she pounded his chest with her powerful fists, swallowing down his grunts so that she could let everything out. Pressing a sweet, tender kiss to her head and stroking her dishevelled hair lovingly with one hand whilst clutching her shirt with his other, he rocked them both gently for comfort.

"No...no, you wouldn't have." His grip on her tightened when she tried to pull away and argue back. "You could have been the fastest person on Earth and still wouldn't have been able to dodge it. And if I let that Akuma hurt you, knowing that I could have done something to have prevented it,I would never be able to live with myself," His voice became gravelly and he pulled back a little to face Marinette. "I'm sorry that I ended up hurting you this way, I didn't know that you cared so much and...I know it sounds horrible but, it makes me really happy...knowing that I do mean something to you...something so precious...but I'm also so sorry for making you cry..."

He began to wipe her hot tears with his burning hand delicately and when her eyes fluttered closed from the sensations, he kissed her eyelids with adoration and unspoken vows.

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"Promise me, Adrien...promise me that you won't do that to me again. Promise me that you won't do something so reckless and stupid again-"

"...You want me to lie?" He wore a sad smile now, his head leaning on hers, her eyes huge and so, so blue. "Of all things I can promise, that is the one that I can never keep because...you mean so much to me. You mean too much to me. And unlike you, I'm not strong," His body began to shake.

"I'm not and never will be strong enough to ever see you get hurt or worse, Marinette,"

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A/N: Nothing is tastier than your OTP sacrificing themselves to save the other~