Ryan sat in Marinette's room, his gaze wandering around the space as he waited for her to return. He fiddled with a small trinket on her desk, lost in thought. Suddenly, his attention was drawn to movement near the edge of Marinette's bed. He leaned closer and his eyes widened in surprise as he saw a small, red creature with black spots tucked underneath the pillow.
Curiosity piqued, Ryan gingerly reached out and gently lifted the pillow, revealing the tiny creature more clearly. It was a kwami, just like the ones he had seen on TV in his own dimension. This one looked exactly like Tikki.
Ryan's heart raced as he realized the implications. He whispered in disbelief, "Tikki?"
The kwami's large eyes widened as she fluttered a bit, startled. She looked up at Ryan and blinked. "Oh my! You're not Marinette!"
Ryan's eyes darted around the room, his mind racing to find the right words. "No, I'm not. My name is Ryan. I come from a different dimension where I know about Miraculous holders and kwamis like you. I know you're Tikki, and I know you're Marinette's kwami."
Tikki's wings fluttered anxiously as she gazed at him with a mix of surprise and concern. "But that's impossible! How can you know all this?"
Ryan hurriedly explained, his words spilling out in a rush. "I promise I mean no harm. Somehow, I ended up in this dimension from mine, where your world is a TV show. I know about Ladybug, Cat Noir, all of it. I know Marinette is Ladybug, and I know Cat's secret identity too. Please, Tikki, I implore you not to freak out. I've been trying to keep all this to myself, especially from Marinette and Adrien, but it's been taking a toll on me."
Tikki hovered in the air, her eyes wide as she took in Ryan's words. "This is… incredible and yet so hard to believe. How do I know you're telling the truth?"
Ryan's heart sank slightly, understanding her skepticism. He thought for a moment and then, an idea forming, he carefully explained things that only someone who had an outside perspective would know—details about certain Akuma attacks, interactions between Marinette and other people no one else would know about, and other similar things.
Tikki's expression shifted from doubt to astonishment. "You really do know. But why are you telling me this now?"
Ryan sighed, his shoulders sagging with the weight of his secret. "Because Tikki, keeping all of this inside has been hurting me. I've grown close to Marinette and the others, and I can't keep lying to them. But I wanted you to know first, so you understand why I'm about to reveal everything to Marinette."
Tikki considered his words, her wings fluttering more gently. "You've put me in quite the dilemma, Ryan. I need to discuss this with Marinette. This is a lot to take in."
Ryan nodded, his eyes earnest. "Please, Tikki, I trust you. Whatever you decide, I hope you understand that I want to do right by this world and the people in it."
As Tikki floated upwards, preparing to leave the room and consult Marinette, Ryan's heart raced with a mix of anxiety and hope. He had taken a leap of faith, sharing his secret with a kwami who held the key to his future interactions with the people he had come to care about in this new dimension.