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Future’s Secret
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Synopsis: After the events of Gang of Secrets, Ladybug resolves to have a heard-to-heart with Chat Noir. She knows she can’t reveal her identity to him, and he deserves to know why.
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The moon shone bright in the sky as Ladybug and Chat Noir soared from rooftop to rooftop on their nightly patrol. She was thankful that it was a quiet night with no akuma sightings. It had been awhile since they had an uninterrupted patrol.
On the other hand, she had a lot more time to think about what she was going to say. Too much time. She had already spent an agonizing afternoon writing drafts in her diary and erasing and rewriting and erasing… An akuma attack would have been, well, not good, but at least a distraction. But she had promised Tikki - promised herself- that she would have this conversation now, before any miscommunication had time to fester.
“All clear,” she said to herself, landing on the rooftop they had started their patrol on. She turned to Chat Noir, who had already landed and was casually leaning against his staff.
“You seem to be a better mood, m’lady,” he said, grinning.
She blinked. “I- Yes, I guess I am,” she said, smiling back. Her talk with Ayla had relieved so much pressure. She was looking forward again to handling her Ladybug duties with her newfound backup on the “home front”, so to speak.
“Glad to hear, bugaboo. Catch you at the usual time tomorrow?”
“Actually, Chat, if you have a minute…”
“Anything for you, m’lady.” He held out a hand (how gentlemanly of him, as always), helping her take a seat on the edge of the rooftop. He slid down next to her, collapsing his staff and stowing it with practiced ease.
Ladybug took a deep breath. It’ll be okay, you got this! “So… you know how I was… having a rough time with the guardianship and, um, everything else going on in my civilian life?”
Chat Noir nodded.
“I found someone to talk to.”
“For relationship advice? I suppose you’re allowed to pass on the advice of an expert like moi, but if you need-“
“About everything.”
Silence. The worst response.
Ladybug looked at him; his green eyes searching her face in confusion and alarm.
“Everything? Everything everything?”
She nodded, swallowing nervously.
Chat Noir stood abruptly. “I see how it is. You say we can’t share this secret. Then-“ he held up his hand, starting to count on his fingers- “you exclude me from guardian business, exclude me from your ‘secret’ identity, exclude me from heart-to-heart chats-“
“What do you think this is?” Ladybug snapped, rising to her feet as well.
“Er-“ He looked taken aback, as if it was only supposed to be him feeling upset right now.
“I never want to hurt your feelings, Chat.”
“Well they’re feeling pretty hurt right now.”
“Just- just hear me out. Partner to partner.”
Chat huffed and crossed his arms. “Fine. I’m listening.”
She squared her shoulders. “I felt trapped. I was trapped. Lying to all my friends and family all the time. And the guardianship… it hasn’t been easy. There are kwamis everywhere and-“ Ah, she was rambling. She waved her hand in front of her, to clear that train of thought. “That doesn’t matter. What matters is that I was almost found out by my friends because of how much I was not handling it. But entrusting my secret to one of them… I can deal with all my responsibilities without having to hide everything from everyone.”
“So you can tell some random person all about you and your guardianship but leave me, your partner, in the dark?”
“Sh-they aren’t random. I trust them with my life, just like I trust you with mine.”
“If you trust us the same, why can’t you tell me?”
“It’s safer this way,” Ladybug said, hugging her own arms together and looking away.
“I don’t understand how,” he replied. He sounded cross still, understandably so.
“That’s why I wanted to talk,” Ladybug continued, quietly. “I know… I know it’s not fair to you, Chat. I-“ She swallowed, trying to stop herself from shaking by squeezing her arms even tighter. It almost worked, but her voice picked up a slight quaver as she spoke. “There… there was a - a mission, not too long ago. Bunnyx - you remember her, right? She took me to the future. To solve a problem I had caused, since there was no one there to fix it.”
She paused, taking a moment to breath in the crisp evening air. She kept her gaze directly at Chat Noir’s feet, too nervous to look him in the eyes. “You had been akumatized there. In that future. The whole world was in ruins. Broken, flooded… there were no people. They were all just… stone. And dust.”
She heard Chat breath in sharply. She had to keep speaking, in case he cut her off.
“And akuma-you knew who I was. M-my civilian identity. That was my mistake - somehow something I did lead to you finding out and then somehow that lead to… to the end of the world. So-”
Warm arms wrapped around her. She instinctively stepped back - for just an instant - before leaning into the embrace. Tears escaped her eye that she didn’t realize was there.
“Why didn’t you tell me?” Chat said, squeezing her tight.
“I had handled it,” she replied with conviction. She had done her job, making up for her mistake, and everything was fine now. Probably. “Plus, Bunnx told me its better the less you know about the future, so I thought you wouldn’t need to know.”
Chat pulled back, his hands on her shoulders, meeting her eyes. The anger from before had been replaced with concern, his eyes searching hers. His clawed finger reached up to wipe away a tear. Ladybug smiled at him, grabbing his hand with her own.
“It shouldn’t happen again,” she added. “The timeline is fixed. And I’m very sure those exact circumstances won’t happen again. But…”
“You’re worried that it could happen again if I know who you are.”
Ladybug nodded. Relief filled her; he understood. All her worrying about this conversation for nothing (or had all her practice made it better?) She squeezed his hand, smiling when she felt him squeeze back.
Chat Noir gave a deep sigh. Expecting more questions, he surprised her with a kiss upon her hand.
“Chat!” she said, though with very little actual malice as she pulled her arm away.
“I’m glad you told me about that. All of this, really,” he said.
“Me too. I’m sorry I have to keep so much from you.”
“It’s our way, I suppose.”
Ladybug wiped at her eyes, then did her best casual stretch. “Well. The way I see it, it’d only be fair if, um, you had a trustworthy civilian friend, that you could… talk to them about everything. If you wanted.”
Chat blinked rapidly. “What, like about being a superhero?”
“Exactly. Just in case everything had gotten too stressful for you, too. I don’t want to see you in the state I was in. And I trust your judgment.”
Chat smiled, though Ladybug wasn’t sure it reached his eyes. “I’ll keep that in mind. But I can manage just being a superhero with you, m’lady.”
She nodded, smiling back. “Okay. Thank you, kitty, for understanding.” She leaned over and gave him a quick peck on the cheek before throwing her yo-yo off in the distance.
“Bug out!”
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A Christmas of Firsts
A Christmas of Firsts by coccinelle et chaton
It's the first Christmas after Ladybug and Chat Noir have revealed their identities to each other and Chat Noir thinks he'll be able to hide that, once again, he's been forced to spend Christmas alone. Upon realizing this, Ladybug takes matters into her own hands.
A Secret Santa gift for @Panpear <3
Words: 3201, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English
Fandoms: Miraculous Ladybug
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Categories: F/M
Characters: Adrien Agreste | Chat Noir, Marinette Dupain-Cheng | Ladybug
Relationships: Adrien Agreste | Chat Noir/Marinette Dupain-Cheng | Ladybug
Additional Tags: Gamma Squad Secret Santa, Christmas fic, One-Shot, Adrinette, LadyNoir, prpr, First Kiss, for panpear
Read Here: https://archiveofourown.org/works/35960680
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A Christmas of Firsts
A Christmas of Firsts by coccinelle et chaton
It's the first Christmas after Ladybug and Chat Noir have revealed their identities to each other and Chat Noir thinks he'll be able to hide that, once again, he's been forced to spend Christmas alone. Upon realizing this, Ladybug takes matters into her own hands.
A Secret Santa gift for @Panpear <3
Words: 3201, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English
Fandoms: Miraculous Ladybug
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Categories: F/M
Characters: Adrien Agreste | Chat Noir, Marinette Dupain-Cheng | Ladybug
Relationships: Adrien Agreste | Chat Noir/Marinette Dupain-Cheng | Ladybug
Additional Tags: Gamma Squad Secret Santa, Christmas fic, One-Shot, Adrinette, LadyNoir, prpr, First Kiss, for panpear
Read Here: https://archiveofourown.org/works/35960680
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Future's Secret
Future's Secret by Panpear
After the events of Gang of Secrets, Ladybug resolves to have a heard-to-heart with Chat Noir. She knows she can't reveal her identity to him, and he deserves to know why.
Words: 1220, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English
Fandoms: Miraculous Ladybug
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Categories: F/M
Characters: Adrien Agreste | Chat Noir, Marinette Dupain-Cheng | Ladybug
Relationships: Adrien Agreste | Chat Noir/Marinette Dupain-Cheng | Ladybug
Read Here: https://archiveofourown.org/works/30854108
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