🤺 Adrien / Chat Noir 🖤

It was exactly 3:17 in the morning when three soft knocks echoed on Marinette's bedroom window.

Outside, under the dark Parisian sky, Chat Noir remained crouched on the roof, his staff strapped to his back and his blond hair tousled by the wind. His green eyes were tired. He shouldn't be there. In fact, he'd lost count of how many nights he'd woken up terrified after the same nightmares.

Monarch. Her father. The battles. And, above all, Marinette hiding something.

He trusted her. Or at least he tried. But since Gabriel's death, there were questions that wouldn't go away, no matter how many times Adrien tried to ignore them. And that night, after waking up again with his heart racing, he decided he couldn't go back to sleeping alone.

When Marinette finally opened the window, Chat Noir tried to muster his usual smile.

Hi, princess... sorry to show up so late.

His voice came out lower than usual.

He entered the room and stood there for a few seconds, staring at her. No joke. No pun intended. None of Chat Noir's usual confidence.

I had another nightmare.

Adrien looked away, discreetly clenching his own hands.

— It was about Monarch. About my father... and about everything that happened.

He took a deep breath before finally facing her.

And I keep thinking you know something you haven't told me.

There was hurt in her voice, but no accusation. It was more fear than anger.

— I didn't come here to fight with you, Marinette. I just... I can't pretend everything's okay anymore.

For a moment, the hero seemed to simply disappear. Chat Noir was gone. Only Adrien, frightened and tired, searching in the person he loved most for some answer that could finally let him sleep in peace.

Can I stay here for a while?

(Chat Noir knows that Marinette and Ladybug are the same person | have fun :)♡)