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"Oh my god, yes! I love you so much!"
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"Akuma alert! An akuma named Whirligig has…"
"Oh hell, sorry Adrien but I need to go… get a cake! Yes! For my lion's funeral! B-be right back! Bye!" Marinette hesitantly smiled, finger-gunning as she snuck glances at a seemingly small tornado just on the edge of her vision.
"Bye… I love you!"
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Marinette had been out for a while now, even after the last akuma was defeated. She should've been back at the museum by now, but Adrien guessed she might have forgot. Shame. Maybe next time.
He started flipping through his schedule, scouting for another free day for a date.
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He wanted to go hang out at the mall for a while, but she said she was busy.
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"goodnight ma cherie !" Seen 2253
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Adrien was only half-listening to his conversation with Nino. Really, he was more interested in what Alya and Marinette were whispering about.
"Alya, I really need to finish… the thing for a while now. I still don't know how to solve the problem!"
"Relax, I can take care of it for y-"
"No, you go spend the night with Nino."
"Sure?"
"Only I should do it, I don't wanna burden you with guar- the stuff."
"Oo-kay. See you at school!"
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"Didn't we reschedule that for next week?"
"No, it's next week already. You were busy last week and I just didn't have the heart to snap you out of your focus."
"Oh my go- I am so sorry! I didn't mean to forget! How do I make it up to you?"
"You don't need to- it's fine."
It really wasn't.
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"hey"
Send?
Unsent the message.
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"Akum-"
"I need to get some water! I haven't drank any since this morning!"
Adrien stared after her, holding a water bottle in his hands.
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"can I help u with smthn???"
"even if i could tell you, you can't… sorry Adrien TwT"
"oh"
"okay" Delivered 1937
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The metal sheets of roof shone dimly against the dark of night as Paris' beloved superhero duo chatted on them.
"Fuck you, Papillon, for ruining my date!"
"My Lady, date? It seems like you've got the other boy wrapped around you now."
"Well, yeah. I mean, I've been so wrapped up in guardian stuff that I don't have the ti-"
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"No, you should really continue on whatever you're working on. It seems like a long project."
"But I want to hang ou-"
"I insist. Love you!"
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"She seems busy, Plagg. I'd rather not disturb her. Hey, at least she leaves during akuma fights! I'd have a hard time trying to transform otherwise."
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"à demain ! ly" Seen 2146
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"It's finally break! I'm free!"
"Stop spinning on that chair, Adrien, or you're gonna fall-"
"You can't tell me what to do, Plagg!"
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"Nino's the only one available today."
"Why do you sound so glum about it, kid?"
"Plagg, you know how much I've wanted to have a date with Marinette for a while."
"Oh. Well, you can make the best of it, right? You've wanted to show him that new game on Steam since last week."
"I knooow, but it sucks…"
"There, there…" Plagg pat his shoulder.
Adrien nuzzled into his kwami's touch.
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"Bugaboo! How's the guardian research doing? You've met up with Su-Han, right?"
"Yeah, but I need to coordinate things with the other guardians, so I may not be around much for patrol. I'm so sorry."
"It's okay, My Lady. You're helping us all, anyway."
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"Alya, is Marinette up for a game night today?"
"Nah. She says she's doing something with her family."
"Oh."
That night, Ladybug made an appearance.
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"I won't even try, Plagg. She's busy again, as always. Who am I to stand between her and her work?"
"Adrien…"
"Ah, sorry if I overreacted again…"
"No, it's not th-"
"Akuma? Time to transform, Plagg, claws out !"
He ran out his window even though he knew full well the day was fine.
Anything to get out of the house. Anything to move his jittering legs.
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"adrien, cn we talk?"
… typing…
"sure, what's up?"
"ive been"
"busy… these last few weeks and" (few months)
"im sorry if i ever left you alone and i think it's better if"
"It's okay, but it's better if what?"
"if we take a break? i need to focus on my work and it's important…"
"take a break? Sure! whatever u want, princess. "
"thanks. so much for putting up with me and. you're the best boyfriend anyone could have."
"aww."
"love yo" backspace backspace backspace
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YES
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Take a break from what? He didn't understand, but he thought he knew full well what she meant.
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"Plagg, I…"
"It's okay kid, just spill it out."
"God, I don't even know how to feel about this, I know I should be fine and I think I am and I don't really think the statement changes everything because everything has been the same for a while now and…"
"Kid, breathe."
"What happened differently, Plagg? Was it something I did?"
"No, I'm sure it wasn't… Pigtails is just busy, I guess…"
"Yeah, she's always busy, I mean, I don't even remember the last time I had a conversation with her that lasted a long time and… I know she is entitled to her own time and I shouldn't ask to have any of it… I feel like an asshole.
But I'm sad anyway and I know I shouldn't be sad- I should be understanding. I should've helped her. If I did everything I could to help her would things have turned out differently? If she could just spare a message for me even once a day…"
"Kid, you still have Nino, right? And Ivan? Max, Kim, Nathaniel. And all the other guys?"
"Well, yeah, but I don't know. I have never been as close to a person like this before, she knows almost all of my secrets and I don't know if I could be as free as I could be with anyone since… since Mom…"
"Oh."
"You don't think I'm overreacting, do you? For something this small? I feel pathetic for being sad about something like this-"
("It's unlike an Agreste to do that, Son.")
"-but I don't care if it was a romantic relationship or… or even just a fling, s-she was my friend! I'd hate to break our relationship over something stupid like this, I should have never asked the question-"
"Kid… you were the happiest I've ever seen you after you did." (If Adrien heard it, he didn't talk about it.)
"What if she was just lying? What if this small break continues or something and she leaves, for real?"
(Just like Da- Father…)
"I'm such a mess right now… I should sleep…"
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Plagg only watched as his chosen laid his head on tear-shed pillows, hair sweaty and hands trembling. Adrien's eyes slowly fluttered shut, and his phone remained ignored at the foot of his bed.