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Another night of Y/N tossing and turning in her bed began at the ripe hour of one. Pure darkness with the gentle showing of the slivered moon leaked into the room as something that used to comfort her. The dead of night was normally the warm blanket that she needed growing up, but as an adult, she found little solace. Dreams typically turned to terrors, leaving no comfort in closing her y/e/c orbs.
Why can't I just sleep, she thought to herself exhaustedly. Bring on the night terrors, I don't care. Insomnia is worse than the demons.
Hours passed as she willed herself to fight the demons of her mind, desperately wishing to be absolved into slumber. Clutching the sheets tightly to herself, she wished she could simply will herself to get a few hours. After all, her days were unnecessarily strenuous under the guise of Hawk Moth's operation. When she initially allowed her career choice to end under Gabriel Agreste, she never expected to live the double life that the striking blonde man had.
Closing her y/e/c eyes tightly, she let out the hundredth sigh that escaped her pouted lips that night. Come on, just sleep, she thought in aggravation. Daring not to open them once more to see the alarm clock blinking an unholy hour, she actively attempted slumber. Tossing and turning from her side to her back, then to her stomach, she found no comfort. Removing the pillow from underneath her head, she pressed it into her arms, hoping to find some solace in it.
Her demons screamed loud enough in her head that she was unable to hear the change in atmosphere. Slender legs strode towards her unheard, a frown perched atop tight lips. Blue eyes studied her struggle for moments, before he found himself moving closer. Pulling the pillow from her grasp, his slender fingers moved it to where it belonged. Tugging the sheets back gently, he added his presence to the confines of the bed.
Hawk Moth had failed once again with another akumatized victim, unable to obtain the miraculous of Ladybug and Cat Noir. While Hawk Moth worked this evening, the man found himself distracted by the low emotions residing in his own home. Though she would have been a strong victim, she stood by his side faithfully. Just as Adrien Agreste, his own son, he would allow no harm to befall Y/N L/N.
He could not help feeling a little emotion towards the woman with the soft y/h/c locks. She tirelessly worked by his side for as long as he willed it, while taking care of his own son. Each appointment was taken care of by his assistant, covering for the man in his absences. It would have been a lie if he said that he had not noticed her soft glances here and there, or not noticed how kindly she took care of him.
Though the woman gasped as she felt slender arms tugging her closer to him, she refused to open her eyes. Initially, she wondered if she had drifted to slumber, another demon beckoning her into their arms. The warmth that she felt around her caused drowsiness to begin to take her consciousness.
Willing herself to glance at the supposed demon, her y/e/c eyes softened against the gaze of blue eyes. Sad blue eyes gazed upon her, though a gentle smile tugged against his tight lips. "It's four in the morning, Y/N," he murmured softly, his hot breath radiating against the shell of her ear as he spoke. "I do hope you'll get some rest now."
"Thank you, sir," she murmured as she felt slumber beginning to take her. Unconsciously, she felt herself cuddle into the man the slightest bit more, his slender figure pressed tightly against her own. A graceful smile tugged against tired lips as she began to drift off to sleep.
For a while, Gabriel Agreste simply studied the slumbering woman in his arms. His blue eyes noted the way that her y/h/c locks sparkled in the moonlight from the window, and how truly peaceful the woman's features showed as she slept. He could feel a little something swelling in his heart as he glanced upon her, a warmth that he had not felt in over a years time.
Gabriel relished in the way her figure fit like a puzzle piece against his own, and how beautiful that little smile that tugged upon her lips was. Though Y/N had not been the woman he tried so desperately for the miraculous for, the elder man wondered if maybe he was falling for this woman. How faithful the woman was eluded him, as just about any other assistant would logically leave him in his quest for the miraculous.
Y/N had not been the woman he desperately needed to get back, but there was something about Y/N L/N that was truly one of a kind. It was not simply her beauty, nor her punctuality that had made a mark upon the senior Agreste. Though when he hired her, he had never expected such great things from the woman, she proved above and beyond the expectations that he required.
As a villain, though he had a positive motive, he wondered why someone so pure would wish to stay by his side. He wondered why it was that no matter how much he questioned her reasoning for her dedication, he did not wish for her to leave his side. Gabriel Agreste wondered many things before he drifted off into slumber beside the already slumbering woman.
What he wondered the most as his blue eyes began closing, though, was if he was falling for the gentle woman. She played a delicate role in his plans, and yet, he wished so badly for her safety. He wanted to make sure, no matter what was to come, that his Y/N was safe. Drifting to slumber fully, he was hit with the realization that may change the way he was risking everything to bring Adrien's mother back.
I've fallen in love with Y/N, he thought, before snuggling into the crook of her neck as he delve into slumber.