Week 2: Friday aka "so i herd ur a furry"

[monsieurchatastrophe]

[Early in the morning, before he can chicken out for the... fourth time in a row... Adrien will be heading to Marinette's room and giving it a knock

... might wanna hide your contraband pics of him]

...Marinette? Are you in here? [pause] It's me, Adrien?

[do you think she doesn't know... @ catboy plz]

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[missmaladroite]

[please stop Adrien, your face is so beautiful but your mouth is saying things and she doesn't know what to do, she has to keep her identity a secret or he'll be in danger]

[MORE DANGER]

[and it's not working and aaaaaah]

Y-You've really got this all mixed up, Adrien! Besides, if I'm Ladybug, that would make you Ch.....

.....

Chat.....

[holy shit, her eyes just go so wide]

[monsieurchatastrophe]

[bows]

At your service, my lady. [though when he looks up through his bangs he looks nervous and unsure and 0% chat-like, but, y'know, he tried.] Sorry.

[why is he still apologizing oh my god]

[missmaladroite]

[please give her a minute]

[or, you know, a year]

CHAT NOIR?!

[please say it louder Marinette the entire ship didn't hear you]

[monsieurchatastrophe]

[winces as he straightens up oh my god his eardrums are dead]

Yep. Pretty weird that we both ended up in the same class, right?

[he doesn't know how to respond to this he got to have his own mental breakdown alone in his room with only a cat to mock him this feels far more personal and intense, somehow]

[missmaladroite]

How--- But this can't---- Why---- What----

[Chat Noir is Adrien. Adrien is a shitty furry who makes terrible jokes. CHAT NOIR WAS THE BOY SHE WAS IN LOVE WITH ALL ALONG]

[all this time, he was flirting and she semi-rebuffed him and oh man, oh god, oh man, oh god, SHE CAN'T TAKE THIS]

This can't be true!

[at least she's less loud]

[monsieurchatastrophe]

[okay that is a. more violent reaction than he expected and he flinches a bit, looking down. he laughs awkwardly to cover it up. i mean he knows he acts different but y i k e s]

It is. Should I... do you need to be alone?

[he knows he appreciated the alone time to come to terms with it and he wasn't nearly as... upset? as marinette is.]

[missmaladroite]

[it's a shame Marinette isn't fucking self-aware enough to realize she's making him feel awkward and probably terrible, but no, she has to go and do her thing, what a disaster]

But how can you be--- Chat Noir is so --- and you're so perfect--- and---

AUGH!!!

[take deep breaths, Marinette]

[monsieurchatastrophe]

[what]

What?

[missmaladroite]

It just can't be truuuuuue! Not my Adrien!

[congrats Marinette you're making even less sense]

[monsieurchatastrophe]

...Your... what?

[w h a t?? is going ???? on????]

[missmaladroite]

Oh, no, I didn't mean that, I meant-- my friend Adrien, I didn't expect, you to be Chadrien-- I mean, Chat Noir, I---

[if only there were someone here to remind her to breathe]

[because SHE REALLY NEEDS TO]

I-I'm... just a little surprised, is all.

[monsieurchatastrophe]

Oh. [well! that makes sense. he just smiles at her] It... surprised me too.

[...at the beginning of the week when he figured it out but you know he's willing to let that go]

Look, if you need some time-- we can talk about it later?

[missmaladroite]

[laughs way too nervously]

[and way too loudly. SO SMOOTH, MARINETTE]

R-Right, later... we can talk.

I just need some think to time-- er, time to... I need to think a little bit.

[monsieurchatastrophe]

[o...kay]

...Riiiight. I'm going to ... go. Um. Don't forget to keep the flowers hydrated!

[he's going to try to head out even as he is mentally screaming "DON'T FORGET TO KEEP THE FLOWERS HYDRATED????" at himself]

[missmaladroite]

Uhm, you too!

[also mentally screaming "YOU TOO????" at herself while he goes]

[maybe she is staring at dat ass you don't know]