Public skepticism

A/n: I have a bonus for you, some Lukadrien art

YALL KNOW THEY ABSOLUTELY HAD A VOCALOID PHASE. There is nothing more nostalgic to me than magnet. Ok onto the oneshot...

Every so often the heroes of Paris would have to do some interviews. Update the city on where their fight against hawkmoth was at, answer some questions and such. And every single time they'd ask about dating, it was getting old. Ladybug would always shut it down but Cat Noirs flirty attitude always sparked the rumours back up. Doesn't matter that he flirted with everyone in a joking manner, the media saw two teen superheroes one boy and one girl and immediately jumped to 'they must be dating'.

Ladybug was sick of it, she'd said a million times they were just a duo. And now Cat Noir had mostly moved in from the bug after being rejected firmly and understanding it wasn't going to happen, he was getting like of annoyed with it too.

Cat Noir wasn't amazing at social cues, and once Ladybug figured it out she realised she had to reject him outright, be firm but not mean so he understood she wasn't just playing hard to get. And after that conversation he understood and backed down. He wasn't going to be some creep about it, he just didn't understand at first that's all. Since then he'd moved on, sure it's stung a little at first but the sexuality crisis he had shortly after kind of distracted him from it.

As Adrien Agreste? He couldn't be out. At least not yet. But as Cat Noir? He could be as fruity as he wanted, no one knew his identity so he was in no danger.

The way things had developed recently gave the heroes a solution to the dating rumours. And they planned to use it the next time they came up, and going into this interview they knew it was bound to happen. Cat Noir was ready to shut down the rumours and make the media go wild over something else.

"Balancing real life and the superhero duties must be difficult, how do you both manage?"

The interviewer sat across from them, cameras and mics pointed at them as they'd gotten quite used to by now.

"It was definitely difficult at first, but by now we've got it sorted down to a T. It's one of those things that gets easier with time" Ladybug replied.

"Couldn't have said it better, once you get the hang of it it becomes second nature. Sure it can be annoying at times but we're basically experts at coming up with good excuses on the fly to run off and transform" Cat added.

"How does keeping such a secret effect your relationships?" The interviewer asked.

Recently Ladybug had a close call with friendship drama because of the secret, it was a learning curve for sure. But she'd figured things out now, she knew what to do in such a situation now. So she was the one to answer the question.

"It can be hard, feeling guilty for keeping something so big from people you love. But remembering it's for the best, and explaining that it's something you have to work on personally makes people understand better why you have certain moments you shut down a little. Good people who truly love and support you will understand" she explained.

"What about dating? I imagine something like that would really impact a relationship..." the interviewer asked.

Here it comes, it always ended up on this topic... the heroes glanced at each other, both of them knowing now was the time to shut down those rumours.

"It's definitely something you have to work around, but with the right person and lots of trust I imagine it could work. I wouldn't know though, I haven't dated since becoming ladybug" Ladybug replied.

"I can say the same, I haven't experienced that yet. Definitely had my eye on certain people, but I'd imagine you'd need a lot of trust and communication" Cat Noir replied.

"What about heroes dating each other? The public sure seems to like you both together" the interviewer said, clearly prodding for dating tea.

The Ladybug leaned back, knowing there was no way those rumours would continue after this interview.

"I'm afraid the public will have to keep dreaming, Cat Noir and I are a team and that's all. Don't be fooled by his flirting, he does that to everyone. He just likes making people flustered" Ladybug laughed.

"What can I say? It's entertaining. I understand where the rumours are coming from but I'm afraid you'll all have to give up on them. Bugaboo and I are besties, but definitely not dating. I mean... it'd be quite the shock if we were since you're a girl, aaannndd that's not my particular taste..." Cat Noir teased.

Immediately the interviewer perked up, it may not be a LadyNoir relationship she got confirmation of but that was DEFINITELY something just as juicy.

"Oh, it's not girls you like huh?" She replied.

"They're alright, I much prefer boys though. There you go gays you got me on your team! Cat Noir masc leaning bisexual confirmed!" He chuckled.

"I can already see the pride themed Cat Noir fan-cam edits" Ladybug laughed.

"Of course! I'm a Bi-con, down to the puns and the popped collar, I expect my fans to whip up only the best Lady Gaga edits of me"

The interviewer turned her attention to Cat Noir, wanting more details for the ratings. But Cat didn't mind, it gave him an excuse to be more open about himself. Something he couldn't do as Adrien.

"Could we expect to see any of the boy heroes on your radar? What's your ideal man?" She asked.

"Hmm... kind, funny, supportive, tall and had a nice voice. I'll admit I'm a sucker for dark hair and strong arms, someone who can match my energy too and keep up with my impulsively" He explained.

"Weeeell I can think of a hero or two that fits that description..." Ladybug teased.

Cat raised an eyebrow at her, intrigued.

"We're talking about that after this interview bugaboo, I have a feeling I know who you're referring to. I'll refrain from saying them on live TV in case they're uncomfortable with it, but I have an idea who..." he replied.

That interview was enough to both shut down LadyNoir rumours AND make the internet go wild for Cat Noir being a confirmed bisexual. All night he lay awake scrolling the hashtags looking at all the edits and tweets of people freaking out that one of Paris' superheroes was queer and proud of it. It was mostly a positive reception, which he was glad about. There was the occasional homophobic asshole but that was to be expected unfortunately. He wasn't going to let some stranger on the internet who didn't even know his identity get to him.

The internet was full of speculation about who this mystery hero that was Cat Noirs type was as well, a surprising amount of them guessing right. Ladybug guessed right too, once the interview was over she immediately teased him about having a crush on Viperion, and hey, he didn't deny it.

Said snake hero has been at home watching the interview, and at first he was just pleasantly surprised to see Cat Noir come out. He'd be great representation, he had so many young fans who looked up to him. He was a superhero, kind, compassionate and just a good guy overall. A good face for the bisexuals of Paris. Luka was glad to know he was on the same team as Cat Nior.

And then he thought more about it, about his time working with the heroes and his past interactions with the feline. The shoving each other out of dangers path, the flirtatious remarks, the mention of strong arms, dark hair and a nice voice. And it hit him... had Cat Noir been flirting with him?

He didn't need to wait long to find out, only a few days later an akuma showed up that needed Viperions power and it certainly answered all his questions...

"Alright, I'll lure the akuma away from the populated areas. You set a second chance so we can go back and re-do if one of us gets our power stolen" Ladybug said.

"Got it, I'll shadow you guys and make sure the second something goes wrong to reset" Viperion replied.

"And Cat, you get to an open area and wait to ambush as soon as I lure it there. It'll be distracted with me so you and fly in and cataclysm the box around the akuma. From there we can work on breaking whatever is inside and wrapping things up"

"Easy, count on me" Cat replied.

Plan all set, the heroes split off. Ladybug to go get the akuma away from the populated and built up areas, Cat hidden and ready to pounce and Viperion watching and waiting to reset if things went wrong. This akuma could steal someone's powers, meaning no cataclysm or lucky charm of the bug or cat got hit. Bad, very bad.

Viperion stood atop a building watching the scene to make sure the second something went wrong it could be reset. Cat Noir lay in wait on another lower rooftop, as Ladybug began to lure the akuma closer.

It was going well, that was until that bitch of an akuma pulled out a surprise power the heroes didn't know it even had yet. Not only could it steal powers it could move at incredible speeds, something it'd been holding back on for an ambush attack. The second it spotted Cat Noir who was about to jump, it lunged at him ready to steal the cataclysm he was about to activate.

"CAT LOOK OUT!" Viperion yelped, throwing himself against the fellow hero to knock him out of the way.

They dodged the attack, but went flying in the process and landed between two buildings in an alley, hitting the wall on the way down and landing messily.

"Ow- that hurt..." Cat complained.

"Sorry, had to act quick" Viperion replied.

They tried to scramble back to their feet but quickly realised the way they'd landed... right on top of each other. Viperion looked down at Cat Noir under him, his hair messed up, slightly bruised and face blushed. He was literally straddling the leather clad hero, any closer and they'd be practically rubbing bodies.

After a moment of gay panic, they snapped out of it.

"S-sorry-" Viperion said, getting up and pulling Cat to his feet.

"It's fine, that was quick thinking" Cat replied.

"We should- like... get back to the-"

"Fight, yes. The fight, that's right! L-let's go"

The quickly rushed back into the fight, but it was hard to focus when they'd just been squashed together in skin tight suits. Able to feel every inch of each others bodies through the tough but thin fabric.

Finally, they managed to get the fight done. City back to normal and everything restored, they didn't have much of a chance to talk though as they were all close to detransforming. Just as quickly as they'd accidentally felt each other up, it was all over. But neither of them could stop thinking about it.

Especially Cat, who'd gotten a real up close and personal view of the strong arms, dark hair and heard that soothing voice right in his ear.

Maybe... maybe Cat Noir should pay Viperion a visit. He was one of the only heroes he actually knew the identity of after all...

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