He already knew before the akuma attack that he shouldn't be treating her like that. He was a hypocrite if he was being honest with himself. She was being selfish when she visited him. It was selfish of Ladybug to use her powers to get close to him as Adrien. 

But his initial intentions were just as selfish, if not more. He wasn't entirely sure why she started seeing him as Ladybug if she wanted to rectify the situation. Her intentions seemed pure; to make him feel better (even if it was just to rid her guilty conscience). Marinette hadn't initiated anything. It was him that asked for hugs. It was him that leaned in and kissed her. It was him that initiated sex. It was all him, and she followed like a love-sick puppy. She willingly gave him her virginity the second he asked for it.

Adrien sighed, hiding his face in his hands in embarrassment. He felt like a complete dick. 

"Or would you ignore heartbroken Adrien and go fuck Luka instead?"

Ok yeah, he was a complete dick. 

He needed to apologize to her, now. 

He thought about talking to her as he walked into school the next day or even their Saturday meeting. But Alya and Nino would be there. He knew Alya picked up on his behavior immediately and was on to something, even if Marinette refused to say it. He was sure Alya would have his head if he dared walk up to Marinette after going back to being an asshole to her. Both the one on his shoulder and the other one between his legs. 

He shivered at the thought. 

Adrien tried his best to go throughout the day without causing any more trouble. Marinette seemed calmer than the previous day, but she would noticeably tense the second he walked into the room. Alya was staring daggers at him the whole day. If looks could kill, he'd be nothing but ashes at this point. 

Nino gave him sympathetic looks but, out of love (or fear, maybe both), he stuck by his girlfriend as she was all but glued to Marinette's side. 

His best option seemed to be visiting her himself as Chat Noir. 

It took a lot of bribing with cheese to make the tiny god of destruction relent.

"Can't believe this kid is making me do this," Plagg grumbled as he finished his cheese. 

Adrien chose to ignore him. He called out his transformation as soon as night fell. 

He looked around before jumping out of his window and into a nearby rooftop. Chat Noir could feel the cold breeze hit his face as he ran. The winter months were approaching, so the nights became colder. 

It didn't take him long to reach a familiar bakery. The lights were all off. The bakery had closed a few hours ago. The rest of the building was dark as well, so he assumed her parents had gone to sleep. The only exception to the darkness was her room. It was a soft light, probably a lamp, but enough to illuminate her pink walls. 

He approached with caution. Chat Noir wasn't sure if she was expecting him. The last time he was there, it didn't end nicely. He landed on the balcony with a soft thud. Taking in a deep breath, he knocked on her balcony door. 

A few moments later, the door opened. Marinette stared at him with wide eyes. She hadn't been expecting him. 

"O-oh, you're here," she whispered. 

"Is it a bad time?" he asked, worried he'd interrupted something.

Marinette couldn't help but feel her heart leap at the concern in his voice. He still cared about her. She shook her head, "N-no, come in." 

She stepped aside, and he climbed in and down to the base of her room. It felt weird standing in front of her as Chat Noir. His mind was too clouded by anger and hurt the last time he stood in front of her like this. 

It mimicked the first night she showed up in his room months ago. They stood at an awkward distance from each other. She was standing by her chaise while he still stood by the ladder going up to her bed. 

"I wasn't expecting you to show up soon," she spoke first. "You seemed so upset."

Chat rubbed the back of his neck awkwardly, "I just really needed to apologize."

Marinette felt her heart leap again. 

"I was mad, I think I still am? Maybe just upset at the overall situation. I'm not entirely sure," he muttered. "Either way, it doesn't excuse the way I treated you. It was very hypocritical of me to lash out at you, again. While using your powers to see me may have been a selfish action at first, you were right. I initiated everything. I asked for hugs, I kissed you, and I was the one to initiate sex."

They both blushed a little at the end.

"Saying it out loud makes me feel more of a dick," he let out a dry laugh. "I implied you would have sex with Luka when I was the one to push you into sex. I was a selfish asshole just wanting physical attention."

"Y-you didn't push me into s-sex," she looked away nervously, a dark blush rising to her face. "Those things were stuff I did want to do, e-even um, that."

He was about to reply when she cut him off. "It would have been different, you know."

"What do you mean?" he asked, confused.

"If Luka was Chat Noir. I wouldn't have fallen for him."

"No?"

She shook her head, "I fell in love with the person behind the mask, not the mask."

Chat felt his heart beat faster. Her love was genuine, and he fucked up.

"I do love you," she said, finally looking up at him. She took a small step towards him. He didn't budge. 

"Even if you don't think I do. Yes, it was wrong of me to visit you after finding out your identity, but I really wanted to make you feel better. You wouldn't talk to Marinette, so my only option was Ladybug. Chat also wasn't one to be so open with Ladybug, so I went with Adrien. 

"I just wanted to make you feel better. I genuinely did not think it would go so far."

He took a step towards her.

"It's ok if you don't feel the same way," she looked down. "I knew early on you craved, um, physical attention."

He took another step. Then another. By the time she noticed and looked up, he was right in front of her. He reached out and cupped her cheek. She leaned into the touch and closed her eyes, missing his affection. 

"I still love you."

Her eyes snapped open, "Really?"

He nodded with a smile, "Of course I do, princess. I never stopped loving you." She blushed at the nickname.

"Can I kiss you?" he asked hesitantly. He wanted to make sure she was ok with it and didn't slap him if he tried. Not that he didn't deserve to be slapped. He probably deserved to be thrown off the Eiffel Tower. 

Marinette nodded, not trusting her voice to speak. 

It was a soft kiss, gentle. It was as if he was trying to say sorry once more through the kiss. Marinette wrapped her arms around him and hugged him tight when they pulled apart. Almost as if she feared he'd leave her again. Chat chuckled and hugged her back. 

"Are we ok now?" she asked timidly. 

"Yes, princess."

"A-are we still dating?" she whispered. He felt her tense up as she asked. 

"Do you want to?" He certainly did. He owed her a lot of dates and gifts after the shit he put her through. 

She nodded. 

"Then we're still dating," he smiled. Marinette smiled, her heart beating faster. She could feel his heart speed up too.

"Oh god, how are we going to explain this to Alya and Nino tomorrow?" she asked, burying her face into his chest. They had their Saturday meeting the next day. "She wants to kill you."

"I figured as much with her glaring holes into the back of my head all day," he chuckled. "I figured she'd want both of my heads."

"Both of your heads?" Marinette mumbled, pulling back to look up at him, confused. He grinned down at her, and her eyes widened in realization. Her face turned bright red.

"Chat Noir!" she hissed, pulling away from him and slapping him in the arm. He started laughing, "I'm sorry!" 

"Really?"

"I'm just kitting around!"

Marinette groaned, "I think I take it back, I don't want to date you anymore."

Chat pouted.

Marinette giggled. 

~~~~~~~~~~

Yayyy they made up! Plus, Marichat! I wanted to end it on a lighter note, and I make a lot of dick jokes, so I just had to add one in. Sorry not sorry <3

I hope it doesn't seem too rushed. Adrien just realized rather quickly he was very much in the wrong. I also didn't want the angst to drag on for so long lol