Requested by skylerporter456
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Request - Can you please write an accidental LadyNoir reveal?
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Rain came down in heavy sheets, leaving all of Paris in a blurry haze. Chat leaned against the door-frame of Françoise Dupont; there is no way you can safely make it home when you can barely see a couple of feet ahead of him. He'd been standing there for around twenty minutes, when suddenly the constant run off of the roof stoped hitting his head. Above him now, a modest black umbrella, the one holding it the love of his life.

"It looked like you needed this." She extended the umbrella out to him allowing his protection to pass over her without a thought. Despite this Chat still hesitated, reaching out to grab it before pulling his arm back to himself. Ladybug stepped closer and he committed, clasping both the umbrella and her hand.

"Thank you."

"Of course." Now she looked down and slipped her hand out from under his. The two watched the rain in silence; comfortable in the moment, but hesitant it about the near future. Seemingly in the now, but really thinking about a time in the past where they had stood here with a different special someone. During the silence, the two had gotten closer now shoulder-to-shoulder under their guardian from the weather. Their fingers bumped into each other's and that's how Ladybug confirmed something was wrong. His lack of jokes and flirting would have never said if everything was normal.

"Why are you out here, Kitty?"

He looked away as if he was afraid his face would betray him. "I can't take about it, could compromise my identity. His eyes slipped over to her's to see if she would break her rule and push for more. She seemed to be considering it, surprisingly, with her biting her lip in concentration. Finally, she sighed shoulders slumping. Was this how Chat felt everytime she denied him the chance to see her without outside of the mask? It sucked. "Ke-Keep it vague."

"It's- my guardian." He said exasperated as he frustratedly swung his arms forward, causing the umbrella to hit him in the head. The boy righted it, rubbing his head at the place of impact.

"You get into a fight?"

"Like you would stay around long enough for me to voice my opinion." His voice was bitter and angry, something she didn't associate with Chat often, something she didn't want to associate with Chat. She slipped a hand into his open one, supporting him to continue.

"I just wanted to see me for me. Noy what he has built up for me to maintain. That's why I came out here, I needed to get away. He can't control me when I'm Chat Noir. I only regret not going back when the weather started to pick up."

"Chat..."

"It's normally fine! I don't know why it hurt me so much this time... I mean, I know he loves me. Things have just been hard for us lately. He's dealing with it one way and I'm dealing with it in the opposite way." For the first time since the start of his vent, Chat look directly at Ladybug who gave him a bone crushing embrace. All was silent save for the patter of the rain hitting the cement and black umbrella. He mumbled into his suit.

"I'm so sorry, Chat."

"It's okay."

"No, it isn't." She pulled back to look at him in the eyes. "You deserve to be treated better than that. Everyone deserves to be heard, to be seen for who they want to be." She put her head back to his chest allowed for the umbrellas purpose to be naught as her hair became damp with the boy's tears. After second he attempted to pull back, but Ladybug trapped him; putting a gloved hand to either side of his head.

"Listen, know this. I care for you. You're such a great friend and partner. You are someone with value, someone who can't be replaced. Don't let others define you, let your actions; and when I look at your actions, I see someone to admire. A persistent goofball who just wants to protect others. I will always support you."

"Th- Thank you."

"No, thank you. I've been trying to get that speech right for weeks now." She lightened up her tone at the end and released his face, trying to lighten the mood. Chat gladly went with it.

"Oh, does my bugaboo have another sad kitten at her door?" He watched as she blushed and turned away, lightly socking him in the shoulder.

"He's never been forward about it, but everyone knows he's having a rough time. He needs to know we care, but I care a little too much about him to get it across."

Right, the other boy.

"Sorry, I know you don't want to hear about that."

He closed his eyes with a sigh, before slowing opening them again to show a determined understanding reflected in his green cat eyes. "You listened to me; I am more than happy to listen to you."

"Alright, just tell me if you want me to stop, okay?" He blinked again as a way to prompt her to continue.

"The other boy and I aren't together, but I've had a serious crush on him ever since me he showed me his true self; considerate, patient, optimistic despite everything. He's forgiving to a fault, giving second chances to everyone. Even someone like me who didn't deserve it after the way I judged him when we first met. I fell for him so hard I can hardly talk to him." She was surprised to see Chat giving her a small smile.

"I should probably go." the rain had no cleared enough for chat to see the path home, the orange of it of the sunset occasionally poking through the clouds.

"You're not upset with me, are you?"

"No, I'm happy for you." The smile he gave was genuine, if not confused. "I'm sure you've heard it before, but you should tell him." He was halfway down the school's steps. "Chat..." she purposely came down them as well, stopping one step above the one he was standing on. Extending her arm out to take the umbrella she told him, "I'll tell him, if you promise to talk to one of your friends but what's going on at home."

"I- I don't want to burden them."

"And I don't want to be rejected."

"You won't be if the guy has any smarts."

"And your friends won't be annoyed if they're worth their salt."

"They are," a wistful smile crossed his lips. "You would like them."

"I would expect nothing less, though if they started to crack puns I might explode; one is enough."

"You wound me m'lady." The two laughed, braking the tension the two had built up with their teasing as the umbrella passed hands, however Chat kept his out. When the heroine put hers into his, he gently pulled her onto the step where he stood. "I'll do it tonight okay, I promise." With that he turned and ran, taking to the roofs.
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"I can't do this, Tikki!" Marinette clutched her phone; she had already recorded the video but she couldn't bring herself to send it to Adrien now. The courage she had presented to Chat had resolved as soon as he had taken off.

"You promised to, Marinette."

"I know, I know." she bangs her head against the device, an obvious fight against her fear. Quickly she pulled back and sent the video before flinging her phone to the other side of the bed. She got another covers repeatedly muttered, "I shouldn't have done that, I shouldn't have done that."

"He replied, Marinette."

"I shouldn't have done this!" Never the last two picked over the blankets. "What- what does it say?"

"It's a video."

The girl entangled herself in leap for her phone. Looking away, she clicked play.

"Hey, Marinette! I'm sorry if I'm being inappropriate by setting this so late. I just wanted to talk to someone tonight, wanted to be seen and heard, you know?" He laughed nervously before continuing to speak freely from his heart. How he was tired, how we felt more like an employee than a son, but how it was pointless to tell that to his dad. How much he missed his mom and her kind words. "I don't mean to end your day on a downer. I can never do that to someone as special as you, Marinette. I just want to thank you for listening to me for this long, for giving me another chance after the gum it's, for giving me my lucky charm. For... Everything really... I- I love you." And with that you could see him panic and stop the video. Marinette and Tikki sat in stunned silence.
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"Why would I say that?!" Adrien paced his room nervous to see what Marinette would say to him. Surprisingly, he was sure in what he said, he could now admit that he had always had a love for Marinette. He just had to let go of Ladybug for him to see it, however, did I have to tell her so soon after learning about my feelings?!

I should have edited that part out...

"She sent a video."

"Oh gosh... " Plagg didn't wait for anything more, he just turned up the volume and pressed play. This Adrien to run and his from off the desk.

"A- Adrien, I - I don't know how to say this." Oh gosh, "I've been trying or so long to tell you, but every time I seem to mess up or chicken out. I'll always be here for you, I'll always okay with you reaching out to me. I want you to know that I really care for you. I want you to know that, that... Adrien, I, I love you." And that last shot and the video what umbrella could clearly be seen. Marinette's hair was slightly damp, the tendrils usually covering her ears now laid flat against her face. This in turn left her black stud earrings in the position to be exposed.

No way, no way... Was it possible that the school's everyday Ladybug was really... Was it possible that you could have fallen in love with the same girl twice... There was no way he was that lucky.
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"He- he loves me..." Marinette couldn't forget the look in his eyes when he allowed himself to be so vulnerable. It was strikingly like Chat's when he too had expressed that to her just a few minutes earlier. The two were remarkably similar she mused to herself. She never would have been able to see it before today when they had both shared a more identifiable emotion back to back. Their green eyes round with honesty, smiles tugging at their lips as they nervously exposed how they really felt. The two boys' golden hair swayed and water dripped down their faces every time they moved. No, that wasn't right. The boy's golden hair swayed and water dripped down his face every time he moved. It was like a spell had been broken, a hole of knowledge she didn't know existed had been filled. Everything about the boy now made a lot more sense. Her phone pinged.

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♥️Adrien♥️ - Cat is out of the bag, huh princess...

Marinette - This is why we don't normally do heart to hearts, Kitty
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Both kids were shaking, they had expected a reveal to only happen after Hawkmoth's defeat, not there was a surprise confession of love! Still, despite their confusion, they both wondered if this was really all that bad and OH MY GOSH THEY LOVE ME!
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🌸 Marinette - meet me at the tower, tomorrow, at sunset

Adrien - As?

🌸 Marinette - The free-spirited you

Adrien - okay... Goodnight?

🌸 Marinette - goodnight, Adrien

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However, despite their vows to see, neither teen even tried.
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Ladybug got there early, agonizing over how this could all go wrong. Sure, they said they loved one another, but could this knowledge cause their dynamic to fall apart. When she felt him land behind her on the tower, she couldn't help but swing away to run across the sky-line of Paris. Chat followed at her heels, calling for her in a desperate and longing voice. Finally, she slowed and turned, allowing for him to breathlessly catch up with her.

"Ladybug..." The cat themed hero slowly rose to his feet.

"Chat Noir..."

"Marinette...?"

"A- Adrien...?" Ladybug took his hand.

And the two kissed, apprehension and unspeakable joy filling them as they released their transformations. This was undoubtably right, something that felt so normal, a sense of deja vu. Everything was going to be okay as long as Chat Noir had Ladybug and Marinette had Adrien. They were complete, and all they had to thank for that was one umbrella and two rainy days.