by didthetwinflamebruisepaintyoublue
“But how do you know that? How do you know that all of those things weren’t… programmed into me?”
“Well, you have your amok now, don’t you?” She asked, gesturing at the rings settled on his left hand. They looked… right there, nestled on his ring finger, like they had finally ended up where they belonged in the first place. “Do you feel any different?”
Adrien clenched his hand into a fist, feeling the metal against the palm of his hand. No, he didn’t feel any different from who he had been a mere few hours prior, before everything that had happened. He felt lighter, freer, but not necessarily different.
Marinette unfurled his tight fist with gentle fingers, stroking his palm with a light touch. “You are still you, Adrien. You always have been.”
Words: 2062, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English
- Fandoms: Miraculous Ladybug
- Rating: General Audiences
- Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
- Categories: F/M, Gen
- Characters: Adrien Agreste | Chat Noir, Marinette Dupain-Cheng | Ladybug, Gabriel Agreste
- Relationships: Adrien Agreste | Chat Noir/Marinette Dupain-Cheng | Ladybug
- Additional Tags: Sentimonster Adrien Agreste | Chat Noir, Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Post-Defeat of Gabriel Agreste, Post-Reveal Adrien Agreste | Chat Noir/Marinette Dupain-Cheng | Ladybug, Marinette Dupain-Cheng | Ladybug Comforts Adrien Agreste | Chat Noir