The Cataclysmic Charm (TaeGyu)

1. this night, when the stars are asleep

As Beolle, Beomgyu gets to be the shoulder for his partner, Goyangi's troubles. Because even past hiding civilian identities while fighting villains, they have a relationship that's special. Not bonded by blood, more than friends and more than co-workers; these two superheroes have a connection that's more important to Beomgyu than the feelings he holds for Goyangi.

So yes, he will encourage the other boy to pursue the person he loves; even if it means that Goyangi will never love him back.

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11:34pm.

It was nearly time for patrol, Beomgyu noted, pausing in his studies. Standing up from the chair he was seated on for the past two hours, the black haired boy stretched himself before crossing the room to peek out the door. The apartment he shared with his roommate, Taehyun, was dark and silent, indicating that the younger boy was safely asleep.

Beomgyu shut the door and locked it, careful not to make any noise lest the other woke up. Taehyun was a light sleeper.

"Cookies?" The high-pitched voice nearly made Beomgyu jump and he stared at the small floating creature with a playful glare. The floating red blob giggled and murmured a soft, "Sorry!"

Tikki was his kwami, a god-like creature of barely four inches that had powers. When combined through the medium of an accessory, kwamis could bestow humans with powers of the Miraculous. There were many Miraculouses based on animals but the two of the strongest Miraculous were the Ladybug and Black Cat miraculous.

Choi Beomgyu was the owner of the Ladybug miraculous. He went by the superhero name of Mudangbeolle, often shortened to Beolle by everyone for convenience.

"Thank you," Tikki whispered softly as she held the large cookie Beomgyu gave to her. It nearly enveloped her whole body and face but the size difference was adorable enough to make the boy give her a warm smile. He watched her nibble and eat the cookie for a few minutes, occasionally checking the blog site called 'CatBug', a civilian run fan forum based in Seoul that was also used as a tracking system for Akumas.

Akumas were butterflies consumed in the magic of the Butterfly Miraculous. While all miraculous were meant to be used for the good, there were times when they fell in the wrong hands and were used for evil. Out of them all, the Butterfly Miraculous was the most susceptible to being used for the wrong as it gave its holders the power to grant powers to others and make them their loyal follower. If used for the right, it was very helpful but in the wrong hands, it created villains with supernatural powers that wreaked havoc around the very busy city of Seoul.

Seeing as there were no recent akuma alerts, Beomgyu locked his phone screen and slipped it inside his pants pockets. He was already dressed in his pyjamas so that he could drop in bed the moment he was back but he also grabbed himself a jacket in case anything happened and he had to detransform outside the house. He also always kept a note in his room to Taehyun that he was out in case the younger boy came to check on him and didn't find him there.

Maintaining a secret identity and double life from your roommate was hard but Beomgyu made sure to go the extra mile so that Taehyun wouldn't get worried. As it was, his roommate tended to worry over him on a daily basis just enough to make Beomgyu wonder if he had accidentally contracted a substitute mom-away-from-home.

"I'm ready!" Tikki licked off the crumbs on her tiny paws and looked at Beomgyu with her wide blue eyes that always seemed to see through him. "Don't stay out too late tonight, okay? You need your sleep."

"It was one time," Beomgyu pouted, zipping up the jacket. "It's not my fault that I got lost. Seoul is a big city, you know? And I can't access my phone while I'm transformed."