LadyBugOut AU (Snippets)

Don't Kiss But Tell

Summary:
After LadyBugOut's first ever post, Ladybug talks to Chat about it.

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Ladybug wouldn’t admit it, but she wasn’t looking forward to patrol. Sure, Chat had given her the okay to make the LadyBugOut blog, but it wasn’t like he looked totally happy about it.

Sighing, Ladybug waited patiently at the usual starting point for patrols; one of Paris’ rooftops. Part of her hoped that Chat wouldn’t come, but with how unlucky she was at times, she doubted it.

After a few minutes, Ladybug heard the familiar click of Chat’s boots. Pushing herself to a stand, Ladybug turned, giving him a smile and hoping for the best.

“Good evening, Chat,” she greeted politely.

No answer. Chat was staring off into the distance, distracted.

“Chat?” Ladybug called, hoping that this wasn’t another “Frozer” situation.

Thankfully, Chat snapped back to reality, looking over at her. “Ah… yes, good evening, m'lady.”

He was so obvious. Ladybug got straight to the point. “Did you see my video?”

Chat’s fake ears perked. “Oh–of course I did! I’m always watching you, after all. You know that.”

Even the joke sounded half-hearted. The average person might’ve not been able to tell, but Ladybug could.

Ladybug took things a step further. “What’d you think?”

Chat blinked, pausing like he needed to formulate a response.

“You were gorgeous as always, Bugaboo. I like the new look.”

Ladybug raised a brow. Turning away from him, she sat back down on the roof. “I was asking about what I said; me revealing the truth to everyone.”

She couldn’t see it, but she imagined that Chat’s tail twitched. She heard Chat approach, then saw him sit down next to her out of the side of her vision.

“Well, you were always the more cautious one,” he said.

“What does that mean?” she asked skeptically.

“Oh, nothing!” Chat insisted, holding his hands up in defense. “I just didn’t know you took that fantasy so seriously until you told me!”

Ladybug bit back the obvious response of “how did you not know?”

Instead, she echoed, “Fantasy?”

Chat nodded. “You know I support you, m’lady–”

Ahuh.

“–so I would never stand in the way of you making a point–”

Ahuh.

“–but that fantasy wasn’t hurting anyone, that’s all.”

…That reasoning sounded strangely familiar, but Ladybug couldn’t put her finger on it.

“So I was just supposed to sit back and let everyone believe a lie?” Ladybug asked.

Chat recoiled. “W-well…” He cleared his throat, eyes darting around. “I mean, it’s the rule of famous people everywhere. You don’t have to correct something that works out for you in the long run.”

“How does that work out for me in the long run?”

“Doesn’t it sound better?” Chat persisted. Wrapping an arm around Ladybug, he leaned close. “Ladybug and Chat Noir, two lovers who are closer than any other couple in the world, protecting each other no matter what!”