Miraculous: Tales of Adrienette and LadyNoir

A Change in a Screensaver (Marichat + LadyNoir)

The dedication for this part is due to Emerald being an amazing friend who I can always fangirl/fanboy with! Thanks for talking with me and encouraging me to publish this.

TRIGGER WARNING: THIS CHAPTER CONTAINS SEXUAL ASSAULT. PLEASE DO NOT HATE ME - I KNOW IT'S TOUCHY AND TRIED HANDLING IT APPROPRIATELY.

Note: the original screensaver is Ladybug in action, ignoring the canon fact that his wallpaper is Mrs. Agreste. 

Adrien's POV

I changed my computer screensaver, my head spinning.

It had been a picture of Ladybug for the longest time, but I'd promised Plagg I'd change it if I thought I knew who Ladybug was.

Did I mention I knew Ladybug's identity?

When I'd gone to visit my Princess, I hadn't expected her to already be talking to someone. I waited on the roof, listening into Marinette and 'Tikki' have a conversation.

It was confusing, at first. Hearing my friend rant about me in two forms, Adrien and Chat, confused me. She called Chat a 'silly Kitty', which only Ladybug did, and she moped about Adrien not loving her. The Tikki girl would comfort her.

Then Marinette said, "What would I do without you, Tikki? You're the best kwami ever."

I'd nearly fallen off the roof, but steadied myself. Rena Rouge did exist - and so did Queen Bee. She could easily hold one of those Miraculouses - she even had the same eye colour as Queen Bee. Resuming my position, I'd calmed myself down. She was Queen Bee - that wasn't that big of a deal. Yes, maybe she didn't have the same hair colour as Queen Bee, but that might just be the Miraculous having an effect on her hair.

There was no WAY my Bugaboo was so close to me and I hadn't recognized her. Ladybug was one of a kind. Unique. Special. Unmistakable.

My theory was quickly proven wrong as the little kwami giggled. "Well, you wouldn't be Ladybug for one."

That time I really did fall to the streets below. Scrambling up as Marinette came to her balcony, I'd wandered Paris a little. Eventually, I'd found my way home. Detransforming, I fell back onto my bed. Marinette? Marinette is Ladybug?  I sighed as Plagg came to hover in front of my face. "So? You know who your Bugaboo is now - go get her!" Plagg said.

"It's not that simple, Plagg. It's MARINETTE. My first real friend." My eyes widened. "The one who has a crush on me - as Adrien."

"Oh?" Plagg responded, raising his eyebrow. "I thought we weren't acknowledging that?"

I glared at Plagg. "Not the time." Flipping around into my pillow, Adrien's voice came out muffled. "I need to know why Marinette likes me. Then I can decide. If she's just a fangirl, I won't tell her I know. But if she loves me for me - which I'm hoping she does - then I'll reveal myself."

Plagg sighed. "Just save yourself the trouble, Adrien. Oh - and I want Camembert."

I groaned. I found my phone and texted Alya.

(A/N: Underlined is Adrien. Bold is Alya.)

Alya, can I have a picture of Marinette?

Her response came almost immediately. Yes, because that's not what a stalker would want.

C'mon, please?

Fine, but tell me why.

3rd Person Limited POV

Adrien sighed, his thoughts continuing to roil in his head. The girl was persistent, you had to give her that.

He hesitated, however. He knew anything he said would be directly reported to Marinette. He settled on: I think I'm developing feelings for her and I want to have a picture.