Miraculous One Shots {Requests Open}

Seasonal Special - Winter

I've seen this AU floating around where Chat Blanc gets close with Marinette while akumatized, to the point where she seems unfazed by his Akuma antics. So here's a little one shot as my contribution to the AU.

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•Unexpected Cuddles•

It was the middle of December and snow had arrived in Paris a few days ago. And in those few days, temperatures dropped. It was especially bad at night, reaching as low as -20°C and even going lower some nights.

As usual, Chat Blanc had been wandering rooftops, ravishing in the adrenaline from the harm caused to his victims. He had grown some sort of defence towards the sharp, bitter cold, but it eventually got to him.

As well as the need to see Marinette.

So that's what he did, setting off towards the bakery in an attempt to satisfy his needs.

Marinette, meanwhile, was lying in bed, wide awake. Tonight she seemed to have troubles getting herself to sleep. To combat the cold, she had pulled extra blankets from her closet to cover herself with, but even then she shivered occasionally. She turned over so her back was mostly to her trapdoor and Chat saw his opportunity to sneak in; he quietly hopped in and nuzzled his head against her upper back.

Marinette yelped quietly at the sudden chill, sitting up and immediately turning towards the source. "What the hell?!" She hissed.

"What?" Chat asked, seemingly unfazed. "Come back; you're warm." His hand grabbed her arm and he gently tugged.

Marinette shuddered, pulling his hand off of her. "Don't touch me!" And for the moment that she paused, Chat looked utterly heartbroken before she continued. "You're freezing."

"But princess..."

"Nuh uh," She tutted but pouted slightly, getting him off of her bed. "You're not getting up here until you warm; you've even made some areas of my blankets cold."

Chat pouted but obeyed, moving to sit down on the floor of the lower level of her bedroom, sitting near a vent that was blowing warm air.

Marinette had laid back down, making a quiet sound at the cold patches on a couple of her blankets.

During the time it had taken for Chat to even feel a little bit warm from the vent air, Marinette had fallen asleep for a little before waking up, sitting up quickly. She noticed how he didn't even flinch at her movement, though she swore he would of heard her moving with his enhanced hearing, which he had, but brushed it off as her shifting in her sleep.

Marinette shut her eyes as she rubbed them, breathing silently as she tried to calm her mind. Her hands drifted to the blanket in her lap, wrapping it around her shoulders before quietly heading down towards Chat.

She sat down next to him, causing him to almost yelp in surprise as she held onto the blanket tighter. He had noticed her frown and she felt him wrap his arms around her, pulling her into his lap as his tail wrapped around one of her legs. She didn't mind; comfort from a nightmare was always welcoming.

The two of them stayed like that for a while, Chat still embracing Marinette as he made the silent decision to move the both of them back to her bed since they'd both be warm by now.

"Princess," he whispered. "What was-"

A finger was pressed against his lips, cutting him off as she softly shushed him, mumbling an excuse under her breath and shivering slightly.

He blinked, then sighed, not wanting to argue or press the issue any further. He laid her down in her bed, uncurling his tail from her leg as he pressed a kiss to her forehead.

"Goodnight, Princess."

And with that, he was off into the night.