𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐍𝐎𝐈𝐑.ೃ࿐

❝ 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒂𝒇𝒆𝒕𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝙋𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙨 𝒊𝒔 𝒐𝒏 𝒎𝒚 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔. 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒚 𝒄𝒍𝒐𝒔𝒆, @TheGoIdenMenace. 𝘼𝘾𝙏𝙐𝘼𝙇𝙇𝙔 𝙃𝙀𝙇𝙋 𝙐𝙎, @LuckyRedBug. ❞

[𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐍𝐎𝐈𝐑.ೃ࿐ @CataclysmChat]

❝ 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑻𝑹𝑼𝑬 𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒐 𝒐𝒇 𝑷𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒔 — 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝑵𝒐𝒊𝒓! ❞

[𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐍𝐎𝐈𝐑.ೃ࿐ @CataclysmChat]

❝ Well this birthday sucks. ❞

[𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐍𝐎𝐈𝐑.ೃ࿐ @CataclysmChat]

He rolled his eyes at her, already over the conversation.

❝ I’ll leave you to your newfound hobby, then. ❞

[✧ ˚ · . 𝑮𝑶𝑳𝑫𝑬𝑵 𝑯𝑬𝑨𝑹𝑻 .ೃ࿐ @TheGoIdenMenace]

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She stared in disbelief. He did know she didn't actually want to do that right? Right?
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[𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐍𝐎𝐈𝐑.ೃ࿐ @CataclysmChat]

❝ Last I checked, you wanted to stab us. So not cool. ❞

[✧ ˚ · . 𝑮𝑶𝑳𝑫𝑬𝑵 𝑯𝑬𝑨𝑹𝑻 .ೃ࿐ @TheGoIdenMenace]

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❛ Seriously? ❜
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[𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐍𝐎𝐈𝐑.ೃ࿐ @CataclysmChat]

𝘏𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘨𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘳, 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘭𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘳.

𝘕𝘰𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘩 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦.

[✧ ˚ · . 𝑮𝑶𝑳𝑫𝑬𝑵 𝑯𝑬𝑨𝑹𝑻 .ೃ࿐ @TheGoIdenMenace]

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𝘖𝘰𝘰𝘩 𝘯𝘰, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘬𝘪𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘳. 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘰??? 𝘗𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘳.
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[𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐍𝐎𝐈𝐑.ೃ࿐ @CataclysmChat]

❝ For someone that advocates against bullying, you sure do it yourself, hypocrite. ❞

[𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐍𝐎𝐈𝐑.ೃ࿐ @CataclysmChat]

Annnnd he hated her, again.

[✧ ˚ · . 𝑮𝑶𝑳𝑫𝑬𝑵 𝑯𝑬𝑨𝑹𝑻 .ೃ࿐ @TheGoIdenMenace]

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All the time.
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[𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐍𝐎𝐈𝐑.ೃ࿐ @CataclysmChat]

➠ wasn't the main contributing factor to his misery; though, she did make things mildly unpleasant when he was going about as Adrien.

❝ . . . thanks. ❞ He relented, looking away from her. ❝ What you do, doesn't go unnoticed. It's appreciated, just hard to convey. ❞

[𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐍𝐎𝐈𝐑.ೃ࿐ @CataclysmChat]

Her look alone had him feeling called out and put on the spot, because he'll be caught dead before admitting anything to her.

She was so perceptive and attentive to the point where it made him feel irriated. But . . . that wasn't fair, not to her.

Truth be told, she really ➠

[✧ ˚ · . 𝑮𝑶𝑳𝑫𝑬𝑵 𝑯𝑬𝑨𝑹𝑻 .ೃ࿐ @TheGoIdenMenace]

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justify such treatment, even after all the help she went out of her way to do during the Akuma attacks. He could be so. . . 𝘴𝘰 annoying.

❛ But fine, if you're just patrolling, you'd be happy to go on your marry little way. ❜ She gave a smug grin, egging him on.
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[𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐍𝐎𝐈𝐑.ೃ࿐ @CataclysmChat]

➠ He breathed out, settling with that answer. Good things like her kind words never lasted.

If she knew he was actually Adrien, well, that stance would certainly change.

❝ And I told you, already, I was just 𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨. ❞ She was 𝘴𝘰 annoying.

[𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐍𝐎𝐈𝐑.ೃ࿐ @CataclysmChat]

He felt . . . self-conscious.

Chat didn't do this for the fame or the recognition. Even now as Marinette praised him, it felt off. It's not like he wasn't appreciative of her words, he just wasn't sure how to accept them.

❝ You . . . don't know anything about me. ❞ ➠

[✧ ˚ · . 𝑮𝑶𝑳𝑫𝑬𝑵 𝑯𝑬𝑨𝑹𝑻 .ೃ࿐ @TheGoIdenMenace]

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house to protect the good people of our city everyday. You look after us, I guess I just wanted to return the favor. ❜ She shrugged. There was another underlying reason, but he didn't have to know that.

❛ Besides, somehow I find you back on my balcony. ❜ She teased.
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[𝑬𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒂𝒏ッ @NigrumDahlia]

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[𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐍𝐎𝐈𝐑.ೃ࿐ @CataclysmChat]

➠ that? Be nice to me, I mean. I'm anything but kind to you. ❞ He would also admit to himself that he still felt a little bitter towards Marinette and her prejudices against him as Adrien . . .

So it's not like he was at all encouraged to play nice.

[𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐍𝐎𝐈𝐑.ೃ࿐ @CataclysmChat]

Chat would be lying if he claimed that her words didn't catch him off guard; he had not expected that sort of invitation.

Even though she made clear remarks about how he's been acting, he was still a good bit confused as to why she was being kind to him.

❝ Why do you do ➠

[✧ ˚ · . 𝑮𝑶𝑳𝑫𝑬𝑵 𝑯𝑬𝑨𝑹𝑻 .ೃ࿐ @TheGoIdenMenace]

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know if she could even do such a thing. ❛ Y'know. . . if you need a place to rest, my door is always open. ❜

She then cleared her throat, fighting back the blush in her face. ❛ Even if you can be a bit rude and a little bit of a sour puss at times. ❜
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[·☁️ @REINADELFLOWMTY]

❝ I don't pretend be your best friend. ❞

[𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐍𝐎𝐈𝐑.ೃ࿐ @CataclysmChat]

➠ desire to. Most times, I’m just 𝘵𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘥. All the damn time. So excuse the attitude if you will, it’s been carved in me at this point. ❞

[𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐍𝐎𝐈𝐑.ೃ࿐ @CataclysmChat]

Can’t sighed — he knew she was attempting to encourage him, but it’s not like he wanted to fully reject such an idea.

❝ When your life is the same both inside and outside of this suit, one kind of struggles to find anything to smile about. ❞

He then added, ❝ Or even the ➠

[✧ ˚ · . 𝑮𝑶𝑳𝑫𝑬𝑵 𝑯𝑬𝑨𝑹𝑻 .ೃ࿐ @TheGoIdenMenace]

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That's what she was looking for, just a small moment where she could crack through such a tough exterior. Marinette brightened up immensely. ❛ Uh oh? So you 𝒄𝒂𝒏 smile, color me surprised 𝑪𝘩𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘯. ❜

❛ Maybe you should start looking for things to smile about? ❜⇘
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[𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐍𝐎𝐈𝐑.ೃ࿐ @CataclysmChat]

➠ was quick to recover, ❝ Don’t have much to smile about nowadays. ❞

[𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐍𝐎𝐈𝐑.ೃ࿐ @CataclysmChat]

❝ 𝘗𝘧𝘧𝘵. ❞

He immediately turned away.

Chat was certainly not going to give her the satisfaction of knowing she briefly ticked his funny bone.

He wasn’t sure why, but for some reason, her rather silly impersonation had been amusing.

❝ I am what I have to be. ❞ He ➠

[✧ ˚ · . 𝑮𝑶𝑳𝑫𝑬𝑵 𝑯𝑬𝑨𝑹𝑻 .ೃ࿐ @TheGoIdenMenace]

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❛ Y'know, you'd probably have a lot more friends if you smiled a little more. Maybe just like this much. ❜ She commented, teasing him just a bit. ❛ You're so—❜

Her face went stonehard, mimicking his daily demeanor of what the public saw. ❛ Mr. Serious all the time. ❜
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[‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍𝗣𝗟𝗔𝗚𝗚 @CATACLYSMICLAWS]

https://t.co/Lx981MFear

[𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐍𝐎𝐈𝐑.ೃ࿐ @CataclysmChat]

❝ I’m not. I’m used to it. ❞ Chat shrugged, his steps small so as not to rush her along.

❝ The only friend I do have is someone people can’t stand, how’s that for irony? But she’s all I got. ❞

Chloe was . . . 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵, but she was there.

[✧ ˚ · . 𝑮𝑶𝑳𝑫𝑬𝑵 𝑯𝑬𝑨𝑹𝑻 .ೃ࿐ @TheGoIdenMenace]

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Marinette frowned, saying nothing at first since her face said enough. The girl began back walking. ❛ That sounds awfully 𝒍𝒐𝒏𝒆𝒍𝒚. I'm sorry. ❜

She didn't understand how the public didn't see Chat Noir for what he was worth. 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒆 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒓. He amazing.
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