LadyBugOut AU (Snippets)

Virtue of Patience

When he glanced back at her, he was smiling. He reached his hand out, offering it to her. “Why are you asking, Marinette?”

She stared at his hand, reflexively bringing her own hand up to meet it. Whenever they held hands, he never took hers without asking unless the situation required it. Instead, he waited for her to move first and respected her space. She couldn’t express how much she appreciated that.

She smiled back at him, though hid her face with one hand as she took his hand with her other. He gave her a gentle squeeze in response, encouraging her to continue.

“Well…” She giggled sheepishly. “Because… that what I’m hoping it was.”

Luka gaped, but that was quickly replaced by a smile. It was a wide smile; wider than she’d ever seen him with before. Marinette was certain that he knew where she was going with this.

She stared at their joined hands, her mind drawn back to the moment the Luka had practically–no, actually–confessed to her. She remembered feeling warm and flustered by his words, but she’d never pursued it.

Now, it seemed so long ago, probably because so much had changed. It wasn’t just the blog, or the heroes, or even how the public viewed Ladybug.

She - Marinette - had changed. She was stronger now. She didn’t doubt her decisions anymore.

And now, she knew what decision she wanted to make.

“Luka…” She smiled fondly, not meeting his eyes. “If that confession’s still valid–”

“Always,” he answered without hesitation. “It always is.”

She blushed redder, eyes shimmering. After all this time, he still loved her? His feelings never went away, even when he probably knew about her original feelings for Adrien?

“Then…” She cleared her throat, trying not to get too emotional. “I mean, it would have to wait until Hawk Moth is taken down, since things are kind of a mess right now, but…” She let out a small squeak, trying not to combust from embarrassment. “w-we could date after that? I know I don’t have anything smooth and meaningful to say like you did, but–”

“Marinette.”

She looked back up at his call, her heartbeat picking up. He was looking at her, face reddened and eyes fond. He stroked her hand with a thumb, leaning closer.

“That’s more meaning than I ever could’ve asked for,” he said softly. “I’ll wait for you as long as your heart keeps singing to me.”

Marinette felt like crying. After so long of chasing someone else in vain, having a confession go so nicely almost overwhelmed her.

“O…okay,” she whispered quietly.

They smiled at each other, neither moving so as to truly absorb the moment. They didn’t know if it was the silence of nighttime or how lost they were in each other, but it felt as if nothing else existed but the two of them.

If Marinette focused, she could imagine the faint outline of Hecattack’s cat mask fitting perfectly along Luka’s face. She wondered if Luka could imagine Ladybug’s mask on hers.

Somewhere, deep down, she knew she wouldn’t mind if that were the case.

She shuddered, staring at him for only a second longer before forcing her gaze away. “Ah, but--for now--"

He smiled, either able to read her or feeling the same as she did. “I know. I should go.”

Marinette nodded shyly. She honestly had no idea what she was going to do if he’d kept staring at her like that.

Luka hesitated, his hand lingering on hers, but he eventually got up and adjusted his jacket as he prepared to leave.

Marinette glanced at him longingly. Just as he turned, she reached out, managing to grasp his jacket. “Um–wait–”

Luka looked back at her. Marinette stood, shyly approaching him as she maintained eye contact.

As if she were on auto-pilot, she placed one hand on his cheek and pulled him close. Her lips met his other cheek for a loving second before she let him go.

He blinked, surprised but certainly not complaining.

Marinette cupped her hands together, unable to help grinning. “J-just… to hold me over, you know?”

Luka was brought out of his trance by her words. He snorted, then chuckled, his cheeks even turning pink.

He grinned back at her, then raised his own hand, stopping just before it touched her cheek. “May I?”

She nodded eagerly, smiling wide.

His hand fell upon her cheek and he leaned in, Marinette tilting her head appropriately as he softly kissed her cheek. She shuddered, completely warmed by his hand and face against her.

He pulled away, his own eyes shimmering. With a smile, he said softly, “See you tomorrow?”

“Y-yeah,” she whispered in reply, as if afraid the world would interrupt them if she spoke any louder. “I hope so.”

She simply stood there as she watched Luka leave, waiting until the trapdoor had closed behind him to let out a content sigh.

Tikki flew out from her hiding place, her paws out like she was preparing to catch her. “Are you okay, Marinette? Are you going to faint?”

Marinette couldn’t blame her for being concerned. She’d had a habit of feeling weak-kneed and light-headed around her crush for a long time.

However, in that instance…

“No. I’m okay, Tikki,” she replied, her fingers moving up to touch where Luka had kissed. “Actually, I’ve never felt stronger.”

Arthur's note: which story do you want me to do

Harry Potter X one-shot descendants it's going to have harems in it

Or Miraculous ladybug X female reader

Or Genderbend version of Kick the cat out of the bag! It's basically on ao3