whatever remains, no matter how improbable, must be the truth ( marinette | adrien )

[klutziest]

[ It happened in an instant.

Of course--that's impossible, actually, but that's what it felt like. Against the weight of the rubble, Marinette takes a few deep breaths, groaning as she struggles for freedom. She feels a sizable gash in her arm and her legs feel numb, but when she looks, she sees that familiar shade of bright red dotted by black, and she realizes she's still transformed...somehow.

Her attitude changes immediately, like a switch, and her eyes widen as they dart left and right. She desperately tries to cull her panic, as she searches for her partner-- ]

Cat? Cat, are you okay?

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[klutziest]

Oh, Adrien...

[ Marinette is 90% sure he is just saying that, that this is just a result of residual feelings he's having because he's still reconciling her two identities. Thank god she reaches the top just then, chuckling nervously. She already feels like lava is flowing through her veins, like she'll spontaneously combust any second... either that, or she'll wake up from this crazy dream.

Before that can happen, though, she pokes at the large, circular metal slab to test its weight. ]

I-It's heavy but I can definitely move it.

[myladybug]

(it might be true, adrien isn't quite sure yet if he's just projecting his feelings onto marinette because she's ladybug, or if he's able to separate the two and truly have feelings for marinette. but that's also not something he really has the luxury of considering right now, being too focused on finding out who she is, having to navigate their way through the tunnels to find a way out.

but that won't stop him from getting butterflies in his stomach just by being near her.

as marinette begins to move the metal slab blocking their way, adrien quickly climbs up the last few rungs of the ladder to position himself next to her, and helping to shove the metal out of the way.) W-Wait, Marinette, you're still injured, let me help.

[klutziest]

[ hhhhhhHHHHH

Marinette’s heart practically dancing out of her chest! He’s just so close now... but she bites her lip, deciding she’d better hurry before she loses her grip completely.

Her knees aren’t faring much better, so she accepts his help, channeling Ladybug for courage. ]

On three, kitty cat.

[ Her lips twitch into a smile. ]

Three... two...

[myladybug]

(his reaction isn't far from marinette's, a bright blush across his face that's luckily hidden by the darkness of the cave. all this time, he's been so close to the one he loves, and didn't even realize it.

he's not sure if that means he's just truly bad at seeing what ladybug is really like, or marinette is just really good at hiding it. hopefully the latter.

on "one", he helps push the manhole cover out of the way with a bit of force and grunting. finally out in the sunlight again (and it burns), adrien recognizes the streets as ones near the outskirts of paris. hoisting himself out quickly, he reaches a hand down to help marinette up.) We got thrown pretty far. It'll take a while to get back to our area.