Go with the Flow

by: JuliaFC

Betas: Agrestebug, Etoile-Lead-Sama, Rosehealer02, Malauu-Ladynoir, Genxha, cherrybomb_marichat, Nala Fontaine and Ryderruby. Thank you all so much!

Disclaimer: This story is based on characters and situations created and owned by (c) Thomas Astruc, TS1 Bouygues, Disney Channel, Zagtoon, Toei Animation. No money is being made and no copyright or trademark infringement is intended.

This is a gift for my amazing friend and beta, Khanofallorcs. Happy Birthday! I used one of his great prompt ideas. The prompt said:

"Adrien might well have gotten his tall genes from Gabriel, but it's not like he'd be able to go to him for advice with this particular problem. Now, he's stuck asking either Ivan or Tom for advice for kissing someone much shorter than himself."

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It all started during patrol. They had spent an hour running around rooftops, and he had asked a couple of times Ladybug if she had something on her mind, or if she was just tired. Thing is, she had been much clumsier than usual and had tripped on her feet a lot. He had to grab her multiple times to keep her from falling, and while he loved being close to her, something was wrong

"I'm alright, chaton, thanks for your concern," had always been her answer. He couldn't help but be worried. Her mask wouldn't have let him see the dark circles under her eyes, but he had caught her yawning more than once and her energy level wasn't up to par.

"I think you're around my age, My Lady, and I know that this year at school is a stressful one, with the Brevet (1) at the end of it and all. I also know that being Ladybug is a lot of weight on your shoulders. You shouldn't wear yourself thin. Paris needs you!" He wanted to add that he needed her too, but he bit his lip and kept his mouth shut. He thought that she would have just hit him in the head and told him again that she loved the other boy.

"I told you I'm alright," she said a little begrudgingly. She threw her yoyo up to grab a chimney three stories up and swung away. He followed, vaulting himself forward with his baton. He didn't know what happened, but the next thing he knew, he was tightly wrapped up with Ladybug, her back resting against the chimney she had grabbed with her yoyo.

The more they tried to detangle, the closer their bodies were getting, and it was becoming more and more difficult for him to keep his mind straight. Especially when the only thing he could do was gaze into those beautiful bluebell eyes that sped his heart up each time he got lost in them. Especially when every time he moved he could feel every inch of her body getting more and more pressed into his. Especially when it was so cold around them on that clear night of mid-January, but their bodies were so close that the sweat was pumping out of him in anticipation. It was as if the yoyo was trying to make them melt together, and the whole situation was driving him insane!

"Not that I'd be complaining about our predicament, My Lady, but purr-haps it would be better if you untangled us. Unless this is your way of flirting with me?" His cheeks were burning when he gave a quick glance at their entangled bodies, noting how not even a pin could have managed to fit between them.

She started pulling the string of her yoyo, but they were still tangled up, if anything even closer than before. She gave him a strange smile, half between a grimace and a grin. Where had he seen an expression similar to that? It looked so familiar in a way but he couldn't put his finger on the reason why! Then she leaned on him, stretching to pick her yoyo from where it was hanging down on the chimney on the top of them. She tried once, twice, three times, leaving him breathless (and somehow with his heart into his ears) every time for the even closer contact with her body. Then she let out a frustrated whimper and looked at him with a massive frown, furrowing her eyebrows.