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Warmth
Adrien awoke with tears pricking at the corners of his eyes, threatening to fall down his pale cheeks as he sat breathing heavily. The nightmare he had just experienced came flooding back to him in a flurry of images and feelings that hurt to even think of. As he dug the heels of his hands into his eyes, Adrien knew he wouldn’t be able to fall asleep in his current condition. Not alone at least.
Adrien quietly stepped out of bed and whispered for Plagg to transform him, before leaping out of the safety of his bedroom and into the cold night air.
Though he knew it wasn’t a good use for his powers, Adrien had often become Char Noir to use to his advantage. He’d begun to get nightmares more and more frequently, but had no one to comfort him in the broken household he was forced to live in. But that’s why he left, not just to escape, but to find the one person who could really comfort him.
Chat landed as softly as possible on the open windowsill, whispering to detransform, before padding across the room to his best friends bed.
Nino and Adrien had made an unspoken agreement of sorts. It was clear to both of them that they saw each other as more than just friends, but hadn’t directly talked about it quite it. Nino would leave his window open, and if Adrien couldn’t sleep he would come to Nino’s house. Nino never questioned how exactly Adrian managed to get through his second story window, knowing that everyone has their secrets, and Adrian was beyond grateful for his friends understanding.
Adrien pulled back the sheets on the others boys bed, trying not to wake him. Nino groaned softly as he felt the cold air on the skin, but stopped complaining as soon as he felt Adriens body move to press against his.
“Another nightmare?” Nino asked softly, and he wrapped his arms around Adriens small form.
Adrien nodded, hugging Nino tighter, never wanting to leave the warmth of him.
“Want to take about it?” Adrien shook his head to this. They could talk in the morning. For now all he wanted was to forget about what was going on outside of Ninos room.
The last thing Adrien felt before falling asleep was Nino burying his face in his mop of blonde hair, and kissing his head goodnight.