❗️ incredibly miraculous

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[ Adrenaline surges through Adrien as he falls. Fear grips his heart—but he shouldn’t be scared. After all, this kind of excitement is exactly what he was hoping for, when he first discovered his abilities as a Super.

The only problem now is that he can’t use them, not without revealing himself.

The wind howls in his ears and dries out his mouth. His stomach tickles. He only has a few seconds to figure this out—but surely it can’t be a difficult decision.

After all, life as an outlaw is better than no life at all. He closes his eyes, and when he opens them again, they flash green, with vertical pupils.

Do cats really land on their feet? He’s about to find out. ]

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[catpunned]

[ As quickly as he called upon his power, he lets it go again. His eyes return to normal. He gasps, briefly panicking for a moment at the change in direction before his rescuer lands them safely... somewhere nearby.

Shit, he doesn’t even know what building it is (if it’s even the same one). He tumbles out of his rescuer’s arms, looking relieved.

If her comment is supposed to make him feel better, it works. He actually cracks a smile, snapping his fingers. ]

Knew I forgot something. Maybe I should go back and tell him.

[sweettalker]

[ She'd thought so before, but is reminded again just now of how almost frighteningly composed this guy is for having just almost fallen to his death. He looks to be around her age, actually, sot that raises even MORE questions that she just doesn't have time to ask. Later she'll recognize him, but at the moment her mind is still on the attempted murder (or accidental) and the thieves currently getting away.

Grinning, she shakes her head, already heading for the ledge of this new roof, but looks back. ]

Don't worry. I'll be sure to pass it along myself. Think you can make it back down from here alright? [ Or maybe he has a cell phone he can call for help with. ]

[catpunned]

[ He’s gotten decent at seeming composed under pressure, high stress. His voice is still shaking though, but less so now that his balance has started to return with his weight evening out.

At the question, he realizes she is leaving and looks at her for the first time, curious. ]

I... think I’ll manage.

[ is. is that a mask? ]

Who are you?

[sweettalker]

[ She smiles, relieved beyond words that she was able to get there in time, none the wiser that he could have probably saved himself. Her heart is still pounding, truth be told, and she'd let him go to stand on his own for more than just urgency- her fingers are still trembling from the scare. Just because she can push past the terror in the moment doesn't make it any less terrifying. If she'd been just a moment too slow or late... She'd be having nightmares for the rest of her life, and that's as far as she's willing to let that train of thought go.

At his question, though, a playful spark lights up her eyes behind the mask, a rainbow of shifting colors. She brings a finger to her lips, as if telling him- ]

Sorry, blondie, but that one's a secret. Just between you and me now, alright?

[ With that said she steps up onto the ledge, tossing the rope aside since it won't help her from here. Before she goes, though, she does look back one more time, ignoring the wind tossing her hair. ] Be careful getting down. Don't need you falling for me twice on the same night.

[ She winks, and then she leaps over the side, finding a fire escape ladder to slide down until she's out of sight to continue her pursuit on foot. ]

1/2

[catpunned]

[ How is it supposed to be “between the two of them” when he isn’t in on the secret? He tilts his head, gaze following her to the edge as he moves forward, inch by inch. He reacts too slowly, however, his cat-like reflexes afforded to him by his powers having subsided.

Before he can register how awful that line is, she jumps, and he reaches after her in vain, a smile tugging at his lips threateningly. ]

Wait! Th-Thanks, for—!! [ He falters, becoming less and less sure that she is hearing him. Mostly for his own sake, he finishes the thought. ] —saving me.

[catpunned]

[ Adrien’s shoulders slump, eyes narrowing as he watches her figure appear and disappear by the lights of the city.

Rather than waste his breath shouting after her, he just turns around, allowing her rude exit to linger in his mind.

One graceful jump after the next.

He finds the door that will lead him off the roof and down to safety, looking back over his shoulder before opening it. ]

I could do that. [ he thinks, muttering to himself.

But he leaves it at that, and quickly pulls out his phone as he descends.

He has a father and an entire police force to calm down. ]