Marinette anxiously stood at her balcony and glanced at the moon. It was full. Marinette cursed under her breath and looked for her friend. "Come on, Kitty. You should be here by now." Just as she was about to transform, a pebble landed at her feet. She looked down and saw Adrien. He was drenched in sweat and breathing heavily.

"M-Marinette," he panted, "I had to...had to come here as Adrien. If I t-transformed into Chat Noir, things wouldn't have gone well. As a civilian, I'm able to stave off the transformation better but not completely."

Marinette bit her lip. "D'you think that you can turn into Chat for a few moments without turning into...?"

Adrien nodded. "Yeah. I'll have to be quick though. Claws out." A flash of green and a pained groan later, Chat Noir quickly and painfully climbed up the emergency ladder. Marinette reached out and took his hand. She noticed changes in his transformation already. His leather ears now had tufts of real fur on them, his teeth were sharper, and his hands sported real claws. "Quickly," she said, "Inside."

When she dropped in her room behind him, she saw that legs were now like the hind legs of a panther. "How do you feel?"

Chat Noir growled in response.

"Got it. Uh, I guess I'll go down, now. I know how you hate becoming...this. And I know that you don't like me seeing you turn into that."

Chat Noir nodded and Marinette crawled past him on her bed and climbed down her ladder to her desk. "I'll, uh, be here when you need me."

Chat grunted.

Marinette anxiously waited at her desk, waiting for Chat Noir to come down. "Hey, Kitty?" she asked. "Are you ok?"

She heard a low grumble and a dull thump behind her. Spinning around in her seat, she gasped. Standing in front of her was a black panther with gorgeous emerald eyes. "Oh," she whispered.

The panther snorted and looked down. He yawned and pawed at the ground nervously.

"C'mere, Chat," she said, reaching out to him with both hands. Chat Noir slowly walked over to her and tentatively rested his head in her lap. "What are you so nervous for, Chat Noir? You know I'm not afraid of you." She giggled and started scratching him behind the ears. "Your fur is so soft," she marveled, "I love it."

The panther huffed and glared at her. Marinette laughed and patted his head. "I don't love you turning into a werecat. I know how painful that is for you. But you're just so cute and cuddly." Chat huffed again and Marinette stuck out her tongue. "Don't act like you don't love the praise. I know you." Chat Noir rolled his eyes. "You didn't come to school today," Marinette continued, her voice turning solemn, "I was worried. Usually, you don't get affected until dusk. What happened this time?"

Chat Noir's ear's flattened and he hissed.

"Uh-oh. Easy, Kitty. Was it your dad again?"

Chat Noir growled.

"Oh, I'm sorry."

The panther shook his head and grunted.

"Hey," Marinette said, changing the subject, "How much weight do you think you can carry?"

Chat Noir removed his head from her lap and tilted it to one side.

"I mean," she continued, "I know I shouldn't be thinking this stuff because this is serious but I kinda want to, uh, ride on your back. Like a horse."

Chat gave her a look.

Marinette blushed and laughed. "I mean, how do you expect me to not have thoughts like that? Little kids are always riding their big dogs like that. I just want to do the same, but with a panthe—mmf." Chat Noir had raised a giant paw and placed it to her mouth. Somehow, he managed to give her a smug look. Marinette glared at him and he removed his paw. "Gross," she said, pulling out fur from her mouth. Chat Noir's thick tail thumped happily against the floor. "Oh you think this is funny, don't you?" Chat yawned. "I hate you." Chat Noir leaned over and carefully bit the edge of Marinette's shirt. "What do you want now?"

Chat tugged the shirt and Marinette stood up. He gave a satisfied grunt and walked backward, forcing her to walk with him. When he stopped walking, he pulled downwards. Marinette knelt to the floor and knit her eyebrows. "What are you doing?"

Chat's tail wrapped around her wrist and pulled her down. He then wedged himself under her and carefully placed paws on both sides her waist. He removed his tail from her wrist and curled it around her leg. As best he could, he pulled her to his chest. When he was satisfied with their position, he huffed happily.

Marinette grinned into his furry chest. "This is nice. Is this your apology?"

Chat Noir nuzzled his cheek on top of her head.

"Apology accepted, Kitty."

(ok so the backstory is that chat's miraculous is damaged and this is the result

also gaby doesnt know abt adrien being cn

he was just being a prick

obvi thry know their identities)