Do you know any fics where Adrien reveals himself to Nino? 🙏
Sure, I've got a few! I favored ones that centered around Adrien and Nino, rather than ones where the identity reveal was more incidental.
Off the Mark by @buggachat
Ever since Nino's (frankly embarrassing) akumatization into Rocketear, Chat Noir's behavior had taken a strange and sudden turn in the presence of Carapace, and Nino could only think of one possible explanation:
Chat Noir hated him.
Somehow, Adrien didn't seem to agree.
When Friendships Are Real series by im_up_to_shenanigans
"When friendships are real, they are not glass threads or frost work, but the solidest things we can know."
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
A short series expounding on the impact Rocketear had on the friendship between Adrien and Nino. Because we deserved to see the fallout.
Not Your Secret To Keep by @kasienda
Adrien frowned. “I’m not worth getting hurt–”
Nino’s fist tightened in anger. “You are! You’re worth it! And I-I really have to tell you something.”
Adrien’s expression softened. “I just meant you could have called instead?”
Nino shook his head. This was too much, too big. He needed to be here, so Adrien didn’t have to face it alone. “I really couldn’t have called. Not about this.”
“So, what is it?”
Nino licked his lips, searching for the right words, but there wasn’t really any way to soften this blow. And it was absolutely cruel that Nino had to be the one to deliver it. Gabriel or Ladybug should have held that responsibility, but if they couldn’t or wouldn’t step up, Nino would.
Because Adrien needed to know.
You Don't Have To Pretend With Me by @kasienda
Nino didn’t not like Chat Noir. He thought the dude was cool and hilarious. His sense of humor reminded him of Adrien. Things hadn’t always been tense between them. When they fought back to back during Heroes’ Day it had felt like they were brothers.
But it was clear to him that Chat Noir wasn’t his biggest fan. The other hero was always welcoming and kind to Rena Rouge when she joined the team, but he had always been somewhat aloof with Carapace.
And Chat Noir had been especially different around him after Rocketear. but it wasn’t like Chat Noir knew that Nino and Carapace were the same person, so why had he started avoiding Carapace?
…
Adrien couldn’t figure out why things between Adrien and Nino had always been so easy when things between Chat Noir and Carapace felt so hard.
Like, he knew he was different as Chat, but he was far less different as Adrien with Nino than anyone else. Or he had been before… Rocketear.
And now? Now, he had no idea how he was supposed to act. Had no idea what Nino wanted from Chat Noir, but it was very clear he wasn’t measuring up.
