963/Coffee hero

Coffee hero
Date of Scene:	03 January 2024
Location:	Tsukino-Osaka Dorm
Synopsis:	Naru texts Adrien to come be tall for her. Being too sore to get a coffee cup down is enough to get through even Naru's legendary chill.
Cast of Characters:	Naru Osaka, Adrien Agreste

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Naru Osaka has posed:
It's not THAT early, but early enough for school holiday when the first text message arrives.

TXT Naru to Adrien: Can you come over and be tall for me?
TXT Naru to Adrien: Not even all that tall.
TXT Naru to Adrien: Coffee would also be very welcome.
TXT Naru to Adrien: Please. <3

Adrien Agreste has posed:
TXT Adrien to Naru: Anything for my lady! Be over in a few minutes.

Getting such a text from Naru in the morning was a great way to start Adrien's day! He'd just been doing some reading for one of his classes anyway. It only takes a minute to fire up the espresso machine to fill a thermos, a quick change of clothes into something fresh (not that his clothes weren't already immaculate but it's the girl he likes, darnit!) and soon enough he's on his way.

One final primping check of his hair is done as he stands in front of the door to Naru and Usagi's room, and then he knocks with a jaunty little tap-tap-tap that was almost musical. The thermos is held in both hands as he takes one step back half-kneeling to hold it aloft like a knight offering a sword to their leige so that's what she sees when she opens the door. Coffee on offering from a sometimes goofy model.

Naru Osaka has posed:
The door opens and whatever else Naru might have had to say is lost in a soft giggle. "My hero!" She declares with delight, the smile at the offered coffee, and the boy offering it, erasing anything else for a moment.

"C'mon in, Usagi's not home yet." A valuable piece of intel, as if she were, they'd need to be a lot quieter, as her roommate would still be asleep on the top bunk.

It does not take long to notice that Naru looks tired, and she's moving cautiously at best. "Cups for the coffee, however, are why you need to be tall for me." Naru gestures to the low shelf above the mini fridge where the cups live. Just a little above her head height, really REALLY not high at all. "I can't reach today."

She has somehow managed to get herself dressed into leggings and a loose zip up hoodie, so that's something.

Adrien Agreste has posed:
Adrien Agreste rises up from his pose to grin at Naru's reaction to it. That was exactly what he was going for: A smiling, laughing Naru. His expression softens a bit to partial worry as he watches her begin to move around though. The movements were not the usual ones she made, even when she was tired.

He follows her inside and shuts the door behind him with a nod. "Ah, good to know. I hope everything's all right with her?" He hadn't heard of anything else popping up that might need the 'sparkle skirts' attention, but he'd also been out of the loop due to the holidays. He steps over to the cupboard with the cups as pointed out to reach up and pull them down easily.

A cautious glance is cast over his shoulder as he hesitates. "Overdid training?"

Naru Osaka has posed:
"Oh yeah, she's just at her parent's house." Naru's smile is a touch rueful. Usagi's parents have unofficially adopted half the school, even if people HAVE parents.. technically. Certainly she and Adrien both aren't spending gobs of holiday time with their respective parental units.

Naru ers softly at that very reasonable question, perhaps just a touch sheepish. "Ahh.. so I confirmed without any doubt that I cannot take on a youma by myself." She sighs a little. "And my usual dodge tactics didn't.. well.. not quite as smoothly as usual. I ache like stupid and lifting my arms much is just not a thing this morning." She mmms a little and then tries to sound positive about it. "It's way better than last night at least?"

Adrien Agreste has posed:
Adrien Agreste doesn't exactly freeze in his tracks at the news, but his eyebrows jump upward with a look of fretful worry. His grip on the coffee cups tightens. Not dramatically cracking them or anything so serious but he does just... grip onto them with white knuckles.

It takes a moment for his mind to kick back into gear. "Are you okay? I mean obviously you are, just, I mean. You know what I mean," he ends with a bit lamely as he finally moves again to begin preparing the coffee the way Naru likes.

"I guess I can't really do the 'you shouldn't try to handle things on your own' speech when you always get dragged into things to begin with," he muses a bit. "You should have told me last night though. If anyone knows about being sore, trust me, I do." The coffee cup is carried over and offered out to her while he leans in to gently kiss the top of her head. "I have hot packs, ice packs, and muscle rub in my room. Want me to run over and grab them?"

Naru Osaka has posed:
"All I did last night was get the school nurse to pick the gravel out of my back and then come home and sleep." Naru reaches for the coffee cup, and leaning in to stay close for the moment after that kiss on the top of her head. "Or try to sleep, even if no position was comfortable."

Naru mmms. "I dont think anything is ready for muscle rub yet, although I might get you to change a couple of the bandages across the back of my shoulders." She makes a face. "I can't reach at the best of times, and sore ribs and a sore shoulder mean I really really can't reach."

Her expression is apologetic. "I didn't especially want to take on a youma, no.. and I'm sorry.. dating me is going to be hell on your blood pressure."

Adrien Agreste has posed:
Adrien Agreste doesn't step away again when she leans in like that. Instead he settles in to sit beside her, cautiously so as to not bump any injuries. "I won't say I'm not worried about you. I am," he assures with a soft smile trying to remain calm, and sensible, if only so that she doesn't get upset. "But you're all right. You're as much a fighter as I am, and I respect that. I can't respect that and also expect you to not get into fights on occasion." A soft sigh follows. He didn't really feel as if he was saying the right things. Instead he just nods.

"I'd like to help you get better. Let me help take care of you." Of course it seemed she was going to in the first place. Another little lean inward lets his forehead bump to hers gently, resting there close. "Whenever you need me to. No matter the time of day or night, I'll help, Naru. With bandages, or medicine, or just keeping you company if that's what you want."

Naru Osaka has posed:
"I mean.. there is a difference. You're an effective fighter." Naru points out as she leans into him, gingerly. Sore ribs do not make anything comfortable, and drinks some coffee. "I only pissed it off, because I can't actually /do/ much as a mundane." There's an edge of old frustrations there, her usual chill a little ragged at the moment.

"I hate being the one who always needs taking care of." Naru protests, although what heat is in that statement isn't directed at him, at least not on purpose. "And yes.. I know I have other skills that makes me not useless, but those were very hard to remember when I couldnt' reach a coffee cup."

Adrien Agreste has posed:
Adrien Agreste gently slides an arm around her so the leaning is more supportive. He does take care to let her lean in though, so that he doesn't harm any of those bandages on her back she mentioned. "Have I told you about the first month I was Cat Noir?" He hadn't, he knows, but he grins a bit over the recollection. "I got punched down the street about five times. Tied up twice. Aaand hung upside down from a lamp post once."

"And that was *with* having been trained in Kung-Fu and fencing for years before ever getting my Miraculous." The urge to hug her is resisted at her complaint. It was valid. "I know it must be frustrating. If I could I'd give you a Miraculous myself. I think you'd make an awesome hero. You already are one. Maybe it's best not to try to take youma on alone, or head on," He adds with an upward glance. "But you definitely help wrangle a lot of us together. I heard how you were so important during the temple raid."

Naru Osaka has posed:
There's a pause and then Naru cant' help but start to giggle as he explains how his first month went. "I can totally picture you hanging upside down from a lamp post and still trying to be suave about it.. all 'this is fine! this is fine!.. can someone help me down please?'"

"I got some really good hits in on the damn thing." Naru sighs a little. "But punches don't do anything except get its attention, and it had me cornered. I really did just want it to move, but instead it threw me into a wall." Which does explain a whole lot about exactly the why and how of what's hurting. Naru makes a face. "Ninety nine times out of a hundred, I spot them and can just flee, no harm no foul, call someone to go take it out. This was clearly time one hundred."

Adrien Agreste has posed:
"Well... It was a *little* embarassing," Adrien has to admit with a bit of a sheepish grin, and the slightest of blushes. He really was trying to play it off at the time. "The fight was still going on too so I had to hurry and get out to help." Which took a bit.

He falls silent listening to her explain what exactly had happened to her though. A wince is given, as well as a nod. "Walls aren't any fun that way. Climbing sure. Hitting, nope. I'm glad you didn't hit your head though. Did you?" He has to ask. Though he figured she'd be nursing a heck of a headache otherwise. "Honestly though, that's why training to fight is good. You can avoid and when you can't, you can get through things like this."

"I'm sorry I wasn't there to help though. This just means I get to play Nurse Adrien now!" A small pause comes, and then he teasingly asks, "Would you like me to get a nurse outfit? I bet I could pull it off."

Naru Osaka has posed:
"Nope." Naru shakes her head at his question about how she hit the wall. "I managed to twist around while I was sliding across the pavement to hit with my shoulder first rather than my head. I figured even if I broke it, it was still better than a concussion." She gives the shoulder that she is not leaning aginst him a very careful wriggle. "It's not sore enough to be broken, but even with healing candies, it is all sorts of spectacular colours." Score one for fall training in self defense class!

"It's always such a frustrating balance." Naru admits. "I'm hardly a small child who needs constant minding, but at the same time, I really do attract enough trouble that I almost /do/ need constant minding. Save that it would make me /crazy/, no matter how much I adore spending time with you." She turns her head a little, to be able to kiss his shoulder before settling again.

"Nurse Adrien?" Naru giggles softly. "You can totally pull of scrubs and a lab coat." She winks, teasing him right back.

Adrien Agreste has posed:
"I was about to ask if you had a side that was better than the other," Adrien remarks with a hint of amusement. At least he knew, now, and didn't feel so bad about her leaning into him. "I'm glad you came out okay. Even if you're trying to be a chameleon."

"I think one of my dorm neighbors has a lab coat I could probably borrow. Maybe not scrubs." He does consider it a moment or two while taking out his phone to start texting on it one-handed so that he doesn't have to move from being Naru's leaning spot.

"Okay, I'm going to bet you didn't get much rest last night, and that you could use some pain killers and I'd say some electrolytes to hydrate, too. Those will be on the way soon," he assures with a final text sent off. Then he leans in to press a kiss gently to her temple before asking, "I think I could manage to make you comfortable enough to get some rest, if you're okay with it."

He does wait for her okay for that. If she says yes though? He grins broadly and shifts to slide one arm beneath her knees lifting her up to place in his lap so that she's sitting sideways with her good shoulder resting in against his chest. Then it's over to the couch to settle in for awhile in this manner.

Naru Osaka has posed:
"You are going to be bored out of your mind if you are just going to settle here while I sleep." Naru isnt protesting, there's a little nod as he picks her up and carries her over to the couch. "But no, I didn't sleep very well." She has to admit that, and as tasty as the coffee is, it doesn't quite take the edge off the need for sleep to let the body heal. "Also.. it sounds weird cause we've only been roommates for like.. six months.. but our room feels really /really/ empty without Usagi in it."

Adrien Agreste has posed:
Adrien Agreste scoffs at the very notion of being bored as he settles in leaning back so that she's comfortable, and that he's not going to get too stiff from staying this way for awhile. "I have a fully charged phone to keep me busy if I get bored. Not that I imagine I will," he adds with a chuckle.

"I could probably use a nap myself, and you're warm and soft. I'll probably doze off in no time," he assures. When she speaks of Usagi he gives a nod. "From what it sounds like, she's a bit like your sister. I can imagine that would get lonely without her around. ... If you like I could pretend to be her to help you sleep?" He clears his throat lightly and then tries to change his voice, raising in pitch. "Oooh Mamo-kun you're so cute teehee~"

Naru Osaka has posed:
Naru starts to giggle at that Usagi impression and she gives him a little nudge in his stomach with her still fully functional elbow. "I mean.. you're not /wrong/.." She grins at him. "Go to sleep."

It's quiet for a little while as Naru snuggles in against him, and lets her eyes close. It's a little while after that again that Adrien can feel her relaxing in against him even more, as she starts to doze off. Her murmur is soft, only because they are all tangled up together can he really hear her. "Thank you."

Adrien Agreste has posed:
Adrien Agreste reaches up to gently stroke Naru's hair to help relax her as she drifts off. It has nothing to do with wanting to play with her hair. It was one of the few places he could touch that might help her relax without irritating another injury. As her breathing slows he smiles a bit, and finally lets his own eyes drift shut.

Only for that whisper. His smile broadens a bit as he murmers, "Any time," quietly in response.