Of course. It made sense. He didn't even have to be remembering Hawkmoth for it to be a nightmare - without the context, his own powers were terrifying enough. If anyone other than Adrien had been Chat Noir, that Miraculous could have been seriously misused.
So to remember the destruction of it, without remembering being on the right side, even subconsciously...
She squeezed his hand again, and her expression and her voice were both gentle when she spoke.
"That sounds frightening," she said softly. "But, believe me... if that was something a person could do - destroy things with just a touch - all of Paris would be a lot safer if it was you. You wouldn't misuse it." The fact that the city was still standing after that power had been in his hands for three years as proof of that. Her gaze dropped briefly to his hands - to the finger that no longer bore a ring - before she looked up at him. "...but you're okay, you know? None of that is happening."
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Of course. It made sense. He didn't even have to be remembering Hawkmoth for it to be a nightmare - without the context, his own powers were terrifying enough. If anyone other than Adrien had been Chat Noir, that Miraculous could have been seriously misused.
So to remember the destruction of it, without remembering being on the right side, even subconsciously...
She squeezed his hand again, and her expression and her voice were both gentle when she spoke.
"That sounds frightening," she said softly. "But, believe me... if that was something a person could do - destroy things with just a touch - all of Paris would be a lot safer if it was you. You wouldn't misuse it." The fact that the city was still standing after that power had been in his hands for three years as proof of that. Her gaze dropped briefly to his hands - to the finger that no longer bore a ring - before she looked up at him. "...but you're okay, you know? None of that is happening."