#just following adriene

[setsailtomorrow]

who knew that a side effect of doing yoga every day would mean firmer eh everything

#genuinely noticed that today #around my tummy #i do this because it feels good #what bs sry #but it's true #just following adriene #she's made me comfortable with my body #i don't want to know anything about her #except that she's a great yoga teacher #with nice takes on ways to move #anyway #i started because i sit so much at work #and suddenly #huh #i guess the body does change

[buggachat]

yes the peacock miraculous obviously needs to be felix's and is extremely significant to him and there's so much poetry about the fact that he is the holder of the very miraculous that created him and him being the holder of it is deeply entrenched into the plot. HOWEVER.

sometimes i miss the cat!adrien vs dog!felix dynamic. because it was really fucking funny

#also like. if you listed out the personalities of adrien and felix to an unbiased third party #and asked them to assign one as dog and the other as cat #it would absolutely be dog!adrien and cat!felix. right? like it would. #adrien is like a little golden retriever who follows you around. felix knocks shit off your counters just to get a reaction out of you. #but no. cat!adrien dog!felix. like what the fuck is up with that. bring it back it was so weird #ladybug: aw darn :/ i gave the dog miraculous to the cat-coded guy by accident! i meant to give it to adrien. HE'S the dog guy #chat noir: excuse me? #also the fact they were fucking pet-coded?????? AND THEYRE SENTIMONSTERS??? FUCKED UP TBH. BRING IT BACK

[i-wiggle-i-squirm-bc-i-am-a-worm]

every time I think abt Multiplication (the episode, not math) I’m just stuck thinking abt how they all just left Nino standing there like lmaoooo dude

#it lives in my brain #he didn't even try to follow adrien #he just decided to hang out in front of the school I guess???? #poor dude #but tbh I would do the exact same thing in his situation #I mean if the akuma wants u dead they'll find a way #miraculous ladybug #miraculous comics #miraculous crack #adrien agreste #marinette dupen chang #ayla cesiare #nino lahiffe #mlb #miraculous lb #I gotta stop with these stupid comics and focus on my au #but I cannot control where my attention goes #mlb season 5 #ml multiplication #multiplication spoilers

[nixthelapin]

I just saw someone claim that during Passion (season 5), when Adrien was tempted to use their miraculous to make a Wish and heal Natalie, that he was pretending to not remember that the Wish has a cost to trick LB into letting him make the Wish, and therefore Marinette actually can’t trust him (this was made in response to the fandom being mad at Marinette for keeping secrets from him at the end of the season). Lmao what?? What planet are you on? 🤣

#I’m not gonna link the post bc I don’t want hate thrown #and I didn’t want to start an argument with an anti #but #at what point was Adrien pretending?? #and he literally asked her first it’s not like he was going behind her back #if he was going to use the wish he could’ve just run off with both miraculous instead of giving her the ring #and being tempted to do something can make you forget/ignore the consequences #the fact that he didn’t follow through is a huge testament to his character and actually shows how trustworthy he is #don’t vilify characters just for being tempted guys #miraculous #mlb #miraculous ladybug #adrien agreste #chat noir #cat noir #miraculous passion #Marinette #marinette dupain cheng #miraculous season 5

[chengagreste]

boyfriend adrichat

#miraculous ladybug #mledit #ml spoilers #ml 5.24 #ml representation #representation spoilers #adrien agreste #chat noir #* #i forgot how they translate “akumatized person” in the english dub so villain ? #can u tell i tried to translate myself then just ended up following the subs from .to lol #anyway “sa copine” IM SO SICK like we knew but now we KNOW

[carpisuns]

these are a couple weeks old now and also supposed to be anonymous lol but here are some ml doodles I did for the secret drawing box!

the third one is from @maridotnet’s beauty and the beetle au which i highly recommend!

fifth one is from @sha-nwa’s fic the way I loved you which is one of my favs ever<3

#ignore how Marinette’s head is bigger than Adrien’s in the nose touch one djdjd i couldnt transform it and I was too lazy to redraw lol #that was vaguely inspired by Anna’s Anastasia au #i just wanted adrien to have dmitri hair #anyway sorry ml followers that I’ve had no art to offer u lately…pls accept this humble offering of doodles 🤲 #ml #secret drawing box #mine #my art #ml art

[bbutterflies]

major thank you to everyone who’s been so excited for my (second) fake dating adrino fic!! chapter 1 is up now on ao3 go read it it's so fun!

Everything I’ve wanted

Summary:

Nino really didn't mean to get himself tangled up in the life of someone like Adrien Agreste. But it was kind of hard to say no to dating him, even if it was all fake, when he learned that Adrien was more than just a hot model. He was funny and kind and patient and a great listener – but definitely nothing more than a fake boyfriend.

Excerpt below the cut!

Nino was kind of regretting coming to this bar. It had just opened and it had seemed cool at first, but the music sucked and he was bored. He’d only had one drink and was already debating just calling it a night as he waited at the bar for another drink. This bar was weird, anyway. Some kind of rich, exclusive-type deal, he was pretty sure? He’d been excited at the idea of going out and trying something new. He usually did with Alya and Marinette, but they’d both moved to New York for work months ago, and as happy as he was for them, he was lonely without them. He’d made the impulse decision on his night off to come here.

He wished he hadn’t now, after waiting outside of this bar for an hour and paying an insane cover to get in and now being bored and hating the music. He’d finish this drink he was waiting for, he decided, and then probably just head home.

The last thing he expected was for someone – a blond, green-eyed, drop-dead gorgeous someone – to come up to him. “I need a huge favor.”

Nino stared back at him. “Who are you?”

The man grinned, eyes shining. “Someone who’s about to be incredibly grateful for your help. Do you see that girl behind me who’s, like, definitely staring at me right now?”

Nino looked over his shoulder, and there definitely was a girl watching them. “Yeah?”

“I’m trying to be nice, but I’m not into her, and she won’t leave me alone. I may have told her you were my boyfriend. And she didn’t believe me.”

Nino snorted. The entire idea that this hot stranger was his boyfriend was laughable – Nino had barely even started coming out as bi, let alone flirting with boys enough to get a boyfriend. And this guy was definitely out of his league. “Well, because you’re a liar.”

“I happen to be a very famous liar and I promise I’ll make it worth your time if you play along.” He clasped his hands in front of his chest. “Please?”

Nino leaned on the bar. “Yeah? What do I get out of it?”

The man shrugged. “A kiss, maybe. If you want it.”

“Tempting,” Nino said, and he was only half joking. This guy was cute. The bartender was back with his drink, and, well, he had an idea. “You buy the rest of my drinks tonight.”

“Done.”

“Well then, babe,” Nino said, holding out the glass. “Here you go.”

“For me? You shouldn’t have.” He glanced at it. “Like, really, you shouldn’t have. What is that?”

“Um. Alcohol?”

He stuck out his tongue. “I mean, I’ll obviously cover your tab, but that looks disgusting.”

“You don’t even know what it is.”

“Yeah, I’m getting something else.”

Nino watched him flag down the bartender and order himself a drink (some stupid seltzer that totally made sense for him to drink). “Do I at least get to know my boyfriend’s name?” he asked when the man turned back to him, drink in hand.

“Adrien.”

“That’s a lot of syllables.”

“Excuse me? It’s not that long.”

Nino shrugged. “You need a good nickname. I’ll come up with something.”

“Mm-hm. Do I get to know your name?”

“You should’ve asked before you asked me out. Honestly, I’m not convinced this isn’t some super convoluted pick up line.”

“While I would absolutely use a pick up line as complicated as this, it’s unfortunately real. That girl seriously won’t leave me alone.” Adrien stole a glance over his shoulder and turned around quickly when he realized she was still staring. “Like, really? How has she not figured out I’m not interested?”

“You don’t like girls?”

“I just don’t like her, really. And she’s just so drunk. It felt weird.”

“Well, I appreciate you not flirting with girls at bars,” Nino joked.

Adrien blinked back at him. “What?”

“Because we’re dating?” Nino explained, giving Adrien a playful shove. “C’mon, Dri, you gotta keep up.”

#everything I’ve wanted #it’s gonna be SO fun and silly guys I promise you’re gonna like it! #also very gay I’m kinda going overboard this time it’s simply what the fic is asking for I’m just following the whims of the google doc #miraculous ladybug #adrino #adrien agreste #nino lahiffe #my writing #my art

[runawaycatwalker]

Part 22. A Best Friend's Interrogative Prerogative

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Description below the cut

Bonus: Alternate version shot in NinoVision:

In black and white, Nino pulls on the brim of his cap as he watches Catwalker uses his baton to leap around the buildings of Paris.

Nino (voiceover): The name's Lahiffe.  Detective Lahiffe.  The foxiest gal in the world, Alya Césaire, called me for a favor: Sniff around the new hero who'd sauntered into Paris.

The image of Catwalker holding his hands up in confusion by a picture of Adrien being sad and a question mark.

Nino (voiceover): I'd met this smooth cat once before.  I assumed he was naïve and oblivious.  He wasn't.

Cut back to Nino hiding behind a wall as Catwalker continues to leap above the rooftops.

Nino (voiceover): According to Alya, the charming kittyboy was secretly involved in the departure of my closest bro, Adrien.  She wasn't sure how the guy had managed to act under all our noses or why, but I am determined to find out.  I'll need to draw upon all my knowledge of the greatest detectives as I stake him out and gather enough clues to—

The panel abruptly switches to color as Catwalker drops in behind Nino, making the latter leap back and hold his hands in front of his face, thoroughly startled.

Catwalker: Are you following me?

Nino: Aaah!  No!  Why would I be following you?

Catwalker holds up a courteous hand.

Catwalker: Perhaps you wanted an autograph?

Nino: No!  That's not...

The panel swiftly switches back to grayscale as Nino pushes up his glasses in a serious manner.

Nino (internally): Get it together, Detective!  Interrogate him!

Nino (aloud): I was just curious if you'd managed to get any info about Adrien Agreste.

Catwalker places a hand on his chest with a look of sympathy.

Catwalker: You're a friend of his, I presume?  My condolences for your loss.  It must be hard not knowing what happened to someone you care about.  Unfortunately, my efforts in searching for Adrien have been fruitless thus far, but I assure you that I will be keeping my eyes open if he turns up.

The grayscale bleeds away back into color as we see a close-up of Nino’s eye, rage bubbling inside him.

Nino (internally): I can't believe this guy!  Acting like he's all innocent!  Screw the subtle approach, this slimeball needs to have the truth forced out of him.

Nino flares his hands out to either side indignantly.

Nino: You can't lie to me, Catwalker!  I know you were behind Adrien's disappearance!

Catwalker’s pupils narrow in shock.

Catwalker: Who told you that?

Nino rebuffs with folded arms.

Nino: A little birdie.  It doesn't matter.

Catwalker holds up a hand, expression now severe.

Catwalker: Your 'little birdie' could be the real reason Adrien had to go into hiding in the first place, so: Yes.  It.  Does.

Nino fumes, waving his arms above his head.

Nino: She would never do that!

Catwalker: 'She' wouldn't happen to be affiliated with a girl named Marinette Dupain-Cheng, would she?

Nino: Even if she is, that's none of your business!

Nino points an accusatory finger, his other hand starting to clench up as if ready to start tearing someone apart.

Nino: You're the one who needs to explain yourself!  What did you do to Adrien?  Where is he now?  What did his father do to him that made him so terrified of anyone knowing where he is?

Catwalker looks down stiffly at his own fists.

Catwalker: Your 'birdie' should already know that I can't provide answers to those questions.

Nino: You have to know something!  Spill!

Catwalker is exasperated as he rubs half of his face.

Catwalker: Please understand.  The nature of Adrien's situation is extremely precarious, so much so that I cannot share what I know with anyone.

Nino: I'm not just 'anyone'!

Nino places both hands on his chest with a look of defiance as tears start to stream down his face.

Nino: I'm Adrien's best friend!  I know everything about him!  I'm the only person he contacted the night he ran away!  So if anybody deserves the truth, it's me!

Catwalker folds his arms and looks away with regret.

Catwalker: If the fallout of his disappearance had gone how Adrien expected it to, you'd know that he's kept an entire part of his life a secret from everyone.  Even you.  Some things are too important to share, even with your best friend.

Nino puts his head in his hands in exasperation.

Nino: But why would Adrien tell you of all people?  He can't possibly trust you more than his friends!  Did you get inside his head?  Gaslight him?  Blackmail him?  Torture him until he did what you wanted?

Nino has now sunk to the ground, hands still grasping at his head, as he weeps.  Catwalker squats about a meter in front of him with a look of restrained beseeching.

Catwalker: Adrien told you as much as he thought he could get away with.  He does care about you.  But he didn't expect that you'd be able to keep whatever he told you quiet for very long.  I'm no friend to Adrien, but he trusted me with his escape.  He knows that I can keep his secrets safe indefinitely.  And I can only consider entrusting you with some of the answers I have if I am certain that you won't tell anyone—especially not the person who asked you to investigate me.  It is vital that you tell me who that person is so I can deal with her.

Nino yells at Catwalker as an akuma starts to fly in behind him.

Nino: Screw you!

Nino’s teeth clench as he is absorbed by his crying rage, right as Catwalker reaches out a Cataclysm-powered hand to touch the akuma, mere inches past Nino’s head.

Nino: You can go—

Catwalker: Cataclysm.

Seen from below, Catwalker looks imposing as he holds the akuma in his hand as it crumbles away, bitter tears starting to fall down his conflicted face.

Catwalker: I'm sorry.  I never wanted this.  Please, for Adrien's sake, let your investigation go.

Catwalker turns away as the remnants of crushed butterfly fall from his fist.

Catwalker: And Nino? You should be more careful about who you confide in.  You never know who might be your enemy.

["Alternate "NinoVision" version is recolored to be all in greenish sepia, with Catwalker's expressions recolored to be opaque and distorted: no green in his eyes, just the black mask and a misplaced line of gold]

Below is the same image as above, only without text:

#runaway catwalker #catwalker #cat walker #nino lahiffe #shoutout to flightfoot (Keyseeker) for getting more of your eyeballs on Runaway Catwalker #shes been highly supportive of this comic for a while and her spotlight here on tumblr two weeks ago brought an influx of new followers #extremely grateful for her and her willingness to engage with and signal boost fan creators #and to everyone new here: welcome! #i promise that i can give adrien and nino nice things #just not this adrien and this nino at this moment #ill try to put more fluffiness for them in my other main wip to make up for it

[xhanisai]

oh my god it just clocked in my head just now

another reason why I despise ML Salt and their stories is often they belittle Adrien for not being strong enough to get himself out of his own abusive circumstances

calling him shit like how he has no spine and all that

just shows how privilege the lot are with either not being in such a horrible situation like he is or being stronger than him to handle it

man you guys fucking suck lol

#delete later #i've had all salt related stuff filtered for years now #and have thankfully followed the right people with similar mindsets to me regarding this #and never go in the main tags #it also explains why i cant ever just go on ao3 and go to the ML section and filter it to lovesquare #and then just read what interests me like I used to years ago #because even in some of these LS fics the author makes adrien out to be this loser lilylivered spineless crybaby #which is SOOOOO fucked up #like if you treat a fictional character like that i dont wanna think about how you'd treat a real person in his situation #adrien's strength is his KINDNESS #KINDNESS IS NOT A WEAKNESS

[rosekasa]

imagine if in elation when marinette said 'i dont csre who's underneath the mask' chat said 'what if i was chloé'

#i just thought about it and i laughed #if ml didn't have to follow story structure i think both adrien and marinette would purposely kill the mood just for funsies #<3 #ml spoilers #ml elation spoilers #alizeh talks

[nei-ning]

I absolutely LOVE THESE! It was love at the very first second with the first picture! :D These have, kind of, a tarot vibe and also some Good Omens vibe, mainly because I've seen tarot decks done with this kind of style, same with Good Omens fan arts.

These are from Miraculous Ladybug, Season 4, Episode 9 (Gabriel Agreste)

I REALLY wish there would had been more scenes like this in the show! These are, so far, my favorite(s) from the show :D

#Miraculous Ladybug #Marinette #Adrien #fairytale #screenshot #neis screenshot #I just can't get over these AAAAAAHHH!!! #I LOVE THEM SO FREAKING MUCH! #I hope this doesn't spoil my followers - much at least :'D

[racoonkal]

ok goodnight guys!…

…the idea that chat noir (@/iamthecat) will beef with himself as adrien (@/adrienagresteofficial) on twitter keeps me up at night

- cn tweeting adrien at ungodly hours just asking if he knows very specific and niche ladybug facts & trivia

- cn calling adrien a nepo baby and then shitting on gabe

- adrien commenting on the fact that cn smells like socks (cheese) and BO

@/iamthecat

sorry i smell bad @/adrienagresteofficial. most people don’t get their own perfume ads.

@/adrienagresteofficial

@/iamthecat okay? take a shower?

#being an adrien agreste fan and a chat noir fan become mutually exclusive #you know it’s getting heated when plagg has to take over for the chat noir comebacks #they’re both just giggling and adrien is fuckin kicking his feet on his bed #he definitely thinks he’s diabolical for this #HE DEFINITELY PULLS SOME SHIT WHERE HES LIKE #wait wait wait plagg! plagg! bring up his mom! #and plagg is like huh #don’t you mean- #no no no trust me. it’ll be so funny watch #adrien is laughing hysterically he thinks it’s peak comedy #and then he starts watching chat noirs follower count just PLUMMET and he’s like #holy shit wait no- #DELETE THE TWEET DELETE THE TWEET #superhero phone just fuckin combusts into flames from the amount of angry missed calls and messages LB left #miraculous ladybug

[emsylcatac]

This is obviously my personal opinion, but I don't see any signs that Ladynoir is dead. They are just friends, that's all. It's somewhat strange that the creators of this part of the show boasted about their incredible platonic relationship and how platonic relationships are just as important as romantic ones, but Chat Noir rejects Ladybug and somehow that became a problem.

If your concern is that Chat Noir no longer flirting with Ladybug ruins their portrayal of platonic relationships, then I have bad news for you. Those flirts were literally his desire to have a romantic relationship with her and somehow impress her. It was depicted as a character flaw, despite how Adrisalters tries to deny it, saying that his faults are not recognized in order to justify their hatred of him, which is also not true, but now we've reached the climax.

That was the whole point. In his own way of trying to impress Ladybug, Chat Noir was too insistent with her despite her unwillingness to have a romantic relationship with him, and this sometimes led to negative consequences, either caused by him or taken advantage of by villains ("Ladybug" episode as one of clearest examples). And then he came to the decision that she won't love him and simply chose to move on, using his failed experiences to try to have a relationship with Marinette, and we see how he has changed. Also, after "Jubilation," he almost cataclysmed "Darker Owl" because the latter started playing with his feelings using the Pig Miraculous, and he managed to stop himself at the last moment, realizing that he was about to cause harm. In the final scene, he agrees with the denials that it's their dream, in contrast to the scene at the end of "Oblivio" where he teased her after the photo of their kiss. And then in "Elation," he tells Marinette that his feelings for her compelled him to act at his worst. While his choices in this situation may not be objectively ideal, they are entirely understandable given Adrien's experiences.

I understand that peoples are disappointed with the absence of romance (and this part of Love Square was never canon, it was just unrequited love that was reversed for a while until they agreed to be friends). However, it doesn't kill Ladynoir, and even more so, it doesn't kill the entire love square. Saying that Ladynoir's validity depends on whether it's alive or dead is unfair and undermines the dynamics between these characters. On the contrary, the characters have undergone development that benefits all sides of Love Square. Keeping their relationship at the level of the first season would deprive them of this progression, which would be incorrect. Agreeing to a romantic Ladynoir would only push them both back because Marinette would avoid Adrien, not facing her fears, and Adrien would continue to escape problems in his civilian life by using the Cat Miraculous. However, Gabriel could take this away from him by sending him away from Paris, where he would be lonely and the key to his freedom would lose its meaning. He can't share it with Ladybug because it jeopardizes his secret identity, and they can't do it due to certain circumstances, unaware of Gabriel's real influence in this situation. With Marinette, he can share the problems in his life, and that was essentially the point of Adrienette and Ladynoir in the season 4 finale. Moreover, the show teaches both children to perceive each other platonically as well as romantically, what they have made significant progress in the fifth season, although they still need to work on it before the reveal, which will likely happen in the upcoming seasons. We shouldn't expect their dynamics to revert to their previous state in the next seasons because it would simply be a step backward for their relationships and characters development. This dynamic will remain as long as the plot requires it. As for people being disappointed that they became friends when they previously boasted their platonic relationship… Honestly, it seems like they are not truly interested in them, only about romantic part of that.

I apologize for the entire article, but there seems to be too much hysteria and bullying in the fandom because of this. Regardless of preferences, some Ladynoir stans are behaving in a similar manner to how Marichat stans behaved in previous seasons, and some even act like Blue stans, treating "competing" ships and their shippers rudely, and even using "True Selves" theory. Even Marichat stans never claimed that their ship was dead. On the contrary, it was more alive than any other ship in the fandom.

Anon I gotta say I stopped reading your whole message after like the 1/3 of the 2nd paragraph because it was too long and completely misinterpreting one (1) tag I added so I got the gig of your ask

I'm not talking about ladynoir being platonic friends as a problem. I don't mind that and I'd have loved to see more of their friendship like that bit at the start of Perfection.

I mind that we just don't see them at all lmao like when we say they're absent we mean they just literally didn't interact more than 3 minutes onscreen after Adrinette got together (minus Revolution which was great). And you can't tell me I'm not right lol they were just interacting for the bit of fights we saw onscreen and that's it rbejfje, I would have loved to see more platonic interactions they just weren't there 😂

#ask #anon #ml spoilers #jdjzjfj anon please go teach how the lovesquare works to someone else 😭 #if you think idc for platonic relationships in the lovesaure clearly you haven't been following for lpn #and have missed when in past seasons i kept saying it was just as important #& that adrien loving marinette platonically didn't mean he didn't care for her as other says #anyway i don't even have to justify myself lol #ml s5

[nixthelapin]

(Bonus: both love interests are oblivious blond boys)

(Bonus bonus: your friends think you’re nuts)

#miraculous #miraculous ladybug #mlb #mlbcn #phineas and ferb #marinette #marinette dupain cheng #candace flynn #adrien agreste #adrinette #there’s no tag for this jeremy so it’s just his name I guess #jeremy #love interests #simp #cringe #who is the ultimate simp #I have like zero followers so let’s see how many people actually answer #adrien x marinette #Candace x jeremy #ship war

[spaceyflowerswriting]

my notifs are starting to scare me i cant believe that many people are looking at and enjoying my stuff

#adrien shush #this was supposed to be a funny 'side hustle' like my art blog... i did not think my writing would be enjoyed this much #and to my own surprise this is my most popular blog 😭😭?? i just thought i would have little to no followers and then maybe a little more- #on main but ???????? #well in any case. im as thankful as i am scared #you know those videos of small dogs comically shivering. that's me every time i see a notif for this blog #also every time i get an ask??? i love interactions i cant believe people are reaching out just to send sumn silly or a request #its nice <3 anyways point is im once again thanking everyone ever who has enjoyed sumn ive written even the small things 🙏💘 #and to all the cute anons who occasionally like dropping by to do a check in i love mini convos with yall 💓

[kawaiichibiart]

Continuing my Felix becomes Argos early AU (which I'm currently referring to myself as the Early Bird AU not sure if I'm keeping the name officially)

Seeing as one of his main (and likely only) goals for attending DuPont is to look after Adrien, he very much steps in to remind Marinette (and potentially later on the rest of the Akuma Class), after he (Adrien) suggests they take the high road when it comes to Lila lying, that Adrien isn't her boyfriend. He is not her keeper. She doesn't have to agree with him. But fuck her if she drags his cousin under the bus because she can't get over a silly little crush and has that affect whether or not she can actually disagree with him. If she wanted to go with it, fine, but she should have laid her own terms. Like if Lila does something drastic, she's going to tell someone, an adult she can trust to do the right thing. Or if Lila doesn't stop soon, even with the more minor lies, she's going to say something. And for love of everything, actually get evidence before you say shit because you're just sounding like a bitch whenever you say Lila's lying with no proof.

Marinette: BUT THEY AREN'T PROVING SHE'S TELLING THE TRUTH EITHER!

Felix: THAT ISN'T THEIR JOB!!

Felix: Literally no one but her has claimed she was telling the truth as far as we know. We all just think her stories are interesting and considering this class, what with Miss I'm The Mayor's Daughter, my cousin the Famous Model, MX. I Live in a Museum and YOU, Miss I Actually Have Connections But I'm Too Humble About It And Don't Wanna Brag, is it really hard to believe what Lila says?

Marinette: But, it's not fair that I have to-

Felix: Have to what? Back up your claims? Yes. It is fair. BECAUSE YOU'RE THE ONE MAKING THEM!!

Marinette: Felix.

Felix: Marinette.

Felix: Listen, like I said, I'm just here for Adrien. And for whatever reason, he likes you and wants to be your friend.

Marinette:...

Felix: And I'm not going to stop him from being your friend. But if he gets hurt, just because you can't get a clear head when he says something to you, when he suggests something you don't agree with, I don't care what connections you have.

Felix: So, either come up with terms for the honestly very likely time the highroad comes to an end, or tell Adrien you can't take the highroad at all.

Felix: Do I make myself clear?

Marinette:...yeah. Yeah, okay. Give me a few days.

Felix: I'm giving you two at most.

Marinette: But-

Felix: I was going to give you until tonight. Would you prefer that?

Marinette: Ugh, no, fine...

Marinette:...it's hard to like you.

Felix: So I've been told.

Marinette: But I can't hate you, when...ughh, when I know you're right.

Marinette: I'll see if I can come up with any terms, and if I can't... I'll tell Adrien I can't take the highroad.

Felix: Good. I'll hold you to that.

#felix graham de vanily #miraculous au #like seriously felix is only here for adrien #he doesn't care about anyone else at dupont #and he's very much aware of what social cues adrien knows and doesn't know #he knows how adrien was taugh to deal with situations like the lila one #and that is: do not interfere at all if possible. just stand back and let someone else handle it. don't get dragged into it- #-and soil the family name. #it's not something he agrees with but he can't do much about it other than try to get adrien to see it's not a good thing to follow #and as i mentioned before he doesn't know where he stands with marinette #he can't tell if she'd be a good friend for adrien (what with her crush and again where the fuck did she get adrien's schedule?) or not #and he has a feeling she agreed to the highroad simply because she has a crush on his cousin #not because she agrees it's the best path to take #and felix isn't about to let her stupid little crush potentially hurt the only person in this school he cares about #and he isn't going to be nice about telling her these things #he's going to be blunt and mean and rude. she needs to know he's being serious about it and being nice #just won't get that message across for him personally. he has to lay it on thick for her to understand. #and she does eventually understand and tells adrien that she can't take the highroad. she can't stay quiet about what lila has said and don #but she also acknowledges that she's been digging herself into a hole and crying wolf #if she wants others to believe her she can't just use her words and hope that's enough. she has to find things to back her up. #and while she'd rather not #if she has to use her own connections #she will #in short: if felix isn't taking anyone's bullshit as argos he isn't taking anyone's bullshit as felix #his motto: fuck around and find out bitch #early bird au