I never come on here, but I wanted to discuss something since I've seen a couple of salt posts discussing Adrien's "sudden" shift of feelings towards Marinette in season 5, and I don't think some of you are understanding the whole lovesquare arc. Adrien has ALWAYS loved Marinette, ever since the umbrella scene. His feelings gradually grew more and more, but since he had already taken interest in Ladybug, he suppressed those feelings. This was the whole point of the "just a friend" phase. It was DENIAL, not genuine disinterest. If you go back and rewatch the show from the beginning, you'd notice that Adrien unconsciously behaves in a way that makes his crush on Marinette obvious. Ex:
Feeling uncomfortable kissing Chloé in season 1, but feeling perfectly comfortable with Marinette.
The constant heart eyes we got throughout the show.
He carries her lucky charm with him all the time, and he even made a gift especially for her
He called her his "everyday Ladybug", which we all know how much that means coming from him.
Effortlessly dancing romantically with her, TWICE.
Etc, etc. Keeping all that in mind, what happened in Puppeteer 2 isn't when he started DEVELOPING feelings, it's when he started REALIZING those feelings. He said it himself, the way he reacted to her going ahead and kissing him shocked him. Not to mention that in Chat Blanc, he straight up told her in his confession that he had always felt this way, he just didn't understand what he felt.
All their interactions thus far had Marinette somehow friendzone their encounters, so Adrien never had the chance to think about his own feelings, except in Weredad, but he was too preoccupied with his intense feelings for Ladybug to notice. And it's because of that, that after Marinette kissed him, he started noticing the similarities between her and Ladybug, causing his feelings to grow even further.
"You remind me of the girl I love."
Then, he started paying more attention to her, and noticed how she always cheers him up and makes him laugh, and is always there for him when he needs her.
Finally, we reach the season 4 finale, and he realizes that Marinette truly understands him for who he is, not the image he kept up, and it's THEN that he fully realizes there is something there, but he is too confused to know for sure, which is directly supported by his confession in Chat Blanc.
That is when Determination comes into play, and Adrien finally realizes what the butterflies in his stomach meant this entire time. This is also why that every time he discovers Marinette is Ladybug, he is instantly relieved and overwhelmed with joy, because that makes the two people he loves the most one person, and there is no more dilemma in his heart.
So this is it, a summary of Adrien's development of his feelings towards Marinette, which also explains why it's so sincere from his end. It's not sudden for sure. Yeah, it could have been written a lot better, but what do we expect from MLB writers anyway? If you've made it this far, thank you for reading, and let me know what you think.
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✧Sticking to the Script✧-Prologue
⋆。°✩ Prologue-A little fall of rain can hardly hurt me now
"I just don't think we'll work out anymore"
You choked back a sob as you stormed out of the restaurant, those words still ringing in your ears.
"I've been seeing someone else."
You continue to blink back tears as you tried to block those words out.
"You aren't actually surprised-are you?"
Surprised would be an understatement you thought bitterly.
Two years. Two fucking years of being together.
"And for what?" you told yourself as you sobbed, some tears escaping. You didn't even know where you were going, you just wanted to be far, far, away from him.
You pulled out your phone to message Lyney
You put your phone back into your purse. Tears and raindrops trickling down your face.
You leaned against the outer wall of the tea house. The downpour was heavy and you could feel your dress cling to your body from the water. You found some shelter by a tea house, but it didn't make any difference, your feet felt numb in the fancy heels you had put on for your date, and your makeup that your friends had helped you with was all messed up from your tears.
You stared at the busy street, at the many cars rushing by, you prayed that Lyney would show up soon, you just wanted to escape.
This time, you didn't hold back your sobs you let them all out. Your vision was blurry from your tears, your head hung low and the tears fell down to the side walk.
Suddenly you felt the rain stop.
You turned your head to your side and saw a boy around your age holding an umbrella over your head. He was dressed in semi-formal attire. He looked familiar. Where have I seen him before
"Sorry, I just noticed you crying when I walked by." he said as he gave you a gentle smile, still holding the umbrella over your head. You whispered your thanks to him.
"Xingqiu!"
The boy turned around after hearing someone call out to him. He held your wrist and placed the umbrella in your hand. "I think you'll need this more than me." he told you as he turned around.
"I hope that whatever you're going through gets better"
He gave you another smile before running through the rain "I'm coming!" you heard him yell as he ran towards the source of the first voice.
You felt your face flush as he left, it was a brief moment of bliss before you remembered why you were out here in the rain, before you remembered what just happened. Before you remember your boyfriend of two whole years had just confessed to cheating on you.
Archons, I'm pathetic
You thought to yourself, you felt like you were going to start sobbing again. Then, a familiar car pulled up.
"(Y/N)!"
You heard Lyney call your name, he quickly got out of the car. He was holding a red towel and he handed it to you. "What happened? Why isn't Chaoxi with you?" he asked, along with many other questions that you couldn't bother to remember.
Your eyes were still red and puffy from crying.
"He-" you tried to muster out some words but you started sobbing again. Lyney pulled you into a hug, placing the towel around your shoulders, and taking the umbrella you were given earlier.
He led you into the car, opening the door for you. "You don't have to talk about it now." he said as he wiped a tear off your cheek. You nodded, as you stepped into the vehicle, fastening your seatbelt.
As he started the car, he placed his hand yours, he looked you in the eye and said "It'll be okay."
You looked out the window and thought
I hope you're right
additional notes:
-prologue out FINALLY
-ik it's a tad boring but i got to set the scene
-in case y'all didn't pick up on my shameless exposition, let me summarize this chapter for ya:
-chaoxi is y/n's boyfriend and he just confessed to cheating on her (on their 2-year anniversary no less!)
-chaoxi is actually a character in game, he's an npc in liyue that's dating three girls at the same time
-yes xingqiu giving y/n his umbrella is a reference to that one mlb scene
-you can't write a romance story without including smth like that
-lyney supremacy fr fr
-this chapter title is actually a reference to the song "A little fall of rain" from the musical les miserables
-ty to @freyao7 for proofreading this 4 me <3
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✧Sticking to the Script✧
Pairing: Xingqiu x FEM! Reader
Genre: fake dating, strangers to lovers, slow burn, fluff, angst (?), high school smau, modern smau
⋆。°✩-Synopsis: Xingqiu just got entered into a special writing contest, the type that's invite only, the theme this year is love, the only problem is that he has zero romantic experience. but he really wants to prove himself as a writer. meanwhile, you just found out that your boyfriend cheated on you, and you need to show him that you're 100% over him, the only problem is that there's no way you can get an actual boyfriend that quickly. clearly, the solution to both of your issues is to fake date each other. it shouldn't be hard for an actor such as yourself, all you need to do is stick to the script.
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