“Hey,” she says, hand catching your elbow in a gentle grip. You turn to her, a flower towards the sun, attention focused entirely on her. She smiles and you try not to swoon, try not to make a total embarrassment of yourself.
“You were amazing today,” she continues, and you can feel your heart hammering away in your chest, “Thanks, Chat.”
You barely contain the stutter that wants to tangle your tongue, and instead you grin and shoot back, “I’m amazing every day,” so eager to impress her.
She rolls her eyes and lets you go and you know you’ve said the wrong thing so you try again, “But not as amazing as you, my Lady.”
Maybe you only imagine the curl of her lip and the flush of her cheek, but it stays with you even after you split ways.
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School is difficult. Not the classes, no, because you’ve always been a quick learner, but people? Trying not to mess up? That’s tough.
It’s strange because it’s not out of embarrassment–he’s a model, he pretty much has no shame–but it’s… There’s a reason why he likes physics and math best: there’s a correct answer, he just has to use logic to find it. The same cannot be said for human interaction.
When he sees the way Marinette stammers and curls up and runs away, he doesn’t remember what he did wrong. He doesn’t know why she’s so bright and confident around their other classmates, but shrivels up whenever he’s near. He tries not to take it personally, except for how she’s literally only like that around him.
By day, causing anxiety in Marinette, and by night, getting brushed off by Ladybug.
He is one unlucky cat.
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A/N: God, what, what? I haven’t even watched an episode but I’ve fallen headlong into the fandom via hilarious fanart about this dumb, sad anime cat boy and the total BOSS of a ladybug he’s in love with.
DO I HAVE TO LEARN FRENCH TO WATCH THIS OR WHAT? English dubs usually make me cringe for some reason, so I’d rather watch it in the original with subtitles…
I think what I like best about the LadyNoir ship (and variations thereof) is that it isn’t a question of will they or won’t they, it’s a question of WHEN WILL THEY GET THEIR SHIT TOGETHER and HOW HILARIOUS WILL IT BE WHEN THEY FINALLY DO.
edit: now on ao3 as part of the series Spots and Bells (and Unnamed Tales) here!
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