Ale Jess : This Is My Life

An X-ray image of a pregnant cat with six kittens. Interesting. 

@sixpenceee

like he knows, he knows that ladybug was in love with someone else, but when the person you love digs their claws into that one spark of hope that’s ingrained so deep that it’s basically a part of who you are… like what could he have done? 

suddenly, there was a girl he loves more than anything else in the world wrapped up in his arms and telling him, “i love you. i choose you. i want to be yours.” and he even tries to deny it because he doesn’t think it’s possible, but she insists. and his fragile little heart inches close because it’s what he wants. he wants her to love him so much, and a part of him still believes it’s possible, no matter how hard he tries to deny it.

and when the real ladybug comes in and vehemently tries to smother that spark, no matter how well-meaning her words and actions might be, he doesn’t have the capacity to lose that hope. he has a girl he’s loved forever finally loving him back, and then a girl from his worst nightmare who tells him that it’ll never happen.

i don’t blame him for choosing the sentimonster. if i was him, i would’ve too.

this is a boy who has known little love in his life, but has such a big heart to give it. and he aches for it, like it’s a missing part of him, so when the opportunity arises, he’ll take whatever he can. because, like i said before, reality can be a nightmare. the truth hurts. so in the end, he loses that hope again and accepts that ladybug loves someone else.

I hope you guys are ready for a ride! But first, let’s put ourselves into context. 

Adrien is scheduled to go at the Grévin Museum for a molding session. Since it will be long and boring, he invites Nino over. After some discussions, Adrien is finally accompanied by Nino, Alya, Marinette and Manon. On their way to the museum, Marinette discovers what Alya was plotting: leaving Adrien and Marinette alone so Marinette could confess to him. Marinette becomes a nervous wreck from that point. Thanks to a misunderstanding and to Marinette’s behavior as she keeps avoiding him, Adrien reaches the conclusion he has done something to upset her, so he tries to cheer her up by pulling a little prank. Of course, everything went awry. Both ends up hurting the other. Marinette by not being honest with her feelings and thus confusing Adrien and Adrien by upsetting Marinette even more. 

Later, after the Akuma is defeating, Adrien is driving everyone home. They first drop Alya and Nino, then Manon. Leaving Marinette alone with Adrien on her way home. 

Leaving Marinette facing the conflict she kept avoiding through the entire episode. We can draw a parallel to another episode back in Season 2, where at the end of it, Adrien offers Marinette to drive her home about the same manner.

The difference is, in Gigantitan, Marinette declines the offer. Too afraid. While in Puppeteer 2, she resigns to it and takes place in the vehicle. 

Nobody was forcing her to enter the car. She could have pretexted something at this point to avoid being alone with Adrien like she did through the entire episode. She could have pretexted she can walk the rest. But she didn’t. If she had made up an excuse there, things would have been even more awkward between them and she would have hurt Adrien and herself even more. And she might also have been led by what Chat Noir told her earlier: “It’s precisely when you care about someone that you tell them how you feel”. 

So, she takes place. Adrien too doesn’t avoid Marinette. He could have sat in the passenger front row like he did at the beginning of the episode. But instead, he takes place at the back next to Marinette.

Although both stand in their corner and are framed alone, how the shots follow each other suggests a discussion will occur as they are facing each other. Discussion which occurs on the next following shots where they are framed together: 

“I’m sorry”

This is for all the female heroes out there and to the Marvel women for being an inspiration. And to anyone who was upset with Captain Marvel being a woman or upset by any of these brave and amazing women, just listen to Taylor Swift.