So, everyone is sitting in class one day. They are studying Greek history, or French history, or something like that and the teacher pulls up a slide with some handsome dudeās face on it.
āThatās hot,ā Marinette said, almost instinctively. The entire class whips around to look at her. Embarrassed, she blushes. Thankfully, she has the best friendĀ in the world. Alya backs her up sayingĀ āYou got that right, sister.ā and high-fiving her.Ā
The class looks back at the slides. They see it to now. The soft eyes, the smoothĀ lips, the chiseledĀ jaw (thatās a bust pun). They get it, and start nodding along with her and Alya.Ā
Adrien isnāt amused for some reason. āIsnāt he a bit old for you?ā he asks bitterly.
āIām not looking for a date,ā Marinette says,Ā āI can admire while realizing there is no potential.ā Over the years, she settled on the fact that adriennetĀ could never happen. OnceĀ she accepted that, it was a lot easier to talk to him. Irony.
āCāmon,ā Adrien continued to complain,Ā āAs the male modelĀ of the room, sure heās hot but heās not the hottest there is.ā
āI wouldnāt say that, but Iām definitely hotter than that dweb.ā AdrienĀ couldnāt explain it, but the thought of Marinette liking that jerk made him all red on the inside. Made him want to fight someone.Ā āAnd unlike him, you can actually date me.ā
āAdrien,ā Marinette sighed, not realizing exactly what he was suggesting,Ā āI canāt date you. Weāre best friends.Ā I do love you, but youāre like a brother to me.ā
āWell what if I want to be more than yourĀ brother. What if I want to be your boyfriend.ā
Marinette realized what he was suggesting. He wanted to date her. Him, Adrien Agreste, Wanted to be her boyfriend. She felt the butterfliesĀ from her old crush returning. She blushedĀ deeply.Ā
āAdrien, what exactly are you suggesting?ā
āIām suggesting you all return you the lesson at hand.ā Their teacher interrupted. āWe have a lot to cover, so no more sidetrackingā
Marinette returned to her notes with fruition. She had just thoroughly embarrassed herself and Adrien. He would probablyĀ never want to talk to her again. She was so caught up in her notes and existential crisis, she didn't notice the note until the very end of class. It was a simple note, written in Adrien's graceful cursive.