There might have been a time

When I would give myself away

(Ooh) Once upon a time

I didn't give a damn

But now here we are

Marinette looked at the class surrounding her and yelling about how she failed them.  She took their jabs in turn, turning her heart to stone one insult at a time.  She absorbed the pain just to feel something/anything.  

So whataya want from me

Whataya want from me

Marinette watched as her parents paced the floor of Principal's office while telling her how much of a disappointment she was to them.  She no longer tried to protest when they called her a disgrace.  She no longer explained how she was with them when the supposed events occurred.  They wouldn't seek out the truth in her words even if she presented them.  Her face neutral as the Principal and teacher demeaned her ability to put her "friends" first; constantly refusing to be the doormat who made them things for free, who provided services, who cheered them on while still being ridiculed for behavior unbecoming.  Her parents ranted and said this was the last straw.  Her suspension would reflect poorly on them.

Just don't give up

I'm workin' it out

Please don't give in

I won't let you down

Marinette sent her kwami a look of absolute finality.  Ladybug had finished the war with Hawkmoth on her own.  Her partner Chat Noir stood on the sidelines watching her take hit after hit from the terrorist who turned her normal life into complete chaos from an early age.  Adrien had protested the possibility of his father and caregiver being the same ones who tried to murder him on an almost daily basis.  So to prove her wrong he observed the defeat of his family from afar.  Ladybug took all three miraculous from the Agreste family in front of cameras and the gathered audience, and disappeared for good, never to return to the scene of her ultimate heartbreak.

It messed me up, need a second to breathe

Just keep coming around

Hey, whataya want from me

Whataya want from me

Whataya want from me

Marinette entered the room she shared with her best friend and confidant, Viperion (aka Luka Couffaine).  He brought her to the couch and held her as she utterly broke down from years of emotional and physical abuse.  The bruises, broken bones and nightmares, nothing compared to the pain she felt as he held her while she wept.  Luka calmly hummed the tune of her heart while dialing the number would bring her the most peace at the moment.  Just the sound of her sobs were enough for her boyfriend of 2 years, Damian Wayne to make arrangements for his family to be by her side within the day.  

Yeah, it's plain to see

That baby you're beautiful

And there's nothing wrong with you

It's me, I'm a freak

But thanks for lovin' me

Cause you're doing it perfectly

There might have been a time

When I would let you slip away

I wouldn't even try but I think

You could save my life

Bruce watched as his youngest son held his Beloved in his arms.  She cried tears of joy for the first time in years.  The couple watched as Marinette's Uncle Jagged revealed the truth of liar's heart for the world to see.  Shots of Marinette bruised and battered, descriptions of the hate spewed at her in all directions with no one to see her side displayed on the screen showing the vile hate in written form.  Jagged Stone had found his niece moments from death's door and promptly removed her from school, the bakery and Paris.  Following his heart, he returned to Gotham and began to build a case against all of the tormentors who nearly cost him the best thing in his world.  Jagged and Penny reached out to Bruce for guidance on how to assist Marinette recover, knowing he often gave refuge to "broken" individuals with nowhere and no one to help them.  Bruce and Jagged almost came to blows on a possible adoption, until Damian swooped in, stealing Marinette from the two grown ups and stating calmly that she would be in both families.  Once by law and one by marriage.  

Just don't give up

I'm workin' it out

Please don't give in

I won't let you down

It messed me up, need a second to breathe

Just keep coming around

Hey, whataya want from me

Whataya want from me

Whataya want from me

Marinette walked calmly through the streets that once held her pain.  Damian & Luka at her side.  She bypassed the school now in ruins after the reveal of the years of bullying covered up by those in charge who now served time for their crimes.  The bakery once bursting with customers, life & love now sat in the morning light with only a handful of patrons and her parents looking worse for wear over the years she had been away.  Damian continued to guide Marinette to the heart of the city of love, the Eiffel tower, until they were in the center of the national monument before pull her hand gently to stop her progression.

Hey, whataya want from me

(Whataya want from me)

Whataya want from me

Whataya want from me

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In which the internet learns two things: the rumors were wrong, and Damian Wayne has never been subtle about claiming what he loves.

Parings: Damian Wayne x Mairntre Dupain-Cheng

TW: Aged Up, Established Relationship, Poor English.

No one knew.

Not the tabloids.

Not Gotham.

Not Paris.

Not even their closest friends knew the full truth.

Damian Wayne and Marinette Dupain-Cheng had been dating for nearly two years.

It wasn't because they were ashamed of each other.

Far from it.

I LOVE daminette, don't get me wrong. It was chef's kiss when I first found it last year. I don't even watch mlb, nor I gave it a 3rd chance after witnessing how disastrous it was. I can see the charm why many loves it, but I'm like, focused on how good daminette is okay??

Here's the thing: I've noticed some patterns on some fanfics that either I get headaches reading till the end or discarded the whole thing after reading the first paragraph of chap1. It's concerning, and I had opinions. Probably preferance too.

LIKE I SAID, PLS DONT GET OFFENDED FOR MY OPINIONS CUZ HEAR ME OUT!

About 50% or so daminette fanfics had some technical wordings and shit that weren't normal in a standard fanfic, idgaf bout quality tho, I'm talking bout how robotic those are. And yes, I had suspicions that they used AI for those.

The other part, I found no reason to hold a grudge on them. In fact, they were the reason I still cling onto finding more gems of them together to read.

And the fact that I never join reddit/tumblr communities or discord servers about this ship serves that everything I've written so far are under my personal judgment and bias.

Because once I've found another daminette fic that I don't like because of us technical/robotic they sound... I won't do anything else but ignore it's whole existence. And if I actually read it till the end while suffering a headache, no kudos or comments. That's what I've been doing when encountering these, especially AI.

And personally, because I do not watch mlb, I may mistake how they heavily weaponised baking, baked goods, or dress-making as normal. Cuz I don't like it on a personal standpoint.

No problem, Dr. Damian is here