"ah, fuck it"  @parispurrfectpurrtector​ 

This dating thing is hard. 

Marinette, after another intervention, had finally put both Luka and Adrien in the past. Luka had shown her that until Hawkmoth was defeated, a normal relationship was out of reach.

Hands clutched her purse as she kicked a lone rock down the sidewalk, her dress blowing gently in the wind. Even though a real relationship wasn’t possible, Marinette still went on the occasional date with someone from the dating app Alya had suggested. It was cruel-- knowing it would lead nowhere, but it kept Alya from nagging and the nice dinners and conversations were a little bonus. 

A light chime comes from her phone, probably the guy from dinner-- either asking for next time or letting her know they just weren’t compatible. Whatever, it’s not like she was invested. 

She glances at her watch-- 8:39pm. Shit. The date had dragged on a little longer than expected and Friday nights are when Chat would stop by, had she remembered to tell him she wouldn’t be there?

"What am I to you?" -- (( Adrien )) @playeroneiswinning

Once upon a time? Everything.

...Now? She's not so sure. He means something to her, there'll always be a part of her that loves him.

“ you don’t have to tell me anything, we can just sit here. ” [blind Lelouch makes an appearance!! @cagednoblesse]

That's it..

Those words are all she needs to hear to break, to let the walls holding everything back come crashing down.

He must've heard it in her voice, he's either more perceptive than she gave him credit for or she wasn't hiding it as well as she thought.

"I-I'm sorry, this isn't-- I shouldn't," she tries, but it doesn't seem like it's in the cards for her to form a coherent sentence. Instead, she lets her head fall against his shoulder, her chest fighting to let in air as she sobs.

“ i want to be your home. ” + ✸ for our muses to cuddle from @parispurrfectpurrtector Marichat content? Marichat content.

Home?

Her legs curl closer to her body, trying to save every ounce of warmth that the feline gives off as she lays beside him. A gust of wind brings an unwelcome chill and she can feel his arm around her tighten and it does.. it feels like home. Her line of sight remains fixed on the leaf of a plant at the edge of the balcony, despite the rise and fall of her head that follows his breath.

"I can never do anything right, can I?!" -- (Adrien) @playeroneiswinning

Hey--

"I never said that," she retorts, "you're putting words in my mouth!" Her hands ball, trying to keep emotions low. "We can talk about this, just please calm down. You know there are always akumas around. We can't risk it," she pleads.

❛    we   can   run   away    together,    start   new.  ❜ @playeroneiswinning

It's tempting...

but no.

Oh, how lovely it would be to run away from everything, with him of all people. She can already imagine their perfect life together, somewhere far away in a quaint village where no one knows her name. It's nice to dream of at least.

"Did you just forget about me or something?" + "Fine. You’ll never see me again, okay?" -- (Felix) @playeroneiswinning

That's not fair.

Well, it is but.. he's supposed to be there for her. They were in this together, no matter what right?

After taking over Fu's role as guardian the poor girl had been running herself into the ground. The responsibility of being Ladybug was exhausting enough, but being in charge of all the miraculous? The last defense between Hawkmoth and his victory? The world's weight on her shoulders had been feeling a lot heavier as of late.

"I didn't forget about you," she snaps back, a mixture of hurt and guilt in the response. "You know know what I'm going through.." she continues, her tone softening this time. She's right, what he said isn't fair.. but she also hasn't been there for him recently.

"I--I... okay," she stumbles before accepting his threat, defeated. Her heart wants to fight, but she's already lost her friends due to all of the secrecy and lack of time. What's one more person she cares about? Master Fu had been alone all those years.. he knew the sacrifice that came with the role. It would've been nice to know before he'd given it to her.

Still, she knows in her heart that the safety of Paris and everyone she loves comes before her own happiness.