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Just a cute random little couple post, they do look cute together, two adults in love, give's me some motivation to draw. （*’∀’人）♥

What the hell, let’s go ahead and add another rare pair in my life. 🤷🏻‍♂️

Just because I feel like it, I want to do a personal shoutout to something that I never thought I’d be interested in.

Shipping. Specifically Rare Pairs.

As I started BNHA, I was content on love pairs simply being Izuku and Ochako, and that was all. (They are still one of my faves, don’t worry!) As time went on, I started coming across fanfics of BNHA, and started to look at them, and I came across one fic that made me do a double take.

Rock n Roll High School by TheJoshuaTree87.

It’s a discontinued fic (hasn’t had any chapters since 2018 as of now) and it had these two as the main romantic pairing.

And at first, I was like…

…what?….

How would this possibly work?

The two of them are just so…opposite!

But I decided to read it anyway, out of mere curiosity.

Two things happened.

I enjoyed EVERY chapter.

And I ended up looking forward to seeing these two as a couple!

Again, this hasn’t been picked back up in ages, so I’m not holding my breath. But I actually enjoyed it!

After that, it got me into digging around, and I started looking up more about shipping and eventually the term rare pair (which this pair very much is).

And the more I understood it, the more I ended up enjoying it.

Because I see shipping as something just to let the mind explore and have fun! That’s what is important at the end of the day after all, isn’t it? As a little thing to distract you from the main storyline if you wish.

And over time, I’ve had a number of rare pairs that I particularly love. IzuMomo, IzuTooru, Kirichako, Iida and Aoyama, Shouji and Ibara, Momo and Satou, Jirou and Koda, to name a few. As for MinaToko, I still like it and it’ll have a special place in my heart, but there’s another ship involving Tokoyami and a pink-themed girl that lives rent free in my head.

So what about you? Is there a special rare pair that you love? Is it your OTRP? Or maybe what started getting you fixated on rare pairs? Feel free to share! Just don’t start a fight now!

That fic you wrote?

The one about the ship no one else cares about, or the deeply unpopular character, or the extremely unusual AU?

The fic that got no comments or kudos when you posted it?

Months or years from now, that fic might be exactly what someone is looking for in the sea of fics about all the popular characters, ships, and AUs.

Your fic might be the only fic out there that has what someone is looking for. The only fic that scratches the itch that it turns out you and that reader share.

And that's awesome.

Some things from CRINGETOBER I never posted because I didn't finish it

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Chapter 9

Maribug has a late night talk with a certain blonde-haired musician

Swinging across Paris with Xavier should not have made Maribug’s stomach feel the way it did. It felt like a million butterflies were trapped inside her and they were trying to get out. It made her feel tingly and excited.

She couldn’t help but thank the gods that it was dark out. Otherwise, Maribug was sure that her whole face would be as red as her kwami.

When they arrived in his hotel room, Xavier gave the dark-haired girl a bright smile that would’ve made snow melt. “Thanks for the lift”

Maribug couldn’t help but smile back as she wrapped her arms around herself, missing the warmth Xavier’s body gave her, “It was no problem.”

“So…” he trailed on.

“So?” asked Maribug, hoping he would drop it.

“Are you okay?” Xavier asked bluntly, not being in the mood for the heroine’s obvious attempts to change the subject.

“I’m fine.” Maribug said, not meeting his eyes. Instead, she chose this moment to study his room.

This room was one of the biggest suites in the Bourgeois hotel. There was a king sized bed in the middle. It was messy though as if the person sleeping in the mattress didn't have time tidy up. There was a couch in front of the bed that faced a TV.

Even though Maribug might not like Chloe, her family sure knew how to do business.

A sudden gust of wind snapped her out of her thoughts. They left the balcony door open. She watched as Xavier rushed and closed the door before he turned back to her.

The way his eyes studied her made Maribug feel insecure. “So, are you okay?” he repeated.

“I’m fine.” her voice cracked. “It’s just hard being this super-perfect heroine all the time. It’s like people forget that i’m just a teenager.” Xavier sat down, gesturing for her to do the same. Maribug did. “You know you don’t have to do this alone, right?”

“Obviously.”

He winced, making Maribug feel bad for her outburst. “I mean, isn’t there someone you can talk too.” he started making frantic hand gestures. “I mean- sorry.” he sighed. “I suck at this.”

Maribug couldn’t help but give him a gentle smile. “You don’t have to rush. Just take a deep breath and gather your thoughts.”

He followed her instructions and repeated it.

One.

Two.

Three.

It took him three seconds to gather his thoughts. “Okay, what i’m trying to say is maybe you can talk to someone you trust. I know you won’t talk to me. You barely even know me, after all. But do you have a friend that you know will always be there for you, no matter what?” she nodded and he responded with a bright smile. “Then maybe you should tell her. It always helps if you have someone to talk to. It will definitely make things less stressful.”

Maribug nodded, seeing his point. But who did she have that would understand her. She didn’t have a lot of close friends left.

She felt something warm on her cheek. Maribug instantly tried to wipe it away. Why was she crying? She just finished a crying session a few hours ago. She only allowed herself to cry once every two weeks. This was one time too extra. She couldn’t afford to get akumatized. No one would be able to de-akumatize the akuma.

Out of the corner of her eye, Maribug saw Xavier hesitate before she felt his wrapped arms around her. He felt warm. Really warm. It was like there was a snowstorm outside and he was the only source of heat left in the world.

They stayed in that position for a few minutes, his warm arms around her petite body while she let more and more tears drop.

Another minute passed.

Then two.

Xavier slowly pulled his arms away, “You need to get some sleep.” he gently whispered “And think about what I said, okay?”

Maribug nodded, not trusting her voice.

The room was filled with a comfortable silence before Maribug opened her mouth, her voice cracking as she muttered, “I’m sorry for bothering you.”

“You’re not bothering me.” Xavier replied firmly, “But promise me that you’ll consider my advice and that you’ll get some sleep.”

Maribug gave him another soft nod, “I promise.” she gave him a pointed look, “But you better get some sleep too.”

“Don’t worry, I will” Xavier said, “I have a date after all.”’

She walked towards the balcony, giving him a soft smile before zipping away. Not aware of the fact her heart felt a little bit lighter.

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Maribug has a late night talk with a certain blonde-haired musician

Swinging across Paris with Xavier should not have made Maribug’s stomach feel the way it did. It felt like a million butterflies were trapped inside her and they were trying to get out. It made her feel tingly and excited.

She couldn’t help but thank the gods that it was dark out. Otherwise, Maribug was sure that her whole face would be as red as her kwami.

When they arrived in his hotel room, Xavier gave the dark-haired girl a bright smile that would’ve made snow melt. “Thanks for the lift”

Maribug couldn’t help but smile back as she wrapped her arms around herself, missing the warmth Xavier’s body gave her, “It was no problem.”

“So…” he trailed on.

“So?” asked Maribug, hoping he would drop it.

“Are you okay?” Xavier asked bluntly, not being in the mood for the heroine’s obvious attempts to change the subject.

“I’m fine.” Maribug said, not meeting his eyes. Instead, she chose this moment to study his room.

This room was one of the biggest suites in the Bourgeois hotel. There was a king sized bed in the middle. It was messy though as if the person sleeping in the mattress didn't have time tidy up. There was a couch in front of the bed that faced a TV.

Even though Maribug might not like Chloe, her family sure knew how to do business.

A sudden gust of wind snapped her out of her thoughts. They left the balcony door open. She watched as Xavier rushed and closed the door before he turned back to her.

The way his eyes studied her made Maribug feel insecure. “So, are you okay?” he repeated.

“I’m fine.” her voice cracked. “It’s just hard being this super-perfect heroine all the time. It’s like people forget that i’m just a teenager.” Xavier sat down, gesturing for her to do the same. Maribug did. “You know you don’t have to do this alone, right?”

“Obviously.”

He winced, making Maribug feel bad for her outburst. “I mean, isn’t there someone you can talk too.” he started making frantic hand gestures. “I mean- sorry.” he sighed. “I suck at this.”

Maribug couldn’t help but give him a gentle smile. “You don’t have to rush. Just take a deep breath and gather your thoughts.”

He followed her instructions and repeated it.

One.

Two.

Three.

It took him three seconds to gather his thoughts. “Okay, what i’m trying to say is maybe you can talk to someone you trust. I know you won’t talk to me. You barely even know me, after all. But do you have a friend that you know will always be there for you, no matter what?” she nodded and he responded with a bright smile. “Then maybe you should tell her. It always helps if you have someone to talk to. It will definitely make things less stressful.”

Maribug nodded, seeing his point. But who did she have that would understand her. She didn’t have a lot of close friends left.

She felt something warm on her cheek. Maribug instantly tried to wipe it away. Why was she crying? She just finished a crying session a few hours ago. She only allowed herself to cry once every two weeks. This was one time too extra. She couldn’t afford to get akumatized. No one would be able to de-akumatize the akuma.

Out of the corner of her eye, Maribug saw Xavier hesitate before she felt his wrapped arms around her. He felt warm. Really warm. It was like there was a snowstorm outside and he was the only source of heat left in the world.

They stayed in that position for a few minutes, his warm arms around her petite body while she let more and more tears drop.

Another minute passed.

Then two.

Xavier slowly pulled his arms away, “You need to get some sleep.” he gently whispered “And think about what I said, okay?”

Maribug nodded, not trusting her voice.

The room was filled with a comfortable silence before Maribug opened her mouth, her voice cracking as she muttered, “I’m sorry for bothering you.”

“You’re not bothering me.” Xavier replied firmly, “But promise me that you’ll consider my advice and that you’ll get some sleep.”

Maribug gave him another soft nod, “I promise.” she gave him a pointed look, “But you better get some sleep too.”

“Don’t worry, I will” Xavier said, “I have a date after all.”’

She walked towards the balcony, giving him a soft smile before zipping away. Not aware of the fact her heart felt a little bit lighter.

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Maribug has a late night talk with a certain blonde-haired musician

Swinging across Paris with Xavier should not have made Maribug’s stomach feel the way it did. It felt like a million butterflies were trapped inside her and they were trying to get out. It made her feel tingly and excited.

She couldn’t help but thank the gods that it was dark out. Otherwise, Maribug was sure that her whole face would be as red as her kwami.

When they arrived in his hotel room, Xavier gave the dark-haired girl a bright smile that would’ve made snow melt. “Thanks for the lift”

Maribug couldn’t help but smile back as she wrapped her arms around herself, missing the warmth Xavier’s body gave her, “It was no problem.”

“So…” he trailed on.

“So?” asked Maribug, hoping he would drop it.

“Are you okay?” Xavier asked bluntly, not being in the mood for the heroine’s obvious attempts to change the subject.

“I’m fine.” Maribug said, not meeting his eyes. Instead, she chose this moment to study his room.

This room was one of the biggest suites in the Bourgeois hotel. There was a king sized bed in the middle. It was messy though as if the person sleeping in the mattress didn't have time tidy up. There was a couch in front of the bed that faced a TV.

Even though Maribug might not like Chloe, her family sure knew how to do business.

A sudden gust of wind snapped her out of her thoughts. They left the balcony door open. She watched as Xavier rushed and closed the door before he turned back to her.

The way his eyes studied her made Maribug feel insecure. “So, are you okay?” he repeated.

“I’m fine.” her voice cracked. “It’s just hard being this super-perfect heroine all the time. It’s like people forget that i’m just a teenager.” Xavier sat down, gesturing for her to do the same. Maribug did. “You know you don’t have to do this alone, right?”

“Obviously.”

He winced, making Maribug feel bad for her outburst. “I mean, isn’t there someone you can talk too.” he started making frantic hand gestures. “I mean- sorry.” he sighed. “I suck at this.”

Maribug couldn’t help but give him a gentle smile. “You don’t have to rush. Just take a deep breath and gather your thoughts.”

He followed her instructions and repeated it.

One.

Two.

Three.

It took him three seconds to gather his thoughts. “Okay, what i’m trying to say is maybe you can talk to someone you trust. I know you won’t talk to me. You barely even know me, after all. But do you have a friend that you know will always be there for you, no matter what?” she nodded and he responded with a bright smile. “Then maybe you should tell her. It always helps if you have someone to talk to. It will definitely make things less stressful.”

Maribug nodded, seeing his point. But who did she have that would understand her. She didn’t have a lot of close friends left.

She felt something warm on her cheek. Maribug instantly tried to wipe it away. Why was she crying? She just finished a crying session a few hours ago. She only allowed herself to cry once every two weeks. This was one time too extra. She couldn’t afford to get akumatized. No one would be able to de-akumatize the akuma.

Out of the corner of her eye, Maribug saw Xavier hesitate before she felt his wrapped arms around her. He felt warm. Really warm. It was like there was a snowstorm outside and he was the only source of heat left in the world.

They stayed in that position for a few minutes, his warm arms around her petite body while she let more and more tears drop.

Another minute passed.

Then two.

Xavier slowly pulled his arms away, “You need to get some sleep.” he gently whispered “And think about what I said, okay?”

Maribug nodded, not trusting her voice.

The room was filled with a comfortable silence before Maribug opened her mouth, her voice cracking as she muttered, “I’m sorry for bothering you.”

“You’re not bothering me.” Xavier replied firmly, “But promise me that you’ll consider my advice and that you’ll get some sleep.”

Maribug gave him another soft nod, “I promise.” she gave him a pointed look, “But you better get some sleep too.”

“Don’t worry, I will” Xavier said, “I have a date after all.”’

She walked towards the balcony, giving him a soft smile before zipping away. Not aware of the fact her heart felt a little bit lighter.

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Chapter 9

Maribug has a late night talk with a certain blonde-haired musician

Swinging across Paris with Xavier should not have made Maribug’s stomach feel the way it did. It felt like a million butterflies were trapped inside her and they were trying to get out. It made her feel tingly and excited.

She couldn’t help but thank the gods that it was dark out. Otherwise, Maribug was sure that her whole face would be as red as her kwami.

When they arrived in his hotel room, Xavier gave the dark-haired girl a bright smile that would’ve made snow melt. “Thanks for the lift”

Maribug couldn’t help but smile back as she wrapped her arms around herself, missing the warmth Xavier’s body gave her, “It was no problem.”

“So…” he trailed on.

“So?” asked Maribug, hoping he would drop it.

“Are you okay?” Xavier asked bluntly, not being in the mood for the heroine’s obvious attempts to change the subject.

“I’m fine.” Maribug said, not meeting his eyes. Instead, she chose this moment to study his room.

This room was one of the biggest suites in the Bourgeois hotel. There was a king sized bed in the middle. It was messy though as if the person sleeping in the mattress didn't have time tidy up. There was a couch in front of the bed that faced a TV.

Even though Maribug might not like Chloe, her family sure knew how to do business.

A sudden gust of wind snapped her out of her thoughts. They left the balcony door open. She watched as Xavier rushed and closed the door before he turned back to her.

The way his eyes studied her made Maribug feel insecure. “So, are you okay?” he repeated.

“I’m fine.” her voice cracked. “It’s just hard being this super-perfect heroine all the time. It’s like people forget that i’m just a teenager.” Xavier sat down, gesturing for her to do the same. Maribug did. “You know you don’t have to do this alone, right?”

“Obviously.”

He winced, making Maribug feel bad for her outburst. “I mean, isn’t there someone you can talk too.” he started making frantic hand gestures. “I mean- sorry.” he sighed. “I suck at this.”

Maribug couldn’t help but give him a gentle smile. “You don’t have to rush. Just take a deep breath and gather your thoughts.”

He followed her instructions and repeated it.

One.

Two.

Three.

It took him three seconds to gather his thoughts. “Okay, what i’m trying to say is maybe you can talk to someone you trust. I know you won’t talk to me. You barely even know me, after all. But do you have a friend that you know will always be there for you, no matter what?” she nodded and he responded with a bright smile. “Then maybe you should tell her. It always helps if you have someone to talk to. It will definitely make things less stressful.”

Maribug nodded, seeing his point. But who did she have that would understand her. She didn’t have a lot of close friends left.

She felt something warm on her cheek. Maribug instantly tried to wipe it away. Why was she crying? She just finished a crying session a few hours ago. She only allowed herself to cry once every two weeks. This was one time too extra. She couldn’t afford to get akumatized. No one would be able to de-akumatize the akuma.

Out of the corner of her eye, Maribug saw Xavier hesitate before she felt his wrapped arms around her. He felt warm. Really warm. It was like there was a snowstorm outside and he was the only source of heat left in the world.

They stayed in that position for a few minutes, his warm arms around her petite body while she let more and more tears drop.

Another minute passed.

Then two.

Xavier slowly pulled his arms away, “You need to get some sleep.” he gently whispered “And think about what I said, okay?”

Maribug nodded, not trusting her voice.

The room was filled with a comfortable silence before Maribug opened her mouth, her voice cracking as she muttered, “I’m sorry for bothering you.”

“You’re not bothering me.” Xavier replied firmly, “But promise me that you’ll consider my advice and that you’ll get some sleep.”

Maribug gave him another soft nod, “I promise.” she gave him a pointed look, “But you better get some sleep too.”

“Don’t worry, I will” Xavier said, “I have a date after all.”’

She walked towards the balcony, giving him a soft smile before zipping away. Not aware of the fact her heart felt a little bit lighter.

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Chapter 10

Waiting for Marinette in front of her parents’ bakery made XY feel nervous. He felt like a thousand red ants were crawling all over him and they were ready to bite him as soon as he messed something up.

He shook that thought out of his head. He was not going to mess this up. He did not have a breakdown over this date for nothing.

I got this, he repeated in his head, I got this

I will not mess this up.

I am XY, one of the most popular musicians in all of France. A small date with a gorgeous girl should not make me this nervous.

I got this.

I got this.

I got th-

XY gulped. He does not “got this”.

In front of him was Marinette in all her glory. He felt like he couldn’t breathe. Marinette was wearing an off-shoulder black and white polka-dot dress that went just right above her knees. Her hair was down and wavy. She looked like Aphrodite in disguise.

“Woah” he managed to say, “You look great.”

“Thank you.” Marinette gave him a soft, pretty smile. “You look amazing as well.”

“Did you make that dress yourself?” He couldn’t help but ask curiously.

She gave him a shy nod, “Yeah. I did. A small friend of mine actually helped me pick this.” Her dark blue eyes twinkled with delight, “I was really nervous that you would think that I looked bad.”

He stared at her in shock. “You could never look bad in anything.” He sincerely said, before smirking at her red face. XY liked it when he made the pretty dark-haired girl blush. “After all, you’re the only person I know who can pull off pigtails.”

Marinette pouted, making XY’s heartbeat beat a little faster. How can someone be this adorable? She playfully hit his arm. “So, where are we going today? Xavier.”

He turned away from her so that she couldn’t see his face heating up. She knew the effect she has on him and the way she says his name proves it. But XY knew he had the same effect on her. The blush that was on her face a few minutes ago proved it. He narrowed his eyes and smirked, their blue eyes meeting. Two can play at that game. “Follow me, princess.”

He gently grabbed her arm and pulled her away from the bakery, not bothering to look at her face. From the random noises she was making, he knew that she was flustered. It was one of his favorite traits about her.

XY ignored the people staring at them. He would normally be annoyed but this time he understood why they were all staring. Marinette looked absolutely breathtaking. He honestly didn’t know whether to smack the boys in her class or thank them.

How could anyone let a beauty like her stay single? He mentally scoffed, I guess Adrien isn’t the only blind person at that school.

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Whenever Marinette was nervous or flustered, she couldn’t form words correctly. It was like there were a million things that she wanted to say but she couldn’t bring herself to say it. It made her jumble up her words, making the things that came out of her mouth as ‘nonsense.’

She didn't know whether she felt relieved or annoyed when Xavier let go of her arm. Marinette was glad that she could get her mind to calm down so that she could speak properly but she missed the feeling of his hand on her body. It made her feel warm. It made her feel safe.

“So,” she heard Xavier ask nervously. “What do you think?”

Marinette was confused. “What do you me-” She glanced at their surroundings and it was like she forgot how to speak. It was beautiful. “Woah. This is- Woah.”

Xavier let out a small laugh that made Marinette’s stomach fill up with butterflies. “I’m guessing you like it?”

Marinette nodded in excitement. “I love it!”

Xavier led Marinette to a beautiful garden. There was a small stream flowing through the side and there were bushes covered with roses. White butterflies were flying around and landed on the flowers. It was absolutely breathtaking.

“I’m glad you like it.” he sheepishly said. “After everything you told me about the drama that you’ve had to deal with, I felt like you needed a peaceful getaway.”

Marinette’s face started to heat up. “You didn’t have to do all of this, you know. A simple movie date would’ve been fine.”

He sent her a bright smile that would have made any girl's knees buckle, “I know.” he said. “But I wanted to. You deserve nothing but the best after all.”

He held out his hand and she gladly took it. Xavier led her to a casual red and white checkered picnic blanket with a basket in the middle.

The date hasn’t even started and Marinette already wanted to kiss him.

Instead, she looked around. Noticing the lack of people, she couldn’t help but ask “Where is everyone? A beautiful place like this should have more than two people in it.”

“Oh, yeah,” Xavier said casually. “I paid the owners of this garden to make sure that no unwelcome guests arrive.”  

Marinette wasn’t sure whether she wanted to hit him for wasting his money on her or hug him because it’s the sweetest thing that anyone’s ever done for her. So, she let out a small “Oh.” instead.

That caused her date to pause. “Is it too much?”

“No!” Marinette panicked, not wanting him to think that she hated it. “It’s perfect. I just wish you didn’t spend this much money on this date.”

“Oh,” Xavier said in realization. “If it helps, maybe you could think of it as me not wanting the paparazzi to interrupt my date with a beautiful girl.” He patted on the empty space next to him. “Now come on. If we wait any longer, then the food will get cold.”

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XY had no idea how long his date with Marinette lasted. In his opinion, it wasn’t long enough. He could spend all day listening to her ramble about anything.

He liked her so much. He couldn’t remember the last time he felt like this. It was like he could fly and touch the clouds. There was something about Marinette that just pulled him towards her. He felt like they instantly clicked.

He was walking Marinette home and he couldn’t help but notice the way she glowed underneath the moonlight. She was absolutely breathtaking.

He loved how they could never run out of anything to talk about. It was a breath of fresh air from the usual arguments XY always got himself into.

Whenever he was around her, he felt at balance. He didn’t know how to explain it. It was like she was good luck to his bad luck.

Marinette stopped walking and looked at him with her bluebell eyes. “We're here.”

“Yeah,” he muttered, a bit disappointed that he couldn’t spend any more time with her.

“I had a lot of fun today. Can we maybe do it again?”

His eyes suddenly met hers and he grinned. “Yeah!” he said excitedly. “Whenever you're free. I would love to hang out with you again.”

She sent him a bright smile before she leaned forward, kissing his cheek. “Great.” she hurriedly said, her face bright red. “I think I hear my parents calling me. I-better-go!” she rushed inside as XY stayed frozen in shock.

He hesitantly touched the cheek that she kissed. “Best day of my life.” he couldn’t help but whisper.

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Marinette stared at Tikki, she was about to open her mouth when her kwami interrupted her. “No Marinette,” Tikki sighed in annoyance. “XY is not Chat Noir.”

“How do you know?”

“Cause I literally know who Chat Noir is.”

“Exactly!” Marinette exclaimed. “You could be lying.”

Tikki glared at Marinette, crossing her tiny arms. “For kwami’s sake, Marinette. You’ve been asking me this ever since your date ended with Prince Charming.” Before Marinette could reply, Tikki yelled. “Just let me eat my cookies in peace!”

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Chapter 10

Waiting for Marinette in front of her parents’ bakery made XY feel nervous. He felt like a thousand red ants were crawling all over him and they were ready to bite him as soon as he messed something up.

He shook that thought out of his head. He was not going to mess this up. He did not have a breakdown over this date for nothing.

I got this, he repeated in his head, I got this

I will not mess this up.

I am XY, one of the most popular musicians in all of France. A small date with a gorgeous girl should not make me this nervous.

I got this.

I got this.

I got th-

XY gulped. He does not “got this”.

In front of him was Marinette in all her glory. He felt like he couldn’t breathe. Marinette was wearing an off-shoulder black and white polka-dot dress that went just right above her knees. Her hair was down and wavy. She looked like Aphrodite in disguise.

“Woah” he managed to say, “You look great.”

“Thank you.” Marinette gave him a soft, pretty smile. “You look amazing as well.”

“Did you make that dress yourself?” He couldn’t help but ask curiously.

She gave him a shy nod, “Yeah. I did. A small friend of mine actually helped me pick this.” Her dark blue eyes twinkled with delight, “I was really nervous that you would think that I looked bad.”

He stared at her in shock. “You could never look bad in anything.” He sincerely said, before smirking at her red face. XY liked it when he made the pretty dark-haired girl blush. “After all, you’re the only person I know who can pull off pigtails.”

Marinette pouted, making XY’s heartbeat beat a little faster. How can someone be this adorable? She playfully hit his arm. “So, where are we going today? Xavier.”

He turned away from her so that she couldn’t see his face heating up. She knew the effect she has on him and the way she says his name proves it. But XY knew he had the same effect on her. The blush that was on her face a few minutes ago proved it. He narrowed his eyes and smirked, their blue eyes meeting. Two can play at that game. “Follow me, princess.”

He gently grabbed her arm and pulled her away from the bakery, not bothering to look at her face. From the random noises she was making, he knew that she was flustered. It was one of his favorite traits about her.

XY ignored the people staring at them. He would normally be annoyed but this time he understood why they were all staring. Marinette looked absolutely breathtaking. He honestly didn’t know whether to smack the boys in her class or thank them.

How could anyone let a beauty like her stay single? He mentally scoffed, I guess Adrien isn’t the only blind person at that school.

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Whenever Marinette was nervous or flustered, she couldn’t form words correctly. It was like there were a million things that she wanted to say but she couldn’t bring herself to say it. It made her jumble up her words, making the things that came out of her mouth as ‘nonsense.’

She didn't know whether she felt relieved or annoyed when Xavier let go of her arm. Marinette was glad that she could get her mind to calm down so that she could speak properly but she missed the feeling of his hand on her body. It made her feel warm. It made her feel safe.

“So,” she heard Xavier ask nervously. “What do you think?”

Marinette was confused. “What do you me-” She glanced at their surroundings and it was like she forgot how to speak. It was beautiful. “Woah. This is- Woah.”

Xavier let out a small laugh that made Marinette’s stomach fill up with butterflies. “I’m guessing you like it?”

Marinette nodded in excitement. “I love it!”

Xavier led Marinette to a beautiful garden. There was a small stream flowing through the side and there were bushes covered with roses. White butterflies were flying around and landed on the flowers. It was absolutely breathtaking.

“I’m glad you like it.” he sheepishly said. “After everything you told me about the drama that you’ve had to deal with, I felt like you needed a peaceful getaway.”

Marinette’s face started to heat up. “You didn’t have to do all of this, you know. A simple movie date would’ve been fine.”

He sent her a bright smile that would have made any girl's knees buckle, “I know.” he said. “But I wanted to. You deserve nothing but the best after all.”

He held out his hand and she gladly took it. Xavier led her to a casual red and white checkered picnic blanket with a basket in the middle.

The date hasn’t even started and Marinette already wanted to kiss him.

Instead, she looked around. Noticing the lack of people, she couldn’t help but ask “Where is everyone? A beautiful place like this should have more than two people in it.”

“Oh, yeah,” Xavier said casually. “I paid the owners of this garden to make sure that no unwelcome guests arrive.”  

Marinette wasn’t sure whether she wanted to hit him for wasting his money on her or hug him because it’s the sweetest thing that anyone’s ever done for her. So, she let out a small “Oh.” instead.

That caused her date to pause. “Is it too much?”

“No!” Marinette panicked, not wanting him to think that she hated it. “It’s perfect. I just wish you didn’t spend this much money on this date.”

“Oh,” Xavier said in realization. “If it helps, maybe you could think of it as me not wanting the paparazzi to interrupt my date with a beautiful girl.” He patted on the empty space next to him. “Now come on. If we wait any longer, then the food will get cold.”

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XY had no idea how long his date with Marinette lasted. In his opinion, it wasn’t long enough. He could spend all day listening to her ramble about anything.

He liked her so much. He couldn’t remember the last time he felt like this. It was like he could fly and touch the clouds. There was something about Marinette that just pulled him towards her. He felt like they instantly clicked.

He was walking Marinette home and he couldn’t help but notice the way she glowed underneath the moonlight. She was absolutely breathtaking.

He loved how they could never run out of anything to talk about. It was a breath of fresh air from the usual arguments XY always got himself into.

Whenever he was around her, he felt at balance. He didn’t know how to explain it. It was like she was good luck to his bad luck.

Marinette stopped walking and looked at him with her bluebell eyes. “We're here.”

“Yeah,” he muttered, a bit disappointed that he couldn’t spend any more time with her.

“I had a lot of fun today. Can we maybe do it again?”

His eyes suddenly met hers and he grinned. “Yeah!” he said excitedly. “Whenever you're free. I would love to hang out with you again.”

She sent him a bright smile before she leaned forward, kissing his cheek. “Great.” she hurriedly said, her face bright red. “I think I hear my parents calling me. I-better-go!” she rushed inside as XY stayed frozen in shock.

He hesitantly touched the cheek that she kissed. “Best day of my life.” he couldn’t help but whisper.

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Marinette stared at Tikki, she was about to open her mouth when her kwami interrupted her. “No Marinette,” Tikki sighed in annoyance. “XY is not Chat Noir.”

“How do you know?”

“Cause I literally know who Chat Noir is.”

“Exactly!” Marinette exclaimed. “You could be lying.”

Tikki glared at Marinette, crossing her tiny arms. “For kwami’s sake, Marinette. You’ve been asking me this ever since your date ended with Prince Charming.” Before Marinette could reply, Tikki yelled. “Just let me eat my cookies in peace!”

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Waiting for Marinette in front of her parents’ bakery made XY feel nervous. He felt like a thousand red ants were crawling all over him and they were ready to bite him as soon as he messed something up.

He shook that thought out of his head. He was not going to mess this up. He did not have a breakdown over this date for nothing.

I got this, he repeated in his head, I got this

I will not mess this up.

I am XY, one of the most popular musicians in all of France. A small date with a gorgeous girl should not make me this nervous.

I got this.

I got this.

I got th-

XY gulped. He does not “got this”.

In front of him was Marinette in all her glory. He felt like he couldn’t breathe. Marinette was wearing an off-shoulder black and white polka-dot dress that went just right above her knees. Her hair was down and wavy. She looked like Aphrodite in disguise.

“Woah” he managed to say, “You look great.”

“Thank you.” Marinette gave him a soft, pretty smile. “You look amazing as well.”

“Did you make that dress yourself?” He couldn’t help but ask curiously.

She gave him a shy nod, “Yeah. I did. A small friend of mine actually helped me pick this.” Her dark blue eyes twinkled with delight, “I was really nervous that you would think that I looked bad.”

He stared at her in shock. “You could never look bad in anything.” He sincerely said, before smirking at her red face. XY liked it when he made the pretty dark-haired girl blush. “After all, you’re the only person I know who can pull off pigtails.”

Marinette pouted, making XY’s heartbeat beat a little faster. How can someone be this adorable? She playfully hit his arm. “So, where are we going today? Xavier.”

He turned away from her so that she couldn’t see his face heating up. She knew the effect she has on him and the way she says his name proves it. But XY knew he had the same effect on her. The blush that was on her face a few minutes ago proved it. He narrowed his eyes and smirked, their blue eyes meeting. Two can play at that game. “Follow me, princess.”

He gently grabbed her arm and pulled her away from the bakery, not bothering to look at her face. From the random noises she was making, he knew that she was flustered. It was one of his favorite traits about her.

XY ignored the people staring at them. He would normally be annoyed but this time he understood why they were all staring. Marinette looked absolutely breathtaking. He honestly didn’t know whether to smack the boys in her class or thank them.

How could anyone let a beauty like her stay single? He mentally scoffed, I guess Adrien isn’t the only blind person at that school.

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Whenever Marinette was nervous or flustered, she couldn’t form words correctly. It was like there were a million things that she wanted to say but she couldn’t bring herself to say it. It made her jumble up her words, making the things that came out of her mouth as ‘nonsense.’

She didn't know whether she felt relieved or annoyed when Xavier let go of her arm. Marinette was glad that she could get her mind to calm down so that she could speak properly but she missed the feeling of his hand on her body. It made her feel warm. It made her feel safe.

“So,” she heard Xavier ask nervously. “What do you think?”

Marinette was confused. “What do you me-” She glanced at their surroundings and it was like she forgot how to speak. It was beautiful. “Woah. This is- Woah.”

Xavier let out a small laugh that made Marinette’s stomach fill up with butterflies. “I’m guessing you like it?”

Marinette nodded in excitement. “I love it!”

Xavier led Marinette to a beautiful garden. There was a small stream flowing through the side and there were bushes covered with roses. White butterflies were flying around and landed on the flowers. It was absolutely breathtaking.

“I’m glad you like it.” he sheepishly said. “After everything you told me about the drama that you’ve had to deal with, I felt like you needed a peaceful getaway.”

Marinette’s face started to heat up. “You didn’t have to do all of this, you know. A simple movie date would’ve been fine.”

He sent her a bright smile that would have made any girl's knees buckle, “I know.” he said. “But I wanted to. You deserve nothing but the best after all.”

He held out his hand and she gladly took it. Xavier led her to a casual red and white checkered picnic blanket with a basket in the middle.

The date hasn’t even started and Marinette already wanted to kiss him.

Instead, she looked around. Noticing the lack of people, she couldn’t help but ask “Where is everyone? A beautiful place like this should have more than two people in it.”

“Oh, yeah,” Xavier said casually. “I paid the owners of this garden to make sure that no unwelcome guests arrive.”  

Marinette wasn’t sure whether she wanted to hit him for wasting his money on her or hug him because it’s the sweetest thing that anyone’s ever done for her. So, she let out a small “Oh.” instead.

That caused her date to pause. “Is it too much?”

“No!” Marinette panicked, not wanting him to think that she hated it. “It’s perfect. I just wish you didn’t spend this much money on this date.”

“Oh,” Xavier said in realization. “If it helps, maybe you could think of it as me not wanting the paparazzi to interrupt my date with a beautiful girl.” He patted on the empty space next to him. “Now come on. If we wait any longer, then the food will get cold.”

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XY had no idea how long his date with Marinette lasted. In his opinion, it wasn’t long enough. He could spend all day listening to her ramble about anything.

He liked her so much. He couldn’t remember the last time he felt like this. It was like he could fly and touch the clouds. There was something about Marinette that just pulled him towards her. He felt like they instantly clicked.

He was walking Marinette home and he couldn’t help but notice the way she glowed underneath the moonlight. She was absolutely breathtaking.

He loved how they could never run out of anything to talk about. It was a breath of fresh air from the usual arguments XY always got himself into.

Whenever he was around her, he felt at balance. He didn’t know how to explain it. It was like she was good luck to his bad luck.

Marinette stopped walking and looked at him with her bluebell eyes. “We're here.”

“Yeah,” he muttered, a bit disappointed that he couldn’t spend any more time with her.

“I had a lot of fun today. Can we maybe do it again?”

His eyes suddenly met hers and he grinned. “Yeah!” he said excitedly. “Whenever you're free. I would love to hang out with you again.”

She sent him a bright smile before she leaned forward, kissing his cheek. “Great.” she hurriedly said, her face bright red. “I think I hear my parents calling me. I-better-go!” she rushed inside as XY stayed frozen in shock.

He hesitantly touched the cheek that she kissed. “Best day of my life.” he couldn’t help but whisper.

Deleted scene:

Marinette stared at Tikki, she was about to open her mouth when her kwami interrupted her. “No Marinette,” Tikki sighed in annoyance. “XY is not Chat Noir.”

“How do you know?”

“Cause I literally know who Chat Noir is.”

“Exactly!” Marinette exclaimed. “You could be lying.”

Tikki glared at Marinette, crossing her tiny arms. “For kwami’s sake, Marinette. You’ve been asking me this ever since your date ended with Prince Charming.” Before Marinette could reply, Tikki yelled. “Just let me eat my cookies in peace!”

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Waiting for Marinette in front of her parents’ bakery made XY feel nervous. He felt like a thousand red ants were crawling all over him and they were ready to bite him as soon as he messed something up.

He shook that thought out of his head. He was not going to mess this up. He did not have a breakdown over this date for nothing.

I got this, he repeated in his head, I got this

I will not mess this up.

I am XY, one of the most popular musicians in all of France. A small date with a gorgeous girl should not make me this nervous.

I got this.

I got this.

I got th-

XY gulped. He does not “got this”.

In front of him was Marinette in all her glory. He felt like he couldn’t breathe. Marinette was wearing an off-shoulder black and white polka-dot dress that went just right above her knees. Her hair was down and wavy. She looked like Aphrodite in disguise.

“Woah” he managed to say, “You look great.”

“Thank you.” Marinette gave him a soft, pretty smile. “You look amazing as well.”

“Did you make that dress yourself?” He couldn’t help but ask curiously.

She gave him a shy nod, “Yeah. I did. A small friend of mine actually helped me pick this.” Her dark blue eyes twinkled with delight, “I was really nervous that you would think that I looked bad.”

He stared at her in shock. “You could never look bad in anything.” He sincerely said, before smirking at her red face. XY liked it when he made the pretty dark-haired girl blush. “After all, you’re the only person I know who can pull off pigtails.”

Marinette pouted, making XY’s heartbeat beat a little faster. How can someone be this adorable? She playfully hit his arm. “So, where are we going today? Xavier.”

He turned away from her so that she couldn’t see his face heating up. She knew the effect she has on him and the way she says his name proves it. But XY knew he had the same effect on her. The blush that was on her face a few minutes ago proved it. He narrowed his eyes and smirked, their blue eyes meeting. Two can play at that game. “Follow me, princess.”

He gently grabbed her arm and pulled her away from the bakery, not bothering to look at her face. From the random noises she was making, he knew that she was flustered. It was one of his favorite traits about her.

XY ignored the people staring at them. He would normally be annoyed but this time he understood why they were all staring. Marinette looked absolutely breathtaking. He honestly didn’t know whether to smack the boys in her class or thank them.

How could anyone let a beauty like her stay single? He mentally scoffed, I guess Adrien isn’t the only blind person at that school.

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Whenever Marinette was nervous or flustered, she couldn’t form words correctly. It was like there were a million things that she wanted to say but she couldn’t bring herself to say it. It made her jumble up her words, making the things that came out of her mouth as ‘nonsense.’

She didn't know whether she felt relieved or annoyed when Xavier let go of her arm. Marinette was glad that she could get her mind to calm down so that she could speak properly but she missed the feeling of his hand on her body. It made her feel warm. It made her feel safe.

“So,” she heard Xavier ask nervously. “What do you think?”

Marinette was confused. “What do you me-” She glanced at their surroundings and it was like she forgot how to speak. It was beautiful. “Woah. This is- Woah.”

Xavier let out a small laugh that made Marinette’s stomach fill up with butterflies. “I’m guessing you like it?”

Marinette nodded in excitement. “I love it!”

Xavier led Marinette to a beautiful garden. There was a small stream flowing through the side and there were bushes covered with roses. White butterflies were flying around and landed on the flowers. It was absolutely breathtaking.

“I’m glad you like it.” he sheepishly said. “After everything you told me about the drama that you’ve had to deal with, I felt like you needed a peaceful getaway.”

Marinette’s face started to heat up. “You didn’t have to do all of this, you know. A simple movie date would’ve been fine.”

He sent her a bright smile that would have made any girl's knees buckle, “I know.” he said. “But I wanted to. You deserve nothing but the best after all.”

He held out his hand and she gladly took it. Xavier led her to a casual red and white checkered picnic blanket with a basket in the middle.

The date hasn’t even started and Marinette already wanted to kiss him.

Instead, she looked around. Noticing the lack of people, she couldn’t help but ask “Where is everyone? A beautiful place like this should have more than two people in it.”

“Oh, yeah,” Xavier said casually. “I paid the owners of this garden to make sure that no unwelcome guests arrive.”  

Marinette wasn’t sure whether she wanted to hit him for wasting his money on her or hug him because it’s the sweetest thing that anyone’s ever done for her. So, she let out a small “Oh.” instead.

That caused her date to pause. “Is it too much?”

“No!” Marinette panicked, not wanting him to think that she hated it. “It’s perfect. I just wish you didn’t spend this much money on this date.”

“Oh,” Xavier said in realization. “If it helps, maybe you could think of it as me not wanting the paparazzi to interrupt my date with a beautiful girl.” He patted on the empty space next to him. “Now come on. If we wait any longer, then the food will get cold.”

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XY had no idea how long his date with Marinette lasted. In his opinion, it wasn’t long enough. He could spend all day listening to her ramble about anything.

He liked her so much. He couldn’t remember the last time he felt like this. It was like he could fly and touch the clouds. There was something about Marinette that just pulled him towards her. He felt like they instantly clicked.

He was walking Marinette home and he couldn’t help but notice the way she glowed underneath the moonlight. She was absolutely breathtaking.

He loved how they could never run out of anything to talk about. It was a breath of fresh air from the usual arguments XY always got himself into.

Whenever he was around her, he felt at balance. He didn’t know how to explain it. It was like she was good luck to his bad luck.

Marinette stopped walking and looked at him with her bluebell eyes. “We're here.”

“Yeah,” he muttered, a bit disappointed that he couldn’t spend any more time with her.

“I had a lot of fun today. Can we maybe do it again?”

His eyes suddenly met hers and he grinned. “Yeah!” he said excitedly. “Whenever you're free. I would love to hang out with you again.”

She sent him a bright smile before she leaned forward, kissing his cheek. “Great.” she hurriedly said, her face bright red. “I think I hear my parents calling me. I-better-go!” she rushed inside as XY stayed frozen in shock.

He hesitantly touched the cheek that she kissed. “Best day of my life.” he couldn’t help but whisper.

Deleted scene:

Marinette stared at Tikki, she was about to open her mouth when her kwami interrupted her. “No Marinette,” Tikki sighed in annoyance. “XY is not Chat Noir.”

“How do you know?”

“Cause I literally know who Chat Noir is.”

“Exactly!” Marinette exclaimed. “You could be lying.”

Tikki glared at Marinette, crossing her tiny arms. “For kwami’s sake, Marinette. You’ve been asking me this ever since your date ended with Prince Charming.” Before Marinette could reply, Tikki yelled. “Just let me eat my cookies in peace!”

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For the first time in a while, Marinette was happy. She felt like she was in heaven.

Ever since Xavier came into her life, she just felt free. While she was with him, she didn’t have to be the perfect student that had to drop everything just to help her friends nor did she have to be the perfect superheroine who had to save the day.

She was just Marinette. And he was okay with that.

Tikki’s mood has also gotten lighter. She was happy that Marinette had finally gotten over Adrien. Hopefully, Master Fu would get rid of that cat’s miraculous soon. Because everything escalates.

Marinette heard a crash. It was soon followed by a lot of screaming.

She knew that an akuma attack was happening. She muttered, “I knew everything was getting too calm. TIKKI, SPOTS ON!”

Ladybug was scanning the area. She knew that Chat Noir wouldn’t show up until later. When her eyes landed on the akuma, she noticed that the akuma was covered with silver glitter. “So this is a knock-off version of Style Queen” she muttered. “Except instead of gold, it’s silver.”

“MY NAME IS SILVER GLITTER!” the akuma yelled, “AND I WILL TURN PARIS INTO MY GLITTERY PLAYGROUND.”

“How creative.” Ladybug rolled her eyes, “Lucky charm.”

Looking around, Ladybug knew what she was supposed to do. The akuma was beaten in record time.

Paris was covered in glitter and she shuddered. Glitter was a bitch when it was time to clean up. It got all over the place. “MIRACULOUS LADYBUG!”

The magical ladybug fixed everything up, thankfully getting rid of all the glitter as well.

Ladybug couldn’t help but smile. Without that cat, akumas were getting easier to beat.

She felt someone land behind her and her mood suddenly dampened.

“Hey, m’lady.” he purred.

“Chat,” she acknowledged, trying to look for a way to get out of there as soon as she could. “The akumas been defeated. What are you doing here?”

He gave Ladybug a smirk that made shivers run up her spine. “Can’t I visit my favorite little bug?”

“Don’t call me that.” she snapped.

He raised an eyebrow, stepping towards her. “Little bug.” he taunted.

“Stop it.” She tried to firmly say. “Since you’re here, why don’t we talk about the fact that you’re barely helping with the akumas anymore.”

“You should know that shifting the attention away from you won’t work.” his eyes glinted with amusement. “But if you must know, it’s because a certain bug won’t accept her feelings for me.” his dangerous green eyes stared at hers, “Do you know how much it hurts? I know that she loves me but for some reason. She. Just. Won’t. Admit. It.”

Ladybug flinched, “What part of I don’t like you like that do you not understand?” she tried to explain. “No means no.”

Chat only laughed. “If I stuck with that rule, I wouldn’t be able to get whatever I wanted.” Ladybug didn’t know what to say, so the cat continued. “Trust me, bugaboo. I will get you to confess your feelings for me. One way or another.”

“That’ll never happen.”

His lips curl up into a snide smirk, giving her a final glance before turning away. “We’ll see. But until you finally open your eyes and admit that you like me, well-” his eyes scanned Paris. “Good luck fighting the akumas without me, m’lady.”

After Chat Noir left, Ladybug allowed herself to collapse in shock. She couldn't hear anything but the last sentence he said to her.

“until you finally open your eyes and admit that you like me”

“I will get you to confess your feelings for me. One way or another.”

“Good luck fighting the akumas without me, m’lady.”

“If I stuck with that rule, I wouldn’t be able to get whatever I wanted.”

“One way or another.”

“-YBUG!” she heard someone scream. “Holy crap, are you okay?”

She quickly recognized the voice. It was Alya. “Yeah,” she sighed. “I’m fine.”

Alya didn’t seem to look like she believed the heroine, “You sure?”

She couldn’t meet her friend’s eyes, “Alya, were you on live?” she asked in shock.

Alya shook her head. “No, but I caught everything on video.”

Ladybug bit her lip, contemplating her options. “Can you do me a favor and not post it yet please.”

“But, why?” her friend argued. “We should expose him as soon as we can. What he did was harassme-”

“I know what he’s doing” Ladybug interrupted, “Just don’t post it yet, please. I have a plan.”

“Fine.” the reporter relented. “But I will expose him. You don’t deserve that treatment.”

“Thank you.” Ladybug sent a small smile to her friend. “I’ll meet you at your house tonight?”

Alya nodded in agreement.

“Okay. With a final sigh, Ladybug got her yoyo ready. ”Bug out.”

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XY had to be dreaming.

Or he probably died and went to heaven. Those were the only two explanations on why everything felt so perfect at the moment.

Right now, XY and Marinette were facetiming. It was supposed to be a professional call, where they discussed the designs for his music video. But somehow, they always managed to get off track.

They’ve been talking for hours.

Even though the two of them led fairly busy lives, it seemed like they always had time to call each other. No matter how late it was.

Their sleep schedule was messed up but it was worth it.

XY turned his attention back to his phone. Marinette was currently sketching the final products of the design they chose.

He was excited but she wouldn’t let him see it, no matter how much he begged. “Please.” he tried again, “Just a little peak?”

Marinette let out the cutest giggle XY had ever heard and playfully glared at him, “You’re gonna see it tomorrow.” she reminded him, “We’re finally able to meet up, remember?”

XY did remember. He was so excited when he found out that they were both free at the same time. “But I wanna see it now.”

“You are definitely not a patient person,” Marinette jokes.

“How dare you?” XY mockingly said, “We’re breaking up.”

Marinette laughed, “We can’t break up if we’re not together yet.”

“Yet.” XY winked, “We’re not together yet.”

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For the first time in a while, Marinette was happy. She felt like she was in heaven.

Ever since Xavier came into her life, she just felt free. While she was with him, she didn’t have to be the perfect student that had to drop everything just to help her friends nor did she have to be the perfect superheroine who had to save the day.

She was just Marinette. And he was okay with that.

Tikki’s mood has also gotten lighter. She was happy that Marinette had finally gotten over Adrien. Hopefully, Master Fu would get rid of that cat’s miraculous soon. Because everything escalates.

Marinette heard a crash. It was soon followed by a lot of screaming.

She knew that an akuma attack was happening. She muttered, “I knew everything was getting too calm. TIKKI, SPOTS ON!”

Ladybug was scanning the area. She knew that Chat Noir wouldn’t show up until later. When her eyes landed on the akuma, she noticed that the akuma was covered with silver glitter. “So this is a knock-off version of Style Queen” she muttered. “Except instead of gold, it’s silver.”

“MY NAME IS SILVER GLITTER!” the akuma yelled, “AND I WILL TURN PARIS INTO MY GLITTERY PLAYGROUND.”

“How creative.” Ladybug rolled her eyes, “Lucky charm.”

Looking around, Ladybug knew what she was supposed to do. The akuma was beaten in record time.

Paris was covered in glitter and she shuddered. Glitter was a bitch when it was time to clean up. It got all over the place. “MIRACULOUS LADYBUG!”

The magical ladybug fixed everything up, thankfully getting rid of all the glitter as well.

Ladybug couldn’t help but smile. Without that cat, akumas were getting easier to beat.

She felt someone land behind her and her mood suddenly dampened.

“Hey, m’lady.” he purred.

“Chat,” she acknowledged, trying to look for a way to get out of there as soon as she could. “The akumas been defeated. What are you doing here?”

He gave Ladybug a smirk that made shivers run up her spine. “Can’t I visit my favorite little bug?”

“Don’t call me that.” she snapped.

He raised an eyebrow, stepping towards her. “Little bug.” he taunted.

“Stop it.” She tried to firmly say. “Since you’re here, why don’t we talk about the fact that you’re barely helping with the akumas anymore.”

“You should know that shifting the attention away from you won’t work.” his eyes glinted with amusement. “But if you must know, it’s because a certain bug won’t accept her feelings for me.” his dangerous green eyes stared at hers, “Do you know how much it hurts? I know that she loves me but for some reason. She. Just. Won’t. Admit. It.”

Ladybug flinched, “What part of I don’t like you like that do you not understand?” she tried to explain. “No means no.”

Chat only laughed. “If I stuck with that rule, I wouldn’t be able to get whatever I wanted.” Ladybug didn’t know what to say, so the cat continued. “Trust me, bugaboo. I will get you to confess your feelings for me. One way or another.”

“That’ll never happen.”

His lips curl up into a snide smirk, giving her a final glance before turning away. “We’ll see. But until you finally open your eyes and admit that you like me, well-” his eyes scanned Paris. “Good luck fighting the akumas without me, m’lady.”

After Chat Noir left, Ladybug allowed herself to collapse in shock. She couldn't hear anything but the last sentence he said to her.

“until you finally open your eyes and admit that you like me”

“I will get you to confess your feelings for me. One way or another.”

“Good luck fighting the akumas without me, m’lady.”

“If I stuck with that rule, I wouldn’t be able to get whatever I wanted.”

“One way or another.”

“-YBUG!” she heard someone scream. “Holy crap, are you okay?”

She quickly recognized the voice. It was Alya. “Yeah,” she sighed. “I’m fine.”

Alya didn’t seem to look like she believed the heroine, “You sure?”

She couldn’t meet her friend’s eyes, “Alya, were you on live?” she asked in shock.

Alya shook her head. “No, but I caught everything on video.”

Ladybug bit her lip, contemplating her options. “Can you do me a favor and not post it yet please.”

“But, why?” her friend argued. “We should expose him as soon as we can. What he did was harassme-”

“I know what he’s doing” Ladybug interrupted, “Just don’t post it yet, please. I have a plan.”

“Fine.” the reporter relented. “But I will expose him. You don’t deserve that treatment.”

“Thank you.” Ladybug sent a small smile to her friend. “I’ll meet you at your house tonight?”

Alya nodded in agreement.

“Okay. With a final sigh, Ladybug got her yoyo ready. ”Bug out.”

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Deleted scene:

XY had to be dreaming.

Or he probably died and went to heaven. Those were the only two explanations on why everything felt so perfect at the moment.

Right now, XY and Marinette were facetiming. It was supposed to be a professional call, where they discussed the designs for his music video. But somehow, they always managed to get off track.

They’ve been talking for hours.

Even though the two of them led fairly busy lives, it seemed like they always had time to call each other. No matter how late it was.

Their sleep schedule was messed up but it was worth it.

XY turned his attention back to his phone. Marinette was currently sketching the final products of the design they chose.

He was excited but she wouldn’t let him see it, no matter how much he begged. “Please.” he tried again, “Just a little peak?”

Marinette let out the cutest giggle XY had ever heard and playfully glared at him, “You’re gonna see it tomorrow.” she reminded him, “We’re finally able to meet up, remember?”

XY did remember. He was so excited when he found out that they were both free at the same time. “But I wanna see it now.”

“You are definitely not a patient person,” Marinette jokes.

“How dare you?” XY mockingly said, “We’re breaking up.”

Marinette laughed, “We can’t break up if we’re not together yet.”

“Yet.” XY winked, “We’re not together yet.”

XY's Muse

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For the first time in a while, Marinette was happy. She felt like she was in heaven.

Ever since Xavier came into her life, she just felt free. While she was with him, she didn’t have to be the perfect student that had to drop everything just to help her friends nor did she have to be the perfect superheroine who had to save the day.

She was just Marinette. And he was okay with that.

Tikki’s mood has also gotten lighter. She was happy that Marinette had finally gotten over Adrien. Hopefully, Master Fu would get rid of that cat’s miraculous soon. Because everything escalates.

Marinette heard a crash. It was soon followed by a lot of screaming.

She knew that an akuma attack was happening. She muttered, “I knew everything was getting too calm. TIKKI, SPOTS ON!”

Ladybug was scanning the area. She knew that Chat Noir wouldn’t show up until later. When her eyes landed on the akuma, she noticed that the akuma was covered with silver glitter. “So this is a knock-off version of Style Queen” she muttered. “Except instead of gold, it’s silver.”

“MY NAME IS SILVER GLITTER!” the akuma yelled, “AND I WILL TURN PARIS INTO MY GLITTERY PLAYGROUND.”

“How creative.” Ladybug rolled her eyes, “Lucky charm.”

Looking around, Ladybug knew what she was supposed to do. The akuma was beaten in record time.

Paris was covered in glitter and she shuddered. Glitter was a bitch when it was time to clean up. It got all over the place. “MIRACULOUS LADYBUG!”

The magical ladybug fixed everything up, thankfully getting rid of all the glitter as well.

Ladybug couldn’t help but smile. Without that cat, akumas were getting easier to beat.

She felt someone land behind her and her mood suddenly dampened.

“Hey, m’lady.” he purred.

“Chat,” she acknowledged, trying to look for a way to get out of there as soon as she could. “The akumas been defeated. What are you doing here?”

He gave Ladybug a smirk that made shivers run up her spine. “Can’t I visit my favorite little bug?”

“Don’t call me that.” she snapped.

He raised an eyebrow, stepping towards her. “Little bug.” he taunted.

“Stop it.” She tried to firmly say. “Since you’re here, why don’t we talk about the fact that you’re barely helping with the akumas anymore.”

“You should know that shifting the attention away from you won’t work.” his eyes glinted with amusement. “But if you must know, it’s because a certain bug won’t accept her feelings for me.” his dangerous green eyes stared at hers, “Do you know how much it hurts? I know that she loves me but for some reason. She. Just. Won’t. Admit. It.”

Ladybug flinched, “What part of I don’t like you like that do you not understand?” she tried to explain. “No means no.”

Chat only laughed. “If I stuck with that rule, I wouldn’t be able to get whatever I wanted.” Ladybug didn’t know what to say, so the cat continued. “Trust me, bugaboo. I will get you to confess your feelings for me. One way or another.”

“That’ll never happen.”

His lips curl up into a snide smirk, giving her a final glance before turning away. “We’ll see. But until you finally open your eyes and admit that you like me, well-” his eyes scanned Paris. “Good luck fighting the akumas without me, m’lady.”

After Chat Noir left, Ladybug allowed herself to collapse in shock. She couldn't hear anything but the last sentence he said to her.

“until you finally open your eyes and admit that you like me”

“I will get you to confess your feelings for me. One way or another.”

“Good luck fighting the akumas without me, m’lady.”

“If I stuck with that rule, I wouldn’t be able to get whatever I wanted.”

“One way or another.”

“-YBUG!” she heard someone scream. “Holy crap, are you okay?”

She quickly recognized the voice. It was Alya. “Yeah,” she sighed. “I’m fine.”

Alya didn’t seem to look like she believed the heroine, “You sure?”

She couldn’t meet her friend’s eyes, “Alya, were you on live?” she asked in shock.

Alya shook her head. “No, but I caught everything on video.”

Ladybug bit her lip, contemplating her options. “Can you do me a favor and not post it yet please.”

“But, why?” her friend argued. “We should expose him as soon as we can. What he did was harassme-”

“I know what he’s doing” Ladybug interrupted, “Just don’t post it yet, please. I have a plan.”

“Fine.” the reporter relented. “But I will expose him. You don’t deserve that treatment.”

“Thank you.” Ladybug sent a small smile to her friend. “I’ll meet you at your house tonight?”

Alya nodded in agreement.

“Okay. With a final sigh, Ladybug got her yoyo ready. ”Bug out.”

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Deleted scene:

XY had to be dreaming.

Or he probably died and went to heaven. Those were the only two explanations on why everything felt so perfect at the moment.

Right now, XY and Marinette were facetiming. It was supposed to be a professional call, where they discussed the designs for his music video. But somehow, they always managed to get off track.

They’ve been talking for hours.

Even though the two of them led fairly busy lives, it seemed like they always had time to call each other. No matter how late it was.

Their sleep schedule was messed up but it was worth it.

XY turned his attention back to his phone. Marinette was currently sketching the final products of the design they chose.

He was excited but she wouldn’t let him see it, no matter how much he begged. “Please.” he tried again, “Just a little peak?”

Marinette let out the cutest giggle XY had ever heard and playfully glared at him, “You’re gonna see it tomorrow.” she reminded him, “We’re finally able to meet up, remember?”

XY did remember. He was so excited when he found out that they were both free at the same time. “But I wanna see it now.”

“You are definitely not a patient person,” Marinette jokes.

“How dare you?” XY mockingly said, “We’re breaking up.”

Marinette laughed, “We can’t break up if we’re not together yet.”

“Yet.” XY winked, “We’re not together yet.”

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For the first time in a while, Marinette was happy. She felt like she was in heaven.

Ever since Xavier came into her life, she just felt free. While she was with him, she didn’t have to be the perfect student that had to drop everything just to help her friends nor did she have to be the perfect superheroine who had to save the day.

She was just Marinette. And he was okay with that.

Tikki’s mood has also gotten lighter. She was happy that Marinette had finally gotten over Adrien. Hopefully, Master Fu would get rid of that cat’s miraculous soon. Because everything escalates.

Marinette heard a crash. It was soon followed by a lot of screaming.

She knew that an akuma attack was happening. She muttered, “I knew everything was getting too calm. TIKKI, SPOTS ON!”

Ladybug was scanning the area. She knew that Chat Noir wouldn’t show up until later. When her eyes landed on the akuma, she noticed that the akuma was covered with silver glitter. “So this is a knock-off version of Style Queen” she muttered. “Except instead of gold, it’s silver.”

“MY NAME IS SILVER GLITTER!” the akuma yelled, “AND I WILL TURN PARIS INTO MY GLITTERY PLAYGROUND.”

“How creative.” Ladybug rolled her eyes, “Lucky charm.”

Looking around, Ladybug knew what she was supposed to do. The akuma was beaten in record time.

Paris was covered in glitter and she shuddered. Glitter was a bitch when it was time to clean up. It got all over the place. “MIRACULOUS LADYBUG!”

The magical ladybug fixed everything up, thankfully getting rid of all the glitter as well.

Ladybug couldn’t help but smile. Without that cat, akumas were getting easier to beat.

She felt someone land behind her and her mood suddenly dampened.

“Hey, m’lady.” he purred.

“Chat,” she acknowledged, trying to look for a way to get out of there as soon as she could. “The akumas been defeated. What are you doing here?”

He gave Ladybug a smirk that made shivers run up her spine. “Can’t I visit my favorite little bug?”

“Don’t call me that.” she snapped.

He raised an eyebrow, stepping towards her. “Little bug.” he taunted.

“Stop it.” She tried to firmly say. “Since you’re here, why don’t we talk about the fact that you’re barely helping with the akumas anymore.”

“You should know that shifting the attention away from you won’t work.” his eyes glinted with amusement. “But if you must know, it’s because a certain bug won’t accept her feelings for me.” his dangerous green eyes stared at hers, “Do you know how much it hurts? I know that she loves me but for some reason. She. Just. Won’t. Admit. It.”

Ladybug flinched, “What part of I don’t like you like that do you not understand?” she tried to explain. “No means no.”

Chat only laughed. “If I stuck with that rule, I wouldn’t be able to get whatever I wanted.” Ladybug didn’t know what to say, so the cat continued. “Trust me, bugaboo. I will get you to confess your feelings for me. One way or another.”

“That’ll never happen.”

His lips curl up into a snide smirk, giving her a final glance before turning away. “We’ll see. But until you finally open your eyes and admit that you like me, well-” his eyes scanned Paris. “Good luck fighting the akumas without me, m’lady.”

After Chat Noir left, Ladybug allowed herself to collapse in shock. She couldn't hear anything but the last sentence he said to her.

“until you finally open your eyes and admit that you like me”

“I will get you to confess your feelings for me. One way or another.”

“Good luck fighting the akumas without me, m’lady.”

“If I stuck with that rule, I wouldn’t be able to get whatever I wanted.”

“One way or another.”

“-YBUG!” she heard someone scream. “Holy crap, are you okay?”

She quickly recognized the voice. It was Alya. “Yeah,” she sighed. “I’m fine.”

Alya didn’t seem to look like she believed the heroine, “You sure?”

She couldn’t meet her friend’s eyes, “Alya, were you on live?” she asked in shock.

Alya shook her head. “No, but I caught everything on video.”

Ladybug bit her lip, contemplating her options. “Can you do me a favor and not post it yet please.”

“But, why?” her friend argued. “We should expose him as soon as we can. What he did was harassme-”

“I know what he’s doing” Ladybug interrupted, “Just don’t post it yet, please. I have a plan.”

“Fine.” the reporter relented. “But I will expose him. You don’t deserve that treatment.”

“Thank you.” Ladybug sent a small smile to her friend. “I’ll meet you at your house tonight?”

Alya nodded in agreement.

“Okay. With a final sigh, Ladybug got her yoyo ready. ”Bug out.”

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Deleted scene:

XY had to be dreaming.

Or he probably died and went to heaven. Those were the only two explanations on why everything felt so perfect at the moment.

Right now, XY and Marinette were facetiming. It was supposed to be a professional call, where they discussed the designs for his music video. But somehow, they always managed to get off track.

They’ve been talking for hours.

Even though the two of them led fairly busy lives, it seemed like they always had time to call each other. No matter how late it was.

Their sleep schedule was messed up but it was worth it.

XY turned his attention back to his phone. Marinette was currently sketching the final products of the design they chose.

He was excited but she wouldn’t let him see it, no matter how much he begged. “Please.” he tried again, “Just a little peak?”

Marinette let out the cutest giggle XY had ever heard and playfully glared at him, “You’re gonna see it tomorrow.” she reminded him, “We’re finally able to meet up, remember?”

XY did remember. He was so excited when he found out that they were both free at the same time. “But I wanna see it now.”

“You are definitely not a patient person,” Marinette jokes.

“How dare you?” XY mockingly said, “We’re breaking up.”

Marinette laughed, “We can’t break up if we’re not together yet.”

“Yet.” XY winked, “We’re not together yet.”

almost 4 hours gone to waste take some screenshots

bts

other lighting i tried out

sorry it's choppy and/or grainy sfm crashed and my progress is just. gone.

I was talking about this earlier with an anon, and now that I've found you, I am intensely curious: How would you make Gus/Willy work?

OLD MEN!!! OLD MAN YAOI MY BELOVED!!!

Gus and Willy are cute. I like this, I can work with this.

They quietly find comfort in each other. The kind of couple that no one really knows is a couple, big “they were roommates” energy, except for the fact that Gus has always been a little loud and fruity (look at his clothing! The mustache?!). But to anyone outside of the loop it could just look like Willy is a very dear friend.

But how does it start?

I feel like I have to plot their romantic pasts to get my head around it.

Gus grew up in the city. Part of the down-low queer scene, he had a few boyfriends. A couple of them felt like they could have been true love until reality hit, and there was nothing true about it.

He found love in his passions instead, in cooking and found family in a place where life moved slower.

I like to think Willy was married once (idk if we ever get any lore to confirm or deny this, im just a silly little fic writer I’ll slap an AU tag on this baby and call it a day if I have to). It was a good, practical marriage but they were never able to have kids, and his wife passed from cancer a long time ago. He left his life behind when she died. The house had always felt more like her’s anyway. He took his boat and sailed away to start a new life in a small town.

He arrived there long before Gus did, but Gus made himself a fixture in the town so much more quickly. What had taken Willy years took Gus mere days. Everyone in town knew his name and smiled when they saw him. Everyone loved his food. A man might’ve been envious at that, but not Willy. He just found it interesting.

So when Gus made his way to the bait shop it was no surprise. What was a surprise was the fact he had brought Willy food.

“Cookies? Shouldn’t I be giftin’ you somethin’, seeing as youre the new neighbor?”

Gus laughed. He had a bright laugh from deep in his chest that made the air around him sparkle. “Sorry! It’s the ultimate way into people’s hearts, I can’t help it.”

Willy hummed in contemplation, looking down at the plate of cookies. “I’ll take these on one condition.”

Gus shifted uncomfortably, uncertain if he was being serious. “That is?”

“You come in and try some of Willy’s famous trout soup!”

Gus laughed again, feeling relieved, and nodded. “Sure. Nice to meet you, Willy.”

“Pleasure to meet you as well, come on in.”

Conversation flows easily between them. Willy is chattier than people think, but especially to Gus. He likes how Gus reacts to his stories, his eyes widening at the good parts. And Yoba, his laugh.

But eventually they see the darker sides of each other, too. Sometimes, Willy gets sullen thinking of the past. Sometimes, Gus gets moody and short-tempered, and needs to be left alone for days. They always come back together, though.

They’ll sit in front of Gus’ fireplace warming themselves. Willy likes that it feels more like a proper home here than his shack. He likes how Gus wears soft cardigans and keeps his house smelling like cinnamon.

They don’t know if this is true love. It might be. Maybe it’s just the closest they will get in this life. But at least it’s warm.

Ow my heart

Send me any Stardew Valley rarepair and I will tell you how I would make them work! (Even non-marriage npcs) If youre lucky you may get a mini fic out of it. Check the list below to see if Ive already answered yours

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