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Marinette: *Eating cereal*

Sabine, captain of S.S. Adrienette: Marinette should try to date that Adrien boy. I think he really likes her!

Tom, captain of S.S. Marichat: You did NOT just say that.

Sabine: What?

Tom: Clearly, Marinette should be with Chat Noir.

Marinette: … what?

Sabine: We don’t even know anything about Chat Noir! He could be a scoundrel when he’s not in that suit!

Tom: Well, do we really know anything about Adrien?

Sabine: Yes! He’s a model and he’s also a very good student!

Tom: What if that’s what Gabriel Agreste wants you to think, huh?

Sabine: Tom, you’re acting ridiculous.

Alya, captain of S.S. Ladynoir: Yeah, Mr. Dupain. Besides, Chat Noir belongs with Ladybug.

Marinette: Alya?! When did you get here?

Tom: Ladybug hasn’t shown the slightest bit of interest in Chat Noir.

Alya: YOU WANT TO FACT CHECK THAT?! *Whips out phone*

Sabine, speaking through a megaphone: ADRIENETTE FOR LIFE!!!

Marinette: Ugh… *Faceplants into cereal bowl*

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Okay, I’m slow.

When I read the translation of that spoiler and saw that Chat Noir said it was the first time a girl had ever liked him, I was, like, ‘Pfft. You’re Adrien Agreste and girls throw themselves at you all the time.’

Then my brain kicked in (just a little) No. This is the first time a girl has ever said they like CHAT NOIR.

And that must mean so much to Adrien.

Being Chat Noir gives Adrien some much needed freedom and one of those freedoms is to behave, say and do whatever he feels. Adrien hides so much of himself away from his family, friends and the general public because he’s actually a little shy, lacks confidence, has low self esteem and is under pressure to behave a certain way because he and his father are famous and he has a reputation to uphold.

He was looking for approval from Marinette in Season 1 in Evillustrator when he went a bit overboard trying to impress her (remember all the flexing, posing, bowing and referring to her as Princess?) and then approached her later on as Adrien and asked her what she thought about Chat Noir, or rather, what she thought about him, Adrien Agreste, and that side of himself he dare not reveal to others. And he sort of got a lukewarm response from her back then? Now here she is, a girl he really likes (way more than he actually knows) and she’s telling him she loves Chat Noir, she loves that side of him, the side he really wants to share with someone.

I can see MariChat being a stepping stone to more Adrienette because it’d make sense that he’d try to get closer to Marinette as Adrien if he thinks she’s infatuated with Chat.

But I can also see it leading to heartbreak if Adrien ever finds out that Marinette was lying* when she said she liked Chat.

(* - Honestly I think she does love Chat as well but her head is too full of Adrien to let herself see it)

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