wait hold up you guys wait
you know that conversation that marinette has on her balcony with tikki at the end of lady wifi??
marinetteâs Thing is listening to her head. itâs why sheâs so good in battle, why she can come up with plans on the fly. sheâs a thinking person. she thinks before she acts, especially as ladybug. this is an Extremely In Character line of hers. she has a great sense of responsibility as a superhero and she recognizes that to carry that weight, you have to listen to reason.
adrien, on the other hand:
heâs in Love. he follows his heart, especially as chat noir. itâs why heâs able to open up so much under the mask, why he seems more relaxed and free as chat noir. he doesnât have the same sort of responsibility that comes with being adrien agreste.
and then i got to thinking about the episode âLadybugâ:
the reason why chat noir believes the fake ladybug for so long isnât because he wasnât paying close enough attention, or because he doesnât know ladybug as well as he thinks she does, or because he was blinded by his love for her.
it was because he FOLLOWED HIS HEART.
and thatâs part of the main reason sheâs so careful with identities, while heâs shown multiple times that heâs comfortable with revealing them. sheâs listening to her head, thinking about how it could affect them in the long run, whereas heâs listening to his instincts.
there are cons to both sides, of course: ladybugâs quick thinking in battle as opposed to chat noirâs easygoing nature causes her to naturally be seen as the much more competent superhero, which is why i think she gets more media attention. but thinking too much takes a toll on ladybug, and chat noir sees the effects of it firsthand.
we see this dynamic pretty much every time ladynoir interacts, but specifically in episodes such as gamer 2.0:
this is one of many instances where he has to remind her to take a break from listening to her head, because he can see itâs exhausting her.
in addition, have this parallel that somebodyâs definitely pointed out before between origins and miracle queen:
he realizes that she gets in her own head in battles, particularly when she messes up. this is him reassuring her, making sure sheâs enough herself to focus on the task at hand. heâs balancing her out.Â
and this is what has always bothered me about the âtrue selvesâ trope. i never believed it, because ladybug is no more marinette than marinette. chat noir is no more adrien than adrien. theyâre just in different situations in and out of the suits that require them to think in different ways.
and in that way, they quite literally compliment each other. sheâs the thinking to his feeling. heâs the heart to her head. sheâs the logic to his love, and THAT, dear people of the jury, is why i am a ladynoir stan. thank you for coming to my ted talk
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