Casual reminder but the entire show isn't just Marinette pursuing Adrien. It's also Adrien - as Chat Noir - pursuing Ladybug. That's the star-crossed love referred in the theme song lyrics where two people in love pursue the other without the other being aware. That's the premise of the lovesquare. You know, the main point everyone focused on ever since the 2D PV was released?
Adrien too had multiple photos of her hidden away in his bedroom and in his phone.
Has action figures of them and plays with them for scenarios.
Daydreams of telling her his secret identity as well as having dream of their future together.
Tried to give LB flowers multiple times and that it even is its own set of episodes where he faces rejection but cannot help but still love her.
Enjoys it when others bring out they think they are a couple and want to play along.
Has smelled her openly and knows her perfume well enough to distinguish her from an evil fake.
Uses the Snake Miraculous to woo Ladybug.
Or try to be literally someone else for her to love him.
Would sacrifice his life anytime to save her.
Endangers himself for her even as a civilian.
Or will go on murder mode if anything happens to the person he loves.
Basically, they match each other freak. They aren't completely identical, but they sure share similarities.
She is trying to control every exterior factors and imagine all these plans and scenarios in order for things to go perfectly and not get herself hurt (and you could guess that back in S3, way before Derision).
He is a lonely and overly romantic guy with too much love to give and whose unrequited feelings were being a burden at times on his partner.
Both wanted to be loved back. Both tried several times. Over and over again. And both eventually saw how their love was hurting them. That it wasn't healthy to keep going on like this.
Chat Noir: You were in love with Adrien Agreste?
Marinette: Yes. But it just made me act in the worst ways. It was too much to bear. What about you? You’re no longer in love with Ladybug?
Chat Noir: No. It was too much to bear. It just made me act in the worst ways.
They had their experiences. They made their mistakes. And they learn and grow. And they are continuing to learn.
Because love and relationship is constant work.
And it is not like Adrien himself wasn't aware of Marinette's weirdness either.
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