marinino + college au
im in college folks everything that happens in this fic has happened to/was done by someone i know
not that i know anything about uni in france. ive got a class in less than an hour bear with me (also i know that this isnt what these asks were for but let me live)
Honestly, Marinette isn’t surprised that she’s already given up a decent sleeping schedule already. Sure it may only be the second week of classes, but she’s never been the best at going to bed at a healthy hour and getting up...well at all really.
And if she’s up until two then she’s hungry and that is why she’s grabbed a bag of microwave popcorn and is slipping into the longue as quietly as possible.
Popcorn isn’t a quiet food to make, but Marinette hopes no one will care.
When she turns to face the microwave she freezes. “What are you doing?”
The boy — she vaguely recognizes him from the first day when they went in a circle and did introductions and is pretty sure his name either starts with an N or an M — looks up from the sink. “Eating cup ramen.”
Marinette blinks. “But why...like that.”
He takes another careful sip from the cup before he says, “I don’t have a fork.”
She nods slowly.
“This way I can just drink it without spilling it all over the place.”
Marinette nods again and opens her popcorn. “Where’d you get the hot water?” she asks after her popcorn is in the microwave and he’s drank more of his soup. Marinette wraps her arms around herself and leans against the counter
“Coffee maker,” he says. “Spilt a bunch of water I didn’t realize the one I had just uses all the water you put in.” He lowers his cup and looks over to her. “Nino, by the way.”
“Marinette.”
“I know,” he says with a smile. “Fashion design major, right?”
She blinks. “Uh...yeah. You? Sorry I don’t...”
“It’s fine,” he says with a shrug. “Film.” He drains the rest of his soup and tosses the empty cup in the trash. He looks like he might want to leave and Marinette doesn’t think she wants that.
“Want any popcorn?” she asks suddenly. She gestures to the microwave. “I’m not going to finish all of it.”
Nino smiles. “Yeah, I’d love some.”













