arranged marriage Daminette . . . but make it more realistic and angsty
you know how in arranged marriage tropes with Daminette it's basically love at first sight with each other?
we're serving none of that
the two just forced into a marriage bond while going through Shit™️
like maybe Damian was in love with someone else like Raven or Jon but it was unresolved and unrequited
or Marinette had just gotten out of a breakup or is too busy with Guardian duties to ever commit to a romantic relationship
first impressions could've gotten better because again,,, they were strangers, forced to meet with each other regularly or some sht or else the magical bond hurts them
they keep it a secret from others ofc
and maybe they know each other's identity. and hate each other more because of it
she doesnt like him bc he's Robin, and part of the justice league that ignored paris in the past or were trying to get into the city at the risk of being akumatized
and he knows she's the guardian but doesnt like that she's too 'incompetent' against hawkmoth, and hasn't figured his identity after so long
but each other's company is inescapable and with the power of forced proximity they understand each other more. it's slow, but there's progress
oh! and lets say one of them gets hurt and the other basically has a realization that the idea of losing them doesnt. feel. good.
strangers to reluctant spouses to sort-of friends to friends who somehow found comfort in each other to lovers