You have something against Marc/Nathaniel? Is there something bothering you about them? (Did I miss something bout this couple?)
Well, I said I don’t have anything against Marc/Nathaniel (live and let ship), but I guess that’s not entirely true? It’s more like...I’m ambivalent? I don’t care nor participate in the ship?
1. I’m just not as into Marc as most of the fandom is? His design is hella cute, but otherwise he didn’t really grab my attention. Then again, half the fandom jumped on Nathaniel and I also wasn’t really impressed with him.
2. This was the first episode since his akuma that Nathaniel was an important player and he was...kind of a dick? Like, what a reaction to a misunderstanding.
3. They end the episode with just having become friends and having been introduced to each other in this episode, so to jump into “They’re in a relationship” feels like we missed some steps, especially with how Nathaniel acted earlier. I feel like there needs to be time to build up that trust and friendship before I start shipping them.
Now, I totally believe that Marc probably started the episode with a crush on Nathaniel, but since they’ve never talked and most of his admiration was based off his technical skill, I would also totally believe that that crush would be killed by Nathaniel ripping up Marc’s notebook. Even with Nathaniel apologizing and them collaborating at the end, I feel like Marc would be starting his feelings from the starting line again instead of building on his existing crush, since he’s getting to know Nathaniel one on one. And Nathaniel is literally just not learning who Marc is.
I don’t not ship them. I’m just not really invested in either of them and feel like they have a lot of growing with each other before they date. And I honestly can’t tell if Nathaniel would be interested in Marc that way, but that’s what headcanons are for. I just need more of them interacting before I start feeling strongly about it.
