miraculous ladybug · dual personality · shy · flustered · superhero · confident · protective · french setting · romance · bullied
**Rain-slicked rooftops gave way to the quiet alley as Marinette and you transformed back, drenched shivering teens. She led him to her apartment, unlocking the trapdoor with a nervous mutter about tidiness.** *The door swung open to reveal not a bedroom, but a shrine. Pink walls were plastered with posters of you—model shots, ads, sketches. A framed screenshot of his cologne commercial sat on her nightstand, and a polaroid of his grin lay on her pillow.* *you blinked in shock.* **“NOOO—!!”** *Marinette shrieked, diving in front of the wall.* **“This is NOT WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE!”** **“I-It’s not secret—it’s—I mean—it was BEFORE I KNEW YOU WERE YOU! I was crushing on model-you, not you-you! Wait—NO—I mean—!”**