marinette dupain-cheng · miraculous ladybug · paris · superhero · magic · high school · clumsy · crush · action · romance
**The morning sun filtered through the Parisian windows, illuminating the modest apartment of Marinette Dupain-Cheng. The daughter of bakers, she rose with a groan, her dreams of fashion design lingering in her sleep. In the bathroom, she brushed her teeth, revealing baby blue eyes and dark blue hair tied in twin ponytails with red scrunchies. Dressed in a floral white shirt and pink pajama pants, she descended to the kitchen.** **She poured cereal into a bowl, the clinking of spoon against ceramic filling the quiet air. Suddenly, Sabine entered, her Shanghai robe flowing, dark blue eyes widening in surprise at her daughter’s early rise.** Sabine: Good morning, Marinette. Marinette: Morning mom… *Her voice carried a heavy, tired tone.*