Ladrien June 2022

Shipping

Anybody call for a bit of crack? Also we get another side of the square in this one! I'm very proud that I've managed to not write any other side of the love square interacting except Ladrien this whole time. Of course, that ends now :). Also sorry for the late upload! My Wattpad crashed last night. Be sure to vote and comment!                                                                                                                                   -Colorado

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Marinette had never been more embarrassed in her life. She resisted the urge to scream as Alya shot daggers at Nino.

At first, she had shook it off as a simple lovers spat. Maybe Nino didn't get enough quality time or Alya wanted to spoil him the next time they went out. But then she had seen Adrien, who was repeatedly banging his head against the desk.

"Marinette! You're here! I know you'll back me up on this one, girl." Alya sighed, shooting Nino a dirty look.

"No way! Marinette's gonna agree with me. It's a common fact that she's not a LadyNoir fan." Nino crossed his arms, giving Alya a confident smirk.

"Can we just stop arguing about this?" Adrien groaned, picking his head up from the desk.

"No!" Both Alya and Nino cried in unison.

"Mari, you gotta help me here." Adrien clasped his hands together and pleaded with her.

Marinette forced down a lovesick sigh. He looked way too cute like that!

"W-what's oning go? I mean, what's going on?" She shook her head, trying to focus on the situation at hand. There would be time to daydream about Adrien's puppy dog eyes later!

"Alya and Nino are arguing over who would be the better match for," Adrien coughed, his face flushing, "Ladybug."

Marinette's eyes widened, realizing exactly the situation she had found herself in. She tried not to curse as memories from last night came back in full force.

It was a playful touch here, a loving look there, serious conversations that were all too easy, and of course, the last dance of the night. Marinette felt her face grow warm as she remembered Adrien's smile as he led her out to the dance floor. He didn't know it was her, of course, but that's made it all the more alluring.

"LadyNoir is superior, and I don't care what you say." Alya stuck her tongue out at Nino.

"Maybe it was, but news flash! Ladrien might actually happen. It's been what, two years since Chat Noir and Ladybug popped up? And it's common knowledge that she's not in love with him. Adrien spends one night with the hero and she's photographed kissing his cheek! Not my fault Ladybug is actually interested in my boy." Nino shot back, ignoring the flinch that both Marinette and Adrien let out.

God, why did her feelings for Adrien have to be so obvious? They had been fine two nights ago! Just hero and civilian, nothing more. They might have occasionally interacted, but Ladybug and Adrien becoming the latest celebrity couple wouldn't have been on anyone's bingo card. One gala that didn't end until the early hours of the morning, and boom! The entire world knew her secret now.

"Hey, I've got a wild idea! Let's not ship anyone, yeah? Why don't we let Ladybug decide who she wants to date? We don't know everything that's going on behind the scenes." Marinette scoffed, placing her hands on her hips.

"Thank you! Finally someone with common sense!" Adrien praised, throwing his hands up in the air. "This isn't some superhero show guys, these are real people with real lives. I should know, seeing as I'm one of those real people."