Broken Reflection Of Love Summary:
but how about one where Marinette and Adrien actually get together, but it just isn't a healthy relationship? They both have to randomly run out on dates, Adrien still loves Ladybug more than he does Marinette, and Marinette just continuously feels more and more neglected in the relationship. Most of the people around them seem to think they were just made for each other, but there's a few who notice just how the relationship is affecting Marinette. Specifically, Zoe, Kagami and Luka. And maybe they end up finding Marinette after a really bad date. They didn't have to run off for the entire date, unlike how it usually goes, but that meant Mari had to deal with Adrien comparing her to Ladybug the whole time, and not really treating her like a girlfriend, but as a replacement that just isn't as good. You can choose how those three end up helping Marinette. It could be them revealing their feelings for her, or just sitting there and comforting her without it having to be romantic.
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Marinette shouldn’t have started dating at all. Not when she has to worry about protecting the Miraculous and being Ladybug.
When Marinette got in a relationship with Adrien, it wasn’t what she expected. What did she expect? A healthy relationship? Adrien to love her? She felt as if he was dating her out of pity.
He never noticed her, nonetheless liked her. Even when it was just her, him, Alya, and Nino—they didn’t talk much. It was awkward and embarrassing. Marinette will admit that. She couldn’t get a sentence out around Adrien.
And Adrien always called her just a friend.
When she asked Adrien out, she didn’t expect him to say yes. Strangely, she wanted him to say no. She wanted that closure. To move on from her unhealthy crush. She felt guilty because she gained hope.
Adrien loved her?
He sees her?
No.
No, he didn’t.
Their relationship was far from perfect as other people thought. They weren’t made for each other. They weren’t soulmates.
Marinette would probably disagree with all of that if it was the beginning of the school year. He wasn’t the sun to her moon. They weren’t yin yang, light and dark, and masculine and feminine. They didn’t complete or compliment each other. They definitely didn’t belong together.
How can they belong with each other when their hearts are in different places?
Adrien’s heart belonged to another while hers was everywhere. It was a mess. Their relationship was a mess.
It didn’t make anything better because she was Ladybug. When Hawkmoth decided to akumatize a person, she had to run out.
Fortunately, Adrien didn’t seem to mind her running out sometimes. It didn’t matter because both of them seem to have an excuse to run out when an Akuma appears. What a coincidence.
Marinette’s only been in one relationship and that was with Luka. With Luka, she didn’t feel out of place. With Luka, she could tell that he actually loved her. With Luka, he didn’t need to be rich to make her happy. Or perfect.
Her happiness couldn’t be bought with money. No amount of gifts, jewelry, anything can make up for the missed time. The neglect. All the times where Adrien canceled their date.
She didn’t want that in a relationship. She wanted him to be there for her and she’d do the same. She wanted love, not superficial love.
Luka…
She briefly felt bad for comparing Adrien to Luka. She can’t blame him. Not when he’s a model. Not when he has to worry about Gabriel. Not when she practically did the same thing to Luka. That’s why she had to break it off with Luka. She couldn’t stand to upset him even more and lead him on.
