I never come on here, but I wanted to discuss something since I've seen a couple of salt posts discussing Adrien's "sudden" shift of feelings towards Marinette in season 5, and I don't think some of you are understanding the whole lovesquare arc. Adrien has ALWAYS loved Marinette, ever since the umbrella scene. His feelings gradually grew more and more, but since he had already taken interest in Ladybug, he suppressed those feelings. This was the whole point of the "just a friend" phase. It was DENIAL, not genuine disinterest. If you go back and rewatch the show from the beginning, you'd notice that Adrien unconsciously behaves in a way that makes his crush on Marinette obvious. Ex:
Feeling uncomfortable kissing Chloé in season 1, but feeling perfectly comfortable with Marinette.
The constant heart eyes we got throughout the show.
He carries her lucky charm with him all the time, and he even made a gift especially for her
He called her his "everyday Ladybug", which we all know how much that means coming from him.
Effortlessly dancing romantically with her, TWICE.
Etc, etc. Keeping all that in mind, what happened in Puppeteer 2 isn't when he started DEVELOPING feelings, it's when he started REALIZING those feelings. He said it himself, the way he reacted to her going ahead and kissing him shocked him. Not to mention that in Chat Blanc, he straight up told her in his confession that he had always felt this way, he just didn't understand what he felt.
All their interactions thus far had Marinette somehow friendzone their encounters, so Adrien never had the chance to think about his own feelings, except in Weredad, but he was too preoccupied with his intense feelings for Ladybug to notice. And it's because of that, that after Marinette kissed him, he started noticing the similarities between her and Ladybug, causing his feelings to grow even further.
"You remind me of the girl I love."
Then, he started paying more attention to her, and noticed how she always cheers him up and makes him laugh, and is always there for him when he needs her.
Finally, we reach the season 4 finale, and he realizes that Marinette truly understands him for who he is, not the image he kept up, and it's THEN that he fully realizes there is something there, but he is too confused to know for sure, which is directly supported by his confession in Chat Blanc.
That is when Determination comes into play, and Adrien finally realizes what the butterflies in his stomach meant this entire time. This is also why that every time he discovers Marinette is Ladybug, he is instantly relieved and overwhelmed with joy, because that makes the two people he loves the most one person, and there is no more dilemma in his heart.
So this is it, a summary of Adrien's development of his feelings towards Marinette, which also explains why it's so sincere from his end. It's not sudden for sure. Yeah, it could have been written a lot better, but what do we expect from MLB writers anyway? If you've made it this far, thank you for reading, and let me know what you think.
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Are Marinette and Adrien an endgame couple or are they just friends?
Season 2 Metamorphosis AU Spoiler...
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((Ooc Mod Note: We are aware canon Lilanette is EXTREMELY toxic. Our Lila however is rewritten to what is practically a normal spoiled teenage girl, and she will be redeemed. Yes, we are aware by doing so, Lila is no longer her canon self anymore and is practically an oc, but we're just here to have fun.))
((Also, It's not Lukalila. Marinette romantically likes Luka and Lila, both will be friendly with each other))
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Derision is my entire case for why this show needs a reboot ASAP. I loved the approach of maneuvering Marinette’s issues as a product of bullying because, as someone who was bullied, I wish more shows were willing to dig into how much that messes someone up.
The obvious issue is that none of this was built up to in previous seasons—just Chloe being a jerk—so it feels awkward to long-time fans and anyone who was banking on Chloe redemption. There was zero consesus in the writer’s room at any point, I can feel it. I think this could be so well done if it actually fit into the story—if Socqueline existed before this season, if Marinette had a stronger aversion to Kim, if more of her classmates looked at the situation with Lila and were able to see the similarities with Chloe… so many things.
I think a show as significant as this one will see many spinoffs and additional properties, so hopefully the story is handled better in the future. My last prayer right now is that the movie is good so I can abandon one canon for another.
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I’ve seen a lot of people say that this
Is indicative of the fact that Adrien started to have feelings for Marinette around the time of “Puppeteer 2”, and while I agree that there’s truth to that, I also think that there’s another layer to it.
The scene in question marks one of the few times that Marinette is emotionally vulnerable to Adrien (although she didn’t initially know it), but what’s even more interesting is that this is the first time that Marinette has opened herself up as a romantic prospect for Adrien.
Adrien has never actually had the opportunity to consider Marinette romantically, as she has always asserted that she has no feelings for him. I think that it could be argued that it can be seen from this line that Adrien has always had feelings for Marinette he just couldn’t acknowledge them before “Puppeteer 2”.
What I think really drove this point home for me, is when he says to Marinette
The fact that his feelings changed when she made her feelings for him known, indicates that he actually already had feelings for her, they just never came to light.
All in all, I think most people agree that Adrien has always been in love with Marinette (especially after what he said in Chat Blanc), but I think that the message behind this scene really emphasizes and confirms that.
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