my hot take is that gale in a slowburn trope is less “stumbling over himself stuttering awkward” and more “i am going to say the most out of pocket shit to try to friendzone myself in an act of self-sabotage”
Ladybug and Chat Noir would absolutely have a long-running “joke” about being married. They'd be especially stupid about it in a no Glaciator "Ladybug doesn't know about Chat Noir's feelings for her" timeline. And then Ladybug would explain to anyone who asks like “no OBVIOUSLY we’re not ACTUALLY a couple. It’s just like, our thing. You know, calling each other petnames and "wife" and "husband", saying the citizens of Paris are our kids, me saying every cat we find is our newest child and that they take after their dad, calling patrols 'dates', saying his Miraculous is his engagement ring, me sitting in his lap while I tell him about my day while the sun sets at the end of every 'date', him laying his head in my lap and saying I'm the Lady of his heart, me expecting a forehead kiss every time he says goodbye. That’s all part of the bit. We’re married, but like, as a funny joke. Hope this helps.”
You fucking know that Liu Qingge always finds Shen Yuan's glasses, his phone, the pen that he had right in his hand last second he swears, his phone charms he put off but forgot to put back, his hair ties, his everythings little and portable
Like this although he doesn't say it aloud Liu Qingge tell Shen Yuan how much he loves him everyday half a dozen times
Keeping track of what lays under pillows, in corners, over tall furniture, or into the fridge will always be worth it to see Shen Yuan smile