LadyBugOut AU (Snippets)

Summary:
Marinette and Adrien talk after Marinette's reveal as LadyBugOut's creator.

Chapter Text
“Marinette! Someone’s here to see you!”

Marinette’s raised a brow, then spun her seat around as she stared blankly at the trapdoor leading downstairs.

She knew that tone. She knew who Sabine had seen at the door.

But… what would Adrien be doing here? It wasn’t as if he’d explicitly avoided her since the big argument over the Oblivio kiss, but to say they talked in any meaningful way since then was laughable.

Nonetheless, Marinette was nothing if not polite… when she was able to be, anyway. Thus, she got up and opened her trapdoor, slipping down the stairs where Sabine and Adrien were waiting.

Marinette could only stare blankly at him. There was still that sparkle around him, and it still felt as if her heart was pulling her in his direction, yet it was a ways away from her original feelings.

“Hey, Adrien,” she greeted as nicely as she could, even if it sounded a bit stiff.

“Hi, Marinette!” he greeted in return, smiling.

Marinette eyed him. Something was off, but she couldn’t pinpoint what. It just seemed as if he’d been sent here on a mission.

Sabine giggled. “I’ll leave you alone to talk,” she said, giving Marinette a grin before leaving the room.

Marinette wasn’t going to bother telling Sabine that she had other things to do. After all, Adrien didn’t often go out of his way to spend time with her, so it seemed like a waste not to take advantage of the opportunity.

She searched the room, then gestured to the nearby couch. Adrien nodded and they went to take a seat there.

Marinette shifted. Her comfy couch felt uncomfortable suddenly. “Um… how have you been?”

“Good! I’ve been good,” Adrien replied a little too quickly.

The atmosphere was noticeably awkward.  Marinette had thought long and hard about her feelings for Adrien since the argument, and not all of it was pleasant. Needless to say, she was hesitant to speak up about anything specific.

She avoided his gaze. Was it wrong to still be upset about what he’d said? Adrien certainly wasn’t a malicious type, but–

“So…” Adrien began, leaning close. “…does Ladybug ever talk to you?”

Marinette stiffened, then whipped her head around to look at him. “Wait. What?”

“Ladybug,” Adrien repeated, less awkward than before. “You run her blog, right? Does she visit you, or do you just do it all on your own? I just figured I’d ask since… y’know, you told everyone.”

Marinette could only blink in response. The silence even stretched on for so long that Adrien began to look at her weirdly.

Finally, Marinette managed a sentence. “Is…is that why you came here?”

“No!” he answered, shaking his head. He hesitated, then added, “I was just… worried about you, after everything that happened.”

Marinette could only wonder what “everything that happened” was referring to. Nothing recently had happened to affect her negatively or cause her to storm out, and if Adrien had meant the argument about the Oblivio kiss, he was very late to try and comfort her.

At the same time though, Marinette didn’t think he was lying. Maybe he genuinely believed that he’d come to check on her?

It was just too obvious that it wasn’t the only reason he’d come.