"See, we're from the same place. I had a crush on him back at home but I wasn't ever able to speak to him normally. But I only found out he was Chat Noir when we came here... because I watched him die. And I guess that made it easier to be around him?" Honestly, Marinette had no idea, but she wasn't questioning it.
"And obviously I couldn't tell him any of that because he didn't remember me, or anything, and I didn't want to accidentally say something that might turn him into an ayakashi. So I had to lie to him every single day, and I hated it." She realized what she probably sounded like, but once she'd started talking it was difficult to stop.
"I told him I liked someone from back home, which wasn't technically a lie but I still feel stupid for even saying anything at all. But I couldn't really say 'Oh, yea, I'm in love with you. Isn't that hilarious?' because then he'd think I'm a crazy person." By this point, she was pacing from one end of the room to the other, not really paying much attention to Celestia.
"And then I named Snake without really thinking about if things would get weird. And they didn't, but then they started liking each other... so I figured... whatever. I didn't have to say anything to Adrien. It would be fine!" Or something.
"But then he got hurt and told us that he loved us, and I don't even know if he died again or not. And now he's a god, and remembers everything and I don't know how to feel about any of it. So I've just been... not talking about it at all!"
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"See, we're from the same place. I had a crush on him back at home but I wasn't ever able to speak to him normally. But I only found out he was Chat Noir when we came here... because I watched him die. And I guess that made it easier to be around him?" Honestly, Marinette had no idea, but she wasn't questioning it.
"And obviously I couldn't tell him any of that because he didn't remember me, or anything, and I didn't want to accidentally say something that might turn him into an ayakashi. So I had to lie to him every single day, and I hated it." She realized what she probably sounded like, but once she'd started talking it was difficult to stop.
"I told him I liked someone from back home, which wasn't technically a lie but I still feel stupid for even saying anything at all. But I couldn't really say 'Oh, yea, I'm in love with you. Isn't that hilarious?' because then he'd think I'm a crazy person." By this point, she was pacing from one end of the room to the other, not really paying much attention to Celestia.
"And then I named Snake without really thinking about if things would get weird. And they didn't, but then they started liking each other... so I figured... whatever. I didn't have to say anything to Adrien. It would be fine!" Or something.
"But then he got hurt and told us that he loved us, and I don't even know if he died again or not. And now he's a god, and remembers everything and I don't know how to feel about any of it. So I've just been... not talking about it at all!"