Confessions

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NOTES:

** I'd been working on this since before the most recent season 3 spoilers were released (the ones with episode titles and synopses) so everything in here is strictly an AU.

** The name Bridgette was a name given to Marinette by fans before her name was officially released, so in this AU, Marinette = Bridgette.  Thomas Astruc considers Adrien and Felix as two separate different people, so this Felix is not Adrien.

** Originally in the series, Felix couldn't remove the ring or stop being Chat Noir unless he received a kiss from Ladybug. In addition, the curse included bad luck following him around while not transformed.

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TRANSLATIONS:

Mon/Ma = My (masculine and feminine forms)

Choupinette = A cute way of saying sweetie/sweetheart ("chou" is a cream filled pastry)

Foufou = Nickname for someone who is silly/crazy/wacky

I didn't want to use the canon nicknames between Adrien!Chat and Ladybug (e.g. Buginette, My Lady, Minou, Chaton, Kitty, etc.) because I feel that those are personal and unique to them and their own dynamic, so I came up with different ones for Felix!Chat and Ladybug.


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"I'm in love with you, Felix."

Felix stared at Marinette for a few seconds, then scoffed. He didn't have time for this today; he was planning his own love confession to Ladybug tonight and he didn't appreciate any unnecessary distractions. Marinette's abrupt declaration of love was merely one of numerous others he had received; call it another curse he was inflicted with, although this one wasn't of magical origin like his ring.

"You don't love me, Marinette," he snorted. "You love what I represent. Fame, money, fashion. You think you can get a taste of those things through me." Looking away, he added, "Just like all the others."

Marinette faltered, "Th-that's not true! I like you for you, not just because you're an Agreste!"

"Is that so?" He replied sarcastically. "How could you? You don't even know me," he spat, words dripping with unveiled disdain.

Gathering as much determination she could, Marinette argued, "But I do! I've noticed things that you try to hide from others. You're always very reserved and serious on the outside, but I know that inside you're actually a very warm and loving person." She added a bit more quietly, "I know that you act a certain way because you're afraid of being vulnerable, of letting people in and getting hurt, just like you've been hurt in the past."

Felix glared down at her from his height. "So you've been studying me? I don't appreciate being psychoanalyzed, Marinette."

"No, that isn't—! I didn't—!" she stuttered, panicking on the inside, desperately fighting the urge to run away or hide, anything to escape from his judgmental gaze. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to pry or upset you! I just want to understand you and figure out—"

"Figure out what?" He interrupted. "How to impress me? How to talk or what to wear to make me notice you? Have you ever taken the time to actually get to know me?"

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