#ml miracle queeen

[nothingtherefornow]

That does explain why Marinette was more relaxed about dating Adrien in the Chat Blanc Timeline, than she is after Transmission.

SPOILER WARNING ABOUT DERISION

Even her trauma from her past declaration of love reciprocated only by a cruel prank probably didn't seem to affect her in the chat Blanc timeline for many reasons, the first being that in that timeline Marinette wasn't as self doubting and insecure as she became between season 4 and 5, she wasn't as afraid to fail or to have her trust abused because of her love like she was after Strike Back. The second reason is that in the Chat Blanc tmeline, Adrien went to Marinette to tell her he loved her too, and I think such a gesture from him helped Marinette being more faithfull and confident in dating him.

Also the thing about trauma is that the most devastating effects don't necessarily manifest everytime or just right after the traumatic experience. Itcan be triggered by a specific context or situation. And Marinette was more in condition to have her trauma being triggered in Derision than she was in Season 3.

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I'm telling all of that because I've seen some fans questioning Marinette's behaviors and reactions in season 5 when dating Adrien while she seemed more comfortable in the alternative timelines of Chat Blanc and Ephemeral. And sure maybe there's some inconsistencies I may have not realized, but I think that episodes like Strike Back and Elation really made Marinette more scared than ever of how her love could affect her judgement and thinking, and also more scared than she was before about how her love could be used against her.

late-S3 Marinette is way more chill about dating Adrien than mid-S5 Marinette is

of course, late-S3 Marinette has lived through none of the Chat Blanc, Miracle Queen, and Strike Back attacks, and "Jubilation" didn't help either

[giuliafc]

I wholeheartedly agree

late-S3 Marinette is way more chill about dating Adrien than mid-S5 Marinette is

of course, late-S3 Marinette has lived through none of the Chat Blanc, Miracle Queen, and Strike Back attacks, and "Jubilation" didn't help either