#ml puppeteer 2

[bittersweetresilience]

knock knock trick or treat

UH UM OH NO *shoves my piles of félix out of sight* how about some custom flavor djwifi for ladyofthenoodle

thank you to @lesbitorte for providing the song 💕

(halloween ask game)

[0cataclysm0]

No because. Adrien’s prank on Marinette in puppeteer 2?

Yeah, no wonder it was such a pivotal moment. It was literally the thing that had been holding Mari back in earlier seasons, while for him it was the start to seeing her differently, lovingly. The same moment lived in two opposite ways.

[wield-the-mighty-pen]

“We have to recreate the moment you first fell in love”

[subs-de-ladybug-et-chat-noir]

ML French dub/English sub: S3E21 - La Marionnettiste 2 (The Puppeteer 2)

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[lady-de-mon-coeur]

Aquarelle

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Words: 1,448

Language: English

Summary: Adrien is trying to figure out his feelings for Marinette.

I wanted it to be a short drabble at first. Now I think it might become a multi chapter fic. But I can’t promise anything. We’ll wait and see.

Adrien was sitting on the stairs of his school, scrolling absentmindedly through his phone, waiting for Kagami to arrive. They were having a fencing class today.

He looked up at the sound of the engine and caught his breath in awe. His jaw dropped, and he felt heat spreading across his face and up to his ears.

Kagami just arrived with Marinette, riding Marinette’s mini scooter.

Marinette was just taking her helmet off. Her shiny hair was free from her pigtails and was now flowing down to her shoulders like an inky black waterfall, gleaming and shimmering in the sunlight.

She shook her head slightly to brush her hair off her face. That was such a fascinating and breathtaking sight. All Adrien could do was stare. He didn't know what was suddenly wrong with his vision. It was as if he was seeing her through a pink haze curtain.

She spotted him staring at her, and a cute pink blush covered her cheeks. She smiled shyly, waved goodbye, and set off.

She was already gone, yet Adrien was still standing there at the top of the stairs, smiling sheepishly, waving and waving.

Suddenly what had just happened sank in, and his smile faded away, as if someone had turned it off.

"Why did Marinette leave so soon?" he asked, disappointed.

Seriously, why wouldn't she have stayed? Everything became so dull once she was gone. It was like the sun wasn't shining anymore without Marinette around.

"She doesn’t do fencing with us," Kagami answered shortly.

Yes, that was true. How could he forget?

His head hung down, Adrien walked unwillingly to the locker room.

He was about to change for the fencing class, when an object captured his attention.

There was a folder full of Kagami's drawings left on the bench. What was it that she had in it? She had been reluctant to share her artwork with him since the last time they had been alone in the art classroom. Adrien decided he'd risk taking a look.

The very first drawing in the folder was like a punch in the gut.

It was a watercolour portraying La Place de Vosges. There was a girl sitting in the middle of the picture, peering from within the rectangle of the paper sheet right into his soul.

The girl who has been constantly occupying his waking thoughts for weeks now.

These sky-blue eyes were looking at him so attentively and so softly. These pink lips were curled into a barely noticeable smile, as if she was smiling more at her own thoughts than at something from the outer world. Adrien wondered what was going through her mind at the moment when Kagami was drawing her.

A faint pink blush on her cheeks gave such a vivid impression of real Marinette that it made him want to pass his fingertips over this particular part of the picture, as if he believed she'd feel his gentle touch (he wished she would).

Adrien couldn't take his eyes off the picture. He totally lost track of time. He forgot that he should get dressed for the fencing class. Marinette and her hypnotising blue eyes were all that remained.

"Do you like it?" Kagami's calm voice sounded right beside his ear.

Adrien flinched and looked at her as a thief, caught in the act.

"What?" he asked, confused.

"My watercolour. Do you like it?"

Of course, he liked it. How could he not? Or maybe the word "liked" was not quite accurate? He was hypnotised by it, but he knew he’d make no sense if he said it out loud.

"So beautiful," he whispered.

He trailed off, as if he accidentally revealed his deepest thoughts, the thoughts he wasn’t even aware that he's been having until this moment.

Kagami gave him a strange look, as if she had pierced him with X-rays. Then she suddenly took his phone and shoved it right under his nose.

"Call Marinette," she said firmly.

Adrien blinked in surprise.

"Why?"

"Because you have feelings for Marinette, that’s clear as day."

Adrien flushed.

"No, no, she's just ... a friend."

His voice faded gradually, so that the last word came out barely audible, as if he didn’t believe his own words.

Kagami still stood there, watching him intently with the phone in her hand. Adrien shrugged under her glare. He couldn’t hide anything from this girl.

"You’re looking at her the way I’d like you to look at me. Call her!" Kagami persisted.

"No, you’re wrong,"  Adrien replied uncertainly, feeling his strength leave him. Why would she bother so much? He didn’t know exactly what he was feeling. Then how could Kagami know for sure?

Kagami considered him silently for a moment.

"The worst kind of blind person is the one that refuses to look at themself in a mirror," she finally said, still holding out the phone. "If your feelings were as clear as you say, you wouldn’t hesitate so much."

"What would I tell her, after all?" Adrien said miserably.

"You will ask her on a date."

A what? A date? Like a real date, when both of them are holding hands and eating André's ice cream together, and then maybe... kissing?

This last part of his supposed date with Marinette made him flush anew. As much as he’d be glad to see her again, he wasn’t sure he was ready for an actual date.

He hesitantly took the phone from Kagami’s hand, still looking uncertain.

Keep it together, Adrien. You can do it.

All that followed was like a dream. Adrien had set up a rendezvous (not a date!) with Marinette in front of the Musée Grévin.

He didn’t recall exactly what they said to each other. He was so nervous that his mouth went completely dry. He could only vaguely remember that he had said something about his feelings toward her not being the same anymore.

He was aware that those are not the words you usually say to a girl when you ask her out, but it wasn’t like he had asked her out yet, right? He only hoped that he didn’t say too much and didn’t make Marinette uncomfortable.

He hung up the phone with a tender sigh. He already looked forward to meeting her.

He couldn't understand why Kagami was so frustrated that he chose Musée Grévin of all places. For him, it was an obvious choice if he wanted to figure out what his feelings for Marinette were. It wasn't a particularly romantic place (though Kagami had wanted it to be a romantic date), but it was ideal for sorting out his feelings.

He remembered so clearly the last time they had gone there together. The memories of that day at Musée Grévin started flooding his mind.

 -x-x-x-

Marinette not wanting to be left alone with him. Marinette being extremely nervous around him. Marinette gushing about what she thought was a wax statue of Adrien. And then…

That kiss.

Marinette actually kissed him.

Of course, that was an ever so brief touch of their lips. But it was enough to set his whole being on fire. He didn’t know until that moment that he would feel that way about someone other than Ladybug.

In no way did he see this coming. The simple touch. She had touched him many times before, but this touch was totally different. It was like a jolt of electricity.

Funny how that simple touch made him lose his sleep over it. The memory of the momentary touch of Marinette’s lips kept making him blush furiously in the dead of night.

His heart was pounding so wildly, as if it wanted out of his chest. His mind was so messy that there was no hope of it ever being calm again. There was only one thing he knew for sure: he'd never be able to see Marinette in the same light again.

This whole new facet of Marinette he'd gotten a glimpse of was about to drive him insane. The only time he had felt something similar was that memorable day when he met Ladybug and got swept off his feet.

Did he… start falling in love with Marinette?

No, that was not true. This couldn’t be true. No way. Besides, he simply had no right to be in love with Marinette. She was completely out of touch. Didn’t she make it clear that she liked him only as a friend and a human being? She wouldn’t have lied to him, would she? He had no other choice but to take her at her word.

No matter how much it hurt, he had to suppress those newborn feelings, whatever they were.

[karlrose]

I'm rewatching Puppeteer 2 and wanna talk about how much our girl ripped our poor boy to pieces.

No! Don't leave me alone with HIM!!

You're not a good friend

You're a TOILET

My girl... why you do him like that?

[giuliafc]

This boy has been in love with her since Origins. But his feelings for Ladybug hid the feelings he had for Marinette. But he did love her. Both sides of her. Same as Marinette with Chat Noir.

Alright so...

You're telling me that the reason why Adrien said this to Kagami in Miracle Queen after they almost kissed

It's because he previously felt something in Puppeteer 2.0 when Marinette "kissed" him?

And he unconsciously noticed it was just not the same????

[marimbles]

since everyone is hating on puppeteer 2 in my poll here is an old comic i never posted lol

[passionfruitbowls]

happy anniversary to one of the most pivotal moments in ml history

[wolflover2426]

I KNOW!!! I felt like he could have had moved before Marinette went ahead to kiss him but maybe subconsciously her wanted closer to him because usually, she never could be that close to him normally.

we shit on marinette too much for the “statue scene” cos why did adrien stay still for that long

[miraculous-floconfettis]

I've been watching Miraculous again and...

[sidsinning]

Knowing what we know now after Derision,,,

...worst prank of all time to pull on Marinette specifically by specifically him? 😭

[lady-de-mon-coeur]

"I can't hate ML apart from Puppeteer 2" thanks God I'm built different. I can't hate it at all, no exceptions.

[fernsnouveau]

It's really, really worth noting that Marinette thought she was alone, talking to an inanimate object, specifically because Adrien had decided to deliberately pretend to be an inanimate object. Acting cringe at inanimate objects (which Marinette sincerely thought she was doing) isn't a crime. And, like, yeah, she shouldn't be touching and potentially damaging the wax statues, but that'd be like... mild vandalism, not an inappropriate interpersonal interaction. (Also, apparently Adrien's statue has repeatedly gotten actual pieces cut from it by over-invested fans. Which is, of course, also unadvisable, but. Yeah.)

It is also really worth noting that people routinely objectify Adrien much like this when he's just existing in public and not willingly pretending to be an inanimate object. Marinette at least stopped doing it and was mortified as soon as it became clear that it was the real Adrien, not a statue.

It's cringe comedy, which is definitely not everyone's cup of tea, but they both had fairly innocent intentions, their cringe ideas just just combined in a... memorable way. They apologised not because they were actually trying to do anything horrible to each other, but because the situation just kinda turned out deeply embarassing, for reasons neither of them foresaw.

I need to talk about the statue scene in Puppeteer 2. It reeks of rated-G SA and Adrien went into fawning trauma mode when Marinette got upset. Like bro, she felt you up, pulled your hair, and kissed you without your consent. And Adrien is the one who apologizes for it. And that’s when Astruc decided Adrien should fall in love with Marinette. Unbelievable.

Hi!

To be fair, that's typical for the humor of this show. It's not supposed to be taken seriously. That's why I don't really consider Marinette being a stalker or anything like that an actual criticism of her character. It's just part of the exaggerated humor of the show and it's not supposed to be literal. That scene really isn't meant to be serious. Marinette really thought he was a statue, and Adrien realized the joke backfired and apologized because the situation was awkward. It wasn't really a big deal. It was played for laughs more than anything. It's completely understandable to find it distasteful, but it's not meant to be serious and doesn't really reflect on the characters imho.

That being said, your point does work when we talk about the episode overall. The episode started with Adrien calling his friends over because he was lonely, but it ended up focusing on Marinette anyway. I didn't really like that, because it's just another instance of the narrative not being able to not make it about Marinette again. And yeah, it's so strange how they made that the scene where Adrien fell in love with Marinette, and not, I don't know, the umbrella scene 2.0. It's one of the retcons that is clearly made to justify all the criticisms fans have of the show. Marinette is a stalker? It's because of trauma! The statue scene was weird? Sike, that's when Adrien actually fell in love with Marinette! Even though the episode where it happened showed them both being super weirded out and ended with Adrien talking about his love for another girl with no hint whatsoever that he began to view Marinette in a different light since then. But yeah, that's when he started to like her. Suuuuure.

Thank you for your ask!