Alya grumbled as she climbed the stairs up to her best friend's room, dropping her bag against the desk. She hadn't been up here in weeks, but those steep stairs were killer.
Of course, Marinette was running late. Again.
She shook her head, crossing her arms as she flopped back onto the chaise. Honestly, that girl was always running late.
At least Sabine had been cool with letting her head up to her room and wait.
Alya pulled out her phone, looking through the Ladyblog forums to bide her time, tapping her toe against the cushion.
Her eyes drifted to the walls after another fifteen minutes had passed. She was glad to see that Marinette had the good sense to scale back the pictures a little bit. Her seemingly hopeless crush was adorable, but the walls had been a little much.
Of course, she had enough inside information from Nino to know that Sunshine had a bit of a crush of his own on Ladybug. Which was totally understandable to her. She knew for a fact that a very large portion of Paris happened to share that sentiment.
But it didn't change the fact that it was never going to happen. Thanks to her own occasional mask, nobody else knew just how unlikely that was.
Ladybug was all business. Her unfailing sense of duty to the citizens of Paris was a large part of her appeal.
Besides...celebrity relationships were super messy. Even in the unlikely event that Ladybug did change her mind, they would never be able to steal any time alone together.
Sighing, Alya tugged the pillow into her arms, hugging it to her chest as she slumped down into the cushions. If only Marinette could get her act together around Adrien, he would see the natural confidence she possessed.
Even he couldn't be that oblivious...
Alya pressed her lips into a thin line. She just hated to see Marinette feeling so helpless with her feelings. And it was just as frustrating to see Adrien so lonely.
It only made matters worse that Nino totally agreed with her. Getting their friends together would make it far more likely that they all could hang out without the drama, so long as Hawkmoth decided to take a break for any random few hours.
But for all of these months - and all of her best efforts - it seemed like nothing was making it any better.
More than a little agitated, Alya sat up, intent on pacing the floor and coming up with a new plan.
Or at least she was until she got a paper-cut.
Her brows furrowed as she drew the injured finger between her lips, scowling back down at the chaise.
What was a sheet of paper doing tucked down into the chaise cushions?
Frowning, Alya tugged the paper loose.
Except that it wasn't just a sheet of paper at all. It was a picture.
Of Chat Noir.
Jaw dropped, Alya tried to process just why her friend might have hidden pictures of Chat Noir around her room.
And how she managed to get her hands on this one. It was odd that Alya wouldn't recognize a photo, especially one like this, that was way better quality than most of the blurry submissions to the Ladyblog.
Her lips curved as her mind replayed Marinette's every defense of Ladybug's superhero sidekick when they discussed her blog posts came rushing back to her. Her seemingly offhand compliments on the detail on Chat Noir's costume.
That sneak! Alya smirked, tapping the edge of the photo against her lap
Her friend was nursing a secret crush on Chat Noir.
And it was only giving her some new ideas on how to get Adrien and Marinette together once and for all.
Author's Notes:
I had to do it.
This is totally my head canon now.
Piece is currently un-betaed, so hopefully I didn't make any big mistakes.
