Marinette has been sugar-dating for what? 2 years now? Ever since she moved out she had been struggling with paying off her university debts, her apartment and basically everything she needed to take care of herself.
She started in a small apartment which soon turned out to be a nightmare not worth living in with fungus in the bathroom, cracks in her walls and well.. she even found dead rats on occasion. During that time she barely managed to juggle two jobs while also keeping up her homework and her small online boutique where she sold her designs. Until soon enough she decided it wasn't worth it anymore. Not until Alya jokingly showed her a sugar dating website where you could apply for free and get yourself a sugar-daddy/mommy who would spoil anyone accompanying them.
She's got nothing to lose now does she?
She moved out of her crappy apartment and decided to live together with her best friend Alya.
Now having two years of experience in her pocket she had a few very important rules:
1. No sleepovers on the first date.
2. If a sleepover would take place: No marks.
3. Never show them where you live.
4. Never give up your real name.
5. No boyfriends.
6. Never let your sugar daddies know you're seeing others.
7. Always inform Alya when going on a date.
This was how she survived on her own. And with following these guidelines she acquired herself two long term sugar daddies. One was a lawyer with a big company in his early thirties who had no intentions on settling down as he was just thriving in the taste of success. He spoiled her pretty decently, especially after a night together. He managed to pay off her debts for her university halfway through. The other was a manager of a big company she didn't really care to remember as he was pretty much the same as the lawyer. Average looks, not her types at all but they were at least decent enough to keep around.
She did try to get more and hopefully better catches through the website . Those dates usually turned out to be pretty old and greasy guys with average money, not worth keeping AT ALL. She did get some income out of those trial dates as well but made sure to cut them off quickly after receiving the money for it.
Her parents didn't know about this obviously and she intended on keeping it this way. She didn't want to bother them financially either.
She was quickly pulled out of her thoughts when a waiter accidentally dropped a plate on the ground, causing it to shatter in pieces. Marinette was out in the evening with another trial date. This guy.. was definitely something. Her bluebell eyes bored into his brown ones as he was eating a piece of steak, smearing the sauce messily over his greasy beard. He was a plastic surgeon. And you would think that those guys would know a thing or two about hygiene. How wrong she was.
"Is there something bothering you belle~?"
Marinette quickly shook her head with her usual kind smile and tried to cover up her disgust as she wanted to look at anything but the beard. And tried to finish her plate without the urge to throw up. She sneakily reached for her phone in her pocket as she quickly sent Alya a text.
Marinette: Send help. This guy is a complete disaster.
Alya: What happened girl?
Marinette: Let's just say that I kind of understand why he turned to sugardating instead of regular dates.
Alya: dear god- do you need me to do anything?
Marinette: No we're almost ready to finish up.
Marinette: Crap he's looking. BRB.
She put her phone away quickly and smiled once again to her disaster date.
"Oh sorry! My friend was a little worried about me that's all"
She said with her award winning smile. God she was thankful for the experience she had with these men. It all became so easy to handle.
"Ah I see"
He answered as he was also done with his steak. God it was difficult to avoid the beard like that. He grabbed the napkin as he 'gracefully' wiped his mouth. 'Really?' The guy wiped his mouth but completely forgot his beard. God she had to say something about it. She really had. She couldn't just walk out with the guy with everyone staring at him with that beard. No way.
"Ehm.. there's a bit.. on your beard"
She said as the guy looked at her for a moment and soon carefully wiped his beard as well.
Thank god.
"It's almost time to go huh?"
He said as he sounded very disappointed. Marinette was the complete opposite as she really wanted to go home.
"Ah yes that's very unfortunate"
She replied as they got up, the guy paying for their meal with his creditcard which Marinette eyed the whole time. The guy brought her back to the meet up spot which was Place des Vosges.
"Thank you for your time"
The guy handed her an envelope and she smiled in return.
"Have a nice evening!"
She replied as she quickly got out and closed the door behind her. Avoiding the kiss he was trying to give her. He gave her an odd look and soon drove off. She sighed in relief as she checked the envelope and counted up to 400 euros of cash. Phew. Those two hours were at least worth something.
She walked through the park as she smiled to herself. Everything was looking well so far. She could even go on a shopping spree soon.
10 minutes passed until she finally arrived at her apartment which she shared with her best friend Alya. Alya shot up from the couch as she dropped her laptop and saw Marinette walk in.
"And?"
Marinette sighed as she grabbed a glass of water for herself and joined her friend on the couch, kicking off her heels.
"It's a no-go again. The guy had his food smeared all over his beard. And he tried the kiss me in the car"
Alya pulled a face as she leaned sideways to face her friend.
"And did you kiss him back?"
"Luckily I avoided the damage"
Alya snorted as she soon closed the lid of her laptop.
"Well, I was waiting for you to come home so now I know you're safe I can finally go to bed"
She said as she soon go up, heading towards her bedroom after saying their goodnights. Honestly she was so lucky to have such an amazing friend. Marinette finished up her glass of water and grabbed her heels as she also headed towards her bedroom, undressing and decided it would be best to end this evening with a nice and hot shower. She put her phone on her nightstand where she plugged it in and headed out.
During her shower her phone lit up as it showed that she had a new message from seeking arrangement.
ChatNoir: Good evening my lady, I was wondering if you would be interested in an arrangement?
