Marinette tucked her hair behind her ear and said, "Hey Adrien," for the third time. Adrien was acting strange, and even though he was no longer her crush, she was worried about his mental health. He had been standing there, in silence, for quite some time now.
"Adrien? Are you okay?"
Adrien blinked and opened his mouth. A few seconds later he closed it again.
"Adrien?!" Marinette waved her hands in front of his face. He was starting to really freak her out.
"Oh Mari! Sorry, I, I, I spaced out there, huh, huh yeah sorry, what were you saying?!" He said quickly, rubbing the back of his head and smiling sheepishly. Marinette raised an eyebrow, but decided he was just tired.
"I was just saying hi?"
"Oh, right, well, you to hi too! I mean, you hi too! I mean…"
Marinette started planning escape routes. Backing away slowly, she said, "Well, this has been fun, but wow would you look at the time -"
Adrien's eyes widened.
"No, wait!"
Marinette waited.
"I… I… We should dance!"
Well, this certainly was unexpected. She looked around for Alya, but she was nowhere to be seen. Marinette sighed inwardly. Up until recently, she would have killed to dance with Adrien. But just as soon as she got over him, he made a move? She resolved herself to make it clear that she was (no longer) interested. But his face was so…
"I get it if you don't want to, I mean, heaps of people would probably want to dance with you, why wouldn't they, um, so what I'm trying to say is... did you design that dress yourself?" Adrien stuttered.
"Oh! Yes, I just finished the lining this morning." Marinette said, relieved to be back on a topic she could confidently handle.
"It's lovely. It could absolutely pass as part of one of my father's lines."
"Why thank you! That has got to be the highest compliment you could give me!"
"I'm sure I could do better," Adrien said, looking deep into Marinette's bluebell eyes.
Marinette blushed in surprise. This was getting way too mushy for her taste! That said, that comment did remind her of something Chat Noir might say. Which meant that she must have a weakness for it...