Dear Reader, my aim for this story is to produce about 500 words a chapter to get my creativity flowing. I've been a bit burnt out in writing and decided this is a good way to get things going again without too much pressure on myself. So yes, chapters will be short but the aim is for fluffy goodness.

Chapter One - Exposing Her Love

With an exasperated sigh, Marinette ripped the page from her notebook and balled it into a crumpled mess before tossing it in her bin. Expressing her feelings on a page just didn't work. How many times had she tried to tell Adrien how she'd felt only to blunder the delivery of such a love note? Too many times to count. Or more importantly, more than she wanted to remember.

Dropping her head to rest on the blank notebook page, Marinette tossed the pen from her fingers and sank them into her hair. "Why is this so hard?" she griped to herself.

But with the question aired out loud, Tikki assumed it was meant for her. "It's because this is important to you, Marinette. Plus, you like doing things exactly as you planned. Unfortunately, all your plans so far in winning Adrien's heart have gone awry."

"Like I need reminding," she grumbling into the page pressed to her face.

"It doesn't mean you should stop trying."

Marinette let out a sceptical groan but she was interrupted from replying to Tikki as her phone pinged with a notification. Lifting her head, the page stuck briefly to her bottom lip before coming free with a jerk of her chin. With heavily lidded eyes, Marinette tapped the screen of her phone. Those eyelids snapped wide open in a flash as she realised the notification was from Adrien's Instagram. He'd posted a photo of himself sitting at his piano holding up two lots of sheet music as he asked which one he should play.

While the question was to his general followers, Marinette felt as though her crush was reaching out to her directly. Her fingers skimmed across the screen of her phone as she typed out a response. 'Play what makes your heart sing. Knowing you're happy brings a radiance to you as a person. You're so beautiful, Adrien, and it's more than skin deep. Your very soul calls to mine. I just wish I could express how much you mean to me, and how much I love you.'

Marinette paused to appraise what she'd written. She hadn't meant to gush and knew that she shouldn't post her response. As she shifted to delete her impulsive words, the trapdoor behind her opened with a thump, startling her enough to jump in her chair. It also resulted in the accidental tap of her thumb on her phone's screen, meaning she did the one thing she hadn't intended on doing, posting her innermost thoughts of love towards Adrien for the whole world to see.

Yet the girl was completely unaware. Instead her free hand was placed over her racing heart as she turned to stare at her mother. "You frightened me half to death."

"Sorry sweetheart, I just wanted to let you know that your father has finished cooking and the oven is free if you want to do your usual macaron batch."

A faint flush filled Marinette's cheeks. Yes, she was still making macarons for Adrien on the sly. Though he rarely got them. Again, it was almost like the universe was conspiring against her. Be it tripping over her own feet or simply missing her opportunity to give the treat to him.

But as Sabine headed back down stairs, Marinette's phone began pinging repeatedly. As she glanced down she realised what she'd done and gasped in horror. There against that sweet photo of Adrien was her response and as she considered how to delete her post the model's name flashed on her phone as it began to ring.

No doubt you've got an idea of what's coming next. Regardless, I'd love to hear your thoughts on how it might play out.

Thanks for reading :)