Gabriel Agreste deserves no rights.

This chappie is considerably shorter than the last one, and based on what my plan is for tomorrow's, it'll probably be shorter than the next one too. I didn't have a lot of inspo for this one.

Day 13 – Scarf Reveal

"So you're finally admitting you like Marinette, huh?" Nino chastised on video chat.

"What do you mean by 'finally'?"

Adrien watched Nino roll his eyes. "Oh, c'mon, man. It's obvious you're into her. You should just ask her out already."

Adrien held up his hand. "Woah, hold up. I don't even know if she likes me back!"

Nino gave him a blank stare.

"What?"

"Dude," Nino said flatly. "Are you serious?"

Adrien shook his head. "What are you talking about?"

"She is so into you. You're apparently the only one who doesn't see it."

Adrien stiffened. "But… But she used to avoid me all the time. Until recently I thought she hated me."

"Nah, dude," Nino said flippantly. "She likes you."

His brow furrowed as he tried to understand. "She hasn't said anything."

The DJ shrugged. "Nah, but she's given you gifts and stuff before."

"So?"

"Soooo," Nino exhaled. "She likes to give presents to people she cares about. Handmade stuff. Fashion and all that."

Adrien pondered that for a moment. "I don't think Marinette has given me anything handmade like that before, though."

"Uh, dude," Nino chided. "The scarf?"

"What scarf?"

"The blue scarf."

"The blue scarf?"

"Yeah, dude. She made it for you for your birthday. Don't you remember?"

Adrien frowned. He didn't remember getting a gift from her for his birthday. And a scarf? The only scarf he had ever received was from his… father.

"So," his mouth was dry as he connected his thoughts. "The scarf my father gave me for my birthday was actually from… Marinette?"

Nino paled. "Oh, crap. I forgot you didn't know."

His words fell on deaf ears as Adrien worked to gather all the pieces. "So, my father stole credit for a present that was actually from Marinette? That's actually not surprising. It makes more sense than him giving me an actual gift, honestly." Adrien barked out a bitter laugh.

"I'm sorry, dude. Want me to punch him-"

"Wait, why didn't Marinette say something about it? I wore to school the next day."

Nino shrugged. "I don't know, dude. You looked really happy that your dad did something cool for once. Maybe she didn't want to ruin that for you."

Adrien smiled. If that were true, she really would be the most selfless person he knew.

"Maybe," he mused.

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