Marin walked towards the art room with a small smile on his face, when a familiar red hoodie caught his attention. Looking under the staircase he saw someone writing in a black notebook.
"Hey Marc. How's it going?" Marin greeted as Marc snapped to attention, "Where is the rest of your class?"
"Oh, hey, Marin. We're done with classes for today, the others probably went home." Marc said as Marin eyes lit up with excitement.
"What coincidence, if you're free why not head over with me to the art room? A few of us are meeting up to work on some projects." He said,
Marc looked uncertain for a moment as Marin pulled him to his feet. "Sure... Why not?" Then removing his hood as Marin smiled at him supportively.
"And then you'll let me read some of your stories sometime?" Marin asked as they walked towards the art room together.
Marin chuckled, "Only if you let me look in your sketchbook." He remarked cheekily as Marin's face reddened slightly, rubbing the back on his sheepishly.
"Touche."
As they came closer to the room, Marc hid behind Marin. Marin scanned the room over, spotting a few of his friends already in the room.
"They guys, this is Marc, the boy I told you about!" Marin introduced as he walked into the room, then noticed that Marc his notebook in his jacket hesitantly.
"Uh... I'm sorry if I'm disturbing you..." He murmured as he tried to make himself as small as possible. But Marin wouldn't let him hide as he guided him forward.
"You're never disturbing anyone here, everyone's here because they have something they're passionate about. Rose, Juleka, and Luka are writing music for their rock band, Alix is really good at street art, and Nathaniel is our illustrator." Marin pointed out as he noticed Marc eyeing Nathaniel's drawings.
"Welcome Marc. As you'll find out, the good thing about this place is you can say and do almost whatever you want and no one will judge you." Nathaniel said.
"Says the guy who likes to draw people in spandex suits!" Alix remarked as she evaded a paper wad that Nathaniel threw at her.
"So what are you working on Nat?" Marin inquired as he walked over to him.
Nathaniel smiled proudly as he spread out his drawings. "This is a team-up of Ladybug and Mightillustrator fighting Queen Wasp together. He changed his name after Ladybug de-akumatized him and became a superhero."
Marin hummed for a moment, holding his hands behind his back as he smiled knowingly. "A bad guy who comes over to the good side, great idea. You should make a comic book about that." He suggested as he gently nudged Marc's side.
Nathaniel sighed to himself, "Yeah, but I'm only good at drawing stories, not writing them, and I don't know anyone who's into that." She said turning back to his drawings.
"There's gotta be somebody out there just waiting to meet you. Red please!" Alix said reassuringly as she caught a can of red spray paint.
"Um, I... I saw your drawings on the school website, but they're nothing compared to the real thing. The movement, the expressions, the attitudes. They're all so-" Marc murmured.
"Thanks... That's nice." Nathaniel said with a smile as Marc suddenly drew back, hiding behind Marin again nervously.
"Oh please, all he ever draws anymore is Ladybug, ever since he de-akumatized him." Chloé scoffed as she entered the room along with Sabrina who lagged behind." As if Ladybug could care less about a guy like him." Chloé laughed making Nathaniel grow embarrassed as he shamefully put his drawings away. Alix glared at Marin, as if to say, I-told-you-she's-the-worst-why-do-you-never-listen-to-me-about-stuff-like-this; as he waved his arms defensively, signaling her not to try and provoke their classmate.
"I've already told you, Chloé, if you have an art project you want to work on, you're quite welcome here. Otherwise-" The art teacher informed, but Chloé interrupted him.
"Of course I've got a project. A unique masterpiece that will revolutionize the art world. Nothing you commoners would have come up with." She remarked, snapping her fingers as Sabrina was about to take something out of a folder.
"Let me guess," Alix asked, "Another collage of selfies?" She said mockingly as everyone in the room laughed.
Chloé crossed her arms defensively "What?! No, that's ridiculous! Utterly... Ridiculous! You don't deserve my art anyway." She snapped, pushing Sabrina out of the room as she slammed the door behind her.
"Alix if Chloé really did have an art project, it's too bad we didn't give her a chance to tell us about it, is it?" The Art teacher asked as Alix shrugged her shoulder, returning to her tagging.
"What are you working on Marin?" Marc asked curiously as Marin then averted his gaze.
"I'm uh-"
"It's no use asking." Rose giggled, "He's been hiding his actual project for weeks, all he's been doing is doodling." She said with a smile as Marin sighed.
"Thank you Rose." Marin said dryly as he watched his friend laugh.
"You know, Marc seems like Nathaniel is looking for a scriptwriter, don't you do some writing?" Marin asked supportively as she saw Nathaniel smile at Marc as well.
"Uh? Me? A scriptwriter? Oh, no. I don't write that kind of stuff, I mean I don't write anything interesting honestly. Sorry. Gotta go. Thanks for everything!" Marc suddenly said as he hugged his notebook.
"Marc wait! You shouldn't run in-" Marin yelled out, flinching as he heard a banging sound, spotting Marc stumble for a moment before he took off running again. "That boy." He sighed in exasperation but noticed something fallen to the ground. It was open to a bookmarked page as Marin drew closer, picking it up his eyes widened in surprise as his cheeks heated up. "Diary Of... Ladybug!?" He read aloud but quickly closed the book to run after his friend, not wanting to invade his privacy. His face burning at the thought of anyone finding out what was really in his own sketchbook.
He followed where he thought Marc had run, hearing a series of bangs within the locker room. Opening the door he saw Marc search through all of his things in a panic, clearly looking for something.
"Lose something?" Marin asked as he held up the notebook towards his friend.
"Oh." Marc gasped, about to take back his book before he recoiled, holding his hands close to his chest. "Did you read it?" He asked.
Marin immediately shook his head, but then rubbed back of his neck as an apologetic grin drew on his face. "Well...kinda, just one thing though." He said holding out the book. "The Diary of Ladybug?"
Marc face immediately turned red, walking back until his back hit the wall. He fell to the ground as he covered up his face with his hands, "Ugh, how lame!"
"Hey, hey!" Marin immediately said, kneeling before his friend. "There's no way anything you write would be lame!"
"But it is!" Marc insisted pushing his hood back over his head. "It's a story about a real-life person, that's weird, totally weird!" He whined as he curled up into a ball, resting his head on his knees.
Marin hesitated for a moment as he saw the state of his friend. "You should let Nath read it." He said sincerely as Marc looked up towards him in shock.
"Are you crazy?! That's the last thing I want to do!" He said, but Marin placed his hand over his.
"Marc," Marin said sincerely, "the reason I wanted you to come by the art club is because it's a place where you can come out of your shell, and become more confident with your passions. It worked for both Jukela, and Nathaniel," Marin explained, "You should take a chance, if there's anyone who would appreciate a story about Ladybug, it would be Nath." He said reassuringly, but Marc wasn't convinced.
"But what if he doesn't like it? I'll be so embarrassed. I'll have to change schools so I'll never run into him again!"
"Trust me on this." He said reassuringly as he took his sketchbook out of his messenger bag, ripping out a blank piece and handing it to Marc. "Just be honest, I know Nath will love your stories. Just put that note in the book, and I'll sneak it in his bag, and he'll meet up with you after school."
Marc looked at him relieved as he sat down to write the note, placing it in the book and handing it to Marin after he was done. "Do...do you promise that he'll like it?"
"Well..."Marin hesitated for a moment but faltered as he saw Marc's expression drop. "Of course he'll like it, there's no way he could overlook your feelings." He said as Marc's face suddenly grew red, backing away for a moment as he almost tripped over the bench.
"M-My feelings?!"
"Hm? Well yeah, you're just as passionate about your art as Nathaniel is. I'm sure he'll love it." Marin clarified, not sure why Marc looked so off-balance but shrugged it off. "I'll make sure he gets this, don't worry about a thing he said." Marin said, patting Marc's shoulder before leaving the locker room.
Marin spotted Nathaniel, glancing at him for a few moments, looking for an opening to slip the book in when he heard a voice behind him.
"It's rude to spy on people."
Marin yelped in a panic but wasn't calming down anytime soon as he saw Adrien with a cheeky smile and his hands in his pockets. "No! It's not what you think at all! It's just that... it's gonna be... eh..." He stumbled over his words as Adrien smirked at him in amusement. "It's a surprise, you can't tell anyone though!" He spat out, averted his gaze as his face burned.
" Cool!" He said with a wink. "Very typical of you, Marin. Well, if you need any help with that, let me know." He said, knowing something was up, but didn't want to press his friend on it.
"Sure won't!" Marin whined from embarrassment as he rested his hands on his face. He took a deep breath, deciding to just cut out the middle man and talk to Nathaniel himself.
At the end of the day, he waited for his friend outside of the school, glancing in his direction as he saw him walked out, holding the book in his hands with a smile on his face.
"Hey Nath?" Marin greeted as Nathaniel walked up to him, "So what did you think?"
"It's seriously amazing! But how did you get a hold of it?" He asked but Marin put his hand up defensively.
"I can't tell you anything. I just wanted to wish you good luck." He remarked as his eyes were lit up with excitement for his two friends.
"Is it... who I think it is?" Nathaniel asked with a suspicious expression on his face, confusing Marin for a moment, but he didn't dwell on it.
"I'm only allowed to say that they've been wanting to work with you for a while." He informed with a smile as Nathaniel looked at him in confusion for a moment. As Nathaniel tried to hand back the book Marin shook his head. " You keep it. You can give it back to the author later today. In-person." He said about to walk back into the school.
" It's my dream come true." Nathaniel murmured to himself. "This isn't some kind of prank, is it, Marin?"
"What? Of course not." Marin said in surprise. "Meet them at the Place des Vosges Square Fountain. Trust me, you will not be disappointed. Ah, I have to get back to the art room now, but try to be positive about this whole thing." He said as he walked back into school with a smile on his face.
Marin walked back into the art room with a grin on his face.
"Hi Mar." Lika greeted as he along with Rose and Juleka were sitting together along with a few other students who were working on their own projects.
"Hey Luka." Marin greeted in surprise, taking out his sketchbook. "I didn't think you were coming by."
"Rose said that she wanted me and Jules to play together so she could get some inspiration for the song." He said, not noticing Rose's sly grin as Julek glanced at her best friend in concern.
Marin smiled at the two, admiring their closeness as he sat nearby, starting to sketch them as he took out his sketchbook. Time seemed to slip by as he smiled to himself, finally proud of one of his works as Luka stood over him.
"Is it any good today?" He asked as Marin immediately covered his face with his book, his face burned, wondering for a moment if he should show his drawings. But all of a sudden, he felt a negative energy as he saw something fly through the door, angrily glaring at everyone in the room.
"Where are Nathaniel and Marin?!" The new villain demanded as Marin felt Luka grab his arm.
Art Teacher stepped froward, looking nervous, but protectively stepping in front of his students. "That's a very creative costume you have there, would you like to join our workshop?"
"All I want is to know where Nathaniel and Marin are. Right now!
"Marc?!" Marin asked as he recognized his friend.
"I'm not Marc anymore. I am Reverser!" He said as he created a paper plane in hand.
Marin only had time to push Luka out of the way as everyone else was hit with planes. Everyone else began destroying the art room, riping up art as well as destroying instruments. Ducking behind as few crates, Marin peaked over his eyes widened in surprise. "And you, Marin, the one who caused all this! You think you're the super helpful boy who's loved by everyone? Well, from now on, everyone will hate you!" Reverser said, throwing a few planes, but Luka pulled him out of the way as the planes just narrowly missed him, holding him close as he glared at the villain.
Reverser scoffed at the sight. "You care about your friend what much? Let's how much you'll despise him when that love turns to hate!" He said as he threw a plane at Luka, who pushed Marin out of the way just as the plane hit him.
"Luka-" Marin gasped, reaching out towards his friend but instead was pinned to the ground by his shoulders as Luka looked down at him with pure hatred in his eyes. Not saying a thing, he took out a black marker from his back pocket. Holding his friend down as he scribbled something down on his forehead before smirking at his work.
Quickly, Marin realized how dire the situation became as Luack pulled Marin to his feet aggressively, holding him in place as Reverser flew closer to him. As Marin struggled against his friend's grasp, Reverser forced him to look at his face holding his face in his hand.
"Marin, everyone thinks you're sincere, but I know how you really are!" Reverser remarked, "You lied to Nathaniel, just like you lied to me. How about you stop playing nice and start telling the truth!" Reverser said throwing a plane at Marin who couldn't avoid it.
As the plane hit him Marin hung his head for a few moments, feeling a burning sensation in his chest that was too close to bursting. He tried to control his emotions, just as he was taught but something inside him snapped when he heard Reverser speak up again.
"Tell me how you really feel about us, how you manipulated us for your own amusement, just like Chloé would!" He demanded, slowly growing angry as he saw no response. "Did you hear what I-" Reverse said about to ask again, but was stunned as Marin escaped Luka's grasp by hitting his face with the back of his head at full force, stunning the taller boy before he then punched his face to the ground.
Reverser couldn't help but flinch as his formerly soft-spoken classmate turned towards him with a rare anger in his eyes.
"You want to know what I really feel about you?" He asked, walking towards Reverser without fear, grabbing his hood as he pinned him to the wall. "I feel pissed off looking at your face! How the heck could you get Akumatized over this?!" He demanded before throwing his schoolmate to the ground. "Why don't you just grow up and realize that one rejection isn't the end of the world, you dummy!"
Reverser growled at him, summoning his glider as he jumped on it, holding up his hand to summon another piece of paper.
"You think you're so strong?! Why don't you go back to weakling you really are!" He said about to revert the process, but Marin threw a book at the villain's face. He quickly grabbed one of Alix's spray cans just as he closed the door behind him. As he sprinted down the hall, he threw the can down towards the first floor to divert attention as he ran into the boy's bathroom.
Catching his breath, he tried to focus, sensing Reverser's presence hover nearby for a few moments before flying beyond his range.
Marin took a deep breath as Tikki flew out of his jacket, looking at him in concern.
"Are you okay? You could've gotten really hurt doing something like that." Tikki said as a wave of calm washed over Marin. Until he saw his reflection in the mirror, pushing up his bangs to reveal the word, Fool, scribbled on his forehead.
"Yeah, I don't know what happened."
Marin hummed to himself for a moment, before he furrowed his brow in annoyance. "Stupid Luka." He remarked but didn't feel bad about it when he said it, only making him grow suspicious as he realized. "Right, his name is Reverser now." He remarked, then growing more annoyed. "Nice of Hawkmoth to reveal his minion's power right off the bat." Noticing that Tikki was looked at him curiously.
"What is it?" He asked, feeling calm as his Kwami shook her head. "It's nothing.
Marin let it go, knowing his Kwami would probably bring it up later if it really bothered her. "Let's clean this mess up as fast as we can. Tikki, spots on!"
Adrien was looking out the window, waiting within heavy traffic from his car as he saw a new villain fly by making people act strange as he threw paper planes at them.
"Uh, I forgot my fencing gloves, since traffic's so bad, I'll go get them and catch up with you on foot!" He said, not waiting for an answer as he ran out, quickly hiding within an alley as Plagg flew out.
"Plagg, claws out!" He said, transforming quickly as he chased after the villain towards the bridge. He quickly closed the distance between the two of them using his pole, kicking him off of his glider. "Awesome costume! Too bad I'll have to tear it up!" He said flexing his claws as the new villain glared at him. As he walked up to the villain holding his staff in his hand he quickly evaded on of the villain's punches, sidestepping him with an amused expression.
"So you think you're brave, Chat Noir? Revert from puss to wuss!" He said with his backed turned towards him.
Chat Noir smirked, "Oh, yeah, I'm so scared-" He said, but felt something hit his chest as the villain kicked him towards the bridge. As he looked down towards the water, fear took hold as he looked down to the water.
"What's up kitty, got vertigo?" The villain chuckled as Chat Noir reflexively hid under the bench, cowering under a nearby bench.
"Ladybug, the hero of paris-" Reverser was about to say but was cut off by almost being hit by Ladybug's yo-yo. He decided to retreat with a smirk on his face as he flew off.
Ladybug narrowed his eyes in annoyance towards the villain before turning his attention towards his partner. He sighed, lowering his head towards his partner whose eyes widened at the sight of him.
"What happened to never underestimating your enemies?!" Ladybug snapped, as Chat Noir curled up into a ball, trembling.
Ladybug slapped his forehead, groaning to himself as he realized that this would be harder than originally anticipated.
"Here Chat Noir," Ladybug tried to say gently reaching his hand out towards him as he noticed Chat Noir's ears flatten. "Please kitty cat?" Ladybug asked more gently as Chat Noir glanced at him with a fearful expression. "We have to get you fixed up."
"No! I don't wanna!" Chat Noir whined like a child. " "You wanna face him again? I really don't wanna fight that bad guy. He looks so mean..." He said as he trembled fearfully again.
Ladybug took a deep breath. "Alright, you don't have to go." He said. "Just stay under there until I can handle this problem." He said, but suddenly tripped as Chat Noir grabbed his food.
"You're going to leave me here with strangers?!" He said worried as Ladybug sighed. However, even though his partner was being difficult, he was strangely calm... but it felt different than when he was with Tikki. As he looked at Chat Noir, he didn't feel annoyed, he felt...
Ladybug clawed his heart as something inside began to tighten, making his heart hurt. "You need to make a choice Chat Noir. We don't have a lot of time, Reverser is looking for a boy named Nathaniel so we've got to find him before he does."
"Why are you trying to drag me along? Just call on one of your new partner to help you out." He snapped back as Ladybug glared at him. He stood up, banging his head against a nearby pole to try and do away with this severe annoyance. He bit down on his thumb trying to focus his thoughts as the curse placed upon him made his thoughts fuzzy; they needed to find Nathaniel, they needed to beat Reverser, the Akuma was in his glider, but he needed Chat Noir if he wanted the best chance of destroying it.
"Chat Noir you're my partner, but when you're like this I don't want to force you to do anything you don't want to."
"That's rich coming from you." Chat noir said bitterly.
"Huh?"
"You've already decided what's best for me." Chat Noir remarked with his back turned towards him, curled up in a ball.
"Chat Noir..." Ladybug murmured, his mind no longer blocked by uncertainty, gripping his arm as he averted his gaze. "I just want to keep you safe."
"If you sincerely mean what you're saying then stop looking at me like I need to be protected, you're my partner, not my babysitter!" Chat Noir said, glaring at him now. " Every time you think you're doing what's best for me, you look like you're doing something wrong. And you just expect me to accept that?!"
"I don't mean like that!" Ladybug suddenly snapped. "I just-"
"Then how do you mean it?!"
"I don't want to lose you, dummy!" He said bluntly, without fear, but even so gripped his fists. He recalled what happened between Master Fu and Marianne, two kind people that didn't deserve to have their life together taken away. Marianne went into hiding when she became a threat to Master Fu's safety, who's to say the same thing wouldn't happen to Chat Noir, or himself if something went terribly wrong? It was because of him that they couldn't have gotten together if he didn't make that mistake with the letter if he wasn't so unlucky...
Whose to say he wouldn't make the same mistake again?
"Why would you think that?! You don't get to decide what happens to me." Chat Nori snapped back. "Have you even considered how I feel?"
Ladybug then glared daggers at his partner, suddenly growing angry as Chat Noir took a step back, startled by his partner's ferocity. "Have you ever thought about I felt during this entire thing?!" He said, feeling the knot in his chest tighten. However, his eyes widened as he saw Chat Noir's shocked expression.
Ladybug snapped as he grabbed Chat Noir's arm, guiding him off the bridge.
"Wh-What are you doing?!" Chat Noir asked fearfully as Ladybug flagged down a cab, throwing his partner in as he snapped at the driver to drive to the Louvre.
Ladybug grumbled as he had to forcefully carry Chat Noir in. As he lost his patience he ended up dragging Chat Noir by tail belt, spotting his target along with Alix who was skating nearby.
"Nathaniel! We need you, it's an emergency." He said, garnering the two's attention.
"Ladybug?" Nathaniel questioned as they walked over to the heroes in their sorry state.
"Your friend Marc was akumatized, and we need you to be bait." He said bluntly as everyone looked at him in surprise.
However, Nathaniel turned his head, gripping the book in his hand. "I don't care, Marc and Marin both made fun of me, they just set me up to be laughed at." He said.
"Are you serious?" Ladybug said, slapping his forehead. "That's what this was about?!" He suddenly yelled out in annoyance as everyone was stunned.
"T-They made me think I was going to meet-"
"Who cares?! Your friend is akumatized and you're not going to help him just because you got embarrassed?!"
"Well, when you put it like that." Alix remarked as Nathaniel glared at her.
"Ugh, kids!" Ladybug groaned as he then clapped his hands together, wanting to be done with this entire situation. "You know what this is good." He said pushing Chat Noir towards his classmates. "Chat, you stay with them in this safe museum, while I go handle this on my own."
"Hold on, what about the bait?" Alix called out rolling up next to Ladybug.
"Don't worry about it." He said simply but stopped walking as Alix stood in front of him.
"You said you needed Nathaniel for bait, but what about Marin? He was a part of this as well."
Ladybug sighed heavily, not wanting to think about his other self, "Reverser already got to him, no one knows where he is." He said bluntly, not lying, but giving enough context so that Alix looked up to him in worry. Ladybug glanced back at Chat Noir who was hiding under a bench and Nathaniel who looked at him in concern.
"It's best to keep this from them for now," He said more calmly. "Just until this whole thing is over."
"Wait, so you're just going about this alone? What about back up?" She asked as Ladybug placed a hand on her shoulder.
"You're my back up. Just keep these two safe for me?" He asked sincerely, as Alix nodded with a smirk.
"No worries, I know how to keep a secret."
Ladybug stood atop of the Eiffel tower as night began to fall, with his Lucky charm in hand, a small fishing hook that he attached to on his yo-yo. As he jumped off the tower, he closed his eyes as he focused only on the Akuma. His mind was clear for a few moments, then he snapped to attention as he hooked Reverser's glider from under his feet, tearing it as he pulled and then catching Marc, using the momentum from the fall as he skidded to the ground.
"No more mischief from you little Akuma. Time to purify!" Ladybug said as he swung his yo-yo towards the possessed Akuma, capturing it in one motion. Then opening it once more, watching the newly purified Akuma fly away. "Bye-bye, little butterfly. Miraculous Ladybug!" Ladybug called out, throwing up the lucky charm as everything turned back to normal.
The tension was released from his chest as too a deep breath but still felt guilty as he recalled the previous argument with Chat Noir. Suddenly he was approached by the mayor who shook his hand.
"My, my. I guess that space dumpster thing was a bad idea after all." Mayor Bourgeois chuckled nervously.
Ladybug stared at him for a few seconds, confused as to what was happening. "...I'm sorry what?"
"Thank you, Ladybug and Chat Noir, you really keep this city clean." He said, then walking off as Ladybug was stunned. Nearby, he looked at the book that was ripped up. Putting two and two together he knelt before his friend.
"Marc? I think by now you realize there was a big misunderstanding," Ladybug said gently, kneeling down before the shorter boy, " but if you give each other a chance, I'm sure you'll find out how well you can work together." He said with a reassuring smile as Marc's face burning with embarrassment.
"Oh no, you saw my story?!" He asked, growing panicked. "I'm so sorry!" He apologized but Ladybug shook his head.
"No, but it's flattering," Ladybug said with a smile. "I'm honored to be part of your story, I hope I can read it someday." He said pulling Marc to his feet as he saw the shorter boy blush furiously.
Suddenly, he heard approaching footsteps, turning to see Chat Noir standing nearby. The two averted their attention for a moment as Ladybug guided Marc towards a cab so he could head home.
"I was on my way here." Chat Noir said. "Looks like you were too fast for this cat thought." Chat Noir said, trying to lighten the mood, recalling their argument. But his heart fell, as Ladybug spoke up again, this time with a bittersweet expression on his face looking him in the eye just as his Miraculous beeped.
"If you end up hating me over this, I'd fine with that." He said, fleeing the scene as Chat Noir gripped his hand. He was mad at his partner, frustrated at hidden secrets, but now most of all; annoyed at himself that he never thought about how Ladybug may have been feeling through this. How he was hiding his emotions, allowing Chat Noir to think unkindly of him if his partner's feelings were spared.
And the worst part was, Ladybug was kind of right. Chat Noir had never given any real indication that he wasn't thinking of his partner negatively if his words from the past few weeks had been any indication. Chat Noir cursed under his breath as he returned back to his home, trying not to think about what would happen once his father saw that he was late.
Marin sighed heavily as he rested his back on his bed, just wanting the day to be over just wearing his hoodie to bed as he was too tired to put on anything else. However, he lifted himself up as Tikki hovered nearby.
"How come you didn't snap at me?" His Kwami questioned curiously as Marin petted her cheek affectionately.
"Probably because I've never been dishonest with you Tikki," Marin said after thinking for a moment. "we're partners, after all, I love you very much." He said easily as Tikki hugged him, extremely happy to hear those words come from her closest friend.
Notes:
-This title pun is so terrible, I'm so sorry XD
- Marc's notebook didn't have the "by Marc" at the end of the title, that's why Nathaniel still got confused but the whole ordeal.
- Both Marin and Ladybug try and mask their more negative emotions so that gets reversed into being short-tempered and brutally honest; Rather than just patient and reserved.
- Reversed Ladybug is tsundere.
- Marin's love-dar is broken.
- The reconciliation will come soon now that Chat Noir has gotten a little more perspective