Pin For All My Fellow Paranoia Havers That Are So Brave And Strong Every Night Walking To The Kitchen

pin for all my fellow paranoia havers that are so brave and strong every night walking to the kitchen

shhh...

(click on the art 🤫)

SPOILER!

The London special did so much for Marinette’s character and I think a lot of people are just ignoring it due to them being disapproving of her decision to lie to Adrien.

But like that’s the point.

I don’t think there’s a single moment in the special that frames Marinette’s decision as a good thing, instead it is presented as a choice that Marinette isn’t confident in but ultimately makes due to a fear of the consequences of the alternative option.

When asked, Bunnix, who knows the full outcome of this decision, doesn’t tell Marinette whether what she did was the right thing to do, only that the important part is how she “owns up” to her decision and how she acts from here.

While Nathalie and Kagami, the only other characters we see react to her plan, actively disagree with Marinette’s choice but follow it regardless because it is Ladybug’s choice to make.

Only she has the position to make this choice.

It is a burden she chooses to put upon herself because more than anything she wants to protect Adrien. Because Marinette, at 14 years old thrust into an incredibly complex emotional situation, does not know what the right decision is and can only hope she makes the right choice. So she follows her heart and sacrifices her mental state in an attempt to save Adrien’s in anyway she can.

And It breaks her… You can see it in her eyes and hear it in her voice. It’s haunting. She hates this decision more than anyone else possibly could, she can hardly bring herself to tell Adrien her lie and yet she still does. It adds so much depth and weight to her character and her actions. It makes her interesting.

Alyanette writers, you better get on that angst train. It’s free real estate for you. Have fun 💖🧡

So it's confirmed without a shadow of a doubt.

Felix did nothing to help Adrien and Kagami while trapped in that prison their parents trapped them in. Not lifting a finger to aid Marinette, beyond a trauma dump and a vague point in the right direction.

He used and abused Marinette's love for Adrien to get what he wanted just like Gabriel. Using Kagami, who is blinded by love as a tool in the process, just like Gabriel did to Nathalie.

You see why I don't buy his redemption?

okay, I'm curious and I wanna take my mind off... things.