Marinette sat on the steps of the Trocadero near the Eiffel Tower while she stared at the blank pages of her sketchbook. She would often come here in search of inspiration for creating designs of new outfits and accessories, but for some reason she couldn't think of any new ideas. 

"I don't get it Tikki." She started with a sigh. "I just can't seem to think of any original ideas today."

"Maybe you should take a break Marinette." Her kwami advised. "Relax your mind a bit. I'm sure some ideas will come to you eventually."

"Hmm....I think you're right Tikki." Marinette flipped the pages near the end of her sketchbook and there she found a bunch of quick doodles of a certain superhero. She grabbed her pencil and began to scribble another drawing of the feline hero.

Sometimes when Marinette was stumped for ideas, she'd often let time pass by drawing doodles of Chat Noir. When, why, or how this started she doesn't remember, but for some reason sketching her partner brought her peace. After a few minutes have gone by Marinette held up her sketchbook to look over her work, Chat's face covered most of the page down to his shoulders, the drawing stared back at her giving his usual Cheshire grin and playful wink. Marinette couldn't fight the smile that was slowly making it's way on her lips.

"Hey.....are you doodling Chat Noir?" Marinette jumped at the sound of a male voice behind her and her heart stopped once she realized that the voice belonged to none other than her crush, Adrien Agreste.

"A-A-Adrien! I-I um.." Marinette quickly closed her sketchbook and nervously smiled up at the blonde. " I w-was just...i-it wasn't...what are you doing h-here?"

"I was at a photo shoot not too far from here and while I was on my way to my ride I saw you here. I thought i'd come and say 'hi.'" Adrien's eyes shifted towards her closed sketchbook. "If you don't mind....may I have a look at your drawings?"

"Um...well i-it's not that I m-mind it's just...they're not really anything special..."

"I highly doubt that." Adrien said before taking a seat next to the dark haired girl. "You're a very talented girl Marinette." A slight blush appeared on the blunette's face and she reluctantly handed her sketchbook to the blonde model. Adrien flipped the pages until he reached the Chat Noir sketches and for a few minutes they sat in silence while he admired her work. "Marinette these look amazing."

She brightened at his compliment. "Really?"

 "Absolutely." He said while flipping the page to see more. "So....what made you want to draw Chat Noir so much? You think he's cool?"

"Yeah I think he's cool...w-well not as cool as you of course." She froze. "Uh...I mean I just...sometimes I draw things that inspire me when I'm in need of a little motivation. Something that I admire."

"You admire Chat Noir?"

"Well yeah, he's a great hero." Marinette spoke honestly.

A slight blush settled on Adrien's face. "I bet if Chat Noir were here, he would really appreciate the nice things you say about him and he'd really love those doodles of yours."

"Oh I bet he would..." Marinette whispered under her breath.

Adrien smiled and stood up from his spot before offering a hand to the girl which she gladly accepted. "I should probably get going before my bodyguard comes looking for me, but...." he rubbed that back of his neck while he continued, "...I could give you a ride if there's somewhere you need to go."

"Oh I'd love to ride you..."Marinette sighed dreamily before she realized her mistake. "I mean I'd love to ride WITH you i-in a c-car, but I-I actually have somewhere to go t-that's not far so....yeah."

"Oh...okay, well I'll see you around." Adrien waved goodbye and started to walk away.

The blunette waved until the blonde was out of earshot and face palmed so hard her face turned red. "I'm such an idiot! I can't believe I said no to riding with Adrien....AGAIN!"

Tikki shook her head and let out a little giggle. "Oh Marinette...."

Meanwhile with Adrien, Plagg stuck his head out of the models jacket. "Well looks like someone's not so secret admirer is also a Chat Noir fan girl. That must be an ego booster for you."

"Oh stop it Plagg. I've told you a bunch of times already, Marinette's just a friend." The kwami rolled his eyes and tucked himself back into his hiding spot. Adrien sighed at the black cat and gave a quick glance back at Marinette to see her hugging her sketchbook to her chest. Adrien bit his lip smiling as a heated feeling began to spread across his cheeks.

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Well there's another Marichat chapter with a good helping of Adrinette

Mmm....what a meal....

See you next time!