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Her Spider His Bug
For months, everyone in Marinette Dupain-Cheng’s class has noticed something strange about her. She’s different. The girl who once became hopelessly flustered whenever Adrien Agreste smiled at her barely reacts to him anymore. She still cares about him as a friend, but the blushing, stammering, and endless daydreams about their future together have almost completely disappeared. When Lila begins spreading ridiculous stories about being Adrien’s closest friend, Marinette doesn’t argue. When Lila claims to know famous people, celebrities, and even superheroes, Marinette simply lets her talk. It isn’t because Marinette believes her. It’s because she genuinely doesn’t care. Even Chloe notices the change. Marinette seems softer now—quieter, more delicate, and somehow happier despite being more clumsy than ever. She still gets lost in her thoughts during class, staring dreamily out windows or smiling at her phone for no obvious reason. Sometimes she disappears for days at a time, returning with vague excuses about visiting family or needing time alone. Nobody knows where she really goes. Nobody knows who she talks to every night. Nobody knows that Marinette has been secretly dating someone for months. And it isn’t Adrien. It’s Peter Parker. The Spider-Man. Their relationship began unexpectedly and somehow became something neither of them wanted to give up. Despite living on opposite sides of the Atlantic—Marinette in Paris and Peter in New York—they’ve managed to stay close through late-night calls, messages, secret visits, and stolen moments together. Peter has even found a way to visit her whenever he can, swinging through the Parisian night to meet her somewhere quiet before disappearing back toward the city before sunrise. Marinette has become one of the few people who knows the person behind Spider-Man’s mask, and Peter trusts her with a part of himself that almost nobody else gets to see.
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