Adrien “Just A Friend” Agreste:
- asked Marinette to slow dance with him
- pulled her into the dace with him
- hugged her while slow dancing
- in fact he just stood around watching others dance before seeing Marinette, he didn’t even ask anyone else, not even Chloe, one of his friends
- thinks Marinette is “so awesome”
- complimented her baking and dancing skills
- got flustered when their hands touched when they reached for cookies at the same time
- seriously his reaction basically mirrored Marinette’s reaction to the situation
- goes out of his way to talk to Marinette
- carries around the lucky charm bracelet she gave him
- made her a lucky charm bracelet so they could match
- like he could have bought her something but no he spent time making her something so personal and something that becomes their thing
- (yeah friends do this but I don’t see no matching friendship bracelets for Nino or Chloe hmmmmm)
- was clearly not willing to kiss Chloe, his friend since childhood, but was 100% down to kiss Marinette
- heck he even comforted her before since she seemed nervous
- was clearly annoyed when Chloe interrupted
- compliments her all. the. time. for everything she does
- and always reassures her that she is talented and capable
- calls her a princess hmmmmm
- kissed her hand as Chat and we’ve only ever seen Chat kiss hands of superheroes, never civilians
- went to her balcony when Ladybug didn’t show up and see his romantic setup
- said he “didn’t want to be alone” and went to Marinette so he wouldn’t be lonely, not anyone else
- carried her bridal style to the romantic setup he had for Ladybug when Marinette told him she also was feeling heartbroken
- helped throw her a surprise party
- was willing to spend a whole day with her and her uncle as a translator for her
- and stayed even after finding out he knew french
- stood up for her against Chloe
- always quick to protect her from akumas and from becoming akumatized like that is literally his first instinct
- doesn’t matter who else is there he will protect her first
- admires her for everything she does for others
- offered to give her a ride home
- was not bothered that the press thought they were dating and was more worried about how Marinette felt in the situation
- facetimes with Marinette when he can’t come to group activities, rather than facetiming Nino or Alya
- had a strange look on his face when Luka tied up Marinette’s skates and helped her to her feet
- saw her crash on the ice and rushed to help her up, leaving his date, even though Luka was right there to help her
- had the same expression on his face as Luka, someone we know likes Marinette, as they both held out their hand to her
- left his date again when he saw Marinette skate off the ice
- invited Marinette to his photoshoots
- Said those photoshoots would be better with her around
- did a mini cat-walk model session for her before the show and got flustered when she complimented him
- looked directly at her during the actual fashion show
- when Chloe’s mom offered for Marinette to join her in New York, Adrien’s first reaction was clearly upset, which he quickly schooled to show support for her
- has become more and more fond of Marinette’s antics (stumbling and stuttering)
- CALLED HER “OUR EVERY DAY LADYBUG”
- CALLED HER LADYBUG
- COMPARED HER TO THE GIRL HE IS HEAD OVER HEALS IN LOVE WITH
- and this was after a long speech about how amazing he thinks she is
- GOT THAT FOND LOOK ON HIS FACE AFTER MARINETTE KISSED HIM ON THE CHEEK
- didn’t pull back from the cheek kiss, as he has with Chloe, aka one of his friends, and instead said thank you after
- most definitely has a crush on Marinette and I dare you to prove me wrong