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XY’s Muse
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Chapter 5
It’s been a week since XY confessed that Marinette was his inspiration for his new song.
To say that he wasn’t freaking out was a lie. XY hasn’t texted or called her since he ran out of her room.
“She hates me now.” He groaned out loud.
XY was a musician. Admitting that Marinette was the inspiration for the song he wrote was basically admitting that the song was about her. And making a song about someone was basically a declaration of love.
XY groaned again. “Why do I have to mess everything up.”
He screamed in his pillow with frustration when he heard a knock at his door.
XY stopped screaming, hoping that the pillow muffled out the noise.
He heard someone knock at his door again. This time, the knocks were more aggressive.
“Coming,” XY shouted.
He was a bit mad that someone interrupted his little pity party but he pulled the door open. “Yes?” he asked, looking up to see who the person was.
He froze in shock. What the fuck did Jagged Stone want with him?
Jagged Stone’s green eyes were glaring at him. His eyes usually reminded XY of grass on a spring day. But right now? Jagged Stone’s eyes reminded him of an ocean during a storm.
XY gulped in fear.
Before XY could open his mouth, Jagged cut him off, his eyes practically piercing through XY’s soul. “What’s going on with you and my niece?”
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Marinette knew her cheeks were red the whole day.
Whether it was because people kept staring at her because of the Instagram post she posted last night or because of the fact that Xavier told her that she was his inspiration for his new song, Marinette didn’t know.
It’s been a week since Xavier ran out of her room and her cheeks still heated up whenever she thought of the afternoon they spent together.
He was just so sweet and supportive towards her. And it’s just been a while since Marinette felt so at ease towards someone. He made her happy.
Too bad they haven’t talked since then.
Marinette wanted to slap herself. Why was she too scared to text him? Every time she tried, it’s like someone froze her hands and she couldn’t move them.
Marinette wanted to groan. Every time she tried to think, his face just kept appearing in her head.
It was a problem.
She never acted this way with Adrien, so why was it so different with Xavier.
She needs to get it in control soon. She didn’t want another Jagged incident to happen.
The thought of her talk with Jagged made Marinette want to scream of embarrassment.
Jagged Stone was commissioning a jacket from her and when she met up with him to discuss what he wanted it to look like, she just kept getting distracted. When Penny noticed and asked Marinette if something was bothering her.
Marinette just spilled. She tried to stop talking but her mouth had a mind of its own. When Marinette finally got her mouth to stop moving, it was too late. Her honorary uncle and aunt knew everything.
Marinette felt someone shake her hand. “Marinette,” a voice urgently said. “The lunch bell just rang. Come on. I’m hungry.”
Marinette got up and tried to focus on her friends. She turned to Alya and Nino. “Did I space out again?”
They both nodded. “You’ve been spacing out all week, dudette.” Nino pointed out. “What’s been going through that head of yours?”
Alya gave Nino a nudge and teasingly smiled. “Not what, who?”
The trio sat down at their table. “Wha-? No. Huh?” Marinette squeaked out. “There’s no one! Uh- I mean there’s nothing.” She laughed nervously. “Just commissions and stuff”
Alya raised an eyebrow, “Sure. Marinette. Sure”
“You know,” Nino butted in. “You never told us we were friends with someone famous.”
“What do you mean?”
“The Instagram thing? Everyone at school is talking about it.”
“Speak for yourself.” Alya gave Nino a smirk. “I knew about it.”
“Of course you did babe.”
“Huh?” Marinette was surprised. She did not know that Alya knew. Why didn’t Alya tell her? “Why didn’t you tell me?”
Alya gave Marinette a pointed look. “You would’ve overreacted and freaked out.” Alya’s face grew dark as she gave Marinette a bone-chilling smirk. “Plus, I wasn’t done telling the people hating on you to butt off.”
Marinette gave her best friend a sincere smile. Alya has always been there for Marinette. They had their moments when they were frustrated with each other, but in the end, their friendship always came out stronger.
Marinette noticed that Nino was silent. She followed his eyes and saw them glaring at Adrien Agreste and Lila Rossi.
Alya scoffed, “Do you think they’re together yet?”
Nino was still glaring at his ex-best friend. “Not yet,” he muttered. “But those two deserve each other.”
Marinette felt Lila glaring at her. She also felt Adrien’s disappointed gaze burning through her back.
It made Marinette want to turn around and glare at them until they were nothing but mud underneath her shoes.
How dare Adrien be disappointed in her?
It should be the other way around.
Does he have any idea of how devastated Nino was when Adrien broke off their friendship? All because Nino refused to side with that liar. And now he’s “disappointed” at her because she posted a picture?
Marinette growled. How low can this boy get? Not everything revolves around him and Lila. Once Marinette gets her hands on him, she won’t hesitate to burn the boy alive.
When Adrien finally realizes that he has no choice but to give Marinette an apology, Marinette knows that she will never accept it. He doesn’t deserve to be forgiven after everything she put them through. He fooled them. He used them. He was nothing but a boy with good looks.
Adrien Agreste would regret messing with them. He could beg them all he wanted but in the end, he’s not worth anything.
He’s not worth anything in Marinette’s eyes.
He’s not worth anything in Alya’s eyes.
And he’s definitely not worth anything in Nino’s eyes.
Marinette clenched her fists under the table. Adrien and Gabriel Agreste won’t know what hit them when the trio was done with them.
Marinette gave the sausage haired girl a discrete glance.
She might not like Lila that much, but she couldn’t help but feel thankful to the green-eyed Italian. Without her, she would still be obsessing over that coward.
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XY was not dead yet.
He somehow survived an hour-long talk with the Jagged Stone and his scary pink-haired assistant glaring at him.
How?
He had no idea. XY was just happy that he would still be able to see Marinette’s gorgeous face again.
He turned his attention back to Jagged who was in the middle of threatening him.
Jagged looked ready to murder the poor boy. “If you hurt my niece, I will make sure that you can never find a career in music again. I will turn every studio against you so that if they even mention your name, no one will want to work with them either. You will be blacklisted from every company from all over the world.” Jagged Stone’s glare got harsher. “Do I make myself clear?”
XY gulped and nodded in fear. “I would never hurt Marinette.” He said sincerely, his face beginning to heat up. “She’s the best. She’s so talented and I can't even believe that she agreed to design the clothes for my upcoming music video.” He let out a dreamy sigh. “She’s so out of my league.”
Jagged Stone let out a laugh, “Don't I know it, son. No one is worthy of my honorary niece.”
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Penny rolled her eyes and sat down in amusement. She should’ve known that they would end up gushing about how amazing Marinette is. She stared at the two boys in front of her.
She’ll give it 25 minutes before Jagged tries to adopt XY as his honorary son.
Penny felt a buzz in her pocket and realized that Marinette texted her.
Mari: please tell me that Jagged didn’t threaten him
Penny: too late
Penny: you never should’ve mentioned that he wrote a song about you
Mari: it was an accident!!
Mari: I didn’t mean too
Mari: and he didn’t write a song about me
Mari: he said that it was inspired by me
Mari: there’s a difference
Penny rolled her eyes.
Penny: sure
Penny: i've been working with Jagged for years now
Penny: but sure
And if Marinette asked whether the tweet Jagged released had anything to do with anything Penny said?
Penny would never confirm that.
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How is it possible that XY was having a really entertaining conversation with someone who just threatened him a few minutes ago?
XY had no idea.
But he guessed that it was just the Marinette magic.
One moment Jagged Stone was threatening XY, then the next they were talking about how amazing Marinette was.
When Jagged asked if his dad knew about his relationship with Marinette, XY basically went on a whole rant about how much his dad sucks.
XY didn’t mean to. It just slipped.
He didn’t think that Jagged was annoyed at him for ranting about how bad of a father Bob Roth was. In fact, he seemed to agree with everything XY said.
“I would adopt you but you might be dating my niece soon.”
XY heard Penny mutter, “I knew it. Too bad I was five minutes short though.”
Since Jagged ignored her, XY did the same.
XY let out a nervous laugh, trying to contain the blush spreading through his face. “I don’t think Marinette likes me that way, anyway.” Penny turned to him and gave him a pointed look. He rushed to defend himself. “W-we’re just friends.”
Penny and Jagged exchanged glances that screamed ‘not again’.
“Okay, kid.” Jagged retorted. “Why would I come to your room and give you the whole if you hurt her, I will hurt you talk. If she didn’t like you.”
XY gave them a shrug. “I just assumed that you did it to everyone who liked her.”
“If we did that, I would not have time for anything else. Do you know how many admirers my niece has?”
“She has a fan club,” Penny added. “A fan club.”
Jagged looked at XY again. “And that’s just as Marinette. No one but the people who’ve commissioned from her, her parents, and some of her friends know that she’s MDC.”
Penny checked the time. “We have to go. You have an appointment in 10 minutes.”
Jagged stood up and just before he walked out the door he said, “make sure you ask her before it’s too late. You’re not that bad. And if you ever need to trash-talk your dad, just shoot me a DM.”
When Jagged closed his door, XY wanted to scream into his pillow again.
What the heck just happened?
The last hour of his life was unbelievable.
He’s still trying to grasp the fact that it actually happened.
“Holy shit,” XY muttered in disbelief. “Jagged mentioned that Marinette might like me.”
But why?
Was Jagged lying?
It didn’t seem like it. Jagged looked serious.
But why would Marinette like him? She was Marinette and XY was just XY.
XY was an anime-loving nerd who could basically name every Pokemon from all the regions. Sure girls thought he was cute but that didn’t mean anything. Those girls weren’t Marinette. And Marinette deserved someone special. Someone who wasn’t him.
But what if she did like him.
Jagged said so himself. And Penny agreed.
If Penny agreed with jagged, then it must be true. Right?
Everyone knew that Penny had the brains of the duo.
With a small smile, XY pulled out his phone.
If there was a chance that Marinette liked him, XY would take it. He pulled his phone out of his pocket and gave her a call.
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Jagged Stone ✓ @JaggedStoneOfficial
@MDCdesigns As a musician, this is me confirming that if a boy says that his new song is inspired by you, that’s him discreetly saying that the song is actually about you.
#theboyisinlovewithyou #iadoptedhimcausehisdadsucks
MDC ✓ @MDCdesigns
@JaggedStoneOfficial I am done talking about this
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MDC ✓ @MDCdesigns
Good job @JaggedStoneOfficial now i’m officially trending
Alya ✓ @The Ladyblogger
Weird timing. Jagged hints at someone writing a song about @MDCdesigns and XY announces that he’s releasing a new single soon? Kinda suspicious if you ask me.
MDC ✓ @mdcdesigns
I swear to god Alya, I will kill you.
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XY’s Muse
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Ao3 // Wattpad
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Chapter 5
It’s been a week since XY confessed that Marinette was his inspiration for his new song.
To say that he wasn’t freaking out was a lie. XY hasn’t texted or called her since he ran out of her room.
“She hates me now.” He groaned out loud.
XY was a musician. Admitting that Marinette was the inspiration for the song he wrote was basically admitting that the song was about her. And making a song about someone was basically a declaration of love.
XY groaned again. “Why do I have to mess everything up.”
He screamed in his pillow with frustration when he heard a knock at his door.
XY stopped screaming, hoping that the pillow muffled out the noise.
He heard someone knock at his door again. This time, the knocks were more aggressive.
“Coming,” XY shouted.
He was a bit mad that someone interrupted his little pity party but he pulled the door open. “Yes?” he asked, looking up to see who the person was.
He froze in shock. What the fuck did Jagged Stone want with him?
Jagged Stone’s green eyes were glaring at him. His eyes usually reminded XY of grass on a spring day. But right now? Jagged Stone’s eyes reminded him of an ocean during a storm.
XY gulped in fear.
Before XY could open his mouth, Jagged cut him off, his eyes practically piercing through XY’s soul. “What’s going on with you and my niece?”
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Marinette knew her cheeks were red the whole day.
Whether it was because people kept staring at her because of the Instagram post she posted last night or because of the fact that Xavier told her that she was his inspiration for his new song, Marinette didn’t know.
It’s been a week since Xavier ran out of her room and her cheeks still heated up whenever she thought of the afternoon they spent together.
He was just so sweet and supportive towards her. And it’s just been a while since Marinette felt so at ease towards someone. He made her happy.
Too bad they haven’t talked since then.
Marinette wanted to slap herself. Why was she too scared to text him? Every time she tried, it’s like someone froze her hands and she couldn’t move them.
Marinette wanted to groan. Every time she tried to think, his face just kept appearing in her head.
It was a problem.
She never acted this way with Adrien, so why was it so different with Xavier.
She needs to get it in control soon. She didn’t want another Jagged incident to happen.
The thought of her talk with Jagged made Marinette want to scream of embarrassment.
Jagged Stone was commissioning a jacket from her and when she met up with him to discuss what he wanted it to look like, she just kept getting distracted. When Penny noticed and asked Marinette if something was bothering her.
Marinette just spilled. She tried to stop talking but her mouth had a mind of its own. When Marinette finally got her mouth to stop moving, it was too late. Her honorary uncle and aunt knew everything.
Marinette felt someone shake her hand. “Marinette,” a voice urgently said. “The lunch bell just rang. Come on. I’m hungry.”
Marinette got up and tried to focus on her friends. She turned to Alya and Nino. “Did I space out again?”
They both nodded. “You’ve been spacing out all week, dudette.” Nino pointed out. “What’s been going through that head of yours?”
Alya gave Nino a nudge and teasingly smiled. “Not what, who?”
The trio sat down at their table. “Wha-? No. Huh?” Marinette squeaked out. “There’s no one! Uh- I mean there’s nothing.” She laughed nervously. “Just commissions and stuff”
Alya raised an eyebrow, “Sure. Marinette. Sure”
“You know,” Nino butted in. “You never told us we were friends with someone famous.”
“What do you mean?”
“The Instagram thing? Everyone at school is talking about it.”
“Speak for yourself.” Alya gave Nino a smirk. “I knew about it.”
“Of course you did babe.”
“Huh?” Marinette was surprised. She did not know that Alya knew. Why didn’t Alya tell her? “Why didn’t you tell me?”
Alya gave Marinette a pointed look. “You would’ve overreacted and freaked out.” Alya’s face grew dark as she gave Marinette a bone-chilling smirk. “Plus, I wasn’t done telling the people hating on you to butt off.”
Marinette gave her best friend a sincere smile. Alya has always been there for Marinette. They had their moments when they were frustrated with each other, but in the end, their friendship always came out stronger.
Marinette noticed that Nino was silent. She followed his eyes and saw them glaring at Adrien Agreste and Lila Rossi.
Alya scoffed, “Do you think they’re together yet?”
Nino was still glaring at his ex-best friend. “Not yet,” he muttered. “But those two deserve each other.”
Marinette felt Lila glaring at her. She also felt Adrien’s disappointed gaze burning through her back.
It made Marinette want to turn around and glare at them until they were nothing but mud underneath her shoes.
How dare Adrien be disappointed in her?
It should be the other way around.
Does he have any idea of how devastated Nino was when Adrien broke off their friendship? All because Nino refused to side with that liar. And now he’s “disappointed” at her because she posted a picture?
Marinette growled. How low can this boy get? Not everything revolves around him and Lila. Once Marinette gets her hands on him, she won’t hesitate to burn the boy alive.
When Adrien finally realizes that he has no choice but to give Marinette an apology, Marinette knows that she will never accept it. He doesn’t deserve to be forgiven after everything she put them through. He fooled them. He used them. He was nothing but a boy with good looks.
Adrien Agreste would regret messing with them. He could beg them all he wanted but in the end, he’s not worth anything.
He’s not worth anything in Marinette’s eyes.
He’s not worth anything in Alya’s eyes.
And he’s definitely not worth anything in Nino’s eyes.
Marinette clenched her fists under the table. Adrien and Gabriel Agreste won’t know what hit them when the trio was done with them.
Marinette gave the sausage haired girl a discrete glance.
She might not like Lila that much, but she couldn’t help but feel thankful to the green-eyed Italian. Without her, she would still be obsessing over that coward.
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XY was not dead yet.
He somehow survived an hour-long talk with the Jagged Stone and his scary pink-haired assistant glaring at him.
How?
He had no idea. XY was just happy that he would still be able to see Marinette’s gorgeous face again.
He turned his attention back to Jagged who was in the middle of threatening him.
Jagged looked ready to murder the poor boy. “If you hurt my niece, I will make sure that you can never find a career in music again. I will turn every studio against you so that if they even mention your name, no one will want to work with them either. You will be blacklisted from every company from all over the world.” Jagged Stone’s glare got harsher. “Do I make myself clear?”
XY gulped and nodded in fear. “I would never hurt Marinette.” He said sincerely, his face beginning to heat up. “She’s the best. She’s so talented and I can't even believe that she agreed to design the clothes for my upcoming music video.” He let out a dreamy sigh. “She’s so out of my league.”
Jagged Stone let out a laugh, “Don't I know it, son. No one is worthy of my honorary niece.”
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Penny rolled her eyes and sat down in amusement. She should’ve known that they would end up gushing about how amazing Marinette is. She stared at the two boys in front of her.
She’ll give it 25 minutes before Jagged tries to adopt XY as his honorary son.
Penny felt a buzz in her pocket and realized that Marinette texted her.
Mari: please tell me that Jagged didn’t threaten him
Penny: too late
Penny: you never should’ve mentioned that he wrote a song about you
Mari: it was an accident!!
Mari: I didn’t mean too
Mari: and he didn’t write a song about me
Mari: he said that it was inspired by me
Mari: there’s a difference
Penny rolled her eyes.
Penny: sure
Penny: i've been working with Jagged for years now
Penny: but sure
And if Marinette asked whether the tweet Jagged released had anything to do with anything Penny said?
Penny would never confirm that.
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How is it possible that XY was having a really entertaining conversation with someone who just threatened him a few minutes ago?
XY had no idea.
But he guessed that it was just the Marinette magic.
One moment Jagged Stone was threatening XY, then the next they were talking about how amazing Marinette was.
When Jagged asked if his dad knew about his relationship with Marinette, XY basically went on a whole rant about how much his dad sucks.
XY didn’t mean to. It just slipped.
He didn’t think that Jagged was annoyed at him for ranting about how bad of a father Bob Roth was. In fact, he seemed to agree with everything XY said.
“I would adopt you but you might be dating my niece soon.”
XY heard Penny mutter, “I knew it. Too bad I was five minutes short though.”
Since Jagged ignored her, XY did the same.
XY let out a nervous laugh, trying to contain the blush spreading through his face. “I don’t think Marinette likes me that way, anyway.” Penny turned to him and gave him a pointed look. He rushed to defend himself. “W-we’re just friends.”
Penny and Jagged exchanged glances that screamed ‘not again’.
“Okay, kid.” Jagged retorted. “Why would I come to your room and give you the whole if you hurt her, I will hurt you talk. If she didn’t like you.”
XY gave them a shrug. “I just assumed that you did it to everyone who liked her.”
“If we did that, I would not have time for anything else. Do you know how many admirers my niece has?”
“She has a fan club,” Penny added. “A fan club.”
Jagged looked at XY again. “And that’s just as Marinette. No one but the people who’ve commissioned from her, her parents, and some of her friends know that she’s MDC.”
Penny checked the time. “We have to go. You have an appointment in 10 minutes.”
Jagged stood up and just before he walked out the door he said, “make sure you ask her before it’s too late. You’re not that bad. And if you ever need to trash-talk your dad, just shoot me a DM.”
When Jagged closed his door, XY wanted to scream into his pillow again.
What the heck just happened?
The last hour of his life was unbelievable.
He’s still trying to grasp the fact that it actually happened.
“Holy shit,” XY muttered in disbelief. “Jagged mentioned that Marinette might like me.”
But why?
Was Jagged lying?
It didn’t seem like it. Jagged looked serious.
But why would Marinette like him? She was Marinette and XY was just XY.
XY was an anime-loving nerd who could basically name every Pokemon from all the regions. Sure girls thought he was cute but that didn’t mean anything. Those girls weren’t Marinette. And Marinette deserved someone special. Someone who wasn’t him.
But what if she did like him.
Jagged said so himself. And Penny agreed.
If Penny agreed with jagged, then it must be true. Right?
Everyone knew that Penny had the brains of the duo.
With a small smile, XY pulled out his phone.
If there was a chance that Marinette liked him, XY would take it. He pulled his phone out of his pocket and gave her a call.
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Jagged Stone ✓ @JaggedStoneOfficial
@MDCdesigns As a musician, this is me confirming that if a boy says that his new song is inspired by you, that’s him discreetly saying that the song is actually about you.
#theboyisinlovewithyou #iadoptedhimcausehisdadsucks
MDC ✓ @MDCdesigns
@JaggedStoneOfficial I am done talking about this
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MDC ✓ @MDCdesigns
Good job @JaggedStoneOfficial now i’m officially trending
Alya ✓ @The Ladyblogger
Weird timing. Jagged hints at someone writing a song about @MDCdesigns and XY announces that he’s releasing a new single soon? Kinda suspicious if you ask me.
MDC ✓ @mdcdesigns
I swear to god Alya, I will kill you.
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XY’s Muse
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Chapter 6
Marinette was panicking. She couldn't breathe.
He asked her out on a date.
Xavier asked her out on a date.
She didn’t know whether she should jump around her room squealing with joy or scream in frustration.
She didn’t know what to wear.
“Tikki!” Marinette wailed, “What do I wear?”
The red kwami stared at her chosen with a bored expression. “Just pick one of those outfits.”
The dark-haired girl glanced at the clothes around her room before studying the outfits on her bed.
“Those clothes aren’t good enough.”
Tikki flew towards a dress and pointed at it. “You’re wearing that.”
“But-” Marinette tried to protest.
“You’re wearing that,” Tikki demanded.
Marinette could not bring herself to argue with the tiny goddess. She was simply too tired. Marinette let out a yawn. “Sorry bout’ this, Tikki,” Marinette murmured. Tikki’s sky blue eyes met Marinette’s tired ones. “I just don’t want to look stupid in from him.”
“You’re not going to look stupid.”
“You sure?”
Tikki rolled her eyes. Her chosen was just so oblivious sometimes.
How was it possible for someone to be so smart yet so dumb at the same time?
Tikki had no idea. She gave Marinette a glance.
Marinette was sitting on the edge of her bed looking so defeated. Her shoulders were hunched and her hair was a mess. She was clenching her fists, no doubt believing what she was actually saying about herself.
She looked so broken.
Tikki quickly flew to Marinette to give her a hug on her cheek. “You won’t look stupid, Marinette.” the flying kwami assured. “And even if you do, he won’t care. He saw all the posters of Adrien in your room, remember?” Marinette nodded and Tikki quickly smiled, “See, and even after that he helped you.”
“I know.” Marinette’s voice wavered.
As much as Marinette didn’t want to let Lila and Adrien’s remarks get to her. It just didn’t work. It still hurt.
A lot.
It didn’t help that Marinette read some of the comments on her recent Instagram post. At first, all the comments she saw were so supportive. But as Marinette kept scrolling, the comments quickly got worse.
It went from people insulting her looks to telling her that she wasn't worth it. That she should just kill herself. There were so many comments telling Marinette that she was just a waste of space. Telling her that she was useless and that no one would ever love her.
When enough people tell you the same things over and over again, you know it’s true.
It only took a few minutes before Marinette was ready to burst into tears. Luckily, she was able to hold it in until the bell rang, telling the student that it was time to go home.
By the time Marinette shut her trapdoor, her face was streaming with tears. She was stupid. She never should've posted that picture. She should've never listened to Xavier. She should’ve just left it alone.
Marinette glared at her phone.
Stupid.
Stupid.
Stupid.
Marinette felt tears on her cheeks and knew that her kwami was looking at her with pity.
It was the same look Tikki was giving her now.
“Stop looking at me like that.”
“Like what?” Tikki innocently asked.
“With those eyes. You feel bad for me. I hate it. I hate feeling like this. I hate feeling useless.”
Tikki shut her eyes before sitting on Marinette’s palm. “XY is right you know.” Marinette tilted her head in confusion. “You need to talk to someone about this.”
“About what?”
“About this.” Tikki’s voice was frustrated. She was a goddess. She was one of the most powerful beings alive. She was creation itself. So how come she can’t keep Marinette happy? “You’re not feeling okay Marinette.” Tikki was close to crying now. “Please.” her voice sounded so desperate it made Marinette want to give her kwami a hug. “Just talk to someone. Anyone.”
“I can't!” Marinette snapped. “There’s no one I can talk to. Nino and Alya won’t understand. They don’t know I'm Ladybug. They won’t understand why I’m so stressed. I can’t talk to Chat Noir because he’s a jerk. He’ll-” Marinette’s voice lowered. “He’ll try to use my emotional state to manipulate me and Xavier-” Marinette let out a harsh laugh. “I don’t want to bother him. He’s helped me enough. Especially since he gave me something to look forward to tomorrow.” Marinette gave Tikki a small smile. “He asked me on a date.”
“Then talk to me,” she whispered, floating next to Marinette’s side. “Please.”
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Growing up, XY had no friends. He was always alone. No one wanted to hang out with him. All he had was his mom and dad.
XY knew he looked a lot like his mom. Everyone told him that.
Maybe that’s why his dad hated him. XY had his mom’s golden blonde hair and ocean blue eyes. People often told XY that he had her soft smile as well.
As he grew up, his mom often told XY that he reminded her a lot of herself when she was younger. Hearing that always made XY smile. He always wanted to be like his mother.
His mother was the best person he ever met. She was always there for him. She reminded XY that she loved him whenever she could. She played with him when he had no one to hang out with. She gave him a hug whenever a kid was picking on him. And she always gave him the best advice.
XY thought he would be with his mom forever.
But she’s gone now.
XY missed her.
He missed her smile.
He missed her laugh.
He missed how she always gave him a warm hug whenever he went home crying because someone told him that he wasn’t worth anything.
And most importantly, he missed how she always reminded him that she loved him.
Now?
No one did.
XY crinkled his nose in disgust.
He was never close with his father. As he grew up, Bob Roth was just there. He was just another person in the house.
Looking back at it, XY wished he tried harder to have a relationship with his dad.
At least if he did, he wouldn’t feel so alone.
XY stared at his arms. He could see the faint outlines of the cuts he used to make after he found out that his mom was gone.
The cuts weren’t obvious. Just a little scratch whenever he felt like he needed to feel something.
The pain helped him feel better.
In fact, you could barely see the cuts now. You would need magnifying glasses to even notice that there was something on his arm.
XY let out a breath he didn’t know he was holding. He needed to get over himself.
He was just XY. A musician that stole music from other people. He was useless.
XY forced himself to shut his eyes. “Stop it.” he murmured to himself, “These thoughts won’t help you with anything.” He took a deep breath.
In.
Out.
In.
Out.
In. Out.
XY’s eyes snapped open and he groaned.
This wasn’t helping.
His eyes drifted to his phone. Hoping that Marinette sent him a text.
Nothing.
What was he trying to convince himself? Marinette didn’t need to text him. She had other friends.
If he really wanted to talk to her, he should text her.
But he couldn’t. He didn’t want to bother her with his problems.
She was dealing with enough.
He was lucky that Marinette opened up to him about all the drama that’s going on with the Lila girl and Adrien. But he knew that she wasn’t telling him everything.
He couldn’t do anything about that though. He couldn’t force her to tell him everything. But he wanted to help her.
The last time they talked in person she looked so defeated. Marinette looked like she was holding the weight of the world on her shoulders.
She hid it well.
XY only figured it out today.
His reflection was staring at him through the mirror. His eyes were red and his usual golden hair was dull and messy. He looked pathetic.
But as he continued to stare at himself in the mirror, he knew why wanted to help Marinette so much.
She reminded him too much of himself right after his mom died.
XY let out a sad smile. Even though she was going through so many things, she agreed to go on a date with him.
He couldn’t wait to hang out with her.
Which was why he needed to get himself together. He couldn’t look like a mess in front of Marinette.
XY didn’t need Marinette to regret her decision to go out with him.
He couldn't lose her.
Marinette was too important to him.
He wouldn’t lose anyone he loved ever again.
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XY’s Muse
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Chapter 6
Marinette was panicking. She couldn't breathe.
He asked her out on a date.
Xavier asked her out on a date.
She didn’t know whether she should jump around her room squealing with joy or scream in frustration.
She didn’t know what to wear.
“Tikki!” Marinette wailed, “What do I wear?”
The red kwami stared at her chosen with a bored expression. “Just pick one of those outfits.”
The dark-haired girl glanced at the clothes around her room before studying the outfits on her bed.
“Those clothes aren’t good enough.”
Tikki flew towards a dress and pointed at it. “You’re wearing that.”
“But-” Marinette tried to protest.
“You’re wearing that,” Tikki demanded.
Marinette could not bring herself to argue with the tiny goddess. She was simply too tired. Marinette let out a yawn. “Sorry bout’ this, Tikki,” Marinette murmured. Tikki’s sky blue eyes met Marinette’s tired ones. “I just don’t want to look stupid in from him.”
“You’re not going to look stupid.”
“You sure?”
Tikki rolled her eyes. Her chosen was just so oblivious sometimes.
How was it possible for someone to be so smart yet so dumb at the same time?
Tikki had no idea. She gave Marinette a glance.
Marinette was sitting on the edge of her bed looking so defeated. Her shoulders were hunched and her hair was a mess. She was clenching her fists, no doubt believing what she was actually saying about herself.
She looked so broken.
Tikki quickly flew to Marinette to give her a hug on her cheek. “You won’t look stupid, Marinette.” the flying kwami assured. “And even if you do, he won’t care. He saw all the posters of Adrien in your room, remember?” Marinette nodded and Tikki quickly smiled, “See, and even after that he helped you.”
“I know.” Marinette’s voice wavered.
As much as Marinette didn’t want to let Lila and Adrien’s remarks get to her. It just didn’t work. It still hurt.
A lot.
It didn’t help that Marinette read some of the comments on her recent Instagram post. At first, all the comments she saw were so supportive. But as Marinette kept scrolling, the comments quickly got worse.
It went from people insulting her looks to telling her that she wasn't worth it. That she should just kill herself. There were so many comments telling Marinette that she was just a waste of space. Telling her that she was useless and that no one would ever love her.
When enough people tell you the same things over and over again, you know it’s true.
It only took a few minutes before Marinette was ready to burst into tears. Luckily, she was able to hold it in until the bell rang, telling the student that it was time to go home.
By the time Marinette shut her trapdoor, her face was streaming with tears. She was stupid. She never should've posted that picture. She should've never listened to Xavier. She should’ve just left it alone.
Marinette glared at her phone.
Stupid.
Stupid.
Stupid.
Marinette felt tears on her cheeks and knew that her kwami was looking at her with pity.
It was the same look Tikki was giving her now.
“Stop looking at me like that.”
“Like what?” Tikki innocently asked.
“With those eyes. You feel bad for me. I hate it. I hate feeling like this. I hate feeling useless.”
Tikki shut her eyes before sitting on Marinette’s palm. “XY is right you know.” Marinette tilted her head in confusion. “You need to talk to someone about this.”
“About what?”
“About this.” Tikki’s voice was frustrated. She was a goddess. She was one of the most powerful beings alive. She was creation itself. So how come she can’t keep Marinette happy? “You’re not feeling okay Marinette.” Tikki was close to crying now. “Please.” her voice sounded so desperate it made Marinette want to give her kwami a hug. “Just talk to someone. Anyone.”
“I can't!” Marinette snapped. “There’s no one I can talk to. Nino and Alya won’t understand. They don’t know I'm Ladybug. They won’t understand why I’m so stressed. I can’t talk to Chat Noir because he’s a jerk. He’ll-” Marinette’s voice lowered. “He’ll try to use my emotional state to manipulate me and Xavier-” Marinette let out a harsh laugh. “I don’t want to bother him. He’s helped me enough. Especially since he gave me something to look forward to tomorrow.” Marinette gave Tikki a small smile. “He asked me on a date.”
“Then talk to me,” she whispered, floating next to Marinette’s side. “Please.”
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Growing up, XY had no friends. He was always alone. No one wanted to hang out with him. All he had was his mom and dad.
XY knew he looked a lot like his mom. Everyone told him that.
Maybe that’s why his dad hated him. XY had his mom’s golden blonde hair and ocean blue eyes. People often told XY that he had her soft smile as well.
As he grew up, his mom often told XY that he reminded her a lot of herself when she was younger. Hearing that always made XY smile. He always wanted to be like his mother.
His mother was the best person he ever met. She was always there for him. She reminded XY that she loved him whenever she could. She played with him when he had no one to hang out with. She gave him a hug whenever a kid was picking on him. And she always gave him the best advice.
XY thought he would be with his mom forever.
But she’s gone now.
XY missed her.
He missed her smile.
He missed her laugh.
He missed how she always gave him a warm hug whenever he went home crying because someone told him that he wasn’t worth anything.
And most importantly, he missed how she always reminded him that she loved him.
Now?
No one did.
XY crinkled his nose in disgust.
He was never close with his father. As he grew up, Bob Roth was just there. He was just another person in the house.
Looking back at it, XY wished he tried harder to have a relationship with his dad.
At least if he did, he wouldn’t feel so alone.
XY stared at his arms. He could see the faint outlines of the cuts he used to make after he found out that his mom was gone.
The cuts weren’t obvious. Just a little scratch whenever he felt like he needed to feel something.
The pain helped him feel better.
In fact, you could barely see the cuts now. You would need magnifying glasses to even notice that there was something on his arm.
XY let out a breath he didn’t know he was holding. He needed to get over himself.
He was just XY. A musician that stole music from other people. He was useless.
XY forced himself to shut his eyes. “Stop it.” he murmured to himself, “These thoughts won’t help you with anything.” He took a deep breath.
In.
Out.
In.
Out.
In. Out.
XY’s eyes snapped open and he groaned.
This wasn’t helping.
His eyes drifted to his phone. Hoping that Marinette sent him a text.
Nothing.
What was he trying to convince himself? Marinette didn’t need to text him. She had other friends.
If he really wanted to talk to her, he should text her.
But he couldn’t. He didn’t want to bother her with his problems.
She was dealing with enough.
He was lucky that Marinette opened up to him about all the drama that’s going on with the Lila girl and Adrien. But he knew that she wasn’t telling him everything.
He couldn’t do anything about that though. He couldn’t force her to tell him everything. But he wanted to help her.
The last time they talked in person she looked so defeated. Marinette looked like she was holding the weight of the world on her shoulders.
She hid it well.
XY only figured it out today.
His reflection was staring at him through the mirror. His eyes were red and his usual golden hair was dull and messy. He looked pathetic.
But as he continued to stare at himself in the mirror, he knew why wanted to help Marinette so much.
She reminded him too much of himself right after his mom died.
XY let out a sad smile. Even though she was going through so many things, she agreed to go on a date with him.
He couldn’t wait to hang out with her.
Which was why he needed to get himself together. He couldn’t look like a mess in front of Marinette.
XY didn’t need Marinette to regret her decision to go out with him.
He couldn't lose her.
Marinette was too important to him.
He wouldn’t lose anyone he loved ever again.
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