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“My lady… would you do me the honor of becoming my girlfriend?”
Ladybug’s heart rate tripled. Every part of her screamed ‘say yes,’ but she made herself pause. “We’ve tried dating before, Chaton. As Marinette and Chat Noir, as Marinette and Adrien, and as… as Ladybug and Chat Noir. It always ends terribly.”
The last one had been particularly disastrous, straining their partnership and nearly getting both of them akumatized.
Chat swallowed. “I know. But it’s different now — we don’t have to keep our identities secret.” He squeezed her hand. “One last chance?”
She squeezed back. “Okay. One last chance.”