He must have known that when he'd started at their school, then. He must have - and yet, he'd kept trying anyway. He'd kept trying to involve her in his life, to get her to relax a little.
She never had, but he'd tried.
Adrien could be so kind. It was what had made Marinette like him in the first place, and it was so obvious now that his kindness was right there at his core. If he could still be kind, even having gone through what he had, then... he was undeniably a good person, wasn't he?
But sometimes, that kindness could make him take on more responsibility than he needed to.
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He must have known that when he'd started at their school, then. He must have - and yet, he'd kept trying anyway. He'd kept trying to involve her in his life, to get her to relax a little.
She never had, but he'd tried.
Adrien could be so kind. It was what had made Marinette like him in the first place, and it was so obvious now that his kindness was right there at his core. If he could still be kind, even having gone through what he had, then... he was undeniably a good person, wasn't he?
But sometimes, that kindness could make him take on more responsibility than he needed to.
"Your fault?" she questioned, disbelieving. "I don't... see how even a little of it could be your fault. Chloé has her reasons, but she's ultimately the one who chooses to do what she does, right? ...her choices aren't on you any more than my choices would be or your father's choices would be."