august :
i’ve seen so many people hate on mari because she “doesn’t want” to tell adrien the truth, and honestly, i agree that what she’s doing isn’t exactly right. but at the same time, i can understand why she’s struggling to tell him. she has reasons for keeping it from him, and even if those reasons don’t make her decision completely right, they’re still valid. like alya said, marinette doesn’t get to decide what’s best for other people, and i agree with that, but people make it sound so much easier than it actually is. no matter what marinette chooses, someone gets hurt. she’s stuck between telling adrien the truth and potentially destroying him, or keeping the secret and carrying the guilt herself. i really can’t blame marinette for struggling with that decision. she’s literally a teenager who’s already dealing with an insane amount of responsibility while saving paris, and now she’s carrying even more guilt on top of everything else. it isn’t because she’s selfish or doesn’t care about adrien. if anything, it’s because she cares so much that she’s terrified of making the wrong choice. she’s flawed, obviously, but she’s constantly trying to protect the people she loves, even when she doesn’t always handle things perfectly. and i genuinely don’t understand why people put all of the blame on marinette without even trying to understand her perspective. empathy doesn’t mean you have to say everything she did was right. you can acknowledge that she made a mistake while still understanding why she made it. she’s 14, she was forced to witness someone die, and then that person’s final wish was for her to keep the truth from his son, the boy she loves. obviously that’s going to mess with her and make the decision incredibly difficult, especially when she genuinely believes she’s protecting adrien.
2026-08-18 05:27:18