speedpaint
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Poor Adrien. He has been objectified his whole life, like a trophy to be won, to be put on a shelf. He was his father's trophy. A prize to be won by his fans (and Chloé) (and Lila). He has never been treated like a real human being. And now his grandparents are fighting over him as well.
No wonder he instantly felt good when he met Ladybug and Marinette. He finally felt useful, not used.
But most of all: he felt loved.
SO I AM NOT AT ALL GOING INSANE RIGHT NOW. NOPE.
It's not like Sabrina and Adrien were the only two characters who had yet to change there appearance this season. And it was only after Sabrina was able to understand her identity and her self-worth outside of Chloe that she was able to "unlock" a new look for herself.
IT'S NOT LIKE ADRIEN has been stuck in understanding himself only through those around him. Or that he's been trapped in his father's shadow since day one. Never worthy of being around. but always expected to hold up the expectations of being Gabriel Agreste's son.
IT'S NOT LIKE we have been TEASED and INFORMED through every. single. episode. of. this. season. That Adrien is lost, that he is struggling to understand himself and his identity. That we have yet to really see how Adrien, who hates change, is processing everything in his life changing.
IT'S NOT LIKE Adrien is gathering new people to fill his life and occupy the space his father's death created. Because he doesn't know how to grieve. he was never allowed to. And he doesn't know how to grieve his father when he's been grieving him his whole life.
IT'S. NOT. LIKE. Adrien puts on the same clothes his father picked out for him. Not willing to make the choice to iron them, but instead passively going through the motions of just putting them on. Simultaneously not really making a choice for himself but also somehow making the choice to remain his father's pet
OHHHHH I AM SO READY FOR THIS SELF DISCOVERY
Concerning the twin rings that Ladybug broke:
Personally, I think we're missing information that maybe Marinette knows and we viewers don't. Also, season 6 is written as a “season 1” (of sorts), so new viewers who haven't seen the previous seasons may not really understand why Ladybug was afraid to break the rings.
I also think it may have something to do with Felix. When he appears in an episode, I think they'll reintroduce/explain the concept of sentimonsters and amoks, and maybe we'll get the answers to the questions we had during the Werepapas episode.
Personally, I think Adrien is wearing one of the twin rings, but the other is a fake. Felix is probably protecting the other twin ring. It's possible that Marinette knows all this and that's why she had a little doubt before breaking the rings, but did it anyway because the amok can't come out until the two real rings are together. But that's just my theory, we'll see.