XY was staring at the ceiling. A week has already passed. And he still couldn't stop thinking about the day he spent with Marinette. It was the most fun he'd had in a while.

Before the whole Silencer fiasco, his father would not stop pressuring him to produce a new song. So when they met up for dinner and his dad came up with the idea of stealing someone else's music, he couldn't bring himself to decline.

XY knew it was wrong.

But all he wanted was the chance to finally impress his dad. Bob Roth might not have the best attitude towards him, but he was all XY had left.

Xy already lost his mom. He would not lose his dad too.

At least, that's what he believed. He should've known that his father was just using him for money. According to his dad, money was the most valuable thing in life.

XY scoffed. He should've known better. He should've known that all his father thought of hi-

He felt a buzz in his pocket and his face immediately brightened. Marinette just texted him!

Marinette: what's up?

Marinette: have u been inspired yet?

Marinette gave XY the idea to just sit back and let inspiration hit him. It was a common idea but it was one that most people tend to forget in the long run.

XY: nothing much

XY: and nope.

XY: my dad has been pressuring me to come up with something tho

Marinette: ignore him

Marinette: he's just mad cause he can't get any ladies

The three dots popped up on his screen.

Marinette: OH CRAP I'M LATE

Marinette: TTYL.

XY rolled his eyes and smiled.

They've been texting back and forth these past few days. He's learned so many things about her and vice versa.

It was nice. It's been a while since XY has had a friend.

Maybe she'll be even more, XY couldn't help but think as he ran a hand through his hair.

"Huh," XY said out loud. "Even more"

And just like that, inspiration for his next song hit him.

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Marinette was thinking of a certain blonde-haired, blue-eyed musician when she heard her phone ring.

"Tikki!" she screamed, staring at her phone as if it was Hawkmoth himself.. "He's calling me. XY is calling me."

Tikki sighed and floated next to Marinette, "Maybe you should answer it. It would be pretty rude to keep him waiting."

"Right, right," Marinette answered his call and hoped her voice didn't sound as squeaky as she thought it did.. "Hey."

"Hey."

There was a moment of awkward silence.

Marinette didn't know what to do. She glanced at the small goddess.

Tikki rolled her eyes at their awkwardness as she gestured to the phone. Ask him why he called you, she mouthed to Marinette.

Marinette nodded. That was a smart idea. "So," Marinette cleared her throat. "Why did you call me?"

"Right, Uhm." Marinette heard him shuffling around his room. "You know how you've been asking me if I was inspired and stuff?"

Marinette's eyes grew wide and a huge smile took over her face as she started to nod before remembering that he couldn't see her. "Yep." she eagerly said, "Did you find any?"

"Yes!" Marinette could hear the excitement in his voice. "I was actually wondering if you wanted to design the outfits for my music video."

Marinette's eyes looked shocked. "Yes!" she jumped around in excitement before remembering she was still in a call with XY. "Why me though?"

XY's voice sounded confused.. "What do you mean, why you? You're literally perfect for it. You're talented. Plus, everyone loves your designs."

Marinette's cheeks resembled a tomato. She has never been more thankful for the fact that he couldn't see her right now.

"Thank you." Marinette managed to mumble. "That really means a lot."

"You're welcome." XY said. Marinette had a feeling he was smiling though. "I have to go and have my dad listen to the demo. But I'll text you later, okay?"

"Yep," Marinette whispered and gave Tikki a cookie. "Good luck. I know that whatever song you came up with is gonna sound good. No matter what he'll say."

Marinette heard a faint "Thanks" from the phone before the call ended.

Marinette screamed into her pillow and looked up and saw Tikki look at her with amusement. "I think I like him."

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"So, what do you think?" XY asked as his father finished listening to his song. "Is it bad? Do you think people will like it?"

Bob Roth grinned at his son. "This is a Masterpiece. Where did you find this?" He gestured to the video of XY singing the song, "Who did you steal this from?"

XY's proud smile immediately turned into a scowl. "What do you mean, who did I steal this from?" He yelled at his dad, his blue eyes glaring at him as he grabbed the demo from the table. "I made it. I came up with it myself." XY felt his eyes tearing up. "Something you would actually know if you thought of me as something more than a money-making machine."

How could he? XY thought as he climbed up the stairs. Is it that hard to believe that I could come up with something good?

XY slammed his door shut. "All I wanted was to prove to him that I wasn't a talentless son." XY put his hands on his face. "I just wanted to make him proud."

XY felt a buzz in his pocket and immediately knew that it was Marinette. After all, she's the only one that ever texts him.

how did it go?

did he like it?

XY wiped away the tears that were starting to come out of his eyes. He couldn't help but smile. Marinette certainly had an effect on him.

he called it a masterpiece

yes! I knew he would like it.

yeah

but then he asked me who i stole it from

THAT JERK

WTF

THAT's SO MESSED UP

HOW COULD HE-

DO YOU WANT ME TO BEAT HIM UP FOR YOU????

XY laughed at her text messages. He only started to text her and he already felt better.

no, it's fine

i actually yelled at him

...

do you feel better?

actually, yep.

he's a really sucky father

for some reason, a lot of the blondes i know have a toxic parent

it's kinda sad

maybe it's a paris thing

They texted back and forth, XY laughing at the memes Marinette sent.

You're definitely a daughter of Athena

( ⚆ _ ⚆ )

is that a percy jackson reference i see

yep

have u read the books?

duh

you haven't lived til you've read the books

sadly, the movies sucked tho

I KNOW

ANNABETH WASN'T EVEN BLONDE

EXACTLY!!

SJSJSJSJSJSJ

THE MOVIES SCARED ME FOR LIFE

oh yeah

before i forget

what's ur insta?

which one

XY scrunched his eyebrows up in confusion.

What do you mean by which one?

i have two

one as my personal one and the other one for commissions and stuff

ohhh

smart

i know ;)

my personal one is @Mdupaincheng and the one for my commissions one if @MDCdesigns

XY switched his apps and searched up Marinette's personal instagram. He clicked on the first result that came up.

The profile picture was Marinette in a blue, silky dress that went just above her ankle. There was a slit on her left leg that showed her knee. It was nighttime and Marinette was practically glowing under the city lights. She was staring at something on her right side, with one hand running through her silky black hair which was down for once.

She looked hot.

After XY stopped admiring her profile picture, he finally noticed her follower count.

She had 200,000 followers. 200,000.

It wasn't as high as XY's follower count, that was still quite a lot.

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i didn't know u were insta famous

wdym?

which acc

ur personal one

u have over 200k followers

Marinette thought that she read his text wrong. There's no way that Marinette had that many followers. 200,000? There was no way.

ur lying

I'm not.

check ur acc

It's been a while since Marinette has logged onto her personal account. The hate she got the last time she's been signed in was too much for her and when Alya told her to log out and just focus on her other account, @MDCdesigns, she couldn't bring herself to argue against her.

Marinette hasn't even thought of that account since that day. So when she logged in and saw that XY wasn't lying, she accidentally dropped her phone in shock.

Tikki looked at Marinette with a questioning look.

Marinette ignored her kwami and texted the blue-eyes boy back.

HOLY SHIT

I HAVE 200k FOLLOWERS

HOW TF DID THAT HAPPEN

when was the last time you checked ur acc

about 3 months ago

the media thought i was adrien's gf and his fangirls came at me

i got a ton of hate and a friend of mine told me to log out and just focus on my @MDCdesigns acc

so i did

i haven't thought abt that acc since then

the fangirls were probably just jealous

it's been months so they probably calmed down

I'm looking through the comments rn and so far the latest hate comment you've got was about 2 weeks ago

you've got a bit of a fanbase yk

WHAT DO I DO

DO I JUST CONTINUE NOT TO POST OR SHOULD I POST SOMETHING ON MY STORY ABT HOW THANKFUL I AM FOR 200k

HOW COME NONE OF MY FRIENDS TOLD ME ABT THIS

don't post anything rn

post a picture of yourself and the caption it something that shows ur thankful for the number of followers u received

OH

a few hours before u post the picture, make sure u post on ur story abt how ur back from ur break on social media

that way ppl will understand why u haven't been active

it'll also have ppl prepared for ur post and they'll be waiting for u to post it

that'll give u more engagement and stuff

thank u

that was really helpful

when should i post something?

AND I STILL DONT KNOW WHY MY FRIENDS DIDNT SAY ANYTHING ABT THIS

u told ur friend that u were taking a break from social media right?

yes

then they probably weren't expecting u to post anything so they weren't checking ur insta

u should post something on the weekend

that way ppl wouldn't bother u during school this week

if u want i can help u come up with ideas tomorrow?

yes, please!

do u wanna come over

we can plan it in my room so that ppl won't overhear us

guess I'll see u tomorrow then

just text me the time ur available and I'll be there

make sure to wear a disguise tho!

we got lucky last time and no tabloids caught us

: ur right

we must've been really lucky if no one got a pic of us

but okay

I'll wear my best disguise

goodnight, princess

Marinette blinked a few times, making sure she read the text correctly.

Princess.

goodnight ♥

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