Oh, huh

[soc_puppet]

I know that one Tumblr post claims that Marichat is the preferred Love Square ship in Miraculous Ladybug because everyone who likes it is secretly (or less secretly) a furry, and I also know that the "true selves" bit has been tossed around quite a lot (particularly by Marichat fans), but I think I may have landed on a deeper reason?

Let's face it, y'all. We ship the Love Square for the dramatic irony, and of the four sides, Marichat has the highest level of dramatic irony going for it, whereas Ladrien (the least popular/"most boring" side) has the lowest.

Comments

[alexseanchai]

I think part of it is Marichat is the most in line with traditional gender roles (especially if Marinette's home is serving as Adrien's comfort and refuge) and Ladrien is the least, but that's a much less fun explanation than yours

[soc_puppet]

Oh yeah, I definitely buy that, but I'm pretty sure that my explanation has gotta be at least half of it.