Adrien leaned his arms on his knees, carefully folding them on top of each other. He watched the scenery of the river sparkle in front of him from the street bench. The sounds of passing cars filled the air, but Adrien was passed the point of paying attention to background noise. Nino watched him carefully from next to him. He turned a bit in the seat and leaned forward just a bit to get a better view of Adrien's face.

"Well… do you like her?"

He was talking about Marinette. She's appeared in the conversation they were having before. Adrien didn't think much of it when he started to talk about her, they'd gotten so much closer now, but it apparently caught Nino off guard.

"I just..." Adrien scratched the back of his neck, running his fingers through the ends of his hair. "—shave this urge to protect her is all. It's like when I see her being all sad, it hurts me. She was my first friend here, after all. Or, I guess it's a miracle that she even talks to me."

Nino shook his head. "Man, Adrien, you need to open your eyes. In more ways than one."