six sentence sunday always comes too late
Jun. 30th, 2019 05:03 pmfrom "Swap and Smell the Roses":
[Lila]'s moving like she'd cheerfully plow through a brick wall if it got in her way, like Marinette does sometimes, and she's heading straight back into the classroom she just left, fists clenched—
[Adrien] can hear Mylène apologizing to Marinette before he reaches the door, and Ivan's distinct bass though no words are clear; he gets line of sight back on Lila in time to see her shove between Ivan and Mylène and throw her weight into a right jab at Marinette.
Marinette, who barely blocks in time, and clumsily, like she didn't notice Lila coming—
Lila's left cross slams Marinette into the desk behind her.
There are too many people between him and them: Adrien wading in now might not help Marinette, and with as easy as Lila's eeling out of Ivan's bear hug, ducking Marinette's flailing right hook, and evading Mylène's attempt to shield Marinette, Adrien might only make it worse. He can block the door, though; if Lila is akumatized then she might well break a wall or window, but if she's simply vicious then she won't get out without going through Adrien.