A/n: had an idea for a follow up to the muffled music oneshots, so while you can read this without reading those two, it does help.

Ever since that party, things has been a bit strange. Not with Luka of course, things couldn't be better with him. They'd hooked up several times now, gotten to the point where friendship has turned to friends with benefits and was teetering on the edge of an actual relationship.

But at school, amongst the friend group. Things seemed oddly tense. At first Adrien just thought it was stress from upcoming graduation, but as the weeks ticked by it became clear that wasn't it.

Maybe it was because everyone was sober now, and they were looking back at the things they did while drunk and cringing at it. There were some absolutely awful dance moves at that party after all. But Adrien noticed that the girls, aside from Rose and Juleka seemed a bit... distant. The boys not so much, but a few of them were. Nino assured him it'd all blow over eventually, that everyone had sobered up now and was just gathering themselves after half of them suffered a wicked hangover. But Adrien felt like he was just trying to make him feel better, that even Nino didn't really know what was up but wanted to comfort him anyway.

Then it dawned on him, everyone knew what he and Luka had done.

At first he cringed, the sudden realisation that the whole class knew he was no longer a virgin setting in. Then he decided that it didn't matter, because half the group weren't as well. Then he connected the dots and realised that it wasn't the fact everyone knew he'd been hooking up with Luka... it was the fact Luka was Marinettes ex.

He recalled overhearing a conversation between the girls last year that said 'ex boyfriends are off limits' something to do with the girl code. Although he wasn't a girl, so why did it matter? It's not like he or Luka could control their sexualities.

But now he had a feeling he knew what the issue was, but he didn't know exactly what to do about it. He wasn't going to stop his relationship with Luka, he'd never been happier because of him. But he also didn't want this weird tension in the group to keep hanging in the air.

"Dude, you're overthinking it" Nino said.

"No I'm serious! I think they're uncomfortable with the fact I'm hooking up with Marinette's ex. Something about ex's being off limits" Adrien replied.

Nino had only ever been with Alya, and they'd been together since year 9 so it was a long term and probably the only relationship they'd ever be in if the future looked good for them. So he'd never run into the ex debacle. But when he thought about it, he realised Adrien may be right.

"Well... I mean I guess if the ex was an asshole then sure, valid to be mad. But Luka is like, the nicest one in the group? Why would they be pissed when the breakup was a mutual anyway?" Nino said.

"I don't know, I was hoping you'd know" Adrien replied.

"I've never had an ex dude, I dunno. Maybe they're just salty you got the bomb dick and they didn't" Nino teased.

Adrien kicked him under the table for that one, only making his best friend laugh. Adrien was easy to tease, everyone loved to do it.

"It was pretty bomb" he muttered.

"I still want the details man"

"That's very gay of you" Adrien snickered.

"I don't need to be gay to know Luka is hot, I have eyes that can see"

Well, that was true. You can always look at the menu even if you can't order. Nino seemed to just like the gossip really, no matter how gay it was.

"But seriously, details" Nino said, giving Adrien a playful glare.

"It was... very enjoyable" Adrien replied.

"Lame, I want the JUICY stuff man. I've heard some of the girls gossip about this shit, they get SPECIFIC"

Adrien sighed and snickered, leaning back in his hair and pointing the straw of his drink at Nino.

"Ok put it this way, my soul ascended, I've never been more sure of my sexuality and holy sHIT- he's so... so..." Adrien began, trailing off when he realised he didn't even have the words for it, making Nino snicker.

"Hot?" He suggested.

"More than hot. The temperate at the centre of the earth"

"Daaaamn you're down BAD"

"Shut up-"

Speak of the devil and the devil shall appear, as if on cue Luka showed up. Having spotted the two from across the street as he was walking past heading home. But hey, may as well stop and chat with the boys, steal some of Adrien's tea as well.

"Fancy seeing you here" Luka said.

"Hey man, we were just talking about you" Nino replied.

"Uh oh, what about?"

Nino have Adrien a mischievous glare, Adrien immediately catching on and giving him the 'don't you dare' look.

"Oh nothing special, just how Adrien is an absolute slut for you" Nino said.

"I swear to GODS Nino-" Adrien replied, kicking him under the table again.

Luka just laughed, taking the chair between the two of them.

"Is be wrong?" Luka teased.

"I mean... no, but damn you don't have to say it out loud in public" Adrien replied.

"Ok but for real, Adrien have you kept him in the loop about what's going on at school?" Nino asked.

"The weird tensions? Yeah"

Luka nodded, confirming he knew. Adrien has mentioned it several times while they tried to figure out what was going on.

"Weeeel, we think we have an idea what's going on" Nino said.

"Oh good, what is it?" Luka replied.

"Well uh, I think the girls are kind mad at me because I've been... you know, with you. Because you're Marinette's ex" Adrien explained.

Luka just rolled his eyes, taking a sip of Adrien's drink not even getting a single protest from the blonde. They did that all the time, stealing each others food and drinks. Plus... something about Luka's black lipstick marks on the straw he'd then take back and drink from himself made Adrien happy. Like an indirect kiss.

"That's it? Please what are we in year 9? I mean... I get if the ex is an asshole-" Luka said.

"That's what I was saying! Wasn't the breakup mutual anyway?" Nino replied.

"Ehhh. More like she dumped me but I wasn't going to be a dick about it you know?"

This was news to them, they'd always been under the impression it was mutual. The two didn't fight about it or anything and stayed in the same friend group, so they just assumed they'd just decided they were better as friends and left it at that.

"Woah what? SHE dumped YOU? Why would she be mad at me for dating you then?" Adrien asked.

Suddenly something clicked in Luka's mind, he'd completely forgotten this little detail in the post kiss daze he'd been in since hooking up with Adrien.

"Oooh wait... Nino does Mari still..?" Luka said, gesturing over to Adrien.

Suddenly it clicked for Nino too, he'd been focused on the fact his bestie had finally gotten laid and was happy for him to remember that little detail.

"Oh shit- you're right. She does, I think" Nino replied.

Adrien gave them a confused look, clearly there was something he didn't know here. The boys looked over at him, this may be a trickier situation then they'd thought.

"So uh... Marinette's kinda had a crush on you for... a while" Nino admitted.

Adrien almost choked on his drink hearing those words.

"She what?"