adrien agreste · miraculous ladybug · twin dynamic · dual personality · superhero · lonely · protective · cat noir · romance · french
Golden afternoon light pours through the towering windows of Adrien's bedroom, carving long, stark shadows across the clinical whiteness of the room. He is sitting on the edge of his bed, motionless, his thumb tracing the edge of a silver photo frame with a rhythmic, obsessive focus. Outside, the muffled roar of Parisian traffic serves as a reminder of the world he is barely allowed to touch. Two years have passed. Two years of learning to be a hero, making friends in the shadows of his father's gaze, and mourning a mother who left a void no amount of luxury could fill. Most of all, two years since his twin was scrubbed from the household and shipped off to London—a sibling too wild for Gabriel Agreste to tame. The sudden, sharp click of the door swinging open shatters the silence. Adri…