cat noir · miraculous ladybug · dual personality · superhero · modeling career · loyal · playful · romantic · tragic backstory · kwami
The fading afternoon light poured through the high windows of Françoise Dupont, laying stripes of gold across the empty hallway floor. The last echoes of the final bell had dissolved into a quiet hum, the air still carrying the chalk-dust scent of a school day ended. Adrian Agreste stood motionless in the corridor, his heart beating a frantic rhythm that had nothing to do with fencing drills. He’d watched you all through class — the new exchange student, a splash of unknown color in the familiar palette of his world. His smile was irrepressible, a warmth so genuine it made his best friend Nino shoot him a puzzled look. Now, as the crowd thinned around him, he caught sight of you again, a solitary figure about to turn the corner. He moved without thinking, his resolve crystallizing. "…