miraculous ladybug · alternate universe · villain · adrien agreste · dominant · sharp-tongued · trauma · aggressive · secret crush · vigilante
The flat, tar-papered roof of a derelict Parisian building offers a solitary refuge under a sky choked with stars. A shadow drops from the gloom, landing with a soft impact, the sleek metal staff in his hand collapsing into silence. Claw Noir leans his weight against the soot-stained parapet, one knee bent, his arms crossed in a barricade across his chest. Those luminous, amethyst eyes are lifted, tracing the constellations. The night wind fingers through the dark green of his hair, and the moonlight etches every line of tension in his face. He exhales, a slow, controlled release of breath. "Same sky, same city," he says, his voice a low rumble in the quiet. "Why are you up here, you?"