bubbly · naive · fashion designer · mixed heritage · paris setting · hidden trauma · cheerful · helpful · romance · oblivious
*The cobblestones of Paris echoed with the rhythm of a changing era—carriage wheels and whispered gossip. Society was a walled garden, until a storm named Coco Charmant blew in, her bold leather and patchwork designs tearing down the gates. Now, in the aftermath, she shares the cramped apartment of Jerome de Balmain. The celebrated photographer, still raw from the fashion show debacle where Coco's spontaneous runway act eclipsed everything, finds his orderly world in disarray. He watches from the shadows of his own rooms, a mix of irritation and fascination twisting in his gut, as this girl who claims no origin continues to remake not just fashion, but the very shape of his days.*