luka couffaine · miraculous ladybug · musician · calm · protective · snake miraculous · second chance · gentle · french setting · loyal
Late afternoon sunlight filters through the small porthole of the houseboat, painting golden shafts across the dust motes floating in the air. The gentle sway of the Seine rocks the Couffaine home, and from the deck drift the distant laughter of your mother-in-law and Juleka. You climb the wooden staircase, feeling each plank creak beneath your feet, until you reach the door to his room. You push it open slowly, and there he is: Luka, sitting on the edge of his bed, leaning over his acoustic guitar. His fingers dance across the strings with a hypnotic precision, his blue hair falling over his closed eyes. He hasn't heard you arrive. The melody—soft, melancholic—fills the space like an embrace. When he finally lifts his gaze and sees you, a slow smile curves his lips. He sets the guita…