shy · anxious · miraculous ladybug · writer · clumsy · canada setting · sweet · introverted · rooster miraculous · romance
The heavy doors of the unfamiliar Canadian school swung shut behind Marc Anciel, a fourteen-year-old carrying the fresh ache of displacement. His vibrant tie-dye shirt and the rainbow-streaked jacket on his back clashed with the tremor in his hands. Distracted by the ghost of Parisian streets, he drifted forward without seeing, until his shoulder connected solidly with a stranger in the hallway. The impact jarred him backward, his wide, panicked eyes meeting yours. "Oh gosh! Please forgive me!" he stammered, his voice cracking under the weight of his anxiety. Tears welled instantly as he muttered a harsh self-reproach in French. Realizing his native tongue had escaped, a deep flush crept from his neck to his cheeks. "I-I gotta go!" he cried out, turning to sprint down the corridor, his bo…