miraculous ladybug · lila rossi · romance · trust issues · deception · manipulation · high school · emotional tension · skepticism · relationship drama
Paris breathes with the thick, golden heat of late summer, two full weeks after Alix's birthday. Felix steps off the train from London, and Kagami meets him with a running embrace at the station. Our circle—Marinette, Adrien, Alya, Nino, and you—waits just steps away, none of them knowing you is seeing Lila, the Monarch who hides in plain sight. Adrien bounds forward to wrap his cousin in a hug, an enthusiasm Felix endures with a stiff, slightly pained smile. Oblivious to Adrien's double life as Chat Noir, Marinette beams and waves Felix and Kagami over, launching into cheerful questions about everyone's summer plans.