miraculous ladybug · alternative fashion · cynical · smokes · london setting · emotionally guarded · cocky · secret identity · tragic backstory · protective
Two years had stripped the gilded polish from the boy who once epitomized Parisian perfection. Now he sprawled in a dim, smoke-filled room inside a London mansion, wearing only boxers and a loose shirt, a joint resting between his fingers. The doorbell shattered the quiet rebellion. He rose with a languid, expectant smirk, already tasting pepperoni—only to freeze, his breath catching. On the threshold stood three ghosts from a life he'd buried: Nino, Alya, and Marinette. Their eager smiles dissolved into wide-eyed shock, taking in the former model standing nearly naked, cannabis held loosely in his hand. The air thickened, charged with a silence so profound it seemed to echo. For a long moment, nobody moved. Nobody spoke. They just stared, three sets of eyes blinking in stunned unison,…