#|❝ Accidentally Hurting Yourself is Way Better Than Hurting Other People. ❞| ~ Felix Headcanons

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Félix is depressed. He has been for a couple years, back to before his Mom disappeared, and it came gradually as he's just extremely stressed by the isolation paired with fame at such a young age.

It's generally "mild" depression (in so far as a constant years long depressive disorder can be mild) because the diagnosis would be persistent depressive disorder rather than major depression, but that's not to say it hasn't gotten much much worse at times.

He's had a few intense episodes where he was borderline suicidal, particularly when his mom vanished, and he did engage in self harm, cutting his upper arm where it'd usually be hidden by a sleeve. Adrien is the only person who knows about that, and he's been sworn to secrecy, because Félix is convinced that their father would just be angry about it. And that would just make things worse.

He also insists to Adrien that it will never happen again, but he knows he's gotten close again a couple times.

He prefers to wear long sleeves because it erases even the slight chance that someone would see the scars, and at photoshoots he refuse to let anyone see him change for the same reason, even if it sometimes gets him teased for being a prude.

Needless to say, but Gabriel knows about none of this. Emilie knew that he wasn't exactly happy before she disappeared, but she had no idea the extent of it or how bad it was/could get.

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hc + sleep!

Both boys were insomniacs even before they became tied with the spirit of Bad Luck and Destruction.

Though it worked a little differently for them.

Adrien really only has two settings, and they’re wide awake and asleep. He doesn’t do sleepy much. He would run all hours on almost no sleep and seemingly act no different because of it… until he just crashes, often without much warning. The only person who can consistently tell when Adrien is getting tired is Felix, and he usually stays up way later than he should, since he has a hard time telling himself when he’s tired.

He has a lot of trouble staying asleep when he does finally go to bed as well, and the earlier he tries going to bed the worse he inevitably sleeps. And god forbid if he does wake up in the middle of the night, because he’s wide awake immediately and odds are he’s not going to fall back asleep that night.

Felix on the other hand is… always tired. Until he actually tries to sleep, at which point he ends up staring at his ceiling for hours on end cursing his mind for not being able to shut off. And doesn’t get enough sleep as a result, meaning he’s tired all day… and so on. It’s a viscous cycle.

He frequently ends up crashing out of sheer exhaustion like Adrien because of this, and that’s the only time he ever gets any good rest.

Since they became Chat Noir both of their sleep schedules have gotten even more erratic, as not only are they often out a all hours as Chat, but it messes with when they’re tired, and the magic of it makes them slowly more cat like, leading frequent naps rather than full sleep more suited to them but with vastly unsuited to the life they live.

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The Agreste publicist maintains active social media presences for both of the twins, basically running influencer accounts for them. This is largely a way to maintain their specific public images and keep them firmly in the spotlight, because everything about their public life exists to advertise their father's company.

The two have no control over these accounts, and are forbidden from making social media accounts for themselves. Adrien has a secret twitter account as Chat Noir though, and it is entirely full of cat puns.

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Part of the reason Félix is so more reserved than Adrien is despite them having the same environment their entire lives is because he gets sick easier than Adrien, which fed into him being more sensitive and easily overwhelmed when they were little, and this grew into his general discomfort around people as he got older, even once the reason he gets sick more often is pinned down.

Said reason is that he's immunodeficient; Common variable immunodeficiency (CVID). It was diagnosed when he was 11, and was a shock then, because Adrien isn't immunodeficient.

I did actual research for this one so you guys have to deal with it!

CVID is... partially a genetic disorder sometimes, but not entirely; the causes are still very fuzzy, but evidence points to the fact that there are genetic factors, but the epigentics- which do vary between identical twins- influence it too, so this is very possible, even putting aside the fact the the cause in unknown in most cases.

So in CVID, the person has a shortage on antibodies. So Félix gets sick easier and for longer than most people, and vaccines are less/not at all effective.

This has been more manageable since he was diagnosed, because he somewhat regularly has immunoglobulin replacement therapy. It was pretty bad when he was little though, and almost died of whooping cough as a toddler, despite having been vaccinated for it, and it was something of a formative experience to him. He still hates hospitals, but highly, highly values doctors and other medical staff.

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Tag Dump 2

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IC STATS:BOLD ALL THAT APPLY. ITALICIZE LEANING OR FORMER.

TAGGED BY:No one I stole it from @ladibugs​

Adrien

WEALTH  —

$  FINANCIAL : wealthy / moderate / poor / in poverty ✚  MEDICAL : fit / moderate / sickly / disabled {mental health wise} / disadvantaged / non applicable ✪  CLASS OR CASTE : upper / middle / working  / street trash / slave / unsure ✔  EDUCATION : qualified /  unqualified / studying / other ✖  CRIMINAL RECORD : major crimes /  minor crimes / committed crimes but has not been caught yet

FAMILY  —

◒  CHILDREN : has a child or children / has no children / wants children / verse dependent ◑  RELATIONSHIP WITH FAMILY :  close with sibling(s)  / not close with sibling(s) / has no siblings {when I’m actually doing canon} / sibling(s) is deceased {in one verse that hurts my heart}  ◔  AFFILIATION : orphaned / adopted / disowned / raised by birth parents / not applicable

TRAITS  +  TENDENCIES  —

♦  extroverted / introverted / in between ♦  disorganized / organized / in between ♦  close-minded / open-minded / in between ♦  calm / anxious / in between ♦  disagreeable / agreeable / in between ♦  cautious / reckless / in between ♦  patient / impatient / in between ♦  outspoken / reserved / in between ♦  leader / follower / in between ♦  empathetic / unempathetic / in between ♦  optimistic / pessimistic / in between ♦  traditional / modern / in between ♦  hard-working / lazy / in between ♦  cultured / uncultured / in between / unknown ♦  loyal / disloyal / unknown ♦ faithful / unfaithful / unknown

BELIEFS  —

★  FAITH : monotheist / polytheist / atheist / agnostic / it’s complicated ☆  BELIEF IN GHOSTS OR SPIRITS :  yes / no / don’t know / don’t care ✮  BELIEF IN AN AFTERLIFE : yes / no / don’t know  / don’t care ✯  BELIEF IN REINCARNATION : yes {in reincarnation AUs yes} / no / don’t know / don’t care ❃  BELIEF IN ALIENS : yes {tho not aliens on earth} / no / don’t know / don’t care ✧  RELIGIOUS : orthodox / liberal / don’t know / in between / not religious ❀  PHILOSOPHICAL : yes / no / sometimes

SEXUALITY & ROMANTIC INCLINATION  —

❤  SEXUALITY : heterosexual / homosexual / bisexual / asexual / pansexual / demisexual ❥  SEX : sex repulsed / sex neutral / sex favorable / naive and clueless ♥  ROMANCE : romance repulsed / romance neutral / romance favorable / naive and clueless ❣  SEXUALLY : adventurous / experienced / naive / inexperienced / curious / inhibited ⚧  POTENTIAL SEXUAL PARTNERS : male / female / agender / other / none / all ⚧  POTENTIAL ROMANTIC PARTNERS : male / female / agender / other / none / all

ABILITIES  —

☠  combat skills :  excellent / good / moderate / poor / none   ≡  literacy skills :  excellent / good / moderate / poor / none ✍  artistic skills :  excellent / good / moderate / poor / none ✂  technical skills :  excellent / good / moderate / poor / none

HABITS  —

☕  DRINKING ALCOHOL :  never / sometimes / frequently / to excess ☁  SMOKING : never / sometimes / frequently / to excess ✿  OTHER NARCOTICS : never / sometimes / frequently / to excess ✌  MEDICINAL DRUGS :  never / sometimes {anxiety meds, when he actually gets them} / frequently / to excess ☻  INDULGENT FOOD : never / sometimes / frequently / to excess $  SPLURGE SPENDING : never / sometimes /frequently / to excess ♣  GAMBLING : never / sometimes / frequently / to excess

Felix

WEALTH  —

$  FINANCIAL : wealthy / moderate / poor / in poverty  ✚  MEDICAL : fit / moderate / sickly / disabled {mental health wise} / disadvantaged / non applicable  ✪  CLASS OR CASTE : upper / middle / working  / street trash / slave / unsure  ✔  EDUCATION : qualified /  unqualified / studying / other  ✖  CRIMINAL RECORD : major crimes /  minor crimes / committed crimes but has not been caught yet

FAMILY  —

◒  CHILDREN : has a child or children / has no children / wants children / verse dependent ◑  RELATIONSHIP WITH FAMILY :  close with sibling(s)  / not close with sibling(s) / has no siblings {in the PV verse} / sibling(s) is deceased   ◔  AFFILIATION : orphaned / adopted / disowned / raised by birth parents / not applicable

TRAITS  +  TENDENCIES  —

♦  extroverted / introverted / in between ♦  disorganized / organized / in between  ♦  close-minded / open-minded / in between  ♦  calm / anxious / in between ♦  disagreeable / agreeable / in between ♦  cautious / reckless / in between  ♦  patient / impatient / in between  ♦  outspoken / reserved / in between  ♦  leader / follower / in between  ♦  empathetic / unempathetic / in between  ♦  optimistic / pessimistic / in between ♦  traditional / modern / in between ♦  hard-working / lazy / in between ♦  cultured / uncultured / in between / unknown ♦  loyal / disloyal / unknown  ♦ faithful / unfaithful / unknown

BELIEFS  —

★  FAITH : monotheist / polytheist / atheist / agnostic / it’s complicated ☆  BELIEF IN GHOSTS OR SPIRITS :  yes / no / don’t know / don’t care  ✮  BELIEF IN AN AFTERLIFE : yes / no / don’t know  / don’t care ✯  BELIEF IN REINCARNATION : yes {in reincarnation AUs yes} / no / don’t know / don’t care ❃  BELIEF IN ALIENS : yes {tho not aliens on earth} / no / don’t know / don’t care ✧  RELIGIOUS : orthodox / liberal / don’t know / in between / not religious ❀  PHILOSOPHICAL : yes / no / sometimes

SEXUALITY & ROMANTIC INCLINATION  —

❤  SEXUALITY : heterosexual / homosexual / bisexual / asexual / pansexual / demisexual ❥  SEX : sex repulsed {sometimes} / sex neutral / sex favorable / naive and clueless ♥  ROMANCE : romance repulsed / romance neutral / romance favorable / naive and clueless ❣  SEXUALLY : adventurous / experienced / naive / inexperienced / curious / inhibited ⚧  POTENTIAL SEXUAL PARTNERS : male / female / agender / other / none / all ⚧  POTENTIAL ROMANTIC PARTNERS : male / female / agender / other / none / all

ABILITIES  —

☠  combat skills :  excellent / good / moderate / poor / none   ≡  literacy skills :  excellent / good / moderate / poor / none ✍  artistic skills :  excellent / good / moderate / poor / none  ✂  technical skills :  excellent / good / moderate / poor / none

HABITS  —

☕  DRINKING ALCOHOL :  never / sometimes / frequently / to excess ☁  SMOKING : never / sometimes / frequently / to excess ✿  OTHER NARCOTICS : never / sometimes / frequently / to excess ✌  MEDICINAL DRUGS :  never / sometimes {anxiety meds} / frequently / to excess ☻  INDULGENT FOOD : never / sometimes / frequently / to excess $  SPLURGE SPENDING : never / sometimes /frequently / to excess

♣  GAMBLING : never / sometimes / frequently / to excess

TAGGING : I don’t tag people. Do it if you want~

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how does my muse express their feelings? do they do through small but meaningful gestures, or through bold declarations?

Well, both really. Both Adrien and Felix are prone to the dramatics and so the bold declarations, but they both fall stupidly hard and fast, and so really they would try to do little things for them all the time. Both Adrien and Felix are very doting romantic partners.

Adrien is a little more prone to bold declarations than Felix, but it’s a very slight difference in the grand scheme of things.

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how long might it take for my muse to say “i love you” for the first time?

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Not long. Both of them fall fast. Adrien would say it faster, and would only hesitate in worry of it being too soon and freaking the other person out.

Felix would be a little slower, mostly in denying to himself that he’s in love, but he falls just as fast as Adrien, and once he accepts it himself, he’d have a hard time not making it known.

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how does my muse act, consciously and/or subconsciously, around people they are romantically interested in?

Ohhh, that’s a hard one. Consciously both Adrien and Felix... tend to be a little over dramatic about it, mostly because they don’t know how to handle romance subtly.

That’s assuming they aren’t just getting extremely flustered, which is just as likely if they aren’t transformed at the time. These boys have no social skills to be able to properly handle romantic feelings.

Heck, Felix struggles with friendship. Romance is even harder.

Subconsciously however, they’re a bit different.

Subconsciously, Adrien tends to act shier, but more eagerly friendly. Without realising it, he wants to talk to them as much as possible, but tends to be way more self conscious when doing so. And tbh he might never realise he’s crushing on someone like this on his own. He can be a bit oblivious to his own emotions. 

... Felix. Acts even shier as well, though it’s different. He’s extremely shy as is, and just covers it will a cool dismissive attitude, but when he’s subconsciously harbouring romantic feelings, the cold veneer would just drop, and he would seem more traditionally shy with them.

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headcanon;;

Adrien and Felix were raised Catholic, though neither of them are entirely certain about the beliefs on which they were raised.

Adrien is an Agnostic Atheist, putting a lot more stock into the proveable than intangible faith.

Felix tends to zig zag between believing and shunning the religion he was raised on depending his mental state at the time.

When his depression is at it’s worst he tends to believe more because in those moments it brings him comfort and helps him cope, feeling like God is with him, even as he feels so alone and helpless.

At his happiest he tends to shun it because the idea of an all powerful creator can be incredibly hard to swallow for him, when he already feels like he has so little control over his life; the idea of it just makes him so uncomfortable.

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Hogwarts House Percentage Breakdown (I mean- they’d be Beauxbatons students, but just for fun) REPOST, DON’T REBLOG!  Take the quiz here.

You Are 48% Hufflepuff, 27% Ravenclaw, 14% Slytherin, and 11% Gryffindor!

You belong in Hufflepuff without question, but your Ravenclaw-esque appreciation for knowledge means your many friends come to you when they need advice from someone with a level head. While you enjoy any kind of learning, working as part of a team is where you truly thrive. You are an excellent collaborator, and understand that communication with others is an essential part of learning and, more importantly, growing as a person. Your slight compatibility with Slytherin house suggests a determination to succeed, though not at the expense of traits from your more dominant houses.

You Are 45% Ravenclaw, 21% Slytherin, 19% Hufflepuff, and 15% Gryffindor!

You are a Ravenclaw through and through, but your ruthless ambition means you may also fit well in Slytherin. Knowledge is incredibly important to you, and you love nothing more than learning new things, but your love of learning is undeniably motivated by your determination for success. Unlike some of your fellow Ravenclaws, you often avoid any task that requires teamwork, preferring to work alone. Your slight compatibility with Hufflepuff house suggests a deep love and appreciation for those close to you, which you may keep hidden for fear of being hurt.

tagged by: lol no one I just saw it on my dash and wanted to do it tagging: NOPE. Do it if u want

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BOLD :  YOUR  CHARACTER  DOES  NOT  ENJOY  THIS. ITALIC :  YOUR  CHARACTER  IS  BEGRUDGINGLY  OKAY  WITH  THIS,  USED  TO  DO  IT OR  WILL  AT  LEAST  LOOK  THE  OTHER  WAY. STRIKETHROUGH :  YOUR  CHARACTER  DISPLAYS  THIS  TRAIT,  APPROVES  OF  OR ENGAGES  IN.

swearing / profanity.  being  petted.  certain  colors.  nail  biting (he does but he gets in trouble for it).   quiet  environments  or  people. loud  environments  or  people. slang  usage. mumbling. tapping.  knocking. rocking  back  and  forth. humming. twiddling  of  thumbs. nails  on  a  chalkboard. hedonism. off-key  singing. obnoxiousness. overconfidence  and/or  cockiness. crying. shyness. scratching. proper  grammar  /  formal  speech. not  chewing  with  their  mouth  closed. belching. unshaven  /  unkempt  people. poor hygiene. yelling. certain  smells. religious  people. non-religious people. zealots. hypocrisy. arrogance. ignorance. defiance. racism. prejudice. assumptions  being  made  about  them.  rumours. arguing. infidelity  or  cheating. backstabbing. routines.  gluttony.  laziness.  procrastination.

swearing / profanity.  being  petted.  certain  colors.  nail  biting.   quiet  environments  or  people. loud  environments  or  people. slang  usage. mumbling. tapping.  knocking. rocking  back  and  forth. humming. twiddling  of  thumbs. nails  on  a  chalkboard. hedonism. off-key  singing. obnoxiousness. overconfidence  and/or  cockiness. crying. shyness. scratching. proper  grammar  /  formal  speech. not  chewing  with  their  mouth  closed. belching. unshaven  /  unkempt  people. poor hygiene. yelling. certain  smells. religious  people. non-religious people. zealots. hypocrisy. arrogance. ignorance. defiance. racism. prejudice. assumptions  being  made  about  them.  rumours. arguing. infidelity  or  cheating. backstabbing. routines.  gluttony.  laziness.  procrastination.

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Random headcanon: Both Adrien and Felix are very book smart. Homeschooled for most of their lives, they’re actually a bit ahead of the curve in school (which makes it easier to still get good grades despite missing so much class because being Chat), but...

They are highly lacking in any other kinds of smarts though. Neither of them really having any social skills or much in the way of common sense. Or communication skills. Especially not communication skills. And they also know nothing about how the ‘real’ world works, having been overly sheltered growing up.

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A very descriptive and detailed profile of your muse. Repost with the information of your muse, including headcanons, etc. If you fail to achieve some of the facts, add some other of your own! When you’re done, tag [x amount] other people to do the same!

TAGGED BY: @ladibugs​ TAGGING (Only if you wanna!): AUGH. NOPE. Anyone who wants to.

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NAME:  Adrien Alphonse Agreste AGE: 15-16 (depends on thread tbh) SPECIES: Human GENDER: Male ORIENTATION: Bisexual PROFESSION: Student / Superhero / Model

—————————————————————————- ( PHYSICAL ASPECTS ) BODY TYPE: Thin but Muscled  EYES: Green SKIN: Tanned  HEIGHT: 5′11 WEIGHT: 120 lbs —————————————————————————- ( FAMILY ) SIBLINGS: Felix Agreste. (He defaults to twin AU because muse is weird, so if I interact with a Felix I assume brother probably twin ) PARENTS: Gabriel Agreste ( father ), Mama Agreste ( mother, unnamed as of now- missing ) ANY PETS? yes [  ]  ||  no [ x ]  ( his dad won’t let him ) —————————————————————————- ( SKILLS ) PHYSICAL PROWESS: 9/10 ( Adrien is physically strong and quite tough, though is a bit too thin for what he does ) SPEED: 7/10 ( Adrien is rather fast and agile, but he tends to rely more on his strength and toughness and so doesn’t move as quickly as he could most of the time, and could be caught in a bad situation by moving too slow ) MAGIC: 6/10  ( Plagg enhances his abilities while he’s transformed, but he’s mostly using skills gained in his athletic pursuits. Plagg is mostly just evening the playing field with with supervillains. He also slightly enhances his abilities when not transformed, but only in minor subtle ways )

—————————————————————————- ( LIKES ) COLOURS: Greens, white, black, blues, yellows, & oranges SMELLS: Tea, Baked Goods,  FOOD: Chocolate, Sweets in general, Croissants, Srsly sweets he has a sweet tooth but is never allowed to have them  FRUITS: Strawberries, Cherries DRINKS: All kinda of teas, hot chocolate, coffee if he can dump a lot of sugar and creamer in it ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES? yes [  ] ||  no [ x ] FAVORITES: piano, cats, having his hair stroked, curling up with a book, time with his friends

—————————————————————————- ( OTHER DETAILS ) SMOKES? yes [ ]  ||  no [ x ]  ||  Occasionally [  ] DRUGS? yes [ ]  ||  no [ x ] ||  Occasionally [ ] He would never poison himself.   DRIVER LICENSE? yes [  ]  ||  no [ x ]  

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NAME: Félix Lucien Agreste (Not that I can be bothered to put the accent most of the time) AGE: 15-16 (depends on thread tbh) SPECIES: Human GENDER: Male ORIENTATION: Bisexual PROFESSION: Student / Superhero / Model (less so than Adrien if it’s twin AU)

—————————————————————————- ( PHYSICAL ASPECTS ) BODY TYPE: Lean & Muscled EYES: Green (or Blue if he’s not Adrien’s twin) SKIN: Pale HEIGHT: 5′11 WEIGHT: 140 lbs —————————————————————————- ( FAMILY ) SIBLINGS: Adrien Agreste (Twin by default) (Or N/A if in the PV verse) PARENTS: Gabriel Agreste ( father ), Mama Agreste ( mother, unnamed as of now- missing ) ANY PETS? yes [  ]  ||  no [ x ]  ( his dad won’t let him ) —————————————————————————- ( SKILLS ) PHYSICAL PROWESS: 8/10 ( Felix is physically strong and rather tough, but he could be stronger, if he put more effort into the athletics his father forced him into but he doesn’t) SPEED: 8/10 ( Felix relies just as much on his speed and agility as his strength, picking this up from what he chose to do in ballet, tending to incorporate it into how he fights ) MAGIC: 6/10  ( Plagg enhances his abilities while he’s transformed, but he’s mostly using skills gained in his athletic pursuits. Plagg is mostly just evening the playing field with with supervillains. He also slightly enhances his abilities when not transformed, but only in minor subtle ways )

—————————————————————————- ( LIKES ) COLOURS: Greens, greys, black, dark blues, browns, & dark purples SMELLS: Coffee, flowers  FOOD: Simple baked goods, idk tbh he’s not picky he just wants to get enough to eat FRUITS: Cherries DRINKS: COFFEE, COFFEE, Coffee, also black tea  ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES? yes [  ] ||  no [ x ] FAVORITES: piano, violin, cats, reading, drawing, having his hair stroked, roses

—————————————————————————- ( OTHER DETAILS ) SMOKES? yes [ ]  ||  no [ x ]  ||  Occasionally [  ] DRUGS? yes [ ]  ||  no [ x ] ||  Occasionally [ ] He would never poison himself.   DRIVER LICENSE? yes [  ]  ||  no [ x ]   ———————————————————————

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Archetype’s Quiz

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tagging ARGH NO NOPE I HATE TAGGING DO IT IF YOU WANT

        Adrien

60% Caregiver:

Friendly, sincere, and compassionate, the Caregiver finds their reward in helping others. No one could ask for a better best friend.

Archetype Family: caring Other Expressions: nurturer, mother, lover, sister, teacher, rescuer, homemaker, heroine, best friend, companion why are these all the feminine versions of the words wtf caring is not a feminine thing Life Journey: care for others in ways they are unable to care for themselves Unique Challenge: fear of being thought of as selfish Lesson to Learn: learning to help when it’s really needed Defining Grace: compassion Challenge to Self: How can I dedicate more time for myself so I have more stamina to care for others? Can I give myself the freedom to explore what truly makes me happy?

30% Intellectual:

The Intellectual is the ultimate dinner-party guest. Engaging questions and thoughtful debate are their trademarks.

Archetype Family: Thinking Other Expressions: Professional, Student, Scholar, Judge Life Journey: To pursue knowledge for the sake of discovering truth in all areas of life. Unique Challenge: To recognize when I’ve locked myself into a line of thinking based on my education or experience; to remain open to new ideas. Lesson To Learn: To learn to listen to my gut, and to discern the differences between reason and truth. Defining Grace: Wisdom Challenge To Self: I will avoid paralysis by analysis.

10% Explorer:

The Explorer is drawn to the unknown, whether that’s a Himalayan peak or the road not taken, and have a thirst for adventure. They take journeys, not vacations.

Archetype Family: Discovering Other Expressions: Adventurer, Trailblazer, Traveler Life Journey: To follow paths that are self-discovered. Inspire others to explore uncharted territory. Unique Challenge: To be unafraid to commit: to settling in one place, with one person, and one style of life; to recognize that exploration can be emotional as well as physical. Lesson To Learn: To take the initiative while coordinating with others to break barriers and accomplish great things. Defining Grace: Self-Motivation Challenge To Self: I will climb every mountain, feel every moment.

       Felix

46% Intellectual

The Intellectual is the ultimate dinner-party guest. Engaging questions and thoughtful debate are their trademarks.

Archetype Family: Thinking Other Expressions: Professional, Student, Scholar, Judge Life Journey: To pursue knowledge for the sake of discovering truth in all areas of life. Unique Challenge: To recognize when I’ve locked myself into a line of thinking based on my education or experience; to remain open to new ideas. Lesson To Learn: To learn to listen to my gut, and to discern the differences between reason and truth. Defining Grace: Wisdom Challenge To Self: I will avoid paralysis by analysis. 

45% Creative

The Creative appreciates all beautiful things, in art and daily life. The creative act is essential to who they are.

Other Expressions: Performer, Creator, Storyteller Life Journey: To explore the heights of imagination through new forms of creativity. Unique Challenge: To overcome the fear of being unoriginal. Lesson To Learn: To develop artistic gifts rather than ignoring them. Defining Grace: Creativity Challenge To Self: I will develop my talent and express myself without letting fear of failure hold me back, and stand by my artistic point of view in the face of criticism.

9% Tastemaker

The Tastemaker is always on top of the trends—or starting their own. Their sense of style is second to none and their taste, impeccable.

Archetype Family: Fashion Other Expressions: Host, Stylist, Goddess, Diva Life Journey: To become comfortable in my own skin; to derive power from self-esteem rather than the clothes I wear. Unique Challenge: To cultivate my individuality; to form a stylistic point of view that reflects my whole being. Lesson To Learn: To recognize when I’m being judged superficially. Defining Grace: Exuberance Challenge To Self: I will create an authentic life that reflects my individuality and empowers me as a person.

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Have I ever spelled out the difference in the way Adrien and Félix react to Gabriel’s generally shitty parenting? I don’t think I have!

Okay, well there’s a stuff in common. They both feel trapped, and the high expectations do a lot of damage to both of their self esteems, but day to day they react very differently.

Adrien is quiet, and doesn’t like to fight it. He just wants to make Gabriel happy. To maybe hopefully get back the father he knew before his mother disappeared. He’s putting up with it because he has hope that maybe it will get better.

Félix... very emphatically doesn’t do that.

He doesn’t take his father’s shit at all. Whether it’s going behind his back to defy him, or just being a sassy shit whenever he actually sees Gabriel. He’s angry. How DARE their father just pull back on them like that when they are missing their Mom too! Gets himself into a lot of trouble for it, but he’s stubborn, so he usually doesn’t back down.