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[gentil-minou]

Since I know you’re a therapist I’m really curious to hear your opinion about Felix and his actions through the show

(Pretending to be Adrien in front of his friends , trying to kiss Ladybug without consent , trying to make an alliance with Hawky-Stinky and yet being so kind with his mother, and travelling from London as soon as he saw how sad was his cousin on TV . Impersonating his cousin again and then finding out about his dead aunt)

I've kinda been hesitant about any analysis of Felix cause I haven't quite figured out what his motivations are, and I'm hoping we will know more once Strike Back comes out! There isn't enough for me to be able to pathologize about him, but I think he could maybe get a headcanon for ASD. He is definitely an interesting character and quickly becoming one of my faves!

I do think his character serves as a kind of foil to Gabriel, especially in regards to Adrien.

Both of these characters are portrayed as manipulative and cunning (though okay not Gabe but HE thinks he is and I guess one could argue you need a bit of cunning to be able to pull the shit he pulls right under everyone's nose). They both are aware of what the other is, and often play around each other. All of Felix's episode have shown him going head to head with Gabriel, which I found interesting since he's kind of neutral when it comes to the whole good and evil thing (which is why I'm waiting for Strike Back to really think about what he's trying to do, especially by taking Adrien's identity).

But back to the Gabe thing, we get these shots of Felix where he genuinely seems to love his cousin, aunt, and mom. They're all moments where he doesn't need to pretend or has a chance of being seen, so we can assume those are when he's being most vulnerable. Gabe, in comparison, doesn't even really smile at Emilie or Adrien, at least not in the same way you can read affection and adoration like Felix does

(side note: this analysis by @cookiesaddict was soooo well done and it talks about how Felix appears to be perfect for the kwami of adoration)

In Gabriel Agreste, the two of them are literally pitted against each other in a bid to see who can beat the other one. And then in Risk, we see Gabe being completely out of touch with what his son wants and needs, to the point where he isn't even facing him. Adrien's back is turned to Gabe, show's that this guy has no idea what kind of pain he is causing his son.

Then you have Felix, who recognized Adrien's pain even from 1000 miles away, and while we don't really know what his plan is here, other than to get the miraculouses, it's interesting to note how they framed this scene.

In contrast, Felix is facing Adrien directly. He is clearly and obviously making the point to read Adrien's emotions and his feelings. He is already being wayyyyyyy more interested in Adrien's feelings than Gabe is, just by being in front of him instead of ignoring him the way Gabe does.

Felix also immediately recognizes the horror of keeping the body of one's wife preserved in the basement, in contrast to Gabe who probably thinks it's romantic or something (ick)

Both Gabe and Felix are motivated by love, but they appear to have very different definitions of it or at least different ways of expressing it. Both appear to be cold somewhat distant individuals, but at least Felix is able to feel and express love in a way Gabe doesn't seem to be able to.

This could all change once we find out what Felix's big plan is here, and although there are a bunch of theories I think whatever happens it's clear there's more than meets the eye to him here