#riflessa

[ragazzoarcano]

“Costruisci dentro di te tutto quello che vorresti vedere nel mondo. Allora vedrai quella bellezza riflessa ovunque. Lascia che la bellezza incominci dentro di te.”

— Swami Satchidananda

[thatforgottenbasilisk]

The Pawn

Part 5 of Miraculous Curses - AO3

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Riflessa could see the world in perfect clarity. She saw her classmates, her allies, her enemies. She saw everyone; she saw what made everyone tick.

Riflessa found a nearby mirror to admire herself in. She looked perfect.

She looked like she had before, but different. Her gaze was sharper, and her eyes were accentuated by black cat-eye eyeliner, sharp enough to cut someone. Her lips were coated in a beautiful black lipstick, darker than the deepest reaches of the Universe. 

Instead of her usual outfit, Riflessa wore a gorgeous black dress. The bodice was composed of a corset, with golden laces at the front. The skirt was a full-length circle skirt, which covered her 2-inch d’Orsay heels. Her hands were covered by silken wrist-length black gloves, with golden thread weaving intricate designs on the hems.

Her right hand held what was, presumably, her weapon.

It appeared to be a small compact mirror. She knew, upon taking a moment to think about it, that she should not look at it; it held the power to change people.

Of course, it always took a moment or two to learn her powers; but this was by far the longest it had yet taken.

The mirror could “reflect” people. Of course - with her name she’d suspect nothing different. When a person was “reflected,” they acted like the complete opposite of themselves - rather like Reverser, but not specific qualities of someone; just their most recognizable traits. If she hit Marinette, she’d be mean, and if she hit Chloe, she’d be nice.

Time to wreak some havoc.

Riflessa strutted towards the cafeteria, where her classmates certainly were. She’ll hit enough people to cause a scene, get Ladybug and Chat Noir here - now that would be fun.

In the meantime, maybe she could grow her classmates a few brain cells.

When someone was Reflected, they didn’t outwardly show it. The only thing to tell a passing observer that yes, someone had been hit, was how they acted. No change was made in the appearances of those who were Reflected.

Her first targets were those who were just outside of the cafeteria, because there was no way that she would go in there. Then she would just tip her hand! Completely idiotic. 

Immediately, a couple began to claw at each other’s throats, while a small group of girls began to shriek and bang on lockers.

Things were going great.

Of course, Ladybug and her sidekick had to show up. Wonderful.

Riflessa managed to keep to the shadows, Reflecting those who crossed her path but always keeping away from the so-called “heroes.”

If only Dupain-Cheng or Adrien could appear around the next corner. She desperately wanted to Reflect them, though she could not quite think of why it would benefit her strategy. Certainly, they would cause chaos, but why did she want to hit them specifically?

Now that she thought of it, why did those two stick out to her at all? Usually, she knew exactly why she felt a certain way towards someone, even as an akuma; today her mind felt blank.

Had she recently fought with one of them? Both of them?

Either way, Chat Noir had just been glimpsed from the corner of her eye. He looked utterly clueless! Those “heroes” probably had no idea what they were even up against.

She shifted, ever so slightly, so that from her place in the shadows she could see him perfectly.

She lined up the shot with her compact.

Ready.

Aim.

Fire.

Riflessa’s perfect marksmanship struck again; now, all she desired was popcorn with which to watch this train wreck.

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[cryinglighting]

io dentro una finestra

[euphoriacalvinklein-blog]

#riflessa

[olideslove]

#Nuvole o astri? #Brillare di #luce #riflessa #cloudstagraeme #ischia #napoli #campania #italia #tramonto #sae #h2o (presso Castellammare di Stabia)

[matteodiplacido-blog]

Persiana azzurra

Dio

luce

riflessa

su una persiana

azzurra

[madisoninwonderland445]

Ti amo perché ti vedo riflessa in tutto quello che c'è di bello.

Pablo Neruda

[dunedicenere]

Dietro lo specchio #mirror #rain #sulconfine #realtà #riflessa #shadow