Hello!
I love the end card you made, it's really well posed☺️. (Also noticed Matagot got fangs like Hawk moth's Butterfly lower wings, I love that!)
Wanted to ask; Gabriel doesn't know about adrien being the butterfly right? (Sorry, I can't recall, what's the kids' name). If he doesn't, is he a better father? Or how does he behaves?
Also, on the same note, I'm.curois on your oppinion; it's rumored Aspik might return, do you think he will get a scarf to make him more snake like and reference "Gabriel's" gift?
So first, on the topic of Gabriel: The answer to whether he's a better father in this au is... yes, and no. See, in cannon he's obsessed with bringing his dead wife back to life and spends all his time neglecting Adrien because he's too focused on things he can't have, right? Well, as Matagot, Gabriel is the same person as in cannon, but with a different arc. In this case, he doesn't know who stole the butterfly miraculous from him--Though he does suspect Adrien a couple of times, he is never able to come up with any concrete evidence and ends up dismissing the idea for his own peace of mind--And is focusing most of his energy on retrieving it. He spends a lot of time making complicated connection charts, tracking akuma attacks, patrolling the streets and even causing conflict with people on purpose to try and force akumatizations, but does not spend much time at home with his son. Why would he? After all, Adrien is behaving himself, he seems to be doing well in school, and surly if Gabriel's son really needed anything from him, he'd ask. Adrien doesn't ask, and in this au is actively avoiding Gabriel most of the time too, (which Gabriel doesn't notice at all,) because he's worried his father will find out he has the brooch.
But no need to worry--he doesn't ever get as controlling as cannon's Gabriel, and eventually, (largely thanks to Sabine/Lady Luck's influence,) he does figure out ways to be a more attentive parent. So he is kinda a better parent than in cannon! (It just takes a while.)
--As to whether I think they'll give Aspic a scarf if he comes back in season 6? I don't know. They've changed some designs dramatically, so it's possible they'll add elements that weren't a part of the original design. If they do do Adrien again I'm sure he'll at least have an altered design since they did it with most of the other heroes. The scarf is a cool idea, though, for sure! :)
