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Adonis Romero, a French-Italian boy, the boyfriend of Maya Lang and the holder of the Monkey Miraculous, was beginning to think there was something wrong with him.
It had first started out when he was driving Socqueline Wang to her Arts & Crafts shop. He and her were going to the same high school, Lycée Claude Monet, and were good friends since they were in the same class.
"Thanks for driving me back to my shop, Don. I can't believe those pricks stole those art tubes and paint brushes." Socqueline frowns.
"And I can't believe YOU chased them all the way to the park, that's insane Socqueline." Adonis remarks.
"Hey, art supplies aren't cheap. I had to do what I had to do." Socqueline says proudly.
Adonis chuckles, continuing to drive. He sees the stop sign just then, and normally, he would've stopped.
But there was something wrong. The word inside the sign appears to be all jumbled up in his eyes. He squinted to try to identify the word, getting distracted.
"Adonis!!" Socqueline's voice yells.
The Romero boy flinches and hits the breaks after realizing he was still driving. He stopped just in time because a trunk had sped right past!
If he'd have stopped a few seconds late, that would've been a terrible collision.
"Adonis, why didn't you stop at the stop sign? You almost got us killed!"
"I-I'm sorry, Socqueline..."
"Just be careful next time, that driver was clearly being reckless too."
Adonis blinks in an owlish manner, staring at the confusing word in the stop sign. He then starts driving across the street when there were no more cars that were passing by.
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At first, Adonis thought that he was probably just tired that day because last night, he stayed up chatting with Maya. Then, more weird things started happening.
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Scene: Lycée Claude Monet High School. Classroom.
Adonis is reading a book, well, trying too. The words appear to be all jumbled up, some are even moving!
He blinks, wiping his eyes, leaning the book closer to his face.
So close that his African-American classmate next to him looked at him weirdly. "Yo, Don, you good bro?"
Adonis blinks rapidly and looks at him. "Y-Yeah, I'm fine Izaak. So, how are things with you and Ondine?"
"We're good, she's way more happier than that Kim a$$hole she was with." Izaak rolls his eyes.
"Don't remind me of that dude, I had to pummel him for calling Maya a b1tch at her Christmas Eve party."
"For real?! Aw, man, I should've been there!"
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"Okay, class, I hope you all wrote those essays about the human body for me." The female teacher smiles at her students. "Because you'll have to read the first page of them. When I call your names, please step up to the front. Adonis, you can go first."
Adonis gets up from his seat and goes to the front. He looks at the first page of his essay and was confused.
Once again, the words were muddled up!
He swallows, tilting his head, blinking his eyes, trying to see the words more clearly. "Er, um, human... body... is..."
The class and teacher was puzzled by his broken reading. Some were even snickering.
"Adonis, are you alright?" The teacher asks with concern.
Adonis sighs, rubbing the bridge of his nose. "Yeah, Ms. Fleur, I think I'm just tired."
"Or maybe you're just stupid." A boy jeers.
This causes some students to snigger.
"Shut up, Eugene! That isn't funny!" Socqueline shouts at the bully.
"Eugene, don't make me give you two hours of detention." The teacher threatened.
Eugene rolls his eyes.
The teacher turns back to Adonis. "Please go back to your seat, Adonis. Leave your essay on my desk before you do."
Adonis nods and puts his essay on Ms. Fleur's desk before he hurries back to his seat, embarrassed.
'Or maybe you're just stupid.' Eugene's words rung inside his head.
He sighed and put his head down.
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Yes, Adonis Romero had concluded there was something wrong with him. Throughout the week, he had problems spelling, and he was falling behind when it came to anything such as reading or writing!
Scene: School Bathroom.
Adonis kicked open a stall in frustration. "What the he11 is WRONG with me?!"
He huffs and sits down, sliding his back against the wall.
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Scene: Romero Residence. Living Room.
Adonis is watching TV with his arm wrapped around Maya's shoulder. He is squinting his eyes, trying to read the subtitles, but the words were moving!
Maya, noticing his strange behavior, rose an eyebrow. "You need glasses or something?"
"Huh?" Adonis looks at her.
"I asked if you need new glasses, you're squinting at the TV. You okay?" Maya probs.
Adonis frowns. "I don't know. I don't know what's wrong with me. Every time I try to read or write, the words get so jumbled up and start floating off the page. I've started to slack in my classes because of this."
Maya grew worried for him at this.
A gasp was heard just then and the couple turned to see Ms. Romero standing there, horrified.
"Mom?" Adonis was confused.
"Y-You... You have... dyslexia. Just like... your father." Ms. Romero frowns.
Adonis's eyes widened along with Maya's.
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Scene: Outside Doctor's Office.
Maya taps her foot, sitting down, her arms crossed as she waits for her boyfriend and his mother.
Finally, after an eternity, the exited the office.
Maya got up and looked at her sullen boyfriend. He looked back at her, staying silent.
She frowns sadly and hugs him, and he hugs back.
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Scene: Park des Vosges.
"The doctor said I have dyslexia, but it can be toned down. How am I supposed to tell my YouTube fans about this? They'll think I'm stupid!" Adonis angrily threw a pebble at the ground. He and Maya were sitting down on a bench.
"You don't have to tell them right away," Maya puts her hand on her boyfriend's shoulder. "Just take things slow. Hey, if you wanna transfer to my school, you can. There's a special needs class there, and the teacher, Mr. Agustin, is super chill, he's actually got slight dyslexia, but he can read and write."
"I don't know. Won't I be too old for your school?" Adonis questioned.
"There's thirteen to sixteen aged students in Mr. Agustin's class, you'll be fine." Maya assures.
"...Okay, I'll talk with my mom." Adonis looks down at his shoes.
"Hey," Maya cups his cheek, turning his face to look at her. "It's gonna be okay."
"What if you start to see me differently because of this?" Adonis frowns.
"I won't, Donis. I love you, and I always will." Maya then kisses the gamer sweetly, and he kisses back.
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Scene: Collége Françoise Dupont. 2 Days Later.
Maya walks with a nervous Adonis into the school, holding his hand. "It'll be okay, trust me." She smiles at him.
Adonis nods, fully trusting her.
Kalianna, who was talking with her friends, sees the couple approaching just then. "Hey, Maya! And... Adonis?"
"Aren't you in high school?" Giselle asked Adonis.
Maya and Adonis exchange looks, then look back at the girls.
"Adonis will be coming to Collége Françoise Dupont from now on." Maya says.
The girls were perplexed at this statement.
"I, um..." Adonis scratches the back of his neck. "I-I have dyslexia, and since this school has a special needs class and Maya comes here, I'd feel comfortable here."
The girls were surprised by this reveal. However, once they got over their shock, Marinette was the first to welcome him with open arms, then the rest followed suit.
Hiro and Adrien ended up coming over and met Adonis, learning about his situation and why he was in the school, and were pretty understanding.
The tranquil atmosphere did not last long for Adonis, unfortunately, because as soon as Jocelyn spotted him, her thirsty a$$ came running over with a big smile, pushing Maya away from him.
"Heyyy, handsome! I remember you, you're that hunk with the red Lamborghini," Jocelyn bites her lip, twirling a strand of hair around her finger. "You know, I still want that ride, but I can ride something else if you want~." She pokes his chest.
This made Adonis highly uncomfortable, and he leaned away as the other teens looked at Jocelyn with disgust.
"Uh, excuse me, b1tch?" Maya pushes Jocelyn away from her boyfriend. "The girlfriend of this hunk with the red Lamborghini is right in front of you."
Jocelyn scoffs. "Oh, right, I forgot about you. Ugh! You're still dating him? Break up with him already, you don't deserve him! He deserves someone like me, a literal Goddess." She flips her hair.
"Who told you that lie?" Kalianna spoke up sassily.
Her friends stifled their laughter while Jocelyn shot her a nasty look.
"Shut up you cow! Like you look any more beautiful than me, you probably had an eating disorder problem to get an hourglass body like that."
The teens were in disbelief at the Oakley girl's insult.
"Jocelyn, are you serious? How could you say something like that?" Adrien glares at her.
"Don't defend her, Adrien, you literally know it's true." Jocelyn retorts.
"Actually, I went through puberty at the age of nine, and when I got older, I got this hourglass form. You, on the other hand," Kalianna glances at Jocelyn's small boobs. "Appeared to have been a late bloomer with that small a$$ chest of yours. Even girls with small chests look more bigger than yours."
The girls laughed, Hiro snorted, Adonis chuckled, and Adrien bit his lip to keep from laughing.
"I was NOT a late bloomer! I got my period at thirteen- I mean- seven!" Jocelyn lies.
Marinette rolls her eyes. "Yeah, right, no girl gets their period at a young age lik that."
"Unless it's rare." Mireille spoke up.
"There's nothing to be ashamed of if you're a late bloomer, you don't have to lie, Jocelyn." Zoé spoke up.
Jocelyn glares at her. "Shut up, sk@nk! I've got bigger tits than you!!" She huffed before stomping away.
"Well... she may think she has bigger boobs but she's got zero a$$." Aurore comments after a brief silence.
This caused everyone to laugh, including Adrien.
Aurore was confused at this.
"What? I was just telling the truth."
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