HBBIC (Head Bitches & Bastard In Charge)

All You Wanna Do

TW Warning: Mentions of unwanted touching, attempted assault, treating suicide like it's nothing

'Do not cause a scene.'

'She may be your future suitor. Get used to it, Adrien.'

'Smile.'

'You are a model. Expect this.'

'You are a ten amongst threes.'

... Those are the words Adrien had been hearing from his father ever since he started modeling for him at the mere age of eleven. He was not allowed to say 'no,' or 'stop,' even if it was said politely to anyone who tried to touch him in ways he didn't like. People would randomly hug him- which he didn't mind, but it couldn't hurt to ask first. Girls his age would throw themselves at him and go in for a kiss every five seconds, and he was just supposed to smile and pose for the pictures at the risk of receiving another disappointed look from his father.

Yes, the disappointed look that says, 'She is your possible future wife, so allow her to do what she wants,' every time some hot girl from a wealthy family tried flirting with him at a social event. Whenever Adrien got that look, he felt like he could either cry, throw up, or do both. And when Lila started modeling, he stopped getting the disappointed look and instead, got the disappointed voice

One time, about a month ago, they had yet another very unsuccessful photoshoot at the Eiffel Tower. Lila wouldn't stop being a brat and complaining about how she wasn't close enough to Adrien, the food tasted like garbage, and that Vincent wasn't capturing her in the right light. The photoshoot went on until sunset and Vincent was only able to capture ten perfect photos in contrast to his impressive thirty, so they had to postpone until tomorrow when everyone was less exhausted. Adrien did not envy the man, having to look at his clear discomfort and Lila's predatory gaze, but he did sympathize with him and the rest of the staff for being forced to cater to the awful girl, especially Bex and Syd.

Both have been working for the brand as hairstylists about two years before Adrien began modeling. They mainly worked with kids and had both minored in childcare at university, so they had a way with the younger models or just any child in need of a quick styling session. Bex dotted over Adrien when he started working, often making jokes about dying his hair pink to see his parents' reactions, and Syd always had a tablet charged up and ready for the young Agreste to watch cartoons on, knowing how bored he must be just sitting in that chair for so long. Originally, they started out as good friends to the blonde, but then Adrien began to see them as sisters. Sisters who teased him about any crushes he might have, helped him with homework since the shoots were cutting into school time, and often sneaking in some candy for him.

When they hugged Adrien and gave him little pecks on the cheek, he didn't mind because they were like family to him. It was all so sweet and endearing.

But then one day, the talks about school crushes turned to rants about Lila when they weren't styling her hair, which they dubbed, 'Atrocious'. Adrien has never seen them look so upset before... Maybe when a pigeon swooped down and stole Syd's pretzel, but that was nothing. It went on non-stop, and Adrien could tell they were tempted to curse in front of him.

Their anger started rising to new levels when Lila began critiquing their work. Bex even broke a hairbrush with just one hand. It started as rude jabs, saying they're giving her split ends and using the wrong conditioner when they're not. Then the monster burst out of its cage. Lila would screech to the top of her lungs about how they're triggering her allergies by using inorganic products, making her hair fall out with cheap brushes, and burning her with the curling iron... The last one might have been true but she wasn't done yet. What really set the two girls off was when Lila had the gall to call them 'incompetent amateurs who couldn't style a Barbie doll'... This made the rest of the staff duck, cover, and pray to their respective deities.