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Just some additional notes since I forgot last night:
- Alya only met Sith that exact day, which explains her hesitation. No, she didn't know it was Luka, however, she was aware of his existence as she would often see a figure on a faraway rooftop looking over at the Dupain-Cheng bakery and assumed he was the guardian Marinette chose.
- When they met, Alya was Rena Furtive. She wasn't expecting him to let her use the ladybug miraculous at all as she thought he would be the one to use it.
- The name Luka/Sith called Mari "Mon Trésor" means "My Treasure". Yes, she is that precious to him.
- Master Su-Han assisted Scarabella in taking down the akuma in the sidelines. He wasn't able to help Marinette before so he's trying to make up for his own mistakes and shortcomings by being of assistance. (I'm mad at him for doing nothing the entirety of S4 so he better use those celestial guardian hands in this)
- To explain why Shadowmoth felt like he had no choice but to run away: Nathalie is in a near comatose state as her health declined even further after a year and it weighed on Gabriel, who lost his wife, as well the loss and betrayal of his son. (Again, this Gabriel is the Cat Blanc one AKA the asshole of assholes one)
Hope you guys enjoyed the bonus chapter! <3