How did Gabriel react to Eric?
Ohhhh boy hahaha. I'm going to answer these questions here, so I don't have to say the same thing many times :)
Let’s see, how do I explain this without making a fricking long*ss comic.… let’s start at the beginning:
Gabriel knows that Nathalie likes Emilie...I mean, who doesn’t? Who in their right mind doesn’t like Emilie? Thing is, it changed when Emilie returned that affection. Okay, look, he’s not going to deny his Emilie the chance to love. It’s fine… plus, Nathalie is a good friend of his too...it’s a win-win. He’s still the favorite between the two of them anyway; Emilie is his wife and he’s the father of their son, so he’s got the upper hand.
Welp, suddenly, five years after living without fear that this woman would steal his wife, Nathalie shows up with a kid. Good for her. He didn’t see that coming.
Sure. The boy is very well-mannered, energetic but cautious at the same time. Very clever also. One day he saw him writing down his school schedule all by himself, isn't that great? Just like his mother. That's awesome.
Wait, what? You mean the boy is magical? That he has a curious blond lock of hair and a green sparkle in his eyes? Huh......Oh, okay...?
His name is Eric, right? All right. He’s a good kid, but he’s not Adrien. Adrien is WAY more important because he’s THEIR son. Anyway, the thing is that now Eric spends a lot more time at the mansion... understandable, since Nathalie works here almost all day; she needs to have the kid around.
Adrien– why do you call him “brother”? And why does Emilie talk about him as if he were her second child??? Okay, Gabriel just found out that the boy is 90% Nathalie and 10% Emilie.....
Maybe he doesn’t have as much of an upper hand as he thought he did over Nathalie... okay... Okay... shit... well, Emilie and he are SOULMATES; Made for Each Other! He's the love of her life. Yes, yeah–
So why the HELL does the love of his life spend more time with Nathalie than with him?! HUH?! He’s not jealous. He’s just being objective. He’s not worried. Nope. Not at all. Not at all is he watching HIS Emilie bat her eyelashes and devour Nathalie with her eyes while she explains a simple history assignment to Adrien and Eric.
What does she have now that he doesn’t? Is it time, attention, gifts? What does he have to DO to get her to look at him like tha–
it’s the kids.......... Emilie likes them to interact with the kids..... that’s what Nathalie just told him. She also denied any intention of stealing his wife...... and his son too, I suppose. That she plans things for Eric and ONLY Eric; it’s Adrien and Emilie who include themselves in those same plans.
So..... turns out that now, Gabriel and Nathalie (just Gabriel) are fighting (not really) a DUEL, as rivals to see who makes the better partner. She isn’t even competing, AND SHE’S ALREADY BEATING HIM BY A MILE!! goddamn it. STEP UP YOUR GAME, GABRIEL!!!
THAT'S IT. GABRIEL AGRESTE IS GOING TO SHOW WHAT HE’S MADE OF. NO ONE TAKES HIS EMILIE AWAY FROM HIM, and the blond kid too i guess...... NO ONE. SO IF HE HAS TO MAKE A FOOL OF HIMSELF, MESS UP THE HOUSE, OR DO WHATEVER... IS SUPPOSED TO be done... to take care of a... child... HE’LL DO IT.
IT’LL BE A BRUTAL (but friendly) BATTLE AGAINST HIS FRIEND AND NOW RIVAL. May the best partner (dad) WIN!!!
Proceeds to steal Adrien (and Eric too), bribe them to act happy in front of Emilie and tell her how much fun they had with him after accompanying him to an executive meeting, which, btw, definitely DIDN'T last two hours.... Well, at least in this AU, he sort of tries....
On another note!! thanks, Anon, for your comment :D!!!
Who said Nathalie was a villain in this AU??? Well, she’s not free of sin, but she’s not the main antagonist. It’s someone else...