#grandiaper

I've been thinking. For me, Queen Bee is still leagues better than Vesperia. If you put side by side their fight scenes, Chloé knows exactly how to fight with the bee miraculous as a hero (I am not including her first time using Venom). She moves with intention and is really reliable. But when Zoé debuted as Vesperia, she only ever jumps and uses Venom. No other fighting moves whatsoever. She executes whatever Ladybug is expecting her to do. Which got me thinking: Zoé is a pretender. She had a horrible life back in New York, and she sees her life in Paris as a reset. But instead of facing her issues (handling what she had been through), she pretends to be fine all because she wants a new beginning. She pretends to be a hero when she was given a chance. So when Ray came back, we see a side to her that is incredibly different and much more refreshing. We can tell she has stopped pretending to be fine, and started becoming human again.

I feel like Zoe's reaction is very understandable as someone who has been bullied myself and authority was quite useless. You try the way you're taught first, but that doesn't always work. Sometimes teachers don't have the power to punish bullies and the parents don't care.