supermodel to superhero

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“right?” viviette was glad she wasn’t the only one. “i want to say that i don’t want to give it up because i’m helping people, but i think it’s for the more selfish reasons. like being able to be someone else for a short amount of time. even if we’re fighting crime and putting our lives in danger. queen bee is still as much in the spotlight as viviette bourgeois is, but i get to do things on my own terms. within reason.”

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viviette loved being queen bee. sure, leading a double ( sometimes triple, if you counted her school life and her career as separate lives ) life was hard, but it wasn’t being queen bee that was the worst of it. it was being viviette bourgeois. there was no freedom in being her civilian self. “i don’t want to give it up, to be honest,” viviette said, resisting the urge to readjust the comb in her hair. “i like being bee.”

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viviette just giggled, remembering all the times she’d seen marinette rush around. she’d always felt bad that she couldn’t do anything to help, but it was a little entertaining, even if it was at a close friend’s expense. “you’re welcome,” she said. “i wonder how long we’re going to be leading this double life for.” anyone listening in might think she was referring to her normal life and her modelling life, but it was the added responsibility of being a superhero that she really meant.

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“i wouldn’t be surprised if they did. i love your mum, but sometimes she can be a bit clumsy, especially when she’s rushing.” adrien had more balance, probably from all that modelling he did, but if hurricane marinette was on the warpath, no one was safe. “you won’t be on your own, i’m sure. your parents will help, and you have all of us.” viviette planned on taking some courses in business herself. she thought she would have a better understanding of the fashion industry that way. “oh, of course, but i look like a queen in everything,” she laughed.

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“oh, i have. i really have. sometimes i’m worried they’ll both keep running around at such a fast pace that they’ll run into each other and fall down.” she admired both adrien and marinette for what they did, but damn, did they overwork themselves sometimes. “believe me, i know. i’m more of a yellow girl myself.”

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“well, yeah, you’d have a fashion empire. that’s pretty amazing.” viviette was still learning how to conduct business, but from what she’d learned, she couldn’t help but look up to adrien and what he did. it seemed stressful, though rewarding. “what -- where did that come from?” she laughed. “i mean, i guess? but you’re more of a catwoman. a non-villanous catwoman.”

Elle Fanning was a guest on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on December 14, 2016.

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viviette liked her white christmases. she preferred the cold weather to the hot. “see? only if you want to, though. i’m sure your parents aren’t about to force you to take over or anything.”

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“you mean how they do in australia? i don’t get how those people do it.” sometimes she didn’t think australians were human. “ooh, i think that would suit you, actually. you already have some exposure to it because of your dad.”

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“true... and i still want to celebrate christmas. with snow, preferably.” she couldn’t imagine the temperatures being high on christmas. “i’m sure you’ll figure it out. are you having a hard time narrowing it down or do you just not have any ideas at all?”

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“school’s almost back again, though,” viviette sighed. “why can’t we have summer for a whole year? a whole two years?”

The Neon Demon (2016) dir. Nicolas Winding Refn

“how can i do that?” dizzy said frustratedly, folding her arms. “i’m just a kid with a talent for making pretty things. not like i can change anything. but you’re viviette bourgeois! you and your brother are rich and fancy and people listen to you- and you’re pretty, you’re a model. you have influence.” dizzy pointed out, frowning. “i have a wall at home with pictures of you and cameron tacked on. it’s been a big inspiration for me.”

“well, i’ll be your friend.” viviette wasn’t surprised by the description of lucifer. it seemed to match up with what little she’d been told. she would have commented on it had the girl not spoken up again. this time, she was surprised. she probably shouldn’t have been, what with her knowledge of the family so far, but it was hard for her to imagine siblings not loving each other. she and cameron had their differences, but she never doubted he loved her, and most of the people she’d met had good sibling relationships. “i’m sure she loves you. maybe she’s just bad at expressing it.”

“how can i do that?” dizzy said frustratedly, folding her arms. “i’m just a kid with a talent for making pretty things. not like i can change anything. but you’re viviette bourgeois! you and your brother are rich and fancy and people listen to you- and you’re pretty, you’re a model. you have influence.” dizzy pointed out, frowning. “i have a wall at home with pictures of you and cameron tacked on. it’s been a big inspiration for me.”

the more viviette heard this girl’s story, the more she wanted to find her grandmother and give her some justice queen bee style. she couldn’t, though. “don’t worry about what your grandmother says. you can be friends with whoever you want to be here,” she said. “cosima? you know the morgensterns too, huh? it’s good that your cousin is nice to you, though. as she should be.”