Some people just come along, that light up the room, leave a smile tugging on your face. These people feel just like sunshine, warm and inviting. Often, they may not realize the effect of their smiles, how the joy in their laughter sparks joy in other people. Adrien Agreste, despite his inner battles, the pain that he held on to, like broken glass, too scared to let the pieces fall in the trash, holding on to the pain.
Adrien Agreste, despite that fact, loved to be around people, and when he really, really laughed, the sound was so joyous and free that you had to join in, though the sound pulled all of your senses with it. You couldn't help but be moved by the freedom there. Yet, most of the time, he kept his sunshine a little on the nervous side, as if somehow his natural charisma would not be favored by other people.
He did, however, let it shine; it came out in the less stressful moments as Cat Noir, came out when he was near friends that he found himself comfortable around. It came out, unbidden, as if he couldn't just chain it up and nervously hold it back, like a large dog that people fear that really is the biggest softie and most gentle creature that they've ever met, once they've come to know him.
His natural radiance just shone, fluttering through the air and warming up others that happen to be near by. When he smiles, sincerely, and not just for the camera, it shows. You can feel the rays of sun sparkle all through your toes and beyond, leaving you warmer and much more ready to face the day.
Adrien is so much more than just nicknamed, 'Sunshine Boy,' a name that Alya once stuck to him, by voicing and marveling over how well it fit; he becomes that nickname in the best kind of way. It flows from him, lighting up the room and leaving it better off than ever before. It doesn't even take his bright, sunshine-y blonde hair or his green as the grass gently nourished by the sun eyes to leave that feeling in the air. All it takes is a heartfelt smile, a little bit of kindness that goes beyond itself, and a warm, inviting laugh to leave you seeing him as a 'true' Sunshine Boy.
The beauty within these moments is not lost by the fact that he's not aware of their effects or aware of how much that nickname describes the warm way he makes others feel. He may not be aware of just how warm and inviting he can be, but regardless, that obliviousness will not hold back the sunshine from the clouds that threaten to dismantle it. His natural radiance always just shines through.