History NotWhatItLooksLike / FanWorks

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* ''Fanfic/RiskItAll'': After breaking the arm of the man who mugged him, Ren quickly realizes that it looks like ''he's'' the one doing the mugging and feebly tries to tell onlookers that the guy mugged him first. He quickly gives up, takes his money back, and runs for dear life.

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* ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/44607043/chapters/113604169 ...How Could You?]]'' [[PlayedForDrama plays this for drama]]: Alya and Nino lock Marinette and Adrien into a janitor's closet and pretend an akuma's attacking, causing Marinette to go into a panic attack. When they reopen the door to find Adrien gently embracing and working her through it, both immediately start crowing about how well their plan worked, with Nino outright asking Adrien if he had a condom. Adrien and Marinette are horrified and disgusted by the pair, especially when both refuse to admit they did anything wrong.

** PlayedForDrama during the FinalBattle with [[DragonTheirFeet Mayura]]: [[spoiler:Chat Noir defeats her, then offers a hand up, only for her to steal the Ring right off his finger. The footage captured by the news makes it appear as though he ''intentionally'' let her take it -- and coupled with his exposure as Adrien Agreste, aka Hawkmoth's ''son'', and how Chat Noir missed the last fight with Hawkmoth, people naturally [[ConvictedByPublicOpinion assume the worst]]]].

* A non-romantic variant is PlayedForDrama in ''[[Fanfic/MissingMiraculousLadybug Missing]]''. After Marinette mysteriously disappears, many of her classmates initially assume that she ran away from home. Alya, in particular, thinks that she's pulling a stunt [[AttentionWhore for attention]], though she comes to [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone deeply regret thinking that way]] after learning that [[BitchInSheepsClothing Lila]] ''is'', in fact, [[ManipulativeBitch just as bad]] [[CassandraTruth as Marinette was trying to tell them]]. Others fear that her disappearance was far from voluntary. In reality, her disappearance is due to an akuma [[LaserGuidedAmnesia erasing Ladybug's memories]] of her alter ego, leading to her staying transformed and continuing to patrol Paris rather than heading home to a life she doesn't remember.

* ''[[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/343559/measurements Measurements]]'', part of Jay-The-Brony's ''Fanfic/FriendsWithEverybody'' continuity, has this little exchange:
--> '''Flash Sentry''': "Sunset! This... this isn't what it looks like!"\\
'''Sunset Shimmer''': "Well, it ''looks'' like Rarity was having some neck pains and you were being a good friend and helping her out with it." ''(I.e., giving her a neck massage.)''\\
'''Flash Sentry''': ''(truthfully)'' "Um... in ''that'' case... it's ''exactly'' what it looks like."

* Inverted in ''FanFic/SophisticationAndBetrayal'', where an encounter between the protagonist and Rarity was exactly what it looked like. Pinkie Pie however mistakes this for "a big hug", and accepts a BlatantLies excuse of Rarity [[TheImmodestOrgasm being excited]] over her recent business success.
* In ''[[FanFic/RainbowDoubleDashsLunaverse Tales Of Ponyville]]'', Trixie needs to use a memory-transfer spell to show Raindrops something. Unfortunately, for Luna alone knows what reason, the spell requires that you kiss the pony you want to give memories to. With tongue. Naturally, Cherilee (who, incidentally, is under the mistaken impression that Trixie is not only a virgin (which she is), but totally ignorant with regards to sex) walks in at just the wrong moment.

* ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/52809949/chapters/136933621?view_adult=true I Ain't a Doll, This Ain't a Dollhouse]]'': In chapter 7, after Kakyoin reveals his suspicion of Giorno as a possible Joestar, Jotaro picks up his grandfather's suspciou silence and immediately suspects that Giorno is ''another'' illegitimate child like Josuke, especially since Joseph would be the only viable male Joestar to have a child when Giorno was concieved. Joseph has to reveal the more harrowing truth he got from Johanna's corpse in chapter 2: that Giorno is the son of DIO and Johanna, as a result of DIO's control and possession over her corpse.

* In ''Fanfic/TheOneToMakeItStay'', [[ForWantOfANail the pictures they find on Marinette's phone]] convince the Oblivated Ladybug and Chat Noir that she's dating Luka. Chat Noir decides to [[LoveConfession confess his feelings to her]] in order to get them off his chest, with no intention or expectations of having them returned... unaware that he normally makes a habit of [[EntitledToHaveYou harassing his partner]]. Alya then takes the footage and [[ManipulativeEditing edits it]] to make it seem that Ladybug was receptive, posting it on her Ladyblog and creating all matter of problems as a result. Chief among them being that [[spoiler:Hawkmoth reads the Ladyblog and is inspired to exploit their 'relationship']]...

* Parioded in this ''[[https://www.reddit.com/r/grandorder/comments/us99hl/kiara_x_andersen_lap_pillow/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share fan comic]], where Kiara is resting her head on Hans Anderson's lap but wants to keep this softer side a secret to maintain her NunTooHoly image. When their master arrives, Kiara frantically says this isn't what it looks like and [[BlatantLies she was doing something more sexual with Hans]].

* ''Fanfic/ManehattansLoneGuardian'': Limefrost Spiral fights off two muggers in an alley and leaves one unconscious on top of the other, with a knife pinning the thug's tail to the ground. When Coffee and Drama investigate the alley for unrelated reasons, the thug frantically declares that it's not what it looks like. After the thugs leave, Drama's dialogue suggests that she thought they were having sex, while Coffee was able to discern the truth behind the matter.

* ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/50649523 Jotaro Loves His Family]]'' has the titular Stand-user escorting his teenage [[GenderFlip aunt Josuko]] to a woman'sclinic [[TeenPregnancy after she gets pregnant with her and Okuyasu's child]]. When they are there, Jotaro gets several dirty looks as people suspect [[FaceOfAThug that he is a delinquent]] that forced an underage and terrified girl into a relationship, particularly since Josuko is the daughter of a beloved late police chief, even leading to a co-worker of Ryohei pulling Jotaro outside to confront them. When Josuko returns from the check-up, she introduces Jotaro as her nephew, calling the police to balche in realization and quickly apologizing to Jotaro for the misplaced interrogation.

* ''Fanfic/TheBridge'': Rodan abruptly walks up to Rainbow Dash and presses their foreheads together so that she can join the telepathic conversation he is having with Mothra Lea. When it is over, they look up to find Rodan's kinda love interest Phoenix Flamez jealous and the other bystanders, including Rainbow's parents, thinking they were getting intimate. They frantically try to explain it's not what they think.

* ''FanFic/OnceMoreWithFeeling'': In a chapter, Misato caught Asuka leaving Shinji's room at the morning. Asuka has to explain that is not what it looks like, she had been not acting untoward towards Shinji and had a good reason for she sleeping in his room. The reason being [[spoiler:he had nightmares and she was trying to comfort him]].

* In one tale in ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10264509/441/Tales-of-Fairies Tales of Fairies]]'', the trope is averted when Cana casually states to Lucy that her making out with Loke while she's without her top and he has his shirt unbuttoned ''is'' what it looks like.

%%* ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/50649523 Jotaro Loves His Family]]'' has Stand-user escorting his teenage [[GenderFlip aunt Josuko]] to a

%%* ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/50649523 Jotaro Loves His Family]]'' has Stand-user escorting his teenage [[GenderFlip aunt Josuko]]

* {{Subverted}} in the ''LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya''/Website/TVTropes crossover ''Fanfic/KyonBigDamnHero''. Kyon is found in a compromising position just to be photographed and teased a little. He still says the line though.

* ''Fanfic/AlyaAndTheHaremReality'', Alya knowing Stompp's name despite being their first meeting and having [[RippleEffectProofMemory faint memories of another timeline]] causes the Bull Kwamii to suspect that she used the Ladybug and the Cat Miraculous to try and change reality. Trixx has to quickly jump in and say Alya can't remember anything ''in full'' to make it clear that Alya had gotten into the way of someone's wish rather than deliberately using the Miraculouses.

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* {{Subverted}} in the ''LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya''/Website/TVTropes crossover ''FanFic/KyonBigDamnHero''. Kyon is found in a compromising position just to be photographed and teased a little. He still says the line though.

* ''FanFic/ShinjiAndWarhammer40k'': In chapter 24, Shinji and his father are alone in a room and Shinji punches himself to get his father in trouble. When Misato stormed into the place and saw Shinji bleeding, Gendo tried to explain what this was not what it looked like... and then he shut up because he realized that NOBODY would believe him.

-->That gave Gobber a perfect view of Hiccup, the lad's hair smoking slightly, his shirt torn halfway open and smoldering, lying flat on his back, and Astrid, her shirt and pteruges ''also'' smoking slightly, crouched over him, her hair askew. She was breathing heavily, which was interrupted by a spasming hiccup.
-->Gobber took one look and felt a grin sprout. "Aye there lad, that's more like it!" he teased.
-->The two of them looked at each other and a moment of comprehension crossed their faces. Astrid leapt off of him like he was on fire, and they both started babbling.
-->"It's not what it looks like!"
-->"One of the Zippleback canisters cracked open!"
-->"We weren't doing anything!"

* In ''This Time As A Namikaze'', the Sandaime and Hyuuga Hiashi knock on Naruto's door. A sleepy Naruto sans jacket answers. Cue Hinata (also sleepy) walking in saying "[[ComeBackToBedHoney Naruto-kun. Come back to bed.]] [[InnocentInnuendo You over-exerted yourself last night.]]" wearing nothing but his jacket. The explanation is that Naruto was masquerading as a missing-nin the previous night and got roughed up escaping from ANBU prison in a big storm only to get back to his apartment to see a soaking wet Hinata inside. He offers her his jacket to keep her warm and out of wet clothes then passes out in his bed where they end up cuddling. [[OverprotectiveDad Hiashi has a fit.]]