History Webcomic / FeralnetteAU

** In ''Birds of a Feather'', [[spoiler:Alya gets one via her ExplainExplainOhCrap moment]].

** While yelling at Marinette for putting herself in harm's way trying to distract akuma, Adrien abruptly realizes that he's repeatedly put Ladybug through similar stress with his tendency to [[SenselessSacrifice needlessly sacrifice himself]] as Chat Noir...and dismissed her AngerBornOfWorry as no big deal.
** Alya and Nino have theirs when [[spoiler:Lila's inner voice is exposed by Lady Clarity, making them realize they trusted a ManipulativeBitch over their friend and helped wear her down]].

* BrokeYourArmPunchingOutCthulhu: {{Downplayed}} in ''Enough Rope''; [[spoiler:Marinette is able to withstand Hawkmoth's attempt at corruption, but is left utterly exhausted and with a ''massive'' headache once the akumatizing butterfly is finally destroyed]].

* [[https://bigfatbreak.tumblr.com/post/664635495021740032/enough-rope-part-one-here-part-two "Chapter 0: Enough Rope"]]: Sometime before Felix's arrival, Lila convinces Alya that she's got "insider information" about Chat Noir's plans for the upcoming fair--information that she happily shares with the rest of the class, unaware of just what she's feeding everyone.
* [[https://bigfatbreak.tumblr.com/post/672153952753778688/chapter-zero-enough-rope-chapter-one-even-a "Chapter 1: Even a Worm Will Turn"]]: Felix arrives in Paris and gets the lay of the land, bringing an outsider's perspective into Ms. Bustier's classroom.
* [[https://bigfatbreak.tumblr.com/post/687698154295050240/birds-of-a-feather-current-next "Chapter 2: Birds of a Feather"]]: Marinette and Felix get to know each other better, while Gabriel's plans hit an unexpected snag. Lila starts upping her game.

* [[https://bigfatbreak.tumblr.com/post/664635495021740032/enough-rope-part-one-here-part-two "Chapter 1: Enough Rope"]]: Sometime before Felix's arrival, Lila convinces Alya that she's got "insider information" about Chat Noir's plans for the upcoming fair--information that she happily shares with the rest of the class, unaware of just what she's feeding everyone.
* [[https://bigfatbreak.tumblr.com/post/672153952753778688/chapter-zero-enough-rope-chapter-one-even-a "Chapter 2: Even a Worm Will Turn"]]: Felix arrives in Paris and gets the lay of the land, bringing an outsider's perspective into Ms. Bustier's classroom.
* [[https://bigfatbreak.tumblr.com/post/687698154295050240/birds-of-a-feather-current-next "Chapter 3: Birds of a Feather"]]: Marinette and Felix get to know each other better, while Gabriel's plans hit an unexpected snag. Lila starts upping her game.

* AdaptationPersonalityChange: {{Downplayed}} with the Miracle Box kwami. While the majority canonically act like superpowered children and make endless trouble for Marinette while in her care, ''Birds of a Feather'' firmly establishes that they're all worried about her and want to ''avoid'' stressing her out any further, showing a degree of thoughtfulness their counterparts often lacked.

* AreWeGettingThis: Like in canon, Alya embodies this trope's spirit to a tee. The problem, as Felix [[DiscussedTrope points out]], is that she ends up being a hindrance to Ladybug--the hero she claims to admire so much and whom she wants to impress--in her reckless attempts to get footage. Some scenes later, Felix is shocked that Alya is filming his hypothesis on why White Knight's attack didn't work on Marc without his express consent. She answers that he unwittingly did a good recap for her viewers.

* {{Foil}}: Nora serves as one for Alya:
** While Marinette has begun avoiding Alya due to her belief that her friends will better off/safer that way, coupled with her exhaustion with dealing with being constantly pressured by them, she also starts taking boxing lessons with Nora, spending significantly more time around her as a result.
** Marinette's relationship with Nora is far more professional, with Nora respecting her boundaries and offering her a shoulder to lean on without being pushy about it... completely unlike her sister, who strains her 'friendship' further by forcing her way into Marinette's space and 'helping' her in ways that undercut her own efforts.

* SpannerInTheWorks: Lila gets blindsided by two of these working in tandem during ''Birds of a Feather''. First off, Principal Damocles actually ''prevents'' her from controlling the narrative for once, hearing out the other side of the story. Then we learn the reason ''why'' he's acting like a ReasonableAuthorityFigure for once: [[spoiler:Chloé took steps to ensure that Marinette wouldn't get expelled again by threatening to sic her father on the school if they booted out her 'tutor']].
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: The author uses "Hawkmoth" instead of "Hawk Moth."

** [[https://bigfatbreak.tumblr.com/tagged/marinette%20dupain%20cheng%3F We've been seeing three eyes around]]. Whoever/Whatever it is, [[https://bigfatbreak.tumblr.com/post/691413449765502976 it blew out the windows of Gabriel's office, laughing as it did so]]. [[spoiler:Each post also has a "Marinette Dupain-Cheng" tag even if she herself doesn't appear, but it's "Marinette Dupain-Cheng?" instead, hinting that the three eyes are connected to her in some way. Marinette herself doesn't know about this, but [[https://bigfatbreak.tumblr.com/post/667073565476175872 Max may have seen it]] at some point, while [[https://bigfatbreak.tumblr.com/post/685715329508360192 Nora definitely did]].]]

* TheFriendsWhoNeverHang: {{Downplayed}} during ''Birds of a Feather'', when Kagami asks Marinette for advice with dealing with a friend who keeps prioritizing ''other'' friends over her, only spending time with her when she's literally the only option.

** Nearly happens to Hawkmoth when he akumatizes Sabine, only to learn that the very thing he intended to exploit--her MamaBear nature--makes her a danger toward ''him'', the one responsible for harassing her daughter in the first place.

** Ms. Bustier remains more concerned about forcing Marinette to set a "good example" for everyone else than she is about her well-being, to the point that she gets akumatized into Lady Clarity when Marinette has a panic attack in class and then, [[SarcasmMode astonishingly]], doesn't stick around to get scolded for it. She's too busy feeling sorry for ''herself'' over being treated like she's "unapproachable" to notice the butterfly flitting her way.

--->'''Marinette:''' ''[crushing an akuma in her hand]'' Oh, [[BringIt go ahead and akumatize me—see what happens, Hawkmoth]]! Every leash has two ends! I just have to pull until I find where you're holding it!

** {{Lampshaded}} in ''Enough Rope'': Marinette directly compares Chloé's fruitless pursuit of Adrien to how Chat Noir continuously harasses Ladybug. Yet while Alya is more than happy to call out Chloé for her clingy and possessive behavior, she romanticizes and "ships" [=LadyNoir=], completely glossing over Ladybug's feelings on the matter.

** Bunnyx recognizes that Marinette no longer has any faith in her friends since they've all been listening to Lila... and proceeds to lecture her about how she should trust them more, acting as though it's entirely ''her fault'' that her friendships have unraveled and as though ''she's'' the only one who needs to put more effort in.

* NeverRecycleYourSchemes: Lila runs headlong into this during ''Birds of a Feather''. After briefly getting Marinette expelled once before, she attempts to do so again, only to learn that [[spoiler:Chloé secretly took steps to ensure it she couldn't]].

* [[https://bigfatbreak.tumblr.com/post/664635495021740032/enough-rope-part-one-here-part-two "Chapter 0: Enough Rope"]]: Some time before Felix's arrival, Lila convinces Alya that she's got "insider information" about Chat Noir's plans for the upcoming fair--information that she happily shares with the rest of the class, unaware of just what she's feeding everyone.
* [[https://bigfatbreak.tumblr.com/post/672153952753778688/chapter-zero-enough-rope-chapter-one-even-a "Chapter 1: Even a Worm Will Turn"]]: Felix arrives in Paris and gets the lay of the land, bringing an outsider's perspective into Ms. Bustier's classroom.
* [[https://bigfatbreak.tumblr.com/post/687698154295050240/birds-of-a-feather-current-next "Chapter 2: Birds of a Feather"]]: Marinette and Felix get to know each other better, while Gabriel's plans hit an unexpected snag.

** Alya, despite still not being fully back with Marinette shows clear concern when Luka helps the designer bakc to her sitl while she is bleeding from her nose and asks if she has to call for help.