History Fanfic / ADifferentMiraculousSetOfCircumstances

Luka, bearer of the Snake Miraculous and sole protector of Paris, has fought akuma for over a year. The worst of them, a mysterious boy known as Chat Blanc, has almost beaten him several times. Luka needs a partner... and when Master Fu gives him the Mouse Miraculous, he knows just who to give it to: Marinette Dupain-Cheng, proven HeroicBystander and Luka's crush.

** Luka, due to being the only hero that shoulders the burden of protecting Paris, becomes more jaded and withdrawn because of the constant battles. Luckily, meeting Marinette lightens his heart and even shows a more upbeat side to him which isn't often seen due to his mellow cool temper. Rose even lampshades this.

** Although Marinette and Alya are on amiable terms, they aren't as close as best friends like in canon.

* ForWantOfANail:
** Master Fu decided the Ladybug Miraculous was too powerful to risk its loss, especially since the Black Cat has a villainous wielder, so he gave out the Snake Miraculous instead. Since Luka is better attuned to wield it than either Marinette or Adrien, it's he who gets to be Paris' hero. Unfortunately, he receives no partner until it's become clear Chat Blanc has the upper hand.
** The Miraculous Hawkmoth found was the Cat's, not the Peacock's, which he then gifted to his son. So, there's no Mayura and no need for throwing [[MonsterOfTheWeek akumas each day]] at Viperion. An akumatized Black Cat wielder is already powerful enough to put said hero through the wringer. Adding that to the fact the Ladybug Miraculous remains hidden, Gabriel sees no need to reveal himself to the public eye.
** Luka and Marinette meet and establish a strong bond a little bit earlier than in canon. First, as a {{Hero}}/HeroicBystander duo, and then as friends outside the mask. When Master Fu allows him to pick a permanent partner, Viperion chooses Marinette to be Multimouse -- with that only reinforcing their closeness.
** Unlike in canon, Luka doesn't get the chance to know Adrien's other identity. In this case, it's because they are on opposing sides of the conflict instead of being occasional allies. Likewise, Marinette is unaware of Luka's superhero persona -- mostly because Luka is the one handing out Miraculi and Marinette is his pick.
** While respected, Viperion is a less popular hero than Ladybug, so the Parisians aren't as hyped about him until Multimouse comes around. Marinette just seems to be more charming and reassuring to distressed civilians than Luka.

* OhCrap: Lila, upon realizing that her lie about being friends with Multimouse comes to bite her in the ass. She's happy in what she thinks is a date with Adrien, whose interest stems from wanting to gain intel on the heroes he's fighting against. Then, her answers prove to be unsatisfactory for him and she gets [[spoiler: kidnapped by Hawkmoth]]. Because Lila purposely chose an isolated spot to add a romantic sense to her date, it means there are no witnesses and Adrien can easily claim that she [[spoiler: "rushed home sick"]].

* AdaptationalHairstyleChange: It's mentioned that Marinette ties her hair in two buns instead of her canonical pigtails.

** Because she doesn't have Tikki to help her build her confidence, Marinette is shyer compared to her canon counterpart and thus, not as vocal when she realized Lila was lying.

* AdaptationalSuperpowerChange: In canon, Marinette is the user of the Ladybug miraculous. Here, she's chosen to wield the Mouse Miraculous. Furthermore, unlike canon's [[OneToMillionToOne Multitude]], the Mouse's special ability is changed to 'Ghost' which allows the user to travel through solid barriers.

** Unlike in canon, Marinette does not hold any romantic feelings towards Adrien. Instead, ''he's'' the one who developed a crush on her after the umbrella moment. Therefore, he's the one looking for any opportunity to spend time alone with her. Also, he's quite possessive and a CrazyJealousGuy when it comes to her.

** It's stated that Sass is Mullo's Kwami partner akin to the dynamic between Ladybug and Black Cat Kwamis.

** Marinette is shyer compared to her canon counterpart, thus, not as vocal when she realized Lila was lying.

* TheManBehindTheMan: No one even knows that Hawkmoth ''exists'' in this universe, much less that he's the know commanding Chat Blac to cause mayhem and demand the Ladybug Miraculous. Master is aware that both the Butterfly and Black Cat Miraculi have been activated to do evil, but it's dubious whether he is privy to the Cat's brainwashing.

* AdaptationalVillainy: In canon, Gabriel Agreste was not ''physically'' abusive, though that was pretty much the only good thing that could be said about him.

* AdaptationalHairstyleChange: It's mentioned that Marinette ties her hair in two buns instead of her canon pigtails.

* AbusiveParent: Adding to his canonical emotional neglect and psychological abuse, Gabriel Agreste regularly beats his son into submission and has [[BrainwashedAndCrazy akumatized him]]. He even performs a {{Familial Body Snatch|er}} when heavily dissatisfied with his son's behavior.

** Luka and Marinette meet and establish a strong bond a little bit earlier than in canon. First, as a {{Hero}}/HeroicBystander duo, and then as friends outside the mask. When Master Fu allows him to pick a permanent partner, Viperion chooses Marinette to be Multimouse.

* AbusiveParent: Adding to his canonical emotional neglect and psychological abuse, Gabriel Agreste regularly beats his son into submission and has [[BrainwashedAndCrazy akumatized him]]. He even performs a FamilialBodySnatch when heavily dissatisfied with his son's behavior.

** Master Fu decided the Ladybug Miraculous was too powerful to risk its loss, especially since the Black Cat has a villainous wielder, so he gave out the Snake Miraculous instead. Since Luka is better attuned to wield it than either Marinette and Adrien, is him who gets to be Paris' hero. Unfortunately, he receives no partner until it's become clear Chat Blanc has the upper hand.

** Luka and Marinette meet much earlier than in canon.

* TheManBehindTheMan: No one even knows that Hawkmoth ''exists'' in this universe.

* OhCrap: Lila, upon realizing that her lie about being friends with Multimouse comes to bite her in the ass when Adrien seemingly asks her out on a 'date' only to interrogate her and when she doesn't provide satisfactory answers, [[spoiler: Hawkmoth takes over and kidnaps her. Made worse that she purposely chose a more isolated spot for their 'date', thinking it would be more romantic, which means there were no witnesses, leaving everyone none the wiser when Adrien claim she 'rushed home sick'.]]

!!This fic includes the following tropes:

** Luka, due to being the only hero that shoulders the burden of protecting Paris, becomes more jaded and withdrawn because of the constant battles. Luckily, meeting Marinette lightens his heart and even shows a more excited side to him which isn't often seen due to his mellow cool temper. Rose even lampshades this.
* AdaptationalSuperpowerChange: In canon, Marinette is the user of the Ladybug miraculous. Here, she's [[spoiler: chosen to wield the Mouse miraculous. Furthermore, unlike canon's Multitude, the Mouse's special ability is changed to 'Ghost' which allows the user to travel through solid barriers.]]
* AdaptationRelationshipOverhaul: Unlike canon, Marinette does not hold any romantic feelings towards Adrien. Instead, ''he's'' the one who developed a crush on her after the umbrella moment.
** Marinette's lack of crush on Adrien also doesn't make her do anything to call Lila out on her lies. At best, she quietly dislikes her in the background. So they never became outright enemies.
* AbusiveParent: Gabriel Agreste. If you thought canon was bad, here, it's taken up to eleven.
* BettyAndVeronica: Luka is Marinette's Betty (the nice down-to-earth musician boy) to Adrien's Veronica (the lonely rich kid with ''lots'' of issues).
* ForcedIntoEvil: Adrien is brainwashed ''all the time'', and sometimes literally beaten into obedience. He retains just enough sense of self to not target people with Cataclysm, and keep his LoveInterest at arm's length.
* ForWantOfANail: In several ways.
** Master Fu decided the Ladybug Miraculous was too powerful to risk its loss, and gave out one Miraculous- the Snake- instead.
** The Miraculous Hawkmoth found was the Cat's, not the Peacock.

* AbusiveParent: Gabriel Agreste. If you thought canon was bad, here, it's taken UpToEleven.

* AbusiveParent: Gabriel Agreste. If you thought canon was bad, here, it's TakenUpToEleven.

8 AdaptationalHairstyleChange: It's mentioned that Marinette ties her hair in two buns instead of her canon pigtails.

* AbusiveParent: Gabriel Agreste. If you thought canon was bad, here, he TakesItUpToEleven.

* TheManBehindTheMan: No one even knows that Hawkmoth ''exists''.

Luka, bearer of the Snake Miraculous and sole protector of Paris, has fought akuma for over a year. The worst of them, a mysterious boy known as Chat Blanc, has almost beaten him several times. Luka needs a partner...and when Master Fu gives him the Mouse Miraculous, he knows just who to give it to: Marinette Dupain-Cheng, proven HeroicBystander and Luka's crush.