History Fanfic / ASmallButStubbornFire

''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/52895497/chapters/133797667 A Small but Stubborn Fire]]'' is a WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug fanfic by [[https://archiveofourown.org/users/KPG/pseuds/KPG KPG]] which covers Sabine as she begins to see signs that Marinette has suffered some sort of trauma. At first believing she has been sexually assaulted but moving away from this has Marinette has widely different kinds of [[TraumaButton trigger moments]], completely unaware that Marinette is Ladybug and the trauma is coming from the pressure she is under. Wanting to help were daughter she begins to ask questions. Questions that Marinette can't give straight answers to.

* DatingWhatDaddyHates: The story brings up what many fans feel that the rice in bread metaphor in ''[[Recap/MiraculousLadybugS03E03Bakerix Bakerix]]'' was Rolland not liking that Tom was dating a Chinese woman.

* EntertaininglyWrong: Marinette thinking that Gabriel and Nathalie are having some secret fling as they disappear to dark corners not knowing that Gabriel is Hawk Moth and Nathalie is his loyal follower.

* ForgivenButNotForgotten: Although it seems that Tom isn't holding a grudge against Cat Noir over the ''[[Recap/MiraculousLadybugS03E06Weredad Weredad]]'' incident, he hasn’t forgotten about it and is still a little sore over him rejecting Marinette.

* {{Irony}}:
** Sabine sees Ladybug as an avatar of hope and wanting that for her daughter not knowing that they are one and the same.
** When their conversation brings up Cat Noir rejecting Marinette’s feelings Sabine points out to Tom that Cat Noir is in love with Ladybug. What chance does their daughter have against a woman in a skintight outfit.
** Sabine thinking she should teach Marinette some martial arts so she can defend herself. If only she knew what her daughter could actually do.
** Sabine compliments that through the connections that her daughter has made that Paris practically revolves around Marinette. Paris also relies on Marinette's role as Ladybug to keep them safe.

* ParentsAsPeople: Sabine increasingly trying to figure out what happened to Marinette, having given her daughter a lot of free reign over her life, now starts to dig into Marinette’s business when Sabine feels like her daughter isn’t opening up to her over possibly being assaulted. When more issues arise, and she feels that Marinette’s behavior is become worse she is forced to ground her daughter.

* ShipperOnDeck: Sabine can't help but note how attentive and caring Adrien is for Marinette that he is checking off all of her boxes. She is very supportive of her own daughter's feelings for him. Sabine is also quick to mark him off as a suspect on her believe that Marinette has been assaulted because he has so many green flags.

** Adrien inadvertently triggers Marinette when he acts out how he messed with Chloé in the same manner her nightmare version of him in ''[[Recap/MiraculousLadybugS02E19Sandboy Sandboy]]'' did and jumps when he reaches for her shoulder. He is more cautious when he asks to hold her hand.

* MyBelovedSmother: Sabine’s mother was very strict with her and her sister. Often ridiculing her and went as far as to try and influence Meilin own daughter before getting told to back off. Sabine fears that she will become just like her mother in her desperation to figure out what is going on with Marinette.

* CopeByCreating: While looking at the sketch that Marinette has made of a man in a white suit with words like l “love destroys” and “regret” Sabine wonders if this is a silent cry for help from her daughter over being assaulted, not knowing that the drawing is of an akumatized Cat Noir.

* ParentalHypocrisy: Sabine is worried she is becoming like her own mother who was very controlling over her, something she has tried to avoid. She feels guilty when she starts to wonder if she needs to be more controlling over Marinette to get whatever her daughter is hiding out of her.

* ParentsAsPeople: Sabine increasingly trying to figure out what happened to Marinette, having given her daughter a lot of free reign over her life, now starts to dig into Marinette’s business when Sabine feels like her daughter isn’t opening up to her over possibly being assaulted.

* BlamingTheVictim: Sabine thinks that Marinette isn’t opening up about being assaulted because of this trope.

** There is also a moment where Marinette lies about having a school project with Alya, Nino and Adrien. Sabine catches this because she had setup a spa day with her daughter and had asked Alya to take notes at school and Alya made no mention of a project.
** Given that Marinette keeps telling her mother she is fine whenever Sabine asks her how she is doing whenever Marinette has a [[TraumaButton trigger moment]], Sabine doesn’t believe Marinette for a second when her daughter says that the bruises on her chest and shoulders are from falling down the stairs at school. She only lets it go for the time being due to her own trauma from her own mother calling her a [[CompulsiveLiar liar]].

** There is also a moment where Marinette lies about having a school project with Alya, Nino and Adrien. Sabine catches this because she had setup a spa day with her daughter and had asked Alya to take notes at school.

** Given that Marinette keeps telling her mother she is fine whenever Sabine asks her how she is doing whenever Marinette has a [[TraumaButton trigger moment]], Sabine doesn’t believe Marinette for a second when her daughter says that the bruises on her chest and shoulders are from falling down the stairs at school. She only lets it go for the time being due to her own trauma from her own mother calling her a liar.

** Given that Marinette keeps telling her mother she is fine whenever Sabine asks her how she is doing whenever Marinette has a [[TraumaButton trigger moment]], Sabine doesn’t believe Marinette for a second when her daughter says that the bruises on her chest and shoulders are from falling down stairs at school. She only lets it go for the time being due to her own trauma from her own mother calling her a liar.

''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/52895497/chapters/133797667 A Small but Stubborn Fire]]'' is a WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug fanfic by [[https://archiveofourown.org/users/KPG/pseuds/KPG KPG]] which covers Sabine as she begins to see signs that Marinette has suffered some sort of trauma. As of the moment she believes her daughter has gone through sexual assault, completely unaware that Marinette is Ladybug and the trauma is coming from the pressure she is under. Wanting to help were daughter she begins to ask questions. Questions that Marinette can't give straight answers to.

** Given that Marinette keeps telling her mother she is fine whenever Sabine asks her how she is doing whenever Marinette has a [[TraumaButton trigger moment]], Sabine doesn’t believe Marinette for a second when her daughter says that the bruises on her chest and shoulders from falling down stairs at school. She only lets it go for the time being due to her own trauma from her own mother calling her a liar.

* BreakTheCutie: Marinette is clearly cracking from the pressure on her as Ladybug that she is having night terrors and panic attacks.
* TheCameo: Master Wang Fu makes an appearance in a {{Flashback}} greeting a pregnant Sabine while Tom and Gina are moving furniture into their new home.

* SecretKeeper: Ayla’s behavior, in particular her handling of Marinette’s panic attack, cues in Sabine that Ayla knows something about what happened to her daughter.
* SurvivalMantra: When Sabine has a terrible memory of her mother belittling her and stating how “you don’t waste money” as a reason to give her up to Uncle Wang so she wouldn’t have to pay fines, Sabine has to remind herself repeatably that her mother isn’t there.

** Adrien inadvertently triggers Marinette when he acts out how he messed with Chloe in the same manner her nightmare version of him in ''[[Recap/MiraculousLadybugS02E19Sandboy Sandboy]]'' did and jumps when he reaches for her shoulder. He is more cautious when he asks to hold her hand.

* YourMakeupIsRunning: During Marinette's panic attack, triggered by seeing a kid in a Dark Cupid costume, her mascara is running.

* PapaWolf: Like Sabine, Tom charges into Marinette’s room ready to kill the (nonexistent) assaulter of his daughter.

* TraumaButton: Seeing a guy in a Dark Cupid costume causes Marinette to have a panic attack.

* TheTalk: As part of trying to gently coax out of Marinette if she has been assaulted, Sabine talks to her about how she has a right to say no to a boy who asks her to do something she doesn’t wanted to do and should definitely say no to an adult man. Sabine is unable to tell if Marinette responses are that of nervousness or if she is generally weirded out.

* {{Troll}}: Tom gets a zing in at his daughter over stealing cellphones much to Alya's amusement.

* {{Fainting}}: Mainette barely gets a word out when her parents barge into her room after a CatapultNightmare, possible due to the stress she is under in that moment.

* {{Irony}}: Sabine sees Ladybug as an avatar of hope and wanting that for her daughter not knowing that they are one and the same.

* ForgivenButNotForgotten: Although it seems that Tom isn't holding a grudge against Cat Noir over the ''[[Recap/MiraculousLadybugS03E06Weredad Weredad]]'' incident, he has forgotten about it and is still a little sore over him rejecting Marinette.
* {{Irony}}: Sabine sees Ladybug as an avatar of hope and wanting that for her daughter not knowing that they are one in the same.

* DarkSecret: With the limited information that Sabine is getting she believes that her daughter is hiding that she is being sexually assaulted.

* {{Hypocrite}}: Sabine is worried she is becoming like her own mother who was very controlling over her, something she has tried to avoid. She feels guilty when she starts to wonder if she needs to be more controlling over Marinette to get whatever her daughter is hiding out of her.

* NervousWreck: As the day goes by, after Marinette’s nightmare. Sabine grows increasingly concerned with Marinette wellbeing that even customers start to notice that something is off. It gets so bad that the second she is able to get free from the bakery she runs to her daughter’s bedroom and starts to look for anything that can tell her what happened to Marinette.

* {{Troll}}: Tom gets a zing in at his daughter over stealing cellphones much to A

* NervousWreck: As the day goes by, after Marinette’s nightmare, Sabine grows increasingly concerned with Marinette's well-being that even customers start to notice that something is off. It gets so bad that the second she is able to get free from the bakery she runs to her daughter’s bedroom and starts to look for anything that can tell her what happened to Marinette.

* ParentalHypocrisy: Sabine is worried she is becoming like her own mother who was very controlling over her, something she has tried to avoid. She feels guilty when she starts to wonder if she needs to be more controlling over Marinette to get whatever her daughter is hiding out of her.

%%* {{Troll}}: Tom gets a zing in at his daughter over stealing cellphones much to A

* DarkSecret: With the limited information that Sabine is getting she believes that her daughter is hiding that she is being sexually assaulted.

* {{Hypocrite}}: Sabine is worried she is becoming like her own mother who was very controlling over her, something she has tried to avoid. She feels guilty when she starts to wonder if she needs to be more controlling over Marinette to get whatever her daughter is hiding out of her.

* NervousWreck: As the day goes by, after Marinette’s nightmare. Sabine grows increasingly concerned with Marinette wellbeing that even customers start to notice that something is off. It gets so bad that the second she is able to get free from the bakery she runs to her daughter’s bedroom and starts to look for anything that can tell her what happened to Marinette.

* {{Troll}}: Tom gets a zing in at his daughter over stealing cellphones much to A

* DatingWhatDaddyHates: The story brings up what many fans feel that the rice in bread metaphor in [[Recap/MiraculousLadybugS03E03Bakerix Bakerix]] was Rolland not liking that Tom was dating a Chinese woman.