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* TheCameo: Clive appears briefly to tip Desmond off about some thugs.



* TheStationsOfTheCanon: Despite a key change in the presence of Desmond, several crucial plot events still end up happening, [[spoiler: such as Randall falling in Akbadain, and the death of Claire]]. Most of them are altered to at least some degree.



* TheCameo: Clive appears briefly to tip Desmond off about some thugs.
* TheStationsOfTheCanon: Despite a key change in the presence of Desmond, several crucial plot events still end up happening, [[spoiler: such as Randall falling in Akbadain, and the death of Claire]]. Most of them are altered to at least some degree.
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* NotSoDifferent: Descole tries to pull this on Hershel several times.
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''Bonds Left Unbroken'' is an AU fanfic for Professor Layton written by Fanfiction.net author, [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/2801948/The-Mocking-J The Mocking J]] from January 2014–May 2015. It diverges from canon right as Hershel is adopted by the Laytons.

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''Bonds Left Unbroken'' is an AU fanfic AlternateUniverseFic for Professor Layton ''VideoGame/ProfessorLayton'' written by Fanfiction.net Website/FanFictionDotNet author, [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/2801948/The-Mocking-J The Mocking J]] J]], from January 2014–May 2015. It diverges from canon right as Hershel is adopted by the Laytons.



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''Bonds Left Unbroken'' is an AU fanfic for Professor Layton written by Fanfiction.net author, [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/2801948/The-Mocking-J The Mocking J]] from January 2014–May 2015.
It diverges from canon right as Hershel is adopted by the Laytons.

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''Bonds Left Unbroken'' is an AU fanfic for Professor Layton written by Fanfiction.net author, [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/2801948/The-Mocking-J The Mocking J]] from January 2014–May 2015.
2015. It diverges from canon right as Hershel is adopted by the Laytons.
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* WouldHurtAChild: Bronev actually ''kills'' six-year-old Anne by impaling her through the heart.

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* WouldHurtAChild: Bronev [[spoiler:Bronev actually ''kills'' six-year-old Anne by impaling her through the heart.]]
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->'''Roland:''' Now, listen here, Desmond Layton. It’s time you stopped regarding yourself as a curse on this family. No matter what you do, I’ll always be proud to call you my son…

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* BonusMaterial: [[spoiler: There's a [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11236169/1/Making-Ends-Meet bonus episode]] detailing how Jun saved Roland and Lucille Layton from Targent.]]

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* BonusMaterial: [[spoiler: There's a There are two [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11236169/1/Making-Ends-Meet bonus episode]] detailing how Jun saved Roland and Lucille Layton from Targent.]] bonus]] [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11511506/1/Ties-That-Bind episodes.]]



* SoProudOfYou: [[spoiler: Roland gives one of these to Desmond, after being saved from Targent.]]
[[spoiler: [[AC: '''DESMOND:''' “We could have saved you sooner it weren’t for my negligence.“]]]]\\
[[spoiler: [[AC: ROLAND: “Now, listen here, Desmond Layton. It’s time you stopped regarding yourself as a curse on this family. No matter what you do, I’ll always be proud to call you my son…”]]]]

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* SoProudOfYou: [[spoiler: Roland gives one of these to Desmond, [[spoiler: after being saved from Targent.]]
[[spoiler: [[AC: '''DESMOND:''' “We could have saved you sooner it weren’t for my negligence.“]]]]\\
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->'''Roland:''' Now,
listen here, Desmond Layton. It’s time you stopped regarding yourself as a curse on this family. No matter what you do, I’ll always be proud to call you my son…”]]]]son…
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* MoralEventHorizon: [[spoiler: Bronev crosses this after he kills Anne, who is only six years old.]]

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* BigBad: Targent.



* DespairEventHorizon: [[spoiler: Desmond crosses this after spoiler: Mira and Anne are killed by Targent, triggering his transformation into Jean Descole.]]

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* ChekhovsGunman: [[spoiler: In passing conversation, it is stressed that Angela’s brother has only gone missing, not died. It turns out that he joined up with Targent and is Ryan Herring—Anne’s father.]]
* DespairEventHorizon: [[spoiler: Desmond crosses this after spoiler: Mira and Anne are killed by Targent, triggering his transformation into Jean Descole.]]



* HeelRealization: [[spoiler: Raymond’s death incites this in Descole.]]
* HowDareYouDieOnMe: [[spoiler: Descole to Raymond after the latter is fatally wounded, having been shot by Targent agents in a bid to protect his master.]]



* IKnewThereWasSomethingAboutYou: Angela says this regarding the reveal of Descole being childhood friend Desmond Layton.
* MeaningfulEcho: Bronev’s use of “sacrifices must be made for knowledge” is first said in an early flashback to Desmond’s childhood in relation to minor inconveniences. The next time Bronev is heard saying it, the phrase is used in relation to ''lives''.
* MoralEventHorizon: [[spoiler: Bronev crosses this after he kills Anne, who is only six years old.]]



* OutOfCharacterAlert: Part of how Angela manages to determine that Henry is really Descole in disguise—Descole was unaware of the nature behind their marriage, and attempted to initiate romantic contact. Since their marriage was faked, this would have been ''extremely'' out of line for Henry.



* ShoutOut: To RhythmThiefAndTheEmperorsTreasure. Desmond goes under the name Vergier on one occasion, with a fake French accent to boot.

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* PunnyName: Mira Sharpace.
* ShoutOut: To RhythmThiefAndTheEmperorsTreasure. VideoGame/RhythmThiefAndTheEmperorsTreasure. Desmond goes under the name Vergier on one occasion, with a fake French accent to boot.boot.
* ShowWithinAShow: A storybook titled “Desmond and Descole” is noted as existing in-universe in earlier parts of this work, and even serves as an origin point for Descole’s name. As we get to later chapters, they are all started with an excerpt from the storybook that ties into the actual story in the chapter itself.
* SocialServicesDoesNotExist: Desmond and Hershel live alone in a house after their biological parents are kidnapped by something that is practically a cult. A couple comes along and wants to adopt only one of them—the older one. Were they planning on leaving the younger child in the house alone? They do eventually end up adopting both, but the fact that this happened at all is ridiculous.
* SoProudOfYou: [[spoiler: Roland gives one of these to Desmond, after being saved from Targent.]]
[[spoiler: [[AC: '''DESMOND:''' “We could have saved you sooner it weren’t for my negligence.“]]]]\\
[[spoiler: [[AC: ROLAND: “Now, listen here, Desmond Layton. It’s time you stopped regarding yourself as a curse on this family. No matter what you do, I’ll always be proud to call you my son…”]]]]



* TranquilFury: Hershel embodies this after Descole "kills" Emmy and Luke.

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* TheStationsOfTheCanon: Despite a key change in the presence of Desmond, several crucial plot events still end up happening, [[spoiler: such as Randall falling in Akbadain, and the death of Claire]]. Most of them are altered to at least some degree.
* TranquilFury: Hershel embodies this after Descole "kills" Emmy and Luke.Luke.
* WouldHurtAChild: Bronev actually ''kills'' six-year-old Anne by impaling her through the heart.

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''Bonds Left Unbroken'' is an AU fanfic for Professor Layton written by Fanfiction.net author, [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/2801948/The-Mocking-J The Mocking J]] from January 2014–May 2015.
It diverges from canon right as Hershel is adopted by the Laytons.

Hershel is so distressed at leaving his older brother behind that the Laytons reconsider and decide to take in Desmond as well. So follows the relationship between the two brothers as they grow up together, with Desmond attempting to balance his thirst for revenge on Targent with his desire to protect the family he has left.

It can be read [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10061603/1/Bonds-Left-Unbroken here]].
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!! Bonds Left Unbroken contains examples of:
* AlternateUniverseFic: Starting when the Laytons decide to adopt Desmond as well.
* BigBrotherInstinct: Desmond to Hershel.
* BonusMaterial: [[spoiler: There's a [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11236169/1/Making-Ends-Meet bonus episode]] detailing how Jun saved Roland and Lucille Layton from Targent.]]
* DespairEventHorizon: [[spoiler: Desmond crosses this after spoiler: Mira and Anne are killed by Targent, triggering his transformation into Jean Descole.]]
* CompletedFic
* EarlyBirdCameo: Henry gets one in chapter 9.
* ExternalRetcon: Targent is the shady organization that funded Bill Hawks' time machine.
* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler: Desmond gets one of these towards the end.]]
* IconicItem: Descole's mask, given to him by his daughter.
* NotSoDifferent: Descole tries to pull this on Hershel several times.
* OCStandIn: [[spoiler: Mira and Anne.]]
* PerspectiveFlip: Told from Descole's point of view.
* ShoutOut: To RhythmThiefAndTheEmperorsTreasure. Desmond goes under the name Vergier on one occasion, with a fake French accent to boot.
* TakingTheBullet: [[spoiler: Mira does this (literally) for Desmond.]]
* TheCameo: Clive appears briefly to tip Desmond off about some thugs.
* TranquilFury: Hershel embodies this after Descole "kills" Emmy and Luke.

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