History Fanfic / FromTheAshesMiraculousLadybug

* UrbanLegendLoveLife: Downplayed. Adrien's supposed love life has been tabloid fuel for ''years,'' and by the time he returns to Paris, even [[OnlyFriend his closest friend]] Nino had come to believe that a good portion of the stories were true. Nino outright warned Marinette not to date Adrien because he had never introduced Nino to a single girlfriend in eight years; since [[PrettyBoy Adrien]] certainly didn't lack in opportunities, Nino assumed he was allergic to commitment. In truth, Adrien ''has'' had a few sexual partners over the years- but given his reputation, those tended to be occasional women seeking out a [[AllGirlsWantBadBoys dangerous and seductive conquest]], not a boyfriend.

* ThePowerOfHate: {{WordOfGod}} says Chat Noir needs to feel "destructive" in order to access his other abilities.

* AdaptationalSuperpowerChange: Since it was written before Carapace's Canon powers were confirmed the Turtle represents Wisdom instead of Protection. [[spoiler: So, Carapace has the power of ''Jade Sight'' which function's similarly to Viperion's ''Second Chance.'']] [[spoiler: The same can be said of Duusu's fire abilities.]]
** Since the Peacock represents Justice instead of Emotion, [[spoiler: Duusu has the [[PlayingWithFire ability to control fire]] rather than the ability to create Sentimonsters.]]

* BecauseYouCanCope: Part of Ladybug's reasoning for refusing to let Chat Noir reveal himself. Comes back to bite her when years later Chat Noir is cold and callous towards her.

* BigDamnHeroes: Adrien fantasizes about making his reappearance as Chat Noir like this (preferably while upstaging Carapace). He ultimately decide's it's too juvenile.

* CynicismCatalyst: While killing his father and being rejected by Ladybug were bad enough. What really breaks Chat Noir's world view is when, even after begging, Ladybug refuses to allow him to reveal his identity.

* DisproportionateRetribution: [[spoiler: Duusu plans to burn the world once she's done with Paris for the abuse she suffered at the hands of the unnamed organization.]]
* DontYouDarePityMe: Chat Noir has this reaction to Ladybug [[spoiler: when she let's slip that she told Carapace her identity immediately after meeting him.]]

%%** While it doesn't last long Alya does this after her argument with Nino in Chapter 35.

* ForWantOfANail: Dark Owl never happened in this universe so Tikki doesn't know how badly Chat Noir needs help in the prologue.

*** Chat Noir and [[spoiler: Rena Rouge]] toward Carapace as payback for not being honest with them (due to being a stickler for the rules).
** [[spoiler: Trixx towards Wayzz.]] Partly because of being ignored for so long but mostly because it's in his nature to do so.
* GetOut: Adrien tell's this to Alya [[spoiler: when he catches her breaking into his suite.]]
* GoodIsNotSoft: Chat Noir. [[spoiler: The first time he fights a Flameling he uses '''Cataclysm''' to prevent it from hurting anyone else.]] Plagg states that this is Destruction's role compared to Creation.

* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: Chat Noir was willing to do this in order to save Paris from Duusu's wrath.]] [[spoiler: Thankfully, Ladybug manages to save him from mortal injuries.]]

* {{Hulking Out}}: [[spoiler: Chat Noir takes on Destruction's true form when he snaps after learning Ladybug told Carapace her secret identity.]]
* IAmAMonster: After Chat Noir [[spoiler: transforms into a giant black cat that can rot away anything he touches due to feeling "destructive" after realizing Carapace already knew Ladybug's identity]] his inner monologue reveals all the insecurities he's been dealing with. Including the idea that he's inherently unlovable due to murdering his father. He even goes so far as to think he's only wanted for his looks, and takes Ladybug's rejection as proof that ''that's'' the only part of him worth loving (since she's the only one who knew him without seeing his face).

** Apparently, Luka thought Marinette's activities as Ladybug was this. Since she couldn't tell him what she was really doing. Hence their breakup in the six year time skip.
** Alya notices Nino getting fitter, having less time for her, giving excuses and coming home late. [[spoiler: As a result of being chosen as the next Guardian.]] However, she attributes it to seeing connections that aren't there... Until Nino refuses to explain what he's been up to when she confronts him and he snaps at her.
* MustMakeAmends: Ladybug feels the need to reconcile with Chat Noir. [[spoiler: This is what leads her to attempt to reveal herself.]]
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Downplayed but no less impacting for it. Marinette has this reaction [[spoiler: to learning Adrien is Chat Noir.]]
* MyGreatestFailure: Once Ladybug realizes how much it affected Chat Noir she starts viewing her refusal to let him reveal himself as this.
* MyInstinctsAreShowing: Due to [[spoiler: keeping Plagg inside his Miraculous for years]] Adrien has no resistance to the Miraculous's side effects.

* OmnicidalManiac: [[spoiler: Duusu.]]
* OneWingedAngel: [[spoiler: Duusu takes the form of a giant phoenix once she recovers her Miraculous.]]

* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: Chat Noir has this reaction [[spoiler: after the mutual reveal towards Nino. Adrien chooses to bring Alya into the loop instead of letting his best friend repeat his mistakes and let secrets ruin his relationship.]]

** [[spoiler: Alya discovers Chat Noir's identity when she breaks into--uh, ''investigates'' Adrien's apartment.]]

* UnstoppableRage: [[spoiler: [[AvertedTrope Averted.]]]] Chat Noir zigzags between rage and... not-rage in Chapter 34 before deciding [[spoiler: to go to Marinette's home as she's the only one who makes him feel calm.]] [[spoiler: However, as Chat Noir is vastly overpowered compared to the other heroes neither Ladybug nor Carapace would've been able to do '''anything''' if he had even a little bit less self control.]]

* WeUsedToBeFriends: Chat Noir doesn't view Ladybug as a friend anymore after the way they parted.

** Plagg let's Adrien have it when he realizes Adrien [[spoiler: kept him inside the ring for years.]]
** Chat Noir is ''not'' happy when Carapace prevents him [[spoiler: from killing a Flameling]] even though he didn't have a back up plan. [[spoiler: And Ladybug didn't have her power up yet.]]
** Nino gives Adrien an earful when he dissapears in the middle of a Flameling attack and forgets to call Marinette after to let her know he's okay.
** Nino gets a lot of this after [[spoiler: he purposefully reveals that Ladybug told Carapace her identity right after meeting him. Triggering Chat Noir's mental breakdown.]] Ladybug stating that he should have let her do the talking. But it's ''Wayzz'' that really let's him have it.
* WorthLivingFor: Implied. Adrien has been going through the motions of being a hero. [[spoiler: It isn't until Marinette and Nino accept him as Chat Noir that he realizes his own worth.]]
* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: Adrien gets a lot of this but it mostly doesn't get through because his friends don't know he killed his father. Nino insist (once he understands Adrien better in later chapters) culminating in [[spoiler: the mutual reveal.]]

** Since the Peacock represents Justice instead of Emotion, [[spoiler Duusu has the [[PlayingWithFire ability to control fire]] rather than the ability to create Sentimonsters.]]

%%* DramaticIrony: ''So,'' so much.

* EntertaininglyWrong: ''Plenty'' of examples, to fuel the DramaticIrony and PoorCommunicationKills that creates much of the story's drama. For instance, Nino and Alya have every reason to believe that Adrien has spent the last few years fully "living the dream" as a celebrity. The tabloids haven't exactly been shy in showing him hanging out at high-class parties, and he stays at the most expensive hotel in Paris on the rare occasions he visits. But it turns out that Adrien has very different reasons- ''besides'' [[DrowningMySorrows the obvious]]- to continue this lifestyle. [[ImpoverishedPatrician Adrien]] desperately ''needed'' work as a model, which required attending parties to network- regardless of [[BeneathTheMask how he really feels]] about the social scene. And he always stays at Le Grand Paris because [[AFriendInNeed Chloe]] always gives him a room for ''free''- and because both he and Chloe [[TheGadfly enjoy infuriating]] [[SlaveToPR her father]] with their continued association.

* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: Adrien gets a lot of this but it mostly doesn't get through because his friends don't know he killed his father. Nino insist (once he understands Adrien better in later chapters) culminating in [[spoiler: the mutual reveal.]]

* EvilIsSexy: Invoked by the fashion industry. It's the entire reason Adrien was in high demand as a model.

* EntertaininglyWrong: ‘’Plenty’’ of examples, to fuel the DramaticIrony and PoorCommunicationKills that fuels much of the story’s drama. For instance, Nino and Alya have every reason to believe that Adrien has spent the last few years fully “living the dream” as a celebrity. The tabloids haven’t exactly been shy in showing him hanging out at high-class parties, and he stays at the most expensive hotel in Paris on the rare occasions he visits. But it turns out that Adrien has very different reasons- ‘’besides’’ [[DrowningMySorrows the obvious]]- to continue this lifestyle. [[ImpoverishedPatrician Adrien]] desperately ’’needed’’ work as a model, which required attending parties to network- regardless of [[BeneathTheMask how he really feels]] about the social scene. And he always stays at Le Grand Paris because [[AFriendInNeed Chloe]] always gives him a room for ‘’free’’- and because both he and Chloe [[TheGadfly enjoy infuriating]] [[SlaveToPR her father]] with their continued association.

* AnotherDimension: Where the kwamis are from.
* AwesomeMcCoolName: Adrien's Princess [[spoiler: Her Majesty Queen Cleocatra the Clawsome... She's a cat.]]

* CreepyGood: Chat Noir comes off as this to Carapace. "Good" being optional.

* DramaticIrony: ''So,'' so much.
* DrowningMySorrows: Adrien did this a lot while he was away from Paris. He stops when he decides to pursue a relationship with Marinette.
** While it doesn't last long Alya does this after her argument with Nino in Chapter 35.

* {{Adorkable}}:
** Alya, whenever superheroes are involved.
** Marinette's awkwardness is endearing to Adrien.
** Adrien's less-than-perfect personality traits just make him more approachable to Marinette.

* {{Adorkable}}:
** Alya, whenever superheroes are involved.
** Marinette's awkwardness is endearing to Adrien.
** Adrien's less-than-perfect personality traits just make him more approachable to Marinette.
* AlasPoorVillain: Gabriel by virtue of being killed by Adrien.

* DontYouDarePityMe: Chat Noir has this reaction to Ladybug [[spoiler: when she let's slip that she told Carapace her identity immediately after meeting him.]]
* DownerBeginning: The prologue, due to Adrien having to deal with [[spoiler: the guilt of killing his father and being denied the chance to unburden himself by Ladybug.]]

* {{Troll}}:
** Adrien leans into the perception most people have of him as the Son of Hawkmoth.
** After Nino [[spoiler: picks Adrien for the Fox Miraculous]] Wayzz commends him on having wisdom that rivals Master Fu's.
*** Chat Noir and [[spoiler: Rena Rouge]] toward Carapace as payback for not being honest with them (due to being a stickler for the rules).
** [[spoiler: Trixx towards Wayzz.]] Partly because of being ignored for so long but mostly because it's in his nature to do so.

* Forgiveness: A major theme of the story. [[spoiler: Adrien is incapable of forgiving Ladybug until he's forgiven by Nino and Marinette. Both for his attitude throughout the story and killing Gabriel. This in turn allows Adrien to forgive ''himself''.]]

** Chat Noir ''hates'' that he's still attracted to Ladybug.

* WorthLivingFor: Implied. Adrien has been going through the motions of being a hero. [[spoiler: It isn't until Marinette and Nino accept him as Chat Noir that he realizes his own worth.]]

* MistakenForCheating: Alya notices Nino getting fitter, having less time for her, giving excuses and coming home late. [[spoiler: As a result of being chosen as the next Guardian.]] However, she attributes it to seeing connections that aren't there... Until Nino refuses to explain what he's been up to when she confronts him and snaps at her.

* Adorkable: