History Fanfic / LadyBugOut

During the events of [[Recap/MiraculousLadybugS03E10Oblivio "Oblivio,"]] an Akuma wipes Marinette and Adrien's memories, leading to Ladybug and Chat Noir sharing a kiss that neither of them remembers... though that doesn't stop [[IntrepidReporter Alya]] from taking a picture of said kiss and posting it to the Ladyblog. The next day, Miss Bustier's class is divided over the picture and how the kiss happened, leading to some calling out Alya as a journalist.

!!The ''[=LadyBugOut=] AU'' contains examples of:

** Chloe notes that Alya is currently the only blog dedicated to the heroes' activities, and Alya declares that [[LetsSeeYouDoBetter she can't criticize her methods without a blog of her own]]. This encourages Marinette to take up her challenge as Ladybug.

** Adrien openly gapes at Marinette when she tells him straight-up that she thinks he was terrible for how he told her off and shamed her for being happy about the possibility of Chloe leaving Paris, meaning she wouldn't have to deal with her bullying anymore.

** Chloe's expires around the time that she's informed that she won't receive the Bee again, as her father is forced to crack down harder upon his daughter's spoiled behavior due to its negative impact upon his campaigning and career. All those akumatizations she's caused reflect too poorly upon him to be ignored any longer.

* LetsSeeYouDoBetter: When Chloe observes that the Ladyblog doesn't have any competition, Alya snaps that she doesn't have a blog of her own and doesn't get to judge. While Chloe doesn't take her up on that challenge, Ladybug ''does''.

* MisplacedKindergartenTeacher: Miss Bustier has allowed Chloe to get away with her bullying for years, expecting her better behaved students to 'set a good example' by turning the other cheek. She would rather maintain 'harmony' than confront any complex situations -- and when she's finally driven to act, tries to address the issue by going after ''Marinette'' and expecting HER to fix things for her, at her own expense.

** In ''Bee in Her Bonnet'', Ladybug calls Chloe out on her continuing to be an AlphaBitch after being given a chance to prove herself worthy of being Queen Bee:

* SecretTestOfCharacter: Ladybug subjects Chloe to one while visiting her in ''Bee in Her Bonnet''. [[spoiler:She fails.]]

* HypocriteHasAPoint: Happens in [[https://angelofthequeers.tumblr.com/post/184611072310/ladybugout Angelofthequeers' response]]. Even if Chloe is no better than Adrien when it comes to entitlement, she's not entirely wrong when she calls Adrien out on it.

* OverlyNarrowSuperlative: In [[https://angelofthequeers.tumblr.com/post/184611072310/ladybugout Angelofthequeers' response]] to ''Class-y Opinions'', Alya claims to be "the best place to go for Ladybug content" and Chloe replies by pointing out Alya's "the ''only'' place".

** In ''Bee in Her Bonnet'', Chloe attempts to dismiss Ladybug's gentle chastisement with a haughty "What do ''you'' know?" Ladybug responds "''Everything''," causing the blonde to gape at her, horrified, as she proceeds to list out how poorly she's been behaving.

'''Marinette:''' What about Ladybug? ''(looking straight at Alya)'' How did Ladybug feel about it? You keep talking about Chat and how he liked it, but what about her?

-->'''Nino:''' You were afraid no one would believe you? Afraid to ruin the image you’d set up for yourself? You’d rather just leave Marinette to– ''(pauses, realization dawning on him)'' ...You let Marinette handle it all on her own.

''(Marinette jerks away from her hand; Sabine realizes she just implicitly blamed her for not trusting them.)''\\

* MeaningfulEcho: When confronting Lila, Alya repeats her PoisonousFriend's declaration that she doesn't "associate with people who won't help you get up in the ranks."

'''Marinette:''' What about Ladybug? ''[looking straight at Alya]'' How did Ladybug feel about it? You keep talking about Chat and how he liked it, but what about her?

-->'''Nino:''' You were afraid no one would believe you? Afraid to ruin the image you’d set up for yourself? You’d rather just leave Marinette to– ''[pauses, realization dawning on him]'' ...You let Marinette handle it all on her own.

''*Marinette jerks away from her hand; Sabine realizes she just implicitly blamed her for not trusting them.*''\\

** Marinette finally starts to get through to Adrien about his toxic actions by [[spoiler:using his own InsaneTrollLogic against him to prove that logically, the two of them are a couple despite his not consenting to the matter in any way]].

* UsefulNotes/VictimBlaming:
** Alya's last-ditch attempt to defend her behavior in ''Class-y Actions'': waving her cell in Marinette's face and hissing that "Maybe she shouldn't be kissing somebody in front of her favorite blogger's phone." Implying that she shouldn't be held responsible for taking that photo or proceeding to post it over Ladybug's protests.
** When faced with the prospect of [[spoiler:losing the Ring]], Adrien attempts to get Ladybug in trouble as well, trying to convince Master Fu that ''she's'' the real cause of all the recent problems.

* AdaptationalJerkass: Alya and Adrien's flaws are [[TropesAreTools intentionally]] taken UpToEleven as their ProtagonistCenteredMorality Protection is stripped away and they continue to double down on their negative behavior when called out on it.

* ArmorPiercingQuestion:
** The conflict really gets kicked off in ''Class-y Opinions'' by Markov realizing that because Alya and Nino were both akumatized into Oblivio, they should be able to answer a simple question -- one Alya attempts to dodge around with a NonAnswer.
--->'''Markov:''' Oh! Actually, the two of you would be able to confirm when this happened. Did they have their memories at the time or not?
** This is followed by Marinette interrupting one of Nino's attempts at rationalization in a way that gives everyone pause:
--->'''Nino:''' Look, it -- it's no big deal! Chat loved it, so--\\
'''Marinette:''' What about Ladybug? ''[looking straight at Alya]'' How did Ladybug feel about it? You keep talking about Chat and how he liked it, but what about her?
** In ''Retired and Replaced'', Ladybug asks Alya whether she would trust Chloé with the Bee again. Alya balks, recognizing the potential trap, but the point remains: if she judges her as unworthy due to how she behaves in her civilian identity, then ''Alya'' doesn't get a free pass for misbehaving in ''hers''.

* CoolBigBro: Luka. [[spoiler:When he receives the Cat Miraculous, he hands the Fox Miraculous down to Juleka, knowing that she fantasized being a hero and giving her a chance to officially become one.]]

** The morning after ''The Interview Ruse'' is posted, Lila paints herself into a corner and tries to bluff her way out of it, without success.

** Lila's yarns unravel once Ivan spots an inconsistency and she attempts to throw others under the bus to cover her own backside. This demolishes her former reputation, with most of her classmates refusing to give 'Liar Rossi' any more attention and mocking her whenever she tries to spin more webs.

* AdultsAreUseless: Ms. Bustier allows bullies like Chloé and Lila to run roughshod all over her students, dumps the responsibility of maintaining order on good students like Marinette, and actually goes as far as to demand she take down a blog geared towards hindering Hawk Moth's operations just because it's disrupting the thin veneer of peace in her classroom. Worse, according to [[https://miraculouscontent.tumblr.com/post/186733222456/iirc-marinette-is-elected-as-the-class a side note]], after Alya abandons her duties as Class Deputy, Ms. Bustier deliberately leaves the role unfilled in hopes that Marinette will struggle to fulfill her role as Class Rep alone and have to apologize to Alya without Bustier having to get further involved. This fails due to others helping Marinette out, leading to her subsequent attempt to shut the blog down.

* {{Foil}}: Nino and Alya's reactions to the current heroes using their former Miraculous directly parallel each other. Alya reacts to the loss of her's as if it were a personal attack against her, while Nino is disappointed, but ultimately is just happy that his replacement is a good hero.

* TabloidMelodrama: Ladybug fears that Alya posting that photo without context is opening her up to this. Alya defends her actions by claiming this is just the cost of fame, and isn't too thrilled when her blog garners a reputation for this sort of unprofessional reporting as a result.

* TabloidMelodrama: Choosing to deliberately deceive her audience causes Alya's reputation to take a ''massive'' blow when Ladybug starts her blog and explains the truth, with the Ladyblog becoming regarded as more of a trashy tabloid.

* BeingGoodSucks: LivingADoubleLife does ''not'' magically absolve somebody of the consequences of their actions. By betraying Ladybug's trust, Alya loses the right to bear the Fox, as do Nino and Chloé with their respective Miraculi. Adrien also learns the hard way that becoming Chat doesn't mean he can do whatever he pleases, as [[spoiler:he winds up losing the ring]]. He further discovers in ''Self-Destruction'' that his absences didn't go unnoticed, as his father calls him into his office and gives him a severe dressing-down.

* RealityEnsues:
** LivingADoubleLife does ''not'' magically absolve somebody of the consequences of their actions. By betraying Ladybug's trust, Alya loses the right to bear the Fox, as do Nino and Chloé with their respective Miraculi. Adrien also learns the hard way that becoming Chat doesn't mean he can do whatever he pleases, as [[spoiler:he winds up losing the ring]]. He further discovers in ''Self-Destruction'' that his absences didn't go unnoticed, as his father calls him into his office and gives him a severe dressing-down.
** Choosing to deliberately deceive her audience causes Alya's reputation to take a ''massive'' blow when Ladybug starts her blog and explains the truth, with the Ladyblog becoming regarded as more of a [[TabloidMelodrama trashy tabloid]].
** Lila's yarns unravel once Ivan spots an inconsistency and she attempts to throw others under the bus to cover her own backside. This demolishes her former reputation, with most of her classmates refusing to give 'Liar Rossi' any more attention and mocking her whenever she tries to spin more webs.

* AscendedExtra: Ladybug recruits several new permanent heroes to help her out.

The blog, like all ''Miraculous Ladybug'' [[AccusationFic "salt fics",]] is controversial among the fandom. Administrivia/RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgment applies.

** After a tense conversation with Chat Noir, Marinette realizes she and Chat are NotSoDifferent when it comes to how they treat their romantic interests. This immediately leads to her tearing down everything related to her crush.

* NotSoDifferent:

** When faced with the prospect of [[spoiler:losing the Ring]], Adrien attempts to get Ladybug in trouble.

* YouDidntAsk: Chat's defense for not helping out with Ladybug's blog -- something he attempts to use against her, only for her to turn it back around on him:
-->'''Ladybug:''' You're always so quick to invite me out to places. I figured you'd ''insist'' on helping as soon as I mentioned it, if you'd really wanted to help.

* GreenEyedMonster: Alya isn't too thrilled about the new blog's popularity.

** Adrien's inability to see anything wrong about the way he'd been treating Ladybug is precisely why he ends up [[spoiler:losing the ring]]. Not only does his ill-considered and volatile attempt to confront her what leads [[spoiler:Master Fu to confront him]] in the first place, after his initial shock, he attempts to blame her '''again'''. Even afterwards, he still cannot fathom where he went wrong, and it takes one more TheReasonYouSuckSpeech from Marinette to finally get it through his thick skull how badly he screwed up.

* MyFriendsAndZoidberg: Inverted in [[https://imnostrangertodisasters.tumblr.com/post/186464639193/ladybugout-au-yet-another-ficlet-dudes this response]], which notes that Team Miraculous is thriving thanks to the pruning of unsavory characters (and Nino).

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* MythologyGag: In [[https://miraculouscontent.tumblr.com/post/621903822691991552/fu-and-wayzz-discuss-the-future-concerning this post]], Master Fu notes that if he were forced to engage Hawk Moth in direct combat, he would almost certainly be forced to barricade himself behind a Shellter and render himself trapped. This is exactly what happens to him in the canonical Battle of the Miraculous two-parter.

* AdaptationalJerkass: Alya & Adrien's flaws are taken UpToEleven.

* InsultToRocks: In ''Emptied Threats'', Marintte describes Lila's standard M.O. as "crocodile tears" and then decides that's an insult to Fang.

** Lila loses hers when she tells one lie too many, attempting to turn the class further against Marinette ''and'' Ladybug only to get caught out and snagged in her own web.
*** It finally expires fully after she[[spoiler:gets caught on camera accepting an Akuma, leading to her expulsion from school pending an investigation]].