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* YouAreNotAlone: It's debatable which one of [[spoiler: Adrien's]] emotional breakdowns count as his darkest hour, but Marinette was there for him regardless. Even saying it verbatim once. More importantly, she [[DeconstructedTrope continued being there for him]] even after the worst moments passed.
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* YouAreNotAlone: It's debatable which one of [[spoiler: Adrien's]] emotional breakdowns count as his darkest hour, but Marinette was there for him regardless. Even saying it verbatim once. More importantly, she [[DeconstructedTrope continued being there for him]] him even after the worst moments passed.
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* CallingTheOldManOut: Adrien finally snaps at Gabriel that Emilie was the one who raised him and that Gabriel has never acted like a father, even wondering out loud if Emilie left because of his jerkassness. [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome Predictably,]] Gabriel reacts by [[spoiler: striking Adrien to the floor and grounding him.]]
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* CallingTheOldManOut: Adrien finally snaps at Gabriel that Emilie was the one who raised him and that Gabriel has never acted like a father, even wondering out loud if Emilie left because of his jerkassness. [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome Predictably,]] Predictably, Gabriel reacts by [[spoiler: striking Adrien to the floor and grounding him.]]
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** He does it again later [[spoiler:after Gabriel forces him to face the woman that raped him five years before and forgive her in an attempt to reassert his control over him. This time, though, when Gabriel tries to hit him Adrien catches the punch and leaves the room on his own while telling him to "make a [[PrecisionFStrike fucking]] appointment when he feels up to having an actual conversation.]]
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** He does it again later [[spoiler:after Gabriel forces him to face the woman that raped him five years before and forgive her in an attempt to reassert his control over him. This time, though, when Gabriel tries to hit him Adrien catches the punch and leaves the room on his own while telling him to "make a "[[IronicEcho make a]] [[PrecisionFStrike fucking]] [[IronicEcho appointment when he feels up to having an actual conversation.conversation]]".]]
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''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/25518121/chapters/61911511 Penumbra]]'' is a ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'' FanFic by [[https://archiveofourown.org/users/Selkie077/pseuds/Selkie077 Selkie077]] and is ongoing.
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''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/25518121/chapters/61911511 Penumbra]]'' is a ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'' FanFic by [[https://archiveofourown.org/users/Selkie077/pseuds/Selkie077 Selkie077]] and is ongoing.
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* AbusiveParents: Gabriel lands squarely in this even before the start of the story when [[spoiler: he covers up Adrien being sexually assaulted and doesn't let him attend therapy]] to preserve his brand. Later [[spoiler: Gabriel strikes Adrien for talking back to him, bruising his face.]] [[spoiler: It's revealed that he ''knew'' what Lila was like and what she was doing but did nothing to stop it. Even when her behavior escalated.]] [[spoiler:And when he realizes that Adrien is Chat Noir, he attempts to take advantage of it to create a powerful akuma.]]
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* AbusiveParents: Gabriel lands squarely in this even before the start of the story when [[spoiler: he covers up Adrien being sexually assaulted and doesn't let him attend therapy]] to preserve his brand. Later [[spoiler: Gabriel strikes Adrien for talking back to him, bruising his face.]] [[spoiler: It's revealed that he ''knew'' what Lila was like and what she was doing but did nothing to stop it. Even when her behavior escalated.]] [[spoiler:And when he realizes that Adrien is Chat Noir, he attempts to take advantage of it to create a powerful akuma.akuma, regardless of all the pain and anguish Adrien is suffering.]]
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* EarnYourHappyEnding: [[spoiler:It takes a ''lot'' of effort to get through all the pain and anguish he suffered, but in the end Adrien manages to slowly recover and have a chance for a normal life along with Marinette.]]
* FromBadToWorse: The ending arc. [[spoiler:First Gabriel forces Adrien to return to the mansion by threatening Marinette's future as a designer. Then he sends Volpina to cause Adrien even more mental anguish so he can be akumatized. And then Adrien triggers so hard that he lets the amok in him turn him into '''Chat Blanc'''.]]
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* ItsAllAboutMe: Gabriel Agreste. When it comes to Adrien, the only thing he cares about is how he impacts him and his brand image.
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* {{Irony}}: [[spoiler:After Adrien finds out about his mother's true situation, he tells Gabriel he'd rather see her dead and gone than anywhere close to Gabriel. After the battle, the Miraculous Cure ends up reviving Emilie.]]
* ItsAllAboutMe: Gabriel Agreste. When it comes to Adrien, the only thing he cares about is how he impacts him and his brand image. And all his attempts to bring Emilie back are less about bringing back the woman he loves and more about getting something that is "his" where he wants it.
* ItsAllAboutMe: Gabriel Agreste. When it comes to Adrien, the only thing he cares about is how he impacts him and his brand image. And all his attempts to bring Emilie back are less about bringing back the woman he loves and more about getting something that is "his" where he wants it.
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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Chloe still acts very much like... ''Chloe'' but she also protects Adrien, even tolerating Marinette because she makes him happy. Chloe's disregard for what anyone else thinks allows her to help Adrien when no one else could.
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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Chloe still acts very much like... ''Chloe'' but she also protects Adrien, even tolerating Marinette because she makes him happy. Chloe's disregard for what anyone else thinks allows her to help Adrien when no one else could. [[spoiler:She also joins in the FinalBattle as Queen Bee when she learns Adrien needs her help.]]
* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler:Both Lila and Nathalie manage to avoid the consequences of their actions, staying free even though they were willingly helping Hawkmoth and complicit in Adrien's suffering.]]
* NeverMyFault: Gabriel is unwilling to admit that most of the problems Adrien and Emilie suffered were caused by him.
* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler:Both Lila and Nathalie manage to avoid the consequences of their actions, staying free even though they were willingly helping Hawkmoth and complicit in Adrien's suffering.]]
* NeverMyFault: Gabriel is unwilling to admit that most of the problems Adrien and Emilie suffered were caused by him.
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* TalkingTheMonsterToDeath: [[spoiler:After a long, grueling battle, Ladybug manages to convince Chat Blanc to give her the chance to talk to Adrien, allowing her to finally pull out the remnants of akuma and amok in him and putting an end to Chat Blanc.]]
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** He does it again later [[spoiler:after Gabriel forces him to face the woman that raped him five years before and forgive her in an attempt to reassert his control over him. This time, though, when Gabriel tries to hit him Adrien catches the punch and leaves the room on his own while telling him to "make a [[PrecisionFStrike fucking]] appointment when he feels up to having an actual conversation.]]
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* ItsAllAboutMe: Gabriel Agreste. When it comes to Adrien, the only thing he cares about is how he impacts him and his brand image.
** [[spoiler:Cassandra, the woman that raped Adrien when he was twelve, makes it obvious that the only thing she's sorry about is that she had trouble keeping a job following that.]]
** [[spoiler:Cassandra, the woman that raped Adrien when he was twelve, makes it obvious that the only thing she's sorry about is that she had trouble keeping a job following that.]]
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* AbusiveParents: Gabriel lands squarely in this even before the start of the story when [[spoiler: he covers up Adrien being sexually assaulted and doesn't let him attend therapy]] to preserve his brand. Later [[spoiler: Gabriel strikes Adrien for talking back to him, bruising his face.]] [[spoiler: It's revealed that he ''knew'' what Lila was like and what she was doing but did nothing to stop it. Even when her behavior escalated.]]
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* AbusiveParents: Gabriel lands squarely in this even before the start of the story when [[spoiler: he covers up Adrien being sexually assaulted and doesn't let him attend therapy]] to preserve his brand. Later [[spoiler: Gabriel strikes Adrien for talking back to him, bruising his face.]] [[spoiler: It's revealed that he ''knew'' what Lila was like and what she was doing but did nothing to stop it. Even when her behavior escalated.]] [[spoiler:And when he realizes that Adrien is Chat Noir, he attempts to take advantage of it to create a powerful akuma.]]
* ButterflyOfDoom: Apart from the obvious pun about Hawk Moth, [[spoiler:Ladybug attempts to ask Bunnyx to prevent Adrien from being raped, but Bunnyx tells her that doing that could end with Adrien not only not becoming Chat Noir but perhaps not even meeting Marinette. Then she asks about stopping Lila's attack, but Bunnyx reveals that a past Ladybug tried that - and, since Chloe could not intervene to get Adrien out of Gabriel's hands, it ended with Adrien being DrivenToSuicide.]]
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* RelationshipUpgrade: Chat Noir and Marinette ''slowly'' start falling for their crushes' alter egos.
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* RelationshipUpgrade: Chat Noir and Marinette ''slowly'' start falling for their crushes' alter egos. Notably, they don't learn about each other's [[SecretIdentity secret identities]] until after they start dating.
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* ThatCameOutWrong: When Adrien and Marinette go out for gelato and Marinette asks him ''What? Don’t want to see what you taste like?'' In reference to the "Chat Noir" special.
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* ThatCameOutWrong: When Adrien and Marinette go out for gelato and Marinette asks him ''What? Don’t want to see what you taste like?'' In in reference to the "Chat Noir" special.
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* ThereAreNoTherapists: [[AvertedTrope Averted.]] [[spoiler: Adrien]] finally gets the help he needs to deal with his trauma. The therapist even helps him realize that [[spoiler: Gabriel's]] actions are neglectful.
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* ThereAreNoTherapists: [[AvertedTrope Averted.]] [[spoiler: Adrien]] finally gets the help he needs to deal with his trauma. The therapist even helps him realize that [[spoiler: Gabriel's]] actions are neglectful.neglectful at best.
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** Same with Nathalie, who tries to convince Adrien to return home even though she knows Gabriel is abusing him.
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* CallingTheOldManOut: Adrien finally snaps at Gabriel that Emilie was the one who raised him and that Gabriel has never acted like a father. [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome Predictably,]] Gabriel reacts by [[spoiler: striking Adrien to the floor and grounding him.]]
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* CallingTheOldManOut: Adrien finally snaps at Gabriel that Emilie was the one who raised him and that Gabriel has never acted like a father.father, even wondering out loud if Emilie left because of his jerkassness. [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome Predictably,]] Gabriel reacts by [[spoiler: striking Adrien to the floor and grounding him.]]
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** Some of the general public (including police officers and paparazzi) don't believe [[spoiler: Adrien]] was assaulted. Even going so far as to say that a woman can't assault a man.
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** Some of the general public (including police officers and paparazzi) don't believe [[spoiler: Adrien]] was assaulted. Even assaulted, even going so far as to say that a woman can't assault a man.
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* HatesBeingTouched: [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]]. Adrien is very sensitive to physical contact, especially on his neck and wrists.
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* HatesBeingTouched: [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]]. Adrien is very sensitive to physical contact, especially on his neck and wrists.wrists [[spoiler:because the woman who raped him when he was twelve grabbed him by the wrists and then throttled him]].
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* InsaneTrollLogic: Gabriel blames [[spoiler: Adrien]] for going public with the assault he suffered. [[spoiler: Despite it being the work of Chloe.]] Because it damages his brand.
* InternalReveal: [[spoiler:Marinette discovers Adrien is Chat Noir when she finds the music box she gifted the latter in the former's bedroom. Adrien finds she is Ladybug a few days later.]]
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Chloe still acts very much like... ''Chloe'' but she also protects Adrien. Even tolerating Marinette because she makes him happy. Chloe's disregard for what anyone else thinks allows her to help Adrien when no one else could.
* InternalReveal: [[spoiler:Marinette discovers Adrien is Chat Noir when she finds the music box she gifted the latter in the former's bedroom. Adrien finds she is Ladybug a few days later.]]
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Chloe still acts very much like... ''Chloe'' but she also protects Adrien. Even tolerating Marinette because she makes him happy. Chloe's disregard for what anyone else thinks allows her to help Adrien when no one else could.
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* InsaneTrollLogic: Gabriel blames [[spoiler: Adrien]] for going public with the assault he suffered. [[spoiler: Despite suffered, [[spoiler:despite it being the work of Chloe.]] Because it damages his brand.
* InternalReveal: [[spoiler:Marinette discovers Adrien is Chat Noir when she finds the music box she gifted the latter in the former's bedroom. Adrien finds she is Ladybug a few dayslater.later when she accidentally calls him by his name.]]
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Chloe still acts very much like... ''Chloe'' but she also protectsAdrien. Even Adrien, even tolerating Marinette because she makes him happy. Chloe's disregard for what anyone else thinks allows her to help Adrien when no one else could.
* InternalReveal: [[spoiler:Marinette discovers Adrien is Chat Noir when she finds the music box she gifted the latter in the former's bedroom. Adrien finds she is Ladybug a few days
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Chloe still acts very much like... ''Chloe'' but she also protects
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* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Heavily implied to be [[spoiler: Emilie.]]
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* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Heavily implied to be [[spoiler: Emilie.Emilie used the Peacock Miraculous to put an amok feather on Adrien so the feather would mute all his extreme feelings after he was raped. In the end, it causes more problems in the long run, as it makes his trauma feel less important, and when Hawk Moth tries to akumatize him the amok and akuma clash with each other, leaving remnants behind when Ladybug purifies Adrien - which prevent him from transforming into Chat Noir.]]
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* AttemptedRape: [[spoiler: Lila hits Adrien and pins him to the ground while removing part of his clothes.]] Thankfully, [[spoiler: Marinette]] physically pulls her off him.
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* AttemptedRape: [[spoiler: Lila [[spoiler:Lila hits Adrien and pins him to the ground while removing part of his clothes.]] Thankfully, [[spoiler: Marinette]] physically pulls her off him.
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* ForcefulKiss: [[spoiler: Lila]] roughly grabs [[spoiler: Adrien's]] face while he has a panic attack, leaving a bruise.
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* ForcefulKiss: [[spoiler: Lila]] roughly grabs [[spoiler: Adrien's]] face while he has a panic attack, leaving a bruise.bruise and a split lip.
* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: A platonic version from Chloe, as she now considers Adrien her brother. Chloe does not like Marinette, but is willing to get her together with Adrien because she knows Marinette will make him happy.
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* InternalReveal: [[spoiler:Marinette discovers Adrien is Chat Noir when she finds the music box she gifted the latter in the former's bedroom.]]
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* InternalReveal: [[spoiler:Marinette discovers Adrien is Chat Noir when she finds the music box she gifted the latter in the former's bedroom. Adrien finds she is Ladybug a few days later.]]
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* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: [[spoiler:Marinette beats the crap out of Lila after finding her trying to rape Adrien so hard that she needs to get a brace.]]
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* TheirFirstTime: [[spoiler:Adrien and Marinette have theirs shortly after he starts to live with the Dupain-Chengs.]]
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* InternalReveal: [[spoiler:Marinette discovers Adrien is Chat Noir when she finds the music box she gifted the latter in the former's bedroom.]]
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** Nathalie tries to guilt trip Adrien [[spoiler: for running away and "throwing away" his modeling.]] Despite knowing ''exactly'' what Gabriel's done to him.
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** Nathalie tries to guilt trip Adrien [[spoiler: for running away and "throwing away" his modeling.]] Despite modeling]] despite knowing ''exactly'' what Gabriel's done to him.
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* CallingTheOldManOut: Adrien finally snaps at Gabriel that Emilie was the one who raised him and that Gabriel has never acted like a father. [[RealityEnsues Predictably,]] Gabriel reacts by [[spoiler: striking Adrien to the floor and grounding him.]]
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* CallingTheOldManOut: Adrien finally snaps at Gabriel that Emilie was the one who raised him and that Gabriel has never acted like a father. [[RealityEnsues [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome Predictably,]] Gabriel reacts by [[spoiler: striking Adrien to the floor and grounding him.]]
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* BelievingTheirOwnLies: Lila, Gabriel and even Nathalie all believe they are in the right. Despite all evidence to the contrary.
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* BelievingTheirOwnLies: Lila, Gabriel and even Nathalie all believe they are in the right. Despite right, despite all evidence to the contrary.
