History Fanfic / SmartAdversariesAU

* LaserGuidedAmnesia: Usually played straight as in canon, but with an exception. If Hawk Moth manually terminates an akuma connection (usually because either YouHaveFailedMe or YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness), the akuma victim maintains full memories of what they did under his influence.

* SummonToHand: It is part of Ladybug's powers to summon the object she got as a Lucky Charm into her hand when she is ready for a Miraculous Ladybug charm, unless she is too weak or injured.
* TheUnmasking: Most often the identities of one or more heroes is exposed. Often Hawk Moth and accomplices are caught and exposed. Losing a secret identity is almost always a bad thing.

[[folder: Antibug Anticipates]]

* AlternateUniverseFic: A WhatIf with the change that [[spoiler:Backwarder has a little more time to react, and doesn't fall into Ladybug's trap. Backwarder rewinds the world back in time to the 1940's, when the Nazis occupied Paris.]]

[[folder: Befana Blasts]]
* AlternateUniverseFic: A WhatIf with the change that Befana shoots Marinette at her birthday party instead of toying with her, [[spoiler: turning her to coal]].
* AnArmAndALeg: The loss of [[spoiler: Marinette's right arm]] is the result of [[spoiler: an imperfect healing after she is transformed to coal]].

* TheJinx: Master Fu is worried that the whole world will be in for bad luck [[spoiler: since Tikki has no anchor to the world, but Plagg still does]]. He warns the team about bad luck around Chat Noir.

** Ladybug nearly loses her secret identity, except that [[spoiler: a clever use of Lucky Charm throws people off track again]].
** [[spoiler: Hawk Moth is exposed when the newly restored Ladybug's Lucky Charm creates a cell phone with his instructions to Zombizou on where to bring the Miraculouses and is arrested for terrorism.]]

[[folder: Copycat Cops It]]

* DidntThinkThisThrough: Breaking into someone's locker, stealing their phone, and trying to hack into it because you were embarassed about a phone call is a really great way to break up a friendship.

* HeelFaceTurn: Copycat is persuaded to turn against Hawk Moth [[spoiler: with the revelation that Ladybug is underage]].
* KarmaHoudini: Averted. Marinette does not get away [[spoiler: with stealing Adrien's phone. It causes a severe friendship break-up, and a DownerEnding]].
* TheUnmasking: Chat Noir's secret identity is [[spoiler: revealed to Ladybug and Hawk Moth]].
* WhatTheHellHero: Adrien tells Marinette off for [[spoiler: stalking him, stealing his phone, and breaking into it]].

* AntiHero: Ladybug [[spoiler:under the influence of Dark Cupid has not-nice ideas about how to stop Hawk Moth. She thinks if she kidnaps Dark Cupid and holds him prisoner that Hawk Moth will be blocked from creating more akumas. Fortunately for Kim, Hawk Moth just pulls his power.]]

* SwappedRoles: In the original, Chat Noir hated Ladybug. In this version, [[spoiler: Ladybug hates Adrien.]]

* TheUnmasking: [[spoiler: Ladybug learns Chat Noir's identity, but forgets it when Dark Cupid's influence is removed. Adrien has to reveal it again to get his ring back from her.]]

* AlternateUniverseFic: A WhatIf with the change that Chloe comes up with a plan to show her leadership during the Darkblade attack, [[spoiler: and Sabrina figures out a way to use Darkblade to break into Marinette's diary box in order to get pictures of diary pages]].
* BittersweetEnding: Darkblade is stopped, Sabrina is starting to turn on Chloe, and Marinette is elected class president. [[spoiler: However, Adrien found out about the phone, and that apparently Marinette has stalked him enough to have copies of his schedule, so he ends their friendship, meaning things are going to be interesting if Ladybug and Chat unmask to one another.]]
* HeelFaceTurn: Sabrina turns to [[spoiler: support Marinette in the class election out of guilt for the diary trick]].

* KarmaHoudini: Averted. Marinette does not get away [[spoiler: with stealing Adrien's phone, as revealed in the diary. It causes a severe friendship break-up, and a DownerEnding. It's still somewhat played straight, as Adrien chooses ''not'' to press charges (as he would be allowed to do for theft of property) or file for a restraining order (which he would also be allowed to do (or have his father apply for one))]].
** While Chloe succeeds in her actions, she isn't punished for taking advantage of the Akuma attack to further her own ends. At best she loses the class presidency, but she's split up Marinette and Adrien in such a way as to burn the bridges between the two.

* WhatTheHellHero: Adrien tells Marinette off for [[spoiler: stalking him, stealing his phone, and breaking into it]].

* AlternateUniverseFic: A WhatIf with the change that Volpina is more careful with her illusion of a crumbling building and avoids getting it disrupted by a pigeon, so that [[spoiler: Ladybug surrenders her Miraculous]].
* BadBoss: Volpina finds herself [[spoiler: turned back to Lila and imprisoned by Hawk Moth]] just for daring to want to date Adrien.

* LaserGuidedKarma: Gabriel places the stolen Ladybug Miraculous in his safe [[spoiler: just after Adrien returned the spellbook there, so that Adrien sees him do it and can recover the earrings for Marinette]].

* AndIMustScream: The fate of all Frightningale's victims, immobilized but conscious, encased in a nearly-unbreakable pink plastic shell. Hawk Moth plans [[spoiler: to make it even worse for Marinette by transferring his wife's vampire curse onto her while she is immobilized.]]

[[folder: Gamer Too]]
* AlternateUniverseFic: A WhatIf with the change that [[spoiler:Gamer 2.0 is suspicous of the illusionary Ladybug because the physics of the fall didn't look right to him. He throws a Reverser airplane to dispell the illusion, and then one at the real Ladybug when she attacks from behind. A poorly-worded reversion causes her to become evil.]]

* GameBreaker: Brought up in universe. Animaestro was left off the playable roster for Gamer's tournament because his abilities are simply too powerful and his one weakness is negated by the fact that the tournament is being publicly broadcast.

* BackFromTheDead: Adrien's bodyguard [[spoiler: is revived by the healing charm after being killed by Chat Noir. (He is in a shocked state afterwards.)]]

* HeroicBSOD: Chat Noir is horrified after [[spoiler: using Cataclysm on Gorizilla and killing him, after Gorizilla brutally crushed Marinette. He resigns from being a superhero, intending to give his Miraculous back.]]

* CanonImmigrant: Or about as "canon" as a fanfiction can get, anyway. [[spoiler:The story ends with the American superhero team, who were introduced in the ''Miraculous Adventures'' comics, coming to Paris for Hawk Moth's head.]]

* SwappedRoles: Chat Noir is forced to [[spoiler: take the role of Ladybug ("Manbug") in order to save Marinette's life]].

* HeroWithBadPublicity: Ladybug and Chat Noir find themselves with an undeserved bad reputation when [[spoiler: all secret identities come out]].

* SuperheroParadox: It is a real thing in Ladybug's Paris, because Hawk Moth created a series of villains to draw out Ladybug and Chat Noir. Once people find out the close connections between civilian identities [[spoiler: like Chat Noir being Hawk Moth's son, and Ladybug being Chat's girlfriend, some make the leap to a MetaOrigin for both heroes and villains, that they were all created by Hawk Moth for the publicity and profit of Gabriel Fashions.]]

* NearVillainVictory: Marinette and Adrien are [[spoiler:cornered on high rooftop, with no idea how to activate Ladybug's powers. Only sending the Miraculous away with Tikki prevents Hawk Moth from getting them.]]

* ShownTheirWork: In real life there isn't an elevator to the terrace roof of Montparnesse Tower. This fic installs one by order of Mayor Bourgeois.

* EvenEvilHasStandards: Averted. Lila thinks the cheap shot against Marinette is worthwhile, so [[spoiler:she takes the picture she didn't take in the original.]]

* TheUnmasking: By going into action [[spoiler:with a horn on her forehead]], Ladybug is very much at risk for losing her secret identity. [[spoiler:She ultimately is caught by Onichan and Hawk Moth, and reveals her identity to Chat and Tom shortly afterward. Hawk Moth is also exposed when Ladybug suddenly unbinds herself and is able to snatch his Miraculous. Chat Noir has exposed his identity to Marinette, but he has given the Cat Miraculous back to Master Fu.]]

* YouCantMakeAnOmelette: Both Ladybug and Onichan [[spoiler:involve a civilian in their battle. Ladybug lassos the civilian as she gets a swapping call from Onichan, but Onichan anticipated that and placed the call from a high window ledge, forcing Ladybug to go to the civilian's rescue.]]
* YouHaveFailedMe: Hawk Moth [[spoiler: pulls the power from Onichan when she is tricked away from getting the Miraculous and he comes to claim it in person. It's also a VillainBall, because he doesn't realize it will allow Ladybug to unbind herself and turn the tables on him.]]

* DeathTrap: Mr. Pigeon puts the heroes into a messy deathtrap.

* TheBadGuyWins: Princess Fragrance gets [[spoiler: to elope with Prince Ali, and even have a child by him]]. Hawk Moth [[spoiler: however, gets nothing but a brainwashed son]].
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: Adrien ends up susceptible to [[spoiler: control by perfume. Even Marinette takes advantage of him]].
* DoubleStandardRapeFemaleOnMale: Princess Fragrance crosses the line by [[spoiler: mind-controlling Prince Ali to marry her]]. Marinette also [[spoiler: takes advantage of brainwashed Adrien to get him to go on dates with her]].

* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: When Hawk Moth finds out [[spoiler: that Adrien is Chat Noir, he insists that Princess Fragrence not use a Cataclysm against Ladybug, so that Adrien will not be forced to kill]].

* ThePowerOfLove: To restore the Miraculous, Marinette and Adrien must make a solemn vow to love each other faithfully and marry when they are of age, which comes with [[spoiler: a bad-luck curse if they break it. Bad luck can also befall anyone who tries to break them apart]].

* AlternateUniverseFic: A WhatIf with the change that Shadow Moth acts sooner on Nino's jealousy, akumatizing him right after he makes the video of Ayla with Chat Noir.

* ShoutOut: "Awkward core superhero hug" is a reference to "awkward sibling hug" in WesternAnimation/GravityFalls.

* OminousMessageFromTheFuture: Ladybug prepares to send one [[spoiler: to herself, when the Fox Miraculous is lost and Alya's position is compromised even further]]. It contains [[spoiler:an [[ASimplePlan exact plan based on knowledge from the future]], which is [[UnspokenPlanGuarantee unfortunately discussed with the others in detail]]]].
* ThePawn: Adrien [[spoiler:was created as a sentimonster by his parents, in order to have a "perfect" child under their control who could one day claim the Prodigious (from the [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Recap/MiraculousLadybugSP02MiraculousWorldShanghai Shanghai special]])]].

** All of the unmasking [[spoiler:except for Shadow Moth's and Chat Noir's identities being known to Ladybug are undone by the message back in time]].

** Alya [[spoiler: is exposed as a full-time Miraculous holder]], which Shadow Moth didn't expect.

* DidntThinkThisThrough: In the original episode, the [[spoiler:carefully-prepared fake Lucky Charm, a lamp painted red with black spots]], seems to vanish as soon as Ladybug no longer needs it. In this version it doesn't. [[spoiler:Ladybug drops it, a huge clue to Silencer that it's a fake.]]
* EntertaininglyWrong: Ivan thinks that Ladybug has come to fight him since he is pretending to be akumatized, when she is actually just seeking [[spoiler:help from Juleka.]]

* AlternateUniverseFic: A WhatIf with the change that [[spoiler:Timetagger becomes suspicous and doesn't let Ladybug finish her note to herself in the future. Instead, Ladybug has to rely on her own memory to keep track of the correct location.]]

* HeelRealization: [[spoiler:Marinette realizes how badly she has hurt Adrien by lying, when he compares her to Lila. She pleads for a second chance like the one Adrien gave to Lila.]]

* {{Irony}}: [[spoiler:Marinette's parents accept Adrien as a new boyfriend for Marinette, since he is "much nicer" than Chat Noir and he comes from a "respectable family."]]

* ShoutOut: To the [[Series/TheIncredibleHulk1977 1970's TV version of "The Incredible Hulk"]]. Tom tells Adrien, "You wouldn't like me when I'm angry" as part of a IfYouEverDoAnythingToHurtHer speech.

* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13202338/1/Antibug-Anticipates Antibug Anticipates]]'' ([[https://archiveofourown.org/works/17717129/chapters/41796929 on AO3]]) -- What if Antibug had used the decoy cellphone to learn more about Ladybug?
* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13222664/1/Backwarder-Backtracks Backwarder Backtracks]]'' ([[https://archiveofourown.org/works/17973542/chapters/42453473 on AO3]]) -- What if Backwarder didn't get caught by Ladybug's trap?
* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12963965/1/Befana-Blasts Befana Blasts]]'' ([[https://archiveofourown.org/works/14889714/chapters/34483671 on AO3]]) -- What if Befana had tried harder to transform Marinette at her birthday party?
* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13014061/1/Bubble-Your-Troubles-Away Bubble Your Troubles Away]]'' ([[https://archiveofourown.org/works/15437172 on AO3]]) -- What if The Bubbler went after Ladybug when she hijacked his party music?
* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12907186/1/Butterflies-Aren-t-Free Butterflies Aren't Free]]'' ([[https://archiveofourown.org/works/14352621/chapters/33128238 on AO3]])-- What if Hawk Moth was more subtle when he targeted Marinette with an akuma in the Zombizou episode?
* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13170063/1/Charmer-Chameleon Charmer Chameleon]]'' ([[https://archiveofourown.org/works/17316167/chapters/40733267 on AO3]]) -- What if Chameleon did a better job of impersonating Adrien?
* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13208053/1/Christmaster-Crisis Christmaster Crisis]]'' ([[https://archiveofourown.org/works/17794940/chapters/41982881 on Ao3]]) -- What if Christmaster had made a different choice about his toy?
* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13252926/1/Collected-But-Not-Calm Collected But Not Calm]]'' ([[https://archiveofourown.org/works/18356942/chapters/43463654 on AO3]]) -- What if the Collector captured the Foosball table before Ladybug could use it against him?
* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12938381/1/Copycat-Cops-It Copycat Cops It]]'' ([[https://archiveofourown.org/works/14681391 on AO3]]) -- What if Copycat had not suggested Ladybug take Chat Noir's ring, and just took it himself?
* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13247233/1/Cupidity Cupidity]]'' ([[https://archiveofourown.org/works/18278981/chapters/43258796 on AO3]]) -- What if Dark Cupid shot Marinette instead of Alya?
* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12955836/1/Darkblade-and-the-Diary Darkblade and the Diary]]'' ([[https://archiveofourown.org/works/14825294 on AO3]]) -- What if Chloe tried harder to demonstrate her leadership skills during the Darkblade attack?
* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12900116/1/Dark-Owl-is-Not-Deceived Dark Owl is Not Deceived]]'' ([[https://archiveofourown.org/works/14288082 on AO3]]) -- What if Dark Owl saw through the deception at the death trap?
* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12962254/1/Despair-Bear-Scare Despair Bear Scare]]'' ([[https://archiveofourown.org/works/14875769 on AO3]]) -- What if Despair Bear made a clever switch at the last moment in the fight between Ladybug and Chat Noir?
* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12942253/1/Evillustrator-Entangles Evillustrator Entangles]]'' ([[https://archiveofourown.org/works/14714558/chapters/34007387 on AO3]]) -- What if the Evillustrator was more thorough with the death trap he made for Marinette and Chat Noir?
* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12920556/1/Fox-Among-the-Pigeons Fox Among the Pigeons]]'' ([[https://archiveofourown.org/works/14488737/chapters/33470022 on AO3]]) -- What if Volpina was more careful when she did the illusion of a crumbling building?
* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12990706/1/Frightningale-Fixates Frightingale Fixates]]'' ([[https://archiveofourown.org/works/15166553/chapters/35172179 on AO3]]) -- What if Chloe took longer to find the perfect revenge against Clara Nightingale?
* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13322969/1/Gamer-Too Gamer Too]]'' ([[https://archiveofourown.org/works/19388794 on AO3]]) -- What if Gamer didn't fall for Ladybug's trick?
* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12957472/1/Gigantitan-Gulps Gigantitan Gulps]]'' ([[https://archiveofourown.org/works/14838242 on AO3]]) -- What if Hawk Moth was more clever in finding ways to control a giant baby?
* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12928584/1/Gorizilla-Grabs Gorizilla Grabs]]'' ([[https://archiveofourown.org/works/14571864/chapters/33672648 on AO3]]) -- What if Hawk Moth was more effective in directing Gorizilla when he had Adrien and Ladybug grabbed?
* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13307210/1/Horrid-Horrificator Horrid Horrificator]]'' ([[https://archiveofourown.org/works/19143097/chapters/45497032 on AO3]] -- What if Horrificator attacked sooner, when Marinette and Alya were in the bathroom?
* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13043389/1/Kung-Food-Processing Kung Food Processing]]'' ([[https://archiveofourown.org/works/15767601 on AO3]]) -- What if Kung Food thought like a regular chef when he was preparing his soup?
* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13235223/1/Lightning-Strikes-Twice Lightning Strikes Twice]]'' ([[https://archiveofourown.org/works/18125594 on AO3]]) -- What if we knew how Ladybug and Chat Noir defeated Stormy Weather the second time? And what else could happen in an AU?
* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13159007/1/The-Malevolence-of-Malediktator The Malevolence of Malediktator]]'' ([[https://archiveofourown.org/works/17174627/chapters/40381286 on AO3]]) -- What if Malediktator was more assertive about getting Chat Noir's ring?
* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13189759/1/Mayura-Mayhem Mayura Mayhem]]'' ([[https://archiveofourown.org/works/17553413/chapters/41364908 on AO3]]) -- What if Volpina did a better job of concealing Scarlet Moth during the confrontation at the Eiffel Tower?
* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12939587/1/Mime-Time Mime Time]]'' ([[https://archiveofourown.org/works/14691753 on AO3]]) -- What if the Mime wasn't fooled into attacking the Eiffel Tower?
* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12876953/1/No-Bars No Bars]]'' ([[https://archiveofourown.org/works/14058882/chapters/32386305 on AO3]]) -- What if Lady Wifi had tried to take Ladybug's earrings when she had her hands locked?
* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13242815/1/Oblivio-Is-Not-Oblivious Oblivio Is Not Oblivious]]'' ([[https://archiveofourown.org/works/18218345 on AO3]]) -- What if Oblivio didn't fall for the trick on the stairs?
* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13283713/1/Ominous-Onichan Ominous Onichan]]'' ([[https://archiveofourown.org/works/18793495/chapters/44590555 on AO3]]) -- What if Lila took a picture of Marinette among the trash cans and sent it to everyone?
* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13397958/1/On-Reflection On Reflection]]'' ([[https://archiveofourown.org/works/20812265/chapters/49470260 on AO3]]) -- What if Hawk Moth didn't waste Mayura's powers on creating an ally for Reflekta?
* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13366059/1/Party-Crusher Party Crusher]]'' ([[https://archiveofourown.org/works/20287480/chapters/48093226 on AO3]]) -- What if Party Crasher captured Master Fu before he gave out any more Miraculous?
* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12940256/1/Pharaoh-s-Princess Pharaoh's Princess]]'' ([[https://archiveofourown.org/works/14698242 on AO3]]) -- What if the Pharaoh had grabbed back his amulet before flying after the toy earrings?
* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13215053/1/Pixelator-Picks Pixelator Picks]]'' ([[https://archiveofourown.org/works/17884946/chapters/42215837 on AO3]]) -- What if Pixelator didn't take Ladybug's deal?
* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12951502/1/Power-to-the-Pigeons Power to the Pigeons]]'' ([[https://archiveofourown.org/works/14787216 on AO3]]) -- What if Mr. Pigeon was more ruthless when he had the heroes caged?
* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12939163/1/Prime-Queen-Time Prime Queen Time]]'' ([[https://archiveofourown.org/works/14688081 on AO3]]) -- What if Prime Queen didn't take the bait when the TV screen was blocked?
* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12935912/1/The-Princess-and-the-Peek The Princess and the Peek]]'' ([[https://archiveofourown.org/works/14658888/chapters/33865194 on AO3]]) -- What if Hawk Moth had used his chance to learn something when Chat Noir was under the control of Princess Fragrance?
* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12902444/1/The-Puppeteer-is-Prompt The Puppeteer is Prompt]]'' ([[https://archiveofourown.org/works/14309142 on AO3]]) -- What if the Puppeteer acted faster when she had Ladybug's doll?
* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13348255/1/Puppeteer-Too Puppeteer Too]]'' ([[https://archiveofourown.org/works/20001121/chapters/47356324 on AO3]]) -- What if Hawk Moth gave The Puppeteer powers that were as strong as the first time?
* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12933860/1/Reflekta-is-Reflective Reflekta is Reflective]]'' ([[https://archiveofourown.org/works/14627721/chapters/33806607 on AO3]]) -- What if Hawk Moth warned Reflekta not to transform Chat Noir before getting his Miraculous?
* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13024389/1/Reverser-Retargets Reverser Retargets]]'' ([[https://archiveofourown.org/works/15566331/chapters/36138405 on AO3]]) -- What if Reverser didn't let himself be distracted by Officer Roger in the park?
* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13047311/1/Riposte-Lets-Rip Riposte Lets Rip]]'' ([[https://archiveofourown.org/works/15807351/chapters/36792027 on AO3]]) -- What if Riposte didn't let herself be persuaded to delay her revenge against Adrien?
* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12892120/1/Robustus-Triumphant Robustus Triumphant]]'' ([[https://archiveofourown.org/works/14211987/chapters/32762829 on AO3]]) -- What if Robustus got his wish?
* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13517541/1/Roger-Over-and-Out Roger Over and Out]]'' ([[https://archiveofourown.org/works/23057425/chapters/55148962 on AO3]]) -- What if Officer Roger saw Ladybug put Chloe's bracelet back in her purse?

* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13001702/1/Sapotis-are-Suspicious Sapotis are Suspicious]]'' ([[https://archiveofourown.org/works/15292944/chapters/35478807 on AO3]]) -- What if all of the Sapotis didn't fall for the illusion of an amusement park?
* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13926815/1/Sentibubbler-Super-Bowl Sentibubbler Super Bowl]]'' ([[https://archiveofourown.org/works/32817973/chapters/81432454 on AO3]]) -- What if Shadow Moth saw through Alya's bathroom ruse?
* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13272526/1/Silence-Please Silence Please]]'' ([[https://archiveofourown.org/works/18632059/chapters/44182669 on AO3]]) -- What if Silencer saw through Ladybug's trick and didn't say what she wanted him to say?
* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12941322/1/Simon-Slays Simon Slays]]'' ([[https://archiveofourown.org/works/14707973 on AO3]]) -- What if Simon Says played a different card when he first hypnotized Gabriel Agreste?
* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13967055/1/Stilled-by-Style-Queen Stilled by Style Queen]]'' ([[https://archiveofourown.org/works/34292248/chapters/85321498 on AO3]]) -- What if Style Queen suspected Chloé's loyalty and "fired" her sooner?
* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12976083/1/Syren-Sinks Syren Sinks]]'' ([[https://archiveofourown.org/works/14996603/chapters/34757729 on AO3]]) -- What if Syren made better use of her underwater advantage when Ladybug came after her alone?
* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13302326/1/Time-After-Timetagger Time After Timetagger]]'' ([[https://archiveofourown.org/works/19070473 on AO3]]) -- What if Timetagger didn't let Ladybug write a note?
* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12945228/1/Time-Pair-Doxxed Time Pair Doxxed]]'' ([[https://archiveofourown.org/works/14737289/chapters/34068464 on AO3]]) -- What if Hawk Moth spoke to the Timebreaker from the future before creating another one?
* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12998362/1/Troublemaker-is-On-Task Troublemaker is On Task]]'' ([[https://archiveofourown.org/works/15255312 on AO3]]) -- What if Troublemaker grabbed both earrings from Ladybug when she first had the chance?
* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12841115/1/The-Turning-of-a-Page The Turning of a Page]]'' ([[https://archiveofourown.org/works/13718103/chapters/31513839 on AO3]]) -- What if Adrien found the Peacock Miraculous? (Adrien is an AntiHero here.)
* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13236978/1/Weird-Dad Weird Dad]]'' ([[https://archiveofourown.org/works/18148169/chapters/42913841 on AO3]]) -- What if the former Gigantitan remembered that he wanted his pacifier?

* CloningBlues: Adrien feels [[spoiler:like less than a person when he learns his genetics were cloned from his "cousin" Félix]].

* CloningBlues: Marinette is disturbed about being a homeless temporal duplicate with no real identity in the parallel timeline. [[spoiler: She believes she cannot live a normal life without exposing the secret identity of her counterpart, since she came over as a duplicate Ladybug]].

* StopHelpingMe: Alya's defense of Marinette for her actions (and support for her as class president) lead to Marinette running out of city hall in tears.

* GenderNeutralWriting: Oblivio is consistently referred to in the narration with third-person-plural pronouns like "they" and "their." This is appropriate for a creature made from two persons, male and female.

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13202338/1/Antibug-Anticipates Antibug Anticipates]] is an AlternateUniverseFic made by Creator/{{RockSunner}}, for ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug''.

This is a two-chapter work and it is now complete.
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!!This fanfiction series contains examples of:

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13222664/1/Backwarder-Backtracks Backwarder Backtracks]] is an AlternateUniverseFic made by Creator/{{RockSunner}}, for ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug''. Part of the [[https://archiveofourown.org/series/994671 Smart Adversaries AU]] for Miraculous Ladybug on [[Website/ArchiveOfOurOwn AO3]], in which Ladybug villains make smarter decisions. The series has a [[Fanfic/SmartAdversariesAU tropes page here]].

This is a three-chapter work and it is now complete.
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[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12963965/1/Befana-Blasts Befana Blasts]] is an AlternateUniverseFic made by Creator/{{RockSunner}}, for ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug''.

This is a 5-chapter work and it is now completed.

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[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13014061/1/Bubble-Your-Troubles-Away Bubble Your Troubles Away]] is an AlternateUniverseFic made by Creator/{{RockSunner}}, for WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug.

This is a one-chapter work.

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[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12907186/1/Butterflies-Aren-t-Free Butterflies Aren't Free]] is an AlternateUniverseFic made by Creator/{{RockSunner}}, for WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug.

This is a 5-chapter work and it is now completed.
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[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13170063/1/Charmer-Chameleon Charmer Chameleon]] is an AlternateUniverseFic made by Creator/{{RockSunner}}, for ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug''.

This is a three-chapter work and it is now complete.
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[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13208053/1/Christmaster-Crisis Christmaster Crisis]] is an AlternateUniverseFic made by Creator/{{RockSunner}}, for ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug''.

This is a three-chapter work and it is now complete.
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!!This fanfiction series contains examples of:

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13252926/1/Collected-But-Not-Calm Collected But Not Calm]] is an AlternateUniverseFic made by Creator/{{RockSunner}}, for ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug''.

This is a six-chapter work and it is now complete.
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!!This fanfiction series contains examples of:

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12938381/1/Copycat-Cops-It Copycat Cops It]] is an AlternateUniverseFic made by Creator/{{RockSunner}}, for WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug.

This is a one-chapter work.

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* AWizardDidIt: Copycat's trap to handcuff Chat Noir is explained with a super-power to make inanimate objects copy actions.

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13247233/1/Cupidity Cupidity]] is an AlternateUniverseFic made by Creator/{{RockSunner}}, for ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug''.

This is a three-chapter work and it is now complete.
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!!This fanfiction series contains examples of:

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12955836/1/Darkblade-and-the-Diary Darkblade and the Diary]] is an AlternateUniverseFic made by Creator/{{RockSunner}}, for WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug.

This is a one-chapter work.

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[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12900116/1/Dark-Owl-is-Not-Deceived Dark Owl is Not Deceived]] is an AlternateUniverseFic made by Creator/{{RockSunner}}, for WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug.

This is a once-chapter work.

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[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12962254/1/Despair-Bear-Scare Despair Bear Scare]] is an AlternateUniverseFic made by Creator/{{RockSunner}}, for WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug.

This is a one-chapter work.

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[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12942253/1/Evillustrator-Entangles Evillustrator Entangles]] is an AlternateUniverseFic made by Creator/{{RockSunner}}, for WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug.

This is an 2-chapter work and it is now completed.

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!!This fanfiction series contains examples of:

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12920556/1/Fox-Among-the-Pigeons Fox Among the Pigeons]] is an AlternateUniverseFic made by Creator/{{RockSunner}}, for WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug.

This is a 4-chapter work and it is now completed. It has some spoilers for the new episodes of Season 2.

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[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12990706/1/Frightningale-Fixates Frightingale Fixates]] is an AlternateUniverseFic made by Creator/{{RockSunner}}, for WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug.

This is an 3-chapter work and it is now completed. It has some spoilers for the new episodes of Season 2 (beyond the ones released March 30th, 2018 on {{Creator/Netflix}}).

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[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13322969/1/Gamer-Too Gamer Too]] is an AlternateUniverseFic made by Creator/{{RockSunner}}, for ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug''.

This is a one-shot work and it is now complete.
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!!This fanfiction series contains examples of:

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12957472/1/Gigantitan-Gulps Gigantitan Gulps]] is an AlternateUniverseFic made by Creator/{{RockSunner}}, for WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug.

This is a one-chapter work.

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!!This fanfiction series contains examples of:

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12928584/1/Gorizilla-Grabs Gorizilla Grabs]] is an AlternateUniverseFic made by Creator/{{RockSunner}}, for WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug.

This is a 2-chapter work and it is now completed.

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!!This fanfiction series contains examples of:

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13307210/1/Horrid-Horrificator Horrid Horrificator]] is an AlternateUniverseFic made by Creator/{{RockSunner}}, for ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug''.

This is a three-chapter work and it is now complete.
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!!This fanfiction series contains examples of:

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13043389/1/Kung-Food-Processing Kung Food Processing]] is an AlternateUniverseFic made by Creator/{{RockSunner}}, for WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug.

This is a one-chapter work.

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!!This fanfiction series contains examples of:

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13235223/1/Lightning-Strikes-Twice Lightning Strikes Twice]] is an AlternateUniverseFic made by Creator/{{RockSunner}}, for ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug''.

This is a one-chapter work and it is now complete.
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!!This fanfiction series contains examples of:

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13159007/1/The-Malevolence-of-Malediktator The Malevolence of Malediktator]] is an AlternateUniverseFic made by Creator/{{RockSunner}}, for WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug.

This is a 2 chapter work and it is now complete.

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!!This fanfiction series contains examples of:

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13189759/1/Mayura-Mayhem Mayura Mayhem]] is an AlternateUniverseFic made by Creator/{{RockSunner}}, for ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug''.

This is a six-chapter work and it is now complete.
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!!This fanfiction series contains examples of:

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12939587/1/Mime-Time Mime Time]] is an AlternateUniverseFic made by Creator/{{RockSunner}}, for WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug.

This is a one-chapter work.

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!!This fanfiction series contains examples of:

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12876953/1/No-Bars No Bars]] is an AlternateUniverseFic made by Creator/{{RockSunner}}, for WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug.

This is a 5-chapter work and it is now completed. It has some spoilers for the new episodes of Season 2 (released March 30th, 2018 on Creator/{{Netflix}}).

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!!This fanfiction series contains examples of:

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13242815/1/Oblivio-Is-Not-Oblivious Oblivio Is Not Oblivious]] is an AlternateUniverseFic made by Creator/{{RockSunner}}, for ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug''.

This is a one-chapter work and it is complete.
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!!This fanfiction series contains examples of:

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13283713/1/Ominous-Onichan Ominous Onichan]] is an AlternateUniverseFic made by Creator/{{RockSunner}}, for ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug''.

This is a three-chapter work and it is now complete.
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!!This fanfiction series contains examples of:

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13397958/1/On-Reflection On Reflection]] is an AlternateUniverseFic made by Creator/{{RockSunner}}, for ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug''.

This is a five-chapter work and it is now completed.
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!!This fanfiction series contains examples of:

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13366059/1/Party-Crusher Party Crusher]] is an AlternateUniverseFic made by Creator/{{RockSunner}}, for ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug''.

This is a three-chapter work and it is now complete.
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!!This fanfiction series contains examples of:

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12940256/1/Pharaoh-s-Princess Pharaoh's Princess]] is an AlternateUniverseFic made by Creator/{{RockSunner}}, for WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug.

This is a one-chapter work.

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!!This fanfiction series contains examples of:

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13215053/1/Pixelator-Picks Pixelator Picks]] is an AlternateUniverseFic made by Creator/{{RockSunner}}, for ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug''.

This is a three-chapter work and it is now complete.
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!!This fanfiction series contains examples of:

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12951502/1/Power-to-the-Pigeons Power to the Pigeons]] is an AlternateUniverseFic made by Creator/{{RockSunner}}, for WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug.

This is a one-chapter work.

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!!This fanfiction series contains examples of:

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12939163/1/Prime-Queen-Time Prime Queen Time]] is an AlternateUniverseFic made by Creator/{{RockSunner}}, for WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug.

This is a one-chapter work.

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!!This fanfiction series contains examples of:

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12935912/1/The-Princess-and-the-Peek The Princess and the Peek]] is an AlternateUniverseFic made by Creator/{{RockSunner}}, for WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug.

This is a two-chapter work, and it is now complete.

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!!This fanfiction series contains examples of:

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12902444/1/The-Puppeteer-is-Prompt The Puppeteer is Prompt]] is an AlternateUniverseFic made by Creator/{{RockSunner}}, for WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug.

This is a one-chapter work.

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!!This fanfiction series contains examples of:

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13348255/1/Puppeteer-Too Puppeteer Too]] is an AlternateUniverseFic made by Creator/{{RockSunner}}, for ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug''.

This is a three-chapter work and it is now complete.<
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!!This fanfiction series contains examples of:

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12933860/1/Reflekta-is-Reflective Reflekta is Reflective]] is an AlternateUniverseFic made by Creator/{{RockSunner}}, for WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug.

This is an 2-chapter work and it is now completed.

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!!This fanfiction series contains examples of:

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13024389/1/Reverser-Retargets Reverser Retargets]] is an AlternateUniverseFic made by Creator/{{RockSunner}}, for WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug.

This is a three-chapter work, and it is complete.

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!!This fanfiction series contains examples of:

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13047311/1/Riposte-Lets-Rip Riposte Lets Rip]] is an AlternateUniverseFic made by Creator/{{RockSunner}}, for WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug.

This is a three-chapter work and it is now complete.

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!!This fanfiction series contains examples of:

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12892120/1/Robustus-Triumphant Robustus Triumphant]] is an AlternateUniverseFic made by Creator/{{RockSunner}}, for WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug.

This is an 8-chapter work and it is now completed.

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!!This fanfiction series contains examples of:

A [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13517541/1/Roger-Over-and-Out fanfic]] made by Creator/{{RockSunner}}, for ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug''.

This is a multi-chapter work and it is now complete.

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!!This fanfiction work contains examples of:

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13945476/1/Rushed-Rocketear Rushed Rocketear]] is an AlternateUniverseFic made by Creator/{{RockSunner}}, for WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug.

This is a three-chapter work, and it is now complete.

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!!This fanfiction series contains examples of:

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13001702/1/Sapotis-are-Suspicious Sapotis are Suspicious]] is an AlternateUniverseFic made by Creator/{{RockSunner}}, for WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug.

This is a two-chapter work, and it is now complete.

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!!This fanfiction series contains examples of:

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/sAC/13926815/1/Sentibubbler-Super-Bowl Sentibubber Super Bowl]] is an AlternateUniverseFic made by Creator/{{RockSunner}}, for ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug''.

This is an eight-chapter work and it is now complete.
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!!This fanfiction series contains examples of:

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13272526/1/Silence-Please Silence Please]] is an AlternateUniverseFic made by Creator/{{RockSunner}}, for ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug''.

This is a two-chapter work and it is now complete.
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!!This fanfiction series contains examples of:

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12941322/1/Simon-Slays Simon Slays]] is an AlternateUniverseFic made by Creator/{{RockSunner}}, for WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug.

This is a one-chapter work.

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[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13967055/1/Stilled-by-Style-Queen Stilled by Style Queen]] ([[https://archiveofourown.org/works/34292248/chapters/85321498 on AO3]]) is an AlternateUniverseFic made by Creator/{{RockSunner}}, for WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug.

This is a multi-chapter work, and it is now complete.

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[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12976083/1/Syren-Sinks Syren Sinks]] is an AlternateUniverseFic made by Creator/{{RockSunner}}, for WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug.

This is a 4-chapter work and it is now completed. It has some spoilers for the new episodes of Season 2.

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!!This fanfic contains examples of:

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13302326/1/Time-After-Timetagger Time After Timetagger]] is an AlternateUniverseFic made by Creator/{{RockSunner}}, for ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug''.

This story is complete in one chapter.
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!!This fanfiction series contains examples of:

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12945228/1/Time-Pair-Doxxed Time Pair Doxxed]] is an AlternateUniverseFic made by Creator/{{RockSunner}}, for WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug.

This is a three-chapter work, and it is complete.

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[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12998362/1/Troublemaker-is-On-Task Troublemaker is On Task]] is an AlternateUniverseFic made by Creator/{{RockSunner}}, for WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug.

This is a one-chapter work.

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[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12841115/1/The-Turning-of-a-Page The Turning Of A Page]] is an AlternateUniverseFic made by Creator/{{RockSunner}}, for WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug.

This is a 16-chapter work and it is now completed.
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!!This fanfiction series contains examples of:

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13236978/1/Weird-Dad Weird Dad]] is an AlternateUniverseFic made by Creator/{{RockSunner}}, for ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug''.

This is a four-chapter work and it is now complete.
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[[folder: General Tropes]]
!!This series contains the following tropes:
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* AlliterativeTitle: Most of the stories have two words that start with the same letter as the title (for example, '''B'''efana '''B'''lasts).
* BittersweetEnding: Most of the endings result in Ladybug and Chat Noir unmasked and intent on returning their Miraculous to Master Fu, but Hawk Moth and his accomplices are usually exposed and arrested.
* CassandraTruth: Oddly inverted; whenever someone exposes Hawk Moth's identity, they are usually instantly believed despite having no concrete evidence.
* DarkerAndEdgier: Things can get much worse for the heroes than in the regular series.
* DecompositeCharacter: The wielder of the Peacock Miraculous. In canon, [[spoiler:Nathalie]] uses it under the name Mayura. In this series, [[spoiler:Emilie]] used it for several years prior to the events of the cartoon and typically retakes the mantle under the name Le Paon (the name used for the character during development), while the canon wielder takes up the mantle as Mayura during ''Riposte Lets Rip'' and [[spoiler:Lila Rossi]] does the same in ''Mayura Mayhem''. In ''Roger Over And Out'', [[spoiler:Marinette]] becomes Mayura for a short time.
* EntertaininglyWrong: A couple of times, Gabriel comes back under suspicion for being Hawk Moth, and the question is raised of how he could have akumatized himself into the Collector. The usual deduction is that he had an accomplice do it for him; a perfectly sound conclusion based on the evidence available, but Gabriel actually temporarily renounced the Butterfly Miraculous to pull it off.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: [[spoiler:Hawk Moth and Emilie initially intend to force both Ladybug and Chat Noir to take Emilie's vampire curse, but relent whenever they learn that Chat is their son Adrien.]]
* FictionalProvince: These stories attempt to describe locations consistently, more so than in the TV series. The fictional 21st arrondissement, where Marinette lives, seems to have been taken from a part of the 16th (near the Seine and the Eiffel Tower). The Place des Vosges has been reduced in size and relocated from the line between the 3rd and 4th to across from Marinette's home, as seen in the show. The Agreste Mansion is a block or two away from the school, as seen in [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/lady-bug/images/7/76/TB_21th_arrondissement.jpeg/revision/latest?cb=20151228204004 an aerial view in "The Bubbler"]].[[note]]The buildings are wildly out-of-scale relative to each other, with the school looking bigger than the Place des Vosges and the homes around it.[[/note]] In [[Fanfic/NoBars one story]], the short travel time of butterflies is used to pin down the location of Hawk Moth's lair.
* FixFic: The premise is allowing the villains to rectify their errors against the heroes, from the understandable mishaps (ex. [[Fanfic/FoxAmongThePigeons Volpina]] not having her illusion disrupted by a stray pigeon) to the incomprehensibly stupid blunders (ex. [[Fanfic/NoBars Lady Wi-Fi]] just removing the Miraculous instead of waiting for it to time out).
* {{Irony}}: The main focus of the series is having Hawk Moth and his villains act smarter, yet only 9 out of the 53 completed stories end with him coming out ahead in the long run[[note]]Puppeteer ends with [[spoiler:Marinette retiring as Ladybug to be replaced with someone with less experience]], Copycat and Pixelator end with [[spoiler:Ladybug and Chat Noir's relationship being severely damaged]], Prime Queen ends with [[spoiler:Ladybug's identity exposed]], Simon Says ends with [[spoiler:Chat Noir pulling a FaceHeelTurn]], ''The Turning of a Page'' ends with [[spoiler:Gabriel's stint as Hawk Moth being undone and his wife being returned to him]], Reverser ends with [[spoiler:Ladybug becoming a public pariah]], Kung Food ends with [[spoiler:both Ladybug and Chat Noir retiring to be replaced with someone with less experience]], and Dark Cupid ends with [[spoiler:him learning that Ladybug has feelings for Adrien]].[[/note]] while 15 have him break even[[note]]Mime, Pharaoh, Evillustrator, Mr. Pidgeon, Darkblade, Gigantitan, Despair Bear, Troublemaker, Sapotis, Weredad, Christmaster, Silencer, Timetagger, Horrificator, and Puppeteer 2[[/note]]; 14 stories end with him in the slammer or otherwise in the heroes' custody[[note]]Lady Wi-fi, Zombizou, Gorizilla, Reflekta, Befana, Syren, Frightningale, Bubbler, Malediktator, Chameleon, Antibug, Collector, RogerCop, and Sentibubbler[[/note]], 1 ends with him losing the advantage of knowing the identity of the temporary holders[[note]]Rocketear[[/note]], 2 end with him dead[[note]]Robustus and Gamer 2.0[[/note]], 3 end with his identity exposed to the heroes[[note]]Dark Owl, Backwarder, and Party Crasher[[/note]], 1 ends with his identity exposed to someone who is known to the heroes[[note]]Mayura[[/note]] 1 ends with him on the run[[note]]Volpina[[/note]], 1 ends with him neutered for the time being[[note]]Princess Fragrance[[/note]], 2 end with him comatose[[note]]Riposte and Reflekdoll[[/note]], 1 ends with the whole world turned against him [[note]]Stormy Weather 2[[/note]], 1 ends with both the Ladybug and Cat Miraculous getting lost [[note]]Oblivio[[/note]], 1 ends with him on the run and having lost his Butterfly Miraculous in exchange for one of Ladybug's earrings[[note]]Onichan[[/note]], and ''Time Pair Doxxed'' ends with three different versions of him getting screwed in various ways[[note]]Three timelines are created as a result of the fic; the first has [[spoiler:Chat Noir and his Miraculous erased and Ladybug gone, leaving Hawk Moth with a big fat nothing]], the second has [[spoiler:him get an alternate timeline copy of the Ladybug Miraculous, but his identity is exposed to Ladybug and Chat Noir]], and the third has [[spoiler:Ladybug and her Miraculous erased and Chat Noir aware of Hawk Moth's identity, meaning he's already lost]][[/note]].
* KarmaHoudiniWarranty: If Adrien finds out about Marinette stealing and hacking his phone, their relationship is inevitably damaged, possibly permanently, because she has stalked him, stolen his things, and violated his privacy.
* KnightOfCerebus: Things get much worse whenever [[spoiler: the vampire Emilie Agreste]] makes an appearance.
* LaserGuidedAmnesia: Usually played straight as in canon, but with an exception. If Hawk Moth manually terminates an akuma connection (usually because either YouHaveFailedMe or YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness), the akuma victim maintains full memories of what they did under his influence.
* LockedOutOfTheLoop: Adrien's bodyguard is not in on Gabriel being Hawk Moth.
* LukeIAmYourFather: Any fic where Adrien finds out the masked villain Hawk Moth is his own father Gabriel has this trope.
* LukeYouAreMyFather: Any fic where Gabriel finds out the masked hero Chat Noir is his own son Adrien has this trope.
* MyGreatestFailure: Master Fu's mistake is indicated in this series to be accepting a gold bracelet in exchange for allowing an outsider to try on the Butterfly Miraculous. The outsider accidentally summoned an akuma and {{Total Party Kill}}ed the Guardians.
* NamedByTheAdaptation: Adrien's bodyguard is given the name Gustav.
* OlderThanTheyLook: [[spoiler:Emilie Agreste used the Peacock Miraculous to keep herself looking young and beautiful.]]
* OurVampiresAreDifferent: [[spoiler:Emilie Agreste was transformed into a vampire as a punishment for attempting to use the Miraculous to become immortal. She is now incapable of moving in the sunlight without the protection of the Peacock Miraculous. Emilie and Gabriel now seek to transfer the curse to Ladybug and trap her in a coffin for all eternity.]]
* PlotArmor: Marinette and Adrien lose a level of protection and have to find a way to win when their opponents don't play the IdiotBall.
* PowerSource: The Bee Miraculous holder has two energy-related powers. "Honey" [[EnergyDonation recharges]] a Miraculous user after they use their main power. "Sting" [[EnergyAbsorption weakens]] the effects of hostile magic.
* SayingTooMuch: Many of Chat Noir's identity reveals occur when he blurts out information about himself that could only apply to Adrien Agreste (ex. that Emilie and Gabriel Agreste are his parents).
* SlidingScaleOfContinuity: Level 0. While each story shares a common mythology regarding Master Fu's mistake and (with [[Fanfic/TheTurningOfAPage one exception]]) what happened to Adrien's mother, they all branch out from different episodes in the canon timeline. (Some stories written later conform to newer canonical details, whether set in an older time like "Roger Over and Out" or newer, like "Sentibubbler Super Bowl" and "Rushed Rocketear").
* StationsOfTheCanon: Many canonical events remain the same or repeat with a twist.
* SummonToHand: It is part of Ladybug's powers to summon the object she got as a Lucky Charm into her hand when she is ready for a Miraculous Ladybug charm, unless she is too weak or injured.
* TheUnmasking: Most often the identities of one or more heroes is exposed. Often Hawk Moth and accomplices are caught and exposed. Losing a secret identity is almost always a bad thing.
* YouMonster: Every single time Adrien/Chat Noir finds out his father is Hawk Moth, he says some variation of "Monster!" ''[[RunningGag Every]] [[OncePerEpisode single]] [[InSpiteOfANail time.]]''
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[[folder: Antibug Anticipates]]

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13202338/1/Antibug-Anticipates Antibug Anticipates]] is an AlternateUniverseFic made by Creator/{{RockSunner}}, for ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug''.

This is a two-chapter work and it is now complete.

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: If Adrien finds out about Marinette stealing and hacking his phone, their relationship is inevitably damaged, possibly permanently, because she has stalked him, stolen his things, and violated his privacy.

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: [[spoiler:What would really happen if a supervillain showed he had enough power to cause human extinction? The whole world turns on him and starts hunting him down.]]

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13202338/1/Antibug-Anticipates Antibug Anticipates]] is an AlternateUniverseFic made by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/80745/RockSunner RockSunner]], for ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug''.

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13222664/1/Backwarder-Backtracks Backwarder Backtracks]] is an AlternateUniverseFic made by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/80745/RockSunner RockSunner]], for ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug''. Part of the [[https://archiveofourown.org/series/994671 Smart Adversaries AU]] for Miraculous Ladybug on [[Website/ArchiveOfOurOwn AO3]], in which Ladybug villains make smarter decisions. The series has a [[Fanfic/SmartAdversariesAU tropes page here]].

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12963965/1/Befana-Blasts Befana Blasts]] is an AlternateUniverseFic made by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/80745/RockSunner RockSunner]], for ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug''.

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13014061/1/Bubble-Your-Troubles-Away Bubble Your Troubles Away]] is an AlternateUniverseFic made by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/80745/RockSunner RockSunner]], for WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug.

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12907186/1/Butterflies-Aren-t-Free Butterflies Aren't Free]] is an AlternateUniverseFic made by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/80745/RockSunner RockSunner]], for WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug.

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13170063/1/Charmer-Chameleon Charmer Chameleon]] is an AlternateUniverseFic made by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/80745/RockSunner RockSunner]], for ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug''.

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13208053/1/Christmaster-Crisis Christmaster Crisis]] is an AlternateUniverseFic made by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/80745/RockSunner RockSunner]], for ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug''.

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13252926/1/Collected-But-Not-Calm Collected But Not Calm]] is an AlternateUniverseFic made by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/80745/RockSunner RockSunner]], for ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug''.

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12938381/1/Copycat-Cops-It Copycat Cops It]] is an AlternateUniverseFic made by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/80745/RockSunner RockSunner]], for WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug.

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13247233/1/Cupidity Cupidity]] is an AlternateUniverseFic made by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/80745/RockSunner RockSunner]], for ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug''.

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12955836/1/Darkblade-and-the-Diary Darkblade and the Diary]] is an AlternateUniverseFic made by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/80745/RockSunner RockSunner]], for WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug.

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12900116/1/Dark-Owl-is-Not-Deceived Dark Owl is Not Deceived]] is an AlternateUniverseFic made by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/80745/RockSunner RockSunner]], for WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug.

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12962254/1/Despair-Bear-Scare Despair Bear Scare]] is an AlternateUniverseFic made by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/80745/RockSunner RockSunner]], for WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug.

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12942253/1/Evillustrator-Entangles Evillustrator Entangles]] is an AlternateUniverseFic made by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/80745/RockSunner RockSunner]], for WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug.

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12920556/1/Fox-Among-the-Pigeons Fox Among the Pigeons]] is an AlternateUniverseFic made by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/80745/RockSunner RockSunner]], for WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug.

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12990706/1/Frightningale-Fixates Frightingale Fixates]] is an AlternateUniverseFic made by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/80745/RockSunner RockSunner]], for WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug.

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13322969/1/Gamer-Too Gamer Too]] is an AlternateUniverseFic made by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/80745/RockSunner RockSunner]], for ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug''.

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12957472/1/Gigantitan-Gulps Gigantitan Gulps]] is an AlternateUniverseFic made by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/80745/RockSunner RockSunner]], for WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug.

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12928584/1/Gorizilla-Grabs Gorizilla Grabs]] is an AlternateUniverseFic made by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/80745/RockSunner RockSunner]], for WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug.

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13307210/1/Horrid-Horrificator Horrid Horrificator]] is an AlternateUniverseFic made by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/80745/RockSunner RockSunner]], for ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug''.

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13043389/1/Kung-Food-Processing Kung Food Processing]] is an AlternateUniverseFic made by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/80745/RockSunner RockSunner]], for WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug.

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13235223/1/Lightning-Strikes-Twice Lightning Strikes Twice]] is an AlternateUniverseFic made by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/80745/RockSunner RockSunner]], for ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug''.

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13159007/1/The-Malevolence-of-Malediktator The Malevolence of Malediktator]] is an AlternateUniverseFic made by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/80745/RockSunner RockSunner]], for WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug.

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13189759/1/Mayura-Mayhem Mayura Mayhem]] is an AlternateUniverseFic made by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/80745/RockSunner RockSunner]], for ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug''.

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12939587/1/Mime-Time Mime Time]] is an AlternateUniverseFic made by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/80745/RockSunner RockSunner]], for WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug.

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12876953/1/No-Bars No Bars]] is an AlternateUniverseFic made by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/80745/RockSunner RockSunner]], for WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug.

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13242815/1/Oblivio-Is-Not-Oblivious Oblivio Is Not Oblivious]] is an AlternateUniverseFic made by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/80745/RockSunner RockSunner]], for ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug''.

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13283713/1/Ominous-Onichan Ominous Onichan]] is an AlternateUniverseFic made by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/80745/RockSunner RockSunner]], for ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug''.

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13397958/1/On-Reflection On Reflection]] is an AlternateUniverseFic made by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/80745/RockSunner RockSunner]], for ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug''.

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13366059/1/Party-Crusher Party Crusher]] is an AlternateUniverseFic made by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/80745/RockSunner RockSunner]], for ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug''.

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12940256/1/Pharaoh-s-Princess Pharaoh's Princess]] is an AlternateUniverseFic made by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/80745/RockSunner RockSunner]], for WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug.

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13215053/1/Pixelator-Picks Pixelator Picks]] is an AlternateUniverseFic made by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/80745/RockSunner RockSunner]], for ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug''.

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12951502/1/Power-to-the-Pigeons Power to the Pigeons]] is an AlternateUniverseFic made by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/80745/RockSunner RockSunner]], for WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug.

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12939163/1/Prime-Queen-Time Prime Queen Time]] is an AlternateUniverseFic made by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/80745/RockSunner RockSunner]], for WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug.

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12935912/1/The-Princess-and-the-Peek The Princess and the Peek]] is an AlternateUniverseFic made by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/80745/RockSunner RockSunner]], for WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug.

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12902444/1/The-Puppeteer-is-Prompt The Puppeteer is Prompt]] is an AlternateUniverseFic made by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/80745/RockSunner RockSunner]], for WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug.

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13348255/1/Puppeteer-Too Puppeteer Too]] is an AlternateUniverseFic made by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/80745/RockSunner RockSunner]], for ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug''.

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12933860/1/Reflekta-is-Reflective Reflekta is Reflective]] is an AlternateUniverseFic made by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/80745/RockSunner RockSunner]], for WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug.

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13024389/1/Reverser-Retargets Reverser Retargets]] is an AlternateUniverseFic made by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/80745/RockSunner RockSunner]], for WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug.

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13047311/1/Riposte-Lets-Rip Riposte Lets Rip]] is an AlternateUniverseFic made by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/80745/RockSunner RockSunner]], for WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug.

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12892120/1/Robustus-Triumphant Robustus Triumphant]] is an AlternateUniverseFic made by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/80745/RockSunner RockSunner]], for WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug.

A [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13517541/1/Roger-Over-and-Out fanfic]] made by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/80745/RockSunner RockSunner]], for ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug''.

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13945476/1/Rushed-Rocketear Rushed Rocketear]] is an AlternateUniverseFic made by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/80745/RockSunner RockSunner]], for WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug.

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13001702/1/Sapotis-are-Suspicious Sapotis are Suspicious]] is an AlternateUniverseFic made by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/80745/RockSunner RockSunner]], for WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug.

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/sAC/13926815/1/Sentibubbler-Super-Bowl Sentibubber Super Bowl]] is an AlternateUniverseFic made by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/80745/RockSunner RockSunner]], for ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug''.

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13272526/1/Silence-Please Silence Please]] is an AlternateUniverseFic made by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/80745/RockSunner RockSunner]], for ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug''.

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12941322/1/Simon-Slays Simon Slays]] is an AlternateUniverseFic made by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/80745/RockSunner RockSunner]], for WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug.

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13967055/1/Stilled-by-Style-Queen Stilled by Style Queen]] ([[https://archiveofourown.org/works/34292248/chapters/85321498 on AO3]]) is an AlternateUniverseFic made by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/80745/RockSunner RockSunner]], for WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug.

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12976083/1/Syren-Sinks Syren Sinks]] is an AlternateUniverseFic made by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/80745/RockSunner RockSunner]], for WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug.

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13302326/1/Time-After-Timetagger Time After Timetagger]] is an AlternateUniverseFic made by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/80745/RockSunner RockSunner]], for ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug''.

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12945228/1/Time-Pair-Doxxed Time Pair Doxxed]] is an AlternateUniverseFic made by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/80745/RockSunner RockSunner]], for WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug.

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12998362/1/Troublemaker-is-On-Task Troublemaker is On Task]] is an AlternateUniverseFic made by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/80745/RockSunner RockSunner]], for WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug.

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12841115/1/The-Turning-of-a-Page The Turning Of A Page]] is an AlternateUniverseFic made by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/80745/RockSunner RockSunner]], for WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug.

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13236978/1/Weird-Dad Weird Dad]] is an AlternateUniverseFic made by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/80745/RockSunner RockSunner]], for ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug''.

The [[https://archiveofourown.org/series/994671 Smart Adversaries AU]] series is a ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'' fanfiction series created by [[https://archiveofourown.org/users/RockSunner RockSunner]] on [[Website/ArchiveOfOurOwn AO3]]. All stories are also posted on Website/FanfictionDotNet (also under the name [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/80745 RockSunner]]).

* AdultFear: [[spoiler: Chat Noir is angry that Marinette lied about being in love with him. Tom Dupain's fear that Marinette is involved with someone who could be dangerous to her is what causes him to be akumatized into Weredad.]]

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Just because Marinette wants to conceal the pacifier she took, and drops it behind her, does not make it vanish from existence, or from a baby's wants.

* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: Most ''Smart Adversaries'' fics have the nail be an action the villain takes. This one has the nail be [[spoiler:Chloé taking longer to set up her revenge against Clara Nightingale]] before Frightningale is akumatized.

* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: Most ''Smart Adversaries'' stories have the villain act smarter than they did in canon. This story instead expands on a canonical NoodleIncident, and [[spoiler:the [[ForWantOfANail nail]] doesn't come in until after the dust settles]].

* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: Most ''Smart Adversaries'' fics have the nail be an action the villain takes. This one has the nail be [[spoiler:August crying for his pacifier]] before Weredad even shows up.

* IKnewIt: In this story, the TrademarkFavoriteFood of Trixx is grapes. This is revealed as canon in "Sentibubbler".

* RealityEnsues: If Adrien finds out about Marinette stealing and hacking his phone, their relationship is inevitably damaged, possibly permanently, because she has stalked him, stolen his things, and violated his privacy.

* RealityEnsues: [[spoiler:There was a logical flaw in the original episode. They didn't account for the time Ladybug took to figure out how to say "Cataclysm" backwards. The extra four or five seconds give Backwarder enough time to escape the trap.]]

* RealityEnsues: In real life, an unstamped valentine with no address would not go through the mail. This fic explains how it could have reached Adrien anyway by getting stuck to another letter ([[spoiler:except that Ladybug destroys it]]).

* RealityEnsues: In the original episode, the [[spoiler:carefully-prepared fake Lucky Charm, a lamp painted red with black spots]], seems to vanish as soon as Ladybug no longer needs it. In this version it doesn't. [[spoiler:Ladybug drops it, a huge clue to Silencer that it's a fake.]]

* RealityEnsues: Breaking into someone's locker, stealing their phone, and trying to hack into it because you were embarassed about a phone call is a really great way to break up a friendship.
** Related, Marinette attempting to salvage it when Adrien hears the message by suggesting that they use it for a jumping-off point for a real relationship is soundly rejected- it just makes her look worse.

* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13967055/1/Stilled-by-Style-Queen]]'' ([[https://archiveofourown.org/works/34292248/chapters/85321498 on AO3]]) -- What if Style Queen suspected Chloé's loyalty and "fired" her sooner?

* AscendedExtra: Alya, who didn't get to do much in the canon episode, here [[spoiler:gets to be the Bee, the Bee-Ladybug fusion, and the Ladybug hero to save Marinette]].

This is a multi-chapter work, and it is still in progress.