Guardian Agreste
is a Miraculous Ladybug fanfic by Exotos135. It is Recursive Fanfiction and is based on The Karma of Lies and What Goes Around Comes Around.
After Adrien Agreste's life fell apart, he was reduced to living in exile with his aunt and cousin while hiding from public scorn. But things change when a mysterious man named Su-Han arrives one day and offers him the chance to be a Guardian in the Order of the Miraculous. The offer sounds like a great way to start over, but there's a catch — if he accepts, his memory will be wiped so he can truly start fresh. Adrien must decide whether this last chance at redemption is worth it.
- The Atoner: Su-Han explains that about half of the Order's Guardian recruits are people who are seeking to atone for their errors, including many people who specifically were stripped of Miraculouses for inappropriate behavior.
- The Exile: Adrien had to leave Paris to escape the mob's wrath, and he's now hiding out in his Aunt Amelie's home.
- Recursive Fanfiction: One to What Goes Around Comes Around, which in turn is one to The Karma of Lies.
- Sadistic Choice: Adrien is offered a chance at redemption, but only if he performs 'a complete wipe' of who he was so the pain and suffering he's currently undergoing don't interfere with his Guardian training.
- Secret-Keeper: Su-Han notes that members of the Order may only reveal secrets in order to establish and validate their own credibility, but may not reveal them just to satisfy someone's curiosity or for any other reason.
