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** Later, Nino faints after being present when Alya gives birth to their daughter.
** Tom faints after coming back home after a vacation and seeing his daughter alive.
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* MyDefenseNeedNotProtectMeForever: A non-violent case. Chloé tries to make Marinette give up her LegallyDead status and return home, but no arguments are sufficient to overcome her fears. So she gives up and leaves the room... [[spoiler:because she saw Chat Noir arriving, and know he will be more successful]].
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''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/17896001 The Seven Misfortunes of Lady Fortune]]'' (''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/14571069 Семь неудач Леди Удачи]]'') is a ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'' fanfic by [[https://archiveofourown.org/users/Ozero_Kate/ Ozero_Kate]]. Originally in Russian, a translation to English is also available.
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''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/17896001 The Seven Misfortunes of Lady Fortune]]'' (''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/14571069 Семь неудач Леди Удачи]]'') is a ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'' fanfic by [[https://archiveofourown.org/users/Ozero_Kate/ Ozero_Kate]]. Originally in Russian, a translation to English is also available.
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''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/17896001 The Seven Misfortunes of Lady Fortune]]'' (''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/14571069 Семь неудач Леди Удачи]]'') is a ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'' fanfic by [[https://archiveofourown.org/users/Ozero_Kate/ Ozero_Kate]]. Originally in Russian, a translation to English is also available.
Seven years ago, Marinette had learned Hawk Moth's identity. Not wanting to cause a scandal and hurt Adrien, she decided to settle the matter quietly. She came to Gabriel as Ladybug, and offered an ultimatum. Either he surrenders his Miraculous, or she blows the whistle. Gabriel had no choice but to agree.
However, Marinette made two mistakes. For one thing, she played the part of a cold-hearted blackmailer too well. For another… she revealed her identity to Gabriel. Afraid of further blackmail, he hired a hitman.
Surviving seven bullets by sheer miracle, Marinette had spent the past years as a lowly waitress, doing her best to cut all ties to her old life.
But the past does tend to catch up with you. Often, in more ways than one.
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!!''The Seven Misfortunes of Lady Fortune'' provide examples of:
* AirVentPassageway: Marinette does it during the factory scene.
* AllForNothing:
** [[spoiler:After Marinette escapes with the package in Chapter 7, it turns out someone had swapped the contents for old newspapers already.]]
** Marinette makes a lot of sacrifices in the fic to prevent Adrien from learning about his father's crimes. He still does.
* ArcNumber: Seven. The years between the hit on Marinette and the start of the fic, the bullets she gets…
* TheArtOfBraRemoval: It takes Adrien five tries to get Marinette's off.
* AteHisGun: How Gabriel dies.
* BabiesEverAfter: [[spoiler:Marinette and Adrien have their regular three kids. And there is Alya and Nino's daughter.]]
* BackAlleyDoctor: One that saves Marinette's life. [[spoiler:And Madame Yu's later.]]
* BirthDeathJuxtaposition: [[spoiler:Alya and Nino miss Gabriel's funeral due to their daughter being born.]]
* BlackmailBackfire: How the whole plot kicks off.
* BodyguardBetrayal: [[spoiler:Wang Bao and his brother are killed by their escorts.]]
* {{Bookends}}: Not counting the epilogue, the ending reuses the first paragraph, except for adding a few more words.
* BriefcaseFullOfMoney: Wang Bao's payment for the package. 500 Euro bills (which were discontinued precisely because they are being used for criminal transactions).
* CannotSpitItOut: During their reunion, [[spoiler:Chat Noir has real trouble revealing his identity, while Marinette cannot admit she still loves Adrien.]]
* ChaseScene: The whole of Chapter 7 is Chat chasing a motorcycle.
* ClawingAtOwnThroat: How Adrien reacts to learning his Lady's identity.
* ConvenientDecoyCat: When Marinette makes some noise while hiding during the factory scene, Nathaniel sends one of his moths to make a cat chase it.
* CueTheFlyingPigs: After Kim says at the reunion that he saw Chloé and Nathaniel leaving together, everyone laughs because [[spoiler:a dead person will rise from the grave before these two will end up together]]. Then they go to their classroom and… [[spoiler:sure enough, Marinette is right there]].
* DartboardOfHate: As the story summary says, Marinette uses Gabriel's photo as one.
* DeadGuyJunior: Alya named her daughter Marie.
* DeadpanSnarker: Chloé has the talent for that.
* DeathBySecretIdentity: Starting with Gabriel, and followed by half a dozen other people.
* DetectiveMole: [[spoiler:The police chief, Alain Dupree, has only one unsolved case – Marinette's assassination. Turns out he was the one who helped Gabriel make contact with the actual perpetrator.]]
* DirtyCop: [[spoiler:Alain Dupree.]]
* DistantFinale: The epilogue has [[spoiler:Adrien visiting his father's grave]] seven years after the fic's events.
* DrivenToSuicide: Gabriel, after learning what he did to his son.
* DrowningMySorrows: The first time in his life Adrien gets drunk is the anniversary of Marinette's assassination attempt.
* DueToTheDead: Marinette visits Gabriel's funeral, despite all he had done to her. [[spoiler:In the epilogue, she makes Adrien visit the grave.]]
* EvenEvilHasStandards: Adrien notes that even the vilest of criminals have Ladybug fans among them, and would not have hesitated to avenge her had the details of the case become public.
* FakeNationality: Marinette pretends to be a native Chinese speaker. Easier with her being half Chinese already.
* FallenOnHardTimesJob: Marinette spends several years working as a waitress. Luckily for her, Madame Zhou is too kind to force her into [[TheOldestProfession her main business]].
* TheFunInFuneral: Marinette seems to be the only one genuinely sad during Gabriel's funeral.
* GambitPileup: There are half a dozen sides chasing the mysterious package.
* GoneHorriblyRight: Marinette plays the part of a cold blackmailer to get the brooch from Gabriel. He buys it well enough to fear further blackmail.
* HeroicBSOD: Adrien has it bad once he learns his Lady's identity.
* HidingBehindTheLanguageBarrier: Marinette pretends not to understand English when a drunk businessman tries to hit on her during Gabriel's funeral.
* HoodHopping: Chat in Chapter 7.
* InterruptedSuicide: Adrien almost slits his own throat after learning Ladybug's identity. Fortunately, Plagg tells him she's alive before he can.
* ItAlwaysRainsAtFunerals: The only part of Gabriel's funeral we see takes place indoors, but [[spoiler:the weather is really gloomy when Adrien wisits his grave in the epilogue.]]
* LastBreathBullet: [[spoiler:Liu Jin gives Alain Dupree one.]]
* LeaveTheTwoLovebirdsAlone: Chloé exits the room the moment she sees [[spoiler:Chat Noir arrived to speak with Marinette.]]
* LegallyDead: Marinette is announced dead after the assassination.
* MamaDidntRaiseNoCriminal: [[spoiler:Throughout the fic, Madame Zhou insists Xiao Lu isn't the type to be behind the murders. Turns out he is behind them, and is also her son.]]
* MistakenForCheating: Alya is actually happy that Adrien spent the night with a girl instead of wallowing in memories of the long dead Marinette, but goes absolutely berserk upon hearing a noise from upstairs, and realizing the two must have been ''defiling'' the late girl's bed.
* MutualKill: [[spoiler:Alain Dupree mortally wounds Liu Jin, but gets a LastBreathBullet in return.]]
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Gabriel, upon realizing his son is Chat Noir, and he had ordered his only love killed.
* NarrativeProfanityFilter: When two people are cursing at each other in Chapter 22, Chat only notes [[spoiler:that he can't understand half the Chinese curses despite knowing the language.]]
* NeverFoundTheBody: Marinette falls into Seine off the bridge.
* NoOneCouldSurviveThat: Conveniently for Marinette, that's what everyone believes about a girl who fell off a bridge after being shot seven times.
* OffingTheOffspring: [[spoiler:Presumably, Madame Zhou “taking care” of her son after he's defeated involves that.]]
* OutOfCharacterAlert: [[spoiler:When Alya sees Adrien actually laughing, she drops her phone.]] Later, [[spoiler:Sabine realizes her daughter is back as soon as she sees Adrien is in a good mood.]]
* PairTheSpares: Chloe and Nathaniel's romance has pretty little buildup. They do make a nice couple though.
* PinchMe: [[spoiler:How Alix reacts to Marinette coming back.]]
* PlotTriggeringDeath: Gabriel Agreste's suicide is the start of the fic proper.
* PunchAWall: Adrien does this a couple of times. Not surprising, since he has plenty of reasons to be frustrated.
* RedeemingReplacement: Nathaniel as the new Hawk Moth. He still doesn't tend to show off his costume in public.
* SecretSecretKeeper: Madame Zhou knew Marinette's identity from the start, yet hadn't told her until she needed a favor.
* StalkerShrine: Nathaniel has all the walls covered in Marinette's portraits.
* SuccessionCrisis: The head of the local Triad branch is seriously ill, so naturally there are a number of people wanting to take his place.
* TalkingToTheDead: [[spoiler:The epilogue is Adrien at Gabriel's grave]]
* TearsOfJoy: Happened to more than one person once they see Marinette alive.
* TemptingFate: [[spoiler:Marinette constantly says nothing can go wrong as she goes to meet Madame Zhou]]
* TheirFirstTime: [[spoiler:Chapter 18 ends as Adrien and Marinette are about to have theirs.]]
* TreacheryCoverUp: The full truth of Gabriel's crimes is never revealed to the public. Conveniently, the heroes do manage to gather enough material to cobble together a believable half-truth.
* TwoScenesOneDialogue: The heroes' [[spoiler:identity reveals to Nino and Alya.]]
* TheTriadsAndTheTongs: Much of the plot is connected to a SuccessionCrisis in the Paris branch of the Triad.
* VengeanceDenied: Out of the three people connected to the attempt on Marinette, one commits suicide. [[spoiler:The other two fall victim to a MutualKill.]]
* WhatCouldPossiblyGoWrong: [[spoiler:Yes, just a quick trip to discuss some matters with Madame Zhou.]]
Seven years ago, Marinette had learned Hawk Moth's identity. Not wanting to cause a scandal and hurt Adrien, she decided to settle the matter quietly. She came to Gabriel as Ladybug, and offered an ultimatum. Either he surrenders his Miraculous, or she blows the whistle. Gabriel had no choice but to agree.
However, Marinette made two mistakes. For one thing, she played the part of a cold-hearted blackmailer too well. For another… she revealed her identity to Gabriel. Afraid of further blackmail, he hired a hitman.
Surviving seven bullets by sheer miracle, Marinette had spent the past years as a lowly waitress, doing her best to cut all ties to her old life.
But the past does tend to catch up with you. Often, in more ways than one.
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!!''The Seven Misfortunes of Lady Fortune'' provide examples of:
* AirVentPassageway: Marinette does it during the factory scene.
* AllForNothing:
** [[spoiler:After Marinette escapes with the package in Chapter 7, it turns out someone had swapped the contents for old newspapers already.]]
** Marinette makes a lot of sacrifices in the fic to prevent Adrien from learning about his father's crimes. He still does.
* ArcNumber: Seven. The years between the hit on Marinette and the start of the fic, the bullets she gets…
* TheArtOfBraRemoval: It takes Adrien five tries to get Marinette's off.
* AteHisGun: How Gabriel dies.
* BabiesEverAfter: [[spoiler:Marinette and Adrien have their regular three kids. And there is Alya and Nino's daughter.]]
* BackAlleyDoctor: One that saves Marinette's life. [[spoiler:And Madame Yu's later.]]
* BirthDeathJuxtaposition: [[spoiler:Alya and Nino miss Gabriel's funeral due to their daughter being born.]]
* BlackmailBackfire: How the whole plot kicks off.
* BodyguardBetrayal: [[spoiler:Wang Bao and his brother are killed by their escorts.]]
* {{Bookends}}: Not counting the epilogue, the ending reuses the first paragraph, except for adding a few more words.
* BriefcaseFullOfMoney: Wang Bao's payment for the package. 500 Euro bills (which were discontinued precisely because they are being used for criminal transactions).
* CannotSpitItOut: During their reunion, [[spoiler:Chat Noir has real trouble revealing his identity, while Marinette cannot admit she still loves Adrien.]]
* ChaseScene: The whole of Chapter 7 is Chat chasing a motorcycle.
* ClawingAtOwnThroat: How Adrien reacts to learning his Lady's identity.
* ConvenientDecoyCat: When Marinette makes some noise while hiding during the factory scene, Nathaniel sends one of his moths to make a cat chase it.
* CueTheFlyingPigs: After Kim says at the reunion that he saw Chloé and Nathaniel leaving together, everyone laughs because [[spoiler:a dead person will rise from the grave before these two will end up together]]. Then they go to their classroom and… [[spoiler:sure enough, Marinette is right there]].
* DartboardOfHate: As the story summary says, Marinette uses Gabriel's photo as one.
* DeadGuyJunior: Alya named her daughter Marie.
* DeadpanSnarker: Chloé has the talent for that.
* DeathBySecretIdentity: Starting with Gabriel, and followed by half a dozen other people.
* DetectiveMole: [[spoiler:The police chief, Alain Dupree, has only one unsolved case – Marinette's assassination. Turns out he was the one who helped Gabriel make contact with the actual perpetrator.]]
* DirtyCop: [[spoiler:Alain Dupree.]]
* DistantFinale: The epilogue has [[spoiler:Adrien visiting his father's grave]] seven years after the fic's events.
* DrivenToSuicide: Gabriel, after learning what he did to his son.
* DrowningMySorrows: The first time in his life Adrien gets drunk is the anniversary of Marinette's assassination attempt.
* DueToTheDead: Marinette visits Gabriel's funeral, despite all he had done to her. [[spoiler:In the epilogue, she makes Adrien visit the grave.]]
* EvenEvilHasStandards: Adrien notes that even the vilest of criminals have Ladybug fans among them, and would not have hesitated to avenge her had the details of the case become public.
* FakeNationality: Marinette pretends to be a native Chinese speaker. Easier with her being half Chinese already.
* FallenOnHardTimesJob: Marinette spends several years working as a waitress. Luckily for her, Madame Zhou is too kind to force her into [[TheOldestProfession her main business]].
* TheFunInFuneral: Marinette seems to be the only one genuinely sad during Gabriel's funeral.
* GambitPileup: There are half a dozen sides chasing the mysterious package.
* GoneHorriblyRight: Marinette plays the part of a cold blackmailer to get the brooch from Gabriel. He buys it well enough to fear further blackmail.
* HeroicBSOD: Adrien has it bad once he learns his Lady's identity.
* HidingBehindTheLanguageBarrier: Marinette pretends not to understand English when a drunk businessman tries to hit on her during Gabriel's funeral.
* HoodHopping: Chat in Chapter 7.
* InterruptedSuicide: Adrien almost slits his own throat after learning Ladybug's identity. Fortunately, Plagg tells him she's alive before he can.
* ItAlwaysRainsAtFunerals: The only part of Gabriel's funeral we see takes place indoors, but [[spoiler:the weather is really gloomy when Adrien wisits his grave in the epilogue.]]
* LastBreathBullet: [[spoiler:Liu Jin gives Alain Dupree one.]]
* LeaveTheTwoLovebirdsAlone: Chloé exits the room the moment she sees [[spoiler:Chat Noir arrived to speak with Marinette.]]
* LegallyDead: Marinette is announced dead after the assassination.
* MamaDidntRaiseNoCriminal: [[spoiler:Throughout the fic, Madame Zhou insists Xiao Lu isn't the type to be behind the murders. Turns out he is behind them, and is also her son.]]
* MistakenForCheating: Alya is actually happy that Adrien spent the night with a girl instead of wallowing in memories of the long dead Marinette, but goes absolutely berserk upon hearing a noise from upstairs, and realizing the two must have been ''defiling'' the late girl's bed.
* MutualKill: [[spoiler:Alain Dupree mortally wounds Liu Jin, but gets a LastBreathBullet in return.]]
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Gabriel, upon realizing his son is Chat Noir, and he had ordered his only love killed.
* NarrativeProfanityFilter: When two people are cursing at each other in Chapter 22, Chat only notes [[spoiler:that he can't understand half the Chinese curses despite knowing the language.]]
* NeverFoundTheBody: Marinette falls into Seine off the bridge.
* NoOneCouldSurviveThat: Conveniently for Marinette, that's what everyone believes about a girl who fell off a bridge after being shot seven times.
* OffingTheOffspring: [[spoiler:Presumably, Madame Zhou “taking care” of her son after he's defeated involves that.]]
* OutOfCharacterAlert: [[spoiler:When Alya sees Adrien actually laughing, she drops her phone.]] Later, [[spoiler:Sabine realizes her daughter is back as soon as she sees Adrien is in a good mood.]]
* PairTheSpares: Chloe and Nathaniel's romance has pretty little buildup. They do make a nice couple though.
* PinchMe: [[spoiler:How Alix reacts to Marinette coming back.]]
* PlotTriggeringDeath: Gabriel Agreste's suicide is the start of the fic proper.
* PunchAWall: Adrien does this a couple of times. Not surprising, since he has plenty of reasons to be frustrated.
* RedeemingReplacement: Nathaniel as the new Hawk Moth. He still doesn't tend to show off his costume in public.
* SecretSecretKeeper: Madame Zhou knew Marinette's identity from the start, yet hadn't told her until she needed a favor.
* StalkerShrine: Nathaniel has all the walls covered in Marinette's portraits.
* SuccessionCrisis: The head of the local Triad branch is seriously ill, so naturally there are a number of people wanting to take his place.
* TalkingToTheDead: [[spoiler:The epilogue is Adrien at Gabriel's grave]]
* TearsOfJoy: Happened to more than one person once they see Marinette alive.
* TemptingFate: [[spoiler:Marinette constantly says nothing can go wrong as she goes to meet Madame Zhou]]
* TheirFirstTime: [[spoiler:Chapter 18 ends as Adrien and Marinette are about to have theirs.]]
* TreacheryCoverUp: The full truth of Gabriel's crimes is never revealed to the public. Conveniently, the heroes do manage to gather enough material to cobble together a believable half-truth.
* TwoScenesOneDialogue: The heroes' [[spoiler:identity reveals to Nino and Alya.]]
* TheTriadsAndTheTongs: Much of the plot is connected to a SuccessionCrisis in the Paris branch of the Triad.
* VengeanceDenied: Out of the three people connected to the attempt on Marinette, one commits suicide. [[spoiler:The other two fall victim to a MutualKill.]]
* WhatCouldPossiblyGoWrong: [[spoiler:Yes, just a quick trip to discuss some matters with Madame Zhou.]]
