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* InUniverseCatharsis: Deconstructed. One of the overarching themes of the story is that Marinette's desire for catharsis has eclipsed her better judgment; her desire to see those who have been utter {{Jerkass}}es and {{Entitled|Bastard}}, {{Ungrateful Bastard}}s blinds her to how much ''everyone'' is suffering.
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** The second of the titular two letters, revealed in the final chapter, is essentially a Wham [[ExaggeratedTrope Speech]]: [[spoiler:it reveals how Marinette completely snapped, gave the Ladybug Miraculous to Lila Rossi, removed all other Miraculous holders from the playing board to make sure that no one could mess with what she set up or try and lure to her take action against Lila (especially Bunnyx with [[MakeRightWhatOnceWentWrong her capacity to time travel]]), and her love of Luka? She is a {{Yandere}} no better than Gabriel Agreste with Emilie]]. One reviewer even said that "[[Film/{{Saw}} Hello, Zepp]]" would be appropriate background music for the scene.
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** The second of the titular two letters, revealed in the final chapter, is essentially a Wham [[ExaggeratedTrope Speech]]: [[spoiler:it reveals how Marinette completely snapped, gave the Ladybug Miraculous to Lila Rossi, removed all other Miraculous holders from the playing board to make sure that no one could mess with what she set up or try and lure to her take action against Lila (especially Bunnyx with [[MakeRightWhatOnceWentWrong her capacity to time travel]]), and her love of Luka? She is a {{Yandere}} no better than Gabriel Agreste with Emilie]]. One reviewer even said that "[[Film/{{Saw}} "[[Film/SawI Hello, Zepp]]" would be appropriate background music for the scene.
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** ''Fanfic/FaceTheTruth'' is a short sequel in which Lila manages to akumatize Luka into Truth and has him force Marinette to admit what she did.
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** ''Fanfic/FaceTheTruth'' is a short sequel in which Lila manages to akumatize Luka into Truth and has him force Marinette to admit what she did.
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* RecursiveFanfiction: ''Fanfic/WeightOffYourShoulder'' is a version of this premise that doesn't play it for horror.
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** ''Fanfic/WeightOffYourShoulder'' is a version of this premise that doesn't play it forhorror.horror.
** ''Fanfic/FaceTheTruth'' is a short sequel in which Lila manages to akumatize Luka into Truth and has him force Marinette to admit what she did.
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* HundredPercentAdorationRating: The new Ladybug appears to have this, which is PlayedForDrama [[PlayedForHorror and Horror]], as there are... ''questions'' surrounding how she managed to build her fanbase up so high. And she's made very clear that she is more than happy to ''weaponize'' her following, turning them against those who displease her.
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* BadFuture: [[spoiler:Alyx implies to Luka that this is what awaits for Paris if Lila continues acting as Ladybug.]]
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* BadFuture: [[spoiler:Alyx implies to Luka that this is what awaits for Paris if Lila continues acting as Ladybug.]]
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'''Marinette:''' ''(smiling icily)'' And of course, there's all the times your daughter bullied her classmates. She ripped up Rose's love letter, locked Juleka in the bathroom, sent Mylene running away in tears, humiliated Kim when he asked her out... she's responsible for more akumas than anyone else! But when Ladybug warned you about that and begged you to get her under control, or failing that, to pull her out of school and keep her isolated so she couldn't antagonize people, you dismissed her. You made perfectly clear that you didn't care at all about your daughter's behavior, because you knew the old Ladybug fixed any problems her tantrums caused. No, I think it's obvious you had no respect for her. ''(shrugs)'' Even if you got in touch with her, I think we all know she wouldn't come back.
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'''Marinette:''' ''(smiling icily)'' ''[smiling icily]'' And of course, there's all the times your daughter bullied her classmates. She ripped up Rose's love letter, locked Juleka in the bathroom, sent Mylene running away in tears, humiliated Kim when he asked her out... she's responsible for more akumas than anyone else! But when Ladybug warned you about that and begged you to get her under control, or failing that, to pull her out of school and keep her isolated so she couldn't antagonize people, you dismissed her. You made perfectly clear that you didn't care at all about your daughter's behavior, because you knew the old Ladybug fixed any problems her tantrums caused. No, I think it's obvious you had no respect for her. ''(shrugs)'' ''[shrugs]'' Even if you got in touch with her, I think we all know she wouldn't come back.
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So she quit. She made a few preparations, wrote a letter to Luka so the one person she still cared about would know what had happened, and renounced her miraculous and her position as the Guardian forever.
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[[TakeThisJobAndShoveIt So she quit.quit]]. She made a few preparations, wrote a letter to Luka so the one person she still cared about would know what had happened, and renounced her miraculous and her position as the Guardian forever.
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** Adrien gets one when Marinette explains to him just ''why'' she [[spoiler:helped Ladybug take the Black Cat Ring away]], coupled with calling him out for being a CasanovaWannabe who only took an interest in her once she'd [[UnrequitedLoveSwitcheroo given up her crush on him]].
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* TakeThisJobAndShoveIt: The whole plot is kicked off by Marinette's decision to resign as Ladybug, picking up six months after her retirement.
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* LetMeAtHim: During the confrontation at the Eiffel Tower, when [[spoiler:Alix]] calls Marinette a "selfish bitch" for wanting out of her duties as Ladybug, Marinette has to physically restrain Luka from taking a swing at them.
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* WhereItAllBegan: The final confrontation takes place at the Eiffel Tower, the location of Ladybug and Chat Noir's very first battle against Stoneheart.
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* BlatantLies: Marinette's second letter, the one she wrote to herself, isn't strictly honest. In particular she writes that [[spoiler:she never came close to being akumatized, and that the Princess Justice incident specifically did not happen and was made up by Alya. This is, of course, not true.]]
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* BlatantLies: Marinette's second letter, the one she wrote to herself, [[spoiler:herself]], isn't strictly honest. In particular particular, she writes that [[spoiler:she never came close to being akumatized, and that the Princess Justice incident specifically did not happen and was made up by Alya. This is, of course, not true.]]true]].
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* CartesianKarma: {{Downplayed}}; Marinette came to resent people for getting akumatized over the pettiest of reasons, leading to her eventual retirement. She regards the new Ladybug as '[[ExactWords the hero Paris deserves]]'.
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* CartesianKarma: {{Downplayed}}; Marinette came to resent people for getting akumatized over the pettiest of reasons, leading to her eventual retirement. She regards the new Ladybug as '[[ExactWords the hero Paris deserves]]'.
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* HoldingOutForAHero: One of the major factors contributing to Marinette's mental state is the fact that everybody always assumed she would fix everything and did nothing to help her fight Hawkmoth.
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* HoldingOutForAHero: One [[DeconstructionFic Deconstructed]]; one of the major factors contributing to Marinette's mental state is the fact that everybody always how much people assumed she would fix everything and did ''for them'', doing nothing to help her fight Hawkmoth.Hawkmoth. [[spoiler:Even Alix falls into this trap, convinced that the best way to deal with the new Ladybug is to ''force'' the old one out of retirement.]]
* IdealHero: [[DeconstructionFic Deconstructed]].
** As Ladybug, Marinette was held to impossibly high standards that nobody else -- even [[NominalHero her partner]] [[ItsAllAboutMe Chat Noir]] -- was expected to match. Blamed for everything that went wrong and expected to keep fighting forever because "that's what heroes do", she eventually cracked under the pressure and retired. [[spoiler:And took extreme measures to ensure she ''could'' retire, along with punishing those who took her for granted... and everyone else as well.]]
** Throughout the story, several of those Marinette and Luka speak to act surprised by the notion that their callous treatment of Ladybug actually ''hurt'' their heroine, much less that she might refuse to return as a result. This implies that they didn't see her as a ''person'' so much as a 'hero' -- somebody compelled to help and protect them no matter what. This includes Alya, Adrien, and [[spoiler:Alix, who outright calls her a "selfish bitch" for retiring]].
** As Ladybug, Marinette was held to impossibly high standards that nobody else -- even [[NominalHero her partner]] [[ItsAllAboutMe Chat Noir]] -- was expected to match. Blamed for everything that went wrong and expected to keep fighting forever because "that's what heroes do", she eventually cracked under the pressure and retired. [[spoiler:And took extreme measures to ensure she ''could'' retire, along with punishing those who took her for granted... and everyone else as well.]]
** Throughout the story, several of those Marinette and Luka speak to act surprised by the notion that their callous treatment of Ladybug actually ''hurt'' their heroine, much less that she might refuse to return as a result. This implies that they didn't see her as a ''person'' so much as a 'hero' -- somebody compelled to help and protect them no matter what. This includes Alya, Adrien, and [[spoiler:Alix, who outright calls her a "selfish bitch" for retiring]].
* KeepingSecretsSucks: Maintaining her SecretIdentity took a heavy toll on Marinette's social life, as she was forced to constantly run off to face akumas while making excuses to her friends and family about 'flaking out', missing out on plans and breaking promises.
* TheMasqueradeWillKillYourDatingLife: It certainly hampered Marinette's relationship with Luka. One of the reasons she's so pissed off at Alya in particular is that Alya [[spoiler:broke the masquerade and told Nino that she was still active as Rena Furtive the ''moment'' she saw that was stressing their relationship, scant weeks after she'd become a permanent hero, while Marinette had dealt with how being Ladybug strained ''all'' her bonds for significantly longer]].
* TheMillstone: Adrien's tendency to treat being Chat Noir as a way to be freed from his responsibilities rather than taking his duties as a superhero seriously is repeatedly discussed. Ultimately, Luka concludes that it's hardly surprising that [[spoiler:Marinette concluded that it was better for him to lose the Ring, and that her successor would benefit more from his absence than his presence]].
** Alya is taken to task for how she betrayed Marinette's trust, especially by [[spoiler:letting Nino know that she was Rena Furtive just ''weeks'' after she was made a permanent hero, ignoring how that risked not only ''her'' secret identity, but Marinette's by proxy..]].
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** Choice. Marinette is constantly told that Ladybug has ''no choice'' but to return and save everyone because "she's a hero, and that's what heroes do". The only one who tells her otherwise is Luka, and [[spoiler:she secretly arranged matters to test whether or not he'd ''continue'' respecting her agency no matter what]].
** Betrayal is another major theme. Much of Marinette's resentment stems from how her expectations of others were constantly betrayed, such as her [[AllTakeAndNoGive giving so much of herself and receiving nothing in return]] or more ''personal'' betrayals like Chat Noir [[TheMillstone being an awful 'partner']] or Alya [[spoiler:telling Nino about Rena Furtive]]. This fuels her paranoia that ''Luka'' might betray her trust by turning against her. Some also act as though ''Ladybug'' betrayed them by retiring, passing the Earrings to her SketchySuccessor.
** Choice. Marinette is constantly told that Ladybug has ''no choice'' but to return and save everyone because "she's a hero, and that's what heroes do". The only one who tells her otherwise is Luka, and [[spoiler:she secretly arranged matters to test whether or not he'd ''continue'' respecting her agency no matter what]].
** Betrayal is another major theme. Much of Marinette's resentment stems from how her expectations of others were constantly betrayed, such as her [[AllTakeAndNoGive giving so much of herself and receiving nothing in return]] or more ''personal'' betrayals like Chat Noir [[TheMillstone being an awful 'partner']] or Alya [[spoiler:telling Nino about Rena Furtive]]. This fuels her paranoia that ''Luka'' might betray her trust by turning against her. Some also act as though ''Ladybug'' betrayed them by retiring, passing the Earrings to her SketchySuccessor.
* ThisIsUnforgivable: Even with her Miraculous-related memories missing, Marinette knows that Alya betrayed her in some way she finds utterly unforgivable. [[YouKnowWhatYouDid Much to Alya's incomprehension.]] Eventually, it's revealed that she's referring to how Alya [[spoiler:told Nino she was Rena Furtive, risking Hawkmoth learning that the next time he akumatized them... all because she couldn't handle keeping him LockedOutOfTheLoop for more than a couple weeks. All while Marinette had borne that burden for over a year and a half before trusting her to be her SecretKeeper]].
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* YouKnowWhatYouDid: Subverted. Marinette drops this line on Alya when the latter demands to know why Marinette dumped her as a friend, but Luka convinces her that they need information Alya has and Marinette needs to communicate, even if that means spelling out what should be completely obvious.
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** Subverted. Marinette drops this line on Alya when the latter demands to know why Marinette dumped her as a friend, but Luka convinces her that they need information Alya has and Marinette needs to communicate, even if that means spelling out what should be completely obvious.
** Adrien treats Marinette in much the same fashion when they visit him. Again, he's ultimately convinced to explain just what the problem is when she calls him out on ''not'' kicking them out already; he clearly wants closure, and unless he spills just what he's so upset about right then and there, she'll walk out and deny him any chance of getting what he wants from her.
** Subverted. Marinette drops this line on Alya when the latter demands to know why Marinette dumped her as a friend, but Luka convinces her that they need information Alya has and Marinette needs to communicate, even if that means spelling out what should be completely obvious.
** Adrien treats Marinette in much the same fashion when they visit him. Again, he's ultimately convinced to explain just what the problem is when she calls him out on ''not'' kicking them out already; he clearly wants closure, and unless he spills just what he's so upset about right then and there, she'll walk out and deny him any chance of getting what he wants from her.
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* WithGreatPowerComesGreatResponsibility: Alix believes Marinette has a duty to protect Paris. Marinette disagrees. Vehemently.
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* WithGreatPowerComesGreatResponsibility: Alix believes Marinette has a duty to protect Paris. Marinette disagrees. Vehemently. The story generally deconstructs this attitude by showing what happens when the superhero in question takes on more responsibility than they can handle, by showing the disastrous effects it has on Marinette's psyche.
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* YouKnowWhatYouDid: Subverted. Marinette drops this line on Alya when the latter demands to know why Marinette dumped her as a friend, but Luka convinces her that they need information Alya has and Marinette needs to communicate, even if that means spelling out what should be completely obvious.
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* HoldingOutForAHero: One of the major factors contributing to Marinette's mental state is the fact that everybody always assumed she would fix everything and did nothing to help her fight Hawkmoth.
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* ChekhovsGun: Chapter 1 makes mention of a ring that Luka bought for Marinette that she now cherishes. [[spoiler:Chapter 11 reveals that pre-amnesia Marinette manipulated Luka into buying it so that he could give it back to her, and that it's actually the disguised Cat Miraculous.]]
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* DismantledMacGuffin: This is the final fate of the Rabbit Miraculous. [[spoiler:Chat Noir reduces it to a pile of powder, which Marinette divides into five equal portions that any prospective future user of the Rabbit Miraculous would need to possess a bare majority of in order to wield it. She takes one portion for herself, gives one each to Lila, Felix, and the Order of the Guardians, and dumps the fifth in the ocean. This means that she can team up with the "heroes" if the Rabbit Miraculous' powers are needed, and if one of them goes rogue they can turn to the Order.]]
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* TheSummation: Chapter 10 has Luka dramatically explain everything about Marinette's plan and how the new Ladybug and Chat Noir fit into everything.
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* AsTheGoodBookSays: When Luka sees the Agreste estate, he finds himself quoting Matthew 23:27 (which talks about how 'whitewashed tombs' look beautiful but contain only death and rot).
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* AsTheGoodBookSays: When Luka sees AppealToWorseProblems: Alix uses this argument to try to convince Marinette to take up the Agreste estate, he finds himself quoting Matthew 23:27 (which talks about how 'whitewashed tombs' look beautiful but contain only death and rot).fight again.
* AsTheGoodBookSays: When Luka sees the Agreste estate, he finds himself quoting Matthew 23:27 (which talks about how 'whitewashed tombs' look beautiful but contain only death and rot).
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** TheReveal of the final chapter, the titular second letter, turns the Fic [[spoiler:into a Saltinette story played [[PlayedForHorror for horror]], as it really showcases just how psychologically damaged Marinette has become.]].
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* [[EvenEvilHasStandards Even the Resenter has Standards]]: While Marinette is angry with people who got akumatized, there are a few specific akumatizations that she notably declined to condemn people for.
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** Mayor Bourgeois ignored all of Ladybug's policy proposals (like offering free therapy and anger management classes to Parisians to help prevent akumas) and never paid her for her services. The closest he ever came was trying to bribe her to endorse him. The ''new'' Ladybug is happy to give him everything he wants -- but is also willing to support his rivals if they pay more, forcing Bourgeois and his cronies to pay up. And ''keep'' paying up, as the cost keeps rising. And as he knows thanks to Bob Ross, not paying the new Ladybug is a '''very''' risky move.
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** Mayor Bourgeois ignored all of Ladybug's policy proposals (like offering free therapy and anger management classes to Parisians to help prevent akumas) and never paid her for her services. The closest he ever came was trying to bribe her to endorse him. The ''new'' Ladybug is happy to give him everything he wants -- but is also willing to support his rivals if they pay more, forcing Bourgeois and his cronies to pay up. And ''keep'' paying up, as the cost keeps rising. And as he knows thanks to Bob Ross, Roth, not paying the new Ladybug is a '''very''' risky move.
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* WithGreatPowerComesGreatResponsibility: Alix believes Marinette has a duty to protect Paris. Marinette disagrees. Vehemently.
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* TheBadGuyWins: [[spoilerIn the end, Marinette -- revealed to be a VillainProtagonist -- succeeds in her plans and ends up happier than she's been in years, all while screwing over her former friends and Paris as a whole in the process.]]
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