History ProtagonistCenteredMorality / FanWorks

* In the Salt-Shot ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/44607043/chapters/121613383 A Price to Pay]]'', Adrien doesn't see anything wrong with helping his father rip the Ladybug Earrings [[EarAche right off of Marinette's ears]] and make his reality-altering Wish, even after Marinette warns him that his father likely intends to ensure the life claimed [[BalancingDeathsBooks as fuel for said Wish]] will come from [[EvilIsPetty HER family]]. After all, he's still the hero, right...? And Marinette is ''destined'' to be his, no matter what. He's so convinced of this that he accuses ''her'' of "being petty" for not accepting the [[BackhandedApology token apology]] he dashes off after learning that she [[RippleEffectProofMemory retained her memories]] of the original world... and that her father ''was'', in fact, killed by ''his'' father. None of that ''matters'' so much as the fact that the Wish [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor didn't turn out]] the way ''he'' wanted.

** One of his biggest self-justifications for being TheLoad as [[NominalHero Chat Noir]] is that his partner has the [[WorldHealingWave Miraculous Cure]], which lets her [[ResetButton restore everything destroyed]] by the akuma she purifies. Including [[BackFromTheDead bringing back anyone]] who was killed during the fight. Hence his willingness to let all of Paris drown during the Syren incident and [[SenselessSacrifice senselessly sacrifice himself]] for 'bonus points'. After his father is exposed as Hawkmoth and arrested, Adrien even legitimately tries to argue that he shouldn't be charged for murder, terrorism, treason or anything else since the horrors inflicted by his akuma were magically erased.

** [[RecursiveFanfiction Recursive Fic]] ''Fanfic/TalesOfKarmicLiesAftermath'' has Alya so convinced that she's ''meant'' to be a superheroine that she plots to steal a Miraculi from one of the ''actual'' heroes, completely ignoring that this would make her just like Hawkmoth and Mayura.
* ''Fanfic/LadyBugOut'': The series [[ForWantOfANail branches off from canon]] by [[{{Defied}} defying]] this: Alya is questioned about the picture she posted on her Ladyblog of Ladybug and Chat Noir KissingUnderTheInfluence of their Oblivio-induced LaserGuidedAmnesia, deliberately omitting the context. While fully aware that she's misrepresenting the situation, Alya angrily defends herself, claiming that it's simply the price Ladybug has to pay for being a public figure. Marinette disagrees, and is inspired to [[StartMyOwn start her own blog]] to debunk those lies, ruining Alya's reputation.

* In the Salt-Shot ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/44607043/chapters/121613383 A Price to Pay]]'', Adrien doesn't see anything wrong with helping his father rip the Ladybug Earrings [[EarAche right off of Marinette's ears]] and make his reality-altering Wish, even after Marinette warns him that his father likely intends to ensure the life claimed [[BalancingDeathsBooks as fuel for said Wish]] will come from [[EvilIsPetty HER family]]. After all, he's still the hero, right...? And Marinette is ''destined'' to be his, no matter what. He's so convinced of this that he accuses ''her'' of "being petty" for not accepting the token apology he dashes off after learning that she [[RippleEffectProofMemory retained her memories]] of the original world... and that her father ''was'', in fact, killed by ''his'' father. None of that ''matters'' so much as the fact that the Wish [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor didn't turn out]] the way ''he'' wanted.

* ''Fanfic/ChildOfTheStorm'' discusses and deconstructs this with the Avengers, who are repeatedly noted to be a group of heroes who have rules of engagement while on duty, to capture, not kill. However, it is also repeatedly noted and demonstrated that they are capable of being incredibly ruthless, tend to accept no authority but their own, and verge on RevengeBeforeReason (Loki, ReformedButNotTamed, is the go-to man for interrogation, and at one points methodically murders ''the entire Red Room'' - who, granted, made HYDRA look soft and cuddly). The narrative points out how this led to a good proportion of the crises of the first two books, directly and indirectly, starting with Lucius Malfoy's HYDRA, which formed because Malfoy (among others) was afraid of Thor/James Potter taking revenge, was far deadlier than its predecessors and, allied with Gravemoss (AxCrazy OmnicidalManiac and {{necromancer}}), briefly took over the world and nearly destroyed the universe. Separately, Doctor Doom, a toned down version of his canon counterpart (who is still a ruthless dictator, albeit a benevolent one), is presented as being justified in his wariness of the Avengers' potentially deciding one day just to depose him because they don't like him.

*** At times, Marinette would [[BecameTheirOwnAntithesis Become Her Own Antithesis]], employing tactics on par with [[RichBitch Chloé]] or [[ManipulativeBitch Lila]] herself in order to ''ensure'' her former friends suffered. Such as [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections using her connections]] to ruin their reputations -- Alya wants to become an IntepridReporter? Better warn Nadja that she's not very good at "[[IronicEcho checking her sources]]" and shut down any chance of an internship!

* {{Deconstruct|ionFic}}s in ''Fanfic/TheKarmaOfLies'': This is how Adrien ''believes'' the world works. Not simply because he's a LonelyRichKid whose views are heavily influenced by the media he's consumed, but because he's used to being shielded from the long-term consequences of his actions. As a result, he shows a stunning LackOfEmpathy for others; as long as ''he's'' not directly impacted by things like Lila [[ConArtist conning their classmates]], Chloé's bullying, or Hawkmoth terrorizing Paris, he simply doesn't care about it.

* ''Fanfic/TwoLetters'', penned by the same author as ''Fanfic/TheKarmaOfLies'', [[DeconstructionFic deconstructs]] the concept of "Saltinette" by exploring a scenario where Marinette is pushed to the point that she not only [[TakeThisJobAndShoveIt retires from being Ladybug]], but chooses a sketchy successor to "[[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor be the hero that Paris wants and deserves]]". While Luka recognizes that being Ladybug was a thankless job, he's increasingly disturbed by just ''how much'' Marinette has StoppedCaring about anything other than her own happiness with him.

* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12879916/28/The-Longest-Road The Longest Road]]'' had a pretty bad case of this in Chapter 28. [[{{Flanderization}} Ramping up the already problematic characterization]] of Erika in the anime, she's made out as the villain because she kicked Ash out of her Gym [[DisproportionateRetribution for not liking her perfumes]]. In turn, Ash outs her as a lesbian after finding out that LGBT people aren't allowed to be Gym Leaders, and he's portrayed as in the right for doing this. The author later rewrote the chapter to remove this element due to the resulting backlash.

* ''Fanfic/OrSomethingSeries'': ''An Affair or Something'' largely focuses on Jaune's perspective, with only a few random mentions here or there of others reacting to what's happening. [[spoiler:Until it's {{Subverted}} near the end as Ruby's perspective is revealed, showing that many of Jaune's worries stem from misunderstandings and dramatic escalation on both sides]].

** "Saltinette" fics featured Marinette turning on Adrien, Alya and her former friends for how easily they fell for [[ManipulativeBitch Lila's manipulations]]. The most extreme of these stories completely changed her personality, turning the 'Everyday Ladybug' who went out of her way to help others into an IceQueen who StoppedCaring, watching her former friends suffer and deeming them to deserve whatever LaserGuidedKarma they got.
** In line with this, several of these "Saltinette" fics made the ''extent'' of their betrayal far worse, demonizing whichever characters the author didn't care to 'redeem' to the point of actively bullying her, destroying her property, even trying to ''kill her'' outright.
** On the flip side of this, anti-Salt/Saltinette fics frequently demonized ''Marinette'', accusing her of suffering from this canonically by painting her as a straight-up StalkerWithACrush. Such stories tended to ignore the [[{{Hypocrite}} hypocrisy]] of whomever was calling her out, such as Adrien (with his DoggedNiceGuy pursuit of Ladybug) or Alya (who ''actively encouraged'' many of Marinette's worst offenses and [[ShipperOnDeck shoved her towards Adrien]] over her protests).
* [[DeconstructionFic Deconstructed]] in ''Fanfic/TheKarmaOfLies'': This is how Adrien ''believes'' the world works. Not simply because he's a LonelyRichKid whose views are heavily influenced by the media he's consumed, but because he's used to being shielded from the long-term consequences of his actions. As a result, he shows a stunning LackOfEmpathy for others; as long as ''he's'' not directly effected by things like [[ManipulativeBitch Lila]] [[ConArtist conning their classmates]], Chloé's bullying, or Hawkmoth terrorizing Paris, he simply doesn't care about it.

* ''Fanfic/TheWeedverse'' doesn't run on this; instead, it operates on BlackAndGreyMorality. However, this comes up in the narration of ''Fanfic/EigengrauZweiDieWeltIstGrauGeworden''. Dim dismisses any crimes ''he'' commits, but considers them to be much worse when he's the victim.

* In the fanfic ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10341119/9/ Betrayal Brings Out the Best in Us]]'', Harley uses the [[TakingYouWithMe Destiny Bond]] move against May's Pokemon Manaphy, and it is treated as if Harley is a DirtyCoward who uses dirty moves when it is a legitimate strategy. He even gets assaulted by Ash with [[KarmaHoudini no repercussions]].

* [[DeconstructionFic Deconstructed]] in ''Fanfic/TheKarmaOfLies'': This is how Adrien ''believes'' the world works. Not simply because he's a LonelyRichKid whose views are heavily influenced by the media he's consumed, but because he's used to being shielded from the long-term consequences of his actions. As a result, he shows a stunning LackOfEmpathy for others; as long as ''he's'' not directly effected by things like [[ManipulativeBitch Lila]] [[ConArtist conning their classmates]], Chloe's bullying, or Hawkmoth terrorizing Paris, he simply doesn't care about it.

** Adrien also subscribes to this mentality, failing to see how his constant harassment of Ladybug as Chat Noir is just like how Chloe and Lila force their "affections" upon ''him''. It takes Marinette providing an explicit example by briefly mirroring his behavior and pretending that she wants to [[ForcefulKiss force a kiss onto him]] like he'd previously done to Ladybug for him to ''finally'' grasp how he was treating her the same way as his own unwanted admirers.

* ''Fanfic/AQuestionOfWhen'': After gaining access to MentalTimeTravel, Romilda Vane uses this power ''not'' to warn the Wizarding World about Voldemort's return, but to groom Harry Potter for a relationship with her.

* Steve Rogers [[MoralMyopia suffers from this]] in ''Fanfic/TheDaysOfReckoningAreUponUs''. Whenever somebody he doesn't know dies as a result of his actions, whether directly or indirectly, Steve tends to brush it off as "You can't save everyone." Anyone he says this to reminds him that TheDeadHaveNames and are more than just collateral damage.

* ''[[Fanfic/ForBetterOrForWorseOnePiece For Better or For Worse]]'': As lampshaded with the title and by Luffy himself, much like in canon, he only cares for his friends, and his ultimate goal is to ensure their survival and happiness, [[TitleDrop for better or for worse]]. The fact that this includes stopping a massive war is incidental.