Adrien Agreste once had it all— fame, money, and the love of all Paris as Chat Noir, but his mistakes have cost him his life. And just as he starts to accept that his life has been destroyed, a mysterious stranger shows up with an offer he couldn't possibly refuse.
One More Try
is a completed Miraculous Ladybug fanfic by Exotos135. It serves as a Recursive Fanfiction to The Karma of Lies.
One More Try contains examples of:
- The Atoner: Adrien becomes this by the end of the fic, hoping to make amends for his past sins by helping Bunnyx protect the timelines.
- Despair Event Horizon: Adrien very nearly crosses it, and is only saved by the intervention of Bunnyx.
- Doctor Whomage: Bunnyx is a powerful time traveler who helps protect the space-time continuum, and the premise of this fic is that she picks up a traveling companion along the way.
- Impoverished Patrician: By the start of this fic, due to picking up from The Karma Of Lies, Adrien has lost all his money, and has no real way of getting any in the future, even Bunnyx tells him that there's nothing left for him here.
- My Greatest Second Chance: What Bunnyx is offering Adrien: a chance to leave this timeline and help her protect others from the tragic fate that befell this one. He readily accepts.
- Set Right What Once Went Wrong: Played With. While he can't go back and change things in his own timeline, Adrien has a chance to prevent it from reoccurring in other timelines.
- Throw the Dog a Bone: After losing everything he has following The Karma Of Lies, Adrien is offered a second chance to be a hero, and build a life for himself doing good.
- Title Drop:So, under Bunnyx's reassuring smile, the duo walked through the portal, which closed as soon as Adrien stepped into the next step of his life.
To give the whole Miraculous deal... one more try. - We Used to Be Friends: Adrien notes that most of his former friends now despise him for his past actions. It's part of why he accepts Bunnyx's offer.
