Lila Rossi's plan was pretty simple. Spread a few lies about the class rep Marinette Dupain-Cheng, ruin her reputation with her friends, and snap her boyfriend.
She did not anticipate just how protective Marinette's classmates are when it comes to their Class Princess...
Trusting Each Other
is a Miraculous Ladybug one-shot fic.
Trusting Each Other contains the following tropes:
- Attempted Homewrecker: When Lila finds out that Adrien is already dating Marinette, she tries to get in between them. She is forced to stop when Alya straight up accuses her of being a homewrecker, but by then the reporter has marked her as trouble.
- Be Careful What You Wish For: Lila wanted to be the center of the class's attention. She ended up as the center of their hatred when she tried to sabotage Marinette's life.
- Blatant Lies: Max and Kim are in disbelief when Lila claims that Marinette hates video games since she's a known Gamer Chick. The other guys see that as too funny to take seriously, but afterward, they recognize Lila's attempt to turn them against their friend.Kim: According to Lila here, Marinette doesn't like video games.
Nathaniel: What? Does Marinette not like sketching either? Good one, Lila. - Caught on Tape: Chloe secretly records Lila's failed attempt at manipulating her into challenging Marinette's position for class representative, then shares the recording with her classmates.
- Excellent Judge of Character: The class immediately recognizes from Lila's failed actions, whether spreading Malicious Slander or attempting to get Chloe to usurp her role as Class Representative, as evident signs that she is obsessed with taking Marinette down.
- Mundane Solution: When Lila tries to tell Rose, Juleka, and Mylene that Marinette forgot an appointment, the girls, already in disbelief given how meticulous their class rep is with keeping up with dates, decide to call her directly. Lila frantically leaves before Marinette answers that they haven't even met in person yet, much less made plans.
- Screw This, I'm Out of Here!: After Adrien and their classmates tell Lila that she will stop trying to slander Marinette's name and apologize to her unless she wants them as their enemy, she chooses to leave the school and take homeschooling instead.
- The Only One Allowed to Defeat You: Chloe declares that only she gets to mess with Marinette and throws her efforts into stopping Lila when the other girl makes her own attempt at slandering her.
- Unknown Rival: Besides a few rumors, Marinette never even notices that Lila is trying to sabotage her reputation until after her classmates scare the liar off.
