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Cheers erupted from all sides of the Parisian couple, Marinette and Adrien letting out whoops of excitement themselves. The New Year Eve timer had just ticked down to five minutes, indicating next year was close and the time for that year was coming to an end. Marinette, who was snuggled in the crook of her boyfriend’s arm, sighed with a mixture of happiness and longing. As much as she disliked leaving behind the memories and good times of this year, she was looking forward to creating new ones with Adrien in the next.
“Are we getting tired, bugaboo?” Adrien murmured into her hairline, voice sweet like milk and honey. Marinette smiled at the nickname, and turned her face to his.
“Not a chance, kitty. I plan to stay awake until the timer hits zero.” Marinette was notorious for sleeping at all the wrong moments, and her ability to pass out in virtually any corner of the world didn’t help in the slightest.
“Is that so?” Adrien screwed his face into an adorable pout. “I was hoping to kiss my princess awake.”
From their tangled laps came the sound of Tikki’s tinkling giggle and Plagg’s overexaggerated gagging. They were sitting close enough together that the kwami’s were well-hidden from prying eyes, not to mention the darkness surrounding them helped immensely. In the moment of distraction and amusement, the female glanced up to find herself nose to nose with a very attractive Adrien Agreste.
“Speaking of sleeping, if I were to sleep now and wake up tomorrow, couldn’t I say I’ve been asleep for a year?” Marinette drew away from him suddenly, feigning a look of surprise. Their lips had almost touched, but she wasn’t about to let him win that easily.
“You could say that…” Her boyfriend intoned, humming thoughtfully. He placed a hand on his chin and pulled a theatric look of deep thinking, causing Marinette to laugh at his silliness. With his perfectly sculptured features and sweeping hairstyle, Adrien could classify as a statue to anyone who happened to pass by. While the heroine was busy analyzing his profile, she failed to notice he had drawn close to her once more.
“You could say that, or you could kiss me and stay awake.” Adrien whispered, lips grazing hers as he spoke. His eyes were half-mooned and reflected the brilliant lights covering the Eiffel Tower behind them, almost sparkling like real emeralds.
“Maybe I will…” Marinette breathed, leaning forward with vigor.
The kiss would have lasted much longer if it had not been for Plagg’s incessant complaining.
“You two are gross! Disgusting! I hate when you get lovey-dovey in front of me!” Plagg griped, daring to hover near their still conjoined faces.
“Plagg, leave them be! I think its romantic of them to want to be close to each other whenever they’re together.” Tikki shot a glare to the other kwami, venturing from her place on Marinette’s kneecap.
Despite the two kwami’s heated arguing, this didn’t stop the couple from kissing again as the timer hit zero, illuminated by the glow of fireworks overhead.