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❄ baby, it's cold outside
[ The Bourgeouis Pre-Christmas Celebration Bash.
With a cool, over the top name like that, there was no way it wouldn't be fun, and Adrien had to go hard convincing both Nathalie and his father to let him go. In the end though, despite him being used to most invasions of his personal space, he is tired.
He has run out of excuses to give, honestly. He has run out of ways to duck the mistletoe, even from the sweetest of girls (Marinette), and the not so sweet (Chloe). And if he eats anymore sweets that were made ~~just for him~~, he's going to burst. Not to mention gain weight, which his father would really, really, really not like.
...He was doing a pretty good job enduring all of this, or so he thought, but every once and a while he catches Piper's eye. No big deal. He recovers from the fatigue quickly and puts on his act. He smiles and waves, as per his usual fare; and as one of the few girls adamantly respecting his space tonight, her company is definitely welcome, which helps.
As soon as he approaches her, though, he finds himself catching her as she faints, and he nearly drops her from the surprise. ]
Wh-Whoa! Piper?
[ It takes him a moment to recover the concentration and strength needed to support her. What the heck?? ]
With a cool, over the top name like that, there was no way it wouldn't be fun, and Adrien had to go hard convincing both Nathalie and his father to let him go. In the end though, despite him being used to most invasions of his personal space, he is tired.
He has run out of excuses to give, honestly. He has run out of ways to duck the mistletoe, even from the sweetest of girls (Marinette), and the not so sweet (Chloe). And if he eats anymore sweets that were made ~~just for him~~, he's going to burst. Not to mention gain weight, which his father would really, really, really not like.
...He was doing a pretty good job enduring all of this, or so he thought, but every once and a while he catches Piper's eye. No big deal. He recovers from the fatigue quickly and puts on his act. He smiles and waves, as per his usual fare; and as one of the few girls adamantly respecting his space tonight, her company is definitely welcome, which helps.
As soon as he approaches her, though, he finds himself catching her as she faints, and he nearly drops her from the surprise. ]
Wh-Whoa! Piper?
[ It takes him a moment to recover the concentration and strength needed to support her. What the heck?? ]
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Yeah.
Last year was my first Christmas without my mom. I... decided I wasn't a fan, so I walked out. I figured my dad wouldn't notice anyway.
[ ............ ]
Spoilers: he did.
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So... what happened after...?
[ She asks, voice a bit tentative, seeing he seems uncomfortable. ]
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I ran into a Santa, actually.
[ He decides that maybe he can leave out the part where he abused his powers as Cat Noir to basically turn into a teenage grinch. ]
He helped me a lot and convinced me that I should go home, but everyone was already looking for me and had the wrong idea about him. Even Ladybug.
...It worked out, but--long story short, he got akumatized, and we basically had to save Christmas.
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[ Did he just say he ran into Santa???
Bitch quit playin]THE Santa.
2/3 I lied
Santa is real?!
[ Priorities. ]
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Wow, that's... wow. That's incredible. I will never, ever top that story. [ #JUSTSUPERHEROTHINGS ]
..... So wait, you left, in the middle of winter without your coat? So... just the t-shirt and jeans??
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What he was wearing wasn't the point of the story either, but you know. ]
Uh... yup. I wasn't exactly thinking about it.
[ It seemed like a good idea at the time. ]
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[ She laughs. ]
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I-It wasn’t so bad after I transformed!
Besides, Santa gave me a blanket.
[ BE JEALOUS. ]
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[ She raises a challenging eyebrow. ]
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Wow. Hot chocolate sounds great right about now...
[ Smooth. ]
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[ She smirks, getting up again to sit beside him, a silent and discreet agreement that maybe hot chocolate DOES sound great. ]
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Alright, there was hot chocolate too.
[ He could hardly forget how warm it made his hands feel. ]
But seriously... we could get some.
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Let's go get some, then. I can't imagine I'll have better than what Paris has to offer.
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He finds himself off the boat first, and offers his hand in the most gentlemanly way he can manage. Hot chocolate is imminent, but first... ]
So, be honest: how many times did you think we were gonna tip over?
I won't even pretend to apologize for all these foreshadowing puns.
Once they've reached the pier again Piper watches him ease out of the boat like he was born on the water or something, and she tries really damn hard not to let on how damn smooth that was just now. She can blame the cold for the red in her cheeks when she gives him her hand, right? She's totally blaming the cold. ]
...
[ She smirks- well, half-smirk, half-crooked smile actually when she realizes her honest answer. ]
None. Why? Were you? Worried you were gonna fall for me?
[ bu dum tish i guess wow piper wow ]
1/3 you asked for this
. . . . . . focus, Agreste. ]
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Don’t say it.
Don’t say it.
Don’t say it.
Don’t say it.
Don’t— ]
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Huh. It... sort of feels like I already did.
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gods
she was not prepared
THAT WAS... UNBELIEVABLY SWEET AND SMOOTH AND ]
i think i broke my shift key i can't do question marks anymore
And now for the pièce de résistance. 6/7
And he's still holding her hand.
And she hasn't fully gotten out of the boat yet. That might've actually stopped her in her tracks. ]
... Oh... and... what exactly would you do about it if you had?
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