Written in response to this ask on Tumblr:
"Hello friend, if you're still taking writing prompts would you mind doing #31- linger with older Adrien and Mari for romance/fluff. Thank you!"


"Have I ever told you how much I like it when you wear your hair like this?" Adrien leaned over the back of her chair, fiddling with the short ribbons holding her hair back.

"No."

"You used to wear it like this all the time."

Marinette set down her pencil and looked pointedly at Adrien. "Have I ever told you how difficult it is to get my homework done, with you in my dorm room?"

He smiled sheepishly, and sat on her bed. "You might have mentioned it."

"Is everything ok?" She closed her notebook and turned to face him fully. "You usually only come here when something is bothering you."

"That's not true!"

She said nothing, but arched her brow skeptically.

"Ok, maybe it's a little true." He hesitated, rubbing his neck uncomfortably. "Actually, I just, missed you."

Her lips parted in surprise. "Missed me?"

"Yeah. Is—is that ok?"

"Of course." She tilted her head, and began re-tying her ribbons, which he'd loosened. "We're friends, right?"

"Yeah. Friends." His eyes dropped, and he rubbed his hands over his thighs absently.

He sounded almost…disappointed? She licked her lips, drawing the bottom one between her teeth to nibble at it thoughtfully. "I, um, really need to finish this assignment, but if you'd like to linger for a bit, maybe we could go grab something to eat after?"

His eyes returned to her face, something like hope shining in the green. "I'd like that. A lot."