Marinette knew Adrien had a kitty.

She did not expect said kitty to be larger than her dog.

"Ignore the lazy brat," he said. "He's a pain in the rear and climbed up on the table to eat the cheese on my breakfast this morning, and I currently don't like him."

Marinette giggled as she looked over his apartment for the first time. "Yes, the large cardboard castle over there really attests to your hatred."

Adrien chuckled. "You caught me. I spoil him more than I care to admit."

Plagg let out a lazy yowl from the top of his cardboard cat tree.

"Where's you even get that thing?" Marinette asked.

"The cat tree?"

"Yeah? I've never seen one that's cardboard. Or that big."

"I made it," Adrien answered. "Because, as you can tell, Mr. Fatty over there is a big cat."

"He is not fat."

"He is fat. My vet has told me. I cannot get him to lose weight no matter how much a try. But even then, he is still a big cat. And so, the little cat trees that are sold in pet shops are too small for him, meaning I got creative. And by 'me', I mean me and my friend who was kind enough to help me build that thing. But Plagg loves it, and not that money is an issue, but it was cheaper to build that thing than to buy one he wouldn't like or fit in. Because the industry of selling cat trees is a racket."

Marinette giggled as she walked toward the cat tree said black cat was hunkered down on. "Hey, Monsieur Plagg. Are you a friendly kitty?"

"Careful, he might be a little nervous—"

But by then, Marinette was already cradling a purring cat in her arms.

"Around new people," Adrien weakly finished.

"Aww, you're just a snuggle kitty, aren't you?" Marinette cooed as she squeezed Plagg tighter, his purrs revving like a chain saw.

"How?" Adrien asked, staring at Marinette and his cat. "Just… how?"

"Ladybug magic," Marinette returned with a wink.

Adrien huffed a laugh, quickly turning away and rubbing the back of his neck like he always did when he was nervous.

"So," Marinette said, returning Plagg to his cardboard tower, only for the cat to immediately hide in one of the box cubbies. "what's the plan for tonight?"

"I planned for dinner and a movie."

"I like that plan."

And so, after eating the dinner Adrien had prepared and Marinette being pleasantly surprised by his cooking skills, they spent the rest of the night curled up on his couch and watching a movie.

Plagg joined them, but Marinette thought that it was less because he cared about them and more because he liked the blanket Marinette had draped over her shoulders.

When the movie ended, Marinette knew she had to leave but was severely reluctant to get up off the couch. Adrien's arm was around her, and she was plenty cozy curled up against his side.

"You know," she said. "I still can't get over that we've been dating for two months now."

Adrien grinned. "I can't either. Before we ever crossed paths, all I could think of was how lucky I would be if I ever got to meet 'Ladybug'. And now, I get to see her, or at least talk with her, on a daily basis. It kinda blows my mind that I get to be with someone as absolutely incredible and talented as you."

"Well, what about me?" she said. "I get to date the Adrien Agreste. Not to mention the man who gave me the pep-talk that led to me becoming Ladybug in the first place. Do you know how crazy that is?"

"It's pretty crazy," Adrien admitted. "But honestly, I wouldn't have it any other way."

When their noses bumped into each other, Marinette realized just how close they were and pulled away mostly because it startled her. But Adrien didn't seem discouraged. "My lady," he asked on a whisper. "May I kiss you?"

Her heart was revving wildly and her mind was shutting down and everything around her was disappearing. "You may."

It was her first kiss, and it was one she wouldn't forget any time soon.

Not the one after that.

Or after that.

A/N: I'd like to think I'm not cheating with this one because what happens in Oblivio other than a kiss? XD