A/N:Someone realized that she posted this everywhere else except she forgot to upload it here *smacks forehead* oops.

"I'm sorry I got you in trouble."

Adrien glared at her before throwing popcorn at her head.

"Hey!" she squealed. "What was that for?"

"Being ridiculous," Adrien answered. "Honestly, don't be upset about it. I know what I'm getting into here."

Marinette didn't look convinced.

Adrien sighed before shifting his arm tightly around her shoulders. "Marinette," he said, putting his bucket of popcorn on the table and forgetting all about the movie playing in the background. "Don't worry about it. I know what I'm doing. I know he's upset, but I'm twenty-four years old. What is he going to do? Ground me?"

"He could fire you," Marinette warned, shifting in his lap so she could see him without straining her neck. "What about then? Think about the future, Adrien. You can't just do what you please without consequences."

Adrien was forced to pause because she was right. His father would probably fire him without batting an eye. "Honestly," he said, slowly processing that fact. "I think I'd be okay with that."

Marinette frowned. "Don't you want to work for your family company?"

He shrugged. "Actually, I got into that job just because my father gave it to me. I don't mind it, but I wouldn't be too torn up if I lost it."

Marinette's brow furrowed, but she didn't press.

"Speaking of the future," he said, happily changing the subject, "what does my precious Ladybug want for the future?"

She gave him a look that said she knew what he was doing. He shouldn't be surprised; she was sharp. "I still want to be Ladybug," she answered anyway. "It's become such an important part of me, now, and not just because of the fame, but because… I feel like such a fashion authority and people respect me and enjoy my content and I feel like I can make people happy. I can give them advice and tips to feel confident in themselves when I myself wasn't always this confident. I want to keep being Ladybug for all those reasons."

Adrien smiled, the passion in her voice one of the best things about her. "Yes, but do you have any plans beyond being Ladybug?"

She paused, lips pursing in thought. "I mean, I want to get married one day," she said. "And have kids. Be a mom."

"Yeah?" he pressed, suddenly wanting to know if it was possible that she could see him in the role of husband and father. They may not have been dating long—just over three months, now—but Adrien just knew she was it for him.

"Yeah," she said. "Have you thought about what you want for the future?"

To marry you and have kids and build a life I can finally be proud of. "As you probably can tell, my family is pretty broken. I'd like to have one that wasn't."

She shot him a sweet smile that caused his heart to thunder in his chest. "Is that all? Do you want to work for your father forever? Or do you want to do something else?"

He paused. "I… honestly, I never really thought about it because everything was always laid out for me. I've never had to fight or trailblaze, as you call it."

"You called it that first."

"I suppose I did, didn't I?" he said with a chuckle. "I honestly don't really know what I'd like to do if not working for my dad's company. I've thought about it when I was a teenager, but never really thought anything would come to pass."

"So why don't you start thinking about it?" she said. "While you're still young and can do anything."

Adrien looked at her with a smile. "Look at you, giving pep-talks, now."

Her eyes sparkled with amusement. "Just returning the favor."

He chuckled. "I'm not going to be the next big star. I've already done my time."

"You don't have to be. You can do whatever. You can… I don't know, teach fencing. You'd actually make a great teacher. You could go back to school for a degree in a field that interests you. You've mentioned you were really good in sciences. You could do something in that vein. What do you want to do?"

He pursed his lips. "Honestly… that's a really good question."

She slipped a hand over his heart, and he wondered if she could feel his heart wanting to pound right out of his chest. "Just think about it, okay? You don't have to chose now, but just consider it. You shouldn't have to work for your dad's company if you don't want to."

"I'll keep that in mind, bugaboo. Because…" He paused, wondering if he was brave enough to admit it.

And the look she gave him, tilting her head and patiently waiting for him to continue, he somehow found the courage. "Because whatever I do… it has to leave me available to work around your schedule."

A blush stained her cheeks. "You do know you shouldn't make your life revolve around me, right?"

"I would like it to, one day."

Soon enough, they were both blushing.

"I know what we have is still… not quite new but not quite established yet," he said. "But… I just want you to know that… that I lo-like being in a relationship with you. A lot. And… I'd like to keep being in this relationship with you for… the foreseeable future."

There was a silence that stretched on, broken by an amused snort from Marinette. "I'm sorry," she said. "I just… That was really kinda dorky."

His smile was strained. "It was, wasn't it?"

Her laughter only bubbled up more.

While Adrien currently felt like all he wanted to do was bang his head into the wall, he supposed looking like a dork was okay as long as he got to hear that laugh of hers for a long time to come.