"Hey! I was going to eat that!" Adrien whined, staring forlornly at the cookie which had so nearly been in his grasp. His hand was outstretched, ready to take the delicious baked good, before the plate had been moved out of his reach.

Marinette turned to look at him, surprise on her face. He hadn't expected his plea to sound quite so desperate either - but he'd been eyeing up the food in the bakery whilst Marinette had cleaned her room before he was allowed in for another gaming session, and when Tom and Sabine had stuck their heads through the trap door with a plate of cookies, his heart had soared.

Her parents had even put the cookies next to him before Marinette had glared at them until they left the room. As the sweet smell wafted towards him, Adrien wondered if Tom and Sabine would consider adopting him.

The memory of Tom's quiche from a few days before drifted through Adrien's mind, and Adrien hoped Marinette wouldn't notice him drooling as he gazed longingly at the delectable goods. And he'd been so, so ready to taste one, his hand reaching out to take a particularly chocolaty cookie from the top of the pile when Marinette, without a care in the world, had scooped up the plate and moved it away from him. She hadn't noticed Adrien's need for delectable cookie goodness as she spun her chair to place the plate to the other side of the computer. And so a whine escaped Adrien before he could stop it, a desperate plea for something which was just out of his reach - literally.

Marinette blinked in shock as she spun her chair round to face Adrien, the plate of cookies grasped in her hands.

"Oh, I'm so sorry! Here!" Marinette squeaked, thrusting the baked goods towards Adrien. His face lit up as he surveyed the golden discs which had dots of chocolate speckled throughout; they all looked so good. He picked the one he'd been admiring a moment before, still warm to the touch as he lifted it off it's cookie counterparts. Marinette put the plate down between them, a move which Adrien was incredibly grateful for; the cookies were now in easy reach.

"Thanks!" he grinned, before taking a bite. Adrien hummed happily as he ate the cookie, the taste of which was perfection: it was sweet, but not overly so, the melted chocolate balancing perfectly with the vanilla of the biscuit. He devoured the cookie, sighing when he'd finished.

"Marinette, your dad is an amazing baker," Adrien said, a content smile gracing his lips as he leaned back in the chair, taking hold of the controller as the game's SELECT PLAYER 2 flashed on screen.

"Uh, actually, I baked these," Marinette replied quietly, eyes locked on the desk in front of her as her finger traced patterns on the desk, her other hand gripping her controller. "I put them in the oven before you arrived. I guess Papa thought we'd appreciate them more than the customers," she said as she quickly glanced at Adrien, a shy smile on her face.

Adrien's mouth dropped open in awe before he returned Marinette's smile, holding the controller in one hand as he reached for another cookie.

"Wait, you made these? Marinette, they're fantastic!" Adrien exclaimed, taking a bite of the cookie and holding back a moan of delight at the soft, sweet taste of the vanilla and chocolate. When he'd swallowed the delicious treat Adrien looked over at Marinette, who was eating a cookie herself, and grinned.

"Seriously, these are amazing. I could eat them forever!" Adrien winked at her. "Marry me so that I can?"

He hadn't expected Marinette to start choking.