(Happy new year!!)
Adrien clung to him for as long as he could but eventually he seemed to give in, curling up into a little ball with both hands wrapped around the pillow which he cuddled with an unusual sort of stubbornness. He'd always preferred to sleep with something in his arms, though he wasn't picky what it was.
Alex smiled down at him, quickly pulling on a pair of trousers since he didn’t know if any of Adrien’s family were around this morning. Quietly, he left the room, standing out in the hall for a moment before searching around to find the nearest bathroom. Luckily it didn’t take too long to find and to long to use. He was washing his hands in a matter of minutes and heading back to Adrien’s room.
Outside a car rumbled to life, driving out of the driveway and down the street as Adrien's dad left for work. Adrien was just starting to stir, half-open eyes glaring down at his pillow with the most burning look of discontent a person could muster while mostly asleep. He perked up when he saw Alex, shoving the pillow aside and making grabby hands at him. "Where were you?"
Alex gestured to the door vaguely, “Bathroom.” He said simple, climbing back onto the bed and tucking Adrien into his side yet again. He set the dissuaded pillow underneath his head grabbing another and doing the same, “You’re very strong for someone so small, you know.”
Adrien hummed, disapproving but not so far gone that he could really muster up any anger at Alex for being gone, and curled up against him immediately. "It's cause I hate waking up alone, " he mumbled, nuzzling his way into the crook of Alex's neck. "Gotta be strong enough to keep someone around 'til I'm awake."
"But what if the someone desperately needed to use the toilet and they couldn't get out?" Alex ran his hand through Adrien's hair, the other drawing circles into his side, "Death by piss, what a way to go out."
"Then someone can hold it or smack me awake." Adrien cracked his eyes open to give Alex a pouty look, half-buried in the world walker's shoulder. Everything felt very warm curled up against someone else's side. It was nice. "Nobody's gonna die of piss poisoning unless they're dumb or weak."
Alex smiled down at him, what Adrien just said going in one ear and out the other because he was too focused on how cute he looked with a pout, "Gods you're cute." He mumbled, kissing the top of his head.
Adrien rolled his eyes, doing his best to ignore the blush coloring his cheeks. "Liar," he mumbled, turning his face further into Alex's neck. "I look like a washed-out scarecrow, 'm not exactly attractive. 'specially not with bedhead and eyebags."
Alex shook his head, running a hand through Adrien's hair and playing with it, "I would never lie to you. And the human's natural state is when they're cutest, like when they've just woken up, for example."
"Natural state shmatural state," Adrien grumbled, leaning up into Alex's touch as best he could without having to pull his face out of the World Walker's neck. "I look gross, you just like me too much to admit it."
Alex chuckled softly, pressing a few kisses to Adrien's neck, "Hmm that might be so," He mumbled, biting down lightly on his neck, "Or maybe, I'm telling the truth, and you just don't want to admit that I'm right."
Adrien tilted his head to the side with a soft hum as Alex started to kiss him, breath gusting out in a surprised little gasp when he bit down. "I never wanna admit you're right," he teased, snaking a hand into Alex's hair. "It's part of my charm."
"One day," Alex pressed a few kisses to Adrien's neck, working his way up to his jaw, "I'm going to get you," A couple more kisses, "To admit I'm right." He pulled back slightly, enough so he could press his lips against the humans.
Adrien pulled Alex down into the kiss by his hair, kissing him back like this was a competition that he intended to win. He gave the World Walker a breathless smile as he pulled away, pleasntly ruffled and turned a delicate shade of gold from the sunlight streaming in through the window. His hair was mussed. He was laughing. "Sure you will, sugar bear."
Alex raised a brow with an amused smile, "Sugar bear? Really?" He rubbed his nose against Adrien's, sighing softly, "That's like if I called you honey pie or something. Some old people shit." He kissed Adrien on the nose and poked him in the side, shaking his head.
"You've called me cutie three times and counting," Adrien answered, nuzzling Alex back with a playful smile. He squealed when he was poked, smacking the Walker's hands away with a soft pout. "I'm just trying to keep up with how gross and sappy you are! You're just a big ol' romantic at heart, I've gotta find some way to catch up."
"Calling you cutie is not that gross and sappy," Alex rolled his eyes and poked him again, "It's a compliment and I'm just describing you. Sugar bear is on a completely different level there, love." He raised a brow.
"I dunno where you're from, but on earth in the year of our lord 2020, it's sickeningly sweet. Almost as bad as baby." His face screwed up into a vaguely disgusted expression as he shuffled closer to Alex, making sure they were pressed together from shoulder to hip. "Also it's awfully bold of you to assume sugar bear isn't a completely accurate description."
Alex frowned slightly, though it look like a pout more then anything, "It is not an accurate description. I am not a bear nor a I made of sugar so your name is completely inaccurate." He mumbled, huffing slightly.
Adrien laughed and tapped him on the nose. "You're big, buff, and angry– pretty bear like to me. You're also very sweet, one could almost say…" he grinned, eyes sparkly with glee, "sweet as sugar. Hence, sugar bear. Now stop pouting at me and accept your new title."
Alex gasped dramatically, rolling onto his back and draping a hand to his forehead, "How dare you accuse me of something being something so hideous. I will never accept the title and you cannot make me."
Adrien snorted and clambered onto Alex's lap, knees pressing into the sheets beside his hips. "I'm only telling the truth you fool!" He grabbed Alex's face in his hands, a sharp smile on his lips. "And you're gonna have to accept it sooner or later, 'cause I'm never gonna stop calling you sugar bear."
"Call me sugar bear again and I'll choke you to shut you up." Alex placed his hands on Adrien's hips, fingers moving to start tickling him, "And if anyone of us is the fool it's you thank you very much."
Adrien laughed and reached down to set his hands on top of Alex's. "First of all, kinky, second of all, I'm the one being perfectly reasonable here, and third of all, you're too sweet to choke me. You'd hurt me, sugar bear, and I know you don't wanna do that."