700. Chapter 700

“Danvers, it’s practically midnight.”

“Exactly. Perfect time for it. There won’t be any traffic.”

Maggie frowns down at Alex, who’s sprawled out on their dorm room floor, textbooks surrounding them and oversized Midvale High sweatshirt hiding the fact that they’ve heeded their girlfriend’s gentle concern and taken off their binder for the night.

“Babe. It’s. Practically. Midnight.”

A grin slips onto Alex’s face as they pump out a pushup and jump up into a squat, bringing their lips close to Maggie’s – but not close enough. Maggie leans forward from her own sprawl on the couch to claim a kiss, but Alex backs away with a cackle at the last second, and Maggie mock scowls.

“You’re such a tease, Danvers,” she grumbles, but the gentle thumb swiping on Alex’s forearm reminds them that their banter is never meant to take away Alex’s actual right to pull back whenever they want.

“And you’re teasing me!” Alex retorts. “You’re the one who brought up pizza! And now I want it! Come onnnn. We can take your bike, it’ll take ten minutes. Please?”

“Oh no, babe. Don’t.”

But Alex does: they break out the pout that taught pout-expert Kara Danvers to pout, and Maggie groans.

“Fine,” she says, barely even trying to hide her grin, because Alex never used to ask for what they want – let alone pout for it – and the fact that they trust Maggie enough to assert themself now is just… perfect.

They’re perfect.

“But you’re not driving my bike,” she points a mock accusatory finger at them as Alex giggles and claps their hands before helping Maggie off the couch.

As they stroll out of their dorm and through the campus parking lot, helmets in hand, Alex chats animatedly to Maggie about their latest project in the lab.

They hold hands and they swing them up into the sky and they stop and tug each other in for sweet, soft kisses that leave both of them breathless and blushing and so damn in love.

“Don’t you two know it’s illegal to be that adorable?” a voice makes them both simultaneously jump and smile.

They don’t bother to pull apart – they still hold each other at the hips – but they pull back enough so they can both turn their faces to smile at the freshman greeting them with a broad grin.

“Aren’t you like, five years old? What are you doing out passed your bedtime?” Alex teases, and Adrian scoffs in mock offense.

“Hey, listen, I happen to be seven. Okay? And what are you two doing up past your bedtimes?”

Maggie rolls her eyes at her two favorite people’s banter as she puts her arms out for a hug, and Adrian steps right in, the three of them breathing the same air for a long, happy moment.

“This little enby fancied some pizza,” Maggie nudges Alex with her shoulder, and Alex nudges back playfully.

“Okay, first: laws against being this cute, remember? The shoulder nudge definitely counts as too cute. And second: would I be a terrible third wheel if I joined? I’m just getting out of the library and I’m too hungry.”

“We’re gonna take the bike, kid,” Maggie tilts her head apologetically, her heart sinking.

But, to her surprise, Adrian and Alex both perk up, staring into each other’s eyes with an increasingly mischievous gleam.

“You thinking what I’m thinking?” Alex asks, and Adrian nods.

“I think so,” Adrian’s eyes are wide, and he points to Alex, and they both speak at the same time.

“Maggie stays, we go!”

Maggie pretends to scoff as they laugh and high five and hug and then pull her in for a hug.

“Hey, you chose us!” Adrian reminds her with a wink.

“Yeah, you chose the trans twins of the year,” Alex tugs Adrian in close to them, both of them preening, and Maggie could cry with happiness at them both.

“No, but really Mags. What if we do it the other way around? Take Ade on the back of the bike first, since he’s so hungry – “ Alex tickles his ribs as they say it, and Adrian beams as he shrieks a giggle into the still campus air – “And then come back for me? If you don’t mind all that driving?”

Maggie grins broadly and nods at Alex’s suggestion. “Sounds good to me. Except the damn pizza place might have nothing left by time Mr. Freshman here gets his fill.”

Adrian puts a hand to his heart solemnly. “I will always save adequate pizza for the people I love,” he pledges, and Alex grins as she helps him put on her helmet.

“I’ll wait in the library, at that side entrance – just text me when you drop him off and you’re heading back,” Alex kisses Maggie before she puts her helmet on, and Adrian gives a muffled awwww from his own helmet.

“Drive safe,” Alex bites their lip as Maggie tugs on her helmet, a sight that will never fail to turn Alex on.

“I love you,” Maggie reminds them with a smile as Adrian climbs onto the back of her bike.

“I love you, too. And you, Ade,” Alex adds before Adrian can make some comment about feeling like a literal third wheel.

They all laugh as Maggie pulls away, heading for pizza and a night with her two favorite humans.