Adrien decides he will marry Marinette in his father's study, surrounded by dusty books, thick stacks of papers detailing state policies and the cloying, sickening scent of lilies clinging to the corners. Marinette decides she will marry Adrien in a hospital, sitting beside her gray-faced father and surrounded by sick patients, occupied beds, the incessant beeping of life support machines and the sharp, almost sweet scent of disinfectant. Only, neither of them have met before.