As they held their heads on each other's shoulder, Adrien shifted his face - and his mouth touched Val's skin; Val's body shuddered in reaction - this incidental gesture had become a kiss. Adrien looked up at Val, startled by his own action; but Val only smiled - his eyes ever darker in the light of the torches and in the shimmer of his rising blue glow.

"The portal is closed, but that does not mean that we can't wish for ourselves", Val said in a low voice. "If you wish, we...".

Adrien breathed in. He understood what hid in his words: an invitation towards any possibility - a nod towards the longing that could now reach the surface - a wish for things to start becoming.