@imnotyouralice answered:
Send ❣ to kiss my muse at midnight on New Years Eve
When they’d run into one another at the Gotham New Year’s party, this was not where she’d expected her night to end up. True both of them had probably had far too much to drink to make coherent choices, but even as his pale hands slipped around either side of her face and his lips pressed to hers she couldn’t help but think,
‘… This is weird, right?… I’m dreaming right? Are people looking at us? Am I going to end up on the news for being the woman kissing ‘the Joker’ in the middle of a crowded party on New Year’s at midnight?’
In reality, no one was looking. No one even knew they were there. They were a faceless pair of people in a sea of thousands under a rain of confetti that was sure to get stuck in their hair for hours. Alice’s hands gingerly grasped at his coat, standing close to him as she allowed it to go on for longer than she probably should have. Her boss would have her head if they knew what she was doing.
But whether it was the booze or something else, she didn’t have it in her to care
Jack wasn’t even sure what had prompted him to go come tonight. He usually avoided social situations and out of his nerves he’d already had far too much to drink. Still, Thanksgiving and Christmas had been too much for him and he was determined not to spend another holiday at home alone.
It had been sheer coincidence that he’d run into Alice but it was a happy coincidence. When she’d made no attempts to shake him off, he’d happily been tagging along in her wake ever since.
Now here they were and Jack couldn’t resist. He’d wanted to kiss her for so long now, even if he hadn’t been honest with himself about it. He knew he shouldn’t, knew it complicated so many things, but for now he was too drunk to care. She’d been happy to see him and that was reason enough to take the chance.
No one seemed to notice as he pulled her close and pressed his lips to hers. To his great relief she didn’t pull away. And so he kissed her and tried not to think about the consequences. Whatever happened next, this just felt right.
“Happy New Year,” he murmured as they broke apart. Confetti covered them both and he couldn’t help but grin. “You haven’t hit me yet, so that’s a pretty good start.”