#pyrighteous

"I told you that I'd beat you here today." The first time he had run into Koda in the woods had been by chance but after a few times, Shawn figured there really was no way to avoid each other. He was finding that apparently he wasn't the only one who felt connected to the outside which had been proven even further after the time he had spent talking to Annette. "I was half expecting for you to fly out of a tree somewhere," he joked, holding up the thermos of coffee he had in his hands. "You want a cup?"

Xander was still as the sun starting to peek it's way through the curtains. Koda had turned in a way where she was pressed against his arm and their legs were slightly touching. It wasn't in their rhythm for either of them to sleep over but it had started to become a thing over time and Xander couldn't deny that it was nice. The sight of her sleeping in his bed had made him feel warm inside and then he caught himself, turned his gaze towards the ceiling and took a breath. He was careful to get out of bed without disturbing her, doing his best to be quiet as he went to the kitchen to get some coffee started.

Since the carnival, since learning about Felix's magic, Xander found himself feeling the most tender he ever had. Curious and unsure, now looking at every person he knew to see if he could tell if they were a witch or not. But he felt like that was probably rude so he didn't know how to balance it. It was part of why he had sought out Koda that night. Finding comfort in their laughter and their closeness. He felt himself wanting to hold it as much as he could before the inevitable happened and there were no longer moments like these between them.

So he fixed her coffee and his own, crouching by her at the side of the bed with the coffee in front of her as if he was casting a spell to wake her up. "Morning sunshine," he told her softly, unable to help himself as he reached out to brush her hair from her face and pressed a kiss to her forehead. "Let's see if I made the coffee how you like it this time."

Shawn knew Koda's schedule well enough now that he knew if he was quick he could catch her at the end of her shift for the day. It was weird to feel like he had started to know someone that well or at least cared to remember. But the more he opened up to himself, the more he realized that the list of people he cared about in Cardinal Hill was growing. And after the weird shit that had gone down at the carnival, he found himself feeling a kind of protectiveness over the people in his life he had never felt before. It was seriously ruining his vibe but he was pushing through it. Or trying to.

He pulled into the parking lot just as she was exiting the store and leaned over the center console to roll down the passenger side window. "Hey! You wanna get up to some bullshit with me?" His smile grew as she came more into view. "I talked this guy into selling me these pair of speakers and some records. Gotta go pick em up. Wanna make sure I don't get into some trouble? You seem like great backup. Scrappy," he joked.

There was no radio show tonight, not when everyone in town would be at the fun fair anyway, so for Orla this was a perfect night off. Walking through the entrance of the carnival, she could instantly feel the electricity and excitement coursing through the air. Times like these were when she could truly feel her magic. She made a beeline for the snow cones, ordering the classic choice of bubblegum before sprinting to the game section.

Whac-A-Mole had always been her favorite. Link always said that it was because of the aggression that was always just waiting to come out, and Orla couldn't even deny that. She had tunnel vision and didn't even notice Koda until she grabbed a mallet. Tilting her head, she smirked at the other. "Highest score will pick the next game?"