#xander thread

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The day had been long and full of so many literal fires to put out, it had been too late when Xander finally realized he hadn't eaten much that day. He had already left the firehouse, eager to for a shower and some sleep but as he drove, his stomach spoke pretty loudly to him. Like a beacon in the night, the Diner's sign called out to him and before he could think about it much, he was pulling into a parking spot. As he walked in, he felt some of his exauhstion fall away from him as he laid eyes on Fallon behind the counter. "Wow, now I really understand what they mean when they say someone is a sight for sore eyes." Xander's smile widened slowly as he found his favorite seat. Since they had been getting to know each other outside of the Diner more, Xander had found that he really enjoyed spending time with her and he thought often about their slow dance in this very diner a couple week ago.

"I need you to not judge me for how much food I'm about to order. I forgot to eat enough and it's been a long day. I'm sure I look like crap." He sighed, running his hands over his face before looking at her again. "How much longer are you working for tonight?" @beatingyounghearts

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Location: Louise's House Starter for @innocentcurse

"I'm starting to think we need to be attached at the hip to keep you of trouble." Xander's face was full of concern he was trying his hardest to mask as he looked at Louise. The images of the night of the carnival had been running through his mind for days. The chaos as injuries popped up, jumping into action to find as much help as he could. It had been so chaotic, he hadn't even had a chance to process what had been the cause of it all. All he knew where once again there were injuries, people's who's lives were altered and as he took Louise in, he realized that she had quickly become another person he cared about. Another person he was bound to worry about no matter what. "I came to make sure you're taking care of yourself. And to take care of you a little bit too if that's okay." He held up two bags, one with food and another filled with things he thought might help to keep her company and cheer her up if she was feeling down. "Mind if I come in?"

[lovesspell]

Location: On the Road/Seahawks game

Starter for @hearthandhallows

"I can't believe we're actually doing this." Xander laughed as he pulled onto the highway that would take them to Kingdome for the Seahawks game. Xander had only been able to go to a few games last year so he was excited to be going so early in the season. He had saved up to buy tickets for a couple of games and was hoping to bring as many different people as he could with him. When Theo had agreed, he was excited to spend more time with him, finding that when they were together it was easy for Xander to have fun. "You sure you ready for this?" He drummed his hands against the steering wheel in excitement. "I mean they've kind of grown on me even though I've always been a bears fan but, I hope they kick the broncos ass."

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Location: Somewhere near Mateo's place Starter for @angstfactory

Xander knew he should be minding his own business but after what had happened at the carnival, he felt compelled to be even more in his community than he was before. So he had been nosey, trying to gather information on the people who had been injured in some kind of way. Some were easier to find than others considering the injuries and their treatment but others, had been a little harder to find and once Xander did find them, he hadn't always found the courage to just go up to a stranger. He was hesitating now as he walked up the block but then saw the man coming out of his house and walking his way. "Uh, excuse me, are you Mr. Morales?" Xander stood up a bit straighter and gave what he hoped was a warm smile. "I'm uh, I'm Xander, Xander Young, I'm a firefighter here in town. I was working the carnival, I've just uh, been following up with people. Making sure they're okay," his face softened a bit, feeling a bit embarrassed but he pushed on. "Are..are you okay? If there's anything I could for you, I just wanted you to know we're here for you if there's anything you need. That..was kind of repetitive. I really hope this isn't weird, I'm sorry."

[lovesspell]

Location: Xander's Trailer Starter for @pyrighteous

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."

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Location: Fitness 24/7 Starter for @blackcatxmagic

"I was hoping I'd see you here today," Xander told Davis with a growing grin as he spotted him in the gym. Their conversation at the carnival had ended abruptly and Xander only had really gotten fitness to go off of between them. "Davis, right? I hope I got that right. My memory is usually pretty good but you never know." He set his bag down and took a seat next to him to change from his slippers to his sneakers. "You think you would mind having a workout partner today?"

[lovesspell]

Location: Cardinal Carnival & Fun Fair (near the food stalls) Starter for @cardinalstart

"Uh if you were hoping for a corn dog I'd give it at least another 20 minutes unless you want it extra fried." Xander laughed at his own joke as he glanced back at the stall. He had been hoping to enjoy more of the carnival but he had ended up working and had greatly underestimated how many literal and figurative fires he would need to put out throughout the opening days of the carnival. "Or I'll buy you one when they're ready if you pretend to need my assistance at the Basketball Shoot. There's a prize there I kind of want to win for someone. What do you say?"

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Location: Xander's Trailer Starter for @hearthandhallows

"So, after some research, I think Storm from X-Men might be my favorite superhero. I mean come on, there's no competition. She is so badass." Xander came back out from the trailer with two cold drinks, having set up some lawn chairs and rigged a tv to play out there. He had started calling it his "porch" which always made him laugh. If he was going to learn about all things nerdy with Felix, he wanted Felix to also learn about the things he liked which is why they were sat watching a Chicago Cubs game while enjoying what little sun the day was offering. "You following along yet or what?" He pointed at the TV before handing a drink to Felix. "Best part of a game, bases loaded, 2 outs, Pitcher is 3 and 2, which means he's thrown 3 balls and 2 strikes, one way or another this pitch is gonna define this inning. Any of that make sense?"