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Alexa let out a soft little oof when he tugged her into his lap that turned into a giggle as she leaned in closer, her feet coming off the ground.

The December air wasn't enough to stop whatever sauna-magic had gotten into her, but his skin felt cool. It felt nice. She curled up against him, tucking her knees into his lap, and hoping that the warmth coming off of her would keep him from totally turning into an icicle or something.

That was something that went beyond normal weird Destiny City magic, and they'd probably need backup for that.

"Amazonite for if you freeze," she agreed. "Faustite if I end up literally bursting into flames or something, but like-"

She didn't want it to come to that. She was still hot, and still blushy, but the nerves had gone from borderline panic to being just a little bit of a buzz under her skin, a buzz that got stronger where she brushed up against Waru. The moment was nice. She didn't think she wanted anyone else to interrupt it.

"It looks like right now, you're enough," she whispered.

Then, because he'd said he'd be okay with more, she leaned up and brushed her lips against his.

It wasn't just butterflies in her stomach. It was butterflies in her whole entire body, and they all flapped their wings at once when he kissed her back.

She could taste just a tiny bit of bitterness from his dirty chai when she licked her lips, after, when she shifted to tuck her head against his shoulder. Between the magic that had her feeling like a melting ice cream, only staying solid where she was connected to Waru, and just all the feelings in general, rushing through her head and heart and body, Alexa didn't think she had it in her to keep her head up any longer.

She was glad that she had someone to lean against right now.

"You're nice," she murmured into the folds of his worn out jacket. Maybe she could work on a new one for him, she thought briefly. Something cool like him, maybe with patterns like his tattoos. It was soft, at least, and she snuggled into it. "Thanks for being so nice."

She just sat there for a couple seconds, trying to settle everything. When her head was spinning a little bit less, she glanced back over to where their drinks were still sitting on the table.

"Do you think it'd be weird if I drank the rest of the hot chocolate?" she asked, voice still kinda muffled by jacket. "I mean, it's really good."

Magic, yeah, but the magic gave them an excuse to stay close like this.