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[ Guess whose internal almanac confirmed that today is officially the first day of Autumn? That's right, this guy! Who's currently bouncing around his treehouse like an over-caffeinated grasshopper while Baby Tooth peeks in the corner of the console screen with an expression like welp that's Jack for you. Whether viewers can perceive them, especially the newer arrivals, will remain to be seen. ]

WHOOOHOOO! Goodbye Summer, goodbye! Have a good vacation! Don't hurry back!

[ And then with a final whoop of joy, the feed turns off! Yeah, that's all he wanted to share. ]

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[ There's nothing he won't do for those he dotes on, right Zatanna? ]

Cinnamon and something else.

[Right. Just like there's nothing she would ever do that could possibly discourage said doting.]

What?

A secret ingredient!

[ Baby Tooth emerges from the hoodie with a cloth tape measure, holding it up to show she'd gotten whatever measurement she was after. ]

Ah, great job Baby Tooth!

So you're not going to tell me what it is, but you are going to tease me with the fact that it is something.

[How cruel.]

[She's just going to walk over here to Baby Tooth, where she'll be appreciated rather than mocked, and give a very welcome pat on her tiny head.]

You see how he treats me?

[ Zatanna gets a dry look from the faerie as though to say you've got it good and you know it because she may or may not have seen Jack buying some new tea for her. ]

You're welcome to go, I can drink all this cocoa by myself.

[ a disgruntled chirp ]

I mean, we. We can drink all this cocoa.

[Ugh. You're both against her. She sees how it is.]

Fine. I'll leave.

[Calling your bluff? After all, you were the one who wanted her to come over to celebrate the fact that Winter was coming. You know, eventually.]

[ The timer on the stove goes off, indicating the cocoa is ready. ]

Your loss if you do!

[You've been spending way too much time with her.]

Not if I take a cup to go.

You promised me cocoa, Frosty. And I still have that needle and thread you wanted. Trade?

[ He didn't hear you complaining! ]

Okay, okay. You've twisted my arm, we'll make a trade.

[ He turns the stove off and ladles out two mugs worth of cocoa. Hers, he leaves hot and blows on his own to cool it down to merely tepid. ]

[You must have ice in your ears, because she always complains. Constantly. Her life is suffering, you know.]

Thanks.

[Accepting the mug meant for her, she pulls herself onto a nearby table and dares a sip. It was the perfect temperature. Warm, but not too hot to mask the creamy, rich flavor of chocolate melted directly into the milk. Her eyelids fluttered shut, and she couldn't help the slight hum of pleasure that escaped her lips.]

...not bad.

[ Jack leaned against the counter and smiled, sipping his own. There was just enough warmth left in it to let him enjoy it as a "hot" beverage without being uncomfortable for him. ]

Sounds like high praise to me.

Well, I wanted to make sure it reached you all the way up there.

Something tells me your spirits have been up in the clouds ever since the clock struck midnight.

They have been! It's really weird but, it feels completely different now! And it's not the temperature because today's not any colder than yesterday but-- do you think it being summer had an effect on me that wasn't just because of the heat?

Could be.

[Or it could've been all the Drama that went on during that time too.]

I mean, if you're supposed to be Winter personified, it kind of makes sense for you to feel more than a little out of your Element during your polar opposite months. Kind of like moving to a new place for the first time. Or meeting somebody new and not clicking the way you might with others.

[ Shhh we don't talk about that. ]

I was thinking more like a dinosaur in a tar pit but we can use your analogy too.

[Right, right.]

Dinosaurs in a tar pit?

...I'd say you were being melodramatic...but considering what you went through before you got that ice pack under armor of yours, I guess I could see that.

But, come on. There must've been one thing you liked doing this summer that you couldn't in Winter.

[ Jack laughs again, because it really was like a kind of armor when he thought about it; the metal links were like modern chainmail. ]

Maybe when I get home I'll ask Baba Marta if she's ever noticed that.

[ He sipped at his cocoa again, fingers patterning whorls of frost on the outside of the mug. ]

I liked going swimming with you.

[Her smile warmed, and--not for the first time--she felt that lingering ping of guilt in the back of her mind. She quickly pushed it aside in favor of taking pride in the fact that he was openly admitting to still enjoying the time they spent together, and the shenanigans she dragged him into, despite the season.]

See?

We can't exactly do that when it gets cold out. ...well, you might be able to, but there's only so many polar bear dives I can withstand.

[ A faint tightness in his eyes. ]

I think I'll pass on the cold water swimming, but thanks.

[She caught that tightness, and immediately regretted her words. Jack had seemed fine talking about swimming in general, it never dawned on her that something like the temperature of the water would have an almost ironic effect on him.]

...hey, you know what? [The question came out a bit softer than before. Less teasing.] It's not too cold yet. We can hit up the beach this weekend if you want to go for one last swim for the season?

[ His smile became somewhat rueful and he nodded. ]

Yeah, that sounds really great. We should make a whole day of it... maybe a picnic?

Just you and me, or did you want to invite anyone else?

[Honestly, she would be fine with either option.]

Just you and me, I think.

I'd like that.

It's been a while since we've had one of our Fake Dates. I think we're due.

[Not so much emphasis on the Fake part, if only because she knew he knew. Because he knew she knew. But neither of them wanted things to change, so she saw no reason to change her special nickname for their outings.]

Funny, I was just thinking the same thing. This weekend, then.

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