Moments

Fast Friends

Summary: It's another Fredag, another pregame at the Kollektiv. Even spends so much time there, he tries to pitch in where he can. Tonight, it's keeping the kitchen somewhat clean, trying to keep the cans, bottles, and empty bags of chips from piling up.

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SANA: Hei.

EVEN: Halla. Having a good time?

SANA: I'm like a mother hen with these people. It's fun to watch them make fools of themselves, but I can't let it go too far. You know?

EVEN: [nods as he wipes his hands dry on a dish towel] We don't deserve you, Sana.

SANA: [smirks] True. [she gathers up some of the trash and deposits it in the bin] Mind if I ask you something?

EVEN: [brows raised] Sure, of course. [he turns to lean against the counter] What's up?

SANA: You and Isak. It's...cute, but...why Isak?

EVEN: [laughs]

SANA: I don't mean it that way. [she takes a beat] Well, maybe I do.

EVEN: Why Isak? Or why a boy?

SANA: You were with Sonja for a while, right?

EVEN: Off and on, yeah.

SANA: Were you ever...I mean, was there another guy before Isak?

EVEN: Not really, no.

SANA: But Isak wasn't the first to, um, catch your eye.

EVEN: [crossing his arms in thought] No, he wasn't. I've always been pretty fluid in my, uh, my sexuality. Sorry, is that what you're asking by not asking?

SANA: This is me trying to be delicate. [she grins, her dimples popping]

EVEN: [smiles] You're very pretty, you know.

SANA: I know, and thank you. So, you're bisexual?

EVEN: [shrugs] If that makes you more comfortable, sure.

SANA: Not a fan of labels?

EVEN: The opposite of a fan.

SANA: I'm with you there. But you didn't really answer my question. Why Isak? Don't get me wrong, he's...useful. Sometimes.

EVEN: [laughs] He is. Very.

SANA: [grins] Seriously, though.

EVEN: [suggestively runs the tip of his tongue along his teeth] He's pretty too.

SANA: [rolls her eyes] You don't have to answer, but that can't be it.

EVEN: It's not, but it's a nice bonus. Honestly, Sana, I can't tell you why in a way that will make sense to you. It's...look, something inside me recognized something inside him. And even before I realized I needed to act on it, to find out whether there could be anything with him, I found myself settling into his orbit. There's something in his eyes, and in the way he's open to everything. To the universe. To change, when he allows it. His mind is amazing. And yes, he can be stubborn.

SANA: [barks out a laugh] I hadn't noticed.

EVEN: [smiles] It's not his nature, though. He's so flexible.

SANA: Too much information. [winks]

EVEN: Dirty girl! [laughs] No, but, he's not the hardened man-child he presents to everyone. It's a shell to protect what really is a soft, gooey center.

SANA: [nodding] I can see that, now that he's with you. He's evolving. It's nice to see.

EVEN: You influence him too, you know.

SANA: Me? Pffft.

EVEN: He admires you.

SANA: [rolls her eyes to cover the blush] Anyway, I'm glad it all worked out.

EVEN: Me too.

SANA: [turns to go] One thing, though.

EVEN: Yeah?

SANA: Hurt him and they'll need dental records to identify your body.