honestly, super gonna remind him of jack. alex calls her every day leading up to tax day to remind her to file on time too, because someone has to adult around here.

alex definitely went from looking slightly bored in math to paying rapt attention when explosions came up and he wasn't subtle about it so she probably noticed. maybe the week she was substituting she got to witness him laying out a bully cold with a single kick, only to calmly and sweetly greet her a moment later and walk off unruffled.