Love My Darkness

[Devyn Solway]

Devyn did not forget that Zoe had asked her what her power was, even if she had explained it to Zoe, she never really showed her. It was only fair really to show Zoe her powers, because a few of her friends that were also mutants had seen her other form. Zoe was her girlfriend, and even if they were in an open relationship, Zoe still should have seen what Devyn’s power was. She was a tad bit nervous if she was being honest, which was why she nervously rubbed at her father’s ring that she always wore. It was a bit late in the afternoon and thankfully it was a partly cloudy day which still meant there were shadows but Devyn didn’t have to worry about a blinding sun bothering her too much. She still had some shades on however, wearing a pair of blue jeans, a white lone sleeve shirt, a red and black tie, and combat boots. Her necklace with her keys on them was hidden away in her shirt, and the leather bands that were on her right wrist like they always, were covered by her sleeves.

She had just showed up at Zoe’s dorm to pick her girlfriend up, having only sent Zoe a text saying: I’m coming to pick you up. With that Devyn did just that, knocking on her girlfriend’s room door, waiting for her to get the door and just telling her to follow. It was given as a command and didn’t really come off as her normal friendly tone that Devyn typically had. She was not sure why she felt so edgy about showing Zoe, but she did. Not even checking to make sure Zoe was following as she proceeded deeper off the school grounds, passing the lake and heading towards the woods. Only stopping when she got to an area not quite in the woods and still pretty close that you could see the lake. She rubbed her ring for a moment before going to turn around and hopefully face Zoe, who she just assumed would have followed her.

“Sorry I’m being all…weird. I just wanted to show you my power but…hmm…I think I’m scared.” Devyn admitted with a slight nervous chuckle. Why was she scared? Because she didn’t want to scare Zoe, didn’t want the other girl to fear what she was going to show her. Normally Devyn didn’t care but when it was someone that she had counted as a good friend and now her girlfriend, she was just worried. That and Zoe was her first girlfriend that she was showing her power to. Other had just been friends with benefits, one night stands, or she just never really showed people her power unless they asked and they too were a mutant. Either way, she was…well nervous and clearly was not doing a good job at hiding it.

[Zoe Wallerstein-Smythe]

Coming to pick her up? For what? Zoe had actually texted that back, not that Devyn had bothered replying. She understood that her girlfriend's wardrobe consisted mostly of jeans, dress pants, and oftentimes ties, which Zoe did find especially hot, but Zoe's did not. She had plenty of clothes, most of which were girly outfits with lace and frills and the like. She only had one pair of pants up here, but two dresses and three skirts, which felt like a downright pathetic wardrobe when she considered the much more impressive amount of clothing she still had back home. So her girlfriend was saying that she wanted to pick Zoe up, which made Zoe think she should dress cute again, but the mystery of it made her wonder if she shouldn't try for something a little more durable.

Eventually Zoe opted for a jean skirt and a pair of relatively thick leggings (thankfully it had remained cold in Montana despite it being late spring). She'd slid a long-sleeved, black undershirt underneath, covering it with the "weakest" article of clothing: a slightly flowy shirt. There were gloves too, thin leather affairs, and a light jacket, and another hat, this one the small bowler like one as opposed to her beret.

Thus attired, she'd been there to greet Devyn, already a little irritated. That irritation only grew as Devyn barked an order. Zoe wasn't brave enough to ask questions or even stand her ground, but instead meekly followed her girlfriend. There was a good deal of inward dialogue though, and frustration as they started heading deeper into the woods. Zoe'd forgotten to grab her camera, oddly enough, and she usually didn't like heading into the forest without at least having that in hand.

All that vanished as Devyn explained, evaporating. "Oh," was all Zoe could manage as she outright stared at her girlfriend. Why is she nervous about---oh, oooooh! "I'm the first girlfriend you've shown your power to!" she said. She looked far too excited about this, raising her hand to her mouth and sort of ducking down and then moving up in one smooth motion, obviously unsure how to take this. "So, um, you don't need to be worried, because I, um, like you?" wow, that was horrible. "I--I support you, Devyn, and you know you, um," she paused, shifting her feet as she tried to think of words, which she really should have done before she started talking, "you don't have to impress me or anything. You don't, have to," then Zoe giggled. "Sorry, sorry, it's just, I'm usually the one doing," she gestured at Devyn, then giggled again, turning to the side to try and hide it from her girlfriend.

[Devyn Solway]

Devyn had a habit of not texting back, often in fact. Something she needed to work on, but she did not see that as important at the moment. Now that Devyn was facing Zoe she could actually take the time to look over Zoe and see what her girlfriend was wearing. Zoe still was very much covered up, but she still always looked cute even with the lack of anything showing. Which also added to Devyn's lust for the other girl. She liked mystery, wanting to know what was hiding behind those layers that protected others from touching Zoe's skin. Devyn's green eyes started at Zoe's feet, and slowly drifted up her girlfriend's body as she stood their silently for a moment. Liking to start from the feet and work her way up to save the best part for last. At least she checked people out this way when she really did like them, and she really did like Zoe.

Bet she is a bit angry with me. Devyn thought for a moment since she did get how cold she probably was coming off. Rude with how she just showed up, gave an order, and expected Zoe to obey. Zoe did obey, like Devyn kind of figured she would, but she still did feel slightly bad for having been that way. Devyn nerves started to calm as Zoe started to speak. Devyn chuckled a little again and gave a nod to Zoe's words about being Devyn's first girlfriend she showed her powers too. Devyn picked up on Zoe trying to make her feel better. Zoe was so cute, so sweet, and kind. The giggling had Devyn completely back to her normal self for the most part. Moving closer to Zoe, going to slip her arms around her girlfriend’s waist to try and pull her in for something of a hug. "Thanks Zoe." Devyn said softly, followed by a deep breath. "It more of a, I don’t want to scare you and you run off kind of thing. Since, if you run...I might hurt you." Devyn admitted as she looked down for a moment.

"So, just promise not to run?" Devyn asked, her green eyes going to look into Zoe's brown eyes. If Zoe did run, she knew she would go after her and she didn’t want to hurt Zoe. That and she kind of felt like she would be hurt emotionally by Zoe running away, but she was unsure. "Oh, and you look beautiful today." Devyn pointed out, not that Zoe didn’t look beautiful every day, but Devyn had not done her greeting and didn’t want to call her a cutie today.

[Zoe Wallerstein-Smythe]

And there was the hugging; that was definitely familiar. Zoe felt her heart flutter per usual, and she nearly let out another giggle for a totally different reason. No running, which actually made Zoe feel a little afraid and like she should be taking off as it was. She held still though, looking up at her girlfriend, realizing that this was one of those times when Zoe needed to be strong, she needed to show her support, because this was Devyn showing weakness to Zoe instead of the other way around. Wow, I wonder if Devyn meant this to mean that much to me... probably not; she usually doesn't think these things through. You're the one doing all the overthinking in this relationship, Zoe.

Promise not to run, and then the usual compliment. That latter did make Zoe feel a little better since, well, she liked how Devyn kept remembering to do it. She knew she needed to reassure her girlfriend about the former. So she stood up on her toes, giving Devyn a soft little kiss on the lips, just a little brush followed by another, even shorter ones. Soon those big, brown eyes were showing kindness and affection toward Devyn, those lips moving into a smile.

"I promise not to run," she said, nodding. She then smiled, unwinding herself from Devyn to give the other girl space to do her thing. "Besides, I'm not really a running type. I'll probably just freeze," she said, trying to sound light and cheery, forcing the cheer as she did any time she met someone who was as gloomy as her.

[Devyn Solway]

Zoe's giggles were just too cute and Devyn kind of had this evil plan to get Zoe to giggle and record it on her phone. Set it to her text tone or something so whenever she heard that giggle she knew she had a text. Heck, hearing that giggle might put her in a good mind set to actually respond back to text. Devyn was showing a bit of weakness, and part of her was growling at herself foe being like that. She ignored that part of her for now either way, because she could not help it. She really didn’t want Zoe to run and for her to attack Zoe. Devyn would understand more so Zoe's fear about hurting people with her touch. Even still, Devyn liked danger, for herself and not so much putting people in danger. Even less the people she cared about and wanted to protect instead. Zoe was her girlfriend, that possessiveness there and a little more since Zoe had basically asked her out.

She kissed me first. that thought immediately went across Devyn's mind when she felt Zoe's lips touch her for a moment. She could tell Zoe had given her another one, even if she could not feel it. Devyn was still now, having an inner conflict with herself. A very large part just wanting to kiss Zoe again, rougher, so that she could possibly feel it. Honestly Devyn was tempted to just take Zoe's innocence right then and there, because Zoe had kissed her first. That was what Devyn wanted, that permission, that assurance that the other person did in fact want to kiss her and possibly more. Then those eyes, god those eyes they were so kind and affectionate, it just made it even harder for Devyn. Which was why when Zoe moved to give her space after words of promising not to run, Devyn was already reaching out to grab Zoe's hips and pull her back against her body.

"Good don’t run anywhere, I want you right here." Devyn said with a slight growl but managed to give a sort of chuckle at Zoe's words that came out in a cheery tone. That was enough for now to get Devyn slightly focused as she went to step back and put a good amount of distance between them, taking a deep breath. Going to use her power and pull the shadows around the areas towards her. The shadows obey her and climbing up onto her body, covering her and the shadow smoke appeared as well, aiding in providing cover to Devyn's body, swirling around, closing in tight around Devyn, and then pulling back and spreading out around her. Devyn's more so medium sized shadow beast form now in front of Zoe. Devyn had planned on going for her smaller size, but she must have still been a little nervous and pulled in more shadows then she needed to. Her two tails were still, her white eyes looking at Zoe, and the shadow smoke started to move to form out three letters.

Z. O. E.

[Zoe Wallerstein-Smythe]

Really, Zoe shouldn't have been surprised when Devyn gripped her hips and pulled her close. But she was; letting out a little yip and flushing quickly again. There was something decidedly predatory about that, and the way Devyn looked at Zoe sent another little shiver running down her spine. It almost, well, it almost felt like something out of a romance novel. Zoe had only read one or two, because she wanted to see the appeal. She'd concluded that they were mostly poorly written, but they definitely had their merits. And she could help but think that Devyn really fit the whole dashing hero thing quite well, with her commanding presence and rakish attitude and looks. It also occurred to Zoe that in at least one of those books, the hero had done something like this and then thrown the heroine onto the ground to ravish her.

Being ravished by Deyvn wouldn't be so bad...

For now though, Zoe just nodded at the command, swallowing hard. Fear wiggled its way in, worming through the lust and confusion and sort of settling like some dark, cold cat within Zoe. She watched as the shadows began moving and writhing, forming all about Devyn. Despite her promise, Zoe couldn't quite control the fear that gripped her. As she said, it froze her in place, staring hard at the creature that formed before her. Devyn now had switched genres, gone from romance to horror in one move. Two tails, eyes staring at Zoe, and she swallowed hard in terror.

It's just Devyn, she tried telling herself, just Devyn, and were there letters forming above there? Zoe stared at them, watching as the letters spelled out her name. Zoe. She swallowed, looking at Devyn, or the cat formally known as Devyn. She tried words, but mostly managed to let out a little squeaking noise instead. Further attempts resulted in even less than that.

[Devyn Solway]

Oh Devyn was definitely thinking about ravishing Zoe at some point in the near future, even if she was going to get hurt in the process of trying to. Devyn knew very well that she was risking pretty much her life a little bit. Which was the slight appeal about the whole thing with being with Zoe. She thought this often but again she was sure that was not the only reason why she liked being and wanted to be with Zoe. Yet the frustration was getting to her a tad bit and she knew that she was going to have to go off and take care of it or else she was going to lose it. She was not sure Zoe was ever going to be brave enough to make a demand or make the first move. Yet Zoe was always full of surprises, so Devyn could not count her girlfriend out of possibly of eventually making a move. After all Zoe did kiss her first.

She is scared. Devyn thought to herself as she looked at Zoe. Zoe was pretty much an open book in a way when it came to her feelings, that and Devyn could see it, hear it. Animals had a way with picking up when someone was afraid, the whole 'they can smell fear' was true in a sense. The wolf that was Devyn took a careful step towards Zoe. Devyn kept her two tails closer to her and she lowered herself to the ground. Eventually just laying down, looking at Zoe still, and going to lay her head down on her legs. Trying to look less threatening as she could. She could not close her eyes, she didn’t have eyelids really, so just turned her head to look away from Zoe, letting out an odd whimper/whisper of sorts. More so sounded like a can of soda being opened, since Devyn was not really used to and didn’t know how to let out a whimper in this form.

P. E. T.

The shadow smoke started to spell out as Devyn remained still, ear still standing up and alert. She still tried to look all well...not threating and scary as she could, but she could only do so much. Her inner beast wanting to growl and attack due to Devyn basically submitting to Zoe in a way. Devyn just wanted Zoe to not be afraid of her. She was not afraid of Zoe or her power and she didn’t want Zoe to fear her or her power as well.

{for a small second when I saw rakish I was all "daww, Fate put me in there" and then was "wait...that’s a real word" *face palms* XD}

[Zoe Wallerstein-Smythe]

Scared? Zoe was nearly terrified, and pretty literally petrified, seeing as she was rooted immobile to the spot and staring at her girlfriend, who was now a giant wolf thing and staring at her like she was her next yummy meal. At least, that's what Zoe's panicked mind kept informing her. She watched as the wolf that was apparently her girlfriend laid down in front of her, coming close. That proximity nearly made Zoe bolt but, as she predicted all too accurately, her legs had frozen in place, absolutely forbidding Zoe from doing much of anything. She swallowed hard, feeling her throat grow dry as she saw those unblinking, lidless eyes.

Smoke filtered up, and Zoe jerked her head up to look at it. Three letters formed again, signaling a new word. Zoe was, by this point, used to following Devyn's commands/suggestions without thinking twice about it. Those commands/suggestions generally didn't involve touching a dangerous looking creature. Zoe reassured herself by remember that she possessed a stunning touch. One little pet and she could potentially stun the creature.

So she bent, her knees shaking. She extended a hand, forgetting to take her glove off to actually feel, and tentatively patted the creature's head. She gasped at the first contact, "You're cold," she said, shifting her feet to get into a better position. She moved her hand, drawing it down the head, attempting to... pet her girlfriend. This was weird, but not a whole lot weirder than most things were around here, really.

[Devyn Solway]

Devyn didn’t feel too good about knowing that Zoe was pretty scared of her at the moment, which was what she had expected. She always got one of three results from people, possibly a combination but she tended to only see one on the surface of a person's face and their body language. There would be fear, interest, or amazement, but fear was a common factor. Heck Devyn knew that she probably would fear herself or be a little wary if she were in Zoe's shoes. She never had seen herself in a mirror, in a lake, river, or stream yes. So she did have some idea of what she looked like and she could still 'feel' the world around her. Only knowing that she was not a warm being because she knew there was no warmth in darkness and because people would commit on it. Understanding why people would point out that she was cold because you see fur you think warm, but Devyn was cold, the fur...all of it was real in a way, but it was still made out of shadows, darkness, and cold.

Bit lonely when you think about it like that. The thought floated in the back of Devyn's mind and made her wonder if that was why she was a loner. Or was it something else that made her feel better about being alone, but still would enjoy the comfort and contact of another living and breathing being? Devyn didnt plan on staying in this form very long, even less when Zoe clearly was scared. She just wanted Zoe to pet her, feel a little more at ease around her in this form. Devyn didn’t lose control often but she did from time to time. If Zoe wanted to be her girlfriend then she was going to have to get use to this form, even if it was just a little bit. Just enough that she would be able to talk to Devyn. In case Devyn did lose control, it was important to have someone talk her out of it. Be that distracting voice to help Devyn come back out of the darkness.

Devyn remained still at the pat on top of her head, heating the familiar words about her being cold. Devyn remained still until Zoe seemed to be in a better position. Devyn moving to nuzzle her head into her girlfriend, making sure that she brushed her head against Zoe's hand. She realized that this was a very risky move and was unsure how Zoe was going to react after. Which was why she planned on changing back soon after. The shadow smoke moving again to spell out another word.

H. U. G.

[Zoe Wallerstein-Smythe]

The wolf wasn't moving as Zoe patted it. The more the photographer touched the wolf, the more she became aware that this was, in fact, her girlfriend. It might look like some kind of creature out of a fantasy story, with all the shadows and glower and such, but it behaved like Devyn, thought like her too. It nuzzled her in a way that just reminded Zoe so very, very much of her girlfriend that she felt her fear starting to melt. The wolf was pretty, in a cold, striking way. Zoe thought she might get more used to it if she had a picture of it, and she made a mental note to ask Devyn about it. The idea actually excited her a little, helping to chip away still further at the fear. A picture was normal, something that Zoe understood. And how could she not get a good poem out of something like this? My love walks in darkness, wraps herself in shadows to become the predator that she hides inside; Zoe liked that. wait, not love, lover, lover was much more general and was sort of applied to, well, people you loved. Devyn would think it meant sex though, so that was what mattered.

Another word formed out of the letters, with Zoe again lifting her head to carefully read them. She nodded as soon as she did, wanting to confirm to Devyn that she had. Then she extended her hands and, with far less trepidation than she'd had earlier, she circled her arms about her girlfriend's shadowy neck. Cold, yes, but slightly fluffy. Zoe ran her hands through it, staring at her gloved fingers. Curiosity caught hold of her, and she tugged at one of the gloves, pulling it loose so that she could move her naked hand, feeling her soft fur.

"You're soft too," said Zoe, smiling nervously. "Sorry, it's just... you're, um, imposing, like this," she took a deep breath, running her eyes down the length of Devyn's body. "Can you still understand me? You're acting like Devyn, but are you still her, like, inside?" It was a legitimate question, after all.

[Devyn Solway]

Zoe was acting different now, she didn’t feel so stiff and Devyn didn’t hear her heart beating as fast before. Was she settling down now? Did she trust Devyn was not going to try and hurt her while she was like this? Devyn's two tails started to wag a little, both going two different ways and seemed to be flowing in the wind then wagging, but that was how Devyn wagged her tails. Devyn nuzzled into her girlfriend again, enjoying the closeness and the feeling that Zoe was starting to relaxes and be at ease around her in this form. It really did make Devyn happy and relieved, all the nerves from before that may have seen been lingering where all gone by now as remained close to Zoe, her tails wagging more as she felt the arms go around her neck; she would be cooing if she could.

She took her glove off! The thought screamed in Devyn's head and for a moment she almost let out a growl. Able to feel the difference between gloved hands and smooth fingers in her fur. She was thankful that she was able to feel even in this form, enjoying Zoe's fingers through her fur. Her ears twitched a little at hearing that she was soft. She could feel Zoe's touch, it didn’t go numb, she could feel Zoe's skin and nothing was hurting or losing feeling. That made Devyn extremely happy to hear, her body starting to move a little, but she was trying to keep herself under control. Not like she was losing control in a bad way, she just wanted to pounce Zoe and snuggle and feel all of her. Apparently she could still feel her lust for Zoe even in this form, however the whispers were starting, but not too loud and Devyn was still able to hear Zoe's words. Devyn trying to figure out how to answer both questions at once, but just had to do it one at a time, and could not say all she wanted to say because she could only keep three letters showing at once.

Y. E. S.

She could say yes to understanding everything Zoe was saying, because she could. Her ability to speak was really the only thing that was taken away, that and thumbs. She could still read, spell, and understand what someone was saying to her...so long as it was English. As for Zoe's second question...well it was hard to really think of how to answer it. She was Devyn yes, but the longer she was in this form the less Devyn she would become. She would become that inner beast that was still there even when she appeared as her human form. This was why Devyn was aggressive and animalistic from time to time, because of that inner beast. She was thankful that she had control to the point that when she changed she didn’t go complete beast. The whispers where increasing in number and getting a little louder, Devyn was just happy Zoe could not hear them. Working on using two letters and a symbol and hoped Zoe understood what she meant.

Y. /. N.

[Zoe Wallerstein-Smythe]

Yes, definitely Devyn. Zoe didn't even need to read the letters forming in the air to realize that. Only Devyn would get quite this excited simply from a little physical contact. It made Zoe feel rather warm and squishy inside, though, thankfully, mostly in a non-sexual way. It did feel good to run her fingers through the cold fur, even if she couldn't quite feel the body underneath.

And definitely able to understand, seeing as Devyn was now directly answering the questions. Really, Zoe should have figured that from the beginning. She just wasn't sure if there were, say, shadows interrupting hearing to an extent that Devyn had to rely on something else. For all Zoe knew, that was still more or less the truth; it didn't change the essential point, however: Devyn could understand what Zoe was trying to say; they could still communicate. Zoe gave Devyn another hug, which put her in an interesting position to see the next letters. Yes... and no? Yes, that was the most likely explanation. Zoe frowned, unwinding herself a little from Devyn.

"So, there's obviously you in there," she said, looking over Devyn's body, "so is there something else to? Do you invite some kind of other presence into you?" Zoe frowned, her brow crinkling. "I didn't think that there was such a thing as the supernatural..." not that Zoe didn't believe in it, more or less, but she wasn't sure that there was much of a connection between the mutants and the supernatural. She'd heard about a girl who looked like a demon, but mutations clearly did strange things. Zoe herself was proof positive of this.

[Devyn Solway]

Devyn was really enjoying the petting and hugs; she was a very affectionate person after all. In fact, she was not sure where she had gotten it from, since before she didn’t really like physical contact before, unless it was coming from her dad. She was still the type to be fine with snuggling and being with someone, but they still had to initiate the touch, much like they did now, but even for hugs. Once her father died however, she activity would go to pull people in for hugs, pat them on their shoulder, and get that contact with another living being. Even still, she liked to think that she did not need it and was fine being to herself.

Zoe removed herself from around Devyn's neck and was asking questions, questions Devyn could not explain in three letters. Not without a lot of effort. She wanted to try and create more letter, but all she managed to do was have the shadow smoke moved around a bit and just settled to just drifting around Devyn and Zoe. How do I even explain it? Devyn was trying to think about it as she moved away from Zoe, giving herself some space from her girlfriend. Standing still for a moment and looking up at the sky, then in the direction of the lake, over to the woods, and then her gaze settling back on Zoe. The shadow smoke then pulled in close and started to swirl around her, shadows removing themselves from Devyn as the form broke down, and the shadows going back to where they were casted. Devyn standing where her shadow form once was now as the shadow smoke slowly started to fade away as if it was never there.

"It’s kind of like...still me but...a unhinged me. A person who does not rely on too much thinking, more so instinct. Kill threats, kill food, and stand my ground." Devyn started to explain as she stretched out, cracking her body and then proceeded to play with her tie and fixing her shades for a moment. "So it’s more...just a more animalistic me. I'm sure...at least I think if someone is really important to me...I won’t hurt them." Devyn said as she started to go back towards Zoe, still playing with her tie as she smiled at her girlfriend. "Thanks for not running by the way." She said as she held her hand out and gave give-me hands at Zoe, wanting Zoe to close the rest of the distance between them. "We should play a game." Devyn said suddenly with a smirk spreading across her lips.

[Zoe Wallerstein-Smythe]

Zoe watched as Devyn backed up. She frowned, wondering if she'd done something wrong. She also made certain to grab her glove and yank it back onto her hand. Zoe knew full well that Devyn would want to take advantage of Zoe's gloveless state to try and get some skin to skin contact, and Zoe didn't fancy paralyzing large sections of her girlfriend's anatomy. Though it did make her wonder for several seconds, her emotions and hormones momentarily getting the better of her.

The shadows swirled, the smoke parted, and soon Devyn the human stood where Devyn the shadow wolf had been previously. Zoe rose fully to her feet, pausing to knock a few loose bits of dirt and leaf from her clothing. No sooner had Devyn fully formalized than she was talking, offering up explanations and answers. Zoe looked up, still wanting to get her clothing clean, but obviously wanting to pay attention to her girlfriend at the same time. Devyn, but an animalistic version. Zoe nearly giggled at that, wanting to teasingly suggest that Devyn was already fairly feral. However, that thought quickly sobered her as well: Devyn was already lupine, who was to say that she didn't get worse in her form, or that the form wasn't the cause of it all?

Devyn walked forward; Zoe instinctively approached, even before Devyn started gesturing. "Well, I did tell you that I would freeze," said Zoe, her tone light, that nervous smile again returning to her face. She stopped walking, just a few feet from her girlfriend now. "What sort of game?" she asked, arching a brow, feeling both nervous and excited. She really hoped the game didn't involve Devyn transforming and chasing Zoe... which was now so going to be one of Zoe's nightmares. Wonderful.

[Devyn Solway]

She was quick to put her glove back on. Devyn thought for a small moment when she glanced down at Zoe's hands. So she was only able to feel Zoe's skin while she was in that form? No fair. Devyn was inwardly making a face at that. Starting to consider if she should be the one to wear gloves and such just so when Zoe was around her that Zoe would not have to be so bundled up. Unless Zoe really liked to be all covered like that. It worked well with this weather, but Devyn could not help but imagine it had to be unbearable hot to dress like that in the summer time. Plus swimming! How would Zoe swim with so much on? Am I never going to see her in a swimsuit?! Devyn did pout outwardly for a moment at that thought, because it was downright unfair. Would Zoe do it if she promised to look and not touch? Heck, could Devyn just look and not touch?

Devyn's pout was gone pretty quick when Zoe moved towards her even before she gestured for her girlfriend to come closer. Just confirmed to Devyn that Zoe did in fact like being close to her and seemed pretty much use to Devyn wanting to keep her close and snuggle her. Now it was just how much Zoe would let her touch her and that was what the game...well games Devyn had come up with. "You did freeze, but I like to think that a small part of you was brave enough to not run." Devyn said, even of it might not have been true, Zoe stayed and that was all that mattered to Devyn at the moment. They smirk on her face growing a little at Zoe's question. "Well two games. You get to pick which one we play. I call them Explore or Wonder." She said this in a sly tone as she moved closer to Zoe, reaching out to rest her hands on her girlfriend’s hips to pull her close to her again.

"One involves you exploring me and the other involves me wondering over you. Hence that names. I'll give you the details of the game once you pick one." Devyn dropped her voice down to a whisper as she looked into her girlfriend's brown eyes. Wondering what game Zoe was going to pick. One had clothing removal, at least shirt wise, where the other did not. Either way, Devyn had thought both games fully through and was pretty sire either way she was safe from being paralyzed and Zoe would not have to worry about paralyzing her. Granted that was if they both could keep control of themselves and stay within just the game. Devyn was more worried about herself in that aspect, but she would do her best. Another note was that they were still outside, which would make it all the more fun to see if Devyn was able to take her girlfriend out of their surrounding like she had done with her at the coffee shop.