Shadows and Paralysis

[Zoe Wallerstein-Smythe]

"Hmm?" said Zoe at the question of makeup, looking over at Devyn for a few moments. She blinked, then realizing it, she blushed, averting her gaze. "I---I need to cover--I tried to," she gestured for a moment, seemed unable to grasp the word out of the air, and sighed in frustration. Finally she managed: "I like to look pretty, okay?" which was actually true. Zoe had possessed long, flowing hair with just a little curl to it, and she'd only recently chopped it all off. This did make her look more like the androgynous people she kept falling for, but it also made her feel decidedly less pretty overall, which had been part of the reason. She quickly decided that she couldn't let Devyn think she was that vain and added: "Plus, I thought for a while that I could use makeup as a sort of shield."

And maybe she could, with special makeup. She brushed the idea aside for now. There was no way she'd be able to figure that out on her own. No, it would take getting someone else involved, and that was a query that Zoe certainly didn't feel comfortable pursuing. Again, as so often was the case, she had photography to fall back on, and was soon looking at the various photographs that hung about her. Devyn had noticed the ones of her, which Zoe thought were actually fairly well done overall. True, Devyn almost looked like a boy in a few, but Zoe was half convinced that was what Devyn had been trying to do.

Of course, the spy thing had to come up, and Zoe flushed. "It's not really spying,' she argued weakly, knowing damn well that the excuse wouldn't hold. "And it's not like I really use most of the photographs. People usually figure out that I'm taking pictures of them. I like to ask them to pose too," she pointed at a few that were obviously students posing for her, including some that looked less artistic and more like Zoe had been bullied into taking "fun" photographs for other people, which was, of course, the case. Zoe was tempted to point out that Devyn had just done the same thing: taking her picture without asking, but she didn't have the courage. Instead she fidgeted, looking from Devyn to the photos.

"Do you like them?" she asked. She might as well have been asking "do you like me?" But she already knew the answer to that, even if she liked hearing it every so often.

[Devyn Solway]

Devyn watched Zoe closely as she seemed to be stumbling over her words, like she didn’t t know what to say or was scared to say it. Devyn really didn’t know, she was not a mind reader, which was why she asked questioned. She would only ask questions of people she really did want to know about; unless she was required or needed to. However with Zoe she did not need to visit the girl, she didn’t need to talk to her, go out of her way to bother the other girl. The fact of the matter was that Devyn wanted to. She wanted to get to know the other girl better and at least become her friend. There was the fact that touching Zoe was dangerous, that the girl was so shy, but would have moments of boldness, and full of surprises. Devyn did like her, she was attracted to her, the threat of potential danger just...Its the tension, that’s what it is.

"Like to look pretty? Why do you think you need makeup to do that? I think you are really pretty right now." Devyn admitted, because she did like the natural beauty of someone, even more so because after certain activities that makeup could not hold strong to she see a person without their makeup at some point. Plus she liked guys too and not many of them wore makeup. She gave a small nod, understanding how Zoe would try to use it as some kind of shield, which did seem like it be an idea that would work, but that would be a lot of foundation and it would not last too long, would it? "I guess I could see the point of it then. To each their own." Devyn said with something of a shrug, keeping her hands in her pockets and looked back at the photos Zoe had taken of her. Catching the flush on Zoe's face which of course made Devyn smile since she really did enjoy seeing someone blush.

"Not spying huh? Just taking a photo of someone when they don’t know about it? Sound like spying to me." Devyn teased, keeping a smile on her face as she kept her green eyes on Zoe now. "Oh? So you will ask me to pose for you at some point yes?" Devyn asked her voice in a lower tone as she gave Zoe a look. Standing still for a moment, as if waiting for Zoe to go ahead and ask her. Devyn adjusted the mask on her face a moment, not really liking it, because it was like a muzzle or something, at least that’s what it felt like a little. She looked back at the photos of herself for a moment when Zoe asked if she liked them. What kind of question was that? "I do like them. A lot in fact. You have a real talent Zoe." Devyn said speaking honestly, making sure to look at the other girl's eyes so Zoe knew she was being honest and not just saying to say it. She really think they were pretty amazing photos, certainly could not take good photos like that, heck she could not do this who developing process, or the poem writing.

She was then digging into her pocket for her phone, moving to reach out and grab Zoe's hand. Hoping to grab the other's girl's hand and tug her towards the bathroom door. "Can I get another photo of you?" Devyn just went ahead and asked, figuring that might help Zoe with asking her back in return. If not either way it was not really that big of a deal to Devyn. "Then we can get nice and comfy while we sit down and watch a movie together. We have to watch at least one full movie together. I won’t leave until we do and if that means I end up sleeping over, well make room in your bed for me." Devyn said with a wink, half serious half kidding about the whole bed thing. She had shared beds before with a person and it was purely just for being close to someone. So the same would be for with Zoe, not like she could do anything with the other girl...yet.

[Zoe Wallerstein-Smythe]

Of course Zoe flushed when Devyn complimented her. "I'm wearing a little now," she mumbled, averting her eyes. It was just a sort of daily ritual for her: get up, put on a little makeup, and go about her day. True, a lot of it had been sweated off, despite the fairly expensive, high quality nature, and Zoe hadn't exactly figured on spending a whole lot of time outside her dormitory, but still. She also wasn't sure if she should really take that at face value: Devyn seemed to like telling her she looked pretty no matter what...

which is what you do with someone when you like them.

The continued focus on the whole spying thing made Zoe darken even further, seeming to shrink a little. She did manage a nod at Devyn's suggestion of posing, and did seem to brighten a little at the praise for her work. Not that Zoe hadn't heard it before: she was planning on doing this for a living, so she'd been taking classes and practicing for some time. She eyed a few of the photos, glad that most of the ones hanging up were good ones. She did have a few photographs that weren't her best, mostly because someone had startled her or some natural aspect of the shot couldn't quite be balanced well. Hard to perfect mother nature or to control it.

Zoe heard the digging and looked over, wondering what Devyn was doing now. She looked away at the mention of photos, touching her sink. "Um, I'd rather you didn't, at least, not right now. I promise I'll let you take one, but," she flushed and at least turned to Devyn, though she didn't quite meet the other's eyes, "I'd like to get... you know," she gestured toward herself, with her mussed hair, mostly makeup-less complexion, and general dishevelment. "Please don't just give me that line about how pretty I look without makeup. Just--wait, movies?" she looked up at Devyn, blinking. "I--I don't have a television," she again flushed and averted her eyes. She did, technically, own a television... it was just back at her parents' house, along with her laptop and several other items that she was terrified to return for or ask about. She ran her hand along her arm, biting her arm, feeling incredibly guilty for messing up Devyn's plan. "I think one of my roommates does?" she tried, looking up at Devyn, "maybe we could... ask?"

[Devyn Solway]

"Bet you look even more attractive with none on." Devyn was quick to fire back, and she really as not just saying it to make Zoe feel better or anything, but she did choose to use the word attractive this time around; change it up a little bit. She really did like natural beauty. Makeup was nice and all, but it was just like a pretty enhancer mask as Devyn saw it. It applied right it just added to someone’s beauty, but too much took away from it, and she didn’t really see it as a need. Yet if Zoe really wanted to wear it, she was not going to yell at her about it or anything or try to change her mind about it. She was just going to make it clear that she still thought Zoe looked cute either way. She was staring at Zoe for a moment, her green eyes squinting at Zoe, trying to picture the other girl with long hair.

Hmm...still cute either way. Devyn was not picky about hair length when it came to girls. Long hair just meant more to run your fingers through, but short hair was great for being close against their scalp. Having a nice fistful of hair to pull on and have control over...I swear I must be like...in heat or something. Devyn thought to herself, only clear thing she could think of for why her mind as so quick to go to the gutter. Yet she knew she could not really blame that since she didn’t really experience that...well not fully anyways. Yes she had times when she really wanted to be close to someone but she didn’t go out and seek it like it was a need...in most cases. She did pout slightly for a small moment at being told basically no for the moment. She let out a small sigh as she put her phone away. "You like to make yourself look pretty?" Devyn asked as she looked away and over towards the door, had a small moment of agitation, but she just plucked at the leather band around her wrist and was over it.

"You would look fine without your makeup, but if you really want to...well get ready then I'll just try for a photo later." Devyn said without much feeling, not really in the mood to have to wait around for Zoe to put makeup on, do her hair, or whatever it was the other girl wanted to do. She wait to get one of Zoe off guard or for Zoe to give her an okay to take a photo of her. Which meant adding another thing to the list: Tell her she is cute, touch her, and ask if I can take her photo. She gave a simple nod to Zoe's question about movies and moved to leave the bathroom so she could go over to her backpack. "Yes, movies. I brought a couple over and you get to pick one." Devyn said her voice sounding still slightly distance for a moment, but she did give a small chuckle. "I brought a Portable DVD Player. We are going to have to sit close, but that was what I was intending on in the first place." Devyn said giving Zoe a wink and she pulled out the Portable DVD Player and the stack of movies she brought out of her backpack.

"So change into your pjs or whatever you like to wear when you are getting comfy and cuddle close to me." Her tone was back to its lighter and more flirtation one she had had with Zoe earlier as she worked on pulling out candy, jerky, and a few cans of soda. She loved her backpack; could fit so much into it. It was perfect for hiking, and not really a school backpack. Yet since she was not hiking or anything, she used it for her little play dates or hang outs. "Oh, one more thing. Want to be on the floor or your bed?" Devyn made sure she was looking at Zoe and waited for Zoe to give her the smallest amount of eye contact before she spoke those words. Watching her closely now and wanting to see Zoe's reaction. Zoe was not getting out of Devyn little movie plan either way. They were going to at least watch one movie. Even if it went past curfew. Devyn was going to stay right in Zoe's room, alone with her. Even if that means a sleepover.

((DVD selections can be anything you like XD. My brain defaults Disney movies since #DisneyKid could be Equestria Girls XDD but really you pick and I'll either know it or find out about it))

[Zoe Wallerstein-Smythe]

Attractive, Devyn was mixing up the adjectives, and Zoe was painfully aware of it. She chose to tactfully ignore it for now. It didn't help that Zoe was at least somewhat aware of the fact that she was, in fact, naturally pretty. It felt a little vain to think that way, but Zoe had a photographer's eye; she knew that her cheekbones were well built, that her eyes were large and expressive, and that she looked, well, pretty, even without makeup. But she also didn't like seeing pictures of her that she hadn't prepared for, and yes, she was all too aware of the irony of that statement.

Thankfully, Devyn put the phone away, which was nearly enough to make Zoe sigh with relief. She knew that if Devyn had pressed, she would have give way, and then spent the rest of her time trying to talk the other girl into taking a different picture of her "when she looked pretty." Devyn, being Devyn, did have to needle Zoe a bit, and Zoe, being Zoe, mostly just blushed and fidgeted, looking away. Which pretty much was "Zoe" for "yes, you got it exactly right and I am ashamed of that fact."

"You already have a photograph of me without makeup," Zoe pointed out, remembering the previous one. That one comment used up pretty much all of Zoe's pathetic stock of courage, and she was quick to return to her shrinking violet ways. Zoe did return to her bedroom proper, leaving the photographs to finish drying, and she watched as Devyn readied the DVDs. The idea of sitting close actually appealed quite strongly to Zoe, because again: she liked the physical contact. She was seriously considering outright asking Devyn if the other girl would just sort of hold her while they watched, maybe even let Zoe nestle in her arms. But again: Zoe had already used up her stock of courage.

Then a portable DVD player appeared, and Zoe sighed with relief, practically collapsing onto the ground. She was so relieved that she didn't even really notice that Devyn was producing a slumber-party's worth of junk food and assorted other stuff. Zoe wondered for a moment how Devyn managed to store so much in a backpack, and she also wondered if she should have offered up her own food... which made her remember that she actually didn't have any, because, well, she used up all her money on photographs. The starving artist idea existed for a reason.

Remember that bit about Zoe using up all her pathetic store of courage? Or how she'd been so relieved that she nearly crumbled? She was experiencing both of those along with a hefty dose of elation at Devyn practically demanding cuddles, when the other girl asked that question. No sooner had that question passed Devyn's lips then Zoe's eyes flicked to her bed. The school provided sheet made it look downright clinical; it felt like her bed only in the loosest possible sense. But it was her bed. Say bed. Say bed. Say bed, Zoe. It's just cuddling on a bed. You know you want to. It's innocent. Say bed. Say bed. SAY. BED.

Of course, this little internal struggle played out beautifully on Zoe's face. There was lip biting and squirming and nervous fidgeting. Then, apropos of nothing, she blurted: "Bed! We should---bed!" and she walked over to her bed, sitting on the edge. "It's---more comfortable,' she tried, lamely. Even she didn't believe that, and she'd said it.

[Devyn Solway]

Zoe had seemed to either miss her comment about calling Zoe attractive or Zoe was ignoring it. Either way Devyn had said it and she didn’t regret or want to take it back and would be sure to switch up the words she used when calling Zoe pretty. That way the other girl didn’t get bored or use to being called cute all the time. Plus Devyn did use cute a lot and she wanted Zoe to feel special, because Devyn's friends were special to her. "True." Devyn responded back simply with a nod of her head, since she did have a photo of Zoe on her phone, so she could not really argue against that statement. "I still want at least one more, but I'll save getting that one another time." Devyn said in a tone, making it clear that she did plan and expect another photo of Zoe. She went still for a moment at the odd way she kind of made it a demand, but then shrugged it off and didn’t dwell on it.

Once she had everything out, snacks, DVD, and the Portable DVD Player she zipped up her backpack, and looked over to Zoe. She caught that Zoe seemed to be relived about Devyn being prepared. Of course she was going to be prepared; she had wanted to do this so she should be prepared. Plus not everyone had TVs or what have you since people came to or where brought to this school for all different kinds of reasons and situations. She didn’t know what brought Zoe here other than that it was power related, but that was the case for everyone. So as to the specifics of where Zoe came from, information about the other girls family, or anything personal like that; Devyn didn’t know any of it. She was not even sure if she ever was, there were certain things that she would not pry into unless it was brought up. Someone’s past was one of those topics she would not touch on unless the person seemed liked they wanted to talk about it or just opened up and shared it with her.

Say it. Devyn thought to herself as a smirk appeared on her face, have been looking over at Zoe so she saw that the other girls eyes were looking towards the bed. Devyn remained silent however. She was not going to encourage or drop any hints. She would have been fine in either location, since she had been none to nap in odd places so the floor would not have been an odd place to lie down on. She wanted to be where Zoe would be comfortable. She had to admit she was pretty amused with how Zoe was standing there, biting her lip, squirming around and fidgeting. She must of been having a full on conversation in her head. Maybe her mind had gone into the gutter for a moment. Devyn was not really sure. Either way she didn’t take her green eyes off of Zoe and waited without saying anything.

"YOUR bed it is then." Devyn said with emphasis on the your and with a grin at the fact that Zoe blurted it out, even startling to chuckle a little at Zoe's words of we should bed. She opened her mouth to say something, but bit her tongue. Zoe had picked to lie on the bed and Devyn didn’t want to scare her away from her choice. She really was going to be good, unless Zoe did something first; but she doubted Zoe would try anything. She picked up the DVD, and moved to set them next to Zoe when she sat down on the bed. Taking off her shoes since she didn’t want to have her snickers in Zoe's nice clean bed. "You can take off some layers if you like. I'll keep myself covered so you don’t have to worry about skin to skin contact." Devyn said as she picked up the Portable DVD Player and moved to sit on Zoe's bed, pulling up the hood on her jacket. Zoe was going to have to lay close; the Portable DVD player was not some huge things after all.

She grabbed herself a soda and a bag of jerky before she moved to just go ahead and lay down right on Zoe's bed, moving a little to get comfy on her back. "You should put the wolf I got you behind us, to help prop up our heads move." Devyn suggested as she nestled her soda and jerky to her one side, placed the Portable DVD Play on her stomach and propped up her head with her hand for now. Looking at Zoe for a moment, kind of hinting to the other girl to pick out any movie, bring it over, grab herself some snacks, and come join her. She did not say all of this because that would have been too demanding, and she wanted Zoe to have choice...to a certain point. Her green eyes did drift from the DVDs, to the snacks on the ground, and then back to Zoe. "This bed is pretty comfy. Would be comfier with you in my arms." Devyn said with a wink; she had to flirt, even more so since she held herself back from making a comment earlier and just being in Zoe's bed was just too hard of an opportunity to say something to pass up. Just hope she does not run off.

[Zoe Wallerstein-Smythe]

Zoe mentally logged away Devyn's insistence on getting a picture. She honestly didn't mind it, not if she were prepared and such. There had been plenty of times when she'd been in front of the camera instead of behind it. She just didn't let most people realize this, since they mostly figured that she enjoyed hiding behind the camera. She did, but that didn't mean that she wouldn't pose for the right person. She actually had several good memories of doing just that, though all the photographic evidence was with so much of Zoe's life: back at her old home.

Your bed, Devyn said it as if Zoe wasn't already painfully aware. She was still sitting there, after all. At the suggestion of removing layers, Zoe blushed and shook her head. Part of her was fairly certain that Devyn didn't mean anything flirtatious about the comment, though it was quite hard to tell with her. Zoe wanted to explain, opening her mouth to try and push the words out. Instead, she moved to look over the various DVDs, thumbing through them. She at last found one that she'd heard quite a bit about, but hadn't seen: "Frozen?" she said, looking up at Devyn with a slightly surprised expression. "I'm a little surprised you own it..." Zoe looked back at the DVD in her hands, considering it. She didn't know what she'd really expected from Devyn, but this definitely wasn't it. Then again, the two hadn't exactly gotten to know each other too well.

the mention of the wolf reminded Zoe of the thing. She'd set it down somewhere, hadn't she? she looked, quickly locating the rather massive stuffed toy. It really would've made more sense to just put it on the bed to begin with. Zoe had just gotten distracted, probably by photography. She picked it up and took it over to the bed, setting it down before getting comfortable. This meant something different for Zoe, as she had to pause to make sure to tug at her shirt, gloves, and such. She even double-checked to make sure that she still had on a pair of fluffy socks. She soon managed to get back against the toy. She already knew that they'd have to get close, but when Devyn mentioned cuddling, Zoe turned the deepest crimson she'd managed yet, averting her eyes.

She opened and closed her mouth several times, mostly making various noises that really wanted to be speech. Zoe eventually let out a sigh, leaning back and closing her eyes, her head resting on the wolf. Devyn was really just making this way harder than it needed to be.

[Devyn Solway]

Devyn really did mean the whole layer removal thing in an innocent way, since she had a feeling that Zoe had to be a little hot with that entire one. Plus this was Zoe's room so the girl deserved to be comfortable, and Devyn still had everything on. Really the only part of her that was not covered was her hands and face, but she had a hood up. Zoe could have gotten a little more comfortable, but if the other girl didn’t want to, she was not going to force her. Plus if Zoe had changed and didn’t go into the bathroom...well Devyn would have been staring, at least a little. Zoe was just blushing and opening her mouth as if she was going to say something but never seemed to have enough courage to just come out and say it. Need to pull back a little on the flirts Devyn. You are going to have her not talking at all soon. Devyn thought to herself as her eyes drifted over to her snacks for a moment and then back to Zoe.

"Oh, yeah. the animation and music in its pretty great." Devyn had seen it already but it was something she could watch again a few times. She really did enjoy the music and the animation. The story line however she felt was too rushed, but the ending was great in the fact that it did not go along with the typical Disney movie ending and she liked that. Devyn chuckled at Zoe's comment at saying she was surprised that Devyn owned such a move. "I like to give all films a try really." Devyn said honestly, she was only not a fan of all scary movies, because one she did not find them scary, and two it just felt dumb. Some scary movies were pretty good but others she would ask herself why she bothered to sit and watch such a thing when she could have done something better.

I don’t think I even brought any scary ones over. Devyn moved to take the froze DVD and worked on getting it in the Portable DVD Player, that way it have enough time to load and they could just press play to get right to the film. She watched Zoe as she got the wolf and placed it on the bed. Still keeping everything she had on and was even doing a double check to make sure her skin was covered. It was nice and all that Zoe didn’t want to hurt Devyn, but at the same time it just reminded Devyn that she could not do just anything with Zoe. At least not yet. Hey, you are not even supposed to be thinking that. This is just a friendly movie. She was scolding herself again. Seeing how red Zoe got meant that she really should have kept that comment to herself, but she already said it and it was too late to take it back. She would just have to deal and hope Zoe would settle enough and not pass out on her or anything.

"Hey, sorry. I’ll be good now." Devyn said looking over to Zoe, going to move to be right next to the other girl. Careful to not drop her Portable DVD Play or anything as she made her move. "Can I put my arm around you?" Devyn resorted to asking the girl, moving in a way so that if Zoe was okay with it she could just move into Devyn's arms so she could hold Zoe close. Devyn would not lie; she liked to be close to people. Part of her was a pack animal after all which liked to curl up next to others they trusted. Even with not knowing the girl all that much, she trusted Zoe. How could she not when the girl had told her about her power right off the bat and had shown multiple times she didn’t want to hurt Devyn.

[Zoe Wallerstein-Smythe]

So Devyn liked all kinds of movies, including Disney ones. Zoe would have to keep that in mind. She'd actually missed this one at the time and had wanted to look it up. But there had been quite a few things that had just sort of pushed going to a movie to the back of Zoe's agenda, like so many things. She guessed that now that she was all settled and stuff, she could get a better handle on things like that, maybe even work at getting a life together here. That certainly sounded nice. And Zoe would be fibbing if part of her wasn't wondering if it would be nice to have someone especially close.

"It's not that!" blurted Zoe, looking at Devyn as the other promised to be good. Great, now Zoe knew she had to explain. She took a deep breath, "Actually, I've been thinking about you cuddling me since you suggested the whole film thing. I just---I can't let people touch me, Devyn. I--it's complicated. I really do want you to wrap your arms around me. It all sounds almost too good, but one little shift or one little mistake..." Zoe bit her lip, averting her eyes for a while. She took another deep breath, then shifted. She reached up, carefully grabbing Devyn's arm. Zoe seemed to almost tremble, but she moved, tucking Devyn's arm around her. The girl then tried to adjust, cuddling against the other, even pulling the other arm. As soon as Zoe had both arms wrapped about her, she released a breath she hadn't known she was holding. She sank back a bit, sort of between Devyn and the wolf plush, trying to lay back without touching Devyn.

"See, it's just so awkward," mumbled Zoe, wiggling. She felt her body press against Devyn's and froze for a moment, her heart thudding loud enough that she was sure that Devyn heard. Zoe flushed again, then settled back, putting her head sort of Devyn's shoulder, careful to make sure that Devyn's shirt was covering everything. She then favored Devyn with a nervous smile, trying to both say that this was okay with her her and to indicate that she was comfortable if Devyn was, along with a whole mess of other things.

[Devyn Solway]

Devyn just blinked when Zoe blurted out, she was about to open her mouth to say that it was okay and that Zoe didn’t have to explain anything, but Zoe was speaking, having made up her mind. Green eyes looking at Zoe as she spoke, starting to smile at the fact that Zoe had wanted to cuddle with her. That was Devyn's goal after all. To give Zoe that touch affirmation that as a human being she needed, mutant or not. Plus with the kind of power Zoe had, it had to scare or worry people who were not up for the risk like Devyn had been. Granted Devyn didn’t know who all Zoe socialized with so she could not be certain that she was the only one not too worried about ending up in the hospital or what have you. "Don’t worry about making a mistake or else you won’t exper--"Devyn had started to say while Zoe was looking away but Zoe shifted and went and actually took one of her arms.

Don’t get turned on, don’t do it, you so are. Stop it. Devyn was super scolding herself, because a girl taking charge of something the involved her body was just a turn on and she really could not help it. That’s why she liked it better when someone else made the first move in terms of a kiss or whatever. After that Devyn would assume control due to her aggressive and alpha like nature at times. She let Zoe have full control, figuring that way Zoe would place her arms around her where she felt safe and not as worried about skin touching or anything. Devyn was silent and still for a split second as she dragged her mind out of the gutter and was fine after a moment, hearing Zoe let out a breath and chuckled a little.

"Only if you think of it as awkward. Don’t be so worried about touching my skin. We both are pretty well covered and worse case I’ll just move if I start to feel funny." Devyn said having now know what it felt like so she would be able to tell if any part of her started to feel like that.Fu-No! Don’t even think the word! Super scolding herself now at the fact that Zoe wiggled and pressed against her in the process. Which did happen when you were close to someone who was why Devyn was quick to recover and keep herself settled enough. However she clearly heard Zoe's heart beating fast, wondering if Zoe was going to make a run for it. Which was why she did pull Zoe a little closer to prevent the other girl from freaking out too much and running away. They had a movie to watch and no matter how much tension there was or thoughts, they were going to watch it.

"Alright, now that we are both comfy, movie time." Devyn said after she had watched Zoe for a moment, smiling a little at the fact that Zoe seemed to be relaxing a little bit now. The other girl even rested her head on Devyn's shoulder, which made things a lot more comfortable for Devyn, able to keep both arms around Zoe and have the Portable DVD Player not topple over or anything. She only removed her arm around Zoe so she could play the movie and put it back right at the spot Zoe had placed it. She didn’t dare move it anywhere else. Not wanting to scare Zoe and also a way to keep herself in check Once the movie gets going I'll be more level headed. She was trying to convince herself of that anyways. It should in theory. She was comfy, Zoe was comfy. A movie was playing. So long as Zoe didn’t rub up against her a lot she would have been fine. However in the back of her mind Devyn wondered if Zoe would end up falling asleep and if she would be able to find out if Zoe had any dreams about her. "Let me know if you want any jerky or soda." Devyn reminded Zoe about the treats she brought.

[Zoe Wallerstein-Smythe]

Zoe was tempted to point out that Devyn might not be able to move, seeing as Zoe's touch caused paralysis, but she didn't really want to spoil the moment. And yes, she definitely considered this a moment, cuddled up against someone, with arms around her and everything. There was a faint pang in the back of Zoe's mind, like she should be feeling guilty about this or something. She wasn't even sure what had happened between her and Ava... and she didn't think that she could really face her step-sister again anyway. Too complicated. This was simpler. Did that make it better?

It was here, now; the other stuff was far away.

Comfortable, Zoe nodded, and then adjusted one last time, mostly just to prove a point. Devyn moved and adjusted the player, and Zoe moved and made certain that she could get a good view of it. The movie had begun loading, so there really wasn't much to watch. Which meant that Zoe could just sort of sink back, enjoying the feeling of someone else so close to her after so long. Did Devyn realize... of course she did. She'd also thought ahead: "Oh, I should probably have a cola," said Zoe, twisting a little to try and see where Devyn put them. "You know, before the movie starts," Zoe flushed a little, realizing that her wiggling probably wasn't helping Devyn. She mouthed a "sorry" and tried to settle back in, which, of course, caused more wiggling. Eventually Zoe covered her face with her arms, fully ashamed of herself.

"I swear, I'm not this wiggly normally," she insisted through her hands. She tried smiling at Devyn from around them, hoping that the apology sort of worked. Really, Zoe should not feel this awkward: it was her room, her bed, even.

[Devyn Solway]

"Go ahead." Devyn had no objection to Zoe getting a drink or a snack; she had brought them to be consumed after all. She had to close her eyes and let out a deep breath at Zoe's movement. See she was pretty sure she didn’t have this much of a problem with Kitty when she snuggled with her. Granted Kitty tended to turn into a cat when they would snuggle, plus Devyn didn’t feel any attraction towards Kitty since they had been friends for a while now and the one time she did try something with Kitty it was just really weird and they both agreed to not talk about it. Well Devyn agreed, but Kitty still hung it over her head from time to time. Either way, the point was that she was attracted to Zoe, so her moving around was not helping at all.

It was just a wiggle, no big deal. She thought to herself as she opened her eyes to look at Zoe again. Catching her mouthing sorry. "Its fine." Devyn said even if it was not fully fine. Her mind trying to sink back into the gutter. If she had been a guy things would have been harder so she was happy she was in fact really a girl who could just pull off either gender. There was just too much wiggling and it was just starting to make Devyn growl, and not in an angry way. No, this growl was more of when she was about to or was doing things that were meant to be done behind closed door. Oh look at that, her door is closed, and we are already in bed. Fuck! This be a done deal if her power didn’t have the whole stun and can lead to my death issue. She was thinking to herself as she watched Zoe cover up her face.

There was no looking away from Zoe, how could see. This girl was wiggling around, making her start to growl, and just being so cute and innocent. Devyn could not help the wolfish grin that appeared on her face after Zoe's words. She really was trying to be good, but Zoe was just making it difficult for her. "So is it me that is making you all wiggly? I could make you wiggle more if you like." Her words came out predatory like with another low growl in the back of her throat, going to pull Zoe closer to her, but still was making sure to avoid any skin to skin contact.

[Zoe Wallerstein-Smythe]

It's fine, though that didn't sound very fine. Zoe finished up her wiggling anyway, not quite having figured out where the soda was. mostly because she wasn't sure where Devyn had been hiding it, and now that she'd done all that wiggling, she didn't feel up to actually asking. She thought she heard Devyn growl, which convinced Zoe that despite what the other girl said, Zoe had annoyed her in some form or fashion.

And then came the smile after Zoe finally managed an explanation of sorts, one of those lupine expressions that Zoe knew usually hinted that something a little more flirtatious was to come. Sure enough, there came something of a flirtatious remark. Zoe opened her mouth, then blushed, then closed it, then wiggled back into position. As if Devyn didn't already know darn well why she'd been doing all that wiggling. Then came another growl, which made Zoe freeze. It was, however, followed by a tug closer toward her, and Zoe had to twist a little. So the growling couldn't always mean frustration or anger seeing as you normally didn't pull someone you were angry with closer to you, at least not like this.

"Careful," said Zoe, she blinked and looked at Devyn, meeting the other's eyes, "you, um, you don't want to accidentally, um, touch something," oh God, that had actually come out like that. Zoe flushed deep red and then looked at the film. The previews were starting. Shame that they weren't more distracting; Zoe could definitely use a distraction about now.

[Devyn Solway]

Devyn allowed Zoe to twist so the other girl would still be comfortable in her arms, but she was not going to let her move away. No, Zoe was going to stay in her arms. Right where she was, this close, possibly even closer. Devyn was not going to allow her to move back away from her. He green eyes watching the girl closely, eyes practically locked on her, but she still blinked so was not oddly staring or anything. Either way Zoe was Devyn's prey and that might have been how Devyn was looking at her. Like she might eat her. Well, there goes all chances of me getting my mind out of the gutter. The though drifted by in the back of her mind and Zoe just saying to be careful made her chuckle. Careful was no fun.

Danger was fun. Zoe was danger. This was danger and Devyn was enjoying it. Even if she had never really been the type to go out and seek suck dangerous trills, she liked things that got her heart pumping. She liked workouts and it just so happened that certain activities could count as a workout and healthy in fact. Her green eyes looking right back into Zoe's brown eyes. Being friends with this girl was going to be difficult for sure. She would need time and have to be around her a lot more in order to settle around her. Kitty had lucked out and caught Devyn in a less hormonal time in her life; well it was not as bad. However when she hit sixteen things just seemed to sky rocket and here she was recently seventeen.

"Would you count it as an accident if I did? Promise to not be upset with me?" Devyn asked, dropping her voice to a whisper. A hand that was around Zoe slowly started to drift down, Devyn not breaking eye contact with Zoe. She really did need some kind of distraction because she was not sure if she be able to stop herself. Lucky Zoe had the power she did. Because no matter what Devyn was going to have to stop from any attempts at anything. Granted there was a thought in the back of her mind that would cause her to pause at Zoe's hips if she had gotten that far. So...is she a virgin?

[Zoe Wallerstein-Smythe]

Zoe had thought that she might have actually gotten comfortable enough to stop wiggling. She still found herself looking at Devyn, wondering what was going through the other girl's mind. Okay, not so much wondering as guessing, and probably accurately. Devyn hadn't exactly been shy or reserved about things, right? So why was it that Zoe kept thinking that the other girl was just toying with her or something? Did you bring someone giant stuffed wolves if you were toying with them? Did you offer to cuddle with them if you were... okay, that felt like a definite yes.

Whispered words, and Zoe felt her heart skip a beat before moving faster. What... what was Devyn doing? Zoe could feel that hand drifting, and for a change, she held perfectly still. That hand was almost to Zoe's hips now. What exactly was Devyn doing with that hand? "Um, what are you doing?" asked Zoe. She tried to readjust and get a look at Devyn. There were several words that Zoe thought she should be saying about now, mostly involving protests or that old line of "I'm not gay." But part of her really, really wanted Devyn's hand to go lower, though she realized just how selfish that was. She reached down, taking Devyn's hand and lacing her fingers through it.

Zoe shifted a moment to give Devyn another look, one that was half "slow down" and half "don't leave," before she settled back in, focusing on the movie. Then, without really thinking about it, Zoe brought the hand interlinked with Devyn's up to her mouth. She held it there for a moment, then brought it so that her lips just touched Devyn's fingers, planting a kiss. Zoe knew full well that the numbing sensation would crawl across Devyn's hand almost immediately, likely feeling like the hand had fallen asleep, though with less tingling sensation. But she hoped that Devyn understood the gesture: half acceptance, half reminder.

That and she'd really, really, really wanted to kiss Devyn, so this was something of a win/win for Zoe.