Re: Alyssa | Damien
The Netherling assumed he considered her worth it, based on how he phrased things and that he hadn't said fuck it to her. Which, thinking about it, probably should surprise the Netherling, but didn't. After all, she drew in darkness and ruled an entire world. Damien might have met girls like her, but not her.
If she surprised Damien, he didn't show it. Maybe one thought of it as Alyssa sacrificing her freedom, but Damien gave her a choice, an unbelievably easy choice. While she knew a small part of her would miss sex with Kenny on occasion, he hadn't even crossed her mind since she met Damien, which told her everything.
"I'm more than just a pretty face," Alyssa responded softly with a wink. She noticed Peter and Liz arrive and made a note to go greet the two before the night ended. It made her happy to see two of her favourite humans show up and support the museum. And her art.
The feel of Damien's hand around her throat should probably have set off alarm bells, but nope, her body got warm. Alyssa's left hand rested on his hip and the other rested on his chest, above his cold and dead heart. The Netherling didn't mind Damien's show of possession and that kiss made her dizzy. Okay, less she didn't mind and more her body wanted to react the same way. She just didn't.
"Thank you." Alyssa didn't want to give up E entirely. Sure one might call her an addict, but...she didn't chase her initial high, because the chaos in her blood ensured it felt the same every time. It helped her focus with painting and made sex a different type of enjoyable experience.
"No, that would be the insects lecturing me about your poor taste...oh yeah, I can communicate with insects. Flowers. Plants. Some trees, depending." Alyssa returned the nose brush. She figured this might be a good time to mention her last bit of power. "And I can animate and give life to the inanimate." The bottle of bourbon? Alyssa pictured it as full of plasma and life and it poured bourbon into both of their glasses.
"All of the time, huh?" Alyssa grinned, eyes dancing. "I'd say I'm very lucky you can be classy at this event and that you want to do bad things to me."