Oooh, she was both close and far off. On one hand she couldn't consider it kinky necessarily, but it was definitely bedroom related if things went the way she hoped. "You're warmer, but not quite there." She chuckled.

"Has it? That's great! Seattle, well.. everywhere was still super in the closet about everything from what I remember. Lord knows how I would have managed if I hadn't had friends in the same boat." She had definitely been one of the lucky ones, able to come out naturally and without much push back.

Seeing April unabashedly being so proud of herself, even if it was a joke, was hot... to put it in as few words as possible. Prideful, confident people were definitely a weakness. "You've got that right."

Her heart thudded harder with each step as they grew closer to the apartment. It was with a wonderful anticipation though, the kind that left you feeling tingly and light as a feather. She'd wait until they were inside and comfortable to spring her surprise.

Tilting her head in thought April wondered what it could possibly be that Shelby was referring to. "Warmer, but not there yet. Hmm." She racked her brain. "Hmmm. Is it involving pencils, brushes? nudity? Paint?~" She mused, both teasing and trying to approach something resembling an educated guess.

That made sense she supposed, April didn't recall having any particular issues with her groups of friends at all. Though she'd always been a little weird, rambunctious and flirtatious to be fair.

April gave Shelby a wicked smile and tugged her gently towards the door, turning the key and unlocking the room, spinning back around and nudging the door open with her foot while she reached out to grasp Shelby's hands again and tug her inside her abode playfully.

The apartment wasn't anything fancy, mostly bare with a few nice ornaments here and there, bunch of musical posters courtesy of Danny. There was a little kitchenette, and there were a pair of bedrooms at opposite ends of the apartment. "Would you like another drink, or should I just show you my bedroom~"

April certainly had all the bells and whistles when it came to flirting, and the more playful she was the more Shelby started to come out of her shell. There was giggling at being tugged, though she was curious enough to take a quick peek around. "I can say that it involves pens and markers." Oh, that sounded maybe a tad kinkier than she had intended. She'd have to keep an open mind, what with all of April's guesses up to this point.

Once she was inside she slip her bag from around her shoulders and dropped it off to the side, just inside the doorway. She ket her drawing pad in her hand as she was drawn further in.

Did she want another drink? "I think I can get plenty drunk off of you." Was that sexy? That had certainly sounded better in her head. Shelby flushed darkly while trying to kick her shoes off.

"I do think it's probably time to show you my surprise though." She looked for a surface to set her drawing pad down on and let her fingers rest on the page with the cabin drawing on it.

"I really hope you like it, but it will require us going somewhere else... will you come with me?" April was still holding one of her hands, which was all the contact she needed. She just wanted to make sure that was on board before stealing her away into her drawing.

April quirked an eyebrow with a snicker. "Oh really?~ I think I could probably work out a few uses for those, but I'm guessin' what you were thinking wasn't that simple?"

The line was cheesy, cute and amusing at the same time. April burst out laughing and slowly shifted from holding Shelby's hands to lacing her hands just behind the adorable woman's head. "You're so adorable, can I keep you?" She teased, leaning in for another kiss.

"I like surprises~ Do you mean right here, in the kitchen? I don't think my roommate would like it if we got messy near the counter, sweetie."

Going somewhere else? Okay, April really had no idea where this was going. "Hmmm, well I've already gone somewhere with you, so sure! What'd you have in mind cutiepie?"

Her cheeks burned. Could she keep her? Jesus, if she kept saying adorable things like that Shelby would probably willingly stay for however long she wanted her. The artist kissed her back sweetly, laughing between each kiss. "I've never messed up a kitchen before. Maybe in the future, but not quite what I mean for right now."

All primed and read in more than once sense, she made sure she had a good grip on April before grinning cheekily. "Someplace out of this world."

She immediately regretted how dumb that had sounded, but ohwell! Maybe dragging her into a painting dimension would smooth over the fact that she sucked at romantic one liners.

Pop!

In the blink of an eye they vanished from the kitchen and appeared in a larger, cozier version of the very drawing Shelby had shown her. They touched down on fake, shaded wood that certainly felt like the real thing, with a shaggy comfortable looking carpet only a few paces away next to a realistically roaring flame in various shades of orange marker. The perimeter of the room was chilly in a weird way, but as Shelby drew April a few steps closer toward the fire, it warmed up. Also in a strange, not quite real way.

The heat was there, but almost seemed to be lacking a physical reaction. It was just warm. Pleasantly, comfortably so. The fire wasn't even designed to burn if touched.

little dots of white meant to be snowflakes fluttered past the sole window in the room as if on a loop, and a wonderful orange glow filled the place with life. The only thing that didn't look at all like her drawing was that one wall was totally black, with a framed picture of April's kitchen sitting square in the center of it. That was their portal home.

Shelby's bare feet hit the thick rug and she could feel all the softness that a doodled plush rug made with her power could provide.

She tried to look extra sultry while backing towards the fireplace, wanting the image and mood to be just right.

Too bad she tripped on her own stupid rug halfway there and ended up flailing backwards to meet the floor.

At least the rug was soft.

"Eheh... So, what do you think?"

"Oh sweetie, you've not had fun until you've defiled most rooms and closets in a house~" She joked. Okay well it was only kind of a joke. She was in on the joke.

"Ooooh I like the sound of tha-" The sudden shift in scene absolutely took April by surprise. She just stood, routed the spot staring around the room for a few moments. Here she thought Shelby was just drawing something to impress April, or to settle her own nerves. This was.. Well, this was truly artistic expression.

"I-" The words escaped her. Shelby had done the impossible, and caught April well and truly off balance. She spent a few moments staring around the room, glancing at the painted fireplace and the little details she'd just thought were cute a few minutes earlier. Now she appreciated them in much more detail.

Blinking slowly and turning suddenly as she was drawn towards the fire by Shelby, April held out her free arm towards it. It wasn't the normal crackling heat from a fire, but the temperature was there.

Shelby was still holding April's hand when she fell, April had just been taking in the cute little sultry look Shelby was throwing her way, and was still very metaphorically off balance before rapidly becoming actually off balance, and landing just over Shelby, her arms catching her and bracing her just above the other woman, so April didn't actually land on her, just over her.

"Well. It's definitely got us both of balance~" Puns were not her strong suit. The blonde flashed Shelby an amused grin, a few stray blonde locks escaping and dangling.

Just watching the expression shift on April's face was enough of a compliment for what she had drawn. There was really something special in getting to see what art did for other people on an emotional level.

Shelby stayed quiet though not wanting to break the moment too soon.

Tripping like a doof was enough of a moment ruiner anyway.

April landed above her in a close and intimate kind of way that had her heart beating harder again, and not from the fall. Pink hair splayed out in ever direction, legs flopped out like a rag doll. She gulped.

"In a good way, though... I'd reckon."

April was so close. Those beautiful curls hanging down, reflecting the orange and golds of the room. Shelby's hands drew up, nervous and excited at the same time as she reached to touch her pale cheeks.

"Can we pick back up where we left off in the cab?"

She lifted herself up a little to kiss her, wanting so very much to feel those lips again.

April had honestly been pretty well behaved thus far, she'd managed to keep her hands off off of Shelby in the cab, and even when they'd gotten into the apartment. Every little blush, every little twitch of nervousness and awkward flirting being fired back at April made her want the girl even more. It really was torture, but she didn't want to push Shelby. And it paid to wait until everything was comfortable and perfect. Resulted in a more memorable night at least.

April's one hand slowly shifted, trailing down Shelby's arms as the pink haired artist spoke initialy. "Very good way." She agreed, slowly trailing the nails along little areas of exposed skin on Shelby's arms.

"I thought you'd never ask~" She purred through a laugh, leaning into the kiss with Shelby and softly sliding her arms down Shelby's sides, enjoying the warm and eager contact. In a manor of minutes April ravenously discarded a whole lot of clothing and performed a whole lot more kissing, among other things, taking a gentle lead to the less experienced girl.

((Fade to black))

To be honest, it had been better than the last time, with her ex-parrot girlfriend. Things the time before had been pretty hot, sure... but rough and rushed considering they had literally been in a dance club at the time.

This time... this time had been sweet. April was certainly more experienced than her, but also happened to be a very kind teacher. The things she learned she quietly tucked away for a later date, while focusing on being in the moment and trying to return as much of that same vigor as April was showing her.

What felt like hours later the both of them appeared back in April's apartment. Shelby was half clothed, hair mussed up cutely and had a few lingering marks decorating her neck in a few places. She was also blushing massively still and riding an endorphin high the lives she had never felt before. Every time she looked at April she couldn't help but giggle .

"That was.. uh... really wow. Very wow." There were a few smudges of ink on her in a few places, which had come out of the painting with her. She blinked while scratching her head.

"I think I left my bra in there." She shrugged. It would get spit back out in about 15 minutes or so. No biggie.

April had absolutely no problems taking the lead in a situation like the one they had just been in. Inexperience was cute, in its own way. And somebody that was eager and open to new things and learning was just a treat to teach. Shelby had definitely done well enough for April, and she was just so relentlessly cute that the blonde had a hard time holding herself back.

Shelby really personified affection and quirkiness to April, and that was just wonderful. As they appeared back in the apartment April stumbled a little against the counter, giggling and out of breath at the same time.

Her own clothing status was also questionable, it was a good thing Danny was out. Scooping up her phone and swiftly checking messages it was evident he would be working on a show for most of the night. Excellent, they had plenty of time to snuggle, eat something and perhaps go another round.

Incorrigible was a word.

April put down the phone and leaned her head back in another hearty laugh. Her skin was definitely a lot less marked than she’d left Shelby, unsurprisingly. April made eyes at the artist once again. “Not complanin’ honey~”

She blushed from her head to her toes, and started giggling madly at the comment. April, she was finding, was exactly what she had needed at that moment in time. A warm, free spirit with a flirty sense of humor that complimented her good looks.

How long had they even been in that painting? She wasn't sure she cared. She did't have any plans or pressing matters. She could do whatever she wanted. It was super freeing.

"Man, I am super parched. I always forget to bring water in there." She fanned her flushed skin, pulling at the collar of her shirt to try and get some air circulated to the girls, too. Come to think of it, she hadn't really eaten much before the bar, and then April...

"Would you be up for me cooking something for us? I make a mean grilled cheese if you're okay with it." She reached down to stick her hands in her pockets out of habit, and discovered that she had never put them back on. Whoops! At least her short was long enough to cover her under-roos for the most part.

April grinned simply at the little giggling fit Shelby was going through. "I'm glad I could make you feel so giggly." She teased. "Everyone needs to cut loose and enjoy themselves 'time to time." April spoke while she moved over to a cupboard looking for glasses, she found them around the third cupboard and poured them both some water.

April took her own drink of water before chuckling at Shelby. "Need to stay hydrated, there might be more than one round cutiepie~" The blonde purred as she set down her own glass, moved back across to Shelby and placed the second glass of water just in front of the other woman, her one hand snaking up to little areas of Shelby's exposed skin, her nails trailing slowly again to send a little shiver up the woman.

"Mmmm, I could eat. Food I mean." She playfully kissed at Shelby's neck and leaned against her. "We've got the place to ourselves for at least a few more hours if not all night~"

"Surprisingly it doesn't feel like it's been a while since I last cut loose, but it has been a few years."

She accepted the water easily, still giggling, and guzzled a bit of it. Thankfully she didn't choke like a dork at the suggestion that they might go again. Where were they at right now? Like 9 times or something!? "I think you may actually be actually trying to kill me?" She was laughing, and completely red faced. The trailing fingers certainly didn't help. Was it hot in here?

Shelby hurried to set her glass aside, trying not to seem too overeager and wrapped her arms around April's waist as she leaned in.

"You are totally a succubus, aren't you?" Oh god, the neck kisses were going to make her feel like jelly again. Curling in, she buried her own nose in April's collar. "If you're not careful you'll imprint on me and i'll never want to leave. Maybe I can live in your closet? Under the bed?"

@#$%, she was rambling.

"Food! My brain is struggling with all this blood in my head. I need to eat something before round twenty." The artist grinned as she pulled back a little.

April giggled quite girlishly, Shelby's attitude and general behaviour made her feel very very giddy. "That's a very good thing sweetie~" People that were pent up all the time tended to be the ones that snapped at those around them, which was not a cool look for most people to have. She was happy too help out some of these unfortunate souls, Shelby contrarily was just shy. April was happy to help tug her out of her shell a little bit.

Shelby nuzzling into her neck made her grin wolfishly again, her hands roaming Shelby's back a little. "Mmm, I don't think I've been called that one before, I like to think my intentions are a little more altruistic with sex, rather than selfish." She purred, kissing the top of Shelby's head.

Biting her lower lip April glanced down at the timid Shelby and couldn't resist more teasing. "Are you implying I should get you a collar?"

April giggled again, leaving a little lingering kiss on Shelby's neck as she pulled away. "Do my best no to distract you too much, no promises though~" She trailed off, going to have another drink of water. "You're just too cute not to take advantage of."

Oh @#$%a collar?!

Her whole face shifted a bunch of colors before landed on decidedly very red. "I-er- I mean I wouldn't be opposed to- but.. Ah, @#$%." There was no where to hide her face. April was right in front of her and very much enjoying her awkwardness.

Thankfully, she was free after a bit and able to stumble like a zombie into the unfamiliar kitchen. Should she just... look around? Mentally shrugging since there weren't many boundaries left to break at this point, she decide to just start at one end of doors and head to the other, until she found what she needed.

Her face was still mostly red by the time she had found a pan and spatula, bread, cheese, and butter. It was hard not to blush with the threat of another April affection attack looming over her constantly.... not that she minded, but it was like a weird game show. 'How much distraction can she take before she sets the sandwich on fire?!'

She giggled to herself while buttering up the pieces of bread. "I can't blame you. If I was a little more experienced I'd probably in your shoes." She switched the stove on, getting the pan ready and plopping some butter in.

A tune popped into her head as she waited for it to heat up, and she hummed along, her eyes sliding back over to April. After plopping in the first buttered up sandwich she cranked the heat back down a little and left it for a moment.

"Baby, I'm hot just like an oven... Ooh" The artist grinned sheepishly as she started dancing along to the song in her head, aiming the whole thing at April.

"Baby now let's get down tonight.. Baby, I'm hot just like an oven, I need some lovin'... And baby, I can't hold it much longer. It's getting stronger and stronger!"

Feeling a little bold, she reached out and wiggled her fingers at the woman in what she hoped was a sexy come hither, and not the nerdiest, cheesiest thing April had ever seen.