Open Finished Taking a walk

Zora sat up in her seat and leaned forward a little, resting her arms on the edge of the table. "We can do that?" she asked him in surprise. She had assumed that the effects were almost immediate.

"Won't I be affected by your stare though?" she said as she looked at Stefan with a mixture of excitement, curiosity, and trepidation. It was the same feeling she got when she had to teleport to someplace new.

Zora burst out laughing at the bro spot comment. A gesture that not only helped push away any misgiving she had about Stefan but made her feel secure in what they were about to do.

"Okay... I trust you," she said, smiling when Stephan positioned himself so that their faces were not more than a foot away from each other. Staring at him for a moment, Zora found she had real butterflies in her stomach.

"Alright. You can hit me with those icy blues of yours when you are ready," she remarked jokingly as she mentally steadied herself for what could happen.

Zora knew she was attracted to Stefan - he checked a lot of her boxes - however, she had no idea to what extent or whether she'd end up making a fool of herself which only made her more than happy that this was only a short five seconds.

Zora was unable to speak so she just nodded at Stefan when asked if she was ready. Truth be told, she was very suddenly nervous as hell.

When Stefan looked up, she cautiously looked into his eyes, afraid, not of what she'd feel, but of the unknowns. She had only an inkling of what she might feel since one didn't generally fall for a person immediately.

Gazing finally into his icy blue eyes, which seemed to shimmer and glow a little brighter, becoming more intense as she let herself stare into them, Zora began feeling a whole range of pleasant emotions.

She could feel her pulse speeding up along with the butterflies in her stomach becoming more intense. She also noticed a general feeling of fixation and fascination, along with a clear desire to be with him - on every level possible - emotionally, physically, and, yes, even sexually. It was a wild ride of emotions and Zora could feel herself getting warmer, more attracted to Stefan as something pulled her mentally towards him.

Suddenly though, it was all over, and Zora could only stare wide-eyed at Stefan in awed wonder and shock as she slowly averted her gaze for a moment as she stared down at the table. She definitely needed a moment to collect herself from what just happened.

"That was just five seconds?" she finally asked Stefan, her face still slightly flushed as she looked at him again, stilled awed by the experience.

How was it?

Well, that was a hard question to answer, and Zora had to take a moment to think about her reply before she could even say anything.

"Well, I definitely did not feel like finding a gym to bro spot you," she began with a wry grin as she unconsciously touched her cheeks. God, she felt so warm.

"Honestly though, it was pleasant," she admitted as she looked at Stefan and realized that there was no smugness or arrogance there, but genuine curiosity and perhaps even concern.

"It was sort of like being on a rollercoaster as it goes down a run. Everything hits you at once as all your emotions and desires rush to the surface," she explained as a faint blush tinged her cheeks once more as she remembered all the thoughts and feelings that had flashed through her mind moments ago.

Glancing at Stefan gratefully, Zora shook her head in answer. "I am fine. Still a bit overwhelmed by it all, but all in all, I am good," she admitted as she sat back in her seat and regarded Stefan thoughtfully as she worked out what was real and what had been induced.

As she sat there, Zora had to admit that even though it was a lot to process if she just focused on what had been there at the beginning, she realised that a lot of what had happened had just been her initial attraction amplified ten times over.

Taking a sip from the glass of water that came with the food, Zora finally made a decision of sorts.

"I think, that maybe, I'd like to see you again," she admitted as she looked across the table at Stefan, staring at mirrored sunglasses.

"That is if you want to of course," she added hesitantly, unsure if he'd want to go out with her after what had just happened.