Author's Note

Kinks: Assertive Snek, Seductive Snek, Handjob Snek.

006 - Getting closer

“You really don’t have to do this.” Simon said, carrying a box up the stairs, trailed by Wallflower, Command, and Zossi, who were also carrying boxes.

“You’re a new housemate, of course we’re helping.” Wallflower said with a smile. “I’m trying to detense and not jump at every little noise.”

“She still does.” Zossi giggled.

“I’ve learned my lesson.” Wallflower deadpanned as Simon set his box down and unlocked the door to his “new” apartment.

“From what she’s thinking, wow.” Simon chuckled as he opened the door and retrieved his box.

“I mean, she didn’t see anything at the moment when she opened the door,” Command pointed out. “But yes, she has knocked on the door virtually every time Zossi’s landed on the floor.”

“I know some people who can help with all that stress.” Simon commented as he set a box down.

“I might take you up on that.” Wallflower said. “It’s probably not healthy that I jump at the littlest thing.”

“No, it’s not.” Simon shook his head. “After I get things organized I can give someone a call.”

“That’s kind of you.” Zossi said with a smile.

“Oh Wallflower, would you prefer someone to talk to or something like a massage? Or both?” Simon asked.

Wallflower blinked as she set her box down next to the first. “Uuuuh… Surprise me?”

“Gambling with your treatment, alrighty then.” Simon chuckled.

“Both sound nice.” Zossi said with a nod.

“Hmm, maybe I should try giving you a massage some day,” Command mused, setting his box in a neat little stack next to the other boxes. He turned back to Zossi, and examined her lengthy tail. “Then again, that might take all day,” he pointed out.

“Not if your test comes back positive.” Simon said. “Then again there’s a couple options even if it does.”

“All day massage…” Zossi cooed.

“And now that that thought is in her head, I know I’m going to have to try it sooner or later,” Command chuckled. “So, do you think you’ll need any help setting up in here?” The human directed the question to Simon.

“No, just some sorting.” Simon shook his head. “Most of the bigger things are being delivered later today.”

“Let us know if you need anything.” Wallflower commented.

“Yeah, we’re just a room over,” Command nodded, walking over to the Viper and looping an arm around her waist. “And usually, not busy.”

“Don’t worry. I have noise-canceling headphones.” Simon said with a wink, causing Zossi to flush.

“Maybe you could share some with Wallflower then,” the human riposted easily.

“Not a bad idea.” Wallflower giggled, blushing a little herself.

“True.” Simon said as he walked them to his door. “Thank you all again.”

“Of course.” Wallflower nodded.

Zossi just smiled.

“Take care,” Command nodded as they left the sectoid to his new home. It was a short walk across the hall to their own room, but first…

Command looked over at Wallflower. “Anything else going on we could help with?” he asked.

“Well… not much on my end. I just mainly need to water some plants.” Wallflower shrugged.

“Ah well, it’s good to ask anyways,” Command noted. “At least now we can go back and bond without fear of missing something important.”

“Right, bond. Well, I’ll leave you to it.” Wallflower said, walking down the stairs.

“What kind of bonding did you have in mind?” Zossi asked, tilting her head to the side curiously.

“Iiiiii,” Command smirked, holding the door open for Zossi as he drew out the first syllable of his sentence. “May or may not have found some ‘banned’ media from Advent’s time on Earth. Including all the good old movies they found ‘controversial.’” he finally finished.

“Ooooo! Like what?” Zossi asked, slithering up onto the couch.

“Oh you know, some cute ones. I’ve heard good things about, say…” Command went to his computer, clicked a few icons, input a command, and swapped his display with the television screen’s.

And now, a movie declaring itself to be ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’ was playing.

“Oh how cute!” Zossi gasped happily.

“And after that, Mel Brooks’s complete works weren’t that hard to find, he and Gene Wilder did lots of work together,” Command noted. “I’m just glad they didn’t erase everything they didn’t agree with.”

“What’s a Mel Brooks?” Zossi blinked in confusion.

Command blinked a few times, slowly turning to look at the Viper in incredulity. “...We’re fixing this,” he stated. “Tonight. I’m making the popcorn.”

“Yay.” Zossi cooed happily.

“Brace yourself, though,” Command warned. “He did no less than half a dozen funny, satirical movies throughout his career. We will have to take it in shifts.”

“I don’t mind having a movie day.” Zossi shook her head.

“Huzzah, I get to practice cooking snack food for my Viper girlfriend,” Command smiled. “I’ll start with popcorn and go from there.”

“You spoil me.” Zossi coiled into a snek nest on the couch.

“You deserve it~” Command called as he went to the kitchen. “Popcorn, and then whatever we have lying around that can be turned into a snack,” he declared. “Time to test my skills!”

Spending a decent amount of the day just being together and watching movies was actually rather wonderful. Zossi just got to cuddle against her human and laugh at some old comedies. She thought that nothing could make this day bad in any way whatsoever.

She thought wrong.

There was a knoc- no. A pounding at the door. Like whoever was on the other side was going to come through eventually, it was simply your choice if they came through the door or through the door.

Zossi jumped at the pounding and whipped her head towards the door. She looked around at Command worriedly.

“I have no clue who it is,” he admitted, getting up out of the seat Zossi had made of her coils and heading for the door.

The moment he opened it slightly, the whole thing slammed towards the wall, making Command back away lest he be crushed between the two pieces of wood. The woman who entered barely spared him a glance, heading straight for the Viper on the couch.

“W-who are you?!” Zossi yelped, scrambling away from the oncoming storm of woman.

“Shush now,” she soothed. “Lemme get a good look at’cha.” She hummed as she visually inspected the Viper, going from head to tail and back again. “Well, y’all look okay,” she admitted after a few minutes. “Then again, I ain’t Shy with her fancy medical knowledge.” She glanced back at Command before looking at Zossi again. “He’s been treating you okay?” the woman prodded verbally.

“What?” Zossi blinked. “Absolutely. He’s amazing.”

“Mhm. I heard from Sunny about how he’s been helpin’ her out,” the woman admitted. “But what she didn’t say was if y’all had been...up to anything.” Aaaand now she was glaring at Command. “He’s not been pushing you into anything, has he?” she all but growled.

Zossi blinked. Then she frowned and glared right back at the woman. “I don’t like what you’re insinuating. If anyone has been pushy it’s been me. He’s been an absolute gentleman, in every sense of the word. In fact, Sunset seemed to be very happy with how we were doing and we just saw her the other day.”

Zossi snorted at the woman. She was tall, taller than Command at least. She wore a fancy black suit that seemed to barely contain her. She seemed to be made out of solid muscle. Her skin was a deep tan-orange. She had cream colored freckles below her bright green eyes. Her blond hair had been done up into a long ponytail. The thought that she could bust her nice suit by just flexing would have made the viper laugh, if she wasn’t so pissed at the woman.

“Yeah, that’s what they all say,” the woman muttered. “And then two months later we’re havin’ to relocate another Viper cause her housemate was an idiot.”

“I was the one who fucked him!” Zossi pointed a finger at Command. “I’ve been the one pushing to be more intimate! He has not initiated once! I do not like that you’re implying that he’s using me, if anything it feels like the opposite!” She threw her hands in the air.

The woman paused and actually blushed in embarrassment. “Ah...Ah’m sorry about that,” she said, actually apologizing. “It’s just...normally, yeah. Most of the people signin’ up to be Viper roommates at the Bureau are horny teenaged males who like the idea of rooming with an all-female species.” She suddenly lost the blush and gained a devilish smirk. “A’course, when we spot those sorts of cases, I like to stick ‘em with a Muton instead.”

“Did you do any research before you stormed over here? Or did you just see a viper and a human just flip your shit?” Zossi crossed her arms over her chest.

“Ta be fair,” the woman started defending herself. “Most of the pictures of the two of you hanging out involve you not wearing a shirt.”

Zossi blushed but didn’t stop frowning. “I’m thankful that he’s so comfortable with it. He believed the certain nests excuse for only so long.”

“Hey, if you’re comfortable running around without a shirt on, I’m not about to tell you how to live your life,” Command called from the kitchen. Apparently when he was stressed about new visitors, he went to make a snack so everyone could calm down while they ate something. “Heck, if you were wearing a shirt under a hot enough heat lamp, I’d be more worried about the shirt.”

“I haven’t set myself on fire yet.” Zossi huffed.

There was the sound of pounding feet. A panting Sunset skidded to a halt in the doorway. She was only in a red t-shirt and jean shorts. “Oh thank Celestia, nobody’s dead.”

“I wasn’t gonna kill anybody,” the strange woman defended herself. “Maybe scare the boy a little. But uh...miss Zossi here’s gone and shown me that I don’t even need ta do that, so…” She shuffled her feet a little. “I might just-”

“Have you even introduced yourself, or did you kick in the door and assault someone?” Sunset raised a brow. “Seriously AJ, your people skills have gone and died since you went to City 31.”

“That ci- I told you not to talk about that city,” the woman, AJ, bit off. “Not until all the NDA’s wear off. Cuz then I’ll have had enough booze to ferget about half of it.”

“Yeah, sure.” Sunset rolled her eyes. “An since you won’t do it. Commander, Zossi, this is Applejack.”

“Hello.” Zossi said somewhat icily.

“Now don’t be takin’ that tone with me, missy,” AJ said, waggling a finger at the Viper. “I reckon after Flutters, I know the most about how to disable any xeno on planet.” She smirked at the snake, then looked over at Command. “Would your boyfriend like to know all a Viper’s ticklish points?~” she cooed.

“Oh, don’t you dare.” Zossi flushed and leaned away.

“Then I recommend,” Command said, bringing out a selection of finger foods for everyone, “That we re-introduce ourselves, accept miss Applejack’s apology and explanation as to why she acted the way she did, and start over.”

Zossi sighed. “Alright.” She held out a hand. “I’m Zossi.”

“Ah’m Applejack,” the orange-skinned woman replied, taking the hand and shaking it. “Mah friends call me AJ.” She paused to let go and pulled up a chair to sit down nearby. “And for what it’s worth, ah am sorry about assumin’ things. But ya have to understand, it ain’t all that uncommon for us to have to relocate Vipers. Even though we ain’t able to help with the whole ‘lack of males’ thing yet, that don’t stop idiots from tryin’ to fill a hole they ain’t mean to yet. I’m not upset about two adults goin’ at it. What gets me mad,” she snorted, “Is when the idiots push ‘em into it early and keep stringing them along with promises of what’ll happen, even when it’s impossible. Cause all they want is no strings attached sex.”

“That I can believe.” Zossi nodded. “However I was the idiot in this case.”

“Yeah, normally it’s the other way around,” AJ admitted. “But, if you’re happy here, then ah’m really sorry. I saw all the pictures and thought-”

“Wait-” Zossi cut her off. “What pictures?”

“Oh, uh, lemme dig it outta my pocket,” AJ muttered, pulling out her phone and tapping at it for a moment. And for some reason, Command looked panicked.

“I’m sure she doesn’t need to see-” he started to say. Far too late.

AJ turned the phone around and held it out to Zossi.

Zossi blinked. Her eyes widened and she blushed bright pink. “C-Command… What’s this?”

It was...pictures of her. Video of her. Usually her doing something adorable. Like sleeping in a heap, or reaching for something and balancing on the back half of her tail. And rarely were the pictures taken of her from the front. Which meant...someone had to have been doing it without her knowledge.

Zossi slowly looked over at Command. She pointed at the phone. “What.”

“Yeah, that’s how I knew you started goin’ around without a shirt,” AJ continued. “It’s usually the first step towards the idiot human pushing the Viper into being more...easily accessible.”

Command, on the other hand, was silent and blushing a bit at having been caught.

“Command.” Zossi frowned at the human. “I get it, but couldn’t you have told me first?”

“That was...kinda half the point,” Command admitted. “I wanted to get a picture of you being cute without you knowing, and it just sorta...kept happening. And then I wanted to share how adorable Vipers could be, rather than their...current image.”

“Just so ya know,” AJ spoke up. “He started this thing about a month after ya moved in.”

Zossi stared daggers at Command.

“When you’re not aware of it, you’re very photogenic,” he said weakly. “I could take pictures of you being cute all day. Also, the only people that hate you being cute are idiots like our last landlord. Everyone else loves the cute snek pictures.”

“Yeah. I’m just mad that I didn’t know about it.” Zossi pouted at her human.

AJ chuckled and put the phone away. “So...yeah. Ah was worried about something that clearly ain’t an issue.”

“I don’t know about ain’t an issue.” Zossi frowned at Command. “But they aren’t as bad as you think.”

“Oh?” AJ perked an eyebrow as Command fidgeted. “Like what? What’s on your mind, Zossi?”

“Just figuring out how to punish my boyfriend.” Zossi kept her gaze on Command.

Command, to his credit, was trying his best to not be noticeable. AJ laughed. “Yeah,” she admitted. “But, and to help him out a little bit, human on viper crime, ‘specially the kind we have to deal with, started goin’ down after he started postin’ the cute.”

“That’s good, but I’m still mad.” Zossi kept staring at her boyfriend.

“Whelp, guess we aren’t needed for this bit,” AJ said, clapping Sunset on the back with a hand.

“Yep. Let’s leave the happy couple to their day.” Sunset snickered as the pair left.

Command felt a pit in his stomach as the door closed. He gulped, looking back to Zossi. “Aheh...no hard feelings?” he tried.

“Were you planning on telling me?” Zossi raised an irritated brow.

“...Eventually?” Command tried a tack that might get him out of trouble.

“Eventually, huh?” She asked. “I get what you were doing, but it’s still kinda creepy and an invasion of privacy.”

“I never did anything like attach an address or a name,” Command defended himself. “I’m not stupid. I just took a picture of my roommate being cute and posted it.” He paused. “Multiple times,” he then admitted.

“I would have been fine- Well, less mad about it if you actually told me yourself and not been outed by a pair of agents.” Zossi sighed, shaking her head.

“I just thought some of the special nature of it woulda been lost if you started, I don’t know, posing for the camera,” Command supplied.

“Or, I don’t know, ask me if I’m okay with the random picture. All you had to do was say, hey, can I take pictures of you when you’re being cute, or something.” Zossi frowned.

“Yeah, I messed up,” Command admitted. “I should have asked, I know it. I just...I wanted to show that Vipers are more than what some people think they are. That you can be cute and relatable even if you have scales.”

“I understand that, and I would have been fine with it.” Zossi nodded. Command sighed in relief. Maybe he’d get off the hook entire-

“However.” The viper spoke up. “I think that this relationship should be a little more mmmm… equal. I’ve been the one pushing this relationship along, and you’ve been very accommodating, but I might be time to get you out of your comfort zone a bit.”

Command gulped. “Now, I’m...sure there’s no reason for-” he started to say.

Zossi shook her head. “Uh uh.” She slithered over to the couch and sat down. “‘Mere.”

The human gulped, but sat near the Viper, wondering what she could be up to.

She wrapped an arm around him and tugged him into her side. “Calm down, I’m not going to bite you.”

“I’m...not afraid of that,” Command said. “Not around you.” He shifted a little bit so he was comfortable before asking a question. “So what were you planning?”

“I just want you to get a little more comfortable around me. I know we’ve had sex, but maybe you could, I don’t know, express yourself a little more.” Zossi said. “You’re allowed to have feelings, you know.”

“I...am I not?” Command seemed a little confused. “I mean, we do still talk and cuddle and the like. And I thought I was comfortable around you. What…” he trailed off, trying to think of anything he wasn’t doing correctly.

“Well, yes, but you don’t really express yourself that much.” Zossi said with a smile.

“Huh,” the human hummed. “Well. What do you recommen-”

Zossi tugged her shirt off. “They might not be breasts, but close enough right?”

Command’s blush was pretty evident. “Um. Zossi you don’t need to do that, you know. I’m fine with you doing what feels comfort-”

“Ap!” She put a finger over his lips. “What do you want to do?”

And now her human was blushing harder. He mumbled something against the finger on his lips.

She took her finger away. “Say again?”

“If I said it, Miss Applejack would probably rearrange my skeleton,” he explained.

“Miss Applejack, isn’t here.” Zossi countered.

“She’d find out,” Command shuddered. “No, I’m not going to push you into doing something you don’t-”

“I’m the one pushing you here.” Zossi giggled. “Say it.”

Command blushed again. “Ahm...maybe, we could cuddle,” he suggested. “And you could...undress me if you wanted?”

She blinked. “Is that it?”

“Well I mean...I wouldn’t...stop you,” he said, his face bright red.

Zossi leaned in and kissed him. “And I thought I was the innocent one.” She giggled as she playfully tugged at his shirt. It came off without any fuss, Command even raising his arms so she could peel it off his form. Once his top half was disrobed, he cuddled the Viper a little more so she could soak up his body heat.

“Mmmmm…” She hummed happily. “Better.” She nuzzled his neck a bit.

“Is...that all you wanted out of this?” her human asked. Aww, how cute, he thought she was done.

“This is nice, but I kinda want you to express yourself a little more.” The viper said, booping his nose with her tongue.

“Like...what?” Command asked. “I mean, I’m happy with cuddling you and all, but what more do you want me to-”

She took his head and slowly planted it between her venom sacks.

Judging by the intense blush and the muffled words, he enjoyed it. Quite a bit.

“Like that?” She asked softly, sliding a hand down to rub his thigh. Oooh, she could feel something familiar starting to grow between his legs. He apparently very much did like.

She slowly ran her fingers over the bulge she felt. “And how about that?”

That got a bit of a squirm out of Command and a muffled word or two, but he didn’t move to stop her, much like he said. He really did believe in her being in charge, apparently.

“Does this mean I’m the dominant one in the relationship?” She giggled, sliding her hand up to undo the button of his pants.

“‘bably” she heard him say into her chest. Guess he didn’t mind the idea. If anything he was using his hands to stroke her scales in a reassuring manner. Reassuring to her or him was up for debate.

She hummed as she slid her hand into his pants and ran her fingers over his length. She wrapped her fingers around it and squeezed lightly. That got Command to squeak and bury his face between her faux-breasts. She’d found a button and was pushing it.

She lowered her voice a little. “Do you like your viper girlfriend stroking you?” She murmured into his ear. His head shifted a few times in a shaky nod. “Want her to stroke you off?” She asked at his shaky nod. That got a muffled ‘yes’.

In response she squeezed a little harder and started to slowly slide her hand up and down in smooth strokes. Her human moaned into her chest and moved his hands away from stroking her, going so far as to start taking his pants off one leg at a time.

“So needy.” She giggled, stroking faster. “Want to make a mess for me? Want to make a mess for your viper?”

“Mmmph!” Command moaned into her chest once more. Still, at this rate, she’d probably find out sooner or later how messy he could be when she really teased him.

“Close already?” She stroked even faster. Another shaky nod was her response. She’d probably not have long until he...hmm. Best to figure out how she wanted him to spend it.

Zossi bit her lip. She wanted to do something naughty. She used her other hand to tug his underwear down. She pulled his head away and lowered her head. She opened her mouth, as she stroked fast, meeting his eyes as she pointed directly into her waiting maw.

The sight was too much for Command, his length twitching and starting to fire his load directly into the snake maw before him. All the teasing and the lewdness had pushed him over the edge, and he had plenty to give.

Her mouth wrapped around him and suckled as he emptied himself into her hungry maw. She hummed as she drank him. Eventually, Command huffed and sat back, his cock finally stopping the firing of his seed as his load was drained into Zossi’s maw.

She pulled away and made sure everything was swallowed. “How was that?”

“That was...intense,” Command eventually said, stroking the Viper’s head with a hand.

“I’m glad you liked it.” Zossi smiled and nuzzled his hand.

“And...I didn’t hate it,” the human admitted. “I just don’t feel comfortable asking for that sort of attention from you. Yet. You’d probably have to get me used to the idea before I did feel comfortable with it.”

“Like we said before, baby steps.” Zossi nodded. “Now, want to put some clothes back on so we can cuddle properly?”

“I mean, if you want to,” Command replied, not letting go of her.

“What are you more comfortable with?” She asked.

“Well…” the human drew it out for a moment, before sighing. “Yeah, you’re right, I’d probably prefer to be wearing pants at least.”

“Put on your pants, you silly human.” Zossi giggled at him.

“Fiiiine,” Command rolled his eyes. “After this, more cuddling.” He rolled off the couch and retrieved the garment, hopping into it one leg at a time.

“Yay, now my human is more comfortable.” She cheered cutely.

“Well, I mean, when you’re seeing to my comfort, how can I not be?” Command replied easily, sitting next to and cuddling up to Zossi. Wait...she hadn’t put her shirt back on.

“Something wrong?” She asked, tilting her head to the side.

“Nah, just...trying to be as comfortable around you as you are around me,” Command answered. “It shouldn’t be hard, right?”

Zossi shook her head and smiled. “Nope, not at all.”