Zephyr appreciated the out, even if X was trying to make a joke of it. He offered a quiet laugh, something even closer to being real than the last bit of smiling he'd tried. See? He'd get there. "Oh, yeah," he said, waving his free hand. "You've just got amazing timing, really."

He couldn't quite bring himself to expound on that, much as he probably should. He was just gonna have to look all kinds of pathetic. Devin would probably out him eventually if Zephyr tried to hide it, anyway.

"...anyway, we're friends, right?" He didn't think they'd confirmed that out loud, but roommates kind of implied it. Also, he wasn't such a kid that he needed people to outright tell him they were friends. Zephyr was fine. "Of course I'm gonna help."