He raised his eyebrows slightly. "I'm led to understand that respecting boundaries is a thing normal people do," Devin returned.

Controverting acceptable social behavior was something they both did intentionally, but at times like these it seemed pertinent to take a different tack.

It took some effort to hold her gaze, but he did it. "Most of my social skills are faked - I learned more by imitation than by any sort of instruction. Fit in or die, which I'm sure you're familiar with," he said, hooking his thumbs into his pockets. "It's what I fall back on when being me seems unsafe. I'm not saying it's right, just that it's what I know."