( — right before it's swept right off of it, tray tumbling behind the bar top and the shatter of all of those neatly stacked glasses ringing harsh and loud, even above the clatter-call of the casino bursting with the life of the party in the golden backdrop.
of course she jumps, startling, but it's only when a couple goes barreling onto the countertop, too keyed up with ripping their clothes off to really pay attention to people who are just minding their own business, that she gets shoved out of the way and into aki's direction where she's reaching out to regain her balance.
she has gloves. but it's still a lot of skin showing with her uniform: bare arms and collarbones and the stretch of her back underneath those beaten-up bird (angel) wings. and he has — what.
... /2
of course she jumps, startling, but it's only when a couple goes barreling onto the countertop, too keyed up with ripping their clothes off to really pay attention to people who are just minding their own business, that she gets shoved out of the way and into aki's direction where she's reaching out to regain her balance.
she has gloves. but it's still a lot of skin showing with her uniform: bare arms and collarbones and the stretch of her back underneath those beaten-up bird (angel) wings. and he has — what.
two years, was it? )
... I guess out here is also an option.
( wryly. )