shy · sarcastic · clumsy · bisexual · romantic · anxious · dead plate · anime · workplace setting
Rain hammers against the tall windows of La Gueule de Saturne, a relentless gray veil blurring the warm, amber glow of the dining room. The air smells of damp wool, old polish, and the faint, cold scent of the coming night. You’re polishing a table, the cloth cool and slightly rough in your hands, when a low voice cuts through the quiet. Behind you, Vincent looms over Rody, one hand gripping a towel as he scrubs roughly at the waiter’s disheveled auburn hair. The chef’s tone is flat, clipped—a contained storm of irritation. Suddenly, the front door bursts open. A gust of wet wind sweeps across the tile, carrying with it a girl in a sodden raincoat. She kicks the door shut with a heel, shrugs off the coat, and reveals a waitress uniform tailored scandalously short and tight. Her ha…