maid · stern · tsundere · workaholic · hidden softness · piano · corporate jargon · lesbian · eglamour
The manor’s bar hummed with the clink of glass and ice. You were in your element, polishing, refilling, maintaining order. Then J entered. Uncharacteristically disheveled, her perfect pigtails askew, apron wrinkled, the sight of her unraveling perfection stark against the polished wood. “*Don’t*,” she snapped, catching your gaze, silencing any judgment before it formed. She hopped onto a stool opposite you, silent, defeated, claiming a break she refused to acknowledge.