#celestial:qkty

The first day was fine, second great, third bad, fourth awful, and fifth? We'll see. You had recently been hired to be a dealer at the Lotus Casino. A beautiful establishment owned by Quackity, your new boss.

Although not as popular as his strip club next door, this casino was no children's playground. You thought you were dreaming when you first stepped foot in the building. You could tell Quackity had poured his all into this building. Speaking of Quackity he had frequently passed by with fleeting comments that soon turned into cheesy pickup lines.

"Looking gorgeous today,"

"Do you believe in love at first sight or should I walk by again?"

"You're so beautiful that you made me forget my pickup line," tonight was different, however.

Quackity was nowhere in sight. "Hello Punz," you greeted the bartender. "Hey (y/n), what can I get you?" "A red lotus if you don't mind," I was long past closing time and your hopes of seeing the raven hair male had all but disappeared. Punz threw together the drink, handing it to you. "Thanks," you smiled.

He went to respond but something caught his eye behind you. You turned in your seat. Quackity had come from the private upstairs. You assumed his office to be up there. "(Y/n), join me over here would you?" He shouted across the floor. He didn't sound mad, but that didn't make you any less frightened. Had you done something wrong?

You slunk over to the table he sat by. Quackity had gotten out one of the decks of cards you had put away earlier. "Sit, please," he smiled. You sat down as he asked.

"Let's wager a little game,"

"on?"

Quackity began shuffling the cards around in his hand. "If I win you have to go on a date," his eyes flashed you to you. "With me," thank God you weren't in trouble. This was so much better. You raised an eyebrow as you drank your cranberry-infused vodka. "And if I win?" You leaned forward on your elbows. "What would you want?" He also leaned forward, close enough for you to grasp his tie, playing with it.

"I might want something more, a kiss perhaps," you said softly, looking up through your lashes. Quackity was currently looking at you like you were the only person on earth. You had him wrapped around your finger. He cleared his throat before handing out the cards. "Game?" You asked holding them up.

"Bullshit," he replied. "Dealer goes second," he reminded when you paused. You glanced at your cards. "Are jokers wilds?" "Of course," he hummed. You picked out the 1s in your hand, setting them face down. "Three 1s," he raised an eyebrow but didn't say anything. "Two 2s," he said setting down cards. Sucker. You had been lying.

"One 3,"

"One 4," the game continued until you set down two of your final three cards.

"Two 10s,"

"bullshit," you flipped them over, growling. An eight and a five. Quackity chuckled. "Looks like I'm winning gorgeous," you picked up the entire pile of cards. There was no way you would win. It wasn't bad to lose. But you had wanted the satisfaction of holding the in over his head. Soon enough Quackity was down to his last card. You were ready to call bullshit the second he laid it down.

"One king,"

"bullshit," Quackity smirked before slowly flipping it over.

"Sorry I'm late," you jogged into the strip club catching the attention of the other men. Philza was leaning against the bar sipping a drink while Sam, George, and Quackity sat upon the bar stools. "Bout time sleeping beauty," Sam chuckled. You rolled your eyes at his remark and sat down in George's lap. He groaned in response. "Get off. You're literally so annoying," his hands lightly pushed against your back. "No thanks," "you're an idiot," Quackitys chuckle interrupted the two of you. 

"Ladies, ladies...you're both annoying," 

the two of you glared at him who held his hands up in surrender. Philza rolled his eyes before flicking a mint leaf from one of the drinks at him. "Ignore him, you're both gorgeous," "thanks Phil, always so kind to me," you flutter your eyelashes. "Not kind enough to give you a free drink," his statement made you frown before slipping him some cash across the counter. He gladly accepted it, blue eyes flashing up to yours patiently waiting. "Arizona sunrise," you mutter. George had finally stopped complaining about you squishing him and resorting to gulping his drink down. "George I can feel you glaring at me," he made a small hmfp. 

"So," 

Sam took a sip of his drink. Looked like just a regular shot of whiskey. "Who's on the poles tonight?" "George duh," you respond taking the drink from Philza. He tossed his towel over his shoulder. "I would love to see you on the poles sometime," Sam said. Quackity nodded his head in agreement. "What're you so scared of?" you turned towards the casino owner faster than he could blink. "I'm not scared," you growled. He raised his hands in defeat, eyebrows mimicking. Quackity turned back to his drink. He mumbled something that had George giggling. You decided to just ignore those two and turned your attention to Sam and Philza. 

"You know Sam I wish you could come to watch the routines sometimes," he hums before responding. "I get to sometimes. I'll catch a glimpse when I have to go throw some scum out," nights like this were amazing. Sitting together relaxing with drinks, laughing away the minutes ticking down until opening. You wouldn't trade moments like this for the world.  They were a bit more than coworkers they were family. Sam glanced at the clock. "Well I should probably get outside, people are gonna start showing up soon," you all waved him off, finishing your own drinks.

"Punz working tonight?" 

Philza frowned looking down at his watch. "Yeah, speaking of which he should have been here-" a door slammed opened. The breathless blonde of question running at them. "I'm here!" He breathed out moving behind the bar. "Hello Punz," you purred. George groaned shoving you off. "Gross," you glared back at him before flashing a sweet smile at the blonde in front of you. His cheeks were a bit flushed probably caused by jogging from his car. 

"So Punz what do you plan on doing with your break tonight?" You were leaning on the bar awfully close to him. He adjusted his vest, coughing slightly "Well i-i was gonna- I don't know," "mm," you hummed tracing a finger around the edges of your glass. "You could come rent a private room with me, I'd make it worth your while," you wink. Philza practically choked on his drink. George had already slunk off not wanting to hear your usual banter with Punz. He cleared his throat and scratched the back of his neck. 

"Am I even allowed to do that?" 

You shrugged drinking the rest of your glass. You grabbed a spare napkin and pressed a kiss to it. The peach lip gloss leaving a small orange kiss on it. You folded it in half and pulled Punz forward by his little bow tie. "To make sure you're thinking of me tonight," he gulped as you pushed the tiny napkin into his pocket. You left the bar leaving Punz practically collapsing. Philza had no sympathy. "Mate you let her do that every time," he said unamused. Punz ran a hand through his hair. "Whatever," he snapped. George looked up as you entered the back room. 

"Done flirting with your boy toy?" 

" 'tis tradition," you smirked.