okay remember what i said about company holiday party vibes..... under the cut bc this is self indulgent af
you arrive at the restaurant late, dusting the snow off your fluffy coat, pulling off your sunglasses and tucking them into your purse
the hostess leads you into a back room, where the conversation unfortunately stills, all the eyes in the room trained on you as you slowly place your leather gloves into your purse
and it’s the sinking, fluttering feeling in your chest that you hate. scanning the room quickly, there’s a few faces you recognize, but machi and nobunaga’s bored gaze does little to soothe the anxiety, despite the familiarity
chrollo’s already across the room, helping you out of your coat and walking you towards y’all’s seats ....
okay i know most of the time the trope is chrollo hates pda and is like all stoic n stuff but hear me out: this man is so excited to introduce you as his partner..... all look how pretty and smart and good she is. y’all wish.
& when everyone finds out you’re normal, no nen no criminal record.... i bet a bunch of them don’t even believe you
& bc this is me ... i sit there quietly the entire time and just listen bc there’s so many ppl, i’m shy and chrollo keeps his hand on my thigh the entire meal
ok but also ..... after a glass of champagne you say something snide to chrollo about something he just said and everyone just holds their breath and ur like .... 😐 and chrollo is like 🥰 say it again but meaner