closed starter for @heroexxs || val & sadie
sadie watched the other woman carefully, hazel eyes focused on each of her moves. god - since when had she become a babysitter? this was just humiliating. her parents had insisted, in that tone that meant that she had no choice, and so here she was. or more exactly, here they were. instead of enjoying her night and flirting about, she was stuck looking over some new thing, from a family of nouveaux riches, to make sure she wouldn't fuck up in high society. at least, she was pretty, so that would be her distraction for the night. brows furrowed as she watched val attempt to grab another flute of champagne, hand firm on her arm as she whispered. "no." polite smile still on her lips, she nodded at the waiter, grip tightening ever so slightly before it released as she spoke. "you don't down your champagne and get another. you have to make it last. make it seem like it's water to you, that you barely drink it." she explained, taking a sip of her own as she titled her head to meet the blonde's eyes. "and even if you do drink some, you never finish it. always put the glass back on the tray still half-full and grab another. that way, people don't see how much you're actually drinking. it's called being proper." a soft sight left her lips, shaking her head gently before her eyes softened. "you'll get the hang of it, eventually. it's all about appearances."
