02-06-2025, 03:13 PM
We should get Cruz to invite us home. I won't mind you making him do things.
Roza’s whisper in her ear had prompted the sharp edges of a cruel smile in response. As intended the promise of mischief pierced through a little of Esper’s maudlin mood, which continued to linger and darken every time she remembered Ashton’s rejection. Several days later, they found themselves in the opulence of the Radiance hotel. Everything here oozed expense and indulgence, the people themselves overfilled with the confidence of the rich and successful.
Between them it was not difficult to sweet talk drinks at the bar. Neither of them had much in the way of money, especially not since leaving the carnival, but they’d never relied on such resources anyway. By the flowing drape of Esper’s dress, there was nowhere to hide a wallet even if they’d had any intention of paying their own way. Her pale hair hung in loose waves to her chin, her eyes painted dark and sultry. She lifted her glass and chinked it against Roza’s with the whisper of a smile. The decadence was a novelty.
Roza’s whisper in her ear had prompted the sharp edges of a cruel smile in response. As intended the promise of mischief pierced through a little of Esper’s maudlin mood, which continued to linger and darken every time she remembered Ashton’s rejection. Several days later, they found themselves in the opulence of the Radiance hotel. Everything here oozed expense and indulgence, the people themselves overfilled with the confidence of the rich and successful.
Between them it was not difficult to sweet talk drinks at the bar. Neither of them had much in the way of money, especially not since leaving the carnival, but they’d never relied on such resources anyway. By the flowing drape of Esper’s dress, there was nowhere to hide a wallet even if they’d had any intention of paying their own way. Her pale hair hung in loose waves to her chin, her eyes painted dark and sultry. She lifted her glass and chinked it against Roza’s with the whisper of a smile. The decadence was a novelty.