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[ً @kreophagos]

i wish you would lie to me one last time. tell me it's been worth it, tell me we're going to make it.

[. ⁎ ⃰ # 🍷 @SHALLXWRIVER]

Have you seen your relationships ? It’s okay to be a little slutty.

[ミ☆ ‍ 𝓉he 𝐭alented ᴹ͟ʳ 𝕰𝚖𝚒𝚕𝚢 ‍ @cassettism]

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WHERE IS THIS COMING FROM
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[. ⁎ ⃰ # 🍷 @SHALLXWRIVER]

You ARE though 🙂‍↕️

[ミ☆ ‍ 𝓉he 𝐭alented ᴹ͟ʳ 𝕰𝚖𝚒𝚕𝚢 ‍ @cassettism]

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I’M NOT A HOE ???
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[. ⁎ ⃰ # 🍷 @SHALLXWRIVER]

Is she wrong.

[ミ☆ ‍ 𝓉he 𝐭alented ᴹ͟ʳ 𝕰𝚖𝚒𝚕𝚢 ‍ @cassettism]

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???
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[. ⁎ ⃰ # 🍷 @SHALLXWRIVER]

— multiple people at a time & yet you have the nerve to act like you could do half the job she does better than she will ever do it.

It seems to me that someone doesn’t know basic manners. I wonder why that is.

[. ⁎ ⃰ # 🍷 @SHALLXWRIVER]

I think I do. I think I also know that you’re banned from every bar in this town. Ergo, you’d have to drive to another town just for a drink & do you really think they’ll let you in cause you’re charming at first ? Oh please don’t make me laugh.

If you’re going to waste *my* —

[. ⁎ ⃰ # 🍷 @SHALLXWRIVER]

— time to settle this petty dispute then I might as well waste yours.

[ Pause. No longer face to face. ]

You know damn well that Laura has a name-tag and I know damn well that you can read it. She’s no amateur just because she has other people she needs to serve. She helps —

[. ⁎ ⃰ # 🍷 @SHALLXWRIVER]

— welcome to witness your *sincere* apology.

[ Face to face with him now. Oh she’s serious. Her resolve doesn’t waver. ]

You may think you can push everyone around but in *this* establishment ? That kind of behavior simply wont do. Do you understand me ?

[. ⁎ ⃰ # 🍷 @SHALLXWRIVER]

[ Eyeroll. Sneering. Snapping her fingers in his face one more time. She’s trying to prove a point. ]

Dear, if THIS is how you treat my staff when you’re ' fine ', I’d hate to see you worse than this.

[ A small huff. Taking his glass and passing it to one of her employees to —

[. ⁎ ⃰ # 🍷 @SHALLXWRIVER]

— put in the sink in the back. That’s a clear cut no on the drink request. ]

You want your drinks ? You’ll have to earn it.

Either apologize to my staff for your arrogant behavior or sit on your ass and perish from boredom. You choose. I’ll let my darlings know when they’re —

[. ⁎ ⃰ # 🍷 @SHALLXWRIVER]

Do you need a ride home ? I can call a cab for you !

[ Oh she’s / * taunting / him. ]

[. ⁎ ⃰ # 🍷 @SHALLXWRIVER]

[ She gently smacks his hand away and makes a small ' oop ! ' sound as she giggles. Crossing her arms. Her smile doesn’t fade. ]

Mhm ! Isn’t it grand ? I had help too, from friends old and new.

[ Cocking a brow. Tongue in cheek for a moment. ]

Bill, you don’t look too good…..

[. ⁎ ⃰ # 🍷 @SHALLXWRIVER]

/ / No format for this quote we ball either way .

[. ⁎ ⃰ # 🍷 @SHALLXWRIVER]

@orcytolagus

[ً @httpsfangs]

Pissing me the fuck off all by yourself handsome?

[. ⁎ ⃰ # 🍷 @SHALLXWRIVER]

— time in his face just so he knows he isn’t dreaming. A smug smile. ]

I call the shots here, Bill. That’s why I’m here.

[. ⁎ ⃰ # 🍷 @SHALLXWRIVER]

[ Smiling. This is a performance & she needs no rehearsal.

Her tone is a faux sense of tenderness. A faux sense of care.

She genuinely cares for the majority of her patrons … William, is an exception. She divorced him for plenty of reasons. Her allowing him to even —

[. ⁎ ⃰ # 🍷 @SHALLXWRIVER]

— enter was merely an invitation for her to be entertained. ]

Hi there Bill. Are you feeling okay ? You look like shit. I hear you’ve been treating Laura like shit too —— you must’ve scared her bad if she had to call *me* to intervene.

[ Snapping her fingers one more —

[. ⁎ ⃰ # 🍷 @SHALLXWRIVER]

Snapping her fingers in @orcytolagus’ face is Miss Clara Calliope Shelly herself. The Matron of the bar. His * Ex - Wife. ]

May I have your attention, sir ⁉️Say, is this how you’ve been treating my delightful ladies ?

[ Hand on hip. A little bit of a laugh. ]

[. ⁎ ⃰ # 🍷 @SHALLXWRIVER]

Laurie honey, come on in.

[ Laura … a nervous looking employee walks in to tell Clara all about a William Afton, he who is causing problems on purpose. Blissfully unaware who’s running the show.

Clara says nothing for a moment. She smiles. ]

A mean drunk you say ?

[. ⁎ ⃰ # 🍷 @SHALLXWRIVER]

I’ll be right there. Do be sure to take your break with Aurora & please hold off on giving him any more drinks. I’ll be handling this personally.

[ Eventually, Clara steps out of her back office. The bar is filled with loud and jubilant patrons … all except for one.

[. ⁎ ⃰ # 🍷 @SHALLXWRIVER]

—— old man in a while, has he been giving you trouble ?

[ She’s good at small talk. She was always soft for her kids. No matter what her ex husband would have to say about it, she’ll always be soft for her children. ]

[. ⁎ ⃰ # 🍷 @SHALLXWRIVER]

Aht aht aht —— Vanessa, you don’t *need* to. I’ve got good mocktail recipes for anybody who doesn’t drink.

Don’t even worry about it, alright ? I’ve got just the thing for you.

[ If there’s anybody who knows how to meet someone’s needs … It would be Miss C.C Shelly over here !

[. ⁎ ⃰ # 🍷 @SHALLXWRIVER]

She’ll begin to make a Pomegranate Sparkler. Four simple ingredients. Cinnamon Syrup & Pomegranate Juice, Ginger Ale & Ice !

Throwing in some cinnamon Syrup & Pomegranate juice in the mixer as she begins to shake it up. ]

How’ve you been ? I haven’t heard from your ——