Say cheese!
Her handshake was firm and full of confidence, and Darcy hoped the womanâ Margot, wouldnât notice his hand was almost as wet as the weather outside just seconds ago. Resisting the urge to play with his hair, Darcy exhaled, letting himself relax as he dropped his hands to his lap. Small talk, check. Introductions, check. Things were going well and the chubby man felt himself relax a little as the friendly banter deviated from himself, deciding to humour the conversation with his limited knowledge. âI donât know much about fashion to be quite honest! I think Iâve heard her name before, but if you were to point her out I doubt Iâd be able to say who it was⌠I watched a few episodes of Americaâs Next Top Model a while ago, though, but i donât seem to be able to keep up with fashion. I think I dress more like my grandfather compared to anyone Iâve seen on the street here.âÂ
Letting a smile grace his face, Darcy finally reached for his almost untouched coffee and slowly lifted the cup to his mouth, making sure to not tip the cup so much so that his moustache wouldnât get wet. Darcy allowed his eyes stray from the blondeâs face to eye her camera, preparing for when the shiny lens would focus on him. âFeel free to start shooting. Iâm not sure what Iâm meant to be doing so, uh, donât hesitate to tell me if Iâm doing somethingâŚâ Awkward, he thought âWrong,â He stuttered, voice raising as the sentence dragged on, making the words sound more like a question more than a statement.Â
The faerie was a little disappointed - both with the limpid handshake, which she discreetly wiped off on her leg, and with the lack of a name. Names were tools of power for the fae, and having something to address the human with would have given her just a little more of an advantage over him. Whatever. Margot was surprised by his remark, and laughed, shaking her head as she looked down to the camera case in her lap. âAwh, I wouldnât say that! Like, everything comes into fashion eventually. Cardigans and leather elbow patches were like, so in last year! Besides, I wouldnât use a little cruddy rock like this as fashion advice - like, how often does stuff come from the mainland? Basically never.â As she spoke, she slowly began to unzip the case and assemble her camera, dragging the process out for much longer than it needed to take - no harm in making him squirm, right? It wasnât like he was gonna call her out on it, and she could always airbrush out his sweat patches later.
Having finally constructed her gargantuan camera, Margot gave the human a breezy smile, puffing away a stray wisp of hair, and pushed back her chair to stand up. âOh, donât worry about that, hon! Weâre looking for something natural... If we published photos of people grinning and whatever, itâd come off as really fake, yâknow? Weâre looking for ordinary Kahi patrons, doinâ ordinary Kahi stuff - like you!â Emphasis on the ordinary, right? Hah! Sheâd have to be pretty hungry to stoop as low as this one - not that he smelled like the kind who fell for her easily. Moving almost silently, the leannĂĄn sĂ stepped around to the side of the table, sinking down into a crouch and watching as the human sipped coffee through the viewfinder, a smile beginning to form. âHave you lived on the island long, hon?â

















