A Breather | Otto & Ram
She blinked as she watched the way his reaction changed, one eyebrow raising. He did know he didn’t have to bother with the cream and sugar, right? It was standard practice to bring out when someone ordered tea. Why did he act like he didn’t really want to..? Even then, doing the bare minimum…it wasn’t like he was being forced, so why did it look like he was forcing himself?
He was sort of jumpy, wasn’t he? He almost reminded her of a mouse being cornered by a cat. He was incredibly nervous for some reason. Curious. Still, Ram nodded her agreement. “Indeed. She’ll make someone a very good wife. Rem’s specialty is taking care of others.” Her gaze softened as she watched her younger sister go about her task. “But perhaps not as good at taking care of herself in the process..”
But that was what an older sister was supposed to be for. That’s why she wanted her sister to be able to live comfortably. Her precious younger sister who was far better at cooking and cleaning and in general just…..kinder.
Shaking that thought aside, she once again fixed her gaze on the anxious male before her, a beat of silence passing between them before she spoke again. “You seem quite unsettled, Master.”
Another pause.
“Could it be your heart was stolen away by Ram’s cuteness?”
The anxious expression he wore melted away as he watched the pink-haired maid carefully, seeing the gentle expression on her face as she watched her twin work from afar. Seeing her focus on something else seemed to calm him down. So talking about her sister made her appear less hostile. Well, maybe hostile wasn’t the right word, but there had definitely been a dangerous look in her eye when she spoke about some of the customers earlier. He figured maybe keeping her twin in the conversation would soften her up a bit, but maybe asking too many questions would raise suspicions, even though he had no such interest in her.
“I see.. Well, it’s a fortunate thing that she has a kind sister to look out for her.” He raised the now slightly more sweetened tea cup to his mouth and took a careful sip of the hot, dark amber liquid, letting it rest on his tongue so he could savor and decipher the flavor. Well, he had only put the very bare minimum in so it wasn’t so bad. Nodding his head and smiling about the fact that his tea wasn’t ruined, he took a better sip just as his server spoke up.
“Could it be your heart was stolen away by Ram’s cuteness?”
The hot tea went down the wrong way and Otto slammed the cup back down as he choked and coughed, pounding his fist into his chest as his face reddened by the violent coughing. He supposed that was a pretty good excuse not to answer even though it didn’t feel so great.











