➥ location: oyster & pearl
➥ timestamp: evening, nov. 18
➥ status: closed starter for @ftgrace
“What do you think-” Nathan says, nodding towards a table in the far corner. “-first date or the middle of a breakup?”
Awkwardness radiates from the couple seated there, their conversation obviously stiff and stilted, with two menus half raised like shields between them. Whichever answer proves true, it's obvious the evening isn't going well for them.
It's a game he likes to play every time he and Grace go out to dinner, finding the most likely source of drama and turning it into free entertainment for the night. The wine list lays forgotten in front of him. He turns back to her, one eyebrow raised playfully. “How much do you want to bet she'll walk out before the main course even makes it to their table?”