closed starter for @ripetogether !
“come on, bartender,” phoebe says to alaric teasingly, waving the glass in front of her. after a long day of swindling and scamming and making men’s lives hell, the one thing she looks forward to at the end of the day is coming back to this bar, a little home away from home for the woman. she laughs and leans her flushed cheek into the palm of her hand, feeling the alcohol working its magic. she’s not drunk, not in a sloppy sort of way; phoebe has always known how to handle her alcohol. “hit me with another one.” she sets in on the bar top and slides it in his direction, offering him a raised brow and a cheeky sort of grin, glancing over at the woman beside her. “don’t even try it, chica. the whole flirty thing only works when i do it.” phoebe looks back to alaric and smiles, a genuine sort of smile. god, what was she doing? some might call it a distraction, but phoebe, she would call it necessary for her sanity. what would she do if she didn’t end her days here? “surprise me with something, al.”

















