Drabble for Bloody Work AU involving Shizu and Hibiki's first meeting
Another glass served and another glass to clean, another patron asking for a refill and another patron leaving their pay on the counter. Small talk here and there, never a moment’s rest. Honestly Shizu had almost ignored the slight boy that had sat down at the bar and unceremoniously thunked his head down onto the counter top, but after about ten minutes of not hearing a peep from the kid, he just had to make sure he hadn’t up and died right there. Bad for business.
"Excuse me, sir?" drifted his concerned voice over the med student’s ears, and thankfully his words earned a shift and a tired reply of ‘Sorry, just resting…’
"Rough day I take it?" he continued, and this time the boy actually bothered to lift his head, blinking bleary bright blue eyes at him before nodding slowly.
"Yeah, you could say that…"
Shizu smiled, bidding the boy wait just a moment for him to return. A simple pick me up should do the trick, a strawberry and mango cocktail. Very fruity, but should be good enough for someone who looked like a couple beers could put them under the table.
He smiled and slid the drink in front of his weary visitor, and slowly, the young man picked himself up to inspect it. A sip.
"I’m Shizu, by the way. Shizu Kuroki. Care to talk about your day for a bit with me?"
"Are you sure? You seemed busy."
"Of course. I wouldn’t offer if I wasn’t."
There was that smile again— He couldn’t help but think the boy in front of him would look good in red.
"Hibiki Kuze, sir. It’s a pleasure to meet you."
"The pleasure’s all mine~"