Riley's  Heart  Skipped  A  Beat  As  She  Collided  With  The  Guy,  The  Impact  Knocking 

riley's  heart  skipped  a  beat  as  she  collided  with  the  guy,  the  impact  knocking  the  breath  out  of  her  as  his  water  tumbler  soared  through  the  air,  followed  by  what  could  only  be  described  as  a  moment  of  complete  and  utter  chaos.  her  coffee  cup  wobbled  dangerously  in  her  hand,  and  for  a  second,  she  thought  it  was  going  to  spill  all  over  her.  but  nope,  she  somehow  managed  to  keep  it  upright,  which  was  a  small  victory  in  itself.  she  glanced  at  the  tumbler  —  now  rolling  across  the  floor  —  and  immediately  felt  a  wave  of  mortification.  “oh,  god,  i’m  so  sorry,”  she  blurted,  instinctively  reaching  out  to  steady  herself,  though  she  couldn’t  quite  tell  if  she  was  apologizing  for  the  collision  or  the  aftermath  of  water  flying  everywhere.  when  she  looked  up,  the  guy  was  grinning  at  her,  a  teasing  smile  on  his  lips  that  somehow  disarmed  her  frustration.  he  wasn’t  angry  —  no,  he  was... amused.  great.  that  made  her  feel so  much  better.  she  ran  a  hand  through  her  hair,  trying  to  regain  some  shred  of  composure,  though  it  didn’t  help  at  all.  “i  swear,  i’m  usually  way  more  coordinated  than  this,”  she  said.  her  eyes  flicked  to  the  machine,  which  had  now  become  the  object  of  her  absolute  disdain.  "i’m  definitely  not  here  to  fix  it,  sorry  to  bring  you  even  more  tragedy,”  she  added,  nodding  toward  the  malfunctioning  snack  dispenser  like  it  was  the  source  of  all  her  current  embarrassment.  she  took  a  deep  breath  and  then  gave  him  a  half-smile.  "i  usually  just  do  this..”  which  was then  followed  by  her  kicking  the  machine  enough  to  give  it  a  bit  of  a  shake,  hoping  that  it  would  work  in  her  favor. 

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he was in the middle of a very serious negotiation with the lobby vending machine when someone collided into him at full speed, sending his water tumbler flying ( and his dignity ) right along with it. "jesus—" felix started, but then he turned to face them - wide eyes, out-of-breath, clutching a coffee cup like it was a lifeline - and, well, he wasn't exactly mad anymore. "you always body-check strangers or am i just special?" he teased, stepping back just enough to get a better look. they were flustered, clearly in a rush, but there was a certain electric aura, like they could talk their way in or out of anything if given five uninterrupted minutes. "please tell me you're here to fix this thing," he nodded at the vending machine, "because i'm one lost snack away from a full breakdown."