I love this description. You really get a feel for the two character’s differences while still building the anticipation of what is going to happen next.
Andy’s right leg began to bounce beneath the table, releasing some of her nervous energy. Nat sat motionless, ever on guard, as she stared down the tall Aekan man. Itanus took a long dreg from his drink.
The room was shaped a like a nautilus shell, with tall shelving curving around a central clearing.
She was pale as sour cream with a platinum pixie cut, fringe just brushing her unusually vivid blue eyes
Personal preference, but it would not hurt to change the "couldn’t" in both paragraphs highlighted to could not. Or even, "might not." Contractions sometimes sound more appropriate in dialogue than in descriptions.
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