DRINKING IN KAOS is kind of dangerous, mostly because every day feels like a holiday and there’s always a reason to celebrate. whether it’s a celebration of love, life, or just a nice evening, arlo loves the energy that seems to shake the whole island. it’s dangerous for him, because arlo looks for any reason to go out and have a good night of drinking. even more dangerous for him, because he occasionally lets himself get plastered with roman. the pair are good friends, having dated for a summer a while ago and since then, having been on-and-off but pretty casual all around. beyond all of that, arlo considers roman to be a good friend, someone he’s comfortable with. needless to say, he hasn’t slept with roman in some time but he’s thankful for the fact that their connection clearly didn’t depend on that.
but arlo is depending on roman currently, arm draped over the other’s shoulders as they stumble out of the beach bar at some ungodly hour of the night. like, to the point that the bartender is kicking them out because they’re closing, and arlo can’t see straight. he’s just humming, laughing to himself as he rests his head on roman’s shoulder. “i don’t know–” his words are slurred like a bunch of legato notes. “i don’t know why they’ve got to close.” his statement is confident and his voice sweet, delicate. he laughs and gives his shoulder a shrug. “like–” he blinks a few times and tries to turn back to look at the establishment from behind but he stumbles a bit. “i don’t know why they had to stop drinking.” he giggles. “i mean– i don’t know why they had to stop serving.”