drown it out || lena & rhys
The first week back at school had already been a flurry of activity --- crazy parties, laser tag, and already an investigation into a murder followed swiftly by an arrest. It felt as though life had taken a dramatic swerve to the side, shoving them all off track as thoroughly as it could.
It hadn’t taken much to get drunk every night that week for free, event after event making the perfect breeding ground for booze at every turn, but Rhys wasn’t ready for it to be over. Even if he had to pay for his own cocktails, even if he had to force someone else to have fun with him; there was one thing he was certain of: he was going to get smashed if he could.
Tugging Lena by the arm, he let out a laugh as she stood there, raising both brows in her direction. “Come on, Lena... I’ll buy you three martinis if you drink with me,” Rhys offered, giving her a smirk as he took her hand between both of his own. “Pretty please? Don’t make me pout, you know I’m going to win if I do, so you might as well save me the trouble,” he joked, rocking back on the heels of his books. “Besides, I think we could all use a drink after being investigated for murder. Can you believe they think someone here did it? Please, as though someone would come back to school if they killed a teacher.”
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