FFXIV Write 2021 Prompt #10: Heady
((TW: drug use))
The children were away at their grandparents house which had left the house eerily quiet. Normally A'sana enjoyed the quiet and would have taken advantage of it but tonight her nerves jangled like silver notes bouncing about her head. Brem was doing last minute preparation for the mission tomorrow and Sana had her own work to do but she couldn't focus.
Instead she found herself out in the little gazebo tucked in the corner of the yard with a little box in hand. It'd been years since she'd bothered with the box since she didn't indulge in such things while tending to her children or pregnant. Tonight, though, she needed something to take the edge off so she could focus and make sure her preparations were done.
It took little effort to pack the little pipe and get it prepared for her to light with a quick touch of a fire crystal. Even being careful, she'd forgotten how hard it could hit after a long abstinence. Though as a sense of calm started to wash over her, she wasn't certain that was a bad thing.
With her normally anxious mind soothed into a lull, she was less pressed to over prepare and instead enjoy a few moments of peace in the garden. If tomorrow meant potential losses, she might as well enjoy being relaxed and content for a short while. While she had faith in her family and friends, they couldn't control every variable and they were going in with a lot of variables.
Tucking everything away in the box once she was done, she set it to the side in favor of staying outside a bit longer. The sunset was beautiful and it was quiet tucked in her own little world in the corner of the garden. Preparations could wait just a little longer. She was going to let her mind and body ride the hazy, warm high that had settled over her and enjoy the sunset just a little longer before the cold eventually would chase her back in.