@patrict | starter
a slow exhale silently hisses past his lips . the stench of alcohol lingering . there remains a glass of ale , half full . for the past thirty minutes arthur has been using his beer as a chaser . the shots having stopped , for now . eyes angle to the shoulder he feels the other approaching . ‘ i ain’t . . . drunk enough---- ‘ he hiccups , holding a finger up for a moment in the event a second follows . ‘ t’talk about my proprieties . ‘ his large hand envelopes his mug of ale . there was something fun about being drunk , even more fun about a good ol fashioned bar fight . to which he’s certain is unlikely to happen now .







