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(Private starter for @s-seesghosts )
Dan knew something was wrong. Even without his slowly-fading Shine he knew. Slowly but surely he noticed a heaviness surrounding Bill; he chalked it up to the normal anxiety and stress every high school kid went through, and he ignored it. However, normal stress didn’t block out everything, and it certainly didn’t make someone look like they suffered from chronic migraines. It wasn’t stress.
He knew, but he did what his mom did and just didn’t say anything. The question of are you drinking? remained unasked.
Azzie all but sprinted out of hospice guest Ellen Channing’s room when Dan arrived, leaving both of them with raised eyebrows. He assured her that the cat most likely found a rat to chase or something along those lines; he knew it had something to do with Bill, but he wasn’t about to say that out loud. Instead, he went on with business as usual but mimicked Azzie’s hurried exit to their attic apartment. The door was open, with no cat in sight.
Dear God in heaven please let that be Bill forgetting to close the door and they’re inside please let that be it I’m begging you
He closed the door behind him, not wanting to acknowledge the scene in front of him.
On the couch sat Bill.
Drunk.
Dan took a breath and sat next to him, trying to ignore the several half-empty bottles on the table. He didn’t say anything. He’d let Bill initiate.














