#but you rlly didn’t need to sacrifice your sleep for it 😭

[xzho-writes]

LATE AS HELL 500 FOLLOWER PRESENT IS HERE!!!

Sorry it makes absolutely no sense, it's 2am and ive been awake since 5am-

I'm tired but I'm not gonna sleep hehe-

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You entered the tavern, the scent of alcohol entered the atmosphere, as you looked at Charles with tired eyes. You scanned the lower floor, and concluded it safe.

You made your way to the bar, as the loud conversations deafened out with every sip of your dandelion wine that you took. Charles looked at you with concern, but before he could say a word, you already started.

"(Boss) is being so unfair. The most sexist person I've ever met--"

Charles tried to speak again. "What happen-"

"This dumbass made me kill multiple hilichurl camps, but didn't provide me anything but a goddamn sword. No armour, no food- just a wooden. Sword. Then he told me I was so WEAK for a (Gender)!"

"My body hurts like hell..." You sunk your head onto the table, one hand supporting your head and the other grasping the drink.

You looked up at the empty glass, and shifted it to Charles. "More please."

You finished glass after glass, until your hands cramped. "More pl-" You got cut off, "We're out."

"Of what?"

"Dandelion wine-- you finished the last 4 bottles." You looked at Charles. "Oh." You sat in silence for a second. "Death after noon then, please." You hiccuped.

The scars were visible throughout your body, and as the crowd started to leave, more complaints about your boss arose. "And then (they)-" *hic* "called my gender 'dumb'!"

Charles looked at you concerningly. "I think I need to go to the restroom, one- *hic* second." You rose up, and stumbled to the (your gender)s bathroom.

Charles scanned the place, most of the crowd had left. But one thing caught his eye--

His boss.

Diluc's eyes were following your drunk figure with every step you took, and when you were finally gone, he turned to a man sitting on the same table as him. "Please excuse me.".

He stood up, making his way to the bar. "How many bottles of dandelion wine and death after noons did they take?" He asked Charles, who every now and then glanced at the restroom door.

"4 Dandelion Wines and... 2 Death After Noons." (Yes ik it is physically impossible to digest so much alcohol, especially strong ones, BUT LET IT BE ITS 1:30AM HERE IM TIRED.)

"2...?-" He stood in a bit of disbelief, before continuing. "How long has this been going on?"

"Every night when you're busy or not working sir they get even worse than this, and ever since they started the job...-" Charles stopped, waiting for a reply, when he didn't get one, he continued. "They've never told you because they thought you'd have even more stress on your shoulders, and didn't want to trouble you with their problems."

Diluc sighed as the restroom door creaked open, and you saw him. You guys locked eyes as you tried to do your most stable walk towards him. "Hel-" *hic* "-lo Diluc, i thought you weren't working today?--"

"Drop the act, I've been here since you entered, (Name.)" He said, (ik it's a bit cold but pls-) "Anything you need to tell me?"

More customers had left the tavern, and the man was still sitting on the table, counting money.

"I'm sorry I didn't tell you before- I didn't want to trouble you, and I'm sorry for not confronting you or my boss about- *hic* it."

"You're surprisingly quite sober for someone who's had 2 bottles of Death After Noons..-" Diluc said.

The man sitting on the table as he saw you and Dilucs hands intertwined together, and quickly understood. He stood up to get out, but you whispered in Dilucs ear and he was already off.

"Dont 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 come near me, my lover, or my tavern ever again."

Let's just say, he didn't have the limbs to.

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-🥀

oh 🥀 nonnie……..

thank you so much for spending your time on this for me! although you really didn’t have to it makes me happy that you did. i’d love to have as high an alcohol tolerance as reader did though 😂 i had some soju yesterday cause of a friend’s bday and i was oUTTT ALNXAKJDNDNAN

oh to have a diluc ready to defend you at any slight whisper of trouble 😭 i hope nobody here has had to face this issue irl before, i can only imagine how draining it must be to go through such a thing

thank you again for this 🥀 nonnie! the present was very much appreciated :)