..（ 🎮 ）𝗡𝗖𝗧x𝗢𝗖𝘀
"𝙬𝙖𝙞𝙩 𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙣'𝙩 𝙮'𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙜𝙖𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙩𝙪𝙗𝙚𝙧𝙨?"
in which a girl accidentally joins
a bunch of twitch streamers in a
game of among us.
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𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗘𝗗 :: december 6, 2020
𝗙𝗜𝗡...
a few drinks later and gyuri kept her word. since she had such a high alcohol tolerance, the girl wasn't completely drunk. she just consumed enough to make her head fuzzy and laughs longer.
lucas's shift ended by that time, but he didn't even change into his normal clothes before sliding on the empty barstool beside the blonde. when gyuri noticed his presence, she dropped her chin on her palm and faced the boy. "sup."
lucas couldn't help but chuckle, clearly entertained by her strange demeanor. "sup," he managed, a large smile still stuck to his lips.
the blonde sighed and pulled another arm onto the bar to hold her jaw. "my head hurts. i hate getting emotional, it's so exhausting." and just like that, the bartender's smile dropped into a look of concern. "emotional? are you okay?"
"not sure yet. the drinks certainly help, though." before she could take another sip, lucas covered the glass with his hand and gently pushed it back onto the table.
"that's probably enough. i'm cutting you off."
"i'm not even drunk?"
"yeah, well, a normal person wouldn't be able to stand straight, so i say you're done."
frowning, the girl reluctantly released the glass and brought her hand back up to cradle her chin.
when she remained silent, lucas mindlessly brushed a fallen strand of hair out of her face, careful not to accidentally touch her. it took everything in gyuri not to face him as he spoke, his words slow and delicate. "wanna tell me what happened?"
the blonde's eyes shut as she let his words sink in. she didn't want to open up. what if she freaked him out? they'd still have to see each other at work every day. but, something in gyuri didn't think lucas was the type of person to judge her easily, especially after how his attitude towards her didn't change after seeing where she grew up.
because of that, she looked at him, dark eyes sparkling, and took a breath. "i kinda got evicted today..." the boy's eyes widened but he let her continue.
"not only that but... i don't know. i think my sister is hiding something from me, which isn't like her. i don't know." she repeated. "i just... want a break. and a place to stay the night, but i'm broke. that reminds me, is kun here?"
sitting up and directly eyeing the older boy, gyuri watched as lucas shook his head. "no, he's not here. why?"
"i was gonna ask if i could spend the night in the break room. that's okay. barry b. benson here i come." the silence coming from her left made the blonde a bit uncomfortable. clearly, her attempt at a joke hadn't succeeded.
nervously picking at her nails, gyuri swallowed hard. "... you don't think i'm crazy, right?" her voice came out much softer than anticipated, but it was enough to make lucas lean forward in an attempt to get a look at her face.
the girl was anxiously gnawing on her lip when she met the bartender's eyes. "gyuri, of course not. wild? yes, but that's just who you are."
gyuri chuckled, a hint of genuine joy shining through. "you're too kind to me. i don't deserve it."
"you do. you've clearly been through a lot, i think you deserve some kindness the most."
gyuri's cheeks flushed, but she wasn't sure if it was because of the alcohol or not. clearing her throat, the girl ran her fingers through her bleached hair and sucked in her lips.
"where am i gonna go? i offered to pay but this fucker refused because i'm 'unreliable'." after taking a few seconds to think, lucas rubbed the back of his neck.
"why don't you stay at my place? ten is there and so is xiaojun, but we can help you find a decent place in the morning."
gyuri couldn't help but stare at him in disbelief. was she hearing him right? maybe she did drink too much... "are you sure? you don't even know me..."
the boy chuckled with a smile that made the girl soft. "i know you enough? we've worked together for a while, plus, i've already met your family." he sent her a sly, almost playful wink that made the blonde burst into a fit of ugly laughter.
"okay, okay, but only if you let me watch the james bond marathon with you. it's still recorded, right?"
"oh, i could never delete 007." the co-workers sat there until their chuckling died down.
still a bit hesitant, gyuri glanced back up at lucas, fingers fiddling with each other. "you're sure this is okay? your roommates won't be upset?" the bartender shrugged, side profile on full display as he stood and grabbed his jacket from behind the bar. "i don't care if they're upset or not, gyu. i'm not gonna leave you without a place to stay."
gyuri found herself smiling at his words and joined him as he turned towards the doors. "have you told your friends?" the girl shook her head, "not yet. i don't wanna worry them this late, you know? plus, my phone died when i was listening to jay park and packing."
the dark-haired bartender let out a laugh and held the door open for her. "taste. i'm more of a justin bieber guy, myself."
gyuri snorted, hand flying to cover her mouth. "no, please, not justin."
"... listen, i'm sorry, but if you disrespect a god-like my man bieber, you're gonna have to find another place to stay." the seriousness in his voice made the girl snicker. "okay, okay, i apologize. i guess confident kinda slaps."
since everything gyuri owned was in her car and lucas didn't trust her to drive, he decided to take them in barry and pick his car up in the morning. he made sure the younger was buckled in before starting the car, which made the girl roll her eyes with a grin. "come on, cas. james bond is waiting!"
with an amused chuckle, the bartender started the car, and the co-workers were off.
