"drunk confessions."
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"cheers to queen nora for winning the trial! may maxwill rot in prison!"
ava bumps her can of beer with nora's & throws her head back with a laugh, chugging half the drink in one go. the curly haired girl exclaims loudly and jumps up & down, hyping up the little crowd before the two.
it's august ten, the trial finished three hours ago with nora winning the case, and now everyone's celebrating at the same pub the racers gathered months ago, this time to celebrate something aside from the event itself.
it's been two months since ava last talked to heeseung. in fact, she's been religiously avoiding the raven haired, changing her direction if they happen to cross paths ─ "you're being childish right now." nora would comment ─ or turning around when she senses him coming any close to her.
heeseung is tired of playing chase for so long. he swore to himself he won't give up until he gets to talk to her, but ava seems to be having other plans ─ one of them is not being anywhere near five meters close to him.
the raven haired sits by a small table at the corner of the pub, four cans of beer scattered before him. he raises a hand and beckons for the young girl behind the counter to bring him one more ─ which she does, yet misses no chance in taking a seat across from him & leaning in.
"hey, what's it?" she asks in a shushed tone, and ava watches the interaction, intently & with interest. the same girl reaches out her hand to take his, her thumb rubbing ghosting circles at the back of it.
"it's nothing alex." he whispers, one hand still trapped in her grip as the other comes up to rub his forehead. the girl shakes her head with a tut & snatches the can before he can even take it. "hey!"
"you've been consuming beer like it's fucking milk for the past... i can't even keep track of how long it's been! you! who'd never touch a second glass of beer whenever you came here! what's wrong heeseung?"
heeseung looks up and meets her doe eyes staring back at him. for a second, his mouth opens and a random noise escapes, something like a sobby 'i', as he rubs a hand over his gapping lips to keep it shut. "forget about it."
"i won't tell anyone, if that's the case." alex insists, yet he's made up his mind and stands up, groggily taking out his wallet and slamming a twenty pound note on the table. "keep the change."
he walks out of the suffocatingly tiny place, quickly maneuvering through the people as he opens the door with a harsh push & basically throws himself out, elated that he is finally breathing fresh air.
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