🌺|He smelled like Flowers|🌺 |cyno x tighnari|

before the water rippled

(one month before)

Cyno POV:

I lay there on my bed holding the bottle of unfinished alcohol, my head pounding like shit. I thought drinking more would stop it from happening but guess not, i sigh sitting up on my bed, and settling the bottle on my bedside. I feel hassan rub against my arm. "What is it hassan?," I say scratching him behind his ears. Hassan jumps off the bed and meows at the empty bottle of alcohol under some clothes. I sigh, "not you too hassan...," I pick him up, "i already have collei scolding me for smoking i dont need you meowing at me for drinking now too..." He purrs as i pet him gently. I haven't gone to school in over a week now...i should at least make use of the time i have... I sit at my laptop, hassan sitting on my lap, and search for job applications.

"Lets see...," I scroll through thousands of different applications. I scroll in slight annoyance not finding any of them interesting.

"Hmm...," I keep scrolling for a while and find nothing, "fucks sakes", i say leaning against my chair. I get up from my chair hassan fallowing close behind, "stay," i say sternly as i leave out the door.

I quietly walk down the sidewalk looking down at the floor. It cant get any worse than this right?

As if the universe heard my complaints i felt a small drop of water hit the back of my neck, "agh!," I reach for my neck and feel even more droplets begin to hit my skin. I groan as i look up and see water start to pour from the sky. I put my hood on and turn towards my house but realize nothing looks familiar.

"Fuck!," I run straight ahead the rain soaking my clothes the Farther i run.

"Hey! Kid! over here!," I stop in my tracks and turn to where the sound is coming from, i see a tall man with dark blue hair standing at the doorway of a restaurant, i hesitate for a second before figuring i have no other choice and run into the building.

I hold my knees shivering from the cold water, the man offers me a towel, "your soaked kid, you ok?," he asks having a hand on his hip.

"Yea...thanks a lot...," I look up at him slightly out of breath taking the towel.

He pulls up a chair from behind a desk and offers it to me. I thank him once again and take a seat, "what's a kid like you doing out in the rain you can get sick ya know," he says taking a seat beside me.

I sigh,"I honestly dont know where i am, i was looking for a job and got frustrated than left home and somehow ended up here," i say as i use the towel to dry off my hair.

"A job? Shouldn't you be in school?," He says crossing one leg over the other.

"Well um its just complicated i really need a job, to make up for school, but just looking for one is hard," i say rubbing the back of my neck.

"Well you're still pretty young higher paying jobs don't usually accept kids under 19, how old are you?," He says resting his head on his hand.

"18," i say with a sigh.

"Just as i suspected," he rests his hand on his chin,"hmmm.... how about this, we have an opening for a waiter i can try and work things out with my brother and i can possibly get you a job here, it's 12 dollars an hour its not much but the tips should help you out a little more, i don't guarantee I'll be able to convince him but would you like to consider it?," He says smiling.

"Wow i uh thank you so much mr?"

"Kaeya, kaeya alberich and you are?," he extends his hand.

"Cyno, cyno Mahamatra," i shake his hand.

"Well Mr Mahamatra fallow me this way to my brother's office," he gets up signalling to a pair of double doors, he tells another waiter to stand in his post as he and i enter through the double doors.