#HAIKAVEH: sober (one shot)

Sober

[New message from: Haitham]

Kaveh's eyes immediately shifted its focus from his drink, to his phone.

"What now?" His eyebrows furrowed as he unlocks his phone.

(Text Message)

H: Hey, Kaveh.

K: y the fuck r u texting me

H: Do you ever use proper English? Doesn't hurt to turn on auto-caps once in a while.

K: Okay, thanks for the input. Fuck you.

H: ???

K: i used proper english.

H: Okay... whatever.

H: What are you up to?

K: waht

H: Are you dumb? I said, what are you up to?

K: gee okay, im just hanging out w tighnari

H: Come home, will you? Stop going out a lot for once. It's not stabilizing your financial instability.

K: ok what the actual fuck. ure mentally unstable. y tf do u even care?

H: ...Whatever. Forget whatever I just said. I take it back.

K: alright then. i hope ure not joking...

H: Just... please come home, Kaveh.

K: ure a piece of shit

K: fine i'll be there in 10, i'm at Lambad's Tavern. gotta finish my drink.

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Kaveh puts down his phone, unable to decipher what just happened. He picks up his drink and sighs.

"You sound like you're a mother of 12 kids, what's the sighing for?" asked Tighnari while he places his elbow on the bar table, resting his face on the palm of his hands, trying to look at Kaveh's face that is facing downwards.

"Whatever, I'm a mess right now."

"I bet it's Alhaitham problems again, isn't it? I know you so well." Tighnari chuckled.

"Nari, i've gotta go in 5." Kaveh turned to Tighnari with an obviously-not-so-happy smile.

"Wait, what for though? I thought we were about to catch up on some life stuff?"

"Haitham is on my ass for whatever reasons I don't know, and he wants me to go back home." He palmed his forehead, frustrated, like how he constantly is.

"Well, let's meet up again next week then. I'm dying to catch up with you. We've all been so busy these days."

Kaveh gulps the rest of his cocktail, that is yet to leave him tipsy since he's quite the lightweight.

"I'll go now. I wouldn't want to be dragged by Alhaitham for being late. Would worsen the fight we have right now"

"Alright, take care." Tighnari patted Kaveh's shoulder, as if he's wishing him good luck.

Kaveh got up and pushed the door of the tavern open, thus ringing the doorbell that either signifies an entrance or and exit. a new beginning, or an end to something?

The streets were rather quiet, Kaveh was accompanied by his own shadow, and the moon.

This time, their fight was all about awkwardnesses and avoidings. Kaveh constantly goes out with his friends and brings back 'leftovers' for Alhaitham that was truthfully, just food he ordered extra. In the period of awkwardness after they had fucked, Alhaitham would not acknowledge Kaveh's existence at all, leaving Kaveh pressed and eventually they end up yelling at each other.