hoax → c.h

When the front doors of the club swing open, Calum is convinced he's been flashbanged until he realizes that, no, he's just going to be splashed on every news frontpage and every single sports magazine the next morning. He does his best to shield his face as he and Luke struggle through the sea of people, but his attempts are in vain as he's so close to blacking out again that he can hardly stand up straight. By some miracle, he makes it to the car, and goes out like a fucking light as soon as he sits down.

Surely enough, the next morning: "Australia Men's National Soccer Team forward star Calum Hood caught in a bar brawl in downtown Sydney."

→ content warning:
alcoholism
violence
depression
death