Pairings: None
Category: Cocktail Friday
Warnings: Mild angst, alcohol
Prompt: Well, well, well... I thought I smelled gin and regret.
Summary: Duo wakes up after a night of heavy drinking to find Wufei on his doorstep.
Feedback: Much appreciated!
BANG BANG BANG
Duo groaned. Who in the hell was pounding on his door this early in the morning?
BANG BANG BANG
"Alright already!" he yelled, wincing at the sound of his own voice. Exactly how much had he drunk last night?
He rolled off the couch - he evidently hadn't made it to bed this time - and stumbled toward the door. He opened it to find Wufei standing there, hand raised to knock again.
"What the hell, man? Can't a man get some sleep?"
Wufei brushed by him into the apartment without so much as a by your leave. Duo shut the door behind him, turning to see him setting coffee and a paper bag – where did those come from? – on the kitchen table.
Wufei looked around, noting the general dishevelment of the apartment. Duo usually kept the place rather tidy, but now there were beer cans strewn all around, and a mostly empty handle of gin on one end of the couch.
"I thought whiskey was your drink of choice," Wufei stated dryly, raising an eyebrow in Duo's direction.
Duo scowled.
"Oh you're keeping track now?" he quipped.
Wufei shrugged.
"If you must know, the gin was on sale. It's been a tight month," Duo muttered.
"I see. Well, after yesterday, I thought you might need some... encouragement... to actually show up at the baby shower on time. I see I was correct."
"Baby shower? That's today? Oh shit, Hilde is gonna kill me if she finds out I forgot!"
"Lucky for you, I'm not inclined to tell her," Wufei said, a small smile on his lips. Then the smile fell away, replaced by a look of concern. He opened his mouth to say something more, but Duo held up a hand.
"Not now, Wufei. I don't want to get into this right now."
Wufei pursed his lips.
"Fine. But we are going to get into it. Tonight. With as much alcohol as you feel you need, but Duo?"
Duo looked up, a stubborn look on his face.
"Next time, call me? I worry about you when you drink alone. Even if you don't wanna talk, just let me be there, or Quatre, or Trowa, or somebody, okay?"
Duo sighed. His drinking was no secret amongst their friends, and everyone but Heero seemed to know the why of it. Duo knew they worried about him, and if he were honest with himself, his ever more frequent trips to the bottom of a bottle were worrying him too.
"Alright, Wufei. Next time I'll call you."