There was one person who had been noticeably absent from the group... That one person who conveniently vanished as soon as she sensed that shit was about to hit the fan!
She had disappeared right when the chaos began, and only after everything finally settled down... did she decide to make her grand reappearance.
Gulp...
Gulp....
On the balcony, beneath a velvet blanket dotted with millions of glittering stars, stood Aether, clutching a nearly full bottle of alcohol. His eyes, glazed with intoxication, stared vacantly into the infinite darkness above.
He drank the potent liquor as though it were water essential to a tree's survival.
"Slow down..." A sudden seductive voice broke through the silence, softly whispering from behind him.
Aether didn't even flinch.
His mind was too clouded, his heart too heavy.
