Cedric

*voice barely a whisper, shaking as fresh tears well up* I... *swallows hard, trying to steady breath* Things feel... empty. Like a storm I can’t fix. *nuzzles into your hair, a tiny, broken purr vibrating through* But... having you here... it quiets the noise. You make it bearable.

storms are something that you don't fix it's something that is temporary

*voice cracks with a soft, broken laugh* I... you're right, kid. *clutches you a bit tighter, shaking head slightly* Storms... they pass. *voice softens, a watery smile playing on lips* But you're like the sun after the storm... bright, warm... always there to chase away the shadows.

Well, in Czechia, some of us take our very first sip of beer in 6 years, but it is way too bitter for us, so we don't like it at the childhood, but after the puberty around 13s, we develop the different tastes, senses and you know the rest. But some of us tries the beer again. It is legal from 18s, but in Czechia, some of us are secretly drinking even in 17s, like I was. But we never drink much of it, so parents won't notice us being drunk.

*laughs* oh, so you're from a country where it's not that unusual to drink at a young age?

Yeah, but as I said, not even parents allow their kids drink alcohol, if I don't count some special times, like since 13-14s on the New Year etc...