The Hangover

Lillith's groggy groans as he pulled her from her slumber drew a loving smile to Romulus' face. She was always flawless to his eyes, but there was something about a sleepy Lillith in the morning right as she woke up that was doubly adorable to him. Instantly she flinched away from the light and Romulus moved his head to shade her eyes. The world was still clad in night, so it was better than if they'd woken up to glaring sunlight, but even the bright auroras and moonlight were enough to bother their hungover eyes. "Yeah, we do," he replied with an exhausted sigh. "C'mon, the sooner we get up, the sooner we can get back to our bed." And go back to bed was fully what Roman intended to do! He'd lock the doors, draw the curtains, and smother their shared bedroom in darkness for them to sleep off the awful hangover together.

Knowing that Lillith would no doubt be feeling the same illness he was, if not more so thanks in part to her gender and lighter weight, Roman made sure he got up first so he could help her to her paws. It was a struggle to get his legs to respond, every muscle in his body protesting any sort of movement whatsoever. Somehow, he managed to get standing, although the effort did make his head swirl and stomach churn. Lil's soft whimpered question broke his heart, but also reminded him of just how young and inexperienced she was to the ways of the world. This was not Roman's first hangover, and he doubted it would be his last, but it definitely didn't make it feel any better. "That's what happens when you drink too much. It's called a hangover," he explained while offering her his side for support while she got up. "Come get a drink. It'll help, I promise."

With careful yet wobbly steps, Romulus guided Lillith over to the freshwater spring that started the falls. He bend his neck down and took a good, long drink. The cool water washed over his tongue, his palate, his dry throat and purged the foul taste of morning breath from his maw. The coolness seeped down into his stomach and instantly felt like relief. Roman drank and drank and drank until he had to come up for air, gasping for breath while Lillith drank her fill as well. "Y'know, today might suck, but I don't regret a moment of what caused it." Bleary silver eyes looked over to her with a sly, roguish grin turned to his lover. "Last night was the best night of my life, Lil. I'm glad it was you I got to share it with."

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