I will
in spite of the ache
He had just managed to pull down an already opened bottle of whiskey when he heard Tet's voice behind him. He had been mostly avoiding the other were (well, all people really) just because he didn't want to deal with his criticisms or comments. He didn't want to be made to feel guilty for his lack of help around the place or his lack of presence at all. But perhaps most of all, he wasn't going to start a fight with him over picking a fucking yacht of all vessels to support the family business. It wasn't worth the effort.
He reached for a second glass, pouring them both a glass, his own a little more full than the other. He slid it across the bar, the glass sliding with the rocking of the boat and landed just before his maker. "It's five o'clock somewhere." He was mostly left to his own devices and most of the time wasn't given any trouble.
There were only a few people who knew the hobbies he had been trying. He had tried fishing, poor Carolina had to witness that one. He'd tried golfing and knitting, painting and writing. Hell, he'd even tried running and reading. Nothing seemed to take his mind off how shitty his life was.
He sighed, bringing the glass to his lips and enjoying the burn of the alcohol as he tore through his esophagus. "Why are you wet?" Not that he really cared about the answer. Then again, maybe it would give them some sort of anchor for conversation. It seemed like they had nothing in common anymore...not that they really had any to begin with.
Henry Tudor
I will rise a thousand times again