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Thank you everyone for all of the amazing advice that I've gotten so far, I was hoping that I could get some feedback on my itinerary (trip is coming up in just over three weeks!!!) I tried to not fit too much into each day (based on everyone's suggestions) and I think I may have a good idea of what to do...would love to know what you all think though!!! I'm traveling solo so I can easily adjust my plans :) I also was able to go up the Eiffel Tower and spend time in the Louvre the last time I was in Paris (back in 2005) so while I love those two experiences I think I can skip spending any time in/on them. Also, I do not drink alcohol so any suggestions on places with good mocktails would be fantastic!
Saturday

• Arrive at 8am at CDG, take taxi to the Latin Quarter and drop off my bags
• Take the Big Bus Tour and depending on how I'm feeling spend more time on the bus just take everything in, or walk around at the different stops more
• St. Chappelle at 4:30pm
• Dinner at Le Precope at 7pm

Sunday

• Musee D'Orsay at 9:30am
• Lunch - potentially at Cafe Nano
• Musee Rodin
• Seine River Dinner Cruise at 7pm

Monday

• Latin Quarter Bike Tour 10am-2pm
• Wander, maybe hang out in the Luxembourg Gardens
• Dinner with a Parisienne friend - her choice!

Tuesday

• Versailles Bike Tour (bluefox travel)
• Maye Le Jacobine for dinner? Playing this by ear as I don't know when I'll be getting back

Wednesday-Monday spent in Alsace
Monday

• Arrive back in Paris around 8:30am
• Drop bags at hotel near the Eiffel Tower
• Spend day wandering Montmartre/Sacre Coeur
• Opera Garnier late tour at 5pm
• Gallerie Lafayette for sunset?

Hey everyone! I managed to finally do what I planned and alternate fics with each chapter xD. I don't know what it is, but I get hyper focused here and there and then I can get such writer's block with certain things while writing but then get in a zone after managing to get past certain sections. Anyway, this is the second of three planned Linked Souls Day chapters, the next one being the last and from there just hopefully one more chapter that serves as a prelude and transition into the canon events. But don't quote me fully on this as it MIGHT turn into two chapters depending on if I can fit everything in it. But I'm excited to get into the canon material as I've had plans for it since 2020 xD. Anyway, I'm going to likely swap back to my Helluva Boss fic to do a chapter than swap back to this as I want to try to prevent any burn out. Fair warning, I might get a lil hyper focused on the HB fic, but I will do my best to keep a good balance and get back to this as soon as possible.
As I've said before both of these fics are passion projects that I intend to finish no matter how long it takes as I love writing in both worlds. Also, I'm still sticking to this being set pretty much in Japan given everything in canon and sticking to those sensibilities and laws while not neglecting my own western ones and other westerners. I know I've put the disclaimer bout the Nazomi and Sebastian relationship on every prior chapter focusing on then, I just want to make it clear each time this is being handled with care and the maturity it demands. Anyway, I hope you all enjoy and I might get the next chapter out maybe early next month or near the end of this one depending on how things go, but I WILL get it out.
Also, curious what everyone thinks about my introduction of a Valentines equivalent.
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After Shinoku and Vega left to meet up with Anya and Sheila, Sebastian took the time to finish getting ready for when he’d meet up with Nazomi. Just like his friends, Sebastian took his time to make sure that he looked good enough for their rendezvous, putting on some clothes he had that looked very similar to the Cherryton uniform aside from differing colors and other minor things. Also like Shinoku and Vega, he had gotten Nazomi a gift as well. After making sure he was good and ready for his meet up with Nazomi, Sebastian went back to reading to pass the time till he needed to head down the hill to meet up with her. As he waited, Sebastian heard his phone ring, quickly going to see who it was and answering it when he saw it was his mother.
“Hello Sebastian.” His mother said as he answered the phone. “I hope you’re well.”
“Hi mom.” he replied. “Yeah, I’m doing well.”
“That’s good to hear. How are your grades, I trust you’re keeping them high like you always do.” His mother inquired.
“I am.”
“That’s good to hear, you always do your best. Though, I’m not sure why you don’t do cram school like your brother did and your sister is doing. It’s nice that you work hard, don’t get me wrong, but I just want to make sure you’re living up to your full potential.” She said, her tone carrying that always subtle pressure of a proud lioness with high expectations.
And there it was; while she did care for him like any lion mother, she always wanted him to live up to the standards and the image of what a lion should be. Not that she was any different from any other lioness towards her kids, they all knew they had to make sure that the reputation of the king of beasts was maintained. It was an ever present driving force for lions; to stand apart, set the example, excel and push yourself to ever higher points and positions. It was both the greatest driving factor, and the most dangerous threat to a lion. While most would manage to get by and repress the toll it took or even thrive; for others, it would be far too much pressure. It was what lead to so many lions to go to the back alley, to form the likes of the shishigumi or join it.
Sebastian took a moment, the pressure of his mother’s expectations briefly showing before he quickly composed himself. “I understand mom, don’t worry, I have everything planned out.” he assured her. “I’m just tackling things in a way that allows me to give my full attention to my grades here. It’s not that I’m not interested in cram school, I just think it’s more logical to not have my focus split too much.”
“Always the analytical one my little Seby.” his mother commented. “But you only focus on your schoolwork and your reading, even your brother managed to handle doing cram school AND being on his school’s baseball team. He always did so well, even as a cub. Your sister’s also excelling in her gymnastics.” She added. His mother never overtly sounded disappointed, but the subtle nudges and constant reminding of his siblings’ achievements spoke volumes of her wanting him to be like them and every other lion. Why couldn’t she just understand that while he had the potential like every other lion, he just didn’t have the interest? Wasn’t it enough that they were bringing home trophies to show off?
Sebastian let the pressure he felt slip slightly once more before regaining his composure again. “That’s good to hear they’re doing so well…” he said in a cheerful voice. “You don’t need to worry though mom, I’ll make sure I get into a good college, plus all my teachers like me. Getting a recommendation good enough to be accepted won’t be hard to get.”
“True, your teachers always liked you.” His mother said. “But it’s just so rare for a lion not to do cram school. At least, in terms of the ones wanting to make a good life for themselves.” she commented in a veiled implication that a lot of the lions who chose not to were always trouble makers and bad seeds.
“I know mom.” Sebastian replied. “But I do have a career path set and I’m not going to stray from it.”
“And given the way you study and your grades I have no doubt. I can’t wait to hear what prestigious college you become the head over. But you might decide to be something equally important to society.” his mother commented. He never dared once to say he wanted to just teach, he didn’t even care where. All he ever said when what he wanted to be came up was something potentially in education and just smile and nod when his mother would suggest stuff. “By the way, have you found a nice lioness yet?”
“No, not yet mom.” Sebastian replied. He didn’t even dare to think about giving her a hint that he had found someone, knowing full well the questions that ensue about her and wanting to see a picture of or talk to her.
“That’s a shame, I hate to hear that you’re alone on Linked Souls Day. Are you looking?” his mother asked.
“Yes mom, I am.” Sebastian lied. “I’ll find someone, it just takes time for some.”
“But you’re so handsome, are you sure you’re looking or giving good impressions?”
“I am…” Sebastian replied as he held back a sigh.
“Alright. But just know that I have a few friends with very nice daughters, I could always introduce you to.”
Sebastian pinched his brow. “Thanks...but I’m sure I’ll find someone soon.”
“OK, just don’t get so caught up in your studies that you forget.” his mother commented. “Anyway, I need to get going, your father’s going to be taking me out for a romantic date. He says hi by the way.”
“I won’t.” Sebastian said as he composed himself once more. “And that sounds nice, tell him I say hello.”
“Sure. And Sebastian, keep working hard and making us proud.” his mother said before hanging up.
Sebastian let out a sigh as he hung up his phone, putting it back in his pocket. As he did so, Hassan looked at him. “I get the whole familial pressure, it’s not fun. I can only imagine what it’s like with being a lion.”
“She means well…” Sebastian replied.
“Clearly given the expressions you let slip.” Hassan pointed out. “I’m not trying to say your mother’s horrible, but her intentions aren’t exactly selfless.”
“It’s just how it is for us lions.”
“Well if you ask me it’s a bunch of bullshit.” Jax commented.
Hassan just shrugged. “Like Sebastian said, it’s just what it is. All we can do is just not let it get to us and forge our own paths the best we can when it comes to expectations.”
“Anyway, I better start heading out, it’s getting close to time for me to meet up with miss Nazomi.” Sebastian said as he stood up, walking over to get the flowers and gift for Nazomi.
“Sure you don’t need any help?” Hassan asked.
“I’ll be fine.”
Hassan nodded. “Alright.”
“Keep living the dream dude, maybe you’ll get to spend the night with her.” Jax said with a wide grin.
Sebastian just rolled his eyes at Jax before walking out to meet up with Nazomi, not even wanting to respond to the comment. As he headed down to the main floor of the dorm, Sebastian felt a combination of excitement and nervousness. It was his first time celebrating Linked Souls Day with anyone, not that he was ever really bothered about not being able to do so in the past. Sebastian also felt a bit guilty due to the fact that because he was a student and Nazomi a teacher, he couldn’t really do anything publicly with her let alone the fact that she was preparing the meal for them to eat.
Deep down he was a romantic at heart, much maligning the fact that he couldn’t be the one to treat her to a cooked meal. It didn’t really feel right that on Linked Souls Day she was doing most the work. It was just something that he would make sure to do in the future if things got that far with them. Although he still worried about being the potential cause of her losing her job. That, and exactly when and how he was going to introduce her to his parents when he was no longer a student. Hopefully he’d have it figured out when the time came.
Sebastian let out a sigh as he exited the boy’s dorm. Despite all the worries, he still deep down found himself hoping that this would work out. Even with the returning thought of this being just a potential rebellion against his parents and their expectations, he could not deny how he felt about the older feline. Especially with their first date still ever present in his mind. No matter what challenges or obstacles they might face, he was willing to face them, his resolve hardening all the more. Even if it ended up with them having to end things before something bad happened, he’d rather live knowing he tried his best than giving into the fear and not trying to fight for his own happiness.
It didn’t take long for Sebastian to leave the school and get down the hill to where Nazomi said she would be waiting for him, and as he got to their rendezvous spot he stopped. His eyes widened as he felt his heart about to beat out of his chest. Before him stood Nazomi next to her car, dressed in a rather nice satin button down green blouse and black business skirt with a slit on the left side that fit her perfectly. She looked beautiful, so much so that Sebastian felt his cheeks were on fire and his heart was about toleap out of his chest as he blushed, unable to really say anything for a few moments.
“W-wow…” he managed to say as he managed to walk over to Nazomi. “You look...amazing.”
Nazomi smiled a bit. “Thank you, I did try.” she said as she blushed ever so slightly. “I would have worn a dress, but I didn’t want to arouse any real suspicion…”
“It’s fine, there’s not a time I’ve seen you where you didn’t look beautiful.” Sebastian said as he continued to blush, rubbing the back of his head as he did so.
Nazomi blushed more. “You look quite handsome yourself, and just as professional as I do.” she commented. “At least it won’t look too suspicious...I hope.”
“I’m sure it won’t.” Sebastian commented before blinking. “Oh, right, I got you these.” Sebastian added as he handed her the bouquet.
“Awe, thank you love.” Nazomi almost cooed as she took the flowers. “They’re beautiful, I can’t remember the last time I got flowers...Thank you.”
Sebastian smiled as he then handed her a smallish wrapped box. “I also got you this.”
Nazomi blinked as she took the gift, opening it to see it was a bottle of perfume. Taking it out of the box she gave it a sniff. “It smells wonderful, I can’t imagine how much this was…”
“It’s nothing, I saw it one day and thought it’d suit you. So I saved up to make sure I could get you it for today.”
Nazomi smiled, tail flicking as a purr emitted from her throat. “You really are too sweet.” she said as she moved to put the gifts up and then hugged Sebastian. “Again, thanks.” she added as she gave him a kiss on the cheek. “Shall we?”
“Yes.” Sebastian replied, giving Nazomi a nuzzle.
The two got in Nazomi’s car, Sebastian first asking if he should maybe hide out of site like in the trunk only for Nazomi to insist that he sit in the passenger seat. Despite his concerns she said if anyone asked, she was just helping him get to Linked Souls Day meet up. Which, in the most technical sense was not a lie. Sebastian nodded, getting in the passenger seat before Nazomi started her car up and drove.
As They drove through the city to Nazomi’s house something hit Sebastian that he could not believe he didn’t think about even when he had first seen the female cat. “Hey, Mrs. Nazomi?” he asked as he looked at her.
“Yes love?” she asked.
“I just realized...you’re a bit tall for an oriental shorthair. It’s something I should have realized sooner, are you…”
“A mixed species?” Nazomi finished asking for him with a slight smile. “Most don’t really take note until they hit their growth spurts and outgrow me by whatever their heights usually are depending on species. But yes, I am.” she answered. “I’m one third panther on my mother’s side.”
Sebastian blinked, that would explain why she was a bit more ebony in her fur color and why she was taller than the typical shorthair. In fact, her coming up to just under the mid point of his chest hadn’t come off as odd until he thought about it. With some growth still to come, odds are she’d likely be at his gut or just over his waist by the time he finished growing. Not that it was really a problem or he minded, it was just an observation he made.
His eyes glanced over at the scenery as they drove, taking in the buildings and noting that they were sticking to a fairly nice part of town. He then glanced over at Nazomi, taking in how beautiful she looked with a blush, she really was quite something. Sebastian found himself moving his hand closer to hers when they stopped at a red light. Nazomi smiled as she noticed, her hand moving towards his as they held hands for a moment before the light turned green. It did become a thing though with each stop they had to make, both of them enjoying the sign of affection.
It didn’t take too long until they had entered in a rather nice looking neighborhood, about the kind Sebastian assumed Nazomi might live in. It was nice and modest and the house that Nazomi pulled in to was just as nice looking. Thankfully, most of her neighbors were either out celebrating the holiday or doing so in their homes.“Here we are.” Nazomi said warmly.
“It’s a nice looking home.” Sebastian said as the two got out.
“Thanks. It’s really nothing all that special, but it’s nice and cozy and it’s really all I need.” Nazomi replied as she got the gifts Sebastian had gotten before heading to the door with the lion, both their tails flicking and even entwining a bit as they approached it. When they got to the door Nazomi fumbled a bit as she got her keys to unlock it.
“Allow me.” Sebastian offered as he helped her unlock the door, opening it for her.
“Thank you.” Nazomi smiled as she took a quick look around before pecking his cheek. “I’ll put these up while you make yourself at home. I haven’t quite started what I was going to fix, so it will be a bit longer before we eat.”
“You haven’t?” Sebastian inquired. “Then mind if I help? I feel bad that you’re doing a lot of the work and it’s only right that I do everything I can for you today.”
Nazomi smiled as she looked at him. “You’re such a kind, sweet, animal Sebastian. I don’t mind, really.”
“I insist.”
Nazomi chuckled slightly. “You really are a gentleman aren’t you?” she mused.
Sebastian blushed a bit as he rubbed the back of his head. “I just...I want to do whatever I can. You’re a wonderful woman and a great teacher. And, well, I want to take any and every opportunity I can get to treat you right because you deserve it.” the lion said as he blushed some more, conviction clear to see in his eyes.
Nazomi couldn’t help but blush, his words having touched her more than anything in her past relationships. “Alright, how about this? If you want to help me then let’s make it a thing and finish cooking it together?” she offered with a smile.
“I’d like that.” Sebastian agreed with his own smile.
“Alright, just give me a moment.”
Sebastian nodded as Nazomi went to go put up the gifts that Sebastian jad gotten her. As she headed off, Sebastian found his eyes wandering over her form, taking in her figure that was shown off by her attire as well as lower, noting her slightly swaying hips and…tail. Sebastian cursed himself as he moved his eyes to something else. Sure he was still a teenager, a boy, but he prided himself in being better than most. Sure he had his...moments, as Jax so brazenly pointed out. But the last thing he wanted was to be that inappropriate towards Nazomi, even if he did, at times, allow some indulgences here and there.
When Nazomi got back she smiled. “Alright, ready?”
Sebastian nodded. “Yes.”
“OK, should be done in half the time with both of us working on it.”
Nazomi lead Sebastian to the kitchen to show him that she was preparing, a fruit lasagna with the usual accompaniments. After Sebastian looked over the recipe she was using, one from the cooking show Happy Happy Cooking that was toted to be one of their more popular ones among carnivores. he set to work helping her, working side by side as they prepared the fruit, making sure that everything was layered properly. Like in the car, ever now and then Nazomi and Sebastian would briefly hold hands as they prepared the meal, satisfying their feline proclivity for touch contact. It wasn’t too long before they had the lasagna in the oven and the accompanying bread.
“Alright, shouldn’t be too long for it to fully cook, thanks for the help.” Nazomi said as she nuzzled Sebastian, giving him an affectionate hug as well. “In the meantime, we can go over some of my old notes and other things while we wait to help you out with your career path if you like.”
“Sure.” Sebastian smiled as he nuzzled and hugged her back, the two staying like that for a good minute.
“I’ll go get them then.” Nazomi said as she finally and somewhat hesitantly separated to go get her old college notes and study material, returning shortly after with them.
While the food cooked Nazomi went over various things she had to study and learn with Sebastian, covering things they hadn’t gone over from prior times and quizzing him on material they had. To Sebastian, this was like cram school in a sense, getting ready for what he’d need to know to excel in college, only with a more...personal and romantic one on one touch. While he never had issue with paying attention to any of his teachers, Sebastian always hung on every word Nazomi said. To him, her voice was just as beautiful as everything else about her. And just like all the times before, they shared affections with each other.
It seemed like no time at all when the food was done, the two of them chalking it up to them just enjoying each other’s company so much. As Nazomi got the lasagna and bread Sebastian set the table before helping her prepare their plates. As he finished helping her he noticed her take out some wine glasses and a bottle of wine and pouring some of the red liquid in each, although one was more of a sample serving compared to the other, before putting it up and placing them on the table.
“Wine?” Sebastian inquired.
“Just to help things feel a bit more normal.” Nazomi explained. “You don’t have to even drink it. But I was your age once, Rex it only feels like yesterday, and even back then sampling wine wasn’t wrong. That first date we had where you encouraged me to not deny myself any wine, where we acted like a teacher and student just having a meet up to discuss things, stayed on my mind for a while. It wasn’t right that there was some inequality, a full romantic atmosphere. So, I figured sense we’re in private I’d have us on an even level or give the feeling of it. But as I said, you don’t have to drink it.” she said before sitting down.
Sebastian blushed, smiling as he sat down. “Thank you, love.” he said with a fair bit of warmth in hid voice.
It never ceased to surprise the other that both worried about the other’s feelings and the challenges they had to face with their secretive relationship. Something that mad each grow more attached to the other was when a few days after their first date Nazomi had confessed to Sebastian that she was far more hesitant and worried than she let on. Revealing she had been hiding the anxiety of them being a thing and was actually on the verge of suggesting they just call the attempt off out of fear as well as the revelation of his uncle. But she had decided to go through with it because of how truly genuine and good a man he was among other things that made her want to try. Sebastian himself had also confided in her his own concerns and worries about it and her, which made her just feel all the stronger for him over time.
“By the way, how has your day been so far?” Sebastian asked as he began to eat, taking a bite of the lasagna. “Oh, this is delicious.”
“It is.” Nazomi agreed as she took a bite of it. “It’s all thanks to you though, doubt it would have been as good without a little help.” she said with a smile. “As for my day, it’s gone well so far, just the usual grading of papers and preparing for the coming weeks’ lessons. Same old, same old, really. So far the rest of the students I have are nice and do there best. Despite what issues some might cause outside of the classroom I don’t really have to deal with any troublemakers really. Maybe a few slackers or an unmotivated student, but that’s about it.”
“Well you’re a great teacher, I find it hard to believe that any pf my peers would want to cause any trouble in your class. Not only that, but you’re very nice and helpful too.” Sebastian commented.
A smile formed on Nazomi’s mouth as her ebony fur darkened. “Thank you, you’re always so sweet Sebastian.” she said as she purred a bit. “Honestly, I think you’re one of the best students at the school, you work hard and are always so polite. I know you’ll go far with being a teacher.”
Sebastian blushed heavily. “Thank you…” he said with a half smile. “Though I will admit, keeping it up can be a bit— stressful. Comes with being a lion, expectations and familial pressure.” he admitted
Nazomi blinked as she looked at him. “Is it that hard?”
“It’s, well…”
Nazomi moved her hand to rest on top of his. “You can tell me if this is something negatively effecting you Sebastian.”
The lion sighed a bit. “It is hard. Being a lion you’re seen as the king of beasts, someone who’ll go far and have high positioned jobs or in some form of leadership. That image both helps and hurts us, becoming a driving factor of pushing ourselves as much as possible to keep to a standard. It’s something that permeates every lion family, the mothers and fathers pushing their kids to do something worthy of being a lion. Cram school is seen as an expected and normal thing to do and those who don’t do it are mostly looked down on as they are often those that end up in gangs or didn’t try hard enough.”
Nazomi’s hand gripped his, squeezing gently. “Is your family pressuring you?”
“Not...entirely. My mother often brings up what my older brother and my sister are doing and keeps suggesting I try to do the same. She doesn’t seem disappointed, but there’s just something about her voice…” Sebastian admitted. “She is happy that I’m doing well, but I know she expects more. She thinks I’m planning to go into an education position that’s high up, or at a prestigious university when I don’t care where I teach so long as I do some good.”
Nazomi squeezed his hand again, feeling bad for the lion. “That’s not all that good Sebastian, have you thought about bringing it up to a councilor?”
Sebastian shrugged. “Somewhat. But as I said, this permeates lions as a whole, it’s far too ingrained to really be dealt with. Thankfully my situation isn’t too bad, it cab be far worse. Plus, I like learning so it’s not that big of a deal. I also have my friends and, well, you.” he smiled.
Nazomi blushed heavily. “I see…”
“I hope I didn’t make things awkward or anything…”
“No, no! You’re fine Sebastian.” Nazomi assured. “It’s good you have a support system and you don’t really let it get to you, you’re very strong for that. Will you tell your mother you’ll try to teach anywhere?”
“Eventually, yes, when I’m nearing the end of my higher education and am about to apply to various places.” Sebastian answered. “Just like how I’ll tell her about us when I’m a bit into my freshman year at college or before I get into college if we get that far, which I hope we do and keep doing. You are an amazing woman and to be honest, to me you are far more exceptional than any other.”
Nazomi blinked, her fur becoming more dark red than ebony black as her heart melted. He was the kindest, most genuine soul she had ever met and continued to prove he was mature beyond his years. “I— thank you Sebastian.” she said with a soft purr, falling a fair bit more for the lion.
From there the two continued to talk as they ate, taking their time and enjoying each other’s company as they swapped stories about their childhood. Nazomi found herself surprised as she learned that even as a young kid Sebastian was well mannered and somewhat bookish. She felt comfortable around him, able to share with him more embarrassing things like the time she was so nervous to do a presentation in high school that she messed up a word or two or when she practically face planted when she was looking at a crush. It just felt right and natural to be so open with him.
When they had finished eating, Sebastian even having drank the small bit of wine, he and Nazomi cleared the table. Sebastian even helped her with the dishes before they went back to going over some more of Nazomi’s old papers and work to help prepare him. It seemed like no time once more as they noticed the sun was start to set.
“Is it really that late already?” Nazomi asked as she looked at her clock, taking note of the time.
“Looks like it.” Sebastian commented.
“My how time flies, it seems to go so slow until well…” she blushed. “I’m around you.”
Sebastian blushed heavily. “Yeah…”
“Thank you for the lovely time, as well as the gifts and helping out, not many guys are as considerate as you.” Nazomi commented.
“Well, you’re worth any effort…” the lion blushed.
Nazomi smiled, blushing as well. How could this lion keep finding ways to make her heart feel like it was a puddle? She hadn’t really met many guys with the ability to do that over the years, more so not in recent years. It had gotten to the point where she just really stopped looking. But then Sebastian came around and made her feel things she hadn’t felt in a long time. His gentlemanly studious nature and willingness to be so considerate, among other things, just had her more enamored with each time they were together. The fact that he was willing to take things so slow, deny himself the most basic of typical teenage experiences that most his age were having just made him seem too good to be true. And yet, there he was proving to be just that good.
Then there was the fact that while she did do a fare share for the holiday he had not only helped out, but went out of his way to get her flowers and a rather nice gift, not expecting anything special in return and just wanting to treat her right. As the lion got up from where they had been sitting she stood. “Sebastian, before I take you back to Cherryton...I think you deserve another kiss.”
Sebastian blinked as he blushed. “I don’t want you to feel obligated to…”
“No, I want to.” Nazomi admitted with a smile. “The only true thing that’s tricky with our relationship is that you’re a student and I’m a teacher. You’ve proven time and again just how good a man you are and that you are someone I...have looked for.” she blushed. “So I don’t see us kissing, at least in private and while off school grounds as being an issue. I know you’d never take advantage of me and I want to reward you for such, and for treating me to one of the best times I’ve had in a while.”
Sebastian’s tail started to flick happily as he smiled. “Alright.”
The two approached each other, embracing as they leaned in to share a kiss. Just like with their first, it was utterly electrifying for Sebastian. The feel of Nazomi’s lips unlike anything he felt before as his heart beat out of his chest as he started to purr. Sebastian enjoyed every second that the kiss lasted, his hands starting to subconsciously roam along her back a bit, though he would catch and restrain himself before they went too low.
Nazomi for her part pressed a bit firmer than last time, what with it being a holiday for love. As they kissed she noticed that Sebastian’s hands roaming along her back, taking in her form and the feel of her body and causing her to purr a fair bit. She smiled as she noticed he restrained himself from doing anything inappropriate, knowing her trust in him would never be misplaced. Although she promised to herself one day when he was no longer a student, she’d allow him to no longer restrain himself.
As she finally broke the kiss Nazomi smiled. “That was a wonderful kiss, possibly better than the first.” she giggled.
“Y-yeah…” Sebastian agreed, his cheeks a dark red.
“Thank you for being such a gentleman and not taking advantage.” Nazomi commented as they stayed embraced.
“I’d never.”
“I know love.” she smiled. “And that is why I will make you this promise. If we manage to make it to when you are out of school, then you have permission to not restrain yourself anymore as we’ll be in the clear. Not that you’d need my permission at that point” Nazomi giggled. “Anyway, we best get going before it gets too dark.”
Sebastian’s blush deepened all the more. “Yeah…”
The two headed back out to Nazomi’s car, first checking for anyone that might notice before getting in and driving off. The ride back went much like the first, the two briefly holding hands here and there as they made their way through the city. It was something that both Sebastian and Nazomi seemed almost unable to resist doing. Hell, when they had walked back to Nazomi’s car their tails entwined again.
When they got back to the bottom of the hill that Cherryton rested on the moon had not been fully risen for too long. “Thanks again for the lovely Linked Souls Day, I haven’t really celebrated it in so long.” Nazomi said as she parked the car.
“No problem, hopefully our next date can be somewhat soon.” Sebastian replied with a smile. “I hope the rest of your weekend goes well.”
“Thank you Sebastian, you too, I’ll see you Monday.” Nazomi smiled.
Sebastian was about to get out when he stopped. “Nazomi?”
“Yes?”
“Mind if we...have one more kiss?” Sebastian asked as he blushed.
Nazomi smiled as a giggle escaped her lips. “I suppose not, it’s only right to have a goodnight kiss after a date.”
The two leaned in close, sharing in one more kiss as they rested a paw on the back of each other’s head, purring loudly as they did so. When the kiss broke a few moments later Sebastian smiled. “Good night.”
“Good night love.”
Sebastian got out of the car, walking back up the hill as Nazomi turned her car around and left. The lion smiled as his heart continued to race, he was as happy as he had ever felt and was all the happier that Nazomi felt the same way as he did. While it was true their relationship had a strong possibility of stopping if they were ever in great enough danger of being found out, it seemed that she was daring for it to work as much as he was. Whether it did or not, only the future knew.

I'm in grade 11. I'm a pretty quiet person when it comes to other people, especially in school. I don't drink, do drugs, or anything else a typical person my age would do, although a lot of people at my school do. I'm a generally well-liked person, I usually hang out with a group of friends, other people are pretty tolerant of me. Even some of the popular kids think I'm a cool guy. I've even gotten flirted with before, and even hit on. I once got invited to a party by one of the popular girls, but I rejected it after we got into some drama involving her boyfriend. In my defense, I didn't even know she had a boyfriend. But I'm glad I rejected, because once I apologized, or tried to, she blocked me. Turns out, she's a piece of shit. I just wanna expand my social circle and influence, and try and hang out with more people while still being who I am.
I have Aspergers Syndrome, or as it used to be called. It's not that much of a problem, people don't even know I have it, they just think I'm a reserved individual. Except that it's hindering my social confidence and ability to talk to people. I wanna go to parties, I wanna talk with people more. I'm pretty good at small talk, as well as being a supportive and understanding person. Some of my friends have said that I'm the most understanding and supportive person they've ever met. But I don't have the confidence to try and improve my relations with other people. Because I'm afraid it'll come off as super random and odd, and even make me out to be a stereotypical weird kid.
One of the main problems is that I'm not a weird kid, I'm just afraid of making myself seem like one.

F27, 5’5”, 114 lbs, do not smoke, on Wellbutrin (300 mg AM and 150 mg PM) and Adderall (10mg XR). Occasionally Tylenol, which is more often lately due to the subject at hand. Cranberry pills for a few days two weeks ago and throughout this past weekend. No medical diagnoses beyond depression and adhd. Possibly alpha gal syndrome, in my medical chart but official diagnosis is iffy.
I’ve been having what I believe is a UTI for a bit now. Symptoms first showed up two weeks ago and I took cranberry pills for a few days, symptoms seemed to ease. On Monday, I definitely didn’t drink enough water and my symptoms came back again (pain with urinating, peeing small amounts, peeing frequently, constantly feeling like I need to pee, rinse and repeat) but now I have pain in my left side/back that is constant feels like it’s getting a little worse over the last few hours.
I’m struggling to find an urgent care that can get me in tonight and my best friend offered me her amoxicillin she has, 7 days worth. I’m wondering if it’s safe to take someone else’s medication. Like, what if I don’t have a UTI but something mimicking one and amoxicillin will not help me? I really need some relief and I’m frustrated that I can’t seem to find available medical care but I worry about taking amoxicillin without doctors orders.
Thoughts? Thank you in advance.

Im a female 25, and my best friend of 8 years has told me on multiple occasions he likes me and wants to date me but never directly. Its always some friend or after drink conversations so i never bothered to reply. Very recently he came out as bisexual which is a deal breaker for me as im into very masculine men and my friend does have alot of feminine traits. Despite this, I thought about us and concluded he is not a bad option after all. I asked him if he likes guys more than girls and he said it doesnt mattet cuz he only wants to marry a girl due to family restrictions (his family or nobody else knows) and not tell his partner about his sexuality. He told me all this while we were very drunk and i was disappointed.
After thinkinh about it for months, I told him i wanna give this a shot as he always chased me for years but this time he proceeded to say he wants to take time and i got to know he is going to ask some girl out and likes her.
Im confused if he likes me now or not cuz even after tellimg hik directly he did not have that much needed conversation with me yet and moved to next girl. He doesnt have any plans telling this other girl that he’s been sleeping with Men for last 5 years.
I feel he’s just a bad sport and it is hard continuing friendship with someone who is completely dishonest, inconsistent and inconsiderate of others feeling. Im just sticking around for the time i have invetsed in this friendship but nothing feels same now.
What do you guys think should someone do in such situation?

All the things we use to do together he no longer likes or cares to do. We haven’t been on a date in almost a year and I feel like I’m always nagging him about going in dates or doing things together as a couple. Last weekend I spent three days alone while he was out drinking and having fun with friends. He made plans again this weekend to go to another game with his brothers and friends which fine whatever but we never do anything together. We argued about it and he said it’s nice doing things without me and I told him how we never do anything together and he said all the things I suggested we do he doesn’t like. I suggested us going to the beach but he doesn’t want to do that unless his brother and friends go.. lunch or dinner dates ? He’d rather eat at home . Go on walks I guess are boring to him. Go to barnes and noble like we use to doesn’t seem fun to him anymore. I always try to find things for us to do and he just doesn’t want to. I tried talking to him plenty of times about how he makes me feel and where my heart is at in our marriage and he completely shuts down or invalidates my feelings. This marriage has failed and I don’t even know how to get out of it. I have no support . I’ve been sahm for 5 years with no job , car or money to support me and my child. If I were to leave I’d be on the streets with nothing. I’ve talked about leaving and him helping care for our child if I were to get a job and he says that it wouldn’t be his concern or his problem and I’d have to figure it out in my own. I’m heartbroken that I’ve tried and waited for years for him to change and things get better just for them to get worse. I wish I was worthy of love , important enough but I’m not . Never was.

I've been drinking away my feelings for a long time. I wanted to be numb. Now that I'm sober, I remember why. I'm talking with friends and family, I'm seeing a therapist, but at the end of the day I don't much like myself, drunk or sober. My sobriety is still new. I know that time will help. Just wondering I'd anyone had some advice or encouragement for the feelings flood that hits us newly sober.

To be fair I do drink once and awhile, like at a party or the rare night out celebrating with friends. I'm not against cannabis use, I had to quit for health reasons.

Putting this in the front, if you message me with just “hey”, “how are you”, “what’s up”, or any equally low effort response to this post I’m flat out ignoring your message. So please read this post.
Hey there, I’ve tried this a few times but still haven’t managed to find what I’m looking for, so I decided to suck it up and make a way too long post to cover all my bases. Seriously, this is probably gonna be a little long, but hey that’ll help me know who really is interested in me. So here we go.
ME - My name is Tanner, I’m 23 from Texas and am currently enrolled in music and theology school for another year. I will be working as a library assistant in August which is exciting, and will do that for a couple of years.
I’m 6’3 since people care about that stuff, a little overweight but currently building up muscle. I have dark curly hair, white skin, and glasses. (I have videos on my profile that show what I look like)
My interests include lots of nerd stuff. Anime, manga and manhwa, building model kits, video games, streaming, writing, music of course, stuff like that. I’m also learning Korean at the moment which has been a bunch of fun. I really want to go to Korea someday either with friends or with a special someone, or both, ya never know.
I have a dog named Mari who turned 3 this month and she’s my best friend. I’m a big animal lover in general and am very passionate about animal rescue and shelters for abused animals. I plan to get a cat in the future so Mari has a friend while I’m out working.
I want a family in the future so if you don’t want kids this won’t work out. I don’t smoke, drink, or do any sort of drugs and would ask that you do not either (social drinking is fine of course, not trying to police anyone I’ve just had bad family experiences with alcohol)
YOU - I’m looking for someone with a good personality, decent looks, and some sort of plans for their future. My preferences for appearance include darker hair, and either white or asian ethnicity, but this isn’t necessarily a deal breaker as personality is definitely a huge factor. I want someone who loves me for me and likes spending time together, even if we aren’t doing stuff together. Just the act of sitting on call while we do our own things, or in the future just hanging out in the same room doing separate stuff is a huge plus for me.
Similar interests aren’t a huge deal though of course I hope that we have a couple of things in common to make early conversations easier. Overall I just want someone who loves to be with me and talk to me, and that I feel the same way towards. I love hard and promise you that you will be loved more than you thought possible.
So when you message me please send me a description about yourself, what in my post stood out to you, and a picture if you do not mind! I cannot wait to meet you and look forward to forever.

Hey NYC!
So i've decided to host another bar crawl tonight after how many people popped put to the last one, and how much fun last weekend was.
Last weekends bar crawl was a blast and i met some great people so I'm hoping for the same turnout tonight as well.
Us: group of friends/coworkers in our early to late 20's trying to enjoy the summer and nightlife while it lasts
You: also in your early 20s to mid 30s looking for a good group of both friends and strangers to meet, mingle and have a good time.
Where: Starting at hair of the dog at around 8pm.
When: 8 or 9pm Friday 6/2
This time we'll be hitting the LES area. We'll start with the Hair of the dog, get some games and drinks in and wait for everyone to meet up.
From there we'll possibly hit a karaoke bar and end the night at club for those who want to stay out later.
Looking forward to another great night.

Putting this in the front, if you message me with just “hey”, “how are you”, “what’s up”, or any equally low effort response to this post I’m flat out ignoring your message. So please read this post.
Hey there, I’ve tried this a few times but still haven’t managed to find what I’m looking for, so I decided to suck it up and make a way too long post to cover all my bases. Seriously, this is probably gonna be a little long, but hey that’ll help me know who really is interested in me. So here we go.
ME - My name is Tanner, I’m 23 from Texas and am currently enrolled in music and theology school for another year. I will be working as a library assistant in August which is exciting, and will do that for a couple of years.
I’m 6’3 since people care about that stuff, a little overweight but currently building up muscle. I have dark curly hair, white skin, and glasses. (I have videos on my profile that show what I look like)
My interests include lots of nerd stuff. Anime, manga and manhwa, building model kits, video games, streaming, writing, music of course, stuff like that. I’m also learning Korean at the moment which has been a bunch of fun. I really want to go to Korea someday either with friends or with a special someone, or both, ya never know.
I have a dog named Mari who turned 3 this month and she’s my best friend. I’m a big animal lover in general and am very passionate about animal rescue and shelters for abused animals. I plan to get a cat in the future so Mari has a friend while I’m out working.
I want a family in the future so if you don’t want kids this won’t work out. I don’t smoke, drink, or do any sort of drugs and would ask that you do not either (social drinking is fine of course, not trying to police anyone I’ve just had bad family experiences with alcohol)
YOU - I’m looking for someone with a good personality, decent looks, and some sort of plans for their future. My preferences for appearance include darker hair, and either white or asian ethnicity, but this isn’t necessarily a deal breaker as personality is definitely a huge factor. I want someone who loves me for me and likes spending time together, even if we aren’t doing stuff together. Just the act of sitting on call while we do our own things, or in the future just hanging out in the same room doing separate stuff is a huge plus for me.
Similar interests aren’t a huge deal though of course I hope that we have a couple of things in common to make early conversations easier. Overall I just want someone who loves to be with me and talk to me, and that I feel the same way towards. I love hard and promise you that you will be loved more than you thought possible.
So when you message me please send me a description about yourself, what in my post stood out to you, and a picture if you do not mind! I cannot wait to meet you and look forward to forever.

I’m honestly just in shock tbh & I’m posting here because I want to call them Karens. It’s cathartic.
I’m a bartender but often serve on weekday afternoons as well as doing the drinks (as most bartenders tend to when it’s quiet) so today I was bartending & serving & we got absolutely slammed.
So my memory isn’t great due to mental health issues & I was getting absolutely weeded running a full section, while bartending for myself & my GM who had to take a section which I had to do drinks for too, but I’m so sure what they said just isn’t true but now they have me doubting myself but I feel either way, the reaction was NOT warranted.
Anyway, this table of 4 come in, two couples, & are seated in my section & told that it’s busy but I’ll be over as soon as possible. I get to them & immediately feel something a little off about them but whatever. I take their order, make their drinks, there was a small issue with one but it was outside my control & drop their drinks off.
Anyway, I kind of forget about them because I’ve got so much to do but I realize they haven’t got their starter so I check my handheld to make sure it was sent through & it was, so I finish making a bunch of drinks & then run to the kitchen to check & they’re getting railed & there is loads of food up & this starter had been missed in all the other food so I grab it quickly & run it to them & say “Sorry about the wait there, we’re all pretty backed up today!” After that for a little while they are pretty rude to me & I don’t know why, they were never especially friendly, but now they’re noticeably rude but I figure they’re stroppy because they had to wait, whatever, we’re doing our best.
Anyway, the rest of their meal is fine, no problems, they ask for the bill & then present some vouchers, I’m like cool, let me just get my boss to discount this for you & do & I chat to one of them while they’re paying & all good, they leave & I tel them to take care & have a nice day or whatever.
About 5 minutes later my GM pulls me aside & says that they complained to him about me saying that I blamed the kitchen for the slow service & they all work BOH at a restaurant & were really offended.
I am so confused.
I’m wracking my brain trying to remember if I said that, the ONLY thing I can think of is that I said we were backed up when I placed down their starter? Now I’m trying to think if I said the kitchen was backed up but I’m so sure I didn’t, I’ve worked BOH, I know what it’s like & if I did, it was a slip of the tongue.
Also, if I did say that, I don’t see how that’s offensive? They got like 20 orders at once & there were only 2 of them in there, like of course they’re backed up!?
Either way, to complain to the GM about that just seems so out of line, I literally could have been fired & I had to take 5 months off work for mental health reasons last year so I’m one paycheck away from not being able to pay rent. (Sorry, just to put into perspective how serious this could have been if my boss was an asshole).
I honestly can’t believe they work BOH because I hate to believe someone who worked in a restaurant could be that petty & vindictive but be careful everyone, apparently there are Karens where you least suspect them.
Thank you for letting me rant, I didn’t expect it to be this long. Sorry!

hello friends, i’m sage and i’m headed to ptown tomorrow morning to spend the weekend out there celebrating my 20th birthday with my fwb who is 26. wondering if there would be any fun and hot gay events i could attend with him, even if it means i can’t be served drinks. my fake seems to have disappeared just in time for this trip:( if you’re feeling generous enough to throw me any invites you can reach me through my twitter @urunstabletwink . fingers crossed. really want to have a crazy and fun birthday trip!

It seems that you folks enjoy fiction about police with traumatic backstories, screwed-up personal lives, colorful mental illnesses, memory problems, and possible substance abuse issues operating in ethical gray areas - don’t we all! - so I submit for your consideration and (hopefully) enjoyment the Korean cop drama Bad and Crazy. It’s on both Netflix and Amazon Prime and co-stars the police officer dude from Squid Game if that kind of thing matters to you.
Ryu Su Yeol is the best detective in the Munyang Police Agency’s Anti-Corruption (i.e. Internal Affairs) division. But outside of his career, where he scrapes and double-crosses to get ahead, his life is a mess. He doesn’t have a good relationship with his family, he doesn’t have any friends outside of work, he had a bad breakup with his girlfriend (also a cop) a couple of years ago, and he’s starting to develop a serious drinking problem.
Then he starts experiencing strange gaps in his memory, and shortly after gets terrorized by a mysterious figure in a biker helmet that only he can see. If you’re asking whether Ryu Su Yeol has Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) and the biker guy is his “alter,” the answer is “of course, why else would I be recommending this on the DE sub.” Let’s just say this is a very unusual twist on the buddy-cop genre.

So a brief preface to this situation: My best friend (and roommate) was recently dumped by his girlfriend out of the blue and for no apparent reason — I happen to be dating her best friend so obviously that makes things very messy.
My girlfriend is still very good friends with my roommate and friend who we’ll call G and wants to maintain said friendship with him, which I personally believe is no issue. G didn’t do anything wrong and was ultimately the victim of the breakup. Where the issue comes in is how the ex feels about this, last weekend my girlfriend and I invited G over for drinks at her place with a few other friends. For the sake of transparency my gf was upfront about this with the ex that he had been invited for drinks as he is a friend of ours. The ex absolutely lost her shit on my gf (the ex was invited earlier but couldn’t come because she was working in which case G wouldn’t have come).
She pretty much started guilt tripping my gf saying that was totally unacceptable and frankly weird for this to be something my gf to do. Accused her of not giving a shit about their friendship and that she doesn’t give a shit about her well-being and mental health. Hurtful and manipulative stuff was said which left my gf feeling extremely down. To make matters worse, the ex completely flipped her shit at G and raged at him saying he better not dare do that again.
How on earth do we approach this situation — is there a scenario where we can make something work for all parties?
I personally think the ex is horribly toxic based on this and previous experiences, but it’s unreasonable to expect my gf to cut this woman off.
Tldr; roommates ex gf being horrible to her best friend (my gf) because we want to maintain friendly relationship with roommate.

Today I just shipped Super Mario Bros 3 (NES) and Mortal Kombat II (SNES). Both CIB.
I know there is a lot of controversy about getting games graded since they should be played, however I can emulate them. That being said, these two particular games strike hard from my childhood and enjoy the nostalgia of having them.
So by sending them to get graded, for me, it’s about preserving them for years to come and displaying on a shelf…to remember simpler times and memories with friends.
I also went CGC because I trust them. They’ve been grading comics for a while now and aren’t new to the grading scene. VGA I don’t know much about and WATA seems sketchy. Even though they both could work since I’m not reselling.
Anyhow, that’s my take on the matter and would love to hear your thoughts.

burner account bc I'm paranoid lol
tw: loss, alcoholic logic
I've been reading on this community for a few months and reading everyone's stories has been very helpful for me. I just need to vent a little and thought this might be a good place. sorry if this is more of a stream of consciousness I just need to get things off my chest
I'm 23, and I've been drinking almost daily for the past 2-3 years. Right now I'm averaging eight beers a night, sometimes 9 or 10. Objectively, I know I need to stop. I'm rotating grocery stores out of embarrassment, and I'm falling apart. I'm so depressed, my house is disgusting, and I sleep most of the day until I either go to work or start drinking. the problem is I feel like I don't have a good reason to stop. I live alone after multiple traumatic family deaths in the last year and a half. as a result I basically have no family left. I never really made many friends either so I'm really on my own. I go to work, work on my online classes, and drink. no one is concerned about my drinking because there's no one who would know. In my (probably addict) mind, why would I give up having fun getting drunk by myself at night when my other option is to have panic attacks? I couldnt' sleep sober at all for a year after my mom died. Now I can sometimes but it's really hard. I'm struggling so much with grief and probably ptsd that the only time I can even laugh at something or relax is when I'm drinking.
the ironic part is that I feel like I should know better. I'm a nurse, and my dad was an alcoholic the whole time I was growing up and I watched it wreck my family. I just feel like since I don't have any family left, it doesn't matter if I'm a drunk. I know I have a lot of issues at play here and should probably seek some kind of professional help haha but like I said I just wanted to vent a bit to some people who might understand. if you've read all this thank you, I support all of you!

I (14 F) have been going behind my parents backs. So I have been friends with this girl since 4th grade, let’s call her Sarah, and we grew really close in 6th and 7th grade. We would always hang out after school and walk to school together. In 7th grade she began lying to her parents, drinking, wearing a lot of makeup etc. I found it exciting and I started to copy her bad behaviour. My parents soon discovered that and didn’t want me being around her so much. We did a lot of reckless things together I won’t get into. Even though my parents clearly didn’t approve of our friendship they didn’t forbid us from seeing each other. The summer of 7th grade we hung out almost every week and we were closer than ever. Then we started 8th grade and we didn’t hang out as much but we were still good friends. She had made two new friends, they drank, vaped and smoked w33d. One day her two friends got caught smoking the green at school and were temporarily suspended. Almost everyone knew about it. I was stupid and told my mom all the tea about them. My mom absolutely forbid me and Sarah to hang out. In April, me and Sarah and other friends went on a weekend trip to a summer camp. Two girls in my dorm saw her vape fall out of her pocket and told a counsellor. The counsellor took the vape from her and sent her home. My parents even heard about it. In may Sarah asked me to come with her to a corner shop to buy herself a new vape and I agreed. I told my mom I was going to go to my friends house. But then we took the wrong bus home and we’re stranded in a different town. I was left with no other choice but to call my dad and ask him to pick us up. We never told him what we were doing so far away from home but my dad was convinced she was buying drvgs. My mom was furious when I came home, and didn’t trust me for a while after that. Honestly I don’t blame her. A while ago I lost two of my best friends after a huge fight and other girls in the friend group took their side and barely talked to me after that. I grew very lonely and spent all of my days alone. I sat alone at lunch, in classes and I had no one to hang out with or talk to. Me and my old friend Sarah started talking again and we would sit together in classes and spend lunch together. I was desperate for anyone that would talk to me. Me and Sarah are a really bad influence on each other but she’s really my only friend at the moment. I feel really guilty for going behind my parents backs and lying to them, so am I the A-hole?

Looking at taking a cruise with a group of friends, a few couples and a few singles all together. I was looking at VV as they're 18+ and seem to have a good party atmosphere (although it does look like a bit much even for our tastes, we're more of a drink and play video games and pool or darts in a basement type) but most videos I see showing the amenities of VV are just gym, lounge areas or places to "hang out" and restaurants on both cruise ships Scarlet Lady and Valiant Lady. The pools look small and like there aren't many hot tubs, and from what I've read all seem to be really crowded. The arcade also looked pretty small. Not to sound like I'm hating but if I wanted to just drink and sit in Instagramable places I'd go to the fancier bars in my area instead of paying $1500+ for a cruise with little else to do. If I'm wrong about this, please let me know.
Maybe it's just because I've never taken a cruise before so maybe this is normal and the main attraction is the countries/places you stop at but I'd like there to be lots of things to do on the ship as well. We're not really the type that would go to shows but stuff like a surf machine or a large pool, bars with games and stuff is probably more our thing. Y'know, stuff you can't usually do at home.

I know this sounds bad and I sound like an alcoholic but I live alone, I work from home, I am bored all the fucking time. My friends are all so busy with their kids or partners... So I've just kinda... Taken up drinking.
I hate the feeling I should be ashamed of it. I don't wake up and open a beer first thing in the morning whatsoever. And I'm not pounding back 7 beers a night either. I just mean after work on a Tuesday and it's beautiful weather and I'm bored and lonely to tears then I'll go grab a beer or cocktail on a patio by myself and chill, maybe get 2. Or I'll take a tumbler and fill it with beer or a mixed drink or whatever and go for a long walk in the park and listen to music.
It just makes me feel good. I don't get drunk enough to the point of puking before bed or too hung over to work. I just get a nice buzz going really. Thing is though I've doing this a lot more often so that's why I feel like I should be ashamed but I don't want to be ashamed.