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Cale had enough. After the war his lover had become too loose even going as far as drinking every single week. And drinking till he was drunk which was amazing since he had tolerance, not that much as Cale but still a considerable amount.
When Alberu got drunk it got very hard to control him. He would openly flirt with him and once even crawled over him and fainted. Cale didn't even have the energy to push him off. Alberu was a cute drunk but a pain to deal with. They both knew this and agreed not to drink to the extent of getting piss drunk even though didn't know what happens after. One evening however, Alberu was in a good mood and had had one too many drinks, he was completely drunk,
"Honey~" he called Cale who was standing at his bedpost after receiving an urgent call from the crown prince who was dead drunk and hiccuping while being wrapped up in his sheets.
"Come join me~"
Cale sighed. He knew this idiot of a partner would be damn embarrassed about it later despite being the one who invited him.
"Are you that drunk that you forgot you were the crown prince?" Cale asked sarcastically.
Alberu giggled at the question.
'Wow. He's really drunk.'
The drunkard kept on rambling about his making the Roan Kingdom into an Empire while thanking Cale for helping him to reach this far, consecutively getting embarrassed and saying that he could have done it himself even if Cale hadn't interfered.
Alberu looked happy.
It was like looking at a excited and giddy child.
Cale had only seen him that happy when he won something , he looked as if he'd reverted to being an innocent child with flimsy goals and a clingy attitude.
'Well I guess it's because he never truly had a father figure. Though it's not like I can't relate.'
"Hug me" Alberu stretched out his arms in front of Cale. Cale looked at him flabbergasted at the words just spoken.
"Seriously, hyung-nim. Why do you say things that you'll regret later." Cale sighed while returning him embrace.
"Pleased?"
"Yeah" Alberu continued "Very."
"Is that so?"
Cale smirked. He crawled in.
"Do you mind if I take you up on your offer then."
Alberu's face went red.
"N-not at all."
That morning there were once again many scratch marks on Cale's back, which slowly dissipated in no time, unlike the marks left on the crown prince's body which served as a reminder to not drink too much.
After this, Alberu tried to keep his drinking in check.