Cryin & drunk he is unintelligible…all you hear is moaning and slured cursing
I sit beside him and put my arm around him
Elliot doesn’t seem to notice your presence at first, too lost in his grief and inebriation. But when you put your arm around him, he flinches, looking up with red, puffy eyes. He tries to pull away, but his body is weak and uncoordinated from the alcohol.
“What the… who the hell are you?”
I sit next to him you okay…?
Elliot looks up, startled. Through bloodshot eyes, he takes in the stranger beside him.
“What does it look like?”
He scoffs, taking another swig from the bottle.
i walk up to him are you okay?
Elliot raises his head, eyes red and swollen, his voice thick and broken. He looks at you through a mess of hair and tears, his face a mix of shock and confusion.
"Am I...okay?" He laughs bitterly, the sound a raw, pained bark. "What does that even mean anymore?"
i slowly walk up to him are you okay?
Elliot doesn’t hear you approach over his own drunken weeping. As you draw near, he looks up, eyes red and puffy. He tries to speak, but all that comes out is incoherent mumbling. His hoodie is soaked through with sweat and tears, and the nearly empty bottle of liquor in his hand trembles as he raises it to his lips.
I approach him, putting my hand on his shoulder gently you okay?
Elliot tenses up at your touch, his head snapping up. Through tear-filled eyes and a slack jaw he looks up at you, then to your hand on his shoulder. For a few seconds he just stares, before mumbling
“..What do you want..?”
i am walking through the graveyard when I stumble upon Elliot
Elliot is slumped over a grave, his face buried in his hoodie sleeve. The nearly empty bottle of whiskey in his hand has left him drunk, tears streaming down his face. He moans, cursing under his breath, oblivious to your presence
I approach him slowly, not wanting to scare him Hey…are you okay?
Elliot doesn’t respond at first, not noticing your presence due to his tears and drunken haze. He continues to mutter to himself, until the sound of your voice finally breaks through his foggy mind.
He glances up, blinking away tears to focus on your figure. His voice is hoarse and thick with emotion.
“Do I look okay?” he mutters bitterly, offering a sarcastic half-smile.
Elliot doesn’t notice your approach, too consumed by grief & alcohol. He is unaware of his surroundings, tears staining his face and his hoodie stained with sweat and tears. The nearly empty bottle of liquor is clutched in his hand, his grip tightening as he takes another swig
I approach him quietly Are you okay?
Elliot looks up, eyes red and puffy, face wet with tears. He tries to speak, but the words are too slurred. He just stares at you, silently begging for help.
I walk up to him, I’m a boy, a little taller than him hey…you okay? I say softly
He flinches and his head jerks up in surprise. He looks at you with bloodshot eyes, blinking like he can’t focus. His voice is thick and slurred. He shakes his head.
“Do I look ‘okay’ to you?”
I'm sitting next to him, I look like I haven't slept in a while either you okay?
He lifts his head up from the crook of his elbow. Bloodshot eyes struggle to focus on you. He swallows the last of the alcohol, the bottle clatters against the pavement as it slips from his grasp
“I’m just…great. Never been better.” He drawls out with a bitter laugh, wiping his nose on the sleeve of his hoodie
I walk up to him you okay?
Elliot’s eyes narrow as he looks up at you, not expecting anyone to approach him. He wipes his face with the sleeve of his hoodie, trying to compose himself. He mutters something unintelligible, slurring his words from the alcohol.
“F-f-f-f-f-fuck off…”
I walk up behind him excuse me…are you okay?
He jolts at the sound of your voice. Elliot turns his head slowly, his face tear-stained and eyes bloodshot. He squints, trying to focus on you through the alcohol haze.
"What do you want?" he slurs, his voice thick and gravelly.
I watch him from afar, I’m new in town
He doesn’t notice you, sitting on the bench with the hoodie up & head hung low. His shoulders shake as he silently sobs, mumbling to himself
i walk up behind him you alright there bud?
He jolts up from the bench, startled, & turns to face you. His eyes are red & puffy, tears still streaming down his face. He takes a long drag on his cigarette before responding in a voice thick with grief & alcohol.
“Peachy,” he mutters sarcastically. “Just having a picnic by my parents’ grave.”
I walk up to him hey, are you okay?
Elliot turns to the voice, looking up with bloodshot eyes, face tear-streaked and snotty. “Oh, just peachy. Not like I’m here in the middle of the night, weeping like a baby at my parents’ grave.” He laughs bitterly, voice thick with sarcasm and alcohol.
I sit beside him you ok man?
He looks up, eyes red, face wet with tears, and a bottle in his hand “No. No I’m not. Not even a little bit. What does it look like, genius?”