To Live Again, For the First Time!

Theodore didn't usually drink much, but that didn't mean that he couldn't hold his liquor.

But this time, he had really landed himself in a big mess!

Who told his friend to be so bad with alcohol and still pursue someone like Gen?

F**K.

...

If Theodore had known that things would end up like this... then perhaps he wouldn't have made some of the decisions he did.

And this all started back when they first met.

If you can still recall, back then, Gen had asked Theodore to teach her his ways of playing Mobba, but not long after, Kayden came out admitting that he had a thing for the lady to his roommate.

And as the good friend that he was, Theodore of course instantly thought of teaching Kayden his tricks so that he could, in turn, teach Gen, thus finding more opportunities to spend time with her.

Kayden had a fast hand speed, to begin with, so all was well up until there.

They had their lovey-dovey moments of well... let's leave that at that.

As for how lovey-dovey those moments actually were from a scale of -100 to 100, I won't comment.

There was also this other thing, about teaching Kayden some of the second-year material so that he could help Gen.

In this aspect, Theo actually rather admired this friend of his, who was willing to do so much for the person he liked.

If Gen didn't reciprocate such sincere feelings, all Theo would be able to say was that she was seriously losing out.

This good brother of his was really a man among men.

But he quickly got over those feelings of respect and admiration...

In his heart, the image of Kayden had instantly dropped 4 to 5 degrees with just one meal

Now, all he could do was curse Kayden.

Why the fuck did Kayden pursuing a girl have to come at his expense???

Was the thought that went through Theodore's mind as he downed his nth shot.

Hell, no matter how good his physique was, there was no way that he wouldn't be slightly drunk after that.

But though he was drunk and his face was flushed red, his throat dry, and even if his eyes were slightly blurry and he was a bit dizzy, feeling as if the whole world was spinning, he was still able to think properly.

Or something like that.

"Are you okay?" Jenna asked as Theodore's head hit the table, instantly making the world spin a little less than it did before.

"I'm not drunk!"

Theodore said with his voice a little slurry and hoarse, making it deeper than usual.

It was incredibly alluring, making Kayden want to punch his friend a little.

This guy was clearly an enemy of all men.

Kayden looked at his friend who had taken one too many shots for him without an ounce of guilt despite his not-so-friendly thoughts.

In fact, things hadn't really gone as planned either.

If it was just drinking Kayden's shots, then fine.

With Theodore's metabolism, things would still work out.

But not long after, Theodore wasn't just drinking his own and Kayden's punishment shots.

Apparently, Theodore was being a little too "obvious" with his preferences for Kayden, and with previous misunderstandings from Gen's side, Theodore ended up having to drink Jenna's shots as well.

Meanwhile, Jenna was sipping on some fruit wine that she had brought with her.

Amusing herself while watching this drunk friend.

"I guess it really is true when people say that drunk people tend to claim they aren't drunk," Jenna chuckled, her appearance completely contrasting to Theodore's.

Her face didn't even have a tinge of redness, much less any other signs of drunkenness.

"Of course! Only drunk people like him would say such words! UNLIKE ME!"

It was hard to tell what betrayed Gen's words first.

Her flushed face.

Her abrupt motion of standing up, leading her to a bruise on her thigh after she slammed it on the table.

Or her loud drunk talk.

It was unclear which one of them made it more obvious that she was absolute, without a doubt, even more drunk than Theo.

Kayden and Jenna exchanged helpless glances before looking back at the people seated next to them.

Kayden, who was bad with alcohol, had barely taken two sips this whole time.

Every time he was about to be punished with drinks, he would communicate with his friend using his eyes.

Theodore would glare at him before giving in after making a deal.

Though this method was going to hurt his pockets in the future, at least it was better than looking bad in front of Gen.

Though it had to be said that he was thinking a little too much considering the fact that she probably wouldn't be recalling much the next day.

As for Jenna, many didn't know, but her alcohol tolerance was in fact, through the roofs.

Of course, right now, it looked like she hadn't drunk much, but in fact, she had already downed 2 bottles of high concentration fruit wine while sipping.

Jenna had drunk more alcohol of a higher concentration than Theodore.

But the other three couldn't tell at all, simply assuming that the fruit wine was of low concentration considering how she was drinking it out of a big cup.

I mean, she was drinking with a straw, which somewhat fit the image that her attire gave her.

Then again, when Theodore was slowly pushed into drinking her punishment shots, she didn't say anything either.

In fact, she was very much having fun watching the show.

Hehe.

The whole thing ended up becoming, "Make Theodore Drunk Game."

It was nice to know that there was something that she was better at than this guy.

At least she was better at drinking than he was.

It was sad when she thought back to how quickly she was humbled by the man, her ego of having become a student at this university, instantly crushed into smithereens.

This alleviated some more of her inner pain, which was slowly healing as she stopped with those stupid comparisons.

"Do you want to send her off first?"

Jenna asked Kayden knowingly.

After this meal, she was sure of it.

At first, it was just a thought, but that thought was only confirmed and reaffirmed with Kaydens words and interactions with both Gen and Theodore.

It was clear to Jenna that Theodore knew while Gen didn't.

But since she was having fun, why not lend a helping hand as well?

Kayden looked at that familiar look that Jenna was giving him.

It was the exact same look Theodore would give him whenever he was teasing him.

Kayden's face flushed a little before he nodded at Jenna, to show his gratefulness.

Thankful to Jenna, who clearly showed her stance as a good friend who would help him if needed.

Now he not only had a wingman, but also a wing-woman.

Since that was the case, he was not going to stand on ceremony, at least like this, with fewer words, he would seem less pretentious.

After all, it was pretty clear that he would rather go with Gen first.

At the same time, his leaving was a silent acknowledgment. 

As Kayden left with Gen leaning on his shoulders, and an arm over his so that she wouldn't fall over, her consciousness had already drifted to a certain extent.

Jenna waved the two goodbye, even though both of them had their backs to her.

Then, she moved her gaze back to Theodore.

When he was quiet like this, Jenna couldn't help but marvel at how handsome he was.

It wasn't as if she didn't know of this before this moment.

After all, Theodore was given the nickname of a heartthrob in the first week of school, something hard to miss.

But before this evening Jenna had been a little preoccupied with other thoughts.

Throughout the day, she would often be blinded by the man's stunning achievements and his large back that seemed to be hard to catch up to, not having the time to think of his looks, despite them being the first thing one would look at.

Now that she had let those things go, she could finally appreciate the finer things in life.

Once she stopped trying to catch up to him, Jenna suddenly felt like that back was not that large as she approached it, now walking side by side with this friend, whom she previously had a hard time with.

She was indeed humbled.

But to her, she felt like that wasn't a bad thing at all.

Now that she was standing by this person's side, she could finally observe him from a little closer.

When Theodore was sleeping in class or even when he was resting, he was often still a little tense.

His presence and aura naturally gave off the feeling of a bad boy, even though Jenna knew that he wasn't really one.

In fact, she thought him to be a rather simple person.

Even so, such a thought was hard to express when looking at the man.

Whose appearance told you he was anything but simple.

Now, however, was a different story.

Theodore's face was slightly flushed, and his face was completely relaxed on the table, probably due to the effects of the alcohol.

He showed no signs of movement, and one would think he was asleep.

"As innocent as an angel," Jenna thought to herself.

That was what Theodore looked like right now.

An angel from the heavens.

It was not dissimilar when he was still a child, just that his face was now a lot more mature and alluring rather than cute with his past baby fat, but Jenna didn't know that.

Wait.

Adorable?

Angel?

WTF