[Enjolras tries to imagine worse. He doesn't like it.
Also christ, how much money has R poured down the drain on alcohol over those years? How can a man waste that much of his life on alcohol and misery??]
Then show me your best. Two weeks into sobriety after that long can't be pleasant, but it can't last forever either.
[That's logical. Also google says it can't last and until the med student texts him back he'll believe it.]
[ It was worse before he met his friends, with a particularly rough patch after his realization that art school wasn't ever going to work out for him. Maybe if he'd applied himself better.
It's been a lot of money. If he had saved that money instead, he probably wouldn't be too poorly off right now. ]
What if two weeks is my best? No one shows disappointment quite like you, Enjolras. I hadn't intended on telling you for that reason. Not until I reached a month, which seems impossible, might I add.
[The texts to both Courf and Ferre are increasing exponentially. I feel I'm out of my depth and Honestly how did he live like that and Are both of you fucking dead??]
Given the number of former alcoholics alive and well in the world today that seems improbable. Also, if you weren't going to tell me why did you just tell me?
[ Clearly all your friends are dead and not texting and all you have left is Grantaire, Enjolras. Better get used to him. ]
I did say I was miserable, and nothing else was holding my attention long enough to keep my mind from straying back to the wine. What miracles a long conversation can perform. I needed to tell you something worthwhile.
[ If the conversation had been dropped after three texts, he would have a bottle in his hand right now. Being able to focus on something else for an extended period of time helps significantly. Helps a bit more that it's Enjolras, too. ]
I’ve poured it all out, sick as it makes me to admit it. That was good wine. But I still know every bar, pub and ale house in this city. I live within walking distance of three. Joly and Bossuet are within walking distance of another. Bahorel lives above a liquor store, the lucky bastard. I've tried to bribe him to swap flats with me more than once. That's those three off the table. As Courfeyrac and Combeferre are both most certainly dead and Feuilly and Jehan are both most certainly asleep, only you and Marius were left.
[He really only has to think about it for a moment.]
If you're serious about it, come to my place. Two weeks progress shouldn't be thrown away because you didn't have the presence of mind to get help earlier.
[He has no idea where the closest liquor stores are to him, but he has every confidence in his ability to talk someone out of leaving to buy alcohol.]
[ Grantaire’s mental map of the city is better and more detailed than any real map can get. He could name every bar and liquor store in the vicinity of Enjolras’s place—and their best liquors, but he refrains. He’s kind of too shocked to even bother. Enjolras has never actually invited him...well...to anything or anywhere. He just kind of shows up uninvited. ]
A mercy! You've secured my sobriety for one night longer, but more importantly, you’ve saved me from Marius Pontmercy.
[ Surely Enjolras can agree on how important that bit is. ]
[He can and does agree, but he won't say so over text. Marius may be a pain who doesn't quite understand what they're doing, but he has heart and passion and other things which Enjolras can't fault him for.]
How long will it take you to get here? Do I need to call you an uber so you can avoid any bars or liquor stores?
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Also christ, how much money has R poured down the drain on alcohol over those years? How can a man waste that much of his life on alcohol and misery??]
Then show me your best. Two weeks into sobriety after that long can't be pleasant, but it can't last forever either.
[That's logical. Also google says it can't last and until the med student texts him back he'll believe it.]
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Maybe if he'd applied himself better.It's been a lot of money. If he had saved that money instead, he probably wouldn't be too poorly off right now. ]
What if two weeks is my best? No one shows disappointment quite like you, Enjolras. I hadn't intended on telling you for that reason. Not until I reached a month, which seems impossible, might I add.
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Given the number of former alcoholics alive and well in the world today that seems improbable. Also, if you weren't going to tell me why did you just tell me?
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I did say I was miserable, and nothing else was holding my attention long enough to keep my mind from straying back to the wine. What miracles a long conversation can perform. I needed to tell you something worthwhile.
omg sorry for that teeny tiny text
why did he need to tell him something worthwhile??]
Do you have alcohol in your apartment? You should go to someone else's place, or somewhere you can't buy wine.
[#bepracticalnotemotional]
wow how dare u. no, it's cool
I’ve poured it all out, sick as it makes me to admit it. That was good wine. But I still know every bar, pub and ale house in this city. I live within walking distance of three. Joly and Bossuet are within walking distance of another. Bahorel lives above a liquor store, the lucky bastard. I've tried to bribe him to swap flats with me more than once. That's those three off the table. As Courfeyrac and Combeferre are both most certainly dead and Feuilly and Jehan are both most certainly asleep, only you and Marius were left.
And you wonder why I struggle.
[ Life is hard. ]
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If you're serious about it, come to my place. Two weeks progress shouldn't be thrown away because you didn't have the presence of mind to get help earlier.
[He has no idea where the closest liquor stores are to him, but he has every confidence in his ability to talk someone out of leaving to buy alcohol.]
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A mercy! You've secured my sobriety for one night longer, but more importantly, you’ve saved me from Marius Pontmercy.
[ Surely Enjolras can agree on how important that bit is. ]
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How long will it take you to get here? Do I need to call you an uber so you can avoid any bars or liquor stores?
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Enjolras, I'm not a child.
That being said, you may want to go with the latter. I'm not feeling particularly rebellious at this moment, but things could change.
[ With special instructions to not stop anywhere but the given address no matter how much Grantaire talks. ]
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What's your address?
[He's probably got it written down somewhere, but asking here's easier.]
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I am rebelling by not rebelling at all. Rebelling against myself is the most rebellious thing I've ever done.
[ Not really, but he kind of has Enjolras in a place where he is actually paying attention to him hello? and he doesn’t want to screw that up. ]
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I find that hard to believe, but sure. If that helps get you through this.
I've called the uber, it should be there in a few minutes.