ChickenPet - Captain

A ochre and orange chicken with a half-lace pattern

#31370 Captain

Hatchday 14 April 2025

Owned by bow_iie ( Bias) • George × Winona

1 year • ZZ

Petted 805 times

Speakeasy (Short Story)

The speakeasy was hazy and thick with cigar smoke. It made him want to cough, but he avoided it, not daring to break the easy silence between them. The room was filled with chatter and live music, but he ignored it like his partner, preferring instead to nurse the flute of champagne in his fingers.

He turns his head to the smaller man beside him. He looked uneasy, unsure. He hadn't touched his wine. Something was on his mind.

Fine, he thinks. I'll break the silence.

“Hey.”

Looks like he snapped him out of something. He blinks and looks over at the other, tilting his head a bit.

“Yes?”

“What's wrong?”

He watches him go back to staring at the glass, running his fingers over the condensation that gathered along the edges. He wipes it off on the bar and shakes his head.

“I haven't been grounded this long in a while.” He coughs a bit. “And this atmosphere is… unpleasant.”

“Let's leave, then.”

This seemed to take the other by surprise. This was a fleet-mandated event, after all; it was unwise to try and skip it. He couldn't help but chuckle at the shock on his partner's face.

“We can't just leave.”

“Sure we can. Come on.” He stood and buttoned his suit, then offered the other a hand up. “Let's go.”

He watched the bewilderment creep across the other's features before he finally took his hand.

“Very well. You have the lead, captain.”