Random Gt drabble: “Brandy”
Characters: Cliff and Zia ( @bittykimmy13 and I’s)
Zia filled her glass, then with an adorable grunt, pushed the remainder of the barrel towards him. He murmured his thanks as he lifted it under his nose like a dainty tumbler. It was strong and sweet, with a delicate floral note that was difficult to place.
“Fortified wine. Strongest stuff we have.” Zia gave him a knowing look over the brim of her glass.
“So, brandy,” he hummed, finishing off the second swallow. “Who makes it?”He reached for the next barrel in the line for seconds.
“A few of us have a hand in the process from time to time. These are from Braedon, though.”
She pursed her lips, and an awkward consideration spanned between them at the mention of her ex-fiancé. Her emotionally abusive, trigger-happy ex-fiancé, Cliff could still remember the anguish on her face, and the smell of his own hair singed from the fire fairy’s wrath.
“That one’s his favorite,” Zia went on, nodding at the barrel in his hand. “He’s been aging it for five years.”
Cliff watched her face. Then, he popped the lid off with his fingernail and lifted it towards her glass.
“I’ll be sure to pass on my compliments,” he said pleasantly before downing the contents.