Anthology

[AZ ficlet] Babe

From Tumblr:  ANONYMOUS ASKED: Ate leeengg, ficlet request po please on Zade's reaction the first time Andreau calls her 'babe' nung official na sila. (Or whoever calls the other 'babe' first). Naalala ko kasi sa isang chap sa tsib when A texted Z calling her babe tapos di pa sila nun. Mehehehe 😊😊😁

I was actually surprised to see a ficlet request about this! May naisulat na kasi akong ficlet na about the babe thingy last year.. and ayoko pa sanang ipublish.. kaso.. you asked for this!

Tweaked the prompt a bit! Another ficlet in Andreau's POV... and it kinda happened in TSIB verse? lelz :) :)

So this is... five times Andreau called Zade "babe" and the one time she did :)

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1. The first time he called her babe, she was flat out drunk.

Si Ninna talaga ang may kasalanan kung bakit nalasing si Zade. Sure, her sangria recipe was a bomb, pero first time lang makainom ni Zade no'n. Akala siguro ni Zade simpleng juice lang ang pinapainom sa kanya ng kambal ni Roldan. She didn't know (and he's sure walang balak si Ninna na aminin) na mas dumadami ang red wine kesa sa orange juice sa bawat bagong batch na pinapainom sa kanya. Wala siyang planong malasing kaya nag-orange juice na lang siya buong gabi (much to the twin's dismay. sober!andreau was no fun)

Ibang klaseng experience para sa kanya na makitang lasing si Zade. Alam niyang carefree at madaldal ito pag sober, pero mas malala pa pala kapag lasing ito. Sila lang naman ang nasa resort pero may weird instinct siya na lagi itong bantayan at sundan kung saan ito magpunta. Inasar pa nga siya ni Kesh na mas malala pa sa dorm manager nilang si Ate Mel, na notorious sa pagiging Matanglawin (Zade's words, not Kesh's). Aside sa pagiging protective, bentang-benta rin sa kanya ang English Speaking Drunk!Zades. He found Italian Speaking!Zades hot just last week, pero ibang klaseng hotness ang English SpeakingDrunk!Zades. (O nadala lang ng pagiging touchy sa kanya ni Zades? He didn't want to know).

After Zade's 15th glass of sangria (na mukhang 80% wine, 20% juice na), inawat na niya ito at pinasok sa loob ng bahay. Their three companions shot him glares as if saying Hoy Andreau pag may alak, may balak! Of course, he flipped them off. He couldn't do that to any woman, especially to Zade. Hindi niya mapapatawad ang sarili pag nangyari 'yon.

Sa pagkakaalam niya ay first time pa lang malasing ni Zade, kaya hindi na siya nagulat na halos 45 minutes silang nasa loob ng CR dahil sa pagsusuka nito. He couldn't help but laugh at his predicament; gusto niyang mag-unwind sa trip na 'to pero eto siya, taga-hawak ng buhok at tagapunas ng suka ni Zade Pascual.

Since hindi bitbit ni Zade ang susi ng kwarto nila ni Kesh, he had no choice but to bring her to his and Roldan's room. Nahirapan pa siyang alalayan si Zade dahil himalang mabigat pala ito.. at ayaw nitong magpatulong sa paglalakad. Nang makarating na sila sa kwarto, bumagsak si Zade sa sofa.

"Zades.. don't sleep there. Malapit na yung kama o." Sinubukan niyang itayo si Zade kaso nagpumiglas ito. "Zades.."

"I'm gonna sleep here," she replied, words slurring. Nagtakip pa ito ng throwpillow sa mukha.

He was too tired, too elated to move, so he decided to sleep on the floor near the sofa. It wasn't the most comfortable position, but he didn't care. Wala siyang pakialam kung sumakit man ang likod niya bukas. It was all goddamn worth it.

Bago siya matulog, chineck niya muna si Zade at kinumutan ito.

"Goodnight, babe," he whispered before laying down on the floor.

(Narealize lang niya ang sinabi niya pagkagising niya, noong naapakan siya ni Zade. Babe? Why the fuck did I call her that?)

2. He fucking texted it to her.