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A Rival Most Vial Excerpt: Ambrose Drinking Coffee

As a reward for getting through all my re-intro posts, here’s a new excerpt I haven’t shared before!

Description: Eli has finished his first step of the commission, and heads over to Ambrose’s to see if he needs help. He has a…moment he wasn’t expecting.

Word Count: 559

TW/CW: food (coffee), romance

“Ambrose?” [Eli] walked into the shop, making sure to clear his throat before he reached the workroom door. “Can I come in? I’m headed out soon, but I wanted to stop by…”

Ambrose’s shadow made a small jump, and metal thunked against wood.

“Um…” A muffled curse and swish of robes. “Yes. You may come in.”

Eli cautiously pushed the door open. This was not Ambrose at his best. His shoulders sagged, shadows weighed down his eyes, black ink was splattered all over his hand. As he ran his fingers through his hair, he left a splotch of ink on his forehead, highlighting how pale he had grown.

“Apologies,” he mumbled. “I know I said I would be done with this in six weeks. I really thought my last method would work, but…”

The vial suddenly weighed heavily in Eli’s pocket—he didn’t want to appear like he was boasting about his accomplishment while Ambrose suffered.

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