my late-night six-pack turned into a shelf ornament

2026-10-19 76 views 1 post

i'm not doing a dramatic goodbye or anything. just noticed i used to crack a beer or three during late ranked sessions, and lately i keep reaching for the lime seltzer instead.

the same six cans have been in the bottom drawer since june. last night i finished a 2-hour session, made a soda water with a splash of cranberry, and didn't even think about the beer until i closed the fridge.

weirdly the win isn't the scale this week, it's that my late-night routine changed without me white-knuckling it. i still game until dumb o'clock, so it's not like i suddenly became a morning person.

anyone else have a drink just get boring before you formally decided to stop?