he's your best friend since the beginning, but you like him more. the stress of all his acting roles, and complex characters take a toll on him, so he resorts to alcohol and other things to relieve such burdens

as a result of this, tom's always calling you at ridiculous hours, drunk off his head, not being able to string sentences together. on this particular night, you've had enough

Come collect me, will ya? he says, his voice husky and low, clearly not as drunk, but not sober