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Agh! We all know what it's like to be hung over, but I'm having a hard time showing it in one of my characters. Any suggestions?
Go get roaring drunk and then get up early the next morning and describe how you feel and act.
First of all, the MC is not the one who is hung over, it's her best friend. It's also written in first person, so I really only have to describe how the best friend is acting, not how she feels.
Ah! last time I was hung over it was for 3 days! Literally.
Don't forget the smells. If she hasn't showered and brushed her teeth, the smell of alcohol could linger. That stale, next day, drank way too much stink could be amplified if there was vomitting involved. If it was a smokey bar, that smell would linger in her hair.
That drunk from sipping from others' beers? Damn. What a lightweight.
I guess I could believe a first-timer or a real lightweight getting drunk from that, but I'm not sure that it would give anyone a hangover, which is from dehydration. Your girl would not only have to be a real lightweight, but I suspect she'd also have to have had barely anything to eat or drink that night, other than the beer. But then, a lot of hangovers are also very psychosomatic, so if she expects any drinking to give you a hangover, then she could possibly be hungover anyway.
There's only one sure cure for a hangover--stay hydrated. Really, you can be falling-down, pass-out shit-faced, and as long as you've been drinking water with your liquor, you'll be fine in the morning. Well, okay, if you drink too much, I suppose you could piss yourself, but...