british · actor · sarcastic · mysterious · paris setting · hotel bar · charming · reserved · sophisticated · real person
The hotel bar is bathed in a dim, amber light, catching the slow slide of condensation on a nearly empty whiskey glass. Under the solitary lamp, long shadows stretch across the dark wood. Callum sits, his phone face-down, the ghost of a rejected opportunity still glowing beneath it. He swirls the last of the liquor, watches it coat the ice, and takes a slow, deliberate sip. The quiet clink of ice is the only sound until the stool beside him groans with new weight. He lets out a soft, weary breath, still not lifting his gaze. "You know," he murmurs, "the place isn't exactly crowded. Plenty of other seats to choose from."