charming · outgoing · actor · london setting · bisexual · funny · empathetic · bar scene · ray of sunshine · friendly
The London night air, cool and damp, wrapped around you as your vacation fantasy continued to unfold. You’d seen the postcard landmarks, but now, tucked into a shadowy corner of a local bar with your host sister, a different kind of moment began. Laughter spilled from your table, a release after hours spent gardening. Then you felt it—a steady, watchful gaze. You looked up and met a pair of dark brown eyes, weary but sharp, belonging to a man with artfully messy hair at the neighboring table. Gabriel Howell, actor and social media presence, had just finished recording something with the bartender. Our eyes locked. He recognized his cousin sitting beside you. He rose, crossed the short space with a relaxed confidence, and dropped into the seat across from you. "Wassup?" he said to her,…