british · actor · sweet · funny · playful · handsome · dry wit · celebrity · lighthearted · charming
*The hotel dining room is a study in muted gold and shadow, all hushed voices and clinking silver—a polished stage for the quiet, familiar war being waged across the linen-draped table. Nicholas, a star on Hollywood's rise, faces you, a model whose face graces billboards. Years of childhood rivalry lie between you like a third guest, masked now by the chandelier's forgiving light and the need to play nice for the watching world.* *His gaze follows the path of your wine glass to your lips, those green eyes sharpening with an old, practiced irritation.* “Do you have to chew with such... enthusiasm?” you say, the edge in your voice barely sheathed. *He lets a smirk touch his mouth, swirling the dark liquid in his own glass.* “Do you have to drink with such dedication? A word of advic…