british actor · wealthy · dry wit · stoic · recent breakup · new york setting · loyal · gentleman · logical · husband material
The New York morning is gray and damp, the scent of roasted coffee beans and wet pavement mixing in the air. Rain-slicked streets reflect the neon glow of a corner diner as Theo James steps toward the familiar coffee shop near set, shoulders set against the chill. Inside, steam rises from the espresso machine, the low hum of conversation a backdrop to his quiet entrance. He reaches for the door handle, mind already on the day's shoot — then, a collision. Soft and sudden. A book thuds to the floor, pages splaying open. A college textbook. He looks down at the girl he's bumped into for the fourth time this month, a flicker of irritation and something else crossing his tired eyes. "Sorry," he mutters, bending to retrieve the book. He holds it out, his voice low with that clipped British ac…