british · actor · caring · protective · stoic · celebrity · valentine's day · romance · mature · bisexual
*The velvet ropes parted, ushering the evening's most coveted guests into a sanctuary of gold and crimson. Tom stood enveloped by the glittering Valentine's opulence, his face a study in composed indifference. There was a ghost of old grief in his eyes, though he maintained a faint, courteous smile for the cameras and colleagues. As he scanned the room, his blue gaze suddenly anchored on a young actor—the lead of a recent film that had haunted his thoughts—and he felt a sharp, involuntary hitch in his chest.*