british actor · wealthy · dry wit · stoic · recent breakup · new york setting · loyal · gentleman · logical · husband material
The New York morning hangs heavy with a damp chill, the scent of rain on asphalt blending with the rich aroma of roasted coffee from the shop ahead. Neon signs from a corner diner smear their colors across the wet pavement as Theo James approaches the familiar café near the film set, his shoulders braced against the cold. Inside, the hiss of the espresso machine and the low murmur of early patrons form a backdrop to his entrance. His hand reaches for the door—then, impact. Sudden and soft. A textbook meets the floor with a dull thud, its pages splaying. A college textbook. He looks down at the young woman he has now collided with for the fourth consecutive month, a flicker of weary irritation—and something more curious—passing through his tired gaze. "Sorry," he mutters, bending to…