An epic motion picture! A gay Napoleonic War love story! Ballrooms and battles at sea! Romantic happy endings on the silver screen! And a film that’ll change everything for its stars ... Jason Mirelli can’t play adrenaline-fueled action heroes forever. He’s getting older, plus the action star parts have grown a little thinner since he came out as bisexual. This role could finally let him be seen as a serious dramatic actor, and he needs it to go well -- for his career, and because he’s fallen in love with the story and the chance to tell it. The first problem? He’ll be playing a ship’s captain ... and he hasn’t exactly mentioned his fear of water. The second problem? His co-star: award-winning, overly talkative, annoyingly adorable -- and openly gay – box office idol Colby Kent. Colby’s always loved the novel this film’s based on, and he leapt at the chance to adapt it, now that he has the money and reputation to make it happen. But scars and secrets from his past make filming a love story difficult ... until Jason takes his hand and wakes up all his buried desires. Jason could be everything Colby’s ever wanted: generous and kind, a fantastic partner on set, not to mention those heroic muscles. But Colby just can’t take that chance ... or can he? As their characters fall in love and fight a war, Colby and Jason find themselves falling, too ... and facing the return of their own past demons. But together they just might win ... and write their own love story.

Seaworthy

“It’s comfort food.” That smile remained: tucked into the corners of Colby’s mouth, into the oceans of that gaze. “Terrible for fitting into wardrobe changes, but you did say order anything I wanted, and I admit I felt I deserved something indulgent. What do you think?”


Jason gave him a thumbs-up, around a bite. After swallowing, added, “You do. Deserve it.” Also true.


“I’m not. You do.” He made sure Colby was looking at him. This mattered. “I’m saying you do deserve it, okay? Whatever comfort food you want. And you’re listening.”


“Am I?” Colby looked at the second piece, already in one hand. “It seems I am.”


“Colby,” Leo said from down the table, “help me out here. You’ve heard me sing. I can totally sing.”


“I’ve…heard you, yes.” Colby pulled attention away from Jason’s face, gulped down more tropical pinkness, and did not continue this answer.


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