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WHO: Gabe & Patroclus
WHEN: Wednesday afternoon
WHERE: A coffee shop
WHAT: NYC run ins.

What Gabe needed was an espresso, a nice shot of caffeine to stop him from yawning. He'd been up early for an audition (he had his fingers crossed for it) and tonight had work until late. A middle of the day nap might have been a good idea, but if he started doing that he was going to feel like someone's grandma. The next step was knitting and Gabe wasn't going there.

He yawned again as he waited for his coffee and then thanked the girl behind the counter and headed for the door. Someone at one of the tables caught his eye though, an attractive man he could see the profile of and thought was familiar. Frowning with curiosity he walked over to get a closer look, ducking his head to see the guy's face.

It was him. "Hey," he said with a little smile. "Patrick."

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Patroclus almost didn't look up until something in the back of his mind reminded him of his mortal alias. He looked up from his strong americano and caught sight of someone he had known very intimately a few years ago.

"Gabe?!" he asked, utterly shocked to see the other man. "Well..hi!"

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"Wow," Gabe said, looking down at Patrick with a gentle laugh. "It's been... well, it's been ages. I didn't expect to run into you!"

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It was strange to run in to him like this and now he was just glad none of his immortal friend were with him now so he didn't have to explain-

"Do you want to sit?" he asked, friendly enough. He had enjoyed his time with Gabe, even if remembering why he had been attracted to Gabe in the first place was making him turn a little red.

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"Sure," Gabe said with and a smile, sitting down with his takeaway coffee. "Man, this is so weird. You look really great though."

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Patroclus smiled at the compliment and he went a little redder. "So do you," he said with a grin. "What brings you to the city?"

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"Broadway," Gabe told the other man. "I'm still acting-" he gave a little knowing smile then, remembering that they'd met through one of Gabe's acting roles. "-but I thought I might give it a go out this way instead. How about you? You living here?"

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Patroclus grinned widely at Gabe as he mentioned acting. "I am, actually. I have a few old friends here so I came to the city to be with them. I think it's great you're still acting. Have you been in anything?"

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Ugh, Gabe hated being asked that question. Because the answer was never great. "Oh, a few things," Gabe said, brushing it off. "Nothing you would have seen. So, are you doing anything today? Beyond your coffee?"

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"I work at a bar and had a late shift last night, so technically it's still yesterday for me," he laughed. "So really what I am doing today is trying to stay awake. What about you?"

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"Me too, actually," Gabe grinned across the table at him. "Had a late and an early morning and I'm feeling it. But I'm not doing anything else until tonight," Gabe told Patrick, meeting his eye with a little smile. "If you wanna catch up?"

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"I would love to," Patroclus said cheerfully. Something in the back of his mind was telling him to let Gabriel know he was seeing someone, but for some reason, he kept silent about that fact. "Anything particular in mind?"

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"I don't know," Gabe said. "A few things come to mind, Patroclus."

The name was spoken low and with a little smirk.

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Gabe didn't actually know it was his real name, but hearing it from the man's lips actually made Patroclus' stomach clench. His heart sped up and he very much wanted to drag the man behind the building, call him Achilles, and-

Patroclus squeezed his eyes shut for a moment and then he smiled at the joke between them. "Oh...they're coming to mind-my-my mind too. There's something I should- I have a girlfriend. Though if I didn't, I wouldn't even hesitate." He was too loyal a person to break Helen's trust however. And he did love her, though with Gabe he could pretend for a little while that he had everything he wanted and couldn't speak of.

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The expression on Patrick's face pleased Gabe and he was remembering their months together when Patrick had Gabe pretend to be Achilles while he pretended to be Patroclus. It was different to any sexual roleplay he'd played with others, but he had to admit enjoying playing some ancient Greek hero... and getting to have sex with a really hot guy.

Besides, Gabe had been playing Achilles on stage each night at the time so it wasn't that hard to continue in the bedroom.

"Girlfriend," Gabe nodded, sighing a bit. "Damn, my loss." He smiled over at him.

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Patroclus nodded, and he smiled likely. "She's really great, but I can't help the fact that a tiny part of me wishes I had run into you before we got together. I really liked you," he said firmly.

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Gabe's ego really liked hearing that and his smile was bright although a little shy suddenly. "Yeah, I liked you too," Gabe admitted. "We had some good times."

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"We really did," Patroclus said with a fond grin. "Do you still want to catch up?"