No you don’t understand I have so many thoughts about this (all unconnected and swirling chaotically, sadly)
-so gay marriage is *more* acceptable, sure, and Chris is low-key openly bisexual (he’s dated girls and guys, but currently single, and his last relationship was a girl), but there’s still a bit of tension around that, given that it was a tough campaign and America’s a pretty divided place and he’s a brand-new congressperson and he’s already dealing with accusations of insider connections from his uncle
-and you have struggling actor/fashion model Seb (that last part’s a new addition after the recent pics, because WOW) (he makes money enough to not worry about getting evicted but not enough to, like, save anything or indulge his love for books or high fashion) (he allows himself Starbucks; that’s his one little self-treat) who also sort of has a mild crush on/appreciation for young bisexual brave congressman Evans, and so consequently has mild panic when sent out to the event
-and of course they come from COMPLETELY DIFFERENT WORLDS but there’s some sort of instant connection, like, Chris is getting nervous before his ‘thanks for coming, honored to be here’ speech, and the oh-god-so-beautiful waiter hands him a glass of champagne but then also smiles at him and maybe even gets him to laugh, distracts him, tells him a joke and gets him to relax, and the speech goes great…
-and they’re both kind of wistfully thinking, later that night, in bed, well, we’ll never see each other again, of course not, different orbits, but, oh god, his eyes and his smile and the way he really saw me, me and not my job, and…
-and so Chris is in New York for something, some fundraiser or meeting or whatever, and walks past a Starbucks, and stops dead in his tracks because that’s his gorgeous waiter picking up a holiday cup and opening the door and walking his way and oh fuck Chris you meatball say something, so he just kind of blurts out, “Thanks!” which is a very weird thing to say to a guy out of nowhere, a guy who probably caters hundreds of events and doesn’t even remember him–
-and Sebastian’s face just lights up
-and also there’s a whole thing with them trying to keep this relationship publicity-friendly and handle criticisms about how different they are
-which gets even worse when Seb starts being offered real acting/modeling jobs
-because a) he’s actually working and away from Chris and becoming successful, which is great, of course, but…does he not need Chris after all? of course he doesn’t, Chris’s brain says, you’re not a white knight rescuing him from poverty, you’re not his shining hero, he’s the hero who helped you and he doesn’t need you… and also b) concerns over people trying to influence Chris by giving Seb lucrative contracts, not based on his talent at all
-but happy endings of course even though the above is literally all my brain has come up with and I know nothing more about the plot so now you know as much as I do about this fic I will never have time to write
