Thornton & Coombs Dinner Party (Closed)

[jamesthorn]

The table is set with the family's finest china. The candles lit, and doors are open at Thornton Estate this evening. While the estate has seen countless elegant affairs throughout its long history, there's never been one quite like this one. Tonight, the Coombs are coming for dinner as William Thornton's personally invited guests. Despite the recipe for drama, there's still a dinner to be thrown and William has spared no expense for his son's newest girlfriend, Amelie. Fine wine, gourmet breads and cheeses, fruits, and appetizers are laid out in gorgeous displays by the caterer. To be certain that no nosy members of the press learn of tonight's momentary truce, the invitations were hand delivered and the family's private staff are serving.

Promptly, at eight o'clock dinner will be served, but in the meantime, there's plenty of time for mingling...and drama.

OOC: I've always used this particular property for Thornton Estate even though I believe it's more traditionally furnished than the one pictured. However, if you want an idea of the layout, there are plenty of photos and even a movie on the link above, lmao.

William is played by Pierce Brosnan. Obviously he's American in the game. If you wanna talk to William one on one, Rachel and I both have control of that old fart.

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[davin]

"Yes," Davin replies easily. "Our relationship may be evolvin', but that doesn't negate the fact that he's still a very good friend t'me."

His jaw ticks when William casually refers to him as a stray, but he shakes it off easy enough. It would be cool if James's father liked him, but hey. Davin's own father doesn't even like him, so he's sure as hell not going to lose sleep over someone else's feelings about him. Still, he keeps a neutral smile on his face, refusing to let William get to him.

"I don't own it, not yet, but the owner has put me in charge of the business, yes," Davin clarifies, feeling quite proud of himself. He's twenty-two and the most sought after mechanic in town, running a shop on his own. It's what he wanted; of course he's proud. "An' I love what I do quite a lot, so I'm happy."

[under_the_radar]

William had to admire the young mans guts. He wasn't being intimidated. Not easily anyway.

"You're somewhat of a surprise, Mr Kavanagh." He said. "Not as much of a surprise as finding out my eldest son is gay in the middle of a dinner party, but a surprise nonetheless."

[davin]

Davin is sort of surprised to learn that James' family, or at least his father, didn't know that he liked men. Davin thinks James is bi, anyway. Not that he'll say that, but still. James never said anything about it, and was obviously comfortable enough to invite Davin and not a woman, so he just assumed it was common knowledge.

"Well, sir," he says with a bit of a cheeky smile, keeping the surprise off of his face. "Maybe I'm just special."

Davin really isn't in the mood to deal with homophobia tonight. His attack is still a little too fresh on his mind and he's just sort of done with ignorance. But hey, at this point he's pretty much the opposite of intimidated.

He turns to load two appetizers neatly on their own napkin, holding one out to William. "Mini quiche? I hear they're quite tasty."

[under_the_radar]

William smiled tightly and shook his head. "Thank you, no. I think I'll go and see to the preparations. Please, enjoy the house. I know it must be overwhelming for someone like you but feel free to look around." He nodded to Davin. "Have a good evening." Turning on his heel, William headed for the kitchens to find his eldest and have a conversation James wouldn't enjoy.

[davin]

"Not overwhelmed at all, sir. But I appreciate the concern." He smiles pleasantly as William turns on his heel and then rolls his eyes as he turns back to the food, popping the quiche into his mouth and grabbing another champagne.

Seriously, James owes him big time. Big time.