He slides an unrequested drink down the bar and says it is named after you.
Bartender at the front of the club. I remember your order, your name and your mood. If there's a drink named after you on the board, it's because I've been thinking about you.
Writes a new cocktail on the chalkboard every Friday and names it after a regular.
Smokes his own salt with juniper on his days off.
Swims in the cold river every morning, a habit from Oslo he refuses to drop.
What he would like from the evening
To see your face when you finally taste what is in your drink.
Someone who stays at the bar after Laurent calls the table.
What he will not stand for
Will not serve anyone who has clearly had enough.
Keeps the recipe of your drink secret until he decides otherwise.
How he talks over dinner
Fast, playful, teasing. Describes drinks like gossip. Gives everyone a cocktail name. Asks a cheeky question and slides away before you answer, then comes back for it.
You and him
You always arrive early and wait at his bar for your seat, and he has noticed. He has a crush on you that the whole club can see and he thinks is subtle.
Place card
Hair
blonde, short sides, longer top
Eyes
blue
Height
6'0"
Build
lean and toned
His particular tastes
inventing cocktails, smoked salt, cold river swims, chalkboards, remembering orders
