OPEN - And every love will always bring me down to the sea

[anddowntothesea]

He's been meaning to do it since he got back into town but, for various reasons, it's been put off. Still, it now looks like he doesn't have work this week, so he's really got no excuse. The boat herself had a fresh coat of paint not so long ago, so that'll keep, but the sign hasn't been touched since before his father died. His Ma always says that the devil finds work for idle hands.

He's set up on the deck of the Ariadne, stripped down to tank and holed jeans, hair pulled back from his face as he sketches in pencil. He's settled on letting that he likes and now it's just a case of making it fit. And if he's a little pre-occupied, and if he has to restart letters a few more times than he'd like, then he figures that he's not entirely to blame.

He sings to himself while he works, scraps of songs that his Ma used to sing to him and Gale when they were younger; she'd stopped singing by the time Connor was born. But Gabe's feeling okay today, with the sun on his shoulders and a paintbrush in his hand, on his boat, on the water. Yes, life is sometimes baffling, but there are plenty of reasons to be grateful.

ooc: find Gabe on deck of the Ariadne down in the harbor. If your pup is Siren Cove born and bred, feel free to assume a relationship - just let me know! :D

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[davin]

"No, it isn't," Davin tells him, feeling a little awkward about having been so close only after Gabe pulls away. He shakes it off easily enough and pulls his tank out of his waistband once his skin starts to feel a little sensitive from the sun and pulls it over his head. "Uh, well. I got a whole new staff at the shop. A great group o' guys that I get along with, for the most part. So that's good."

He bites his lip, cheeks going slightly pink as he ducks his head to hide a smile. "An' I'm seein' someone. It's goin' pretty well, I think."

[anddowntothesea]

"A whole new staff, huh? That's got to be exciting," says Gabe. When Davin mentions seeing someone, he brightens, pleased for his friend -- which he supposes is a good and healthy indication that they were never meant to be. "Tell me more."

[davin]

Gabe's reaction pleases Davin, and he gives him a big smile. He knows that it isn't always easy to be friends with someone you've hooked up with. Davin has a few acquaintances that he's friendly with when he sees them, but the only person he's really been able to develop a bond with has been Coop. And maybe now, Gabe.

"Yeah, James Thornton. Do ya know him?" Davin supposes that he would have at least heard of him, growing up in Siren Cove. "We've been together since February."

[anddowntothesea]

Gabe has been working on building bridges since he got back into town. Naked or not naked, he always had a good time with Davin and he doesn't see why that should change. His eyebrows raise at the name, though.

"We don't exactly move in the same social circles," he says. "But, yeah, I know the name."

[davin]

"Neither did we," Davin says with a laugh, because that's for certain. "We met while he was workin' on a case, an' he was kind of an ass at first. Well, he's still kind of an sometimes, but he won me over."

Davin's tone is obviously fond, and he bites his bottom lip to keep from grinning as he looks over at Gabe with a shrug. "I wasn't expectin' it, but he asked me out. Goin' on six months now an' I haven't messed up yet, so that's good."

[anddowntothesea]

"Man, that's awesome," says Gabe, clapping a hand between Davin's shoulderblades. God only knows when he'll be ready to feel like something could last long term again, but he's so pleased for Davin. "I've been...seeing a lot of people."

[davin]

Davin laughs at that, cutting Gabe a look and knocking their shoulders together. "I know how that goes. But I'm still the best ya ever had, right?"

He's teasing, and he gives Gabe a wink. "C'mon, it's okay. Ya can admit it."