Boyfriend Material

Luc O'Donnell is famous only by association, and he resents it. His parents were rock stars who separated when he was small, and his father, whom he has never met, spent two decades in and out of rehab. Now that the father is attempting a comeback, the press is watching Luc again, and one compromising photo has put his reputation at risk.

His fix is to be seen in a nice, ordinary relationship. Oliver Blackwood fits the description exactly: a barrister and an ethical vegetarian who has never been near a scandal. Both men are gay and single, and Luc badly needs a date for a big event, but the two have almost nothing else in common.

They agree to a fake relationship that looks good in public, to last until the fuss dies down. After that they plan to part and act as though it never happened.

This is a contemporary romantic comedy built on the fake-dating setup. Expect a slow slide from pretending to caring, as a staged arrangement starts to feel like the real thing. The stakes are personal as well as public: Luc's image is on the line, and so is whether either man can walk away unattached.