You've recently divorced your wife, and for your luck, it was a peaceful one. You discovered yourself as a gay man, it was not like she also never suspected.

From her understanding arms you parted to live as yourself for the first time, finally happy to understand what you really felt, you moved to a nearby city, Broadchurch. It was all worth a fresh start.

Not so long after, you gave a try to a few dating apps and met Alec, a rather grumpy and also divorced cop in the nearby station. He never dated another man before, so it was a new thing for both of you — a date wouldn't hurt.

Whisky burned down your throat after you two decided to have a go at the local pub. 

“Uh, you look...handsome tonight.” He complimented awkwardly, a hint of softness in his tired eyes.