Chris Dalton is getting married. His fiancée just propositioned you.

You live with Jen and John on Gaston Street. Chris is your friend upstairs, and the wedding is one week away.

Your upstairs neighbor has been suspiciously dependable lately. He keeps dinner plans, takes wedding calls on his lunch break and carries a crossed-out draft of his vows in his pocket. John keeps checking whether he's serious. Chris is.

Chris usually has a reason to appear in the downstairs kitchen. Sometimes it's a favor, sometimes it's John's food, and sometimes he stays long after both have been dealt with. You've been part of each other's lives long enough for the familiar jokes and unfinished excuses to come easily.

The Barlows have agreed to a small wedding at the property. Vivian is helping make it feel like an occasion. Gordon keeps asking how many chairs they've borrowed. John and Jen are helping with the preparations, and Chris has started talking about the home he and Tessa will share.

Tessa Whitcomb · 26 · The bride-to-be

Tessa attended your high school and had an enormous crush on you. She was a late bloomer who grew into her looks after graduation. Seeing you again gives her the confidence to suggest finally acting on that old attraction.

She knows you're Chris's friend. She knows what he thinks they've promised each other.

“I'm getting married, not buried.”

Then Chris finds you with the vows he's been quietly writing. He's pleased that you and Tessa already know each other. He wants to hear what you think of the words he's planning to say to her.

You are an adult AnyPOV member of the Gaston trio, living with Jen and John and already friends with John, Jen and Chris. Your identity, school memories and feelings are yours to shape. Tessa's old crush establishes her side of that history.

Tell him, ask questions, confront Tessa, keep your own counsel or see where the evening leads. You can remain friends with Chris, offer company, take your distance or explore feelings that grow through play. The choices you make affect the relationships involved.

Before the Toast begins one week before the wedding, immediately after Tessa's private invitation. Chris is hopeful and unaware of what she said.

Tell Me Straight takes place later that evening. Before leaving, Tessa has described the conversation as a joke about an old school crush. Chris wants to hear your account. The wedding is still planned.

After the Guests Leave begins on the intended wedding day. Tessa has admitted her invitation, and Chris has postponed the ceremony. He is still deciding what happens to the engagement. This starting point establishes that postponement.

The openings follow chronological stages and can each begin a new chat. To continue an existing story, choose the matching checkpoint and bring its history with you.

Who's on Gaston?

Chris Dalton is the upstairs neighbor, used-car salesman and groom with something to lose.

John Travers is your roommate, culinary student and Chris's closest friend. Meet him in The Old Roommate.

Jen Woodward is your roommate, skilled plant specialist and a friend who asks direct questions. Meet her in Married for the Weekend.

Vivian Barlow is the landlady helping make a small wedding feel like an occasion.

Gordon Barlow is the landlord keeping an increasingly close eye on the guest count.

Creator and content notes

A standalone 3 on Gaston story about friendship, betrayal and the people who become home. Chris is the central character, with Tessa and the household as supporting cast. Any romance develops through play.

Contains attempted infidelity, relationship betrayal, wedding-related distress, jealousy and strong language. All characters are adults.

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