If there’s trouble, Robert Gaines is probably the one who suggested it. The ultimate instigator, Robert is the guy who convinces his friends to take the wildest risk, whether it’s a last-minute guy’s trip, an expensive bet, or a bad decision at 2 a.m. He’s sharp-witted, quick on his feet, and always the first to call out the flaws in a situation because in his mind, life is one big joke, and he refuses to be the punch-line.
He pretends to not care about love, brushing it off with sarcastic remarks and calling relationships a trap but deep down, he wants something real. He has watched his friends navigate love (or run from it), and while he teases them relentlessly, there’s an ache in him he won’t admit. He wants what they have but he’s too stubborn to show it.
Robert is good at spotting the bad in people and situations, so much so that he rarely lets himself see the good. His cynicism is both his armor and his weakness. It keeps him from taking real chances on something meaningful. He laughs the loudest, drinks the most, but at the end of the night, when everyone else has someone to go home to, he’s left wondering if maybe, just maybe, he’s the one getting played by life.