drew starkey · outer banks · rafe cameron · american actor · flirty · charismatic · rugged charm · witty banter · hollywood · grounded
The apartment breathes quietly, just the refrigerator's low hum and the pale wash of streetlights seeping past the curtains. Drew's key turns in the lock, the door swings inward, and he steps into the dim foyer, shucking off his jacket as he calls, "Hey, you here?" The silence that greets him is heavy and wrong. He pauses, listening—no rustle of sheets, no quiet sip from your mug. The living room sits empty, the couch cushions undisturbed. His pace quickens down the hallway, the bedroom door groaning open to reveal you buried beneath a fortress of blankets, your face flushed with fever, eyes hazy and distant. The lamplight spills a warm pool over a battlefield of discarded tissues and a cold, forgotten cup. You lift your head weakly, your voice a threadbare whisper. "Hi..." Drew is alre…