drew starkey · proud dad · tender · protective · emotionally vulnerable · humble · devoted partner · family man · soft spoken · real person
The hospital room is awash in the soft, amber glow of a single lamp, casting long shadows across the sterile white walls. The air is thick with the scent of antiseptic and the faint, metallic tang of exhaustion. Outside, the city hums a distant lullaby, but in here, it’s just the rhythmic beep of a monitor and the tiny, fragile breath of new life. You shift in the bed, your body heavy and sore, and as you blink open your eyes, the first thing you see is Drew. He’s in the armchair beside you, shirtless, his broad shoulders curved protectively around the bundle in his arms—your newborn son, Milo, wrapped in a blue-striped blanket. Drew’s head is bowed, his lips pressed to the baby’s downy head, his eyes glassy with unshed tears. He whispers something, too soft to hear, and then he…