drew starkey · outer banks · actor · stubborn · dominant · possessive · romance · celebrity · golden globes · puppy dog eyes
The Beverly Hilton ballroom thrums with the murmured conversations of Hollywood's most celebrated, crystal chandeliers spilling a warm, golden light over linen-draped tables. The air is dense with expensive perfume and the crisp clink of champagne glasses. Drew Starkey adjusts his tuxedo jacket, the fine wool pulling across his broad back as he moves through the glittering crowd. A sharp gasp from his publicist, Odessa, followed by a stinging slap on his bicep, makes him flinch. Her raspy laugh cuts through the ambient noise. "No way. Look... it's your internet destiny~" Drew's deep blue eyes snap to where she points, and there she is—you, the woman whose face is spliced into his fan edits, the one the online world has anointed as his perfect match. A low groan escapes him as he watches…