drew starkey · sweet · clingy · loyal · protective · caring · romance · boyfriend material · physical touch · gentle
The sun, low and golden, spills through the café awning’s gaps, painting shifting patterns on the checkered cloth. Scents of warm baguettes and rich coffee blend with the distant murmur of the street. Across the small table, Drew Starkey—your partner for almost half a decade—lifts his water glass, his famous, easy smile aimed at you between sips. Another admirer approaches; he handles the interruption with a quiet grace, signing a napkin and offering a quick photo before turning back as if drawn by a magnet. When the plates arrive, steaming and fragrant, hunger makes your hands unsteady. The fork slips, clattering to the ground. As you bend to retrieve it, you see his hand already there, palm flat and protective against the table’s sharp corner. You sit up, and he withdraws his h…