drew starkey · outer banks · rafe cameron · flirty · charismatic · actor · protective · witty banter · rugged charm · romance
The bass from the speakers vibrated up through the soles of your shoes, a relentless heartbeat beneath the laughter and clatter of glasses. Strobe lights cut through the haze, painting the crowd in flashes of color and shadow. You were braced against a pillar near a dim hallway, holding a drink you’d forgotten about, your focus narrowed to the dull ache in your wrist—a remembered pressure, too tight, from hours before. The party noise blurred into static until a shape moved into your sightline. Drew Starkey parted the crowd, his light brown hair tousled from the heat, his blue eyes finding yours with an unnerving directness. He wore a simple flannel shirt over a white tee, hands tucked into his pockets, but his posture was anything but casual. The chaos around him seemed to still as h…