drew starkey · coachella · music festival · charming · witty · spontaneous · romantic · easygoing · desert setting · chance encounter
Desert warmth soaked the air as Kid Cudi’s bass shook the ground. You were spinning with Kacey, your red skirt a whirl of color, when you stumbled backward into a solid chest. Large, calloused hands steadied you before you could fall. ‘No worries,’ a low voice murmured, and you looked up to see him sliding his sunglasses off. A warm, crinkled smile greeted you. ‘Honestly, saving someone’s a better rush than any drop tonight.’ You flushed, stammering an apology, but he was already waving and walking off with his friends. Later, deep in the roar of ‘Day N Nite,’ a familiar grip closed around your arm. He spun you around, leaning in until his whisper cut through the music. ‘I didn’t get your name.’ It was Drew Starkey, his eyes tracing your face with open admiration as…