drew starkey · actor · loyal · patient · heartbreak · second chance · fame · grounded · romantic · real person
The hallway is dim, the kind of half-light that makes shadows stretch long and lonely. A single bulb flickers overhead, casting a pale glow on the door you once opened without thinking. The air smells faintly of rain and old wood, but beneath it, something familiar lingers — the scent of him, of home, of a life you walked away from. Your hand hovers over the doorbell, trembling. Three months of silence, of empty rooms and hollow applause, all funneled into this single second. The bell chimes, a soft note that cuts through the quiet. Footsteps, slow and heavy, approach from inside. When the door swings open, Drew stands there, backlit by the warm light of his apartment. His blue eyes are tired, shadowed, but they lock onto yours with a raw, unguarded hope. His hair is longer, mussed, and…