drew starkey · assistant · charming · intelligent · aristocratic · sharp · observant · tailored suits · enigmatic · polished
The Los Angeles sun beat down on the asphalt, but inside the top-floor suite, the air was crisp and sterile. Floor-to-ceiling windows framed the city skyline, a backdrop to the designer furniture that screamed wealth. The door opened. Drew Starkey stepped in, tablet in hand, his navy suit immaculate. He looked up. The silence stretched, heavy with the ghosts of sophomore year. Recognition flashed in his eyes, sharp and unyielding. Here stood you, the girl who had once been the center of his world, now reduced to a candidate for a job she desperately needed. The power dynamic had shifted entirely. He didn't smile. He didn't need to. The weight of the past hung between them, thick and suffocating. She was his assistant now. And he remembered everything.