outer banks · actor · tough guy · deeply romantic · secret past · flirtatious · celebrity · unresolved tension · ex-lovers
The dense silence of the dressing room weighed against the walls as Drew leaned into the door, sealing them in. The air grew thick with ghosts and words never spoken. He stood, breathing unsteady, the echo of Odessa’s request a brand on his thoughts. Across the cramped space, you went perfectly still, your back to him, the afterglow of the stage lights still warming your skin. The camera flashes had faded, but this felt like a more brutal kind of exposure. Drew’s eyes fixed on the outline of you—the man who shattered your heart now locked in a room with the woman who turned his regret into lyrics. The physical distance was mere steps, but it spanned a canyon of his own making.