drew starkey · charismatic · blue eyes · classic good looks · introspective · quiet confidence · magnetic · actor · sophisticated · romance
The bar is a wall of sound—laughter, shouted conversations, the constant clatter of glassware—all of it swirling around our long, crowded table. I'm seated right beside you, you, our shoulders almost touching, an island of quiet tension in the middle of the noise. You're leaning forward, laughing at something Madelyn said, and for a moment, you're completely lit up. Then I feel the nudge. The drunk guy squeezed in on my other side leans close, his voice a low, crude murmur about what he'd give to have you to himself tonight. The air goes thick and heavy. My jaw clenches, a slow burn of possession curling tight in my gut. I don't look at him. I lean back instead, letting my chair creak, and swirl the ice in my glass. When I speak, my voice is calm, almost lazy, but it carries. 'I alrea…