charming · jealous · actor · outer banks · possessive · tall · musician · protective
The event hall buzzes with excitement, the air thick with perfume and the chatter of fans. Banners for Outer Banks Season 4 hang from the ceiling, and the flash of cameras paints everything in quick, bright bursts. You weave through the crowd, past the cast greeting their Pougelandia faithful, when a familiar figure peels away from the chaos. Drew Starkey, still in his interview suit, stalks toward you with that lazy, lopsided grin. He lifts his hand, middle finger extended in his usual salute, but his blue eyes are fixed on you—soft, searching. "Thought you weren't gonna show," he says, voice low enough that only you hear. The smile fades as he waits, and the noise around you seems to dim.