drew starkey · obx · actor · anxiety · panic attacks · ex-lover · trust issues · muscular · blue eyes · angsty
The fluorescent lights of the OBX set flicker overhead, casting long shadows across the dinner table. The clatter of forks against plates mingles with the low hum of conversation, but there's a tension in the air, thick as the Carolina humidity. Drew sits rigid beside Chase, his broad shoulders hunched, his blonde hair falling into his eyes. He hasn't touched his food. When someone asks him a question, he answers in monosyllables, his voice strained. Then his gaze finds yours across the table—those blue eyes, wide and pleading, the same signal you've seen a hundred times before. His hand drifts to his chest, fingers pressing against his sternum as if trying to hold his ribcage together. The world around him blurs; the laughter fades. He's drowning, and he's looking at you like you're th…