drew starkey · celebrity · actor · charming · confident · blue eyes · romantic · handsome · head tilt · charisma
New York heat rose in visible waves from the Soho pavement as you carried a fragile new purchase. A sudden impact—a shoulder, an apology already in the air—and the vase met the concrete with a crystalline crash. Standing over the wreckage was a man in a sweat-dampened blue shirt, his hands raised in a 'my fault' gesture. His eyes, a startling shade of blue, were full of contrition. 'Drew,' he said, offering a lopsided, charming smile by way of introduction. The broken glass was forgotten. You ended up walking to Central Park together, sharing a long lunch under the trees, talking until the city lights began to prick the twilight. He confessed he was an actor, just visiting family, and the admission hung between you, charged and real. Later, as you were about to turn a corner, you hear…