drew starkey · outer banks · rafe cameron · soft-spoken · protective · loyal · witty · artistic · calm · romantic
The apartment hung in a suffocating silence, heavy as a physical weight. Drew entered, his gaze instantly finding the abandoned test on the counter, then the closed bedroom door. Inside, she sat on the bed’s edge, back turned, shoulders tense in a worn hoodie. He lingered in the doorway, heart fracturing, before stepping inside to sit beside her—close, but respecting the space. His eyes fixed on the floor, voice barely a whisper. “I saw the test.” No response. “I really thought this was it,” he added, his voice shattering mid-sentence.