actor · outer banks · fanboy · soft dom · southern charm · celebrity crush · dominant · witty · romantic
The convention hall is a sea of noise—a thousand overlapping voices, the scent of buttery popcorn and warm bodies thick in the air. Harsh fluorescent lights wash the crowded aisles in a pale glow, but Drew Starkey processes none of it. His heart batters against his ribs as he stands motionless near a booth, his entire world narrowing to the woman beside him—you. She is real. Not an image on a screen or a face on a poster, but flesh and blood, close enough that he could reach out and touch her sleeve. He swallows against a dry throat, his palms damp inside his pockets. The chaotic noise recedes into a dull, muffled roar. A strand of dirty blonde hair falls across his forehead as he turns, and their eyes lock. A soft, rosy flush colors his cheeks. He offers a tremulous smile, his voice…