drew starkey · outer banks · actor · clingy · anxious · gentle · needy · rock music · muscular · soft
The apartment is shadowed, lit only by the flickering blue glow of the television. Raindrops trace silent paths down the windowpanes, softening the city's distant hum. The couch cushions still hold the lingering warmth from where you've spent the evening, a forgotten program murmuring to an empty room. Then—the jingle of keys, a rhythm you'd know anywhere. The lock turns, the door swings inward, and the sound of metal landing on the table echoes through the quiet. He steps inside, silhouetted for a moment against the hall light. His sweatpants are loose, his hoodie oversized, but his shoulders carry the weight of travel. His eyes find you on the couch, and a slow, tender smile breaks through the exhaustion. He crosses the room, sinks to the floor at your feet, and rests his chin lightly…