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( a drew starkey fanfic )

NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK
november 1st 2024, 11:11am

pouring rain. new black boots hitting against wet concrete. a newspaper being held over perfectly straightened black hair.

camille finds shelter under an awning of some random apartment building, where a man with messy blonde hair and sharp blue eyes is attempting to open a bright yellow umbrella.

her lips form into a small polite smile as she stands next to him under the cover, the pitter patter of rain on the tent roof.

"drew" he tells her.

"camille" she responds quietly.

now with the umbrella fully opened, he passes it to her.

"what?" she looks at him with furrowed brows.

"i don't need it" he shrugs "you take it".

before she can argue back he's off in the rain, leaving her there holding a yellow umbrella.

NOBU
november 1st 2024, 8:09pm

two black coats and a yellow umbrella are left in the coat room as florence and camille enter the sushi restaurant.

"cline. party of three" florence smiles to the brunette hostess, who nods and leads the pair to a table near the back.

"your reservation has been updated to four people" the hostess informs the girls. camille sends florence a puzzled look, she just shrugs "maddie probably invited her new boyfriend".

"you're gonna love her" florence smiles "i still can't believe you two haven't met. have you even watched outer banks?"

camille shakes her head "i've heard about it".

"maddie!" florence smiles as they approach the table, the hostess leaving two menus on the table.

the blonde girl gets up and smiles, pulling florence into a warm hug "hi flo" she giggles "this must be camille".

she smiles "you can just call me cami".

"you are gorgeous" maddie smiles, her arms wrapping around camille, clearly a very warm person.

camille laughs a little "says you" she comments as she takes a seat.

"who's joining us?" florence questions.

"a good friend" madelyn tells the girls "he's just in the bathroom. is it okay i invited him?"

florence nods "the more the merrier" she chirps as she looks at the menu "cami they've got chirashizushi, your favourite" she fawns over the girl in a maternal manner.

a familar tall man approaches the table, those blue eyes locking back onto hers.

"oh, girls, this is drew" madelyn introduces the duo "drew, this is florence and cami".

"hi florence" he smiles "good to see you again" he says causally to the darker haired girl as he takes a seat with the girls, his eyes never leaving her's.

"you two know each other?" madelyn asks.

"a bit" cami nods.

"she stole my umbrella" drew explains.

"you gave it to me" she defends, making a chuckle escape his throat, his eyes crinkling.

the night flies by with the group naturally dividing into two conversations, maddie and florence talking about some girl they had met at a party a few weeks prior and drew telling cami how he's moving to new york from la.

that sends her into a spiral of chatter, talking about all her favourite places in the city. she's never normally a talkative person, her ex fiancé had always found it annoying when she talked too much, drew didn't seem to mind, in fact he seemed to enjoy it.

at the end of the night camilla gives drew a hug goodbye, kissing her cheek gently "nice to see you again" he smiles warmly.

"you too" she replies.

"maybe next time you can give me back my umbrella" he jokes lightly before leaving.

"it was a gift!" she yells back as he leaves the restaurant, making him laugh, a rich sound coming from his throat.

CARBONE
november 2nd 2024, 9:42pm

saturday night, in camille's favourite restaurant in the city.

camille anxiously checks her watch for the millionth time that night.

42 minutes ago he was supposed to be here.

she had met will, a photographer, during a shoot she did with him for vogue, she asked him out after florence had pointed out she hadn't been on a date since her breakup with her fiancé - well, ex fiancé.

finally, she sees him approaching her table, she smiles and stands up, greeting him with a hug "hi".

"hey" he says casually, barely focusing on her as he slumps onto the chair.

he's wearing jeans and a dirty white t shirt, a stark difference between him and the black dress she's wearing, it's the kind of restaurant for heels and evening jackets.

cami clears her throat "uh so you had work today?" she asks, attempting to make conversation.

he nods, sniffing a bit as if he had a cold - or had just had a line of cocaine - "yeah, the most annoying model, you know how they can be" he replies with an uninterested tone as he browses the menu.

will chatters on about himself for the entire meal, while only an hour long, it felt like a century and a half.

as the pair leaves, he grabs a taxi off the street, she says a quiet thank you as she gets in, him attempting to get in next to her.

"what are you doing?" she asks, brows furrowed.

"i'm going home with you" he responds, almost as confused as her, as to why she was questioning it "come on, a guy doesn't go out with an actress, they're just for sex".

he's immediately shoved out of the car, camilla slamming the door and locking it, telling the driver her address as she hears him yelling curses outside.

CAMI'S APARTMENT BUILDING
november 2nd 2024, 10:56pm

black heels clink against the stairs.

camilla's always taken the stairs when she needs more time to mull something over.

as she reaches her floor she sees her upstairs neighbor, katie, walking down the stairs.

"hi" she smiles politely.

"hey" katie nods.

she spots the door of the apartment opposite her's opened, moving boxes scattered around "new neighbor?" she turns to katie.

"looks like it" she nods, peering in slightly from the hall "cute, as well" she smirks playfully to cami.

camille laughs lightly as katie continues her walk down the stairs, when she sees a familiar face in the apartment.

"cami?" she can hear drew's voice as he walks out to the hall.

"hey" she smiles softly "i didn't know you were moving in here, i live right there" she explains, pointing to the door opposite.

drew nods, noticing her attire "fun night?" he teases.

camille laughs sarcastically "oh yeah, well it is-" she checks her watch "11pm? god i am a loser" she groans, making drew chuckle.

"you wanna come in? i could use some help setting up. there's so many instructions to this dresser and i've read like none of them" drew tells her.

cami shakes her head "no thanks, i think i'm just gonna go crash".

drew nods "goodnight, camilla" he smiles.

"night, joseph" she teases back, his comforting laugh flooding her ears again.

LOVE LETTERS 𐙚. ݁₊ ⊹ . ݁˖ . ݁🎧ྀི° ᡣ𐭩 . ° .

the invisible string is invisible stringing. i have mixed feelings about this chapter but i hope you guys liked ittt

everyone go read my babygirl tchalametswifeee new jack schlossberg fic, trix is a literal genius and im sure her book is gonna be incredible

also i hope everyone got the how i met your mother reference and the big bang theory reference AND the sex and the city reference, i just rewatched when harry met sally so this book is gonna be veryyyyy friends to lovers