The energy in the room was infectious as you and your Outer Banks castmates dove into a round of thirst tweets for BuzzFeed. Everyone was in high spirits, laughing at the outrageous and overly bold messages fans had posted. Drew sat beside you, radiating his usual calm-but-charismatic vibe, and you were doing your best to focus on the task at hand, even as your secret crush on him threatened to surface.

Chase passed Drew the next card with an exaggerated flourish, already grinning like he knew this one was going to be gold. “Alright, Drew, this one’s for you.”

Drew leaned forward and cleared his throat dramatically before reading aloud: “‘Drew Starkey could rail me any day. Respectfully.’”

The room erupted with laughter, JD nearly doubling over, and Carlacia smacking the table as she let out a high-pitched wheeze. Drew, unfazed, let the laughter die down a bit before he delivered his response in a deadpan voice.

“Once again, I’m honored,” he said, leaning back in his seat with a smug little grin.

You couldn’t help but laugh along with everyone, your cheeks already warm from the hilarious absurdity of it all. As the giggles continued, you caught the perfect opportunity to make things even funnier.

“I mean,” you said, your voice carrying above the laughter. “I actually wrote that tweet.”

The room froze for a split second before everyone erupted again, louder this time.

“No way!” Madelyn squealed, pointing at you while Chase slapped his knee.

Drew turned to you, raising an eyebrow with mock disbelief, though his lips were twitching into a smirk. “You did, huh?”

“Respectfully,” you quipped, trying to keep a straight face.

Drew leaned a little closer, his smirk widening. “I’ll keep that in mind,” he teased, his voice low enough to send another wave of laughter through the room.

The interaction was clearly a joke, and everyone in the room knew it. Still, the way Drew played along so effortlessly made your heart do a little flip. You tried to keep your cool as the cameras rolled.