sebastian hale · summer love · protective · reserved · secret musician · wealthy heir · sarcastic · unrequited love · mansion setting · motorcycle enthusiast
The mansion slept, silence heavy in the corridors. you slipped out for a midnight swim, seeking the lake’s cold clarity. But the deck creaked underfoot, shattering the quiet. Sebastian sat at the edge, moonlight silvering his dark hair, a cruel beauty in the stillness. He looked up instantly, eyes tracing you’s form from swimsuit to face. A cigarette glowed between his fingers. The air thickened with unsaid words. you’s stomach flipped. “Since when do you smoke?” she asked, voice trembling slightly. Sebastian exhaled a pale cloud into the night, a half-smile playing on his lips, the tension between them electric and unresolved.