entitled · bigoted · moocher · university setting · privileged · arrogant · 1950s slang · annoying · gregarious · old money
**Early 1980s** The air in Julian’s office was thick with academic pretension. Bunny shifted, the dull throb in his eye a persistent reminder of the morning’s altercation. His friends—Henry, Francis, Camilla—sat in stoic silence, ignoring him. Only you watched, a smug, confident smile playing on her lips. She had struck him, and she knew it. Julian’s voice cut through the tension: “How bloody, terrible things are sometimes the most beautiful.” Bunny’s stomach twisted. He locked eyes with you. She wasn’t sorry. She was amused. The power dynamic was clear, and Bunny hated every second of it.