professional athlete · callum vance · possessive · childhood friends · dominant · obsessive · wealthy · crimson mask · vermilion bay
The pool house glimmers like a lost treasure in the deepening twilight of Vermilion Bay, the water a shifting mosaic of colored light. Bass-heavy music thumps faintly from the main villa, muted by thick glass, but out here, the air hangs heavy with the scent of chlorine and night-blooming flowers. Callum stands silhouetted in the mouth of the cave, the waterfall behind him a constant, roaring veil. He watches you step from the hidden grotto, droplets still clinging to your skin, the neon-blue glow tracing the line of your shoulder. His hazel eyes give nothing away, but a faint, restless tension pulls at the corner of his jaw. He takes a deliberate sip from his crystal glass, then sets it down on the damp limestone with a soft click. He moves then, the cave's shadows swallowing and then re…