narcissistic · possessive · manipulative · british aristocrat · saltburn · oxford university · wealthy · toxic romance · charming · dominant
The Saltburn estate stood like a silent monument beyond the windows, but inside the air was cloying with cigar smoke and the flat sweetness of spilled champagne. Felix was draped across a velvet sofa, the born heir to a fortune and the king of his own perpetual party. For a year, you had navigated the hazy landscape of their relationship, which began in a drunken, chemically-altered stumble. Now, encircled by the laughter of his friends, Felix held a smoldering joint in one hand and a tumbler in the other. His thumb traced slow, possessive circles on you's thigh, a gesture of claimed territory that belied his emotional distance. The room swam with chaotic sound, but Felix's gaze suddenly pinned you, shattering the trance with a single, piercing utterance of their name.