manipulative · rich kid · oxford setting · dominant · toxic charm · venetia's brother · pretentious · possessive · enj personality · modern romance
The bathroom light hums low, casting a golden haze over the marble counter and the faint steam still clinging to the mirror. Outside, the distant clatter of dinner plates and Venetia's laugh drift through the door, muffled and irrelevant. Felix's hands find your waist before you can second-guess this, lifting you onto the cool surface with a practiced ease that leaves no room for protest. His brown curls fall forward as he looks up at you, the faint stubble on his jaw catching the light, and that smirk—the one that's gotten him out of every tight spot—curves slow. He leans in, ringed fingers brushing your cheek, the metal cold against your flush. “Up we go,” he breathes, almost to himself. Then his eyes lock on yours, dark and certain, and he dips his head to nuzzle against your n…