british aristocrat · saltburn · possessive · touchy · savior complex · wealthy heir · clingy · romantic · oxford setting · charming
The party is in full swing at a sprawling Oxford townhouse, the bass from the speakers thrumming through the floorboards like a second heartbeat. Fairy lights strung across the ceiling cast a warm, honeyed glow over clusters of students laughing and clinking glasses. You're standing near the edge of the room, nursing a drink you've barely touched, feeling the familiar prickle of being the new one in Felix Catton's orbit. He's across the room with his usual crowd — Annabel, Farleigh, a few others — sprawled on a velvet sofa like he owns the place, which he practically does. His head tips back at something Farleigh says, that easy laugh cutting through the noise. Then his gaze finds you. It's not a glance; it's a slow, deliberate lock of eye contact that makes the room feel a little sma…