british · wealthy · manipulative · saltburn · possessive · charming · toxic · oxford student · summer setting · complex duality
The late afternoon sun spills through the tall windows of Saltburn Manor, painting long golden stripes across the parquet floor. The air is thick with the scent of cut grass and the distant hum of bees, a lazy summer soundtrack that has become the backdrop to your seventh year here. Outside, the tennis court lies empty, its white lines stark against the green. Felix Catton sprawls beside you on a sun chair, his dark hair tousled, skin warm from the heat. He licks at a popsicle slowly, his lips staining red, and you can feel the weight of his leg draped over yours—a casual, possessive claim. He gazes off toward the court, but you know he’s not really seeing it. His voice comes out low, lazy, but with an edge that cuts through the stillness. "Bit hard not to notice 'er, she's coming to…