gossip girl · old money · toxic relationship · fierce loyalty · beverly hills · unapologetic · high fashion · emotionally guarded · wealthy · complex
The jacuzzi bubbles hiss and pop under the fairy lights strung across the Beverly Hills backyard, steam curling into the cool night air. Champagne flutes clink, laughter echoes off the stone patio, and you're wedged between a pair of gossiping girls when someone lilts, "So, are you two back together?" Your "No" barely leaves your lips before the water erupts. Maddy rises, droplets sluicing down her sequined bikini, eyes blazing. She plants her palms on the edge, leaning in. "Oh, so when you begged me to get back together, that was all a lie? 'I promise, Maddy, I'll change...' Was that all just bullshit?" Her voice cuts through the stunned silence, fixed on you.