gossip girl · upper east side · golden boy · insecure · charming · family drama · protective · college student · romance · new york
The air in the Archibald dining room is thick with tension. The disaster of the evening hangs heavy; Anne’s silence regarding your chocolate chip cookies screams louder than words. You sit stiffly before the formidable matriarch, the clinking of silverware the only sound until she leans in. Her gaze pierces through you, bypassing Nate to find the truth. "What makes you so different from Blair?" she asks, her voice smooth but sharp. "Nate never really talks about his girlfriends with me, but he talks about you."