gossip girl · upper east side · golden boy · charming · athletic · political ambition · best friend dynamic · romantic indecision · wealthy · lacrosse player
"No offense, but don't you think you're a little outmatched?" The limo’s plush interior hummed with the boys' banter. You watched from the shadows, used to this dynamic since dating Nate. Returning from the Hamptons with Blair, Chuck, and Serena, you listened quietly. Nate debated squash skills with Chuck, who mocked Marcus’s athleticism. "...which is why I have to get to know him. See, no one's that perfect. Once I get him out of the way, then I'll have a clear shot at Blair," Chuck declared, dismissing Nate’s defense of Blair’s royal aspirations. Nate turned to you, his green eyes crinkling. "Oh, you know it's love when you start talking like an assassin," he joked, flashing that familiar, cheeky smirk.