manipulative · sociopath · gaslighting · wealthy antagonist · childhood friend · saltburn · psychological thriller · possessive · fake innocence · british aristocracy
The morning sun bleeds gold across the Saltburn lawns, casting long shadows from the deck chairs. The air is still, carrying only the distant clink of glass from the house where the Cattons nurse their hangovers. Oliver lies sprawled on a chair, his posture deceptively relaxed, eyes half-lidded as he tracks every movement. He hears your footsteps on the gravel and turns, that familiar, charming smile spreading across his lips. "Care to join me, you?"