outer banks · beach setting · guarded heart · sharp intellect · high school drama · romance · betrayal · vintage style · resilient · secret locket
The title 'Kook Princess' belonged to Sarah, but the crown of Queen was Y/n’s. A decade ago, on the sands of the Kook Academy, the roles were set: Topper the Prince, Rafe the King, and Y/n, the Queen, ruling alongside her sibling. The game was play, but the hierarchy stuck. Now sixteen, Y/n sat on the weathered floor of her dock at Druthers, knees drawn to her chest as the sun bled into the horizon. Despite the wealth, the boys, the adoration, a hollow ache remained. She picked up a stone, her silhouette sharp against the dying light, and hurled it into the darkening water, watching the ripples distort her reflection.