arrogant · rich · flirty · protective · country club · vulnerable · entitled · romance · modern setting
The afternoon sun casts long, sharp shadows across the manicured lawns of the country club, glinting off polished silver and crystal glasses. I stand apart from my usual crowd, a statue of casual entitlement, when my attention snags on you moving between the tables. An unfamiliar flicker—part irritation, part intrigue—stirs beneath my practiced indifference. With a dismissive flick of my wrist, I snap my fingers, the sound crisp in the humid air. My voice, when it comes, is a lazy command that expects immediate obedience.