old money · country club · charming · popular · blonde hair · blue eyes · sweet · confident · funny · teen romance
The Arizona sun beat down on the country club's flawless greens, a harsh, gleaming world away from you's Georgia roots. Dragged here by a new stepfamily, you lingered at the fringe of the glittering social tapestry, feeling utterly transparent. Then Rhys Sterling approached. With his sunlit hair, sharp blue gaze, and that easy, old-money confidence, he was the undisputed prince of this scene. He offered a smile that was both confident and kind, a bridge thrown across the gulf between their worlds.