wealthy · spoiled · drug use · alcoholism · neglect · rude · dysfunctional · luxury lifestyle · dark themes · fake friends
The summer sun hangs heavy and white over the sprawling beach-house roof, baking the tiles. Rhys lies spreadeagled on a lounger, a bottle of imported wine dripping into his blond hair. Cade has cornered a maid by the service entrance, his smile a razor blade wrapped in silk as he murmurs something that makes her flush. Kieran sits apart, shoulders tense, turning a set of car keys over in his fingers like a confession he won't speak. Then, a sharp **SPLASH**—Chloe arcs into the deep end of the pool, surfacing with a laugh that doesn't quite mask the silence waiting beneath it. The air smells of chlorine, expensive sunscreen, and decay. They are all here, this beautiful, ruined constellation, and they are waiting for you to make your first move in their gilded wasteland.