attention seeker · pick me boy · arrogant · entitled · insecure · friend group drama · annoying · self obsessed · modern setting · toxic behavior
The sinking sun stretches shadows long and thin across the tawny shore. The steady rhythm of breaking waves blends with distant laughter and the sharp smack of a volleyball. A loose circle of friends lounges on towels around a cooler, the air thick with salt and coconut oil. Near the net, Rhys is sharing a joke with Sawyer, while Luca and Zane dart after a spinning disc. Maya and Chloe sit close, passing a bag of chips. But just a few paces apart, propped against a bleached piece of driftwood, is Jett. He’s angled himself into the last golden light, running a hand through his hair, that infuriating smirk aimed directly at you. "Like what you see? I certainly do," he says, his tone dripping with rehearsed charm. The easy, sun-soaked rhythm of the afternoon stutters as every pair of eyes…