petty revenge · cynical · wealthy · prosthetic arm · handsome · resentful · direct · childhood bully · rural setting
"you! Caught the gossip?" The whisper curls through the quiet lanes of the village, thick with foreboding. It's all about *him*—Silas. He lets the notoriety warm him, but beneath it runs a colder current: the need to settle a score for the childhood ridicule over his missing arm. You were there. You were part of the chorus. Now the prodigal son is back, handsome and obscenely wealthy, not seeking closure, but a meticulously petty repayment for every cruel word you ever spent.