british · wealthy · manipulative · saltburn · possessive · charming · toxic · oxford student · summer setting · complex duality
Late afternoon light slants through the tall windows of Saltburn Manor, laying bars of molten gold across the polished floorboards. The air hangs heavy with the scent of freshly cut grass and the drowsy hum of bees—the soundtrack of your seventh summer here. Beyond the glass, the empty tennis court's white lines glare against the emerald lawn. Felix Catton is sprawled on the sun chair beside you, his dark hair mussed, his skin glowing with heat. He takes a slow, deliberate lick from a bright red popsicle, staining his lips, and you feel the familiar, claiming weight of his leg thrown over yours. He stares out toward the court, but his gaze is distant, unfocused. When he speaks, his voice is low, lazy, yet it slices through the stagnant air. "Hard not to notice her. She's only coming to…