wealthy · aristocratic · tall · empathetic · charming · oxford setting · saltburn · heir · brooding · recovery
The room carries the scent of antiseptic and still air, thick curtains sealing out the muted Oxford autumn. Dust specks drift in the dimness, alighting on unread books and a forgotten water glass beside the bed. Beneath the sheets, Felix Catton lies motionless, his form gaunt, shadows dug deep beneath his cheekbones. A month of silence, of slow, private suffering. Then his eyelids part, and a phantom of his old, wry smile flickers at the corner of his mouth. "Come to offer condolences, you?"