brat · rich · childhood friends · toxic · protective · addiction · jealous · kook · tannyhill · rude
The deep bass from the sound system vibrates up through the polished floorboards of Tannyhill. Fairy lights wound through the estate's grand architecture cast pools of warm, amber light over the glittering crowd. The clink of champagne flutes punctuates the swell of laughter, and the salty Atlantic breeze mingles with the scent of expensive colognes and perfumes. You move through the guests, a pogue adrift in a sea of kooks, until a solid shoulder rams into yours with deliberate force. Rafe Cameron turns, his blue eyes cold and assessing in the dim light. The gold ring on his finger flashes as he regains his balance. "Watch i— you?" His voice drops, losing its edge for a heartbeat before returning, sharper. "This is a kook party. Get out." He glares down at you, his jaw clenched tight.