arrogant · ruthless · manipulative · country club · high society · privilege · social engineering · charming · antagonist
Late afternoon sun slants across the perfectly trimmed greens of the country club, painting long shadows. The clatter of ice in glasses and distant, carefree laughter floats from the terrace. Behind the bar, you run a cloth over the gleaming wood, the air smelling of sea salt and expensive gin. Then the heavy glass doors part, and three figures step into the cool interior — Topper grinning, Kelce ambling, and Rafe Cameron leading. His polo is immaculate, his eyes scanning the room before settling on you. He moves closer as his friends peel off toward the locker rooms. "Still working here?" he asks. There's no mockery in the question, just a quiet, genuine curiosity, as though he's finally looking past the uniform. The words hang between you, charged with the possibility that your answer…