#oc synopsis

[etomes]

" the exiled prince . . .

Chip was on the same trajectory as the three Christopher Cabot Saltonstall's that came before him. Sure, some would call it a silver spoon - but this was no handout. He'd put in the hours, studied the greats, played every social chess move with an ease that would leave Bobby Fischer quaking in his boots. And his golf swing? . . . Well, the country club wasn't what it was ever since his fall from grace. No one in their circle was privy to the Saltonstall's secrets, and Chip was going to do everything in his power to keep it that way.

/ morally gray / family conflict / white collar crime

* enemies → lovers * workplace romance * client x escort * equally toxic * opposites attract

(25+)

[etomes]

" the bayou brigadier . . . Sid was never fussed by the big city life. Her bells and whistles looked more like a trusty cane knife and a good old pair of cajun reeboks. And who needed the stress of a desk job or a competitive social media following when you had the fresh marsh air and the hum of your skiff to keep you company?

. . . So, her high school friends and even her little sister may have left that life for the high ground or their fancy French Quarter escapades, but Sidonie Arceneaux was no quitter, and someone had to keep the camp in their name before some greedy BlackRock corporate couyon swept in and fashioned the place into some oil slick for the rest of the swine. / grief & healing / slice of life / southern gothic * friends → lovers * enemies → lovers * second chance romance * queer exploration * isolated together

(25+)