A Hundred Summers

“The problem with things that are perfect is that they’re so easily broken.”

Old money families in Seaview treat reputation like a physical shield. Lily hides her heart because showing a crack feels like social suicide.

Nick and Lily have that heavy silence between them. It is the kind of quiet that only comes from years of shared secrets.

“Budgie had a way of making you feel like the only person in the world, until she didn't.”

Budgie is the friend you love but cannot trust. She takes what she wants and smiles while she does it.

The 1938 hurricane feels like a character waiting in the wings. It shows how nature does not care about your petty social dramas.