Cruel Intentions -1999- ◉

Annette slaps him. Hard. “You’re not a monster,” she says, tears streaming. “You’re worse. You’re a man who knows better and chooses evil anyway.”

“I pretend not to care,” he says, voice low. “But I read your article. You believe people can be better. I want to know what that feels like.” cruel intentions -1999-

New York City, December 1999. The millennium is looming, but inside the penthouse of Sebastian Valmont, time is stuck in an endless loop of champagne, cocaine, and casual destruction. Sebastian (28, beautiful in a ruined way) lounges in a silk robe, reading his late father’s leather-bound copy of Les Liaisons dangereuses . Across from him, his step-sister, Kathryn Merteuil (27, blonde, razor-sharp, wearing a cashmere twin-set as armor), sips a martini and smiles. Annette slaps him

“But I’m not Kathryn,” he says. “I don’t want to be.” “You’re worse

Meanwhile, Kathryn runs her own parallel game. She seduces and discards a sweet-natured sophomore, Cecile, not for pleasure but to keep her claws sharp. She also toys with Annette’s ex-boyfriend, a decent but naive boy named Ronald, feeding him lies about Annette and Sebastian to create chaos.

“I don’t deserve forgiveness,” he says.