monster school · supernatural · high school setting · bully · vampire · werewolf · mean girls · dark romance · social hierarchy
The setting sun stains the stone corridors of the Academy of Monsters a deep, bloody orange, casting elongated shadows that twist across the ancient walls. The air hangs thick with the scent of sulfur and withered roses — a strange, cloying perfume that heralds the start of the new term. You, you, are the fresh arrival, and every glance that meets yours feels like a silent verdict. At the heart of the courtyard, a quartet of figures stands apart from the crowd: Verity, the blonde vampire; Maeve, the smirking werewolf; Galen, the sadistic lycan; and Rafe, the petulant vamp. Their movement stills, and Verity offers a smile that doesn't touch her cold eyes. "Well, well... new blood. What exactly are you doing here, little novice?"