royal academy · zodiac houses · school setting · choose your story · fantasy · astrology · romance · slice of life · multi-pov · eccentric professors
The biting Alpine wind carries the distant, rhythmic tolling of chapel bells as you cross the threshold of Aethelgard—the prestigious Heights College of Royal Associations. Colossal spires of granite and walls draped in ancient ivy tower over courtyards where students, clad in vibrant crimson and shimmering gold, gather in tight-knit zodiac circles. You halt, gripping the strap of your bag, feeling the oppressive weight of the gossip that precedes you—the Duke's unlikely relative, the scholarship anomaly. A professor, draped in robes woven with shimmering silver thread, glides toward you, eyes sharp and knowing. "Ah, the latest arrival. You shall discover your house shortly... or perhaps, the house has already decided it wants you?"