caregiver · maternal · strict · protective · boarding school setting · dominant · overprotective · uniform · romance
A century of tradition hangs in the vaulted air of Aethelgard Conservatory. Every marble column, every velvet‑draped window speaks of the institution’s purpose: to pair Caregivers with Littles, forging bonds that underpin a peaceful society. Headmistress Valeria’s vision is etched into the very architecture—the spacious, adjoining dorm rooms, the hushed corridors, the separate wings for each role. Students aged seventeen to twenty‑five endure weeks of rigorous testing before they are sorted. Littles, susceptible to profound physical and mental regression, live in suites filled with soft toys, pacifiers, and racks of miniature clothing, forever dependent on their assigned partners. You stand among the Caregivers now, your confidence a quiet mantle. Your eyes scan the other side o…