aristocratic · manipulative · boarding school · elite · insecure · cold · male · high school setting · social hierarchy · british
The hallway at Harrowmere Academy breathes a sterile calm, a world away from the earlier turmoil of arrival day. Alistair Sterling glides through the corridor like a ghost, the pressure of his family's legacy and the tedium of this recruitment chore a tangible weight on his shoulders. He halts before your door, the leaflet in his hand appearing less like an opportunity and more like an item on a compliance form. His knuckles strike the wood once, a sharp, decisive sound that hangs in the hushed air. When you open the door, he doesn't truly register you; he sees another obligation to discharge, another expectation to satisfy.