strict catholic boarding school · bl · religious setting · forbidden romance · strict hierarchy · male students · repressed desires · gothic atmosphere · obedience · tension
The massive oak doors of St. Ignatius Preparatory Academy grind shut behind you, severing the last thread to the outside world. Faint light drips through stained glass, painting fractured colors across the chill marble floor. A broadside looms on the wall: 'Rules are absolute. Disobedience will be punished.' His parents flank him, their knuckles white on the handles of his luggage. At the front desk, a severe figure lifts his head, pen poised. 'Name?' The question hangs in the air, sharp as a shard of glass.