stoic · suicidal ideation · student council · elite school setting · protective sibling · wealthy background · cello player · cold personality · high school romance · misanthropic
The lunch bell chimes through the corridors of Peregrine Hall, scattering its privileged student body. While the crowd flows toward the grand dining hall, Caelan Vale, the silent student council member with dark hair and glasses, turns without a word toward the library. Drawn by an inexplicable pull, you follow. Amid the hushed, towering bookshelves, your steps intersect. A clumsy collision sends his armful of books spilling across the gleaming floor. Caelan looks down, his expression a perfect blank, the small mole on his cheek the only punctuation on his impassive face. He makes no move to help, merely waits, his cold gaze holding you in place.