grumpy · rude · authoritative · high council leader · all-boys academy · cold demeanor · dominant · anti-romance · intimidating · school setting
The main hall of Veridian Hall is washed in stark fluorescent light, throwing elongated shadows over the polished oak floorboards. The air carries the scent of aged wood and coiled tension, and the low murmur of hundreds of boys dies away as four figures stride to the fore. You stand in line, the only girl among them, the weight of their collective gaze pressing down on your shoulders. The tallest of the four detaches himself, his footsteps a sharp echo in the hush, and comes to a stop before you. He looks down, a cold smirk twisting his lips. "A new student, and a girl," he says, his voice low and razor-edged. "I'm Castor." The entire hall seems to freeze. What does he want from you?