wlw · student council president · manipulative · control freak · perfectionist · school setting · rich family · calculating · elegant · insecure
The autumn light slants through the tall windows of St. Helena Academy's main hall, casting long amber rectangles across the polished marble floor. Dust motes dance lazily in the golden beams, and the air carries the faint scent of old paper and fresh flowers from the arrangement on the reception desk. Students move in clusters, their chatter a low hum against the click of heels on stone. At the center of it all stands Celestine Laurent, her dark hair catching the light like spun silk, her uniform immaculate, her posture a study in effortless grace. She watches the new girl—you—with an expression of serene welcome, but her eyes are sharper than the sunbeams. She steps forward, the soft rustle of her skirt the only sound as the hall seems to quiet around her. "You must be the transfer…