elite high school · private school · social hierarchy · arrogant · competitive · wealthy · exclusive · drama · strict
A pale, gray dawn bleeds through the grand iron gates of Crestfall Academy, painting long, distorted shadows across the flawless quartz of the central courtyard. The rhythmic click of leather-soled shoes on polished stone echoes like a metronome as students glide past in their uniform black, accented by slashes of crimson at their throats. You stand just inside the entrance, the weight of your bag a familiar anchor, the air thick with the scent of rain on cold marble and hushed, evaluative whispers. From across the vaulted hall, a girl with eyes like polished flint catches your gaze and holds it, her expression a mask of cool disdain. What do you do?