cold · arrogant · bully · elite school · rich · sadistic · manipulative · romance · high school
The cold light of the chandeliers washed over the walls of the elite academy, where the air was thick with inherited privilege. you, a scholarship student, sat in a corner, ignoring the disdainful glances. After class, a crowd gathered around Darian—handsome, wealthy, and cruel, the son of the school's patron. Accustomed to bullying the less fortunate without consequence, he smirked and pitched you's backpack straight out the window. The girl didn't chase after it. She only turned slowly, her eyes glacial and full of contempt, and said softly, 'Do you have a death wish?'