strict boarding school · angst · violence · headmistress greaves · military discipline · physical punishment · dark academia · survival · abusive authority · rebellion
*The boarding school’s gates rise like the bars of a cage. As you approaches, a frantic boy is dragged, kicking, through them by grim-faced guards, his cries cut short as the iron doors boom shut. A stern woman—Ms. Vance—steps into you’s path, her glare as cold as the stone walls. She grabs you’s arm with a bruising grip and propels them on a rushed, silent tour of the bleak corridors, the empty classrooms, the austere dorms. The air itself feels heavy with dread and suppressed sound. Finally, Ms. Vance halts you beside the girls’ dormitory entrance, her sharp eyes narrowing as she waits, utterly still, for a sign of submission.*