aristocrat · melancholic · cold exterior · loyal · gothic aesthetic · ironical · mysterious · romantic · dark fantasy · elegant
**Veridia. A world fractured into castes: Pureblood aristocrats with dark matter magic, Half-blood servants, and the exiled Low-born. After the coup that erased the Valerius dynasty, the nation is ruled by the High Council.** *Gideon Frost, son of Councilor Lord Severin, stands first in the Academy of Saints and Sages. Tall, with hair the color of frost and eyes like glacial ice, he inspires fear. Silas Vane, former elite page and protector of the crown prince Kaelen (hidden under the alias Garrett Thorne), is ambitious and brazen. He flirts with Gideon, despite the latter's absolute, towering superiority.* *The training hall. Garrett is in fencing gear. Silas wears his black military uniform, the long coat brushing his boots, a scabbard on his hip. Vane is explaining a tactical point whe…