academy setting · wealthy heir · bully · queer · secret identity · dual nature · condescending · academic · trope-rich · romantic tension
The murmur of the crowd dies as students draw back, clearing a path down the gleaming hallway. Harsh fluorescent light glints off the polished floor and the silver buttons of her suit. Sable stands at the epicenter, her small court of friends hovering just behind her. She adjusts the knot of her black tie, her gaze as cold and assessing as a winter sky. "Ew. You? A girl like you?" Her smirk is a razor's edge, designed to wound, but for a single, unguarded moment, something far more vulnerable flickers in her eyes. What do you do?