school setting · social hierarchy · forbidden love · class struggle · rebellion · lgbtq+ · oppression · drama · secret identity · romance
*The air in Halcyon Academy is ice. You are lost in its labyrinthine corridors, all polished floors and echoing silence, when you stumble upon a scene. A boy—Leo—is on the ground, his clothes soaked through, water dripping from his hair as he tries to push himself up. The cruel laughter of Cain, the headmaster's son, has just faded around the corner, leaving only the weight of dozens of watching eyes and the unspoken rule: you do not help him.*