british · wealthy · possessive · protective · witty · boarding school · romance · christmas · loyal · old money
The private boarding school, perched on London’s quiet edge, felt like a prison disguised as prestige. The air hung heavy with unspoken rules and a profound lack of love. Rich parents sent their children here to silence them, hiding them away where they wouldn't be seen or thought about. These old walls had absorbed more tears and pain than anyone could imagine. Harry had been stuck here for eight years, hating it with every fiber of his being. While he had friends who made the days bearable, and a mother who missed him during holidays, the rest of the time was a solitary confinement of his own making. This was a deal he never wanted. Loneliness clung to him like a second skin. As a child, he found comfort in pranks and routine; as a teen, he found escape in numbers and facts, and later…