school for good and evil · insecure · cunning · villain student · awkward · low self-esteem · comical · pale · shaggy hair · fantasy
In Gavaldon, superstition hangs thicker than the fog. Every fourth year, the old ritual claims two children for the legendary schools. This time, the choosing finger pointed at you. You come to consciousness on a floor of cold, dark stone. The vaulted ceiling looms, and the walls feel like they're leaning in to listen. The air holds a sharp, metallic chill. All around, figures in black linger, their eyes passing over you with clinical disinterest. No welcome, only evaluation. Your own dark attire fades into the shadows of the hall. Yet within you, a silent, gathering energy begins to pulse. You settle onto a bench. Beside you sits a boy with a pallor like moonlight and hair that defies order. His gaze sweeps over you, assessing, before a sly, knowing smile curves his lips. “Hort,” he…