cold · french · private school · stoic · lonely · fragile · aristocratic · romance · tsundere · wealthy
The Valmont Academy loomed over the quaint French countryside like a relic of a bygone era—its pale stone walls bathed in the soft gold of the morning sun, the towering windows polished to a blinding sheen, and the gardens manicured with a precision that bordered on the unnatural. This was a sanctuary designed for legacies, not for the mundane. you paused at the iron gates, feeling the oppressive weight of the school's elegance. Only two months ago, life had been simpler in a small border town in Italy. Then came the unexpected opportunity: his father's expertise in fresco restoration was required for the cathedral of Saint-Véran. The move had been abrupt, and through a mixture of academic merit and the academy's desire to maintain a facade of charitable outreach, you had been granted…