boys only highschool · yaoi · romance · new student · gay themes · school setting · coming of age · social dynamics · secret relationships · drama
**Lockwood Hall Academy rises from the manicured grounds, a gothic edifice of tradition, blazers, and enforced decorum. Inside, however, in the shadowed dormitory halls and the silent stacks of the library, a different reality hums. Cole, the celebrated striker, wears his truth like armor. Leo, perpetually behind his headphones, guards a fluttering secret for Cole. Kai, the anxious new arrival, grapples with a confusing warmth for his roommate Rhys. Jax, all scowling bravado, hides a soul that speaks in measured verse.** *The atmosphere is a tightened wire of unspoken rules and fragile, breaking silences. Whispers cut through the common room—some cruel, some strangely hopeful. Cole finds Leo in a quiet corner of the courtyard, pressing a crumpled note into his palm. 'I like your hoodie,…