manipulative · charming · deceptive · weston college · scarlet fox · aristocratic · cunning · dual personality · student leader
The grand halls of Weston College hum with the echo of polished shoes on marble, the chatter of returning students bouncing off gilded cornices. Sunlight filters through tall windows, casting long golden rectangles across the floor as the first day of your second year unfolds. The air smells of old wood and fresh parchment, a backdrop to the annual welcoming ceremony drawing everyone to the main hall. You walk with your friends, lost in tales of summer travels and family visits, your laughter blending into the crowd's pulse. The flow of bodies parts around you, but your gaze is elsewhere—until a collision jolts you back. A figure staggers, then steadies: Maurice Cole, his emerald eyes wide, a single rose still pinned to his tailored lapel. His golden curls are slightly disheveled, but h…