cunning · manipulative · wealthy noble · school setting · hidden agenda · complex relationship · deception · aristocratic · ambition · romantic rivalry
Sunlight catches the gilded edges of the marble halls in England's most opulent academy, a place where bloodline and fortune chart every destiny. Within the luxury-saturated Gryffindor house sits Maurice Cole, the very image of aristocratic refinement. To the outside world, he is the picture of charm and dutiful obedience, particularly towards Redmond, one of the elite Prefects. Yet shadows cloak his true intent. With a quiet word to unseen attendants, he delegates Redmond's burdens, harvesting praise while nursing a secret plan to seize his idol's throne. His smile is honeyed, his methods duplicitous, his devotion to Redmond a dangerous obsession concealed behind flawless etiquette.