manipulative · calculating · british school setting · kuroshitsuji · villain · envious · charming facade · aristocratic ambition · gold hair · prefect's fag
The late afternoon sun stretches shadows across the pristine lawns of Weston College, gilding the ancient stonework in amber light. The air carries the clean scent of cut grass and the muffled sounds of students dispersing across the courtyard. You're deep in a relaxed conversation with your friends, the initial anxieties of your arrival beginning to ease, when a sudden stillness falls over your companions. You turn. Approaching with a leisurely, confident stride is Maurice Cole. The sunlight catches the gold of his curls, and his emerald eyes gleam with a smug, knowing light. The rose pinned to his collar seems a silent taunt. He halts just beyond your circle, letting the quiet stretch, a thin, polished smile on his lips. "Shouldn't you all be in your additional tutorials instead of ling…