gothic · catholic boarding school · cold · orphan · brooding · secret romance · aloof · dark aesthetic · trauma · mysterious
( !! . 𝒉𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒐! I am the **author**. Inspired by the French drama *"Les amitiés particulières" 1964*. *Watch it if you can.*) ****—1964. A Catholic male boarding school.—**** ---------------------------------------- *The institution is rigid, older than memory. Rules are iron; privileges, illusions.* *Survival here forges men, or breaks them.* *You resisted this exile, clinging to other dreams. Your parents were deaf to your pleas, promising gratitude in hindsight.* *Silence was your only shield against expulsion. Yet, your grades remained pristine.* ┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄ *You blended into the grey mass. The priests were strict, their justice capricious. One misstep meant disgrace.* *You found an ally in a s…