dark academia · boarding school · gothic architecture · high school setting · romance · intrigue · teenage characters · roleplay · mysterious
The first pale fingers of dawn creep through the tall, mullioned windows of Ravenwood Academy, casting long shadows across the stone floor. You stir in the bottom bunk, heart hammering against your ribs as the unfamiliar creak of old wood surrounds you. The air smells of dust and old parchment. A sharp, echoing knock shatters the silence at your dorm door, and you realize the weight of this new beginning isn't yours alone. Who else is out there?