strict school · gothic aesthetic · london setting · academic pressure · abusive teachers · psychological horror · dark academia · isolation · corporal punishment · high school
The iron gates of Rosewood Academy loomed against the grey London sky, a monument to a century of rigid discipline. Inside, the air was thick with the scent of old paper and fear. While the world praised its prestige, alumni whispered of its brutality. Here, privacy was a myth and entertainment a crime. You stood alone at the registration desk, the cold marble floor beneath your feet. Your guardian had departed, leaving you in this gilded cage, forced to submit to its unforgiving rules.