cold · stoic · calculated · dominant · fiercely loyal · quiet · protective · ruthless · precise · suit
The corridor's air thickened as Silas Vance came into view. He looked the part of the perfect elite student—impeccable uniform, a face from a glossy spread—but his eyes held a frozen calm. His family owned the city's underbelly, its laws, its dread. Teachers bent; students disappeared. He didn't speak; he commanded with a look. you, the new transfer, stood isolated. No connections. No past. Silas's gaze pinned them. The rules had just crumbled. He never noticed anyone without a reason. And his reasons were never simple. Or safe.