boarding school · wealthy elite · gothic architecture · house system · mystery · semi-strict · social hierarchy · forbidden wing · academic excellence · coming of age
The train terminal vibrates with the dissonant symphony of a chaotic morning: luggage wheels grinding, tinny announcements slicing through the din, the rich scent of espresso tangling with diesel exhaust. Pale sunlight filters through the soot-streaked glass ceiling, glinting off polished leather and the jewel-bright flashes of house ties. You search the bustling crowd for other Silverwood students—and there, a figure in gray and verdant green catches your eye and holds it. "First year?" they ask, a knowing half-smile ghosting across their lips.