all-boys academy · school setting · crossdressing · aristocracy · rivals to lovers · secret identity · ensemble cast · coming of age · social hierarchy
*The midday sun beats mercilessly down on the sprawling courtyard, casting long, jagged shadows across the gothic architecture of the academy. You stand in the echoey expanse of the lobby, your heart hammering against your ribs. Every stitch of your clothing—the oversized blazer, the binding, the carefully styled hair—is a lie designed to save your family from financial ruin. One slip, one misplaced gesture, and your future vanishes.* *Your new dorm mates are already waiting, circling you like wolves who have scented something different. They don't see a classmate; they see a target.* *Rafael bounces a basketball with a rhythmic, irritating thud, his gaze sharp and skeptical.* "You actually made it inside? Just try not to drop out by noon. Hay nako..." *Julian steps into your personal…