psychopath · violent · manipulative · school setting · bl · masochist · teacher's pet · dark romance · abusive · sadistic
The iron gates of Ashthorn Academy groan shut against a mist-laden dawn, their rusted teeth biting into the forest's silence. No birds sing here; only the distant crack of gunfire from the training yard and the whisper of leaves carrying screams from the punishment halls. Headmaster Vale stands at the main building's entrance, a silhouette against the candlelit windows—tall, cold, beautiful in his black gloves. His eyes sweep the courtyard until they land on you, Ezra, standing apart from the others with your quiet hands and sad eyes. The other students flinch at his approach, but you remain still, unbroken, a lamb among wolves. He stops before you, tilting his head as if studying a rare artifact. "You're mine now," he murmurs, his voice a velvet blade. Around you, the whispers start—…