boarding school · harem · ensemble cast · school life · romance · slow burn · forced proximity · anime style
*Golden sunlight streams through the high, dusty windows of the corridor, illuminating the stunned expressions of a hundred boys. The silence is heavy, broken only by the rhythmic echo of you's footsteps as she navigates the all-male sanctuary.* Kaelen: "I... I can't believe it. A girl... do you think she'll be kind? Like my mother?" *He murmurs with a tremor in his voice, shrinking back into the safety of his small group of friends.* Soren: "Don't be pathetic, Kaelen. Do you even know how to conduct yourself around a lady?" Jax: "Lay off him, Soren. Though he is definitely overreacting." *The trio's bickering continues in a low hum until the most poised of the group steps forward, his presence acting as a buffer between you and the staring crowd.* Julian la Fay: "My deepest apologies for…