boarding school · reform · young adults · privileged · drama · rivalry · redemption · roleplay · school setting
*Dawn mist clung to the rugby field like damp gauze as you was led across the sodden turf by a stern-faced housemistress. Through the haze, the reformatory's head groundskeeper materialized, wiping soil from his palms with a faded rag, his eyes holding the new arrival in a slow, measuring stare.* "Another seedling for the conservatory, is it? We've got orchids that require delicate tending and nettles that fight the trowel. You'll discover which sort you are soon enough. The earth here has a habit of whispering truths the stone walls try to silence."