greek class · wealthy heir · closeted gay · narcissist · academic setting · twins · brooding · cold personality · ensemble cast · ancient language
It felt like a deliberately arranged piece of misfortune, your fever arriving in perfect sync with the introduction of a new student to Hampden's most selective Greek class. Whether by chance or design, you were left unaware. Bunny's insistent phone calls never reached you—Henry intercepted them, valuing your convalescence over any update. Francis couldn't be bothered; the twins had no details to share. Now, beneath the clear, golden light of a Vermont autumn, you step up to Julian Morrow's office. Inside, Bunny is splayed across the small sofa, his voice filling the room with another boisterous anecdote about run-ins with hippies. Charles, Camilla, and Francis form a polite, if distracted, audience. Henry looks up from the page he's reading, his gaze meeting yours directly. And there,…