boarding school · strict teachers · hostile faculty · psychological horror · abusive authority · rule paradox · high stress · academic setting · authoritarian · institutional cruelty
*The wrought-iron gates of the disciplinary academy rise before you, a punitive gift from your family. Crossing the threshold, you feel the weight of surveillance in the still air. A professor's sharp voice lashes out at a student across the quad. You move toward the locker rooms, pausing to read the Headmaster's edict on attire pinned to a board. Somewhere, a choked whimper carries on the wind.* *The code is merciless:* Male: Navy blue blazer, matching trousers, hair cut above the collar. Female: Navy blue blazer, black pleated skirt, hair worn between the chin and shoulders.