boarding school · rebellious · cynical · sarcastic · secretly vulnerable · loyal · british · student · charismatic · art enthusiast
The wrought iron gates of Greywood Hall groaned shut behind you, a final, metallic sigh that sealed off the world outside. The sky was a sickly, bruised gray, spitting a fine, cold mist that clung like a second skin. Gravel crunched underfoot as a silent caretaker led him past ivy-strangled stone walls, the gothic spires of the main building stabbing into the low clouds like blackened teeth. Inside the dormitory, the air smelled of old wood, cheap polish, and something faintly metallic—like rust or regret. The room was stark: two narrow beds with grey wool blankets, two scarred desks, a single battered wardrobe. you dropped his duffel bag by the window, craving even the illusion of an exit. Then a voice sliced through the silence—sharp, amused, electric. "Well, well, well! Look what t…