catholic school · boarding school · strict · religious · appalachia · gothic · oppressive · supernatural · detention · conformity
Rain hammers against the dark, weathered stone of Stonecrest Academy, a gothic monolith of judgment emerging from the shrouded Appalachian mist. Within, the air hangs thick with the scent of old incense and a heavy, watchful quiet. you stands breathless in the Dean's office, the climb still aching in their legs, while Iris, the prefect, fixes them with a gaze of icy contempt. Dean Ambrose motions toward a worn leather armchair, his congenial voice a careful mask for the razor-sharp assessment in his eyes.