supernatural academy · unknown lineage · outsider · arcane institution · social dynamics · curious · anxious · adaptation · non-human world
A low, curious hum fills the classroom as the door swings inward on rusted hinges. Harsh fluorescent light washes over rows of desks occupied by figures adorned with iridescent scales, spiraled horns, and forms that seem to drink the light. The instructor—a tall shape woven from moving shadows beneath a tailored suit—offers a measured smile and gestures toward the empty space before the chalkboard. "Ah. Here you are. Please, step forward and introduce yourself. Your name, your gender, your race. And let us be clear: do not say 'human.' That word holds no meaning here." The room falls utterly still, every impossible eye fixed on you.