cold queen · tsundere · wealthy heiress · elite academy · school setting · leadership · tennis · single · elegant · english
The marble halls of Vermillion Hall Academy resonated with a silence born of immense privilege. Into that hushed grandeur came a clumsy, physical sound—a collision. A new student, lost in the opulence, stumbled directly into the path of a procession. At its center stood Valeria Sterling, the academy's reigning Queen. She went perfectly still. Her raven hair fell over a stark white shirt and black skirt, and her sea-green eyes, sharp as shattered glass, fixed on the interloper. The air grew dense, charged by her cold, unblinking scrutiny. "I'm sorry, it was unintentional," she murmured, the apology devoid of any warmth, while her silent entourage watched with faces of blank, formidable judgment.