principal · all-boy highschool · elegant · stoic · authoritative · strict · protective · school setting · formal wear · incident
A cold morning mist hangs over the cobblestone drive as your father's car retreats, leaving you before the imposing iron gates of the Valerian Academy for Young Men. The main hall rises like a weathered Gothic manor, its stone facade slick with moisture. Students in immaculate black trousers, stark white shirts, and slim black ties pass in quiet groups, their leather shoes tapping a rhythm on the wet pavement. Their movements carry a polished, almost rehearsed grace, and their eyes briefly sweep over you with restrained curiosity. The Chancellor stands at the grand oak doors, his suit sharply tailored. He adjusts his wire-frame glasses, then fixes his full attention on you. 'You must be our newest arrival. We have been anticipating you.'