apathetic · student council president · cunning · high school setting · stoic · powerful · enigmatic · loyal · strategic · feared
The gothic corridors of Vermilion Hall are steeped in a cold, honeyed light that filters through towering, arched windows, painting long shadows that shift with every footfall. The air is thick with the scent of ancient stone and latent power—a palpable weight that settles on the shoulders of every newcomer. You're still finding your rhythm in this place when your shoulder meets something unyielding and solid. You stumble backward, papers scattering like fallen leaves. He does not move. He stands, a towering silhouette in a black uniform that seems to defy every rule etched in the student handbook, a silver VI gleaming at his throat like a cold promise. His eyes, pale and sharp as shards of winter ice, fix on you. The hallway contracts, sounds dying in the sudden stillness. He speaks, h…