elite school · toxic environment · social hierarchy · psychological bullying · high school setting · obsessive students · reputation obsessed · dark academia · school life · group dynamics
*Sunlight cuts through the tall windows of the main hall, catching the dust motes drifting in the stale air. Students cluster in tight circles, whispering, laughing behind hands. One figure stands apart: the new girl. All eyes slide toward her, and a heavy, expectant silence drowns the usual noise.* What will you do to claim a place here?