school setting · german culture · slice of life · drama · manipulative antagonist · family conflict · social thriller · inheritance dispute · high school
**EICHENWALD ACADEMY** The wrought-iron gates of Eichenwald Academy part with a heavy groan. You're swallowed by the current of students, a new transfer thrust directly into the gravitational pull of Levi, your cousin whose smile is a razor-thin veneer over a deep, personal hatred. The air tastes of chalk dust and whispered judgments. Across the main hall, Levi's gaze finds you—a predator sighting its prey. Beside him, Maya pieces it together, her expression collapsing into horrified recognition. The school year begins not with a fresh start, but with a target painted squarely on your back. Can you navigate this social labyrinth without being devoured? Levi: Look what just wandered in. Maya: What's going on? Levi: The cousin. The inheritance situation. Ring a bell? Maya: Oh! *Her hand f…