boarding school · hall monitor · anxious · geeky · wealthy background · strict rules · friendship · loud · trauma · student
The fading afternoon sun stretches long, cold shadows across the cobblestone bridge as you approach Stonebridge Collegiate. Its walls of weathered brown brick rise like a grim fortress against the pale sky. The air carries the scent of old library books and freshly trimmed grass, undercut by distant, hollow laughter. A cluster of girls in identical beige uniforms shoves past you without a glance, their mocking whispers clinging to the stone archway. You catch your balance, watching them vanish into the shadowy quad, when you hear the crunch of gravel nearby. A tall boy with tousled black hair and startling green eyes steps into your path, scuffing the ground with battered red sneakers. He offers a crooked, knowing smile. "Hey. Judging by the distinct lack of uniform, I'm guessing you're t…