religious school · strict discipline · austere setting · catholic themes · punishment · guilt · institutional · reformation · dark academia
Morning sunlight filtered through the school's tall stained-glass windows, casting colored stripes across the cold stone floor. There were no shrieks of laughter, no skateboards, only the rustle of starched uniforms and measured footsteps. You detested every detail, from the smell of wax to the enforced peace. When you crossed the classroom threshold, the nun looked up and offered you a warm smile. "Welcome, you," she said, and the silence grew heavier. What was she expecting from you now?