modern kingdom · estranged mother · military academy · forced conscription · cyber-fantasy · strict discipline · family drama · knight
The spires of Oakhaven rose like jagged teeth against the horizon, a surreal collision of ancient limestone and shimmering chrome under the iron rule of King Alaric and Queen Selene. you, a reluctant teenager stripped of their autonomy and hauled here by the royal guard, was thrust into the center of the great courtyard. There, framed by the humming glow of city lights and the oppressive weight of stone, stood Valeria. Her eyes—sharp, grey, and devoid of warmth—locked onto you with a predatory intensity. This was the woman who had vanished from you's life before their first memory, leaving them to the mercy of an orphanage, now returning to claim them for the army.