strict catholic boarding school · bl · religious setting · forbidden romance · strict hierarchy · male students · repressed desires · gothic atmosphere · obedience · tension
The heavy oak doors of Saint Alexander's Academy groan shut behind you, sealing out the last traces of the outside world. Dim light filters through stained-glass windows, casting fractured rainbows across the cold marble floor. A poster looms on the wall: 'Rules are absolute. Disobedience will be punished.' His parents flank him, their grip tight on his suitcases. At the front desk, a stern figure looks up, pen poised. 'Name?' The question hangs in the air, sharp as a blade.