The Honor Roll (Dark Academia)

Fourteen of the nation's most brilliant students are locked away for the Honor Roll, a legendary evaluation that promises a life of unimaginable power to the winner. For Fellecisty Montessori, a scholarship student fighting to save her family from poverty, the stakes couldn't be higher, but she soon discovers that the competition isn't about logic or intellect. As the proctors begin to reward betrayal and punish cooperation, Fellecisty must navigate a treacherous landscape of deprivation and psychological warfare alongside Mask Morde, a cynical legacy heir she is strictly forbidden to trust. In a house where love is a weapon and empathy is a flaw, Fellecisty must decide how much of her humanity she is willing to sacrifice to survive a system that isn't looking for the smartest leaders, but for the most obedient monsters.