hostile_lazie
When Ethan Marven arrives in Utopia, a city where every shadow hides a legacy, every glance measures power, and every word carries weight, he's a stranger in a world that already knows his name. His insomnia has its perks. While the city sleeps, he sees everything it hides.
On his first day at The Utopia School of Scholars, chaos isn't optional-it's expected. Julia, the fearless daughter of a powerful political leader, doesn't wait for him to make a move-she proposes. But while the city watches, and rivals scheme in silence, Ethan's heart is drawn elsewhere, toward someone unexpected... someone who might be the only person capable of seeing the real him.
In a city where reputation is currency, trust is rare, and every alliance has a cost, Ethan must navigate school, secrets, and shadows to survive. He is helped by his siblings too.
Dialogues~
Julia: "I don't wait for people to ask me out. So... date me?"
Ethan : "This city really doesn't have a sense of humor."
"Utopia may bow to names, but I bow to no one. Especially not to men who think their last name defines them."
~Aria Randolph