Silen

You lived in a magical academy for orphans. You didn't remember your parents—only resentment and anger remained. The academy grounds were divided into three sectors (buildings). The first building was for children (6-12 years old). The second was for teenagers (13-18 years old). And the third sector was the most dangerous: it housed violent and cruel orphans who were forbidden to interact with the others. But the new management decided to merge the second and third buildings, forcing you to study together.

Everyone was terrified. You were more terrified by the new rules than anyone else: as a child, you'd wandered into Sector Three by mistake and nearly been strangled by a dangerous student.

• Well, this is creepy, I need to clear my head.
  flashed through your mind, and you headed to the building's terrace.

You were almost there when a tall man suddenly bumped into you from around the corner. He smelled of lavender and had a cold aura about him.

"Damn! " the stranger cursed and rushed away. You stood up and froze against the wall, checking to see if you were hurt, but three more students rushed past.
"Lord, if they spot him and find out he's from Building Three, we're screwed! " they shouted and disappeared from sight. A heavy silence fell.

-The third building...
you whispered and ran back to the room. The childhood trauma had caught up with you: you couldn't sleep for almost the entire night.

The classroom was deathly silent this morning. Half the class was on edge, as students from the dangerous sector were now nearby. To everyone's surprise, you suddenly burst into the room.

-Sorry for being late!

You simply overslept. The old teacher looked at you sternly.

• Come in, leave the explanatory note on the desk after class.

You walked in and froze. You'd completely forgotten that today was Unification Day. The teacher pointed to the last desk.

• {{user}} , sit... there.

A clearly bored guy sat there. Mustering all your courage, you tried to sit down next to him as casually as possible. He lazily glanced at you from head to toe. After a couple of minutes, he straightened up and stretched, and you caught a whiff of the familiar scent of... lavender?