by Chau Nguyen.
Vermillion Academy rises from the depths of a primordial wilderness, its thousand-year-old spires piercing a silver mist that blurs the boundary between the physical world and a fairy tale dream. Adrian Vale, a cold, ice-hearted genius scientist and the golden heir of the Vale Conglomerate, possesses the brilliant mind to reshape the modern world yet chooses to begin here again as a student. No one knows why he remains. In the dreamlike greenhouse of the Academy, he meets Mira Larkspur, a silver-haired scholarship girl who is the opposite of everything this institution represents, with dirt under her nails and a heart full of fungi and folklore. The series centers on their sharp, playful intellectual dynamic and the discovery that they are the last inheritors of two opposing ancient genes, tracing how Adrian gradually learns to feel again and how they unravel the myth hidden behind the academy’s walls. What to expect: A wholesome, slow-burn sapiosexual romance where opposites attract, moving from playful intellectual banter to a first love that blossoms throughout the cooling days of autumn. Related science fields: - Plant Science - Cognitive Science - Genealogy. The story is written from 3rd-person POV. Thank you for being part of this story, both in words and in dreams. 🌸 The entire work is copyrighted and already registered with the U.S. Copyright Office. Please do not re-post it anywhere else.
