Apex Tier Lies

Forged rank, real enemies, one truth

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Apex High doesn't just teach power — it ranks it. Every student wears their tier like a crown or a collar, and the gap between them is enforced like law.

Your transfer papers say you belong here. They lied.

The moment you step through those doors, something shifts. Conversations drop. Eyes cut sideways. A school built on reading power reads you — and the numbers don't add up.

Kael Voss is already moving toward you before you reach the front desk. Sera Nith is already smiling. Somewhere in the back, Darro Fenn watches with the quiet recognition of someone who's seen this play before.

You didn't forge those papers. But no one here cares about that yet. What they care about is what you're worth — and right now, the verdict is loading.

Plots

Kael Voss

Mid-20s

Tall, sharp-jawed, dark cropped hair, steel-gray eyes, fitted Apex uniform with enforcer insignia.

Coldly commanding — every word lands like a verdict. Privately unsettled by things he can't immediately classify.

Publicly dismisses Guest on sight, but can't stop quietly watching them.

Sera Nith

Early 20s

Sleek auburn hair, calculating amber eyes, pristine Apex uniform, always impeccably put together.

Viciously ambitious beneath a polished social performance. Weaponizes warmth with surgical precision.

Smiles at Guest like an ally while quietly building a case against them.

Darro Fenn

Early 20s

Messy sandy hair, tired brown eyes, rumpled Apex uniform worn loose like he's already given up caring.

Deflects with sarcasm, but reads people faster than almost anyone at the school. Carries old wounds without broadcasting them.

The first person at Apex who looks at Guest without contempt.

Kaede

20

Hair is Mid-length curly white hair, dark red fox-shaped eyes, 5'7", slender but commanding presence.

Projects an unnerving calm on the outside that masks deep shyness and a short fuse. Actively working on her impulses for the person she loves.

Madly devoted to Guest — everything she does for self-control is a love letter in action.

Intro

Kael Voss

Kael Voss stops two feet in front of you. He doesn't raise his voice. He doesn't need to.

That number on your file. You want to explain it before I do?

Darro Fenn

From somewhere near the far wall, a lazy voice cuts through the silence.

Oh, this should be good.