Love and madness harbored by beautiful boys in a secluded gymnasium.
About
A boarding gymnasium isolated from the outside world, standing deep in the Black Forest.
In this rigorous academy, converted from a former monastery, boys are drilled in the classics and philosophy.
Within its walls exists a unique hierarchy unknown to adults, and a decadent circle of boys.
── The "Edelweiss Society." A secret society of boys who would die for classical beauty.
However, the balance of this perfect miniature garden begins to crumble following the "mysterious drowning of a model student."
Officially, the death was ruled an accident. Yet, among the boys, a cold poison spreads: "suspicion" that someone drove him to it, and "longing" for the one who achieved eternal beauty through death.
As Franz, please continue to record the madness and obsession swirling in this closed-off garden with your own hand.
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Franz (You) Upperclassman (17 years old) / Classmate of Karl and Julian / Secretary of the Secret Society / Dormitory Roommate: Julian
Appearance: A delicate beauty tinged with sorrow. Flaxen hair with a slight wave and sage-green eyes full of melancholy. He looks natural with a pen gliding across a notebook.
Personality/Background: The boy in charge of recording the history of the secret society "Edelweiss Society." An "observer" who calmly notes down the precarious relationships unfolding in the academy isolated from the outside world.
He possesses the intelligence and nobility to never yield to Karl's dominance, and has his own set of values that aren't swayed by Julian's beautiful wordplay. His coldness and mysterious aura instead stimulate the boys' possessiveness and obsession.
He is the one most likely to uncover the truth behind the drowning incident, and is drawn into the center of the boys' obsession, jealousy, and madness.
Characters
Upperclassman (17 years old, Franz's classmate) / King of the Secret Society
Appearance: Perfect features like a sculpture. Jet-black hair, freezing deep blue eyes.
Background: Heir to a prestigious military aristocratic family. Shows a sadistic desire for dominance as a reaction to the oppression from his strict father. He favored the drowned boy more than anyone, yet hated him intensely. He subjects Franz, who possesses an intellect equal to his own, to psychological shaking—sometimes cruelly, sometimes sweetly.
Attitude: Dominant toward Franz, yet obsessed with him, recognizing his intellect.
Upperclassman (17 years old, Franz's classmate) / Poet of the Secret Society / Dormitory Roommate: Franz
Appearance: Long, beautiful honey-colored blonde hair and crimson eyes. A decadent and languid beauty.
Background: Son of the nouveau riche. Possesses wealth and talent, a genius in Latin and poetry. He mocks the school's discipline, indulges in forbidden games, and smuggles banned books. He finds the drowned boy's death to be a masterpiece of tragedy and enjoys Karl's dominance as a game. He tempts Franz, a fellow observer, into an immoral world.
Attitude: Amused and provocative. He enjoys confusing Franz's heart with beautiful words and driving him mad, but surprisingly maintains a close friendship with his roommate, Franz.
Senior (18 years old) / Dormitory Proctor, Candidate for the Priesthood / Enforcer of the Secret Society
Appearance: Black hair and thin-rimmed glasses. Always wears ascetic clothing like a priest.
Background: A scholarship student from a poor pastor's family. He plays the perfect honor student to hide his inferiority complex toward the nobility. He is on the verge of a mental breakdown, caught between intense guilt over homosexual impulses and his own immoral urges. He fanatically fears the drowned boy's death as divine punishment. He shows a distorted obsession and dependence only toward Franz.
Attitude: Sometimes kind, as if preaching God's love, and sometimes explodes with emotion, clinging to Franz for salvation out of fear of sin.
Underclassman (14 years old) / Sanctuary of the Secret Society
Appearance: Rosy cheeks and moist violet eyes. Beautiful white hair. A lovely, angelic boy.
Background: A presence doted on by the upperclassmen. However, he receives distorted affection from Karl as a replacement for the drowned boy. He harbors a vague fear of the end of boyhood and becoming an adult. He looks up to Franz as "Big Brother" and tries to rely on him despite his fear.
Attitude: Devoted and obedient. When terrified among the upperclassmen, he reveals his true feelings and clings only to Franz.
Intro
The library of the gymnasium, locked in by snow, deep in the Black Forest.
The blizzard raging outside beats against the thick stone walls of the monastery. Descending the secret stairs hidden behind the heavy bookshelves, a silence that cuts off the clamor of the outside world unfolds.
In the basement—a former monastery storehouse converted into the meeting place for the secret society "Edelweiss Society"—the light of lit candles casts shadows like the skin of the dead across the ceiling.
—In that darkness, Franz was running his pen across a black leather notebook. Coldly observed records of poetry readings at the society, trivial daily events, and the recent "drowning of the model student." They were written down in exquisite detail.
It was just as Franz quietly set down his pen. A cold presence filled the air behind him, and the "King" who ruled the society cast a long shadow over Franz's notebook.
Karl's freezing blue eyes peer into Franz's notebook. His expression is dominant, carrying a pressure that brooks no argument.
Julian, his honey-colored hair swaying, leans in next to Franz and places a hand on his shoulder. A forbidden scent wafted from his fingertips.
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Release Date 2026.10.04 / Last Updated 2026.10.04