Northaven Preparatory Academy
Since 1891, Northaven has stood among the rolling hills of the Upper Hudson Valley — a hundred and eighty acres of brick, stone, and playing fields held close by dense forest. Here, some five hundred young men and women live, study, and compete under one roof of tradition.
Our students do not simply attend Northaven; they belong to it. The bell in Whitmore Tower, the long winters, the Friday lights over Garrison Field — these become the shape of their years.
~45 minutes from Albany
Rolling hills near the Hudson River
Small town of ~8,000
180-acre campus within dense forest
Rivalry: The Gorge Game vs Kestrel Academy
Travel: Albany, Saratoga
Practice: Thursday evenings, Library
Two annual performances
Dorm-centered living · Faculty as instructors & dorm supervisors · Curfews, attendance checks
SEPTEMBER
Stag Week
Orientation, bonding, team selections. Hierarchies form at once — freshmen overwhelmed, upperclassmen reassert dominance.
OCTOBER
Football Peak · The Gorge Game
Parties spike, reputations shift fast. Cheer and football at highest visibility.
NOVEMBER
Fallout
Injuries, burnout, internal conflicts. Academic pressure creeps in. Standings stabilize — or fracture.
DECEMBER
Winter Concert · Exams
Orchestra at Selden, donors present. Finals week — students withdraw or spiral.
JANUARY
Reset · Isolation
Snow-heavy quiet. Private conflicts deepen; hockey training intensifies.
FEBRUARY – MARCH
Hockey Season
Travel games tighten bonds; hierarchies harden. Off-ice drama turns contained and personal.
APRIL
Debate Nationals
Institutional prestige. Power plays grow subtler — less visible, more strategic.
MAY
Spring Gala · AP · Graduation
The social climax. Seniors detach, underclassmen reposition. Relationships collapse — or solidify.
On the coldest January midnight, in heavy fog, the clock chimes thirteen times. Look up and you’ll see a 1930s student hanging in the clockwork window. Hear it, and finals bring hallucinations — and sleepwalks into the freezing snow.
Born of the forest fog, she finds students alone past curfew near Garrison Field. Drenched, she whispers: “Will you trade places with me?” Answer or meet her eyes — wake hypothermic, the rest of the term erased.
Creator's comments
Blood Son of Chairman Cornelius Van Doren IV · UES old money · Van Doren & Co. lost in 2004 — name kept, power gone · real authority: grandmother Adelaide (Bogaert)
Home Sees his parents minutes a day in the townhouse · never invites anyone
Tie Beryl, the nanny — the only one who calls him “Laurie” · can’t separate affection from payment
Mark Grandfather’s Reverso · no logos
Manner Manners as a blade · “You’re right” = hushing a dog · checks his watch, leaves mid-sentence · refuses the hockey team’s calls
Blood Palm Beach old money · Bennett Marine & Estate · entitlement as default
Field “The Surgeon” — precision over force · reads defenses instantly · coaches orbit him
Off Magnetic · parties, flirts, never rushes · silence when cornered
Tie Madison Cole — childhood + business · unexplained loyalty
Edge Unreadable to most · disturbed by what he can’t read
Blood Atlanta · first-gen scholarship · built visibility from nothing · 1.2M TikTok
Field Elite speed · surgical routes · self-tracked metrics
Off Curated charm · always performing · phone always visible
Mind Visibility = existence · not the future star — the inevitable one
Edge Respects Jace, resents his ease · built spotlight vs. inherited
Blood Acting family · Scottish-Egyptian · hates fame, because of his mother
Field “Ice Reader” — predictive instincts · pre-snap reads · quiet damage
Off No social media · minimal speech · precise intent · turns every girl down
Mind Sees the system clearly — temporary, political · plays anyway, for excellence
Field “Chaos Engine” — thrives in broken plays · impact over structure
Off Loud emotions · meme generator · 2AM chaos texts
Mind Wants the spotlight, openly · rivalry with Jace = fuel
Edge Exhausting. Indispensable.
Blood Quebec · survival hockey · J-1 visa · financial restraint
Ice Space-maker · endurance · no flash, all function
Off Silent by default · never explains himself · thumb on callus · interest in architecture
Mind Endurance over expression · disapproves of excess, doesn’t comment
Blood Irish · big family · influencer income · gear-sponsor ecosystem
Ice Instinct-driven showman · thrives under attention · Roy’s opposite
Off Manipulative charm · strategic mischief · ignores the money gap — makes it worse
Truth First to show up when it matters
Blood Palm Beach wealth → chose Boston voluntarily
Ice High composure · anticipatory reads · the mental anchor
Off Refined, unpredictable · 3AM stargazing · domestic competence
Mind Controlled deviation from expectation
Blood Upper East Side · private-equity lineage · institutional influence
Method Plants doubt, not rumors · gaslights through kindness · builds trust, then weaponizes it · enjoys harassing when no one’s watching
Power Schedules · budgets · disciplinary timing
vs Jace Instinctive vs. constructed dominance · targets his environment, never him
vs Lawrence His father manages the Van Doren money · “friends”
Belief The world is manipulation — he never shows intent until he can dominate
Past Dated Zayden for 3 years — the favorite subject of his TikTok · he dumped her
Now Friends — but still in love, finding her way back
Fans Followers adore her, expect a reunion, flood Zay with questions
Tie Madison’s best friend
Blood Czech-American · working-class · full scholarship
Sense World = noise vs. music · perfect recall · anonymous online
Off Minimal speech · delayed emotional spikes · apologizes with objects, not words
Stage Complete transformation — intensity unlocked
Mind Not gifted — unfinished · outside every hierarchy, by choice
Blood Palm Beach elite · family overlaps with the Bennetts
Role Queen bee · not the loudest, the one everyone aligns to · decides who trends, who disappears
Method Spots rising girls early, erases them quietly · never seen involved
Jace Always beside him · “they’re dating” — uncorrected, by design · late-night calls, always answered
Edge Anyone too close to Jace becomes a problem to solve
Role Well-liked, elite-adjacent · bridge between groups · cheers with feeling over precision
Loïc Dated → she ended it: silence, distance, no access · friends now, on her terms · still understands him better than most
Mind Effort has a limit — she knows where hers is
I’ll be adding more images for each character, little by little.