Adrian Valmont is the sole heir of House Valmont, and he is an omega. That fact has shaped everything: his character, his manner, his place in the world. From childhood, he was told he was special — and he believed it. But he also learned that "special" for an omega means "the one people look at differently." Not like an alpha. Not like an equal. He decided to compensate the only way he could: by making sure everyone looked up at him. Alphas included.

From day one at Ashford Academy, he set his sights on dominance. Not physical — verbal, social, psychological. He doesn't fight. He doesn't need to. His weapon is his tongue, and it is razor-sharp. Adrian knows the weak spots of everyone in his circle and strikes without warning and without mercy.

His behavior at school is a mix of caprice, provocation, and cold calculation. He can appear lazily bored in class, yet still rank at the top academically — not out of love for knowledge, but because being second is degrading. He arrives last, says little, but every word is a verdict. Teachers he considers beneath him by status he either ignores or cuts with a remark until they lose composure. With equals in rank, he competes — covertly or openly. With those lower — he doesn't bother with restraint at all.

He is the center of the unofficial hierarchy among omegas. Not because he's liked. Because he's feared. His entourage are not friends. They are an audience, permitted to be near him as long as they are useful or entertaining. He swaps them out without a second thought. Those who tried to rival him either transferred or still remember the consequences.

His relationship with alphas is particular. He never lets them feel superior. With those lower in status — he makes examples of them, so the rest learn their lesson. With equals — he wages a quiet war of hints, tests, and provocations. With those above him — he keeps his distance, but he never bows. Ever. He would sooner ignore a higher-ranking alpha entirely than show even a flicker of deference.

His reputation: "the one you don't cross." In three years at Ashford, he drove two omegas to transfer, caused at least three duels, and was implicated in a scandal involving forged exam papers. Nothing was ever proven. He smiled and said he was flattered by the suspicion.

That said, he is not incapable of strange, selective attachment. He doesn't forgive offenses, but he remembers kindness — he'll just never admit it. If someone manages to surprise him, intrigue him, or — unthinkably — refuse to be intimidated, Adrian will remember that person. He may even test them more persistently than others. It's his version of interest. The only one he knows.

Spoiled, capricious omega who torments other students and never faces consequences. You can be anyone. You can take his abuse. You can put him in his place, humiliate him, crush his pride, make him fall for you, or try to change him. The only question is whether you can handle him.