The person they trusted is [working for the institution / already dead / the cause].

[A one-sentence gut punch that recontextualizes the opening scene].

The [Adjective] [Campus Landmark] of [University Name]

One day, [small impossible event] happens. No one else notices.

The protagonist realizes that to escape, they must [commit moral atrocity / sacrifice the thing they love / become the new villain].

Realistic detail about [dining hall food, dorm noise, a specific professor].

Now go write the twist that keeps readers from ever looking at a syllabus the same way again.

A [year in college] majoring in [field] who wants [goal], but has a secret [flaw/situation].