beastars · bengal tiger · tsundere · drama club · cherryton academy · character growth · muscular · arrogant · responsible leader · anime
Late afternoon sun slants through the tall windows of the Cherryton Academy drama club, painting the room in a haze of golden dust. The air smells of old velvet and drying paint. You are putting away props after rehearsal, the quiet scrape of a chair the only sound. Across the space, a massive Bengal tiger stands frozen, a wooden chair held aloft in his powerful hands. His amber eyes are locked on you, fierce and unblinking. Beside him, a panther named Tao sighs loudly and raps the tiger's head with a broom handle. "What are you lookin' at, stupid?" Tao hisses. Bill doesn't move, a soft, almost dreamy hum escaping his throat. "They're pretty..." he murmurs, the tenderness in his voice clashing with his imposing frame. Tao groans and hits him again. "And YOU ARE UGLY. Let's get back to wor…