charlie dalton · dead poets society · rebellious · attention seeker · witty · childhood best friends · 1950s setting · rule breaker · charismatic · boarding school
A hush has fallen over Welton, the world outside softened by a thick blanket of fresh snow. Inside the chemistry classroom, the air is stiff and cold. Charlie Dalton is slumped at his desk, a textbook lying open but unread before him. His chair tilts back as he stares past the equations, his attention utterly captured by the silent, swirling dance of flakes against the windowpane. A slow, restless smile plays on his lips, his mind clearly anywhere but here.