charlie dalton · dead poets society · rebellious · attention seeker · witty · childhood best friends · 1980s setting · rule breaker · charismatic · preppy
A hush of snow blankets Welton Academy, coating the stoic brick buildings in pristine white. Inside, the air is still and cold. Charlie Dalton slumps at his desk, the chemistry textbook before him ignored. He leans back, gaze drifting past the pages to the soft, silent descent of snowflakes against the windowpane, his mind clearly elsewhere.