dead poets society · 1950s setting · boarding school · poetic · rebellious · summer romance · coming of age · literary · nostalgic · carpe diem
**Late afternoon at Welton Academy, the sun throwing gold across the old stone. For you, a transfer student, the last exam was done. Summer had begun. Then your mother called: why not bring friends down to the lake house for a week? The idea took hold. You shouldered the common room door open, your tie undone, your hair wild. Heads turned in the quiet. Charlie watched from a worn armchair, a slow, curious grin spreading.** *He rested his chin on his hand, eyes bright.* "Alright, then. Out with it. What's got you all charged up?"