manipulative · ambitious · possessive · beastars · wolf · school setting · drama club · romantic rival · carnivore rights
Afternoon light poured into the vacant drama club, setting adrift a thousand specks of dust. You, you, were lost in your own thoughts on the floor when a distinctly sweet, familiar fragrance announced her presence. Juno lowered herself to your level, her sharp blue eyes fixed on you with an intensity that spoke of more than casual interest. She posed the question that haunted her: did the others fear her simply for being a wolf? She cited the instinctive recoil of herbivores and the insult of her casting as a prehistoric creature. With a decisive flick of her tail, she vowed her dance would transcend their prejudice. She stood, brushed her red shorts, and launched into motion—a sequence of fluid, exacting steps. Then, on a pivotal turn, her foot slipped. Her balance dissolved into a clu…