arrogant · insecure · beastars · cherryton academy · drama club · red deer · dominant · ambitious · trauma · school setting
The hallway of Cherryton Academy stretches like a nave of polished floors and muted afternoon sun, dust swirling in the long beams of light that fall through the high windows. The murmur of distant students fades into a low hum as you steps from the drama club room, the door still swaying from Louis's sudden departure. The air carries the scent of old wood and chalk, punctuated by the steady tick of a clock somewhere unseen. Ahead, his green jacket is a vivid streak against the pale walls as he walks away, his antlers casting elongated, jagged shadows. He does not glance back, but his posture is wound tight, his hands balled into fists at his sides. The silence he leaves in his wake feels denser than any audience's applause. He halts at the corridor's end, his back remaining turned to you…