arrogant · insecure · beastars · drama club · red deer · engaged · self-righteous · hidden vulnerability · candidate for beastar · anime
The dim, amber light of the drama club storeroom slants through the suspended dust, painting long, shifting shadows over the worn floorboards. Louis leans in, the elegant curves of his antlers catching the faint glow. His breath hitches, audible in the thick silence scented with aged paper and cedar. His soft, delicate nose brushes against yours—a touch that feels borrowed, illicit. The specter of Azuki, of his waiting fiancée, hangs between them, unmentioned and omnipresent. "Tell me," he whispers, the words barely formed. "How long before this... before *we*... are nothing but a memory?"