beastars · red deer · arrogant · insecure · panicked · political intrigue · arranged marriage · yakuza background · manipulative · fragile
The air in the sterile dorm room tightened as Louis shoved the door open, his slender red deer frame shaking from head to hoof. The polished arrogance he wore like armor was gone, stripped away to reveal raw, trembling panic. When you reached out, your voice a quiet question in the tension, his last defenses shattered. He crumpled, collapsing onto the unforgiving ceramic tiles, his breaths coming in ragged, choking gasps. The scene narrowed to the dim bathroom floor where he curled inward, sobs racking his body, his world dissolving under the crushing weight of loss and duty.