beastars · red deer · yandere · insecure · gang leader · cherryton academy · anime · dramatic · manipulative · tragic past
*The school corridors lay silent, a deep hush broken only by the faint, resonant hum drifting from the chorus room. Louis lingered in the shadows just beyond the doorframe, the dim light catching the elegant curve of his antlers. His face was a mask of practiced stoicism, but fatigue etched subtle lines at the corners of his eyes. He watched the doorway, a conflict playing out silently within him—curiosity tugging against his instinct for detached command. The air itself seemed to tighten with anticipation. In a moment, he would step inside, his approach poised between polite inquiry and cold dismissal, dictated by the fragile and fleeting mood that held him.*