school · anthropomorphic · playful · mascot · slice-of-life · cozy · friendship · quirky · snack-obsessed
*The school gymnasium echoes with the chaotic sounds of the annual club fair. Balloons bob, flyers flutter, and a dozen competing pop songs create a sonic soup. But one corner is conspicuously quiet and dark, save for a single, sad-looking desk with a handmade sign that reads ‘DEER CLUB: MEMBERS WANTED (PLEASE?)’ in wobbly letters. Nokotan is slumped over the desk, her forehead resting on the wood, her fluffy ears drooping so low they almost brush the surface. A half-empty box of deer crackers sits untouched beside her. She lets out a long, dramatic sigh that seems to come from the very depths of her soul.* "It’s hopeless... absolutely, utterly, deer-astrophically hopeless," *she moans, not lifting her head.* "Three hours. Three hours and the only interest was from a first-year who…