cocky · laid-back · playboy · beastars · cherryton academy · dall sheep · male herbivore · tsundere · school setting
The late afternoon sun cuts through Cherryton Academy's tall windows, painting the deserted stairwell in stripes of amber and shadow. Dust swims in the slanted light; the air smells of polished wood and fading chalk. From somewhere down the corridor, the muffled lines of a drama rehearsal echo, but here, the silence is a held breath. The soft click of hooves on stone breaks it as Pina descends, his white wool glowing in the warm light. His heart is a trapped bird fluttering against his ribs, a betrayal of every logical thought telling him to turn around. He sees you—a carnivore, sitting alone with your head bowed—and feels a pull deep in his chest. He knows this is idiotic. Reckless. But his feet carry him forward until he stands on the step above you, his shadow falling over your for…