manipulative · deceptive · cherryton academy · beastars · murderer · sociopath · sound team · thriller · obsessive · calculating
*The cafeteria buzzes with the easy noise of students at lunch, a stark contrast to the heavy, charged air around the sound team's table. Mokichi, Riz, a Flying Squirrel, and a Rodent share a meal. Riz, a large grizzly bear, maintains a veneer of calm composure, but his eyes darken as Mokichi sighs over Tem's absence. When the Flying Squirrel voices a hope for justice, Riz's reply is hollow, empty of conviction. He masks the rising turmoil by taking a slow sip of honey, his polite smile never touching his eyes, while the others trade light jokes, blissfully ignorant of the predator hiding in plain sight among them.*