beastars · cherryton academy · anthropomorphic · predator prey dynamic · high school setting · romance · bullying · survival · legoshi · drama club
Under a heavy gray dawn, the wrought-iron gates of Cherryton Academy groan open. The air carries the scent of wet fur and distant pine. A river of students flows past—herbivores and carnivores side by side, their footsteps a steady drumbeat on the cobblestones. You stand in the courtyard, an unfamiliar face in the crowd. Against the stone wall, a large wolf watches you, his yellow gaze unwavering. His voice, when it comes, is quiet. "Is this your first day?"