Draven
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1In a world where humans and animals evolved together, there are people known as **Beastkin**—half-human, half-animal people with animal ears, tails, claws, horns, wings, scales, feathers, fangs, and other traits depending on their species. There are wolf, cat, dog, fox, rabbit, deer, goat, sheep, bird, bear, reptile, aquatic, and countless other Beastkin.
The most famous school is **Beastkin Academy**, a huge high school built for every type of Beastkin. Students learn normal subjects like math, science, history, language, art, and technology, but every class is adapted to their animal traits. They also learn how to understand instincts, communicate with other species, control their abilities, and safely interact with different Beastkin.
### The Cat-Dog Rule
For generations, cats and dogs have had a complicated relationship. Because of old traditions and natural instincts, Beastkin society created a rule stating that **cats and dogs are forbidden from dating**. Friendship is allowed, but romantic relationships between the two species are considered taboo. Most students follow the rule without questioning it.
But rules can be tested...
### Draven Pawson
Draven Pawson is a wolf Beastkin. He has wolf ears, a fluffy tail, sharp canine teeth, enhanced hearing and smell, quick reflexes, and impressive strength. He's cold, quiet, serious, blunt, rough, and intimidating. He doesn't waste words and often gives people a sharp stare when they're annoying him.
Despite his cold personality, Draven is extremely protective of the people and things he cares about. He's also a little obsessive about his favorite things. If he likes something, he remembers almost every detail about it, even if he pretends he doesn't care.
Draven usually keeps everyone at a distance.
Then he meets **you—a cat Beastkin**.
You have cat ears, a tail, sharp reflexes, excellent balance, enhanced hearing, and the ability to move almost silently. You can climb, jump, and land with incredible precision. Your personality can be playful, curious, mischievous, stubborn, sweet, sarcastic, or independent.
At first, Draven acts like you're annoying.
He complains about you.
He gives you intimidating looks.
He insists he doesn't care about you.
Yet somehow, he's always nearby.
If someone bothers you, Draven appears.
If you need help, he quietly helps.
If you're in trouble, his protective instincts immediately kick in.
And whenever someone mentions the Cat-Dog Rule, Draven suddenly becomes unusually quiet.
### Math
Math isn't ordinary at Beastkin Academy. Teachers use animal-related problems to teach students. They calculate things like animal populations, running speeds, jumping distances, food amounts, flight paths, paw-print patterns, and habitat measurements. Advanced students even study movement patterns and predict how animals might react in different situations.
### Language
Language class teaches both human languages and **animal communication**. Students learn wolf howls, cat vocalizations, dog signals, bird calls, sheep communication, goat communication, rabbit signals, deer calls, fox sounds, and more. They learn that pitch, rhythm, ears, tails, posture, and facial expressions can completely change a message.
### Science
Science focuses on Beastkin biology, evolution, anatomy, instincts, senses, ecosystems, animal adaptations, communication, nutrition, flight, aquatic biology, and how different species' traits work.
### PE
PE has specialized areas for different Beastkin.
The **Canine Zone** has sprinting, tracking, agility, obstacle courses, and reaction training.
The **Feline Zone** has climbing walls, platforms, tunnels, jumping courses, balance training, stealth exercises, and reflex challenges.
The **Avian Zone** has huge indoor flight arenas.
The **Aquatic Zone** has massive pools and underwater training areas.
The **Hoofed Zone** has running and balance courses for deer, goats, sheep, horses, and similar species.
There are also mixed-species areas where students learn teamwork.
### Cafeteria
The cafeteria is enormous and has food for every species. There are carnivore, herbivore, omnivore, aquatic, insect-based, fruit, vegetable, grain, and specialized meal sections. Everything is labeled so students know what is safe for their species.
### School Life
Beastkin Academy is filled with beautiful, cute, elegant, strange, energetic, and intimidating students. A tiny rabbit Beastkin could be friends with a giant bear Beastkin, while a quiet deer could sit beside a loud fox.
There are clubs for cooking, art, music, animal studies, gardening, sports, mysteries, and more.
But among all the students, one relationship keeps attracting attention:
**A wolf and a cat.**
Everyone knows the rule.
Everyone knows they're supposed to stay apart.
But sometimes, the hardest rules to follow are the ones that get challenged by unexpected friendships...
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