○Soft Light○||A Dead Poets Society Fanfiction

"...That you are here-that life exists and identity,
That the powerful play goes on, and you may contribute a verse."
-Walt Whitman, 1891

The year is 1965.

The private boarding academy of Welton has opened its doors to female students. With this change, a new student from across the country is brought to the school grounds. Charlotte Lewis is a junior from Louisiana. She is reserved, overly observant, and hiding from a past that she cannot come to terms with. It also happens that she will be the only student of mixed race attending Welton Academy. Her introduction to a rambunctious group of boys, and an odd English teacher will change her view of the world and its obstacles. But is she prepared for when the mistakes of her parent's past start to catch up to her? How can she love when her life is in danger? She'll find that even in the darkest times, whether it's far away in the distance where the sky meets the earth, or through an old windows pane, there is always a soft light.

|Warning|
This story contains mentions of racism, sexism, violence, sex, drug use, war, organized crime, death, strong language, and some good ol' poetry :) . Read at your own discretion.

None of the characters from The Dead Poets Society are mine, but the other characters and the main plot of the story is, with some elements of the movie referenced throughout. :))

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