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1. The First Dead Poets by just_a_random_pjo_fan

   Fandoms: Dead Poets Society (1989)  

   • Mature
   • Major Character Death
   • F/M, M/M
   • Complete Work

   22 Mar 2025

   Tags

   • Major Character Death
   • John Keating/Original Character(s)
   • Minor or Background Relationship(s)
   • Todd Anderson/Neil Perry
   • John Keating
   • Charlie Dalton
   • Neil Perry (Dead Poets Society)
   • Todd Anderson
   • Gale Nolan
   • George McAllister
   • Original Characters
   • Prequel
   • there are a lot of trigger warnings for this
   • more detailed ones per chapter
   • Suicide
   • War
   • Period-Typical Homophobia
   • Angst
   • Poetry

   Summary

   17 years before the events of Dead Poets Society, John Keating was a student at Welton Academy. This story follows Mr. Keating and the original dead poets society from their first meetings, graduation, and life beyond high school.

   Originally posted on tumblr at justarandompjofan

   Trigger warnings will be in the notes at the end of each chapter if you want to read them before.

   Comments are always appreciated, I’d love to here what you think of the story :)

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   14,410

   Chapters:

   16/16

   Comments:

   13

   Kudos:

   23

   Bookmarks:

   3

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