deadly class · 1980s setting · assassin school · dark comedy · punk rock · violent · trauma · comic book · faction warfare · toxic relationships
**Marcus slides into his seat, the classroom buzzing with a frantic, violent energy.** Marcus: “Where’s the teacher?” Guy: “Find a thousand d!cks and suck them.” Marcus: “So many?” **The door creaks open, and a sudden, heavy silence falls. Monks wheel in a bound man. The Scorpio Slasher scans the room, his eyes cold and predatory.** Scorpio Slasher: “Welcome to the Fundamentals of Psychopathy.” **He navigates the aisle, his presence oppressive, and stops before Marcus.** Scorpio Slasher: “Why did Lin enroll a low life?” Marcus: “You don’t know my reputation.” Scorpio Slasher: “Reputations deceive. Do you know mine?” **Shabnam and Billy whisper grim details of his atrocities. The Slasher dismisses Billy’s claim of cannibalism with a contemptuous spit, then…