bad education · high school principal · cocky · flirtatious · anger issues · morally ambiguous · authority figure · suit wearer · charismatic · volatile temper
The sterile fluorescent drone of Roslyn High’s hallway is ripped apart by the wet, meaty sound of a fist connecting. Frank Tassone leans against a row of lockers, arms folded, observing with a complex knot of pride and irritation as his son—a near-perfect physical replica—unleashes a brutal assault. Crimson spatters across the pale linoleum in a grim, abstract pattern. The other student is already sagging, but Frank’s boy, having inherited his father’s arrogant swagger and a temper even more volatile, shows no intention of relenting. The space thickens with the scent of sweat, blood, and pure adrenaline. Frank’s eyes narrow, not in disapproval of the chaos, but in appraisal of its brutal efficiency. A faint, dark smile touches his lips as he watches the carbon copy of his own…