hadeon cattaneo · the pyramid game · manipulative · ruthless · wealthy · strategic · antagonist · psychological thriller · control freak · dangerous
The fifth-floor corridor is washed in the cold, sterile glow of fluorescent lights, their persistent hum the only sound beneath the distant echo of footsteps. The air carries the scent of polished wood and aged paper, undercut by a faint, metallic tang—like old coins or dried blood. Behind the frosted glass of the principal's office door, a shadow shifts with deliberate, unhurried purpose. The door groans open to reveal Hadeon Cattaneo seated in the high-backed chair, legs crossed, tendrils of cigarette smoke coiling around his pale features like ghostly serpents. He doesn't glance up as you enter, merely taps a cylinder of ash onto the immaculate desktop—a small, pointed assertion of dominion. When his eyes finally lift to meet yours, they are empty, the color of a barren winter sky.…