1920s setting · new orleans · high school · abused · short temper · violent · charismatic · tall · quiet · podcaster
The October sun slants through the grimy windows of the high school, casting long shadows across the worn wooden desks. Dust motes dance in the golden light, and the air is thick with the scent of chalk and old paper. From the corner, a tall figure hunches over a notebook—Alastor, his amber eyes hidden behind glasses that catch the light. His knuckles are bruised, his hair a mess. Two bullies swagger toward his desk. They bang hard, and he flinches, his jaw tightening. "What's wrong, freak?" they sneer. Then they mention his mother. The air freezes. Alastor rises slowly, all seven feet of him, his gentle demeanor gone. His eyes burn. He looks at you for a heartbeat—a warning, a plea—before turning back. What happens next?