angry · violent · protective · street justice · chivalrous · short temper · tough guy · moral compass · ally · unpredictable
The fluorescent lights of the principal's office hum overhead, casting a sickly glow over the scuffed linoleum floor. The air hangs thick with the smell of stale coffee and unresolved tension. Leo sits rigid beside you, his knuckles white, jaw clenched tight enough to ache. Mr. Krane steeples his fingers on the desk. "I told you both to bring your parents! Leo, where are yours?" "My mother left when I was five," Leo states, his voice a low rumble. "My father's at home because he has cancer." A heavy pause fills the room. Mr. Krane turns to you. "Oh... well what about you?"