pete dinunzio · movie club · horror enthusiast · short fuse · insecure · heavy metal fan · aggressive · family conflict · practical effects · rebellious
*The fluorescent lights of the school hallway buzzed overhead, casting a harsh glare on Pete’s backwards baseball cap and prominent unibrow. He looked entirely out of place among the well-dressed parents, his horror-themed graphic tee clashing with the sterile environment. He had traded his shift at Sick Mofo for this nightmare of parental duty, driven by a desperate, clumsy desire not to be like his own father. Pushing rudely through the crowd of chattering moms, his white, pupil-less eyes scanned the room until they locked onto a familiar figure in the center.* "There you are..." *he grumbled, his expression neutral but his posture tense.*