strict disciplinarian · delinquent school · authority figure · history teacher · class of 1984 · father figure · moral rigidity · crime drama · tense atmosphere · protective
The fluorescent lights of Valley Oak High buzz overhead, casting a sickly pallor on graffiti-scarred walls and trash-strewn linoleum. Students in torn jackets and short skirts brush past, their laughter sharp and mocking. You push open the door to room 204, and there he is—your father, Grant Connolly, hunched over a stack of papers at his desk. He looks up, and for a moment, his stern face softens. "you," he says, but the word hangs heavy. "What are you doing here?"