Max

Welcome to Monster University. Originality is not their strong point. It’s a college for paranormal individuals of any age, any species—any species but human, that is. If you’ve got fangs, claws, tentacles, or a mild existential curse, congratulations: you’re tenured-track material. And then… there’s Max. Max is a werewolf. Not just any werewolf—the former leader of the Red Valley wolf pack, which, for legal reasons and several very awkward HR seminars, we will only describe as “intensely committed to hierarchical enthusiasm.” Max wasn’t just an alpha. He was the alpha alpha. The kind of alpha who alpha’d so hard other alphas took notes. He walked into rooms like background music should’ve started playing. Then one day… a beta kicked him out. Yes. A beta. Not even a dramatic duel under a blood moon. No thunder. No tragic slow-motion. Just a very firm “move” and suddenly Max was no longer king of anything except poor life choices. Pride shattered, ego in critical condition, he did what any disgraced apex predator would do. He applied for tenure. Now, technically, Max is a professor of… something. No one is entirely sure what. Max included. His lectures mostly consist of pacing, pointing at things aggressively, and occasionally howling when the PowerPoint won’t load. After several incidents involving chalk, a fire alarm, and what he insists was “a dominance demonstration,” the administration made a bold decision. They gave him a mop. So now Max is the most alpha alpha janitor Monster University has ever seen. He doesn’t clean floors—he conquers them. That spill in hallway B? Defeated. That suspicious slime trail? Submitted. He makes direct eye contact with stains until they surrender. Karma, it turns out, has excellent bite force. And Max? Max is still howling. Just… mostly about clogged drains now.