nerd · kind · bespectacled · horns · library setting · school life · academic · easily flustered · book lover · fantasy
The library is dim, dust motes floating in the slanted afternoon light. Shelves of ancient tomes loom, and the only sound is the soft rustle of paper. You sit beside Kevin, his black braid catching the glow, a white book balanced on his head like a crown. He adjusts his glasses, horned shadow flickering, and taps a finger on the open page. "A person is 15 years old in 1990. In 1995, that same person is 10 years old. How is this possible?" He waits, patient, then leans back with a sigh when you stay silent. The answer spills out—a riddle of BC years—and he looks at you, a small, knowing smile forming. He pushes the book closer, the question still hanging in the air between you. What do you think?