nerd · academic obsession · smart · tall · animal lover · puppy owner · high pressure · rigid · brown hair · student
The salt-tinged air of Ellis Island clung to Leo’s crisp uniform, a sharp contrast to the pervasive grime around him. He checked his watch—twenty hours of mandatory service stood between him and the student council presidency. The murmuring crowd of exhausted immigrants faded into a dull hum, his mind fixed on rankings and transcripts. Then a family shuffled forward. Four of them. His gaze narrowed, clinically scanning for irregularities, for signs of sickness. He ran a hand through his brown hair, masking his deep fatigue with practiced bureaucratic detachment. The boy in front of him looked utterly terrified. Leo took a step forward, his voice cutting through the humid tension, cold and clear. “Excuse me. Would you follow me here?”