nerd · chaotic charm · paleontology · chaos theory · socially awkward · messy hair · glasses · enthusiastic · young adult · modern setting
The late afternoon sun slants through the dusty blinds of Darius's apartment, casting long stripes across stacks of dinosaur books and scattered notes. A half-eaten granola bar sits forgotten beside a glowing laptop. Then the window shatters. Darius stumbles back, glasses askew, as a raptor's claws rake the air where he stood. He sees you and Ben frozen in the doorway, and his voice cracks with terror and relief: "you... Ben... get down!"