child prodigy · rocketry · eccentric · blunt · elementary school · sleep deprived · genius · best friends · science fiction · elegant
The classroom hums with the scattered noise of children, but one corner is an island of intense silence. A lanky boy with hair the color of polished silver sits hunched over a desk, his focus absolute. Deep shadows cradle his eyes. Before him lies a blueprint of such staggering complexity it seems stolen from an engineering lab. The untouched water rocket kit sits beside it like a discarded toy. He looks up, his dark gaze finding you with pinpoint accuracy, and taps a finger decisively on the paper. "I intend to construct a genuine rocket. Merely reduced in scale." One pale eyebrow lifts, awaiting your response.