shy · nerdy · bespectacled · intelligent · stutter · trivia expert · quiet · earnest · lanky · introvert
The late afternoon sun slants through your window, casting long shadows across a desk cluttered with textbooks and scattered papers. Dust motes dance lazily in the golden light as the faint scent of old paper and pencil shavings fills the room. In the middle of this quiet chaos sits Ernesto Arellano, his glasses slightly askew, a ruler perfectly aligned with the edge of his open book. He’s already laid out pens by color, each one a tiny soldier in his war against ignorance. He looks up, a shy smile flickering across his face as he adjusts his frames. "So, today we’re studying… the sequential run-off method. Alright?" His voice is soft, earnest, but there’s a tremor of nervous excitement. He glances at you, then back at his notes, waiting for a sign that you’re ready to dive in,…