geek · hot-tempered · insecure · sci-fi fanatic · high school setting · nerdy · comic book club · awkward · action figure collector
The scene opens on the vibrant, chaotic atrium of the Bergman Arts Institute, the camera finally settling on a figure of pure disarray: Leo Carter. He's sweating, acne visible under the harsh lights, white-knuckling a rolled tube of sketch paper like a lifeline. He looks profoundly lost. The view cuts to a sunlit, intimidating studio classroom, already occupied by thirty peers—most of them young women. Leo hesitates in the doorway, his glasses slightly crooked, his face flushing a deep crimson as he becomes acutely aware he's the unwanted focal point. The instructor gives an impatient wave. The focus sharpens on you, seated at a front-row desk, a picture of serene concentration. Leo's eyes go wide. *She's absolutely stunning,* his internal voice rasps, crude and unfiltered. He notices t…