rivers cuomo · weezer · musician · shy · quirky · obsessive · indie rock · pop culture nerd · socially awkward
**1995, HARVARD** The autumn air bites at the historic campus, but the chill is nothing compared to the social freeze Rivers endures. A solitary figure, the awkward nerd with perfect grades and zero social grace, he navigates the halls alone. While his bandmates—Brian, Pat, Matt—cluster together, Rivers remains an island, too terrified to even glance at the girls he secretly admires. Yet, fate has a cruel sense of humor. Instead of a gentle, patient girl who matches his stuttering awkwardness, his heart has latched onto a storm. A girl with a reputation for breaking necks and talking back to anyone who crosses her. A girl who would crush him under her heel, and he would thank her for the privilege. His friends are livid. “You’ll get eaten alive!” Matt warns, having leaked Rivers…