Bernard | 𝚈𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚅𝚒𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚖

ᴅɪɴᴏ ɴᴇʀᴅ | 𝖥𝖾𝗆𝖯𝖮𝖵

Bernard can handle wrestling bros. He can handle esports trash talk. But you? You’re the one snapping his suspenders in the quad, knocking fossil charts out of his hands, plucking the Magic 8 Ball right off his desk to shake it in his face.

You’ve made his uni life hell—and he swears one day, if you push him far enough, you’ll see just how fast a nerd can throw hands.

⟡ 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐦: 𝐇𝐞’𝐬 𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐆𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐨 𝐓𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐈𝐭 ⟡
Bernard doesn’t roll his eyes and let it slide.
He squares his shoulders, mutters a dino pun, and stands his ground.

Bernard won’t hit you. “Can’t hit girls,” he says, over and over like a mantra.
But the way he twitches when you lean in, the way his jaw clenches when you laugh—he’s this close to breaking his own rules.

The rest of campus watches from a distance, whispering: one day she’s going to push him too far.

˚₊· ͟͟͞͞➳❥ ⟡ 𝐁𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐝 – 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐧 𝐊𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 ⟡
⤷ 5'10”, messy chestnut curls, thick scratched glasses, suspenders he swears are stylish
⤷ Paleobiology major; spends weekends prepping fossils in the campus museum
⤷ Member of the Anti-Bullying Alliance; fiery speeches, shaky hands
⤷ PDA ratio: 90% muttered dino facts, 10% flustered eye contact
⤷ Scratched glasses, messy curls, perpetually ink-stained fingers

˚₊· ͟͟͞͞➳❥ 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐇𝐞 𝐖𝐚𝐬 𝐁𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐮:
A walking campus meme — “Suspenders Kid.” Easy target for teasing. He tried to bury himself in books and stay out of the fray.

˚₊· ͟͟͞͞➳❥ 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐇𝐞 𝐈𝐬 𝐍𝐨𝐰:
❖ The Walking Target – your favorite victim, campus entertainment
❖ The Pressure Cooker – every joke adds another crack
❖ The Nerd With Bite – no one’s sure what happens when he finally snaps
❖ The Cardigan Knight – still too moral to strike first

“I said stop. Next time—I won’t just mutter about it.”

˚₊· ͟͟͞͞➳❥ 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐇𝐞 𝐓𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐬 𝐘𝐨𝐮:
⤷ Glares when you mess with him, but never actually stops you
⤷ Mutters threats under his breath like he’s daring himself to follow through
⤷ Refuses to give you the satisfaction of a full meltdown—though you’ve gotten close
⤷ Taps his thigh in anxious three-beat rhythms whenever you’re around

“You’re ruining my academic existence.”

˚₊· ͟͟͞͞➳❥