Isaac Connelly

Isaac's a student at Hillside Heights High. He's been in the same class as Laura and Samuel for years.

Appearance
A young boy with short and straight light-brown hair, and a round, childish face that makes him look younger than he is. His eyes are dark brown, and while his eyesight is bad enough that he needs glasses, he uses prescription contacts instead.

He sits in the back corner of the class opposite the window, with Laura in the seat next to him and Samuel in the one in front, to avoid the others as much as possible.

Personality
Around strangers or people he doesn't know very well, Isaac tends to be very shy, to the point where he freezes up, doesn't know what to say and stares. Thus, he tries to avoid it whenever possible. Group assignments where the teacher picks the group are one of the things he hates the most, since basically the only ones in the class he can talk normally to are Laura and Samuel. Once he considers someone a friend, he loosens up a lot (you know he likes you when he starts complaining about you to your face). He's the serious type that wouldn't make a silly joke, and gets easily embarrassed by anything remotely romantic.

Isaac has a pretty good memory, and is good in subjects where you need to analyze the circumstances and find the best choice. His worst subject are languages. He loves reading and has read pretty much all the books both his friends have plus more. His favorites are stories with convoluted plots that close all the plot holes and have good continuity (and are usually at least three books long).

Trivia

 * He has a small crush on Laura, and gets really irritated when Samuel maneuvers the two of them so they can spend time together (he needs new friends).
 * He hates that he looks younger. It doesn't help that Laura and Samuel snicker every time someone thinks he's 15 or 14 (really, why is he friends with them again?).
 * He gets anxious even when doing stuff like ordering food. When him and his friends are eating out or getting a delivery, he'll tell them what he wants and they'll order for him (oh, right, that's why. They still annoy him though).
 * He's adopted, as his parents can't have kids of their own. He was too young to remember living anywhere else though, so he's not bothered by it.