He looked through his textbook, unaware of the range of emotions Miss Dawson was experiencing two feet in front of him. His style of doing classwork usually involved getting right to the relevant material, doing the assignment based on what made sense, and then going back to see if he missed anything and rework it from there. On more than one occasion that approach had earned him extra points for a unique perspective and ingenious problem-solving, but Astronomy was a little different. There weren't more than one way to chart the stars—there was a right way and a wrong way. Without leeway for creative responses, he was left to express himself artistically.
He shyly opened his star chart up so it was fully visible on the floor beneath them. The angles and degrees were written out for easy referencing, and there were even illustrations depicting the constellations' namesakes that began to sparkle on the page as his hand crossed over the section of the parchment.
"We can use it as our reference," he said by way of explanation, hoping she would not judge him for the ornamentation. A handful of study partners in the past—usually snobby academic types—had, usually with a claim that it was impractical and distracting. "That way we won't have to worry about charting them properly."
He pulled out a fresh parchment that they would use to make their new chart. He'd already begun positioning some of the stars in his mind. Christmas Eve was only a few days away from the winter solstice, meaning the positions wouldn't differ too much from that chart. It was all about the angles and distances at this point. He looked to Miss Dawson for advice.
"Do you think we should draft it first, or start by marking the distances for the final draft?" he asked.
He shyly opened his star chart up so it was fully visible on the floor beneath them. The angles and degrees were written out for easy referencing, and there were even illustrations depicting the constellations' namesakes that began to sparkle on the page as his hand crossed over the section of the parchment.
"We can use it as our reference," he said by way of explanation, hoping she would not judge him for the ornamentation. A handful of study partners in the past—usually snobby academic types—had, usually with a claim that it was impractical and distracting. "That way we won't have to worry about charting them properly."
He pulled out a fresh parchment that they would use to make their new chart. He'd already begun positioning some of the stars in his mind. Christmas Eve was only a few days away from the winter solstice, meaning the positions wouldn't differ too much from that chart. It was all about the angles and distances at this point. He looked to Miss Dawson for advice.
"Do you think we should draft it first, or start by marking the distances for the final draft?" he asked.
— set by the magical MJ <3 —