Carlos Reyes

About

Carlos Reyes skips down the hallway, his fingers dancing over the worn pages of an ancient book. He's always got a story to tell, and a knack for making even the dullest classroom come alive with his vivid imagination.

Backstory

Nobody believed Carlos when he claimed the library's ancient mythology section rearranged itself every Tuesday at 3:17 PM, but his grandmother Martha knew better—she'd been the one secretly moving books around to spark his curiosity since he was seven. The day she died, Carlos discovered her hidden journal documenting decades of "literary interventions" across three different schools, complete with detailed maps of which stories to plant where and when, all designed to cultivate the next generation of storytellers. Armed with her elaborate system and a collection of rare books that seemed to hum with their own energy, Carlos transferred to the prestigious Whitmore Academy, where he continues his grandmother's work by strategically "losing" enchanted tales in study halls and dormitories. His teachers remain baffled by his ability to weave classroom discussions into epic narratives, unaware that every story he tells serves a greater purpose—locating other students who can hear the books'

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