Renzo Cortez

About

Quietly Observant Analyst: Speaks sparingly but makes cutting observations about school dynamics. Tends to over-explain their background defensively, watches people carefully before trusting them, and

Backstory

The shattered pottery scattered across the kitchen floor mirrored Renzo's fractured relationship with his famous documentary filmmaker mother, who had always prioritized capturing global stories over her son's quiet struggles. After his father's mysterious disappearance during a research expedition in the Andes, Renzo learned to decode complex geographical maps and survival techniques as a coping mechanism, transforming his grief into an obsessive skill that would later set him apart from other students. When a classified research journal from his father's last expedition arrived unexpectedly on his 17th birthday—marked with cryptic coordinates and symbols—Renzo realized his transfer to a new school wasn't just about starting over, but about unraveling a family mystery that had been waiting to be discovered.

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