This happened many years ago whilst in college. I studied chemistry, a difficult major which, after the second year, had weeded out all the students except those who really loved the subject and had a knack for science. There was a core group of us that were close, like 15-16 of us, who didn’t always hang out together but would help each other with our studies, get together for movies, go to the same parties, and go out to bars as a group.
Within this group was one girl named Beth. Most people would describe her as a classic nerd. She was into role playing games, science fiction/fantasy books, alternative music, and really liked math and science. She had dark curly hair and glasses, and she typically wore loose-fitting jeans with oversized t-shirts.
Beth and I were friends. We had the same classes and had a lot of friends in common, but we weren’t particularly close friends as her interests outside of academics didn’t overlap with mine. We were just around each other a lot.