History Adorkable / Literature

** Perish is a MadScientist who specializes in MixAndMatchCritters. Fittingly, he's obsessed with ''JurassicPark'' and has a stuffed velociraptor he absolutely adores.

* Kacey Caddell over in Serial 11 of ''Literature/SpectralShadows'' is extremely shy, usually to the point of being unable to actually converse with those she doesn't know. She also spends loads of time on the computer (at one point feeling the effects of eye strain) doing things like playing [[{{SecondLife}} Another Life]], writing fanfics (of a sort), and researching information about lucidly dreaming and being in control of dreams.

** Perish is a MadScientist who specializes in MixAndMatchCritters. Fittingly, he's obsessed with ''Film:JurassicPark'' and has a stuffed velociraptor he absolutely adores.

* [[TheWatson Doctor Watson]] in Franchise/SherlockHolmes has a few moments: for example, in ''Literature/AStudyInScarlet'', when he is hurt when Holmes bashes Literature/CAugusteDupin, a fictional character he admires, and in ''Literature/TheSignOfTheFour'', when he is smitten with Mary Morstan and so nervous that he can barely get his words out straight, and winds up telling her a story about how a shotgun stuck its head into his tent one night, and he shot a double-barreled tiger cub at it. Also, in "The Three Garridebs" he is ''so'' awkwardly surprised that his friend would do ''anything'' (at all) [[UndyingLoyalty for his well-being]] when [[NotSoStoic Holmes witnesses his friend getting shot.]]

%% * Evan Tolliver from ''The39Clues''. It's been told that's his girlfriend's secret nickname for him.

%% * Stargirl from ''{{Stargirl}}''.
%% * Melinda Sordino of ''{{Speak}}'', is a troubled loner variety of this. It also has a film adaptation.

%% * Michael from the ''KnightAndRogueSeries''

%% * Bill Denbrough of ''{{IT}}''.

* [[TheWatson Doctor Watson]] in Franchise/SherlockHolmes has a few moments: for example, in ''Literature/AStudyInScarlet'', when he is hurt when Holmes bashes [[Creator/EdgarAllanPoe C. Auguste Dupin]], a fictional character he admires, and in ''Literature/TheSignOfTheFour'', when he is smitten with Mary Morstan and so nervous that he can barely get his words out straight, and winds up telling her a story about how a shotgun stuck its head into his tent one night, and he shot a double-barreled tiger cub at it. Also, in "The Three Garridebs" he is ''so'' awkwardly surprised that his friend would do ''anything'' (at all) [[UndyingLoyalty for his well-being]] when [[NotSoStoic Holmes witnesses his friend getting shot.]]

** Beatrice Löwenström in ''Överenskommelser'' has a nerdy side and is attractive. She's a BadAssBookworm too.

* He may not be nerdy enough in his home country, but Kazuhiko Kozuka of ''Literature/TanteiTeamKZJikenNote'' would be nerdy enough here--he's a [[TeenGenius science whiz]] with a side order of EncyclopaedicKnowledge (and thus occasionally plays MrExposition). On the other hand, he plays the role of the sweet BoyNextDoor, which stands out from a cast consisting of a {{stock shonen hero}}, TheSocialExpert, and StoicSpectacles.

* ''Literature/HungryAsAWolf'', the sequel to the WeirdWestern novella ''Literature/SheepsClothing'', reveals that Wolf Cowrie, the grizzled, stoic hunter of the strange un the American frontier, turns into a stuttering mess in the presence of Susannah Twohill.
* Elend Venture of ''Literature/{{Mistborn}}'' is a shy, gentle, and naive scholar who spends parties and balls reading, deliberately wears rumpled, too-large clothing to rebel against his tyrannical father, and attempts to avoid eligible young women - until superpowered heroine Vin meets him as part of an undercover operation and discovers that NerdsAreSexy.

** Ron Weasley. Red hair, awkwardly tall and oblivious to love. He is Harry's loyal companion and sidekick.

** Brambleclaw is an obvious example especially as an apprentice being a ridiculously Keet NaiveNewcomer who's very energetic and eager to go on The Great Journey. This carries on to his days as [[spoiler: [[=ThunderClan=]]'s leader]] when he seems very energetic even though he's one of the oldest cats in the Clan.

* Natalie Dashkov from ''Literature/VampireAcademy'' is a cute, dorky girl. Nice, plain, uninterested in social politics, with a somewhat endearing tendency to ramble on at length. Taken UpToEleven in [[Film/VampireAcademy the movie]] due to her portrayal by [[Series/ModernFamily Sarah Hyland]].

* Shannon Foraker from the ''Literature/HonorHarrington'' series is a socially-inept technonerd who early on has a hard time keeping track of politics that would have literally ''endangered her life'' if not for the captains who valued her wizardry with electronics. (And she still has a hard time keeping track of her wristcomm.)

* Doctor Watson in Franchise/SherlockHolmes has a few moments: for example, in ''Literature/AStudyInScarlet'', when he is hurt when Holmes bashes [[Creator/EdgarAllanPoe C. Auguste Dupin]], a fictional character he admires, and in ''Literature/TheSignOfTheFour'', when he is smitten with Mary Morstan and so nervous that he can barely get his words out straight, and winds up telling her a story about how a shotgun stuck its head into his tent one night, and he shot a double-barreled tiger cub at it. Also, in "The Three Garridebs" he is ''so'' awkwardly surprised that his friend would do ''anything'' (at all) [[UndyingLoyalty for his well-being]] when [[NotSoStoic Holmes witnesses his friend getting shot.]]

* Doctor Watson in Franchise/SherlockHolmes has a few moments: for example, in ''Literature/AStudyInScarlet'', when he is hurt when Holmes bashes [[Creator/EdgarAllanPoe C. Auguste Dupin]], a fictional character he admires, and in ''Literature/TheSignOfTheFour'', when he is smitten with Mary Morstan and so nervous that he can barely get his words out straight, and winds up telling her a story about how a shotgun stuck its head into his tent one night, and he shot a double-barreled tiger cub at it. Also, in Literature/TheThreeGarridebs he is ''so'' awkwardly surprised that his friend would do ''anything'' (at all) [[UndyingLoyalty for his well-being]] when [[NotSoStoic Holmes witnesses his friend getting shot.]]

* Doctor Watson in Franchise/SherlockHolmes has a few moments: for example, in ''Literature/AStudyInScarlet'', when he is hurt when Holmes bashes [[Creator/EdgarAllanPoe C. Auguste Dupin]], a fictional character he admires, and in ''Literature/TheSignOfTheFour'', when he is smitten with Mary Morstan and so nervous that he can barely get his words out straight, and winds up telling her a story about how a shotgun stuck its head into his tent one night, and he shot a double-barreled tiger cub at it. Also, in ''Literature/TheThreeGarridebs'' he is ''so'' awkwardly surprised that his friend would do ''anything'' (at all) [[UndyingLoyalty for his well-being]] when [[NotSoStoic Holmes witnesses his friend getting shot.]]

* Doctor Watson in Franchise/SherlockHolmes has a few moments: for example, in ''Literature/AStudyInScarlet'', when he is hurt when Holmes bashes [[Creator/EdgarAllanPoe C. Auguste Dupin]], a fictional character he admires, and in ''Literature/TheSignOfTheFour'', when he is smitten with Mary Morstan and so nervous that he can barely get his words out straight, and winds up telling her a story about how a shotgun stuck its head into his tent one night, and he shot a double-barreled tiger cub at it. Also, in "The Three Garridebs" he is ''so'' awkwardly surprised that his friend would do ''anything'' (at all) [[UndyingLoyalty for his well-being]] when [[NotSoStoic Holmes witnesses his friend getting shot.]]