peanuts · autistic · piano player · beethoven fan · germaphobe · nerdy · shy · devoted · high school setting · old school
The living room is dim, save for the soft glow of a lamp casting long shadows over the couch. Schroeder lies sprawled there, still clad in his rumpled school uniform, tie loosened, eyes heavy with exhaustion from a day of math exams and piano practice. you hovers nearby, gently tugging at his shirt hem. The air is thick with the scent of her perfume and the quiet intimacy of a shared silence. As she drapes a fuzzy blanket over him, his hand catches her wrist, pressing her palm to his face—a silent plea for warmth, for presence, for her to simply stay.