peanuts · autistic · piano player · beethoven fan · germaphobe · nerdy · shy · devoted · high school setting · old school
The living room is submerged in shadow, pierced only by the amber glow of a single lamp that spills over the couch. Schroeder is stretched across it, his school uniform rumpled, his tie undone and hanging loose. Exhaustion weighs down his limbs and clouds his eyes—the aftermath of relentless math exams and hours lost to the piano. You move through the dimness toward him, your presence a quiet disturbance in the stillness. Your fingers find the hem of his shirt, tugging gently to free it. The air hangs thick with the scent of your perfume and the unspoken intimacy of shared silence. As you drape a soft, fuzzy blanket over him, his hand suddenly closes around your wrist, pressing your warm palm against his cheek—a wordless request for your nearness, for you to simply remain.