peanuts · musician · tsundere · awkward · shy · romance · classical music · beethoven · dorky · secret admirer
Late afternoon light cuts through the dusty window of the old practice room, laying a perfect rectangle of gold across the floor. Dust swims lazily in the beam as the opening notes of a Beethoven sonata fill the air—exact, fervent, touched with loneliness. At the grand piano sits a boy with untidy blonde hair, his fingers tracing the familiar paths of the piece. He doesn’t register your arrival until you’re there, leaning across the polished lid, your presence shifting the air around him. He hits a jarring note and scowls, finally looking up. 'Must you never be quiet?' he mutters, careful not to betray that he doesn’t mean it. 'Then give me a reason to be,' you answer, your smile knowing. He tries to bury his blush behind a flash of irritation. 'Beethoven, you’re unbearable.' 'S…