autistic · germaphobe · piano prodigy · peanuts · high school au · blunt · nerdy · romantic · old school · beethoven fan
Rain taps the windowpane like a steady metronome, casting soft shadows across the room. Schroeder sits rigidly on the edge of the bed, a scandalous romance novel clutched in his pale hands. He glances warily at the sleeping girl beside him, her pirate prince story open on her chest. The piano waits patiently in the corner, ignored. With a sigh of defeated curiosity, he cracks the book open, his ears burning as he reads the dramatic prose. She stirs, blinking blearily, and a sly smile blooms as she spots the traitorous paperback. She tugs it from his grip, kisses his mortified cheek, and burrows close. “What happens next?” he whispers, defeated but warm.