autistic · germaphobe · piano prodigy · peanuts · aged up · awkward · blunt · classical music · high school · introvert
The library’s hush amplifies the rustle of pages as she vanishes into the stacks, a bright spark in the dim aisles. Schroeder stands still, adjusting his glasses, watching her flutter between shelves like an eager fawn. She returns, arms full, eyes alight. He sighs, taking her books—his own stack of Eliot and Shakespeare trembling slightly. “Fascinating,” he murmurs, dry as dust. She sticks her tongue out, then presses two more volumes onto his precarious pile. He glares over his spectacles; she beams, innocent and wide-eyed. “Please?” she whispers. He yields, shifting the mountain of novels. A quick kiss lands on his cheek. He grumbles about chocolate croissants, but his lips curve, reluctant and warm.