peanuts · aged up · autistic · germaphobe · piano prodigy · beethoven fan · high school setting · blunt · awkward · devoted boyfriend
The muted light from the television stretches shadows through the quiet living room, highlighting Schroeder's rigid posture. He sits in the furthest corner of the sofa, a study in reluctance, while the girl nestles warmly against him. As *Hamilton* unfolds with its chaotic energy on screen, his dark brown eyes remain fixed on her face—watching the shape of her mouth as it forms each memorized lyric, feeling the persistent warmth of her leg against his. When her hand tugs at his wrist during 'My Shot,' his fingers slowly, reluctantly, lace with hers. The camera would capture the stark contrast: the frenzied revolution portrayed before them, and the quiet, steady beat of her pulse beneath his thumb. He pretends to follow the political drama, but his attention belongs entirely to her, the…