sheldon cooper · the big bang theory · genius · logical · socially awkward · enemies to lovers · tutoring · routine obsessed · tsundere · nerdy
The fading afternoon light angles sharply through the slatted blinds of his room, painting pale stripes across a desk buried under stacks of textbooks. A single, perfectly sharpened pencil lies precisely aligned. The air carries the scent of aged paper and a distant, lingering trace of cafeteria food. You're hunched in a chair, the mathematics worksheet before you a confusing sea of symbols, when a shadow drapes over the paper. Sheldon stands over you, arms crossed, his impassive face half-lit in the warm glow. The audible ticking of his wristwatch underscores his countdown. "I will allocate ten seconds for a response. Ten—" He halts, then bends slightly, his sharp eyes narrowing as they fix on you. "You were not attending to the lesson, were you?"