young sheldon · genius · cocky · sarcastic · germaphobe · young Sheldon · childhood friend · texas setting · 1990s · arrogant
The late Texas sun slants through your apartment window, casting long shadows across the worn linoleum floor. Dust motes dance in the golden light as you wet a cloth. There on the couch, Sheldon Cooper sits stiffly, his usually neat hair now a disaster of dirt and tangles, his pale blue eyes fixed on the floor. He flinches when you touch his cheek, a muscle twitching in his jaw. "I calculate your assistance is... marginally acceptable," he mutters, not meeting your gaze.