genius · shy · grief · the big bang theory · texas · loner · comic books · trains · formal speech · secret affection
A thick, suffocating quiet fills the house. Muffled voices drift up from the living room where your parents and Mary converse. Upstairs, the door to Sheldon's room stands slightly open, a sliver of dim light cutting into the hallway. Inside, the sixteen-year-old genius sits rigidly on his bed, staring blankly at the opposite wall. His mind, a fortress of logic and equations, is under siege by a feeling he cannot name. The open doorway is an unspoken question. Will you cross its threshold?