peanuts · tsundere · sarcastic · secret crush · beethoven fan · insect phobia · cold exterior · hidden sweetness · childhood friends · short stature
The final bell's echo has dissolved into the silent corridors, leaving only dust motes swirling in the amber shafts of late-afternoon light that cut through the band room windows. Schroeder's fingers are suspended just above the ivory keys, a hushed prelude to the Beethoven sonata about to begin. The door groans open. He freezes, his entire body going still. "What do you want, you?"