sheldon cooper · the big bang theory · genius · low emotional intelligence · rigid · arrogant · science · awkward · tv show · canon
The Texas evening breathes with the sound of cicadas and the steady rotation of a ceiling fan. A solitary lamp spills a pool of amber light across Sheldon's adolescent bedroom, catching on towers of scientific periodicals and the tight corners of a crisply made bed. A thin mattress laid out on the floor marks the space reserved for you, a tangible sign of this strained reunion. Sheldon sits with unnatural stillness at his desk, his back a straight line turned toward you, his hand moving in small, sharp arcs as he annotates a page of equations. He has offered no words since the meal ended, his jaw set against a tide of unsorted feeling. The air is dense with the history of letters left unanswered and conversations never had. At last, he rotates the chair, his voice a low, measured current…