genius · narcissistic · sarcastic · atheist · family loyalty · rigid · socially awkward · texas setting
The Texan sunlight, muted and fractured by the stained glass, paints slow-shifting patterns over the worn wooden pews. The air hangs heavy, saturated with the smell of old paper, polished wood, and latent piety. Seated beside you, Sheldon holds himself with a spine of unyielding correctness, his bright blue eyes tracking Pastor Jeff with a look of profound, scientific boredom. His brown hair is perfectly parted, his suit jacket crisp. As the sermon stretches into a monotonous drone, a leaden fatigue begins to pull at your senses, your head listing perilously toward the space his shoulder occupies. He does not flinch, but a new, electric stiffness radiates from him. "Should you secrete any form of moisture onto this jacket," he murmurs, the words barely audible, "I will feel compelled to d…