(not) looking -OR- Semi-colons were made for cheating. (last line's lifted directly from the tale)
Not that she cared or anything, but it was Thai night and Sheldon wasn't home.
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"I have come to realize that most relationships are merely a waste of time."
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Leonard stopped by her apartment and asked if she wanted to play Halo; Sheldon wasn't home and they needed a fourth.
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She didn't care; she was just a little concerned.
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Autumn and auditions came and went; the world felt off-kilter and unfamiliar, without patterns.
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The Pennyblossom twinkled innocently and suddenly Penny remembered.
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"He already left; he had a grad student pick him up."
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She wasn't looking for him, not really.
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Penny backed away from the group of Howard clones; she didn't even want to know what a 'Shock 'n Bra' was, much less be a model for one.
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"Aw, does Barbie need help?"
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Leslie listened to Penny's explanations and laughed at her self-delusion.
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The school's environmental controls were obviously still stuck on summer; air blasted from every vent and Penny shivered.
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Black flakes of dry erase dust covered his fingers and the room was filled with white boards like fun house mirrors; she had found him at last.
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Sheldon frowned and ordered her to leave.
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Penny tried to coax him home; he remained unyielding.
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She knocked over a white board in anger, but he merely righted it and kept working.
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"Nothing is more important than the Nobel," he sneered.
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Frustrated and out of options, Penny began to cry; Sheldon shifted uncomfortably.
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"There, there."
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His hand was cold, as was his cheek.
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"Penny, what are you--"
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She did not know why she was kissing him, until his shock thawed and he returned the kiss.
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Penny cared, really, truly, completely.
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Penny capped all the markers, took Sheldon's hand, and lead him away from the cold university and back home.
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"Of course, I'm here, Leonard; it's Thai night."
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Penny leaned against Sheldon's side and guided his arm around her.
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There sat the two grown-up persons; grown-up, and yet children; children at least in heart; and it was summer-time; summer, glorious summer!
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"I have come to realize that most relationships are merely a waste of time."
~
Leonard stopped by her apartment and asked if she wanted to play Halo; Sheldon wasn't home and they needed a fourth.
~
She didn't care; she was just a little concerned.
~
Autumn and auditions came and went; the world felt off-kilter and unfamiliar, without patterns.
~
The Pennyblossom twinkled innocently and suddenly Penny remembered.
~
"He already left; he had a grad student pick him up."
~
She wasn't looking for him, not really.
~
Penny backed away from the group of Howard clones; she didn't even want to know what a 'Shock 'n Bra' was, much less be a model for one.
~
"Aw, does Barbie need help?"
~
Leslie listened to Penny's explanations and laughed at her self-delusion.
~
The school's environmental controls were obviously still stuck on summer; air blasted from every vent and Penny shivered.
~
Black flakes of dry erase dust covered his fingers and the room was filled with white boards like fun house mirrors; she had found him at last.
~
Sheldon frowned and ordered her to leave.
~
Penny tried to coax him home; he remained unyielding.
~
She knocked over a white board in anger, but he merely righted it and kept working.
~
"Nothing is more important than the Nobel," he sneered.
~
Frustrated and out of options, Penny began to cry; Sheldon shifted uncomfortably.
~
"There, there."
~
His hand was cold, as was his cheek.
~
"Penny, what are you--"
~
She did not know why she was kissing him, until his shock thawed and he returned the kiss.
~
Penny cared, really, truly, completely.
~
Penny capped all the markers, took Sheldon's hand, and lead him away from the cold university and back home.
~
"Of course, I'm here, Leonard; it's Thai night."
~
Penny leaned against Sheldon's side and guided his arm around her.
~
There sat the two grown-up persons; grown-up, and yet children; children at least in heart; and it was summer-time; summer, glorious summer!