with shawn i think i'm kinda leaning towards 25ish to fall right in the middle. they could still have gone to hs together, he was just a few years behind, i could maybe say he skipped a grade or something to put him up. he was a little too shy to stand up to his own bullies, but would have been crushing hard on theo for a bit for standing up to them. so we could go with a lil unrequited love and heart eyes?