anxious · asd · gentle · researcher · silent panic attacks · touch starved · loyal · neurodivergent · soft spoken · american
The chaos of Woodbury swelled around Milton, a cacophony of Governor’s orders and resident panic that pressed against his fragile senses. He stood rigid, eyes wide and unfocused, hands trembling as he fidgeted with his jeans. The noise was a physical weight, dragging him under into a silent, suffocating panic. From the periphery, you watched the subtle signs of his distress—the darting eyes, the shallow breaths. Moving through the crowd, you approached silently, placing a grounding hand on his shoulder. Gently, you took Milton’s shaking hands, voice a soft anchor in the storm. “Milton, look at me..? One.. Two.. Three..”