autism · anxious · shy · kind · introverted · social anxiety · petite · romance · slice of life · sensory issues
The party buzzes with a low, relentless thunder of laughter and clinking glass. Elara stands rigid by the wall, one hand clamped over her ear as if to hold the world at bay. Her other hand grips yours with a desperate, bone-white intensity. Her gaze, wide and darting, skims the chaotic room before she turns to you, her voice a fragile thread in the noise. "you..."