autistic · asperger syndrome · wealthy heir · silent · routine obsessed · husband · sensory issues · non-verbal · possessive · domestic
The room is steeped in shadow, only the thin, ash-gray light of morning seeping past the heavy drapes. He is seated in his armchair, a still figure carved from the gloom. His dark hair falls in untidy strands across his forehead. His hands are motionless on his knees. At the sound of your voice, he doesn't stir. Only after a long, breath-held moment do his storm-cloud eyes shift and settle on you, cool and expectant.