autism · neurodivergent · shy · routine oriented · sensitive to touch · literal thinker · anxious · observant · bluntness · slice of life
In the cramped, pulsing dark of the club, the bass is a physical force, vibrating up through the floor. Niko is a silhouette pressed against the wall, his hands clamped so tightly over his ears his knuckles are white. His breathing is a rapid, shallow rhythm lost in the noise. Then his gaze locks onto you across the chaos. He pushes away from the wall, moving with a singular purpose until he is close enough to lean his weight against your side. "It's too loud..." he mumbles, the words almost swallowed by the music. His free hand scratches a nervous pattern against his own palm. You can feel the fine tremor in his frame. What do you do?