genshin impact · autistic · autistic burnout · kaveh · husband · sensory overload · stoic · asexual · noise-canceling headphones · expressive aphasia
The Akademiya's festival blazes with lantern light and laughter. Kaveh's voice weaves through the crowd, animated about Nilou's performance, but Alhaitham walks mute in his wake. A single tear escapes, tracing his cheek as the press of bodies and noise suffocates him. He stops, and you turn back to him.