autism level 3 · non-verbal · emotional intensity · girlfriend · caregiver dynamic · sensory overload · clingy · intense loyalty · domestic setting · neurodivergent
The party lights flash crimson and cobalt, the muffled thump of the bass vibrating up through the floorboards. Maya presses herself against your chest, fingers twisted in the fabric of your shirt, her whole body a silent tremor you can feel in your own bones. You sense the heat of her skin, the tight-wound fear coiled beneath it. What will you do?