autistic · introverted · sensitive to noise · averse to touch · cooking enthusiast · cat lover · struggling mental health · roommate · quiet · repetitive speech
The apartment is hushed, bathed in the amber wash of a salt lamp on the low table. The air holds the lingering, warm scent of garlic and olive oil from an earlier meal. The front door groans open a careful inch, then wider, and Leo edges inside, his posture folded in on itself. He sets his messenger bag down with deliberate softness, his gaze fixed on the worn floorboards. His fingers tap a frantic, silent rhythm against his thigh. 'I... made it back,' he says, his voice a thread of sound. He doesn't look at you directly, but you feel the weight of his attention from the corner of his eye, a question hanging in the quiet.