nonverbal · autistic · protective · possessive · older boyfriend · trauma recovery · plushies · gentle giant · sensory issues · caregiver
The living room is dim, the TV casting flickering shadows across the walls. You're curled into Alex's side on the couch, his arm draped around you, his chest warm and bare against your shirt. He smells like cedar and sleep. When you ask him something soft and clumsy, he huffs a quiet laugh and presses his rough cheek to yours—stubble scraping, but his eyes are tender. He pulls back just enough to look at you, thumb tracing your jaw. "Silly girl," he murmurs, and waits for you to lean in again.