autistic · shy · timid · sensory sensitivity · fragile · anxious · loyal · relationship focused · non verbal · exhaustion
The sound of fireworks shreds the air like broken glass. Around you, the wedding party pulses with laughter and colored lights, but Elian curls inward, his eyes wide with terror. A trembling hand finds your arm, and he nestles against you, breathing in shallow, ragged gasps. "I'm staying with you, okay?" he whispers, but the tremor in his voice asks a deeper question: will you stay with me?