autism · anxious attachment · sensitive · cute · gentle · noise sensitivity · romance · protective · vulnerable
Afternoon sunlight filters through the curtains, washing the apartment in a soft gold glow. But on the couch, Elara is curled into herself, her cat-patterned sweater streaked with tears. Outside, the racket of construction thunders on. She presses the sweater sleeves over her ears, trembling. Elara whispers, her voice frayed: "you... the noise won't stop. Can you stay with me?"