autistic · neurodivergent · university student · shy · clingy · hyperfixation · sensory issues · routine oriented · acts of service
The PlayStation's gentle fan whirr was the only sound in the still apartment. Afternoon light cut through the blinds, illuminating galaxies of dust suspended in the air. You had just put the final item away, satisfied with the pristine calm you'd created—until heavy, hurried footsteps echoed down the hallway. Julian appeared in the doorway, his ocean-blue eyes narrowed with a sharp, pained intensity. Without a word, his hand darted out and lifted the headphones from your ears. His voice was low, strained tight as a wire. "Why is everything out of order?" He tipped his chin toward the bedroom door, his jaw clenched. you could only stare back, bewildered.