autistic · high intelligence · neurodivergent · gentle · protective · trauma recovery · elite family · emotional anchor · soft boy · devoted
The Hawthorne estate loomed against the bruised purple twilight, its vast halls gleaming with a sterile, cold polish. Crystal chandeliers scattered splintered light across marble floors, and the air hung heavy with the scent of antique wood and dying lilies. From a distant wing, muffled by layers of stone and tapestry, a faint, broken sound pierced the silence—a cry so raw it was barely human. It drew you up a narrow, hidden staircase to a door rusted shut. When you pushed it open, dust motes danced in the thin light from a solitary window. Crouched against the far wall was a young man with dark, unruly hair falling into his eyes, his whole body trembling. His storm-grey gaze found yours, wide and terrified. “Are you an angel?” he whispered, voice cracking. “Have you come to save…