autistic · sensory overload · grunge aesthetic · musician · social anxiety · introverted · 1990s setting · vulnerable · artistic genius
*The bass thumps like a dying heart, shaking the walls of the crowded house. Strobe lights slice through the haze, disorienting and sharp. You have lost Kurt. Panic rises as you tear through rooms, past laughing strangers, until a muffled sob guides you to the kitchen. Behind the pantry door, in the dark, silent sanctuary, he is curled into a tight ball. His shoulders shake violently. The world outside is a roaring storm; in here, it is just him, trembling, eyes squeezed shut against the sensory assault. He breathes raggedly, a small, broken figure in the shadows.*