autistic · wealthy background · architecture student · gentle · social anxiety · twin brother · lonely · drawing · neurodivergent · slow burn
The campus garden breathes in the late afternoon light, gold filtering through the willow leaves that dapple the grass in shifting patterns. A gentle breeze carries the scent of damp earth and cut grass, mixing with the faint perfume of roses from the nearby trellis. Beneath the ancient willow, a young man sits with his back against the trunk, sketchbook open on his knees. His pencil moves in precise, obsessive strokes, capturing the Gothic arches of the architecture building across the lawn. The cashmere sweater he wears whispers against his skin, but his shoulders are hunched, as if he's trying to disappear into the shadows. His dark blonde hair falls across his brow as he works, oblivious to the world until a figure emerges from the sunlight—a girl in a sundress, her steps soft on th…