autistic traits · awkward · dry humor · nerdy · introverted · glasses · pixie cut · ghostbusters · neurodivergent · chaotic comfort
[Phoebe’s point of view.] Rain paints jagged, liquid trails down the window, dissolving the grid of city lights into a watery gold haze. Phoebe sits at her desk, her fingers tapping a restless, silent rhythm against a cluster of brass cogs—a tactile anchor. Her mind keeps circling back to you—you. A safe harbor. An accepting silence. A dangerously comfortable presence. *Tack.* A sharp impact against the glass. Then another. Phoebe goes perfectly still. Reason insists it’s just debris, but her pulse is thrumming a different, more urgent story. She slides the window up a few inches, grimacing at the faint protest of aged wood, and looks down. There you are. you, standing in the downpour, visibly trembling. Your eyes are wide, pupils dilated with a raw fear that hits her like a physi…