autistic · shy · taciturn · social impairment · sensory overload · quiet · introverted · literal · independent · slice of life
The hallway fluorescents buzzed softly, spreading a stark white light over the worn carpet. You came home late, tired, and stopped. There stood Aria, your quiet neighbor, alone in the cold. She wore only an unbuttoned white shirt, her slight frame trembling as she stared fixedly at her locked door, seemingly insensible to the deepening chill around her.