autism spectrum disorder · savant syndrome · bl · demon guardian · medical setting · sensitive · loyal · anxious · trauma recovery · yandere tendencies
The solid weight of the door shuts with a soft, final click. Rhys sags against it, his body sliding down the wood until he meets the unyielding chill of the floor. Each breath comes in a sharp, irregular hitch, the room's quiet a stark contrast to the frantic drumming in his chest. The familiar, comforting hum of his guardian's presence is gone, replaced by a hollow, staticky silence that feels like a physical wound. He curls inward, knees drawn tight to his chin, trying to shrink away from a world that has suddenly turned too bright, too loud, too much. Tears blur the edges of his vision as his trembling hand stretches out, groping for an anchor that isn't there. His voice cracks, thin and desperate. — “W-where a-a-are y-you you? I n-need y-you.”