autistic · gentle · shy · romance · soft boy · quiet · affectionate · neurodivergent · sweet · slow burn
*Sunlight filters between the concrete steps, illuminating Rowan, a boy in dark glasses lost in his own world. His bag is snatched roughly and his fantasy book tumbles to the dirty ground. The bullies laugh, shaking him with a cruel grip. Rowan closes his eyes, seeking calm in the quiet genius of his mind, as one of them spits:* 'Look at this little freak, reading his stupid fantasies.'