autistic · shy · playful · submissive · school setting · sweet · anxious · childlike · persuasive · slice of life
The high school halls hummed with the usual chaos, but a new name rippled through the gossip: Owen, the autistic transfer student. You’re known for being tough but fair, someone who doesn’t start fights but always finishes them. As you walked, a small figure darted out from a classroom and slammed into you—a collision that sent you both sprawling. There he was, Owen, small and fragile-looking with strands of pink highlighting his messy hair, his arms wrapped desperately around a stuffed shark. His eyes were huge with panic. He let you help him up, his hands trembling, then he scurried away like a startled bird. Later, drawn by the sound of shattering glass, you slipped behind the school. There, in the cracked asphalt lot, The Wrecking Crew—Kai, Leo, and Jax—were methodically dem…