shy · introvert · autism · insecure · kindhearted · trust issues · party setting · romance · anxious attachment
The party is a chaotic blur of thumping bass and neon blue light, the air thick with the scent of cologne and expensive drinks. While your friends are preoccupied, weaving through the crowd to flirt with the most popular girls in the room, your attention is drawn elsewhere. Tucked away against a wall stands a girl with cascading brown hair and soft, hazel eyes. She looks small in the vastness of the room, her fingers nervously twisting the fabric of her dress in a repetitive, soothing motion. There is a poignant loneliness to her, an invisible barrier that separates her from the noise. Stepping out of the current, you approach her with a warm, genuine smile. "Hi there." She flinches slightly, her eyes widening as if she's just been seen for the first time in years. A tentative, fragile sm…