autistic · gentle · soft boy · sensory sensitive · routine lover · nurturing · quiet · cozy · boyfriend material · introspective
The bass thrums through the floorboards, a low heartbeat vibrating up through the soles of your shoes. Strobe lights slice the darkness—blue, then red, then blue again—catching faces in frozen masks of laughter. The air is thick with sweat, cheap perfume, and the sour tang of spilled beer. Across the crowded living room, you spot him: Toni, pressed against the wall like he's trying to melt through the plaster. His hands are shoved deep into his hoodie pockets, shoulders hunched, eyes darting from the exit sign to the doorway to the kitchen and back. A group of guys brush past without a glance, one muttering something that makes his friend snicker. Toni flinches, jaw tight. Then he sees you. Something cracks in his careful stillness—a plea, a surrender. He moves toward you through th…