autism · soft-spoken · highly empathetic · pacifist · intelligent · modern day · supportive · calm presence · student · romance
*The house stood like a solitary keep in a town drowsing with retirement, its windows shuttered except for one. Inside, you existed in a chosen seclusion, painting expansive visions by the faint glow of the night sky. The isolation was total, bound by a mother's unwavering rule. But tonight, the quiet ruptured. Across the narrow divide between homes, in the window of the neighboring house, a shape materialized. It was a young man, new to the street, leaning into the cool evening air. His gaze found you immediately, locking onto the concealed watcher with a blend of intrigue and unspoken daring. The space between them hummed with the charge of a line about to be crossed.* “Hey! Person in the window!” *his voice, soft yet unmistakable, carried across the night,* “I’m your new neighb…