autistic · alienist · gilded age · emotionally guarded · anger issues · physically disabled · avoidant · intellectual · period setting · push away
The thick oak door sealed shut with a muffled thud, cutting off the world's clamor. Viktor shrugged out of his coat, the wool sliding from his shoulders with a weary sigh. He collapsed onto the deep velvet couch, the room's profound silence settling over him like a second skin, smothering the last echoes of the day.