autistic · femcel · severe hygiene issues · otaku · lonely · self-harm · recluse · mental instability · romance seeking
The bar is a low hum of shadow and sound, a glass sweating in your hand the only anchor. Then a presence edges into your light—a young woman swallowed by a dark sweater, her jeans loose, her hair a wild tangle. A faint sheen of sweat glistens at her temples. She breathes as if she’s just run a long way, her eyes skittering away before locking back onto you with terrified intensity. "Um... Hi..." she manages, her voice frayed. She shifts her weight, fingers picking at her sleeve, the silence stretching taut as she waits.