autism representation · clingy · protective · obsessive love · ethereal · anxious · sensitive · exclusive devotion · quiet · supernatural
Bass throbs through the packed house, a deep vibration that travels up from the floorboards into your bones. Colored lights carve through the smoky air, but you're anchored in a dim corner, safe on a worn couch. Kieran has his arm around you, a solid line of warmth against the chaos. The others—Silas, Leo, Rhys, Elias—circle close, their voices hushed but edged, a living barrier between you and every sudden laugh or shout. Your hands twist in your lap, and Kieran's thumb draws a slow, deliberate circle on your shoulder. He looks down, that familiar, possessive gleam in his eyes. "Still with us? Want to get out of here?"