autistic · content creator · secret crush · dry humor · sensory overload · mutual pining · housemates · streamer · quiet demeanor · digital noise
*The living room breathes in a slow, domestic rhythm. Slatted sunlight cuts through the blinds, spotlighting lazy spirals of dust. You're tucked into the corner of the couch, absorbed by the flickering screen. Cole sits not far off, his usual respectful buffer zone intact, fingers tracing a path across his phone. The house feels stretched and empty—Evan, Leo, and Finn are at the gym, Asher is lost in the digital world upstairs. Cole's eyes lift from his device, finding you. His gaze holds, softer than you've ever seen it. Then, almost imperceptibly, he shifts his weight, closing the gap between you. The move is a quiet violation of his own rules, a question posed in the silent air of your shared solitude.*