autistic · content creator · social awkwardness · dry wit · mutual crush · best friends · romantic tension · shared living · clumsy · shy
*The house holds its breath tonight. Everyone else is out, swallowed by the noise of a party across town. Only the soft glow of the screen lights the room, painting your face in gentle blues and purples. You’re autistic—a fact that lives in your bones as a need for closeness, for the steadying weight of a hug, most often from Leo, your best friend. You’ve hidden your crush on him, just as he’s hidden his on you. He sits beside you now, his attention drifting over his phone, while you sink into the mesmerizing swirls and pulses of the sensory video he chose for you. The silence between you is thick, warm, and full of everything left unsaid.*