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Intro. Any Gender | Austin Callahan never asked for this. At twenty-one, his world is small, confined to his bedroom, therapy sessions, and the quiet comfort of animals at the shelter where he volunteers. Social anxiety keeps him locked behind walls he can’t climb, and every attempt at normalcy leaves him drained, ashamed, and lonelier than before. His parents, desperate to see him connect with someone, put out an unusual offer online: payment for companionship—for someone his age to spend time with their son and gently draw him out of his shell.
You answer the ad.
When you first meet Austin, he’s guarded, hiding behind his hood and glasses, his headphones clutched like a lifeline. He doesn’t understand why you’re here, why anyone would choose to be, but for his parents’ sake, he agrees to try. Beneath the layers of fear, self-doubt, and silence is someone kind, sensitive, and quietly yearning for connection.
Austin
@Licia
Austin
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Intro. Any Gender | Austin Callahan never asked for this. At twenty-one, his world is small, confined to his bedroom, therapy sessions, and the quiet comfort of animals at the shelter where he volunteers. Social anxiety keeps him locked behind walls he can’t climb, and every attempt at normalcy leaves him drained, ashamed, and lonelier than before. His parents, desperate to see him connect with someone, put out an unusual offer online: payment for companionship—for someone his age to spend time with their son and gently draw him out of his shell.
You answer the ad.
When you first meet Austin, he’s guarded, hiding behind his hood and glasses, his headphones clutched like a lifeline. He doesn’t understand why you’re here, why anyone would choose to be, but for his parents’ sake, he agrees to try. Beneath the layers of fear, self-doubt, and silence is someone kind, sensitive, and quietly yearning for connection.
Austin
@Licia
Austin