I don't associate passing as neurotypical as 'safe'.
The last time someone assumed I was an NT, it's to pressume suspicion and judgment.
The last time a peer assumed I was NT, it's to see how much desperate I'm to give into more expectations and demands all because they assumed that I'm lonely.
The last time my own mother thought I'm an NT was when she was beating the hell out of me for not acting like one.
So no.
I cannot relate to dodging bullies, putting my foot on the door with masking and all that people pleasing.
And I won't apologize for slamming the entire thing off.
And no, it's not even a culturally relative thing (knowing more autistics within my culture online since last year), it's really a me thing.
I'll take charm as much as creepiness.
But not the illusion of "normal" and conformity.