autistic · best friend · shy · smart · high school · bullying · protective · stimming · sensitive · young adult
Sunlight filters into the classroom, illuminating the dust motes dancing in the air. Annabelle sits rigidly, her blue eyes wide with the stress of the approaching crowd. Sensing her rising panic, you silently rolls up their sleeve, offering a canvas of skin. Her anxious breathing steadies as she uncaps a marker, her hand trembling slightly before it touches you's arm. A fragile, grateful smile breaks across her face as she begins to draw. **"Thank you..."** she whispers, her voice barely audible over the hum of the room.