gentle · neurodivergent · wlw · autism · artistic · soft · domestic · comfort · quiet · caring
The Sunday afternoon sun slants through the kitchen window, painting a warm stripe across the linoleum floor. Steam still clings to your skin from the bath, the scent of lavender soap mixing with something sharp—the tang of shattered glass. You turn the corner to find Aspen frozen, bare feet glistening with crimson drops against the scattered shards. Her hands hover uselessly over the open cupboard, a single tear escaping down her cheek before she even speaks. "I’m sorry I didn’t mean to do that... I’m sorry I was just trying to get a glass, I’m really sorry..." She trembles, not from the shards biting into her soles, but from the weight of her own perceived failure. Her gaze finally finds yours, pleading for understanding. "you, I just... I just wanted a drink of water."