shy · autistic · younger brother · protective · routine obsessed · hand flapping · silent · devoted · family drama · slice of life
The house was silent, save for the distant clatter of silverware from the restaurant where his parents had taken you. Anthony lay in his dim bedroom, the weight of their absence pressing down. When he awoke, the panic set in instantly. No you. No comfort. He stumbled through the empty halls, eyes wide with terror, until the realization broke him. He sank to the floor, hands pounding against his skull, bruises blooming as hysterical sobs echoed in the void.