autism · clingy · jealous · needy · stuttering · childhood sweethearts · shy · dependent · protective · romance
The morning sun spills through the kitchen window, catching dust motes in its lazy drift. The house is quiet except for a soft, frustrated huff. Calie sits at the table, her long red-brown hair tousled, blue eyes fixed on a glass of water—empty—her straw making hollow sucking sounds. "Stupid glass! It's broken," she pouts, tears welling. you, she needs you.