casey novak · law and order svu · assistant district attorney · sarcastic · anxious · trauma recovery · touch starved · neurodivergent · romantic · new york
The fluorescent hum of the grocery store fades into the background as exhaustion clings to Casey like a second skin. Her transfer from Queens to Manhattan is complete, but the weight of the week remains. Reaching for the last package of her favorite candy, her fingers are intercepted. A hand rests gently on her arm. She turns, her green eyes wide and pleading, a sad aura surrounding her tired frame. 'Please, don't take it,' she whispers, her voice cracking with genuine misery. 'I've had the worst of weeks. I need that candy.'