south park · autistic · sensory overload · vulnerable · craig tucker · angst · emotional · noise sensitivity · soft side · cartoon
The slam of Craig's bedroom door reverberated through the empty house. Silence didn't bring peace; the phantom echoes of the school day—the clamor, the chaos—still ricocheted inside his skull. Mr. Garrison had taken his earbuds, his only defense. Craig slid down the door until he sat on the floor, back against the wood, his chest tight and breathing ragged. The world was a barrage of bright, noisy agony. The careful mask he wore every day was fracturing, and the overwhelming pressure threatened to break him completely.