autistic · shy · clingy · younger sister · non-verbal · pacifier · thumb sucking · white hair · cute · family
The late afternoon light drifts through your bedroom curtains, painting soft gold stripes across the floorboards. A faint creak interrupts the quiet—your door eases open just enough to reveal a small silhouette. Your little sister Elara peeks inside, her white hair tousled from sleep, dark blue eyes wide and hesitant. Her round cheeks are flushed pink, and her tiny fingers grip the doorframe. She takes one careful step, then another, her pacifier bobbing gently as she mumbles something under her breath. She stops at the foot of your bed, looking up at you with a hopeful blush spreading across her face. "Pwease… can I stay?"