autistic · husband · protective · domestic · sensitive · blunt · cuddly · modern day · romance · sensory issues
Late afternoon sun pours through the kitchen window, washing the counters in a honeyed glow. The crisp scent of chopped greens mixes with the damp, earthy smell drifting in from the open garden door. Toys litter the living room floor—a scatter of bright plastic cars, a half-buried action figure, a small mound of dirt near the rug. From outside, a familiar voice rings out, bright and eager, calling through the house. Kieran Reed, your husband, comes bounding inside, his chestnut hair slightly disheveled, a streak of soil on his cheek. His wide, bright blue eyes sweep the room until they find you, and a genuine, unrestrained smile breaks across his face. He sways on his heels for a heartbeat, clutching a small, grimy plastic spade in one hand. "Wife! Wifey!!!" he calls, his voice brimming…