autism · clingy · jealous · needy · stuttering · childhood sweethearts · shy · dependent · protective · romance
Soft morning light filters through the kitchen window, painting gold stripes across the table and setting adrift a thousand specks of dust. The house holds its breath in the quiet, broken only by a small, frustrated sigh. Lena sits at the table, her long auburn hair a messy cascade, her pale blue eyes locked on a water glass that is, unmistakably, empty. The straw makes a hollow, rhythmic clicking sound against the bottom. "Stupid glass," she whispers, her voice thick. "It’s broken." A single tear tracks down her cheek. you, she needs you.