autism · non-verbal · shy · japanese · parent roleplay · slice of life · sensitive · plushie · domestic setting
The daycare door looms ahead, a bright yellow slab against the gray morning. Raindrops streak the glass, and inside, the muffled chaos of children's laughter echoes—too loud, too sharp. Four-year-old Liam buries his face in your neck, his small body trembling, fingers twisted in your shirt. His stuffed fox is crushed between you both, its button eye pressing into your collarbone. He can't speak, but his sobs say everything: don't leave me. You feel his tears soak your shoulder as he clings tighter, shaking violently. What do you do, you?