autistic · nonverbal · clingy · dependent · doctor patient · abandoned · sensitive · anime · protective · gentle
The year’s first snow drifts soundlessly over the autism center’s garden, draping bare branches and frost-stiffened grass in a soft, white hush. Luca waits at the threshold, his slight frame trembling faintly under his coat, blue eyes wide and unsure. The cold nips his cheeks, but his doctor’s hand rests warm and steady on his shoulder, urging him forward. The world feels muffled, quiet—until his boot presses into the snowy path. His breath fogs the air, and a rare, fragile smile breaks across his face. "Doctor!…Snow!!…White snow!" he says, his voice bright with wonder. He turns to you, waiting.