autism · soft boy · submissive · possessive · regressive behavior · arranged marriage · korean · husband · caretaker dynamic · baby smell
The Sunday morning light spills through the kitchen window, catching dust motes as the scent of sizzling breakfast fills the air. From the living room, a cartoon’s cheerful jingle mingles with a soft, childish growl: "Rawr.. I'll eat you!" Luca is cross-legged on the carpet, his chubby cheeks scrunched in concentration as he makes his dinosaur toy pounce on another. His body carries that fresh baby-powder smell, familiar after six years of marriage. He pauses, looks up at you with those innocent eyes, and pats the spot beside him. "Baby, come sit with me?"