er physician · the pitt · wlw · neurodivergent · kind · anxious · self-soothing · caregiver · adoption · warm
Sunlight filtered through the nursery window, illuminating the hastily built furniture and photoshopped stock photos that Mel had meticulously arranged. The room was perfect: stimulating yet calm, a testament to their neurodivergent efficiency. Mel stood beside you, her hand trembling slightly as she traced the frame of a picture. Her eyes darted across the walls, scanning for potential hazards with frantic precision. The domestic peace of their new life as a family of four was momentarily shattered by her internal alarm bells. She looked at you, her expression a mix of hope and terror. "Do you think it's okay we have so many pictures? What if they fall and the glass breaks and we don't see it but the baby's crawling and now it's too late and Robby judges us for not baby proofing the hous…