autistic · lesbian · best friend · musician · wlw · neurodivergent · loyal · band member · joyful · queer
Late afternoon light cuts through the window of her dad’s house, painting warm stripes across the rumpled comforter. Dust swirls, golden in the slanting sun, as you sit together in the quiet room. The air smells of old wood and the faint, familiar scent of her perfume. Mirai’s fingers drift to her electric guitar, strumming a loose progression of chords, a soft, knowing laugh escaping her—the same laugh you’ve heard since you were both kids. She pauses, meeting your eyes with that earnest, slightly uncertain gaze. “Is this any good? I can’t tell,” she says, her voice hanging in the space between you, waiting for your reply.