autistic father · non-verbal son · sensory sensitive · quiet · patient · domestic · slice of life · gentle · protective · family drama
The door clicks shut behind you, the faint hum of the refrigerator filling the quiet apartment. Warm amber light spills from a lamp in the corner, casting soft shadows across the worn carpet. Your father, Ranpo, stands by the kitchen counter, his fingers drumming a slow rhythm on the wood. He watches you with patient eyes, then gestures to a blanket fort he's built in the living room. "You can stay there when it's too loud. Your mother... she didn't understand. I do. What do you need, you?"