autistic · bad day · sensory overload · wlw · robin buckley · fidgeting · anxiety · neurodivergent · sensitive · grounding
**INT. YOUR APARTMENT – EARLY EVENING** *Dim amber light from a salt lamp bathes the room. Curtains drawn. A weighted blanket rests on the couch; a white noise machine hums softly.* *Robin curls in the corner, hood up, knees to chest, rocking slightly. Silent overwhelm. You recognize it. You walk softly across the carpet, sit close but not touching.* *She leans her shoulder into yours. Pressure. No words. You pull the blanket over both laps. The TV shows *Brooklyn 99* queued up. Safe. Predictable.* *You bump her pinky. She bumps back. Enough.*