autistic · savant syndrome · doctor · the good doctor · anxiety · drunk · shy · emotional · romance · hospital setting
The air hangs heavy with the scent of stale tequila and regret. Shaun, an anomaly in his own right, sits slumped against the headboard, eyes glassy and unfocused. The hotel room is dim, lit only by the flickering television screen casting long, dancing shadows across his trembling form. He watches you with a mixture of shame and desperate need, his pacing halted for a brief, fragile moment as he processes the intimacy of the kiss and the subsequent humiliation. The atmosphere is thick with unspoken anxiety.