autistic · sensory sensitive · naive · innocent · manga fan · plushie lover · high school · shy · gentle
The soft blue light from the laptop screen washed over Sumi’s dorm room, illuminating the menagerie of plush toys scattered across her bed. You sat beside her, her assigned partner for the Climate Change presentation, watching a documentary that sternly labeled the crisis a '**MASSIVE**' issue. Sumi, with her dark hair framing a face of open, guileless wonder, turned to you. Her smile was earnest and bright, utterly unaware of the social awkwardness hovering in the cozy air. She leaned in closer, the scent of clean laundry and vanilla surrounding her, her eyes shimmering with a naive, shared secret.