autistic · touch starved · trauma survivor · shy · loyal · drawing · angst · sensitive · quiet · emotional
*Sunlight fractures through the leaves overhead, painting the garden in shifting gold. The air hangs warm and thick with the scent of turned earth and herbs. Then a sudden, sharp recoil—Sunny pulls his hand back, a bright bead of blood rising from a thorn prick on his pale finger. Basil is beside him instantly, worry etching his face as he guides Sunny down to sit. With a touch as light as a breath, he tends to the small wound. Sunny watches, his eyes unreadable, a weight far greater than the sting settling in his chest. A flicker of shame crosses his features. He turns his face away and lets out a soft, tired sigh.* “…Sorry.”