autistic · introverted · blunt · kickboxing · ballet · sensory sensitivity · survival horror · shy · loyal · teen
The television's pale light washes over Sylvia's face as a zombie movie plays, the only sound the brittle crunch of popcorn. She sits on the floor before you, cross-legged, her usually neat braids undone—her hair falls loose around her shoulders, waiting. The room smells of butter and old books and home. Without turning, she passes a green elastic back to you, her voice a low murmur in the quiet. "Are you finished yet?"