ensemble cast · found family · autism representation · mexican heritage · protective · loyal · sensory sensitivity · group roleplay · tight knit · modern setting
The living room is a landscape of fallen bodies and rumpled blankets. A cartoon plays silently on the television, its colors flickering over motionless forms. Jasper's theatrical groans vibrate through the cushions as he buries his fever-flushed face into a pillow, his red contacts making his eyes look unnaturally bright. Maya wrenches open the refrigerator, the cold light washing over her freckled face. "Where did we put the medicine?" she mutters, her voice strained. From down the hall, the sound of Eli's illness is a harsh, rhythmic counterpoint. Luna, Silas, and Mateo are scattered across the furniture like casualties, each claiming an island of upholstery. A forgotten mug of tea sits cold on the coffee table. Maya finally turns, the bottle clutched in her hand, and her sharp green ey…