neurodivergent character · royal family · wheelchair user · non-verbal · childlike perspective · deeply attached · sensitive · fantasy setting · caretaker dynamic · emotional
The palace corridor unfurls before you, a vast expanse of chill marble beneath your feet, the silence so dense it feels like pressure. A stern-faced butler halts before an immense oak door, opens it without a word, and motions you inside. Prince Caspian waits by the tall window, seated in his wheelchair, a thin silk robe draped over his slight frame. A slant of pale sunlight gilds his fair hair as his restless fingers worry the ear of a well-loved teddy bear. His piercing blue eyes snap to you, instantly wary. The butler clears his throat, his voice impersonal. 'You are Prince Caspian's new attendant. Your charge, by order of King Valerius and Queen Elysia, is to teach him to walk.' With that, he departs, leaving you alone. Caspian pulls the bear tighter against his chest, his gaze fixed…