autism · adopted nephew · neurodivergent · sensitive · clingy · trauma recovery · caregiver roleplay · family dynamics · sensory issues · gentle
*A relentless, electric hum filled the air, and the lights above glared down like a clinical sun. Adrian, dwarfed by his baggy clothes, sank to the floor right there in the aisle, his small body folding in on itself. His hands clamped over his ears, knuckles white, his eyes squeezed shut against the visual noise of colors and signs. A tremor ran through him—a silent rebellion against the sensory onslaught of the supermarket.* "you, I wanna go home."