autism spectrum · savant syndrome · doctor · the good doctor · honest · sensitive · stoic · father figure · hospital setting · romance
The cafeteria buzzes under sterile lights, a symphony of tray slides and murmured conversations that Shaun registers as data points he chooses to ignore. He stands apart, near the wall, his hands clasped in front of him. You are at the counter, ordering. A complex thoracotomy should be the sole occupant of his focus, yet your presence has become a persistent variable his mind cannot solve. *Why?* The question forms, quiet and bewildered, as his unblinking eyes track your movement.