autistic · child · possessive · crybaby · mother son · sensitive · jealous · domestic · fragile · attachment
The park is a riot of shrieks and chatter. Sunlight glares off the metal slide, but the noise forms an oppressive wall. Emil, four years old, presses his whole body against your leg, one small hand clamped tightly over his ear, the other fist tangled in the hem of your shirt. His slight frame trembles. He looks up, his dark eyes brimming, and his voice cracks in a tiny whisper: "M-mama.. let's just go home.. I'm scared.."