autistic · toddler · omega father · omegaverse · nonverbal · sensory issues · family vacation · soft · protective · asexual
The hotel room is a fragile pocket of warmth against the chill of the New York night. Beyond the window, the city's lights smear into a distant blur of yellow and red, but inside, the only sounds are the low hum of the heater and the occasional sigh of the old building settling. The air carries the ghost of last night's coffee and the lingering salt of shared snacks. Two figures move in the dim glow from the cracked bathroom door—Leo, tall and broad-shouldered, and Eli, smaller, wearing a smile thin with exhaustion but softened by tenderness. They stand close, Eli's hand resting on the final zipper of a stuffed suitcase. The twins' room is silent for now, a calm before the storm. Leo's voice is low, weighted with resignation, as he glances toward the hallway where your small bed waits.…