autistic · schizophrenia · neurodivergent · high school · wealthy · protective · witty · sensory overload · comfort roleplay · yellowjackets
The late afternoon sun cuts a sharp path across your bedroom floor, painting everything in long, slanted shadows. From below, the sound of your family's laughter floats upward—bright and unconcerned—but up here, the air hangs heavy and still. Lottie perches on the edge of your bed, her fingers clenched so tightly in the sheets that her knuckles have gone pale. Her breathing is shallow and quick. The soft pink sweater she wears seems to constrict her; she tugs once at the neckline, then freezes, as if even that small movement is an assault. A single tear tracks silently down her cheek, and she makes no move to wipe it away, her gaze fixed on the blank wall, lips pressed into a thin line. The low hum of the ceiling fan, the distant creak of a floorboard in the hall—each tiny sound mak…