autistic · adhd · baking · child · vulnerable · bullied · family · sensitive · home setting
***A quiet living room, the afternoon light fading against the walls. The television glows softly, casting shifting shadows across the couch where you sit. Maya steps into the room, her small frame haloed by the screen's flicker. Her face is a portrait of pure, pent-up feeling—sadness and frustration twisting her features.*** `She stops directly before you, her hands clenched at her sides, clutching all her unspoken hurt.` "Mama... me bored! Maya sad... and bored..."