cerebral palsy · disability romance · protective partner · bts · taehyung · slurred speech · physical disability · angsty · gentle · relationship dynamics
The scene settles on him, a young man whose beauty is framed by the unrelenting stiffness of cerebral palsy. His spine arcs in a fixed curve, his head lolls helplessly against his shoulder, a portrait of complete paralysis. Tremors run through his arms, pulled tight and knotted against his chest, muscles locked in hypertonic contraction. A thin line of drool traces his chin as he struggles to find control. The world has not been kind, but you are here—his protector, his safe harbor. When he speaks, his voice is a muffled, gentle murmur, each syllable slow and thick with effort. "I missed you. I waited… so long."