meltdowns

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Minecraft (Video Game)+3

a locket of self desire

by lightning_anon

Tommy has fucked up. Look he knows he has. He pushed people away, took his brother's meds, and caused his other brother to have a meltdown. He's done some bad things. But that's in the past and he's doing better. He's made his amends and worked on his self worth. Just because he's fucked up in the past doesn't mean he is a fuck up. He understands that. Now, over a year down the line, things... things are good. Of course, that changes with the appearance of a new foster kid. Who is this Ranboo guy anyway? here we go again

Teen 51k words 12 ch Complete 8.6k kudos

Alternate Universe · Alternate Universe - Foster Family · Foster Care AU · IRL AU· +39 more

Criminal Minds

Colors

by orangememesicle

But he can talk (almost all the time), feed himself (although he hangs a sign on his bathroom door prompting him to make himself dinner), and work like a functional adult. (He doesn’t need to ask for accommodations. He’ll be Just Fine.)

Teen 2.5k words 1 ch Complete 3.5k kudos

Canon Autistic Character · Autism · autistic!Reid · Ableist Language· +8 more

Project Hail Mary (2026)+1

Can You Open The Door, Please?

by holyflyingswisscheese

“I— Yeah,” I cut whoever was speaking off, my voice sounding strange and distant, like I was hearing myself from ten feet away. “I’m fine, I just have to… I think I need… uhm…” I was rising to my feet, then, my thoughts blurry and all over the place. As I shuffled out from under the table, I moved too fast and hit the edge of it with my knees. It was a terrible idea — pain flashed through my hips and spine without the help of my cane, which I vaguely registered leaving on the ground as I pushed away from the conference table, took one more look at the people gathered around it… And broke out into a run. Or: Grace returns to Earth but has trouble adapting to humans again. Humans who stare, and scrutinise, and can read his thoughts at a glance.

General 4k words 1 ch Complete 3.2k kudos

Autistic Characters · Autistic Ryland Grace · Hurt/Comfort · NASA· +5 more

Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid+1

Cadmium Yellow

by ThePromptWasntThisLong (shredded_potato)

“Did you just tell a customer their outfit was structurally unsound?” “It was.” If you ask Shane Hollander, he'll tell you the bar's highball glasses are committing a war crime against sparkling water, your outfit has at least three structural flaws, and no, he is NOT blushing, it's just warm in here, and no, he was NOT staring at the new bartender through the gap in the ficus leaves, he was RESTING HIS EYES, and also, for the record, he doesn't care that the bartender has hazel eyes the color of warm stone in late-afternoon light or that his hands can untangle Shane's knotted fingers like they were made for exactly that purpose. He's a particularly opinionated artist with a sunset to paint. He doesn't have time for this. (He makes so much time for this.) A neurodivergent artist with the social grace of a startled deer + a bartender with the patience of a saint + a best friend who lives for drama = a love story told in fumbled words, shared sunsets, and the quiet understanding that sometimes the most profound conversations happen without speaking a word. Or: Shane Hollander has zero filter, zero social skills, and is absolutely in love with the new bartender his mother hired for their family bar

Teen 102k words 19 ch Complete 2.9k kudos

Alternate Universe - College/University · Angst · Art Student Shane Hollander · Autism Spectrum· +18 more

Justice League (2017)+4

Out and In

by SmilesRawesome

It’s a Very Bad Brain Day for Barry Allen, but he doesn’t want the Justice League to know. He’s just gotta last until he makes it home... right?

General 3.2k words 1 ch Complete 2.4k kudos

Autistic Character · Autistic Barry Allen · Autistic Dick Grayson · Autistic Tim Drake· +10 more

My Hero Academia

To Some Dandelions are Flowers

by KotaKatastrophe

Shouta was just minding his own business as he unpacked Hizashi and His belongings into their new home, Shouta did not expect to turn around and come face to face with his neighbor, a small foster child by the name of Katsuki. The two form an unexpected friendship and bond that leads to so much more. Who knew that Dandelions could be so precious?

Teen 16k words 2 ch Complete 2.3k kudos

Adopted Bakugou Katsuki · Adopted Children · Adopted Shinsou Hitoshi · Author Aizawa Shouta· +25 more

Marvel Cinematic Universe+1

wishing the world would melt away (before I melt down)

by marvelousbutterfly

He could still taste the spicy mayonnaise from the sandwich he had at lunch, he couldn't avoid the lights sharply reflecting on the tools, and his clothes seemed to get itchier by the second, it was all too much, too much, too much. Before he could stop himself, he felt his fists hitting on the side of his head repeatedly."...ter? Peter! Kid, what's going on?"orIn which Peter is autistic and has a meltdown in front of Tony for the first time. Understandably, Tony freaks out (though he'll never admit it).Fluff ensues.------------(This is my first fanfic, which I've written based on my experiences. Please give it a chance! Don't forget to leave kudos and a comment <3)

General 1.6k words 1 ch Complete 2.1k kudos

Additional Warnings In Author's Note · Autism · Autism Spectrum · Autistic Peter Parker· +12 more

Marvel Cinematic Universe+1

(but I won't be) home again

by SailorChibi

Right before Steve brought the shield down, Tony's control slipped and he called out for his daddy.Steve didn't think about everything he would be losing.Now Tony is left behind to try and pick up the pieces. He can't let himself be little, not around the caretaker Ross has chosen for him, but sometimes biology doesn't work the way we want it to.

Teen 12k words 3 ch Complete 2.1k kudos

Abuse · Age Play · Angst · Angst with a Happy Ending· +49 more

Criminal Minds (US TV)

Meltdown

by Ot3srock

“When did it start?” Hotch asked, voice low in a whisper.“The whole thing? Maybe twenty minutes ago. The head-banging? About fifteen,” Marson replied.Or,Spencer has a meltdown and Hotch is there to help.

General 3.2k words 1 ch Complete 2k kudos

Autism · Autistic Spencer Reid · Dad Hotch · Hurt Spencer Reid· +4 more

My Hero Academia

world on your shoulders

by carolinaa

Tenya’s routine works, until it doesn’t. Tenya’s coping mechanism for seeing his friends hurt works too, until it doesn’t. Tenya’s able to ignore his own needs, until he isn’t.(Or: Tenya takes care of everyone else. Everyone else, including Tenya, sometimes forgets to check on Tenya.)

Teen 6.6k words 1 ch Complete 1.9k kudos

Autistic Asui Tsuyu · Autistic Iida Tenya · Dadzawa · Dekusquad· +9 more

Danny Phantom+1

And Youre Always Free To

by itallcomesbacktoandreil

Damian lost the person he cared most about, saw him murdered by his mother's own hand. He ran to his father, seeking out the life he and Danyal used to whisper about under the stars. He told no one of his brother, and years pass.Until one day, Danyal comes back.

Teen 9k words 5 / ? ch In progress 1.8k kudos

Danny Fenton and Damian Wayne are Twins · Angst · Hurt/Comfort · Protective Batfamily (DCU)· +18 more

Spider-Man: Spider-Verse (Sony Animated Movies)

One Must Imagine

by Chaos_and_Sparkles

Usually, Pavitr doesn't mind being teased for being happy and naive and exempt from so-called Spider-Man Luck. He knows they don't mean it condescendingly - and besides, it's how he's learned to survive.Emphasis on usually.AKAPavitr's having a bad day, and finally gets tired of being patronized for being optimistic. Cue a trip down memory lane... and perhaps a kind and comforting present.

Teen 15k words 2 ch Complete 1.8k kudos

Angst · Angst and Feels · Angst and Hurt/Comfort · Pavitr Prabhakar-centric· +55 more

Detroit: Become Human (Video Game)

Malfunction

by orphan_account

He is having a bad day, he decides. He is having, as Hank would call it, an off day.

General 4.1k words 1 ch Complete 1.7k kudos

Autistic Connor · Panic Attacks · meltdowns · Father-Son Relationship· +1 more

Addams Family - All Media Types+1

The Weight of Quiet Things

by AshBorneCrypt

As Wednesday returns home from nevermore for winter break after her turbulent first semester, things start to feel...off. An old injury from that night, courtesy of Thronhill's shovel, Wednesday begins to lose a lot of her hearing. She would never admit to being afraid...would she?The stalker surfaces again but what unnerves her more; Enid stays by her side, no matter how sharp her edges get. Now, as the danger escalates, Wednesday is forced to trust and rely on people she once kept at arms length. Including a rainbow werewolf who's stubborn streak can give her a run for her money.The sounds of the world around her may have dimmed, but that just makes her thoughts that much louder.Slow-burn wenclair! I hope the description was alright! We have mystery, struggle and character development! Post season 1

Teen 120k words 25 / ? ch In progress 1.6k kudos

Autistic Wednesday Addams · Deaf Character · Deaf Wednesday Addams · Enid Sinclair is Soft for Wednesday Addams· +13 more

Daredevil (TV)+2

Your Boy

by postapocalyptic_cryptic

Frank shows up in Foggy's apartment in the middle of the night, Matt in tow. Foggy does what he does best (patch up Matt) and Frank does what he does best (stand in the corner menacingly). Matt remains oblivious as Foggy comes to some interesting revelations about the Punisher and his relation to the Devil of Hell's Kitchen.

General 1.6k words 1 ch Complete 1.5k kudos

Autism · Autistic Matt Murdock · Breaking and Entering · Foggy is like "oh so we're dating villains now cool cool thanks for letting me know"· +10 more