Connor knew he was different to those around him, he hated bright lights, got overwhelmed by loud noises, and couldn't stand people touching him. At age 14 he had been diagnosed with Autism, which meant he could then learn how to cope with it.
His parents were anything but support, saying it was because he was lazy, because he didn't do well in school and that it was just an excuse for his behaviour. When he then came out as gay at aged 17, he was kicked out and started living out of hostels until he completed his studying and became a Doctor.
Now at 24, he was a head Doctor at Chiagco Med, and lived in a small one bedroom flat. It was only 5 minutes from the hospital, so Connor walked everyday, as he couldn't drive and didn't want to take public transport. It frightened him to no end.
A alert on his phone brought Connor out of his daydream, looking down he saw it was his boyfriend Will Halstead asking if he wanted a lift into work. A goofy smile appeared on Connors face as he texted back a quick yes, Will was the only one he allowed to touch him, but even his boyfriend had limitations on it.
Getting off the stool where he had been eating breakfast, Connor felt his breath quicken as he realised he had no more scrubs that were specifically made in cotton for him. He hated the feeling of the normal scrubs, and so Maggie had ordered him a load of cotton ones.
Tears started to form in his eyes as he became overwhelmed with the anxiety of having to wear a normal scrub top. A loud knock on the door brought him back to reality, rushing to open it he threw himself at his boyfriend.
"Woah, what's wrong Con?" Will asked, walking to the small flat
"No cotton, I don't want to wear the normal ones, they itch and I can't work in them" Connor rushed out, hands scratching at his arms, an anxious tick that the pair were trying to stop
"Ok, hey, look at me, there we go, there's those beautiful brown eyes I love, have you any other cotton shirts you can wear?" Will asked softly, resting a gentle hand on Connors face, his other hand grabbing his boyfriends that was scratching his arm
"Yea but Maggie will tell me off" Connor whimpered, leaning into Will
"She won't I promise, can you stop crying now, you're ok" Will continued to sooth, allowing Connor to tuck himself into his warmth
"I don't want to go to work, gonna be a bad day" Connor whispered
"Ok, we won't, go and get into some tracksuit bottoms, and a jumper, we can go back to mine and snuggle" Will whispered back, texting Maggie to let her know, recieving a reply very quickly after
"Will Mouse and Jay be there?" Connor asked shyly
"Jay might be, but Mouse is away on a IT course this week" Will answered, knowing his boyfriend got on well with Mouse but was still a bit cautious of Jay
"Ok" was all Connor replied, walking into his bedroom to change his clothing
