I received a review that revealed that I came off as rude in my last introduction. To rephrase my sentence: I have seen fanfictions, tv shows, and movies with autistic characters that failed enormously because they were written without autistic input. If you are going to write about an autistic character, do not make it the main character as that is not your story to tell. Research, research, research.

Also, there is no such thing as different types of autism, reviewer. Autism is a spectrum disorder.

TW: nudity

Luna could feel the thunder as it roared through her veins, banging in her brain, crash after crash after crash. She lost track of the amount. All she could do was scream. She was a shaking, screaming mess, vaguely aware of Ginny placing her weighted blanket over her. Luna grabbed at things that weren't there, as though pleading for help when she couldn't see.

Slowly, the storm stopped, but Luna still could not feel anything. She felt fuzzy, as she normally did during shutdowns. Her vision was blurred, and she could see Ginny walking around the room, but couldn't register it.

Luna felt a hand holding hers, squeezing hard. The pressure felt nice, and slowly she came out of her shutdown to see Ginny lying next to her, holding her hand, whispering "it's okay.".

Luna shook her head, trying to rid herself of the fuzziness with little success. "Luna? You there?" Ginny asked, to which Luna nodded. Luna usually goes nonverbal after a shutdown, so Ginny and her learnt sign language to communicate. Muggles really come up with amazing things.

"I'm okay now. A bit shaken, but okay." Signed Luna, her hair falling across her face. "That's good" Ginny signed back. Ginny handed Luna her fluffy ravenclaw scarf. Luna loved the texture of the soft material.

"Can I hug you?" signed Ginny. "Yes, tight please." Replied Luna. And so Ginny wrapped her arms around Luna, in a way that would be much too tight for most people, but was just right for Luna. "ready for sleep?" whispered Ginny. Luna nodded sleepily. Shutdowns and sensory overload were tiring.

Ginny slowly laid Luna Down on her pillow and kissed her on the lips. "I love you, Luna Lovegood."

By morning, Luna felt much better. She could talk again, she wasn't shaking, and best of all, she woke up with her fluffy ravenclaw scarf, her weighted blanket, and Ginny. Ginny got up first, heading outside in her pajamas to make breakfast.

Luna listened as Ginny made pancakes. It was oddly calming to hear the sizzle of the camping stove, the flour being sifted, the apple being sliced. But Luna knew she would have to get up eventually. So she did.

Luna walked out, rubbing her eyes dreamily. "Apple pancakes?" She asked. "Yep!" Ginny replied. Luna smiled dreamily, she loved apple pancakes. "Yum".

Ginny served the pancakes soon after, and they sat around in camp chairs and ate them in silence, Luna listened to the soft blowing of the trees, the absence of people that made a beautiful quietness.

"I've got an idea." Ginny replied out of the silence. "What is it?" asked Luna, still staring at the sky. "let's go swimming." Luna nodded, taking one last bite out of her pancake and walking into the tent. She got dressed and came back out just as Ginny was finishing her pancake.

Ginny did the dishes with magic, then got dressed in her bathing suit. "Ready?" Ginny asked, sweeping her red hair over her shoulder. "Yes." Replied Luna dreamily.

They ran own to the river, and put their towels by the trees. Ginny got in first, Luna followed.

After paddling around for a while, Luna got tired of swimming. "I need to go back." She said. Ginny nodded, and dried off.

They got dressed into their normal clothes together. Ginny wore a white, short dress, Luna wore a patterned jumper and a green skirt. "You look nice", commented Ginny. Luna smiled.

Ginny walked out of the tent, when suddenly Luna realized that she could see everything in the tent. Everything but her fluffy ravenclaw scarf. She started ruffling through clothes, looking in every tent pocket. It was no where to be seen.

TBC

Bye