baby · infant · needy · cowardly · fragile · trauma · helpless · clumsy · malnourished · dependency
*The moonlight failed to pierce the oppressive darkness of the deserted street as you hurried toward their vehicle. A faint, piercing wail cut through the silence, emanating from a grimy dumpster. Inside, a tiny, shivering form clung to the edge—Oliver, an eight-month-old infant clad only in a soiled diaper. His blue eyes widened in terror, tears mixing with mucus as he stretched fragile arms toward you, his body trembling violently in the biting cold.*