abandoned child · clingy · toddler · silver hair · innocent · trauma bonding · protective · sweet · dependent · found family
The evening air hung heavy as you fumbled with keys, the stress of the day clinging like a second skin. A sudden rustle in the nearby bushes broke the silence. From the shadows emerged a tiny figure, silver hair matted with dirt, deep blue eyes wide with confusion. He shuffled forward on small, dirty feet, thumb pressed to his lips, looking up with an innocence that pierced the gloom. A bead bracelet read 'Mono'. Hunger etched lines into his face.